Within minutes, the Black Star defense forces had been pushed back over ten kilometers.
Not much further ahead lay the coastal defense line, where countless ground fire units stood ready to meet the onslaught.
Gu Ya and the others rested briefly on the sea surface.
The Taoxi mecha slowly approached, attempting to pry open the enemy cockpit from the outside.
Taking advantage of this time, Gu Ya asked Liu Feng, "Why did you come back alone? Where's Xian Ge?"
Liu Feng replied with a smile, "Xian Ge predicted you'd be in trouble and sent me ahead to support you!"
"When I left, he was still negotiating with the Western Hemisphere countries and had already secured support from three nations."
Gu Ya murmured, "Xian Ge's planning is thorough."
The Taoxi mecha had already pried open the cockpit armor.
Taona stared into the cockpit for a moment, then stated coldly, "The Black Star mecha pilot committed suicide and also destroyed the control panel."
Gu Ya clicked his tongue, sensing trouble.
Although he could control the Black Star enemy mecha, it wouldn't be as quick as piloting it himself.
Liu Feng said, "Brother, you pilot my mecha."
Gu Ya looked at the Red Beast, wondering why the mecha hadn't disappeared with his loss of the Xieshen Yiweng.
Soon, Gu Ya found the answer.
Through Liu Feng's relentless training, the Red Beast had been battered and repaired countless times.
Every part of this mecha had been replaced, making it no longer the one he had originally created.
Gu Ya refused Liu Feng's offer to take his mecha.
With no mecha available, starting to select wreckage and reassemble one would be a waste of precious time.
With the battle imminent, they had no time to delay.
This made Gu Ya quite irritable.
Ye Ying said calmly, "Darling, come here. We'll find you a mecha on the ground later."
There was no other way.
This combined, strange mecha was too conspicuous and difficult to maneuver, making it an easy target for concentrated fire.
Gu Ya climbed out of the mecha and onto Ye Ying's mecha's hand, entering the cockpit.
Seeing Ye Ying, still steady despite being covered in bloodstains,
Gu Ya held her tightly, his heart aching.
"It hurts..." Ye Ying whispered.
Her hands were already covered in blood, and it was flowing uncontrollably.
Gu Ya gently turned over Ye Ying's fingers, revealing two deep wounds spanning both palms.
Gu Ya's heart trembled.
If these wounds were on himself, he wouldn't have minded, but on Ye Ying's hands, it felt worse than losing his own life.
Gu Ya instinctively opened his palm, summoning medicine, but then remembered he had lost the Xieshen Yiweng.
In a panic, he took off his outer clothes, tore open his inner lining to bandage Ye Ying's wounds and stop the bleeding, but feared causing infection.
"Don't worry..." Ye Ying withdrew her hands slightly and said calmly.
"I'm so useless!" Gu Ya said, his voice trembling.
Ye Ying smiled gently and said, "These are the difficulties ordinary people face."
"Before, you were too well protected by divine power and had forgotten how normal people deal with such things."
Seeing Gu Ya struggling to find a solution,
Ye Ying changed her tone to a gentle one and said, "Alright, don't blame yourself. Look for a first-aid kit."
Gu Ya fumbled through the console and under the pilot seat, finally finding a small medicine box.
It contained all the necessary external wound medications.
However, the densely packed Black Star text on it troubled Gu Ya again.
Ye Ying smiled gently again, offering comfort, "Bring the bottles closer, and I'll help you identify them."
Gu Ya half-knelt in front of Ye Ying and, with a hint of doubt, held a small medicine bottle before her face.
Ye Ying pouted, pretending to be annoyed, "How can I see it from this close..."
"Oh, sorry." Gu Ya quickly pulled his hand back.
"This is the first time you've apologized to me," Ye Ying said in a very small voice, as if not wanting Gu Ya to hear.
Just as Gu Ya was about to say something,
the mecha suddenly lurched violently!
Gu Ya lost his balance and his right knee hit the ground!
The giant eye of the Red Beast appeared outside the cockpit, peering in.
Liu Feng shouted with a grin, "What are you two up to!! This is no time for sweet talk!"
Gu Ya's expression turned angry as he roared, "Get lost!! Can't you see Ye Ying is injured!"
"Alright, alright~ Coming back and already feeding me dog food, you're truly my good brother."
The Red Beast slowly flew away, and the outside returned to the vast blue sea.
The waves gently rolled, as if no war had occurred, peaceful and serene.
The sea breeze blew into the cockpit, clearing the stale air and bringing in freshness.
As Gu Ya turned to look at Ye Ying, he noticed tears welling up in her eyes.
"Don't move..." Ye Ying whispered.
At this moment, Gu Ya was kneeling on one knee, holding a small medicine bottle.
This posture made it seem as if he were proposing to Ye Ying.
"Ying... I... this..." Gu Ya's face flushed slightly.
This wasn't Gu Ya's intention, and besides, who would propose in this situation, holding a medicine bottle?
Ye Ying smiled softly, wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, and said, "You're holding the right one."
"Really? That's great!" Gu Ya quickly unscrewed the cap and sprinkled the powder on the wound.
As the blood touched the powder, a puff of green smoke rose from the wound.
Immediately, the blood coagulated at a visible speed, and the wound was covered by dried blood.
Gu Ya took out bandages and gently wrapped Ye Ying's palm to protect the wound.
After finishing, he slowly stood up and let out a long sigh.
He looked down at his hands, stained with Ye Ying's blood, and pressed them firmly against the edge of the console!
He cut a wound on his palm!
Gu Ya pressed his wounded hand onto Ye Ying's blood,
allowing their blood to fully merge.
After doing this, Gu Ya smiled with satisfaction.
"No!" Ye Ying quickly tried to stop him, "My blood has other things in it..."
Gu Ya knew that Ye Ying's blood contained "Xuexie" factors.
Contact with "Xuexie" factors could cause Gu Ya's blood to mutate.
But Gu Ya didn't care, smiling and saying, "What are you afraid of? This way, we'll truly be together forever."
"You talk nonsense," Ye Ying said, amused by Gu Ya.
Gu Ya pushed Ye Ying's pilot seat aside, then moved the co-pilot seat in front of the control console. After sitting down, he manipulated the controls rapidly with both hands.
The mecha's cockpit door closed, the chest armor merged heavily, and the mecha's aura reignited.
"Alright comrades, I've kept you waiting a bit."
"Now, we will advance into the Black Star camp."
"Completely destroy the enemy's defenses."
"Tear open the arrogant and false face of the Black Star Empire!"
Liu Feng laughed excitedly and shouted, "I can't wait!! Activate!!!"
"Taona, go all out, be ready for combat."
"Haha, everyone is fighting hard, I can't fall behind! Qiao Weiwei, enter combat mode!"
The four mechas sequentially activated their auras,
the searing heat instantly boiling the seawater, causing large clouds of steam to rise.
Braving the sea wind, the four mechas ascended in single file.
On the distant coastline, deadly weaponry was deployed.
The group showed no fear or hesitation, calm and fearless, flying towards the enemy camp.