(I had something come up today—a friend went to catch their partner cheating... you know what I mean. They're fighting now, and I heard someone was seriously injured, so I need to rush over. If I don't have enough time later, I'll post a duplicate chapter first and revise it after I get home.)
Xiao Ran's flame-painted machine shot out of the Steel, but instead of charging straight into the battlefield, it pulled up sharply and soared into the sky. Bathed in moonlight, the red machine glowed green all over.
The green radiance came from the GN Particles and the Ougang Extractor, enveloping this machine with its distinct DC style. It looked as though it were surrounded by countless ghosts. Combined with its flame-like paintwork and spread red flight wings, it seemed to have arrived from another world, possessing an utterly unique beauty—and amid such a battlefield, that beauty carried an even more terrifying edge.
Countless beams came hurtling toward Xiao Ran the moment he emerged from the Steel. Yet as he ascended, not a single beam struck the machine, which stood over forty meters tall. Even attacks that directly hit it were bent away by an inexplicable field that surfaced over its armor. As a result, although Xiao Ran's machine remained motionless after rising into the air, not one attack truly landed on it.
Inside the cockpit, Xiao Ran's eyes swept rapidly across the displays. The next instant, his pupils darted back and forth at a terrifying speed, taking in everything on the battlefield. With Xiao Ran's control and the use of Quick Lock, countless red targeting reticles rapidly appeared across the screens.
Xiao Ran's hands moved neither hurriedly nor slowly, controlling every movement of the machine with steady rhythm. He had completely mastered this brand-new, untested machine. Under