Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 659 - 652: Who is Superior and Who is Inferior

Chapter 659: Chapter 652: Who is Superior and Who is Inferior

Not long after, the sound of explosions rang out on the battlefield once again. Hu Daoke and Cheng Ziang were destroying the anti-aircraft weapons, ensuring at least that the airboats wouldn’t be shot down when passing by here.

After Luo’er sent the magic messenger, Fulajie’er arrived at the front lines with two dwarf pilots. Luo’er then arranged for her to patrol and keep guard. He was concerned that the enemies from other frontlines would come to reinforce this front, so they needed to be on constant alert and ready to retreat at any moment.

Having done all this, Luo’er, worried about Feng’s safety, came over to Tangmo and Feng. Feng was currently sitting on a blanket with her eyes closed, concentrating on absorbing the magical energy condensed by the magic array.

Luo’er noticed that perhaps because she was too anxious, Feng was not kneeling on the blanket like before, but was sitting in a duck-like position, while Tangmo was kneeling beside her with his hand under her clothes.

"What are you doing?" Seeing Tangmo’s action, Luo’er immediately grew awkward and coughed before asking.

"Ah, no!" Hearing Luo’er’s voice behind him, Tangmo jerked like a frightened bird, quickly withdrawing his hand.

"I, I, I, I was checking her physical condition..." Tangmo walked over to Luo’er with wide eyes and an expression as if he had done something wrong, stammering in his explanation.

"I know!" Luo’er nodded and said.

"I really was checking her physical condition." Tangmo was so anxious he was almost in tears.

"I know, I know, I trust you. I just wanted to ask about her situation." Seeing that she had misunderstood, Luo’er couldn’t help but laugh wryly as he explained.

"Her magic power storage is already half full. It can be filled up after a while." Tangmo turned and glanced at Feng before answering Luo’er.

"There’s no time. Half is enough, pack up your things, we’re preparing to retreat!" Luo’er told her.

"But won’t her combat power be..." Tangmo asked hesitantly.

"We’re not entirely dependent on her combat power. Half is enough, as long as it lasts until reinforcements arrive. Don’t tell me you think we can solve all the enemies based solely on her." Luo’er said.

"Alright." Tangmo nodded.

"You were just checking her charging condition just now?" Luo’er remembered she seemed to have done this before.

"Yes, her magic power is stored in her Dantian. I can feel the concentration of magic power in her Dantian through her stomach." Tangmo explained seriously.

"Dantian?" Hearing this word, Luo’er couldn’t help but pause.

"It was named by Yue’er. She said Feng’s magic power storage method is very similar to Dantian gathering energy." Tangmo explained.

"Interesting." Luo’er nodded.

"So I wasn’t messing around, I was really checking her body." Tangmo said aggrievedly again.

"Hey, I didn’t say you were messing around." Luo’er scratched his head in response.

"The only one I like is you." Tangmo looked at Luo’er with her innocent, bright eyes.

"I know, but could you not talk like that in public all the time? It’s so embarrassing..." Luo’er couldn’t help but take a step back, saying this with a face full of embarrassment.

His thick skin was not as thick as Tangmo’s. After a few words, his cheeks slowly turned red, even spreading to his ears at one point.

Soon enough, Hu Daoke and Cheng Ziang had finished their destruction task. These two even used the battlefield resources to set up quite a few Guile Thunders, which would serve as a surprise for the enemies that came later.

After finishing all the tasks, Fulajie’er’s warning came. The enemies who had originally gone to search for the crash site were now starting to rush to the battlefield. At the same time, the enemies from another battlefield were also starting to reinforce this side. It was clear that if the Advance Team didn’t leave soon, they might be surrounded.

So at Luo’er’s command, the entire Advance Team moved to a relatively safe direction, leaving behind a desolate battlefield.

In this surprise attack, Feng made a major contribution, and the Advance Team did not suffer any casualties. This result was undoubtedly the best for Luo’er.

Of course, he should also realize that this success was largely based on Feng’s combat power. Currently, she couldn’t go on a rampage like before because her magic power was not fully replenished. And there would be no chance for her to replenish her magic on the escape route. As the gathering of magic emits strong magical fluctuations that could easily attract the enemy.

They had barely left the battlefield by about a kilometer when they heard explosions and uproar from behind. Apparently, the Guile Thunders set up by Hu Daoke and Cheng Ziang had kicked in. However, the explosion also reminded them that these enemies had reoccupied the air defense position.

Even though these enemies outnumbered them, it was unlikely that they could catch the Advance Team. Because the Advance Team now was not the same rookie squad from the past, they now possessed the most advanced weapons and equipment. More importantly, they had two great generals -- Fulajie’er and Feng.

Fulajie’er, of course, need not be mentioned. She was the main force in reconnaissance and assistance for the Advance Team, serving a role similar to a drone and radio communication. She was one of the team’s most important assets.

Next was Feng, whose combat performance as a new member of the Advance Team exceeded everyone’s expectations and even changed Luo’er’s view of magic.

All along, the Advance Team had a one-sided view of magic. Although Tangmo and Baiyue mastered destructive magic, most of the time, their magic was more of a supplement to their weapons rather than the primary means of combat.

Before entering the Otherworld, the roles in the Advance Team had been clear. Luo’er was a rifleman, Tangmo was a mage, Baiyue was a sniper, Hu Daoke was a support hand, and Cheng Ziang was both a melee fighter and a scout.

However, through the progression of their battles, the final roles of the Advance Team evolved into a sniper, support hand, and three riflemen.

This arrangement was made out of necessity, the Advance Team had been facing a lack of firepower problem ever since they entered the Otherworld, especially in the early stages. The final arrangement was forced by reality.

The biggest change in the Advance Team’s roles was that they gave up on magic and melee combat; however, Feng’s appearance made Luo’er reevaluate the importance of these two aspects.

Indeed, Feng’s success could not be copied, but her emergence made Luo’er suddenly realize a fundamental truth.

In the world of the Otherworld, magic held an absolute advantage. While in recent years, confrontation using thermal weapons has begun to emerge in the Otherworld, that was aimed at replacing cold weapons. The position of magic has never been shaken by weapons from Earth. The main reason the Advance Team wasn’t able to make good use of magic was due to their inadequate skills.

But this was unavoidable. Tangmo, though a magic prodigy, unfortunately, the magic professors at Haiya Academy were highly limited, leaving her in a rush. Because of this, Tangmo had never received systematic magic education.

Although she had studied at the Sacred Heart Magic Academy for a short time, they left in less than a month, without letting Tangmo study magic systematically. As a result, Tangmo’s role as a mage in combat was very limited. In many instances, she was more effective using a rifle.

Luo’er felt that after this mission was over, it would be critical for the Advance Team to take a break, allowing Tangmo and Baiyue to undertake systematic magic training. In the meantime, he also needed to reconsider the team’s division of labor.

In the Otherworld, the development of Earth science is limited due to the away field disadvantage. Whereas, because magic has the home field advantage, its development is limitless.

Luo’er only saw the short-term advantages of science but overlooked the long-term advantages of magic. In any case, in the world of the Otherworld, the world of magic, the Otherworld would always be dominated by magic. Science may temporarily surpass magic, but in the long run, as long as they’re in the Otherworld, science will inevitably fall far behind magic.

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