Gu Ya stood steadily at the cockpit door, holding onto the railing, looking up.
Xing Bin panicked instantly and fumbled with the controls, but fear made his fingers tremble violently. He couldn't grip the joystick steady!
Two massive beam swords plunged directly towards Gu Ya's body.
Gu Ya's eyes were sharp. The moment the beam swords pierced the cockpit, he summoned his exoskeleton armor and flew away, dodging the blades.
The Wild Emperor's body was thoroughly impaled by the two beam swords. The armor around the cockpit melted under the intense heat of the beam swords, forming two glowing red molten iron窟窿.
The red sword blades suddenly appeared behind the Wild Emperor.
"No..." Xing Bin stared blankly at the now-dead Wild Emperor before him.
"Don't!" He had never imagined he would end up in such a situation. This was murder. His irrationality and incompetence had led him to kill Gu Ya with his own hands. Xing Bin's hands fell limp, and he slumped onto the seat, utterly defeated.
"Squad leader, Gu Gu Gu Ya is gone..." a classmate tentatively asked in a nervous tone.
Another classmate chimed in, "He wouldn't have been killed by the squad leader, would he?"
"How could he open the cockpit armor? Isn't that suicidal!"
"If he hadn't opened the armor, the beam swords wouldn't have penetrated the cockpit! Gu Ya was seeking death. Squad leader, don't panic. There's video playback; it was Gu Ya himself who opened the armor!"
It was too late for words. Xing Bin's head hung low, his eyes vacant as he stared at the floor. The person was gone.
"How is that possible?"
Startled by the sudden voice, Xing Bin slowly looked up. The screen only showed his classmates and the destroyed Wild Emperor. Who was speaking? Was he hallucinating? Or was it Gu Ya's soul?!
"Hey, watch this," Gu Ya's voice came again.
Xing Bin was certain it was Gu Ya. He immediately gripped the joystick again, his eyes warily fixed on the screen. Just then, his mecha suddenly stopped operating, the screen abruptly went black, and the cockpit plunged into darkness. Immediately, the white exterior lights in the cockpit illuminated, and the cockpit door eerily opened on its own. Gu Ya leaped outside and into the cockpit!
Xing Bin stared as if he had seen a ghost, frozen on the spot. Gu Ya strode quickly to Xing Bin's pilot seat, pulled out his starter, and tossed it out of the cockpit.
"Get up. I will pilot this mecha," Gu Ya said casually, pulling Xing Bin to his feet and taking the pilot's seat himself.
Xing Bin collapsed onto the floor, his eyes still fixed on Gu Ya, asking dazedly, "Are you Gu Ya? Or am I hallucinating?"
Gu Ya didn't even bother to look at him, saying sternly, "Xing Bin, a person's self-awareness is crucial. You've lost to me three times in a row. If you have any shame, get into a corner and hide. Don't get in my way."
The cockpit door suddenly closed, and the screen lit up again. Xing Bin slowly shuffled to the corner, hugging his knees, still unable to believe what had happened.
Gu Ya shouted into the communicator, "To everyone who can hear this, I, Gu Ya, have seized control of Xing Bin's mecha and will continue fighting as the 'Wild Emperor' trap."
With that, Gu Ya maneuvered the mecha, drew the two beam swords, and assumed a combat stance in the air, coldly facing the five mechas before him. At that moment, the five mechas seemed to have lost their ability to speak, fear gradually creeping into their hearts.
Gu Ya activated the mecha and charged forward. His movements were as smooth and fluid as water, entirely unforced. In his hands, the mecha was like a peerless martial arts master, each move carrying a potent killing intent. Within seconds, all five mechas were annihilated by Gu Ya. There was no resistance.
[Ding, Main Quest Complete] / [Received Corresponding Rewards]
Gu Ya sighed. This battle had taken too long, and he had fought entirely with his own style. His instant perception skill still needed training. However, it wasn't without gains. Gu Ya looked at the control panel, thinking that this mecha had clearly been modified, with several new attachments, making its performance significantly superior to the standard Wild Emperor mecha. It was a pity that in the hands of someone like Xing Bin, its full capabilities could not be perfectly displayed.
Gu Ya suddenly noticed something on the screen: a radar display panel. The panel clearly marked the locations of all students in Class B, including Ye Ying and Liu Feng. "What a powerful function!" Gu Ya thought.
"Well, even though this is unethical, it's what the academy assigned me to do," Gu Ya said.
Xing Bin, not understanding Gu Ya's intent, asked blankly, "What are you going to do?"
Gu Ya smiled faintly and replied, "Me? Just complete my mission."
"It's 11:21 PM now. It's getting late." With that, Gu Ya piloted the mecha towards one of the groups.
This was the second night of Class B's jungle training. In the silent jungle, sounds of mecha explosions echoed. Gu Ya destroyed mecha after mecha as if slicing vegetables. This was no longer training; it was Gu Ya's solo slaughter performance. By 12:30 AM, except for one group not yet annihilated by Gu Ya, all other Class B groups' mechas had been destroyed by Gu Ya.
At the campsite, the Class B students sat in the resting area, dusty and disheartened, watching the final battle.
"What's the point of watching?" Niu Feng lowered his head and said helplessly. Shao Yang and Wang Yu remained silent, resigned. In their eyes, Gu Ya's strength was terrifyingly beyond reach. Zhang Xin Dan and Qian Min's faces were as dark as the bottom of a pot; they stared intently at the screen without a word.
South of the jungle, Gu Ya faced the three mechas before him and said with a smile, "This is the first time."
Liu Feng smiled and said, "Why waste words? Let's start quickly!"
"Alright!" Gu Ya shouted and immediately activated the mecha. He simply circled Hua Hui Jing's mecha once, and she was already paralyzed with fear, unable to move. Liu Feng's firepower caught up, blocking Hua Hui Jing's mecha. He said, "She's just a young girl, why bother with her? If you want to fight, fight me!"
Gu Ya said softly, "Brother, don't blame me!" Suddenly, Gu Ya launched a burst charge, executing a dazzling equilateral triangle kill formation. Liu Feng's mecha crashed down, unable to restart. Liu Feng wasn't surprised at all, saying with regret and resignation, "Alas, mecha knights ultimately cannot escape the judgment of death."
"Haha, stop being so dramatic. Go rest in the corner," Gu Ya said with a smile. Ye Ying, who had been silent all along, slowly activated her mecha.
"Who did you learn your aerial maneuvers from?" Ye Ying asked. Ye Ying's words warmed Gu Ya's heart, and he smiled, "Wang Shang Meng taught me, but I made some modifications." Gu Ya didn't want to lie, especially to Ye Ying.
"Mm," Ye Ying responded softly and immediately charged forward. Facing the sword edge of the person he loved, Gu Ya hesitated for a moment, but in the next second, he assumed a defensive posture, his hands solidly catching Ye Ying's attack.
"Don't hold back!" Ye Ying said coldly. "Just treat me as your enemy." How could that be? Gu Ya thought. If I can't even defeat you, how can I protect you? Ye Ying's attacks were sharp and precise, each blow landing squarely on Gu Ya's mecha. Gu Ya could tell she was very serious, with no hesitation at all. As Ye Ying's attacks continued, Gu Ya's mecha's various dynamic parameters rapidly declined. But Gu Ya wasn't angry. If I can't even beat you, what will I use to protect you? Gu Ya smiled faintly, controlling the mecha to instantly grab Ye Ying's mecha's wrist, then swatting her blade away with a palm strike.
Ye Ying quickly withdrew her hand, retreated several steps, and then suddenly burst forward. Her mecha spun in the air, its blade forming a whirlwind, even more ferocious than when he fought the Twin Overlords. Gu Ya leaped directly above Ye Ying, grabbed her mecha's head with both hands, and firmly pressed her in place.
Ye Ying quickly controlled her mecha, stomping hard on the ground to stop her rotation, and simultaneously leaped upwards, swinging her blade to stab Gu Ya. Gu Ya gave her no chance to counterattack. He directly grabbed Ye Ying's mecha's shoulders, pinning her firmly in place. Simultaneously, he controlled his mecha to land steadily, holding Ye Ying's mecha in his arms.
Gu Ya smiled gently and said, "You lost." If this posture were between humans, it would be incredibly intimate. Even Liu Feng smiled shyly, "Gu Ya is so good at this." If it were a real combat situation, Ye Ying would undoubtedly have had other means of resistance, but at this moment, Ye Ying's face suddenly flushed with embarrassment. Resistance was now meaningless; Gu Ya had subdued her with a simple move. Ye Ying slowly released the control stick, shut down the mecha, signifying her defeat. With the failure of Ye Ying's group, Class B's scheduled five-day jungle training concluded in the early hours of the third day. Gu Ya, single-handedly, had destroyed ten groups in Class B, his strength terrifyingly immense.
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When Xuan Lang flew over the campsite and saw the large number of damaged mechas being transported back, and all the Class B students gathered in the camp, he was extremely confused. What had happened? Had the training ended? Where was Gu Ya?
The luxurious hovering vehicle landed steadily outside the campsite. Xuan Lang walked to the Class B gathering point and gently called out to a girl, asking, "What happened here?" The petite girl was quite optimistic, smiling and saying, "We were all defeated! Gu Ya from Class A annihilated ten groups by himself!"
Xuan Lang's head felt like it had been struck by lightning. At that moment, Xuan Lang saw Gu Ya, who was devouring jerky, looking like he was starving. As he watched, Xuan Lang suddenly burst out laughing. "So that's how it is. You really are something, Gu Ya."
"Handsome, you must be Xuan Lang from Class A, right? Can I get your contact information?" the petite girl asked coquettishly. Xuan Lang's face darkened. "Get lost." He turned and walked back to his hovering vehicle. Sitting in the car, Xuan Lang's heart was filled with mixed emotions. But he quickly adjusted his mindset. Don't rush; I have plenty of ways.