Gu Ya dodged the rapidly approaching giant log with calm agility, pursuing the silhouette of his opponent ahead.
Yuan Jianfeng was pushing his escape skills to the absolute limit, a feat that surprised even himself.
Desperate times called for desperate measures.
"Xing Bin! Xing Bin, Gu Ya fell for it, come reinforce me quickly!" Yuan Jianfeng shouted into his communicator.
Xing Bin, who was resting with his eyes closed, was startled awake by the call. He jolted upright and responded, "Bring him over, I'll have Zhang Shan rendezvous with you!"
Following this, Xing Bin quickly arranged his strategy. A group of team members from Class B swiftly rose and headed towards Yuan Jianfeng.
The remaining groups scattered, spreading throughout the jungle, forming what appeared to be a pincer-like encirclement.
Gu Ya must not be allowed to escape!
Xing Bin thought excitedly, this time he would cripple Gu Ya!
Gu Ya had pushed his acceleration rod to its maximum, but with his speed and skill, he still couldn't catch up to Yuan Jianfeng ahead.
"This guy's escape ability is impressive, faster than a rabbit!" Gu Ya sighed.
But what was the point of just running?
Gu Ya summoned his giant snake, grabbed its tail with his mech's giant hand, and swung it forward forcefully.
The giant snake unfurled its body in mid-air, reaching a hundred meters in length, and its coils rapidly wrapped around the giant log.
With the snake's assistance, Gu Ya moved with even greater speed, like swinging on a pendulum.
He retracted the snake and repeated the maneuver.
Gu Ya's mech darted through the jungle like a monkey, and with a final leap, he soared directly over his opponent's head.
The screen of Yuan Jianfeng's mech was suddenly illuminated by a searchlight.
He looked up at the screen and was instantly dumbfounded.
"How did he do that?" he stared in a daze.
The opponent had already adjusted their posture in mid-air and was charging back at an accelerated speed.
Suddenly, Gu Ya's mech searchlight extinguished, leaving the area ahead pitch black, and Gu Ya's mech also vanished from the screen.
The training from Wang Shangmeng a few days prior was etched in Gu Ya's mind. He had rewritten some of the main and frequently used mech maneuvers.
In actual combat, he could simply call up the program and use it, saving hand control time and mental energy.
Gu Ya used his searchlight to continuously blind the opponent's mech's camera equipment, then suddenly turned off the searchlight.
In the brief moment of disorientation for the opponent's screen and eyes, he charged rapidly underneath them.
This created the illusion of a sudden disappearance.
Just as Yuan Jianfeng panicked, he heard the engine roar to life, then abruptly cut out, emitting a sharp screeching sound.
His mech, like a thrown stone, fell in a parabola, crashing directly into the trunk of a giant tree.
Gu Ya glanced at his opponent and then sped away, searching for his next prey.
"Xing Bin! Yuan Jianfeng's group is out of contact!" Niu Feng shouted in panic.
A drop of sweat trickled down Xing Bin's face. It had only been five minutes from Yuan Jianfeng's report to the annihilation of his entire group.
If they delayed any longer, Gu Ya would eventually dismantle them piece by piece.
"No more waiting, everyone advance in formation! Have Zhang Shan find Gu Ya quickly!" Xing Bin yelled.
Gu Ya's radar suddenly displayed three white light dots, all directly approaching him.
Prey delivered to his doorstep, Gu Ya's eyes instantly lit up.
At that very moment, another cluster of light dots appeared at the edge of his radar.
Immediately after, another cluster appeared on the other side.
This was rather strange.
Gu Ya was puzzled. It was exactly 9:00 AM. At this time, the sky was dim, and visibility in the jungle was very poor. Most students should have already rested, preparing for night vigilance.
Within seconds, new light dots suddenly appeared on his radar.
These dots formed a ladder shape, with the wide opening facing Gu Ya, and they were rapidly closing in.
Gu Ya stopped his mech warily, silently observing the information on his radar.
As expected, three more light dots appeared on the narrow edge of the ladder formation.
Counting them, there were a total of six groups, 18 mechs.
What surprised Gu Ya was that their directions were all consistent.
The rear five groups formed a pocket formation, like a giant mouth ready to swallow the white light dot in front.
A strong, ominous premonition suddenly arose in Gu Ya's heart.
This might be a targeted operation.
As Gu Ya pondered, a mech searchlight beam projected from behind the giant tree he was hiding behind, illuminating the dark night sky.
Gu Ya maneuvered his mech to peek out. The three mechs were lined up in a single row, charging rapidly towards Gu Ya.
Not understanding the purpose behind such elaborate arrangements, Gu Ya dared not reveal himself rashly.
The three mechs suddenly halted in mid-air, no longer advancing, and their searchlights all focused on the giant tree where Gu Ya was hiding.
Meanwhile, the light dots on Gu Ya's radar continued to approach, forming a ring around him.
And at the center of the ring was Gu Ya.
He finally understood. Their target was him!
Eighteen mechs!
Gu Ya suddenly felt a surge of excitement.
At this moment, the system voice announced:
[Ding! Main mission activated: Annihilate 15 enemy mechs]
[Mission Reward: 10,000 System Coins]
[Bonus Reward: 30% discount on intermediate System Store items]
[System Store rare item acquisition rate: 23%]
[Mech Master and Mechanic skill effects increased by 20% across the board, skill cooldown reduced by one minute]
[Mech Master Skill Awarded: Mind Echo]
[Mind Echo Skill Description: Mech actions correspond to thoughts, Mech System automatically compiles action code, Skill cooldown: twenty-four hours]
"This reward is quite substantial!" Gu Ya exclaimed in surprise.
Especially this Mind Echo skill, it was like divine intervention, but a twenty-four-hour cooldown was a real drag.
He had no time to dwell on it. The system only issued missions when Gu Ya was in mortal danger.
This meant that this confrontation would be exceptionally difficult!
The encirclement was still tightening. Gu Ya quickly devised a strategy and decided to take the initiative.
...
Xing Bin gazed at the white light dot representing Gu Ya on the new radar, a triumphant and excited smile on his face.
"Don't hesitate!" Xing Bin shouted.
"We have new mech loadouts, and there are 18 of us! No matter how strong Gu Ya is, he can't fly out of this encirclement!"
"Zhang Shan and Liao Bufan's groups will engage Gu Ya in close combat first!"
"The remaining groups will deploy their long-range offensive weapons!"
"Upon my command, Zhang Shan and Liao Bufan will quickly withdraw from the battlefield, and the remaining groups will unleash a barrage of long-range attacks on Gu Ya!"
"After one round of bombardment, Zhang Shan and Liao Bufan will resume close combat."
"If we can't take him down the first time, we'll do it a second, a third time, until Gu Ya is crippled! So he can never pilot a mech again!"
"Understood!" Over a dozen students responded in unison and quickly began their actions.
Suddenly, Gu Ya shot out from behind the giant tree, charging towards Zhang Shan's group.
Xing Bin shouted, "Begin combat!"
The mechs of Zhang Shan's group all surged forward. Three against one, the two sides quickly clashed, and Gu Ya flew past all three of them.
He didn't linger, but flew directly into the distance.
Gu Ya secretly rejoiced. They had set up a pocket formation for him, but he wouldn't be foolish enough to jump into it.
The tactic for a one-vs-many engagement was to break through first and then pick them off one by one.
However, Gu Ya's joy lasted only a few seconds before another group of mechs charged towards him.
The three mechs behind him also turned and flew towards him.
In an instant, what had been a breakthrough situation turned back into an encirclement.
Six mechs rapidly approached Gu Ya, drawing out their gleaming, chilling beam swords, intent on destroying him.
Xing Bin was overjoyed: "This Gu Ya isn't all that great! Six mechs are more than enough for him!"
"The remaining groups, follow up! Don't let him escape into the air!"
Gu Ya found himself sandwiched between mechs from the front and rear, with more mechs arriving from afar.
He remained unfazed, a faint smile on his lips.
The more dangerous the situation, the calmer Gu Ya became.
"Then I'll play with you all~"