Neither of them spoke again, until...
"drop--"
The piercing alarm sounded throughout the entire warship.
"Enemy attack!" Gu Tang immediately perked up.
He didn't even have time to greet Han Xuan before turning around and rushing towards the combat readiness room.
His reaction was so sharp that it was unlike that of a soldier who had only been training for two months.
By the time Han Xuan rushed over, Gu Tang had already summoned his Qingcheng.
Having just heard the other party's secret, Han Xuan stood at the door of the combat readiness room, looking up at the towering Qingcheng, feeling both a lump in his throat and a sense of relief.
He wasn't a petty person, but in that instant, he felt a sudden, exhilarating sense of liberation—
He doesn't like me, but he doesn't like you either, Qin Junche!
This time, we're still even, haha!
"What are you dawdling for?!" Gu Tang had already grabbed the elevator in the Qingcheng cockpit with one hand and was yelling at Han Xuan, "Where's Lieyan?"
"Right away!" Han Xuan's lips curled into a small smile, and he thought even more smugly that for his first battle, he had invited himself as his partner, not Qin Junche.
With a soft "whoosh," flames rose up in the center of the combat readiness room.
At this moment, Gu Tang had already sat in the cockpit of Qingcheng and activated the control program.
"Hey." His communication devices had been connected with Han Xuan since they entered the warship. "That guy is too impatient."
“They have three S-class mechs,” Han Xuan said, activating his Blazing Flame.
“I know,” Gu Tang said, “That’s why I shook off Qin Junche.”
He paused, then said, "If he comes too, the other side will probably choose to continue to lie low."
Han Xuan: "..."
Han Xuan reached out and turned on the communication screen inside the mecha, and Gu Tang's small figure appeared.
The other person has gotten quite tanned in the last two months, which has also diminished their gentle and refined demeanor.
Instead, they began to gravitate towards the soldiers of their legion.
At this moment, the two of them were facing three enemies of similar strength, and Gu Tang was still a novice.
However, there was a hint of excitement in the other person's eyes that they couldn't hide.
"Hey." Gu Tang glanced at the camera.
He knew Han Xuan was watching him: "I won't let anything happen to you."
He said it with absolute certainty.
Han Xuan couldn't help but laugh.
It seems like he should be the one saying those words.
Gu Tang didn't give him another chance to chat. Qingcheng flashed out of the combat readiness room.
Han Xuan's blazing flames followed closely behind.
The warship they were on leaped forward the instant the two men took off, as they had agreed beforehand, and moved to a relatively safe area to wait for them.
"Hehehe..." At this moment, three pitch-black S-class mechs were quietly floating opposite Gu Tang and Han Xuan.
This was a standard S-class mecha that even Han Xuan had never seen before, and it seemed to have no distinctive features of its owner.
A sinister, clearly manipulated laugh came from the middle mech: "You two have quite the nerve."
"Hehehe..." Gu Tang retorted without any politeness, "Likewise."
"So Qin Junche really wasn't here. What? You cowered like a coward back then... Ahhhhh!" The other person suddenly retreated rapidly, then shouted sharply, "Attack!"
Just as the other party was still mocking Qin Junche, Qingcheng, which had been quietly floating in the starry sky, suddenly moved.
Qingcheng had already made numerous modifications and adjustments in accordance with Gu Tang's habits.
When it gets going, it's estimated that there won't be another S-class mech that's faster in the entire intergalactic space.
Immediately afterwards, Qingcheng held his two quantum swords horizontally in his hands.
He snorted coldly and pounced on her.
This place is just outside the capital's security perimeter, and the fact that the other side is so eager to act suggests that they are quite wary of Han Xuan's Fiery Sun Army.
However, since this place is not far from the capital, Gu Tang was certain that the other side would not dare to use firearms.
If he doesn't use firearms, then when piloting an S-class mech, it's likely that no one in the entire intergalactic world can match his close-combat prowess.
Moreover, he also has Han Xuan as an accomplice.
As Gu Tang lunged forward, Han Xuan's quantum sword was also grasped by Lie Yan.
In the dark and boundless starry sky, this time it was no longer an exercise or a mecha competition, but a real battle.
Han Xuan could tell at a glance that the move Gu Tang was using was one that he had never taught them.
But he soon realized that it wasn't that Gu Tang didn't want to teach, but that in just two months, they simply didn't have enough time to learn such complex sword moves.
Qingcheng...
The name floated through Han Xuan's mind once again.
As Han Xuan watched the mecha with the same name as the other party, controlled by Gu Tang, charge in and out as if divinely aided, his vision seemed to turn blood red.
An hour later.
With a deafening roar, the second black standard mech exploded in space.
The burst of heat temporarily halted Gu Tang and Han Xuan's advance, and also bought the remaining third mech some time to escape.
"Heh..." Gu Tang chuckled coldly, and Qingcheng, like thunder, chased after the other party through the heat wave that had not yet completely dissipated from the explosion.
Just then, in the direction the mech had fled, a silver mech blocked his way.
"Gu Tang!" Qin Junche's Star Rift entered the wartime communication range and quickly connected with Gu Tang's Qingcheng. "You actually dared to drug me and then secretly run away with Han Xuan?! You just wait! Today I'll make sure you... I..."
His voice suddenly stopped.
As if to vent his anger, Xinglie's sword strike was so powerful that it shook the earth.
The enemy's fleeing mech, already somewhat damaged by Gu Tang and Han Xuan's attacks, was now completely powerless to fight back and collapsed instantly.
Then Gu Tang saw Xing Lie rush through the exploding flames, shooting towards him like an arrow, and standing proudly.
A note from the author:
Ahhh, I had so much fun writing this! My friend A, who didn't deserve a name before, now has one!
Okay, and I'll continue updating this book daily at 6,000 words. I'll probably finish it around the end of March and then start writing "School Heartthrob" [I'm so happy with my hard work!]. But this cute little writer needs to make a living, so I'll be writing a sweet romance novel on the side. Girls who are interested can check it out! Thank you all for your support! =3=
Chapter 44 The Marshal Refuses to Divorce (The End)
"Gu Tang!" Qin Junche's voice, even when transmitted through the voice communication system, still revealed his exasperation.
Xinglie stood proudly before Gu Tang, whose partner was furious: "Why did you drug me? Huh? Why?"
Qin Junche was absolutely furious.
When I fell asleep, I felt something was wrong.
He doesn't have a high alcohol tolerance, but he's not so bad at drinking that he gets drunk after just one drink.
Because of that slightly unsettling feeling, Qin Junche managed to struggle awake from his unconsciousness thanks to his extraordinary willpower.
And now, he has finally crossed the distance of a galaxy and stood before his fleeing partner.
"Or elope with Han Xuan!" Qin Junche added viciously in his heart.
"Oh," Gu Tang replied casually. "If you come with us, the rats hiding in the shadows won't come out of their holes."
"Isn't it good now?" he added. "Let's go back to the ship."
Qin Junche: "..."
It seems to make some sense, but something still doesn't feel right.
Three S-class mechs landed one after the other on the Japanese warships.
In the combat readiness room, Qin Junche was the first to jump down.
As soon as he left Xinglie, he rushed to the foot of Gu Tang's Qingcheng Mountain, looked up and shouted, "Gu Tang, come out here!"
The cockpit door opened, and Gu Tang slowly climbed down the elevator to the ground.
His face was calm and composed.
Qin Junche's eyes were practically popping out of their sockets, but you couldn't see a trace of his nervousness or guilt.
He suddenly felt a little discouraged.
"Qin Junche." Looking at Qin Junche, who was just moments ago full of energy and ready to settle scores with her, she suddenly drooped her head and turned to walk away.
Gu Tang found it somewhat amusing, and also a little touching: "Xiao'er, you can't lose two fathers at the same time."
He quickened his pace and walked alongside Qin Junche: "Do you understand?"
"Lost?" Qin Junche keenly caught the word Gu Tang. "Why would you lose him?"
"The battlefield is ruthless," Gu Tang said, shrugging.
"No!" Qin Junche's brows furrowed even more.
He turned his head and stared at Gu Tang for a moment: "You didn't... have the idea of sacrificing yourself from the very beginning, did you?"
"How is that possible?" Gu Tang shrugged.
He had already started walking forward, his tone firm and proud: "Moreover, I believe that after this period of training, the combat effectiveness of the Lie Ri Army has reached a new level."
"Hmm." Han Xuan had also left the blazing flames and landed on the ground. "If we were to face the enemy head-on again, the current Blazing Sun Army could already defeat their most elite Dragon Guard."
He paused, then added, "The Star Army should be too."