Gu Yue seemed to perform magic tricks — fireballs, wind blades, and ice cones, the three most common elemental attacks, poured down over the mechas like a storm.
Among the ice cones, an ice spear suddenly pierced through the air, drawing a curved arc that bypassed the frontal light shield and struck exactly the arm preparing to fire the spirit-guided ray cannon. The ice spear shattered, but an intense cold spread instantly, freezing that arm.
A figure, unnoticed until now, had already moved to the upper rear of that mecha, stabbing a dagger swiftly into a joint seam, slicing through like a butcher expertly dissecting an ox.
Though the mecha had shields, this yellow mecha's pilot focused mostly on the front, not activating full-body shields to avoid excessive energy consumption.
Suddenly a roar came from behind. The purple mecha chasing Gu You paused, instinctively shifting attention backward.
What's happening?
He couldn't bother with Gu You now and chose to help the other two mechas instead.
But he seemed to have forgotten—besides Gu You, there were three other unexpected people.
The little buns had arrived!
Two small buns were thrown by Xu Lizhi toward Tang Wulin and Xu Xiaoyan.
Instantly, golden and silver light flickered under the purple mecha's feet as vines and chains wrapped around it.
The law enforcer inside was shocked by this sudden change.
Meanwhile, the other fight ended as quickly as it started.
Purely by strength, Gu Yue and the other five might not really match the three mechas. The mechas hadn't fully unleashed their combat power. Their victory owed primarily to their youth — being young lowered the three enforcers' guard against them considerably.
Who would have thought a bunch of kids would dare suddenly attack mechas!
The two yellow mechas were the most wronged; their shields weren't even fully activated and without a single attack launched, they were already damaged.
"What exactly are you people?" The officer in the purple mecha was furious and shocked, but did not recklessly attack. He'd lost control of his mecha.
"We are—"
Ye Xinglan was about to speak but was stopped by Gu You.
"Stop talking, let's go! More mechas are coming."
Everyone quickly followed.
At this moment, figures rushed out from the Spirit Transmission Tower, speeding toward the scene.
At the same time, over a dozen mechas flew in the air, rapidly approaching.
They first noticed their three mechas were damaged, but strangely, the three pilots had all exited their mechas unharmed.
One by one, mechas descended and landed on the ground. Spirit Transmission Tower staff arrived to investigate.
Gu You ran using side alleys, only settling down inside a beverage shop after more than ten minutes.
The door opened and Wu Changkong entered, face cold as ice.
He directly sat down at Gu You's table.
"Teacher Wu," everyone respectfully greeted.
Wu Changkong's mouth twitched slightly.
Xie Xie tentatively asked, "Teacher Wu, does this mean we've passed?"
"Yes!" Wu Changkong replied.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good."
Wu Changkong turned away to look out the window, no longer watching the group. But Gu You caught a flicker of a smile in his teacher's eyes.
Smiling? Teacher Wu actually felt like smiling?
Actually, Wu Changkong felt torn — these kids were outrageously bold, causing trouble right at the Tiandou Spirit Transmission Tower. Their mental composure shown was rare even among adults. If the kids' future wasn't great wisdom and courage, then it would be great cunning and wickedness. Wu Changkong was on alert.
After drinking and eating a few of Xu Lizhi's large meat buns for recovery, everyone recovered. Following Gu Yue's suggestion, they bought some local-style clothes at nearby shops in Tiandou City and changed before heading to the spirit-guided train station.
However, they were stunned at the train station's entrance.
The spirit-guided train station was temporarily closed.
The terrorist attack had everyone in Tiandou City on edge; closing the station was inevitable. There was no timetable for reopening.
...
Crash!
A spirit-guided car shot out fast from the street. Gu You pushed the throttle to maximum.
Though he'd never driven before, Xie Xie knew how, teaching him on the side — a perfect combination.
Unaware, everyone inside the car was scared out of their wits.
At that speed, a collision could be fatal on the spot.
Luckily, Tiandou City's roads were wide, like highways, so it was manageable.
Spirit Transmission Tower
Over a dozen senior officials, middle-aged to elderly, sat in the main conference room. A large screen showed footage of a battle: six kids fighting three mechas.
The video was very clear.
After watching, the tower's leaders showed increasingly intense expressions.
The eldest elder snorted coldly, "Never mind the origins of these kids, I only ask: does our law enforcement squad have no sense of vigilance? There was just a terrorist attack at the spirit-guided train station. Reliable reports say evil soul masters appeared there. I have already sent personnel to investigate. If our own law enforcement is this poor, they might as well stay home and do nothing."
Seeing the tower leader angry, the room went silent.
"From today, the law enforcement squad is on orange alert. Self-examination and reflection. Not just those three, but everyone from the captain on down must write self-criticism reports and scrutinize their own shortcomings. Training doubled."
"Yes, sir!"
The meeting finally ended, the tense atmosphere easing.
Besides the tower leader elder, a middle-aged man remained — one Gu Yue had met before.
"Has Tianfeng Douluo said anything?" the leader asked.
"Nothing, just said to watch and handle it ourselves. She won't intervene. Should we call those kids back?"
"Isn't this embarrassing enough? Suppress this matter, no spreading, no reporting."
"Yes! Young people these days, truly something else!"
The leader glanced at the middle-aged man. "You said they planned to visit ten cities for their exam?"
He nodded. "That's what she said."
The leader said indifferently, "Keep this confidential. We're probably not the only ones embarrassed."
The man's face twitched; thinking, what kind of mindset is the leader in?
The leader stood and walked to the window, looking out. "We've had too many peaceful days; we need some external shocks to keep us alert. Five years left..."
"What shall we talk about? Battle armor?"
Gu You laughed. "Finally out of the academy, can we talk about something else? How about sharing our wishes? Xinglan, you start. What's your wish?"
(End of chapter)