Chapter 263 : What is this thing
Chapter 263 - What is this thing?
It would've been better not to test at all!
When the alert from the Superpower Intelligence Network sounded, the inherently noisy crowd instantly fell silent, as if someone had pressed the pause button. The clamor disappeared immediately, replaced by looks of terror on everyone's faces.
The next second, when people regained their voices, it was like pouring a cup of water into a hot frying pan,
Instantly boiling over.
“Did I hear that right? A level beyond S-rank? This is insane! We're all going to die here!”
“Die? With so many espers around, there's no way I'm dying!”
“Look! Another psychic got thrown again! Could that Monkey King really be S+ rank? Damn it, we're already too far from base, Superpower Intelligence Network can't contact headquarters!”
“There's still one psychic left in our group! Why hasn't she moved yet? If she took the mission to protect us, then stop hiding, damn it!”
Panicked people shouted all kinds of things. Seeing the espers being overwhelmed by the Monkey King and forced into retreat, their fear escalated even further, and soon, attention turned toward Gu Luoyu.
Then, except for those too disenchanted to move, everyone turned to look in this direction.
Suddenly thrust into the spotlight, Ye Sheng rolled her eyes in silence. Strictly speaking, their squad was only tasked with protecting a few key individuals, not every single person here.
They weren't at the brink of life and death yet. So what if Gu Luoyu hadn't acted?
It's not like she abandoned the mission and ran off...
While Ye Sheng silently grumbled to herself, the furious crowd focused all their attention on Gu Luoyu. Their previous fear of espers completely disappeared in the face of death.
They were even daring enough now to confront an Esper!
Unfortunately, Gu Luoyu gave them no chance. She was currently in a phase where she couldn't fully control her psychic energy, but she could still use it. Because of winning the Trial of the Gods, she had received a fragment of a divine core.
Although the final stage of the trial hinted that the divine core fragment offered many benefits she'd need to explore gradually, the most noticeable change so far was that her psychic sea had expanded over tenfold, allowing her to store much more psychic energy.
Thus, with just a casual wave of her hand, those who had been shouting angrily suddenly went mute, only able to babble “A-ba A-ba,” completely unable to speak.
They panicked, frantically touching their throats, trying every method but still unable to produce sound.
Seeing this, Ye Sheng, who had been angered earlier, immediately brightened up. She quickly moved close to Gu Luoyu, reaching out to tightly grab her arm and clinging onto it like a cat, nuzzling her cheek against it.
Even though she knew Gu Luoyu's abilities, Ye Sheng still asked, “Ah Yu, can you handle this?”
“Of course.”
After hearing Gu Luoyu's confident reply, Ye Sheng nodded. It wasn't that she doubted Gu Luoyu, S+ ranked polluted beings were naturally difficult to deal with, and among polluted beings there were still differences in strength.
What if this Monkey King was especially powerful, surpassing other S+ polluted beings?
Now that she has confirmation, Ye Sheng is no longer worried. As for why Gu Luoyu hadn't acted immediately and instead stayed with her in the vehicle... Ye Sheng didn't find this strange at all. In fact, given how aggressive the crowd had been, she assumed Gu Luoyu must've wanted to scare them a little.
Yeah, her Ah Yu was quite the little troublemaker~
Unaware that Ye Sheng had already rationalized the inconsistency, Gu Luoyu silently sighed inwardly. If possible, she didn't want to fight.
But seeing how these espers were being utterly crushed, she couldn't just stand by.
Seated in the driver's seat of the open-top four-wheeled vehicle, noting Ye Sheng wasn't looking at her, Gu Luoyu lifted her head with a cold expression. Her emotionless face radiated overwhelmingly intimidating, making those staring at her tremble with fear.
Among them was Li Wei, who had been rejected earlier. She gazed at Gu Luoyu with obsession, even though she'd repeatedly warned herself, she couldn't stop her heart from racing.
A woman this captivating should be her partner!
Once they returned to base this time, she definitely would...
Before Li Wei could finish fantasizing about what she'd do after returning to base to win the beauty over, Gu Luoyu suddenly attacked without warning. Unlike before, she didn't rush forward alone to engage in close combat with the polluted creature.
Instead, she channeled her black psychic energy into the air, condensing it into the shape of a massive black ax, vibrating intensely.
Like a dark cloud blotting out the sun, it blocked the sunlight above the crowd, suddenly casting everything into shadow, causing people to look up in alarm.
Then, upon seeing the gigantic black ax, each of them was stunned speechless, barely able to believe their eyes.
What is this thing?
Where did this giant weapon come from??
Could giants still exist in this wasteland world???
No matter how shocked the crowd was, Gu Luoyu remembered Ye Sheng didn't like seeing her get hurt. Plus, her psychic energy was unstable at this stage, close combat might lead to unexpected issues. It was better to attack from a distance like this.
After all, once the psychic energy had taken form, she only needed to control its direction.
It wouldn't fail because of her unstable psychic energy.
However, despite Gu Luoyu's careful planning, a small problem still arose...
As Gu Luoyu directed the massive black axe towards the Monkey King, the S+-ranked polluted being demonstrated its extreme sensitivity. Sensing danger, it immediately let out a furious roar towards the sky.
Then, the espers who had been surrounding and fighting it were all flung away violently.
Upon landing, each one involuntarily spat out large mouthfuls of blood. Fortunately, espers had unique physiques, they could absorb & energy from power stones to heal their injuries.
So even internal organ damage wouldn't have serious consequences.
Yet their expressions remain grim. Although they saw the giant black ax rushing in and knew it was the work of Gu Luoyu from their group, they still fear it might be all show, sharp in appearance but dull in practice.
Just like ordinary people who use conversion agents, though they survived and gained abilities, their powers were all flashy but useless, completely ineffective.
They acknowledged Gu Luoyu was strong among espers, but this Monkey King was S+ rank. Even the base would need to send a full team to handle it, not just one psychic.
Just as the espers were thinking this, the giant black ax ignored the Monkey King's roar and came crashing down upon it.