The woman's cold and irresistible tone caused Gu Ya's heart to clench slightly.
Earlier, Qiao Weiwei had called this woman "Master," meaning she was the true War God of Lukuo City.
As expected of Qiao Weiwei's master, even her mount was a super heavy firepower output mecha.
They were both firepower monsters.
Gu Ya indeed needed to stop his mecha and perform repairs. His current mecha was so damaged that it was unrecognizable. If he hadn't activated the simplified mode, it would have been impossible to pilot.
"In the future, I shouldn't enable simplified mode," Gu Ya sighed, talking to himself.
Besides driving in simplified mode, there was an even more terrifying, brutal, yet incredibly heroic mode: the self-destruct system.
The self-destruct system was also known as the mecha pilot's final glory, and it was not typically used easily or often.
Upon activating the self-destruct system, the mecha would have a 10-second countdown. Once the time was up, the mecha system would release the energy binding shell of the quasi-corporeal energy battery, transforming into a dazzling and immensely powerful energy sphere.
(By the way, will anyone actually read this stuff I'm writing? It probably seems very boring.)
Gu Ya slowly stopped his mecha at a considerable distance from them. He struggled to get out of the severely deformed cockpit.
Standing on the ground, he looked at his mecha with his own eyes.
Honestly, if it had lasted just a few more seconds, he might have died inside.
Fortuitously.
"It seems there's no point in repairing it anymore. I didn't even give it a name, and now this assembled mecha, which has been with me for a few months, is destroyed like this."
As soon as Gu Ya finished speaking,
The assembled mecha, as if granted permission by its owner, knelt before Gu Ya with a thud, looking truly dead.
Gu Ya was speechless.
"Young man!"
The woman, waving from a distance, called out to Gu Ya.
Gu Ya looked at her coldly, thinking, "It was your two disciples who tried to kill me, so why should I go see you?"
He turned his head away and ignored her.
"Alright, old friend, since your heart yearns for death, I'll leave you here as a milestone." Gu Ya patted the wreckage of the assembled mecha, preparing to leave.
"Hey, young man!" At this moment, the woman, firmly gripping Qiao Weiwei and Rui Zi by their collars, walked towards Gu Ya.
Qiao Weiwei looked defiant, humming non-stop along the way.
Rui Zi still had her eyelids drooped, wearing a cold and stern expression.
This woman wore a tight-fitting red combat suit made of special materials. She was tall and imposing, even a few centimeters taller than Gu Ya. She had a broad waist and a well-defined figure. Her reddish-brown wavy hair was loosely tied at her back, adorned with a large red hairpin.
Her fair, sharp face was painted with bright red lipstick. She was a great beauty, "great" in the literal sense!
In short, dressed all in red, one might mistake her for a woman on the day after her wedding.
The woman released Rui Zi, extended her right hand, and said calmly, "Let's introduce ourselves. My surname is Hong, and my given name is Yan. I am the War God of Lukuo City, known by the title 'Ten Thousand Mountains Red'."
Gu Ya nodded inwardly. Yes, yes, it was obvious she really liked the color red!
Before Gu Ya could extend his hand for a handshake, the woman withdrew hers.
Gu Ya's hand, held halfway in the air, was retracted in exasperation. He immediately felt annoyed.
This woman named Hong Yan was very assertive and didn't seem to care about others' feelings at all.
Hong Yan spoke with a cold tone and a hint of indifference in her eyes, saying, "My two disciples have caused you trouble. I've brought them to apologize to you."
As soon as Qiao Weiwei was released, she pouted and hugged her arms, turning sideways to give Gu Ya her profile.
She tilted her head up, pouting, her expression arrogant and disdainful, and said defiantly, "If Master hadn't appeared, he would be dead by now."
Hong Yan grabbed Qiao Weiwei's earlobe, gave it a hard twist, and spun her to face forward by her ear, saying angrily, "Still trying to argue? Apologize to him!"
Gu Ya waved his hand and said coldly, "No need."
"Young man!" Hong Yan called out to stop Gu Ya, her tone somewhat cold and menacing, saying, "You should accept my disciples' apology. Then, we can discuss how you crippled Rui Zi."
Gu Ya felt increasingly annoyed. She wasn't here to apologize; she was clearly here to back up her disciples.
Gu Ya looked at Hong Yan calmly and said with composure, "In a normal competition, a bet is a bet. Also, if you hadn't intervened, both your disciples would have been defeated by me."
Hong Yan's eyes widened slightly.
Qiao Weiwei was breathing heavily with anger. She looked at her master and then at Gu Ya, as if she had never been so offended. She had never met anyone who boasted so much!
Rui Zi's drooped eyelids also opened, revealing disbelief as she looked at Gu Ya.
Li Fang gasped, then darted to Gu Ya's side and whispered, "Brother Gu Ya, you've gone too far with the boasting! That's a War God! Hong Yan is ranked 17th among the Xianxia War Gods!"
Li Fang gave Hong Yan an apologetic smile and then said to Gu Ya, "Brother, just lower your head and let them say what they want! Don't anger them!"
Hearing Li Fang's words, Gu Ya became even more irritated.
It was the other party who had provoked him first, and during the fight, they had tried to kill him! Now their master was here to demand an explanation, and this Li Fang was advising him to back down!
Back down, my ass!
Gu Ya was furious but remained outwardly calm. He asked coldly, "Don't you believe me? Shall we have another match?"
Hong Yan narrowed her eyes slightly, a hint of killing intent in her gaze, as if she were a sword about to pierce Gu Ya. She said with a faint tone, "What is your name?"
"Gu Ya," Gu Ya replied coldly.
Hong Yan's eyes widened slightly. She lowered her gaze and was silent for a moment, then looked at Gu Ya again and said, "Are you Gu Ya from Wuhe City? Wang Shangmeng's disciple?"
Gu Ya nodded.
Hong Yan put on a smile that wasn't quite a smile and scoffed mockingly, saying, "An unreliable person taught someone who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. You and your master are a perfect match."
As soon as she said this, Gu Ya also narrowed his eyes. His gaze turned icy, and he stared at Hong Yan without fear, saying coldly, "Is that so? And what about you? One who doesn't understand respect taught two who spew filth from their mouths."
Qiao Weiwei yelled in anger, "Why are you like this! My Master kindly asked us to apologize to you, and you!"
Rui Zi could no longer hide her anger and glared at Gu Ya.
"Master! Let me fight him again! This time I'll definitely kill him!" Qiao Weiwei tugged at Hong Yan's sleeve, begging her angrily.
Hong Yan gave Qiao Weiwei's earlobe a hard twist, warning her not to speak, then looked at Gu Ya, and then at the assembled mecha, which had been reduced to scrap metal.
"I hope you truly possess such ability and aren't just all talk," Hong Yan said, glancing at Gu Ya indifferently before grabbing her two disciples and turning to leave.
Qiao Weiwei couldn't believe that her tall, imposing, and influential master had let Gu Ya go.
Only after they had gone far away,
Did Li Fang let out a heavy sigh and clap Gu Ya on the shoulder, saying, "Ah, brother, I truly admire you to the ground. I thought I was a master of boasting, but I never expected you to be even better. I'll hand over my title of President of the Boasting Association to you; I'll reluctantly settle for Vice President, hahaha!"
Gu Ya gave him a cold glare and turned towards his mecha.
"Hey, is your mecha still functional? Do you need me to take you to Wuhe City? Oh wait, I can't; I have to report back to the academy immediately. I can't skip class. I'm sorry, Gu Ya!" Li Fang shouted loudly from his spot.
Gu Ya didn't even want to bother with him. Li Fang was a fence-sitter. He decided to stay away from such people in the future to avoid dirtying his eyes and ears.
Gu Ya waited in the crushed cockpit of the assembled mecha for over half an hour until everyone else had left before slowly emerging.
While no one was around, he summoned You Yin, activated it expertly, and flew towards Wuhe City.
He had already wasted more than half a day. If he returned any later, he would miss You You's enrollment.
Gu Ya controlled You Yin to unleash even fiercer energy, accelerating explosively.
After flying for several hundred kilometers, a huge white spot suddenly appeared on You Yin's radar panel. It was flying towards Gu Ya at an even higher speed than You Yin, clearly aiming for him.
"An enemy?" Gu Ya murmured to himself, controlling You Yin to slow down and wait for the other party to arrive.
The other party's figure gradually became clearer.
It was Hong Yan's bright red mecha, flying towards You Yin like a gust of wind! It showed no intention of slowing down.
Suddenly, Qiao Weiwei's aloof voice, like that of an arrogant girl, came through Gu Ya's communicator: "Hey, have you seen a male student named Gu Ya who isn't very tall, is somewhat thin, and looks about 18 or 19 years old?"
It was them, as expected. He hadn't expected them to catch up.
Gu Ya took out a voice changer from the system store and changed his voice to that of a middle-aged man, saying indifferently, "Don't know him, haven't seen him."
Qiao Weiwei, with her sharp and arrogant voice like that of an arrogant girl, said, "Who are you kidding? Our radar has been activated the whole time. This mecha suddenly appeared at the battle location. You are Gu Ya."
Gu Ya's face darkened. He suddenly had a bad premonition; they were here to cause trouble.
As Gu Ya had expected,
Qiao Weiwei continued, "Didn't you just say that I was your defeated opponent?"
"Hahahaha, fine! Then let's have another match, hahahaha!"
After saying this, two large, deep black cracks opened on the shoulder armor of the bright red mecha, and ten missiles "boom boom boom" shot out, flying towards You Yin.