As Liu Feng departed, Lai Juan's pupils glazed over, and his body suddenly lunged forward.
A section of the floor cracked open, three cables extending from below, lifting a new head that flew onto Lai Juan's body.
Before the head and body could connect, Gu Ya vanished from his spot, reappearing behind it.
"Want to be reborn? A pipe dream!"
His mechanical blade stabbed forward rapidly. With a "bang,"
the blade struck a thin protective shield outside Lai Juan's body. No matter how hard Gu Ya pushed, it wouldn't penetrate.
"Gu Ya, do you know that, so far, you haven't even damaged five percent of my body?"
"You seem to be winning step by step, but in reality..."
Lai Juan floated into the air, turned around, and looked down at Gu Ya, speaking calmly and seriously, "You're still far from it."
Gu Ya glared at Fanan, saying sternly, "That's good. I was just worrying that killing you so quickly would be too boring."
Lai Juan's expression remained unchanged. "I don't like your personality of being all talk and no substance. Once I turn you into a subordinate, I'll personally design a personality system for you. Let me think..."
"Yes, I've got it. I'll design you as my watchdog! How about that?"
Gu Ya wasn't angry at all. He was very calm, even a hint of contemptuous smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. He said,
"I admire your ability to tell bad jokes even when you're facing death."
"Don't worry, I won't kill you completely. I'll turn you into something like a ball, and then invent a world-famous sport for you, letting everyone kick you. Rest assured, for you, it will be utterly humiliating. I want to watch you struggle to live and be unable to die."
Lai Juan burst into laughter, "You really think you've defeated me? You really think that by taking the Jar of Equilibrium, I can't stop you? Take a look around you!!"
"The entire hall, the floor, the walls, the ceiling! They've all integrated with the liquid from the Jar of Equilibrium!"
"You!! Have no way to escape!!!"
"Jar of Equilibrium! Activate!!!"
Gu Ya immediately prepared to use his previous tactic, flying back to his teammates in the plaza.
But he soon felt his strength draining,
as if a stagnant pool had tightly enclosed him, and no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't reach the shore!
At the critical moment, Gu Ya's consciousness dove deep, entering his consciousness space, and he stabbed himself in the chest, sealing the power of the Mech God's Relic Urn.
Regaining his strength, Gu Ya became fully mechanized and leaped towards Lai Juan!
"Hahahahaha!" Lai Juan laughed maniacally, quickly flying backward.
From beneath the floor, hundreds of cables broke through, flying towards Gu Ya.
The outer sheath of each cable was covered with sharp, fishhook-like barbs!
They moved so fast, and Gu Ya was in mid-air, making evasion impossible.
The cables, like countless vines, tightly wrapped around Gu Ya's entire body and quickly tightened!
The hard barbs carved shallow marks on Gu Ya's mechanical body.
Lai Juan flew over quickly, placed a hand on Gu Ya's head, and smiled calmly, "Let's see how long you can last..."
Gu Ya, with only his head exposed, stared fiercely at Lai Juan.
Just then, Ye Ying and her group burst into the hall. Upon seeing Gu Ya captured, they immediately accelerated towards him!
Lai Juan's face showed disdain. "A bunch of insects, utterly useless."
He then waved his hand, and the ceiling instantly descended, blocking Ye Ying and her group's path.
Immediately, ten armored soldiers dropped from the ceiling, landing steadily, guns aimed at the group.
"Eliminate them!"
The moment they opened fire, Bai Ying's ability activated.
The control of the ten soldiers was seized, and they turned, aiming their guns at Lai Juan!
But in the next second, all the soldiers stopped moving, blood gushed from their armor, and they collapsed.
Bai Ying jumped out of Ye Ying's embrace, stepping on the fallen soldiers. Her pale blue eyes looked at Lai Juan, code flickering within her pupils.
The Solo Calculation Domain immediately activated, shrouding her vision in darkness.
Lai Juan was dragged into Bai Ying's calculation domain.
"I will imprison you here forever!" Bai Ying said sternly, clones emerging from behind her.
With both bodies calculating simultaneously, powerful offensive code generated from all sides, flying towards the enemy.
Lai Juan sneered, "Annoying insects, I'll deal with you first!"
Then, Fanan deployed a computational defense to block Bai Ying's attack while brewing his own code.
With Fanan trapped by Bai Ying, Gu Ya in reality gained a moment of respite.
The others freed Gu Ya.
Gu Ya said calmly, "We can't wait for her. Miracle, your body has a consciousness transmission device, right?"
Miracle replied, "Yes, Brother Gu! Your followers custom-made a bionic body for me, embedding a consciousness transmitter within it, which can help us enter the consciousness world of other humans."
Gu Ya nodded, "While Bai Ying is holding him off, we'll go to Lai Juan. If Bai Ying fails, we'll drag him into the consciousness domain immediately."
"Lai Juan's consciousness resides within Hai Yang's shell. I estimate he hasn't firmly bonded with the body yet."
As they spoke,
Bai Ying suddenly let out a loud roar, her cat body tilting backward, blood flowing from her mouth.
Lai Juan also awoke at this moment, roaring fiercely, "Insolent wretches! You dare to try and bind me!"
After he finished roaring, he clutched his chest, large amounts of blood also flowing from his mouth!
Gu Ya realized Bai Ying must have severely wounded Lai Juan. He immediately grabbed Miracle's belt, his entire body mechanized, gathering strength in his arms, and throwing Miracle high towards Lai Juan.
"Miracle! Get him!!"
"Watch this!!" Miracle roared!
Lai Juan's eyes blazed with killing intent. He slapped down with both palms, and ten cables shot out from beneath the floor, securing Miracle's ankles.
Immediately after, Lai Juan's hands crossed rapidly, like performing hand seals!
The entire hall began to tremble violently, as if an earthquake had struck!
Countless cables drilled out from the floor and ceiling, each grasping weapons, mechanical parts, and components.
These cables quickly converged, and the carried parts, components, and assemblies were rapidly and precisely assembled.
When all the cables retracted back into the floor, five miniature mechs appeared in front of everyone.
Ye Ying scooped up Bai Ying and said quickly, "He's trying to escape!"
A blue, spherical, translucent shield was released from Lai Juan's body, enveloping him as he flew towards the depths of the main hall.
"We absolutely cannot let him go! Everyone, move!" Gu Ya quickly charged in the direction Fanan was escaping.
But the others had no mechs, and their legs couldn't match his flight speed.
Moreover, five mechs stood in their way!
The five mechs stood shoulder to shoulder, simultaneously adopting attack stances. Their arms began to charge, fingers retracting into ten beam machine guns.
Five mechs, fifty machine guns!
And Gu Ya's side was completely unarmed!
"Target locked, prepare for elimination!" the five mechs simultaneously emitted mechanical voices.
Suddenly, an unusual humming sound echoed from outside the hall.
A hovercar crashed into the hall, smashing into three of the mechs.
Liu Feng, cradling Fu Ya Fang, jumped out of the hovercar, shouting joyfully, "Brother! We're back!!"
The five mechs quickly adjusted their posture, their finger-mounted machine guns re-aiming at the group, speaking in unison, "Retargeting, prepare for elimination!"
Liu Feng, carrying Fu Ya Fang, ran towards Gu Ya frantically, "Brother! What in the world is going on! We're about to die right after getting back!!"
Gu Ya calmly charged towards the mechs, fully mechanized, blocking in front of everyone.
At this moment, the five mechs simultaneously fired a chilling chain of beam bullets.
Ye Ying rushed in front of everyone, her arms mechanized, merging together to shield her chest.
Tao Na pulled Qiao Weiwei behind her.
Wuji and Bai Zhan Heng rushed to Ye Ying's side, forming a human wall to shield Miracle and Ning Yu behind them.
Fierce flames were unleashed in unison towards the group.
The barrage of bullets was so sharp, it could instantly turn everyone into sieves!
Suddenly, behind Gu Ya, a familiar male voice rang out.