Among this large group of pilots, some had chattered away when the Mechanical Beasts first appeared. They had even gone along with the somewhat laughable attitude Baron Ashura displayed upon appearing, mocking or retorting against that abnormal Baron Ashura with equally abnormal taste. It was as though they had forgotten that this was a battlefield and had failed to immediately form up and attack the enemy.
Part of it was certainly because the Mechanical Beast Legion had come for Kouji Kabuto, and the conversation between Kouji Kabuto and Baron Ashura had delayed things. But to some extent, their string of victories had also made everyone careless. They had not taken this seemingly unimpressive Mechanical Beast Legion seriously.
They believed these Mechanical Beasts were just like the enemies they had faced before—that as long as everyone worked together, they could easily deal with them. After all, the combat power displayed by the entire Victory Fleet and Xiao Ran so far truly was powerful and reassuring. Every pilot in the Victory Fleet was a strong and dependable comrade, seemingly able to resolve any situation with ease.
Yet the counterattack the Burning Legion suffered after launching its attack made quite a few of them feel as if they had been slapped in the face. Ryoma Nagare, for example, had been brimming with momentum at the start, but could only watch helplessly as the Mechanical Beasts bypassed them and attacked the Burning Legion. The fury in his heart was beyond words.
What had happened now also sent a chill through many people's hearts, as though they had been dealt a heavy blow. At what could be called the best possible time, it gave them the most appropriate reminder: battle was battle, and the battlefield had never been a place to catch up with old