Ye Ying frowned slightly and flew calmly away from Liu Feng in the opposite direction.
Wei Yongji maneuvered his mecha to pursue Ye Ying,
but Wang Can felt it was better to eliminate Liu Feng and Hua Huijing first.
The two mechas maneuvered almost simultaneously, pulling to the left and right, causing the twin mecha to be unable to react and freeze in place.
Seizing the opponent's opening, Ye Ying surged forward and swung several swords at one of the mechas,
creating deep, wide fissures on the twin mecha.
"What are you doing!" Wei Yongji yelled at him.
Wang Can retorted unyieldingly, "You should have listened to me!"
At this moment, Liu Feng also arrived, coordinating with Ye Ying to attack the twin mecha from both sides with fierce assaults.
Wei Yongji defended with his mecha while shouting, "Let's fight separately!"
With a "boom," numerous interlocking points on the inner armor of the twin mecha scattered as if torn apart, intending to separate and fight.
"Pin it together!" Ye Ying shouted, and Liu Feng immediately understood.
The two mechas accelerated, directly squeezing the twin mecha together.
Then, Ye Ying thrust her beam sword, piercing both.
Liu Feng grinned excitedly and also raised his beam sword, performing a double thrust.
Wei Yongji's face darkened as he pushed the control stick forward, leaning back in the cockpit with a suppressed breath.
Wang Can shrugged his shoulders and said innocently, "I told you to listen to me."
"Alright, alright, you're right!" Wei Yongji shouted impatiently, not wanting to argue with him.
Just as Ye Ying and Liu Feng defeated the twin mecha, the academy system's voice came through the communicator:
[Jungle training is suspended. All present students are to proceed to the jungle camp to repair mechas and assemble new parts.]
"What's going on?" Liu Feng asked in confusion.
Hua Huijing recovered from her tension, let out a long sigh, and said, "We're saved. Let's go take a look."
When Ye Ying and the other two returned to the camp, it was already crowded with students coming to replace parts. More than thirty mechas stood in neat rows, forming a long line that gradually entered the bay of a giant repair mecha.
Inside the bay, automatic repair arms would detect damaged parts of the mecha and disassemble them for replacement.
This was a new type of mecha developed by Tian Xuan Group, intended for future mecha maintenance.
Media reviews suggested that the emergence of Tian Xuan Group's repair mecha was a disaster for human Cyber Mechanics.
Humans would be competing for jobs with androids and automatic repair mechas.
Of course, that was a story for another time.
The repair time for a single mecha varied from twenty to one hour.
To make up for the progress, the academy urgently brought in another repair mecha.
Of course, most students only knew it was school property, unaware that the true mastermind was Xuan Lang, who was in the same grade as them.
When it was the turn of the class monitor of Class B, Xing Bin, his communicator suddenly received a message.
[You don't need to know who I am. You only need to know that your mecha and your classmates' mechas have been installed with new modules.]
[Figure out what they are yourself.]
[And my goal is the same as yours.]
[If you are smart, keep your mouth shut and achieve the objective.]
Xing Bin was surprised when he saw the message, but after careful consideration, he burst into laughter.
"Someone wants to use us to get rid of Gu Ya, hehe, that's just perfect," Xing Bin said excitedly.
After the new modules were installed, Xing Bin did not linger. He called his team members and they entered the jungle together.
"Class monitor, our mechas are different from before! They have so many awesome functions! They even have heat-tracking beams!" Niu Feng also discovered something unusual and asked.
Xing Bin said with dark excitement, "As long as we can take down Gu Ya, who cares!"
Xing Bin added, "Contact the other teams and ask about their mecha situations. Tell them to set up the net as planned."
"Also, notify Yuan Jianfeng's team that once everyone is in position, they are to act as bait. Find Gu Ya, but don't engage him in a prolonged fight; lure him into the trap!"
Niu Feng smiled sinisterly and said, "Class monitor, you are truly brilliant. I'll go do it now."
Gu Ya, having not received any information about the mecha modifications, continued to search for opponents in the jungle.
"Strange, I've been looking for a long time and haven't run into anyone. It's like hell," Gu Ya muttered to himself.
Gu Ya had not slept since early morning. After eating lunch, drowsiness began to creep in and gradually occupied his mind.
He found a secluded and deep valley, parked his mecha, summoned the giant snake for vigilance, and then slept soundly.
Little did he know, a large net was being prepared for him.
...
Xuan Lang returned from the upper city and smiled with satisfaction upon hearing his subordinate's work report, saying, "Well done."
He hung up the communication, closed his eyes, and quietly enjoyed the joy brought by successive successes.
"The first step is to become number one in the mecha academy and show my family my strength."
What if there was already a number one?
It's simple: eliminate him.
Xuan Lang chuckled inwardly.
Gu Ya was undoubtedly blocking his path, both in mecha piloting skills and mecha repair skills.
"People from the lower city are only fit to serve the people from the upper city. A commoner aspiring to break through fate and enjoy the privileges afforded by upper-city dwellers is truly delusional!"
However, a direct confrontation was out of the question; it would lead to gossip that might reach the ears of his family, further lowering his already not-so-high reputation.
So, he would use others to destroy Gu Ya.
He would dismantle Gu Ya from all angles, be it his mecha technology, his emotions, or his means of earning money.
Completely destroy him.
Leave him no strength to retort.
"And the first step is to use Class B to crush his pride in his mecha piloting skills, ideally preventing him from piloting a mecha anymore!"
Xuan Lang narrowed his eyes, revealing a smile of anticipated victory, and said lightly, "The second step will be to attack his emotions, trap him in a mire of accusations, and ensure he never has the face to appear in the academy again."
"The third step is to steal his spoils of victory."
"After these three steps, he will be utterly reduced to an insignificant worm."
Xuan Lang raised his hand and checked the time, remarking to himself, "It's getting late. I need to pick her up."
A luxurious, unmanned hovercar stopped steadily on the street behind the academy's girls' dormitory.
At night, the academy was exceptionally quiet. As long as the dormitory lights were on, one could still hear the sounds of girls chatting and laughing from a distance.
Xuan Lang, dressed impeccably, holding a bouquet of vibrant flowers, waited quietly for Wei Ping.
The shade of the trees concealed his outline. If any girls upstairs saw him, it would likely cause quite a stir.
Ten minutes later, Wei Ping appeared right on time.
She wore a black dress with small blue and yellow floral patterns. From the waist down, the pleats of the skirt transitioned from solid black to transparent. Under the lights, her slender white legs were faintly visible. The hem of the skirt extended slightly past her knees, giving it a somewhat formal yet sexy and cute style.
Her hair was neatly styled, and she wore light makeup.
Any ordinary boy would have been amazed to see her.
She stood at the corner of the road, and upon seeing Xuan Lang from afar, she shyly lowered her head and ran towards him lightly.
"You're here," Xuan Lang said very gently and gentlemanly, and softly placed the flowers into her hands. "Get in the car."
Wei Ping hesitated slightly, unsure of where he intended to take her.
After all, in her mind, they weren't yet officially a couple.
"It's alright, we're going somewhere with many people. I'll bring you back later," Xuan Lang reassured her.
Only then did Wei Ping feel relieved and get into the hovercar.
The two sat in the back seat of the hovercar. Xuan Lang was very natural and casual, while Wei Ping was nervous and reserved, unsure of what to say.
"Right after saying goodbye to you today, I sent someone to deliver medicine to your father," Xuan Lang said softly with a smile.
Wei Ping nodded demurely and said, "My family called and asked me to invite you to our home when you have time."
Xuan Lang smiled slightly, offering no response.
They arrived at one of the top restaurants in the lower city. Xuan Lang had pre-booked a private room.
Through the floor-to-ceiling crystal windows in the private room, one could overlook the entire lower city without being obscured by the upper city above.
From here, the upper city seemed as if one could touch its edge, incredibly close.
Wei Ping gazed longingly at the upper city, which in her heart, was a place only truly successful people could enter.
Xuan Lang watched her with a smile and said, "In the future, you can live there too."
After enjoying the exquisite and delicious dinner, the table automatically retracted into the floor.
The sofas where Xuan Lang and Wei Ping sat slowly moved and combined into a large sofa.
Xuan Lang naturally moved closer to Wei Ping, not too near, nor too distant, giving her a sense of being both present and absent.
At the same time, he gently placed his hand on the backrest of the sofa behind Wei Ping, adjusting into a comfortable posture, gracefully crossing his slender legs over the other.
Wei Ping, maintaining her reserve, slightly recoiled and pretended to look out the window nonchalantly.
In reality, Xuan Lang had already seen through this girl completely.
Xuan Lang slowly opened his mouth and said, "This dress suits you very well."
With Xuan Lang's compliment, Wei Ping's heart began to open up.
The two conversed for a long time, always having topics to discuss, without feeling awkward or experiencing any lulls. Their distance gradually narrowed until Xuan Lang's hand could touch Wei Ping's shoulder.
They were still talking late into the night.
Xuan Lang glanced at the time on his wristband, 10:48 PM. It was about time.
He let out a deep sigh and said, "I really wish we could stay in this moment forever. But I have many things to do, and I haven't been resting well lately."
Wei Ping asked with concern, "What is troubling you?"
Xuan Lang waved his hand and said, "Just some small matters, but they are very troublesome."
"Can I help you?" Wei Ping asked again.
Xuan Lang looked at Wei Ping seriously, bypassed her question, and said slowly and calmly, "Actually, it's about a classmate of ours."
Wei Ping's clear eyes blinked twice and she asked, "In our class, who could possibly trouble you?" At first, she thought of Jiang Tingyue, given how close they had been recently.
Xuan Lang's smile gradually dimmed as he said, "Gu Ya."
Wei Ping softly uttered in disbelief, "Him? How is that possible, he's just a..." She stopped mid-sentence, as the word that followed was an insult, and even uttering a single character would ruin the ambiguous atmosphere between them.
Xuan Lang clearly understood her meaning and said, "He is indeed hindering me from accomplishing certain things."
"Very crucial things."
"I... I feel very helpless. I can't find anyone suitable to help me."
Xuan Lang's face gradually showed pain as he said, "I asked Jiang Tingyue, and she ruthlessly refused. As for Mei Shanli, everyone knows she likes Fan Mengtian."
Wei Ping asked in confusion, "Does it have to be a girl?"
Xuan Lang's composure was steady and firm, like a perfectly cut diamond.
He nodded seriously with great composure and said, "That's right. Gu Ya has caused me a lot of distress, and I have a plan..."