Chapter 1663: Decisive
For Xiao Ran, the sudden appearance of the Impact Legion here was not necessarily a bad thing. At the very least, after dealing with this reconnaissance unit that could be considered an elite force, he had gained a preliminary understanding of the Impact Legion's strength. He had also noticed one of their weaknesses and gained a new understanding of his Mental Link.
The Impact Legion's strength truly could not be underestimated. Although they only had a small number of A-Class Pilots, they definitely had quite a few B-class Pilots and likely possessed their own trump cards as well. That MA had never been used before. With an anti-gravity device, there was no longer any real need for an MA to exist, but once it unfolded and took on the appearance of X-shaped wings, Xiao Ran guessed what that thing was.
In any case, judging by the combat strength of this current Impact Legion squad, they were far from capable of threatening the Victory Fleet. But if the other side came with the full force of their legion, then in Xiao Ran's view, they would indeed not be easy to deal with.
Their appearance at this time happened to coincide with Xiao Ran's preparations to truly complete the Mecha upgrade for everyone before departure. Even if they discovered something, all of it would become outdated intelligence after some time. They would have no chance of obtaining data on the Victory Fleet's true combat strength. Even if their current strength drew the enemy's attention and caused them to send more people next time, that would merely play right into Xiao Ran's calculations.
If nothing unexpected happened, Mazinger ZERO would definitely return to the Victory Fleet. Unit-01 would certainly undergo its godlike transformation as well, and Tetsuya's Getter Emperor would