You Yin flickered into a blur of afterimages,
before the shadows vanished,
it appeared behind the foe slayer,
this was even with "Active Mind" on cooldown.
The foe slayer's chassis suddenly erupted with armor fragments, a straight and beautiful sword mark appeared diagonally across its chest.
"Hmm, this is acceptable. Next, it's my turn," Hong Lian Zhi Wu's tone suddenly turned serious.
The foe slayer's body erupted with terrifying black energy, as if killing intent had materialized.
Without even the sound of an explosion or a sonic boom, it had already appeared before You Yin.
Gu Ya gasped in shock!
Facing the charging blade,
Gu Ya quickly shouted, "Ancient Mech!"
A dark red ancient mech instantly materialized, its hands now holding short broadswords.
A deafening roar that shook the very core!
"BOOM—!"
The black-brown energy sword was firmly blocked by the disc-shaped sword.
The energy sword revealed its thick alloy core, the scorching beam rapidly heating the disc sword.
Hong Lian Zhi Wu's eyes lit up upon seeing the ancient mech, "Whoa—! Amazing, truly amazing void technology. I'll have the tech department accelerate research on this."
The foe slayer rapidly retreated. Hong Lian Zhi Wu rejoiced, "If you're calling for help, so can I!"
As soon as she spoke, dozens of alien mechs flew from the sky.
A single glance was enough to know, these were Black Star's elite combat mechs.
Several ultra-white energy cannons instantly fired, aiming directly at You Yin.
The ancient mech and You Yin swiftly dodged, evading the bombardment.
"Ancient Mech, go deal with those insects," Gu Ya said coldly.
"Affirmative—!" the ancient mech roared, soaring towards the sky, its blade-covered body glinting chillingly under the nascent sun.
As soon as the ancient mech flew away, the foe slayer immediately charged, rapidly slashing at You Yin.
Simultaneously, the enemy mechs behind it circled around, poised to attack.
Gu Ya defended while contemplating; fighting a larger force with fewer units was disadvantageous. He had to lure it to a deserted place for a one-on-one battle!
After blocking an attack, You Yin quickly retreated, breaking out of the encirclement and flying towards the southern sea.
"Don't run, little one. I'm going to take you back and flay you alive to see what other secrets you possess," Hong Lian Zhi Wu smiled seductively and accelerated forward.
"My little ones, take down that big mech!"
Gu Ya had already broken out of the enemy formation. He looked back at the sky, the enemy mechs gathering more and more around the ancient mech.
"Alright, come back." With Gu Ya's command, the attacking ancient mech vanished into thin air before the enemy mechs.
Only the foe slayer remained in pursuit.
...
Lan Jing and Ye Ying had just returned to the hangar,
when a mechanic ran over, panting, "Ye Ying, right? We worked overtime to repair it, and your mech is just finished."
"To be honest, after so many years of mech repair, I've never seen such intricate internal structures. Which company invented this mech?"
Ye Ying frowned slightly, lowered her head, and walked away silently.
The mechanic looked at Lan Jing doubtfully.
Lan Jing shrugged, saying coldly, "Why are you looking at me? She's in a bad mood. What can I do?" He then walked away.
Ye Ying quietly walked to the food processing unit, heated a meal, and placed it on the table.
After taking just two bites, she dropped her spoon, slumped onto the table, and buried her head in her arms.
"Gu Ya, I'm sorry... I left without a word. You must have been so worried," Ye Ying murmured.
Her eyes, against her will, became moist. A tear escaped her long eyelashes and landed on her trousers.
She tightly clutched the spot where the tear had fallen.
Finally unable to hold back, more and more tears fell onto the back of her hand.
Suddenly, a combat mission announcement echoed through the hangar:
[Confirmed, the pilot of the Azure Brilliant Swordsman who defeated the Black Mech is located behind the battlefield.]
[All squadrons receiving this notification are requested to ascend rapidly and provide support.]
Lan Jing suddenly looked at Ye Ying.
Ye Ying looked up in disbelief, her tear-streaked face breaking into a smile.
All the mechanics received the order and quickly gathered their tools and equipment, clearing the hangar bay access.
Two roars shook the hangar,
The Nightingale and the Falcon erupted with power, shooting into the blue sky.
...
You Yin flew rapidly towards the southern sea, beyond which lay the Yadaya region.
The foe slayer followed closely, Hong Lian Zhi Wu continuously taunted, "Little one, come back with big sister. Big sister will serve you delicious food and drinks, and give you benefits~"
"Ooh, running so fast, are you trying to lure big sister to a deserted place for improper intentions?"
"What a coincidence, big sister likes that too~ Hehe."
Gu Ya responded coldly, "You hussy!"
"When we get to bed, you can curse me however you want, big sister will indulge you~ Hahahaha..." Hong Lian Zhi Wu's seductive and charming voice echoed in Gu Ya's ears.
Gu Ya wished he could rush back and kill her right now.
"Compared to Ye Ying, you're just a piece of shit," Gu Ya retorted ferociously.
Hong Lian Zhi Wu suddenly became angry, "Big sister is seducing you kindly, and you're cursing back."
"So many men dream of getting into my bed, they can't even reach the edge! I gave you a chance, and you didn't cherish it!"
"When big sister slices your mech, I'll drag you out of the cockpit! I'll see if you beg for mercy then!"
With that, the foe slayer suddenly unleashed even more ominous energy, instantly appearing behind You Yin and slashing horizontally with both blades!
You Yin rapidly sidestepped, slowing down naturally and evading the attack.
The foe slayer immediately flipped and attacked,
You Yin drew its sword and blocked,
The two mechs exchanged blows, fighting evenly.
"You're going easy on me!" Gu Ya roared.
"Haha, yes, little one. It's too boring to defeat you so easily. Play with me for a while," Hong Lian Zhi Wu was extremely excited.
"Who's playing with you! Damn it!" Gu Ya roared, instantly retreating and assuming a charging stance.
He had already torn through the armor without using "Active Mind" before.
Now, all skills had cooled down.
One more time, he had to defeat her!
"Here we go again!" Hong Lian Zhi Wu exclaimed.
The foe slayer rapidly contracted into a ball, adopting a defensive posture.
Gu Ya would not give her another chance.
This time, he absolutely, must kill her.
As long as he killed the vanguard general of Black Star,
with this military achievement, he could not only obtain information about Ye Ying,
but perhaps also persuade the higher-ups of the Lou Hai War Zone to keep Ye Ying.
Gu Ya softly called out "Ye Ying," his heart warming. He pushed the control sticks and energy levers.
A dark blue starry sky appeared before him again, everything rapidly retreated, creating streaks of fine white light.
A traceless airflow suddenly shot forward,
without even detecting any anomaly.
You Yin appeared behind the foe slayer.
"Is that all!?" Hong Lian Zhi Wu shouted incredulously.
As soon as she spoke,
there were sudden powerful tearing sounds. The foe slayer's entire chassis exploded, sparse fragments scattering into the sky.
When Gu Ya turned around again,
the foe slayer's outer armor was mostly shattered, leaving it looking like a highly decayed corpse.
"As expected, no matter how beautiful the exterior, it cannot match inner beauty. All glitter, no substance."
"Here's your final blow!" Gu Ya said, and immediately charged forward.
"Flash Burst" "Blue Electric Wind" – he used all available skills on the foe slayer.
Countless black components were severed,
innumerable fragments rained down.
Under You Yin's repeated slashes, the foe slayer gradually became crippled and peeled away,
The final blow directly split open the cockpit armor!
You Yin's hands grabbed, lifting the oval cockpit and hovering in the air.
It was like a swordsman holding the head of his enemy after avenging a deep grievance.
"You lost, hussy. Accept Xian Xia's judgment obediently."
"Hahahaha!" Hong Lian Zhi Wu suddenly burst into laughter.
Just then, two black lights shot from behind You Yin.
You Yin swiftly dodged,
the cockpit in its hands disappeared!
When Gu Ya refocused,
two mechs similar in shape to the foe slayer appeared not far ahead.
One mech held the cockpit securely in the middle, protecting it.
"Hong Lian, you've played enough," a deep male voice said.
"Return with us, Xing Chen will personally interrogate you!" another high-pitched male voice said angrily.
Gu Ya's brows tightened, and he roared, "Who gave you permission to take her away!"
Saying that, You Yin flashed forward!
In that instant, one of the black mechs moved to the front, lightly blocking with one hand holding a sword, neutralizing You Yin's attack.
"You are no match," the deep male voice said.
The two mechs, holding the cockpit, instantly unleashed their energy and soared into the clouds.
"Bastards!" Gu Ya roared, accelerating forward.
But they seemed to have vanished, leaving no trace.
"Bastards, bastards, bastards!!!" Gu Ya roared in extreme anger at the clouds.
After a long while,
Gu Ya stared fixedly at the clouds, gritting his teeth, "One day, you, all of you, will fall by my sword."
In the northern sky, groups of black mechs flew across the blue sky, orderly retreating towards the southeast.
Gu Ya gazed at the steel tide, a sense of sorrow rising within him.
Having slain so many enemy mechs, and even nearly defeating Black Star's vanguard general,
his goal remained unfulfilled.
"Ye Ying... What have I accomplished on this trip?"
"Why haven't I obtained anything I wanted?"
"Failure... It's all my fault for being too weak!!!" Gu Ya gritted his teeth and blamed himself fiercely.
Suddenly, a familiar voice was heard.
Gu Ya even thought he was hallucinating.
Listening carefully again,
he finally heard it clearly,
"Gu Ya!"
Ye Ying's voice came from a distance,
and in the vast expanse between the sea and sky, a gray-blue mech was rapidly charging towards Gu Ya.