Chapter 231: Super Training Partner (1/2)
Chapter 231: Super Training Partner
Translator: EndlessFantasy TranslationEditor: EndlessFantasy Translation
What mech pilot?
Ye Chong was startled. Just then, a silver light appeared before him, shining almost painfully bright. A strong sense of danger enveloped him. Almost reflexively, Ye Chong’s hands began to dance quickly on the controls. At the same time, Han Jia stepped back and raised the dagger in its hands against that silver light.
Ding! Han Jia’s daggers felt like it had hit a starship, and Ye Chong could not help but be flung backwards.
Ye Chong groaned. For every mech pilot, it was dangerous to lose control of his or her mech, no matter how fast they could recover. Ye Chong’s hands were flying across the controls. For the first time ever, Ye Chong felt that his hands were not fast enough.
Han Jia went eagle-spread, its engines firing intermittently as it came to a mind-bending stop. Then, it suddenly changed directions. This was a very difficult series of movements, executed when the mech was almost out of the pilot’s control. Ye Chong’s excellent mech piloting skills and adaptability had saved his life.
A silver crescent shone in midair, so very close to Han Jia. Ye Chong could see it clearly in all its beauty and fatality.
Ye Chong’s mind was not blank, without fear or surprise. He thought nothing, for there was no time to think of anything. His movements were all done out of instinct from his years of battle experience.
Ye Chong was also at his limit in executing that move earlier. However, the other party was not going to let him go. The silver crescent rushed to him like an incandescent wave. Ye Chong could feel the overwhelming attack coming like a sea of mercury, indefensible.
Was he really going to die here?
Ye Chong’s survival instinct could not accept that. Time suddenly stopped out of the blue. Ye Chong watched as the silver wave slowly approached him, like a movie put on slow motion. His brain turned so quickly like never before, and his hands moved crazily fast, with his calm eyes now burning with excitement.
Han Jia made an adder-style turn, but the silver wave followed it closely behind.
Thomas’s spin, T-shaped turn … Han Jia moved like a performer of a grand show, trying out all sorts of battle techniques. Nonetheless, the other party’s mech piloting skills were just as impressive, and it never once fell for Han Jia’s maneuvers. Han Jia’s movements were already at its limit, but the other party seemed to be capable of keeping with it.
Ye Chong saw that the other party still pursued him closely from behind, and he came to a decision. Han Jia stopped moving forward and began to fly backwards. Like a compressed spring being released, its body bent at the sudden change in momentum almost uncontrollably as the mech launched itself backwards at an even faster speed.
Inside the pilot cabin, Ye Chong grew pale. Han Jia’s action was putting a heavy physical burden on him.
Ye Chong’s movement surprised the other party, and Ye Chong could see that the silver wave grew hesitant. Ye Chong’s glowed as his hands executed a series of movements that he had done so many times before.
Han Jia wielded the dagger in its right hand and swiped towards the other party in the midst of the silver wave’s hesitation.
Ding! The solid hit from his dagger encouraged Ye Chong greatly. He was also to see the other party’s movements clearly for the first time! Without room for doubt, Han Jia’s other dagger struck again at an angle against the other crescent blade of the opponent.
Ye Chong’s desperate attack was powerful, so much so that it surprised Luo Wei. He almost lost control of his Darklight. This startled him, and sparked his interest for the pilot in this full-skeleton mech for the first time.
Nonetheless, with his long combat experience, he did not forcefully hold his ground, but flew backwards with the momentum.
Seeing his opponent moving away, Ye Chong controlled Han Jia to throw out two auto lock-on shurikens and immediately left for Coxcomb. Han Jia was accelerated to its maximum speed, as Ye Chong demonstrated a perfect example of cut-and-run.
Luo Wei was a little stunned to see his opponent escaping, but the two shurikens were already coming towards him. Luo Wei did not panic. As the two shurikens crossed over each other, Darklight’s crescent blade drew upwards to trace a silver arc in the air, slicing the two shurikens into clean halves in one go.
Luo Wei watched as the full-skeleton mech took the opportunity to widen the distance between them. He smiled faintly and flew contentedly back to his powership.
Little Rock looked at Luo Wei with admiring eyes and spoke excitedly, ”Master Luo Wei, you’re so strong! That fellow couldn’t even fight back …”
Luo Wei smiled warmly but did not reply. While the pilot in the full-skeleton mech was not particularly skillful, his deftness and adaptability were unexpected.
Han Jia returned to Coxcomb bewildered. Ye Chong came out of the pilot cabin looking very pale and uneasy. He sat heavily on the floor and heaved a long sigh of relief. It was only then that he realized his back was wet from sweating, and the horrifying chill that came with it.
Ye Chong had escaped from death in the truest sense. He still could not calm himself down. Even though he had struggled to survive many times in the past, he had never come close to what had happened today, nearly defenseless against the situation.
”Ye Chong, you did well!” Shang’s words sounded like sarcasm, and Ye Chong could not help but roll his eyes.
However, Shang continued evenly, ”Ye, you really did well this time. I didn’t know he was actually a Darklight mech pilot, or I would have stopped you from going. From your battle against Thorn yesterday, I believed that you are on the same level as Thorn now. There is a huge gap between Thorn and Darklight mech pilots. Darklight mech pilots could almost certainly kill their enemies, and you had managed to escape from one, and that really surprised me, especially those last few moves. Hehe, however, I’ve also come up with a wonderful idea!” Shang’s final words brought another chill to Ye Chong.
Even so, Ye Chong knew that he was safe just now. When he was flying back towards Coxcomb, Shang had been at the opened hatch, holding onto Recursion and aiming towards him. If he was really in trouble, Shang would make his move.
”Darklight mech pilots, in actual fact, Ye, are not very strong in Black Cove. There are many more stronger combatants above them. The MPA and the Sanctuary do not lack capable mech pilots, but I’m not so sure about the Freedom Alliance.” Shang suddenly paused for a moment before continuing, ”Besides, Ye, these mech pilots are not good enough to be in the top rankings. That is another level, fit for the best of mech pilots.” Shang spoke almost melancholically.
Ye Chong listened closely, entranced by Shang’s every word.
”Ye, you still have a long way to go, if you want to truly be the master of your destiny.” Shang spoke those words with the demeanor of the wise, a strange sensation for Ye Chong. ”Ye, you chose close range combat, and this is quite the opposite from me and Mu. Mu and I are good at shooting, that’s why we didn’t extend much guidance for you while you train. Fortunately, you learn quickly, and can reach your current level by learning and thinking on your own, and gaining experience in actual combat. I must say, Ye, you’re a genius in this! Now, since you have chosen to specialize in close range combat, then you must only rely on yourself to improve further.” Shang spoke seriously.
”Mu’s summaries are always so dull,” Shang said with some disdain, and Ye Chong could not help being a little frustrated with him.
”Hehe, Ye, I’ve come up with a wonderful idea.” Shang sounded almost wicked, and Ye Chong felt a sense of foreboding.
”Ye, since we don’t have a systematic way of learning, we could only rely on accumulating experience through actual combat, and slowly analyzing them, yes?” Shang lectured patiently.