"Ye, things aren't looking good." Shang said worriedly. The holographic screen in front of Ye Chong was showing the star chart of Gray Valley. The star chart was filled with red zones. Gray Valley was like a patient with red sores all over its body. It looked like it was in danger. These red areas were where the red-tailed beasts had been spotted.
With Shang and Mu's cooperation, they had finally deciphered the algorithm of Gray Valley's virtual world. This was the most difficult step, and Shang began to search for valuable information in the virtual world.
Recently, news about the red-tailed beasts had been spreading like wildfire. The pressure on the cities increased as well. Casualties were rising at an alarming rate every day. Even the atmosphere in the training camp suddenly became tense. The usual smiles on everyone's faces were now hard to see. Everyone was training with all their might.
All along, every Gray Valley person had been absolutely confident in their victory, but now the situation was getting worse and worse.
Ye Chong looked at the star chart, which was full of holes. He thought for a moment, and asked, "How's the defense of the Gateway to He Yue Galaxy?"
"Hmm, from the information I gathered, the defense has weakened, but it's not something you can get through," Shang said.
Shang was better at analyzing information than Mu. Ye Chong did not expect this, but he understood after Shang's explanation. Shang was an expert in psychology, and could often deduce useful information from seemingly useless information. This was something Mu did not have.
For them now, money was not an obstacle for them to leave, but they still chose to stay. The red-tailed beasts could appear at any time, and space flight was dangerous. Leaving Planet Henna now was even more dangerous. Even though Ye Chong was strong, he still had to be careful in this chaotic situation.
A single person's strength was pitifully small in this chaotic world. Hence, after some discussion, Ye Chong and Shang decided to stay and see how the situation would develop.
They trained every day, and sparred with each other every day. The students became more and more aggressive, and even the usually calm Xi Qing became like this. Ye Chong understood what they were thinking, and did not show any mercy. In the end, he arranged for five mechs to form a small team, and fought one against five. This would allow them to practice their teamwork, and also make things difficult for Ye Chong.
However, Ye Chong did not expect that these people did not know how to work together. He had to teach them how to work together and how to position themselves.
It would be nice to have a member of the Sang Tribe by his side. When it came to tactical cooperation, the Sang Tribe was undoubtedly the best, and the Xi Feng Tribe was second.
Unexpectedly, Shang had an unusual interest in this job. He collected a large number of classic tactical coordination videos from the virtual world and analyzed them. In the end, he came up with a set of Shang's tactical theory. What surprised Ye Chong even more was how effective Shang's theory was.
With Ye Chong's affirmation, Shang was in a state of extreme excitement. Even his words were tinged with madness. This abnormal state continued for several days.
Ye Chong began to train his students with Shang's theory. Different from Mu's strict and precise style, Shang's system was completely different. Simple, but full of elastic space. For example, Shang had specially designed a five-man team to work together. He did not have to instruct each member on what to do, but once a member made a move, the other members would have to adjust accordingly. However, no matter how the adjustments were made, the entire team would have to follow the few tactical principles he had formulated.
Ye Chong had never studied these theories before, so when he first started teaching his students about tactical coordination, they improved very slowly. However, with these few tactical principles and Ye Chong's rich combat experience, the students' teamwork improved tremendously.
Now that Ye Chong was fighting one against five, it was no longer as easy as before. These students were even more impressed by the instructor's strength. They had already begun to form a tacit understanding, and they were very clear about the combat power that the five of them could produce when they worked together. But even so, when faced with the instructor alone, they were still utterly defeated. So far, they had not won a single battle against the instructor.
How strong was the instructor? No one knew, but Ye Chong was becoming more and more mysterious to them.
What puzzled Ye Chong was that the staff did not seem to care about the training grounds these days. The staff who used to come every day were now nowhere to be seen. The training was organized with great fanfare, but now no one cared about it, as if the students were left to fend for themselves. Could something have happened?
Ye Chong could not be bothered, and focused on his training. He was the students' training partner, and the students were also his training partners. He had never had the chance to train in group combat before. Besides, while the students were not very skilled now, they had Ye Chong's style of fighting, simple and efficient. Against the encirclement of almost Ye Chong's minions, Ye Chong felt the pressure.
The five D-6 mechs moved quickly around the training ground, looking disorderly, but they were slowly surrounding Ye Chong. Every mech had two mechs guarding its flanks. If Muscle Man was entangled by one of the mechs, the other mechs would take the opportunity to attack.
Inside the pilot cabin, Ye Chong's eyes finally showed a flicker of emotion.
These students were becoming more and more adept at tactical coordination. What seemed like a simple formation had already left three traps for him. While the students were weaker than the mature close range mech pilots, they had not spent much time with close range mechs, and had not formed any unchangeable habits. They could adjust their habits at any time, and work together as a team. Besides, they were at the age where they learned the most, and were not afraid of hardship. That was why they were able to form such a strong team in such a short time.
If Ye Chong found them troublesome, they must be very strong. Ye Chong did not care too much about the pay, but he believed that if he were to conduct the assessment now, the students would definitely do well.
But now …
Ye Chong took a look at the five D-6's. He had no intention of going easy on them. He always gave it his all in every battle. That was the secret to Ye Chong's growth. It was also why his students were able to improve so quickly.
Ye Chong had a much deeper understanding of this tactical coordination than the students. While the students were more familiar with each other now, they were still far from perfect.
Ye Chong first feigned an attack on the mech in front of him, then suddenly changed direction and turned around, creating an opening in the formation of the five mechs. Then, Ye Chong forced his way into the opening. This action immediately caused a small confusion among the five D-6's.
The confusion lasted for less than two seconds, but it was enough for Ye Chong.
Swift turns, sharp sprints, and attacks that seemed both real and fake …
The formation of the five D-6s was immediately torn apart, and they were utterly defeated. Two of the mechs rushed towards Muscle Man, trying to give their comrades a chance to regroup. However, Ye Chong would not give them that chance.
With a realistic feint and three dazzling turns, he escaped the range of the two D-6's. Then, with an agile and powerful reverse charge, he forced his way in between the two D-6's behind him.
Muscle Man used a common hand-to-hand combat move, a backhand strike below the ribs, to signal the start of the attack.
Muscle Man was like a beast that had been storing up its strength for too long, and suddenly exploded. Ferocious attacks rained down on Meng Nan, causing the ground to tremble and groan with every step of his heavy legs. Dong dong dong dong! Every beat was like a war drum, causing the students who were watching to tremble. Amidst the cloud of dust, one D-6 after another was tossed out.
The students who were watching discussed the battle. The five D-6's got up, and the students jumped out of their pilot cabins and gathered together to discuss. There was no sign of defeat on their faces. On the contrary, they were full of fighting spirit.
Ye Chong did not use Muscle Man's offensive weapons, not because he wanted to give the students a chance to challenge him. He knew that if he used these weapons, the D-6's would definitely be injured, and would need to be repaired, which would take up a lot of time.
However, he was already feeling more and more exhausted. The rate of improvement of this group of students was truly astonishing. They were fully immersed in their training, and did not notice the changes outside. Perhaps, the worsening situation in Gray Valley had a significant impact on them.
"Ye, something's wrong!" Shang interrupted Ye Chong's training, sounding anxious.
Muscle Man's holographic screen suddenly showed a message.
"The frontline alliance has been routed!" The bright red words were as shocking as blood.
Ye Chong's expression darkened as he read the message.
A few days ago, Shang had noticed that there would be a major military operation at the frontline. Ye Chong immediately thought of the news. The news came from a few mech pilots who managed to escape. The frontline alliance tried to gather all their forces to wipe out the red-tailed beasts in the purple gas cloud, but they were defeated. It was said that less than a tenth of the mech pilots survived. More importantly, there were a large number of red-tailed beasts chasing after them! They were following the defeated troops and advancing towards the hinterland of Gray Valley.
Ye Chong immediately said in a low voice, "Shang, open the star chart of Gray Valley."
A star chart of Gray Valley appeared on Muscle Man's holographic screen. Ye Chong's heart sank as he studied the star chart.
Planet Henna was the second closest planet to the frontline, separated only by Planet Dongxing.
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