“Young boy, I need you to find the boy in the photo and bring him to me.”
Before departing, the woman whispered into Xu Jie’s ear.
The woman’s words acted like a switch, leaving Xu Jie with a single thought: no matter the cost, find Gu Ya.
Xu Jie nodded mechanically and entered the mecha via the escalator.
This mecha’s cockpit was quite unusual.
As Xu Jie’s feet stepped onto the control pedals, hundreds of interfaces spread across his bionic body opened up.
Hundreds of data cables extended from the mecha cockpit’s walls, slithering like countless slender snakes, finding the corresponding interfaces on Xu Jie’s body and plugging in.
Once all data cables were connected, several purple light bands emanated from Xu Jie’s entire body, spreading across him before converging at the various data ports.
Finally, the cold, bone-chilling air suddenly emerged from the narrow metal walls of the mecha cockpit.
The cold air froze everything within the cockpit, leaving only Xu Jie’s consciousness active.
...
As Gu Ya piloted the mecha, he accessed the mecha’s various weapon mounts.
“This is a ‘Deep Blue Assassin’ type military armed light combat mecha.”
“The leg armor is equipped with a Type 95-1 combat light assault rifle, and the arm armor can be deployed to form a light protective shield.”
“Besides these, there are two ‘Enemy Piercer’ type close-combat daggers, and a spare dagger.”
Truly rudimentary.
The primary combat method of a light combat mecha was to utilize its high propulsion and agile maneuverability for close-quarters combat.
Its main targets were the enemy’s long-range firepower mechs.
Against enemy medium-sized general-purpose mechs or heavy combat mechs, it was exceptionally weak.
Gu Ya analyzed the mecha’s various performance aspects, constantly strategizing in his mind.
Ye Ying, flying alongside Gu Ya, had already drawn her dual daggers and entered combat readiness.
She was an experienced battlefield mercenary; war was her normal state.
According to intelligence from the communicator, the enemy was currently pinned down thirteen kilometers outside the city, unable to advance.
There were two battlefronts there.
Gu Ya and Ye Ying swiftly flew out of the city and headed towards the nearest main battlefield to the northwest.
The sky was dark. In this aerial battlefield spanning several kilometers, hundreds of mechs were mixed together, their red and blue tail flames drawing countless ribbons that twisted and intertwined.
Red was the tail flame of the Black Star Walker, while blue belonged to friendly forces.
The immense concussive blasts, accompanied by dazzling fire and powerful shockwaves, came one after another, causing Gu Ya’s mecha to vibrate slightly.
Gu Ya and Ye Ying did not hesitate, diving directly into the main battlefield.
Gu Ya immediately locked onto an enemy mech that was tightly pursuing an injured friendly mech.
Gu Ya drew his dual daggers, activated his boost propulsion, and simultaneously engaged [Weakness Vision].
Several weak points on the Black Star mecha simultaneously appeared in Gu Ya’s vision.
“Here!” Gu Ya cried out softly, rapidly closing in. With a flick of his wrist, he struck directly at the enemy’s neck and back thrusters.
Immediately, Gu Ya’s precise and swift maneuvers caused the mecha to rapidly halt its main propulsion and engage reverse auxiliary thrusters, stopping its inertial forward momentum at extreme speed. He immediately turned his mecha to face the enemy.
Gu Ya swiftly swung his blades, creating more wounds on the enemy’s weak points.
Back and forth three times, Gu Ya, like a falcon, continuously tore at his prey in the air. Finally, the enemy mecha lost power, crashed into a hard rocky mountain, and exploded into a ball of fire.
Meanwhile, Ye Ying was weaving through several enemy mechs with a strange and agile posture. With a few slashes each time she passed through, several enemy mechs, unable to withstand the harassment, turned to target Ye Ying.
Ye Ying’s mecha, like a flying swallow, plunged directly into the enemy formation.
Just as Gu Ya marveled at Ye Ying’s courage, she swiftly decapitated two enemy mechs with her blades.
“So strong!” Gu Ya exclaimed.
At the same time,
On Wu Chuyang’s battlefield,
Dozens of mechs from the Wuxu City guard force were surrounding and engaging an enemy mech.
According to intelligence, this was the main vanguard Major General of the Black Star Walker’s “Starfall Army,” known as the “Princess of Slaughter,” Hong Lian · Zhiwu.
The mecha she piloted was a unique, custom-made model, the “Enemy Slayer.”
This mecha was entirely black, with a streamlined outer armor and thorn-like defensive plating.
It could also change its outer armor color to blend with the night sky, making it extremely difficult to spot.
Its tail flame was an extremely rare dark brownish-black, and it had been cryogenically treated, making it undetectable even with thermal imaging radar.
The guards had to use special imaging searchlights to detect its presence.
Even so, its strange and ethereal form and ghost-like speed continued to give the guard force a headache.
She alone constituted a battlefield.
Within just one hour of combat, Hong Lian · Zhiwu had taken down twenty-six guard mechs.
“What kind of combat power is this!” Wu Chuyang marveled.
Within the ranks, the superior commander issued an order to quickly eliminate the outer scattered enemies, with a focus on tactical arrangements targeting Hong Lian · Zhiwu.
Just as the order was given, a scream echoed from Wu Chuyang’s communicator. The captain of the 14th Mecha Guard Squad had been taken down by Hong Lian · Zhiwu.
No, the night sky favored the enemy. A new tactic must be implemented, Wu Chuyang thought anxiously.
While dozens of guards were locked in a fierce battle with Hong Lian · Zhiwu, Gu Ya had already taken down five enemy mechs on his side.
Gu Ya’s piloting skills were rapidly improving with practical experience,
and his experience as a mecha pilot was also advancing by leaps and bounds.
More and more friendly forces joined the battle, and the enemy was beginning to falter.
Suddenly, a message came through Gu Ya’s communicator: “Detected five enemy mechs breaching city defenses, currently outside the air-raid shelter at the 12 Wastewater Treatment Zone.”
Gu Ya’s heart leaped. That was the air-raid shelter where Youyou was hiding!
What to do? The battlefield here was still in fierce combat. Leaving now to save Youyou would surely be considered desertion.
If he didn't go, Youyou would be in grave danger!
As Gu Ya hesitated, an enemy mecha dove down, raised its beam sword, and thrust it into Gu Ya’s mecha.
The massive beam sword pierced Gu Ya’s waist, and the extreme heat radiated by the beam instantly spread throughout the entire mecha.
If it continued, the mecha’s bio-energy battery would explode due to the high temperature.
Gu Ya, inside the cockpit, still felt extremely hot despite the protection of the ecological simulation system.
Just as Gu Ya was actively trying to save himself, Ye Ying descended like a swift swallow, cut down the enemy mecha, and casually pulled the beam sword out of Gu Ya’s mecha.
“If you want to save Youyou, hurry up and go. We’ll handle things here,” Ye Ying transmitted, her tone unusually calm.
Gu Ya made a difficult decision and replied, “Alright.”
He immediately turned his mecha and flew towards the city.
While flying, Gu Ya checked the mecha’s various data.
The fatal blow just now had caused severe malfunctions in the mecha’s waist twisting joint, making it impossible to perform a series of complex maneuvers.
For Gu Ya to save his sister, he would need a new mecha.
But the situation was critical, and Gu Ya had no time to find another mecha.
Gu Ya’s [Void Pouch] only contained a set of mecha armor and a set of weapons, which were insufficient to fully repair the current mecha’s malfunctions.
What should he do? Gu Ya desperately pondered.
Just then, two enemy mechs flew from behind Gu Ya, raised their frigid blades, and charged directly at him.