Chapter 885 - Prolonging Hope!

Song Yiqing tried his best to evade the attack from the enemy, but how could his mecha’s speed be compared to the speed of an imperial mecha? Song Yiqing’s ace mecha was just the standard ace mecha used by the Federation. It wasn’t like the ones from 250 Ace Mecha Clan which were modified by both Lin Zhong-qing and Chang Xinyuan. They modified the ace mechas to have more power than those standard ace mechas, creating ace mechas that were much closer in specs to imperial mechas. This was why Liu Furong and the others could hold on against Team Luo Qi until now. The similar specs of their mechas made up for the vast difference in mecha piloting skills, and the difference between the two teams should only show up after fighting for some time.

Seeing death coming its way towards him at lightning speed, Song Yiqing’s mind instantly went blank. A random thought suddenly popped up in his head, ‘I regret the decision of helping 250 Ace Mecha Clan by shooting at those imperial operators.’

“Bang!” A loud crashing sound was heard, which woke Song Yiqing in shock.

“Bang!” It was the sound of a mecha falling to the ground. After looking at the scene Song Yiqing knew that in the most dangerous moment, Han Jijyun, who was next to him, instantly used his mecha to crash onto the imperial mecha that was attacking him. Of course, because of the difference in strength, Han Jijyun was instantly sent crashing down into the ground. However, his valiant actions still successfully pushed the opponent away and saved Song Yiqing.

“Bastard.” The member from Team Jia Na was furious when his sure-kill attack was stopped by a standard ace mecha. The crash also made him feel a bit nauseous and furious. In anger, he held up his beam gun towards Han Jijyun, who was on the ground with no more energy to stand, and pulled down on the trigger.

“Ah!” Everyone began to shout in horror. Song Yiqing felt his body freeze up and his fingers cramping on the control panel. He clearly had the chance to protect Han Jijyun, but in that moment, he hesitated.

Although he lost an arm and was pushed away by his opponent, he still saw his leader being shot at by the imperial operator. The deputy in Yao Jian’s team who was crippled with one arm went forth to block the beam without a care for his own life. He wasn’t able to save Song Yiqing the first time, but this time, he managed to arrive on time.

The beam instantly shot through the already depleted beam shield of his mecha. “Bang!” The mecha now had a large hole in the center of it, a mixture of oil and blood was seeping through hole. Then, there was a creaking sound, which was followed by another and another before it all burst up in flames. The debris created from it fell around Han Jijyun’s mecha in circle, surrounding his mecha within a dome of smoke and fire.

This scene stunned Han Jijyun. He didn’t think that those veterans, who gossiped about them and looked down on the young team leaders, would actually not care about their own lives and sacrifice himself to block the sure-kill beam…

“Huh? You’re team 08’s team captain? Out of all the captains, it seems you are the weakest. Are you related to Regiment Commander Ling or something and used your connections to get here?” Members from the other teams would say that to him during their resting period when they saw him.

Han Jijyun externally seemed to be experienced and steady, and was very good at strategizing, but in reality, he was more emotional than others. These words that hurt his feelings were just buried deep in his heart and were not shown externally.

If these words were said to Qi Long, Qi Long would just show a modest smile on his face, making everyone not want to continue to talk about it. If these words were said to Zhao Jun, he would just laugh it off and not think much of it. If told to Luo Lang, Luo Lang would think of those words as praise and would feel overjoyed. He would even say that he was in great relations with Boss and let them be envious of him… If it was told to Li Yingjie, Li Yingjie would definitely not let it go because he was stubborn. He would make a scene and fight with whoever told him that and take his revenge. If it was told to Xie Yi, Xie Yi would admit that those words were correct and go workout with the rest of the members. He would use his actions to prove that he had worked hard. As for Li Lanfeng, no matter what the veteran mecha operators said, he would be able to accept it with a smile. However, he would find all types of methods to make them lose layer of their skin in secret and never back down.

Thus after spending mucha long time in 250, 250’s veteran mecha operators all had determined what type of people these young team leaders were like. Big Leader Li should be left alone if possible, in case they get caught up in something because of it. Little Leader Li was someone they should go to when their moods were down. Leader Qi Long… It didn’t feel good no matter if it was bullying an honest individual or be bullied by one. Zhao Jun was clearly someone who took nothing into his mind and was boring. Xie Yi was a masochist. He would only lead his team and increase training, making the members cry out in agony. Thus, these members who could no longer take the additional training, warned the members from other teams to stop teasing their leaders. Given the circumstances, people started to slowly stop teasing Xie Yi. They didn’t want to anger an entire team just because they wanted to tease him. They didn’t want to get into a fight.

After looking around, only Han Jijyun, who was not brazen and could only swallow his emotions, was an easy target. This was the reason Han Jijyun was continuously teased by 250 Ace Mecha Clan’s veterans. However, because of this, Han Jijyun believed that he was the worst and was a leader who the veterans from 250 Ace Mecha Clan didn’t trust. He was also constantly worried that he would be abandoned by his comrades in his times of need. Over time, it became the source of his anxiety. This was also the reason why he reacted so strongly when he was pressured by Li Lanfeng and felt he was incomparable to Li Lanfeng.

His determination to follow Ling Lan stealing supplies was Han Jijyun’s trying to save himself! He wanted to use his capabilities to prove that he could also do what Li Lanfeng could do and that he was not weaker than Li Lanfeng.

Ling Lan, who just watched coldly as a bystander, knew what Han Jijyun was worried about. This was why Ling Lan agreed to it and didn’t give Li Lanfeng any chance to say no. If Han Jijyun wanted to become stronger, then Ling Lan would give him that chance. Even if this chance could lead to Han Jijyun giving up his life as the price, Ling Lan still wouldn’t stop him.

However, the scene right now completely destroy what Han Jijyun had believed in for so long. ‘Isn’t he a leader whon the veterans looked down on? Didn’t they just bear with him because of Boss Ling Lan’s orders? Didn’t they hate him? Why, why, why, would they use their lives to save an incompetent leader?’

“Han Jijyun, what are you staring at? Stand up!” Han Jijyun suddenly heard Liu Furong shouting in his ears. Liu Furong who was usually calm and collected, and would never shout and insult someone. However at this moment, his voice was filled with anger.

“Why would he sacrifice himself to save me?” Han Jijyun bit his lip and made his mecha stand up with a still burning desire for an answer.

“It’s because you are our hope. Our future. We would rather die here than to let our hopes and future die here,” shouted Liu Furong angrily while the large sword in his hand blocked the attack from Luo Qi.

Luo Qi looked at his opponent, who was originally at a disadvantage, with a dumbstruck expression on his face. He thought he would have been able to take care of him if it wasn’t for the fact that there were two mechas protecting him, interfering with his attacks.

However, from the counterattack made by the operator halfway into the imperial level made him feel that his opponent was now no longer weaker than him. Instead, he was now fighting against a similar level opponent. There was no doubt that his opponent was no longer a peak ace operator who was halfway into the imperial level. Instead, he was now a real imperial operator.