Martial arts have become extinct worldwide, yet I am forced to have a large family.

Just as Guo Jingyi was replanning the evacuation route, the main camera on the mech's face suddenly began to distort.

An iron-eating insect crawled out from some corner and landed directly on the mecha's "face".

Its abdomen covered the main camera, and the image instantly turned completely black.

Immediately afterwards, the lights in the cockpit began to flash.

"Warning! Corrosion rate of main power pipeline is increasing!"

"Warning! Weapon system offline!"

"Warning! Insufficient energy reserves..."

A series of red alerts popped up frantically.

Guo Jingyi pushed the control stick with all her might, but the mecha's limbs were no longer under her control.

The energy is being rapidly drained.

"I'm so unlucky!"

The girl gave a bitter smile.

Orange died the first time it ventured deep into the crevice.

The second time they came in, their mech was destroyed, and they couldn't contact their teammates.

Am I destined to be clashed with this rift for life?

Guo Jingyi leaned back in the driver's seat, staring at the emergency light above her head that had begun to flash.

The entire mech was plummeting rapidly.

There's nothing she can do now; all she can do is wait to die!

Mom, I'm sorry.

It seems I won't be able to keep my promise about the blind date.

"Alarm, alarm..."

next second.

The alarm stopped, and the feeling of falling disappeared.

Then, a soft metallic scraping sound came from the mecha's face.

The iron-eating insect that was clinging to the main camera was plucked off from the outside by something.

The screen is back on.

In mid-air, a white mech was holding her mech.

Guo Jingyi's mind went blank for a full two seconds.

"Sister...Sister!?"

"Why are you back again?" Yang Xian rolled his eyes as he sat in his cockpit.

Is this woman out of her mind?

They had just sent her out of the crevice, repeatedly telling her not to come near it again.

It's only been a few days?

They came back to their deaths again.

Knowing it's dangerous inside, why would you still insist on going in? Even a pig wouldn't be that stupid!

"Sister, I just... I just..."

The girl was speechless, not daring to look directly at the white mecha on the screen.

"Guo Jingyi, right? Let's leave here first." Yang Xian hugged her and flew towards the ground.

Guo Jingyi was moved to tears once again:

"Thank you, sister!"

"When we get back to Star City, I will definitely thank you properly, including for saving my life last time!"

Yang Xian said nonchalantly, "Let's talk about it later."

The two landed safely.

Then Guo Jingyi suddenly exclaimed.

"Sister, watch out behind you!"

Yang Xian turned around.

From the dark red mist behind them, a dozen more iron-devouring insects rapidly approached.

The dense red light flickered in the mist, sending chills down one's spine.

"Sister, why don't you just leave me alone?"

"My mech's thrusters are broken right now, so I can't move at all and will only be a burden to you."

Guo Jingyi's voice was trembling with tears.

Xiaochun was killed by her.

Those ten experts at the third realm are currently unreachable, and their fate remains unknown.

Guo Jingyi didn't want her own willfulness to cause the kind-hearted older sister in front of her to lose her life as well.

"boom!"

An energy cannon shot accurately hit the iron-devouring worm charging at the front.

A burst of flames erupted.

"Don't say anything discouraging."

Yang Xian withdrew his hand, his voice remaining calm.

"They're just a few small insects; they pose no threat."

"Follow me!"

The white mecha turned around, grabbed Guo Jingyi's mecha, and moved quickly in a certain direction.

Guo Jingyi could only quickly cooperate and start walking.

The two moved through the fog.

The insects behind relentlessly pursued them.

A few minutes later...

"arrive!"

The two arrived at a secluded mud house.

The house looked dilapidated, made entirely of the surrounding rubble and mud.

Yang Xian pulled Guo Jingyi inside.

"This is the temporary shelter I set up."

"Without the attraction of metal, it would be difficult for the iron-eating worms to find this place."

"Moreover, there is a special device inside that interferes with the sound wave detection of the iron-eating insects, so it is very safe."

He pointed to a small device in the corner that was emitting a faint blue light.

Of course, Lin Ai told him all of this.

Even that jamming device was something Lin Ai hastily cobbled together using discarded parts.

Guo Jingyi breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Are we just going to stay here and hold out until rescue arrives?"

"No." Yang Xian shattered her illusions directly:

"This is just temporary accommodation."

"I'll take you out after I kill all those bugs."

Guo Jingyi wondered if there was something wrong with her ears.

"Kill them all? How is that possible?"

The most troublesome thing about the Iron-Eating Bug is its ability to replicate infinitely.

They can reproduce indefinitely as long as there is metal.

Its appearance almost always signifies that Star City is about to face a major disaster, requiring a great deal of time, manpower, and resources to clean it up.

It's simply impossible for the two of them to do that!

"It's a piece of cake, nothing is impossible."

Yang Xian stretched in the cockpit.

He really can't do it.

But that doesn't mean a certain pink-haired girl can't do it.

Lin Ai was someone who had once touched upon the "mechanical laws".

Dealing with a few mechanical bugs is a piece of cake, isn't it?

Yang Xian's confidence completely stunned Guo Jingyi.

This insect plague is enough to cause headaches for the entire Star City leadership.

In this woman's eyes, it was just a trivial matter?

It might be because the other party had already saved her twice.

Perhaps they were infected by this absolute confidence.

Being around this person makes you feel like you don't have to be afraid even if the sky falls.

"Speaking of which..."

Guo Jingyi spoke cautiously.

"Sister, I don't think I know your name yet?"

name?

Yang Xian stroked his chin and casually made up a name: "My name is Yang Lin."

The name was taken from himself and Lin Ai.

Simple and easy to remember.

"Yang Lin..." Guo Jingyi muttered twice.

"Then can I call you Sister Yang from now on?"

"casual."

Yang Xian shrugged indifferently.

It's just a pseudonym anyway, so it can be called whatever.

"What a powerful and aloof older sister..."

Guo Jingyi sat in the cockpit, looking at the white mecha in front of her.

However, I don't dislike it.

What kind of face lies beneath that cold, metallic exterior?

She must be very beautiful, right?

Women tend to admire strength and like to pay attention to "strong" people around them.

In particular, the other party also displayed a strong sense of mystery.

"Your mech has had a lot of energy drained by the Iron-Eating Bugs. Take this and replenish it."

Yang Xian piloted his mecha over and handed over a bottle of energy potion that emitted a blue light.

"No need, no need!" Guo Jingyi waved her hands repeatedly.

"Sister Yang, you've been deep in the rift for so long, your energy reserves must be almost depleted, right?"

"You need this energy more than I do, I can't accept it!"

"Just take it!" Yang Xian frowned, his tone becoming more forceful.

Even if he runs out of energy, he can exchange it from the system store, so he's not short of it at all.

Yang Xian is not some saint.

The reason he saved the other party was largely because he was the one who brought about the insect plague.

He has to clean up this mess, and involve as few other people as possible.

"Then...then I won't be polite."

Guo Jingyi accepted the energy potion, but couldn't help but smile slightly.

Sister Yang appears aloof and speaks bluntly.

Actually, she's a total tsundere behind the scenes!

She has a sharp tongue but a kind heart.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have saved me twice in such dangerous circumstances, and they wouldn't have been willing to give me such scarce energy.

She is such a gentle, considerate, and generous girl!

Must be!