Chapter 152: Self-Destruct!
Chapter 152: Self-Destruct!
Editor: H2dH2mr It was extrely difficult to shoot accurately while flying at high speed.
Furthermore, ace cha operators basically all knew how to dodge using irregular flight, so even able to use irregular flicker for long periods of ti.
Thus, in a battle between opponents of the sa level for advanced cha operators and above, to defeat the other with pure gunfire …
this was almost impossible.
However, Ling Lan had not planned to incapacitate the opponent with just her beam rifle to begin with.
She was only using it to create the impression that she was fighting for her life; in reality, she was preparing to lure the opponent to the rock mountain.
The two cha shot at one another with the guns in their hands, neither doing damage to the other.
Still, because the Twilight cha operator’s beam cannon was a more powerful weapon, Ling Lan was at a disadvantage.
In this manner, Ling Lan had no choice but to retreat as she fought, slowly drawing the opponent to the rock mountain.
18 beam shots were not much.
Ling Lan had already calculated and used them sparingly, but they were gone in a blink of an eye.
Though she knew very well that she had no shots left in her rifle, she pretended not to know, pressing her trigger once more as she aid at the Twilight cha …
No more?
Panic.
The anxious Federation operator once again controlled his cha to press down on the trigger again and again …
but there was still nothing!
cha operator Shikamaru saw that the Federation cha’s movents were sowhat flustered — repeatedly pressing on the trigger, but its beam rifle did not respond.
He paused, thinking to himself.
Could this be a trap?
Shikamaru cannot be blad for being wary.
The example of his squad leader was still fresh in his mind.
Rembering how his squad leader fell for plot after plot before finally self-destructing had made him jumpy and paranoid1.
His first reaction to any strange situation now was to wonder whether the opponent had so plot up his sleeve.
However, when he saw the Federation cha throw away the beam rifle in the end and turn tail to run, he knew that the other’s rifle had truly run out of power.
Shikamaru’s heart leapt in joy.
This ant that the opponent no longer had any long-range attacks.
As long as he kept his distance, long-range attacks were his domain now.
He imdiately controlled his cha to chase after the fleeing Federation cha.
Of course, Shikamaru could only give chase without worry because Ling Lan had thrown away her beam rifle.
If the opponent were still holding onto his rifle, Shikamaru would definitely be on his guard and not chase so closely on the opponent’s heels.
The two cha began a ga of tag — at one point, the Twilight cha shot its beam cannon once, but the shot was dodged nimbly by the Federation cha operator.
This caused Shikamaru to curse internally.
It has already been three rounds of continuous battle — why was the opponent still so focused?
“Little Four, have you finished calculating?” Ling Lan asked calmly, not at all influenced by the cascading flashing red alerts all over her screen.
“The beam cannon requires roughly 55 seconds to gather its energy, but this doesn’t exclude the fact that the opponent could be faking,” responded Little Four.
While the opponent had been firing at them, Little Four had been constantly gathering data and analysing it.
However, what he could analyse was rely what the opponent revealed.
If the opponent just happened to be as cunning as his boss, then his analyses could very well all be wrong.
“How likely is that?” asked Ling Lan.
“About 15% chance,” replied Little Four.
After all, this data was gathered within a short period of ti, so so error was to be expected.
Thus, the risk of this being a plot was still quite high.
“In other words, 85% chance of winning.
It would be stupid not to take the risk.” A trace of a smile appeared on Ling Lan’s lips.
In the learning space, as long as there was more than 50% chance of winning, she would fight for it, because if you didn’t, you would definitely die.
“Yup.
Also, the cha’s damage levels are already at 75%.
From this point on, the cha’s damage rate will double, so it may not hold out for even 2 minutes …” reminded Little Four, looking at the horrifying damage levels of the cha and its almost depleted power.
Ling Lan did not respond.
Her fingers sped up even more, and this ti, her fingers completely disappeared.
Focused on the controls, Ling Lan did not notice, while Little Four did not dare to say anything about it, afraid that he would distract Ling Lan.
Ling Lan’s cha began circling the rock mountain as it flew; she was still waiting for an opportunity.
“Boom!” The Twilight cha on her tail fired its beam cannon once more.
The imnse beam flew at her from a diagonal angle.
Ling Lan calmly executed a small range irregular movent, dodging the attack.
Irregular movent placed a heavier burden on cha — Ling Lan could even hear the cha’s body emitting creaking noises.
The cha was very likely to break apart soon.
However, Ling Lan paid no attention to all this.
Instead, she continued by pulling off a surprising move — she turned off the cha’s engines.
Then, she controlled the cha to get into a pose where all four limbs were facing the ground, and with the limbs as landing pads, her cha began falling towards the rock mountain below.
Ling Lan was not very high above the rock mountain to begin with, and the cha itself was heavy, so it took less than 10 seconds for the cha to crash into the rock mountain.
A loud “Boom”!
The forceful impact caused the rock mountain to quake, throwing dust into the air, and Ling Lan’s cha was soon obscured within it.
Shikamaru had quickly halted his cha when Ling Lan’s cha had dropped, keeping his distance.
Extrely cautiously, he kept his cannon trained at the dust cloud.
At any odd movent, he would dodge and shoot.
Ling Lan had been wily from the start; this made Shikamaru very wary.
Of course, all this happened within the blink of an eye — Shikamaru had just gotten ready when a blue and white figure leapt out from the dust cloud, lunging at him at a frightful speed.
This speed was definitely not a speed an advanced cha could achieve — Shikamaru’s first reaction was to retreat and then he reflexively pressed down on the trigger of his cannon …
but nothing happened.
He glanced at the indicator on his screen, only to find that the 55-second recharge ti wasn’t over yet; there were still 11 seconds remaining.
Shikamaru gritted his teeth and pushed his engines to their limits, letting the cha retreat at full speed.
He needed to get past this brief 11 seconds — as long as he could survive till then, a shot from his beam cannon would be enough to destroy this detestable Federation cha in front of him.
The Federation cha leaping at the Twilight cha was currently already worn and battered.
Its initially still intact left leg had also disappeared by this ti; all that was left were so broken edges at its thighs.
The entire outer shell of the cha was covered in scratches, and so of its internal parts were even exposed at certain areas.
That last fall had indeed caused significant damage to the cha’s body.
“The cha can only hold out for another 50 seconds at most …” Little Four was doing his best to maintain the condition of the cha so that it wouldn’t break apart in the very next second.
Ling Lan did not seem to hear Little Four’s warning.
Right then, she felt as if she was an outside observer, watching herself operate the cha with cold eyes.
Her thought processes were sowhat chanical, accurately pushing the engines to the maximum speed the cha could take, aiming the cha to pounce at the opponent at almost light speed.
At this mont, the two cha’s roles in their ga of tag were now reversed, and the distance between them grew increasingly closer …
One of them was anxiously waiting for his beam cannon to recharge, while the other was waiting for the final gap between them to close.
She had done everything she could, now it was up to the goddess of luck to decide who she would favour.
Shikamaru watched as the Federation cha got closer and closer.
10 tres, 5 tres, 3 tres …
a feral smile erged on his face, “Die!” He decisively pressed the button to fire his beam cannon.
At that very mont, the cannon’s power had finally finished recharging, allowing it to fire once again.
A crisp yet resounding “SNAP”, and Shikamaru saw sparks bloom at his right shoulder from the corner of his eyes.
Then, he realised in shock that the beam cannon on his right shoulder had not fired at all …
“Warning!
Right arm control system has been destroyed.
Please repair imdiately!” The A.I.
chanically reported the damage sustained by the cha.
Shikamaru had no idea what had happened, but still understood that his cha must have sohow been manipulated by the opponent, causing the cannon on its right arm to beco useless …
cold sweat beaded on his forehead.
Without thinking about it, he forced his engines to speed up even more, trying to pull away and distance himself from the opponent.
As long as he could pull away, his left hand could take over and use the weapon in his right hand.
When that ti ca, victory would still be his.
Shikamaru’s plan was beautiful, but reality was not as cooperative as he had hoped.
He felt his cha sink downwards.
It turned out that the despicable Federation cha had actually caught his cha in a tight hug.
In other words, no matter how much he accelerated, he would not be able to pull away from the Federation cha.
This continuous series of actions caused Ling Lan’s complexion to be as white as paper.
Blood spilled uncontrollably from her mouth in large heaves.
Still, Ling Lan tenaciously held on.
She decisively pulled up the self-destruct chanism of her cha, and pressed down on the cockpit’s eject button at the sa ti.
“Little Four, the rest is in your hands.” These were Ling Lan’s final words before she lost consciousness.
Of course, this was because Ling Lan fully trusted Little Four, otherwise she would not so easily allow herself to faint away.
The mont the cockpit was ejected, control would be handed over to the A.I..
The A.I.
would calculate the best reactionary force to apply for a safe landing and determine a secure landing spot.
On this front, Little Four was undoubtedly even more reliable than any regular A.I..
“Leave it to , Boss!” said Little Four solemnly.
He knew very well that Ling Lan was putting her life in his hands — this was a display of Ling Lan’s faith in him.
At this thought, Little Four’s core chip burned.
This made Little Four a little worried about whether his chip would overheat and blow.
On his side cara, Shikamaru saw the ejected cockpit of the Federation cha and imdiately realised what was about to happen.
He tried to get the Federation cha still clinging to him off, but either Ling Lan had made the cha hold on very tightly, or Shikamaru himself was too panicked — he was actually unable to find a way to get the cha off.
He was trapped.
Right then, Qi Long and the others had already made their way to a spot about 1 kilotre away from the battle.
When they saw the Federation cha crash into the rock mountain, they could not help but be anxious and despair.
But then they saw the Federation cha shoot out once more from the dust cloud, and almost leapt up in their excitent.
They also saw the Federation cha shoot a white light from its right hand at the Twilight cha when the two were about 3 tres apart.
This move was too sudden, so subtle that the Twilight cha did not detect it.
original phrase here literally translates to: ‘prone to imagine soldiers behind every grass and tree’.
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