It must be said that the Combat Power Tester company was decorated by the Blade Warrior in a rather unique and elegant style, featuring mountains, water, lush greenery, and the fragrance of flowers and birds. Under the anti-gravity suspension technology, hey, it was practically an air garden suitable for leisure and vacation, quite reminiscent of the Black Science Base on the Capital Planet.

To be honest, if the war ended, living and retiring in such a man-made air garden would be quite nice.

For Hugo to recover as quickly as possible, Feng Yi had not discussed any battle trends with him over the past few days. Instead, he often played chess with Hugo or discussed some insights into mecha.

Both of them were offensive type mecha warriors, so their conversation topics were quite congenial. Of course, at first, Hugo was somewhat numb to these issues…

After all, Hugo had been in the military for nearly 20 years. In those 20 years, he had simulated tactics, routines, and fighting thoughts you could or couldn't think of; he had touched upon them more or less. It was reasonable for him to feel indifferent to these topics.

But you have to know who Feng Yi is. This guy took a less conventional route; his thinking was already different from the average person.

When normal people see an attack coming at them, their brains tend to have two reactions. The first is to consider how to dodge the incoming attack to avoid injury.

After all, to defeat an enemy, you must first learn how to take a hit. If you want to attack, you first need to master evasion. The saying "a minute on stage requires ten years of work behind the scenes" holds true. Only by mastering evasion and securing an impregnable position for yourself can you attempt to attack—these are indisputable facts.

Then, there are others who often use offensive moves to interrupt and suppress their opponents, giving off a sense of overwhelming force with less effort. To describe it with an old saying, it's like using a heavy sword without edge or artistry, effortlessly hefting what others may find too heavy to hold.

This state is incredibly formidable, much like Mengdie's effortless handling of weight, though with a fundamental difference. The former tends toward a vigorous and strong display, light as feather, while the latter's realm is obviously higher, with actions seemingly light and silent yet capable of tremendous effort, imbued with powerful inner strength that could pierce stone with a drop of water.

Yet Feng Yi was entirely different from the above styles. Compared to defense, he clearly preferred offense, and when it came to offense, he was more inclined to observe the opponent's detailed flaws in their moves. His fighting initiative resembled a reactive defense that preempted the opponent's move. Of course, Feng Yi was not good at defense, so while he observed his opponents, his own situation was often very dangerous.

However, Feng Yi's so-called observation was never simply observation—it was a highly adaptive combat style, unrestrained by any set tactics. His observational approach included compound preparatory operations, preparing to strike a fatal blow upon spotting an opponent's weakness while simultaneously controlling the mecha to dodge.

You must understand that when an opponent launches a fatal strike, it is also when they are at their most relaxed, because they need to focus all their attention on defeating you. Feng Yi often seized this critical moment to strike after the opponent.

Originally, Hugo had considered these issues. What he contemplated was either defense or offense or thinking about offense while in defense and about suppression while on the offense.

Furthermore, for someone like Hugo who was accustomed to offense, being forced to defend was exhausting. Nevertheless, he would consider defense after defense during practice, continuously defending against the opponent until they collapsed. But Hugo practiced offense the most—unmatched offense—until he could overwhelm the opponent. In the end, he found that his attack could almost crush anyone, even top pilots.

But the problem is, not to mention top pilots, even players of the same level wouldn't give him such an opportunity, because your opponent won't simply choose to defend.

And when facing top pilots, perhaps an opponent not skilled in offense would be no less adept at it than oneself, because they are at the top level and can meet you head-on purely relying on experience and skills.

When facing this kind of situation, the advantages and disadvantages of defense become particularly crucial. After all, your suppression might not be effective, and you are simply unable to mount an effective defense against the opponent's attack.

Unless a scenario unfolds where top-tier combatants clash, one being a balanced type with both offense and defense, and the other being an explosive type. In this case, the former's defensive capabilities are nearly unable to withstand the latter's oppression, and anyone with common sense would not easily engage in close combat with them.

Apart from the Revenge Shadow Rider, it seems that there is only one top-tier fighter of this type left—TK. Therefore, among top-tier pilots of the same level, almost none are willing to engage these fighters head-on, which has led to the necessity of defending against the area of attack unleashed by the Revenge Shadow Rider's Flame Dual Slash. When such top-tier explosive power unfolds in an instant, there are virtually no people in the world who can withstand it, as the offensive limit of an explosive fighter might be significantly increased from its original base.

Of course, Feng Yi also learned quite a few merits from Hugo during their interactions, such as being calm and unshakable. For example, during a 5-minute barrage exchange between the two, Feng Yi asked Hugo how much longer he could sustain such continuous attacks. Hugo's answer was that another 5 minutes would not be a problem, perhaps two or three, or even four.

Hearing this, Feng Yi was suddenly shocked. Admittedly, his physical strength was great, but compared to those who had endured long-term devilish training, his own endurance was indeed a major problem. He decided to find time soon to significantly improve it.

As a result, in the following days, Feng Yi spent most of his time on gravity and willpower training.

However, he would also frequently meditate on the military situation between the two armies during training. This type of detached meditation made his thinking exceptionally clear; he found that his brain could very clearly understand the psychological changes of both sides. It was a perspective taken by stepping back from the fray.

Feng Yi observed that on the surface the Federation appeared to be smoothly and favorably advancing, while the Empire was suffering defeat after defeat in consecutive battles. Yet, when looking at the overall situation from a different angle, our own supposedly disadvantaged super soldiers did not seem to be notably losing ground. Despite being a notch below the opponent in strength, they were managing to hold a certain balance in this mutual struggle.

Upon carefully studying the overall map, you would also notice that the Normandy fleet was gradually moving away from Bermuda…

This was akin to both sides playing the same game of chess. It seemed like many Imperial troops were being captured, but it did not rule out the possibility that these seemingly captured units were in fact just cannon fodder. As time progressed, your troops could become more deeply entrenched and more aggressively engaged in the fight.

Or, at some point, Normandy might fall into a quagmire from which even he could not emerge. Because once you realize you're stuck in a quagmire, it is too late to make it back to shore.

There is a saying that a pawn crossing the river becomes as valuable as a chariot, and there is a lot of truth to that. Feng Yi believed his Flame Legion somewhat resembled these "cross-river pawns." After all, a pawn is just a pawn. But if you compared his Flame Legion to this, the Normandy fleet would be like a chariot that could advance or retreat as necessary. The strategic significance of this chariot and his own were fundamentally different. It could move forward or backward, but once trapped, it could bring significant changes to the battle situation. Presently, Normandy's predicament gave Feng Yi a feeling that they could be ensnared at any moment.

He did not know whether this sense of crisis was subconscious or unfounded, but there was no doubt that the other side's action plan was already in motion. Currently, a thousand elite members of the Flame Legion had arrived on Icebird Planet.

The local law and order on Icebird Planet was worse than imagined. Although Apophis's hometown was also on Icebird, he was born in the legally governed areas, which is fundamentally different from the harmonious society and Las Vegas.

Arriving on the outskirts of the border city, he had not expected to see criminals wielding automatic rifles. You wouldn't even know where these civilian faction mecha pilots driving assembled mechs came from—are they citizens of the Federation, or from some other place?

But without a doubt, those people should return to the harmony that originally belonged here.

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