Chapter 429 - I Will Teach You What is Called Art (1/2)

One on one against a fifteen-star!? Are you kidding me?

Looking at the lieutenant colonel Qin Fen before him, his heart was filled with agony as well as surprise.

The other four soldiers smiled wryly at each other. Originally, they had planned to show this arrogant captain who was boss, letting him know that no matter how important he was, he should just stand there and enjoy the military merit honestly, and rely less on the power given by the upper brass to haphazardly command the mission.

But who would have thought that this lieutenant colonel, who by age and rank seemed to have entered the team through nepotism, would actually burst forth with an overwhelming strength of the fifteen-star level?

Get acquainted, what can we do to get acquainted with this lieutenant colonel? The five officers smiled bitterly, looking at each other. Even if then went at him together, it still would not be enough to fight the opposite party. In so many years in the line of duty and learning martial arts, they had never encountered such a strange matter; a teenaged lieutenant colonel having a strength of the fifteen-star level.

After a short surprise, Feng Lu began to understand why this tardy and honorable captain was a lieutenant colonel at such a young age.

The mere fact that he was a fifteen-star martial artist was enough for him to carry the ranks of lieutenant colonel on his shoulders, this rank might even be far too lacking as compared to the strength of his martial arts.

A paleo martial artist of the fifteen-star level, the main-star level! A level at which the martial artist could use his own true energy to fly.

It was almost all of mankind’s dream to fly using their own abilities but not many could actually use their own strength to fly.

But those who could fly had a real criterion to be recognized and enter the ranks of experts.

“Captain Qin.” Feng Lu heaved a long sigh and withdrew his hostility; his face looking calm and unperturbed. “In the world of martial arts, your strength is enough to become a martial dao master. Even if we sparred with you together, we still can’t be your opponents.”

Qin Fen, without withdrawing his true energy, quietly turned his glance to the others.

Jessica Wehr stared at the other three comrades in arms and they all smiled wryly and said, shaking their heads, “You win.”

In the army, the strength was everything!

Whether it was your martial dao strength or your other military skills, if one reached a peak in any one of them, then no one would dare to look down upon him or her.

Lu Chu and Lu Han stepped half a step forward together after Qin Fen withdrew his true energy, “Captain, we aren’t a match to your martial arts strength but this military operation is not solely dependant on one guy’s strength. What we are going to attack is a highly advanced modern base. I’m afraid mobile armors and various missile defense will be unavoidable. Even if your martial arts is extremely powerful… in the face of various missiles…”

Qin Fen leisurely paced about the various equipment in the hall; sometime he would reach out and check these weapons of war, which could set one’s heart afire with just a touch, and sometimes he would size up the two officers who had just forwarded their opinion.

As someone who had once defeated the first mobile armor pilot in Africa, Qin Fen could naturally see that, even though the arms of Lu Chu and Lu Han brothers were muscular and their fingers had callouses, they were very flexible and supple; they were very likely to be ace-level pilots.

Qin Fen stood in front of the latest mobile armor, Epic Star and knew in his heart the two officers’ implied meaning. They might have conceded in martial dao but they were still angry and dissatisfied for the wait of three months. The self-esteem and glory of a soldier made them challenge again.

Even if we acknowledge your position, your strength, and leadership, we want to defeat you at least once!

“Are you afraid that I will drag you all down when piloting mobile armor?”

Lu Han and Lu Chu looked at each other before shaking their head. “Captain Qin, you misunderstood us. From the intel, we know that you are an ace-level mobile armor pilot, therefore, we want to learn some pointers from you.”

Qin Fen lowered his head and kicked the ground lightly. In his heart, he was secretly laughing on the fact that these two might be saying they wanted to learn some pointers, but they still wanted to defeat Qin Fen from the bottom of their heart to show their own specialty.

“Alright! Then, I will let you know what a real mobile armor soldier is! How a mobile armor should be operated for it to be called a work of art.”

Qin Fen swung his shoulders widely as he marched towards the nearby mobile armor simulator in large strides. All the mobile armors before them were the property of East Asia Military Region. If it was damaged, there was a very high chance of enemy hiding in the dark taking advantage of this Achilles heel. So, it was more convenient to use the simulator.

Dumbfounded, Feng Lu stared at Qin Fen’s majestic back with a lot of confusion. This young martial artist doesn’t look like a fool, so why can’t he tell between praise and provocation from others’ words? He opened his mouth to arrogantly proclaim that he will teach others? Moreover, said what is called the art of operating mobile armor?

A smile was hung on the faces of Lu Han and Lu Chu as they walked towards their respective mobile armor simulator.

Martial dao’s high strength could at most mean a faster reaction and even faster reaction but it certainly not mean that one should a very good mobile armor pilot.

Since you have an incredible martial dao strength even before you had turn twenty, all your time and energy must have been spent on your martial dao. You must’ve not had time to further study mobile armor piloting.

Information can be deceiving sometimes! Lu Han confidently sat inside the mobile armor simulator. As an ace pilot, he understood it better than anyone that the stance of a mobile armor was also a vast set of combat skills. Even if one devoted their entire life to it, he or she might not understand it completely.

Qin Fen placed his hand on the console he had not touched for a long time. Although he hadn’t touched it for over half a year, he didn’t feel he had gotten rusty, not one bit.

Drill instructors of the recruit camp had forced him to undergo that weird training again and again back then. Now, these skills had long been completely ingrained into his body.

Qin Fen’s response had become faster with the growth in his martial dao strength. His speed and accuracy were also higher than before because as his strength continued to increase, so did his courage.

Previously, once the overclocking had reached the limit, Qin Fen dared not overclock the drive furnace even more violently even if he was clearly able to do it because his body was not strong enough. If he made a mistake while piloting and the drive furnace exploded, he would be dead for sure, there was no mistake in it. Owing to which, he didn’t dare to be faster and fiercer. But now, this worry had disappeared.

Getting stronger was important but that heart was even more important! Ever since Qin Fen had chosen Shinto as his martial dao, Qin Fen’s mentality and temperament were also changing subtly, bit by bit.

“Captain Qin.” Lu Chu put-on that high-tech instrument visor and said with a smile, “Since our mission is in the desert, let’s simulate a desert scenario. I wonder whether you plan to be on offense or defense? Also, I was wondering with whom you will compare notes with first?”

Qin Fen leaned back in the cockpit, sitting as casually as if he was sitting on a sofa before gently moving the yoke back and forth on the console happily as he said, “I said I will teach you how to pilot mobile armor. So, of course, I will be against you both. How can a teacher teach a student alone?”

Lu Chu’s hand on the yoke twitched ever so slightly as he shot a gleam of suspicion at Qin Fen through the corner of his eyes. He really sounds crazy! Against an ace pilot, he didn’t even mention comparing notes but rather, every time he opened his mouth, all he has been talking about is teaching others with such a high attitude.

“That’s good!” Lu Han forced a smile with his twitching lips, but it could hardly be called a smile. “The two of us, who had been evaluated as ace mobile armor pilots by the Federation, learn from Captain Qin well.”

Ace!? Qin Fen raised his hand and scratched his long hair. If I remember it correctly, he didn’t seem to have learned under the drill instructor for a long time and yet he was recognized as an ace mobile armor pilot! This might have frightened others, but if he’s trying to scare someone who had even defeated the top ace-level mobile armor pilot of Africa with it, then I’m afraid this tiger skin is too small. It isn’t even enough to make a flag.

Feng Lu was getting more and more curious. Obviously, this Qin Fen is trying to completely overwhelm everyone in one fell swoop with his arrogant words. Such an idea is not wrong for the commander of a squad.

But! If his rampant battle ends in a failure, then he will completely lose his control over the squad! Feng Lu shook his head, again and again. He couldn’t understand why this young man could be so confident. Even if this young man is an ace mobile armor pilot, he can’t be this confident as his opponents are also ace mobile armor pilots!

“Since our mission is a raid, as a trainer, of course, I have to be the attacker myself so that you can learn from it.” Qin Fen turned his head, looking at the two opponents. “Do you have any questions?”

Raid!? Attacker!? It was totally out of Lu Han and Lu Chu’s expectations. Originally, they had thought that Qin Fen would take a defensive stance, relying on the simulated base and other auxiliary combat equipment. However, they had not expected him to take on the simulated base with complete firepower alone and also, fight with two ace mobile armor pilots.

“So, let’s get started.” Qin Fen didn’t even close his cockpit; he didn’t care if the glare from the lights in the room would affect his battle, not in the slightest.