Gu Ya frowned slightly, his eyes a little anxious, and said softly, "Bai Ying, try again."
Bai Ying stood before him, her eyes closed, summoning all her strength, she raised her right fist and struck her own chest heavily!
"Consciousness anchor activated!"
After three seconds, there was no response.
Gu Ya blinked and said, "Try using your breath to see if you can contact Hei Yang."
Bai Ying took a deep breath, her expression gradually calming, and began to mobilize her breath.
This time, it took about fifteen minutes.
Bai Ying slowly opened her eyes and said to Gu Ya, "No response."
Gu Ya fell silent, leaning back in the pilot's seat.
Ye Ying, who was controlling the mecha, turned her head and glanced at Gu Ya.
Bai Ying pursed her lips and sat obediently beside Ye Ying, resting her head on Ye Ying's arm.
The atmosphere in the cockpit was oppressive, with no sound other than the hum of the mecha.
All three understood that the loss of Hei Yang and the Mech God's Legacy meant losing two of their most important bargaining chips against the Black Star Empire.
After a long while, Gu Ya smiled faintly and said, "This world has always been about equivalence."
"I created Bai Ying, and Bai Ying killed Hai Yang. I correspondingly lost some of my abilities."
"But it's okay, the net has been cast, and the chessboard is set. Even without Hei Yang and the system, I believe we can still win."
Bai Ying said softly, "Your outlook is very optimistic."
"There's something I've been worried about."
Gu Ya and Ye Ying both turned to look at Bai Ying.
Bai Ying continued, "When I fought Hai Yang, I comprehended the emotion of anger, doubling my strength."
"But... Hai Yang comprehended the personality of arrogance before the fight."
"If emotions can affect the abilities of our kind, then personality..."
Gu Ya finished her sentence, "Personality is a more stable characteristic than emotion."
"This indicates that Hai Yang hid even greater power."
"Are you sure you truly killed it?"
Bai Ying nodded and said, "I'm sure, just like humans can be sure of human death. Conscious life forms can confirm the death of their own kind through perception."
"But I still have a bad feeling, or rather... if Hai Yang comprehended personality and gained the ability to resurrect after death..."
Gu Ya comforted her, "We'll deal with whatever comes. If Hai Yang truly escaped death, then we'll kill it again."
"Bai Ying, you must believe in yourself, and believe in us."
Ye Ying also comforted her, "Yes, at this point, we can only choose to believe in ourselves. No difficulty can defeat us."
Bai Ying lowered her head and said softly, "But I still have a bad feeling... I... Mother, is this precarious feeling, like walking a tightrope, what you call fear and worry?"
Ye Ying raised her arm and embraced Bai Ying, whispering gently, "Your birth, having your own body, is a miracle."
"Don't let bad emotions control you anymore."
"You should learn to love and be strong."
Bai Ying lowered her gaze and murmured softly, "Love... strength..."
"Yes!" Gu Ya gently placed his hand on Bai Ying's shoulder and said with conviction.
A sudden alarm sounded on the mecha's radar.
All three looked up simultaneously.
A vast number of white dots appeared from the edge of the radar display.
Gu Ya stood up and leaned closer, calmly asking, "What's the bearing? Golden Power Nation?"
Ye Ying zoomed in on the mecha's screen. In the sky, countless golden and black dots were flying erratically.
"It's the Golden Power Nation and Black Star fighting!" Gu Ya understood instantly.
Ye Ying said, "This is an escape mecha, it's not equipped with weapon units."
"Fly close to the sea!" Gu Ya said calmly. "Find a mecha that can be activated. Since we don't have the Mech God's Legacy, we'll use the simplest method."
Ye Ying quickly lowered the mecha's altitude, skimming the sea surface, and flew rapidly towards the Golden Power Nation.
They flew in from the flank of the battlefield, heading towards the rear of the Black Star enemy formation.
Because they were piloting a Black Star escape mecha, they did not attract the enemy's attention.
After flying below the Black Star enemy formation,
Gu Ya emerged from the cockpit and looked up at the enemy planes soaring in the sky.
These things were like scavenging birds, filling Gu Ya with disgust.
He spat viciously and patted the cockpit door.
The cockpit closed, flying slowly on the sea surface, searching for any mecha that could still be activated.
Before long, a piece of armor reflecting green light under the sun caught Gu Ya's attention.
He put on the holographic binoculars and increased the angular range.
Using the communicator, Gu Ya felt a premonition, saying, "38° to the left front, 3 kilometers out at sea."
Ye Ying understood and quickly turned the mecha in the specified direction, flying slowly.
Upon reaching the designated location, Gu Ya jumped to the mecha's waist and then onto the green armor fragment.
After confirming the owner of this fragment, Gu Ya felt a pang of sorrow and doubt.
"Li Fang... is dead?"
Ye Ying said softly, "It can't be, it might just be a fragment."
But Gu Ya knew very well that this was a fragment of the cockpit's inner lining armor. If this piece had come off, the cockpit was likely destroyed, and the pilot was likely in grave danger.
"Ying, ascend and search the sea within a three-kilometer radius..."
Before Gu Ya could finish speaking, a familiar pink mecha from afar leaped out of the sea, droplets of water scattering from its body.
It was carrying a green mecha in its arms!
Gu Ya focused his gaze. It was indeed Tao Xi, and she was holding the Green Duke!
"Ying!" Gu Ya shouted, jumping back into the mecha.
"Understood!!"
As Gu Ya climbed to the mecha's shoulder, Ye Ying quickly controlled the mecha to ascend.
The fierce wind buffeted Gu Ya, leaving him nowhere to hide, forcing him to cling tightly to the mecha's shoulder's wind deflector.
They were getting closer to Tao Xi's mecha!
Tao Xi suddenly drew a single-handed short broadsword, changed direction, and flew towards Gu Ya and the others!
The head-on speed was incredibly fast!
In an instant, the two mechas collided violently!
Ye Ying's mecha, with one hand, steadily caught the slash of the short broadsword!!
Tao Na was startled, not expecting anyone from Black Star to use "Attack Synchronization"!
But Gu Ya's appearance completely alleviated her worries.
Gu Ya emerged from the Black Star mecha's shoulder, his gaze calm yet sorrowful as he looked at Tao Na.
Tao Na knew that Gu Ya had learned of Li Fang's death.
"Give me the Green Duke," Gu Ya said calmly.
Although the sound of the sea breeze dispersed Gu Ya's voice, from his determined and grieving expression, Tao Na knew that Gu Ya wanted to avenge Li Fang!
The two mechas slowly forced their way down onto the sea surface.
Pulling open the Green Duke's cockpit door, the scene inside was too horrific to bear.
Li Fang's head was tilted, leaning against the pilot's seat, motionless. Blood smeared his face.
His chest and left waist bore two long, wide wounds. The blood had dried, soaking through his pilot suit.
He had become a bloodied figure.
Tao Na sat in the cockpit, her face blank, her eyes vacant as she looked at her boyfriend's tragic death.
Ye Ying gently reminded, "Gu Ya, you shouldn't be like this. Tao Na is already very sad."
Gu Ya sighed and said coldly, "She has to face it sooner or later." With that, he slowly closed the Green Duke's cockpit.
Gu Ya turned and walked to the pilot's seat, gently lifting Li Fang's body, placing it in the co-pilot's seat, and securing it with the seatbelt.
He himself, without any regard, sat on the blood-soaked pilot's seat.
A tear rolled down Gu Ya's eye, and he fiercely wiped it away.
His hand, stained with Li Fang's blood, was smeared across Gu Ya's face.
Gu Ya's hands quickly manipulated the mecha's control panel.
Now without the Mech God's Legacy, the mecha could only be activated using the most ordinary methods.
But for Gu Ya, this was still a piece of cake.
The Green Duke mecha was successfully activated by Gu Ya. The damaged display screen had only half of it lit.
The cockpit, pierced by a blade, let in the salty sea breeze from outside, bringing a trace of desolation.
Gu Ya successfully activated the mecha, gripping the control stick in one hand and the propulsion lever in the other.
"Li Fang, the direction of our ideals..."
Li Fang's boisterous laughter instantly flashed in Gu Ya's mind.
"Yo! Hello Gu Ya!"
"Gu Ya, are you crazy? What kind of mecha are you piloting? They're super heavy firepower mechas!!"
"Hahaha! I've been wanting to go all out for a long time, hahaha!"
Gu Ya closed his eyes, burying the memories, squeezing the tears from his eyes. He opened them again, his gaze sharp and clear.
Trembling, he whispered softly, "Brother, one last time fighting side-by-side..."
"Let's go!"