Mr. CEO, Spoil me 100 Percent! - Chapter 400

Chapter 400: Magical Hands

 

Their speed was almost equally fast. The competition was just beginning but Sun Yu started to feel pressured. He didn’t expect Xinghe would be able to type so fast…

Typing speed was a manifestation of ability as well. Pricked by pressure, Sun Yu kept on increasing his speed until eventually people couldn’t see his fingers anymore.

However, Xinghe quickly caught up to him. He increased his speed again and Xinghe did the same!

No matter how fast Sun Yu made himself, Xinghe could catch up in an instant. Others might not be able to pick up the minute difference, but Gu Li and Sun Yu himself could.

Under such a stressful, competitive environment, Xinghe had the ease of mind to pick up Sun Yu’s change in speed and also made her own adjustments easily. This spoke volume of her talent!

This stressed Sun Yu quite a bit, he kept increasing in speed but he was already at his limits, he felt his fingers straining. However, this didn’t matter because he couldn’t lose, he already knew how to hack the military’s defense system.

This was a test to which he already knew the answer. He didn’t even need to think to figure out the answer, he only needed to regurgitate the answer he’d memorized earlier. How could he lose with such advantage? Not even a genius could beat him!

Sun Yu was confident and excited, excited to see Xinghe lose horribly to him. However, he quickly realized Xinghe’s speed had surpassed his. Sun Yu’s heart shook a tiny bit but that surprise and fear kept growing because Xinghe’s speed kept increasing, the distance between them growing wider and wider.

Every time he thought she was at her limit, she would surprise him. Her speed was already at a superhuman level!

This observation was noticed not only by Gu Li and Sun Yu but also everyone else. Everyone stared unblinkingly at Xinghe’s hands. Her pair of hands seemed to dance nimbly on the cold unfeeling keyboards. As if possessing magic, her pair of hands drew everyone’s gaze in and refused to let them go. Just what kind of hands were those that they could be so fast…

Munan’s group gripped their hands tightly, silently cheering Xinghe on. Saohuang’s group though were drawn and reserved. Saohuang looked at Sun Yu and realized the man was starting to sweat. Xinghe’s presence was so huge that it was starting to pressure Sun Yu.

Others might not know Sun Yu’s capability but Saohuang certainly did. He was definitely one of the best computer experts in the world. Furthermore, he had hacked the military’s security before. Even with such advantages, he still felt threatened by Xinghe. Therefore, it showed that this Xia Xinghe’s capability was even greater than they had anticipated!

Saohuang also gripped his fists tightly, his eyes were as dark as black holes. They were eerily scary. He was not a fool. He already knew Xinghe’s ability was definitely above Sun Yu.

The only thing he could hope for was for Sun Yu to win as soon as possible. After all, he’d already done this before…

Xinghe, no matter how good she was, still needed to explore. However, they didn’t understand Xinghe actually hadn’t spent any time on trial and error. It was smooth sailing for her all the way.

Sun Yu couldn’t afford to bring himself away from his work to check. Only Gu Li realized this, his fists were gripped even tighter and there were tears in his eyes!

Chapter 401: At Least Better than the World’s Third

 

His body was shaking uncontrollably…

This strange reaction of his brought about curious looks from Munan’s group. They were also excited but why was his excitement on a different level than theirs?

“Yes! Good! Perfect, well done, exceptional job!” Gu Li screamed excitedly, scaring everyone present. Sun Yu almost jumped out of his seat, in that instant, his heart was swallowed by anxiety.

The next second, Xinghe stopped her hands and announced like a queen, “KO!”

The crowd was stunned. Sun Yu was the first to turn towards Xinghe with bulging eyes, he saw that Xinghe had actually hacked through the system. His eyes were as big as they could be. He couldn’t believe what he saw!

“This is impossible…” Sun Yu wheezed out like he was landed a physical blow. How is this possible? I’m already so fast, how can she be faster than me? Plus, I even already knew the answer beforehand! This can’t be happening!

“Cheating! You people must be cheating!” Sun Yu exclaimed. “She couldn’t be faster than me, this is your site so you people must have done something in the back end. The system can’t be broken so fast, I won’t believe it!”

“F*ck!” Yan Lu growled angrily, “You lose so we must be cheating? Who the hell do you think you are? Do you think you’re really unbeatable?”

“Miss Xia beat you fair and square. You have lost, please admit defeat!” Gu Li also added sternly.

Sun Yu scoffed in anger. “Of course, the lot of you would say something like that but I know she must have cheated, she couldn’t have hacked through the system faster than me!”

Sun Yu glared at Munan as he stood up. “I demand an open investigation, there must be something fishy going on. Don’t try to swindle this victory away from me, no one can finish the mission so fast!”

The time was indeed so very short, the system was hacked in just minutes. Of course, Munan ignored his complaint. He turned to Saohuang with a smug smile and asked, “Major Feng, what do you think? Do you suspect us of cheating too?”

Saohuang indeed suspected something was going on because he knew Sun Yu’s capability, Xinghe shouldn’t have been faster than him. However, for some reason, he felt that Xinghe only relied on her own ability to defeat Sun Yu.

“I… can’t tell for sure but since my subordinate has suspected thusly, I guess perhaps there is indeed something fishy going on?”

“Major, there definitely is! No matter who it was, they couldn’t hack through the security in such a ridiculous time! I guarantee with my life that this is a dishonest competition!”

“I think you’re the one being dishonest.” Xinghe’s calm voice rang out. Everyone turned to her in surprise.

Xinghe studied Sun Yu’s computer and said with a smile, “You have almost broken through the system as well. You’re just a few minutes behind me.”

Sun Yu was shocked, he felt subconsciously that Xinghe had found out something. Xinghe stared at him with a sharp gaze and asked slowly, “You just said that, no matter who it was, they couldn’t hack through the security in such a ridiculous time, but you’ve almost done it yourself. Why is that only you are allowed to do that?”

“My ability is ranked third in the world! Therefore, I can be so fast but you can’t! Don’t tell me you’re first in the world!” Sun Yu retorted angrily, all sense of decorum was tossed out the window. He just wanted to prove himself, to prove that he was better than a woman!

Xinghe scoffed. “Well, I’m not conceited enough to claim I’m the best but…

“I’m at least better than the world’s third best.”

Chapter 402: Defeat Him, Defeat Him

 

There were instantly snickers from the crowd. Yan Lu chided him loudly, “So this is the standard of the world’s third best!”

“You can’t say that. Mr. Sun is indeed very good at his job but alas, he’s just a smidge weaker than Miss Xia,” someone purposely added.

Xinghe suddenly said, “Not just a smidge weaker.”

The crowd was shocked, what did she mean by that. Xinghe stared at Sun Yu. “I think you yourself know what I mean by that.”

Sun Yu’s face blanched. This was the first time he felt so uneasily. How does she know that I have hacked through the system before? Could she have spotted some evidence? No, impossible, I’m too good to be found out by her.

“What do you mean by that? Don’t think that just because you’ve won by cheating, you can insult me!” Sun Yu retorted with anger.

Xinghe laughed humorlessly. “Just who exactly was cheating?”

“Xia Xinghe, what do you mean by that‽”

“The meaning’s simple, I never considered you a threat but you forced me to use seventy percent of my power.”

Sun Yu understood what she meant. Xinghe spotted something wrong in the middle of the competition, which was why she sped up. He was indeed found out…

However, the thing that was even more difficult for Sun Yu to stomach was she only used 70 percent of her ability to defeat him! In other words, she had even held back. This was not Xinghe giving him face, instead she didn’t think he deserved for her to get serious. This was such a gross humiliation for a conceited person like Sun Yu. He couldn’t accept that there was such a stark difference in ability between the two of them.

Sun Yu’s face was twisted from anger. “Xia Xinghe, do you really think you’re that great? How about another match then? If you look down on me so much, show me that you can defeat me easily again!”

“Should I accept his challenge?” Xinghe turned to ask the crowd.

Yan Lu replied excitedly, “Of course! Why not? Let him taste utter defeat!”

“That’s right, defeat him, defeat him, defeat him…” Munan’s camp was completely riled up, they couldn’t stop chanting these two words.

Sun Yu’s face was at its ugliest and Saohuang’s face was so dark it could eclipse the sun. However, they couldn’t bow out now. If they did, it would be worse than losing. However, continuing this contest didn’t bode well for them either.

Saohuang cursed Sun Yu’s stupidity internally. He should have cut his losses when he lost, why did he have to be so stupid to ask for another humiliation‽ Shouldn’t he have known it wouldn’t be his own face he would be losing if he lost again? The whole team would be shamed because of him. However, the challenge had been issued, there was no backing down now. He could only pray that Sun Yu could defeat Xinghe this time.

Xinghe smiled. “Fine, I shall entertain you for one more round since it will help raise the troop’s morale.”

“It’s still too soon to say that!” Sun Yu breathed through gritted teeth. The comparison was simply too unflattering for Sun Yu. Xinghe was calm and collected, while he was almost at his wit’s end.

“I shall let you decide the subject of this second round as well.”

“Fine!” The word squeezed through Sun Yu’s teeth. This was another degradation for Sun Yu because he had decided the subject for the first round, if he lost again, the humiliation would be hard to live down.

Chapter 403: Mission Impossible

 

But he had no choice to lap it up, he had every advantage he could get to increase his odds. To win, Sun Yu had given up on his decency. To win, he gave the mission that even he himself couldn’t complete, to hack into 100,000 normal IPs in less than 10 minutes.

In other words, the winner had to hack into an average of 10000 IPs every minute, which translated into several hundred IPs per second! Even those who were not familiar computer science knew how impossible the mission was.

Therefore, Munan’s camp all started scolding when they heard the mission he issued!

“F*ck, the man’s crazy.”

“Sun something, just because Miss Xia allowed you to come up with the subject, doesn’t mean you can do anything you want. Do you think the rest of us are idiots?”

“Sun Yu, your task can’t be completed. Even you can’t do it!” Gu Li also objected feverishly. If not for decorum, he would’ve given the man a punch to the face.

Even Munan couldn’t stand it anymore. “Feng Saohuang, this is how your people act? Such sore losers?”

Sun Yu smiled smugly watching their extreme reactions. “You’re the one who asked me to come up with the subject, I did. What, if you can’t do it, then f*cking surrender!”

“F*ck you too! Watch your tongue or I’ll shoot a bullet right in between your eyes!” Yan Lu cursed in return.

Sun Yu taunted him like a child, “Do it if you dare, I welcome you to! Come on, I’m standing right here!”

“Sir, I plead that we throw this group of garbage that belittles us soldiers out this instant!” Yan Lu turned to Munan.

Munan smirked. “Toss hi—”

“Xi Munan, even when you hit a dog, you have to pay notice to its master,” Saohuang said coldly.

Munan replied sarcastically, “What if the dog’s owner is not worth respecting?”

Saohuang’s face turned severe. “Do you think so little of me?”

Munan was not afraid of him, he retorted, “If you want to see it that way, I can’t help it.”

The two started to stare each other down. Even their subordinates began to butt heads. The atmosphere was highly tense, a battle could break out at any time.

Xinghe was the only one holding her own. She opened her mouth to say, “Sun Yu, you think having both of us lose via a tie will help salvage your reputation?”

Sun Yu was pulled back into the competition…

He started smirked viciously. “What, you also think you can’t finish it? Aren’t you the best in the world? From how I see it, still a trash!”

“Then, let’s do it,” Xinghe took him up on the challenge, “I don’t like to spend time bluffing, actions speak louder than words.”

Sun Yu’s face changed. “What, you really think you can do this? Don’t make laugh, even God can’t accomplish this!”

“You can tell me that after this whole thing’s over.”

Xinghe was tired of dealing with him already.

Sun Yu huffed. “I’ll be sure to remind you then!”

He couldn’t wait to laugh at Xinghe’s loss, he had to teach her a lesson for crossing him!

However, Munan and the rest were worried.

“No, you can’t do this. You don’t need to agree to such a crazy competition rule!” Munan moved forward to stop her.

Chapter 404: Winner’s Pride

 

Gu Li also nodded. “Miss Xia, you’ve already beaten him. There’s no need to accept any more challenges, no one will contest your victory.”

“That’s right, Miss Xia, ignore the bunch of loons! Don’t worry, I’ll personally smack anyone that dares to say you didn’t win!” Yan Lu added angrily.

Xinghe sat back down and stated calmly, “Don’t worry, I can handle myself just fine.”

Sun Yu chided, “We’ll see about that!”

“Let’s start then,” Xinghe turned to look at Saohuang, “You also open your eyes and watch closely because it might be you next.”

Saohuang narrowed his eyes and smiled. “Miss Xia sure is an amusing person.”

“You’ll find me more interesting later on.” Xinghe returned his smile before turning back to the computer screen. She ordered Gu Li, “Leader Gu, please start the time.”

Gu Li saw her determination so he stopped advising her. “Alright, please be ready, I will start the timer soon.”

The room started to get quiet again. Sun Yu quickly prepared himself. After Gu Li’s “Start!”, they both started operating their computers once more.

However, the difference this time was that Xinghe gave it her all from the very beginning!

Sun Yu who was lagging behind laughed bemusedly when he saw Xinghe being so serious. This meant that Xinghe had begun to treat him seriously but regardless, she wouldn’t be able to finish!

Sun Yu was not in any hurry because he knew he couldn’t finish it. That was what he was aiming for, to lose together! Even if he lost, he needed to drag her down with him! This kind of person was the worst. They couldn’t bear to see other people happy; they had to ruin everything so that everybody was as miserable as they were. Alas, this time, he had kicked against an iron plate.

…

At the three minute mark, Xinghe finished designing a small software.

At the six minute mark, Xinghe used the software to hack into 100,000 IPs.

At the nine minute mark, Xinghe stopped typing completely.

When she did so, the room was hauntingly quiet. Sun Yu’s body was frozen solid but his heart was beating uncontrollably. No one knew why Xinghe suddenly stopped working.

Was it giving up because the time was up… or… had she finished everything?

No one could tell for sure and their hearts were at their throats. Munan and Saohuang had unconsciously stopped breathing from sheer anxiety. Sun Yu started praying vehemently, praying that Xinghe had lost.

“KO!” Xinghe suddenly said those two letters.

KO, or knock out, meant that she had won. Xinghe rarely used this term but that day she had used the term twice against Sun Yu.

She… had won! Not once but twice against Sun Yu that day!

Sun Yu shivered involuntarily. He turned his head awkwardly, his face as pale as snow. His lips were quivering when he objected, “I don’t believe…”

“I don’t feel like explaining myself to the person who has lost to me twice. The only thing you need to know is that… you have completely lost!” Xinghe enunciated word by word, each syllable filled with the pride of a total winner.

Chapter 405: Made With My Own Two Hands

 

Her gaze moved to meet Saohuang’s. Saohuang’s own eyes darkened, he understood what Xinghe meant. If Sun Yu had lost completely, he too had lost completely!

Xinghe stood up slowly and said, “Well, are you people satisfied now?”

“I don’t believe…” Sun Yu rushed to look at Xinghe’s computer to check. He couldn’t believe that she’d really done it, how could she possibly have done it?

As he expected, when he saw Xinghe’s software, he laughed from sheer excitement. “You didn’t complete it, you cheated! You failed because you only succeeded through a cheating software. Xia Xinghe, you didn’t win!” Ha laughed, pointing at Xinghe. “Don’t think you can lie to me, you liar, you didn’t win!”

If he felt sent into the depths of hell earlier, now he was floating in the clouds of the heaven. In any case, it felt exceptionally good having evidence of cheating against Xinghe.

Xinghe was unfazed. She stared curiously at him like she was looking at an idiot. “Is there a rule that states I can’t use any software?”

Sun Yu was taken aback but came to his point of argument quickly, “There might not have been an explicit rule but it is common knowledge that software is off limits. If not, I could have use one as well, right?”

“No one was stopping you.”

“No matter, this is cheating, this whole competition is unfair! Xia Xinghe, you relied on external program to help your case, and that undermines the validity of this competition!” Sun Yu held on to this argument, no matter what, he couldn’t let Xinghe win.

Xinghe suddenly laughed. “First round you suspected there was an insider job and this round, you suddenly decide we can’t use external program. If you want to be this unreasonable, you might as well name yourself the winner then.”

“I don’t care, it is a fact that you’ve borrowed aid from an external program. Your win is disqualified,” Sun Yu concluded. His people also supported him.

“That’s right, winning through the use of external support is definitely unfair!”

“And we thought you were so good, but you’ve been cheating all along.”

“This round and the one before it don’t count because you’ve been disqualified for cheating and lying.”

“I used my own two hands to write this software, so how is it counted as external support?” Xinghe asked suddenly. Everyone was stunned.

Gu Li who saw everything added triumphantly, “That’s right, Miss Xia wrote the program software in the middle of the contest, so how can that possibly disqualify her? You can only blame your own people for not thinking about that.”

Yan Lu, after he learnt the situation, also added with a guffaw, “Now, what else are you loons going to say? Our Miss Xia used her own ability to finish creating the software during the contest. Your guy was too stupid to realize that he could also do something like that. Kick him out because the military doesn’t need someone who doesn’t know how to use his brain!”

“Xinghe has both ability and brains, her victory is fair and square, who dares to object‽” Munan asked with authority. The crowd was silent.

Sun Yu wanted to say something but was cowed by Saohuang, “Enough, or do you think we’ve not been humiliated enough‽ The fact is we have lost and we have to admit our defeat with dignity!”

Gripping his fists, Sun Yu admitted sourly, “Fine, this time I’ve lost on a technicality!”

Words tumbled out of Yan Lu’s mouth unfiltered. “What do you mean by ‘on a technicality’? You have lost completely! If we had known you’re such a sore loser, we wouldn’t have allowed Miss Xia to accept your stupid contest. Being associated with you only lowers our Miss Xia’s name!”

Chapter 406: Bottom of the Barrel

 

He might have been scolding Sun Yu but everyone from Saohuang’s camp felt the sting of his every word. Saohuang, who was the most stable, also had difficulty maintaining the smile on his face. He smiled eerily and hissed, “Miss Xia has truly opened my eyes today. Since the competition has already been concluded, then we’re not going to disturb anymore, goodbye!”

He turned to leave when Munan suddenly opened his mouth to say, “Feng Saohuang, I’ve not even said my piece, why are you in such a hurry to leave?”

Saohuang turned around slowly and grinned chillingly. “Is that so? I wonder, what else are you going to say? Do you also plan to humiliate me?”

Munan smirked. “Why would Major Feng think that, and I thought Major Feng was not someone who would take a minor defeat to heart.”

The last trace of a smile on Saohuang’s face was fading. The eyes that glared at Munan were as cold as the bowels of hell. The atmosphere was intense…

At that moment, everyone could see the warning signs radiating off of Saohuang but Munan was unfazed. Holding Saohuang’s eye contact, he said coldly, “Since you’ve come all the way to challenge us, shouldn’t we return the kindness?”

“Kindness?” Saohuang chuckled. “I see, you too want to issue a challenge, fine, what kind?”

“Naturally, a battle between two parties!” Munan said with solemnity, “Feng Saohuang, now I represent my entire platoon in extending a challenge to your platoon! The battle will be held in two days’ time, do you accept the challenge or not‽”

Saohuang’s men were stunned. He actually dared to challenge them. Last time, it was them who issued the challenge so they felt pleased with themselves. Now that the tables had turned, for various reasons, they felt pressured and face-slapped. The feeling of sending and receiving the challenge was completely different.

Saohuang’s lips curved into a smile. “Of course, I accept, why wouldn’t I? Major Xi, let’s have a real competition this time! I’ll see you two days later.”

Munan replied with a thin smile. “We’ll see you then.”

“Let us go—” Saohuang turned to leave, he didn’t want to spend one extra second there. They were supposed to go deliver humiliation but were utterly humiliated in return. This was only a computer contest, not even real combat, but he felt completely face-slapped. The men that he brought along felt the same way. One Xia Xinghe made them leave feeling fully disgraced. This was not something expected by Saohuang or Munan.

The moment Saohuang’s men left, Yan Lu started to cheer in celebration.

“F*ck, that was too bloody satisfactory! Even better than trumping them on the actual battlefield!” Yan Lu guffawed.

Everyone else was equally excited. “Did you see that Feng Saohuang’s face, it was as dark as the bottom of a pot!”

“Every one of their faces was the color of pots and kettles. Getting to humiliate them without lifting a finger, this sensation is simply the best in the world!”

“We would have done this earlier if we’d known it would be so easy.”

Gu Li couldn’t help but laugh. He chided them jokingly, “Bunch of dummies, if not for Miss Xia, we wouldn’t be celebrating.”

Chapter 407: The Official Battle

 

The satisfaction came from face-slapping them so completely, and that was possible only through enough capability. The easier Xinghe defeated Sun Yu, the more humiliated they would be. Then again, it was Saohuang who came to challenge them first. They deserved everything they got and more!

Furthermore, Xinghe did everything right, she helped them release the anger they had been holding in since their earlier defeat.

Yan Lu nodded in quick succession. “That’s right, this is all Miss Xia’s contribution! Miss Xia, you’re our hero; you’ve helped win back the morale we lost earlier!”

Munan also nodded. “That’s right, this small competition has greatly boosted our morale. We shall ride this wave of morale and crush them during the upcoming battle!”

“Yes, sir!” Everyone answered in an echoing boom.

…

Similarly, after he returned, Saohuang started threatening his men. “This time, I want you people to wipe the floor with them. Remember, in this battle, we can only win!”

“Yes, sir!” His men replied in unison. They might have lost the contest but it didn’t mean that their ability was worse than Munan’s men’s ability. Since they had lost face during the contest, they would get it back on the battlefield. They would let Munan’s men know what they were really made of!

After everyone had left the war meeting, Saohuang was still furious. That day’s humiliation was well past his acceptable threshold.

Sun Yu tried to salvage the situation, “Boss, do you want me to steal their war strategy again?”

A stack of document slapped him harshly on his face. Saohuang glared at him severely. “Have you lost your mind? You want to hand them the evidence of us meddling?”

“Boss, that’s not what I meant but if we do not know their strategy…”

“You lost so badly to Xia Xinghe yet you still want to do something so risky? You think that, with her ability, she wouldn’t find out?”

Sun Yu was struck with fury. “That woman is so in the way!”

Saohuang smiled chillingly. “So what if we don’t know their strategy, we will win. I have faith in my capable men. We will win regardless, just that it’ll be a little bit harder.”

“That’s right, our training is more stable than theirs, defeating them is not a problem. They wouldn’t be able to defeat us so easily this time.”

Saohuang’s gaze turned cold. “I will not tolerate the word defeat, because, remember, I only allow victory and not defeat!”

Sun Yu was spooked by his chilling stare, he nodded in a hurry. “Yes, we will definitely win!”

…

“For victory! For victory!” Munan’s men were also cheering each other on. After two days of intense preparation, the battle between the two platoons was about to begin. Since both units were high-tech units, other than actual fighting, the battle included also competitions operating various high-end equipment.

However, before the actual battle, there were two wrestling matches. Munan’s side was represented by Yan Lu. He was the wrestling king of their unit after all. Saohuang’s team had someone impressive as well. The wrestling matches were friendly matches, it ended with a tie, each had one win and one loss.

After all, it was the air drill.

This was the first time that Xinghe had been fortunate enough to spectate such a formal drill.

Chapter 408: Losing Situation

 

On the screen, she saw both sides’ fighter jets tussling with each other. Even though this was not a real war, but each time the jets brushed past each other, she could feel her heart skip a beat.

The jet pilots were very good. The jets tipped, careened, tossed, and turned on screen like performing high-tech acrobatics. However, it seemed like Saohuang’s pilots were better trained as their planes were faster and more stable.

Yan Lu was anxious watching the scene. “Quick, you have to evade them, evade their attacks and attack actively!”

“It’s no use, the enemies are simply too fast. Our strategies couldn’t keep up, the pilots can’t determine a precise coordinate,” Gu Li said seriously.

Even those watching the screen and commanding couldn’t keep up with the enemies, much less the pilots themselves. Their warnings were always one or two seconds too late. If they kept on evading, it would only be a matter of time before they lost. Even though the cannon fires were only plasma shots, everyone treated this like an actual war.

However, Munan was optimistic. “You don’t need to rush, we’ve improved a lot this time. At least, we won’t lose so completely like last time. Furthermore, we have to believe in our men, I’m sure they will pull through in the end.”

“But we’ve just finished with this kind of battle simulation. The pilots haven’t had the time to familiarize themselves with it before doing it for real, there is bound to be some disadvantages,” Gu Li said.

Munan replied in a low voice. “That is simply unavoidable. If we have to rely on preparation for every battle, then there will never be enough improvement. This time, we’ll let them practice in real time.”

He might’ve said so but there was no way he would allow them to lose. They had already lost once; another loss would cause a giant blow to their morale. However, the reality was that Saohuang’s men were better trained for the battle. After all, they’d had a long period of time to prepare, Munan’s men had been playing catch up, and they only caught up recently. In other words, the foundation for Munan’s men was weaker compared to Saohuang’s. However, Munan would not give up on them until the last moment!

After all, the improvement was obvious; at least, they didn’t get slaughtered like last time. Regardless, it was also true that two of their jets had been ‘shot down’, while Saohuang’s side had lost none.

The atmosphere was increasingly glum on Munan’s side, needless to say, it was the opposite on Saohuang’s side. They were enjoying the time of their lives because they had the advantage. If this was allowed to continue, victory would be theirs. The only regret was not knowing Munan’s team strategy or the victory would have come a lot easier and they would’ve had the chance to rub it in sooner.

…

“F*ck!” Yan Lu slammed his fist on the table out of frustration. “No matter the result, I swear to teach them a lesson when it’s on the grounds combat!”

Land combat was his wheelhouse, even if it took his life, he would try his best to win Saohuang’s team.

However, the thing that frustrated them was that neither of them were good at aerial combat. If they were, they could have entered the drill themselves, and not fidget like ants on a hot pot behind the screen.

As usual, Xinghe was the one unaffected. She studied the combat that continued onscreen with rapt attention.

Chapter 409: Commanding a Combat Jet

 

After studying it for quite some time, she had discerned the rhythm and pattern.

“Actually, each combat jet has a fixed pattern that we can exploit. As long as we can discern that particular pattern, then we can prepare ahead of time,” Xinghe suddenly said in her clear voice. Munan’s group all turned to look at her.

“Big Sister Xia, have you seen that pattern?” Munan asked, pleasantly surprise. Yan Lu and the rest were also looking at her with their eyes glowing. After spending some time together, they completely understood Xinghe’s capability. Therefore, they valued all of her input.

Xinghe shook her head. “I’m not sure. I can make an educated guess using triangulation of physics and mathematical formulae but it won’t be accurate.”

“Physics? Mathematics?” Yan Lu said in horror. Those two were his nightmare! He’d rather go out and kill than study those two things.

“Miss Xia, can you really calculate the pattern?” Gu Li asked excitedly. He knew Xinghe was a knowledgeable person, calculating the motion trajectory of a plane should be a walk in the park for her.

Xinghe nodded. “Calculating motion trajectory involves many variables, plus these are human-controlled combat jets so they can’t be calculated using preset formulae. The only thing I can do is to gauge the enemies’ trajectories within a short time period.”

“That’s more than enough!” Munan exclaimed. “Now, the gap between the two platoons is still crossable, we just need a slight advantage for our side. Big Sister Xia, give it your best; no matter what, it will be helpful to our men.”

“That’s right Miss Xia. You’ll be a big help to us.”

Xinghe asked them curiously, “You want me to take up the commanding mantle?”

“That’s right, give it a try,” Munan said surely.

“How I can command such an important drill, plus I don’t have faith in my calculation.” What if her calculations were wrong? That was something she would be unable to bear. However, Munan trusted her implicitly.

“Big Sister Xia, I believe in you. No matter the result, I will not regret passing the commanding reigns to you. Plus, you don’t need to command everyone, just one plane is enough.”

“Miss Xia, we have to try something now. Aerial combat has always been our weak spot, give it a try because we have nothing to lose,” Gu Li added seriously.

“Miss Xia, do it, if there are any consequences, I’ll shoulder them for you!” Yan Lu bumped his fist against his chest and promised.

“No, I will bear the responsibility, all of it,” Munan said firmly.

“We’ll all share it,” someone else also chimed in. They wouldn’t push the blame on her…

Xinghe didn’t expect they would have such a deep trust in her; she was a bit touched. Then, she dropped the pretense and took them up on their offer.

“Alright, I’ll give it a try. Don’t worry, I will not let you down.”

“We believe in you!” Munan smiled.

…

They immediately let Xinghe pick one combat jet to command. Xinghe picked the one in the most inferior position. After she familiarized herself with the commanding method, Xinghe entered a state of extreme focus quickly.

In the air, the most inferior combat jet managed to evade a series of enemy attacks at the last minute.