"This…!" Seeing Long Yi being pushed backward by the mecha, the onlookers were all surprised. After all, the force of the mecha's punch earlier was comparable to Long Yi's, but what surprised them was that the mecha possessed such maneuvers.
At this moment, Long Yi's face was flushed red, and a flicker of shock crossed his eyes. He had underestimated the Dragon God Mecha.
"Commander Long Yi, it's best you unleash your true strength. Otherwise, if this continues, this battle will be meaningless," Zhang Mengyao said, her voice tinged with excitement.
Long Yi's expression turned serious, and he spoke in a deep voice.
"Miss Zhang, please forgive me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Long Yi lunged into the air and roared, punching towards the Dragon God Mecha.
In mid-air, a massive fist phantom descended from the sky.
However, the Dragon God Mecha did not dodge at all. Instead, it charged directly into the sky to meet the attack.
It was then that everyone remembered Zhang Mengyao's earlier words: the Dragon God Mecha could fly.
"Boom!" The Dragon God Mecha directly shattered Long Yi's fist phantom. Simultaneously, it swung its long saber, wielding the blade with both hands and slashing at Long Yi.
"Weapon, come!" Long Yi roared, no longer holding any contempt. The spectators on the side threw Long Yi's weapon over.
"Clang!" Long Yi immediately gripped the long saber, blocking the Dragon God Mecha's attack.
"Commander Long Yi, faster! I want to test the Dragon God's speed limit!" Zhang Mengyao said.
"Alright!" Long Yi responded. He swung his long saber rapidly, and the man and the mecha darted around the entire training ground.
At this moment, Li Xiaotian and the others watching from the side also wore serious expressions. While it was true that Long Yi had just broken through to the early Emperor level, he was not considered weak at that level. Yet, he was currently unable to deal with the Dragon God Mecha.
A sharp glint flashed in Li Xiaotian's eyes. This mecha truly surprised him. With it, Da Qin would have a significant advantage in the upcoming wars.
Furthermore, since they could build a mecha with strength comparable to an early Emperor level, it was possible to construct mechas of Emperor level and above, as long as they had sufficient monster skeletons.
"Qin Lord, I believe we won't need to rest for too long before launching another war," Li Xiaotian said to the Qin Lord, his eyes gleaming with intelligence.
"Really?" the Qin Lord exclaimed, his face filled with surprise. He had also realized this, but as he didn't understand warfare, he couldn't make a hasty conclusion. Hearing Li Xiaotian say it personally now filled his heart with excitement.
"Elder Chen, how many Dragon God Mechas have been produced so far?" the Qin Lord asked Elder Chen, his face full of anticipation.
"Replying to the Qin Lord, currently there is only this one. Previously, we did not have accurate data for the Dragon God Mecha, so we haven't started mass production."
"Issue my order: the base will temporarily halt all research and focus entirely on producing the Dragon God Mecha!" the Qin Lord declared, his eyes alight with excitement. He greatly looked forward to the day when hundreds of mechas would appear in the sky, delivering unimaginable surprise to Da Qin's enemies!
Meanwhile, the battle in the training ground continued. Long Yi had now completely unleashed himself but still could not overcome the Dragon God Mecha.
Of course, this was merely an experiment. Long Yi couldn't use some of his desperate techniques, and the space of the training ground was ultimately too small, restricting his movement.
Just then, the Dragon God Mecha suddenly created distance from Long Yi, then hovered in the air. A burst of fire dragon spewed out, shooting towards Long Yi.
Long Yi was startled and quickly dodged. Immediately after, the Dragon God Mecha emitted several more roars, and several beams of faint light shot out rapidly.
They were fist-sized iron balls, numerous in quantity, sealing off all of Long Yi's escape routes.
Long Yi roared and engaged them head-on. Many of the iron balls were smashed by him, but a considerable number of fragments still struck him, tearing several new wounds in his clothes.
"Hiss!" Someone beside him gasped, and then immediately spoke.
"If these were miniature bombs, Long Yi would probably be seriously injured by now!"
At these words, everyone's expression changed. What was more important was that Zhang Mengyao had previously mentioned that the Dragon God Mecha was equipped with various ranged weapons, and this was only one of them.
Thinking of this, everyone felt a chill in their hearts. For besides Li Xiaotian, everyone else was at the early Emperor level. This meant that in a one-on-one fight, they were no match for the Dragon God Mecha.
At the same moment, the Dragon God Mecha, which had been relentlessly attacking Long Yi, suddenly flashed with light. Then, under Zhang Mengyao's control, it slowly landed.
"Commander Long Yi, I'm not fighting anymore."
Long Yi breathed a sigh of relief. A hint of embarrassment flickered across his face, given his earlier confidence that he could shatter the mecha with a single punch, only to find himself struggling.
"No energy," Zhang Mengyao stated, her tone somewhat displeased. The biggest drawback of the Dragon God Mecha currently was its heavy reliance on energy. Once the energy was depleted, the Dragon God Mecha was nothing more than scrap metal.
"Haha, Comrade Zhang Mengyao, you have made a great contribution to our Da Qin this time!"
Everyone surrounded them, observing the Dragon God Mecha up close. Especially the men like Long Shiwu, who looked on with burning admiration. After all, what modern man didn't have a dream of piloting a mecha?
"Da Qin is currently in a time of crisis. I have only done what a citizen of Da Qin should do. I am very happy that my research can help Da Qin, and I hope this will increase the survival rate of our Da Qin warriors on the battlefield," Zhang Mengyao said solemnly, her expression serious. At the same time, she continued, her tone carrying a hint of apology.
"Currently, the maneuverability of the Dragon God Mecha is still insufficient, and its reliance on energy is too great. Once its energy is depleted, its effectiveness is very limited."
"This is already enough. Let's take it one step at a time. Don't forget that Da Qin had very few King level martial artists just a few months ago," the Qin Lord said. Previously, during the continuous wars between the capital and the monsters, he had already despaired. The current situation of Da Qin was much better than it was then.
"Well, Miss Zhang, you're amazing! I, Long Yi, admit defeat!"
At this moment, Long Yi also walked over, his clothes torn in many places, looking quite disheveled.
Everyone saw this and began to tease him again.
"Commander Long Yi, thank you for your cooperation. However, you haven't truly lost. If this were a real life-or-death battle, the Dragon God Mecha would probably have been destroyed by now."
Zhang Mengyao felt a little embarrassed. After all, she had used a dignified Emperor level expert as a test subject, resulting in his disheveled state.
"No, no, no, I couldn't have destroyed it. I was too confident before," Long Yi replied, looking flustered.
"By the way, Miss Zhang, how long can the Dragon God Mecha operate with sufficient energy?" someone asked. Except for Elder Chen and the Qin Lord, everyone present was a battle enthusiast, so they were more concerned about the actual combat capability the Dragon God Mecha could exert on the battlefield.
"During the previous battle, the Dragon God Mecha could operate at full capacity for only one hour. If it's just maintaining normal flight during peacetime without combat, it can last for a whole day," Zhang Mengyao replied after some thought.