It's Not Easy to Be a Man After Travelling to the Future

He’er Li’s mecha was stationed at the very back of the Hailiya’s transport group, so he got onto another multi-terrain vehicle and quickly drove towards the mecha docking line, while also being somewhat irritated. If he had known beforehand that Base 013 had such strong mecha operators, he wouldn’t just watch the battle from afar, and would have instead, get on his mecha and smash some Federation’s dogs personally. Plus, if he was there fighting, it would have been much easier for him to control situation himself.

Not long after, a huge mecha walked out from a large truck in the transport group. Finally with the roar of its engines, it flew up into the sky and quickly went towards the battlefield.

While flying, he was also contacting three mecha teams that were stopping the reinforcements from the nearby bases, asking them to return here as soon as possible. However, their current situation made He’er Li not know whether he should be feeling happy or depressed. It was because he was right in predicting that the three bases near Base 013 would send out reinforcements. However, it was also because he was right that those three mecha teams would not be able to return anymore. They were indeed stopping the reinforcements, but at the same time, they were also stopping themselves.

“Shit!” He’er Li could only swear loudly, but he wasn’t going to force the issue. He believed that even if those three teams couldn’t return, they could still defeat their opponent. When He’er Li was watching the battle he had already realized the threat that mysterious mecha team posed to Hela, even if that team had only 200 or so mecha operators. Although at the beginning they were caught with their pants down, and lost almost 200 mecha operators, they still had 400 or so left. Additionally, with him going onto the battlefield would definitely the odds into their favour. However, without the help of the three mecha teams, his mecha clan would still pay a hefty price to take down their opponent.

After thinking about this point, He’er Li began to be frustrated again. This was most loss Hela Ace Mecha Clan had taken ever since it had been established. All of this was because of getting the wrong intel about the strength of Base 013.

He’er Li was prepared to kick everyone off the intelligence bureau for not doing their job properly after taking out Base 013. He wasn’t just going to swallow his frustration and have them possibly killing more of his countrymen needlessly.

“Boss, a golden plate mecha has appeared at the back lines of the enemy forces.” Little Four’s eyes and ears were everywhere, so he immediately discovered He’er Li’s mecha.

“Zoom in.” Ling Lan kicked away one mecha, managing to kick it towards Li Lanfeng who had just defeated a mecha. Li Lanfeng tacitly rose up his cold weapon and sliced with great force. He easily hit the unsuspecting mecha operator’s cockpit who was still trying his best to balance his mecha.

After the cockpit took such heavy damage, the mecha operator inside was instantly severely injured from the impact. His mecha fell towards the ground uncontrollably, creating a large explosion as his mecha landing on the hard ground. If a Hailiya’s mecha body exploded, the mecha operator would not have any chance of survival.

The two of them took out one elite ace mecha together and yet they hadn’t even looked at each other a single time. This kind of mutual understanding was as luck would have it, developed from the time when they were still considered ‘Rabbit’ and ‘Leopard’ in the Mecha World. Now, as they spent more time together, their cohesiveness between them began to recover to its former glory. They didn’t need to speak or make eye contact, and each of them could naturally do what the other needed them to do.

Little Four heard Ling Lan’s orders and immediately zoomed in on He’er Li’s mecha. As expected, there was a golden plate on its right arm, along with more flowers on its chest compared to other Hailiyan mecha.

“A leader’s mecha! No, it’s an even higher level one. A regiment commander’s mecha!” Ling Lan instantly concluded He’er Li’s identity based on the clue Little Four gave her. It was the same as her mecha. Beside the number ‘250’, there was an elegantly written ‘1’, indicating her mecha was the regiment commander’s mecha.

Ling Lan had been fighting these mecha operators for quite some time. She was both relieved and worried. She was relieved because none of the mecha operators were beyond the top-level stage, reaching the imperial level that would pressure her ace mecha operators indefinitely. On the other hand, she also knew clearly that the person leading these elite and top-level ace mecha operators was definitely an imperial mecha operator. Even if he wasn’t one, that person would probably had already reached pseudo imperial level which would still be an admirable foe.

Seeing the opposition’s regiment commander appearing in her sights, Ling Lan immediately held Firmament and flew past everything elegantly… In a single moment, she had arrived at the back-lines of the enemy forces.

He’er Li’s eyes narrowed. Ling Lan’s seemingly simple movements actually made him feel a great amount of pressure. His opponent managed to find a clear path among countless enemy mechas. Not only was Ling Lan’s spatial awareness better than most, her piloting skills had reached the point of having zero mistakes. He’er Li knew very well that this type of piloting was not possible by someone on the ace level. Even if someone was halfway into the imperial level, they still wouldn’t be able to do something like that.

“Imperial level? Or perhaps pseudo imperial level?” Pseudo imperial level individuals were at the imperial level, but they still had a few flaws so they hadn’t truly didn’t reach that level yet. However, they still belonged to the imperial level, so they were still on a completely different level compared to the ace level.

He’er Li and Ling Lan both had similar conclusions about each other. Both of them couldn’t be certain whether their opponent was imperial level or a pseudo imperial level. However, no matter what level they were, they look at each other as worthy opponents.

The two of them simultaneously lifted their cold weapons. He’er Li held a large broadsword in his hands while Ling Lan held a long and thin straight sword. Looking at the thicknesses and widths of the swords, most would be worried about Ling Lan. With Ling Lan’s sword’s thickness and width, she would definitely not be able to defend against a full force attack from her opponent.

He’er Li also felt this way, so he immediately lifted up his large sword and ruthlessly slashed towards Ling Lan.

Everyone thought Ling Lan would dodge, but instead, Ling Lan held Firmament in her hand firmly and clashed with the sword.

“Bang!” The sound of the metallic swords clashing was enough to cause people who didn’t wear thick enough ear muffs to become nearly deaf. However, their next move instantly drew the attention of those fighting around them.

Ling Lan’s Firmament was curved slightly from the pressure of He’er Li’s large sword. However, no matter how much He’er Li pushed, Firmament still remained intact. There was no sign of it snapping and it also didn’t curve anymore. Just like that, it blocked the broadsword that was two to three times heavier and thicker that it.

“What kind of metal is that?” He’er Li’s expression changed slightly. It’s actually that tough. It seemed there wasn’t such a metal in Hailiya.

Ling Lan’s eyes flickered, as her fingers danced around elegantly. Her mecha pushed towards He’er Li and sent him flying back a few meters.

“Such strength.” He’er Li’s eyes narrowed again. It should be known that mechas had a fixed amount of power they could exert. To be able to get past the fixed amount and create so much power required his opponent to do many vibration tests. To be able to do something in an instant, his opponent’s finger speed had probably already reached a terrifying speed… He’er Li began to get his guard up. Piloting with finger speeds like that was something that he had previously believed to be impossible.

After sending He’er Li back, Ling Lan raised her Firmament and ruthlessly sliced towards her opponent. Changing from being on the defensive to going on the offensive only takes an instant to do. He’er Li was the attacker in the beginning, but now, in an instant, he became the one defending.

This seemingly simple change of offense and defense could actually be perceived as the two of them adapting to change of pace. At the end of this exchange, Ling Lan was clearly slightly stronger than her opponent.