For two minutes, Gu Ya roughly calculated that he had used over fifty mecha combination kill moves, blocking Bai Lang's more than two hundred sword strikes while also launching one hundred and fifty of his own.
This Bao Yan is truly strong!
As the battle progressed, though it seemed evenly matched, Gu Ya was actually at a slight disadvantage.
Bao Yan maneuvered Bai Lang backward, retreating from the point of engagement, and took a breath. "Fighting like this is too boring. In actual combat, opponents won't play this kind of dull, back-and-forth game with you."
"What do you propose?" Gu Ya asked coldly.
"Naturally, to leverage our respective strengths!" Bao Yan shouted.
The Bai Lang mecha suddenly surged upwards, its tail turbulence stirring up a gale from the ground.
Reaching high altitude, Bai Lang's arms hung down as if dislocated. Then, its arms extended forward and merged together.
The external armor of its arms suddenly flipped open from left to right, securely fastening onto the other arm. The two arms locked tightly, fingers interlaced and clasped, leaving only a very small circular opening in the center.
Suddenly, a "sizzling" sound erupted from its arms, and white light emanated from the opening!
"So that's how it is..." Gu Ya rapidly ascended with Yue Ying, aiming to intercept him before he could launch an attack!
With a crisp "boom!", Bai Lang shot a white, pillar-shaped beam bullet from the opening between its hands, directly at Yue Ying.
Its speed surpassed that of ordinary beam guns!
Yue Ying dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the beam bullet, only to hear three consecutive "bang bang bang!" sounds as three more beam bullets were fired from different angles towards Yue Ying.
Gu Ya's focus intensified instantly, and he found an optimal evasion route between the three beam bullets, quickly dodging to the side once more!
Bai Lang offered no chance for evasion and fired another five consecutive beam bullets, with even more cunning angles!
Yue Ying maintained its high agility and maneuverability, continuously reversing its body and adjusting its auxiliary thruster angles, dodging the attacks along an incredibly circuitous path.
Bao Yan let out a cold "tsk," quickly tapping the adjustment buttons on his control stick, reducing the beam bullet's energy input to 10%.
Following this, a denser and more concentrated stream of beam bullets spewed from between Bai Lang's arms!
"Tutu-tutu-tutu..."
Now, Bai Lang's arms transformed into a heavy machine gun, spitting out bullets that formed white chains in the air, firing in salvos towards Yue Ying.
The power of these bullets was not significant enough to cause major damage. However, this was a point-based battle; if a bullet hit Yue Ying, Bai Lang would instantly score points.
With points in hand, it could unleash its ultimate kill move!
Did Gu Ya intend to let the opponent exploit their advantage in long-range weaponry to score points!
Facing the sudden barrage of bullets, he finely and precisely manipulated the control stick. Yue Ying's mecha twisted and turned, executing wide-angle detours before suddenly making several sharp, angled flights, drawing lightning-like trajectories in the air to dodge the chain of bullets and charge towards Bai Lang.
Bai Lang quickly separated its arms, simultaneously drawing its beam sword.
Just as Yue Ying closed in on Bai Lang, both sides engaged in another round of unparalleled beam sword clashes, scattering countless light particles into the sky.
Although Bai Lang, a light-class mecha, was smaller than Yue Ying, it possessed explosive power comparable to a medium-class mecha.
Gu Ya utilized 【Weakness Analysis】, and the opponent's weaknesses appeared frequently in his vision, only to vanish just as quickly.
This was the mark of a mecha master with the strength of a war god. He understood his mecha's weaknesses, used his moves to expose them as bait, and once the opponent took the bait, he could counterattack with a series of offensive maneuvers.
After three minutes of back-and-forth combat, Yue Ying suddenly reversed its thrust and withdrew from the engagement point.
"Bao Yan!" Gu Ya said coldly, "Endless exchanges, defenses, and counter-offenses are utterly uninspired."
"Ha! You're in a hurry?" Bao Yan chuckled coldly.
Gu Gu Ya calmly stated, "No... I mean, since this kind of fight is indecisive, let's change the method! How about a battle of stamina, endurance, and mental strength?"
Bao Yan said coldly, "Hmph, the villain and I are thinking along the same lines!"
Both sides simultaneously reduced their engine power and slowly descended to the ground.
As soon as they touched the ground, both charged forward simultaneously. One held two beam swords, and the four beam swords clashed fiercely before withdrawing at the same time.
Immediately after, both thrust again!
"Wummmmm..."
The tips of the beam swords met, emitting a piercing hum. Another round of sword skills and kill moves began.
Inside the combat arena,
Xian Xia's War God leaned back, closed his eyes, and murmured, "It seems like it's going to be a protracted battle. Let me know when there's a result; I'm going to sleep for a bit."
Aside from him, the twenty-odd spectators were all wide-eyed, meticulously appreciating the combat.
Fang Fei, in particular, had experienced a cerebral orgasm since the first exchange between the two, repeatedly exclaiming in her mind, "Holy crap... holy crap... this is also possible?"
On the forward controllable holographic screen displaying light particles, the image delay was minimized. What should have appeared as blurry afterimages was incredibly clear on the screen, with every kill move by both sides clearly visible.
The judges in the spectator room dared not pause for a moment, fearing they might miss the instant one of them was defeated.
At this moment, the door to the dimly lit spectator room was pushed open, and a man of average height, wearing a black leather trench coat and an electronic disguise device, entered. He scanned the room before finally choosing to sit next to Fang Fei.
As soon as he sat down, the man turned his head and greeted her in a low voice, "Sister Hong Yan, you're here too."
Hong Yan said coldly, "It's you... Say, your good disciple is in a match."
"Yes, I was supposed to be on a mission, but I heard Gu Ya was in a match, so as a master, I had to come."
Fang Fei's spirit tightened, and she cursed inwardly, encountering Wang Shang Meng here!
But in the next instant, all her memories of Wang Shang Meng flooded her mind, and agitation, grievance, unwillingness, and longing instantly filled her brain.
She desperately suppressed the complex emotions in her heart. They were both wearing masks, and they hadn't seen each other for years. He definitely wouldn't recognize her. He probably forgot her long ago...
On the battle stage,
Gu Ya and Bao Yan had exchanged thousands of blows, and neither was willing to stop.
"Hahaha..." Bao Yan let out an excited, low growl, "Comfortable, comfortable! I never expected to fight the villain for so long!"
Gu Ya, however, couldn't find joy in it. Based on the current situation, he was in a passive position, with more defensive moves than offensive ones.
The longer this situation dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be. He had to find a way to defeat his opponent.
If he utilized 【Active Mind】 and 【Adrenaline Burst】, his operational speed could be increased by several notches, but it would also be classified as a "super skill."
The explanation provided for "super skills" was: all operations exceeding normal speed.
This was not difficult to understand.
A mecha master's "super skills" were pre-programmed mecha code movements, definitely maximizing the mecha's performance to its absolute limit, a speed unattainable by normal humans. Of course, Gu Ya was an exception.
But Gu Ya had his own methods.
"Just waiting for an opportunity..." Gu Ya muttered softly.
The two had been fighting from day into evening, and six beam swords had already shattered.
Currently, Gu Ya wielded the last remaining beam sword, as did Bai Lang.
Three minutes had passed since the end of the last exchange, and both sides had mutually agreed to a short rest before continuing. If they hadn't negotiated, both would have remained in a stalemate, which was extremely disadvantageous to them.
Furthermore, having fought this long, neither had consumed any water, and their bodies were already at their limit.
Bao Yan gasped for breath, his fingers trembling uncontrollably, and said in a low voice, "You villain, to have held on until now..."
Gu Ya's condition was no better. The aftereffects of his training couldn't be recovered in just one week. His hands trembled more violently, and he was still growing. The feeling of hunger had long since begun to erode his brain. If he hadn't used his absolute focus to endure until now, he would have likely collapsed.
But his spirit couldn't falter. "Likewise," Gu Ya shouted coldly.
After a brief respite, both sides engaged each other once more.
This time, he couldn't drag it out any longer. Gu Ya's mind darkened. He had to force a mistake!
Yue Ying suddenly stopped defending and thrust out a sword!
Bai Lang's sword struck Yue Ying's left shoulder armor squarely, its scorching edge instantly searing a rough crack into the armor.
Bao Yan, seizing the opportunity, quickly maneuvered. Just as Yue Ying's beam sword was about to pierce its shoulder, he grabbed Yue Ying's sword-wielding hand and pulled it down, successfully disarming it.
Following this, Bai Lang swiftly withdrew the beam sword embedded in Yue Ying's shoulder, rotated the handle of its other sword, and with two swords in hand, before Gu Ya could defend, he thrust them forward!
Just as the two sword tips approached,
Gu Ya's eyes widened, activating 【Active Mind】 and 【Adrenaline Burst】. Yue Ying suddenly erupted with even stronger propulsion.