Gu Ya tightened the restraints of his driving gloves and flexed his hands.
The automatic exhaust system of the driving gloves clung to his hands, making them flexible and soft.
He looked back at Ning Yu in the distance; she was already fully suited up.
Both of them summoned their exoskeleton armors simultaneously and flew into the air.
"Let's begin. Don't hold back," Gu Ya said calmly.
Gao Wei's Thunderstorm Star was summoned.
Gu Ya settled into the pilot's seat, systematically activating the mech's various subsystems and putting it on standby, preparing for battle.
However, Ning Yu couldn't wait that long. The moment she summoned her mech, she vanished like an afterimage!
Gu Ya calmly initiated the mech's program with one hand, while the other casually nudged the control stick to the left.
The Thunderstorm Star's left arm suddenly rose.
"Clang!"
Ning Yu's attack was easily blocked by Gu Ya.
Gu Ya stared at the display screen and said, "Your mech's startup is incomplete. Some control systems are not activated, making your movements stiff and slow."
Ning Yu said coldly, "Enemies won't give you time to prepare!"
She quickly adjusted her mech's posture and was about to launch a second attack when the Thunderstorm Star inexplicably disappeared from the screen!
Ning Yu panicked and quickly checked her radar.
Fortunately, the radar still registered its strong wave source.
Suddenly, Ning Yu felt a heavy kick to the back of her mech! The mech was sent hurtling towards the ground uncontrollably.
The Thunderstorm Star materialized, its single foot stepping on the black mech.
Gu Ya said indifferently, "Don't be fooled by illusions. I can make you unable to see me, and I can also malfunction your radar."
Ning Yu refused to yield, her face contorted as she roared, "Again!"
"Try to get out from under my foot," Gu Ya said in a level tone.
Ning Yu frantically pushed the control stick and the energy-input lever, but no matter how hard she tried, her mech couldn't escape Gu Ya's foot.
Seeing that she couldn't break free after several attempts, Gu Ya didn't press her further and lifted his foot, letting her out.
"Not good," Gu Ya said with a tone of earnest advice. "Your skills are outdated, and your mech is too small, less than ten meters tall, just exceeding the length of my foot."
Ning Yu said directly, "Do you know what kind of enemies I face in my world?"
"Your relatives and friends might have become computer life-form 'pupae,' watching you, always ready to kill you."
"Almost all battles erupt instantly. There's no time to think; one step late means death."
"My combat style is determined by the environment I live in."
Gu Ya was uninterested in her world and said indifferently, "Bring a bigger mech to fight."
After a long silence, Ning Yu still didn't move.
Gu Ya, growing impatient, asked, "What's wrong?"
"I'm building a mech!" Ning Yu roared angrily. "I hate building mechs the most. Everything has to be done personally. One misplaced component can render the mech inoperable! Do you know how many parts a mech needs in total?"
Gu Ya said coldly, "The simplest ultra-micro mech requires 8,322 small parts, 24 assemblies, and 38 data units."
"Larger mechs require double the parts. Light combat mechs require triple. My Thunderstorm Star, for example, needs 243,657 small parts, and large mechanical assemblies require..."
Ning Yu quickly interrupted, "Okay! Okay! You're amazing! I get it now. You're the most special among the Divine Power Users!"
Gu Ya sighed softly and said, "Do you need help?"
After a long pause, Ning Yu seemed to give up struggling, or perhaps she comforted herself. She said sarcastically, "Then help me build one. Thanks."
Gu Ya smiled faintly. The system mall automatically appeared in his mind. He checked his system currency balance; he still had over two million, enough.
With almost no effort, relying solely on experience, Gu Ya dragged a mech comparable to the Thunderstorm Star from the system mall.
Seeing the black sphere of light gradually enlarge before her eyes, Ning Yu's eyes widened!
"Come down. While we wait, let's have a ground combat duel," Gu Ya said cordially.
The two of them put away their mechs and summoned their exoskeleton armors.
Ning Yu secretly rejoiced; ground combat was her strong suit. In her world, most battles were fought wearing exoskeleton armors.
And assembling exoskeleton armors was Ning Yu's favorite thing; she could freely combine functional units according to her preferences.
In her [Void Pack], she stored hundreds of exoskeleton armors suitable for various combat scenarios.
Without hesitation, Ning Yu summoned an exoskeleton armor emitting wisps of black smoke, like a pile of excrement with foul gases drifting from it.
Even Gu Ya was rendered speechless by the exoskeleton armor.
"Fierce Fiend Heavens!!" Ning Yu suddenly roared, turning into an afterimage and disappearing.
The next moment, she appeared behind Gu Ya, a cold blade resting against his neck.
"You lost!" Ning Yu laughed triumphantly. Hmph, in ground combat, no one could defeat her.
But Gu Ya said, "I initially thought this armor was just ugly, but I didn't expect its name to be even more awkward! So awkward that I wanted to dig a hole in the ground with my toes!"
"Don't care about the name, only the win or loss! If you lose, you lose," Ning Yu, finally avenging herself, spat out her anger.
How could Gu Ya admit defeat? He activated [Adrenaline Burst] and flashed to Ning Yu's side.
Ning Yu also knew this move and naturally didn't miss it. She suddenly changed course and rushed towards Gu Ya.
Gu Ya's lips curved upwards, and he immediately summoned his exoskeleton, shouting, "Hei Yang!"
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Gu Ya then remembered that Hei Yang was already dead.
Ning Yu had already arrived in front of Gu Ya, her cold blade thrusting and pointing at his neck. She mocked, "Oh, where's that attitude of yours wanting to teach me? Hahaha, it's so funny! You even wanted to give me devil training? Don't kid me, senior. Practice yourself first."
After hearing so much mockery, Gu Ya, for the first time, didn't get angry. Instead, he calmly and faintly smiled, "Yes, I admit you are very strong. I'm sorry, I'm going to get serious now."
"Stop bragging. I see this is all you've got!" Ning Yu said with a sharp, sarcastic laugh. "I admit it! I'm no match for you when it comes to manipulating mechs, but in ground combat, you're trash."
Gu Ya's face suddenly turned grim. He flew backward to create distance, instantly conjuring two more mechanical arms on his exoskeleton armor, equipped with flame throwers and surge devices respectively.
Ning Yu's combat talent was also very strong, combined with her environment, she immediately shifted her stance, preparing to counter.
Fierce flames, coupled with lightning, sprayed towards them. Ning Yu nimbly dodged sideways, turning into a straight black shadow and charging at Gu Ya.
Gu Ya was as calm as ice. He retracted the flame and current devices, conjured four crimson light swords, and charged forward.
The dark green cold blade clashed with the crimson light swords, instantly sparks flying everywhere.
They rapidly swung their light swords, emitting "buzz, bang, sizzle" sounds.
They fought from the ground to the sky, and then rushed into a distant valley.
Gu Ya morphed various tools and weapons on his armor, while Ning Yu quickly switched her exoskeleton armors.
Hundreds of miniature finger missiles were released from Gu Ya's armor's back, flying towards the target. Ning Yu summoned her arm shield armor, merging her arms to form a thick shield to block the missiles.
Before the explosion ended, Gu Ya attacked with three miniature floating cannons, and sharp lasers shot out from them, creating cracks in the arm shield.
Ning Yu quickly produced synchronized lasers to counter-fire. At the same time, she put on a more robust exoskeleton, wielded a giant hammer, and descended from the sky to smash Gu Ya.
For a moment, the two fought fiercely, evenly matched.
Ning Yu could actually withstand Gu Ya's sharp instant kills and his bizarrely changing weapons, even gaining a slight edge.
"Truly a Divine Power User who grew up in extreme peril!" Gu Ya exclaimed. "In ground combat, your offense and defense are impeccable."
Ning Yu also praised, "You're not bad either! I take back what I said! Again!"
"If we go again, it'll be a battle of stamina! You still have anemia," Gu Ya reminded her.
According to the combat records, Ning Yu had used over seventy exoskeleton sets, while Gu Ya had employed all the offensive methods he could think of.
"It's fine! I'm in a manic phase recently!" Ning Yu said with a wild grin.
"Bipolar disorder?" Gu Ya asked.
Ning Yu roared grimly, "That's none of your business! Take this!"