85: Performance crushing

On the right flank, the combat power of the [Azure Dragon] was even more ferocious. Its chassis was enveloped in a light green heavy particle shield, completely blocking all sporadic incoming attacks.

The solid-shot autocannons on its arms changed direction and unleashed a torrent of fire. Although technically firing in bursts, it looked more like continuous automatic fire due to the incredibly high rate of speed.

The high-energy beam cannon on its chest occasionally discharged a blast, creating a series of explosions in the densest area of the Hai Star fleet.

The silent explosions lined up in a row, creating an ultimate feast of slaughter.

Inside Bai Xiaofei's live stream room.

The official commentators, Xiaomi and Ya Ya, were passionately narrating the action, and the viewers were reaching a fever pitch of excitement.

For nearly a month, they had grown accustomed to other streamers muddling through, harvesting points on the periphery of the battlefield with much fanfare but little actual impact.

Now, the [Azure Dragon] piloted by Bai Xiaofei had drawn its blades, holding a ship-slashing saber in each hand, both the height of the mech itself, and transformed into a streak of azure light, charging into the dense ranks of the Hai Star Faction.

The azure light instantly extended to its limit along the ship-slashing sabers, forming two colossal blades nearly a hundred meters long.

The moment the mech twisted, the [Azure Dragon] became the center of a deadly circular slash, incinerating every unit within a hundred-meter radius.

The addition of these three fifth-generation mechas—the [Kunpeng], the [seraph], and the [Azure Dragon]—instantly reversed the situation on the local battlefield.

The initial round of firepower alone fully demonstrated the meaning of generation gap; the mechas' performance completely overwhelmed the field.

"[Ming Squad requests to join your tactical command network.]"

Inside Xi's cockpit, he received a request to join the group.

A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he quickly clicked confirm.

His brain functioned like a super-processor, issuing different combat instructions to the three fifth-generation mechas within five short seconds.

The colossal chassis of the [Kunpeng], resembling a mountain, turned its main gun and rapidly arrived at the designated combat position with a speed difficult for ordinary people to comprehend. As it stabilized, the main cannon on its chest launched a deadly strike toward Sector Seven, where the defense line was on the verge of collapse.

A chain of explosive fire lit up consecutively, and the pressure on the combat unit in Sector Seven instantly decreased. The soldiers stared blankly at the seemingly endless explosion zone before them, their eyes filled with excitement.

Bai Xiaofei's [Azure Dragon] was an all-rounder mecha, slightly lacking in speed, but only when compared to the [Kunpeng] and the [seraph].

In front of ordinary second- and third-generation mechas, its speed was so fast that only a streak of azure light could be seen.

On the periphery of the battlefield, the pilots of the Dragon Country Corps watched with fear and awe as the [Azure Dragon] repeatedly charged in and out of the enemy formation, drawing the encirclement of large amounts of firepower and buying precious rest time for their comrades along the entire front line.

The [seraph] opened all eight wings, its speed second only to the [Kunpeng]. Eighty funnel units circled its body, transforming it into a dark lightning bolt as it flew toward the first marked support point, eliminating large swarms of drones along the way.

Strictly speaking, the [seraph] was originally designed as a great weapon specifically to deal with the Hai Star drone swarm.

Under Xi's almost artistic command.

Every time the [Kunpeng] unleashed its heavy firepower, a critical Hai Star firing point was inevitably wiped clean from the global map.

The [Azure Dragon]'s support capabilities were maximized, greatly alleviating several lines that were on the verge of collapse.

Originally, these areas had been regarded as sacrificial pawns by Xi, but under the glow of the [Azure Dragon]'s blades, these lines produced miraculous results, pushing the frontline forward a significant distance once again.

The [seraph]'s funnels were the nightmare of the Hai Star drone swarms; under Baize's precise control, nearly a hundred Hai Star drones were destroyed every second.

At the forefront of the battle line.

"Captain, that black mecha is called the [seraph], right?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Is that guy even human? How can he control so many funnels?"

"Who knows? There are always one or two exceptional people in this world, just like our corps' chief commander."

Just as the two were chatting, the latest command from Xi suddenly arrived.

"Time to get to work. Cooperate with the [seraph] and push the front line forward aggressively!"

Inside Bai Xiaofei's live stream room.

Xiaomi was commentating passionately, his voice almost cracking.

"This is no longer a game; I feel like I am personally experiencing a real interstellar war!"

"God Bai's movements are simply divine!"

The live broadcast screen shook violently, making the nearly ten million viewers feel as if they were watching an epic interstellar blockbuster up close.

"It's truly too elegant!"

While the [Azure Dragon] broke through the encirclement and quickly headed to the next support point, Xiaomi hurriedly chugged two mouthfuls of longevity water.

"I never thought I would witness such an artistic group operation in a game!"

... Wencheng City.

A certain male dormitory, Room 305.

Four heads were squeezed together in front of a computer, the screen displaying the first-person perspective live stream of the top national server player, [Brother Jun].

"Awesome! Ten-kill streak achievement unlocked!"

"That expert's movement is incredible. It would take me a year to learn that."

"See? This is what a real skill-based streamer looks like."

In the live footage, Brother Jun was piloting a third-generation mecha, maneuvering against a Hai Star assault mecha.

After ten rounds, he finally managed to destroy it.

Just then, a burst of excited screaming suddenly erupted from the neighboring dormitory, Room 306.

"A thousand kills! Holy crap, God Bai is amazing!!!"

"A thousand kills?"

The second oldest student pushed up his frameless glasses, furrowing his brow, momentarily unable to process the information.

"Are they just bragging?"

"I'll go check."

The dorm leader stepped into Room 306 wearing flip-flops.

Less than three seconds later.

"Holy crap, that's incredible!"

This shout instantly drew the remaining three students from Room 305 over.

When they saw the [Azure Dragon] repeatedly charging in and out of the enemy formation, swinging its twin sabers so fast they were practically smoking, they were completely dumbfounded.

"Are we even playing the same damn game?"

"This is just insane!"

Only then did they truly understand that so-called top streamers and national server experts were practically just playing house.

*This* was a genuine interstellar war!

Soon, the excited shouting from Room 306 grew more intense, and before long, it attracted everyone on the entire floor.

The moment they realized it was Bai Xiaofei's live stream, they immediately understood what was happening.

"Hurry back to your dorms to watch the stream!"

A group of people rushed out of Room 306, while others, not wanting to miss the exciting moments, chose to stay.

The already cramped dormitory was packed wall-to-wall, with an average of five or six people squeezed onto every upper bunk.

"Are these movements even possible for a human?"

"It's giving me goosebumps!"

"Hey, don't secretly eat my spicy strip!"

The moment he spoke, there was only one spicy strip left in the other person's hand.