Seeing Xu Yanchuan's mech go out of control, Wang Meng hurriedly stopped attacking to avoid friendly fire and letting the Qin Worm benefit.
But the moment Wang Meng stopped, Xu Yanchuan's mech strode forward. Its heavy steps made the ground shake nonstop, jolting every vehicle parked along the roadside into the air.
By the time the mech passed, the road had been reduced to utter ruin.
Xu Yanchuan's mech reached the "Flying General" in the blink of an eye. Its long spear roared forward like a dragon.
Wang Meng hurriedly raised his blade to block. The spearhead and blade collided, scraping out a brilliant shower of sparks.
"Commander Xu, what's going on? What happened to the mech?"
Wang Meng's voice rang out over the communications channel. At that moment, Xu Yanchuan was practically sprawled over the command console, trying to forcibly shut down the mech's power source.
"The mech is out of control."
Xu Yanchuan answered while pounding on the command console, but the system seemed to have crashed, showing no response at all.
"Out of control? How could it suddenly lose control?" Wang Meng piloted the "Flying General" while continuously retreating, creating a buffer distance to withstand Xu Yanchuan's mech attacks.
Xu Yanchuan said grimly, "I'm not sure. The system seems to have crashed too. Looks like I can only forcibly shut down the mech."
"Captain Wang, hold on a little longer."
Luo Yan's voice suddenly came through the communications channel.
"It was the Qin Worm. The Exotic Arts it's using now can control its opponents."
Inside Yao Yuan's cockpit, silver halos appeared in Luo Yan's eyes. Through his "Insightful Silver Eyes," he clearly saw strands extending from Xu Yanchuan's mech.
They looked like strings, connected to the Willow Zither held by the Qin Worm's beast soul. As the