"A person claiming to be Wang Shang Meng's disciple, piloting the 'Brilliant Blue Swordsman,' was absorbed into the black mech!" a mech pilot stated calmly.
"There was no cry for help on the communicator, meaning he's still alive."
"Let's hope he's alright! It seems only he can destroy it from the inside now."
Liang Xun's solemn expression relaxed, and he immediately perked up, saying, "Someone went in!" His expression then turned to worry, "But it must be hard to find the way inside this behemoth..."
Meanwhile, Gu Ya was advancing step by step towards the cockpit, guided by the [Star Structure Blueprint].
The passages grew narrower, some places barely resembling paths. Gu Ya had to retract his exoskeleton to squeeze through. The twitching sensation returned to his legs; he was still growing, and hunger followed. Fortunately, he wasn't tall and burly, or he truly wouldn't have fit through these tight gaps.
Xu Jie's angry and pained voice echoed again, growing louder. It was clear he was nearing the cockpit. "Gu Ya, I can finally mock you. Hahahahaha..."
"You insignificant bug, maggot, tick, amoeba, woodlouse, booklouse, moth fly, mite!"
"You're inside me, I can feel it!"
"Get out! Get out! Get out!!!"
Gu Ya's face contorted in anger. His metal fist slammed violently against the interior armor, the vibration resonating deep within the mech.
"Ah~ I finally found you, Gu Ya!"
As Xu Jie's voice faded, the mech's interior began to contort. The previously narrow gaps contracted even further. Gu Ya could barely maintain his crawling posture, curling into a ball. Facing imminent crushing, Gu Ya purchased a piece of alloy from the system store and quickly tossed it far behind him.
"Hahaha! Running fast, aren't we!" Xu Jie cackled triumphantly.
The space where Gu Ya was located suddenly widened, while the area behind him contracted. Gu Ya bought another piece of alloy and tossed it behind him again, simultaneously getting to his feet and continuing forward. Finally, not far ahead, Gu Ya could faintly discern a silvery-gray glow. He crossed the final crossbeam, crawled through the last narrow crevice, and the space before him finally opened up.
Gu Ya got to his feet and gazed forward. Silver-gray light illuminated the dark interior of the mech. Before him stood a massive, metal-silver cubic alloy container, about four meters tall. Gu Ya circled the container, estimating its volume to be around sixty-four cubic meters. The container's surface was smooth and seamless, appearing as a single unit. Gu Ya retracted his hand exoskeleton and placed his palm on it; a chilling sensation traveled up his arm to his heart.
Gu Ya purchased two more pieces of alloy and tossed them into a deep, narrow chasm behind him. The alloys clanged against the inner walls, the sounds receding and growing faint.
"Hahahaha! Found you, Gu Ya. Do you know where that leads? That's my excretion port," Xu Jie declared brazenly with crude words.
A smile crept onto Gu Ya's lips as he softly said, "Indeed, Xu Jie is in here."
"Enjoy your gloating for a bit longer. I'll kill you soon."
Mech Mechanic's holographic analysis appeared! Following Gu Ya's silent call, an analysis of the metal container materialized before him.
[Volume: 63.59 cubic meters, Wall thickness: 870/
"Who's there? Gu Ya!? Impossible, impossible! He's elsewhere, he can't be here!" Xu Jie's voice grew increasingly anxious, accompanied by rapid breaths.
The frigid air within the container gradually coated the lightsaber, seeping out from the cut seams and meeting the warmer external air, forming white vapor.
"No, it makes no sense, impossible, impossible!" Xu Jie's shouts intensified.
Gu Ya's smile widened, "Xu Jie, I'm coming to kill you now. Wait for me." With the final cut seam sealing, Gu Ya withdrew his lightsaber, kicked out forcefully, and the severed metal wall crashed down. Countless tiny cables were cleanly severed within the metal wall.
Gu Ya calmly passed through the man-high opening, the interior of the chamber revealed in its entirety. It was simple, lacking any control panels, with only a screen emitting a faint, pale light. Xu Jie, bound by restraints and connected to hundreds of tiny cables, was covered in a thick layer of frost, resembling a lifeless object left in a freezer for a long time. If not for his gleaming eyes, fearfully glancing at Gu Ya, one would hardly believe he was still alive.
"Oh dear, oh dear~" Gu Ya laughed coldly and triumphantly, unfazed by the continuous spray of icy gas. He toyed with his lightsaber, slowly walked in front of Xu Jie, and taunted, "Long time no see."
Saying this, Gu Ya plunged the lightsaber into Xu Jie's body and twisted his wrist, scooping out a large hole in his chest like carving a watermelon. Xu Jie's eyes filled with hatred, and a stream of dark liquid slowly trickled from his mouth.
"You must have no last words, right?" Gu Ya continued, then forcefully swung his lightsaber!
Xu Jie's body was sliced diagonally in half. His lower limbs fell backward, while his upper body hung suspended by cables, at the height of Gu Ya's waist. He remained silent, his gaze fixed on Gu Ya with hatred. Gu Ya looked down with a cold sneer, raised his lightsaber, and thrust it into Xu Jie's forehead. The searing lightsaber burned Xu Jie's brain, emitting a wisp of white smoke. Seconds later, Xu Jie's brain was reduced to a pool of black, turbid liquid, sizzling and flowing outward. Gu Ya swiftly withdrew the sword, flicked it backward forcefully, shaking off the scorched brain matter. He then quickly departed the area.
Outside, Liang Xun paced agitatedly on the black mech, contemplating countermeasures. Ye Ying waited anxiously and silently for Gu Ya. Everyone held their breath, striving to make no sound. Suddenly, the black mech began to tremble violently, startling Liang Xun.
"Whoa, whoa!" Liang Xun shouted, hastily diving into the mech's cockpit and taking control to fly. The black mech seemed to have gone berserk, its tremors no longer rhythmic. The thrusters on its back suddenly cut out.
"It... it's going to crash!!"
"Did that little brat actually succeed?"
"No way, I was hoping to fight this behemoth! How could it just..."
Before the onlookers could finish speaking, the black mech went into a freefall, crashing into the mountain behind the Star Island Combat Command. A thunderous impact echoed. Countless dust and rocks were kicked up, and a blast wave of dust billowed outwards. As the dust dispersed, blown away by the sea breeze, under the cover of night, the onlookers truly grasped the sheer size of the black mech. Its body was like a thick new layer draped over the mountain, its bizarre armor design lending the mountain a sense of awe-inspiring terror. Atop the black body, the Brilliant Blue Swordsman stood proudly.
"Gu Ya..." Ye Ying's tense expression finally relaxed into joy as she softly called out, piloting her mech upwards.