Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr
"Cough cough cough!" Tang Yu's question made the principal suddenly cough. Right then, the principal could not help but wonder if Ling Xiao had secretly given his son special treatment? Thinking that this was very likely, the principal decided to cover up for his friend despite their age difference. Thus, he said vaguely, "Don't underestimate the Lingtian Mecha Clan. Many of its members come from military families, so they probably already know about these things."
The principal's words sounded very reasonable to Tang Yu. He had seen the information on Wu Jiong and the others — they were indeed from military families, so it was not impossible for them to know about this battle. Thus, Tang Yu set aside his suspicions and continued to watch the rest of the battle intently.
Meanwhile, Ling Lan was rushing towards a target. This time, the mainframe had not only left Qiao Ting far behind, it had also left Qiao Ting far behind as well. Although Ling Lan's mecha had fooled everyone's eyes, it could not fool the mainframe which had all the data in its grasp. To ensure fairness, the mainframe had thrown Ling Lan, just like Qiao Ting, to the very edge of the battlefield, far away from the centre of the battle.
This action of the mainframe had also completely ruined Ling Lan's original plans. This time, in order to deal with Qiao Ting, Ling Lan had devised two tactics. The first tactic was for her to trap Qiao Ting and have her team members boldly clean up the other members of the Leiting battle team. Then, they would meet up with her and encircle Qiao Ting.
Of course, Ling Lan also knew that things might not go as smoothly as she had imagined, so she had devised another tactic. This was the second tactic — if her team found that she could not match up to Qiao Ting in the shortest amount of time, then the team members who had come forward would immediately attack Qiao Ting. Then, when there were no other Leiting members around, the team members closest to Qiao Ting would immediately go up and surround Qiao Ting. Due to the large difference in strength between the two sides, Ling Lan instructed her team members to choose to self-destruct when there was no chance, using this method to deal some damage to the other.
Ling Lan had no choice but to make such an arrangement. Honestly, once they encountered Qiao Ting, with the difference in mecha and strength, the team members would not be able to escape even if they wanted to. Thus, they might as well take a gamble; perhaps they would still have a chance. Of course, there was another benefit to this choice. That was, the team members would have a chance to fight against an ace operator. It should be known that exchanging blows with a strong opponent was more effective than training. Ling Lan did not want her team members to miss out on this opportunity.
Don't you think that Ling Lan, who is also a trump card, will be able to bring benefits to the team members if they fight against her? Although that was the case, reality was not so. Perhaps in the hearts of the team members, Boss Lan was really too strong. His oppressive aura made them lose all will to win. Thus, if they fought Ling Lan, not only would they not gain any advantage, they might even damage the morale of the team members. It was not really worth it.
This was also why no matter which of these two battle tactics was chosen, the team members would have a chance to exchange blows with Qiao Ting. It was just that one would be at the front while the other would be at the back. It had to be said that in order to allow her companions to grow quickly, Ling Lan had taken great pains to come up with these battle tactics. She had even asked Little Four to dig up that example of a battle that had been sealed off by the military academy to study it with her team members for an entire day.
When they understood the gap between themselves and an ace operator, and understood that no matter how strong an opponent was, they were not undefeatable, this understanding would allow their companions to truly grow stronger. This was also the reason Ling Lan had come up with these two battle tactics in the first place.
Ling Lan knew that the distance between her and Qiao Ting was too great for the first battle tactic to work. Thus, she decisively announced Qiao Ting's coordinates to all her team members. And when the team members saw Qiao Ting's coordinates, they knew that they were going to execute the second battle tactic. This was also why Zhao Jun, Luo Lang, and Li Yingjie had appeared at Qiao Ting's location, as well as why Li Lanfeng had managed to arrive in time.
Ling Lan allowed her team members to fight Qiao Ting as they pleased, while she herself was hurrying towards the centre of the map. Of course, her current mission had been switched with that of her team members. The original task of clearing out the Leiting members of the first battle tactic had now been given to Ling Lan. In order for her team members to focus on dealing with Qiao Ting, Ling Lan would find the members of Leiting who had been left behind on this map and clear them out one by one.
In the end, if Qiao Ting could still survive this suicidal encirclement of the Lingtian members, then she, Ling Lan, would be the one to wrap things up and completely end this so-called undefeatable legend of Qiao Ting.
Of course, Ling Lan hoped even more that her team members would be able to hold out until the very end, waiting for her to return safely before she finished clearing out these small fries from Leiting.
At this moment, Ling Lan's cold gaze was already locked onto a certain Leiting member who was completely unaware that he was being targeted 3000 metres away.
"Not bad control ability, an experienced veteran. Too bad he was a little careless." Zooming in on the video, Ling Lan was able to clearly judge the opponent's strength. At the same time, Little Four quickly marked out the opponent's route.
Ling Lan did not choose to attack head-on. This would startle the opponent and possibly cause him to choose to run, which would increase the time she needed to hunt him down. Thus, Ling Lan chose to ambush him. She beat the opponent to it, arriving at the path he would definitely pass through.
Seeing the opponent running over quickly without noticing, Ling Lan calmly operated her mecha, causing a whirlpool of power to appear beneath her mecha's feet. A deep hole suddenly appeared in the desert, and her mecha sank down silently, sinking completely into the white sand until the top was no longer visible. When the desert once again returned to its original state, the mecha which had still been showing signs of energy suddenly disappeared without a trace, completely vanishing …
Although most of the spectating students' attention had been drawn to the battle on Qiao Ting's side, there were still quite a few people who had been paying attention to this Lingtian team leader. Seeing this scene, they were somewhat puzzled, unsure why the Lingtian team leader had chosen to hide here.
And thanks to the mainframe's prompts, they knew that Ling Lan had already shut down her mecha's engines. If they wanted to use the mecha's radar to search, they would not be able to find the mecha hidden in the desert.
Just as everyone was feeling baffled, on the screen, a Leiting mecha suddenly appeared in the area Ling Lan was hiding. This caused the spectators to exclaim in surprise. At this moment, they finally understood why the Lingtian team leader had chosen to ambush here. Without a doubt, his target was this Leiting mecha.
As the Leiting mecha drew closer and closer to the ambush site, the spectators could not help but feel their hearts tighten. Some students even lost control and began shouting, "Don't go over there!"
Unfortunately, their warnings had no way of reaching the battlefield. That Leiting mecha continued to run towards the ambush site, oblivious to them …
"Swoosh!" A blinding light suddenly shot up from the desert floor!
The Leiting mecha's feet had just stepped past the ambush site when this beam of light appeared, piercing straight towards the Leiting mecha's cockpit.
This attack came too suddenly — the Leiting mecha had no time to react at all. That beam of light pierced through the cockpit without any difficulty, and the next second, the white sand on the ground suddenly surged up, covering the Leiting mecha entirely.
With a loud 'boom', the Leiting mecha was finally overwhelmed by the overwhelming white sand, crashing to the ground. Everyone was shocked out of their stupor. Only then did they notice that the Lingtian team leader's mecha hidden in the desert had long since disappeared.
They hurriedly searched the area, only to find that the Lingtian team leader's mecha was already 1000 metres away. After his attack had succeeded, he had not hesitated to flee, leaving the scene.
"Clean and efficient, no sloppiness." The battle on Ling Lan's side had also been broadcasted by the mainframe. The large screen used for VIP viewing was now divided into two large sections — one was showing Qiao Ting's battle, while the other was showing Ling Lan's.
"Looks like this Lingtian team leader is very careful, afraid that his opponent will choose to self-destruct before he dies. So after his attack succeeded, he immediately fled. "The principal could not help but nod with a smile.
"Yes, this also means that he is very confident in his attack, knowing that the opponent has no chance of surviving." Tang Yu greatly admired Ling Lan's calmness, decisiveness, and straightforwardness. This was how an excellent mecha operator should behave — not giving the opponent any chance at all. In this aspect, Ling Lan was even better than Qiao Ting.
"Looks like the Lingtian Battle Clan's mission distribution is very clear. The strongest team leader will deal with the Leiting members, while the Lingtian members will use self-destruct to wear down Qiao Ting. The outcome of this battle will probably be difficult to predict. " The principal's words made the expressions of the administrators of the other academies turn ugly. They were smart people — they could naturally see that this battle strategy had completely wiped out Leiting's advantage, and even ace operator Qiao Ting was in danger.
"Principal, you're right. However, Leiting's situation is not that bad. As long as Qiao Ting calms down, even if his mecha has lost half of its calf, with the level difference between their mecha, it is not something a special-class mecha can contend against." Tang Yu spoke honestly. Qiao Ting looked very wretched and his mecha was damaged, but in reality, he had not really suffered any serious injuries. As long as the Lingtian members did not continue to self-destruct, he still had a chance of winning.
"Let's continue watching. This battle is very interesting. Indeed, on the battlefield, anything is possible." The principal's words made everyone fall silent. Some people began to reflect on themselves — had they really taken things for granted?
Qiao Ting quickly checked his mecha and found that there were no major problems. Only then did he relax, and he began to engage in long-range attacks with Li Lanfeng. Because the damage to his mecha had affected his dynamic balance, Qiao Ting was initially suppressed by Li Lanfeng. However, Qiao Ting was an ace operator after all — his ability to adapt was very strong. Not long after, Qiao Ting had adjusted his mecha. Grasping the new parameters of his mecha, Qiao Ting once again took control of the battlefield. The two of them dodged and dodged, flashing and dancing rapidly in the air.
Very soon, Li Lanfeng was suppressed by Qiao Ting, falling into a disadvantageous position. As time went on, it became harder and harder for him to fight back. In the end, he had no choice but to put all his effort into defending and dodging, only managing to retaliate once or twice.
Qiao Ting once again gained an overwhelming advantage, allowing the administrators of the military academy to finally regain their wits. However, they did not dare to let their guard down. A special-class operator was not an advanced mecha warrior — against an ace operator, he would only be killed in an instant. The defence of a special-class operator's beam shield, as well as the stored energy, was very strong. Even an ace mecha in perfect condition would need to expend some effort to finish off a special-class mecha.
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