Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Ling Lan's team patiently waited for the battle team to come closer. They looked relaxed, but they were secretly on guard. Ling Lan had already told her team members about the countless mechas hiding around them. Her team members all knew that danger was right in front of them.
The 12-man special-class operator battle team had just gotten close when the team leader asked coldly, "Why do you only have this many people?" In this place, even the smallest battle team had 12 people. Ling Lan only had six mechas. This was also why they felt it was strange.
Ling Lan replied calmly, "We accidentally met a battle team that snuck over. After a huge battle, although we won, we also lost a few members." Ling Lan used a certain amount of spiritual power to increase her persuasiveness when she said this.
It had to be said that Ling Lan's method of using her spiritual power to increase her persuasiveness was safer than directly using spiritual power to influence the other party. It wouldn't directly erase a person's suspicion and make others feel abrupt. Instead, it would slowly weaken the other party's suspicion and then let them go naturally in the end.
There were really too many people here. Ling Lan wasn't confident that her spiritual power could influence everyone. In order to not arouse the suspicion of bystanders, she could only be very careful. Even if she knew that speaking more with the other party might increase the risk of being exposed, Ling Lan still had to take this risk.
As expected, Ling Lan's reply reduced the team leader's suspicion by quite a bit. In reality, he was just curious as to why there would be such a damaged team at the border between Area Q and M. It should be known that the surrounding patrol teams were all full. This was also why he called out to Ling Lan. It wasn't because he really suspected that the other party was an enemy.
Hearing Ling Lan's reply, the team leader was shocked. He quickly asked, "Where? Which military academy did they meet? "
Ling Lan coldly replied, "Before reporting the location to the regiment commander, please forgive me for not being able to tell you. Since the opponent is, in reality, I don't know!"
Ling Lan's reply angered the team leader, but there was nothing wrong with Ling Lan's words. Usually, when something like this happened, the first thing to be reported would be to their regiment commander. Then, their regiment commander would decide whether to tell the allied military academy or not. His question had indeed crossed the line.
"Haha, as expected of the Second Men's Military Academy. Strict discipline," the team leader said hatefully. He felt that he had been humiliated. "However, we're all allies. Some information should be shared. right?"
Ling Lan hesitated for a moment, as if struggling to think. After a long time, she replied, "It's not that I don't want to tell everyone, but I really don't know which military academy the other party is from. At the border of Area S and Area M, we found a suspicious battle team. They hid their identity, and when we went up to ask them, they suddenly attacked us. If not for that, our battle team wouldn't have lost so many people," replied Ling Lan through gritted teeth.
The team leader looked at the five mecha following behind Ling Lan. The two special-class mecha's shells were covered in wounds, and the three advanced mecha were also somewhat damaged. A trace of disdain flashed through his eyes. Only this kind of ragtag battle team could be successfully ambushed by the other party. If it had been his battle team, he definitely wouldn't have lost a single mecha. He would have made sure that the other party wouldn't be able to return …
Looking down on Ling Lan, he wasn't interested in continuing to investigate. As for the team that had entered the border, it should be a battle team from Area S. During this period of time, the battle teams from Area S had already probed Area M many times. Not only had the team in front of him encountered them, the other alliance's teams had also encountered them. They all had their wins and losses.
Thus, he said, "Since that's the case, I won't disturb you guys from returning to the headquarters to report to Alliance Master Jiang."
"Thank you for your understanding!" Ling Lan let out a sigh of relief. She gestured towards the other party to leave, and then led her team members towards Area Q. Because they had been discovered by the battle team, and because they were out in the open, Ling Lan didn't need to hide anymore. She openly flew towards the headquarters of the Second Men's Military Academy.
Seeing the disappearing silhouettes of Ling Lan's battle team, one of the members of that battle team asked, "Team leader, aren't you going to remind them? If they go back like this, they definitely won't have a good ending. " When they came over, they had received a new order, which was that all battle teams were forbidden from getting close to the headquarters of the Second Men's Military Academy.
"This is an internal matter of the Second Men's Military Academy. What does it have to do with us?" The team leader laughed coldly. That broken team didn't give him any face, so why should he remind them? Also, that Jiang Shaoyu guy wanted to control the entire alliance? That would depend on whether they were willing or not. He was very happy to see the internal affairs of the Second Men's Military Academy become unstable so that Jiang Shaoyu wouldn't have the energy to deal with them.
The team leader knew very well that although they were allies, they were still wary of each other. They were afraid that the alliance would stab them in the back. In front of benefits, who knew what the other party would do? There was no such thing as a gentleman's agreement here.
This team leader didn't think that his caution and vigilance would actually help Ling Lan. It had to be said that although Jiang Shaoyu had unified Area Q and Area M on the surface, in reality, each of the allied battle teams had their own plans. They weren't really working together. Because of this, Ling Lan, this little bug, was able to successfully hide in the heart of the alliance and give the Second Men's Military Academy a fatal blow.
Ling Lan sprinted all the way and finally broke out of the encirclement. Only then did she wipe off her cold sweat. That moment just now was the most dangerous moment for Ling Lan, but she had unexpectedly gotten through it easily. Ling Lan was very glad, but she was also very scared.
"Team leader, we're not far from the Second Men's Military Academy's headquarters." Li Lanfeng, who was sitting in Ling Lan's mecha, had been looking at the map to determine the direction. He noticed that they were very close to their target, so he reminded Ling Lan.
"Lanfeng, what do you think we should do next?" Ling Lan turned her head and asked. Since she had the intention of nurturing Li Lanfeng, Ling Lan would always find opportunities for Li Lanfeng to perform.
"We need to find a place to rest first," Li Lanfeng said. "We've already stayed in the mecha cabin for 18 hours straight. Everyone is tired. "
Ling Lan nodded her head in agreement. "That's right. Tell us what suggestions you have."
Li Lanfeng smiled and said, "My suggestion is to directly take over the headquarters of a weaker military academy and make it our headquarters in Area Q."
"Why don't you let me find a remote no man's land to be our place to rest?" Ling Lan asked.
"The situation in Area Q is unclear. No one knows if there are people in the no man's land on the map. Even if there's no one, it's still very sudden for a battle team to suddenly appear. It's better to quietly take over a headquarters and make it a dark spot." Li Lanfeng explained his reasoning.
Ling Lan was satisfied. She used her finger to tap on her control panel and said calmly, "Which one do you choose?"
Ling Lan's words made Li Lanfeng let out a sigh of relief. Ling Lan's question just now was undoubtedly a test for him. Now it looked like he had passed. Li Lanfeng's heart was filled with joy. He decisively pointed at an area on the map and said, "It's here."
"Jianqiao Military Academy?" Ling Lan had already clearly seen the area Li Lanfeng had chosen. Her lips curled up slightly. "It's not bad."
Jianqiao Military Academy was ranked in the lower middle of all the military academies. In Area Q, they weren't the worst allied army. They were also in the lower middle and weren't valued by the allied army. However, because they were the worst, the allied army wouldn't constantly keep an eye on them because they were worried that they would drop the ball … If they could quietly take over their headquarters, they could guarantee that they wouldn't be discovered by the other allied armies for a period of time. It looked like Li Lanfeng had thought deeply about this target he had chosen.
Receiving Ling Lan's approval, Li Lanfeng couldn't help but smile.
Since they had already made their decision, Ling Lan brought the others and quietly changed directions. They flew towards Jianqiao Military Academy, which was a few hundred li away from the Second Men's Military Academy. At this time, night had fallen. It was about to enter another 16 hours of darkness.
The regiment commander who had stayed behind to guard Jianqiao Military Academy's headquarters had a fire burning in his heart. He didn't think that Jiang Shaoyu would be so unreasonable as to force all the allied armies to send out 80% of their strength to participate in the patrol work of Area M and Area Q. Seeing that there were only two 12-man battle teams left behind in the headquarters, as well as a few logisticians, and then thinking about how the Second Men's Military Academy's headquarters had more than five layers of defense, as well as Jiang Shaoyu personally overseeing it, he became even angrier.
Could it be that the Second Men's Military Academy's headquarters was only important? Were the headquarters of these allied military academies raised by stepmothers? Could they just throw it away like that? The regiment commander thought angrily. If there was a battle team that had snuck in at this time, even if there was only a 12-man battle team, it would still be a devastating blow to their Jianqiao Military Academy. Their military academy's strength was not strong. They had painstakingly gathered a 12-man special-class operator battle team, but Jiang Shaoyu had also pulled them over, leaving behind only these two weak and crippled teams … each battle team only had four special-class operators, while the rest were all advanced mecha operators.
The more the regiment commander looked at it, the sadder he felt. He believed that unless there were no enemy battle teams that had snuck in, they wouldn't be able to resist at all. Those attacking battle teams were all ferocious fellows.
Just like that, while the regiment commander was worried and angry, another day passed. Seeing that night had fallen, the captain ordered the logisticians to turn on the light sources. In order to ensure safety, he made the headquarters as bright as day. However, because of this, the light sources they had brought were all used here. There weren't enough light sources for the battle teams to move around in every corner of the headquarters. The two battle teams were all holed up in the center of the headquarters. They didn't set up any hidden or obvious sentries outside. Of course, with the strength they had left behind in the headquarters, they couldn't allocate many people to do these things.
"It's snowing again." Before sunset, it was still a hot summer day. After sunset, it entered a harsh winter and snow began to fall. The regiment commander couldn't help but sigh. This damned weather was really unbearable.
He looked at the head of the logisticians beside him and asked, "Do you think we should make some hot soup and let everyone drink it to warm up their stomachs?" Although there was a thermostat in the cockpit of the mecha, people couldn't stay in the cockpit for 24 hours. Otherwise, the mecha operators would feel tired due to the small space. It was even easy for them to feel depressed and irritated. Thus, during the day, there would always be arrangements for the mecha operators to leave the cockpit to rest.
The head of the logisticians nodded and said, "This idea is very good. During the day today, I didn't hear anything strange in Area M. Our Area Q has Area M as cover, so there isn't much danger. Just let the two teams take turns to go down and eat. Nothing major will happen."
"I know. This is also why Jiang Shaoyu asked us to send out 80% of our forces to patrol the two areas. Although I was angry and angry, I didn't turn against him. Compared to Area M, our Area Q is much safer," the regiment commander replied. Although a large part of it was because they couldn't defend against the strong Second Men's Military Academy, this was also part of the reason. As for them, the middle and lower ranked military academies, they would be satisfied as long as they could ensure that their headquarters wouldn't be taken over.
Just like that, the two mecha teams were notified that they could eat hot dishes and hot soup. They were all overjoyed. No one wanted to eat dry food. Moreover, this food was tasteless and disgusting nutrient solution … After entering the battle royale, they had been eating this for every meal. They were all sick of it.
Just like that, one of the teams that were originally in the mecha went down to rest. When Ling Lan heard Little Four's report, she actually thought strangely that she could also be the female lead for once.
Ling Lan was originally worried about how to deal with these two teams. Although these two teams were a mix of special-class operators and advanced mecha operators, their numbers still far exceeded theirs. Ling Lan was confident that with the efforts of her team members, they would definitely be able to obtain victory. However, her goal was to not alert the surrounding powers and quietly deal with them. Only then would she be able to achieve her goal of secretly taking over the headquarters.
She didn't think that just as she was worrying, the other side would make such a decision. This was like having someone give you a pillow when you want to sleep. She was really too lucky. It was no different from the so-called female lead law in novels.
With such a good opportunity, Ling Lan obviously wouldn't give it up. She immediately led her team members to sneak into Jianqiao Military Academy's headquarters. Although the headquarters in Area Q was easy to defend and hard to attack, this still required the opponent to have sufficient strength to defend it. However, right now, the headquarters was almost completely defenseless, allowing them to easily sneak into the central area.
Of course, this easy was also because Little Four had disrupted the opponent's mecha's radars. This was also why Ling Lan dared to openly bring her team members into the central area.
"12 mecha, 4 special-class mecha, 8 advanced mecha. Each of you can choose your own opponent," said Ling Lan to her team members as she looked at the mecha in front of her who were guarding the centre of the formation.
Zilong was the first to shout, "B1. Leave that special-class operator to me." Zilong didn't hesitate to set his sights on a special-class operator.
Ling Lan huffed coldly, "I want an instant kill. Change your opponent." Unlike last time, this time, they had to end the battle quickly. Zilong couldn't be willful.
Zilong looked at that special-class operator with a regretful expression. He helplessly chose the two advanced mecha closest to him and said, "Then I want these two advanced mecha, B2 and X1."
Ling Lan said calmly, "I'll only give you one minute. If you exceed that time, every second that passes will be equivalent to a day of training in the secret room."
Zilong instantly wailed, "Boss, you're too cruel."
"You can choose to give up and only deal with one mecha." Ling Lan said coldly. When it came to Zilong, she had to squeeze him dry. The more she squeezed him dry, the more results he would be able to achieve.
Zilong wasn't someone who would admit defeat. When he heard Ling Lan's words, he immediately replied, "One minute it is. I don't believe that I can't do it."
Once he said this, everyone looked at Zilong with pity. This fellow had fallen into Boss's trap again. They could already foresee the tragic outcome of Zilong's return. However, they wouldn't kindly remind Zilong. They were more than happy to watch a good show, especially when they saw Zilong's tragic state.
Li Shiyu was still not ruthless enough. He was afraid that if Zilong continued to speak, the outcome would be even more tragic. Thus, he said, "Leave that B1 to me."
Li Lanfeng couldn't help but cover his face. He couldn't bear to look at Li Shiyu. This stupid younger brother of his — helping like this was worse than not helping at all. He was obviously rubbing salt into Zilong's wound.
Seeing Zilong looking sadly at Li Shiyu and Li Shiyu's baffled expression, Xie Yi suppressed her laughter and said, "Then leave that D1 advanced mecha to me."
Luo Lang had also noticed the strange atmosphere between Zilong and Li Shiyu. He followed Xie Yi and said, "I'll be responsible for that advanced mecha F2." Because they needed to end the battle quickly, Luo Lang and the others didn't choose to do things that were beyond their capabilities.
Zhao Jun considered for a moment before saying, "I'm confident that I can finish off one special-class mecha within one minute." In other words, he wasn't confident that he could finish off two mecha in a short time. If he was operating an ace mecha, perhaps he would be willing to give it a try.
Everyone looked towards Ling Lan. There were still two special-class mecha and four advanced mecha. That was more than half of the battle team. Even someone as strong as Boss Lan might not be able to finish them off.
Li Lanfeng was frustrated. If he could still operate a mecha, he could at least help Ling Lan take on one special-class mecha or the remaining advanced mecha. That way, Ling Lan wouldn't have to be so burdened. Once again, Li Lanfeng felt his own uselessness. He was always dragging Ling Lan down.
Li Shiyu said uneasily, "I think I can be responsible for one more advanced mecha."
Zhao Jun followed up and said, "Then I'll be responsible for two more advanced mecha." As an ace operator, he couldn't lose to Li Shiyu, who had just advanced to special-class.
"No need. Li Shiyu, you'll still be responsible for B1. Zhao Jun, you'll be responsible for N1 special-class mecha and assist Li Shiyu while you're at it. Leave the rest to me, "Ling Lan held Firmament in her hand and said calmly. Although there would be some difficulties, Ling Lan wasn't someone who would back down when faced with a crisis.
"Yes, Captain!" Zhao Jun heard Ling Lan's order and his eyes flashed. Was Boss Lan already so strong? He suddenly thought of that arrogant Qiao Ting. If he knew Ling Lan's true strength, would he still be so arrogant?
Ling Lan made a hand signal and the few of them quickly moved towards their respective targets.
At that moment, the 12 battle teams that were defending from all directions were waiting for that bowl of hot soup. They didn't know that the time for their destruction had arrived.
"I wonder when Little Shu and the others will finish eating and change shifts?" One of the team members licked his lips. Ever since they had entered the battle royale, this was the first time he had eaten a hot meal. He was about to vomit from the nutrient fluids he had taken.
"I don't know. That Little Mo was just provoking us to eat cold food. I'm so angry," another team member said angrily. Although they were all from the same military academy, every battle team was still in a competitive relationship. There would always be some small conflicts.
"Captain Feng won't be delayed for long. Don't worry." The captain heard his team members whispering and comforted them. To be honest, he also wanted to immediately enter the lounge to eat a hot meal. Unfortunately, he had just lost a bet with Captain Feng, so he could only ask his team members to bear with it for a while.
Ling Lan was currently staring at the mechas that were guarding different directions in front of her. Although Area Q was mostly filled with short shrubs, it wasn't that there weren't any towering trees. In the center of Jianqiao Military Academy's headquarters, there was a large patch of dense forest. This allowed the mechas guarding the center to safely hide within, but at the same time, it also gave the attackers a place to hide. Just like how Ling Lan was right now.
Ling Lan noticed that these people's vigilance wasn't high. Some of the mechas were even just putting on a show and didn't pay attention to their surroundings at all. This made Ling Lan very happy. Their inaction undoubtedly gave Ling Lan a lot of convenience. She was even more confident in taking care of six mechas in an instant.
At this moment, two mechas suddenly turned around. Their main line of sight left Ling Lan's area. Ling Lan's eyes lit up. Her fingers danced quickly, and her mecha instantly pounced towards the two mechas from behind a towering tree.
These were two advanced mechas. The distance between them was still quite close. Originally, Ling Lan was worried that when she took care of one mecha, she would be discovered by the other mecha. Now, as long as they didn't see Ling Lan at the first moment, Ling Lan was confident that she could take care of these two mechas in an instant.
Ling Lan's mecha was very fast. In the blink of an eye, she had appeared in front of one of the mechas. The Firmament in her hand swept out forcefully.
With a "swoosh", the sharp blade of the Firmament easily sliced open the opponent's mecha's neck. She didn't need to cut the neck. As long as she destroyed the mecha's control system, the A.I. would be able to lock onto the mecha and achieve an instant kill.
Because Ling Lan's speed was too fast, her movements were also very quiet, and Little Four had also affected the radar, rendering the radar ineffective, the companion closest to this mecha actually didn't notice anything. After Ling Lan finished off this mecha, she tapped the ground with the tip of her foot. Her mecha had already changed directions to pounce towards the nearest mecha.
With another "swoosh" … another advanced mecha was taken care of by Ling Lan before it could even react. Ling Lan then set her sights on a third mecha … in just a few seconds, Ling Lan had silently taken care of four advanced mecha. With her hand speed already at the peak of ace level, Ling Lan had no difficulty dealing with advanced mecha at all.
Ling Lan set her sights on the remaining two special-class operators. When she had taken care of the first special-class mecha, the commotion caused by Zilong and the others had alerted the other special-class mecha.
The special-class mecha immediately called out to his team members, but when he found that there was no response, he knew that things weren't looking good. He decisively pressed down on the loudspeaker button and let out a heart-wrenching cry, "Enemy attack!" At the same time, his mecha was suddenly struck by something and fell uncontrollably to the ground.
That special-class operator had just stopped shouting when he found that his cockpit was already pitch black. He was already locked in the cockpit. Thinking back to what had happened just now, he could not be sure whether he had successfully been teleported out of the cockpit when he had called out for an enemy attack.
Ling Lan approached the fallen special-class mecha and slowly pulled out Firmament from the neck of the mecha. Just now, she had sensed the other's movements. Without even thinking, she had flicked her wrist and sent Firmament flying out of her hand. She had narrowly cut off the other's system control right before he had successfully sent out his cry.
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