Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr Only Tang Yu alone could not help but cheer, "An accurate choice."
From Lingtian No.11's previous performance, his abilities were very obvious — he was a special-class mecha master who specialized in long-range attacks. Although Qiao Ting could rely on his superior long-range attacks to defeat the opponent, that would undoubtedly be a drawn-out battle, wasting a lot of time. And in Qiao Ting's current situation, whether it was in terms of his mecha's condition or his mental state, he could not afford to be dragged into a drawn-out battle. Only by defeating the opponent as soon as possible could he buy time to rest and recover to his best condition to deal with the remaining two Lingtian members who had yet to appear.
Tang Yu believed that Qiao Ting himself knew very well that of the remaining two, one of them was the regiment commander of the Lingtian Mecha Clan, one of the three special-class operators in the Lingtian Mecha Clan. Since he could become the regiment commander of the Lingtian Mecha Clan, this person's ability was definitely not to be underestimated. If Qiao Ting could not meet the opponent in his most perfect condition, it would not be so easy to defeat the opponent.
Of course, Tang Yu had applauded Qiao Ting's choice of close combat not just because of this. Tang Yu knew his proud student very well — although Qiao Ting had chosen an ace mecha for long-range attacks, in reality, his close combat abilities were extremely strong, even surpassing some normal close combat mecha masters. It could be said that Qiao Ting was an all-rounder in both long-range and close combat. Thus, using close combat to deal with Lingtian No.11 was undoubtedly the best choice for Qiao Ting.
To be honest, Tang Yu also did not believe that there was another mecha master in the military academy who was as proficient in both long-range and close combat as Qiao Ting. For example, this Lingtian No.11.
Qiao Ting's sudden change in attack style had indeed caught Li Lanfeng somewhat off guard. This attack was undoubtedly very sudden. A beam saber had appeared in an instant, and the attack was coming straight at him. Li Lanfeng had no time to dodge, much less draw out the beam saber from his back to block it. With a flash of inspiration, he decisively swung out the beam gun in his right hand to meet the incoming beam saber.
"Clap! Swoosh! " The beam gun and beam saber clashed, producing a soft sound. Then, the beam saber's powerful energy sliced the beam gun in half. Without a beam shield to defend it, the beam gun naturally could not withstand the attack of the beam saber, breaking into two.
Although Li Lanfeng had lost one of his beam guns, he had successfully neutralized Qiao Ting's sudden, sure-kill attack. Li Lanfeng took advantage of the fact that Qiao Ting's offensive had already ended and his new move had yet to come up. Seizing this opening, he operated his mecha to retreat rapidly, quickly putting some distance between him and Qiao Ting. At the same time, he drew the beam saber from his back — he was no longer that unarmed and unarmed Li Lanfeng.
"This Lingtian No.11's reaction speed is very outstanding." Seeing this, the principal's eyes shone. Just this reaction speed alone was enough to prove that this Lingtian No.11 was a good seedling for close combat …
After the principal's initial joy, he could not hide the disappointment in his heart. Such good close combat seedlings, yet they had all chosen to specialize in long-range attacks. For example, this Lingtian No.11, for example, Qiao Ting … students these days, in order to ensure their own safety, would all choose speed-type or long-range mecha. In contrast, fewer and fewer people were choosing the most powerful close combat mecha.
"Who would have thought that there was more than one prodigy …" Tang Yu's expression was unreadable. To be honest, he did not want to see the student he had painstakingly nurtured, Qiao Ting, lose the match. However, the performances of the other members of Lingtian had made him see them in a different light. Each of them had their own shining points, making him excited to see them and even tempted to accept them as his true disciples. Thus, he also did not want to see them return in defeat.
"Cough!" In the end, Tang Yu could only sigh. Caught between a rock and a hard place, he could only force himself to become a neutral spectator and wait quietly for the final result.
Qiao Ting saw that the attack he had painstakingly prepared had failed and was vexed. Not wanting to miss this opportunity, he followed closely behind Li Lanfeng, swinging his sword angrily once more.
Li Lanfeng gripped his beam saber and met the attack without hesitation. Only a series of bangs could be heard as countless beams of light collided fiercely on the battlefield. The spectators could only see a sea of white light dancing about, almost unable to see the shadows of the beam sabers. It could be seen that the attack speed of the two had reached an extreme, so fast that the spectators could no longer see clearly.
"Bang!" A crisp sound rang out, and a beam saber that had run out of energy was suddenly sent flying. Because the attack speed of the two was too fast, the spectators had no idea whose beam saber had been sent flying …
Of course, many people were leaning towards Li Lanfeng. After all, Qiao Ting was an ace operator — no matter how damaged his mecha was, it was impossible for his beam saber to be sent flying from his hand.
The spectators' eyes were still bright. Indeed, the one whose beam saber had been sent flying was Li Lanfeng. Facing the unarmed and unarmed Li Lanfeng, Qiao Ting sneered and once again swung the beam saber in his hand. This time, the attack was even more vicious than before. It was clear that Qiao Ting had no intention of letting Li Lanfeng continue to live.
Li Lanfeng, who no longer had any tools to intercept, was just about to be pierced mercilessly by Qiao Ting's beam saber when right at this critical moment, Li Lanfeng's mecha suddenly sank completely. The mecha's arms were raised high and its palms slammed together.
The beam saber was caught by the mecha's palms, and where the two met, dazzling sparks began to explode. With this, Qiao Ting and Li Lanfeng were locked in a stalemate in the air.
"Empty-Handed Weapon Block!" The spectating students all exclaimed in unison. Even the spectating instructors could not help but jump up in fright. This move belonged to the category of ultimate mecha techniques, and was not a move that an average mecha master could master.
"How is this possible? Even Qiao Ting has not been able to master this move. " Tang Yu was equally stunned. 'Empty-Handed Weapon Block' was one of the ultimate moves he was most proud of. Unfortunately, even the student he was most proud of, Qiao Ting, had not learned this move. This was because this move not only required a high level of mecha control talent, it also required a perfect grasp of basic mecha controls. However, most mecha operators did not like to waste time on basic mecha controls. Even Qiao Ting had only trained his basic mecha controls to 'excellent' before calling it a day. This also made it impossible for Tang Yu to pass down this move. Unexpectedly, he had seen it on this Lingtian No.11.
"Lingtian No.11, Name: Li Lanfeng, Background: Scion of an aristocratic family, Age: 20, Physical Skills: Early stage Qi-Jin, Mecha Piloting Level: special-class, advanced to special-class result: excellent." The excited Tang Yu immediately checked No.11's information and found that the other was actually in the same year as Qiao Ting.
"I actually missed out on such an excellent student," said Tang Yu with a regretful expression.
"It should be said that our military academy is filled with hidden dragons and crouching tigers. We have too many excellent seedlings like this," consoled the principal.
The principal's words improved Tang Yu's mood. He thought of the six new disciples he had accepted. Although Lin Zhong-qing had not officially become his student yet, in Tang Yu's heart, he was already his disciple. Tang Yu believed that Lin Zhong-qing would not lose out to this No.11.
In mid-air, Qiao Ting and Li Lanfeng were locked in a stalemate. Right then, Qiao Ting suddenly felt his heart palpitate as an unprecedented sense of danger welled up in his heart.
Could it be that Li Lanfeng was also going to self-destruct? Qiao Ting could not determine the source of the danger. Just as he was hesitating over whether he should give up on the beam saber in his hand and dodge …
"Ah! Below! " Those closely involved could not see as clearly as those watching from the sidelines. The spectating cadets, as well as those who had chosen to watch from a third person's perspective, all saw where Qiao Ting's true danger lay.
It turned out that, from the area covered in dust below, a mecha that had snuck in had suddenly shot up into the air. Raising a cold weapon that gleamed with a cold light, it stabbed at Qiao Ting's mecha, who was locked in a stalemate with Li Lanfeng in mid-air.
Fortunately, Qiao Ting was high enough in the air. At the last moment, Qiao Ting finally saw where the true danger lay. This sudden attack made everyone's hearts tremble, and Qiao Ting broke out in a cold sweat.
Qiao Ting made a prompt decision, decisively abandoning the beam saber in his hand and operating his mecha to forcibly move parallel to the ground by one metre. It was precisely this one metre distance that allowed him to avoid the danger of being stabbed. Even so, that giant saber slashed viciously across his mecha, sending up countless sparks that blinded everyone's eyes.
A gash about two inches deep appeared on the outer shell of Qiao Ting's mecha. If not for the fact that the steel of an ace mecha was thick enough, this gash might have directly destroyed the body of the mecha.
Qiao Ting had luckily avoided this crisis, and of the three remaining Lingtian members on the battlefield, another one had appeared. Other than the regiment commander of Lingtian, Ling Lan, who had yet to appear, the others had all appeared before Qiao Ting.
"Luckily, I'm not too late." Zilong had succeeded in his attack and retreated to one side. His mecha hovered in mid-air, the giant saber slung over his shoulder as he spoke casually to Li Lanfeng.
"Any later and I wouldn't have been able to hold on." Li Lanfeng was glad that Zilong had arrived in time. Any later and he would not have been able to hold off Qiao Ting. As expected, an ace operator was not someone he could match up to at his current level.
"Sorry, my mecha isn't fast enough. I've already done my best." Zilong was a little embarrassed. In order to make up for his mistake, he abruptly raised the giant saber in his hand and said, "Watch me next."
He had just finished speaking when Zilong swung his giant saber and operated his mecha to charge fiercely towards Qiao Ting.
Compared to Li Lanfeng, Zilong's speed was really that of a tortoise. Zilong's face was full of contempt, and with a slight movement, he dodged past. He pulled out his backup weapons, two high-frequency blades, and aimed them at Zilong, who was half a body away from him, to attack.
With a loud 'bang', the high-frequency blades struck Zilong's giant saber … no, it should be said that they were blocked by Zilong's giant saber. Although the high-frequency blades were extremely destructive, against Zilong's giant cold weapon, they were unable to demonstrate much of their power. The only thing that gave the giant saber some souvenir was that some shallow dents had appeared on the body of the giant saber. Most likely, when the two had collided, the energy of the high-frequency blades had caused some minor damage to the exterior of the giant saber.
"This brat's physical constitution must be monster-level," Zilong had only swung his giant saber twice, and the principal had seen through Zilong's true nature at a glance.
"Yes, this brat is a freak of close-combat. Unfortunately, in order to increase his strength, his mecha's speed is a little lacking." Tang Yu had also seen through the weakness of Zilong's mecha.
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