Publishedat 15th of July 2019 04:20:32 AMChapter 584
A beam of light shot out of Ling Lan"s gun . At the same time, Devil Blade pulled his trigger too . One of the opponents that woke up was the one he was looking at .
“Bang! Bang!” The two shots slammed into the mechas and two loud explosions rang out .
The two mechas flew out due to the force of the explosion . There were lights surrounding their mechas . This light came from their beam shield . One of the mechas had his beam shield dimmed while the other had a wound on its right shoulder . Black smoke was coming out of the wound . As the mecha flew out, the black smoke formed an arc in the air .
Ling Lan didn"t see any effect after she fired her shot so she moved her gun and aimed it at her other opponents . The last batch of people had ended their lag time .
However, she was still too late . Her opponents had activated their beam shield and escaped unharmed from her attacks .
“I am still too slow . If I am just a little faster, I might have succeeded . ” Ling Lan stared at the mecha that escaped her attack coldly . She pouted her lips with regret . Her hand speed was still too slow . She missed the chance that she saw and wasted her shot .
The mecha operator that got hit slammed his operation table in anger . “d.a.m.n, I actually got hit . ” He felt humiliated to be injured by a n.o.body .
“Jiao Thirteen, this person must have a strong spiritual power . Be careful of their long-range attacks . ” Their temporary leader, Lin Five, reminded him .
Everyone knew that people with a stronger spiritual power would wake up earlier in the virtual world . The members in the Flying Dragon Special Forces were all-round talents that excelled in both their spiritual power and physical const.i.tution . They would not take in people who were only good in one of them . Hence, it was normal that they would lose out to the mecha operators talented in their spiritual power and would wake up later than them .
Mecha operators that had a strong spiritual power were usually proficient in long-range attacks . This was because they were weaker physically so close-combat was not suitable for them . A strong physique was needed for close-combat as the body needed to withstand the blows dealt on their mechas . Hence, Lin Five reminded Jiao Thirteen to beware of long-range attacks . He was afraid that he would lose his cool and forget about this point . If he got defeated because of this, that would really be a humiliation .
Actually, Lin Five was surprised that Jiao Thirteen didn"t manage to dodge the attack too . They were all trained to activate their defense mechanism the moment they woke up so that such situations wouldn"t happen . By right, he should be able to dodge it .
Lin Five had no time to think . His opponent had already swung his giant sword towards him .
“Bang!” The two swords collided into each other . The people around them almost lost their balance . Two powerful close combat mecha operators were fighting heads on with each other .
“Jiao Thirteen, you activated your beam shield too late . Lousy . ” The mecha operator that managed to block Devil Blade"s shot mocked Jiao Thirteen .
Jiao Thirteen was furious when he heard what his teammate said, “Wei Nine, go to h.e.l.l . You are the one that is lousy . ”
Jiao Thirteen was certain that he activated his beam shield the moment he woke up . It was even smoother and faster than his training practice . However, he was still hit . He suspected that the mainframe ignored his controls and gave his opponent the chance to attack him .
It was understandable that Jiao Thirteen couldn"t understand what went wrong . Ling Lan"s shot was instantaneous . The moment the mainframe shut down the protection shield, Ling Lan fired the shot . Hence, the shot was deemed valid . If she had fired the shot a little faster, it would be an invalid shot and wouldn"t have hurt Jiao Thirteen .
Of course, if Jiao Thirteen was able to instantaneously activate his beam shield, Ling Lan"s attack wouldn"t have hit him . However, he couldn"t do such operations yet so he was injured .
This was why Devil Blade failed . He was slower than Ling Lan so his opponent managed to block his shot . No one had the time to a.n.a.lyze Ling Lan"s attack now so they just thought that she was lucky .
Jiao Thirteen couldn"t control his mecha"s right hand anymore . If this happened to a normal long-range operator, their combat skills would drop exponentially and they wouldn"t be able to continue the battle . But, the Flying Dragon Special Forces didn"t allow their members to have any weaknesses . Every one of their mecha operators was trained to use both hands to handle their weapons . If the right hand of their mecha was injured, they could still use their left hand .
However, the left-hand attacks would not be as powerful as the right-hand attacks no matter how well they trained both their hands . Jiao Thirteen couldn"t display his full ability . How well he managed to use his mecha"s left hand depended on how hard he had practiced it .
Jiao Thirteen was furious . He took his beam gun with the mecha"s left hand and prepared to shoot Ling Lan . Suddenly, huge energies formed into a whirlwind and attacked him .
Jiao Thirteen got a shock . He instantly jumped more than ten meters away . On the ground where he was standing just now, a deep cut had appeared .
“Whirlwind Strike!” A close-combat mecha rushed towards him with a huge cold weapon in its hand .
“Total Annihilation!” Total Annihilation was a basic attack but the powerful force coming from it gave Jiao Thirteen no chance of retreating . He decisively threw down his beam gun and grabbed his sword . He swung it at the mecha .
“Bang!” Another loud noise echoed throughout the combat arena . The other mechas that were fighting slowed down for a moment .
Ling Lan had been waiting for an opportunity all these while . She quickly pulled her trigger and a light beam shot out of her gun . The sudden light beam shocked her opponent and he immediately maneuvered his mecha to the left .
“Boom!” The light beam still managed to hit Ling Lan"s opponent . The beam shield dimmed a little . Ling Lan"s opponent got attacked the moment he woke up so he had to activate his beam shield to take on the blow forcefully . Now, he was. .h.i.t again . His beam shield could only handle one more attack . If he didn"t change his energy storage unit, he would be in the same situation as Jiao Thirteen .
Jiao Thirteen"s opponent was Crazy Warrior . He laughed excitedly as he faced Jiao Thirteen . Ling Lan"s attack at the start allowed him to get near this long-range mecha . If not, he might be the one getting chased around by this mecha .
Close-combat operators hated long-range operators the most . If they met a long-range operator on the battlefield, they needed to close the gap between them before they could fight their opponent . However, long-range operators were not stupid either . They would not give these close-combat mechas the chance to get near them .
In this situation, close-combat operators were at a disadvantage . They had to get near their opponents while they were being attacked by long-range attacks . If they met someone as strong as them, it would mean defeat .
Jiao Thirteen started fighting with Crazy Warrior . The other people saw their opponents and started fighting too .
Devil Blade had a hard time handling his opponent . His opponent was a close-combat operator .
“This operator is as strong as Domineering Blade . I wonder what his rank is among the six people . ” Devil Blade was a little frustrated . If his opponent was not the strongest, their team would be in a dire state .
Devil Blade knew that if he wanted to turn the situation around, he must widen the distance between them . He operated a balanced mecha but his long-range attacks were better than his close-combat skills . Hence, he wanted to find a way to use his long-range attacks .
He fought too safely at the start and allowed his opponent to close in on him . If he had attacked bolder, he would not be in such a difficult position .
Devil Blade exchanged another blow with his opponent . Suddenly, a short-distanced beam gun appeared in his mecha"s left hand . A light beam shot out of the beam gun and enveloped his opponent .
This attack forced his opponent to retreat . Devil Blade took the chance to move away from his opponent .
“I will not allow you to run away!” Once Devil Blade moved, his opponent knew what he was planning to do . His opponent struck a Whirlwind Strike at him and rushed towards him .
Devil Blade saw his opponent chasing him . He gritted his teeth and powered his engine to the maximum . He needed to pull the distance away from his opponent even if it meant overburdening his engine . He continuing shooting his opponent with his beam gun and tried to slow down his opponent .
“Comparing speed with me?” Devil Blade"s opponent gave a cold smile when he saw what Devil Blade was doing . His mecha was modified to become faster . He accelerated his engine . A loud roar sounded from his mecha and his mecha"s speed increased again . He closed in on Devil Blade .
“d.a.m.n, my opponent"s mecha has been modified to have a faster speed . ” Devil Blade was devastated . He was really unlucky today . He failed his sneak attack and met a speed-modified mecha .
Devil Blade was expecting to meet such a mecha since most close-combat mechas would be modified to become faster or stronger . However, he was still affected when he really met the mecha .
At this moment, Ling Lan"s voice appeared in the team channel, “Devil Blade, a.s.sist Domineering Blade immediately . ”
Devil Blade was stunned when he heard this order . How was he supposed to go over? He was in a fight with his opponent and couldn"t free himself .
Suddenly, a flash of light appeared and struck the mecha that was chasing Devil Blade .
Devil Blade"s opponent stopped due to the attack . When he wanted to continue chasing Devil Blade, another light appeared and interrupted his operation .
Devil Blade saw Ling Lan coming to help him . He didn"t know if Ling Lan could stop his opponent but he still turned around decisively and went to help Domineering Blade .