"Void Package!" Gu Ya shouted in anger.
In front of him appeared a pale black panel, containing the alloy exoskeleton armor he had obtained with his bounty.
Gu Ya locked his gaze,
His entire body was instantly enveloped in white light, space distorting and rippling.
Suddenly, Gu Ya felt his body become heavy as a complete set of exoskeleton armor attached itself to him. The armor began to operate, emitting faint, crisp "click" sounds of component transmission. Gu Ya could clearly feel his body becoming lighter and filled with strength.
"Give me back my sister!"
Gu Ya punched through two iron doors and entered the inner room.
Youyou recognized Gu Ya at a glance, crying out urgently, but her mouth was gagged, and Gu Ya couldn't hear what she was saying.
Suddenly, an iron bar swung from behind him, and Gu Ya's exoskeleton armor automatically raised its arm to block.
The iron bar collided squarely with the metal gauntlet, emitting a "clang" sound that made Gu Ya's arm go numb.
At this moment, two more burly men flashed into the room.
The three big men surrounded Gu Ya and the others in the inner room.
"Kid! I knew you'd come!" Sister Ge's husband said with a sinister grin.
"Beat him!"
"Who dares to move?" Just then, Wang Panpan arrived in time.
He held a metal pipe in his right hand, raised his left hand, activating the recording function on his communication wristband, a cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth, his expression imposing, his tone furious yet calm.
His aura was absolutely on par with everyone present.
Seeing this, the three men picked up iron bars and lunged at Wang Panpan.
Wang Panpan closed the door with the metal pipe, his eyes filled with the exhilaration of the hunt.
Subsequently, the sounds of clashing pipes, scuffles, and breaking objects, along with the men's cries of pain, echoed from within the room.
Five minutes later, Gu Ya and Wang Panpan opened the iron door, leading Gu Youyou and Sister Ge out of the house.
Behind them, three men lay on the ground, moaning in pain.
"Did you call the police?" Gu Ya asked, retracting his exoskeleton armor.
"Don't worry!" Wang Panpan replied.
Gu Ya hugged Youyou and stroked her head, comforting her, "Don't be afraid, brother won't let you get hurt again."
Gu Youyou wiped away her tears and nodded, "Brother, I knew you'd come to save me. I'm not scared."
At 12 o'clock at night, the group walked out of the security office after giving their statements.
The night after the rain, the cold wind did not chill their hearts; they were all relieved.
Sister Ge's husband finally received his due punishment, never to leave prison in his lifetime.
The group returned to Gu Ya's home, and Wang Panpan quickly went to reheat the food.
Gu Ya said to Sister Ge, "You can stay here tonight. I'll fix your front door tomorrow."
Sister Ge's face filled with sorrow, saying, "Whenever I get home, I'm reminded of him hitting me. I don't want to live here anymore. Tomorrow, I'll take Yin Yin and find a new place."
Upon hearing this, Wang Panpan said, "That's perfect! The Alliance is short-handed lately! Come to us."
"The Alliance now has over three hundred people. We're planning a new community and opening a new school. The procedures have been approved!"
"In the future, we'll open our own company!"
"So that everyone has a school to attend and money to earn!"
Gu Ya smiled knowingly and said, "Yes, Sister Ge, you're kind and diligent. Go to the Proletarian Alliance. The Alliance specializes in helping the poor, and everyone there is very good."
"Really? That would be good." Sister Ge wiped away her tears, her worried expression finally easing.
......
Late at night, in the interrogation room of Mech Guard Division 12.
The two interrogators finally stood up and left the interrogation room.
Wu Chuyang turned to the man beside him and asked, "Captain, if what this girl says is true, and Black Star is looking for a mysterious young man recently, how should we proceed?"
The captain said, "Black Star will definitely have more major moves later. Report to the main team first."
"What about this girl? Deal with her secretly?" Wu Chuyang asked in a low voice.
The captain sighed and said, "I always feel like there are many unknown things about her. Let's keep her for now and wait for the main team's decision."
Wu Chuyang looked at the girl in the interrogation room and sighed, "Fate plays tricks on people."
......
Gu Ya woke up early, hastily ate breakfast, and rushed to school.
Today was the first day of class battles.
They were the graduating class, representing the highest piloting level in the entire school. All teachers and students would be watching.
Gu Ya's heart was calm.
As long as Xu Jie and Hei Ye performed to their usual standard, even if they couldn't beat the elite class, they could still win against class C.
The only one Gu Ya was slightly worried about was Xu Jie, who always secretly caused trouble.
It had rained yesterday, but the weather today was nice. The sun was shining, not too hot, not too cold.
In the spectator seats next to the central battle arena at the school, teachers and students were already seated.
This battle arena was truly small and rudimentary compared to the bounty battle arenas for mechs.
The entire battle arena was about the size of two football fields, with sandy ground and wire mesh fences around the perimeter to block the spectators, but it didn't obstruct the view.
All participating students did not have exclusive resting areas but rested inside their mechs.
At this moment, Wu Chuyang appeared hastily, looking somewhat listless, clearly having not rested well last night.
All participating students came to stand in front of Wu Chuyang beneath the spectator stands.
Wu Chuyang, with a grim expression, said, "To save time, this time there will only be team battles. There will be no distinction between elite and regular classes. The academy system will draw lots to determine which two classes will fight, and then you will prepare immediately."
After speaking, Wu Chuyang turned to look at the principal.
The principal, seated high in the spectator stands, nodded from above, indicating no objection.
"Good." Wu Chuyang said lightly, pulled out a remote control from his pocket, and tapped the holographic screen.
The holographic screen immediately displayed the names of two classes.
"First match, Class F versus Class E."
"Second match, Class D versus Class B."
"Third match, Class A versus Class C."
Wu Chuyang continued, "These are the first round of matches. The winners will participate in the subsequent three-win, two-loss semifinals."
"Finally, two classes will be selected to participate in the finals."
"Alright! The two classes for the first match, hurry up and prepare. Gather at the battle arena in twenty minutes!"
After Wu Chuyang finished, he waved his hand, and the 18 students dispersed, heading towards their respective mech parking areas.
Before parting, Liu Feng looked at Gu Ya with confidence, his gaze telling Gu Ya that he would show him his recent progress.
Gu Ya smiled at Liu Feng, conveying through his eyes that he looked forward to his performance.
Twenty minutes passed quickly, and six mechs from both sides simultaneously entered the battle arena.
The students in the spectator stands were very excited, especially those from Class E, each with "We will definitely win" written on their faces.
As Wu Chuyang's whistle sounded, the battle officially began.
The six mechs from both sides simultaneously activated their thrusters, with slight bursts of flame and trembling bodies.
"Gu Ya, are we using a defensive-counterattack tactic against Class F too?" Hei Ye asked.
Gu Ya smiled faintly and said, "One-on-one, I'll face Liu Feng, and you guys can handle the rest."
While discussing tactics, the three mechs opposite them had already accelerated their thrusters and were charging forward.
Gu Ya locked onto Liu Feng's mech and charged headfirst.
The collision of steel against steel, the contest of skills and minds, the atmosphere in this small battle arena grew increasingly intense.
A Class Mech Section.
Shao Yang remained silent, his face grim, dark circles around his eyes, staring fixedly ahead, no one knew at whom. His facial muscles tensed and relaxed intermittently, completely unlike his usual self.
Fei Ming noticed that Shao Yang was not himself today, so he asked, "Shao Yang, what's wrong?"
Wang Yu quickly signaled Fei Ming to stop asking.
Fei Ming looked at Wang Yu's expression with surprise. Wang Yu, usually carefree and fearless, showed a trace of fear on his face.
Fei Ming was very confused and whispered, "Wang Yu, what exactly is wrong with Shao Yang?"
Wang Yu pulled him away from Shao Yang and whispered, "I don't know what happened, but every time Shao Yang wears that expression, it means he's in a very bad mood! You'd better not bother him!"
Wang Yu added, "Once he lost a friendly match to Class B, he also had this expression. He only got better after winning against Class B."
Fei Ming showed an expression of incomprehension.
Wang Yu continued, "You only transferred here recently, so you don't know his temper. I've been his classmate for five years, and even I'm scared when he's like this."
"I bet it has something to do with Gu Ya. I heard he's been interacting with Gu Ya a lot lately. Never mind that, he'll be fine after we win against Class E."
Fei Ming nodded and said, "Winning against Class E is still quite easy."
Wang Yu smiled in agreement.
On the battle arena, the two sides had already reached a fever pitch.
The usually underestimated Class F was displaying incredible strength in this match.
Not only were Xu Jie and Hei Ye struggling in their fights,
Even Gu Ya found Liu Feng to be outrageously strong.
"Is my made-up 'secret technique for getting stronger' really that effective?" Gu Ya wondered.
At this moment, Liu Feng unleashed full power and charged forward, "Gu Ya! There's nowhere for you to run now!"