bigabreads Chapter 448 is far worse than me!
Chapter 448 is far worse than me!
[Thunder Eel] clearly saw Xu Si's anxiety and spat out an energy core emitting crackling electricity before Xu Si could turn hostile.
He feared that if he hesitated any longer, Xu Si would simply kill him.
Xu Si was in a hurry to return to the camp and originally intended to kill him with a single sword strike.
However, considering Mei Lin's strength, he changed his mind. Keeping such a helper might bring unexpected benefits.
The energy core of the thunder eel floats above the water surface. It is about the size of a fist and is translucent grayish-white. Countless fine electric currents intertwine and flow inside the core, like a miniature thunder star.
Xu Si reached out and grasped it. The star core spun, and crimson star power surged into the energy core, enveloping the grayish-white energy core layer by layer.
The wrecked body of the thunder eel trembled violently on the surface of the water for a moment, then fell silent.
It sensed it.
Now it is truly afraid, and at this moment, Xu Si only needs a single thought to turn it into a true energy core.
As Xu Si subdued the Thunder Eel's energy core, the Thunder Eel's eerie aura began to subside, and the strange gray-white patterns on its body slowly faded away, like watermarks on a beach when the tide recedes.
Its body, which was over thirty meters long, began to shrink, from thirty meters to twenty meters, from twenty meters to ten meters, and finally shrank into a small, jet-black electric eel about two meters long, floating quietly among the broken ice.
"She does have some intelligence. I'll leave now. You focus on healing your injuries and wait for orders at my location later!"
There's no time to waste!
Xu Si originally wanted to use Yao Yao's Starlink marker to jump back, but he failed.
He could only transform into a streak of sword light and head towards the camp.
The sword of kingship resonated with his will, its blade trembling slightly to minimize air resistance.
In the direction of the island in the middle of the lake, a square-shaped "barrier" is faintly visible, and gray mist is spreading within the "barrier".
"A formation?" He guessed what it was; he couldn't think of anything else but a formation.
However, it is clear that this formation is not the same as that formation.
What exactly does Mei Lin want to do?
Before he arrived, Xu Si's [Sword of Royal Power] appeared first, a crimson-gold sword rainbow slashing directly at the still expanding formation.
The crimson-gold sword rainbow slashed at the array barrier, stirring up ripples of energy.
The formation remained completely still.
Xu Si's figure appeared above the island in the middle of the lake.
Chen Pei was frantically ramming the array barrier with the dragon formed by "Summer Waterfall" on one side of the Xinhuo train camp.
The formation was shrouded in gray mist, obscuring all view.
"What's going on?" Xu Si's gaze fell on Chen Pei's side.
Star Eyes pierced through the gray mist, but could only see blurry outlines moving within the array barrier, like drowning people struggling underwater.
Chen Pei's face was ashen. Xia Rupu, who had transformed into a dragon, was still tirelessly crashing into the array barrier. Each impact stirred up a ripple of energy, but with little effect.
"We've fallen into their trap. When I came back, I saw Zhao Tiesheng leading his men inside, hunting down members of other convoys." Chen Pei's voice was filled with suppressed anger.
"And we're locked out. What are they trying to do? Jinxiu and the others are still inside!"
"Where are the other teams?"
"They're all inside. Our people, the Queen of Hearts, the Mighty Men's Team, Tieyuan... everyone's inside."
Xu Si's starry pupils narrowed slightly, and a scarlet light swirled rapidly deep within them.
He unleashed his star veins, attempting to penetrate the array barrier, but his senses were repelled by a viscous force the moment they made contact.
It felt exactly the same as when I first entered the island, only this time the power was amplified countless times.
Just as he was preparing to launch another attack on the formation, Mei Lin's figure slowly walked in from the northeast.
He didn't use any sequence properties; he simply walked down from mid-air, step by step, as if taking a normal stroll.
It seems this old guy isn't going to pretend anymore.
"You're back so soon?" Mei Lin stopped, her gaze falling on Xu Si, her tone as calm as a casual greeting.
His gaze lingered on Xu Si for a moment, then shifted to Chen Pei, before finally sweeping over the still-lingering gray mist formation in the direction of the reservoir.
"Have you dealt with that level six electric eel?" Mei Lin asked to himself.
"Where are they?" Xu Si discovered that the dozen or so Sequence 4 and Sequence 5 members who had followed him out had all disappeared.
"They? Naturally, they've become a part of me!" Mei Lin said calmly.
What?
Xu Si thought he had misheard.
"The sequence has an end, you know that?" Mei Lin finally spoke, her voice still calm, but carrying a chilling certainty.
Xu Si didn't ask any questions; he was eager to share his plans and theories.
"Why couldn't they build a single Sequence 8 even with the entire nation's resources before the apocalypse?"
"Do you know what it means to mobilize the entire nation?" Mei Lin continued to ask.
"I know! I reached Sequence 6 within six months!"
"You can't imagine how amazing that experience was!" he seemed to be savoring the memory.
"But it wasn't until I advanced to Sequence 7 that I understood what they meant by 'there's no way forward'?"
"Did you know that since I was promoted to Sequence 7, my sequence progress hasn't changed at all!"
"What does this have to do with what you're doing now?" Xu Si was shocked by what Mei Lin said, but he didn't understand what Mei Lin was doing now.
"Of course it's related!" he suddenly raised his voice.
Xu Si felt that he was going a bit crazy right now.
"Why do you think the supernatural tends to attack densely populated cities?" he asked another question.
Xu Si was stunned for a moment, and a bad feeling suddenly came to his mind.
"Are they after the food?"
"Of course not, they're doing it to advance in rank."
"Use the life force of living beings as a catalyst to complete the advancement!"
Mei Lin's outward behavior has become somewhat insane.
"That's just your guess," Xu Si questioned.
"But it could very well be the truth, right? I'll know if it's the truth once I advance to Sequence 8!"
Mei Lin didn't care about the few hundred people on the island; for him, necessary sacrifices were perfectly acceptable.
Once a human being produces a sequence 8, countless more sequence 8s will appear.
He had no doubt about the tenacity of humankind.
He will become the future of humanity, and his name is destined to shine brighter than anyone else's.
As for his sacrifice today, it will ultimately be an indelible achievement on his medal.
Sometimes, keeping a secret for too long can drive a person crazy.
Therefore, he couldn't wait to tell Xu Si about his achievements.
Of course, it doesn't matter how much you say to someone who is destined to die.
"Reaching Sequence 6 at your age shows you're very capable, but you're still far behind me!"
"Let's do it!"
A long, jet-black tongue shot towards Xu Si from the water beneath his feet like a sharp arrow.
At the same time, Mei Lin also launched a frontal attack on Xu Si.
Everything I just said may have been a tactic to lure the enemy, or it may have been my true feelings.
But now, they can all be thrown into the trash can.
Xu Si hadn't expected this old guy to be so cunning, launching a sneak attack on a Sequence 6 opponent while being a Sequence 7.