Zhen Li was so terrified she went limp, her legs trembling as she looked at the wall.
It was merely an oil painting with incomprehensible patterns. How could she, a junior special operative, understand such a complex painting!
Gu Ya released Zhen Li, took the painting from the wall, and went to find the highest authorities. He barged into the neighboring country's office without hesitation, threw the oil painting onto the desk, and asked, "Where did you get this painting?"
The leader of the neighboring country, trembling and wiping sweat from his forehead, shouted, "Go... go fetch the Chief Researcher of the Imperial National Research Institute!!"
Half an hour later, an elderly person leaning on a cane, with bionic prosthetics for limbs, entered the office. With a cautious expression, he explained, "Over a hundred years ago, a stone slab was excavated from a quarry in our country. Because the patterns on it resembled some kind of symbols, it was copied for preservation and research. But there has been no progress."
Gu Ya asked sternly, "Where is the stone slab?"
Upon receiving the answer, Gu Ya hurried to the classified national archives where the stone slab was stored. In a musty secret room, Gu Ya saw the stone slab. The cryptic patterns on it immediately reminded Gu Ya of Xu Jie. Twice now, where there was a stone slab, Xu Jie's android had appeared!
"Xu Jie, get out here!!" Gu Ya roared, looking behind him. Zhen Li, who had followed him, quickly grabbed the doorframe in fright.
"Damn it, you damned beast!" Gu Ya rushed out of the secret room, looking left and right down the empty corridor, hoping to see Xu Jie. Thinking of Xu Jie made Gu Ya hate Black Star. Black Star had caused too many tragedies; Shen Jingming, Xu Jie, and he himself had all been captured by them for research. Shen Jingming's fate was tied to that bitch. Gu Ya had almost been assimilated by Hei Yang. And that damned Xu Jie, through some unknown channel, had acquired mysterious technology, appearing like a cockroach to disgust Gu Ya from time to time. All of this was thanks to Black Star! All of this was the doing of Mu Ye Xing Chen!
But after the rage, Gu Ya quickly calmed down. Thinking of Mu Ye Xing Chen gave Gu Ya a feeling of wanting to be angry yet suppressing it. Having spent time together recently, he was actually quite visionary, and Gu Ya could see that he cared about his safety. If Mu Ye Xing Chen could be recruited by Xian Xia, with his intelligence and resourcefulness, he would definitely be a sharp weapon against Black Star. It was also because of him that Gu Ya had assimilated Hei Yang and made him his own.
"There's a solution to everything," Gu Ya comforted himself. These stone slabs were highly suspicious, Gu Ya was certain. After recording the patterns on the stone slab, Gu Ya prepared to return to Xian Xia and carefully question the head of Xu Jie, which he had sealed in a lead block.
"Let's go," Gu Ya said softly, pulling Zhen Li. "Don't worry, I won't hurt you."
As the two emerged from the classified archives, the leader of the neighboring country rushed over with a large group of people. Upon meeting, the leader pleaded frantically, "Lord Jude! The army of Asha Shasha Kingdom has attacked! Our army is gathering, save us!!"
Gu Ya felt annoyed and said, "This is your own business, I won't get involved."
The leader quickly grabbed Gu Ya's hand and even took the lead in kneeling. "The Asha Shasha Kingdom is powerful and arrogant! Our country had the strength to fight them. But you... your divine might has severely damaged our army..."
This was indeed Gu Ya's fault; in his madness, he had almost made the Lan Lan Lan Kingdom disappear from the underground. Gu Ya frowned, "Alright! Get up, everyone, I'll help!"
"Master, what do you plan to do?" Hei Yang asked.
Gu Ya thought for a moment, then showed a mysterious and charming smile.
On the border of Lan Lan Lan, the mecha armies of both countries were already engaged in battle. The intensity was no less than the battle between Xian Xia and Black Star.
"Withdraw all your troops," Gu Ya said into the communicator. He stood alone on the ground, wearing a special material pilot suit. After a withdrawal order was issued, all the mechs of the Lan Lan Lan Kingdom turned around and flew backward overhead. In front, countless Asha Shasha Kingdom mechs were pressing in, covering the sky.
Gu Ya took a breath, completely unfazed, and said, "Hei Yang, begin." As the words fell, the Micro Storm Star Outer Armor was summoned, instantly enveloping Gu Ya. Immediately after, a large Storm Star materialized out of thin air. A curved screen appeared in front, supporting a wide pilot seat for Gu Ya. Wearing the Storm Outer Armor and sitting in the pilot seat, Gu Ya smiled wickedly, "And then..."
Tens of thousands of Asha Shasha Kingdom vanguard mechs advanced at a steady pace, forming an attack formation. The pilots at the very front of the formation began to laugh loudly upon seeing only one mecha on the ground.
"Hahaha! The Lan Lan Lan Kingdom sent one mecha to block our army? Is this a joke! Hahaha! This is hilarious!"
"A mantis trying to stop a chariot! This battle must completely annex the Lan Lan Lan Kingdom! Double the country's territory!!"
"Charge into Lanye City! Expand our territory for the motherland!! We shall go down in history for eternity!!!"
"For Asha Shasha Kingdom!!"
"For... Me... What the hell?"
Just as these invaders were gloating, a vast, boundless, deep blue wall suddenly appeared directly in front of them without any warning!!! This wall was so enormous that its full extent couldn't be seen!!! All the Asha Shasha Kingdom mechs froze in mid-air, not daring to fly forward, and all the invaders fell silent, looking up at this sky-piercing pillar!!!
Gu Ya roared with laughter, "Hahahahaha!!!"
Too small to pilot the super-large Storm Star? Not a problem!! He directly summoned a medium-sized Storm Star. Controlling a mecha with a mecha! That solves the problem!
Hei Yang said helplessly, "Master, are you nesting dolls here..."
"Hei Yang! Play 'Empire of Steel'! Let's crank up the cyberpunk vibe!!"
"Master has been listening to music a lot lately."
"Shen Jingming infected me."
Tens of millions of Asha Shasha Kingdom mechs flew around the lower legs of the super-large Storm Star, like countless moths, obscuring the ground. Gu Ya blew on his right index finger and gently pressed a button on the control panel. Instantly, a massive amount of deep blue lightning poured out from the Storm Star mecha. The crackling lightning pierced tens of thousands of "insects," creating countless deep pits on the ground. The explosion lights began to flash from below and extended forward, the entire landscape filled with flames, like rapidly blooming wildflowers, remarkably spectacular. Gu Ya didn't even use any offensive weapons, yet he turned all of Asha Shasha Kingdom's forces into ashes.
Pursing his lips, Gu Ya said regretfully, "Zero combat experience." However, the high-ranking officials of the Lan Lan Lan Kingdom in the rear were dumbfounded. Some were so terrified they collapsed, foaming at the mouth. This attack from the Storm Star caused the powerful and ambitious Asha Shasha Kingdom's national strength to regress by fifty years.
Gu Ya, feeling a bit unsatisfied, asked, "Hei Yang, do you think bombarding the earth's crust with a normal-sized Exploding Power Divine Cannon could connect the two worlds?"
"One moment, Master." Hei Yang, with its advanced little head, did a quick calculation and said, "Based on factors like the cannon's power, geological hardness, and stratum pressure, the conclusion is..."
"No—!!!"
"Master, you've become abnormal since arriving in the underground world!! Killing innocents indiscriminately, destroying countries at will! They are also life!"
"Tch!" Gu Ya waved his hand, not bothering to argue with Hei Yang. Recalling the super-large Storm Star, Gu Ya piloted a medium-sized mecha and flew towards the Lan Lan Lan Kingdom. "Research must continue!"