"What's the progress? How many more days until completion?" the forward commander asked urgently.
The defending forces of Xianxia had been holding the front line for three days.
Fifty kilometers offshore, a hundred thousand enemy aircraft and over twenty thousand defending mechs had been locked in fierce battle for three days and nights, reaching a point where they could no longer hold on.
Many of these twenty thousand defenders were repurposed engineering mechs, along with civilian-modified mechs transferred from the defense cities of the Yonggu Zhilan war zone, such as Wuhe City, Haitong City, and Yanzhi City.
The remaining engineering units were entirely tasked with recovering mech wreckage and transporting various mech spare parts from rear cities.
For three days, Liang Yuwei had not left his mech's cockpit, tirelessly assembling a colossal beam cannon.
The all-metal robots he brought were currently inside the colossal beam cannon platform, utilizing their exquisite cyber mechanic skills to weld, assemble, and install the delivered mech parts.
Gu Ya had also not slept for three days, braving the storm to salvage mech wreckage on the sea surface.
Heaven blessed Xianxia, as this prolonged storm also became a barrier against the enemy's advance.
Due to the intensity of the storm, the enemy's vision was severely impaired, preventing them from advancing further.
Many enemy aircraft were forced to land directly in the sea, tossed by the churning waves. From a distance, the lights of numerous mech searchlights bobbed with the rising and falling of the ocean.
At this moment, Gu Ya's communication wristband lit up. "Xiao Gu, come back. The spare parts are almost ready," Liang Yuwei's voice came through the communication.
"Master, we're going to start the full assembly now, right?" Gu Ya asked.
Liang Yuwei softly replied, "Come to my cockpit."
In less than an hour, Gu Ya had climbed into Liang Yuwei's mech cockpit.
He was completely soaked, water dripping from his hair, his body chilled to the bone, but his eyes remained firm.
The ecological simulation system inside the cockpit detected the rise in humidity and began drawing in air, filtering out moisture and replacing it with dry, warm air.
Gu Ya and Liang Yuwei leaned over the control panel, intently watching the screen.
The screen displayed the interior of the colossal cannon barrel. Liang Yuwei subtly manipulated the control stick, and on the screen, a miniature mechanical arm extended its slender metal fingers. A faint red laser shot from its palm, successfully welding a gap.
"What I'm doing now is connecting the main cannon barrel first. It needs to be able to withstand the power of one super-large beam energy cannon. The goal is to achieve a decisive blow with a single shot," Liang Yuwei said softly.
"What should I do?" Gu Ya asked.
"I'll handle welding the main cannon barrel. I need you to cooperate with Xiao Jia to connect the internal pipelines. I'll teach you how to do it through the comms. Connect them as I instruct."
Xiao Jia was the all-metal robot Liang Yuwei had brought.
"This colossal cannon barrel is a disposable item. There's no need to monitor too much data, nor make it too complicated. If it weren't for the urgent war situation, it would be great to have another one," Liang Yuwei said with a hint of regret.
Gu Ya nodded, a thought forming in his mind. Building another one wouldn't be much for him. But he couldn't say it, or the whole world would know he possessed cheat-like skills.
Emerging from the mech cockpit, Gu Ya looked up at the colossal cannon barrel, nearly four hundred meters long, the oppressive feeling of the towering mech striking him.
The fact that such colossal machines were created by humans was still beyond Gu Ya's imagination.
The next second, Gu Ya turned around, cast a glance at the giant cannon, and disappeared into the storm.
...
In the command center of the Yonggu Zhilan war zone, Sun Qihua anxiously inquired about the installation progress of the colossal beam cannon. When he learned it would still take three days, his heart sank heavily.
"Meteorologists predict the storm will last for another three days. This means that after three days, when the sky clears, we must complete the installation."
"Commander, I still can't believe this tactic will work. One colossal beam cannon shot to eliminate a hundred thousand enemy troops sounds a bit far-fetched," the deputy commander said worriedly.
Sun Qihua stated firmly, "Whether it works or not, we have to make it work! Our success or failure depends on this. I just learned from a strategic meeting with Xianxia's high command that other war zones have also received news of reinforcements from Black Star."
The deputy commander was surprised, "What? Other war zones have reinforcements too?"
"Yes, and they are also deploying their entire forces. I suspect the enemy is up to something, there must be a greater conspiracy."
The deputy commander's expression turned grave, and he said with a slight tremor, "I've been in the military for thirty years and have never seen such a situation. Hundreds of thousands of enemy aircraft are fiercely attacking Xianxia! It's already a miracle that we've held on until now!"
"Not only do we have to hold on, but we have to win!!!" Sun Qihua said with firm and heavy resolve, "We must win, otherwise Xianxia will not be saved!"
Suddenly, a commander in the distance stood up and shouted back, "We've encountered an enemy super-high combat capability mech group, numbering fifty-four units. They are fiercely attacking the northwest of the battlefield. The enemy has discovered our colossal cannon!"
What was bound to come, had come. Sun Qihua and the deputy commander had clearly anticipated this situation.
The enemy would eventually notice the colossal beam cannon hidden in the coastal mountains.
"Order! Dispatch all War God-class and super-high elite-class mech pilots currently operating on the front line to return!" Sun Qihua commanded loudly.
The commander did not immediately sit down to issue the order. Instead, he stared, eyes wide with surprise at Sun Qihua, and stammered, "Rep-report, the War Gods are holding the line at the front, and with the storm, we've only just managed to slow down the enemy. If we withdraw them, I'm afraid..."
Sun Qihua thought calmly and asked, "Near the colossal cannon, is there any other high-combat capability mech pilot?"
The commander looked at the holographic projection and replied, "Only one, a super-high elite-class mech pilot, Gu Ya. And the 'Soaring Eagle' Third Squad he leads."
Sun Qihua's face instantly darkened. After a three-second hesitation, he made a difficult decision and said, "Send them up first to hold the line, and then transfer two to three War Gods to provide support."
Gu Ya, who was engrossed in work inside the colossal cannon barrel at that moment, received a classified deployment order: [Immediately lead the Soaring Eagle Third Squad to a position 43 kilometers at a 42° direction northwest of the battlefield, assist the defending forces in obstructing the Black Star super-high combat capability mech group. Enemy strength: 54 units. Free to engage enemies. Hold for half an hour, at which time front-line War Gods will be dispatched for support.]
Gu Ya practically rushed out of the cannon barrel the moment he received the order. He summoned his mech, the Ghostly Shadow, out of thin air and immediately gathered the members of the Soaring Eagle Third Squad.
"Have everyone received the classified urgent mission?" Gu Ya asked calmly.
All members of the Soaring Eagle Third Squad responded in unison.
"Good..." Gu Ya adjusted his mood and said firmly, "The opponent is fifty-four super-high combat capability mechs. Our mission is to hold them for thirty minutes."
"Thirty minutes! Fifty-four super-high combat capability enemy mechs. I have only one request: Kill! Kill! Kill!!!" Gu Ya's ferocious face revealed an overwhelming killing intent.
"Received!!!"
Within ten minutes, the Soaring Eagle Third Squad had arrived at the rear of the battlefield.
The storm raged fiercely in the sky. Amidst the downpour, hundreds of defending mechs were locked in a desperate struggle with fifty-four enemy mechs.
The defenders were determined to hold their ground at all costs, refusing to let the enemy advance an inch!
But how could they possibly match the enemy's super-high combat capabilities?
On the sea, hundreds of wrecked defending mechs already floated, and within half an hour, they would all be slaughtered by the enemy.
"Windhouse 1, maximum ammunition output! Windhouse 2, provide timely ammunition replenishment!"
"Red Beast, Taoxi, protect the Windhouse mechs!"
"Received!!!" the four squad members shouted simultaneously.
"Li Fang, let's head to the front line!" Gu Ya said calmly.
Li Fang burst into laughter, "Hahaha! I've been itching for a big fight for a long time, hahaha!"
Li Fang's mech, "Green Lord," drew a large-handled Guan Dao from its back. The green beam ripple suddenly illuminated. Without waiting for the Ghostly Shadow, it burst forth with green energy flames and charged forward.
The Ghostly Shadow drew two beam swords, their blue blades glowing, and charged towards the enemy swarm.
Windhouse 1 slowly opened its shoulder, chest, and leg armor, revealing countless micro-missiles within.
In less than a minute, Qiao Weiwei had locked onto the positions of all fifty-four enemy mechs. She let out a sinister chuckle and firmly pressed the activation button.
A multitude of micro-missiles suddenly shot out from Windhouse 1's body. The peculiar missiles had no exhaust trails or smoke; instead, they emitted a smiling, quasi-energy glow from their tails as they flew towards the enemy mechs.
The Ghostly Shadow had now arrived on the battlefield. Gu Ya shouted loudly, "All defending forces, pay attention! Quickly withdraw from the battlefield area! The Soaring Eagle Third Squad will commence indiscriminate bombardment!"
As soon as his voice fell,
The long-awaited system voice sounded again. Gu Ya's heart was jolted, and he was immediately overjoyed!
[Ding! Main quest activated: Eliminate thirty super-high combat capability Black Star mechs.]
[Quest Reward: Three hundred thousand system coins.]
[Additional Quest Reward: Unlock mech repair skill - Transcendent Modification.]
"The system finally gave me a quest!" Gu Ya exclaimed happily, "What kind of skill is this Transcendent Modification? It sounds pretty powerful!"
All the defending forces reacted swiftly, rapidly and orderly covering each other as they withdrew from the battlefield.
Before the fifty-four enemy mechs could even react to what was happening, they all gave chase to the retreating defenders.
Green Lord, wielding its Guan Dao, charged forward. With a forceful twist of its wrist, the Guan Dao began to spin along with the movement of the hand.
"Spinning Blade!" Li Fang roared.
Li Fang's hand was not gripping the hilt tightly but maintained a certain distance. The hilt spun continuously in his hand, and the green blade body rotated into a sharp conical shape in the air, the large saber transforming into a spear!
Leaping forward and turning to stab!
Green Lord's mech assisted with a burst of flame, spun around, and with the spinning large saber, it fiercely stabbed at an enemy mech. Simultaneously, it spun again and thrust the spear straight into the enemy mech's chest!
The enemy mech dodged two fierce assaults, then suddenly thrust its short halberd, its speed as swift as lightning! A series of lightning-like attacks came crashing down.
Green Lord remained unruffled, wielding its spinning large saber, executing a series of downward slashes, horizontal backhand strikes, lunging downward slashes, upward cuts, and step-and-draw techniques. The sequence of movements was fluid and aesthetically pleasing, rendering the enemy unable to counter, like a general wielding a Guan Dao on the battlefield!
Gu Ya hadn't expected Li Fang to be a martial arts practitioner of mechs. This series of movements was each blow deadly, without any hesitation.
The so-called "ancient martial arts" mech pilot is one who can integrate martial arts killing techniques into mech movements, employing incredibly sophisticated and lethal killing moves in combat.
These types of mech pilots are usually passed down through generations, kept within the family and not taught to outsiders, much like ancient ancestral sects.
For an academy-trained mech pilot like Gu Ya, understanding the profoundness of each movement would likely take a considerable amount of time.
No wonder the annoying and talkative Li Fang could join the Soaring Eagle Third Squad. Xianxia's high command had certainly not misled Gu Ya.
At this moment, several enemy mechs quickly surrounded, attempting to encircle and kill Li Fang.
Green Lord quickly executed a "flower dance over the back," using its hilt to continuously block the enemy's attacks. Gaining a sliver of space, it immediately spun around to stab, followed by a "spin-and-charge low kick" technique. After kicking two enemy mechs away, it suddenly unleashed a "flower dance over the back followed by a charged jump and downward slash" maneuver!
The heavy, high-purity quasi-material blade directly cleaved through the chest armor of one enemy mech.
Explosive sparks erupted in the air!
"One kill!!!" Li Fang shouted excitedly.
Gu Ya watched, mesmerized, and shouted, "Good one!"
Just then, ten enemy mechs charged from all directions towards the Ghostly Shadow!