Chapter 591: Return IV
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The ch was well preserved. Aside from the damages it received, the other parts did not look like they had aged much. Of the Three Aristocratic Families, Ye Chong was most familiar with chs from the Ye Family. He had piloted many of the Ye Family's chs. With the exception of Ye Yin's ch, he had used even a Mandate class ch, Moon King. Most of the Ye Family's disciples could not hope to compare with him.
This ch, however, did not look like a familiar model. Ye Chong could, of course, ascertain that it was no ordinary ch. From the thick layer of dust and soil covering it, he knew that the ch had been here for a very long ti. Thus, this ch must be a very old model of the Ye Family. It was only natural that he had not seen it before.
The pilot cabin was heavily damaged, so it was easy to open the hatch and enter. Of course, only soone crazily strong like Ye Chong could lift the damaged pilot cabin hatch up easily with his bare hands.
Ye Chong and Rui Bing entered the pilot cabin while Sha Ya waited outside. It was a tight fit for both Ye Chong and Rui Bing inside the pilot cabin.
The controls inside the ch's pilot cabin were arranged very differently compared to modern day chs. This was further proof of the ch's age. On the pilot seat was a pile of skeletons, probably the pilot's. Ye Chong and Rui Bing carefully avoided the skeletons, but Ye Chong could not help but notice that there were many broken bones in the pile. The ch pilot must have suffered grave injuries before death.
Ye Chong's attention finally went to the control console, which was completely intact. Usually, the control console would have a mory chip that automatically recorded all information on the ch, including holographic recording. By inspecting the contents of this chip, one could know all about the ch.
chs from the Three Aristocratic Families were guarded with proprietary technology. Only a person of the Ye Family's bloodline could access a ch of the Ye Family. Ye Chong had seen how it worked with Moon King. He did not know why he had Ye Family blood, but Ye Luo's test suggested that he did.
The second ti was easier. Ye Chong took out his dagger and made a small cut on his finger. He pressed a drop of blood onto the control console. Rui Bing watched Ye Chong quietly, feeling sorry for him.
"Identity authentication is successful. Access granted." A bionic voice suddenly spoke up, surprising them both.
Ye Chong was not surprised by the fact that he was granted access, but he was surprised by the ch's energy cell capacity. After so many years, the ch still had power! Since when was energy cell technology so advanced? He found it odd, but kept his curiosity contained while he began to look through contents of the ch's mory chip.
Zip! Suddenly, the holographic screen lit up.
"Shang, prepare for battle!" The first words that ca from the video on the holographic screen caught Ye Chong completely off guard. Shang. He did know if this "Shang" was the sa one as his friend. "Perhaps they share the sa na," Ye Chong thought to himself. The man who said those words sounded cautious.
Ye Chong continued watching the video.
"Wah, what's that monster, it's so ugly!"
That comnt hit Ye Chong like a lightning bolt. His body froze as he stared at the holographic screen.
Shang! That was definitely Shang's voice! Ye Chong could not believe his ears. How was Shang related to this ch? He thought of Mu and Shang's mysterious past and how he lost his mories. All of that remained a mystery so far. Shang had said that Mu's consciousness had erged after his. Before Mu was born, Shang was the only consciousness in his body.
Could it be … This was his chance to know about Shang's origins. Ye Chong's heart raced.
"Haha!" The man laughed easily. "Shang, as usual, I'm the striker, you're the defense! I'm doing all the heavy lifting here, so you better to look after my wife and son, Shang!"
"Stop blabbering! Lil' Luo Luo, can't you just get to it already?" Shang sounded lazy and insolent.
"Wife, watch how your husband kill this monster! Son, don't you dare pee in your mother's lap." The man sounded proud of himself.
A woman hidden from view laughed softly.
Suddenly, a creature appeared on the holographic screen. A red-tailed beast! Ye Chong's gaze focused on the animal. He hit the pause button to freeze the video.
One, two, three … Ye Chong counted to himself … There were eight fingers! Ye Chong's heart skipped a beat. Eight fingers. He had only seen one eight-fingered red-tailed beast, and that was the most powerful one he had ever encountered. Could this red-tailed beast be the sa one that he saw?
Ye Chong could not be sure.
As the video continued, the image began to shake violently. The red-tailed beast was constantly shifting around the ch, coming in closer and then moving away again. Ye Chong believed that this was probably so battle strategy of the ch pilot.
After a while, Ye Chong was able to gauge the ch pilot's abilities. He was very strong! Not considering the ch's capabilities, Ye Chong thought that this man was at least on the sa level as Ye Family's ace, Ye Yin. No, this ch pilot was probably stronger than even him. He was obviously more experienced than Ye Yin.
Even Ye Chong himself only had a 50-50 chance of defeating this ch pilot. However, since Ye Chong had Celest, he was sure he would be able to best this ch pilot. Celest had much better specs than this old ch. Besides, after its upgrade, Celest had beco much stronger than before. If they used the sa ch, Ye Chong believed that he would be on about the sa level as this ch pilot.
Ye Chong saw the date indicated on the video, and found that it was recorded 26 years ago! To have this level of ability 26 years ago was amazing! 26 years was a long ti for a ch pilot who could learn fast, enough to have several breakthroughs at least.
The ch pilot was strong! Ye Chong felt deep respect for him, as he would for anyone who proved to be strong.
"The Three Aristocratic Families are no longer what they used to be," Ye Chong thought to himself as he continued to watch the 26-year-old recording.
However, what did it matter to him? He did not care about the Three Aristocratic Families. Ye Chong did not know where that thought ca from. Even though he was of the Ye Family bloodline, he never felt anything special for the Ye Family.
Lil' Luo Luo … Ye Chong suddenly recalled the legendary Ye Family's ace 20 years ago - Ye Luo. Could this man be Ye Luo? Ye Chong thought it highly likely. Perhaps only the Ye Family's ace could reach this level. Ye Chong never expected himself to one day think of this so-called Ye Family's ace, soone he was inspired by and thought highly of, to be just another opponent of equal strength.
Only the strong would have this level of confidence in their own abilities. Such was Ye Chong's situation.
Ye Chong continued to watch the holographic recording.
The battle was intense. This red-tailed beast was very strong. Ye Chong thought many tis that the ch pilot could hurt it, but the creature easily avoided these attacks. Ye Chong imagined the battle himself. If he was in the ch pilot's position, fighting against this eight-fingered red-tailed beast, could he win?
Ye Chong studied the holographic screen closely, not noticing the sweat that was already forming on his forehead. Rui Bing looked at Ye Chong worriedly, but bit down on her lip and forced herself to keep quiet.
More and more sweat ford on Ye Chong's forehead, which then rolled down his neck.
Suddenly, Ye Chong's breathing turned shorter. His eyes glead aningfully. Ye Chong's body jolted as he broke out of his trance. Ye Chong panted heavily, but his eyes showed that he was now calm and collected as usual.
Rui Bing heaved a sigh of relief.
"This red-tailed beast is powerful," Ye Chong plainly. He looked back at the holographic screen. The red-tailed beast had a firm upper hand. If it was not a red-tailed beast, Ye Chong would have thought it had parapsychic abilities. The animal fought like Xi Feng Tribe's ntalists, with the ability to predict its enemy's next move. Compared to the ntalists, however, it was far stronger.
Even Xi Feng Tribe's Huang Jiming, their so-called ace, would have a hard ti dealing with this creature's attacks, much less normal ntalists.
The battle soon turned critical.
Shang's lazy deanor was replaced with great solemnity. He provided support fire from behind Ye Luo. With his assistance, the battle ca to a stalemate.
The animal was able to evade even Shang's gunfire. Ye Chong's expression was somber. Shang was inferior to Mu when it ca to combat, but the difference was very slight. Ye Chong had never seen any ch pilot able to best the ch.
However, this battle recording showed that the combined effort of Ye Chong and Shang was only just enough to hold the eight-fingered red-tailed beast at bay.
It was a terrifying though! A chill went up Ye Chong's spine.
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