Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr (bbfa56, Jade Annulus of the Wo Clan!)
Was that person crazy? Competing with Boss in long-range combat, at most, he would get hit and lose all his points. At worst, his firepower would be a little too strong and his mecha would be accidentally destroyed. However, for the mecha operators in the cockpit, as long as they controlled their mecha properly, they would not be harmed. But in close combat …
Thinking back to those moments when he was being tortured, Zilong's body shook violently several times. He decisively pushed the terrifying images out of his mind. He definitely did not want to recall those memories.
Zilong's words made Han Jijun's hand shake. He actually missed the sunflower seed and it fell to the ground. Right then, Han Jijun's teeth were still aching. Speaking of which, he also did not want to recall the issue of close combat with Boss Lan, alright?
Looking around him, he saw that everyone's faces were filled with fear. It looked like everyone had returned to that terrifying moment because of Zilong's words. The most exaggerated was Luo Lang. His arms hugged his body tightly as he trembled violently. His originally handsome face was now completely pale.
Other than Zilong, Luo Lang was the one who had been tortured the most by Boss Lan. This was because Boss Lan was very dissatisfied with Luo Lang's delicate and beautiful appearance and always wanted him to become stronger. Unfortunately, after so many years, the more Boss Lan tortured Luo Lang, the more delicate and beautiful Luo Lang became. He was completely unlike Zilong, who showed signs of evolving into a savage beast. This made Boss Lan frustrated and helpless. He always felt that he had not tortured Luo Lang enough, so he became even more ruthless.
"Do you guys think we should remind the medical team to be on standby at all times?" Ever since he had had a taste of close combat with Ling Lan, Li Shiyu had immediately started researching and developing agents to stabilise his mind and emotions. This was to prevent his team members from going crazy one day because of Boss Lan.
"I don't think so. Boss Lan will know when to stop," said Chang Xinyuan, who had joined later and still held hope for Ling Lan, uncertainly.
Know when to stop? Did their boss have such a thing? Zilong and the others looked up at the sky speechlessly. Rather than hoping that Boss Lan would hold back, they might as well just inform the medical team.
On the field, Ling Lan and Ye Feiyang were flying through the air one in front of the other. Ling Lan's mecha's speed was already at the limit of special-class operator piloting, but unfortunately, she was still unable to shake off her opponent. this showed that Feiyang's piloting skills were equally outstanding. as expected of the second strongest Co-ed Military.
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"How troublesome!" Ling Lan thought gloomily. Originally, she wanted to take advantage of the Team Combat Competition to practice her long-range control. Unfortunately, this Ye Feiyang obviously wanted to fight her in close combat until the end...
She actually preferred close combat, but as she had said, it was troublesome! She was too familiar with close combat. She was afraid that she would go crazy and use a top-level technique she shouldn't use, exposing her actual piloting skills. In the end, too many people were watching. When she had fought with Qiao Ting, she hadn't been able to hide it from the principal and Instructor Tang Yu. Now, she had to be extra careful and not be discovered again.
Ling Lan wasn't a stubborn person. Whatever she planned to do, she would do it this way. Since long range was out of the question, Ling Lan wouldn't force it. She chose close combat as her opponent wished.
Ling Lan made her decision. She immediately operated her mecha to make a 180-degree turn. At the same time, her engine, which had been flying forward at high speed, quickly went to zero. In the instant she made the turn, her right hand reached for the beam saber on her back, while her left hand reached for the beam handgun on the back of her waist.
Ling Lan had been prepared to continue with long-range attacks, so the weapons she was equipped with were mainly long-range weapons. The weapons that could be used for close combat were the standard weapons of these two balanced mecha.
"Ling Lan is the first to change formation. Looks like the opponent is giving him a lot of pressure, forcing him to give up on his long-range attacks and choose the battle mode the opponent wants. This time, Ling Lan is going to be on the defensive." The audience saw this and sighed in their hearts. They were very worried about Ling Lan's future prospects, and were also a little uncertain about whether the First Men's Military Academy would be able to win the championship.
Ling Lan's actions also attracted Zilong and the others. Zilong even shouted, "Boss is really choosing close combat."
"Do you guys think Boss will go all out from the start and brutally abuse the opponent?" Zilong asked with interest.
"No!" Han Jijun and Li Lanfeng replied in unison. Seeing that the other had the same opinion as them, the two of them smiled at each other.
"Why? Boss's close combat is very brutal. "Zilong didn't believe it.
Han Jijun didn't open his mouth to explain to his best friend. He gestured for Li Lanfeng to speak first. It looked like he wanted to hear Li Lanfeng's judgment first. Li Lanfeng didn't stand on ceremony, directly replying, "Boss Lan has been hiding for so long. He won't lose everything just because of this match." Li Lanfeng understood Ling Lan very well. When it was time to endure, Ling Lan could endure more than anyone else.
"Then we were worried for nothing?" Zilong said with a face full of regret.
This time, Li Lanfeng didn't answer. Instead, he looked towards Han Jijun, indicating for Han Jijun to answer for him. Han Jijun didn't refuse, opening his mouth to explain, "We weren't worried for nothing. We only said that Boss Lan wouldn't go all out from the start and abuse the opponent, but we didn't say that Boss Lan wouldn't abuse the opponent."
"Ah?" Zilong's mind turned, and he immediately understood. "You're saying that Boss might abuse the opponent in the end and win the match?"
"Yes." Han Jijun nodded firmly.
"If that's the case, then let's make a bet on how many moves Boss Lan will take to defeat the opponent." Xie Yi said with a smile.
"How do you want to bet?" Zilong seemed to be very interested in this.
"Within 10 moves, the odds are 1: 10. Within 20 moves, 1: 5. Within 30 moves, 1: 2. Within 50 moves, 1: 1!"
"No more than 50 moves?" Chang Xinyuan asked in confusion.
Hearing this question, Luo Lang instantly laughed coldly. "With Boss Lan's strength, no matter how much he holds back, 50 moves is already the limit." Xie Yi nodded vigorously. As long as it was a matter of strength, Luo Lang's intelligence would soar. He definitely wouldn't make a mistake.
"I bet 10 moves! I'll bet 10000 credits! " Zilong immediately opened his mouth. His speed was so fast that Han Jijun, who had been trying to stop him, had no choice but to stop him. He already said that he wouldn't abuse the opponent at the beginning. Why was he so bold as to bet 10 moves? It was obviously impossible.
Han Jijun asked gloomily, "How do you have so many credits?" This was a terrible loss. Don't bet this month's meal allowance.
Every member of Ling Lan's battle team would hand over a batch of credits to Ling Lan. Zilong and the others were already used to handing over all their pocket money. Ling Lan threw this money to Little Four to manage. A portion of the money was transferred to Lin Zhong-qing to be used as the team's logistical support fund. She would also give everyone an additional amount of meal allowance to increase the nutrition of the team members. Of course, if there was a need to buy large amounts of weapons or other necessities, they could apply to Lin Zhong-qing. If they didn't have enough money, Lin Zhong-qing would then apply to Ling Lan for additional funds.
Seeing his best friend ask, Zilong whispered something into Han Jijun's ear. Han Jijun's initially serious expression instantly changed. He pointed at Zilong and said in shock, "You actually …"
Seeing that his best friend was about to spill the beans, Zilong quickly covered Han Jijun's mouth and whispered, "Shh, don't say it!" If Boss knew that he had participated in the outer bets, he would definitely be in deep trouble.
Of course, Zilong didn't place random bets. He only bet on Ling Lan's bets. He knew his boss's strength, so he won every round. Although he won less than betting on how many moves he would win, it was still safer. Zilong had never considered that his boss would lose.
Zilong's bet also piqued the interest of the other members of the team. Luo Lang chose 20 moves. According to Boss's habits, giving him a handicap of 10 moves was already his limit. Then, he would finish off the opponent within 10 moves. 20 moves was definitely Boss Lan's limit.
Meanwhile, Li Shiyu and Chang Xinyuan chose to bet within 50 moves, each betting 2000 credits. Lin Zhong-qing thought about it seriously and chose 30 moves, which he thought was safer. He also bet 2000 credits. Only Han Jijun and Li Lanfeng didn't bet. Xie Yi naturally wouldn't let the two of them go. She pestered the two of them to bet, saying that it was a team activity and that they couldn't miss it.
Li Lanfeng and Han Jijun looked at each other and said almost in unison, "30 moves!" Han Jijun bet 5000 credits, while Li Lanfeng only bet 1000 credits. He was the one who bet the least out of everyone.
Han Jijun heard Li Lanfeng's bet and turned his gaze towards Li Lanfeng. The two of them smiled at each other in tacit understanding and then turned their attention back to the arena.
At this time, the two mecha in the arena hadn't started fighting. It turned out that after Ling Lan's mecha had suddenly stopped, she had been floating in the air waiting for Ye Feiyang. Meanwhile, Ye Feiyang had been caught off guard. However, his reaction was still quite decisive. Even so, he had still allowed his mecha to move forward by about 10 metres due to the inertia of the sudden stop. This brought the distance between the two mecha to less than 50 metres. The two mecha faced each other in the air, and the atmosphere in the arena began to tense up. No one knew whether these two mecha would clash in close combat in the next second.
10 seconds passed, one minute passed, three minutes passed, and the two mecha still didn't move an inch. Due to the long wait, the audience began to discuss animatedly. They couldn't understand why the two of them were facing each other for so long. This didn't make sense. In the past, which close combat match didn't start as soon as they met?
However, some of the more outstanding mecha masters understood. Because both of their defensive moves were impeccable, this meant that neither of them had found a chance to attack. They had no choice but to continue to be patient and wait for an opportunity.
"Tsk, another weakness!" Ling Lan was a little restless. In this period of time, she had seen more than one of the opponent's inadvertently exposed weaknesses. It was just that she had always been patient and didn't make a move. This was because these few weaknesses were really hidden too deeply. This wasn't something a special-class operator should be able to see, so Ling Lan had no choice but to ignore them.
Just as the audience was about to lose their patience, Ling Lan's eyes lit up. She had seen a problem that a special-class operator could see. And so, she made her move. However, while the way she made her move was surprising, it also seemed very reasonable. Ling Lan should have done this.
It turned out that Ling Lan's attack was not a close combat attack, but the short-range beam gun in her left hand had finally fired.
The short-range beam gun was suitable for mid-range and short-range attacks. It had a short range, but its power was not small. For close combat mecha, the short-range beam gun was a little useless, but for someone like Ling Lan who had extremely strong long-range abilities, this short-range beam gun was precisely the weapon she was most comfortable with.
The above conclusion was what all the audience thought was the truth.
However, when Ling Lan made her move, it seemed to prove this point. The beam bullets were shot from tricky angles, and the consecutive beam bullets formed an area-of-effect attack, sealing off all possible escape routes for the opponent. Just this move alone could be said to be incisive. It made Ye Feiyang, who had originally thought that he had the upper hand, feel a little embarrassed as he tried to dodge.
It had to be said that Ye Feiyang's piloting skills were really very strong. Although he was a little embarrassed, he still managed to dodge Ling Lan's attacks. Ye Feiyang was of course unwilling to be so passive. He abruptly operated his mecha to use Irregular Flash Steps, attempting to close the distance between the two mecha and completely seal off the opponent's beam gun. Of course, Ling Lan was not stupid. She knew what the opponent was planning. However, in order to achieve her goal of concealing herself, and also to leave the opponent some face, she quickly retreated.
After attacking like this for seven or eight times, Ling Lan felt that it was no longer out of place. Thus, she bought an opening, allowing Ye Feiyang to close in on her. Because Ye Feiyang had long been prepared for close combat, the weapons he had chosen were all close combat types. The weapon in his right hand was not one of those giant long weapons that other people liked, but rather a short knife that was more uncommon for close combat.
Seeing this, Ling Lan's eyes flashed. She was very familiar with this type of weapon — it was the type of weapon that she was most proficient in but had sealed off. Ling Lan reflexively glanced at the opponent's empty left hand …
"Slash!" The beam saber and short knife finally clashed for the first time. The collision of two different types of weapons caused a large string of sparks to fly. The beam saber's massive beam energy corroded the short knife. After one hit, it could be seen that a large patch of black gas had appeared on the originally clear and clean surface. However, the two of them knew that this was all an illusion. As long as they wiped it with a cloth, that short knife would be as good as new again.
"Slash! Slash! Slash! " The sound of the beam saber and short knife clashing rang out one after another. Ling Lan and Ye Feiyang's battle speed was extremely fast, causing the audience to go from being bored at the start to instantly entering an extremely tense atmosphere. Many people watched until they almost forgot to breathe, afraid that if they breathed, they would disturb the performance of the two people on the field.
The two of them clashed for about five or six moves. When their weapons clashed once more, the audience could not help but cry out in surprise. As spectators, they could clearly see that in a blind spot Ling Lan could not see, Ye Feiyang's left hand was secretly pulling out a sharp spike from the back of his waist. While Ling Lan was fully focused on blocking his short knife, he stabbed it viciously at the right shoulder of Ling Lan's mecha.
Ye Feiyang was a dual-wielding operator! Seeing this, everyone was suddenly enlightened. The reason Ye Feiyang had not chosen a long weapon but a short knife that was neither too long nor too short was because he was a dual-wielding operator. Right from the start, he had hidden his other cold weapon so that he could use it at a critical moment.
This move came too suddenly and was too unexpected. Just as everyone thought that Ling Lan was about to be hit, the right engine of Ling Lan's mecha suddenly let out a loud explosion — this was the result of overloading the controls. Under the immense power of the right engine, Ling Lan's mecha abruptly moved that side of its body to the side. Ling Lan dodged just in time, and that spike barely brushed past her side.
However, perhaps because Ling Lan had focused all her attention on dodging to the right, her left hand, which had been holding the gun, suddenly lost control and loosened its grip. The short gun in her left hand fell to the ground.
Ling Lan's reaction was very timely. She immediately made a remedial action, her left hand reaching down and grabbing at the short gun again. But at this time, the gun she had grabbed in a hurry had been flipped upside down, its muzzle facing upwards.
"This is a mistake!" Everyone felt sorry for Ye Feiyang. At this moment, perhaps because Ye Feiyang's grip was not in the right position, a beam of light suddenly shot out from the muzzle of the short-range beam gun. Coincidentally, the beam of light hit Ye Feiyang's left wrist, which was holding the sharp spike.
Similarly, this attack was too strange and too sudden — Ye Feiyang was completely unprepared. This made Ye Feiyang's attack look as if it had automatically delivered itself to him.
"Boom!" A soft explosion came from Ye Feiyang's wrist. Ling Lan's shot was a long shot, and the protective energy around the wrist joint was the weakest. One shot had destroyed the control circuitry at the wrist, causing his left hand to no longer have the strength to hold onto the spike. Instantly, it fell to the ground.
"It's not a mistake!" Those who had originally thought it was a mistake immediately changed their minds when they saw this. Meanwhile, the top-class operators were not affected by the success of the shot. Their brows began to furrow. They were speculating whether this shot had been intentional or a coincidence. Most of them speculated that it had been a mistake, because if it had been intentional, it would mean that Ling Lan had known beforehand that the opponent was going to attack like this, which was why she had been able to calmly execute this series of controls. But even they did not know beforehand that Ye Feiyang was a dual-wielding operator.
This was because dual-wielding was a unique skill unique to the elite Ye family. Even the top-class mecha operators in the military who knew how to dual-wield were either disciples of the Ye family or guests of the Ye family. This Ye Feiyang was undoubtedly a disciple of the Ye family. It was just that they had not noticed at the start.
Dual-wielding did not mean that using a cold weapon with two hands at the same time was called dual-wielding. There was also a set of dual-wielding mecha combat techniques that allowed the cold weapon in one's hand to exhibit 1 + 1 > 2, or even more power. This was also why dual-wielding became a unique skill of the Ye family, and not a common skill that anyone could freely use.
Ling Lan's attack had the referees' team busy. Of course, an effective attack would not be wrong, and they would deduct as many points as they should. However, they needed to understand whether Ling Lan's attack had been a mistake or not, because this would affect their final overall evaluation of the contestant.
The overall evaluation of the referees' team would be written into the contestant's file in the end to serve as collateral evidence for future promotions in the military. They could not afford to be careless about this.
Destroying the opponent's left hand in one shot, causing the opponent to lose the ability to use his left hand to wield his weapon. This was equivalent to reducing Ling Lan's combat ability by half. No matter whether Ling Lan had been lucky or intentional, the situation on the field was undoubtedly extremely advantageous for Ling Lan.
Ye Feiyang, who had unintentionally lost his left hand to his opponent, was extremely frustrated. He was extremely confident in himself, so he did not believe that this attack had been planned by Ling Lan. He believed that it was a matter of luck, and could only be depressed that his luck was really too terrible.
However, Ye Feiyang, who had lost his left hand, was not discouraged. Although using both hands to wield his weapon gave him more confidence in winning the match, with only one weapon, he also believed that he could take down this opponent who was not strong in close combat.
This series of exchanges made Ye Feiyang more and more confident. The two of them exchanged another six or seven moves, and Ling Lan gradually fell into a disadvantage, being suppressed by her opponent.
This scene also proved that Ling Lan's close combat ability was indeed not strong. The spectators were not surprised by this. If Ling Lan's close combat ability was really super good, then they would be shocked and surprised. Would she be another Ling Xiao? So, Ling Lan's current performance made them feel that this was normal.
Seeing that Boss Lan seemed to have gone past 10 moves, Zilong, who had lost completely, was unwilling to give up and asked, "Xie Yi, how many moves has it been?"
"In any case, it's definitely more than 10 moves," said Xie Yi, who was watching the exciting match with an impatient expression. He had completely forgotten about the bet he had made.
"It's already been 20 moves. If there are no accidents, Boss Lan should be able to finish off his opponent within 10 moves," explained Han Jijun kindly.
"You're so sure that Boss will definitely defeat his opponent within 30 moves?" Replied Zilong angrily. He had lost the bet, and Luo Lang had also lost the bet. If it went past 30 moves, Han Jijun and Li Lanfeng would also lose the bet. It was very likely that the final winners would be Li Shiyu and Chang Xinyuan.
"Definitely. Boss's patience in close combat has never been very good. Just like Luo Lang said, it's already very good for Boss to be able to endure 20 moves. The 30 move number is based on Boss's good impression of the First Co-ed Military Academy. Luo Chao and Han Xuya have been taken care of by these seniors, so he has to give them some face no matter what. However, 10 more moves is Boss's limit, even though Boss's current disguise looks very perfect. "Han Jijun was very confident because Li Lanfeng had the same opinion as him. This gave him a lot of confidence.
On the field, seeing that his opponent was being suppressed by him, Ye Feiyang's attacks became even more ferocious. He wanted to follow up his victory with hot pursuit; he definitely could not let his opponent catch her breath.
Right after that, Ye Feiyang attacked three more times in a row. Ling Lan could only bitterly parry his attacks. Meanwhile, the beam saber in her hand was depleting its energy rapidly due to the vicious attacks of the short saber. It began to flicker faintly — this was a sign that it was running low on energy.
Seeing this, joy flashed through Ye Feiyang's eyes. How could an opponent without a beam saber be a match for him? He revved up the engine once more and swiftly pounced towards his opponent.
"Slash!" The beam saber and the short saber clashed once more. This attack caused the beam saber to exhaust its last bit of energy. The beam saber abruptly disappeared, leaving behind only the bare hilt. Meanwhile, because there was no beam saber to block the short saber, the short saber went straight for Ling Lan's head.
"Aiya, Ling Lan is going to lose!" The audience cried out in surprise. Without a beam saber, Ling Lan could not think of any way to turn the situation around.
"She blocked it!" Just as everyone was feeling despair for Ling Lan, Ling Lan threw away the hilt in her hand just in time to grab her opponent's wrist. Just like that, the two mecha suddenly entered a stalemate.
However, the stalemate only lasted for an instant. Ling Lan suddenly swung the handgun she had been holding backwards. Ling Lan's left hand reached out to grab the handgun. This time, Ling Lan did not make a mistake and accurately grasped the handgun in her hand. And in the next instant, before anyone could react, a powerful beam shot straight into Ye Feiyang's shoulder.
The beam saber was out of energy, but everyone had forgotten that the short-range beam gun in Ling Lan's hand was still full of energy. She grabbed Ye Feiyang's right wrist, making it impossible for the opponent to dodge. This beam belt lasted for three seconds, directly destroying Ye Feiyang's weakly protected right shoulder joint. His entire right arm was paralyzed.
With this, both arms of Ye Feiyang's mecha were pretty much crippled. Seeing this, the referee hesitated on whether to end the match. This was because right now, Ling Lan had all the advantages. He could not think of any way for Ye Feiyang to turn the tables.
Everyone thought that Ling Lan would continue to use her short-range beam gun to attack her opponent. As long as she could land two effective hits, Ye Feiyang's points would be deducted to zero. They believed that after two shots, the winner of this match would be Ling Lan. However, Ling Lan's next move stunned everyone. She actually threw away the handgun in her hand, raised her mecha's fist, and smashed it towards her opponent …
Playing close-range weaponless attacks? Wasn't this giving the victory to the opponent? The audience did not forget that although the opponent's right arm had lost its function, his left arm was only at the wrist. His two legs were still intact. Without weaponless attacks, Ye Feiyang still had a chance to turn the tables.
"Ah, it's a combo technique!" After Ling Lan's punch landed on her opponent, she quickly followed it up with a powerful spinning kick. Everyone knew that this was not a simple attack, but a combo technique that was considered the most basic of close-range mecha. Everyone's faces were filled with anticipation, because after two hits, the opponent should have lost all his points, and there would be no chance for him to turn the tables. Everyone just wanted to see how many hits Ling Lan's combo technique could reach. According to the abilities of a special-class operator, she could only reach five hits at most.
"Three, four, five!" Sure enough, Ling Lan successfully executed five hits, reaching the highest combo a special-class operator could achieve. Of course, this was not the limit — it was just that Ling Lan had pushed it to the limit.
Although in terms of close-range control, Ling Lan seemed to be weaker than her opponent and had been suppressed for a while, the last five combo attacks were really quite ferocious, smashing her opponent into the ground. No one knew whether that Ye Feiyang would be stunned by Boss Lan's five combo attacks.
"Twenty-nine hits!" Li Lanfeng saw Ye Feiyang's mecha being smashed into the ground by Ling Lan, and he knew that the outcome was clear — the rabbit had won. He smiled.
"This could have been settled with just two shots. Why did Boss have to go through the trouble of using a combo technique?" Luo Lang was confused.
"Because Boss is holding it in. He is invincible in close-range combat, but he has to hold it in and let everyone think that his close-range combat is not very strong. If he doesn't vent, Boss will definitely die of depression. More importantly, the combo technique is the most torturous technique. Boss won't let his opponent pass so easily, "Zilong said with a gloating smile.
"Boss used five combo attacks to prove that his close-range control is excellent. He was suppressed earlier because his opponent was stronger than him. Boss has made another good move, "Han Jijun could see the deeper meaning behind Ling Lan's actions, and could not help but sigh in admiration.
Boss knew very well what it meant to go too far. Holding it in too much would also make others suspicious. Using five combo attacks to prove his excellence and at the same time showing his youthful vigor and desire for revenge was very much in line with the emotions and vigor that an excellent cadet should have. Only this kind of Boss would not stand out in a place like the First Men's Military Academy, where geniuses crawled all over the place.
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