Thirty kilometers outside Xianxia City,
The war with the Black Star surprise attack army continued,
Giant beam cannons spanned the sky, and countless missiles roared forward.
The sounds of mechs rumbling and explosions echoed one after another.
The siege battle had lasted thirty-six hours, and the city was on the verge of falling.
Within Xianxia City, all mechs capable of flight, regardless of whether they were engineering mechs, transport mechs, or medical mechs, even ornamental mechs and private civilian mechs, were all thrown into the battle.
But facing the massive numbers and potent lethality of the Black Star army, these efforts were clearly insufficient.
The highest echelons of Xianxia had already fled the city, heading towards the Northern Fortress War Zone.
Inside Xianxia City, citizens, dragging their families, were in disarray, fleeing the soon-to-be-destroyed city through various passages.
Hovercars, some private mechs, and all sorts of transport vehicles were crammed onto the aerial traffic routes.
Those who lacked the means to escape could only huddle in dark, cramped air-raid shelters, praying that the army could hold back the Black Star forces.
Of course, all capable citizens of Xianxia City had taken to the battlefield, using their bodies to block the enemy.
Reinforcements from the outside continued to fly in to aid Xianxia City, but it was like adding a drop of water to a burning cart.
In the Xianxia Ding War Zone battlefield, hundreds of kilometers away, 130,000 Black Star troops were divided into six mech armies, led by the most powerful mech masters and commanders of the Star Sinking Army, blocking the defending forces from returning.
The Xianxia Ding War Zone was divided into three parts by the Black Star army, engaging in fierce battles with tens of thousands of enemy forces.
Two more Black Star joint forces were interspersed between the three battlefields, waiting for opportunities to intercept the defending forces attempting to return to Xianxia City.
The last contingent of 30,000 mechs was heading directly for Xianxia City.
They were currently fighting against a motley crew of defending forces that had flown out from Xianxia City.
This motley army, composed of various non-military mechs and a small number of security mechs, would certainly not be able to withstand the Black Star's advance. Even if they displayed all their courage, even exceeding human limits with willpower and cohesion, it would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
In the face of absolutely overwhelming firepower, the city's fall was only a matter of time.
The entire populace of Xianxia City, and indeed the entire Xianxia nation, felt a great sense of shame being thrust upon them.
Just a few months ago, Xianxia City was a scene of peace and beauty.
Now, it had become a desolate landscape awaiting destruction.
At this moment, Gu Ya and Qiao Weiwei were speeding towards Xianxia City.
Along the way, Gu Ya had been trying to find the communication signal of Team Ao Ying Three, but it was always busy.
Liu Feng, Tao Na, and Li Fang had vanished as if they had fallen into the sea.
"We still have six hours until we reach Xianxia City! Speed up!" Gu Ya urged urgently.
With the satellite mechs destroyed, Gu Ya was like a blind and deaf person, completely unaware of the situation in Xianxia City.
He kept trying to comfort himself, believing that the defending forces of Xianxia City would surely hold! They surely would!
But a strong premonition of disaster grew larger as they got closer to Xianxia City.
He had not forgotten what he had seen in the perception machine.
The scene of Xianxia City's doom.
He could even identify the destroyed buildings in those scenes, as he had lived there for half a year.
"Gu Ya, Xianxia City won't really be destroyed, will it? It's already been over a day! We haven't received any information! And... and... we haven't seen any reinforcement troops along the way!" Qiao Weiwei said worriedly.
Gu Ya remained silent; he didn't know how to answer the question.
"Well... should we go directly to Xianxia City or to support the war zone?" Qiao Weiwei asked again.
"Directly to Xianxia City. If Xianxia City is safe, then we'll go support the war zone."
"What is the Xianxia Ding War Zone doing? Why aren't they setting up defenses around Xianxia City! Really, a bunch of incompetents!" Qiao Weiwei cursed.
"Mech warfare is different from before. The entire front line, within a hundred kilometers, could be affected, so we try to avoid fighting around the city. It's best to keep the enemy at bay."
Just as Gu Ya and Qiao Weiwei were making their arduous journey to Xianxia City,
The General Strategic Department, stationed in Xianxia City, suddenly received a battle report from Yong Gu Zhi Lan.
The enemy forces primarily attacking Kuang Hai Zhi Feng were orderly redeploying troops, advancing deep into Xianxia's interior through a narrow defensive line between two war zones.
They were following the same route as Hong Lian · Zhi Wu, and if this breach wasn't sealed, it would only widen, eventually creating a loophole that neither of the two war zones could contain.
Currently, the assault route into Xianxia territory had been breached,
And Kuang Hai Zhi Feng was facing more than double the enemy aircraft, unable to pay attention to this gap.
Yong Gu Zhi Lan, having just achieved victory, urgently dispatched two thousand mech troops to intercept. However, everyone knew this was like a drop in the bucket. Facing the endless stream of enemy forces, it was still too meager.
At Kuang Hai Zhi Feng, Hound Squad Five was weaving through the enemy aircraft formations, constantly attacking and harassing isolated enemies.
"This way of fighting is too slow!" Ma Zhen complained. "Ah, I heard that Yong Gu Zhi Lan successfully implemented the giant cannon tactic with Liang Yu Wei's assistance! We could do a shot too!"
Yang Xu, having just dealt with an enemy mech, let out a sigh of relief. "The enemy isn't stupid!"
"Careful!!" Lan Jing shouted with alertness.
An enemy mech with an unusual appearance suddenly appeared behind Yang Xu Gang's mech. Two short stick-like weapons stabbed into Yang Xu Gang's mech, and sparks immediately erupted from the top.
The close-range explosion shattered the entire back of Yang Xu Gang's mech, completely destroying its thrusters.
"Damn it, after fighting for two days, I'm getting mentally exhausted!" Yang Xu Gang shouted.
The enemy mech intended to press its advantage, but Lan Jing's Falcon transformed into a black shadow that the naked eye couldn't follow. It shot upwards at breakneck speed, and with two swords, it blocked!
The moment the short sticks met the beam swords, another close-range explosion erupted! With two "boom boom" sounds, the Falcon mech flew backward from the thick smoke.
The Falcon's arms had been blown off, and its broken wrists, armor, and parts were scattered.
"What kind of weapon is so powerful!" Lan Jing exclaimed.
Suddenly, an extremely white beam shot from the sky, hitting the enemy mech. Following that, over a dozen missiles surged forward, trailing fire.
After a series of ten intense explosions, the enemy mech was enveloped in thick smoke.
"Phew! Hit it!" Ma Zhen breathed a sigh of relief. From the smoke, the same unusually shaped enemy mech burst out and flew directly at Ma Zhen.
Ma Zhen quickly controlled his mech, spiraling downwards. "What the hell, I clearly hit it! The Qiang He Zi extremely white beam cannon can't even penetrate its head!?"
As quick as thought, the enemy mech shot upwards at breakneck speed, thrusting its dual sticks forward. Before they even touched Ma Zhen's mech, sparks erupted from the top.
Explosive projectiles scattered across Ma Zhen's mech, detonating! The armor of Ma Zhen's mech was riddled with holes, and the main thruster died, leaving only auxiliary thrusters.
Ma Zhen's mech, like a falling leaf, drifted left and right, plummeting downwards.
In a mere five minutes, one enemy mech had taken down three Hound Squad Five mechs.
"Where is Ye Ying?" Ma Zhen shouted loudly.
The enemy mech clearly had no intention of showing mercy. After paralyzing the three mechs, it charged again, preparing to completely destroy them, along with their pilots.
Just then, a white flash streaked across the sky, followed by a pleasant engine sound: "Ying—!"
The enemy mech hesitated for a second, then a gray-blue light mech suddenly appeared diagonally below it.
The Night Hawk mech raised its dual extreme white beam swords and sliced towards the opponent's abdomen!
The opponent was clearly an experienced battlefield veteran. It first used its two short sticks to block the beam swords' attack from below, then forcefully flicked them upwards, deflecting the Night Hawk's beam swords, followed by a thrust! If this thrust connected, the opponent would have a chance to strangle it!
But the Night Hawk mech suddenly disappeared from its position, leaving its two beam swords hanging in the air.
The next second, the Night Hawk reappeared behind the enemy mech, drew two spare beam swords, and swiftly slashed at the enemy mech's back several times! However, the power of these slashes was not enough to damage its armor. The opponent clearly possessed incredible defense; Ma Zhen's beam cannon and missiles had failed to destroy it earlier!
The enemy mech maintained its stick-thrusting posture, its auxiliary thrusters fully engaged. It turned sideways with its sticks, sweeping them towards the Night Hawk, preparing to kill it again.
The Night Hawk once again performed its disappearing act, leaving its two beam swords in the air, and instantly reappeared behind the enemy mech, grabbing the hilts of the swords left in the air, and slashing several more times!
"So strong!" Ma Zhen exclaimed. "When did Ye Ying become so powerful?"
Clearly angered by the continuous slashes, the enemy mech erupted with fierce momentum, soaring upwards, quickly turning in the air, and charging towards the Night Hawk mech.
At the same time, the enemy mech activated some kind of electromagnetic field. Blue-black, unknown substances appeared around it, resembling countless extremely fine blue currents that enveloped its body, forming a sphere of current magnetic field.
Ye Ying's eyes were calm. She quickly identified the opponent's weakness, raised her sword, and charged forward, preparing to execute the disappearing technique taught by Wang Shang Meng.
Just as the two mechs were about to make contact, the Night Hawk suddenly disappeared again.
This time, the enemy mech precisely and unerringly swung one stick horizontally to the left, while the other stick chopped diagonally downwards from above!
The Night Hawk mech coincidentally appeared at the location of the short stick's attack.
"Ye Ying, be careful!!!" Lan Jing cried out in alarm.
With two "bang! bang!" explosions from the Night Hawk mech's hands! Smoke enveloped the Night Hawk.
"It's over! The Night Hawk caught it with its hands! Ye Ying is probably in grave danger!" Ma Zhen shouted anxiously.
The smoke was quickly blown away by the mech's tail exhaust. The three male mech pilots stared, stunned!
They saw the Night Hawk mech's hands firmly gripping the tips of the two short sticks, unmoving.
The tops of the two short sticks had indeed exploded just now, but they had not harmed the Night Hawk mech in the slightest!
At that moment, Ye Ying's soft voice transmitted simultaneously through the communication devices of the three male mech pilots: "Secret technique, Offensive Synchronization!"