Firing in unison was a technique that the commanders of the team, Appilok, and the rest of them had been researching. In the end, they discovered that firing in unison required the distance between the beams and the consistency of the shots. They used their photon processors to refine this technique over and over again. Now, they were demonstrating the results of their research.
The 16 red-tailed beasts were shot full of holes. Appilok was not satisfied with the result. It was a 100 against 28, and it was a surprise attack, but they did not manage to kill all of the red-tailed beasts. To him, it was a failure. However, he was not frustrated by this. As a commander, it was important for him to remain calm at all times. That was the only way he could make an accurate judgment of the situation. This was the most valuable experience Appilok had gained after so many battles.
"Attack in groups," Appilok ordered quickly.
Ye Chong's team was now more complicated than before. During their time in Darkniss Fortress, they had plenty of time to refine their tactics, and all of this was accompanied by actual combat. Ye Chong did not interfere with their improvements. He only followed one principle, and that was to look at results.
Because there were no restrictions, Appilok and his team were able to come up with new ideas to their fullest. One had to admit that Appilok was an out-and-out tactical genius. In Ye Chong's eyes, he was definitely a match for Gray Valley's acknowledged tactical genius, Arwa. The strict competition system and the large amount of actual combat also allowed Appilok to quickly transform from a young boy to a mature one.
Besides, he was a quick learner and tolerant. Duan Qian and the others' ideas were proven to work, and he would adopt them without hesitation. In this respect, he had inherited Ye Chong's pragmatic attitude.
The 100 mechs were quickly divided into 10 groups.
They had a detailed plan to deal with this situation. As a team, the work that they usually did were very small details. Most of it was what kind of situation they encountered and what kind of response they should make. If the soldiers encountered something they had never encountered before, they would easily be at a loss. When most of the soldiers were at a loss, the situation would become very bad.
What they were doing now was based on Ye Chong's training plan, with many modifications made by Appilok.
The 10 groups did not need to be commanded. They quickly locked onto their targets.
10 mechs formed a combat unit. This way, they could be more flexible and have more firepower.
The mech pilots fired in an orderly manner. They did not bother to lock on to a particular red-tailed beast. Instead, they followed their usual rhythm. It was still a volley. Every time they fired, they only needed to trap the red-tailed beasts within their line of fire. In this way, the difficulty of shooting was greatly reduced.
Reality proved that this tactic was extremely effective. In the face of such a volley of attacks, dodging was useless. The red-tailed beasts' numbers dwindled rapidly. They were completely dumbfounded by the attack.
Appilok's squad did not open fire. The other nine people in his team were all super experts with shooting scores above 98. Ever since the six-fingered red-tailed beast escaped, the students had become a passion for shooting. Ye Chong's old evaluation criteria had been replaced by a new one. The difficulty of the new marksmanship grading system was extremely high. When it was first implemented, only less than 10% of the entire batch of students could pass. There were only a few who scored more than 80 points.
However, with Ye Chong's approval, the new grading system was quickly implemented. The students had suffered a lot. Some of them even had the urge to aim at anything that moved in front of them. However, it was effective. Their skills improved quickly. Some of them even scored full marks.
Those who scored more than 95 points were considered real sniper mech pilots. There were 234 sniper mech pilots among the 4,000 students. Such a high percentage was enough to scare the hell out of anyone. In combat, these sniper mech pilots had the right to shoot freely. When normal mech pilots encountered a difficult enemy, they would usually inform the sniper mech pilots around them so that they could advance quickly. These sniper mech pilots were also responsible for protecting their commanding officers in the dark. To maximize their combat effectiveness, Ye Chong had specially made a batch of laser sniper rifles for them. Their mechs were also much better equipped with lock-on systems than the other students.
Bang!
A red-tailed beast that had just escaped from the volley clutched at its throat in disbelief. Blood flowed from its four toes.
The mech beside Appilok slowly leveled its laser gun. He was the one who fired the shot just now.
The battle progressed quickly. Now, only the leading five-fingered red-tailed beast was left. Its eyes were filled with anger. It had always been a domineering creature, and never thought that it would one day become so weak. Up until now, not a single one of its enemies had disappeared.
How could this be? The red-tailed beast was confused. It did not understand how many of these creatures it had killed. Since when did they become so strong?
Suddenly, a bright light pierced its eyes. A second later, it lost consciousness.
On Darkniss, Ye Chong had been watching the entire battle.
The red-tailed beasts here had evolved. Ye Chong had expected this, so he was not surprised. Ye Chong was surprised at the strength of his students. He did not expect them to be so strong.
Ye Chong did not spend too much time on them. There were simply too many things that he had to worry about. Most of the time, he played the role of the overall decision maker. Even the time he spent on technical aspects far exceeded the time he spent on this batch of students.
Appilok was a genius!
Now was not the time to be amazed. They had to move out now. In fact, this was only the beginning of a series of battles.
There were red-tailed beasts all along the way!
The entire Fal Galaxy had been taken over by the red-tailed beasts. Ye Chong did not know how the other galaxies were doing. The only thing he could do now was to advance as fast as he could towards his destination. Their destination, Csebesini Galaxy!
Darkniss was well-hidden. Its surface was coated with a layer that blocked all senses. However, even so, they encountered strong resistance. There were too many red-tailed beasts. Ye Chong did not know how many of them had multiplied. A few red-tailed beasts ran into them. They could not sense Darkniss, but they could see them when they got close.
All the combatants were on high alert. They tried to kill every red-tailed beast they encountered. Once, a six-fingered red-tailed beast managed to escape from the net of firepower.
From then on, the number of red-tailed beasts increased exponentially. Darkniss lost its cover in the face of such an intense search. The red-tailed beasts attacked Darkniss in a frenzy.
The battle escalated.
Darkniss kept moving forward at high speed. Countless red-tailed beast carcasses were left behind them every day. However, both Ye Chong and Appilok sensed danger in the air. It was as if the red-tailed beasts were gathering towards them. The battle grew harder these days. Darkniss began to suffer casualties.
Ye Chong listened to Appilok's report.
"Yesterday, we encountered 20% more red-tailed beasts than the day before. Today, we have encountered more red-tailed beasts than yesterday. I estimate that we will encounter 50% more red-tailed beasts than yesterday, "Appilok reported calmly, but his eyes betrayed his concern.
He looked at Ye Chong and added, "Recently, we have encountered more red-tailed beasts. I believe that this is an organized attack. I also estimate that the number of red-tailed beasts will increase in the coming days. If we do not respond quickly, we will be surrounded by the red-tailed beasts. We have suffered casualties today. 28 dead, 6 injured. "
Ye Chong nodded. He was aware of the situation. The more intense the battle, the more intense it would be. The casualties among the students were due to the intense battle. They did not have enough time to rest, so they were constantly on edge. As time went on, they would make some rudimentary mistakes, which could be fatal in a battle like this.
If this continued, Ye Chong believed that Darkniss would suffer a large number of casualties in a few days.
They were now three days away from the warp jump point to Csebesini Galaxy. These three days were also the most crucial three days!
Ye Chong thought for a moment and said, "Reduce the area of defense. From now on, all mech pilots are to rest." He turned to the shooters and said, "Defense will be handled by the shooters. No matter what, we must hold on for one day. Sha Ya, I leave this to you. "
"Mm." Sha Ya nodded calmly. She turned around and left.
Appilok heaved a sigh of relief.
Ye Chong took a look at the mech pilots fighting outside and said plainly, "Order them to return to the ship. Everyone rest for a day."
"Yes sir!" Appilok replied loudly with a serious expression.
The mechs of Darkniss began to retreat in an orderly fashion. They covered each other. In the eyes of the red-tailed beast, the retreat of the mechs was a golden opportunity.
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