Chapter 308: Face-to-Face (5-in-1)

“Speak!”

Ankajia and the others looked at Lieutenant Colonel Alaco with great curiosity.

Unfortunately, Alaco ultimately held back, snorted, and turned his head away.

“Sigh~”

Everyone stomped their feet in frustration.

Su Ming looked at Alaco’s reaction and said,

“Lieutenant Colonel Alaco, since you’re unwilling to say anything, then please don’t bother Teacher Mia anymore. Go back.”

Alaco’s face darkened even more when he heard Su Ming’s words!

If he could go back, he would have already. The problem was that he couldn’t get Teacher Mia to return, so he simply couldn’t go back.

“Forget it, Squad Leader, don’t talk to him anymore. This guy is a mute, can’t even squeeze out a fart after a long time. Let’s go!”

Seeing how tight-lipped Alaco was, Rhein said to Su Ming.

“Okay, let’s go.”

Su Ming didn’t waste any more words with Alaco and led Rhein and the others away.

The next morning, at the Royal Court Academy dormitory building.

Students from various classes were gathering in an orderly fashion, and Rhein and the others had already gathered early.

Su Ming stood at the front of the line, looking into the distance, but unfortunately, he didn’t see Teacher Mia for a long time.

At this moment, Teacher Ofam, Tang Xuan, and other teachers successively led their class teams to depart.

“Su Ming, what’s Teacher Mia doing? Why isn’t she here yet? Should we call her?”

Zhang Yi and the others complained.

“I’ve called, but it didn’t go through. Let’s depart too.”

Su Ming was too lazy to wait any longer and decided to lead the team himself.

“Alright!”

Rhein and the others all agreed.

Su Ming waved his hand, leading everyone to follow behind Teacher Ofam’s Class 3 team.

At this moment, the students behind Class 3 turned their heads and smiled at Su Ming, shouting,

“Oh, Su Ming, you’re leading the team again!”

“Your teacher really knows how to have a good time!”

“Hehe.”

Su Ming also gave a helpless smile.

Then, Teacher Ofam, with a stern face, shouted at his students.

“Quiet!”

Immediately, many students stifled their laughter and quieted down.

Soon after, many teachers led their teams to a corner within the Royal Court Academy’s inner campus, where they saw a giant spherical building with a diameter of 500 meters.

The entire surface of the Star Sphere was composed of holographic image modules, displaying a three-dimensional projection.

The massive spherical building was like a cute little yellow ball, winking at Su Ming and the others.

“Wow!”

“This is the Star Sphere, it’s so magnificent.”

“I heard this thing was built by the academy with a huge amount of money. It can perfectly present virtual images, making people feel like they’re truly there!”

“Isn’t that just a large holographic imaging device? Is it that extravagant?”

“You’re underestimating it. This Star Sphere itself is a huge signal receiving device, specifically designed to receive specially encrypted long-distance communication signals. The cost of activating it is extremely high! The school usually can’t bear to turn it on. This time, they’ve truly gone all out.”

Everyone discussed in awe.

At this moment, many teachers began leading their teams to enter through the wide-open gate at the bottom of the Star Sphere.

Su Ming led his team and quickly entered the interior.

The interior of the Star Sphere was very simply arranged. As far as the eye could see, there were rows of neat seats, which could easily accommodate 100,000 people.

Its inner surface was embedded with special crystal facets, which were very beautiful.

“Wow, Squad Leader, where do we sit?”

Zhang Yi and the others were also dazzled.

“There are signs. Older students sit in the front, so we should sit in the back.”

Su Ming quickly scanned the area and led Rhein and the others to sit in the back rows.

As more and more students entered, the interior of the Star Sphere became increasingly lively.

“Look quickly, isn’t that Lu Wen, a third-year student? Why is she here too? I remember seeing her in a Star Cluster Forum news flash last time. Isn’t she serving in the Seventh Army?”

“What’s that? Do you know who I saw when I just came in?”

“Who?”

“Astray!”

“No way, he’s back too!”

“The situation outside has been unstable recently, so many older students have returned.”

“That makes sense!”

Many seated students discussed.

At this moment, Su Ming saw Lin Chuyu and An Ruoxue, along with other inner campus students, walking from the side aisle towards the front rows.

Of course, they also saw Su Ming seated and then waved to greet him.

Su Ming also nodded to them.

Soon after, most of the students and teachers were seated.

At this moment, Vice Principal Fleck walked in with his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice,

“Everyone, quiet.”

His voice, transmitted through the Star Sphere’s audio equipment, easily reached everyone’s ears without being too loud.

Immediately, the noisy scene quieted down.

Vice Principal Fleck said solemnly,

“Listen carefully, everyone. Today is the day of the full-scale war between the Neutral Countries and the Imperial Army. Such a large-scale war is very rare. For this, the school has specially expended a huge amount of manpower and resources to broadcast the battlefield. The purpose is to hope that you can learn knowledge not found in textbooks from it. I hope you can seriously watch and analyze this war, after all, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle. All teachers should also try their best to explain to the students and treat this viewing as a war analysis class!”

“Understood!”

Many teachers responded solemnly.

“Alright, I won’t say anything more.”

Vice Principal Fleck didn’t waste any more words and walked directly to the front seat and sat down.

However, after Vice Principal Fleck’s words, the atmosphere throughout the Star Sphere became very solemn.

Although many students were talking, they all kept their voices low and their expressions very serious.

Just then, a lazy voice came from beside Su Ming.

“Rhein, you sit over there!”

“Alright!”

Rhein, who was sitting next to Su Ming, immediately got up and sat to the side.

Su Ming turned his head and saw Teacher Mia sitting down with a sack in her left hand and a pile of canned beers in her right hand.

???

At this moment, Mia opened the sack and shouted to Su Ming and the others,

“Come, come, eat popcorn!”

…

Everyone was rendered speechless.

“Why are you still standing there?”

“Teacher, isn’t this inappropriate?”

Rhein and the others hesitated to reply.

“What’s so bad about it? Here!”

Mia directly grabbed handfuls and shoved them to Su Ming and the others.

Su Ming looked at the popcorn he had taken and asked grumpily,

“Teacher, where did you get this popcorn?”

“From the cafeteria.”

Mia said, opening a can of beer and taking a big gulp, then grabbing popcorn and shoving it into her mouth.

Anyone who didn’t know would think she was there to watch a movie, completely out of place with the serious atmosphere on site.

At this moment, Teacher Ofam, Tang Xuan, and other teachers all looked at Mia with dark faces.

“Hehe, do you guys want some too?”

Mia also asked with an awkward smile.

“Hmph~”

The teachers all snorted and turned their heads back.

“If you don’t eat, I’ll eat it myself.”

Seeing that the teachers weren’t buying it, Mia mumbled in a low voice, feeling a bit sheepish.

Just then, the equipment inside the entire Star Sphere started to operate.

Instantly, countless digital codes flashed across all the crystal facets, these digital codes streaking like a meteor shower.

Immediately after, all the scenes underwent earth-shattering changes. In an instant, Su Ming and the others felt as if they were in the vast starry sky.

“It’s starting, the equipment is activated!”

“Look quickly, so many warships and mechas!”

Students exclaimed.

Su Ming surveyed the presented starry sky and then saw the main planet of the Anfass Empire, as well as countless warships, fortresses, and mechas forming layers of defense.

“Wow, this is an army of hundreds of millions, it’s so magnificent!”

“Look quickly, isn’t that the Anfass Empire’s Level 5 Battleship, the Firefang?”

Elu and the others exclaimed.

“No, these forces don’t number in the hundreds of millions. What we’re seeing now should be part of the Neutral Countries’ joint forces.”

Su Ming said rationally.

“Of course, who would put all their forces together? These Neutral Countries are weak, but they’re not brain-dead.”

Mia said with a yawn.

“Teacher, do you mean these Neutral Countries are still hiding troops?”

“Isn’t that obvious!”

“Hehe.”

Rhein and the others laughed awkwardly.

Time passed minute by minute.

In the blink of an eye, more than three hours passed, and the entire starry sky battlefield remained calm, with no trace of the Imperial Army.

Many students on site discussed in low voices,

“Why haven’t the Imperial Army’s forces arrived yet? How much longer do we have to wait? We’ve been sitting here for almost a whole morning, haven’t we?”

“Yeah, I wonder if the Imperial Army and the Neutral Countries have started fighting?”

“Not sure, there’s no definite news on the Star Cluster Forum either.”

“Teacher, when will it start fighting?”

Rhein and a few others asked impatiently.

“How would I know? Just wait!”

Mia, however, was very composed.

“Teacher, do you think this war might trigger Season S2?”

Rhein suddenly thought of something and asked curiously.

Su Ming heard Rhein’s question and couldn’t help but look at Mia.

The so-called S1 season was actually when the Dark Star Empire and the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom rebelled, and the Federation launched an expeditionary force, which ultimately ended in failure.

“It’s not impossible! This is how fuses are lit.”

Mia thought for a moment and replied.

“Hmph, I don’t believe the Dark Star Empire dares to attack us.”

Zhang Yi said somewhat unhappily.

“Let me tell you, don’t look at things too superficially. Let me ask you one thing, which legions of the Dark Star Empire are primarily invading the Neutral Countries this time?”

Mia asked with a smile.

“The Third Legion · Scarlet Fangs Legion, and the Thirteenth Corps · Skeleton Legion.”

Su Ming replied very straightforwardly.

“Let me put it this way, if the Federation’s Third Legion · Immortal Legion wasn’t stationed at the Mist Star Sea base, plus the Federal Government’s control, they would probably have already returned to violently beat the Scarlet Fangs Legion!”

“Why?”

“Because the Immortal Legion dreams of fighting the Scarlet Fangs Legion. During the expedition back then, due to various reasons, the Immortal Legion was defeated by the Scarlet Fangs Legion and suffered heavy casualties. The families behind the Immortal Legion have always wanted to avenge this blood feud!”

Mia explained to Su Ming and the others.

“I see. So, that means there should be quite a few people within the Federation who want to fight the Dark Star Empire.”

Su Ming said thoughtfully after hearing Mia’s words.

“Yes, but the current situation is that they can’t fight, and they can’t win.”

Mia said, taking a sip of beer.

Su Ming sighed slightly, listening to Mia’s words.

He knew very well that the Federation’s predicament was so bad because it had made a very fatal mistake.

The Federation should not have meddled with things it shouldn’t have when its strength was insufficient.

“Isn’t it just bad luck? The Qilami Clan and the Mechanical Clan are like lunatics, attacking us every day, otherwise, would we be so hurt?”

Rhein replied unhappily.

“Didn’t those two clans also attack the Dark Star Empire and the Heavenly Revelation Theocracy?”

Elu and the others asked in confusion.

“That’s right, they did attack those two nations. But the scale and intensity weren’t as fierce as their attacks on the Federation! Not to mention the Qilami Clan, just look at the Mechanical Clan. Back then, they continuously captured Black Flame Star and Di Yan Star, pointing their swords at Third Planet. That was a rhythm of national annihilation, and it’s a good thing we won.”

The more Rhein thought about it, the more annoyed he became. It really proved the saying that when a person is having bad luck, everything they do goes wrong.

This saying also applied to the Federation. The establishment of the Dark Star Empire and the Heavenly Revelation Theocracy, as well as the failure of the expedition, had already severely wounded the Federation.

As a result, the Qilami and Mechanical Clans kept relentlessly beating the Federation.

Su Ming listened to their discussion with an expressionless face.

—

Anfass Empire Main Star · Strategic Command Base, Central Control Room.

Lord of Facare sat alone in the command chair.

The virtual screen in front of him displayed a grid of communication images.

Lord of Bill Co, Council Speaker Geongga of Tangalu, King Baisitan of Abyek Kingdom, and others were holding a remote encrypted conference with Lord of Facare.

“What’s the situation now? Didn’t the Imperial Army claim they were going to launch a major offensive against us today? Why is there still no movement?”

King Baisitan asked with great confusion.

“Probably chickened out.”

Facare replied with a sneer.

“That shouldn’t be the case, right? Could there be some conspiracy involved?”

Lord of Bill Co asked with some concern.

“What conspiracy could there be? The scout team I sent out has already sent back accurate intelligence. Although the Imperial Army’s troops are ready for battle, they are still within the borders of Scarlet Country and haven’t departed. Even if they depart now, it would take who knows how long to fly here.”

Facare directly told everyone.

“In that case, the Imperial Army must be holding back!”

“This should be largely thanks to Lord of Facare. It is precisely because he is personally overseeing the battlefield that the enemy is so apprehensive.”

King Baisitan and others praised Lord of Facare one after another.

It is also worth mentioning that in this command base, only Lord of Facare remained as the supreme leader; Lord of Bill Co and others had left long ago.

“Rest assured, everyone, with me here, the Imperial Army won’t be able to advance another inch.”

Lord of Facare said confidently.

—

Royal Court Academy · Star Sphere.

Everyone was so tired of waiting that they were almost falling asleep. They had been waiting from morning until past two in the afternoon, but the battle still hadn’t started.

“Today, are we fighting or not? How long do we have to sit here?”

Zhang Yi had slept and rubbed his eyes as he spoke.

“Not sure, let’s wait a bit longer.”

Su Ming said with great composure.

“What’s the rush? Although the Star Sphere is the best information transmission device, due to the extreme distance and concerns about interception by the Mechanical Clan, it uses an intermittent transmission method. Therefore, even at the fastest speed, there’s a delay of over 3 hours! And if anything unexpected happens in between, this delay time will increase.”

Mia explained to Su Ming and the others.

“Over three hours? Then the image we’re seeing now must be from this morning?”

“Exactly. So, it’s possible that a battle has already broken out over there, but we just don’t know it yet.”

“Oh!”

Zhang Yi and the others nodded blankly.

“Holy cow! Look, everyone!”

Suddenly, a student’s shocked voice rang out.

The drowsy crowd on site jolted, waking up one by one, and looked up.

They saw that the starry sky where the vanguard fleet of the United Legion was located suddenly rippled, and space warped without warning.

In an instant, those warships and mechas exploded like fireworks.

Subsequently, an incredibly massive red fortress, with a drill-shaped head, slowly emerged.

The entire exterior of the fortress was covered with layer upon layer of alloy armor, from which countless black muzzles and dense launch ports extended.

Moreover, in the outer area of the Blood Prism Fortress, there was a giant mechanical ring device with a diameter of tens of thousands of kilometers.

The entire giant mechanical ring erupted with brilliant blue light, and in an instant, space was rapidly expanded.

Immediately after, a Level 5 Battleship · Akanque and a Level 5 Battleship · blood shadow, each over 50 kilometers long, with a swordfish-shaped hull, scarlet skull patterns painted on their black armor, a slender muzzle extending from their bow, and numerous launch ports all over their bodies, emerged from the Curvature Ring.

Subsequently, a mighty fleet and dense mechas flew out.

At this moment, the Imperial Army’s forces suddenly appeared in the starry sky!

“Oh my goodness, look at the front line of defense, what’s going on?!”

“How did the Imperial Army suddenly appear?”

“I don’t know!”

Student after student exclaimed.

Su Ming’s eyelids twitched, and he asked Mia.

“Teacher, what is that device?”

“Curvature Ring, specially used for large-scale, long-distance jump operations. I didn’t expect them to even bring this out.”

Mia looked at the Curvature Ring, her brows slightly furrowed.

“Teacher, what fortress is that? It looks so imposing!”

Zhang Yi asked with a slight stutter.

Mia glanced at it and introduced it to Su Ming and the others.

“Blood Prism Fortress, the main combat weapon of the Dark Star Empire’s Third Legion · Scarlet Fangs Legion. This fortress is a top-tier strategic weapon in the Dark Star Empire, and even in the entire universe.”

Su Ming listened to Mia’s words, his brows tightly furrowed as he spoke.

“Teacher, something feels off. With such a jump device, they could employ many tactics. But the Imperial Army is directly jumping into battle face-to-face! Isn’t this equivalent to jumping into the pocket of the Neutral Countries?”

“Their intention is unclear for now, but anyone with a brain wouldn’t make such a move. Therefore, those who do this are either fools, or they have absolute confidence.”

Mia was also very puzzled internally.

—

Three hours ago.

Anfass Empire Main Star · Strategic Command Base, Central Control Room.

The entire screen kept popping up with red warning boxes.

Lord of Bill Co’s face instantly changed dramatically.

“Not good, the Imperial Army has jumped directly in!”

“They really came to kill us?”

Baistan and the others immediately became nervous.

Although they had been shouting loudly before, when it came to actually fighting the Imperial Army, they were still very panicked.

After all, the Dark Star Empire had a notorious reputation, and this battle concerned their lives and fortunes.

However, Lord of Anfass not only showed no panic but became even more excited. He sneered and said,

“Haha, they jumped right into our pocket! Order the Fire hunt and other warships to immediately attack. All ambush ships, quickly regroup and ‘make dumplings’ out of them. Today is their day of reckoning!”

“Lord of Anfass is wise!”

Baistan and the others composed themselves and said.

In the starry sky.

The Level 5 Battleship · Fire hunt, along with a vast array of warships and space defense fortresses, opened rows of launch ports and turned their black muzzles.

Swish swish!

Countless missiles and beams poured out, overwhelming the Blood Prism Fortress.

If this concentrated fire hit, the Blood Prism Fortress would be crippled even if it didn’t die.

At this moment, the Blood Prism Fortress suddenly deployed a huge energy barrier!

Boom boom boom!

Countless beams and barrages exploded on the energy barrier, creating ripples.

But unfortunately, even such a fierce wave of attack could not break through the Blood Prism Fortress’s energy barrier.

The first wave of attack was directly withstood.

Inside the Star Sphere.

Everyone was in an uproar when they saw this scene.

At this moment, Mia explained to Su Ming and the others.

“The Imperial Army used the Blood Prism Fortress as a shield to withstand the United Army’s first wave of attack, ensuring their subsequent forces could enter smoothly. This is also a classic tactic, but it’s usually only employed when the commander believes they have the advantage! After all, if not executed well, and the main combat weapon is heavily damaged or sunk, then it’ll be troublesome.”

“Teacher, isn’t this just typical arrogance and underestimation of the enemy? To put it bluntly, they don’t even consider the Neutral Countries, and they’re not afraid of breaking their teeth.”

Rhine and the others complained one after another.

“You can’t say that. We need to analyze it rationally. The Dark Star Empire’s Third Legion · Scarlet Fangs Legion is an elite army of the empire, incredibly powerful, and they have the capital to do this. Their Legion Commander · Aus is a ruthless person! However, judging from the ships that appeared, not only the Third Legion but also the Thirteenth Corps · Skeleton Legion are participating in this battle. That Level 5 Battleship · Akanque belongs to the Skeleton Legion.”

Mia said very seriously.

“Teacher, why isn’t the United Army continuing its attack? Instead, they’re adjusting their formation?”

Anqi asked with some confusion.

Su Ming looked at the United Army and found that they were not only adjusting their formation but also beginning to open rows of exit ports, from which mechas poured out in considerable numbers.

It seemed they were preparing to go all-in, releasing their hidden forces as well.

“They should be waiting for the forces that are closing in to surround the enemy. It seems things are getting more interesting; this is a fight to the death.”

Mia also became excited.

At this moment, the students on site looked at the image and discussed excitedly.

“Look quickly, isn’t that a Tier 4 Mecha · Shadow Killer?”

“It seems there’s more than one!”

Upon hearing this, Su Ming quickly looked towards the projected starry battlefield.

He saw two Tier 4 Mecha · Shadow Killer mechas rush out of the Fire hunt. One of the Shadow Killer mechas had a black star painted on its chest.

Mia glanced at it and introduced it to Su Ming and the others.

“If I’m not mistaken, the pilot of the Tier 4 Mecha · Shadow Killer with the black star painted on it should be General Luis of the Anfass Empire. The other one should be General Mecado. They are the two most famous experts in the Anfass Empire.”

“Huh? A Four-Generation Mecha only gets one black star? Isn’t that a bit weak?”

Rhine scratched his head and replied.

“Well, it depends on what was used to kill it. If it was killed with a Four-Generation Mecha, then it doesn’t have much value, but if it was killed while piloting a Third Generation Mecha previously, the value is different. But no matter what, those with stars are definitely stronger! When you’re on the field later, if you see an opponent of the same rank with a star, remember my words! Never underestimate them. Either turn around and run, or concentrate your forces and gang up on them.”

Mia instructed Rhine and the others.

“Mmm, understood.”

Rhine and the others quickly responded.

At this moment, Su Ming looked at the mecha swarm released by the United Legion and thoughtfully asked Mia.

“Teacher, these mechas and weapons used by the Neutral Countries, except for a very few models that seem to be self-produced, the others all seem to be produced by the Federal Government.”

“That’s right, Iron Guard, Flame Rider, etc., are all classic weapons produced by the Federal Government.”

Zhang Yi and the others immediately realized this after hearing Su Ming’s words.

“Hehe, you’re only realizing it now? Do you really think the Federal Government did nothing? The Federal Government doesn’t directly participate, but that doesn’t mean it completely ignores things. At least in terms of weapons, they provide enough, as long as you provide ore and money! Otherwise, with their half-baked technology, they wouldn’t even have the qualifications to stand and fight against the Imperial Army.”

Mia said to Su Ming with a smile.

“That makes sense.”

Su Ming nodded in response.

Mia then continued to introduce to Su Ming and the others.

“Now I’ll introduce you to the Imperial Army’s mechas. The Thirteenth Corps · Skeleton Legion primarily uses the Second Generation Mecha · Beast Tooth and the Third Generation Mecha · Barbarian Beast. This series of mechas is produced by Dark Star Empire · Phaeros Heavy Industries and belongs to the classic mecha models. Their strength and defense are quite good, but their speed is slightly inferior! As for the Third Legion, they primarily use the Second Generation Mecha · Grey Falcon and the Third Generation Mecha · Eagle Falcon. This series of mechas has excellent performance, not only fast but also excellent in short-term power burst.”

Su Ming followed Mia’s introduction and carefully observed the mechas equipped by the Third Legion.

The Second Generation Mecha · Grey Falcon had a very similar appearance to the Iron Guard, but its back thruster wings were one size larger than the Iron Guard’s, and it used dual alloy blades as weapons.

The Third Generation Mecha · Eagle Falcon stood eighteen meters tall, covered in black metallic armor. Two beam cannons were embedded in its shoulders, and a pair of wing-shaped mechanical thruster wings were embedded in its back. It used a spiral spear.

At this moment, the surrounding starry sky was filled with a vast fleet of ships, each bearing different banners.

The most conspicuous among them were the Level 5 Battleship · Twin Lion of the Kweitern Kingdom and the Level 5 Battleship · Azure Leaf of the Aktons Kingdom.

Immediately, the numerous students present became agitated.

“They’ve surrounded them!”

“The Imperial Army is really trapped, they’re doomed this time.”

At this point, the teachers of various classes began to explain to the students.

“Nothing is absolute. Although the Imperial Army’s situation looks bad on the whole, being encircled and all, it still depends on whether the Allied Army can swallow them whole.”

“Mm-hmm!”

Many students responded in agreement.

At this time, Rhine and others were also excitedly asking Mia.

“Teacher, the Allied Army has three Level 5 Battleships, and within the encircling fleet, there seem to be quite a few Tier 4 Mecha · Shadow Slayers. The number of troops is also ten times that of the Imperial Army. Is there a chance to win this battle?”

“It’s tough. I’m not too optimistic about the Allied Army.”

Mia shook her head slightly.

“Ah? Still not optimistic? How strong must the Imperial Army’s forces be then?”

Rhine and the others swallowed their saliva and said.

At this moment, the Imperial Army forces that had entered the battlefield began to split up.

One force followed the Level 5 Battleship · Akanque towards the left flank of the battlefield, while another force followed the Level 5 Battleship · blood shadow towards the right flank.

“The Imperial Army is starting to split its forces, they’re planning to go all out!”

“How do I feel like this war is a bit strange?”

“Yeah, the Allied Forces are using the most classic tactics, while the Imperial Army has no tactics at all. It feels like they’re just going for a head-on clash, then another head-on clash! Could their Legion Commander be a simple-minded, muscle-bound fellow?”

Many students from the command department discussed in confusion.

Just then, the main cannon of the Level 5 Battleship · Fire Fang finished charging and was the first to attack Blood Prism Fortress.

A dazzling beam of light cut through the starry sky, striking towards Blood Prism Fortress.

At this moment, the other warships also launched their attacks.

The Shadow Killer mecha led numerous mecha formations, charging forward like locusts.

Blood Prism Fortress, in turn, opened countless launch ports, frantically unleashing missiles.

Imperial soldiers, piloting mechas, fearlessly charged towards enemies ten times their number.

“The battle has begun!”

Everyone shouted excitedly.

But the next second, the virtual starry sky image presented suddenly froze.

“What’s going on?”

Everyone was also startled, a critical moment disruption.

Principal Fleck then said in a deep voice.

“Everyone, please calm down. It’s likely that the personnel filming on site felt danger and temporarily stopped filming. Please wait patiently for new images to be transmitted back.”

“Sigh.”

Everyone sighed.

They had finally waited for the two sides to start fighting, but the image froze just as the battle began.

However, no one complained, after all, those people were risking their lives to film on the battlefield.

Su Ming took out his phone and logged into the Star Cluster Forum to see if there were any related posts.

As a result, he only found one relevant news flash post in the forum.

“The Dark Star Empire’s Third Legion and Thirteenth Corps have entered the Allied Army’s pocket, and a major battle has completely erupted between the two sides. The specific situation is unclear. Awaiting the latest information.”

This post had no pictures, let alone any related videos. However, its click-through rate had already exceeded one billion, and the number of comments reached five million.

Su Ming glanced at it, then closed the Star Cluster Forum. It was clear that Royal Court Academy had more up-to-date information.

Everyone waited quietly. Approximately forty minutes later, cafeteria staff pushed in dining carts and began distributing boxed meals to the students.

Vice Principal Fleck said to everyone.

“Everyone, please eat something to fill your stomachs. We don’t know when the new images will be transmitted back.”

“Okay!”

Everyone took their boxed meals and began to eat with their heads down.

Just as everyone was eating, the suddenly frozen virtual image changed, switching to the right flank of the starry sky.

The entire starry sky had already devolved into a chaotic battle, with mechas clashing everywhere.

One could see several Iron Guards besieging a Grey Falcon, but the besieged Grey Falcon mecha showed no fear, constantly dodging attacks while looking for opportunities to counterattack. The fight was back and forth, and every now and then, an Iron Guard Mech couldn’t dodge in time and was hit by the Grey Falcon’s attack, exploding into a large fireball.

“Oh my, what kind of fighting is this? Three Iron Guards ganging up on one Grey Falcon, and it actually managed to take one down!”

“No, why are their operations so bad?”

“Don’t chicken out, your teammates are already charging!”

The mecha students watched, their blood pressure soaring.

However, fortunately, superior numbers still had an advantage, and the Imperial Army’s mecha units were also constantly suffering casualties.

At this moment, the Level 5 Battleship · blood shadow engaged the Kweitern Kingdom’s Level 5 Battleship · Twin Lion.

Both ships locked onto each other, their main cannons finishing charging almost simultaneously.

The Twin Lion had no hesitation and immediately fired a beam towards the blood shadow. The blood shadow, while firing a brilliant beam at the Twin Lion, performed a large-scale evasion.

Bang!

The Twin Lion’s beam hit the blood shadow’s energy shield, but because the blood shadow had evaded, it successfully dodged some of the attack. Therefore, although the energy shield was on the verge of collapse, it did not shatter.

As for the Twin Lion’s energy shield, it was fully hit, and a huge explosion swept through, causing the energy shield to directly shatter.

Su Ming couldn’t help but shake his head. The ship’s performance was clearly similar, but the commander’s combat experience was obviously a step behind.

The blood shadow’s commander performed a large-scale evasion while attacking.

Although this allowed for better avoidance of fatal attacks, the hit rate would also decrease, and if not handled well, attacks could easily miss.

This kind of operation was very risky, thus placing extremely stringent demands on the commander. In contrast, the Twin Lion seemed very mediocre.

At this moment, the displayed image began to move, the view shifting to the central battlefield area.

“Wow! Look, two Fourth Generation Mechas are fighting!”

One by one, the students shouted excitedly.

In the starry sky at the center of the arena, two streams of light chased, intersected, and collided at extremely high speeds.

At this time, the captured image kept zooming in.

Everyone immediately saw the mechas fighting clearly: one was a Tier 4 Mecha · Shadow Killer spray-painted with a black star, and the other was a mecha thirty meters tall, covered in red armor, with a particle cannon embedded in its shoulder, holding a crimson long spear, and two pairs of red mechanical wings embedded in its back.

“Tier 4 Mecha · Blood Falcon. This mecha has two black stars and one red star spray-painted on its chest. If I’m not mistaken, it should be Greilan, the vanguard general of the Third Legion.”

Mia deduced the identity of the opponent at a glance.

At this moment, Greilan, controlling the Blood Falcon mecha, charged forward again at extreme speed, thrusting a fierce spear towards General Luis.

General Luis controlled his mecha to dodge at the last moment, but the surface armor was scratched. In his shock and anger, he swung his particle saber towards Greilan.

Greilan swiftly retreated and dodged.

General Luis then controlled his mecha to charge forward, and the two mechas collided again, engaging in an intense struggle.

Mia watched this scene, her brows tightly furrowed.

She kept looking at the other chaotic starry skies in the image.

Although it was impossible to see the specific combat details due to the distance, one thing was very clear.

The Imperial Army and the Allied Army were in a stalemate.

At this moment, the screen froze again.

Seeing that the image was stuck again, Su Ming buried his head and continued eating his boxed meal.

“Sigh, the combat level of these Neutral Countries is really too poor.”

“I feel like this level is only on par with that rebel army from Abyek.”

“What you’re saying isn’t right. Some are even worse than that rebel army. I feel like if that rebel army participated, they could even be considered elites.”

“I originally thought the Imperial Army would be finished after being encircled, but the battle is playing out like a pile of shit.”

“Forget it, no matter how bad the fighting is, at least there’s still a fight.”

Zhang Yi and the others discussed as they ate.

As Su Ming listened to Zhang Yi and the others, he inadvertently noticed that Mia’s expression seemed a bit off, so he asked curiously.

“Teacher, what’s wrong?”

“Nothing, I just feel something is not quite right.”

Mia said with a slight frown.

“What’s wrong? Isn’t the Allied Army just at this level? There shouldn’t be any problem.”

Su Ming asked in confusion.

“I’m saying the Imperial Army’s level isn’t right.”

Mia said with a somewhat solemn expression.

At this moment, Rhine and the others, hearing the conversation between Su Ming and Mia, gathered around and said.

“Teacher, is it too strong? One fighting several?”

“No, it’s too weak. This level isn’t right.”

Mia said decisively.

“Ah? This level isn’t right? How strong should it be then? Teacher, are you mistaken?”

Rhine and the others asked, looking a bit dumbfounded.

“How could I be mistaken? This is the Third Ace Army. If the Imperial Army is only at this level, I would immediately suggest the Federal Government go out and destroy them!”

Mia said irritably.

“I also feel something is not quite right. Putting aside everything else, just take that fortress, for example! I don’t know if that fortress consumed too much energy because it activated its Curvature Ring, leading to a decrease in combat power or what. Although the entire fortress has fierce firepower, suppressing the Allied Army to the point of breathlessness, it still feels a bit lacking.”

Su Ming also stated the areas he felt were not right.

“I don’t know, but this combat power isn’t right!”

Mia had never been optimistic about the Allied Army from beginning to end, but now the two sides were actually fighting back and forth.

This outcome felt very awkward and strange no matter how she looked at it.

“Could it be that too many Skeleton Legion troops were mixed into these units, causing a severe drop in combat power?”

Rhine voiced his guess.

“That’s unclear.”

Mia replied, her brows furrowed into a knot.

“But Teacher, according to how the situation is progressing now, it doesn’t seem like the Allied Army has a high chance of winning. Will they end up collapsing and scattering as they fight?”

Anqi and the others thought for a moment and asked.

“Yes, once casualties reach a certain level, morale will plummet! At this point, various countries will easily waver, and once one country can’t hold on and withdraws its troops, it will cause a domino effect, with all national troops fleeing in a scramble. This is also one of the drawbacks of the Allied Army! When you participate in large-scale battles in the future, if the cooperating legions are not direct units of the Federal Government, you need to pay special attention.”

Mia sternly reminded Su Ming and the others.

“Then can the Federal Government’s own legions be relied upon?”

Rhine and the others asked, looking at each other.

“Don’t worry about that. Although the Federal Government’s direct legions have their own conflicts and disagreements, they will at least not flee on their own. They will retreat together no matter what.”

Mia explained to Su Ming and the others.