Ning Yu, standing up, explained, "Sister Shurou, one of the members of the Anti-Black Star forces..."
"In my world, I infiltrated the Black Star Empire and lived there for some time. Sister Shurou was one of my close friends. Sister Shurou is intelligent and cautious..."
"She had no idea who I was, but she still came to save me."
Gu Ya stared at Shurou and asked Ning Yu, "In your world, you were close friends. But here, she doesn't know you, yet she came to save you."
"Yes, because of that communication number," Shurou said calmly. "Only those I trust the most know this string of numbers."
Shurou continued, "After I woke Ning Yu up, she told me her story and revealed a lot of classified information about the Anti-Black Star organization, which is when I believed her. Afterwards, she gave me a signal receiving device, and that's how I found you."
"As rebels of the Black Star Empire, we must be careful and vigilant, always keeping our wits about us. However, our forces are still too weak. We cannot confront the Black Star military head-on."
After hearing Shurou's explanation, Gu Ya nodded and calmly said, "A thousand-mile dike can be destroyed by an ant nest. More people mean more strength. Ning Yu trusts you, and I can temporarily trust you."
"Find a safe location and have your organization's leader wait for me. Once Ning Yu and I find our teammates, we will rendezvous with you."
Gu Ya's composed demeanor, decisive actions, bravery and steadfastness in crises, and strong personal charisma instantly made Shurou feel she had found a powerful ally.
Without the slightest hesitation, Shurou agreed, "You are Ning Yu's master, and I trust you. Go to Bai Liao Street, number 84. We will wait for you there."
Without delay,
Gu Ya took Ning Yu and flew towards the safe location where Ye Ying was.
On the way, after listening to Ning Yu's account, Gu Ya coldly asked, "How did you ensure that there were no Black Star spies or assassins among those fifteen young men and women?"
The more he thought about it, the angrier Gu Ya became, wishing he could catch Ning Yu and beat her severely.
This young disciple had some strength, but she was too impulsive, somewhat blindly confident, and extremely careless in her actions.
How could she leave Ye Ying and act alone!
She still had the ability to protect herself, but Wang Shangmeng, Yoda, and Ye Ying, without their mechs, their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced!
While they possessed combat capabilities superior to ordinary people, what if the enemy had overwhelming numbers!
Ning Yu reassured Gu Ya, "Don't worry, Master. We questioned everyone's background, and the place is remote and poor, so it won't attract Black Star's attention!"
"If everything is safe, I will spare you for now," Gu Ya said coldly. "If something truly happens..."
Gu Ya dared not continue. Ye Ying was Gu Ya's most important psychological support. If anything happened to her, Gu Ya truly didn't know what he would do!
"Don't worry, Master," Ning Yu said confidently. "It will be fine, it will definitely be fine!"
Without stopping, the two bypassed all surveillance equipment and flew to the slums apartment in the northwest of the city.
As soon as they flew below the apartment building,
Gu Ya saw large patches of blood splattered on the ground!!
An extremely strong premonition struck his brain.
Gu Ya turned into a blur and smashed through the apartment wall, entering inside.
He searched over a dozen rooms consecutively but found no sign of Ye Ying!
Finally, on the third floor, Gu Ya discovered the dead young men and women.
"Ye Ying!!!!!" Gu Ya roared!
Ning Yu rushed over from behind, flustered, and said, "It doesn't make sense! It doesn't make sense! They were supposed to be here! This place is absolutely... safe..."
Gu Ya glared at her with bloodshot eyes, and Ning Yu no longer dared to explain.
"Gu... Gu Ya..." Suddenly, a faint cry came from a distance!
It was Wang Shangmeng!!
Gu Ya directly broke through the apartment wall and entered the room where Wang Shangmeng was hiding.
Yoda was covered in injuries and barely alive,
while Wang Shangmeng had also been shot multiple times, slumped on the ground, close to death!!
Gu Ya, not letting himself be overwhelmed by unease, panic, or grief, quickly summoned the medical bionics and emergency equipment to treat Wang Shangmeng and Yoda.
Wang Shangmeng, placed on the operating table and given anesthesia, stared at Gu Ya and muttered, "I'm sorry, Gu Ya... It's my fault for not protecting Ye Ying... They were too many of them... all professional... combat... personnel..."
After speaking, the anesthetic took effect, and Wang Shangmeng slumped his head and fainted.
Gu Ya angrily turned and grabbed Ning Yu by the neck, lifting her forcefully and rushing out of the room!
"Bang! Bang!" With two thuds,
Gu Ya dragged Ning Yu and smashed her heavily against the floor twice!
Ning Yu coughed out a mouthful of bloody foam from the impact.
However, Gu Ya did not continue his assault. He suppressed his immense anger, clenched Ning Yu's collar tightly, maintaining his last shred of reason and calm.
Gu Ya truly wanted to kill Ning Yu on the spot!
But Gu Ya also knew that with the enemy at hand, Ning Yu's utility was far greater than Ye Ying's!!!
However,
that was Ye Ying!
The woman Gu Ya had promised to protect with his life!
"How dare you!!!" Gu Ya glared at her with bloodshot eyes, his lips trembling, "How dare you leave them even half a step, you are teammates!!"
But his hand eventually slowly loosened its grip on Ning Yu,
Ning Yu clenched her fists, dodged to the side, and stood up, calmly saying, "I'll go save Ye Ying!"
Just as she was about to leave, Ning Yu was grabbed by Gu Ya.
Gu Ya's eyes were filled with killing intent, and he said coldly, "You guard Wang Shangmeng and Yoda. I will go save Ye Ying."
"Master!" Ning Yu tried to persuade him again.
Gu Ya cursed, "Scram!!!"
He instantly summoned his exoskeleton armor, turned into a blur, and flew away at high speed.
Arriving outside the apartment building, Gu Ya was so grief-stricken he could barely stand.
After staggering a few steps, Gu Ya rushed to the blood-splattered battleground.
He collected some bloodstains scattered on the ground, placed them into the materialized gene detection device, and began the identification process.
Over a dozen instruments operated simultaneously, emitting faint electrical hums.
The waiting time was excruciating. Gu Ya wished he could catch and dismember everyone who had taken Ye Ying.
At this moment, Ning Yu walked over timidly, her head bowed.
She, the strongest fighter among Ye Ying and the others, had acted impulsively, disregarding her teammates' safety, leading to this tragedy.
If she had been there last night, they could have at least escaped safely.
Also, due to her blind confidence, she hadn't deployed a signal emitter at the apartment building, preventing Gu Ya from finding Ye Ying and the others immediately.
All of this was her fault.
"Mas... Master..." Ning Yu whispered, "If Madam is truly dead, I... I..."
By now, Gu Ya had sobered from his rage, but sadness and unease still lingered in his heart.
Gu Ya suppressed his terrible emotions and said calmly, "The treatment for Wang Shangmeng and Yoda will take about half an hour. After the treatment, quickly lead them to Bai Liao Street, number 84, to take refuge."
Ning Yu's fighting spirit instantly ignited, and she quickly said, "Yes! Master, I will complete the mission with utmost caution! And... there's one more thing... Master..."
Gu Ya said coldly, "Speak quickly!"
"I... I take back my previous prejudice against you! I'm sorry, Master, it was my fault..."
"I was blindly confident and relied too much on past experiences."
"I thought that by traveling to the past, everything would go smoothly, I could resolve all dangers, I could save this world!"
"But... reality is not like that... this world has already changed because of you. I'm still stuck at the starting point, like carving a boat to seek a sword, I haven't awakened! Master, I'm sorry!"
Gu Ya's expression was cold, and he said with soul-piercing words, "Apologizing to me is useless. If Ye Ying dies, I will not spare either the Black Star Empire or you. Do you understand?"
Ning Yu truly understood Gu Ya's meaning. If Ye Ying died, no matter which timeline she escaped to, Gu Ya would definitely find her and kill her himself.
"That's fine too... that's fine too..." Ning Yu nodded and slowly walked back into the apartment building.
Gu Ya glanced coldly at the instruments. The analysis had reached 89%.
Once the gene analysis was successful, Gu Ya would take the genetic information and infiltrate the Black Star combat personnel database to find the culprits who took Ye Ying.
As long as he found those culprits, he would definitely find Ye Ying.
"Ye Ying, wait for me, you must wait for me!"