Super Mothership
Although the process had been a bit rough, the situation rather perilous, and the safety factor practically nonexistent, Nie Yun's cannon shot had ultimately managed to relieve Red Dragon's predicament—for the time being.
And when the already-famous Ghost unexpectedly appeared behind him at some point, Madman finally understood who Red Dragon had been calling for help from.
"The Ghost Captain? I didn't expect Red Dragon to actually bring you here to join the battle!" A trace of seriousness finally appeared on Madman's face.
The Ghost Captain was powerful and mysterious, and Madman had naturally kept an eye on him. He just hadn't expected their first meeting to be under such circumstances.
"You've got that wrong." Red Dragon curled his lips. "I didn't invite him. He came here on his own after hearing your reputation. He's here specifically to fight you!"
Madman froze for a moment, and his gaze toward the Ghost softened slightly.
A kindred spirit?
To challenge a powerful opponent, willingly throwing himself alone into such a dangerous battlefield... In the Ghost Captain, Madman seemed to see a reflection of himself.
But even if he felt a sense of mutual respect, an enemy was still an enemy!
"I see. Then... will you come at me one by one, or both together?" he deliberately provoked them.
The three strongest figures in the Broken Star Region had gathered in one place. Under different circumstances, Madman would have gladly fought them all.
But now...
He was a battle maniac, not an idiot.
He was deep inside enemy territory, the Madman Mech had already consumed more than half its energy reserves, and the effects of the Desperation Serum were about to wear off. Facing two opponents of the same caliber at a time now would be little different from seeking death.
Hearing Madman's arrogant and seemingly contemptuous question, Nie Yun immediately frowned and shouted angrily,
"Are you insulting me?"
Madman let out a small sigh of relief.
Just as I thought. I didn't misjudge you... We're the same kind of people...
However, those words caused Red Dragon, standing nearby, to frown.
The Ghost Captain's reaction was entirely within his expectations. After all, the man's goal had always been to surpass Madman and claim the title of number one. How could he possibly allow anyone else to interfere in such a peak showdown?
But at this moment, Black Sail's fleet was rapidly approaching at full speed. If they couldn't finish Madman quickly and retreat, they risked being surrounded and annihilated.
Still...
Thinking about the repaired mech, Red Dragon ultimately owed the man a favor.
Fine!
Gritting his teeth, Red Dragon prepared to back away and leave room for the two to fight.
But Nie Yun's next sentence left him completely dumbfounded.
"What are you talking about? One at a time?" Nie Yun looked at him as though he were an idiot. "Do you think we're stupid? Of course we're attacking together! Brother Red Dragon and I are as close as family. We advance and retreat together. Against one enemy, we fight side by side. Against an army of thousands, we still fight side by side!"
Madman: "..."
Not only was the "kindred spirit" Madman stunned, but Red Dragon was equally bewildered.
As close as family? Advance and retreat together? Since when were we that close?
And although those words sounded righteous and full of loyalty, why did they somehow feel... a little shameless?
Red Dragon quietly opened a private communication channel.
"Ahem! Didn't you say that seeing someone stronger than yourself makes you uncomfortable all over?"
"Yeah!" Nie Yun replied matter-of-factly. "So once we kill him, I'll naturally feel much better!"
"Uh..."
The corner of Red Dragon's mouth twitched.
"But there's no such thing as two first places. In literature, there is no absolute first; in martial arts, there is only one champion..."
"Nonsense!" Nie Yun flashed a gleaming grin. "As long as we take him down together, that naturally makes me number one!"
Red Dragon: "..."
So that's how you interpret it...
Sorry for misunderstanding you...
Silently, Red Dragon returned to position, once again forming a pincer attack with the Ghost and trapping the Madman Mech between them. Around them, Red Dragon's pirates also raised their weapons again, aiming at Madman.
"I..."
Madman had an entire string of curses stuck in his throat, but before he could utter a single word, he was completely engulfed by the overwhelming barrage of energy fire.
...
Although, with Nie Yun's current abilities, he might have been able to defeat the Madman Mech in a one-on-one fight using only the Ghost, doing so under the present circumstances—with a powerful enemy still looming nearby—would inevitably require revealing some of his trump cards if he wanted to finish the battle quickly.
For example...
The Energy Crystallization Technology he had just acquired?
Exposing several million credits' worth of combat power just for the so-called dignity of a strong warrior?
No matter how you looked at it, that was the behavior of a show-off.
Nie Yun considered himself, first and foremost, a proper captain. When he had nothing better to do, he might occasionally moonlight as a 007 agent, frequently dabble in scientific research, and occasionally play around with AI.
As for mech combat...
At most, it was just a hobby.
Mechanical Bugs: "..." ╮(╯▽╰)╭
...
It had to be said that Madman's vitality was truly astonishing.
Even in such a hopeless situation—surrounded on all sides and trapped in a deadly crossfire—he still managed to withstand the dense barrage and the combined assault of two top-tier opponents for a full three minutes.
For Madman, those three minutes were undoubtedly the most adrenaline-fueled three minutes of his life.
Repeatedly brushing against death made the veins at his temples throb wildly.
Attacks poured in from every direction, forcing his nerves to remain under constant strain. His mind felt like a bowstring stretched to its absolute limit, on the verge of snapping.
Watching the Madman Mech desperately weaving through the barrage and struggling to survive, Nie Yun showed not the slightest sympathy. He casually fired another energy blast, causing the crystalline armor covering the mech to dim even further, teetering on the edge of collapse.
With Nie Yun's arrival, the number of mechs capable of fighting the Madman Mech head-on had increased to two.
Madman wasn't given a single opportunity to engage in close combat.
In his eyes, the greatest threat wasn't the Red Dragon Mech, despite its higher energy-threat rating.
Instead, it was the newly arrived Ghost Captain.
The man appeared to spend most of his time supporting Red Dragon from the sidelines, and he didn't attack very often.
Yet he possessed an astonishing ability to predict the battlefield.
Several seemingly miraculous interception attacks had pinned the Madman Mech firmly within the fleet's kill zone, making his situation increasingly dire.
Everyone could already tell that Madman was at the end of his strength.
Under the combined firepower of the Red Dragon Fleet and two top-tier mechs, his defeat was only a matter of time.
And Black Sail's fleet was still several minutes away from entering firing range.
For the first time, a trace of regret appeared on Madman's face.
Had he known things would come to this, perhaps he should have chosen to retreat the moment Red Dragon appeared.
However, just as the Madman Mech was reaching its limit, its energy reserves nearly exhausted and despair beginning to appear in his eyes—
Whoosh!
A silent streak of light shot in from the distant void.
Like a dazzling star emerging from the depths of space, it appeared from nowhere and arrived before Nie Yun's Ghost in an instant.
"Hm?"
Nie Yun's consciousness was linked directly to the Ghost, with a realism approaching one hundred percent.
At that moment, sensing death looming right before him, every hair on his body stood on end.
He desperately tried to evade, but the streak of light was simply too fast.
Almost the moment Nie Yun noticed it, the attack had already arrived.
Bang!
The Ghost's energy shield, operating at full power, was shattered instantly without offering any meaningful resistance.
Pshh!
Even the powerful mithril armor failed to slow the attack in the slightest.
The streak of starlight pierced straight through the mech's chest and disappeared into the distant void.
Everyone was stunned by the sudden turn of events.
"Uh..."
Nie Yun stared blankly at the basketball-sized hole in his chest.
A direct hit on the cockpit.
Under normal circumstances...
Did that mean he'd just received his death flag?
Raising his head, he aimed the detection systems toward the direction from which the shot had come.
The image rapidly magnified.
Against the backdrop of the enormous Black Sail Fleet charging forward at full speed, a black mech enveloped in a faint dark glow had appeared on the battlefield at some unknown moment.
"A... Legendary?!"
Everyone's eyes widened in shock.
That's right.
The black mech, carrying an absurdly oversized sniper rifle, was completely covered in a layer of black crystallized energy.
That was the unmistakable hallmark of a Legendary Mech.
"Hmph! Did you really think you were the only ones with trump cards?"
The voice reached both Nie Yun and Red Dragon, instantly revealing the pilot's identity.
Flint!
The pilot of this Legendary Mech was actually Flint!
Black Sail...
Possessed a fourth Legendary Mech!
TL Note- Twist?
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