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Chapter 167: Make the Lighthouse Great Again

The Phage Beast was coming completely for Jing Yuan.

Jing Yuan flew through the air stepping on his scale disk, and the Phage Beast flew directly toward him as well.

Jing Yuan's first reaction wasn't to meet it head-on; he chose to flee.

However, this Phage Beast was locked onto him!

Jing Yuan flew in front, and the Phage Beast pursued from behind!

As for the people below, the Phage Beast ignored them entirely.

The Phage Beast left the range of Thousand Miles's magnetic field, so Thousand Miles stopped releasing it.

Watching the scene in the sky, no one knew how to intervene.

Jing Yuan flew in a circle in the sky, looking back at the Phage Beast.

He estimated that this Phage Beast had only just grown wings, as its aerial maneuverability was mediocre.

Jing Yuan immediately turned around and flew back, arriving behind the Phage Beast's head in an instant.

The Phage Beast turned its head, intending to launch a mental attack on Jing Yuan, but Jing Yuan swung his blade down from above!

Crack!

At the sound of bones snapping, the massive body of the Phage Beast began to fall.

The Phage Beast flapped its wings desperately, but the newly grown wings weren't very obedient.

Before long, the Phage Beast slammed into the ground.

Jing Yuan pressed his advantage. Sweeping with his Mental Force, he located the spirit seed and stabbed his blade into it!

Crunch!

The spirit seed shattered!

Instantly, a massive amount of life source essence flowed toward Jing Yuan.

As Jing Yuan absorbed the life source essence, he felt a massive boost!

"It seems the more powerful the Phage Beast, the greater the enhancement!"

After absorbing the life source essence, Jing Yuan waited quietly for the system notification to arrive.

"No system notification?"

"In other words, no level up!"

"I've killed so many large Phage Beasts this time, and yet I still haven't leveled up!"

As Jing Yuan muttered to himself, he suddenly felt a chill again.

He looked around. Was someone secretly watching him?

Who?

Jing Yuan observed for a long time but found no one around!

But that chill was real!

Jing Yuan hurried back to the vehicle.

Thousand Miles gave him a thumbs up, and Star Shatterer greeted him with a smile.

Thousand Miles said, "If that fellow had stayed on the ground, it might have lived a little longer. Flying into the sky where it's not as agile as you—it was practically asking for death!"

Jing Yuan smiled. "But I also have to thank you for interfering with its magnetic field. If it had its shield up, it wouldn't have been so easy to kill!"

Jing Yuan glanced at the Steel Flame Fortress vehicles behind them; Quid and his people were all fine.

"Let's get moving! I have a feeling this place is a bit strange!"

"Strange how?"

"I can't quite say!"

Star Shatterer looked at the surroundings and suddenly said, "This place seems to be near where you killed that Twin-Jawed Beast last time!"

Jing Yuan recalled that after killing the Twin-Jawed Beast, he had also felt a chill, as if someone were watching him.

Could it be other Phage Beasts?

"We'd better leave quickly!"

"Right!"

The two vehicles continued on their way. For the rest of the journey, they encountered no more Phage Beasts and arrived safely at the Intermediate Charging Station!

At the charging station, the vehicles were charged while the people rested.

Star Shatterer used a communication device to call Bai Yuekui and report the situation.

In the wilderness Ecology Zone, signals weren't available everywhere. The charging station had a transmission tower, which allowed for a stable call.

Seeing Star Shatterer finish her call, Taciturn asked, "Everything okay back at the village?"

"It's fine. It's just that the shielding tower at the District C3 Amusement Park malfunctioned. The Boss is taking some people to check it out!"

"They couldn't wait for us to get back?"

"By the time we get back, they'll probably be finished." Star Shatterer glanced at Taciturn and teased, "What, do you think the village can't function without you?"

"I'm worried the village can't function without you!"

"Hmph!"

Star Shatterer and Taciturn were just bickering as usual. After a few jokes, they both turned their attention to Jing Yuan and Thousand Miles.

Jing Yuan asked Thousand Miles curiously, "You said you also have a shield ability?"

"Yes!" Thousand Miles held out his right hand, which was equipped with a tool resembling a gauntlet.

"You have a device like that too?" Jing Yuan wondered. "I saw Sky Breaker had one as well!"

"The principles are similar," Thousand Miles explained. "This bracer is a magnetic field control device. Sky Breaker's device primarily helps him control electric currents. I use bioelectricity to ionize the air into high-temperature plasma, then use the magnetic field to constrain that high-energy plasma into a shield!"

Jing Yuan nodded as he listened. "According to what you're saying, as long as one can control plasma, they can form a shield, right?"

"Correct!" Thousand Miles smiled. "Why are you asking?"

"I was wondering if I could possess an ability like yours."

Thousand Miles said dubiously, "But this is a Supernatural Ability. The ability each person awakens is different, so it's hard to learn. However, this kind of shield can also be achieved through technical means."

"Actually, hearing you say that, there's no need! I have my own way of using a shield!" As Jing Yuan spoke, he summoned the scale disk before him.

With a thought from Jing Yuan, the scale disk instantly disassembled and formed a shield.

Thousand Miles's eyes lit up. "Wouldn't it be even more effective if you didn't disassemble it and just used the whole shield directly!"

Jing Yuan nodded and said, "You're right, but I'd need to get a larger shield!"

The two shared a smile.

Star Shatterer watched their exchange from the side. Finding it boring, she went off to rest.

Once the vehicles were fully charged, the two groups set off again toward Dragon Bone Village... Meanwhile, at the Lighthouse, in the Law Enforcement Office.

A young man wearing a Wasteland Hunters uniform walked up to Charles's cell.

Ever since Charles's failed coup, he had been living in this cell.

Although he had lost his freedom, the guards still provided him with good food and drink.

The Charles in the cell had also shed his former arrogant demeanor, becoming unusually calm.

The Wasteland Hunters guarding Charles believed that he knew he had failed and thus didn't dare to be insolent anymore.

But no one knew the true reason for Charles's composure.

"Lord Leader!"

Hearing someone call him, Charles looked up.

The person was wearing a Wasteland Hunters uniform, yet he was not one of them.

Because the current Wasteland Hunters would no longer address Charles as "Lord Leader."

"Who are you?"

"Lord Leader, my name is Walter. I used to work in the Resources Management Department. You probably don't know me!"

Charles looked at him and said flatly, "If you are in the Resources Management Department, why are you wearing a Wasteland Hunters uniform and coming here?"

Walter said with a faint smile, "Lord Leader, I came here specifically to find you."

Charles remained silent.

"Lord Leader, do you know what the Lighthouse has become today?"