The Favored Son of Heaven

Lev Mirov and the other’s hearts flared with hate when they saw Qin Fen’s excitement and provocation. They were able to see that this young man, who used an antique cell phone, had a mind that wasn’t old or inflexible at all.

Typically when Lev Mirov and the others encountered a challenger in paintball, they would deliberately act weak before their enemy, letting the enemy enjoy a feeling of superiority before the fight. Then Lev Mirov and the others would play fiercely and toy their opponents to death, letting them experience what it meant to be cast down from heaven to hell.

They lured others into challenging them by pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger. They did this most often. They loved to watch the expression of impossible disbelief on their opponents’ faces. Only such sort of scenes could make them feel good.

If Qin Fen was using the same tactic of pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger, Lev Mirov was confident that he could see through his opponent’s act and use the situation to his advantage, like pushing the boat with the current.

But right now Qin Fen wasn’t using this tactic of pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger. Instead, he was adopting a powerful challenging stance in front of Song Jia and the other girls.

It was a lure through force.

The two tactics were completely different, and Lev Mirov was very clear that the latter tactic was more effective than the prior under the current circumstances. It was a tactic that sealed all routes of escape for the opponent.

Qin Fen fetched the paper bills he just won from his wallet. He smiled as he looked at Lev Mirov and the others. Since they wanted to use him as a stepping stone, then Qin Fen would make them experience what it meant to be a stepping stone.

Qin Fen was no fool. After learning psychology from Squad Leader Hao, he could naturally and easily sense hostility coming from Lev Mirov and the others. He didn’t need to be polite when responding to their hostility.

Qin Fen also didn’t feel that he should lower his head with Lin Liqiang and Enzo Rota here, let alone before Lev Mirov and the others.

Lev Mirov and the others quickly exchanged a few glances. These people were all experienced, they all knew that it was impossible for them to back down.

At the same time, these people read the same message of luck from their companions’ eyes. Perhaps Qin Fen’s aerial combat skills aren’t as strong as his ground combat skills.

Having read this information from each other, these people’s uneasy hearts slowly settled. They had piloted real cosmic fighters before, let alone handle virtual aerial combat. Compared to Qin Fen, this fellow who appeared to be very destitute, they should have some superiority in aerial combat.

“Since everyone is this interested, just follow me!” Lin Liqiang walked to the very front of the group. “On the way here just now, I saw a super modern network city. Let’s go check it out.”

Enzo Rota extended a hand to pat Qin Fen on the shoulder. His eyes shone with the gaze of support.

Aerial combat? Xue Tian was a bit surprised. Was Qin Fen, who had the qualities of an Army special forces soldier, a first-class expert in aerial combat as well?

Song Jia was curious as well. It had been a while since they last met, and the mysterious air upon Qin Fen’s body hadn’t lessened a single bit. Instead, the mysterious air had grown.

“Sky Battle Net, Area Eleven of the Aerial Combat Network. My username is ‘The Surge of the Brewing Storm.’” Lev Mirov simply put on his helmet to enter the battle network after he finished speaking.

Qin Fen hesitated slightly for a moment. He turned his head to ask Lin Liqiang. “Let me borrow your account.”

“Mine?” Lin Liqiang was a bit stunned, but he didn’t ask why. He happily gave his username and password to Qin Fen.

The ID Thirty-Six Hours was a bit too famous nowadays. Qin Fen didn’t want to reveal that he was Thirty-Six Hours.

If he could make money by revealing his identity, naturally, he would reveal himself, but Qin Fen was quite self-aware. He had defeated quite a few people on the battle network, and he had sought money each time. He had really offended quite a few people. If his identity was exposed, heaven knows just how many people would come knocking on his doorstep for a real player kill.

One could use the system of the battle network to help easily reject the challenges of opponents.

But in reality? If someone really wanted to make a move, it was very hard to stop them. One could only fight when the situation came to that.

Thirty-Six Hours was a name that attracted the hate of others. Qin Fen reckoned that the number of challengers was sufficient to form a line from recruit camp all the way too the ocean.

Qin Fen quickly entered the Aerial Combat Network portion of the Sky Battle Net. He chose the Specter Fighter he was most proficient with. Though this place wasn’t as realistic as simulator cabins, it was still quite realistic. He was able to adapt quite quickly.

Qin Fen called Lev Mirov and received a message back. I have spent money to open a private starfield. Enter the Sky Horizon Virtual Star Field.

Qin Fen was no stranger to operating the system. He soon entered the starfield.

Enzo Rota and the others had already logged on with their respective IDs. They entered in spectator mode.

“You’re using Young Master Lin’s ID?” Lev Mirov was shocked when he saw it the first time, and the others were no different. No one ever expected Lin Liqiang to let someone else borrow his ID.

“Play well, Old Qin!” Lin Liqiang, with a different ID that came from who knows where, yelled very excitedly over the communications channel.

Qin Fen quickly pulled up the data on Lev Mirov and the other’s aerial combat. It was best to make sufficient preparations before a fight. Even if the enemy was weak, there was the possibility of them creating an unexpected miracle.

Qin Fen was exceptionally prudent when it came to matters regarding money.

They don’t even have the qualifications to be ace pilots? Qin Fen was stunned for a moment before he burst into laughter. Squadron Leader Trash’s Vile Squadron was an Air Force Squadron qualified to stir up trouble and was known for doing so.

Non-ace pilots would never provoke the Vile Squadron, and none ace aerial combat squadrons would never provoke their bizarre Vile Squadron.

Qin Fen naturally only had ace level pilots as his opponents during his training with Squadron Leader Trash these days. He was used to the worst of his opponents being on the ace pilot level. Now his opponents were suddenly people not even on the level of ace pilots. Qin Fen wasn’t really used to it.

Even so, Qin Fen continued to seriously observe the fighters everyone chose and the situation. These people didn’t possess considerable strength, but they chose their fighters as if out of a textbook. Of the five fighters, three were of different models. The different durabilities and powers of the three models were allocated completely perfectly. It contained the air of a basic military deployment for aerial combat.

“The others have finished preparing. Have you finished preparing?”

Qin Fen was stunned once more. Typically during Squadron Leader Trash’s training, there would never be a person asking if someone was ready. A few times when people within the Vile Squadron exchanged pointers with each other, people were shot to pieces before they could even take off, before they received notice that the battle had begun.

After Qin Fen submitted that he was ready, the system’s synthesized voice rang in everyone’s ears. “The battle begins!”

Lev Mirov and the others operated their fighters quickly and nervously. Taking the initiative was one extremely crucial key in aerial combat. Anybody who played aerial combat at least once would know this fact very clearly.

“Rattlesnake V-Spread Missile. Locked on and firing!”

Qin Fen didn’t do any operations at all to let his fighter fly. His hands moved at extreme speeds in professional operation that only ace-pilots could do. He instantly locked on all five of Lev Mirov and the other’s fighters.

Several guided missiles flew off with an ear-piercing scream, drawing white trails of vapor behind them. They charged toward Lev Mirov and the others’ fighters, which were just about to take off.

Qin Fen was striking before even taking off!? No one had imagined that such a situation could occur. Lev Mirov didn’t even have the time to curse Qin Fen for being so despicable and shameless. The scene before his eyes suddenly flashed red, and he was instantly placed in a giant furnace, where he heard an ear-splitting rumble.

The scene before his eyes turned pitch black in the next instant. Several golden letters appeared in his sight in the the next second: GAME!

Lev Mirov’s companions had the same experience.

Lev Mirov shook his head in somewhat disbelief as he saw these golden letters. It wasn’t that he thought this situation was impossible, striking before taking off. It was just that the difficulty required for the fast operation was far too great. Only ace pilots had the skills to do this.

He had once asked a few professionals about this before, and he even practiced it bitterly for several days. In the end, he found it impossible for him to lock on and strike an enemy fighter before taking off. Plus, striking down one enemy fighter wasn’t really effective. By the time one struck down a single enemy fighter, the other enemy fighters would have already taken off, leaving one to be a sitting duck on the runway. At most, it was one for one.

“Qin Fen just struck five of our fighters with his one just now?”

Lev Mirov raised a hand to press against the corners of his eyes, which twitched without end. He heard that even the most primary of ace-pilots weren’t able to do something like this. Was Qin Fen really in the Army?

Lin Liqiang was also flabbergasted, rubbing his chin in shock. How long had it been since they last met? Qin Fen, who had never encountered combat in the battle network, had actually done something that normal ace-pilots couldn’t do.

Enzo Rota’s shock was in no way smaller than Lin Liqiang’s shock. It seemed like Qin Fen had some special and lucky encounters in the Army. Gold was going to shine anywhere, after all.

Song Jia merely had happiness in her heart. Even if there were a lot of mysteries surrounding Qin Fen, a few more weird secrets were nothing to her.

Xue Tian gave a light snap of his fingers as he spoke to himself aloud. “The Air Force. The Army. Is he an all-rounder? Excellent! He’s the best partner to become mercenaries with in the future!”

Qin Fen took off his helmet, and Lev Mirov and the other’s complexions turned unsightly to the extreme. They didn’t even have the mood to open their mouths and condemn Qin Fen for shamelessly striking them down on the runway.

The battle just now illustrated the difference in their strengths to be far too great. Everyone here possessed some experience. Denouncing Qin Fen right now would only lead to themselves being looked down upon even more.

Qin Fen didn’t go collect money as the first thing he did like last time. Instead, he quickly arrived by Lin Liqiang’s side. “They’re scared of you, right?”

“They are a bit scared, yes.” Lin Liqiang didn’t hide it.

“That’s good. Talk to them for me. Say that today’s matter regarding me, aerial combat, and paintball cannot be spread.”

“Not a problem. I will gorgeously carry this matter of yours to completion.” Lin Liqiang smacked his chest, taking charge completely. Then he whispered. “Actually, even if I don’t scare them into doing so, none of them will carelessly talk. You defeated them one against five two times in a row, they won’t speak of such a humiliation to anyone, not unless they don’t plan on hanging around in this social circle.

Qin Fen smiled before collecting the betting money that was owed to him.

He obtained two thousand dollars in the blink of an eye, and his lips crooked in a happy grin. If the military dispatched him to these kinds of missions every day, then life would be truly too beautiful.

Lin Liqiang had a naughty smile as he walked into Lev Mirov’s group. These give people consciously parted to the side, giving him a block of space.

This friend of Qin Fen’s appeared to be of great character, but he was no angel of peace in the eyes of Lev Mirov and the others. They didn’t want Lin Liqiang to even come close, if possible. This fellow’s reputation in their social circle was in no way better than that of the loathsome Thirty-Six Hours on the battle network.