Area G17.
Lin Xiao and Jiang Shaoyu had exchanged blows again. Lin Xiao saw that the allied battle teams had arrived and immediately laughed out loud, saying, "Jiang Shaoyu, you've lost."
Including Jiang Shaoyu, there were 10 mecha in total on his side, and they had already become surrounded by the mecha battle teams that Lin Xiao had brought. His expression immediately as he bit his lip and said, "Lin Xiao, you think I'll just give up like this? In your dreams! Your dreams!"
Those last words were screamed out angrily by Jiang Shaoyu. He furiously asked, "Lin Xiao, alliances are all the same, so why did you choose the First Men's Military Academy? You clearly know that the First Men's Military Academy's leader this time in the battle royale isn't Qiao Ting, but a second-year cadet who isn't well known… You actually believe in a second-year cadet instead of me." It seemed that Jiang Shaoyu had gone to find Lin Xiao before the lots-drawing stage of the battle royale to discuss an alliance. Unfortunately, Lin Xiao didn't even listen to him and refused.
Hearing this, Lin Xiao smiled coldly and replied, "When you have perverted thoughts about my female junior, do you think there would be a chance that we would cooperate with you? That's hilarious.""Just because of a small issue like that? You would rather cooperate with a boy that still feeds on breast milk instead of cooperating with me?" Jiang Shaoyu was very frustrated. He never thought what he did was wrong. It was common sense and universally accepted that all's fair in love and war.
"A small issue?" Lin Xiao instantly squinted, a dangerous gleam of coldness filling his eyes. "All the members participating in the Grand Mecha Tournament are considered my limbs. You even dare to touch my arms and legs and still hope I would look past it and ally with you? You're out of your mind!"
Limbs? It turned out they weren't clothes! Han Jijyun's lips perked up a bit. He felt amused that Lin Xiao was using a word that was self-deceiving.
Lin Xiao's unreserved words made Jiang Shaoyu's face become red and green at the same time. He didn't think that his accidental episode of perversion would have actually had such a huge effect. The original opponent that he chose to ally with would refuse his request right away. It should be known that, in the previous years, the only reason the Second Men's Military Academy was able to place higher than the First Men's Military Academy was that the First Co-ed Military Academy was always their ally.
"I see. That's why you were always against me. It was like this during the singles tournament and now it is the same in the battle royale." Jiang Shaoyu finally understood.
"Let me tell you something else. I'm the one who proactively brought up the alliance with the First Men's Military Academy. For that, we, the First Co-ed Military Academy, gave up a lot of our benefits," Lin Xiao plainly explained the truth. "The reason why we paid such a big price for this alliance was for a promise from Commander Ling."
"What promise?"Lin Xiao smiled and answered, "To leave you to me."
Jiang Shaoyu's heart fell to his stomach. He finally understood that he had been fooled by the First Men's Military Academy and the First Co-ed Military Academy.
"So you guys deliberately allowed Qiao Ting to go to Area S, weakening the defensive strength of the First Men's Military Academy's headquarters!" Jiang Shaoyu was so angry that he bit his lip.
"Yes. Otherwise, a turtle like you wouldn't have come out of your turtle shell Area Q and come here," Lin Xiao said with a smile. Even now, he still feel admiration for Ling Lan's decisiveness and ruthlessness when devising this plan. Ling Lan dared to use her own headquarters as bait. However, it should be known that if something had gone wrong in one part of the plan, the First Men's Military Academy's headquarters would have become the trophy of the Second Men's Military Academy.
Right then, Jiang Shaoyu suddenly laughed and said, "The plan indeed very perfect, but do you guys really think you carry it out without any risk failure?
Hearing this, Lin Xiao stared blankly and asked, "What do you mean?"
"What I mean is—f**king attack!" Jiang Shaoyu suddenly gave an order to attack. The 10 mecha operators he had brought with him didn't react. Among the allied battle teams Lin Xiao had brought, two battle teams suddenly turned on them. They took up their weapons and attacked the mecha beside them.
This scene of them fighting each other caused the expressions of Han Jijyun and the others to instantly change, while it made the 10 mecha operators from Jiang Shaoyu's side become surprised and happy. They didn't think that they would actually turn the tables in a situation where they had their backs to the wall. They were so excited that they wanted to raise their hands and scream towards Jiang Shaoyu, "Long live the commander."
However, the next second, their hearts were ice-cold once again. They thought this surprise attack was going to be 100% effective, but it wasn't effective at all.
It seemed that the people in Lin Xiao's battle team were prepared beforehand—they actually attacked the opponents at the same time. Not only did they get nothing out of the surprise attack, but they were also counter-attacked by the opposition and lost many mecha in that instant. The battle that originally could have been turned was now once again under the control of Lin Xiao's men.
Jiang Shaoyu screamed out in disbelief, "How did you know that they're our people?"
"Before, I didn't really notice since they had been cooperating with us, the First Co-ed Military Academy, for a very long time and could be considered as a brother-academy. However, people can change, especially after cooperating with you guys for many years. These two military academies that I had brought along were always moving out with you guys in previous years…" Lin Xiao smiled coldly as he spoke. "After the passing of those years, I didn't know whether or not you guys had made any private arrangements, so we had to make assumptions. It was a good thing that Commander Ling reminded me before the battle royale. In the end, it seemed that I was defending my headquarters before, but in reality, I was digging through these military academies. I wanted to see which of these military academies had betrayed us and allied with you guys. Good thing the situation wasn't too serious. There weren't too many military academies that betrayed us. Other than these two that were confirmed, there was also one that was suspicious. We sent them to where the Third Men's Military Academy was and let Qiao Ting watch over them. Even if they really were your men, they wouldn't have been able to do anything sneaky under his watchful eye."
Hearing Lin Xiao's words, Han Jijyun and those from Lingtian Mecha Clan couldn't help but feel proud and pleased. It seemed that their commander had actually arranged so much without their knowledge.
Jiang Shaoyu almost exploded with anger. It turned out that all of his actions was seen through by the opponent, while he was still proudly announcing his plans, thinking that everything went according to his calculations.
Right when Han Jijyun and the rest of the First Men's Military Academy thought everything was in their control, Han Jijyun received a new report. His expression changed instantly, and he immediately relayed it to Lin Xiao. "Commander Lin, I have just received information that 7 battle teams have appeared in Area G13."
Lin Xiao frowned and asked, "Do you know which military academies they belong to?"
"Feiyi Military Academy, Hengguang Military Academy, Hesen Military Academy…" Han Jijyun read out the names of 4 to 5 military academies. These military academies were ranked towards the end and were very invisible. Lin Xiao and the others would definitely have not given them any notice. However, it was none other than these unnoticed military academies who gathered up seven allied battle teams and gave heavy pressure to Lin Xiao.
Jiang Shaoyu mind flashed upon hearing this. He remembered that strategist Zhuge's words before he set out. Zhuge said that in case he was blocked during his attack on the First Men's Military Academy, there would be some help coming to aid him. He hadn't cared for those words as he was proud and thought that he would be able to successfully take down the First Men's Military Academy's headquarters with only the six battle teams he had brought along, but now it looked like the help was pointing to the guys that were now coming.
"Commander, sometimes even small insignificant pests and random soldiers can become the key chips in determining a win or loss. Don't look down on them!" Strategist Zhuge's words rang by his ear at that moment, and Jiang Shaoyu felt very grateful to his strategist. It was possible that this help would turn the whole battle around.
Jiang Shaoyu burned with confidence once again. He faced the sky and laughed, saying, "Lin Xiao, you guys aren't the only ones who can be calculating and strategical. We can be as well!"
Lin Xiao's expression became cold. He decisively ordered, "Attack!" If Jiang Shaoyu lost right here and now and got eliminated, whether or not those seven battle teams were Jiang Shaoyu's reinforcements wouldn't matter because they would only be able to come and not leave once they arrived.
Everyone knew this clearly, including Jiang Shaoyu. He, of course, hoped that he wouldn't be defeated when there was hope to get out of this dangerous situation; thus, he screamed out, "Hold out until the end. Reinforcements are on their way. Victory will be ours. Glory will be ours."
Jiang Shaoyu's men all held up their weapons and begun fighting to the death with the opponents who were beside them. No one was going to give up. No one was willing to give up victory to the other side. The battle became more intense and brutal. A mecha would drop down every other minute, eliminated.
Area G13.
Wu Jiong, Han Yu, Mu Shaoyu and two other mecha teams had forced a mixed battle team and had already begun their fight with the seven battle teams that had moved towards them. However, the situation wasn't in their favor. After fighting repeatedly, although they had swallowed up the mecha operators that Jiang Shaoyu had left to defend the area, Wu Jiong and his team had also paid a hefty price. Every battle team was missing members here and there. Thus, while it seemed as though they had a difference of two battle teams, in reality, they had a difference of three battle teams. This gave them immense pressure. Many of the mecha operators even had two opponents.
The situation in Area G13 was dire. In Area G17, Lin Xiao and the others were at an advantage. Han Jijyun knew that the battle at Area G13 was tough, thus he sent Li Yingjie and his team, who couldn't join the battle, to go help them.
Everyone watching the situation from the monitoring room found it very interesting to see the First Men's Military Academy going through hardships one by one. They all kept saying that they shouldn't underestimate cadets in this day and age. The series of calculations and plans shown by the cadets made these old veterans, who had real battle experience, have a hard time keeping up. There were many plans that they couldn't even understand. Even if they had participated in the battle royale themselves, it was possible that they would have fallen into a trap as well.
Ling Xiao leaned back on his chair at an angle, looking as though he wasn't worried about the First Men's Military Academy at all. Only He Xuyang knew that General Ling Xiao was worried; his right hand that was on the chair's armrest was silently tapping against it. This was General Ling Xiao's habitual movement when he was in deep thought.
"General, it's alright. Young Master Lan is successfully progressing." He Xuyang comforted softly.
Ling Xiao glared at He Xuyang, who was suddenly surprised by this. He didn't think that the warm-hearted General Ling Xiao could wear such a cold and sharp expression.
"Chief of Staff He, in battle, we can't use emotions. We must consider everything realistically," Ling Xiao said, pointing out his thoughts indifferently. This made He Xuyang regret saying something pointlessly without evidence, afraid that General Ling Xiao was worried. His action indeed put a bad reputation on the seat of the Chief of Staff.
"I'm sorry, General!" He Xuyang took a deep breath, lowered his head and apologized.
