Chapter 519: Space Leopard

Air Force Mecha Warriors have never encountered such a thing!

The Army soldiers erupted into earth-shattering cheers; it was so satisfying! To be able to leave their opponents completely bewildered with just a few casual moves—who would dare call Army pilots trash anymore? Did these people who fly in the sky all day really think they were a cut above the rest?!

"Do you think we were too cautious?" Maxis couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Although the Hidden Flow Two-Directional Blade is powerful, it shouldn't be that hard to defend against." "It looks like he has never experienced high-intensity confrontation; his fundamentals aren't solid enough," Basta said.

"You can't really say that. Being able to take one of Li Ge's strikes counts as being an expert," Dumela laughed. "His problem is that he chose the wrong opponent."

"No, Li Hao didn't use his full strength in that move. Such an attack should be even more powerful in space; he was holding back," Maxis said. "I feel like he's become even stronger. It's truly terrifying."

Basta nodded. If Li Hao had really wanted to strike ruthlessly, Ace was clearly unprepared, and that single move could have left him severely injured. Ace was also burning with anger; the opponent's attack methods were bizarre, but in battle, offense is the best defense.

Accompanied by a roar, his Golden Zone was fully opened, his eyes burning with red flames as he boiled over, his Flowing Heart Martial Arts continuing to climb to its peak. He refused to believe there was such a massive gap between him and his opponent. Mecha Warriors were always just Mecha Warriors; their talent and ability could never compare to Starship officers.

Flowing Heart Martial Arts—Void Thunder Beast Soul Origin!

The Obsidian 009 Fighter immediately transformed into fighter mode and accelerated toward the upper wind, entering his unique Acceleration Zone at maximum speed. This time, the visual effect of the entire Obsidian 009 Fighter was even more ethereal, flickering with a dark, gloomy light in space.

Revealing its humanoid state, he gripped the Titanium Blade with both hands, and the mecha's wings spread out. He wanted to push his speed to the limit to see if Li Hao could block his attack. Even if Li Hao could block it, his mecha couldn't. During the fight just now, he had almost grasped the limits of the Black Night Saber, and the reason Li Hao didn't pursue was because ground-based mecha couldn't keep up. Although they could adapt to the weightlessness of space, the performance gap of the mecha itself could not be bridged, so he could only be passively beaten, whereas he could fully unleash his own attacks to the extreme.

*Zeng... *

It was the same situation, only faster. Carrying a trail of afterimages, the Obsidian 009 Fighter had arrived, but it didn't strike. The Obsidian 009 Fighter circled the Black Night Saber, instantly performing multi-angle movements. Countless Obsidian 009 Fighters shrouded the Black Night Saber, causing a massive impact on his vision, while his instruments were completely ineffective. The sounds and even the intuition that could influence judgment in ground combat were useless in space.

Beating a blind man.

Free Flow—Super Limit Ten Thousand Slashes!

Facing the countless Obsidian 009 Fighters, the Blood Moon swung out, a blade of golden light slicing through space. Undying Slash—Full Moon Scimitar!

At this moment, the corner of Basta's mouth twitched. It was painful; after being slashed by Li Hao, he had nightmares for a whole week. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw that blade coming. Of course, he could now fully defend against such an attack and had broken through his inner demon, but for Ace, it was likely a deeper nightmare.

The tangible blade light sliced through the dim space, and as for Ace... he was long gone.

For space warriors, the intensity of their Starship Department mecha battles couldn't compare to the Mecha Department. Once one reached Ace's level, they could truly dominate; except for Anluo Dan, no one else was worth looking at. It was no wonder he had developed an arrogant attitude. Being at the Soul Origin level and possessing such ability, as long as one didn't engage in combat, one would feel invincible.

This strike also sent countless Army soldiers in the warships into cheers. "How could he capture Ace's trajectory?"

"That shouldn't be right. Ace is known as the Void Hunter, always successful. How was he caught? Could it be a coincidence?" "This Li Hao really has some substance."

"This person is quite calm. He knows the drawbacks of the Black Night Saber and doesn't pursue, instead waiting for the opponent to attack. Ace's style is being countered quite hard by him."

"Actually, Ace is still being too polite. He didn't try to drag it out and only thought about a head-on clash, which is equivalent to giving up all the advantages of his space fighter."

"Still too young. Combat should have victory as its goal; how can one abandon one's strengths to avoid weaknesses? This is also why he is always suppressed by the Dan Emperor."

The Air Force officers were quite disappointed. They had thought that with the advantage of the terrain, they would at least teach this Li Hao a lesson, but they ended up getting hammered. However, to call it despair would be a stretch. Li Hao was the strongest among Mecha Warriors, but Ace was not. Losing was just losing; it only proved that Li Hao was prepared for space combat.

Ace was carried away. Fortunately, he didn't drag it out; such a desperate strike actually reduced the internal damage. Otherwise, a few more rounds would have dragged him to death. For such sparring, Li Hao still controlled his power as much as possible, as long as the opponent didn't court death themselves.

One was carried out, while the other walked out so leisurely. In fact, some people had predicted before the match that Ace couldn't beat Li Hao; after all, in terms of mecha, the Mecha Department was still fierce. But this way of winning was still a bit unbelievable. The key was that after the fight, Li Hao was still so full of energy...

Zhang Guyu, Saiweilin, and Aputa had initially thought the three of them could bully Li Hao. Seeing the middle of the fight, they felt it was a bit difficult, and by the end, they felt that even a three-on-one would require a desperate effort. It was just that Li Hao had just finished physical training and then had a big battle with Ace; even if he looked fine now, the consumption must have been enormous, and he was just pretending to be calm.

"Li Hao, do you want to rest for a while? We can wait," Zhang Guyu said. Rather than saying it was to let Li Hao rest, it was more about fearing that Li Hao would use physical exhaustion as an excuse to cancel. They felt that as Li Hao adapted to space combat, they would have no chance of winning in the future, and a three-on-one wasn't something that happened all the time.

Li Hao didn't expect them to have such fighting spirit after watching the previous battle. He had originally been thinking about how to politely decline. "That won't be necessary. Let's start directly; it's just a warm-up."

One of the big differences between space combat and ground combat was that there were too few confrontations, making it hard to drain Li Hao, especially since his Tyrant Body was already complete. This was not an issue at all.

"This is probably the difference between having a Tyrant Body and not," Maxis revealed his envy. Honestly, his space combat level wasn't bad. He chose the Mecha Department because he looked further ahead. Perhaps the start was a bit slow, but after training, he could climb to a higher stage. Ace wasn't weak; anyone who encountered him would have a hard time. The rhythm of confrontation between ground mecha and space mecha was different, but Li Hao was like a person who hadn't done anything after experiencing such consumption. Compared to the S Tournament, he had improved significantly.

"We have to break through the Tyrant Body, otherwise there will be no way to fight in the future." Basta nodded. The battle at the Nimeier Ruins was the same; the one who persisted to the end was Li Hao. The Tyrant Body determined humanity's ultimate use of the Golden Zone. To put it bluntly, without the Tyrant Body, they were just like that. What the Tyrant Body brought was not just endurance, but infinite possibilities—improving the Zone and creating more powerful strength.

Being able to remain so calm after continuously using Flowing Heart Martial Arts-level explosive powers like the Hidden Flow Two-Directional Blade and the Full Moon Scimitar, Dumela was incredibly envious. The problem was, how could they ask? Not to mention whether they could learn it, why would he teach them?

The second round of challenges began consecutively. This was very rare, and when they saw it was a three-on-one, many soldiers were stunned, especially the Air Force. This... how could this be considered a win?

Zhang Guyu and the other two didn't care about that; they were already forced into it, and they only had one choice: to win.

Three Obsidian 009 Fighters. All three were the backbone of the NUP Starship Department. Their space combat level wasn't top-tier in one-on-one, but their coordination was indeed the specialty of the Starship Department. Space combat valued formation and firepower coordination more than ground combat, and in this regard, Zhang Guyu, Saiweilin, and Aputa were going to teach Li Hao a lesson.

Li Hao revealed... the Armor Leopard.

Suddenly, the Army soldiers became hyped up. If you asked who the top two most popular ground mecha were, it had to be the Armor Leopard and the Black Night Saber. The selection rate of the Black Night Saber was definitely the highest, but in reality, if you asked what people wanted to choose most, it was definitely the Armor Leopard. It was just that in the current ranked matches, not banning the Armor Leopard from the start was equivalent to making things hard for oneself. The Xuni Qu was the same; some people, in order to choose the Armor Leopard, would call their four teammates "Daddy" as soon as they matched, just to have some fun. Unfortunately, even if the teammates agreed, it would basically be banned by the opposing team.

The Armor Leopard, the "YYDS" in the hearts of all Earthlings.

But there was an essential difference between the Armor Leopard and the Black Night Saber. The Black Night Saber was essentially a Super Type, and its performance was truly good. The Armor Leopard... this, its basic drive was actually a bit outdated. At that time, they didn't consider balance in space. Once the thrusters fired, it would just spin in place?

Captain Elena opened her mouth. "Is this person always this confident?"

A Youyou smiled lightly. "I suppose so. It seems the battle with Ace gave him an intuitive understanding of space combat power. Captain, is there a possibility that the power of a Super Warrior has actually grown to cover mecha performance, and it's just that our consciousness hasn't kept up?"

Elena was stunned. This question had actually been raised among the military high command, especially after the appearance of the Meraphis Transcendence System. The military planned to form a Super Warrior unit, all using the Transcendence System, while recruiting top pilots who had reached the Flowing Heart Martial Arts level to form an invincible blade. However, the Transcendence System had problems, so this idea was shelved. It wasn't that the combat power shown in the S Tournament couldn't reach the Super Warrior level, but the endurance—the physical stamina of the warriors and the durability of the mecha hadn't reached the level of Super Warriors. But this possibility raised by A Youyou was something everyone hadn't considered. Human power covering mecha? Was this possible?

The crew members on various warships were in two states. The Air Force felt that Li Hao was not only arrogant but also crazy. Did he have some misunderstanding about Air Force group combat?

The ever-successful Cross Wheel actually had no advantage in the vast, boundless space, especially since speed and maneuvering in space were the Air Force's specialty. They could even dodge missiles, so what was this Cross Wheel???

All the Starship warriors, from Sergeants to Captains, felt that Li Hao was going crazy, but the ground pilots were all optimistic and cheering, seemingly filled with an irrational and incredible trust.