Gu Ya, being his first experience with war, lacked battlefield experience and couldn't correctly and quickly resolve sudden emergencies.
While he was still stunned, two enemy mechs flew in from behind and slashed down with their blades.
Gu Ya's mech chassis gained two new cracks.
The enemy mechs were relentless, adjusting their posture in front and charging head-on.
As the enemies approached, the mech's various data indicators plummeted; it was no longer capable of evading.
Gu Ya decisively opened the cockpit armor and summoned the military exoskeleton armor from his [Void Pack].
It attached to his limbs in an instant, and with pale blue flames erupting from his feet, Gu Ya shot out of the cockpit like a miniature mech.
Gu Ya's mech was instantly cleaved by the enemy mechs, its chassis exploding and falling to the ground as a fireball.
He had no time to bother with that; he had to rescue Youyou before the enemy found her!
Why would the enemy go to the air-raid shelter in the Zone 12 wastewater treatment area?
Was it related to his past?
Related to that mysterious youth?
As Gu Ya pondered, he slowly landed on the ground. His exoskeleton helmet displayed that his foot thruster energy was less than 10%.
Liu Feng had used it twice and hadn't had time to recharge. He then flew down from a hundred meters high, depleting almost all his energy.
If he used the exoskeleton's assisted running function now, although it would be faster than running on legs, it would likely take an hour to reach the city and then get to the Zone 12 wastewater treatment area.
Gu Ya decisively summoned the system store.
He quickly browsed and his gaze locked onto a U-35 low-altitude flying motorcycle worth 800 system coins.
After buying the motorcycle, Gu Ya only had 400 system coins left.
But he didn't hesitate; almost instantly, a brand-new motorcycle appeared before Gu Ya.
Mounting the motorcycle, Gu Ya began to fly rapidly.
At this moment, outside the air-raid shelter in the Zone 12 wastewater treatment area, Xu Jie had just arrived with four enemy mechs.
Xu Jie's eyes were frozen by the cold air, unable to blink. Enduring the dryness and coldness in his eyeballs, Xu Jie used his mind to control his mech and blast open the air-raid shelter door.
A dark, narrow downward passage, through which a single mech could pass, appeared before him.
According to intelligence, this underground defense facility had another entrance and exit.
Xu Jie directed two other mechs to the other exit, while he piloted his mech and was the first to charge into the passage.
The moment his mech entered, hundreds of civilians inside the air-raid shelter fled in panic towards another exit.
Among them was Youyou.
The roar of mechs, the hurried footsteps of civilians, their fearful shouts, yells, and screams echoed throughout the air-raid shelter.
Youyou, alone, endured the crush of the crowd and accidentally fell to the ground.
Falling in a frenzied crowd meant being trampled by countless feet, and she might well die under the feet of these civilians.
Youyou gritted her teeth, grabbed the belt of the person in front, and scrambled to her feet with all her might.
The people behind her pressed closer and closer. After managing to get up, her fingers slipped, and she let go again.
Immediately, several feet behind her stomped down.
More and more feet heavily stomped down.
One by one, they crushed her frail body, her slender fingers, her skinny calves. The immense pain spread throughout her entire being.
A trace of blood trickled from Youyou's lips.
But Youyou did not give up. She gritted her teeth, forced herself to stand up, and struggled to rise from the crowded throng.
At this moment, a desperate cry erupted from behind. A dark and sinister mech charged in, blocking the crowd from behind.
The people panicked even more, shoving and pushing madly, but their forward progress slowed.
Finally, several hundred people were crammed into this space of less than twenty meters.
And in front of them, another terrifying mech blocked the way.
Xu Jie looked at these people, who were like rats, and said coldly, "Hand over Gu Ya."
Upon hearing that the enemy was looking for her brother, Youyou quickly lowered her head.
These were all people from her neighborhood. Even if they couldn't hand over Gu Ya, they might very well turn Youyou over to save themselves!
As expected, a man behind Youyou shouted madly, "Gu Ya's sister is here!"
"We'll give her to you!"
"Let us go! Please!"
Xu Jie said coldly, "Without Gu Ya, you will all die."
Another civilian quickly shouted, "Gu Ya dotes on his sister the most! If you give us his sister, Gu Ya will definitely come looking for you!"
Xu Jie thought for a moment and said, "Where is Gu Ya's sister?"
The crowd dragged Gu Youyou forward.
The injured Youyou struggled weakly and was passed from person to person to the feet of Xu Jie's mech.
Xu Jie glanced at Youyou, reached out his giant mechanical hand, grabbed Youyou, and turned to walk out.
Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief,
Xu Jie said coldly, "Without Gu Ya, you will all die!"
Then, the mech blocking the other end of the crowd raised its gun and fired indiscriminately into the crowd.
Screams echoed in the air-raid shelter.
The stench of blood, burnt flesh, and gunpowder, mixed with rolling black smoke, filled the air-raid shelter.
Xu Jie!
Finally took his first step towards becoming a demon!
As Gu Ya rapidly flew above the entrance of the air-raid shelter, he was shocked by the tragic screams within.
His eyes widened, and he looked at the air-raid shelter with surprise and anger.
Youyou? Youyou was still inside!
Gu Ya, as if driven mad, piloted his motorcycle towards the cave entrance.
Just as he reached the entrance, he heard the urgent sound of an engine. A crimson glow illuminated three mechs as they flew out of the cave.
Gu Ya was greatly alarmed and quickly evaded.
Three black mechs shot out of the cave, and the last mech in the rear was holding Youyou in its hand!
"Youyou!!!" Gu Ya shouted.
"Gu Ya? I was just about to look for you! You've delivered yourself."
Xu Jie's cold, mechanical voice came from the mech.
Xu Jie!!!
Gu Ya's shock turned into rage, and he charged at Xu Jie's mech without hesitation.
Xu Jie threw Youyou to the ground nearby, drew a black, broad-bladed scimitar, and charged head-on.
Gu Ya leaped into the air, and the low-altitude flying motorcycle directly smashed into Xu Jie's mech's head.
Xu Jie emerged from the smoke of the exploding motorcycle and swung his blade at Gu Ya in the air.
Gu Ya's exoskeleton feet spewed flames, dodging the attack.
At the same time, the other two mechs raised their guns and fired fiercely at Gu Ya.
Gu Ya's mech skill [Mind Active] was instantly activated, and the bullets' speed slowed down.
But facing the incoming barrage of bullets, even if he dodged the first one, how could he dodge the rest!
This was a certain death situation!
No!
Gu Ya's gaze suddenly firmed.
I'm not dead yet!
The instant the bullets were about to hit Gu Ya, the mech's outer armor from his [Void Pack] was summoned by Gu Ya and heavily wrapped around him.
As [Mind Active] ended, the bullets instantly struck the armor. A tremendous jolt and an explosion followed, and the armor was blown in all directions by the bullets.
Gu Ya was sent flying by the immense impact.
Xu Jie's mech's targeting system immediately locked onto Gu Ya's position.
"Gu Ya, they told me to bring you back, but they didn't say I had to bring you back alive,"
Xu Jie said coldly, simultaneously controlling his mech to open its shoulder ammunition bay and launch a micro anti-infantry missile, aiming directly at Gu Ya.
Facing the sudden missile,
Gu Ya had no means of evasion left.
At this moment, a clear and pleasant engine sound echoed from the sky.