Ye Chong's expression was grim.
The first battle led by Xi Qing could be said to be perfect, but it was this perfect first battle that caused them to pay a heavy price in the following battles. Xi Qing's perfect performance had made the other mech pilots think that the red-tailed beasts were nothing more than this.
However, they soon realized that they were wrong, very wrong!
The second squad also faced three red-tailed beasts, and four of them were injured. If it were not for Ye Chong, they would have died. Even so, the four of them were still heavily injured. Fortunately, Haskel had a healing device on board, but even so, the four of them would need at least ten days to recover.
This incident also reminded everyone of the importance of the red-tailed beasts.
There were no casualties in the subsequent battles. However, Ye Chong's expression was grim. Of his men, the strongest were not the adult mech pilots, but the 20 students who had been with him since the beginning. These people were the backbone of his forces, but now, out of the twenty students, four were injured.
The 20 students were all in groups of five. In other words, Ye Chong's four most trustworthy groups were now down to three. However, this loss was avoidable. Ye Chong had spent a lot of effort to create an environment that could weaken the red-tailed beasts. Even so, he still lost a squad in their first encounter with the red-tailed beasts. How could he be happy about this?
"Yezi, don't worry too much. They'll be completely healed in ten days." Shang comforted her, which was rare for him.
"Mhm," Ye Chong replied.
Shang did not seem to notice Ye Chong's emotions, and continued excitedly, "Ye, today's battle proved that your method works. As long as we keep fighting like this, we'll be fine. "
Ye Chong quickly recovered from his disappointment and corrected Shang, "Provided that we do not encounter a large group of red-tailed beasts."
"That's true," Shang muttered, "If we encounter a large group of red-tailed beasts, then there's nothing we can do. However, if our prediction is correct, the chances of us encountering a large group of red-tailed beasts is not high. "
Ye Chong and Shang had done a lot of analysis when choosing their flight route, and finally chose this route. It was not the shortest route, but according to their calculations, it was the route with the least chance of encountering large groups of red-tailed beasts.
The successful elimination of more than 20 red-tailed beasts boosted the morale of the starship crew to new heights. Now, there was no need for any mobilization. Every crew member was full of energy and morale.
Now, the most discussed topic among the crew was the outstanding performance of the students in this battle of annihilation. Ye Chong did not think the loss of the four students was a big deal to the crew members. Four of them were injured, no one was killed, and the 28 red-tailed beasts were all taken care of. This was an excellent result, no matter how you looked at it. In the past, they could only brace themselves to fight against fate. But now, they firmly believed that they would be able to laugh till the end.
Even the mech pilots who did not participate in the battle were greatly encouraged. The red-tailed beasts were not invincible. They had seen it with their own eyes. Seeing a future, seeing a chance of survival, everyone trained even harder.
They could all tell that the students were able to defeat the red-tailed beasts because of their unique teamwork. This would be what they would rely on in the future. With this common understanding, they began to train like crazy, even without Ye Chong's urging.
Hence, the maintenance crew was very busy. They had to repair a large number of mechs that were damaged during training every day. These mechs would be sent back to the maintenance department within two days for another round of maintenance. To ensure that the mech pilots would not be delayed in their training, the maintenance crew worked day and night without complaint.
The entire starship was in a state of frenzy! The pursuit of survival, whether great or petty, had always been the same since ancient times.
Xiao Wan looked haggard. Standing before her was Arwa, the former tactical genius. He was now much thinner, but he did not look depressed.
Arwa had a bad feeling before the battle, but he did not expect the Allied Army to be defeated so easily. He was a famous tactical genius in the Gray Valley, but in front of those big shots, he was nothing. At that time, no one listened to him.
The unprecedented defeat had killed almost a third of Gray Valley's combat power in the purple mist.
Arwa had kept an eye out long before he set off, and it was precisely because of his cautious actions that they won a chance of survival. He was very quick to react. Seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately made adjustments. Unfortunately, they were already surrounded by the red-tailed beasts.
These creatures were intelligent, and knew how to fight! This discovery shocked Arwa. Was it a coincidence, or was it all planned? There was no time for Arwa to think. He instinctively chose the second option!
Who was Arwa? He was the acknowledged number one tactical genius in Gray Valley! In the face of death, he calmed down, and made a series of adjustments without hesitation. It turned out that his adjustments were correct. They were already at death's door, but it was Arwa's series of excellent decisions that allowed them to escape the encirclement.
The 1st Army was completely destroyed. The Commander of the 1st Army, the famous Bei Guang, was killed.
Only 200 mechs managed to escape. Everyone was saddened by the sight of the wretched state of the mechs. Arwa did not hesitate after escaping the encirclement. He immediately led the 200 mechs back to the base to pick up the Young Mistress, and began their escape.
Arwa was born into a poor family, and had been through many hardships since young. He was stubborn and unyielding. Despite the setback, he did not lose his composure. On the contrary, it had stimulated his potential.
He was only worried about the Young Mistress. This was a huge blow to her. Regret, guilt, pain, loss … All sorts of emotions intertwined together. She was getting more and more haggard. Arwa was smart, but he could not do anything about it. He could only do his best to protect the Young Mistress until she recovered.
Fortunately, his subordinates had always trusted him, and this time, it was his final effort to turn the tide that allowed them to survive. They were even more grateful to Arwa. Arwa's orders were carried out as soon as possible.
To everyone's surprise, Arwa did not return to the base. Instead, he stole a medium-sized starship from the base and flew towards Duodania. Arwa had his reasons for making this decision. Besides, the base was not far from the frontline. It would not be long before the red-tailed beasts arrived. Even if the red-tailed beasts did not come, they could not return to the base. With their current strength, they could no longer hold on to their territory. Perhaps the red-tailed beasts would not even need to attack. A few other forces nearby would be enough to take them down.
Besides, Arwa believed that Gray Valley was most likely to fall into the hands of the red-tailed beasts. Gray Valley was no longer a place to stay. It was better to leave early. He had the same idea as Ye Chong. Once the security at the Gateway weakened, his small army could sneak into He Yue galaxy without anyone noticing. With his current strength, he was confident that he could rebuild the Xiao Family Army in He Yue galaxy.
He was worried about the Young Mistress. When the team received the bad news, they fainted on the spot. When she woke up, she was heartbroken and depressed, until now.
Ye Chong had encountered a few groups of red-tailed beasts. Each group consisted of no more than 30 red-tailed beasts. The number of injured had increased to 9, but they were all Shen Ruxue's students or the mech pilots who were originally on Haskel.
Using energy cells as bait, they would lure the red-tailed beasts into the Gateway. Then they would close the Gateway and kill the red-tailed beasts that entered the Gateway. Over the past few days, everyone had become quite familiar with this set of extremely effective combat methods, and their combat efficiency had increased greatly. Everyone had experience fighting against red-tailed beasts. Even Shen Ruxue had fought against them before. This experience would greatly improve their overall strength.
However, they were no longer as optimistic as before. The red-tailed beasts appeared more and more frequently. Once, they encountered two groups of red-tailed beasts in a single day. Ye Chong had to personally kill 7 red-tailed beasts with Muscle Man. That was how the situation calmed down. Ye Chong's combat prowess had shocked all the mech pilots.
Haskel's combat prowess had also attracted the attention of many people. Many starships along the way saw Haskel's amazing performance, and started to approach it. In just a short period of time, a fleet of ships had gathered around the Haskel. There were all kinds of starships. Small, medium, transport. There was even a medium warship. The dark cannons on the body of the warship looked lonely. The multitude of starships made the fleet look messy and disorganized.
They were under the protection of the Harshgalger. Whenever a red-tailed beast appeared, they would sneak behind the Haskel. Only when the Haskel eliminated all the red-tailed beasts would they return to the Haskel's vicinity.
What was more troublesome was that the fleet was expanding at an alarming rate. There were more starships joining the fleet every day. The number of warships had increased from one to three. These starships were mostly civilian starships. They did not have much combat prowess, nor did they have the resources that Ye Chong needed. The warships looked powerful, but they were useless against the red-tailed beasts.
What to do with these starships? That was a real headache!
Let Shang worry about that! Ye Chong turned and walked towards the training ground. (To be continued. For further information, please log on WWW. CMFU. com. More chapters. Support the author. Support the original!)
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