Three members of the Xuan Lang team flew out from the jungle.
Jiang Tingyue rushed forward and captured Mei Shanli, while Wei Yongji immediately knocked over Chen Xingke's mecha and pinned it to the ground.
Xuan Lang, unhurriedly, walked behind Mei Shanli.
Fan Mengtian ran towards his mecha like a madman, but it was too late.
Xuan Lang's mecha's left foot stepped on the shoulder of Mei Shanli's mecha. He clasped her mecha's head with both hands and yanked upwards!
The mecha's head, along with its mechanical cervical spine and countless cables and tubes, was torn apart simultaneously.
It was ripped from the mecha's body, swung in the air, and spilled out large amounts of black lubricant, like blood.
Gu Ya was shocked.
If that mecha had been a human, it would have been the most gruesome death Gu Ya had ever witnessed!
"Haha! I got it," Xuan Lang said triumphantly.
Fan Mengtian stood frozen in place, then suddenly sat on the ground. He pounded the ground with his fists and shouted angrily, "Xuan Lang! You despicable scoundrel!"
"Despicable?" Xuan Lang questioned, "Haha! The rules don't say I can't take advantage of a situation!"
"Fan Mengtian, if you fail, just admit it gracefully. There's no shame in it!" Wei Yongji said.
Gu Ya watched clearly from the air. He wanted to go back and rescue them, but the opposing team had three members, all in peak condition. If he attacked rashly, he might fail!
A wise person knows when to retreat. Fan Mengtian had already failed; there was no need to save him.
Gu Ya turned and flew rapidly away from the area.
In the camp, Xie Fangbin and Shi Heping were both lamenting the failure of Fan Mengtian's team.
"Alas, we all saw it. Xuan Lang was hidden in the dark, waiting for an opportunity, but we can't say anything!" Shi Heping said.
"What a shame. I hope this will teach Fan Mengtian a lesson," Xie Fangbin also said.
"However..." Shi Heping said, stroking his chin, "Gu Ya is quite a good young man. Technically skilled, and his character is good too."
Xie Fangbin sneered slightly, "Xuan Lang's sneak attack doesn't mean he's dishonorable. He just understands the rules and uses them flexibly. Don't place too much hope on Gu Ya either! Everything remains to be seen."
Shi Heping said helplessly, "You're still the same. Until you've truly confirmed someone's character, you always maintain suspicion."
Xie Fangbin smiled faintly and said, "Habits formed on the battlefield dictate that one must remain suspicious of everyone, even the closest comrades."
"Then you suspect me too? Hahaha!" Shi Heping laughed heartily.
Xie Fangbin simply smiled again, offering no response, his gaze fixed on Gu Ya's name. "There are still three teams left in the field: Gu Ya's team, Xuan Lang's team, and Lu Bo's team."
"Hmm, Xuan Lang's team defeated Fan Mengtian. They only need 10 more points to complete the training," Shi Heping said. "Lu Bo's team has 50 points, Gu Ya has 70. And there's only one giant beast left in the training ground."
"To complete the training, at least three teams will have to face each other at least once," Xie Fangbin said.
As expected, after a morning of battles, Gu Ya's stomach growled with hunger again.
He held the few remaining pieces of instant biscuits, worrying.
He could now eat double his usual portion. The provisions that were meant for three days now only lasted for one meal.
"Alas, it's all my fault for being too greedy."
Gu Ya summoned the system mall and browsed through it several times, but there were no food items.
"If I can't complete the training, I'll have to resort to catching small animals."
"I wonder how many teams are still in the field. There are no announcements, it's so troublesome," Gu Ya complained.
Just then, a distant roar came from the jungle behind Gu Ya.
It must be a team encountering a giant beast! Gu Ya thought instinctively.
Fan Mengtian's team had just left in rescue mechas.
Xuan Lang was startled by the roar of the giant beast not far behind them, but immediately, they all realized that an opportunity to complete the training had arrived!
"Jiang Tingyue, locate the giant beast!" Xuan Lang shouted.
Jiang Tingyue reacted faster than Xuan Lang; she had already deployed a reconnaissance drone mecha.
At the same time, the three of them flew rapidly towards the source of the sound.
"Found it! 11 o'clock direction, 354 meters away. A lizard-type alien mecha, 25 meters tall, 47 meters long. No offensive weapons detected so far!" Jiang Tingyue reported.
Xuan Lang smiled knowingly, and excitedly said, "It's ours!"
On Gu Ya's side, while conversing with Mei Shanli earlier, he had a sudden idea: wouldn't it be better to create a handheld remote control to control the giant snake!
It would merely involve adding a multi-waveform dense array processor, a communication protocol, and setting the new sub-processor to the highest priority.
The principle was simple, but the execution was slightly cumbersome.
It required rewriting some programs and modifying some parameters.
Of course, there was also a crucial element: a suitable instrument for flexible manipulation.
Gu Ya smiled faintly. This was not difficult.
In the system mall, Gu Ya found a set of communication rings.
This set of rings was very small and exquisitely crafted, worn on each of the five fingers. They were made of bio-mimetic skin, making them very flexible and comfortable, not impeding finger movement at all.
The most important aspect was its remote connection function, directly linking to the sub-processor on the giant snake.
This would save a processor slot.
This way, only the data and communication protocol of the rings needed to be modified to complete the operation.
"This is easy!" Gu Ya was overjoyed. He summoned the [Code Tampering] skill, and within ten minutes, he successfully modified the rings.
Gu Ya excitedly put on the rings and moved his fingers slightly. The giant snake's body trembled violently.
As Gu Ya's fingers moved, the giant snake changed various postures beside him.
"Tsk tsk, there are still some communication glitches. Some movements need to be edited specifically."
"Also, hand movements need more training to achieve muscle memory, so they don't consume mental energy."
"The optimal scenario is to link it with mecha operation. While controlling the mecha, I can also control the giant snake!" Gu Ya muttered to himself excitedly.
The two teachers in the camp, however, couldn't be happy at all. The giant beast mechas that the academy had painstakingly built were being arbitrarily modified by Gu Ya as if they were toys.
"Old Xie, do you think this is compliant?" Shi Heping was a little worried, as this was academy property. A giant beast mecha would cost at least seven to eight hundred thousand white star coins.
Xie Fangbin said helplessly but affirmatively, "Rest assured, it's absolutely non-compliant! This giant beast will be recalled after the training."
Shi Heping nodded with a hint of regret.
"What about Xuan Lang's side?" Xie Fangbin asked. The two of them looked at the holographic display simultaneously.
On Xuan Lang's side, the three were locked in a fierce battle with the giant lizard mecha. To their surprise, the lizard's mouth was actually a massive ammunition depot.
As it opened its mouth, it could unleash a barrage of weapons such as flames, missiles, and beam cannons.
Furthermore, it had super-strong defensive armor and reacted exceptionally quickly.
No matter what methods the three tried, they couldn't attack its ammunition depot in its mouth when it opened to attack.
This situation, where they knew the meat was within reach but couldn't get it, made the three of them anxious.
"What should we do, Xuan Lang?" Wei Yongji shouted angrily.
The three had already tried Fan Mengtian's method, using the lizard's own weapons against it, but it had dodged them all.
This was much more difficult to deal with than a divine weapon mecha.
Xuan Lang landed on the branches of a giant tree, contemplating calmly.
At this moment, Jiang Tingyue and Wei Yongji flew to the lizard's side, preparing to attack.
The lizard suddenly whipped its tail, which swung like a giant whip. The two quickly ascended to dodge the attack.
The giant tail struck the lizard heavily, causing its body to tremble, but it seemed unconcerned. It turned its head upwards, opened its mouth towards Jiang Tingyue, and fired three missiles.
Just as the missiles were about to hit Jiang Tingyue, Wei Yongji grabbed her from behind and pulled her out of the missile's firing range.
"That was close!" Wei Yongji said.
"Thank you," Jiang Tingyue replied.
Wei Yongji smiled sheepishly, "You're welcome. Xuan Lang, have you thought of a method?"
He had a method, but he wanted to watch a little longer.
A subtle smile appeared on Xuan Lang's face.
The lizard's tail swung towards the two again. Wei Yongji's mecha hugged Jiang Tingyue and flew rapidly forward.
Oh! How intimate. Xuan Lang's smile grew more pronounced.
It seemed Wei Yongji had some intentions towards Jiang Tingyue.
"Xuan Lang! What are you doing!" Wei Yongji urged loudly.
Xuan Lang controlled his mecha to stand up and said, "The counterattack begins. Look at its limbs; although they are thick, they can only move forward and backward. Flip it over!"
With that, Xuan Lang flew towards the giant lizard's side and below, forcefully pushing against the lizard's body.
Wei Yongji and Jiang Tingyue understood and immediately followed suit, using the same action to push against the lizard's body.
The three simultaneously engaged their thrusters to maximum. The massive exhaust flames even dug a crater in the ground behind their mechas.
Before the giant lizard could react, the three of them flipped it completely over, like a turtle on its back, its limbs flailing uselessly, its tail thrashing about, but to no avail.
"Its ventral armor seems quite weak!" Wei Yongji exclaimed with joy.
Xuan Lang now wore the smile of a victor and said, "Let's take it down quickly and finish the training. I haven't showered in two days."
[Ding, notification: Xuan Lang's team has earned 100 points first, becoming the first team to complete the training.]
In the camp, Xie Fangbin and Shi Heping both breathed a sigh of relief.
"If we don't count yesterday morning's preparation time, Xuan Lang's team completed the training in just one day and two hours," Shi Heping said.
Xie Fangbin nodded and said, "The performance is acceptable."
"There are no more giant beasts or traps," Shi Heping said with a smile. "Next is the final battle between the two remaining teams."
Xie Fangbin yawned and said, "Remind them."
At this moment, Gu Ya was calibrating the giant snake. Suddenly, a academy notification sounded in the mecha:
[All giant beasts and traps have been destroyed. Only two teams remain: Gu Ya's team and Lu Bo's team.]
[Members of both teams are requested to proceed to the center of the jungle for battle.]
Gu Ya stood up, a faint smile on his face.
"Just as I wished!"