Chapter 363: !
Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr
This kind of cha displayed the characteristics of its bestial form, possessing four thick and strong limbs. The power these limbs could produce were explosively strong — in close-range combat, its power would completely overwhelm humanoid cha. As for what kind of bestial form it would take, that depended on the operator’s preference. This cha before Ling Lan was in the form of a kingly lion.
The only shortcoming of this bestial cha was that it could not enter high altitudes or outer space — the thrust force of its engines would only allow it to fight at a maximum altitude of 50 tres. However, by abandoning high-altitude flight, its ground attack capabilities were greatly increased. It had powerful strength at its disposal in close-range combat — a humanoid cha would have no way of standing up against the impact of its charges. The only thing capable of putting up so resistance were humanoid ace cha which specialised in close-range combat.
With regards to long-range attack capability, two long-range laser cannons hung on the bestial cha’s back. The range of these long-range laser cannons far exceeded that of ordinary beam guns and long-range laser guns. Thus, when it ca to long-range attack distance, before a humanoid cha could attack it, this cha would already be able to attack first.
Although this bestial cha was very formidable in both close-range combat and long-range combat on the ground, hence its na of , there still were not many ace operators who would choose it. This was because, just like its title said, it was only the king of ground combat. Nowadays, a majority of battles were conducted in outer space or high up in the air. On these two fronts, this bestial cha was significantly limited. The mont it entered those types of battlefields, it was certain to be crushed by humanoid cha.
The third cha in the line had been the long-range attack cha that Qiao Ting had taken. Although its shooting range was less than bestial cha’s, it was greater than other types of ace cha. Especially in a space battle, no cha could compete with its long-range attacks, and at the sa ti, it was also second in terms of speed, only slightly weaker than the transforr cha — no other cha could compare. This type of cha boasted the second-best survival rate (the first being transforr cha) and it was also the second-best at accomplishing tasks. In terms of overall strength, this cha ranked first.
The fourth cha had obviously thicker limbs than other humanoid cha. There were two swords attached to its back — one was a heat-based weapon, a beam saber with powerful energy, while the other was a cold weapon, a broadsword which could deal the strongest physical damage. Just by looking at it, one could tell that this was a cha specialising in close-range combat, otherwise it would not have been equipped with two lee weapons.
Let’s leave the beam saber aside for the mont and just look at that broadsword. With a blade width of about a tre and a centre thickness of about 50 centitres, it was clear to see that this was definitely an extrely heavyweight cold weapon, unparalleled in its dominance. One swing of this sword would be able to break the outer shell of a cha, as long as enough force was put behind it. Because the equipped defence for cha in general were beam shields, the defence threshold of cha against firearms was the highest, while their defence threshold against cold weapons was the weakest. This was also why cold weapons had not been eliminated from the arsenal of cha.
The close-range cha was the strongest when it ca to close-range combat. On the ground, the difference between its strength and bestial cha was pretty much negligible. It only lacked long-range attack capabilities, but if it managed to get close in the skies or in space, victory was basically determined. Thus, a close-range cha on the battlefield would oftentis receive the most battle accolades. However, its survival ratings were also the lowest compared to other ace cha. Still, as long as its operator lived, this type of cha was also usually the main cha type to advance to imperial level. For this reason, the Federation soldiers called it the !
Ling Lan fell deeply in love with this cha at first sight — her eyes shone with an intense need to possess it. She desperately wanted to board this cha. This was closely related to how much Ling Lan loved close-range combat; even in cha, Ling Lan still preferred fighting at close range.
However, Ling Lan suppressed her bucking enthusiasm to look over at the fifth cha. The fifth cha was very strange. cha usually sported a suspension system on their backs for the purpose of hanging various long-range or close-range weapons. But this cha did not have that. Its back was directly affixed with a thick and sturdy round tal object, sowhat reminiscent of a turtle’s shell. However, this turtle shell had several additional pipes running across it horizontally and vertically, spread out across the shell like green veins. Ling Lan counted closely and found that there were three on each side, six pipes in total, while two more ran across the top, bringing the grand total of pipes to eight.
At first, Ling Lan was rather bewildered, unsure what kind of ace cha this was. Luckily, Little Four swept in to help once more, instantly searching out a similar cha type from his databases. Only then did they learn that this type of cha was called an artillery type cha. It could be said that this type of cha was equivalent to a small mobile attack bastion. Its firepower was the most powerful among all the ace cha. The eight artillery barrels could automatically adjust themselves to lock on to a target and shoot. Basically, even an ace cha would find it difficult to fend against the simultaneous fire of its eight barrels. This type of cha was suitable for large-scale space battles. Each ti it attacked, it would be able to annihilate a large batch of enemy cha, hence it was also known as the .
But it also had a fatal weakness — because of its own burdened weight, its speed was the worst among all the ace cha, making it very easy for an enemy to draw close. Once it let an enemy get close, especially if it were the which was an ace cha just like itself that managed the feat, its end would pretty much be decided. Thus, once it moved, it needed another ace cha or eight special-class cha to accompany it and protect it. That is, those escort cha would need to step in at critical monts to intercept other ace cha from getting close.
Ling Lan decisively cast aside the fifth cha from consideration. Ling Lan was not at all interested in this type of cha which relied on its configuration and build to win; only those cha that required control skill would make her feel challenged. Ling Lan decisively returned to stand below the fourth cha. Leaping upwards, she used both her hands and legs at together to climb swiftly up the cha and pulled the lever to open the cockpit.
A click rang out as the cockpit was opened, and an opening that would allow easy access to an adult was revealed. Ling Lan bent over to take a quick look inside before jumping in, where she then imdiately sat down.
Ling Lan closed the cockpit doors and the lights dimd. Imdiately after that, Ling Lan pressed on the activation button of the cha. The cockpit lit up once more, and at the sa ti, in the control seat, a safety belt popped up automatically to bind Ling Lan’s body securely. This was to prevent the intense vibrations from piloting the cha from harming the operator.
“A.I. activated. Checking in progress. Please wait! The estimated ti for this check is two minutes. If ergency activation is necessary, please press the ergency activation button.” The cha A.I. followed its procedural settings, voicing out the notifications to alert the operator.
This was the first ti Ling Lan was using this cha, and the situation was not urgent, so she naturally chose regular activation. This ti, she was going forth into a treacherous battlefield where the chances of survival were slim, so it was necessary to guarantee as much safety as possible. If she missed out on discovering any hidden problems on the cha just because she wanted to save these two minutes, it would be too late for Ling Lan to cry later if anything happened.
Ling Lan was a calm and rational person; she naturally would not allow herself to be put into such a dangerous position. She patiently waited for the two-minute activation check to run its course, and only after confirming that everything was normal with the cha did she begin operating it.
“Little Four, from now on, begin taking over for the A.I.. We must not let the computer retain any battle data of in the following battle.” cha possessed auto-saving functions. For one, its recordings were used as proof of an operator’s battle rits, and two, it was also useful in helping cha chanics adjust and modify cha based on an operator’s habits to make a cha more in line with the needs of its operator.
Of course, the recording function of the military academy cha was to facilitate the instructors of the academy in checking the control skills of the cadets. If there were any flaws or weaknesses captured in the video, the instructors would be able to imdiately correct the students and fix those issues.
Ling Lan knew very well that when the fighting ended and the military academy’s monitoring systems ca back online, it would definitely investigate these cha which had been used in the battle. And these saved recordings of the fight would be the evidence they would pore over. Ling Lan did not wish to expose herself to the administrators of the academy. Even if it was just as Ling Xiao’s son, she did not want that to happen.
Just imagine, even soone as powerful as her dad Ling Xiao had been unable to resist the sches and backstabbing from within the military itself. If the military found out that Ling Xiao’s son was also a cha piloting prodigy like him, Ling Lan did not believe that those people who had set up Ling Xiao would be content to sit back. If by any chance they felt that they could not allow Ling Xiao and his child to continue growing, not only would she be in danger, Ling Xiao’s safety may also be put at risk.
Ling Lan naturally knew that Ling Xiao was very strong, but she did not believe that Ling Xiao had enough power to fend against treachery from those who may be friends. This recent period together had let Ling Lan know that Ling Xiao was soone who treasured emotions deeply. Unless he was absolutely certain that the other had truly betrayed him, Ling Xiao would not actively suspect his friends.
This was a strength of Ling Xiao but also a weakness — even as Ling Lan respected Ling Xiao for it, she could not help but worry for him. Thus, till now, she still did not dare to let Ling Xiao know of her true strength and abilities. She was worried that in his joy, Ling Xiao would run and tell his so-called friends about it …
At the heart of it all, Ling Lan was still concerned about the high-ranking person hidden within the depth of the military who had almost killed Ling Xiao. Being able to arrange all of that so naturally, without flaws, Ling Lan believed that only the few great marshals or the great generals would be able to do so. It may even be the result of several people working together … so, even if Ling Xiao was extrely trusting of the First Marshal, Ling Lan was actually very suspicious of the other deep inside.
“Got it, Boss!” Little Four responded excitedly when he heard Ling Lan’s instructions, as she had always restricted Little Four from interfering with matters of cha; now, she was finally letting him help. This made Little Four feel that he was truly able to help Boss now … did this an that he was well-deserving of his position as number one follower now?
Little Four carried this smug happiness and excitent with him as he took over the administrative rights of the cha’s A.I.. The first step would be to screen the recording function of the cha.
Little Four understood that his boss did not intend to turn off the recording system completely, otherwise Ling Lan could just have turned off the system herself without needing him to step in. Ling Lan had ordered him to get involved because she wanted to utilise Little Four’s ability to create false images, to let the cha indicate that no one had piloted the cha. In other words, no one would be able to discover from the recording system that this cha had ever been used in this battle.
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