Nu Ci Wang did not look behind her. Based on the calm and peaceful aura of the approaching figure, she knew it was Mu Ye Xing Chen who had arrived.
"Divine Power User, is there truly a way for us to survive?" Nu Ci Wang asked calmly.
Mu Ye Xing Chen nodded. "Don't be fooled by his youth; he is the most outstanding man I have ever met."
"Before leaving, Gu Ya instructed me to protect you."
"He left a set of thermal clothing near the passage and promised to leave my mech on the surface. I will contact him using the encrypted communication within the mech."
"What Gu Ya promised, he will surely accomplish."
Mu Ye Xing Chen walked to Nu Ci Wang's side.
Nu Ci Wang's posture was ethereal, her height reaching his shoulders.
And Mu Ye Xing Chen exuded a stunning, aloof aura.
At first glance, others would subconsciously assume they were a match made in heaven.
"I'm sorry..." Mu Ye Xing Chen said faintly, "I am a dying man. Although Gu Ya repeatedly warned me not to tell you the truth,… a dying man speaks truth…"
"I have lied my entire life, worn a mask my entire life. I do not wish to continue wearing a mask as I approach death."
"Actually, there is another reason I was left behind."
After hearing his words, Nu Ci Wang calmly nodded, a smile of understanding gracing her lips. "That day, I mentioned you to the Divine Power User, and it sparked his interest. He is truly a meticulous person."
Mu Ye Xing Chen understood that Nu Ci Wang had already seen through his intentions.
Gu Ya had left him behind to use his stunning masculine charm to attract Nu Ci Wang.
However, Mu Ye Xing Chen had long seen through the intentions of the Xian Xia high command; they would surely kill him.
Gu Ya's departure might not be able to prevent the decision of the Xian Xia high command.
If Gu Ya failed, his return meant death no matter what.
Since he was already going to die, why should he drag Nu Ci Wang into an abyss of unending suffering?
Shen Jing Ming had said that the death of a Dun Sa Xin partner would cause the other to fall into extreme grief, even to the point of dying from despair.
Dun Sa Xin could not be without its King!
Nu Ci Wang's words interrupted Mu Ye Xing Chen's contemplation. She calmly said, "It is destiny. We shall proceed."
With that, Nu Ci Wang left Mu Ye Xing Chen behind and walked back to her chambers alone.
"Destiny, we shall proceed…" Mu Ye Xing Chen murmured, "If there is destiny… where should I go?"
Three days later,
The Dun Sa Xin Mech Alliance finally reached the vicinity of the inter-spatial passage.
The Dun Sa Xin guards, who had been waiting there, promptly opened the passage.
With the assistance of two individuals who could wield ancient Dun Sa Xin technology, Mu Ye Xing Chen quickly regained his normal human form.
Naked, he walked to the small, mound-like mountain and dug out the thermal suit Gu Ya had left there.
After a flash of dazzling light, a blizzard immediately raged around them!
"Alright, let's begin the plan!"
Mu Ye Xing Chen, braving the fierce wind, snow, and extreme cold, activated his mech.
After a familiar and pleasant engine roar, the mech successfully started and flew northward.
Meanwhile, the Dun Sa Xin people residing underground had settled their homes around the passage, awaiting Mu Ye Xing Chen's return with reinforcements to save them.
Gazing at the holographic screen in the center of the grand hall, as Mu Ye Xing Chen's body gradually disappeared into the passage,
A maidservant couldn't help but chuckle sheepishly, then quickly composed herself.
Nu Ci Wang showed a hint of displeasure and asked, "What are you laughing about?"
The maidservant quickly knelt and said softly, "Your… your servant saw Master Mu Ye's physique and couldn't… couldn't help but…"
Nu Ci Wang asked indifferently, "What do you think of it?"
The maidservant dared not deceive the Ci Wang and quickly replied, "Your… your servant thinks… Master Mu Ye's physique… is very… very good…"
"Mm, you may rise," Nu Ci Wang said, no longer dwelling on it.
In her calm eyes, a different sentiment seemed to emerge.
Just then,
The Captain of the Royal Guards burst into the hall, knelt on one knee, and cupped his hands, shouting, "Ci Wang!! They are attacking!!"
The monsters were faster than anticipated!!
Nu Ci Wang stood up steadily and calmly declared, "All Dun Sa Xin soldiers, prepare for war!!"
"Yes!!"
With that, Nu Ci Wang gently tapped the floor with her scepter.
On the towering, majestic throne, numerous seams immediately appeared, and internal mechanical structures shifted in an orderly fashion, forming a cockpit shaped like a human body.
Nu Ci Wang shook off her white cloak, grasped her scepter, and slowly walked towards the cockpit.
The two maidservants beside her transformed into armor with a distinct Dun Sa Xin style and stood in the recessed positions next to the throne.
As Nu Ci Wang entered the cockpit, the exterior of the entire throne healed and reshaped, enveloping Nu Ci Wang and the two combat maidservants.
The entire palace hall began to shake as if an earthquake had struck!!
Countless fragments of stone and debris rained down onto the hall floor.
And the forbidden mountain behind the palace hall suddenly cracked open!
Innumerable large stones tumbled down the mountain, smashing towards the now deserted main city.
A massive boulder flew from the mountaintop towards the palace hall. Just as it was about to strike,
Suddenly, a giant mech hand broke through the ground and grasped the boulder, which was larger than the palace hall, flinging it aside.
Immediately after, the magnificent palace hall collapsed, and another giant mech hand lifted a circular metal cockpit from the caving-in hall, raising it high.
The forbidden mountain continued to crumble, revealing a colossal mech head from within the rubble! A recessed spherical area was located in the center of its forehead.
The giant hand, holding the circular cockpit, placed it into the spherical area in the center of its forehead.
Soon, the entire mountain collapsed and scattered, revealing a Dun Sa Xin mech of towering height!
This mech was of normal size on the surface, standing at 55 meters, but in the underground world, it was undeniably a super colossal behemoth!
As the carrier opened the space gate,
The Queen Mech steadily walked out of the main city and into the outside world.
At this moment, outside the passage, all Dun Sa Xin mechs were in a state of readiness, facing outward!
"The Ci Wang herself is joining the battle!!" a Dun Sa Xin civilian exclaimed with emotion and excitement, gazing at the Queen Mech, which was as large as Unicron!!
"To see the Queen Mech in my lifetime! I truly thank the heavens!!"
All the Dun Sa Xin residents who had settled nearby immediately knelt on one knee.
All the Dun Sa Xin mechs parted, creating a passage for the Queen Mech.
"Dun Sa Xin, eternal and immortal!!"
Nu Ci Wang's words were like a shot of adrenaline, greatly boosting the morale of the people!
Gazing into the far distance, at the dark, surging earth,
Nu Ci Wang roared, "The survival of Dun Sa Xin rests on this battle! We must win this battle!!! Charge—!"
With the earth-shattering war cry of the Queen Mech, all the mechs activated their flames and flew towards the sky!
…
The Xing Chen mech pierced through the blizzard barrier and finally saw the long-lost, vast expanse of the sea.
"Perhaps, to simply leave like this, find a forgotten corner of the world and hide, would be a better path."
Mu Ye Xing Chen gazed at the boundless sea, and a sense of freedom immediately washed over him.
He hesitated, his hands gripping the control stick loosening.
"Gu Ya might not succeed. Instead of trusting him, it's better to trust myself."
"Yes, what Dun Sa Xin, what Xian Xia, what Black Star, none of it concerns me…"
"How can I, a mere mortal, change the grudges of this world?"
Mu Ye Xing Chen's clear eyes suddenly became clouded,
But in the next second, he remembered the fate of his Xian Xing ancestors.
Those bloody facts pricked his long-dead heart like a thousand needles.
His blurry vision cleared once more. Mu Ye Xing Chen wiped the tears from his eyes and calmly looked ahead.
"Gu Ya trusts me so much! I cannot betray him! No matter what, I must witness the return of clear skies and fulfill my ancestors' wishes!"
The Xing Chen mech, emitting a faint flame, once again erupted with powerful momentum, charging towards the direction of Xian Xia!