The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

So when the two mechs met head-on, both armies, hundreds of mechs, and tens of thousands of people entangled in the midst of it all froze for a moment.

"What's going on? What's G/L doing there? Why are they fighting?"

"Never mind that for now—"

"Move all the center lines back, don't cut in. We have no way to withstand the power of the S-class mechs."

"Should we withdraw a little from the northeast side? They're too close."

"The forwards can't get back; they're all tangled up together and can only shift slightly."

"No, the central control unit said it's already arranged, we have to wait for the higher-ups to make the arrangements."

"What do you mean 'above'? Above that is that person, but she's gone to the front lines now. She doesn't have time to worry about the rear."

"The control should have been transferred, but the instructions from the back office are still in place. The general direction is being followed and there haven't been any major mistakes yet. It seems that everything has been arranged and things are proceeding in a reasonable manner."

"What sense of proportion? They're directly clashing on the front lines. Don't they think about whether we should fight or not if one of them wins or loses?" A high-ranking official shouted inwardly, but he couldn't openly question the leader's decision in the channel, so he had to suppress his doubts and carry out the instructions from the back end.

—At the same time, the senior management on the other side went through a similar mental journey.

They all wished they could just grab the two of them and bring them back to prevent further chaos, although that was impossible.

Regardless of how distraught both sides were by the sight, the two at the center of the argument continued their battle with unwavering focus.

An S-class mecha, and a rare one at that, with lightning attributes.

Standing in the cockpit, feeling the impact of the engines colliding and the intense friction of the hard armor plates, Jiang Hui felt a rare sense of exhilaration.

Finally—after being restricted in the system space for so long, she can finally have a free and easy fight.

It wasn't that she thought the previous battles weren't exciting enough. After all, the Silver Moon Serpent battle alone was thrilling enough; she almost got knocked out of the top rank back then, but that was different.

It was forced upon me; given the vast disparity in strength, I was pushed into a corner and only managed to turn the tide through sheer skill. Overall, I felt mostly frustrated, and afterwards, I felt completely drained and exhausted.

Then the battle with 011 was different. The difference in strength was too great. It was only through skill and a little bit of luck that I managed to win.

The subsequent group battles and command battles are another level of competition, and they always involve caution and careful steps to win, and have absolutely nothing to do with being thrilling.

At this point, although a large force is still dragging along, the hardware and software conditions have improved, giving them a significant advantage in every sense of the word. How could they not have a satisfying battle?
Jiang Hui's lips curled into a slight smile as he maneuvered his mech, tearing it apart from the opposing mech and leaping upwards. Lightning-attribute mechs differ from ordinary five-element mechs; in terms of attribute-additional effects alone, they are slightly stronger than any traditional five-element attribute. After all, lightning itself is a highly destructive mutated attribute.

However, lightning itself is highly destructive, and its energy is difficult to conserve and balance. Therefore, the use of lightning as an attribute in interstellar space is relatively rare. Even when it is used, it is mostly in military and research fields.

Generally, lightning energy is extracted from materials possessing lightning properties, although it can also be derived directly from nature. However, this technology is expensive and its range is uncontrollable, so it is usually used in the energy development field to extract lightning energy; using it to manufacture weapons would be a waste.

According to Jiang Hui's assessment, the mecha she was piloting used a coating application method. The principle is to apply a special material to the outer shell and joints, and then use a traction device installed inside the mecha to evenly release the energy.

This might sound a bit fragile; if the outer layer is scratched or falls off, the release of its additional abilities will be greatly affected. However, this is already the most common method of using lightning-attribute materials.

As mentioned earlier, lightning energy is difficult to control and store. Directly using lightning energy materials to construct the mecha itself is not impossible, and there have been attempts in the past, but successful examples are extremely rare. Mechas constructed directly from lightning materials are so rare that they could be recorded in a book; it is said that there are only a little over 100,000 in this star era.

The Star Era spans ten thousand years, yet there are only a little over one hundred thousand of these mechs. This shows how incredibly difficult they are to build. Therefore, each mech that appears causes a storm in its time.

So don't even think about it.

The other type of inlaid mecha is complex to create and consumes a huge amount of resources, which goes without saying. Due to the scarcity of materials and the extreme difficulty in mastering the required technology, it is very expensive, and even a middle-class family might not be able to afford it.

Therefore, the most common types of lightning-powered mechs on the market are those with coating attachments and those powered by lightning sources. The latter directly uses high-density lightning energy materials to drive the mech, giving it lightning attributes. However, the main body of this type of mech is usually a mech with a universal energy core, and its construction is not simple. Therefore, the S-class mech that the system equipped her with can only be the most common type with coating attachments.

Coating-type mechs typically have lightning energy materials directly applied to their surface, with the force distributed by a traction device, releasing energy as the mech attacks.

The energy dissipation of the mech simply has a cycle, and the peak of energy dissipation varies in different periods.

If Jiang Hui wants to maximize the power of this mecha, he needs to coordinate his movement with the cycle. This will leave more room for the mecha to store energy, allowing each peak to exert maximum offensive power.

The fire-attribute mech piloted by the opponent is one of the more powerful mechs in the traditional five elements, and it has a certain restraining effect on the lightning element. Although it is not as directly antagonistic as water and fire, Jiang Hui could still clearly feel the energy blockage when the two clashed.

Her opponent clearly knew this, and launched increasingly aggressive attacks, constantly disrupting her rhythm.

Seeing that her opponent was about to exploit her weakness by exploiting the point of cyclical decline, Jiang Hui decisively relinquished the initiative and created distance.

But Clarence wasn't about to let her expose this obvious weakness. He activated the gravity thruster, deployed the rear wing structure, and leaped upwards.

Before Jiang Hui could devise a reasonable escape route, a "pattering" sound rang out, accompanied by the whistling of the wind. She knew something was wrong and, disregarding any plan of action, instinctively lowered the aircraft's center of gravity, but it was still too late.