Chapter 834 - Brother And Sister!
"Huh? No need?" The guard was dumbstruck. Before he could react, he felt a sharp pain in his neck. He then fell to the ground unconscious.
"Hey, what happened to you?" Luo Chao shook the guard's arms and exclaimed in surprise with a pale face. She seemed shocked by the sudden situation.
Another guard inside the sentry box saw this sudden change and immediately rushed over. He asked anxiously, "What happened?"
Luo Chao had tears in her eyes. "I, I don't know too."
The guard took the unconscious guard over. Before he could examine the guard, he felt a sharp pain in his neck too. He then fainted to the ground next to the unconscious guard.
Luo Chao slowly positioned the two guards' back against each other. After that, she waved her right hand in the air.
The hundred mecha operators hiding in the corner suddenly rushed out and charged into 001 camp.
Luo Chao acted like that because she didn't want to create extra trouble for her Boss. Although the surveillance cameras were already controlled by her Boss, she still decided to be careful with her approach.
Soon, shouts of anger and surprise sounded from the 001 camp with an additional sprinkle of muffled screams in the background. It was obvious that the mecha operators of 250 Mecha Clan had started fighting with the soldiers in 001 camp.
Luo Chao started to get excited by the smell of fresh blood permeating through the air. She couldn't help but lick her lips before giving a sinister smile. Then, she disappeared from the entrance.
The commotion in 001 camp started to die down. The hundred mecha operators subdued their opponents easily before rushing into the administrative section of the camp.
The administrative section of the camp was filled with many soldiers so when they got there to try to take control of the situation, some of the soldiers slipped through the net but they believed that their regiment commander would be able to tie up those loose ends as their mission was just to control 001 camp within a certain time.
The regiment commander of the mecha clan situated in 001 camp, Du Junyong, heard the commotion around him and felt that something was amiss so he rushed out of his office. When he went out of his door, he saw many other team leaders and officers running out of their rooms as well.
"Regiment commander!" They shouted when they saw their regiment commander as they stood still and waited for his command.
"Let's go and take a look." Du Junyong wanted to bring his men to survey the situation outside but he suddenly saw a hundred majors with malicious auras charging over at them.
"Who are you all?" 'They are soldiers from the Federation too. Why are they attacking them?'
The swarm of majors didn't say anything. They just waved their hands and flashes of silver-colored lights were seen. As soon as they saw those lights, many officers instantly fell limp and collapsed on the hard ground.
The regiment commander was shocked. He hurriedly signaled towards the remaining officer with his hand, and everyone took out their beam handguns, preparing to kill these invaders.
Just as the scene was about to turn bloody, a powerful force of presence suddenly spread throughout the entire district. It also came with a frightening killing intent, which immediately suppressed the officer who was about to pull the trigger. Their hands weren't in their controls anymore. Some of the slightly more powerful officers tried their best to resist the force of presence and got to pull down on the trigger. However, they were already too late as their opponents were well-experienced mecha masters, so they would not be hit by such predictable shots.
The mecha operators dodged the harmless beams and attacked back at those officers. These officers were more powerful than the normal soldiers but under the oppressive force of presence, they couldn't unleash their full power. Hence, the mecha operators subdued them easily.
"Domain!" Du Junyong felt the killing intent in the air and his expression changed. He didn't expect a domain realm masters to be among the invaders.
"Just as our Boss had predicted. You are indeed Du Mingyi's hidden card." Luo Chao smiled sweetly as she walked towards him.
Du Junyong was dumbfounded when he saw the beautiful Luo Chao in a first lieutenant uniform. He suddenly thought about something and exclaimed, "You are Luo Lang from 250 Ace Mecha Clan!"
As Du Mingyi's confidant, he had already gotten hold of 250 Ace Mecha Clan's information, so he knew that there was a pair of twin siblings who looked alike in the mecha clan. Luo Chao was a first lieutenant while Luo Lang was the team leader of team 05. In order to become a leader of a bunch of ace mecha masters, he knew Luo Lang must be a very strong person. However, he didn't expect him to be a domain realm master.
"If you came here, it means that the 'Luo Lang' who went to the mecha hold is your sister, Luo Chao." Du Junyong sneered. "I didn't expect you to be willing to sacrifice your sister who does not much experience in mecha piloting in order to control us. Your regiment commander really is a heartless man who is willing to do anything to get what he wants. What a despicable person. How can you work under him? You are so blind to his schemes."
This 'Luo Chao' was actually Luo Lang in disguise. These two siblings not only looked alike, but they were also of a similar height. That was why Luo Lang was able to fit into Luo Chao's clothes. However, Luo Lang was secretly self-conscious about his height, but luckily no one would dare to tease him about his height.
"Blind? My regiment has nothing to do with this plan. Plus, that word is more suitable for you as you are still blind to the faults of your commanding officer, Du Mingyi! As for my sister…" Luo Lang smiled brightly. He was not worried at all.
Luo Lang and Luo Chao grew up together since they were young. Although their genders were different, their minds were interlinked. Thus, they knew each other very well. Luo Chao appeared weak and shy but internally, she was just as strong as him. Every training session, she would secretly practice more by herself, even when she became Luo Lang's sandbag, getting hit after hit by him, she would stand up again and again until she was completely exhausted.
This was his sister, a tough and firm young lady with a strong desire to become stronger, and this motivated Luo Lang to work harder too. If she completed her mission while he couldn't, he wouldn't have the face to stay here anymore.
Du Junyong didn't know the relationship between the two siblings so when he saw Luo Lang's nonchalant attitude, he thought that this brother didn't care about his sister at all, and his heart drop by his speculation as such people were the most difficult to deal with, as they only cared about their own gain and could abandon everything else, including their family, in order to get what they wanted. Furthermore, he was a domain realm master…
At the mecha hold, the ten team leaders of 250 Mecha Clan and their teammates had walked to their respective mechas.
Chapter 835 - Gaze!
At that moment, Xu Shiming and his team members were already in their mechas. They were persistently calling for the JMCs' attention.
"Leader, the people from 250 Ace Mecha Clan are here." One of his men noticed 250 Ace Mecha Clan and hurriedly informed his leader.
"What?" Xu Shiming was shocked. 'Isn't Ling Lan thinking of a way to control Du Mingyi and the base? Why did he come here with his mecha clan?'
He looked up and saw around 200 mecha operators walking into the mecha hold. All the 10 team leaders that appeared at the gathering that day were present too.
"What is he planning to do?" Xu Shiming was slightly angry. He needed the JMCs and logisticians help now to activate the ejection ports so that his team could go out and scout the area. He didn't want to be stuck here with a bunch of other people clogging up the space.
Just as he was getting disappointed at Ling Lan's decision, he saw someone familiar from the corner of his eye.
'Wait! Xu Shiming quickly controlled the screen on his mecha and zoomed in on this person. What he saw was Yan Three commanding his team members with a stern face, asking them to enter their mechas.
"It's Yan Three! Those people are from the Evil Wind Mecha Team." Xu Shiming inspected the ground carefully. The people that he thought were from 250 Ace Mecha Clan were actually from the Evil Wind Mecha Team. Only less than half of the mecha operators from 250 Ace Mecha Clan were present in the mecha hold.
The mecha operators from the Evil Wind Mecha Team were split among the ten teams. Each team had about 15 mecha operators from the Evil Wind Mecha Team. The rest were from 250 Ace Mecha Clan.
What surprised him the most was, these mecha operators from the Evil Wind Mecha Team were actually listening obediently to the commands of the team leaders. They entered their mechas orderly and waited to be ejected. 'Did Yan Three submit to Ling Lan within such a short period of time?'
Xu Shiming understood Yan Three's character quite well. He was not someone who would bow down to someone with just a few punches and threats. How did Ling Lan do it?
In the mecha hold, the ten team leaders of 250 Ace Mecha Clan watched as the members from the Evil Wind Mecha Team climb into their mechas. Through this period of training, the anger of the mecha operators from Evil Wind had subsided a little. They were willing to cooperate with them now. Additionally, the base was currently under DEFCON 1. Thus, they were supposed to do everything in their power to guard their base so, by right, nothing bad should happen. However, the team leaders didn't dare to let down their guard, as they were afraid that some narrow-minded people would want to take revenge on them even if it meant destroying everything.
Luo Lang, wait, it should be Luo Chao, was wearing her brother's major uniform. She still kept her shy smile while trying to put on a stern face. Her aura was indeed a little similar to her brother. However, some of the mecha operators from Evil Wind, who knew the truth about her identity, looked down on their weak-looking team leader so they glared at her provokingly.
When Luo Chao saw those glares, she flicked her right finger, and a silver-colored light was seen, shooting towards a mecha operator. Her actions were done quickly so the mecha operator didn't have any time to react. Thus, he got hit by the syringe, which immediately immobilized him. To let her have better control of her team, these mecha operators from Evil Wind were the weakest among everyone. They were at the peak of refinement just like Luo Chao.
Luo Chao slowly walked towards the immobilized mecha operator and patted his shoulder. She smiled. "Do you have a problem with me?"
The mecha operator trembled slightly. He looked shocked.
Those mecha operators from Evil Wind who hadn't boarded their mechas stopped and looked over at her.
Luo Chao was unafraid of them so she looked at them straight in the eyes with a vicious and sharp gaze. After that, her right hand moved up from his shoulder to the neck of the mecha operator. She placed her finger on the main artery and said calmly, "Get in your mecha now."
The malicious intent in Luo Chao's eyes was intense. The mecha operators who were enjoying the show quickly hastened their pace and boarded their mechas.
While everyone's attention was on Luo Chao's right hand, she hid her left hand behind her and flicked it, creating another passing silver-colored flash of light.
The mecha operator regained his senses and heard Luo Chao asking him to board his mecha. He didn't dare to resist anymore so he hurriedly entered his mecha. He moved so quickly that he accidentally stumbled, almost losing his grip of the railings leading up to his cockpit.
When he finally climbed into his cockpit, he started shivering violently. "Was everything he saw real? It was so frightening.'
After everyone from Evil Wind boarded their mechas, Luo Chao heaved a sigh of relief. She finally completed her mission.
Li Lanfeng walked towards her and said gently, "That look just now was really good."
Luo Chao blushed. She smiled and said, "I learned it from Boss."
Just when Luo Chao was about to run out of ideas to quietly suppress these bunch of men, she suddenly remembered her Boss's cold and emotionless expression. She started mimicking it unconsciously. Maybe it was because she always paid attention to Ling Lan, but she managed to understand the true essence of Ling Lan's cold and vicious gaze. Hence, she was able to subdue those unconvinced mecha operators.
Luo Chao looked at Li Lanfeng gratefully, "I still have to thank…" Luo Chao suddenly paused. Then, she continued hesitantly, "the new agent he gave." Without that agent, she wouldn't be able to scare the mecha operator that provoked her.
"Since it is created, it should be used. It's good that the effects are great," Li Lanfeng replied indifferently.
"Do you think Xuya can successfully complete her mission?" Luo Chao was worried about her so she asked Li Lanfeng.
"You have followed our Boss for such a long time. Did you ever see him make a wrong decision?" Li Lanfeng asked her back.
Luo Chao shook her head. Every step Boss Lan took was stable and filled with confidence. He would not make any decision unless he was certain that he would succeed.
"In that case, why are you still so worried? We just need to wait patiently for our Boss to take control of the base." Li Lanfeng had complete confidence in Ling Lan.
Luo Chao got consoled by what Li Lanfeng said and felt at ease. She couldn't help but give Li Lanfeng a bright smile.
In the near vicinity, Xie Yi clicked his tongue when he saw her smile.
"What is it?" Qi Long's heart pounded furiously. He thought that something went wrong.
He and Xie Yi were sent here to control the mecha operators from Evil Wind. If any of them tried to retaliate, they would subdue them without any mercy. At such a crucial time, they couldn't allow anyone to spoil their Boss's plans.
"Luo Chao's smile is just like Luo Lang's." Xie Yi was a little unhappy. The smile that belonged to Luo Lang appeared on another person's face. Although the face was the same, he still felt a bit uncomfortable.
Qi Long glared at him angrily. "They are twins. Of course, they look the same. If they look different, something is weird." 'What an idiot'
Chapter 836 - Something Is Wrong!
Xie Yi placed his hands behind his head in a lazy manner and sighed. "But shouldn't everyone be unique? In the future, there will definitely be many people who will be confused about the two of them…"
Qi Long looked at Xie Yi with disdain. 'You just had to create trouble out of nothing.' He jeered, "Can you not differentiate between Luo Lang and Luo Chao?"
Xie Yi quickly put his hands down and said hurriedly, "How is that possible? Even if Luo Lang turns into dust… pfft, no way. I mean, no matter how he disguises himself, I will still be able to recognize him."
"That's right. Although they have the same face, real friends will be able to see their unique points." Qi Long said indifferently, "As for everyone else, since they are not their true friends, why bother about them even if they can't differentiate them? Do you think Luo Chao and Luo Lang will care about them?"
Xie Yi's lips twitched. 'Luo Chao might not mind but what about Luo Lang?' Xie Yi felt if Luo Lang got wrongly recognized as a girl, he would turn berserk. Yes, he was very sure about this.
At the command center, the adjutant walked into the commanding officer's office with a large folder given by the staff who were monitoring the cameras in the mecha hold.
"Senior colonel, this is the attendance of all the mecha clans who have appeared in the mecha hold." The adjutant passed the folder over.
Du Mingyi quickly flipped through it. He wanted to see the information on 250 Ace Mecha Clan. He frowned and said, "Ling Lan didn't come…"
However, he heaved a sigh of relief when he saw all the ten team leaders present. The rest of the mecha operators in 250 Ace Mecha Clan were there too. The number of mecha operators from 250 Ace Mecha Clan in mecha hold tally with the number of mecha operators in 250 Mecha Clan in their records. 'Since those team leaders are all going out of the base, Ling Lan will not possess any danger to me even if he stays back at the base, as all Ling Lan has on his hands are just logisticians.' Du Mingyi thought to himself.
He flicked the folder close and muttered to himself, "He didn't go because he is afraid that I'll harm his logisticians when he leaves. Hmph! He is underestimating me. I'm not that stupid to do it now. I'll just touch your logisticians just before the war starts."
With all the elites of 250 Ace Mecha Clan gone, he didn't need to worry about Ling Lan anymore. With just him and his logisticians, they wouldn't be able to touch him in his base. Ling Lan was guarded against him but he was also guarding against Ling Lan too. He was afraid that Ling Lan would make use of this opportunity when the base entered into DEFCON 1 to take over the control of his base, so it was for this reason why he ordered his men to watch over the 250 Ace Mecha Clan.
Du Mingyi felt relieved so he just casually threw the folder on the table. He decided that once the battle started, he would transfer 250 Ace Mecha Clan to the most dangerous battlefield, and finally destroying this thorn on his side. Since the clan was the ace mecha clan of Base 013, it was reasonable for him to put them in the most dangerous place. Whether they survived or not, it depended on their luck. It was their misfortune and their punishment to have such an arrogant and domineering regiment commander.
'Wait, Young Master Qi Long is inside 250 Ace Mecha Clan too.' Du Mingyi frowned. If anything happened to Qi Long, he would definitely be questioned by the General of the 13th division, even if he covered up the crime perfectly, he still couldn't escape being investigated. 'It seems like I have to protect Young Master Qi Long by moving him away from his clan.' He needed to think about this.
As Du Mingyi was planning how he should move Qi Long away, his adjutant was increasingly more anxious as time went by, as he was aware of the impatient mecha operators in the mecha hold who were already calling for his head. When he saw Du Mingyi still remaining silent amidst the commotion going on the mecha hold, he gathered his courage and reminded him, "Senior colonel, Xu Shiming and the other regiment commanders are still waiting for your orders. Shall we inform the logisticians and JMCs to start working?"
Du Mingyi got a shock when he received the reminder. Since 250 Ace Mecha Clan didn't pose any danger to him now, he shouldn't keep the scouts team waiting anymore. If not, Xu Shiming might really explode in anger. He had already taught Xu Shiming a lesson, allowing him to understand the consequences of provoking him so he shouldn't delay any longer. Hence, he nodded, "Let the scouts team move out. As for the other mecha clans, ask them to continue waiting at the mecha hold." However, he couldn't let the other mecha clans off that easily.
"Yes!" The adjutant replied quickly before rushing out of the office to order a staff to contact the logistics and JMC department.
"JMC department, please reply when you receive the message…" The staff tried to contact the JMC department but after multiple tries, there was no response from them. "013, please reply. 013, please reply." The staff immediately contacted the mainframe of the base, as he sensed that something was wrong. He wanted to determine if there was some problem with the communication device at the JMC department by contacting the mainframe, but there was still no reply again. The staff's expression turned for the worse as he stood up in fear. "Sir, there is no reply from the mainframe."
All the staff got nervous when they heard this. The leader of the command center staff, who was a senior captain, instantly took his position and called the mainframe again. "013, please reply. 013, please reply."
But there was still no reply from the mainframe. It was as though it was in a deep sleep. The senior captain didn't dare to waste any time as he scrambled towards Du Mingyi's office. When he arrived at the door, he shouted at Du Mingyi, "Senior colonel! There is a problem with the mainframe."
Du Mingyi stood up instantly. His sudden and forceful action caused the folder on his table to fall on the ground. He asked in a stern tone, "What is happening?"
"Senior colonel, we can't receive a reply from the mainframe." The senior captain's face was pale. Once the mainframe malfunctioned, all the systems controlled by it would stop working. The most frightening thing was, the protective shield protecting the base would disappear too. If Hailiya attacked their base in this vulnerable state, staff like them would be at their mercy. They were not like the mecha operators who still had a mecha to protect them.
Du Mingyi's face turned white too when he heard this. He knew how important the mainframe was to the entire base. He quickly aimed his communicator at the optical supercomputer on his office table, trying to use his authority as the commanding officer of the base to activate the mainframe.
It was useless. The mainframe was spoilt. No matter how much he restarted it, there was no reaction.
Suddenly, Du Mingyi heard a scream of terror followed by the noise of an intense fight.
Du Mingyi looked at the dead mainframe and thought of something. He rushed out of his office. Just as he was about to reach the main entrance of the command center, the door suddenly opened, revealing a young military doctor in a white gown with a surgical mask over his face.
"Long time no see, Senior Colonel Du!" The person raised one of his eyebrows and smiled when he saw Du Mingyi. He seemed to be greeting an old friend.
Chapter 837 - Wallflower Little Four!
Du Mingyi immediately remembered who this person was when he saw the military doctor attire. "The head of the medical department of 250 Ace Mecha Clan, Major Li Shiyu."
Li Shiyu raised both of his hands and clapped slowly. He smiled. "As expected of the commanding officer of our base. The details of everyone in the base is at the tip of your fingers."
"What is that bastard Ling Lan trying to do?" Du Mingyi gritted his teeth and asked.
Li Shiyu laughed when he heard this. "Senior Colonel Du, look at the situation now. Are you still trying to act dumb?"
Du Mingyi remained silent. He wanted the other party to admit it personally.
Li Shiyu suddenly cupped his hands behind his ears and leaned towards the door, listening attentively to the noise outside. When he heard that the noise outside had died down, he smiled gently. "It looks like your guards are down."
The second he finished speaking, more than 50 members of 250 Ace Mecha Clan appeared at the various windows of the building. There were two people standing outside of each window and all of them had beam guns in their hands. They were aiming it at the people inside. Obviously, the entire command center was surrounded. Little Four knew exactly how many windows there were in the command center so Ling Lan gave Li Shiyu just the right amount of people.
"Senior Colonel Du, do you still not understand?" Li Shiyu mocked him.
"He will never be able to control the base! Never!" Du Mingyi couldn't maintain his calm demeanor as a commanding officer. He started shouting furiously at Li Shiyu.
"Really?" Li Shiyu looked at Du Mingyi with a gaze filled with contempt. 'Why does a wimp like him have the guts to scheme against their regiment commander? He is looking for death.'
"Without me, the mainframe will not listen to anyone. There is no way he can control the base." Du Mingyi would never let them know that something had happened to the mainframe.
"Oh, really?" The contempt in Li Shiyu's voice got more pronounced. He snapped his fingers and the mainframe that had remained quiet all these while suddenly activated.
Du Mingyi's expression quickly changed. He finally knew who was behind the mainframe failing. He stuttered in disbelief, "This is im, im, impossible."
Although the mainframe of a base was a grade lower than the mainframe of the Federation it still couldn't be easily hacked, even an ace hacker would need around four hours of continuous hacking to break its firewall. Plus, the hackers at his base were not weak too. Once someone hacked into their mainframe, they would immediately notice it and the defense mechanism of the mainframe would be heightened. With the help of the hackers from the base, it was impossible to hack into the mainframe within a short period of time. 'Is Ling Lan a virtual god?'
"Hello, I'm 013. What is your command?" The mainframe spoke after it got activated. Its voice was gentle and mechanical just like the other mainframes. However, the voice sounded a little like a child.
Li Shiyu was surprised. He didn't expect the voice of Base 013's mainframe to be like this.
Little Four, who controlled the mainframe of the base, was extremely arrogant. 'How could that stupid system 013 have such a perfect voice like me?' That's right, it wasn't 013 who spoke just now, it was Little Four mimicking 013's voice. Why did Little Four do this? Well, the reason was simple. The handsome Little Four didn't want to be a wallflower anymore. He wanted in on the action now. Hence, he decided to pretend to be 013 for a while.
"Base 013 will be taken over by the Regiment Commander of 250 Ace Mecha Clan, Lieutenant Colonel Ling Lan, from now on. Please remember this," Li Shiyu gave the mainframe an order.
"Noted. The commanding officer of the base will be Boss Ling Lan from this moment onwards!" Little Four controlled his excitement as he pretended to be an emotionless mainframe. He accepted Li Shiyu's command without any hesitation.
Li Shiyu was speechless as there seemed to be a problem with the mainframe. He said Lieutenant Colonel Ling Lan just now, not Boss Ling Lan. Did they damage the mainframe when they hacked it just now?
However, he was the only one who noticed this mistake in Little Four's act. Everyone else was too flabbergasted by 013's reply, they didn't listen to its content carefully.
While Li Shiyu was talking to Little Four, Du Mingyi send a few commands to the mainframe while Li Shiyu was not paying attention to him.
"Boss, Du Mingyi is doing something sneaky." Little Four was playing as a substitute of 013 but he continued to watch over Du Mingyi. When he saw his sneaky actions, he quickly reported it back to Ling Lan who stayed back at the camp of 250 Ace Mecha Clan. She was currently drinking hot tea, waiting for the good news.
Actually, Li Shiyu talked to 013 and let down his guard against Du Mingyi on purpose. It was to allow Du Mingyi to do his sneaky actions. They needed to uproot all of Du Mingyi's power, no seeds must be left behind. These people were not a threat to Ling Lan but since she decided to do it, she would not give Du Mingyi any chances to ever show his face in the military again.
Little Four copied Du Mingyi's messages and sent it to his boss. Ling Lan looked through it and smiled. Du Mingyi was a narrow-minded person but he was decisive. At such a crucial time, he lured Song Yiqing with a bait that was very difficult to reject. 'Will Song Yiqing take the bait?'
As for the other people Du Mingyi asked for help, they were all within Ling Lan's expectation.
After Du Mingyi sent his messages, his expression relaxed a little. As long as the guards arrived, Li Shiyu and his men would not be a threat.
The moment Du Mingyi relaxed, Li Shiyu turned and smiled at him. "Senior Colonel Du, are you done calling your reinforcements?"
Du Mingyi's expression changed slightly. He didn't know that Li Shiyu had seen through his cheap trick but yet, he didn't stop him. 'Is it blind faith on Ling Lan or does he have other plans?'
"You are looking for the guards at 001 camp, right? You must be from the Du family." Li Shiyu calmly exposed one of Du Mingyi's helpers.
"Du family? What nonsense is this? Regiment Commander Du just happens to have the same surname as me," Du Mingyi replied with an indifferent face.
"The rank-3 elite family of planet Luxing. Am I right? I know that you are a direct descendant of the Du family but you were entrusted to a commoner with the surname 'Du'." Li Shiyu directly exposed the secret Du Mingyi was hiding for his entire life.
When Du Mingyi offended Ling Lan, Ling Lan's no. 1 sidekick, Little Four, was extremely angry at him. Thus to vent his anger, he went to dig up all of Du Mingyi's history.
The Du family hid everything so perfectly, an ace hacker might not be able to notice any loopholes. However, they were facing the literal virtual god, Little Four. The only things that Little Four couldn't find are the things he didn't want to find.
Chapter 838 - Evil, Ruthless and Merciless!
The Federation had always prevented the elite families from acquiring any forms of military power. If a person from an elite family was to enter the Federation, other than receiving many military merits, they would not be able to get into the central command chain of the Federation. No matter how high one person's military rank was, they would be only given deputy rank positions or positions without any real military power. For a position of power such as a commander of a base, elite families could never be able to sit in this position, the highest they could go up the command chain was just being high ranked staff officer.
After Li Shiyu exposed Du Mingyi's secret, all the officers in the command center looked towards Du Mingyi with an utterly shocked expressions on their faces. Although the tension between the elite families and the military was not brought out into the open, those who joined the military for a long time, or actively participated in the game called politics could easily discover the hidden tension between the two parties.
The surrounding officers thought about it and knew what the Du family had planned to infiltrate the military's central command chain. The Du family would send their direct descendants to random commoners families as their foster child, making it seem like they had cut off ties with the child, but in actuality, these foster children had people from the Du family teaching and nurturing them from when they arrived to the commoners' house. This way, when these descendants grow up, they would still be completely loyal to the Du family.
However, the price of doing this was that these descendants would have a slow start at the beginning. They must enter the military as a standard soldier, not like those who were publicly recognized as a descendant from an elite family, who would start as a junior officer after entering the military. When advancing to senior colonel, those from the elite families would only need 10 years, but those foster children who used the standard path would need 20 or even 30 years to get to that position. These results were already pretty good, considering their families were still quietly helping them in the dark. Du Mingyi was one of those foster children. He used almost three times the amount of time to climb up compared to a normal descendant from the Du family. He used 28 years to advance into a senior colonel, before finally becoming a commander of a base with actual military power.
They used time to trade for power. Perhaps, even the Du family didn't know whether it was worth it or not.
Du Mingyi was angry and surprised. Once this information got out, the Federation's military would definitely not let him take any important positions in the future, even if his military rank was to stay the same because of his merits, it would still be impossible for him to acquire real military power anymore. 'If that was the case, then won't his sacrifice of 28 years be all for naught?' After thinking about this, Du Mingyi's expression was filled with dreadful malice. He must get rid of all these people who knew about his secret. He now had the chance, since they had sent people to surround the command center, it gave him a perfect reason for him to kill all of them and no one would be able to question it. It was normal for them to die for a mutiny, right?
He suddenly waved his fist, and a silhouette from a dark corner pounced towards Li Shiyu.
"Bang!"
Li Shiyu met the attack with his fist without hesitation. The two fists smashed into each other, creating a muffled sound.
Everyone in the command center was sent flying from the Qi-Jin the two of them had sent out. They were smashed into the walls before falling to the ground with a thud. The physical skills of these officers were quite average. When faced with the shockwaves from a battle between two strong individuals, they couldn't defend themselves, resulting in all of them becoming injured.
Li Shiyu saw Du Mingyi, who stood on the side with a flaring killing intent. Li Shiyu understood that Du Mingyi was not going to let even his own soldier leave this place alive. Li Shiyu's expression became sharp, and a terrifying force of presence suddenly enveloped around them, twisting and turning the space around them.
"Domain!" Du Mingyi and the senior captain were stunned. They didn't think that this unknown Li Shiyu was actually a domain realm master. It should be known that if someone was found out to be a domain realm master, their military rank would be senior colonel and not a little major rank.
Du Mingyi began to frown. He felt afraid. 'What kind of clan is 250 Ace Mecha Clan? Why would an insignificant military doctor have such a strong capabilities?' It should be known that military doctors were considered to be logisticians with the weakest physical skills. The most remarkable military doctors were considered to be the best of the best if their physical skills was at the refinement stage, not Qi-Jin or even the domain stage… If someone had such amazing talent in physical skills, who would be willing to let them learn military medicine? Wouldn't that just be a waste of talent?
Of course, only Du Mingyi's group was dumbfounded. Those from 250 Ace Mecha Clan who surrounded the command station all knew that this person was not Doctor Li. Instead, he was one of the 10 mecha captains, Li Lanfeng. It was just that they also didn't know that their Captain Li had actually reached the domain stage…
This made them think of their cold and stern regiment commander. It should be known that only their regiment commander's aura could rein in Captain Li. 'Doesn't that mean their regiment commander is also a domain realm master? It also meant that he wasn't just a standard domain realm master, but a titled domain realm master!' After thinking about this point, everyone became excited. Nothing was more exciting than knowing that their own regiment commander was a really powerful individual.
At that moment, the twisted space around Li Lanfeng suddenly cracked into countless black tentacles. Those black tentacles quickly flew towards those soldiers and wrapped around their bodies. Then, the tentacles whipped towards the door, tossing them out of the main entrance, then they were caught by those from 250 Ace Mecha Clan outside.
When Du Mingyi discovered Li Lanfeng's intentions, he wanted to stop him. However, Li Lanfeng shot a cold glare towards Du Mingyi which actually shook him, making him freeze in his place.
In an instant, Li Lanfeng successfully cleared out all those who stood in his way.
Li Lanfeng raised his right hand and a black scythe began to take shape in his hand. The senior captain and Du Mingyi had cautious expression on their faces when they sensed the ominous aura around it and began to stay alert.
Right at that moment, Li Lanfeng suddenly gave out an order, "All members, move back 30 meters."
This was the estimate Li Lanfeng had calculated for shockwave distance that would be created from fighting with his opponents. He was afraid that during the battle, he would hurt his own team if he couldn't control the situation. If that happened, it would be difficult for him to explain to Ling Lan.
Hearing this, those from 250 Ace Mecha Clan quickly moved back. At the same time, they didn't forget to take those officers who were tossed out by Captain Li with them.
After seeing he had nothing to worry about, he turned towards the senior captain with cold expression on his face and said, "You're probably the protector the Du family had sent to be beside Du Mingyi." The Du family would not allow Du Mingyi to have any accidents after spending so much effort on him.
"You're quite knowledgeable about the internal workings of the elite families. I think I know who you are." The senior captain seemed confident in his words.
Li Lanfeng raised an eyebrow and waited for his answer.
"A surname Li means that you're from that super elite family, the Li family. I didn't think the Li family would actually be willing to let you out from the 4th Division and let you go to the 23rd Division instead. It looks like they had made some arrangements with Ling Xiao…" The senior captain could only think of this reason. This Li Shiyu was probably a super genius that the Li family had nurtured. This was the only way for such a military doctor to have such strong physical skills.
Hearing this, Li Lanfeng place his finger in front of him and shook it side to side, "No, no, no. You are completely wrong. Me going to the 23rd Division has nothing to do with General Ling Xiao. I can only say that I was convinced by my regiment commander's personality and charm, and thus I decided to serve him in any way I can."
Well that was his reason. As for Li Shiyu, who was lied to, and for Li Yingjie, who he didn't know the reason why he followed them, he wasn't sure if they felt the same way.
"As someone from an elite family and knowing that it's difficult for us to be in the military, why don't we work together, instead of you exposing us?" The senior captain said in an angry tone of voice.
"Elite family? What does that have to do with me? As for not exposing you, no can do, my friend. It's because you angered someone you shouldn't have." Li Lanfeng's expression was cold. He seemed like a warm and kind person who got allow with people, but in reality, he was a cold and calculative person who would use or sacrifice anyone to achieve his goals. Ling Lan was the only person he didn't dare to use his dirty schemes on. He knew well that it was his weakness, but he just let himself be selfish for once. He must acquire more from him… more… more…
What does he want? Li Lanfeng still didn't know currently. He only knew that he was like a glutton. He wanted everything Ling Lan could give him without giving any of it to others.
It was because of that that Li Lanfeng was not willing to give Du Mingyi, who offended Ling Lan greatly, any way of getting out of the situation. He forced his opponent to have no choice but to fight for his life. From the very beginning, Li Lanfeng didn't even have the slightest thought of giving Du Mingyi a chance to live.
This was Li Lanfeng; Evil, ruthless and merciless!
Chapter 839 - If I Were You!
At 224 Mecha Clan, Song Yiqing felt a vibration from his communicator as he was preparing to go out for war. When he opened his communicator and saw the cry for help from Du Mingyi, he jumped up in shock.
"What happened?" A senior captain beside him asked hurriedly.
Song Yiqing took a deep breath and calmed himself down. He said, "Ling Lan is really bold. He actually sent his men to surround the command center. He wants to force Du Mingyi to handover his powers."
The senior captain's expression changed. "Force Du Mingyi? Is he crazy?" If Du Mingyi decided to fight to the end, the entire base would be implicated, including them.
"He is a lunatic. He snatched all the food at the welcoming dinner, offending all the officers above the rank of a junior officer. Then, he wiped out the entire Evil Wind Mecha Team. He sent his logisticians to grab supplies from the warehouse and now, he is making use of DEFCON 1 alert to take control of the base when everyone is in a mess and doesn't have the time to care about him. Look at all the things he did. Which one of them is not crazy?" Song Yiqing said angrily.
He started pacing around his office in frustration. He pondered if he should get involved in this messy situation.
"Should we take part in this matter?" Song Yiqing was afraid of 250 Ace Mecha Clan so he couldn't make a decision. Hence, he asked his confidant who was specially sent by the Song family to give his opinion on the matter.
"Did Du Mingyi promise many benefits?" The senior captain asked.
"Yes, he promised if we help him to destroy 250 Ace Mecha Clan, he would give us the power over the command chain in Base 013." Song Yiqing's eyes lit up. He had been eyeing Base 013 for a long time. Unfortunately, Du Mingyi was not easy to deal with. He didn't seem to have any background but there was always an invisible faction protecting him whenever he tried to do something to him. He tried to bring him down many times but failed as many times.
However, the arrival of 250 Ace Mecha Clan changed the tides to his favour. Du Mingyi had no choice but to rely on him now. This was a great surprise to him but it meant that he needed to become enemies with 250 Ace Mecha Clan. This was a mecha clan that even the Song family was unwilling to provoke. This was the only reason why Song Yiqing was hesitant.
"If that is the case, we can take part!" The senior captain was tempted too. Taking over the command chain of the base was the test the Song family gave Song Yiqing. If he succeeded, Song Yiqing would be able to be seen in a more favourable light in the family and might be promoted to a higher position.
As the grandson of the Marshal Song and someone whom the family was willing to groom, Song Yiqing was not a rash person. He was logical and calm so he decided to figure out the overall situation first before deciding whether or not he should participate in this farce. The senior captain ordered his men to send them updates on the recent actions of 250 Ace Mecha Clan. What they received back is that all of 250's mecha operators were in the mecha hold while only Ling Lan was left to guard the camp with just a bunch of logisticians to help him.
If the mecha operators were present, they would be afraid to join in this fight due to their impressive capabilities and background. However, these people were now all stuck at the mecha hold, and the ones left were ordinary logisticians who were weak with no background. No matter how powerful Ling Lan was, he wouldn't be able to defend against the raid of an entire mecha clan, right?
Song Yiqing and the senior captain were elated when they received this piece of news. Both of them felt that this was an extremely good opportunity. Not only were they able to take revenge for the humiliation they had suffered, but they could also gain control over the command chain of the base.
"Ai Liang, inform everyone to prepare to reinforce the command center." Song Yiqing slammed his fist on the table and gave his order.
"Yes, regiment commander." The senior captain, whose name was Ai Liang, immediately accepted the order.
Little Four was monitoring 224 Mecha Clan the entire time, so when they started moving, he immediately reported to Ling Lan.
Ling Lan put down the teacup in her hand and smiled. "Money and power are indeed very tempting. As expected, Song Yiqing was unable to refuse the temptation."
Ling Lan disappeared from her office after she said that.
Soon, Song Yiqing led his fully armed 224 Mecha Clan out of their camp. There were about 1000 people in his mecha clan, all rushing towards the command center.
While they were running, their vision started to get blurry. A dense mist had suddenly appeared in the base for some reason, it was so dense that they were only able to see one metre ahead of them. No, it might be even shorter.
Song Yiqing looked around and suddenly realized something. His expression immediately changed and shouted, "Stop!"
The entire base was encased by a protective shield and there was a temperature regulation system inside the base, so it was impossible to have mist here unless something went wrong with the protective shield and the temperature regulation system.
The entire 224 Mecha Clan stopped moving under Song Yiqing's command.
The organized footsteps quiet down. It was dead silent. Suddenly, faint footsteps could be heard over the dense mist.
It was the sound of a pair of military boots stepping firmly on the ground. The sound got nearer and nearer to them.
"Be careful and be on your guard." Song Yiqing looked at the front of him intently. He whispered to Ai Liang and ordered him to remind the people behind them to be vigilant.
Not long after, a figure finally walked out of the mist. The mist had gradually turned less dense now. They were able to see 20 metres ahead of them. There was a distance between the figure and him but Song Yiqing would already feel the cold aura the person exuded. The coldness engulfed his body whole, leaving him to feel dread for the first time.
As the figure got closer, Song Yiqing finally managed to see him clearly. The person wore a blue and white military uniform with a white cloak draped over his shoulders which swayed in the air as he moved. He was walking in a calm and casual manner with a silver short whip in his hand
Song Yiqing never saw Ling Lan before but the moment he saw this person, Ling Lan's name popped up in his mind.
The person stopped when he was just five metres away from Song Yiqing and looked at them with an indifferent gaze.
"Ling Lan!" Song Yiqing gritted his teeth. He didn't expect the other party to be monitoring him too. This was the only reason why Ling Lan could catch him the moment he came out of his camp.
"Song Yiqing." Ling Lan replied nonchalantly, "If I were you, I would turn back and return to my own camp now. You, will not take part in the matter between Du Mingyi and me."
"Ling Lan, if I were you, I would surrender immediately, and please stop making a desperate attempt to struggle." Song Yiqing noticed that Ling Lan came alone so he started sneering at her.
"Song Yiqing, no wonder you got exiled by your family. You are quite stupid." Ling Lan shook her head with pity. "Your mecha clan means nothing to me. I wasted so much time to talk to you because our parents all have high positions in the military, and I don't want to spoil their friendly relationship."
Chapter 840 - Do Something Big With Me!
Song Yiqing was furious when he heard what Ling Lan said. He immediately disregarded what she said at the end and replied indignantly, "I want to see how you will defeat a nobody like me."
He waved his right hand, and around 20 people from 224 Mecha Clan flew out, surrounding Ling Lan in a tight circle.
Ling Lan sighed. She wasn't in the mood to fight. That was why she hinted to Song Yiqing that her background was as powerful as his. Unfortunately, this Song Yiqing was too slow to catch what she was trying to hint at. It now looked as though she had to fight with them.
"Wow. Boss, are you going to KO 1000 people all by yourself?" Little Four was excited about the upcoming royal rumble.
"Shouldn't it be 1000 people KO me?" Ling Lan replied unhappily. She threw the short whip in her hand and disappeared from her position.
Bang! Bang! Bang! The short whip hit everyone who surrounded, whipping them up into air forcefully before falling to the ground beside Song Yiqing. Song Yiqing was shocked at this surprisingly beautiful scene. He took a few steps back quickly. In a blink of an eye, the 20 people piled up into a graceful pyramid in front of him.
At that moment, Ling Lan suddenly appeared in front of Song Yiqing and pressed his shoulder down, immediately immobilizing him.
Ling Lan whispered to Song Yiqing, "Song Yiqing, you always like to struggle until the last minute. When facing Qi Long, you were like this. Now facing me, you are still like this. If it wasn't for the fact that your grandfather and my father are both in the military, I will not let you off so easily. Song Yiqing, don't try to test my patience."
'I've already made things really obvious. Song Yiqing, please have a clear mind.'
Ling Lan didn't want to KO 1000 people. It was not really difficult for her but if she really subdued Song Yiqing's 224 Mecha Clan alone, the second marshal, Song Yongzheng, would definitely take revenge on her. Although that sly old fox couldn't do anything to her father, he could easily create some small problem for him. Ling Xiao already had enough things on his hand. Ling Lan didn't want to place more burden on his shoulders.
Hence, Ling Lan constantly reminded Song Yiqing about her identity. Proactively admitting defeat and having no choice but to admit defeat was two different concepts. Ling Lan didn't want to become enemies with Song Yiqing and the Song family.
The lower-ranked people in the military might not know who Ling Lan was but the higher authorities, including the three great marshals and the ten generals, definitely knew who she was, even the generals of the various divisions might know who she was.
"Your father?" Song Yiqing finally caught on. He got stunned for a moment. Then, he narrowed his eyes and asked, "Who is your father?" Of course, what made him calm down was Ling Lan's hand which was immobilizing him.
Ling Lan smiled mysteriously at Song Yiqing and didn't reply to him.
Ling? Song Yiqing suddenly thought of Ling Xiao. He then remembered that Ling Lan's 250 Mecha Clan came from the 23rd division. His expression changed. He said in a voice only he could hear, "Ling Xiao?"
"My father asked me to send his regards to Marshal Song. He hopes we can work together." Ling Lan smiled. 'Ah… good, he is not too stupid.'
"Work together?" Song Yiqing recalled what Ling Lan said at the start. He scoffed, "Didn't you say that I was exiled here? Looks like you are in the same state as me."
Ling Lan gave him a strange look. Song Yiqing felt uncomfortable under her gaze. He wanted to put up with it but the gaze was too glaring. He couldn't help but ask, "What are you trying to say?"
"How many sons does your grandfather have? How many sons does your father have?" Ling Lan gave Song Yiqing a look of contempt. "How many sons does my father have?" Little Four knew everything about Song Yiqing.
Song Yiqing's face turned black, as Ling Lan's words stabbed right into his heart. To other people, he was Song Yongzheng's grandson. He had an impressive status. However, Song Yongzheng had eight sons. Moreover, his father was one of the weaker sons so Song Yongzheng didn't place much emphasis on him, and Song Yiqing was his father's third son. He had two older brothers who were very capable and had high positions in the military. His two younger brothers were extremely talented too. Thus, his father rarely paid him much attention.
It could be said that in the entire Song family, he was the most 'invisible' person. If he wasn't Song Yongzheng's grandson and didn't have the surname 'song', the Song family might not even have let him become a regiment commander of a normal mecha clan. They just didn't want him to embarrass the Song family. They sent him to Planet Haijiao for two reasons. One was because they didn't want to see him and the other reason was to allow Song Yiqing to gain some merits himself. Just like what Ling Lan said, he was exiled by his own family.
"Since you are not exiled, why did you come here?" Song Yiqing scoffed even though he was internally hurt by the truth of his current situation. He would not let anyone see his weak side.
He had his own ambitions too. However, once you reached a certain position and wanted to climb even higher, you need to have enough capabilities as well as merits. His abilities were not strong enough and he didn't have enough merits too. Now, he was thrown here to participate in some small skirmishes to gain the most basic amounts of merits. He could almost see his future. He would become a regiment commander of a normal mecha clan. This was his furthest his potential could take him unless he managed to improve his mecha piloting skills. However, he couldn't do it no matter how hard he practiced. His talent restricted his mecha piloting level from getting any higher. The highest level he could achieve was the primary stage of ace. If he was extremely lucky, he might be able to reach elite ace.
Hence, he only had one chance. He needed to gain some impressive military achievements like helping the Federation take over Planet Haijiao. When the Federation gained control of Planet Haijiao, they would distribute the honor to the various mecha clans. He would be able to use this honor to increase his status. But, this was just a wild dream. If Planet Haijiao could be taken over so easily, the war wouldn't have lasted so long.
Because of this, the Song family felt that he had no hope so they had given up on him heartlessly. They were no longer willing to waste time and manpower on him.
"You are really lucky!" Song Yiqing said angrily. Deep down inside, he was jealous of Ling Lan. He was Ling Xiao's only son. All his father's love and resources were given to him unconditionally. Whether he was capable or not, Ling Xiao would not abandon him. He didn't need to lick his wounds on Planet Haijiao like him. This unhappiness about his situation caused Song Yiqing to turn abusive. His personality got twisted as he had given up on himself.
Ling Lan patted his shoulder lightly to comfort him and the anger in Song Yiqing's eyes dissipated a little.
Ling Lan lowered her voice and asked, "Are you willing to do something big with me?" 'Hmm, why do I sound like a villain persuading someone to do evil things with me?' Ling Lan was speechless at her own revelation.
Song Yiqing narrowed his eyes again. "What do you mean?"
"Why do you put your hope on other people? It is best to achieve your own results," Ling Lan said calmly.
Although she was Ling Xiao's child, all her achievements were gained through her own efforts. Ling Xiao just made sure that her merits were not taken away by other people. Well, this was important too.
Chapter 841 - Mistake!
"You want me to take part in the mutiny?" Song Yiqing smiled coldly. "If Du Mingyi doesn't hand over the control of the mainframe to you, everyone in this base will die because of you."
Song Yiqing gave a look of contempt as he continued, "Why don't you pretend to be caught by me instead? After that, I'll bring you to Du Mingyi and trick him into giving me the control of the mainframe. This plan has a much higher possibility of success."
"Do I look like such a rash person who does something without planning? Du Mingyi is not a problem at all," Ling Lan replied indifferently.
"What do you mean?" Song Yiqing raised one of his eyebrows in doubt.
Ling Lan raised her right hand and snapped her fingers. The road lamps at the side suddenly lit up, illuminating the misting path, creating a cozy atmosphere around the two of them.
Song Yiqing's expression drastically changed. He exclaimed in surprise, "How did you gain control of the mainframe?"
The mainframe was the final trick up Du Mingyi's sleeves. He had to put up with Du Mingyi because of this. Yet, the final trick that put him at a loss, making him bow down to Du Mingyi unconditionally, was useless against Ling Lan.
Ling Lan smiled at Song Yiqing, seemingly mocking his intelligence. Song Yiqing knew that he had asked a stupid question. No one would tell anyone such a powerful secret.
When Ling Lan had gained control of the mainframe, he knew that Du Mingyi had no chance of winning anymore. Although, as the grandson of Song Yongzheng, his ability was a little weak, he had the courage and judgment of a true descendant of an elite family. He quickly asked, "What will I get if I work with you?"
Ling Lan glanced at him coldly. Her gaze was piercing as if she could look into the depths of your soul. She patted the short whip on his chest. "Song Yiqing, don't try to bargain with me. I'm not the patient type."
Song Yiqing frowned. He never expected Ling Lan to be so domineering, that he didn't have any thoughts of discussing with him.
"You will take one of two options. One, follow me without any conditions. Two, follow Du Mingyi and eat prison food with him," Ling Lan said coldly.
Song Yiqing's face turned red and his lips trembled when he heard Ling Lan's unreasonable words. He really wanted to fight with this irritating man and tell them that he was not going to play with him anymore. However, he didn't dare to say this, as the mainframe was under his control.
"Young Master Qing!" Ai Liang was angered by Ling Lan's words too. But, without Song Yiqing's command, he would not move so he tried to urge him to order him to take down Ling Lan.
Song Yiqing took a deep breath and suppressed his anger. He replied coldly, "As long as you defeat Senior Captain Ai Liang here, I will be willing to follow you for my entire life."
Ling Lan looked at Ai Liang who was giving off a strong fighting intent and smiled. 'Isn't this consider food delivered right to my doorstep? Well, the grandson of the second marshal could also help her wipe the soles of her shoes.'
"Song Yiqing, you are always so stupid. You like to make a bet with your opponent before you understand him fully." Ling Lan jeered with a sharp gaze. "I hope you will not regret what you said."
"Regret? Although I'm a good-for-nothing but I always follow up with what I said. I will honor my bet and not regret it." Ling Lan's words almost made him vomit out blood. He said angrily, "What about you? Are you willing to bet with me? If you lose, you'll follow me for life."
Ling Lan sneered. She played with the short whip in her hand. The anger on Song Yiqing's face disappeared slowly when he saw Ling Lan's calm demeanour. The feeling of anxiousness started to creep up inside him, but he gritted his teeth and said, "You don't dare?"
"Song Yiqing, you are stupid but sly. That is your real motive, right?" Ling Lan said nonchalantly.
"If you don't have the confidence, then we can both just calmly go back to where we came from." Song Yiqing smiled. So what if Ling Lan found out his intentions? If Ling Lan didn't want to fight, he could just sit on the fence, no matter which side won, he would not lose anything. He didn't believe that Ling Lan would dare to annihilate his entire mecha clan.
His status as the grandson of Song Yongzheng would protect him. If the other party wanted to continue staying in the military of the Federation, he wouldn't hurt him.
"No problem. Since you give me a winning bet, I will take it. If not, I'll be wasting this good opportunity." Ling Lan smiled. "One last thing: Don't regret it!"
Song Yiqing's confidence wavered when he saw Ling Lan's calm expression. He started to wonder if he really made a mistake.
'No, he can't be wrong. Besides those monsters from the Flying Dragon Special Forces, no one is able to advance to the domain stage at such a young age.' Song Yiqing cheered himself on silently. He would definitely win this wager.
Song Yongzheng didn't think highly of Song Yiqing but as a descendant of his, he didn't want him to die at a young age, completely ruining the reputation of the Song family. Hence, when Song Yiqing went to Planet Haijiao, Song Yongzheng used his authority to send a domain realm master to protect Song Yiqing. That domain realm master was the humble-looking Ai Liang.
Ai Liang saw Ling Lan accepting the challenge so he stepped out slowly from behind Song Yiqing.
Ling Lan knocked Song Yiqing's chest with her short whip and reminded him, "Are you not planning to leave this place with your men? Do you want to die here?" He was just at Qi-Jin stage. It was a suicidal act for Song Yiqing if he stood so near to a battle between two domain realm masters.
That's right, Ling Lan already knew Ai Liang was a domain realm master. He just suppressed his force of presence and made it seemed as though he was only at the primary stage of Qi-Jin. Ling Lan realized she was not the only one who knew how to suppress her force of presence. The other domain realm masters here could do it too.
Song Yiqing looked at Ling Lan in surprise, seemingly astounded by her sudden act of kindness. He remembered that when he felt hurt just now, Ling Lan was the one who comforted him.
Song Yiqing quickly retreated with his men. He looked at the calm and confident Ling Lan who was standing in front of Ai Liang. He was curious. 'What kind of person is he? He has a sharp tongue and can irritate people easily. But, he is kind enough to comfort others even if the person is his opponent.' The two of them were not on good terms but he didn't hate Ling Lan. He hoped that Ai Liang would not beat Ling Lan up too roughly.
'This doesn't sound like me!' Song Yiqing couldn't help mock himself. Then, he gathered his emotions and waited for the result of the battle between Ai Liang and Ling Lan.
After everyone retreated 100 meters away, Ling Lan looked at Ai Liang calmly. She said indifferently, "The battle between domain realm masters will destroy the facilities here. Why don't we just use our most powerful single-target attack to decide the winner?"
Ai Liang turned serious. "You reached the domain stage too?"
He didn't notice Ling Lan's true power but Ling Lan managed to see through his disguise. Suddenly, he felt that this wager might be a mistake.
Chapter 842 - Interesting!
The only response he got for his question was Ling Lan's dead gaze. In actuality, Ai liang didn't need an answer, as he had already gotten his answer from the pressure Ling Lan was exerting on him. This force of presence she was exuding was definitely not that of a Qi-Jin expert.
Song Yiqing's expression changed slightly, becoming more stern as he felt the terrifying aura seeping out from Ling Lan. It was really surprising that Ling Lan was a domain realm master this young. Well, it is kinda expected for a descendant of the youngest God-class mecha operator.
Ai Liang, of course, wasn't willing to let Ling Lan's force of presence pressure him down without him retaliating back. He roused up his true capabilities that were originally hidden under a veil, his force of presence rose quickly, before finally reaching a state comparable to Ling Lan's aura.
The members from 224 Mecha Clan were quite stunned after seeing Senior Captain Ai Liang, who guarded their regiment commander, was actually a domain realm master. However, what surprised them even more was that the young regiment commander of 250 Ace Mecha Clan was also a domain realm master. They remembered that the Federation had recently publicly announced the youngest domain realm master was 25 years old. 'Are they talking about Regiment Commander Ling who stood in front of them?'
Without mentioning the surprise of those from 224 Mecha Clan, Ai Liang was also surprised by Ling Lan. If a battle between two domain masters was to initiate here, the base might be destroyed by the two of them. In order to mitigate the damages, they indeed should use their strongest-single target attack to determine the victor so Ling Lan's suggestion was very sound. However, the problem for Ai Liang was that this method of battle would not align with the strength of his domain, and as luck would have it, the concept of his domain was not suitable for going all out in one attack. If Ling Lan domain concept was offensive based, he would be at a severe disadvantage.
Ai Liang suspected Ling Lan had already seen through the concept of his domain. That was why Ling Lan proposed this method of battle.
After thinking about it, Ai Liang couldn't help but raise his head to look in front of him. He saw Ling Lan looking at him coldly and calmly like still water. Ai Liang couldn't figure out what Ling Lan was thinking, but he could feel the contempt from Ling Lan's eyes…
'Hmph, who cares if he has an offensive based domain? Will a punk, who has only entered the domain stage a short while ago, be able to compare to me, who had already studied the concept of my domain for more than a decade?' Ai Liang narrowed his eyes and lifted his right hand. He clenched his hand into a fist with great force as though he was holding onto a weapon for dear life.
"Boss, what type of domain does he have? How come I can't see his domain energy?" Little Four was anxious at the fact that he couldn't see anything. He was afraid his Boss would be at a disadvantage.
"Interesting!" Ling Lan smirked. It was interesting for her to experience an unknown domain in a fight. If she faced with a domain that she had fought against before, she would be thoroughly bored out of her mind. Ling Lan didn't know when she had actually liked the feeling of battling with odd opponents. As expected, 250 Ace Mecha Clan was a place for nurturing violent individuals, even Ling Lan, a girl who loved peace, had become violent.
Ling Lan lifted up her short whip and motioned it towards Ai Liang to gesture for him to attack first.
Ai Liang's expression froze. He didn't think that Ling Lan would also choose to hide his domain just like he was doing right now. Ling Lan didn't expose even a little bit of his domain concept to him. Ai Liang, who could not determine what type of domain Ling Lan had, could not decide on a technique to go against Ling Lan.
The two of them stared at each other as their force of presence became stronger and stronger. In the middle of the two of them where the two forces crashed into each other actually caused crackling sounds in the air.
"Bam!" One member, who was at the refinement stage could not endure the pressure emitting from the two domain realm master, actually fell on his knees.
The sound of that member falling was as though it was a signal to everyone. Those who had weak physical skills and were watching all fell down in a similar manner. This position actually helped these people to endure the pressure.
Song Yiqing's expression was dumbstruck. 'This is how strong domain realm masters are? Just their force of presence was enough to subdue everyone?'
Ai Liang had always protected him and had never fully exerted his force of presence. Song Yiqing always thought that Ai Liang was only stronger than him by a small bit and because of that, he didn't have high opinions of Ai Liang. However now, Song Yiqing understood what being a domain realm master really meant. They could actually be so strong. It was no wonder there was the saying that all those below the domain stage were like ants. Song Yiqing hoped that one day he would be able to enter the world of the strong, and not be an ant that domain realm masters could easily step on.
Ai Liang's force of presence had already reached his peak. If he didn't make a move at that moment, his force of presence would begin to decrease, making him be at a disadvantageous position. Originally, he wanted to wait for Ling Lan to make a move first for him to be able to adapt to Ling Lan's domain concept with an appropriate techniques. It was also surprising that although Ling Lan was young, his patience was not wavering…
Ai Liang was suspicious. 'Is Ling Lan's force of presence still not at its peak?'
Unfortunately, he couldn't wait any longer so he had to immediately make a move. Otherwise when his force started to decrease, his attack would be much weaker. Ai Liang decisively raised his right hand and ruthlessly slashed towards Ling Lan.
Ling Lan saw that strong energy blade coming straight for her head. She knew that it wasn't any normal attack just from the power emitting from the blade.
Ling Lan flicked her short whip and a silver whip suddenly appeared in front of her. It began to rotate quickly, creating a circle that could devour everything in its path.
Ling Lan's expression became stern as she shook the short whip in her hand. The silver whip quickly moved towards the strong energy blade sent out by her opponent.
The silver whip crashed into the energy blade. In the next second, there was suddenly a huge explosion, shaking the ground below them. Everyone from 224 Mecha Clan couldn't stand up straight because of the earthquake-like experience. A bunch of them instantly fell to the ground and those who could still stand were in the mid-stages of Qi-Jin.
Song Yiqing tried to balance himself as he watched the two of them fight. His eyes darkened, but it still couldn't conceal his ambitions.
"Boss, what concept does his domain have?" Little Four asked excitedly. This question had been troubling him for a long time. If he couldn't get the answer now, he wouldn't be able to eat, sleep and play well.
"It's giving off a very strange feeling." Ling Lan frowned. The energy her opponent gave off just now was somewhat odd.
"Let's try again!" Ling Lan made a decision. The short whip in her hand shook once again. Now, the silver whip was flying towards Ai Liang in a continuous attack.
Ai Liang's movements were crisp as he continued to wave his hand as well. The silver-colored energy blade clashed with the silver whip Ling Lan had sent out, shaking the ground continuously. Seeing this, Song Yiqing quickly told his clan members to retreat a dozen more meters away. After moving away, they felt the ground stopped shaking so they no longer had trouble standing on their feet.
Although Ling Lan was completely focused on the fight, she didn't overlook Song Yiqing's group's movements. After discovering that Song Yiqing's group could only stand on their feet after going further away from them, Ling Lan seemed to have realized something.
Right at that moment, Ai Liang's hands suddenly closed together, and Ling Lan suddenly saw the silver blade expanding and surrounding all over her entire body. She had actually unknowingly stepped into her opponent's domain space.
Chapter 843 - Fog Element!
Just as Ling Lan was about to be devoured by the energy, her eyes glimmered brightly as she decided to not use defensive techniques. Instead, she chose to use the short whip in her hand. An afterimage of a silver long whip appeared in the air, screeching continuously as if it was ripping the air apart, before snaking towards Ai Liang's head.
"He going for mutual destruction?!" Song Yiqing was dumbstruck. It was clear that Ling Lan wasn't cornered, and could easily block and find another opportunity to attack. 'Why is he being so reckless about going for an attack that will not benefit either side?'
All those who watched couldn't understand, but only Ai Liang's expression was filled with shock. He suddenly stopped his attack and chose to dodge instead.
Everyone didn't understand the reason behind Ling Lan aggressiveness. At that moment, everyone also couldn't understand the reason behind Ai Liang's actions as well. If he had taken Ling Lan's attack head on, Ai Liang's overwhelming energy would definitely have caused great injury to a surprised Ling Lan. If Ai Liang would have taken the battle, he would have been victorious, so why did Ai Liang chose to dodge instead?
"I see!" Ling Lan's expression lightened up. She was lucky that she had randomly said that they should use their strongest single-target attack to determine the winner. This made her accidentally seal away her opponent's strongest domain technique. Otherwise, she didn't even know what the outcome of the battle would have been. Although Ling Lan was confident that no matter how strange her opponent's domain concept was, she would still be able to win the battle. However, Ling Lan didn't want to use all her trump cards. After all, it was still a good thing if she could keep a few of them a secret.
Ling Lan did not show any mercy and continued to wave her whip. Then, the silver whip created many afterimages which cornered Ai Liang, forcing him to stay in place.
"Senior Captain Ai made a terrible decision just now. He went from being on the offensive to defending passively." The mecha team team leader standing beside Song Yiqing saw this scene sighed.
"Maybe he had no choice but to do so." Song Yiqing thought more deeply about the situation than the team leader. Ai Liang had always been loyal to Song Yiqing's grandfather, so Ai Liang would definitely know about the gains that Song Yongzheng would would get if he took down Ling Lan.
In reality, it was just as Song Yiqing had thought, it wasn't because Ai Liang didn't want to take down Ling Lan. It was just that his domain concept made him unable to follow up with his attack. If he did follow up with the attack, Ling Lan would discover the truth behind his trick which would cause him to be at a disadvantage for the fight after that.
"Damn it." Ai Liang didn't know if Ling Lan's way of handling his attack was by luck or was because she had already seen through his domain concept. If it was the latter, then he was in trouble.
Ai Liang knew that he couldn't continue like this, shown by his expression beginning to show some anxiousness. Maybe it was because he was not fully concentrated, his speed actually slowed down a small bit which caused Ling Lan's whip to strike his body…
"Bang!" After the whip strike his body, it didn't stop as it continued on, only stopping after it ruthless smashed onto the ground. The concrete on the ground instantly split apart, causing countless rocks and debris to fly everywhere, turning the originally foggy area to become foggier.
When Song Yiqing saw this, his heart jumped. 'Did Ai Liang lose?'
After the dust finally settled, everyone looked towards the location the whip had smashed onto. There was no one there. It was clear that Ai Liang had dodged Ling Lan's whip. However, Ling Lan was still standing there with her whip still in hand. 'Then, where is Ai Liang?' Everyone thought.
Suddenly, a fist appeared behind Ling Lan, and it ruthlessly went for the back of her heart.
Song Yiqing had a hint of joy in his eyes. Once Ai Liang hit Ling Lan, the battle would be easily won.
Right as the fist was about to puncture Ling Lan's heart… puncture? The joy in Song Yiqing's expression instantly froze. Ai Liang, after throwing his punch, had a huge change in his expression. His feet instantly sprang up and he quickly moved backwards.
Ling Lan, who was standing there with a hole in her body, suddenly turned into a cloud of fog, then dissipating away like it was never there in the first place. The 'Ling Lan' who was originally attacking Ai Liang was actually a fog clone created by Ling Lan.
"Ling Lan is a fog element domain realm master." Although Song Yiqing wasn't a domain realm master, he was still taught about the knowledge regarding them by his instructors from his family. Seeing this scene, he had guessed Ling Lan's domain element.
"The fog element doesn't belong to the strong offensive type. It is more useful for espionage and assassinations. I was actually fooled by Ling Lan from the very beginning." Ai Liang, who was constantly battered by a clone, was now regretting his decision to back off. From the start of the fight, Ling Lan had constantly been on the offense which made Ai Liang think that Ling Lan's domain concept were of the strong offensive type. Thus, he didn't dare to go against Ling Lan head on and only carefully used his own domain techniques to lure his opponent elsewhere. Although this strategy was very suitable for those with offensive based domains, this strategy made him unable to discover that Ling Lan was the same as him, a paper tiger.
Right at that moment, within the dense fog, a sliver of silver silk that was difficult to see with the naked eye, suddenly appeared. Before Ai Liang could realize it, it had already wrapped around his leg.
"Not good!" Ai Liang used his hands as swords and slashed towards the silver silk.
"Screech!" Suddenly, a sound like nails scratching on a chalkboard rang beside everyone's ears. Ai Liang was originally planning on slicing the silk with his hands, but he was suddenly stopped by a strong force. There were actually two more silver silk-like wires wrapped arpound both of his wrists. Another two of those suddenly came to his sight and wrapped around his ankles before hanging him up in mid-air.
From afar, the fog suddenly condensed. Ling Lan, who wore her blue and white uniform, with her cape, had appeared once again. At that moment, her long jade-like fingers was in front of her chest with each having a string of silver silk wrapped around them.
"The sky, look…" One officer whose eyes were sharp, pointed towards the top of street light and began to shout in surprise.
Everyone looked towards the direction he pointed towards. On top of the street light's highest point, there was silk threads that could barely be seen by the naked eye wrapped around it. Then with the help of street light illuminating the area, it allowed everyone to see more of the glistening silk threads… After discovering this, everyone looked again. They discovered that the place where Ai Liang and Ling Lan had been battling was an empty street, but was now filled with countless silk threads. These threads wrapped around each other, along with the street lamps and structures which created a threaded world. If someone was to step in accidentally, they would be minced into little bits by the countless threads.
Everyone couldn't help but take a deep cold breath. A chill rose up from their feet to their heads. Some people even hallucinated that their flesh was slowly being peeled off by the threads, making them fear for their lives.
Ling Lan's fingers moved a little, causing another painful screeching sound. Ai Liang was biting his lip in the center of it all, enduring the pain of being shredded apart. This scene made Song Yiqing's expression go from pale to completely white.
"It looks like I win this bet." Ling Lan turned around a looked at Song Yiqing, waiting for Song Yiqing's answer.
Song Yiqing looks like he was in a state where his soul had left his body, before he finally bit his lip and said through his gritted teeth, "I give up, you win!"
Hearing this, Ling Lan's fingers on her left hand trembled and the silk threads wrapped around Ai Liang suddenly loosened up. Then, the threads turned into fog and disappeared without a trace.
After regaining his freedom, Ai Liang turned his body before landing face first on the ground.
Chapter 844 - Not Following Command!
Ai Liang asked Ling Lan as he was standing back up, "When did you plan this?"
"When you were dodging my whip," Ling Lan replied indifferently.
"Did you know my domain concept from the start?" Ai Liang continued asking as he was curious as to know why he had lost.
"No. However, when you retreated instead of continuing your attack, I knew that something amiss." This was partly true.
Ling Lan didn't dodge because she had found out what Ai Liang's domain concept was, it was Phantasm. The silver energy blade that attacked her was fake. However, the force behind some of the attacks was real, so she had to differentiate the real attacks and the fake attacks. If she had entered a domain space where there were many real and fake objects, she might not be able to differentiate them so quickly. Luckily, there was only one virtual object in Ai Laing's domain space, thus the fight ended before it even started, as her Profound Insight gave her the answer directly.
"So why did you stand still when you noticed something was amiss with my attacks?" Ai Liang was shocked.
"I do not have an offensive type domain (A lie), so if I want to subdue you, I needed for you to get close. Hence, I was prepared to get hurt." Ling Lan would not reveal her true ability to her opponent. She was happy to let him misunderstand her capabilities.
Ai Liang gave a bitter smile that was filled with regret. He didn't expect the young Ling Lan to be so harsh on himself in order to win, this factor basically cemented his lost to Ling Lan. It seemed like the years of peace made him lose his edge. He became conservative and afraid of getting hurt.
"The technique you used is a territory technique, right? So why did you say that we should use our most powerful single-target attack?" Ai Liang shook his head and sighed. If Ling Lan didn't ask him to use his most powerful single-target attack, he would have used his territory technique which made full use of his domain concept. That way, Ling Lan would not have won so easily.
Suddenly, Ai Liang had a thought. He looked at Ling Lan in shock. He just realized that his opponent had started his plan right from the start of the battle.
"You never planned to use your most powerful single-target attack at all." Ai Liang felt regret. Why did he listen to Ling Lan's suggestion so easily? If he didn't, this battle would have ended differently (This was impossible).
Ling Lan just played with her short whip indifferently. She didn't reply to Ai Liang.
"The younger generations are getting stronger. I lost." Ai Liang finally admitted defeat. Just now, he was still angry at Ling Lan for going back on his words. Now, he no longer thought this way as it was his fault for getting fooled. This was enough for him to admit defeat sincerely.
"Thank you. If you had strengthened your territory technique with your Phantasm concept, the results might have been different. I made you think too deeply about the situation, thus I managed to gain an advantage through your indecisiveness," Ling Lan replied truthfully. If she really entered her opponent's virtual territory with his domain concept, it would have taken some time for her Profound Insight to differentiate the fake from the real. She might even have to reveal some of her true powers before she managed to break his technique. It could be said that her opponent's ability got restricted when he chose to strengthen his most powerful single-target attack with his domain concept.
Originally, Ling Lan wanted to use her most powerful single-target attack at the start. However, when she noticed that her opponent was not as strong as she had taught, she changed her mind. She wanted to know what her opponent's domain concept was. It had to be said that Ling Lan was lucky as a random suggestion restricted her opponent so much.
Ai Liang got his answer so he went back to Song Yiqing's side calmly. Song Yiqing was already feeling dejected. He asked weakly, "What do you want me to do?"
"Go to the mecha hold and prepare for the battle!" Ling Lan turned serious.
Song Yiqing got a shock. "There is a battle?"
"Do you think DEFCON 1 is a joke?" Ling Lan smiled coldly. "Five minutes later, your 224 Mecha Clan must all appear at the mecha hold."
"Since I agree to listen to you, I will do it," Song Yiqing gritted his teeth. He wouldn't go back on his words. This was his principle.
"That's good…" The moment Ling Lan finished speaking, she turned into a cloud of smoke before disappearing from the scene. The mist that affected their vision also disappeared and they were able to see properly again. Weirdly enough, the base was still as dry as before, it was as though the mist just now was just an illusion.
Song Yiqing's dejected expression slowly returned calm again. He held his hand up and felt the air in front of him. It was not humid anymore. Ling Lan had left.
"He is a mist element domain realm master. We entered his domain space right from the start," Song Yiqing said nonchalantly. "It's reasonable that we lost."
"Young Master Qing, are you really going to listen to him?" Ai Liang whispered.
"One must honor his bet." Song Yiqing smiled. "It's worth losing this wager."
Song Yiqing had a complicated expression on his face, as only he knew that making this bet, he wouldn't lose as both of the results were beneficial to him.
Ai Liang didn't say anything else. Although Song Yiqing was an inconspicuous person in the Song family, he still couldn't understand him, even after following him for two years.
Soon, Song Yiqing brought his 224 Mecha Clan to the mecha hold. Just like what he said, he was someone who honored his bet. He would not go against Ling Lan's order. Thus, within five minutes, he had rushed to the mecha hold.
At this moment, Xu Shiming's scouts team finally received a reply from the JMCs. The JMCs signalled for them to get to the ejection ports.
Xu Shiming raised his fist in the air. They wasted some time but fortunately, it wasn't too long. They still had time to scout their enemy's route.
"Hello, I'm your JMC…" A rough voice suddenly appeared in the JMC channel. The hands of the member of the scouts team who was moving his mecha into the ejection port trembled when he heard the rough voice, which caused him to enter the wrong instructions to the mecha, causing his mecha to almost topple over. Luckily, his reaction speed was quick and his mecha piloting skills were impressive, so he managed to stabilize his mecha.
"F**k, who are you?" The member couldn't help but scold the owner of the rough voice. 'You shouldn't harm someone like this.'
"F**K, who are you talking to?" The man with the rough voice got unhappy and yelled.
"Damn it, who on earth are you? Where are our JMCs?" The member of the scouts team got angry.
"I'm the JMC. Who are you looking for? Argh! This is so embarrassing. I'm not doing it anymore," The owner of the rough voice shouted in the channel.
Slap! "Ah!" Before the member of the scouts team could shout back, a loud slap was heard and a shrill cry of pain followed after.
"Erm, I'm sorry. Our temporary JMC is not following commands." A refreshing voice of a lady sounded in the channel, and she sincerely apologized to the member of the scouts team.
Chapter 845 - Instigate!
"Ah, it's fine, it's fine. There is no need to apologize" The member of the scouts team replied hurriedly. He asked curiously, "Are there not enough JMCs?"
"Yes. Because of a command from the command center, the JMCs of the base couldn't direct you all. Hence, Regiment Commander Ling send the JMCs of 250 Ace Mecha Clan to help you all instead." The lady didn't hide the details.
"Oh…" The member of the scouts team was shocked. 'What is going on with the base?'
"Anyway, I apologize for the unprofessionalism of the JMC just now. I will take care of him later. I will pray for your success from the office." The lady gave the member of the scouts team her sincere and best wishes. The member of the scouts team felt touched by the lady's words, so his anger towards the male JMC subsided instantly.
"Thank you. We will definitely come back with a victory," the member of the scouts team answered confidently.
"Good brother, when you come back with a victory, I'll have a drink with you." The male JMC heard the confident speech and got roused up by him, so he decided to cheer the member of the scouts team too in his own unique way.
Slap! Another loud slap was smack.
"It's forbidden to drink in the military."
"I know… young lady, stop hitting me!"
The angry shouts of the lady and the pitiful pleas of the man sounded in the JMC channel again. Although they were not as professional and robotic as the original JMCs of the base, this kind of lively atmosphere and funny mistakes made caused the members of the scouts team to relax a little. All of them had smiles on their faces as they get ready to get on the ejection ports. Their nervousness got dissipated a little.
In the JMC office, Lady Mei and a few other courageous female JMCs of the base were looking at Han Xuya with gaze was filled with respect and longing as she knocked on the forehead of the first lieutenant, who was the temporary male JMC.
They didn't know a woman could be so dominant over a man. She was able to reprimand a male officer and the other male officers beside them seemed to be used to this scene. They looked calm and indifferent. This meant that this was a common sight. 'Is 250 Mecha Clan a female-friendly mecha clan? Or is there some other special reasons for why they treat a woman so nicely.'
Well, Han Xuya is Li Shiyu's deputy, so she and Luo Chao can get their hands on many scary agents. Therefore, the mecha operators in 250 don't dare to offend the two ladies of the medical department.
No female soldiers with the thought of climbing to the top would be able to reject a mecha clan that didn't discriminate against women. Lady Mei was one of those female soldiers who still had grand ambitions, so her mind was now filled with the thought of entering 250 Ace Mecha Clan. She must follow Han Xuya and learn everything about her. That was the only way she could live a life in the military without the help of a man.
Han Xuya's team successfully controlled the JMC office and activated the ejection ports. The scouts team was now able to move out of the base and carry out their scouting mission. Of course, they had a smooth ejection process because Lin Zhong-qing arranged a team of mecha operators to control the logisticians of the mecha hold. This team was also the one monitoring and ordering the logisticians to load the weapons on the various mechas of the scouts team. With the additional help of Little Four, these Xuya's and Zhong-qing's team carried out their missions orderly without facing any problems.
Luo Lang and Du Junyong confronted each other. Luo Lang's mission would only end when he subdued the other party.
"It's hard to imagine that you became a domain realm master at such a young age. What a pity. A talent like you shouldn't work under someone else." Du Junyong shook his head and sighed. He seemed to be feeling sad for Luo Lang's situation.
Luo Lang just maintained his bright smile, seemingly unaffected by what Du Junyong had said.
"You should be just a team leader in 250, right? But, it is really is a pity as you definitely have the capabilities to become a regiment commander with actual military power." Du Junyong tried to waver Luo Lang's heart and make him uncontented about his situation.
Luo Lang raised one of his eyebrows. "Do you have anything else to say? Why don't you say everything at once?"
Luo Lang was not as smart as Li Lanfeng and Han Jijyun. He was not like Xie Yi and Qi Long who looked sincere but actually had a scheming mind. He was different from Zhao Jun who seemed rash but knew what he was doing. Compared to his friends, Luo Lang was pure and innocent. However, these traits had its merits. One of the merits was that he trusted Ling Lan wholeheartedly. Once he recognized Ling Lan as his Boss, she would always be his Boss. He wouldn't have any other thoughts, not in the past and never in the future.
Luo Lang so blatantly exposed his plan, making Du Junyong speechless. He didn't know how to reply to him.
"Since you have nothing else to say, let's fight." Luo Lang was excited. Among his friends, Qi Long loved fighting the most. However, Luo Lang loved it too. Both of them enjoyed fighting but Qi Long showed his desire to fight a lot more, as he was always asking people to have a fight with him. Luo Lang wanted to fight too. But, because of his pretty and demure face, most people would reject his offer, which in turn made him weaker than Qi Long as he had not much chance to fight. In actuality, most men just couldn't resist his beautiful face. They couldn't bear to hit him, even the friends that grew up with him couldn't see past his face.
Du Junyong felt dejected. He wondered what Ling Lan did to let such a talented person follow him without any wandering thoughts. He didn't even have a chance to sow some discord between them.
When Luo Lang noticed that Du Junyong was still mulling over his situation, he got impatient and attacked first.
Bang! Du Junyong used his palm to take on Luo Lang's fist, and a blunt sound was heard.
The fighting spirit in Luo Lang's eyes was apparent. His smile got more enchanting. "Boss is right. You are really a domain realm master." In order to let Du Mingyi stay in his position, the Du family put in much effort. They even sent a domain realm master to become the regiment commander of the guards team of the base so that he could help Du Mingyi secretly.
His Boss had already guessed that his opponent might be at pseudo domain or was a domain realm master who had just stabilized his domain. Either way, he was on par with Luo Lang in terms of ability so Luo Land had to be careful.
The killing intent on Luo Lang got stronger. His gaze turned vicious. He was able to control one of his domain techniques fully now. He could merge the calm personality and the bloodthirsty personality together easily. As for the other personalities, he was still in the midst of trying to merge them together. When he realized Du Junyoung was on par with him, Luo Lang decided to go with this technique.
Du Junyong felt an unprecedented pressure boring down on him. After the Du family used a secret technique to help him enter the domain stage, he came to this base and secretly helped Du Mingyi clear his path to becoming the commanding officer of the base. After all these years, he managed to stabilize his domain. However, because he was stuck at the base, he never had the chance to meet other domain realm masters and thus also never fought with them. It could be said that ever since Du Junyong advanced to the domain stage, he had never fought with other domain realm masters before. Luo Lang was the first domain realm master he would fight with.
Du Junyong was nervous about his first fight against an opponent of a similar power level. However, he looked at Luo Lang's young beautiful face and calmed down a little. 'No matter what, my understanding of the domain stage after all these years should be deeper than a brat who just entered the domain stage, right? I will not lose this match!' He thought.