The sight of Basak being sent flying at once made everyone else understand one thing: there was no way they could gain the upper hand against Xiao Ran in a head-on clash. As for speed... that did not seem viable either. Firepower? No. Then what was left? Numbers? That might work.
Xiao Ran shook his head from inside the cockpit. The gap between the machines' grades was simply too vast. Yet after piloting it for only a short while, he was already confident that he could fully master this machine. After all, Xiao Ran's own growth had been just as terrifying.
That made the test sparring against Basak, Yuzes, Char, and the others seem completely meaningless. Other than allowing Xiao Ran to become more familiar with the machine, they could hardly play any role in this test. Xiao Ran could even clearly sense that if he got serious and fought in this new machine, he might only need twenty minutes to take all five of them down.
Xiao Ran was not the only one to see this. Char and the others saw it as well. Their machines were inferior, and so was their strength. The difference was not merely slight, nor was it as simple as being a single grade apart. The gap from A-class to S-class had always been enormous, and the gap between S-classes was even greater.
Char smiled first, then gently shook his head. "This test does not seem to have much meaning anymore. If everyone gets serious, the damage here will be far too great. We might as well continue this spar after we return."
Yuzes nodded in agreement. "Fine."
Shirakawa Shuu had only fired off two Black Hole Cannons and some beams from beginning to end. He smiled and nodded. "No objections. Besides, these machines