Chapter 416: Huang Jiming’s Battlelust (1/2)

Chapter 416: Huang Jiming’s Battlelust

Translator: EndlessFantasy TranslationEditor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Countless thin lasers converged into a point, merging into a single, thick beam that came down from high above. The mountain ranges were illuminated as bright as day by the bright laser beam.

The laser beams were merged together after frequency-phase synchronization, and the result was an extraordinarily powerful laser beam. Now, the beam was so powerful that its cross section was much larger than its individual component beams.

The seven mech pilots looked at the holographic screen with bated breath and eyes wide open. The combined power of the laser beams from seven mechs was enough to destroy even a Mandate class mech. However, this power came at a price with an obvious weakness.

First, the beams must be synchronized perfectly. While this was done, the mechs would not be able to move or evade attacks as freely as before. In the vital seconds of battle, this would endanger the mechs significantly. Secondly, activating all of the beams would deplete energy quickly. One round of shooting would exhaust one third of a mech's energy cell at full capacity.

Experienced mech pilots would know to employ this method only when evasion maneuvers were not necessary, or the result would be death!

The seven mech pilots felt like their blood was boiling with excitement! Terminating a Mandate class mech would bring them not only glory, but also the Tribe Leader's personal commendation. The Tribe had never defeated a Mandate class mech before.

The combined beam attack was complete! They opened their eyes wide open. The next moment would be the most glorious and unforgettable moment in their lives. They must see with their own eyes the flame that came from the explosion of this Mandate class mech.

The enemy's dead for sure! Up until now, they had never heard of anyone surviving a combined beam attack. A combined beam attack was like a sharp, double edged knife – it was rarely used, but every unsheathing of the blade would end in casualties.

Suddenly, their eyes widened even further! Every one of them wore the same expression of disbelief, as if they had just seen a monster.

The comms channel was dead silent!

How was this possible … How was this possible?

What were they seeing?

Abruptly, one of the mech pilots broke out of his trance, and moved so quickly to rewind the holographic screen recording it was like he had gone mad. When he started the screen recorder a moment ago, he wanted to record down the moment when the Mandate class mech exploded into pieces as a piece of his most prized memory. However, he never imagined that he had recorded a scene that had to be seen to be believed.

The holographic screen re-played the entire scene faithfully.

Seen from high above, the night sky and the dark mountain ranges formed the background of the scene. A black mech disguised itself in the dark, making it difficult to notice. The black mech never stopped with its evasion maneuvers – simple ones, grand ones, wide angle deflections, short range and high speed zigzagged evasions – the variety was enough to confuse and impress the observer with the mech pilot's deft skills.

Just then, an impossibly thick laser beam ripped across the night sky. The devastatingly powerful laser beam was enough to make the mech pilot who released it shudder inside.

No one could possibly survive this laser beam! No one!

However, the impossible had happened.

On the holographic screen, the Mandate class mech suddenly blurred – the mech had gone beyond the effective range of the combined beam attack with astonishing speed as the laser beam barely graced past the mech and hit the ground. The laser beam was very powerful. It hit the ground with a loud ”Boom!”. A large hole was left in the ground, the surface charred black and smoldered, all signs of how terrifying the attack really was.

On the holographic screen, the mech was nowhere to be seen.

The other six mech pilots had awaken from their shock. The comms channel burst into chaotic exchanges. The first mech pilot continued to stare at the holographic screen, his mind blank.

Ye Chong wiped away cold sweat from his forehead! That was close. If that beam had touched him even slightly, he would not escape without injuries. The truth was, he knew that this success was partly due to luck. To think that his unlucky streak would finally break at this moment to save him!

Without further hesitation, Moon King dived into the forest. The uneven territory and Moon King's excellent anti scanning abilities would make him very hard to find.

As expected, the seven mechs left not long after.

The recording of the scene was sent back to the base of the Xi Feng Tribe as soon as possible.