"Okay, the team is assembled, let's enter the 5 vs 5 battlefield." Ning Yuge's voice came through the communication channel, and that confident and frivolous tone seemed to have already reserved the trophy of victory.
Ling Ruoxi, piloting her brand-new Sky Sword Armor, felt a bit awkward standing in the group. She had just experienced a few dismal one-on-one ranked matches, and the results had made her question her life. Now, facing a team battle, she couldn't help but feel a little panicked: "Cousin, am I really cut out for this kind of battle?"
"Suitable, why not?" Ning Yuge said in a light tone, as if coaxing a child, "With me here, I can guarantee you'll be absolutely stable." As soon as he finished speaking, he controlled the Shadow Killer mecha to slide forward, the pair of daggers flashing coldly in the sunlight, "Don't worry, leave the output to me, you just need to gain experience!"
Luo Tiangang, driving the Black Tortoise mecha, grinned: "Xiao Xi, just don't get too far forward, and leave the rest to us. I guarantee these guys won't even remember your name!"
The battle began, and five enemy Foundation Establishment-class mechas quickly rushed out, forming a standard formation, while Ning Yuge's side appeared "orderly yet chaotic." The Shadow Killer mecha silently disappeared from the team, leaving only a flickering shadow.
"Tactics, brothers." Ning Yuge's voice came through the communication, "Look at how I teach them a lesson."
Ning Yuge leaped lightly, and Shadow Killer circled behind the enemy formation, locking onto a support mech. His lips curled up in a threatening smile: "Support? Then let's start with you!" Shadow Killer flashed in an instant, stabbing the target's waist and crotch with precise daggers. His movements were smooth and flowing, and he easily dodged the counterattack with a playful backflip. Just as the enemy mech was about to adjust its stance, Shadow Killer suddenly swept forward with a kick, sending it sprawling.
"Sorry, backstabbing is my specialty in this game." Ning Yuge's words were barely finished as he crossed his swords and pierced the energy core, instantly paralyzing the auxiliary mecha and causing it to fall. Ning Yuge added via the communication channel, "Brothers, this is a four-on-five match. It's fair!"
Meanwhile, Luo Tiangang's Black Tortoise mecha was facing off against three enemy offensive mechas. Holding a massive shield, he swept the foremost enemy forward, sending it careening backward. The mecha tumbled several times, landing on the ground, emitting smoke.
"Still want to sneak attack me?" Luo Tiangang sneered, controlling the Black Tortoise Mecha to suddenly leap up. A huge shield fell from the sky and smashed heavily on the head of another mecha that tried to attack from the side with a roar.
boom--
Amidst the deafening sound of metal clashing, the mecha was instantly crippled. The last enemy aircraft attempting to escape hastily activated its thrusters, only to discover that the massive basalt mecha had already caught up at alarming speed, pinning it firmly against the wall with its massive shield.
"Don't run away, let's continue playing." Luo Tiangang chuckled, holding up his shield like he was teasing a cat, and repeatedly tapping the trapped mech. The mech's pilot wanted to be forced offline immediately, but the system wouldn't allow it.
Ling Ruoxi controlled the Sky Sword Armor and stood in the distance, stunned: "Cousin... aren't you guys being too violent?"
Ning Yuge replied proudly: "Violence is a form of artistic expression, art, do you understand?"
Luo Tiangang added: "Art is bullshit, violence is the king!"
Ling Ruoxi took a deep breath, looking at the mess of enemy wreckage on the battlefield. She silently put her mecha at a greater distance, muttering to herself, "Is this a team battle, or a solo show by two human performance artists? I'd better stay away from these two guys..."
"Oh, Xiaoxi, this is the importance of mecha energy utilization." Ning Yuge teased the back armor of another mecha with a dagger while explaining proudly in the communication channel, "Did you know? The energy utilization rate of ordinary people operating a foundation-building mecha is only about 10% at most. As for you, it's probably only... 8%? Well, don't force it, it might not even be 8%."
Ling Ruoxi's face darkened upon hearing this. She tightened her grip on the Sky Sword Armor and retorted unconvincedly, "What about you guys? You're boasting about all this, but what's the point of having good-looking data?"
Luo Tiangang was busy smashing the helmet of the enemy's last mecha with his shield. Upon hearing this, he immediately smiled and continued, "The two of us have at least 30% or more. Do you know what this means?"
Ling Ruoxi frowned: "Hurry up and tell me, don't keep me in suspense."
Luo Tiangang's tone was full of boasting. "Simply put, the spiritual energy stored in the spiritual energy core of a Foundation Establishment mecha is equivalent to the total spiritual energy of a Nascent Soul cultivator. We only need to use 30% of it to defeat ordinary Jindan cultivators. And you haven't even used 10%, yet you can still be compared to an ordinary Foundation Establishment mecha."
Ling Ruoxi was choked and speechless, and gritted her teeth and continued firing to hide her embarrassment.
She thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "What about Zero? Your boss? What's his energy utilization rate?"
Ning Yuge smiled upon hearing this, a hint of mystery in his tone, "Boss... you're absolutely right to ask that. Honestly, we two can't see through it at all. His Qi training-level mecha has a maximum spiritual energy output of the Golden Core stage, but he controls it like a Golden Core Grandmaster. I estimate the energy utilization rate is at least 80%."
Ling Ruoxi almost slipped and pressed the wrong button, her tone filled with shock: "So high? Is this going to kill us?"
Luo Tiangang sighed in sympathy: "That's right, the boss is simply a monster. With his level, not only can he beat us, but he can also make us obey him completely."
Ning Yuge added mercilessly, "He's mastered the Qi training mecha. I really wonder if he's some perverted genius from some holy land, playing the fool to trick us mortals."
Ling Ruoxi couldn't help but imagine Zero's operation screen in her mind, and felt an inexplicable pressure in her heart: "Who is this person..."
A resounding explosion echoed across the battlefield, and the last enemy mecha was reduced to a smoking pile of scrap metal under Luo Tiangang's violent iron shield. A system notification chimed in: "Battle won."
Ning Yuge casually put the dagger back into his waist, his tone still frivolous: "Winning is no surprise, Tian Gang and I are still reliable."
Ling Ruoxi watched her two cousins' smug expressions, then reflected on her own performance. She felt a surge of frustration, but more so, helplessness and self-reflection. She gripped the console tightly and vowed to herself, "Looks like I'll have to work even harder to catch up to these monsters."
Her gaze drifted off into the distance, and as she thought of the legendary Zero, a complex anticipation rose within her: "Zero... one day, I must witness your true strength with my own eyes!"
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