Chapter 691: New Team Member!
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The first person to enter the launching port was Ling Lan. She contacted the JMC that was in charge of her launching port and said coldly, “250 Mecha Clan Mecha No. 1 requesting for launch!”
“Ah, yes!” Ling Lan frowned when she heard an anxious voice from the other end of the call.
“Hello, I’m the JMC in charge of your launch. Sorry to keep you waiting. We are doing the final check. Mecha No. 1’s weapons are fully equipped and the engine is normal. You are eligible for launch. The countdown starts now… 3,2,1, launch!”
The JMC hurriedly finished the rest of her work. She was talking to her coworkers just now because, based on past experiences, they thought that there would not be any mecha operators entering the launching port this early. This was why she was not fully prepared. She didn’t expect the mecha operators at her launching port to arrive so quickly. He even contacted her personally…
The JMC heaved a sigh of relief after sending Ling Lan away. She felt fortunate that she was not scolded. She wished that this mecha operator would not complain about her work ethics after he came back from the mission.
The JMC learned her lesson and didn’t dare to relax anymore. She focused on her work and made sure that the other mecha operators got launched successfully. The other JMCs beside her also stopped talking and waited patiently for their mecha operators to be in position.
They felt lucky that there were not in charge of 250 Mecha Clan.
Why was this so? Because the mecha operators of 250 Mecha Clan entered their launching port more than a minute earlier than the other mecha clans. These JMCs were not normal JMCs. They were very experienced in handling ace mecha masters but even then, they hadn’t met any logisticians who were able to work as fast as those from 250 Mecha Clan. Was this mecha clan an elite of the elite clan? The JMCs were not certain about the background of 250 Mecha Clan so they started having other thoughts.
After Ling Lan left the starship, she didn’t choose to enter the atmosphere of the planet. Instead, she waited for her members. Soon, all the 24 ace mecha master of 250 Mecha Clan were in position. Just as Ling Lan wanted to give her order, she received a call on her optical supercomputer in the mecha.
Ling Lan was shocked. Only the members and the people at the headquarters of 250 Mecha Clan knew this internal channel. Who was calling her?
Ling Lan accepted the call curiously. She heard a familiar voice. “New member of 250 Mecha Clan, Ling Yu, wishes to join the team.”
“Ling Yu?!” Ling Lan’s lips twitched. Why is this person here?
“Yes. I received an order from the division headquarters. I will be temporary joining 250 Mecha Clan for this land clearing mission.” The person replied to her seriously. “I believe that Regiment Commander Ling had received the notification too.”
Ling Lan gritted her teeth. Yes, she did receive the notification. This notification came so suddenly and it made her furious. Was this a sign of not being trusted? Did they think that she didn’t have the capabilities to lead her team on this mission so they sent in someone to help her?
Ling Lan was angry but she still saved the other party’s embarrassment. She replied coldly, “Since that is the case, please join the team.”
“Yes, regiment commander!” He seemed angry. The new member scratched his head.
The new mecha operator quickly joined the mecha team. Although he was a new member, the current members of the mecha team were either experienced mecha operators or members of Lingtian whom she had worked with for a long time. Hence, they were able to rearrange their formation quickly. The new member joined their team smoothly.
“Let’s go!” Ling Lan gave her order. The mecha team formed a triangular formation and entered the atmosphere of the planet with Ling Lan at the lead.
Once they entered the atmosphere, Ling Lan felt a strong gravity pushing them down. Her optical supercomputer quickly displayed the relevant information of the planet. Ling Lan moved her fingers quickly and entered the new data into the system to calibrate the mecha so it would be able to fall at a slower rate and not get affected by the gravity.
Within one second, all the mechas managed to control their falling speed. Since there was ample time, Ling Lan didn’t fully unleash her hand speed. Hence, all the other mecha operators finished their operation around the same time as her.
In the central command room of the Rising Sun fleet, the mecha clans that participated in this mission were all displayed on the screens around the room. 250 Mecha Clan was on it too.
“Is that our an ace mecha clan? What impressive speed.” One of the officers was surprised when he saw the mecha team.
“Yes. The other mecha clans are still at their launching port but they have already finished forming up.” The other officers were alerted by this officer and started noticing this mecha team too.
“That is because they have fewer people. How many mechas do they have? 25? Oh, it’s 26. Most scouting teams will have at least 50 people so they will definitely be slower.” One officer expressed his opinion.
The officer who noticed 250 first was unconvinced. “They do have fewer people but how many mechas of the other clans are ready? 10? 15? No clan has 20 mechas ready yet. How is this not fast?”
The officer that was rebutted was speechless. This was the truth. However, he was too prideful to admit he was wrong so he continued, “They have fewer people so the communicating between themselves is obviously easier. It’s normal that they are faster.”
“Why don’t you ask another mecha clan to try it out then?” The officer that supported 250 Mecha Clan refuted. This speed was the overall speed of the entire mecha clan, including the logisticians. If it was so easy to increase one’s speed, there would have been more teams out there by now.
“Stop arguing. The mecha team is already entering the atmosphere.” Someone reminded the two officers that were arguing. Both of them kept quiet and turned to look at the big screen.
“Haha, that’s good. Our 23rd division is the first division to enter the new planet.” The officers in the central command center cheered when they noticed this fact.
“Don’t be too happy. The ace mecha clan of the 1st division, God of Hunt, is entering too.” Someone spotted signs of other mecha clans.
“The mecha clan from the 2nd division, Whirlwind, and the mecha clan from the 3rd division, God of War, is entering as well.”
As expected of the divisions under the three great marshal. They had a 50 man team but their speed was only slightly slower than a 26 man team. The 23rd division managed to gain an upper hand due to their numbers.
“Oh right, which mecha clan was that? Once this mission ends, we must heavily reward them.” Although there were not many people in this mecha team, it was a fact that the 23rd Division was the first division to enter the planet. This was an accomplishment for them.
“Its 250 Mecha Clan!” The officers were shocked when he saw the name of the mecha clan. They knew that the 250 Mecha Clan borrowed their fleet to participate in the mission but they didn’t pay any attention to them. They thought that the higher authorities wanted to give them an opening gambit or a warning. Unexpectedly, the ‘useless’ 250 Mecha Clan was a fast and highly-skilled mecha clan. Are they dreaming?
Everyone looked at the mecha team that landed safely on the surface of the planet. They were astounded.
“We were fooled by the division headquarters.” A calm voice came from the entrance of the command center.
“Commander-in-chief!” All the officers stood up and greeted him. Qi Aiming walked into the central command center. He looked at the mecha team on the screen with a complicated expression. If they could get this mecha clan, the Rising Sun fleet might become the most powerful fleet in the 23rd division. Unfortunately…
He remembered the smile on his superiors face when he submitted this request. He knew that there was no hope of that happening.
Qi Aiming sighed. If he had requested for 250 Mecha Clan right from the start, he might have a chance. However, now, no fleet would be able to get 250 Mecha Clan anymore. Their general looked as though he had given up on 250 Mecha Clan but in actual fact, he had high hopes for this mecha clan. It was too late to benefit from this mecha clan.
At this moment, Ling Lan and her team had already reached the lower layer of the atmosphere of the planet.
The environment on the planet was bad. The optical supercomputer tested the temperature on the planet. It was higher than 40 degrees celsius. There was no oxygen in the air too. If she didn’t see the reddish spots which looked like plants when she was coming down, she would have suspected if there were any living things on this planet.
Ling Lan carefully controlled her mecha and landed on a yellowish-brown spot which seemed studier. The moment she landed, she felt her mecha sinking into the ground.
This is not good. The ground here was not able to support the weight of a mecha. Ling Lan felt a sense of danger. She used her fastest hand speed and quickly calibrated her mecha.
The mecha stopped sinking down. She raised one of her mecha legs and took a step forward. The mecha didn’t sink. The weight of the mecha had reached an acceptable range for her to walk.
“Set your mechas to floating mode. The floating level will be at 53. Set traction to 11 and granular load to 27.” Ling Lan quickly shared her mecha setting to her team members.
She was confident that her team members were able to change their settings based on the situation but she didn’t want them to lose their focus on their surroundings so she told them her findings.
The other members quickly changed their settings while they were in mid-air. When they landed, no one sunk. This meant that Ling Lan had found the correct settings in an instant.
After they landed safely, they noticed that the red spots they thought were plants were actually the color of the ground. On the other hand, the yellowish-brown spots which they thought was the ground were actually plants.
As expected, their logic couldn’t be applied in a new environment.
Ling Lan and her team landed on an empty field. This was a good and a bad thing. It was good because this place was safer compared to a forest or a swamp. However, risk and opportunity came together. They would have less of a chance of finding a natural resource vein on this planet.
“Regiment commander, we are so unlucky. We landed on a flat field.” One of the mecha operators said in a depressed tone.
“Our main goal is to let everyone experience what it’s like to go on a mission. It’ll be good if we can find some natural resources. If not, it’s fine too,” Ling Lan replied calmly. She was not after the monetary gains. If she really wanted to equip 250 Mecha Clan, she could use the account that Little Four gave her. There were enough credits in the account to equip 10 mecha clans. It could be said that the only thing Ling Lan didn’t lack was credits.
The disappointed members managed to feel better after seeing how calm their regiment commander was.
They used their search device on their mechas to scan the area. Ling Lan noticed that around 10 kilometers away, there was a thermal signal. Since they didn’t have any urgent goals, Ling Lan decided to go there.
They quickly ran towards the direction. They wanted to save their energy so they didn’t choose to fly.
Along the way, Ling Lan accepted Li Lanfeng’s request for a private call. “Rabbit, who is Ling Yu? Is he suspicious?”
“No.” Ling Lan replied, “He is from the Ling family.” Ling Lan added on.
“Is General Ling Xiao worried about you? Is that why he sent Ling Yu over?” Li Lanfeng asked carefully. He detected a sense of unhappiness in Ling Lan’s tone.
Ling Lan’s lips twitched. As expected, her team members knew all about it. What a bastard her father was… he destroyed the reliable and domineering image she worked so hard to build.
“Maybe.” Ling Lan squeezed the words out of her mouth. Couldn’t her leopard learn to act dumb for once? Luckily, he didn’t know Ling Yu’s real identity. If not, her image would really be destroyed.
Damn it. Her father really knew how to make things difficult for her!
Chapter 692: A Creature With Tentacles!
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Putting Ling Lan’s thoughts aside, all of them managed to arrive at their destination soon.
It was a huge lake. The surface of the lake was shimmering with light. There seemed to be no end to the lake with waters that were deep blue and clear. However, Ling Lan and her team members couldn’t be certain if there were creatures inside the lake. The steam over the lake and the heat emitted from the lake told them that the temperature of the water was high.
Xie Yi started taking a sample of the water and examining it without Ling Lan’s command. He told everyone what he found through the team channel.
“The temperature of the water is at 87 degrees celsius. Can fish survive at this temperature?” One of the mecha operators were stunned. Fish would be cooked at this temperature.
“You are a veteran. Have you forgotten lifeforms here might be different from what we know? I’m pretty sure the fish on this planet are not afraid of high heat,” Someone refuted.
“There is a fish like that in the Federation too. It’s known as Aomu Fish. It can live within 50 degrees celsius to 60 degrees celsius water. If the temperature of the water gets below 45 degrees celsius, it will die.” Someone reminded everyone to not be restricted by their own ignorance.
“No one knows what is in the lake. Let’s be more careful.” As the most experienced mecha operator, Yang Mingzhi felt obligated to remind everyone to be aware of their surroundings when he noticed that they were too focused on talking.
Everyone instantly focused their attention on the lake.
Ling Lan knew that these people still had problems fighting in a high pressured situation. They had relaxed for too long and lost their vigilance on the battlefield. This was not something that could be solved with training. Only real life-or-death situations would allow them to regain their vigilance.
“Regiment commander, why do I feel that the heat in the lake didn’t trigger the thermal signal?” Li Lanfeng looked at his optical supercomputer. He noticed that the thermal signal came from the lake but 87 degrees celsius was too low for the thermal detector to give such a signal.
Ling Lan stared at the surface of the lake for a few seconds. She said slowly, “Seems like we need to go into the lake.” She had this query too. There might be something in the lake which caused it to have such a high temperature. She didn’t know if it was a natural resource vein in it.
However, entering the lake was a dangerous task. Entering the bottom of a lake or a river was usually the most dangerous place to explore. There was water resistance and the water would affect the mecha operator’s vision too. Most importantly, no one knew what was under the water.
Ling Lan pondered about it and chose Qi Long, Zhao Jun, Liu Furong, Gu Zhengyang to enter the lake with her.
Li Lanfeng wanted to say something but he stopped himself. He really wanted to go with Ling Lan but he knew that if anything happened there, with his stamina, he might drag the whole team down. He could not cause trouble for his rabbit.
Ling Lan asked Yang Mingzhi to be in charge of guarding the perimeter and asked Li Lanfeng and Han Jijyun to help him. She glanced at Ling Yu who was standing still like a piece of wood. After some thought, she said, “Ling Yu, you’ll go down with me too.”
Since there is a bodyguard, she should use it.
“Yes, regiment commander!” Ling Yu received the order. Very soon, the six of them jumped into the lake.
The moment they entered the lake, the six of them changed their mecha setting to suit the underwater environment. Their mecha got used to the environment and slowly sunk. It took more than ten seconds for them to sink to the bottom of the lake. It was deeper than expected. There was no light at the bottom of the lake. However, the mechas had searchlights on them so they were able to see within 30 meters around them.
The six people cautiously explored the bottom of the lake. While they were sinking, they didn’t see a single fish at all. This caused them to doubt if there were any creatures in the lake.
“Be careful!” Qi Long felt his boss kicking him. Ling Yu, who was protecting Ling Lan, fired a beam shot at Qi Long’s direction. If his boss didn’t kick him, he would have been hit by the beam. Qi Long was furious. Was there something wrong with Ling Yu? Wasn’t he boss’s bodyguard?”
“Qi Long, inspect your mecha and see if there is a problem.” Ling Lan’s cold voice rang inside Qi Long’s ears. Ling Yu still had his beam gun in his hand. However, it was not aimed at him. It was aimed at his side.
Qi Long got a shock. He knew that things were not what it seemed. He immediately inspected his mecha and noticed that there was a round-shaped burn mark on the mecha’s chest. He didn’t know when he got this scar. It looked like a burn mark was formed by electricity.
Qi Long replayed what happened. After slowing down the video feed ten times, he finally saw a silver whip-like tentacle appearing beside him suddenly and attacking him. If his boss didn’t kick him away, he might have been seriously hurt. At the same time, he also noticed that Ling Yu’s beam sliced the silver whip-like tentacle. That was why the tentacle retreated and stopped attacking him.
With Ling Yu standing by, Ling Lan bent down and picked up the tentacle that was sliced by Ling Yu. After it was sliced, half of it dropped onto the bottom of the lake.
The tentacle kept forming sparks in Ling Lan’s hand. Ling Lan was prepared for its attack so she protected her hand using the shield. After a few seconds, the sparks disappeared. The silver whip-like tentacle had used up all its energy and stopped moving. It started to turn dark silver.
“This tentacle has powerful electricity in it. Even if it leaves the main body, the electricity will not disappear immediately. Some of it still remained in it.” Ling Lan explained what happened to the other five people. “Based on the way it attacked, it should be a creature with tentacles.”
Everyone gasped when they heard that. The hardest type of creature to deal with under the water were creatures with tentacles. This creature even had electricity in it. They were not afraid but it still made their heads hurt.
Ling Lan signaled at Ling Yu to put down his gun. The creature that attacked them had moved away or was hiding. Ling Lan swallowed the questions she had and turned to face everyone. “Be careful. It is injured so it will definitely attack us again.”
“Yes, regiment commander!” Everyone was on their guard. With such a scary opponent being near them, all of them moved with vigilance. They even activated their shields. At the bottom of the lake, each mecha was shining with light from their beam shield. Ling Lan knew this would make them easier targets but it was better than dying unknowingly in the tentacles of a tentacle monster.
“Regiment commander, we are unable to contact the people above.” Liu Furong frowned as he told Ling Lan the bad news. Just now, Ling Lan ordered him to contact Yang Mingzhi to inform them about the situation under the water so that they could be on their guard.
“Seems like the water is able to interrupt signals,” Gu Zhengyang guessed.
“Maybe this is the ability of the tentacle creature,” Zhao Jun had another guess.
“No matter what, we are rich.” Qi Long smiled brightly as he stared in front of him intently. All he could think of were credits. He didn’t look as though he just met a life-or-death situation. He was as lively as usual.
“I didn’t expect our luck to be so good.” Their current situation was quite bad but everyone’s mindset was good. They started making the best out of the situation.
They knew that if they wanted to explore this lake, they needed to get rid of the tentacle creature first. They didn’t know how many creatures there were. Furthermore, if they killed all the tentacle creatures only to realize that this was just an ordinary lake with no ability to block signals, their efforts would be in vain.
Yet, everyone looked at the situation positively and accepted the challenge happily. Ling Yu nodded his head. He was satisfied with the performance of these team leaders.
At the side of the lake, the 20 people who stayed back split into two teams. One of the team rested while the other guarded the area. A portion of them guarded the lake while another portion guarded their surroundings.
The person in charge of the group that was guarding the lake was Li Lanfeng. Luo Lang and Xie Yi helped him. Li Lanfeng trusted Ling Lan and the others but he still couldn’t help feeling worried. He kept looking at the lake and hoped that his friends would return soon.
Suddenly, he narrowed his eyes. “Luo Lang, Xie Yi, look. Did you see something below the surface of the lake just now?” He saw a flash of silver just now. This caused him to be on his guard.
Luo Lang and Xie Yi immediately looked at the lake. But, they didn’t see anything.
“There seemed to be nothing,” Luo Lang said with uncertainty.
Xie Yi smiled. “You must have mistaken. How can there be any creatures in a lake with such a high temperature?” He moved his mecha after he finished speaking and looked in another direction.
Luo Lang seemed to agree with what he said. He turned his mecha around indifferently too and placed his focus on the other side.
Li Lanfeng muttered, “Maybe I’m wrong.” He spun his mecha around too.
When the three of them turned around, six long tentacles shot out of the lake and slashed towards the six mechas that were near the lake. Three of the mecha belonged to Li Lanfeng, Xie Yi, and Luo Lang.
“Boom! Boom! Boom!” The moment the tentacles appeared, Li Lanfeng, Luo Lang, and Xie Yi shot their beam guns at the six tentacles as though they were prepared for its attack.
This creature which snuck up of them was caught off its guard. All the six tentacles got sliced off. The other three mechas at the side of the lake had received an order from their leader and quickly dodged.
After seeing the attacker, Yang Mingzhi, Han Jijyun, and Li Yingjie quickly came over too.
Two of the tentacles dropped on the yellowish-brown plants at the bank of the lake. They kept twisting as though they still had life in them. The plants that got in contact with the tentacles were burnt immediately. The electricity in the tentacles was strong.
The mecha operators who noticed this felt a chill down their spines. If these tentacles landed on their bodies, they might turn into ash instantly. There was no chance of survival. This was just a portion of the electricity left in a broken tentacle. If they were hit by the main body, their mechas might not be able to withstand the electricity too.
Yang Mingzhi and his group met up with Li Lanfeng’s group. They saw waves forming on the surface of the river. Suddenly, numerous tentacles shot out of the river and rushed towards the people at the bank. It must be furious that Li Lanfeng and his friends hurt it so it wanted to kill them.
“F**k, that is a tentacle creature. Everyone focus! Don’t get dragged into the water by it.” Yang Mingzhi quickly reminded everyone. He immediately raised his beam gun and shot at the tentacles.
He was worried about the group that went down. He wondered if they were safe. This kind of creature was harder to deal with in the water.
After a round of shooting, they managed to destroy close to 200 tentacles. This only happened because none of them missed a shot. However, there were still 800 more tentacles rushing towards them.
“We have too little people. We can’t fight with it.” Yang Mingzhi immediately gave an order. “Everyone, retreat till the tentacles can’t reach you.”
Many mecha operators didn’t agree with this order, especially the people from Lingtian Battle Team. Under Ling Lan’s guidance, they didn’t like to retreat. However, they remembered what Ling Lan told them. The person-in-charge was Yang Mingzhi. Even if they wanted to continue fighting, they still had to listen to him. Hence, they retracted their weapons and started retreating.
In a battlefield, everyone must be able to obey commands immediately. If not, they might put everyone in danger. The members of Lingtian got brainwashed by Ling Lan successfully so they didn’t create trouble for Yang Mingzhi.
Although everyone moved quickly, the monster in the lake was much faster. Before the mecha operators could move to a safe distance, the tentacles had already reached them.
Chapter 693: Legend?
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Seeing this, Yang Mingzhi immediately turned his mecha around. His beam gun pointed towards the tentacles and pulled down on the trigger with a great force. The barrel of gun suddenly had a bright yellow flower come out from its tip…
“One of the ace operator’s sure-kill techniques, Blossoming Flash!” Those who were familiar with gun techniques would definitely be excited if they saw this move. It was a sure-kill technique because once this skill was used, it would always produce some results.
“Bang!” A large explosive sound echoed. The ground shook from the shockwave of the blast, not to mention the surface of the lake as it created countless tidal waves. A few mechas that retreated a bit slower than the rest were even hit by waves. The surface of the shore was flooded and required a long time to return back to normal.
Just as it was about to explode, Yang Mingzhi quickly backed up ten meters. Although he had already put his beam shield on the highest setting, the shockwave created by the explosion was still too much for him to handle. The beam shield’s energy levels were almost depleted and his mecha was losing energy as well. If someone were to attack him at this moment, it was possible that they would be able to by-pass the beam shield and cause damage to the mecha itself.
Yang Mingzhi’s move had its merits. Countless numbers of tentacles were blown off by the explosion. The explosion stopped the tentacles for a short while and averted the crisis the mecha operators were in.
The tentacle creature saw that its attack was unfruitful. Its patience was already running thin and now it was really angry.
“RAWR! A terrifying howl echoed from within the lake. Every mecha operator felt somewhat dizzy. Many of the mechas that were still in mid-air, began to lose control and fall towards the ground. However, these mecha operators were after all not second-rate mecha operators, their spiritual power levels were quite high. They quickly regained back their controls and immediately controlled their mechas.
The tentacle monster used sound waves to attack them. This attack was to incapacitate these mecha operators for a moment. That small window of time was enough for the monster to whip out more tentacles to attacks these bugs that had harmed it.
This tentacle monster was more intelligent than what they had come to have known. It instantly took away their opportunity to escape, created by Yang Mingzhi putting his life on the line. Right as they were about to wake up, they saw countless numbers of tentacles outside of their mechas. They knew they no longer had the chance to escape, thus they steeled their nerves and prepared to fight to their last breath.
It did not come to their mind that they would be caught in such a huge predicament within the field area. The mecha operators were no longer relaxed as they were in the beginning. They all had the realization that they needed to fight for their lives.
“Whirlwind Strike!”
“Multiple Point Strike!”
In the team, there were only three people who were not affected by the howl of the monster. They moved in together and attacked the tentacles once again. It was Luo Lang, Xie Yi and Li Lanfeng.
“RAWR!” The monster howled in pain. The entire surface of the lake began to rumble. A large circular shadow emerged from the lake along with the countless tentacles on its body. They began to wildly move about, causing the water to flood the shore again.
“As expected, it’s a tentacle monster and it’s a large one.” Seeing this, Yang Mingzhi and the others felt their nerves tingle.
With just a small part of the main body coming out from the lake, along with its tentacles, they instantly knew this monster was hard to deal with. The thickness of those tentacles were about the same size as their mechas. Moreover, it was definitely 10 times longer than their mechas. No wonder with them exploding, cutting them or slicing, they didn’t do too much damage to the tentacles. Are they able to dispose of this large monster with the equipment and weapons they have on hand?
“Where is our regiment commander?” Yang Mingzhi asked worriedly.
“Don’t worry, this little guy would be way over its head if it thinks it can take down our regiment commander.” Luo Lang’s first response had a tone of looking down on the monster as if this large creature wasn’t even a cause for concern.
Hearing this, Yang Mingzhi didn’t know where Luo Lang’s confidence came from, to trust the regiment commander’s group of six to not have any problems in the lake. Even if it was Yang Mingzhi himself, he would not be much of a help and would just shudder at the sight of this large creature if he was in their regiment commander’s position.
However, Yang Mingzhi didn’t have the luxury nor the time to worry about others. The tentacle whipped towards them once again, complementing the sound wave attack that was coming towards them at the same time. An attack that was both physical and spiritual. This made Yang Mingzhi and the other mecha operators fall into another difficult battle.
“Luo Lang, Xie Yi, we can’t keep attacking like this. We need to get closer to the main body.” Li Lanfeng battled with a tentacle for a while and finally found the time to communicate his plans with Luo Lang and Xie Yi.
Although Li Lanfeng’s hands were already full with his own battle, he was also paying attention to everyone else. He discovered that Luo Lang and Xie Yi were also not affected by the spiritual attack.
Li Lanfeng was spectral ability user. Spectral ability users were also able to use spiritual power to attack. The only thing that could harm him spiritually was a spectral ability of the same level. This crude spiritual attack was of course not effective against him. As for Luo Lang and Xie Yi, Li Lanfeng determined that the reasons why they were not affected was because Luo Lang’s innate talent and Xie Yi’s dual personalities. Luo Lang was able to easily switch between his various personalities and with him being the primary personality, he definitely had the highest level of spiritual power to be able to control all of his personalities. For Xie Yi, after fusing his light and dark personalities, his spiritual power had grown stronger and was able to easily negate damage from crude spiritual attacks.
This was why Li Lanfeng shared his plans with Luo Lang and Xie Yi.
“Just say it, what should we do?” Luo Lang replied. Li Lanfeng was a strategist that even the Boss trusted, so he of course would trust in Li Lanfeng’s plan.
“Xie Yi and I will create a path for you. You will then try to move closer to it. As for the main body’s weakness… Xie Yi and I will try our best to give you one minute’s worth of time.” Li Lanfeng looked at the main body in the lake. His eyes showed a hint of determination. He couldn’t let Rabbit be disappointed in him.
“Understood!” Luo Lang shouted. Among the three of them, his close combat skills was the strongest which made him the most suitable to attack the main body. As for the other mecha operators, it was already good enough that they could endure the spiritual attack and stay alive. It would be a miracle if they could provide any help.
The three of them began to slowly change their positions and got closer to each other. Yang Mingzhi had noticed their weird movements. Although he didn’t know what the three of them were doing, but he was sure that it was to attack the large monster. After blocking an incoming attack, he split a bit of his attention towards the three of them.
Finally, the three of them stood together in a triangular formation. Li Lanfeng suddenly shouted, “Xie Yi, coordinates (234,312), beam gun!”
Xie Yi raised his beam gun without hesitation and shot towards the coordinates Li Lanfeng had given him. This type of coordinate was only used inLingtian Battle Clan. Of course, now it had become a speciality for 250 Mecha Clan. Only they knew the coordinates and would cause the enemy to be confused(that was unless the enemy hacked into their communications channel).
The beam from both mechas hit the same location at the same time. The power of the attack wasn’t comparable to the power of one beam. It also wasn’t simply just adding the power of of two beams, it increased exponentially when combined. Not long after, the tentacles in the path of the combined beam were vapourized.
Before Li Lanfeng could say anything, Luo Lang, who was already ready, shot out like a cannonball, following the beam Li Lanfeng and Xie Yi had shot. He went straight through the path the beam had created.
In actuality, all these steps were done instantaneously. When Li Lanfeng and Xie Yi’s beam dispersed, Luo Lang had already arrived above the tentacle monster’s main body. A brightly flashing cold weapon was stabbed straight towards the circular main body without hesitation.
“Shu!” The large sword cut into the circular body for half a meter. A black liquid squirted out from the wound. It quickly changed the original clear blue water to pure black.
“RAWR!” The monster screeched, leaving everyone with headaches. Luckily the monster stopped attacking because it was under immense pain. The mecha operators weren’t harmed physically, but everyone had cold sweat dripping down their foreheads from being afraid. If they were attacked when they didn’t have their guard up, they would definitely be heavily wounded.
As expected, land clearing missions were the most dangerous type of missions within the military. They had only just arrived at the new planet and landed in the safest location. Even so, they still almost all perished.
After getting injured, the tentacle monster’s entire circular body began to flop around. The tentacles that were originally attacking everyone, flailed towards Luo Lang, who was wrestling with the main body for the sword.
“Not good. Quickly everyone, attack the main body!” Yang Mingzhi saw this and knew something bad was going to happen and immediately gave an order.
Everyone knew Luo Lang was in danger. In that moment, they didn’t care about preserving energy. The beams from their guns were shot out as if they were selling cabbages on the street.
The main body could no longer disregard the attack. It couldn’t help but use a few of its tentacles to protect itself. This also showed the disadvantage of having such a large body. Without the agility to dodge these attacks, it could only use its tentacles to block.
Even then, one-third of the tentacles were still attacking Luo Lang. Luo Lang saw this and couldn’t help but temporarily give up on the sword that was stuck in the main body and maneuvered his mecha to dodge the tentacle. Just like that, a mecha was dodging through the tentacles that were ten times taller than the mecha itself gracefully. This scene made the mecha operators on the shore watched anxiously. They were afraid that with one mistake, Luo Lang would be crushed by a tentacle and would perish.
At that moment, sweat poured down from Luo Lang’s forehead like rain and his spirit was waning. The reason the mecha dodged so gracefully was because of his countless combination of controls. If one command was executed slower, he would meet his doom. In that situation, Luo Lang didn’t think about anything else and only wanted dodge, dodge and dodge.
Suddenly, Luo Lang’s finger slowed down and in turn Luo Lang’s mecha slowed down. This sudden slowness was only for a blink of an eye, but as luck would have it, in this amount of time, Luo Lang lost the chance to dodge a cross chop attack from two tentacles.
The mecha operators on the shore watched in horror as their mouths were wide open with disbelief. Right at that moment, two whirlwinds came down from the sky. Just as the tentacles were about to hit Luo Lang, they were sent flying back by the whirlwinds.
“You guys are finally here. You guys are too slow,” Luo Lang said with discontent.
“Sorry, we wasted some time getting past the monster,” Xie Yi apologized sofly. The danger Luo Lang was in just now almost made Xie Yi’s heart stop.
“Here!” Li Lanfeng suddenly took out a long and large sword that looked similar to a tangdao and passed it to Luo.
Luo Lang caught it and took a look. He instantly shouted out, “Li Lanfeng, why is the Boss’s Firmament with you?”
“Boss was afraid someone would lose their weapon, so he told me to bring it if by any chance that happened,” Li Lanfeng said coldly. Luo Lang didn’t know what to say. He could only hold the Firmament and ruthlessly pounce towards the tentacle monster.
“Wuwuwu, I will wash away the disgrace!” Luo Lang thought frustratingly.
Li Lanfeng didn’t care about how his conversation with Luo Lang may have harmed Luo Lang’s pride. He and Xie Yi worked together and blocked all of the tentacles attacking Luo Lang. This made Luo Lang put all of his focus into attacking the circular main body.
The attack just now made them realized that the main body was not as tough as the tentacles. However, because it was so huge, one sword strike could not cause a fatal wound. They only hoped that the sharp Firmament could create a miracle.
Luo Lang’s sword attack was even more ruthless than the last one because of the disgrace he had received. In other words, this strike Luo Lang made gave off a feeling that it was either his enemy dying or himself.
“Shu!” As expected, the Firmament was undoubtedly a very sharp and tough cold weapon. It easily cut open the main body. This time, it instantly cut through around two meters. Luo Lang’s mecha also followed the sword’s downwards momentum and dropped into the water, creating countless ripples.
“RAWR!” The tentacle monster gave off another screech of pain which stopped the attacks of the mecha operators on the shore again. Without having to defend against the attacks of the mecha operators from the shore, all of the tentacle began to attack Li Lanfeng and Xie Yi along with Luo Lang, who had not come out from the lake.
Li Lanfeng and Xie Yi used all their might to defend against the tentacles, but still couldn’t defend against the tentacle monster’s desperate attack and were both struck down into the lake. The tentacle monster’s attacks didn’t stop there. All of the tentacles that could still move split into three groups and ruthlessly pounced towards the three mechas that were struggling to get out of the water.
At that moment, one mecha suddenly appeared in the sky. The tentacle monster actually didn’t notice this mecha because all of its attention were on the three in the lake.
That one mecha plummet straight down from the air. Quicker than words could say, the mecha instantly landed on the main body, then a beam gun was ruthlessly stabbed into the wound Luo Lang had created and the operator pulled down the trigger of the beam gun without hesitation.
“Bang!” A large explosion was heard. The entire lake blew up. Mechas that were close to the shore were instantly blown away by the shockwave of the blast. The tidal waves from the lake instantly pushed them back tens of meters.
The mecha performing the final attack was also sent flying many meters away by the rebound of the gun and smashed onto the surface of the lake. Perhaps the force of the rebound was too great because his destroyed mecha was released black puffs of smoke.
“Captain!”
“Captain Yang!”
While all the mecha operators were shouting with concern, Li Lanfeng’s group of three were also watching Yang Mingzhi. In their time of need, Yang Mingzhi made a move. In order to save the three of them, he used a move that destroyed both him and the monster. Without enough the beam shield to protect the mecha, it would of course be destroyed by the terrifying explosion.
“Shu!” Yang Mingzhi’s battered mecha suddenly floated above the water. Could it be that the damage to Yang Mingzhi’s mecha wasn’t as severe as they had thought? Everyone relaxed a bit, but quickly discovered it wasn’t the case. It was because Yang Mingzhi’s mecha didn’t float above the water by itself and was brought up by Luo Lang who had fallen into the lake earlier.
“Captain Yang, Captain Yang…” After putting down Yang Mingzhi’s mecha softly on the ground, Luo Lang anxiously shouted to Yang Mingzhi. If he didn’t respond, Luo Lang would have opened the cockpit and perform emergency first aid.
“Ugh, ugh… Captain Luo, I’m alright.” Yang Mingzhi had blood coming out of his mouth and tried his best to relief Luo Lang’s worries.
“Drink the emergency medicinal agent our regiment commander had prepared for us. Brother Shiyu’s medicinal agents are very effective.” After hearing that he was alright, Luo Lang instantly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn’t forget to remind Yang Mingzhi to drink the medicine for the fear of some undetectable internal injuries. As long as he drank the medicine, it would make sure nothing could go wrong.
Hearing Luo Lang’s concern, Yang Mingzhi wasn’t going to ignore it. He took out the medicine from the small fridge contraption, opened it and drank it. These simple movements made Yang Mingzhi use all of his body’s energy, causing immense pain.
“I haven’t been injured in so long. Didn’t think that being injured would be so painful!” Yang Mingzhi smiled bitterly. He had forgotten the feeling of pain. As expected, living peacefully was a warrior’s grave. Back then, his injuries were more severe than this and yet he could still continue to operate his mecha and battle with the enemy until the bitter end. If it was back then, he wouldn’t need Luo Lang’s help to swim out of the lake and wouldn’t be rendered him unable to move by such small injuries.
At that moment, Li Lanfeng and Xie Yi had crawled out of the lake while dragging out the main body from the tentacle monster.
In reality, the power of the explosion that Li Lanfeng, Xie Yi and Luo Lang had endured wasn’t any less than Yang Mingzhi’s. Moreover, they had already sustained attacks from the tentacle monster. They should have all been injured, but the three of them were like wild beasts, as if they weren’t even affected…
Yang Mingzhi looked at these three and couldn’t help but think to himself, “As expected of the new generation replacing the old generation, while the old generation dies on the battlefield. I’m indeed old.” Yang Mingzhi’s mood was slightly depressed and felt some regret, but he felt more happy. These mecha operators that were too young to be true were much stronger than he was back then. He really wanted to see how far these young mecha operators will go.
Perhaps he could follow behind them and become a legend too. Yang Mingzhi didn’t know why but he actually had a thought like this.
Chapter 694: Making a Move?
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Li Lanfeng and Xie Yi dragged the main body of the tentacle monster onto shore. Luo Lang quickly ran up to them. The main body was even considered big for them, who were piloting mechas. If they fought with their regular bodies, they would be as small as ants compared to the tentacle monster?
Luo Lang thought about this for a second then frowned. He didn’t want to be at the lowest level of the food chain.
Luo Lang poked at the main body with interest. Suddenly he saw that there was a circular hole at the main body’s lower part. The hole had black fluid constantly flowing out from it. Luo Lang knew that this was the monster’s blood. In other words, this wasn’t a mouth hole or the hole at the other end. Instead, it was wound.
“Guys, come take a look. Look at that!” Luo Lang anxiously called out to people to come take a look.
A bunch of people heard Luo Lang’s call and gathered around him. Han Jijyun was also poking at the hole with his large sword. Right as he did that, the black liquid that was flowing out, suddenly squirted into the air. If Han Jijyun’s reaction wasn’t as fast as it was, he would have been covered with the black liquid.
“It’s indeed a wound and it’s also a fatal one,” said Han Jijyun.
“Yeah, the amount of black liquid that spewed out from the explosion wasn’t as much as that wound itself.” Li Lanfeng saw that the ground they were standing on was already stained black and the speed of the flowing black fluid did not slow down. The large circular body also deflated at a speed the naked eye could see. It seemed that the circular hole was the main reason why it died.
“Our Boss probably made a move,” Luo Lang said with a glint in his eyes.
“I agree!” Xie Yi supported Luo Lang’s idea without hesitation.
“I also agree!” Han Jijyun thought for a second and could only come to such a conclusion as well.
“I don’t see why not.” Li Lanfeng said with a smile. Only Ling Lan had the capabilities to find the fatal weakness of the tentacle monster and kill it in one hit.
Everyone thought Ling Lan had made a move, but Ling Lan’s group had just reached the deepest part of the lake. Ling Lan didn’t expect the bottom of the lake to have a deep trench. Ling Lan stood at the edge of the trench and couldn’t help but frown.
“Boss, the thermal indicators are reacting greatly. It seems like this is the place.” Qi Long said sternly. Although they found the real source of the thermal signal, the bottom of the trench still gave Qi Long a strong and terrifying pressure. This made Qi Long’s mood heavy.
“Qi Long, do you feel a strong pressure? My instincts tell me that I shouldn’t go down there.” Ling Lan’s strange innate talent actually gave her a warning. Ling Lan couldn’t help but hesitate for a moment.
“My instincts also tells me that it’s very dangerous!” Qi Long added more emphasis on ‘very dangerous’.
Hearing this, Zhao Jun’s expression became serious as well. He knew clearly that Qi Long’s Animal Instinct was very sensitive. There was definitely an existence that was of a great threat to them since Qi Long felt danger, “Then, we’re giving up on it?”
Ling Lan didn’t say anything. She indeed could choose to give up and report the information to the higher-ups. However, the outcome of doing it like this would mean that afterwards, she would no longer have any part in this…
Ling Lan looked at the thermal signal shown on the mecha. She could predict that there was definitely a large energy source down in the trench. For her to give up on such a large prize, Ling Lan was still quite unwilling to do so. Compared to the credits Little Four accumulated by shady means, the thing in front of her could strengthen 250 Mecha Clan with real honor. Ling Lan’s original resolve began to waver.
Go or leave?
“Regiment commander, it’s all done.” At that moment, Ling Yu, who Ling Lan send to clean up had returned.
Ling Lan turned around to face Ling Yu. She suddenly had a thought. With him here, going down there will be safe right… However, using this kind of means to acquire merits, isn’t it too shameful?
The shame inside Ling Lan’s heart began to battle fiercely with her selfishness. Not long after, her selfishness easily defeated her so-called shameful heart.
Man, since he came to her voluntarily, if she didn’t use him, she wouldn’t be treating herself right. Ling Lan’s palm clenched together and decisively made a decision.
Thus Ling Lan ordered,” You guys wait here. Ling Yu, go down with me.”
“Boss!”
“Regiment commander!”
The other four all shouted. Was it safe to take a recently joined clan member? They weren’t confident about Ling Yu, who had only just joined and had unknown capabilities.
“Don’t worry, Ling Yu is part of the Ling family. He will protect me.” Ling Lan comforted and at the same time she expressed the fact that her decision could not be changed.
Hearing this, Qi Long couldn’t help but look towards Ling Yu… Did the Boss mean that Ling Yu is stronger than him? Or perhaps, because Ling Yu is a loyalist of the Ling family, thus if something were to happen, Ling Yu would give up his life in exchange for the Boss to escape?
Qi Long was worried. He didn’t know why, but his instincts were telling him that it was the first reason he had thought. That was because his Boss would definitely not sacrifice lives randomly, even if they were loyalists.
Ling Lan led Ling Yu and jumped down into the trench. Not long after, they disappeared into the darkness. In the end, they had completely disappeared from Qi Long and the others’ radars.
Maybe it was the strength of the thermal signal. It might have interfered with their other searching systems… The four of them looked at the empty radar and could only comfort themselves with this fact.
Ling Lan piloted her mecha and sunk down slowly. The cockpit was completely silent with only her soft breathing sound echoing through it. Loneliness, in addition to the pressure increasing as they sunk lower, made Ling Lan feel anxious. She couldn’t help but say, “You’re weird. Does the 23rd Division not have anything for you to do? You actually have time to play dress-up?”
“Lan’er, your heart’s wavering.” Ling Yu voice changed. The warmth it had also had a hint of comfort and made Ling Lan’s heart instantly stop wavering.
“I’m sorry dad!” Ling Lan took a deep breath and expelled the anxiousness out of her. It turns out Ling Yu wasn’t the real Ling Yu and was Ling Xiao dressed up as him.
“It seems that feeling the danger below could silently affect your mood. Looks like it’s a hard opponent.” Ling Xiao coldly stared at the bottom of the trench. It dared to bully his daughter. It was looking for a death wish.
“Dad, that thing at the bottom is mine.” After calming down, Ling Lan of course knew clearly who caused her mood to waver. She was instantly filled with anger. It actually dared to make look weak in front of her father. It was indeed looking for death wish!
“Alright!” Ling Xiao replied with a smile and was proud of her. As expected of his daughter, gutsy and would not back away from a difficult situation!
Aright, the two of them were never on the same page, but now somehow had a mutual understanding of each other.
Chapter 695: Tossed Out the Door!
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Inside the trench had an area shaped like an upside down triangle. The space inside this area was vast, but it was filled with unknown plants and roots. Ling Lan and Ling Xiao didn’t turned on their mechas’ engines but instead chose to slowly sink down. They carefully piloted their mechas and moved away from the unknown plants. Their mechas didn’t make any sound and safely landed at the bottom of the trench.
The surrounding area was completely silent as if there wasn’t anything alive within the trench. However, Ling Lan and Ling Xiao knew there was definitely a terrifying creature hidden in this trench. Seemingly to have hidden itself perfectly within the trench.
Ling Lan didn’t want to just sit and wait for the creature to come to them. She released her spiritual power and scanned the entire trench. Then she waved her mecha’s arm, creating waves within the still water. It was as though a drop of water had fallen onto a heated pan, livening up the “dead zone” in an instant.
However, Ling Lan’s movements didn’t lure out the creature. The surrounding area was still silent and unmoving. Ling Lan couldn’t help but frown, she didn’t understand why that thing hadn’t made a move yet. Could it be that her instincts were wrong? Was there no terrifying creature in this trench?
Ling Lan immediately overruled her sudden change of thought. She believed her innate talent, Profound Insight, would be never wrong, there was definitely a creature more powerful than her in the area. It was just that it was patient enough to not make a move. There was definitely a reason for that…
Ling Lan suddenly had an idea. She looked towards Ling Xiao and had a sudden realization. Could the creature also sense danger? Did it sense her father’s hidden and terrifying power, thus it didn’t dare to make a move?
Ling Lan was instantly frustrated. She originally wanted her father to be there as her insurance. Now it seemed like it was a terrible idea. The creature was probably so scared, it didn’t dare to make any moves. If she can’t completely destroy the creature, even if they reported the existence of the energy source, 250 Mecha Clan wouldn’t be considered as the real founders.
After all, her father, Ling Xiao, was going to leave after this mission. Once Ling Xiao leaves, this dangerous creature would immediately cause havoc. If she couldn’t finish off this thing before anyone else discovers it… Ling Lan became frustrated.
The military’s regulations stated all discovered energy sources, must be safe and not threatened by any form of danger. If it was discovered that it was dangerous, then the founder of the new energy source would be the one who resolved the danger. Ling Lan was not going to hand it over to others on a silver platter.
Then how could she make the creature not fear Ling Xiao for it to make a move? Ling Lan glanced towards Ling Xiao as she thought about how she could get rid of her annoying father…
Ling Xiao suddenly sneezed. He glanced at the temperature reading on his cockpit and saw that it was very warm. Why did he sneeze then? Could it be that his wife was lovingly thinking about him at home? Yes, that was probably the case. Ling Xiao had this thought joyfully. His wife was definitely lamenting the feeling of how one day felt like an eternity. She was probably now missing him and already regretting kicking him out!
Planet Southcrest, headquarters of the 23rd Division, Lan Luofeng was looking at the information only accessible to senior colonel rank. Every rank had their own data access permissions. The higher the rank, the more information they could access.
Lan Luofeng looked through the list of information she had access to and discovered there wasn’t information on what she wanted to know. Then she sighed and turned off the communicator’s screen. Deputy Officer He, who stood beside her, carefully began to speak, “Senior colonel, if you want more information, you can always ask General Ling Xiao.”
As Lan Luofeng’s deputy, Adjutant He knew that a while ago, her senior officer had a fight with General Ling Xiao. Of course, the reason for their fight wasn’t because of some family matter or the appearance of a mistress. It was instead because of their son, Young Master Lan.
Inside Adjutant He’s mind, a young and proud Ling Lan, who broke three past records, activated his battle team during the new recruit training phase, looting one of the newest model of mechas from Caesar and earning his merits to be 250 Mecha Clan’s Regiment Commander… After thinking up to this point, Adjutant He’s eyes showed a hint of admiration. General Ling Xiao was indeed strong to make people admire him, but that was a legend in Senior Colonel Lan’s generation… Luckily, they had a Young Master Lan!
Frankly speaking, this fight was started by Senior Colonel Lan. It was because Senior Colonel Lan was not content with Young Master Lan and General Ling Xiao being sent off to a mission to explore new planets. Additionally, Adjutant He also believed that General Ling Xiao was quite fearless. Although Adjutant He believed Young Master Lan was very talented, if he was given a few more years, Young Master Lan would definitely be able to take on a mission like this by himself. However, it was still too early, after all Young Master Lan was still a new recruit who had only joined the division for less than a year. He had only been a regiment commander for a bit over 6 months…
Even the most talented leader would not be able to fix that mecha clan in such a short amount of time. Moreover, it was mecha clan filled with damaged individuals. Nobody could accomplish anything without the necessary tools. Even if it was Young Master Lan, he wouldn’t be able to train a group of individuals who could take on a land clearing mission in such a short amount of time.
The result of the fight between the two of them, left them parting on bad terms. General Ling Xiao seemed to be warm and easy to talk to, but in reality, when he made a decision, he was firm with it. Even Lan Luofeng, who he loved with all of his heart, could not change his decisions.
Lan Luofeng, who could not receive a satisfying answer, angrily kicked General Ling Xiao out of the 23rd division’s headquarters. The two of them gave each the cold shoulder, General Ling Xiao had not returned to the General’s mansion for more than a month. This made Adjutant He worried. It should be known that in the 23rd division, there were many young and beautiful female soldiers. If General Ling Xiao drowned his sorrow with alcohol and was taken advantage of by someone, wouldn’t her senior colonel go insane?
Thus, whenever she had the chance, Adjutant He wouldn’t forget to remind her senior officer to give in and ask the general to come back home.
Lan Luofeng knew her adjutant was doing this to be nice. She knew very well where Ling Xiao was at this moment. Even if she wanted to contact him, she wouldn’t be able to at this moment.
However, she wasn’t thinking of that bastard. Her mind was filled with thoughts about her soft, cute and adorable Baby Lan. That idiot Ling Xiao actually made the decision to take her baby girl away on a land clearing mission! After thinking up to this point, Lan Luofeng’s anger was reignited. She felt that she hadn’t hit Ling Xiao enough on that day! It wasn’t enough to get rid of the resentment in her heart!
What kind of mission was a land clearing mission? As a soldier in the Federation, she of course knew of it. From the beginning days of the Federation, the mortality rate never dropped below 40% during these missions. It was a ratio of one person dying out of two people. This made her worry immensely, thus how could she not hate Ling Xiao? Back then, when Ling Xiao sent their daughter to the Men’s Academy accidentally, she was already angry. She didn’t think that letting Ling Xiao do as he pleased would make him go overboard. This time, he didn’t even notify her and sent her daughter to a land clearing mission. If her adjutant didn’t tell her this, she probably would be still in the dark…
Luckily that bastard still had some resemblance of being a father. In the end, he promised her that he would personally go to protect their daughter. Lan Luofeng then felt a bit better.
Ling Xiao was after all a division’s leader and couldn’t leave the headquarters for too long at a time. In order to let Ling Xiao leave silently, the two of them conveniently used this fight as a reason to be away from each other. Ling Xiao pretended to be depressed and hid in the headquarters, not meeting with anyone. During this time, he only met with First Staff Officer He Xuyang (First Staff Officer was once again screwed over by General Ling Xiao. When necessary, he would pretend to be the general and approve documents for him… As expected he must have owed the Ling family’s father and son in his past life. Thus in his current life he must be their slave to repay them).
Lan Luofeng on the other hand, would handle everyone who came to the general’s mansion to meet Ling Xiao. Normally, Lan Luofeng hated dealing with this type of public relations… However, she endured it because of her baby daughter!
Of course, Lan Luofeng, who was still depressed, made a decision that unless her Baby Lan returned home safely, she would definitely not forgive that bastard!
Alright, at this moment, Lan Luofeng was definitely regretting her decision and was thinking of Ling Xiao just as Ling Xiao had predicted. Well, it can’t be said that she wasn’t thinking about him. After all, Lan Luofeng was thinking of beating Ling Xiao a few times to let out her frustration and anger.
Thus, one must never provoke a female tiger protecting their cubs! There would be no going back.
And thus the heroic father Ling was kicked out by the heroic mother Lan… People should light some candles for General Ling Xiao!
Ling Xiao suddenly felt killing intent in the air while he was blissfully think about Lan Luofeng. Ling Xiao didn’t hesitate and blocked with his large sword.
“Clank!” The clash between the two cold weapons was muffled by the water. The huge shockwave shook the water around them and split the water apart as it quickly flowed back into position.
Ling Xiao smirked, “This is method you thought of?”
“Since it’s afraid of you and doesn’t dare to make a move, then I’ll just let it have that chance,” Ling Lan replied indifferently. In such a short time, she indeed couldn’t think of any other way to lure the creature out. It wasn’t the fact she couldn’t get Ling Xiao to leave, but Ling Lan would not actually put herself in peril just to lure out the opponent. That would be a stupid move.
After thinking back and forth, the only way was to make it think that the two of them were not in the same team. This would allow the creature to believe it had a chance to sneak an attack onto Ling Xiao. As long as it made a move, Ling Lan would be able to find it.
“It indeed is a way to resolve the issue. Then let your dad test out how much you’ve improved!” Ling Xiao said somewhat excitedly.
The creature here was considered dangerous to Ling Lan, but wasn’t to Ling Xiao. In actuality, he had already somewhat sensed the location of the creature. It was just that Ling Lan had said that the prey was hers, so he couldn’t make a move. Additionally, he didn’t want his own daughter to miss out on a battle with an opponent who was stronger than her. With him by her side, he could protect his own daughter and make sure she wouldn’t get injured. How could Ling Xiao destroy this opportunity of a lifetime for Ling Lan.