"Hahaha! Hahahahaha! Explode!! Explode!! Explode, explode, explode, explode—!!!" Qiao Weiwei had completely lost it, roaring without restraint.
Tao Na displayed remarkable composure and judgment at this moment, quickly saying, "Full team, withdraw immediately!! Wujiban Zhi Hong is going to self-destruct!!"
The red beast charged backward, shoulder-to-shoulder with the green lord, carrying the small Wujiban Zhi Hong and rapidly retreating.
Before the entire team had completely escaped the blast radius, an intensely bright white explosion light shot from behind them!
Bai Ying had just piloted her mecha to the center of the battlefield when countless white beams suddenly struck from the center of the display screen, like being thrust into a white light passage to heaven. The white light instantly engulfed all existence!
"Boom—————!"
Wujiban Zhi Hong was like a sun descending upon the earth, releasing the power of a megaton nuclear explosion. The entire sky trembled!
The ocean, in such a close-range explosion, evaporated completely. The entire sea area revealed a terrifying seabed, and the hard seabed rocks could not withstand such high temperatures, melting into magma. Even the magma at several thousand degrees disappeared into vapor.
Even in Wuhe City, thousands of miles away, people could see the sudden bright, ominous white light on the horizon. Infants in their mothers' arms cried out in alarm at the white light, and countless residents stood in silent awe, gazing at the intensely bright light on the horizon.
The explosion's power annihilated everything with a destructive force. All mechas, whether enemy or Xianxia defenders, that had not managed to escape the blast radius exploded, their explosions even obscured by the white light.
Wave after wave of shockwaves swept in, and countless mechas were destroyed without defense, much like a high-speed train colliding with a person.
Everyone's ears suffered varying degrees of deafness and tinnitus. Their vision was a blur of white, and a pungent smell of sulfur permeated everyone's nostrils.
Bai Ying slowly opened her eyes. She had forcibly modified her eyes to be blind, allowing her to preserve her vision in an explosion at such close range.
After she readjusted the internal tissues of her eyes and restored her vision, she witnessed a scene that even surprised her slightly.
The sea churned with colossal waves surging from all directions, a sudden torrential downpour descended from the sky, and boundless gales swept across the land.
Within the range of Wujiban Zhi Hong's self-destruction, no mechas were visible. The area was as empty as if spectral soldiers had passed through, terrifying and silent.
In the sky, apart from the sounds of the tide and the rain, there was no other sound.
Bai Ying suddenly frowned, and Ye Ying's voice suddenly came to her mind: "You should sleep now."
When Ye Ying's consciousness reawakened, she looked at the earth-shattering scene before her. Instead of surprise, she felt even greater sorrow.
She wondered how many more vibrant lives had vanished in this explosion.
"Everyone..." Tao Na's trembling voice, mixed with static, came through the communicator: "Is everyone alright?"
Liu Feng gasped for air and sighed as if he had narrowly escaped death, "I won't die, but it's as good as being dead!"
"Captain?" Tao Na suddenly discovered the Nightingale mecha not far from her and cried out in surprise.
"Hmm, where is Qiao Weiwei?" Ye Ying asked coldly, suppressing her anger.
Li Fang responded casually, "Ha! If it weren't for me, Qiao Weiwei would have died in the explosion! Listen! So exciting! Hahaha!"
As Li Fang spoke, he opened the outer armor and door of the cockpit and extended the microphone of the communicator outside.
Through the communicator, Qiao Weiwei's faint roars, curses, and shouts could be heard, still clear even through several layers of thick armor plating.
A surge of anger welled up in Ye Ying's heart. Qiao Weiwei had unilaterally controlled the mecha to self-destruct, which, although it wiped out a vast number of enemy machines, had also claimed hundreds and thousands of Xianxia defenders as casualties.
"I will personally submit a report after the battle to assess Qiao Weiwei's mental state," Ye Ying stated calmly.
No one in the team dared to object.
The massive explosion had cleared a patch of sky, with sprawling dark clouds encircling the horizon, forming a well-like enclosure.
As the torrential rain gradually subsided, the first natural sunlight illuminated the eastern sky.
Daybreak had arrived!
Ten massive Xianxia mecha carriers slowly approached from the border line. On the deck of the foremost carrier, Hong Lian · Zhi Wu was escorted by numerous mobile soldiers, looking towards the battlefield.
Within the remaining Black Star enemy mecha formations, a massive black mecha, with dozens of white flags raised all over its body, slowly flew towards the carrier fleet with its arms spread open.
More and more Xianxia defender mechas converged around the black enemy mecha, responsible for guarding and preventing any incidents.
"It seems the Black Star Army has surrendered," Ye Ying said lightly.
After paying such a heavy price and losing so many lives, all for a white flag signifying surrender, Ye Ying increasingly struggled to comprehend the meaning of war.
Watching the Black Star General Hu Yang · Chi Long slowly emerge from his mecha cockpit with his hands raised and ascend to the carrier's deck to surrender, Ye Ying angrily punched the pilot seat.
"To save one person, so many people sacrificed! Was it worth it?" Ye Ying shouted indignantly in a low voice.
Tao Na asked softly with concern, "Ye Ying... are you alright?"
Ye Ying looked at the Taoxi mecha beside her. The all-pink Taoxi was like a striking splash of color in the steel torrent.
After a long period of calm, Ye Ying sighed lightly and said faintly, "Perhaps not for those who have died. But for those who are alive, it is worth it."
"Tao Na... while I'm not here, you will lead the Soaring Eagle Third Team." With that, Ye Ying piloted her mecha towards the flagship carrier.
"Hey! What are you doing, Captain! All my injuries have healed now! I can fight!" Li Fang quickly shouted.
Liu Feng intervened opportunely, "Li Fang, let Ye Ying be with Gu Ya for a while. She's much more exhausted than us."
As the Black Star flagship mecha surrendered, the remaining thousands of Black Star mechas ceased their weapons, reduced their propulsion flames, and hovered in the air.
For the first time in a long time, both warring sides witnessed Black Star and Xianxia mechas flying harmoniously in the sky, without hostility, only the relief of survival and the hope for future peace.
The Xianxia mecha carrier grand fleet slowly sailed into the port. Hong Lian · Zhi Wu and Hu Yang · Chi Long were secretly escorted into transport mechas and flew towards Xianxia City under the protection of dozens of Xianxia mechas.
In the following days, Xianxia announced the capture of Hong Lian · Zhi Wu throughout the territory, and a large volume of ceasefire propaganda messages spread like snowflakes across the land of Xianxia.
Tens of thousands of Xingchen Army soldiers, who had been hidden on the land of Xianxia, laid down their weapons, awaiting the arrival of the Xianxia defenders.
Most of the Xingchen Army soldiers were also tired of this protracted war. Now that a ceasefire was possible, it was a good thing for everyone, regardless of whether they could return home in the future.
The surrounding neighboring countries that had besieged Xianxia also retreated in disarray, leaving behind ravaged lands.
The Xianxia military and government at all levels entered the busy work of handling post-war matters.
Hasty figures hurried past the entrance of the infirmary. Everything outside seemed bustling, and even her father was nowhere to be found.
Only Ye Ying, who remained by Gu Ya's side, was quiet and calm, like a still island in the surging waves.
Ye Ying sighed softly.
A month passed, and Gu Ya still had not woken up.
Ye Ying stayed by Gu Ya's side day and night, never leaving even for the recovery intervention experiments. She spent her days and nights looking forward with longing, which left her utterly exhausted.
But she had made up her mind: no matter how long it took, Ye Ying would stay with Gu Ya.
Even if Gu Ya was assimilated by Hei Yang and became unrecognizable and extremely dangerous, she did not want to leave. She wanted to personally execute Gu Ya and accompany him through his final moments.
Just as Ye Ying was dozing off from long-term熬夜 (staying up late), she suddenly felt Gu Ya's finger move slightly.
Ye Ying slowly opened her eyes and hesitantly looked at Gu Ya's face, a mixture of surprise and wariness surging in her heart.
Gu Ya was awake!