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Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations The mecha operators from Bing Ge performed well. Although they had to stop occasionally to identify the direction, they still managed to find the right direction quickly. They didn't let Ling Lan and the others waste their time.
However, when Ling Lan and the others entered the scene, everyone fell silent.
It turned out that the scene was very tragic. Many mecha operators chose to self-destruct when they knew that they were going to die. They died together with the creatures that were piled on top of them. Broken limbs and smoke filled the air. There were even some huge trees that were on fire. Crackling sounds could be heard from time to time.
However, most of the mecha operators didn't have the chance to self-destruct. Their cockpits were filled with holes and blood was still flowing out of them. The ground wasn't just stained with human blood. There was also a dark blue color left behind by the creatures.
Seeing this scene, Ling Lan couldn't help but frown. It seemed that the mecha operators from Bing Ge didn't manage to hold on until they came to rescue them. It seemed that most of them died on the spot.
"Regiment commander …" "Leader …" "Little Tiger …" "Old Duan …" "Dinosaur …"
Screams of agony came from the five mecha operators of Bing Ge. They couldn't help but cry out in pain. Unfortunately, these heart-wrenching cries couldn't summon back their comrades who fought together with them in the past.
The broken mechas that were lying on the ground, leaning against the wall, and sitting on the ground proved that the battle between Bing Ge and those creatures was cruel and bloody. Ling Lan and the others could clearly see that those mechas were bitten off by the creatures of this planet. Similarly, the bodies of the mecha operators in the cockpits were also bitten off …
Ling Lan frowned. She suppressed the sadness in her heart and immediately ordered, "Zilong and Luo Lang's team, guard the surroundings. The rest of you, immediately search the scene and see if there are any survivors."
Ling Lan always knew that the death rate of land clearing missions was high. However, this was all written in words. Now, she saw the cruelty of land clearing missions with her own eyes. Countless unknown mecha operators sacrificed their lives to obtain the huge benefits. At this moment, Ling Lan finally understood what land clearing missions represented.
"Yes, Leader!" Following Ling Lan's command, everyone began to move.
Other than the Lingtian Battle Team, all the mecha operators in 250 Ace Mecha Clan were veterans. However, when they were searching the scene, they still felt uncomfortable. It should be known that in the past, although there were mecha operators who died in battle and their mecha clans were wiped out, their deaths were clean and quick. It wasn't like here. Almost all the mecha operators who didn't have the chance to self-destruct were bitten to death. Some even saw themselves bleeding to death. Without a doubt, this kind of death was very cruel.
However, 250 Ace Mecha Clan's efforts weren't in vain. After some time, there was good news. A mecha operator shouted, "Over here, the mecha operator inside the cockpit is still alive."
When everyone heard this, they quickly rushed over. Only then did they realize that the mecha operator who was lucky enough to survive was because there were two mechas on top of his mecha. Perhaps it was due to the cover of the two mechas on top of his mecha, but the cockpit of the mecha below him was still intact even though part of it was bitten off.
Everyone carefully took the cockpit out of the abandoned mecha. One of the mecha operators held it carefully. No one dared to open the cockpit now. After all, this planet's environment wasn't suitable for humans to live in. No one knew what was going on inside the cockpit. They could only confirm that the mecha operator inside was still alive from the display screen on the cockpit. They could only quickly return to a safe base before they dared to rescue him.
After the first survivor was found, everyone became more energetic and increased their search speed.
Zilong and Luo Lang's teams were even more nervous. They carefully guarded their surroundings. They were afraid that the ants would suddenly appear and disrupt their search.
Zilong and Luo Lang weren't afraid of fighting. However, their mission this time was to rescue Bing Ge Mecha Clan. Hence, the lives of the mecha operators from Bing Ge were the most important. At this moment, they were afraid that the ants would come to stop them and cause their efforts to be in vain.
However, they were lucky. After 250 Ace Mecha Clan searched through all the mechas in Bing Ge and saved around 20 mechas that were still intact, the ants didn't appear and attack them.
Unfortunately, although they saved around 20 mecha operators, according to the five surviving mecha operators from Bing Ge, the first batch of mecha operators from Bing Ge that was responsible for searching the outpost was around 800 mecha operators. Out of the 800 ace mecha operators, including the five that escaped, only 24 mecha operators survived the battle. This number was after 250 Ace Mecha Clan saved the mecha operators from the 20 mecha operators in their cockpits.
After her team members searched around and confirmed that there were no more signs of life, Ling Lan decisively ordered, "Let's retreat!" She glanced at a corner coldly. Then, she retracted her gaze indifferently.
"No, I'm going to find those despicable ants and take revenge." Seeing his comrades dying here, a mecha operator from Bing Ge who was too agitated shouted excitedly. He didn't even think before he operated his mecha and rushed towards the other side of the forest. Bang.
Suddenly, a ray of light flashed by, and a 'Pa!' sound was heard.
The four limbs of the mecha from Bing Ge suddenly broke. The mecha fell to the ground uncontrollably.
Behind this mecha, a balanced mecha casually placed the cold weapon in its hand back into the back of the mecha. The person who did this was Li Lanfeng.
Ling Lan acted as though she didn't see anything. She turned and said to 404, "You are in charge of bringing the people from Bing Ge back."
All the mecha operators from 250 Ace Mecha Clan looked at the mecha operator from Bing Ge pitifully. Someone actually dared to disobey their regiment commander's order. If Li Lanfeng didn't act first, the mecha operator from 250 Ace Mecha Clan would have turned into a cockpit and had to be carried back. Although he wasn't in a much better state now, at least he could still operate his mecha and fly back.
"Yes! Regiment commander! " 404 hurriedly went over and grabbed the mecha operator from the ground. He didn't want the mecha operator to act rashly and provoke their regiment commander again. If that happened, their regiment commander would forcefully pull the mecha operator's cockpit out of the mecha operator's body.
When they thought about how some people performed badly during training, Ling Lan used this method to pull them out of the mecha operator's body. Everyone was terrified. That method was simply too cruel. They didn't want to see it again. Of course, they didn't want their regiment commander's tyrannical reputation to be known.
Although their regiment commander was cruel, they still didn't want their comrades to know about this. As for why, don't you know that you shouldn't wash your dirty linen in public?
Soon, Ling Lan made the arrangements. She asked Liu Furong's team and 404 to bring the five mecha operators from Bing Ge and the other mecha operators from Bing Ge back to 250 Ace Mecha Clan's base. After they left, Ling Lan said to Zilong, Luo Lang, and Li Lanfeng, "Let's go deeper and take a look."
Ling Lan made this arrangement after careful consideration. Zilong's Animal Instinct was very strong so he could sense threats. Ling Lan's multiple personalities also made his spiritual power much stronger than normal mecha operators. This was why he wasn't affected when fighting against the circular creature. As for Li Lanfeng, he was originally a spectre so Ling Lan estimated that his spiritual power was on par with hers.
With these three people with strong spiritual power leading the team, Ling Lan felt that compared to the other teams, it would be safer for them to explore the area.
Actually, when Ling Lan ordered Liu Furong's team and 404's team to leave with the mecha operators from Bing Ge, the three of them knew that their Boss wanted to take a look inside. This was their Boss's style. It should be known that their Boss wasn't someone who would retreat when faced with danger.
Ling Lan led the three teams towards the direction she sensed. After walking for a while, Ling Lan, who was leading the team, suddenly had a cold glint in her eyes. Her fingers moved rapidly and Ling Lan raised the beam gun in her hand. A beam of light suddenly shot out.
With a flash of white light, a broken creature fell in the path of the Beam Gun's attack.
Zilong immediately operated his mecha and went to the creature's side. He inspected it carefully and said, "Boss, this should be the creature that fought with Bing Ge in the video." As expected, it was very similar to the ants known to the Federation. However, the size of this creature was a hundred times larger than an ant, especially its head. When it opened its mouth, it revealed sharp teeth. It was no wonder that it could easily dent the outer shell of a mecha.
"This creature was always around when we were searching for them. I thought that it was going to attack us while we were searching for them. I didn't expect it to not attack us in the end." Ling Lan said calmly. She used her spiritual power to observe the situation so she could see things that others couldn't see. For example, this creature that was hiding at the side.
Ling Lan thought that since the creature didn't attack them, it would continue to monitor them. She didn't expect it to attack them when they were about to enter deeper into the forest.
"I feel that it doesn't want us to go over. That's why it wants to attack us." Ling Lan was curious. Could it be that the creature was facing something important and didn't have time to care about them so it didn't want them to go over? This was probably the reason why it didn't attack them when they were searching for them.
"If the 7th division reacted in time, their reinforcements should have arrived by now." Li Lanfeng, who was standing behind Ling Lan, reminded her.
"That's true. I almost forgot about that. After all, we reported to the Rising Sun fleet immediately so they probably notified the 7th division too. Logically speaking, the 7th division's reinforcements should have arrived by now. It looks like their efficiency is quite high. "Ling Lan nodded in agreement.
"However, there seems to be a problem with the communication between the mecha clan and the starship." Luo Lang didn't forget about the tragedy that happened to Bing Ge. It looked like it was important to find a good cooperative starship in the future. If they met an uncooperative starship like what happened to Bing Ge, Luo Lang wasn't sure if they would be able to last until reinforcements arrived.
"Starship …" Ling Lan's heart skipped a beat. Ling Lan always liked to control her own fate. Suddenly, she realized that there were many unknown factors that could affect her life. This made Ling Lan feel uncomfortable.
"It would be great if our mecha clan had our own starship," Ling Lan said softly. This was the only way to prevent Bing Ge from dying.
"Mecha clans don't have the right to own their own starship." Ling Xiao, who had been pretending to be a wallflower, couldn't take it anymore. He coughed and reminded Ling Lan not to think too much. It was impossible. At most, he would send a trustworthy captain to cooperate with his daughter in the future.
"I don't believe that there's no way," Ling Lan replied unhappily.
After hearing Ling Lan's reply, Li Lanfeng had an idea. He started thinking about the Federation's regulations regarding starships. He wanted to find a loophole. It had to be said that Li Lanfeng's memory was very good. He actually managed to find a feasible solution. He smiled and said, "Actually, it's not that there's no way. Mecha clans can apply for a special transportation vehicle. Starships are also a type of transportation vehicle. Plus, the military didn't explicitly state that the transportation vehicle a mecha clan applied for can't be a starship. "
Ling Lan's eyes lit up when she heard this. "Lanfeng, that's a good explanation." Since there wasn't a rule stating that a mecha clan couldn't own a starship, they couldn't blame 250 Mecha Clan for having one.
"When we go back, we'll talk to the chief of staff about this. Ask him to convert the transportation vehicle into money and give us the money. We can just buy it ourselves."
"Even if that's the case, the money will only be used for normal transportation vehicles. You won't be able to afford a starship. Also, the purchase of a starship requires a purchase order from the military." Ling Xiao reminded Ling Lan softly.
Daughter, aren't you being a little too arrogant by saying that you're going to play dirty in front of me, the Legion Commander?
"It's fine. This land clearing mission should be enough for us to afford a starship. Plus, I don't believe that this is the only way to buy a starship." Ling Lan glanced at her father. She wasn't worried at all. She didn't believe that Ling Xiao would be impartial when it came to her daughter's safety.
In reality, as long as Ling Xiao turned a blind eye, Ling Lan would be able to get a starship. Little Four had other ways to get a starship. That was through the black market. The genetic agent that Ling Lan absorbed all these years was bought by Little Four from the black market. Little Four was very familiar with the market. After so many years, Little Four had already become a diamond VIP in the black market. Getting a starship was a piece of cake for him.
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