The halved Shidi God, though lacking in power, was still a mecha with normal combat capability and mobility.
However, the Nightingale, lacking aerodynamic streamlined external armor and burdened by four heavy giant blades attached to its back, suffered a significant reduction in maneuverability.
Seeing the Shidi God about to vanish from sight, the Nightingale could afford no more hesitation. It shed its back and shoulder armor, detached the four giant blades, and continued the pursuit, closing the distance!
"Good sister, spare this sister, and I promise I'll never go to Xianxia again!" Hong Lian · Zhiwu shouted with a flustered smile.
How could Ye Ying let go of this demoness!
The powerful wind resistance caused the Nightingale mecha's already damaged external armor to shatter piece by piece, scattering like white feathers, leaving a trail of countless tiny armor fragments in its wake.
"Hahaha! Give up, sister! If you keep chasing, your mecha will explode!!" Hong Lian · Zhiwu suddenly burst into loud laughter.
"So what!!" Ye Ying replied coldly and fiercely, her hands, clad in soft gray-blue nano-material tactical gloves, pushing the control stick forward with all their might!
The Nightingale mecha instantly executed a short-range [Flash Burst], drawing its icy tactical dagger, and lunged behind the Shidi God!
"Good sister! Sister was bewitched by demons! Sister has woken up! Sister didn't mean to!!" Hong Lian · Zhiwu suddenly began to beg loudly.
"Bullshit!" Ye Ying, who never cursed, uttered a rare curse out of disgust for Hong Lian · Zhiwu.
The Nightingale's legs hooked around the Shidi God's waist, and it swung its tactical dagger, stabbing fiercely towards the Shidi God's shoulders and neck.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" A series of impacts echoed through the sky.
Like a butcher slaughtering its prey, the Nightingale brutally and crudely stabbed at the Shidi God, with no tactical movements, simply venting its anger.
With two tactical daggers broken, the Nightingale gripped the armor seams with its mechanical hands, activated maximum propulsion, and its arms erupted with torrents of white steam.
With a loud "Clang!", along with internal mechanical structures and countless pipelines, the Shidi God's arms were forcibly ripped off from the shoulders by the Nightingale, leaving them ugly and mangled.
Still not satisfied, the Nightingale discarded the Shidi God's arms, activated its offense synchronization, and its enraged fists transformed into sharp hand blades, which it plunged horizontally into the Shidi God's shoulders.
Amidst the chaotic and harsh sounds of mechanical damage, the Nightingale's hand blades pierced through the Shidi God's chest, and it pried open the torn armor with its hands, violently ripping it apart to the sides!
The Shidi God's entire upper body was torn in half!
The crisscrossing, shredded armor was terrifying, and damaged internal mechanical parts spilled out of the rents like entrails.
The Nightingale retracted its hands, grabbed the bulky cockpit, hunched down quickly, and stepped on the crippled Shidi God's rear thrusters, using its waist strength to forcefully thrust!
The Shidi God's body was squeezed as if by a giant parasite, its mechanical neck bent unnaturally, its head hanging forward, still connected to the spine.
With the shoulder armor torn apart, the Nightingale stepped on the Shidi God, directly pulling the cockpit out of the enemy mecha!
Destroyed beyond recognition, the Shidi God, like a broken, ugly puppet whose strings were cut, plummeted into the sea.
Only the Nightingale mecha remained in the sky, its armor completely destroyed, swaying precariously.
Suddenly, in the sky to the right and rear of Ye Ying, a massive rectangular black plane unfolded without warning. The Hei Di Yu slowly emerged from the black plane, its aura of aggression surging forward.
"Shen Jingming! What are you doing?" Ye Ying exclaimed in surprise.
The Hei Di Yu snatched the Shidi God's cockpit, held it in its embrace, and with one hand, forcibly ripped open the cockpit's shell, clamping Hong Lian · Zhiwu between its index and middle fingers and gripping her firmly in its mechanical hand.
"Preventing her from committing suicide," Shen Jingming stated emotionlessly.
Ye Ying breathed a sigh of relief, her hands trembling as she released the control stick, her arms hanging limply to her sides. She squinted, watching the struggling and roaring Hong Lian · Zhiwu, a tired smile appearing on her face.
"Your mecha is severely damaged," Shen Jingming asked calmly.
Ye Ying took a breath, regained some strength, and firmly gripped the control stick, saying calmly, "It's fine, let's go back. Everyone is waiting for us."
At the border of the Yonggu Zhi Lan sea defense line, the Nightingale and Hei Di Yu finally found the Xianxia army patrolling and awaiting them.
The two colossal mechas landed steadily on the hangar deck of the mecha carrier. As soon as Ye Ying emerged from the cockpit, she pushed through the cheering welcoming crowd and rushed towards the carrier's command tower.
Her hurried footsteps echoed in the quiet, long corridor, much like her heart, beating with ordered intensity.
Reaching the carrier's infirmary, she squeezed past the members of Eagle Squadron Three gathered at the doorway and saw Gu Ya, whom she had longed to see for two years.
Gu Ya lay flat on the white bed, his face occasionally tensing before relaxing. A ring-shaped metallic instrument was worn on his head, and a faint blue light glowed within the instrument.
Several medical staff and two scientists in white coats surrounded Gu Ya's bed, constantly recording his condition.
"How is Gu Ya?" Ye Ying asked softly and anxiously.
The elderly Black Star scientist, brought back by Yang Xugang, said heavily, "He is still resisting the assimilation by Hei Yang. It appears to be very intense."
"How can this be? He's already out of the instrument! Why is he still being assimilated?" Ye Ying asked urgently.
Just then, the sound of orderly marching footsteps came from outside the door. A squad of Xianxia soldiers in exoskeletons rushed into the medical room, blocking the other members of Eagle Squadron Three outside the door.
A tall man, the leader, walked up to Ye Ying and said in a low voice, "Captain Ye Ying, as per superior orders, this area is to be taken over by us from the Special Equipment Division. Please lead your mecha pilot team away."
Upon hearing the words "Special Equipment Division," Ye Ying's expression immediately darkened, her body tensed, her eyes turned cold, and she resisted calmly, "Gu Ya was rescued by us. How can we hand him over to you?"
The tall man lowered his head slightly and said softly and mysteriously, "Team Ye, we are also acting under orders. There's no need for this. Besides, Gu Ya's condition is currently unknown. The higher-ups sent us to protect Gu Ya's safety."
Looking at the neatly arrayed soldiers in their alien exoskeleton armor, standing solemnly with their weapons, Ye Ying finally compromised and left the infirmary.
Qiao Weiwei walked up quickly from behind, her eyes stubborn and angry, her tone arrogant and unrestrained, saying, "Hmph! What kind of people are they! Aren't they just afraid of the aftermath if Gu Ya is assimilated by Hei Yang! Really! They didn't seem worried when Gu Ya saved Xianxia City!"
"Stop talking," Ye Ying said softly, interrupting her as she walked quickly.
Qiao Weiwei, not seeing the bitter resentment on Ye Ying's face, continued, "In my opinion, they just want to sideline Gu Ya! No! Could it be that they want to kill Gu Ya just in case? Oh my god!" Qiao Weiwei suddenly exclaimed, as if she had uncovered the inside scoop of a conspiracy.
Ye Ying punched the wall next to Qiao Weiwei's face, her anger undiminished, and stared at her, coldly shouting, "I told you to stop talking!!"
Qiao Weiwei, startled, quickly covered her mouth, her eyes showing a hint of alarm.
Tao Na, standing on the other side, quickly tried to mediate, "Team Ye, think about it from another perspective. It might be safer with the Special Equipment Division protecting Gu Ya. Perhaps they have a way to help Gu Ya break free from Hei Yang's control."
Hearing Tao Na's words, Ye Ying's agitated heart finally settled a little. She sighed through her nose and said firmly, "Gu Ya won't be assimilated. I believe in him."
"Qiao Weiwei, go call Liu Feng. Our Eagle Squadron Three will go have a word with that Hong Lian · Zhiwu."
With that, Ye Ying walked steadily towards the detention room.