Remaining in mid-air were ninety-nine Starry Sky Marines, now forming teams of three, launching their assault on Xia Chujian.
Yet, Xia Chujian moved with the ease of a fish in the ocean, navigating the thirty team formations with effortless grace.
Four teams, positioned ahead, behind, above, and below, pursued her, firing simultaneously, confident they would strike Xia Chujian's vital points.
However, her shots were far quicker. She swiftly eliminated the team directly in front of her, then dashed forward.
The teams blocking her from above and below, firing their weapons, inadvertently hit each other due to Xia Chujian's sudden dodge, resulting in their elimination.
In the blink of an eye, Xia Chujian had taken out three teams! The team that had been blocking her rear was shocked by this display. They realized Xia Chujian had circled behind them, raising her left mechanical arm, and unleashing a sweeping barrage of Submachine Gun fire!
That rear team was eliminated!
Xia Chujian showed no signs of stopping, continuing to engage the remaining teams of three.
Ten minutes passed, and Xia Chujian had taken out more than half of the remaining teams.
Now, only ten teams of three remained in the air, still maneuvering against Xia Chujian.
This was the process of sifting gold from the sand.
Xia Chujian gradually realized that these remaining ten teams were indeed far more formidable than the previous twenty!
She had flown several circles in the air, yet she was still unable to break through their encirclement.
This time, the ten teams combined their efforts, blocking not only above, below, front, and back, but also covering the four aerial gaps with waiting teams.
They had essentially formed a sphere, trapping Xia Chujian at its center.
With thirty six-meter-tall Mechas on the outer layer and only a three-meter-tall Mecha at the center, Xia Chujian seemed to be at a distinct disadvantage.
However, instead of fear or frustration, Xia Chujian was filled with fighting spirit, becoming even more determined! The ten teams on the outside, three members each, simultaneously opened fire on Xia Chujian in the center.
They were using Marking Bullets, not real ones.
Hitting a Mecha would leave a clear mark.
The Starry Sky Marines watching the battle from the ground cried out in dismay.
They were already impressed by Xia Chujian.
After all, fighting against a hundred people alone, she had held out until now before showing signs of defeat, which was already remarkable.
Especially now, as they believed Xia Chujian was certain to lose.
But on Xia Chujian's helmet visor display, the incoming Marking Bullets left distinct energy trails.
They looked like thin ropes crisscrossing in the air.
In an instant, Xia Chujian activated the Shao Siming Black Silver Mecha's full speed, her figure flashing, moving with an agility that seemed impossible for a three-meter-tall steel Mecha! Her speed was lightning-fast, weaving through the energy trails of the Marking Bullets, dodging one after another, while also firing at the surrounding teams through the gaps in the energy trails! Sometimes, when the traces of the Marking Bullets were too dense, and her three-meter-tall, thirty-centimeter-wide Mecha could not pass through the energy gaps, she would directly shoot at the Marking Bullets, negating them.
Moreover, because the ten teams were packed too closely together, when they fired simultaneously and Xia Chujian dodged, the teammates opposite them were unlucky.
A few seconds later, four of the ten teams were eliminated because when they fired at the center, Xia Chujian dodged, and they became face-to-face opponents, accidentally getting "shot"...
A few seconds later, four more of the remaining six teams hit each other and were eliminated.
Only the last two teams remained.
Now they could no longer densely surround Xia Chujian in the "ball's center," but they also avoided the mishap of hitting their own people.
The Starry Sky Marines watching from below gaped, their eyes wide as saucers, completely unable to believe that someone could use a Mecha with such effortless skill!
Even Gene Evolvers with very high Mental Strength could not use a Mecha as smoothly as Xia Chujian...
"Holy crap! You can pilot a Mecha like that?!"
"What kind of maneuver is that, lying down, flipping over, and then firing?! Is it easy to learn?"
"...Too fast! Too fast! I don't think anyone else can learn it..."
"Of course, no one can learn the Captain's speed! But, these tricky angles can still be used as a reference."
Hearing the discussions below, Xia Chujian had an idea. She wasn't in a hurry to take down the last two teams.
Instead, she slowed down a bit, calmly starting to train them.
She connected to the comm channel of their mecha, and began teaching them how to maximize their mecha's performance.
This time, a full hour passed before she fired six shots, taking down the last two teams.
But after they came down, they immediately gave Xia Chujian a military salute, not only convinced but practically prostrating themselves in admiration.
The six even declared that they would be Xia Chujian's personal guards from now on, protecting her safety with their lives!
In the Beichen Empire's army, an officer's personal guards really do need to protect their superior's safety with their lives.
Xia Chujian smiled and said, "You are only temporarily my soldiers, and I will protect your safety. As for you protecting me, wait until you can beat my gun."
Saying that, she ordered the cruiser's Mechanical Intelligence to prepare a hundred moving targets, and then opened fire on the spot.
She raised her hand, and the sniper rifle mounted on the mecha's right arm fired in rapid succession, without even taking the time to aim, just like a smart machine gun, *da-da-da-da*, full of firepower! And all one hundred moving targets fell from the sky, each shot hitting the bullseye.
The snipers among the Starry Sky Marines quietly watched those bullseyes, recalling Xia Chujian's shooting process just now.
Given enough time, they could also take down all one hundred moving targets without missing a single one.
But the problem is, who gives you enough time to aim on the battlefield?
Snipers usually have two assistants to coordinate their actions, but because of the sniper's characteristics, their assistants have a high casualty rate...
If they could reach Xia Chujian's shooting speed, they could not only protect themselves, but also protect their spotters!
These people watched, their hearts surging, and they crowded around Xia Chujian, kneeling before her and begging her to impart her sniper rifle shooting experience.
Xia Chujian's accuracy is indeed very high, but it's not entirely based on talent.
Her gunmanship is excellent, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have enough experience.
She didn't hide anything, and said to all the Starry Sky Marines, "You have five hours left. Does anyone else want to compete with me?"
The others said in unison, "No need! Captain is the strongest!"
Although Xia Chujian tried her best to remain calm, wishing she had Huo Yushen's immovable, icy expression, she still couldn't quite manage it, and the corners of her mouth slightly curved up, showing that she was in a good mood.
Of course, fortunately, she was wearing a helmet that covered her entire head, and the helmet also had goggles that covered half of her face, so no one could see her expression, and they thought she was even more mysterious and powerful.
Xia Chujian said, "Okay, let's save time. Now, I'm going to give you intensive training."
"Those who want to practice mecha, stand on the left. Those who want to practice gunmanship, stand on the right. Those who want to practice both, stand in the middle."
"I remind everyone, don't bite off more than you can chew, and do what you can to strengthen your best skills."
"Of course, if both mecha and gunmanship are your strengths, then it doesn't matter, just stand in the middle!"
The five hundred Starry Sky Marines immediately separated into teams.
Xia Chujian found that the most people were standing on the left, at least three hundred and fifty.
One hundred people were standing on the right, and only fifty were standing in the middle.
And more than half of the fifty people standing in the middle were from the last ten teams.
As expected, they were the best of this batch of Starry Sky Marines.
If you only look at individual combat ability, they could be the kind of ground-based regular soldiers.
But they are not commanders.
These are two different things.
But that's perfect for Xia Chujian.
Because she is the only commander, and she doesn't need anyone else to "command" her at the moment.
Xia Chujian first arranged various targets, and then shared her experience with those team members who wanted to practice gunmanship, especially sniper rifles.
She held her sniper rifle and said, "Sniper rifles all have their own Mechanical Intelligence systems. But if you rely entirely on its Mechanical Intelligence system, it will inevitably affect your shooting speed."
"So when you practice, you must first practice the speed of cooperation with the Mechanical Intelligence, so that it is used by you, instead of you waiting for it to issue instructions to you!"
"In addition, when the sniper rifle's Mechanical Intelligence cannot be used, use your eyes and brain to shoot. You have all learned visual aiming, but you definitely haven't practiced it much. I have been practicing with sniper rifles without Mechanical Intelligence, so I have a certain gunmanship."
"Yes, to become a high-level sniper, you must have gunmanship."
"If you can't develop gunmanship, I suggest you change careers."
Xia Chujian spoke without any politeness, but no one was offended.
Because they all knew she was speaking from the heart.
Honest advice is hard to swallow, unpleasant to hear, but effective.
After Xia Chujian waited for this group of people to start practicing, she walked to the left and said to the team members who wanted special training in mecha: "You want to learn how to pilot a mecha. Now, first fight each other, and I will be the referee."
So, these three hundred and fifty people took turns wearing mecha and engaged in a free-for-all.
Xia Chujian walked among them, and if she encountered any movements that were not standard, she would step in to help the other party "adjust."
Because she was only doing intensive training, everything was based on practicality.
As long as a movement could effectively increase lethality, they would practice it continuously until it formed muscle memory and became a habitual operation for the mecha.
Her training method was not effective for everyone.
But for those who had some talent and were willing to study hard, it had miraculous effects.
After the people on the left and behind had begun their focused training, Xia Chujian walked to the group in the middle and said, "Time is tight, so I can only talk to you about how to use a mecha to carry conventional weapons and fire quickly."
This is the second update, continuing to ask for Moon Tickets at the beginning of the month! There will be a new update at five past midnight tonight.
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