Tan Lingyun took the lead. She was using a mock mecha, so she didn't have a handy weapon. She chose a pair of titanium alloy swords instead.
The surface of her mecha emitted a layer of pale green light. The laser beams that flew toward her were either blocked by her titanium alloy sword or bounced off by the pale green light. She was clearly faster than the students on her side, and she immediately rushed into the enemy's camp.
The An Lun soldiers hadn't been able to use their full strength against Lan Jue, so they'd been stabbed in the back.
Tan Lingyun, on the other hand, wasn't so easy to deal with.
The mechas in the center of the formation retreated, forming an arc. The mechas on either side of the formation continued to attack with all their might.
They attacked Tan Lingyun.
Fortunately, the three teams of the special training class had rushed out from three different directions. Otherwise, the arc of retreat alone would have been enough to surround them.
The members of Tan Lingyun's team rushed forward, their bodies glowing with the light of their Disciplines.
They hadn't been able to use their Disciplines for the past few days, and now that Lan Jue had given them permission to do so, they couldn't help but be excited.
When they released their abilities, they immediately discovered that their abilities had improved by leaps and bounds, and each of them was even more confident.
The laser beams around them weren't weak, but they only had twice the number advantage. It was impossible for the An Lun mechas to take out the students before they could reach them.
Gao Lei was in charge. His mecha blazed with fire as he watched Tan Lingyun approach.
He rushed forward.
The An Lun mechas around him fell into formation.
They formed groups of five.
In a real battle, An Lun's mechas wouldn't be the same. They'd be equipped with defense, scout, and attack components that would complement each other. Their power would be even greater.
But this was a training exercise, and for the sake of fairness, both sides were using identical mechas.
They could only rely on their formation to win.
Five An Lun mechas were grouped together, while the other twenty were arranged in four formations.
They retreated while maintaining their formation.
They didn't scatter their attacks, but rather focused on a single mecha.
Finally, one of the ARC mechas couldn't take it anymore. Its Discipline couldn't hold out, and its energy shield was depleted. Smoke billowed from its back.
The An Lun mechas moved with incredible speed. Although they were in a group of five, they gave off the impression that they were a single unit, advancing and retreating as one.
Their movements were flawless, as if they were a single unit.
Every retreat was done at the same time, and every attack was done at the same time. Even the location of the attack was the same.
The four mechas attacked relentlessly.
The ARC mechas had good coordination, but they weren't nearly as good as the An Lun mechas.
The only thing they could rely on was their Discipline and their mecha piloting skills.
They dodged and dodged, trying to avoid the attacks.
However, the mechas of An Lun's mechas worked in tandem with one another. Their coordination was flawless, and the ARC mecha had no chance of evading their attacks.
Before the ten mechas of Team One could complete the close combat, two mechas had already exited the maneuver.
This was the difference in strength between the two groups!
Just then, one of the mechas from Squad One lit up with a blinding white light. Then, like a cannonball, it sped towards the An Lun mecha in front of it.
The blinding white light deflected two of the An Lun mecha's attacks, then plunged straight into the enemy's formation.
When the white light hit the ground, it left a large crater in the ground.
The An Lun mechas didn't scatter in the face of the sudden burst of power. Instead, a scene unforgettable to the students occurred.
All twenty mechas from the An Lun mechas leapt into the air at the same time.
From a bird's eye view, the twenty An Lun mechas leapt into the air like blossoms scattered by the heavens. Four beams of light shot out at the mecha that had just landed.
Poof! Smoke billowed into the air.
The An Lun mecha's Discipline had been activated, but it was in a state of exhaustion. There was no way it could withstand the barrage of twenty mechas!
Another mech from the first squad of the special training class had fallen.
The clash between Tan Lingyun and Gao Lei had begun.
Tan Lingyun's titanium alloy swords were swinging wildly. They glowed with a brilliant green light, forcing Gao Lei back.
From Lan Jue, Tan Lingyun had learned the meaning of absolute power suppression.
Gao Lei's Discipline was a seventh-rank Discipline, while hers was at the pinnacle of the eighth rank. She didn't need to resort to any finesse, especially when both mechas were the same.
It was a head-on clash!
He had a lot of confidence in his combat skills, but this unknown opponent was brandishing two titanium alloy swords. It was as if Mount Tai was pressing down on him like a giant hammer, making it impossible for him to display his skills.
The green light of the swords seemed to constrict the very air around them.
Gao Lei didn't have the luxury of time to use his finesse.
By the time Squad One's fifth mecha was destroyed, they were already in close combat with An Lun's mecha.
Several Disciplines flickered in the air, bursting out of the mechas.
But the An Lun soldiers showed incredible teamwork. Their strange maneuvers allowed them to deflect the attacks with the least amount of effort. Their laser guns never stopped firing.
The remaining five mechas of First Team struggled to move.
Just as Lan Qing had guessed, the An Lun soldiers were well-coordinated. How could these newbies, who had only undergone a month of special training, be a match for them?
The advantage of Discipline wasn't as obvious when both sides were using the same mecha.
After all, without reaching a certain level, it would be very difficult to destroy a mech with pure abilities.
Not to mention the fact that they were up against an opponent who had the advantage of teamwork.
Fortunately, Tan Lingyun managed to send Gao Lei flying with a swing of her sword just as the sixth mecha of Squad One fell.
The Savage Goddess screamed from within the cockpit. Her entire body shimmered with a crystalline green light, and she leaped into the air. Her titanium alloy swords slashed through the air in two arcs of light, slashing at two of the four An Lun mecha teams.
Boom! Boom!
Amidst two violent roars, the formation of these two groups of mecha was finally broken up by the powerful attack, and two of the mecha's simulation tactical bags began to emit smoke.
Tan Lingyun's mecha blurred into motion, heading straight for them.
Their individual combat prowess was finally on display.