His Match Is an Interstellar Monster

Chapter 31: Sparring with Landis 2

Landis casually unbuttoned his jacket, rolling up the sleeves. He wore a black tight-fitting combat vest underneath. He casually lifted the hem to wipe the sweat from his forehead, revealing his toned abs and well-defined V-line.

Xiao Sa stood with his arms crossed, leaning against his mech, watching Landis walk towards him step by step, a confident and steady smile on his face.

In that moment, Xiao Sa felt his heart beat slightly faster than usual.

Landis walked up to him, his icy blue eyes gazing intently into Xiao Sa's as he raised his hand to brush aside Xiao Sa's bangs and wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Landis' chest, wrapped tightly in the black combat vest, rose and fell slightly, and Xiao Sa could feel the intense warmth emanating from him, along with the equally restless beat of his heart.

Xiao Sa's throat felt slightly dry. Following the cliché plot of some artsy movies, this would be the moment for a passionate kiss between the two protagonists.

Landis leaned slightly forward and rested his hands on Xiao Sa's shoulders.

Xiao Sa smiled faintly, his lips lightly pressed together, as he tilted his chin up slightly, already assuming the posture for a kiss—

"Xiao Sa, I noticed earlier that you rely more on your body's coordination and muscle strength to control the mech, rather than fully depending on psychic energy."

Landis began to debrief Xiao Sa on the battle, earnestly explaining combat techniques.

Xiao Sa, dumbfounded: "?" Not a kiss? How did this veer off from his expectations?

Noticing that Xiao Sa had drifted off, Landis pinched his cheeks with both hands, forcing him to make eye contact. "Are you listening? You wanted to learn, right?"

Xiao Sa: "..."

No wonder you've been single for thirty years!

Landis moved his hands down from Xiao Sa's shoulders and pinched the muscles on his arm. "Not bad. But what I need to tell you is that mech control fundamentally involves energy conversion efficiency. The efficiency difference between physical strength and psychic energy conversion is enormous."

"That's why, just now, I was able to attack you, and you hesitated for a split second before reacting. I don't know why you've developed this operational habit, but if this were a real battlefield, that split second could be fatal."

Xiao Sa, who had just been complaining about Landis in his mind, was immediately drawn to his words.

He rubbed his chin, a thoughtful look on his face.

So that's it. Landis, being more skilled and experienced, had easily seen through Xiao Sa's instinctive operational habits that were incompatible with the mech.

Feng Yu, after all, was just a military academy student and couldn't see beyond the surface of the issue.

On Xiao Sa's home planet, the physical prowess of Alphas was exceptionally strong, so both physical strength and psychic energy were of equal importance when piloting a mech.

But here, it was different. Especially with the insane advantage that was the mental entity, allowing physical attacks to transform into magical ones.

After discussing for a while, Xiao Sa felt extremely satisfied with his gains for the night and headed to the changing room next door to change clothes, with Landis following closely behind.

Xiao Sa took off his sweat-soaked clothes and changed into a new track suit, suddenly noticing that Landis was staying close to him.

Landis was also changing clothes, his eyes occasionally glancing at him, circling around like a large cat looking for affection.

Xiao Sa shot him a puzzled look.

Landis raised his eyes inconspicuously and said leisurely, "In the future, if there's anything you want to know, you can ask me directly. If I have time, I'll definitely help you out."

He paused, then added, "Watching holographic projections isn't all that interesting."

His expression remained impassive, but his eyes betrayed his pride.

Xiao Sa raised an eyebrow, barely holding back a laugh. It seemed that Landis, who usually seemed solemn and reserved, also had his moments of showing his true colors.

He found it strange that Landis had volunteered to train with him today.

Though he didn’t say it out loud, he was deeply concerned about Xiao Sa's opinion of him, wasn’t that the case?

Xiao Sa cleared his throat, confidently slung his arm around Landis' waist, and planted a kiss on his cheek, generously satisfying Landis' unspoken need for praise, "You're amazing, Landis."

Landis pursed his lips, his face expressionless, but his hands forcefully shoved Xiao Sa against the cabinet as he kissed him passionately and fiercely on the lips.

"Xiao Sa..." Landis panted, his eyes intense and fiery as he stared at him, his chest heaving against him. He muttered in a low voice, "Tomorrow, I will receive the report on the mental energy sea..."