Although Jiu Ling suffered severe injuries in the last battle, and Xia Mu's injuries were even more critical, what haunted everyone the most was the death of Sha Meng and Xiuluo, yet the Federation only lost a Mu Tou. What was even more infuriating was Revenge Shadow Rider. Every time they were about to achieve their strategic goals, Revenge Shadow Rider would unexpectedly emerge from nowhere and thwart their plans. The death of Xiuluo was directly caused by it.

Facing this foe, one could neither defeat it nor chase after it, which had become the primary challenge for the Saudi super soldiers. Its threat was even higher than that of the Federation's super soldiers.

But now, things had changed. Jiu Ling had learned from her repeated failures, and turned grief into strength, finally stepping out from under the shadow of Revenge Shadow Rider... When she received news that a counteroffensive on the Mardis front would be launched in a few days, her gaze was calm— a calmness that stemmed from an indifference deep in her bones.

In the time leading up to the total assault, Kexiao's only order to everyone was to take good care of their health. During this period, no one interfered with what they wanted to do. Besides that, Jiu Ling, Xia Mu, and Mary gained three new comrades-in-arms, although these three did not have specific names but were only known by their codenames: Revenant No.1, Revenant No.2, and Revenant No.3.

All three possessed considerable strength, and Revenant No.3 was even a rare sniper. However, their faces were masked and could not be seen. Kexiao didn't seem to mind and introduced them...

Xia Mu and Mary exchanged pleasantries with them, after all, Kexiao was their direct commander, and respect needs to be paid where it's due. The response, however, was not particularly warm. Jiu Ling showed little enthusiasm for these eccentric individuals, ignoring them completely and walking out of the room to train, leaving Kexiao with a look of helplessness...

Introductions seemed pointless. What did it matter if one recognized them or not? Other than coordinating in combat, she felt that these things were meaningless. It would be better to spend more time on training. Facing someone like Revenge Shadow Rider, last-minute preparations were almost insignificant. At least Revenge Shadow Rider was not limited by conventional tactics; its own fighting style was very strange, and following such a pattern might backfire on oneself instead.

Jiu Ling believed that no fixed tactics mattered, but rather, building upon one's strength was key. Now, she had understood why Revenge Shadow Rider had not feared failure, logging onto 'Galactic Warfare' repeatedly, not for anything else but to become stronger, and making breakthroughs time after time. Since Revenge Shadow Rider could do it, there was no reason she couldn't.

Before long, Jiu Ling logged into 'Galactic Warfare'. When her ID lit up, it felt the same as before, but the difference was that her feel for the mecha had far surpassed what it once was.

The fan following for Jiu Ling wasn't high, as she seldom logged into the game except for battles. Even if she was well-known, it was mostly in real life. But now things were different. Jiu Ling was declaring war to the world; she was back.

In the beginning, no one really paid attention to her. After all, the Sky Ladder matches were seasonal in nature, with data being reduced or reset every season. Unless someone had as much fame as Revenge Shadow Rider, whose online presence was known worldwide, but Jiu Ling was different. Fortunately, she had fought with Revenge Shadow Rider, and with her verified account, there was some attention.

The moment her ID lit up, Jiu Ling did not hesitate to choose a Sha Meng mecha and entered into the matching phase...

The opponent she faced was an above-average veteran player, with the ID 'Rapid Charger', a record of 121,105 wins and 115,099 losses. Although not particularly formidable, he was familiar with basic tactics. Even a virtual Red Robe Level pilot would struggle to defeat him quickly.

Upon seeing ST Jiu Ling, the veteran player didn't take her seriously at all. What a pitiful and unlucky girl to have encountered him, he thought. Her pathetic data was almost too pitiful to look at, with a challenge record of 2 and a win rate of 0%, meaning she had never won a challenge. He felt it was beneath him to fight such a person.

But he enjoyed it; nothing was more satisfying than bullying a girl, or even better, two at the same time. Seeing her verified photo with her delicate face and those serene yet sorrowful eyes, Rapid Charger decided to take her down in the cruelest way possible.

As the battle began, Jiu Ling didn't take the initiative to strike. She also wanted to learn the better aspects from Revenge Shadow Rider, like observing her opponent and biding her time.

Rapid Charger, piloting the Federation's main combat model 'Assembly', immediately unleashed a barrage as soon as the fight started. He knew that to defeat his opponent, he needed to suppress her with firepower. Instead of worrying whether he could hit her or not, he wanted to show how fierce his firepower was.

But all the bullets missed, fortunately not having flown away. Looking at TS Jiu Ling, she didn't even flinch and walked straight towards him with long strides... Jiu Ling's thought was simple: why dodge an attack that couldn't hit her? Instead, like Revenge Shadow Rider, she wanted to pressure her opponent into going all out.

Rapid Charger was stunned... She didn't dodge or avoid? What... what did she mean doing this? It was like she was mocking him. A salted fish should have the grand realization of being a salted fish and was now blatantly challenging a veteran player? He couldn't tolerate it, girl or not, she would not be forgiven.

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