Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The first match without Ling Lan was against the current third ranked faction in the military academy, the Tianji Mecha Clan. The Tianji Mecha Clan had always been ranked below the Leiting Mecha Clan, and their mecha operators far surpassed Lingtian in terms of both numbers and ability. Many people thought that Lingtian would not be able to pass this round and would lose their position as the number one faction in the military academy.
Not long after the match began, everyone's opinion was proven. The Tianji Mecha Clan caught Lingtian off guard at the start of the match. In less than an hour, they defeated five members of Lingtian and kicked them out of the competition.
Lingtian, who was obviously behind Tianji in terms of numbers, showed the strong mentality of these mecha operators at this time. The remaining seven people did not panic at all, instead becoming even calmer. Since they had fewer people than Tianji, they used all their methods to defeat their opponents. They thought that killing one was enough and killing two was worth it. In the end, they managed to turn the tide. In the end, they actually managed to catch up to the score of 2: 3. Lingtian's last two mecha against Tianji's last three mecha.
However, at this time, Tianji's last three mecha operators were their strongest mecha operators, while Lingtian's last two mecha operators were Lingtian No.1 Zilong and Lingtian No.4 Luo Lang.
Although Lingtian No.1 Zilong was publicly acknowledged as the strongest special-class operator in Lingtian after Ling Lan, he had only advanced to special-class a year ago. Many people thought that he would definitely not be a special-class operator like Tianji who had advanced to special-class two or three years ago. Lingtian No.4, on the other hand, had advanced to special-class less than half a year ago and was still a newbie. He was even less of a match for a special-class operator from Tianji. Just as everyone thought that Lingtian was doomed this time, Lingtian shocked everyone once again.
This match let all the teachers and students in the military academy know that the new generation of Lingtian No.1 (Zilong) had risen up. He had displayed terrifying close combat ability. Even when Tianji No.1 and Tianji No.2 worked together, they were still unable to defeat him. He had managed to last until Lingtian No.4 defeated Tianji No.3 … Even though Lingtian No.4 Luo Lang's performance was outstanding, with his calmness, control, and calculation, he was still completely overwhelmed by Zilong's unparalleled dominance in close combat, making him seem so insignificant that most people ignored him.
Zilong had not been at a disadvantage in a one against two battle. After Luo Lang had defeated his opponent and freed himself to assist, Zilong had defeated Tianji No.1 with an absolute advantage. In the end, the two of them had successfully surrounded and annihilated Tianji No.2, winning the match. This had silenced all the people who had doubted Lingtian's ability to be a third-rate mecha clan after losing Ling Lan.
Zilong's unparalleled dominance in close combat had won over all the military academy cadets who liked close combat, especially the first and second years. They worshipped Zilong even more. Originally, many people had liked Ling Lan after seeing her magnificent performance in the Grand Mecha Tournament. Now, because of Zilong's performance, many people were hesitant and began to seriously consider what type of mecha they liked. This allowed Ling Lan's juniors in the next two years to find their own path, and a batch of outstanding mecha masters emerged. Of course, this is a story for later, so I won't talk about it here.
Meanwhile, Zilong's astonishing performance in this match had proven that the Lingtian Mecha Clan was not just Ling Lan's mecha clan. It also had Zilong, who did not belong to Ling Lan.
However, this was not the only test for Lingtian. Due to Zilong's astonishing performance, he had also attracted the attention of the mecha clans who were going up against him. In the third match, Lingtian met the fourth ranked Wuji Mecha Clan. Wuji made some arrangements to counter Zilong, perfectly sealing Lingtian's strongest close combat king.
Since they did not have enough confidence to defeat Zilong, Wuji chose to tie down this sharp blade of Lingtian's. They sent out an outstanding long-range mecha operator who successfully blocked Zilong, making him unable to break away and attack others.
This plan of Wuji's was perfect. That long-range mecha operator had made sufficient preparations and increased the speed of his mecha's engines to the maximum. This made it so that Zilong could not hit him, but he could not shake him off either. For a moment, there was nothing he could do.
This move of Wuji's also made the eyes of the mecha clans who were going up against Lingtian light up. They, who were afraid of Zilong, the king of close combat, were all relieved. It turned out that Zilong's close combat mecha was not invulnerable. In terms of speed, it was still inferior to long-range mecha. This was something that they could use to their advantage.
After sealing Zilong, Wuji dared to make a move on the other mecha operators of Lingtian. Wuji was also a veteran faction in the military academy and had a strong foundation. Other than Zilong, the overall strength of their mecha operators was higher than Lingtian's. The battles that followed proved this point. Although both sides were defeated, it was not obvious that the battle was one-sided. Lingtian would lose a mecha here and Wuji would lose a mecha there. However, as time passed, the number of people from Lingtian who were defeated began to exceed that of Wuji, and Wuji's advantage began to show …
When the battle reached 4: 2, because Zilong was being held back by one mecha, the other three mecha took the opportunity to surround and attack the remaining Lingtian mecha. Everyone thought that the remaining Lingtian mecha would be shot down by the three mecha from Wuji, and after that, Zilong would be surrounded and killed. However, the mecha operators from Lingtian erupted once again. This time, the one who erupted was not Zilong, but the Lingtian mecha that was being chased. He was Lingtian No.5 Xie Yi, who had acted as Ling Lan's substitute in the first match.
In the first match, although Xie Yi had defeated Tian Jiajun with a combo attack in the end, he had been suppressed by the other from the start and had been in an extremely pathetic state. Although the final result had shocked the instructors and students of the military academy, Ling Lan's sudden announcement of her closed-door training and Qi Long's sudden rise to prominence had attracted everyone's attention, causing everyone to overlook him without prior agreement... however, those with strength, even if they had been ignored and forgotten, would still return to the attention of the masses because of this strength.
Facing this kind of hopeless situation where he was sure to lose, Xie Yi unexpectedly did not panic. In fact, he was even calmer than usual. His mecha operation suddenly jumped from intermediate special-class to peak special-class. With his strong ability, he defeated two people in a row. In the end, he used his broken mecha to self-destruct and perished together with the last mecha that was chasing him.
This was the most tragic battle that Lingtian had ever fought. Xie Yi's eruption saved Lingtian from danger, but Xie Yi's self-destruction also angered Zilong. The explosive Zilong finally broke through the hand speed that had been holding him back for a long time. Because his hand speed made up for the speed of his close-combat mecha, he finally caught up with the long-range mecha operator and defeated him. In the end, he won the battle.
This battle was very close to Lingtian's victory. If Xie Yi did not erupt and was successfully surrounded by the three opposing mecha, then the result would undoubtedly be Wuji's victory.
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