449: 411 449: 411 After a while, one by one, the wobbling mechas began to return, with pilots struggling to stabilize them as they entered the designated combat channels to head back.
Some mechas, after charging out of the combat channels, managed to stabilize their frames with difficulty, while many didn’t control well, rushing out of the channels and directly tumbling, sliding face down for over a dozen meters.
Sparks flew everywhere!
Pilots inside the cockpits were also jolted violently.
The waiting officers slapped themselves on the face, showing a look of disgust, but they couldn’t really say much.
Not to mention anyone else, take Chen Shan for instance, he was almost jumping up, with ten returning Iron Guards.
Two were too close to each other and collided after returning.
Three of them skidded across the ground for over a hundred meters.
Although the Iron Guard mechas were tough and resilient, supposedly not incurring too much damage, the trial pilots were numerous.
If everyone crashed at this rate, it would all be ruined sooner or later.
“Old Xiao, this won’t do, the damage rate is too high.
How about we practice more in the hangar?” Chen Shan couldn’t help but say to Xiao Wen.
“Repair what’s broken, real piloting is most important.
Look at the other training teams; does any of them stop training?
Next batch up!” Xiao Wen didn’t hesitate or waver for a moment.
“Alright then.” Chen Shan sighed, now somewhat regretful.
Had he known gold points were so vital for exchanging weapons, back on Earth Star, he would have beaten Mo Baoke and his gang into dogs and dug with all his might.
Then he would have had an extra gold mine and not be so embarrassed.
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In space, Su Mo’s eyelids were almost battling each other, not because piloting the Black Steel Mecha was boring, but being a babysitter was.
He forced himself to perk up, watching his teammates fly their Iron Guards clumsily around Black Brilliance.
Su Mo occasionally spoke out in the comms channel: “Iron Guard number 03, you’re too close to Black Light, go higher.”
The next second, that Iron Guard shot upwards, quickly distancing from Black Brilliance with an obviously overzealous operation.
It was normal, though, as the force used with and without gravity was different.
“Sorry, Commander Su Mo.” A man’s anxious voice resounded through the comms channel.
Su Mo checked the directory information, found the soldier’s name, and said: “Sergeant Chen Ming, don’t be so tense, control the joystick properly, you’re now far from Black Light, return immediately…”
“Yes, yes, Commander Su Mo.” Chen Ming nervously answered and made his maneuvers, and perhaps due to his tension, he was more likely to make mistakes.
The Iron Guard Mecha flew off course, moving farther from Su Mo.
Su Mo, rubbing his forehead, was helpless.
Making a mistake once was normal, but this was getting ridiculous.
“Sergeant Chen Ming, you’ve deviated from the predetermined trajectory.”
“No, no, Commander, there’s a monster, a monster is approaching me, Commander, I’m going to counterattack.” Chen Ming replied in panic.
Su Mo’s expression grew serious; what was going on?
He checked the onboard radar and it hadn’t issued any warnings.
However, Su Mo chose to believe Chen Ming and switched to optical imaging, zooming in the camera in the direction Chen Ming was evading.
He suddenly saw a grey floating creature around seven meters long with a pockmarked surface.
If it curled up, it could definitely be mistaken for a floating meteorite.
Just then, the Black Steel Mecha popped up an automatic recognition hint.
“Data match successful!”
“The target is a special Type I Disguised Floating Worm, low threat level, possessing good capabilities to evade radar scanning.”
The next second, Chen Ming frantically pulled out his short-range rifle and fired!
A fierce volley was shot out!
Unfortunately, he barely hit the target.
The adversary was moving swiftly and was hard to hit.
Moreover, with Chen Ming’s inadequate space piloting skills, his aiming while moving was naturally even worse.
Precipitate attacks didn’t just fail, the recoil from the shots directly made Chen Ming’s flight trajectory wildly unstable.
Then Xiao Wen’s voice came over the comms channel.
“Chen Ming, calm down, don’t attack recklessly, just control the mecha and flee.”
“I can’t, Commander Xiao Wen, it’s going to catch up to me.”
Chen Ming’s voice was filled with increasing terror as the Disguised Floating Worm got closer, and he could clearly see its grotesque form and blood-red eyes.
Fear inside him grew by the minute.
Although he had been through the harsh trials of the Earth Cup, the two experiences were different.
In the Earth Cup competition, everyone knew it was just a virtual world and no one would really die.
However, when everything became real, true fear erupted.
Soon, Chen Ming was caught up by the Disguised Floating Worm, which opened its writhing mouth, revealing sharp teeth.
It bit down directly onto the mecha’s right arm, while its tail lashed over, striking the Iron Guard.
Chen Ming grew more terrified.
Just then, a barrage of concentrated gunfire swept in, precisely hitting the body of the Disguised Floating Worm.
The creature’s body was punctured with holes, oozing thick fluid, and it let go of its grip, becoming a dead carcass floating away.
Just then, Su Mo rushed over in the Iron Guard.
He spoke into the comms channel to Xiao Wen: “It’s taken care of.”
“Thank you for your effort.”
Xiao Wen let out a sigh of relief.
However, Su Mo suddenly said: “The crisis is not over yet, I’ll explain later.
Leave this to me for now, I’ll cover the retreat of the trainees.”