Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr
Translator: H2dH2mr Editor: H2dH2mr Over here, Qiao Ting had just suppressed Li Lanfeng. Before he could think of a way to finish off the other, he suddenly felt his heart palpitate as a strong sense of danger overwhelmed him. He decisively gave up on attacking Li Lanfeng and operated his mecha to rise rapidly into the air …
Qiao Ting's instincts were undoubtedly accurate. He had just left his original position when three beams of light appeared there.
Qiao Ting quickly pulled his mecha's screen far away, and only then did he notice that a few hundred metres behind him, three more Lingtian mecha had appeared at some unknown time.
Seeing this, Qiao Ting felt a twinge of regret. Mind you, back then, in order to ambush Zhao Jun, he had fired a radar-jamming missile. Indeed, this radar-jamming missile had caused Zhao Jun's and the others' radars to lose their effectiveness, but similarly, in the same area, the radars on his own mecha had also lost their effectiveness. This was also why he had not discovered Li Lanfeng, and why he had not discovered the unexpected appearance of these three mecha.
Now, it looked like his decision back then had been a trap for himself. Mind you, he was operating an ace mecha with a radar search range of 5000 metres. If he had not done so back then, how could he, who had a search range of 1000 to 2000 metres more than the Lingtian mecha, have allowed the Lingtian mecha to approach him time and time again without making a sound to attack him?
Having failed in their ambush, Wu Jiong, Lin Zhong-qing, and Xie Yi saw that Li Lanfeng was now the only one left fighting on his own. They saw the thick smoke billowing below them and the wreckage of mecha scattered all over the place. They also saw that Qiao Ting's mecha was missing half a leg, and understood that the first few teammates had probably used Boss Lan's strategy to take Qiao Ting's spoils and leave the battlefield in defeat.
The three of them did not dare to hesitate. As the mainframe member, Wu Jiong was the first to operate his mecha to pounce over, with Xie Yi and Lin Zhong-qing following closely behind as wingmen. Meanwhile, at this time, thanks to Wu Jiong and the other two's ambush, Li Lanfeng, who had finally caught his breath, similarly operated his mecha to fly up. The originally extinguished beam gun in his hand once again flared with a blinding light as he attacked Qiao Ting.
"Damn it!" Seeing that Lingtian was preparing to use that move again, Qiao Ting carefully dodged Li Lanfeng's beam attack. At the same time, he flew swiftly in a certain direction. He did not want to be surrounded again and have the opponent use the self-destruct method to add even more damage to his mecha.
Seeing that Qiao Ting had actually chosen to escape, Wu Jiong and the others were taken aback for a moment, but they immediately revved up their engines to catch up. Although Qiao Ting was very fast, perhaps due to the damage to his mecha, coupled with the fact that Wu Jiong and the others did not hesitate to overload their engines, they were actually unable to shake off Wu Jiong and the others for the time being.
Just like that, the chase went on for a full two to three minutes. This prolonged chase made many of the spectating cadets think that this might be a protracted battle — perhaps they would have to wait until one of the mecha on both sides ran out of energy before this boring chase could end.
This displeased the cadets. What they wanted to see was an intense battle, not this sort of boring chase with a bit of luck involved. Qiao Ting's voluntary retreat caused his glorious image of an invincible legend to quickly fade. On the other hand, the Lingtian Mecha Clan, who had been advancing bravely all this while, gained the goodwill of many of the cadets.
Even the upper echelons of the military academy watching from the VIP seats were very displeased at this moment. They felt that Qiao Ting's performance was indeed too weak, disrupting their plans. However, they still did not give up hope. They were waiting for Qiao Ting to turn the tables and perform a spectacular comeback …
Just as everyone was getting bored, thinking that Qiao Ting would continue to flee, Qiao Ting did something that shocked everyone. His rapid flight suddenly came to a stop, and almost without pause, he turned in the opposite direction to pounce viciously at the four Lingtian mecha chasing after him.
This action looked very simple, but in reality, it was very difficult to control. It should be known that to suddenly stop while advancing at high speed, one had to resist the inertia of this movement to achieve an instantaneous stop. That was not all. After stopping, flying in the opposite direction was several times more difficult than stopping at high speed. Most ace operators whose control skills were not up to par would not dare to use this move at all, because this action could easily cause the mecha to lose control, and in the end, put the operator in a desperate situation.
This action was classified as an extremely difficult double-S level control technique among ace mecha skills. Only elite ace operators had the ability and courage to be qualified to use this technique. Even among the ace mecha instructors in the military academy, only Tang Yu, an elite ace mecha operator, could do this. The other instructors would never dare to do this under normal circumstances, because they could not guarantee that they would be able to pull it off successfully.
The appearance of this action made the spectating instructor Tang Yu's eyes flash, and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips. This was the first time Tang Yu had expressed satisfaction with Qiao Ting's performance. Only this kind of Qiao Ting had the right to be called his proud student.
"You've taught well. Qiao Ting is finally going to show off his abilities." The principal's eyes were sharp. Qiao Ting's previous performance could only be at pseudo-ace level at most, but the appearance of this technique was enough to prove that the current Qiao Ting had truly entered the realm of ace operators.
"Qiao Ting's weakness is that he enters the zone too slowly. This time, he has entered the realm of ace operators so quickly. It should be said that it's all thanks to the Lingtian Mecha Clan's repeated oppression … the victor of this battle now looks very likely to belong to Leiting." Tang Yu had not been sure who the victor of this battle would be at the start because he knew Qiao Ting's weakness. Although Qiao Ting was already an ace operator, he was unable to immediately enter the realm of an ace operator. At most, he could only enter the realm of a pseudo ace operator, which was just one level higher than special-class operators. However, he would not be able to kill a special-class operator … this was also why Zhao Jun and Li Lanfeng had been able to fight with Qiao Ting for so long.
It should be known that a true ace operator was completely capable of killing a special-class operator in just a few seconds.
This time, Qiao Ting suddenly changed direction, turning from a fugitive to an attacker, charging straight at the four mecha chasing after him. The first to bear the brunt of his attack was Wu Jiong. Originally, of the four mecha, Li Lanfeng was piloting a special-class mecha, which was also a speed-type mecha. He should have been at the front, but because he was a long-range attacker, he had not forgotten to attack Qiao Ting along the way. This was also why Qiao Ting could not fully activate his speed to escape — he had to be careful of Li Lanfeng's beam attacks.
This also resulted in Wu Jiong being at the front of the four mecha, followed closely by Li Lanfeng, Xie Yi, and Lin Zhong-qing. Thus, when Qiao Ting suddenly changed direction and attacked, Wu Jiong became his first target.
Perhaps Qiao Ting's move was too sudden, or perhaps the distance between the two of them was too close, but in any case, faced with Qiao Ting's sudden attack with that backup beam saber, Wu Jiong had no time to make any defensive moves. The only thing he could do was to push the power of his mecha's beam shield to the maximum, hoping that it would be able to withstand the opponent's sudden attack.
"Swoosh!" With a soft sound, Wu Jiong's mecha's beam shield, which had been glowing, instantly turned grey. Those with sharp eyes could see clearly that Qiao Ting's beam saber had cleanly pierced through Wu Jiong's cockpit, achieving a one-hit kill!
Qiao Ting's sudden explosive reversal stunned the spectating cadets. Some of the senior cadets who understood the difficulty of Qiao Ting's move earlier began to look serious — this was how the Thunder King Qiao Ting should behave.
"Regiment Commander Wu!" Xie Yi could not help but exclaim in surprise. He had not expected that Wu Jiong, who was originally the third strongest from the Central Scout Academy, would actually be unable to withstand a single blow from an ace operator, being instantly killed. He finally understood what Boss Lan had reminded them before the battle — when they were up against a true ace operator, they should not even think about exchanging blows with the opponent. Instead, they should focus on how to successfully self-destruct at the moment of contact, just inflicting a small amount of damage on the opponent …
The gap between them and an ace operator was just too great. It looked like there were only two levels between them, but these two levels were like the difference between heaven and earth.
Wu Jiong was instantly killed on the spot, not even having the chance to self-destruct before he was eliminated. Wu Jiong was kicked out of Mecha World by the mainframe amidst the intense pain. At the landing point, Wu Jiong could not help but crouch on the ground, extremely frustrated. In that instant, why had he chosen to activate his beam shield to the maximum and not just press the self-destruct button?
"As expected, not listening to Boss Lan will result in mistakes …" Wu Jiong smiled bitterly. He knew that he had made that choice at that time because he had still harbored a bit of competitive spirit in his heart. He had hoped to prove to Boss Lan that he was not as weak as Boss Lan thought. But reality had proven that he was as weak as Boss Lan had thought …
Wu Jiong was kicked out without achieving anything, and Wu Jiong's defeat also opened up a gap in Lingtian's encirclement for Qiao Ting. Qiao Ting did not press the advantage, instead choosing to continue flying forward to escape.
However, this time, Qiao Ting left Xie Yi and Lin Zhong-qing in the dust. Although Li Lanfeng was close behind, he was still some distance behind Qiao Ting. After all, only ace operators knew how to stop and fly in the opposite direction. It was not that easy for the three of them to change direction.
Li Lanfeng was the fastest. He used a horizontal 8 spin to circle his mecha back. Meanwhile, Xie Yi and Lin Zhong-qing had to go in a large circle before their mecha could change direction. However, because of this, the two of them were at the very back.
The chase from the beginning was repeated, but at this time, all the spectators no longer had any objections to Qiao Ting. They knew very well that Qiao Ting could completely turn his escape into a kill — it was just a matter of whether he wanted to or not.
"He's actually back again. My luck is really good." Initially, Zilong, who had been rushing back with all his might when he saw his target getting further and further away, was extremely depressed. This would make the time it would take for him to meet up with his teammates even longer. However, unexpectedly, after a short while, his target would return again. This made Zilong ecstatic. Based on the speed at which the other was returning, he estimated that he would be able to meet up with his teammates in about a minute.
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