Gao Wu: You have science, and I have magic!

Ye Qingzhou was knocked to the ground by the air wave, but luckily as a martial artist, even though his cultivation was no longer there, his body's reaction was still extremely quick. He quickly rolled over and assumed a posture to absorb the force, and was unharmed.

When he looked up, he saw dozens of inferior demon mechas with tail flames swooping down like locusts outside the bulletproof glass of the training hall.

This nearly twenty-meter-tall metal monster was raising a rusty chainsaw, creating spider-web-like cracks in the protective force field, and a shrill alarm sounded throughout the city.

"Dark Pirates!"

Someone shouted, and in an instant the crowd broke down and fell into a state of hysterical panic.

The school directors, surrounded by bodyguards, rushed to the emergency exit, while Chu Yao's Skylark mecha was the first to take off. The armor with plum blossom patterns glowed blood-red in the red light of the alarm.

"All pilots, activate the emergency mecha!"

The instructor's voice was trembling. Even the experienced pilots were unsure about this sudden and fierce battle.

The gate of the maintenance area opened with a bang, and three types of guard-class mechas, Iron Wall, Valiant, and Skylark, filed out of the hangar one after another. The heavy footsteps made the ground shake.

Li Ming dragged Ye Qingzhou to hide under the operating table, but saw the latter staring at the spare mecha cabin in the corner with burning eyes: "Are you crazy? That's a faulty product!"

"It's only the resonance core that's broken, not the mech itself."

Ye Qingzhou pulled open the hatch, revealing the dusty interior of the Earth-Class Mecha.

This old machine numbered "Skylark-7" lacks a mental power adaptation module, but has an extremely strong alloy frame.

After putting on the helmet, Ye Qingzhou successfully connected to the neural interface. In an instant, the red warning light on the mecha's eyes turned into dark blue.

"Warning! Unauthorized pilot forced start..."

The mechanical sound stopped abruptly.

Ye Qingzhou's consciousness flowed into the chest cavity of the mecha along the golden threads. The connecting circuits he saw in meditation last night were now being rewoven by the sword intent into the shape he needed.

On the other hand, the invading enemy has a clear target - directly targeting the mecha research and development laboratory of the War University.

"The coordinates of the Tianwu series super mecha, Suanni Jinyan, have been confirmed!"

The leader of the Dark Demon Pirates stood on the deck of the flagship, his exclusive mecha was using its sharp claws to penetrate the outer wall of the academy, and the ultra-high-speed vibration was tearing apart the seemingly indestructible protective shield.

"A mere force field shield can't stop my clutches!"

The pirate king, with biochemical pipelines wrapped around his body, was looking with covetous eyes in the direction of the laboratory, where was parked a super mecha secretly developed by the Shenma Star War Academy on behalf of the Human Union.

This is a terrifying force that is enough to change the situation on the battlefield!
"Only an ace pilot like me is qualified to pilot such a super mecha!"

The other members of the Black Magic Pirates were divided into several teams, and were trying their best to block the guards of Shenma Star. They were space pirates, roaming across dozens of galaxies, so their combat power was extremely fierce. Although they were small in number, they overwhelmed the cadets of the War Academy.

Chu Yao's Skylark Mech encountered the Terror Mech at the end of the corridor.

At the moment when the pink beam sword collided with the serrated blade, she, who had never been in actual combat, hesitated slightly. As a result, the next second, the chainsaw of the terror had brushed past her shoulder armor, leaving three deep scratches on the armor that could be seen to the bone.

Chu Yao's Skylark mecha stumbled into the corner of the corridor. The coolant seeping out from the damaged shoulder armor formed a stream on the ground, and the fluorescent liquid spilled all around.

The chainsaw of the inferior demon mecha scraped past her mask, and the saw teeth cut through the outer shell of the mecha. The flying sparks hit her body. Even through the protective clothing, Chu Yao could feel the burning heat that almost pierced her bone marrow.

Her breathing became rapid and panicked, because she had never realized so intuitively the difference in combat power between a trainee pilot and a regular pilot.

Although I got full marks in the rating, I was as fragile as a baby bird in the real battle.

"Warning! Neural synchronization rate drops below 65%!"

The alarm of the mecha pierced her eardrums, and Chu Yao's vision became blurred due to excessive tension.

She saw the silhouette of the lemure raising its chainsaw, like the scythe of the Grim Reaper in the red warning lights.

At this moment, she finally understood what the instructor said in the first class - without going through the tempering of blood and fire, no matter how high the mental strength rating is, it is just a flower blooming in a greenhouse.

Just when Chu Yao wanted to close her eyes in despair, a sudden sharp sound of breaking air suddenly tore through the air!
I saw a silver-blue light shooting from above, accurately piercing through the cockpit of the inferior demon.

The roaring metal monster suddenly froze, and the chainsaw fell to the ground with a clang. Black engine oil gushed out from the bullet holes, forming a steaming pool on the ground.

"Chu Yao!"

Ye Qingzhou's voice came from the public channel, "Go to the maintenance team to repair your mecha! Leave this to me!"

The girl looked up and saw that the Skylark-7, which was judged to be a faulty product, was kneeling on one knee next to the school motto monument, and the electromagnetic crossbow launcher held by the mecha was still emitting light smoke.

The sunlight passed through the heat dissipation holes of the gun barrel, casting a spider-web-like shadow on Ye Qingzhou's operating screen.

The fluctuations of his mental power were like undercurrents beneath a calm lake; seemingly weak but implying a rhythm that transcended the rules of the universe.

Even though his own cultivation was limited, Ye Qingzhou was, after all, an unrivaled warrior who had reached the pinnacle of martial arts. The depth of his understanding of mental power and his skills in using it were beyond the imagination of an ordinary pilot.

"You...your mental strength is not..."

Chu Yao's question was interrupted by the explosion.

Another inferior demon broke in through the window on the second floor, wielding a chainsaw sword and smashing at Ye Qingzhou, intending to split his mecha in half.

The old Skylark mecha rolled sideways and avoided the fatal blow by a hair's breadth. At the same time, the electromagnetic rifle in Ye Qingzhou's hand was charged the moment it landed, and an armor-piercing bullet directly blew off the enemy's head.

"The fluctuation of your mental power is so obvious that I can clearly sense your presence even without radar."

Ye Qingzhou controlled the mecha to turn over and stand up. The sword intent was transmitted along the neural interface to every joint of the mecha, making this old guard-class machine, which should have been bulky, display a nimble footwork that only a martial artist could perform.

The captain of the Dark Demon Squad gripped the joystick tightly, his knuckles turning white from excessive force.

He looked at the death mark flashing on the tactical screen. Five of the seven team members had been killed, and the murderer was just an old mecha that even had a damaged mental resonance module.

"The miscellaneous soldiers are indeed unreliable."

The captain almost gritted his teeth and said, "Let me show you the unbridgeable gap between elite pilots and small fry!"

Green flames suddenly burst out from the jet port on the back of the Demonic Mecha. This illegally modified machine actually broke through the power limit. The plasma wrapped around the chainsaw blade burned the surrounding air with crackling sounds.

With the help of mental power transmission, Ye Qingzhou saw the mental power of the captain's machine overflowing from the mecha like boiling magma. That was a typical feature of illegal transformation of the Star Alliance - by implanting a biochip to forcibly increase the speed of nerve reaction, the price is that the pilot's life will pass by in minutes. "Try this!"

The captain roared and swung the chainsaw. Amid the explosive sound of the air being cut, Ye Qingzhou noticed the slight vibration in the joints of the opponent's mecha.

That was metal fatigue caused by excessive overclocking, just like the disorder of Qi and blood when a warrior forcibly practiced a meridian-damaging technique. It was obvious that the opponent was using power beyond his control.

“It is extremely foolish to overestimate one’s own abilities.”

As a martial artist, Ye Qingzhou obviously despised this barbaric way of fighting. He then began to use his mind to control the thrusters of Skylark-7 to spray out a light blue ion stream.

Every movement was smooth and natural, showing Ye Qingzhou's perfect control of strength.

Skylark-7 leaned back in an incredible arc, and the chainsaw scraped across the chest armor, leaving charred marks on the alloy surface.

Ye Qingzhou remained calm. When the Demon Captain's next attack missed, he suddenly heard the piercing noise of an electromagnetic rifle firing.

"break!"

While dodging the opponent's attack, Ye Qingzhou jumped into the air and then pulled the trigger.

The electromagnetic crossbow arrow drew a perfect parabola in the air, penetrated from under the raised arm of the demon, and accurately hit the energy core under its crotch.

The self-detonation light of the modified mecha illuminated half of the sky. Ye Qingzhou controlled Skylark-7 to take a half step back and looked at the brilliant fire in front of him.

"Ace pilot..."

The body of Captain Terror was burned to ashes, and his powerful mental strength was filled with astonishment and unwillingness in the flames. He could not understand until his death how a genius with the potential to become an ace pilot could be born on the tiny Shenma planet.

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The moment the black devil tore open the force field shield, thousands of thunders suddenly descended and turned into a cage that trapped him inside.

Although high-energy lightning cannot penetrate the Black Demon Mecha's mental force field, it can make him unable to move for a while.

The alarm lights in the core laboratory of the War University were flashing wildly. The principal, Wen Daoan, whose hair was disheveled at the moment, was tightly grasping Chu Yao's father's wrist with his hand: "Old Chu! The thunder punishment device can only last for ten minutes at most. Your fleet must complete the jump preparation before then!"

Father Chu's gold-rimmed glasses shone with a cold light, and his fingertips unconsciously stroked the Jianmu emblem on his pocket watch: "My 'Starry Glory' is already on standby at low altitude, but I'm afraid it will take too long to take all the equipment and data away."

"It is enough to just take away the body of Suanni. It is the key to the Tianwu plan, which concerns the future of the Human Alliance!"

Principal Wen Daoan slammed the control console. In the holographic projection, the black magic leader's exclusive mecha was using its sharp claws to tear open the thunder cage.

"As long as we can take Suanni out, the military will naturally send people."

Before he finished speaking, the whole building shook violently.

Chu Yao drove the Skylark mecha that had been repaired temporarily and crashed through the dome of the laboratory. The armor with plum blossom patterns was still oozing sparks: "Father! The energy conduit of the thunder punishment device is beginning to overload!"

Ye Qingzhou controlled the Skylark-7 and followed closely behind. When the transport cabin slowly lifted up the Suanni Jinyan, the sleeping super mecha suddenly made a low humming sound, as if responding to the sword intent between his brows.

"Everyone aboard!"

Principal Wen Daoan's roar was mixed with a piercing alarm: "Li Ming, you come and activate the laboratory's self-destruct program!"

On the landing platform of Xingyao, Chu Yao grabbed Ye Qingzhou's maintenance suit and said, "Let's go together!"

The girl's eyes were filled with concern, and behind the two of them was a battlefield filled with smoke: "I saw the way you controlled the mecha. That's not something an ordinary pilot can do!"

Ye Qingzhou was about to speak when a loud sound of metal tearing was heard in the distance.

The mecha of the Dark Demon leader broke through the wall, and on his arm wrapped with biochemical pipelines, he was holding half of the core of the thunder punishment device.

The Pirate King's laughter exploded through the public channel: "Want to run? Leave the Tianwu mecha behind, and I can spare your corpse!"

The Starry Glory was forcibly lifted off amidst the violent shaking. Outside the porthole was the fleet of the Dark Magic Pirates, a dark mass like a dark cloud covering the sky, overwhelming and approaching.

Ye Qingzhou looked through the observation window and saw that the energy cannon on the pirate flagship was charging. The faint blue light set off alarm bells in his heart.

"Principal Wen Daoan! They have activated the annihilation-class main gun!"

The navigator's scream pierced the cabin.

On the holographic tactical screen, red dots representing enemy firepower are gathering at a terrifying speed.

Principal Wen Daoan's fingers tapped frantically on the console: "Start the warp engine! Quick!"

The alarm of the Starry Glory sounded sharp and piercing, the hull vibrated violently under the bombardment of the Dark Demon Pirate Fleet, and the sound of metal twisting and deforming came one after another.

Outside the porthole, the energy beam fired by the enemy warship streaked across the sky like a meteor, creating dazzling sparks on the protective shield. On the central display screen on the bridge, the energy reading of the protective shield was dropping madly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Principal Wen Daoan stood in the center of the command cabin, his face full of anxiety and despair.

He stared at the approaching pirate fleet in the holographic projection, then turned to look at Suanni Jinyan who was standing quietly in the Gena cabin. His huge body was like a silent mountain, but it could not bring any sense of security to anyone.

"Let them try again!"

Principal Wen Daoan said in a hoarse voice: "Maybe the next one will be able to activate the mecha!"

Several of the most outstanding seniors from the War University walked into the cockpit of Suanni Jinyan one after another. They looked serious and nervous, but there was a glimmer of anticipation in their eyes.

However, every attempt ended in failure. The value of neural synchronization rate always hovered at a low level, with the highest being only 7%. The mecha remained motionless, like a cold sculpture.

When the last senior walked out of the cockpit, her face was as pale as paper, and her eyes were full of disappointment and unwillingness: "Principal, I... I have tried my best."

Principal Wen Daoan waved his hands helplessly and sighed, the light in his eyes gradually dimming: "Forget it, it's a pity that we don't have an ace pilot on Shenma Star, otherwise even a half-finished super mecha would be enough to repel the invading enemy."

An ace pilot is said to be 'one in a hundred', meaning that there is a chance of an ace pilot with a high enough mental talent being born in one hundred standard administrative stars.

Only an ace pilot can control a high-power psychokinetic skeleton, activate a super mecha, and unleash its terrifying strategic-level strike capability.

Just as everyone was in despair, Ye Qingzhou quietly walked to the front of the Gena cabin and said, "Why don't you let me try."

His voice was not loud, but it was like a thunder, exploding in the silent and depressing cabin. (End of this chapter)