The sudden faintness caught Gu Ya off guard. His body went limp, and his head nearly hit the console.
"What's going on?"
Sweating profusely, Gu Ya felt a wave of dizziness and nausea wash over him, as if everything before his eyes was spinning.
Straining, Gu Ya pushed himself up, leaning back in the pilot's seat, and began to pant heavily.
A few minutes later, the nausea subsided, but hunger struck again.
"Hah~ I'm growing, I have to endure it. After all, it's related to Ye Ying and me..."
Gu Ya's face instantly turned red, and he quickly slapped himself.
What was he thinking!
Gu Ya took out his water bottle and energy biscuits, and began to eat ravenously.
After eating, Gu Ya immediately felt drowsy.
Damn it, he had wanted to take down the Xuan Lan team in one fell swoop and end the training early.
Now, it seemed his body simply couldn't support him to fight again.
There was no choice but to rest well and fight again tomorrow.
Gu Ya quickly wrote a warning alert program for the giant snake, retracted his legs, curled his body up in the pilot's seat, and slowly closed his eyes.
When Gu Ya opened his eyes again, it was already eight in the morning. He had slept for a full five hours, and it felt like mere seconds had passed from closing his eyes to opening them.
Gu Ya clutched his throbbing head and checked the giant snake's warning information. Fortunately, it was just small animals passing by.
At the same time, Xuan Lan also slowly opened his eyes. He suddenly realized something and immediately sat up straight, looking at Jiang Tingyue.
"Jiang Tingyue?" Xuan Lan called out tentatively.
"Here," Jiang Tingyue replied calmly.
"You... didn't sleep all night?"
Jiang Tingyue had actually stayed up all night alone, without waking anyone else.
Wei Yongji also woke up and complained grumpily, "Jiang Tingyue, why didn't you wake us? Can you handle it?"
"I'm fine," Jiang Tingyue's tone sounded completely unfazed. "I'm the weakest. If you guys don't rest well, you'll be out of condition when facing enemies during the day."
Wei Yongji felt embarrassed after hearing Jiang Tingyue's explanation and said, "I'm sorry, Tingyue. I spoke a bit sharply just now. I was also worried that you wouldn't get enough rest."
Xuan Lan laughed heartily and said, "We are a team. Only by understanding each other can we be united and progress together!"
Jiang Tingyue and Wei Yongji also smiled. Wei Yongji said, "Yes, we are a team. We need to help each other. Tingyue, you can't push yourself too hard next time."
Jiang Tingyue hummed in agreement.
Xuan Lan withdrew his smile and muttered, "Heh, what a joke."
"Do you really think I consider you teammates? You are just pawns to gain benefits."
"Everyone is just my pawn... everyone..."
As soon as Gu Ya woke up, he felt hungry again. His mind even conjured the aroma of food in the school cafeteria.
He forced himself to calm down, took out his rations, and ate heartily once more.
"I need to finish the training as soon as possible, otherwise, the three days' worth of food will be gone in two."
Just then, Gu Ya heard the roar of a giant beast in the distance. Other teams were encountering giant beasts.
The distance was about 7 to 10 kilometers, and it was not within the Xuan Lan team's area.
Gu Ya listened quietly.
Given the school's teaching methods, it was unlikely they would place too many giant beasts and traps in the jungle. That would defeat the purpose of mecha combat.
Gu Ya had already eliminated one team and two giant beasts, holding 70 points.
Even if he didn't seek trouble with other teams, killing giant beasts and clearing traps was a good option.
At this moment, the roar of that giant beast echoed again from the distance, and this time it was louder and more tragic. The battle seemed to be fierce.
"I can't wait any longer, I'll go investigate. Maybe I can finish the training sooner!" Gu Ya pushed the mecha's control stick, bringing the giant snake behind him, and headed towards the source of the sound.
Meanwhile, the Fan Mengtian team was engaged in a fierce battle with a massive mecha.
This mecha stood upright, as tall as the giant trees in the jungle, with extremely thick armor all over its body.
When it contracted its body, the heavy armor covered every weak point, allowing it to block attacks from any direction swiftly.
Furthermore, it was equipped with automatic target tracking and would lock onto the target's position through the network. Unless you destroyed it, it would persistently pursue the target until it was eliminated.
It was the trap known as the Unkillable, Unescapable: the Thick Shield Divine Soldier.
The Fan Mengtian team had encountered this trap early that morning and had been driven by it from the western part of the jungle deep into its interior.
"Mei Shanli, Chen Xingke, continue the feint. You must force it to expose its weak points!" Fan Mengtian shouted, piloting his mecha to flank the Divine Soldier mecha.
"Understood!"
The other two team members, upon receiving the order, unleashed a barrage of remote weapons at the front of the Divine Soldier mecha.
The Divine Soldier immediately curled into a ball, retracting its neck and limbs into its heavy armor.
"It's like a turtle! It's impenetrable!" Chen Xingke yelled.
"Continue the attack!" Fan Mengtian roared, gritting his teeth as he drew his beam saber and fiercely slashed at the Divine Soldier's back neck.
After only three slashes, the Divine Soldier mecha's head suddenly rotated 180 degrees to the rear, its mechanical jaw opened, and a missile shot out from its mouth.
Fan Mengtian executed an emergency evasion. The missile, trailing smoke, shot past and flew into the sky.
Suddenly, four beam cannons emerged from the Divine Soldier's waist, firing four shots at Fan Mengtian in quick succession.
Fan Mengtian, as an excellent mecha pilot cadet, performed four consecutive evasive maneuvers in mid-air, easily deflecting the attacks.
Just as he thought the attack was over, the Divine Soldier's leg compartment opened, revealing a dense array of warheads.
"Not good!" Fan Mengtian shouted, yanking the control stick to fly his mecha towards the Divine Soldier's front.
Dozens of missiles erupted in flames, shooting out from the compartment, trailing dozens of white smoke plumes, and tracking Fan Mengtian.
Mei Shanli and Chen Xingke quickly followed, spreading out the missile clusters.
The three flew in different directions, using their mechas' agility to weave through the giant tree trunks.
After a period of frantic escape, they finally evaded the deadly missile barrage.
At this moment, the Divine Soldier had risen and was walking towards Fan Mengtian again.
Its enormous body even broke trees. Wherever it went, giant trees fell, birds and beasts fled, leaving a scene of devastation.
Gu Ya, following the sound, was startled by the mecha with the giant head emerging in the distance.
"So big!" Gu Ya exclaimed.
Suddenly, he saw three mechas rapidly flying around the giant head, appearing and disappearing among the branches and leaves of the forest. They were likely attacking this colossal mecha.
Those three mechas were like three flying basketballs, while the giant mecha was as large as a person playing basketball.
At this moment, the Divine Soldier turned its direction and pursued one of the mechas.
And that mecha was flying towards Gu Ya.
Gu Ya swiftly dodged to the side. As the mecha zipped past Gu Ya, the pilot exclaimed in panic, "Gu Ya?"
"Fan Mengtian!" Gu Ya also recognized the other's mecha.
Fan Mengtian indeed should have been panicked. If Gu Ya attacked at this moment, he would be caught between two forces.
"Gu Ya is here!" Fan Mengtian immediately shouted to his teammates.
In this critical situation, Fan Mengtian made the most correct choice.
Gu Ya was worth 100 points. If the three of them worked together to take down Gu Ya, they could successfully complete the training.
There was no need to worry about the Divine Soldier mecha behind them.
Mei Shanli and Chen Xingke immediately understood Fan Mengtian's intention and broke away from the Divine Soldier to pursue.
Gu Ya rapidly descended and plunged into the jungle, escaping into the distance, dodging tree trunks left and right, constantly vigilant for any branches that might suddenly appear ahead.
Fan Mengtian's team of three formed a line behind Gu Ya, pursuing relentlessly.
Gu Ya looked down at his display screen; his giant snake couldn't run that fast.
"I must lure them into my encirclement," Gu Ya suddenly plunged into the dense foliage, immediately shut down the engine, activated reverse thrust on his limbs, and adjusted the mecha's posture simultaneously.
After a series of smooth maneuvers, Gu Ya shot out in reverse, flying towards the three of them.
To the astonished eyes of Fan Mengtian's team of three, Gu Ya flew past them at high speed, heading towards the Divine Soldier mecha.
"Not good, he wants to use the Divine Soldier to block us!" Chen Xingke shouted.
"We must take him down no matter what!" Fan Mengtian declared fiercely.
The three of them immediately adjusted their postures in mid-air and pursued in reverse.
The giant mecha in front of Gu Ya was getting closer and closer.
At this moment, a deafening roar was heard.
Something shocking and terrifying happened.