Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr "Wants to deal with Qiao Ting? Looks like this kid has no chance." If one's speed could not keep up with Qiao Ting's, no matter how strong one was, it would be useless. The principal's expression was somewhat regretful. Finally, a close-combat fighter had appeared, but it turned out to be a rare talent.
Tang Yu, on the other hand, turned his gaze to Li Lanfeng, who was calmly observing the battle from one side. Compared to this new Lingtian No.2, Tang Yu was more concerned about this Lingtian No.11. As long as this person was still around, Tang Yu could not be sure whether Lingtian No.2 was really as much of a threat to Qiao Ting as the principal had said. The calmness and ruthlessness that Lingtian No.11 had displayed in the previous battle made even Tang Yu wary.
The principal had also noticed Tang Yu's gaze. Seeing this, he tapped his head in frustration and said with a wry smile, "Alright, I actually forgot about this person. Looks like I spoke too early. As long as that monster brat still has teammates by his side, I really can't say that the brat is not a threat to Qiao Ting."
Qiao Ting patiently exchanged two or three blows with Zilong, thoroughly seeing through Zilong's background. He was very strong in close-combat, but he was at a disadvantage in terms of mecha speed. If this brat before him had been operating a special-class mecha, perhaps the threat to him would have become even greater, but now … Qiao Ting did not think that this Lingtian No.2 would have a chance to get close to him and successfully self-destruct like the other Lingtian members.
Having come to a decision, Qiao Ting no longer hesitated. Faced with Qi Long's reckless attack, Qiao Ting's lips curled up in a cold smile. He abruptly increased the speed of his fingers, and on the control panel, the fingers on both his hands could no longer be seen, replaced by overlapping shadows. That's right, Qiao Ting was prepared to directly kill this new Lingtian No.2. For this, he exploded with his highest finger speed, the high-frequency blades in his mecha's hands dancing in a flurry …
Right now, even the spectators could not see clearly where Qiao Ting's attack had truly landed. Just as everyone thought that Lingtian No.2 would not be able to escape this calamity, a series of clanging sounds rang out from the shadows …
The seemingly slow-moving Zilong had actually managed to block all of Qiao Ting's attacks. All the spectators could not understand what method this Lingtian No.2 had used to determine Qiao Ting's true point of attack.
No one knew that Zilong's Inherent Skill was Animal Instinct. His beast-like intuition helped Zilong determine where the real danger was, even if his eyes couldn't see it. Zilong, who was already used to his intuition, did not hesitate to swing his giant sword at those landing spots.
"Damn it!" Qiao Ting saw that Lingtian No.2 had miraculously defended against this series of attacks, and the repeated setbacks made it difficult for Qiao Ting to suppress the anger in his heart. This anger caused his hand speed to increase once more, and his fingers, which had originally been a series of overlapping afterimages, actually became nothing.
A sense of danger suddenly flashed through Zilong's mind. Without even thinking, he operated his mecha to dodge. At this moment, the weakness of a mecha's speed was officially exposed. Even though Zilong's reactions could be considered fast, the drag of his mecha's speed still prevented him from completely avoiding this unexpected kick of Qiao Ting's.
With a loud 'bang', Qiao Ting used his remaining mecha's right leg to kick Zilong's waist. The tremendous force sent Zilong's mecha flying. Qiao Ting was just about to follow up with another attack when he suddenly felt another sense of danger. His lunging mecha came to an abrupt halt, and not only that, Qiao Ting's mecha leaned backwards, his two high-frequency blades raised high into the air in a cross.
"Boom!" A dull sound rang out in the air. The spectating cadets could even see the energy shockwave range that the mainframe had specially simulated for this collision. The four high-frequency blades collided fiercely, causing the entire space to distort …
It turned out that Li Lanfeng, who had been observing the battle all this while, had finally made his move. While Qiao Ting had been focused on dealing with Zilong, Li Lanfeng had attacked silently like an assassin. If Qiao Ting had not been an ace operator, and had not had the unique warning signs of an ace operator, perhaps Li Lanfeng's sneak attack would have been effective.
Li Lanfeng's attack had been seen through by Qiao Ting and had failed. However, it was also because of his intervention that Zilong's life was saved. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that if Li Lanfeng had not intervened at this time, Zilong, who had already lost his balance, would have been hunted down by Qiao Ting and would definitely not have survived.
"This Lingtian No.11's judgment is really too accurate." Seeing this, Tang Yu could not help but sigh in admiration. Although he was still a far cry from Qiao Ting in terms of strength, and could not even compare to those senior cadets of the military academy who had long advanced to special-class operator status, it was precisely this precise judgment that allowed him to become the only member on the field who had fought with Qiao Ting for the longest time. It could even be said that the reason why the other members of Lingtian had been able to successfully self-destruct and injure Qiao Ting was largely because he had successfully interfered with Qiao Ting's judgment.
"An assassin-type mecha master, no, it should be a strategy-type mecha master. With such a person in the battle team, their chances of survival on the battlefield will be much higher." The principal's expression was very serious, but his eyes could not hide the joy in them. He was happy that the son of his good friend had gained such an outstanding member.
It should be known that a perfect battle team needed not only a strong leader-type team leader, but also various roles. A strategy-type mecha master was actually the second most important aspect of a battle team, far more important than the main mecha which most battle teams placed the most importance on. Unfortunately, many battle teams nowadays had neglected this point, blindly looking for strong mecha masters. They did not understand that a truly strong battle team did not lie in its great combat power, but rather in the seamless coordination of every position and every role, flawless and without flaw.
While Tang Yu and the principal were surprised by Li Lanfeng's outstanding performance, the spectators did not think so much. Although they were also impressed by Li Lanfeng's precise grasp of timing, they only thought that Li Lanfeng had only attacked because he had discovered that Zilong was in danger. Perhaps if they had been on the field, they would have been able to do the same.
It had to be said that the students' foresight was far too different from that of the principal and Instructor Tang Yu. They could not see at all that grasping the precise timing of an attack was not as simple as the students thought. In addition, Li Lanfeng's attack had been concealed to a certain extent. It could be seen that Li Lanfeng had made ample preparations for this attack, and had not acted hastily because of Zilong's danger.
However, Qiao Ting was Qiao Ting after all. An ace operator was indeed very strong — he had still managed to disrupt Li Lanfeng's near-perfect attack.
After Li Lanfeng's attack failed, everyone thought that he would retreat rapidly, just as Li Lanfeng had done at the start of the battle, maintaining a certain distance from Qiao Ting.
However, they were wrong once again. This time, Li Lanfeng actually did not choose to retreat. Two chains suddenly shot out from the ribs of his mecha, flying towards the two thighs of Qiao Ting's mecha.
"It's here!" Chang Xinyuan, who had been watching the battle from the spectator stands, saw this scene and his face lit up with joy. He could not help but clench his fists. Although he had not had the chance to fight against Leiting because his level was too low, it was not as if Chang Xinyuan had done nothing to deal with this Thunder King Qiao Ting who had oppressed him for four years and had almost forced him to drop out of school.
When Li Lanfeng had found him the night before the battle and told him about his design, Chang Xinyuan had been unable to refuse. The two of them had researched for an entire night and had finally designed these two chains at the ribs of the mecha. These two chains were not offensive weapons — they were just tools for hunting, just like how a horse's rope was a tool for catching wild horses. These two chains that Chang Xinyuan and Li Lanfeng had designed had appeared precisely for the purpose of catching Qiao Ting's mecha.
Chang Xinyuan approved of the second plan that Ling Lan had designed. He also believed that with just advanced mecha operators like them, if they wanted to obtain victory in this battle, they would only have a chance with this strategy. However, in order to deal the greatest blow to Qiao Ting's mecha, they would have to stick close to the opponent and self-destruct. However, Qiao Ting just so happened to be an ace operator — there was no way he would give the Lingtian members this chance. Perhaps they might have succeeded at the start because they had underestimated their opponent, but after suffering a setback, it would be impossible for them to get close to Qiao Ting again.
In order to solve this problem, Chang Xinyuan and Li Lanfeng had come up with this plan. In order to catch Li Lanfeng off guard, this modification had only been done on Li Lanfeng's mecha. After all, Li Lanfeng's mecha was a special-class mecha — once it successfully self-destructed in close proximity, the damage to Qiao Ting's mecha would be the greatest.
And now, this design that they had worked through the night to successfully modify had finally appeared on the battlefield. Even as Chang Xinyuan was excited, he was also filled with mixed feelings. If Boss Lan had not agreed to join the Lingtian Battle Clan, he would never have been able to use his design and modifications to successfully take revenge on Qiao Ting. Once, Chang Xinyuan had thought that it would be almost impossible for him to seek revenge on Qiao Ting.
The two chains on Li Lanfeng's mecha had truly come rather abruptly and strangely. After all, standard mecha would not have something like this. Qiao Ting had overlooked this point, and by the time he had noticed it, the chains had already successfully wrapped themselves around his mecha's legs. Not only that, there were actually two hooks at the head of the chains. After successfully wrapping themselves around Qiao Ting's legs, they actually automatically hooked themselves around Qiao Ting's thighs with a clatter, locking him in place.
Seeing this, how could the spectators not know? "Lingtian No.11 is going to self-destruct!" Almost at the same time, the spectators gasped. The Lingtian Mecha Clan's self-destruct tactic was now clear as day — none of the spectators would doubt this.
"F * ck, you actually still had this hidden move." At this time, Zilong finally regained control of his flying mecha. When he saw this unexpected attack from Li Lanfeng's mecha, he instantly understood what it was. Overjoyed, he threw down the giant blade in his hand and pounced forward.
With such a good opportunity before him, if he did not rush forward to self-destruct, then he would be letting down the hellish training his boss had given him all these years. Zilong knew very well that the opportunity to self-destruct was fleeting — he had no time to hesitate.
Tightly bound by Li Lanfeng, Qiao Ting was momentarily unable to break free. Seeing Zilong pounce on him and hold him tightly, Qiao Ting was overcome with grief and indignation. He shouted, "Let go of me!"
For the first time, Qiao Ting felt humiliated. The grief and indignation of knowing that he clearly had the strength to finish off all the enemies before him, but because of his own carelessness, he had been trapped by the opponent and could only wait helplessly for his death, almost causing him to faint.
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