34: Section 34

"I still don't know how to conceal my aura!"

Jing Yuan sighed, then prepared to return.

It seemed the time was not yet ripe to interact with the Ground People.

Jing Yuan immediately rushed back. As soon as he left the ruins, he sensed the aura of a group of Phage Beasts.

"Phage Beasts!" Jing Yuan smiled. After this adjustment to his gravity body, his strength was even greater than last time.

He hadn't encountered any Phage Beasts in the Energy Reserve Center ruins, but encountering them here was good. He could test his strength.

And absorb some life source essence along the way!

Jing Yuan stood still, drawing the Greatsword from his gravity body.

Since he had already detected the presence of Phage Beasts, there was no reason to just stand there and wait.

Jing Yuan controlled his gravity body and ran towards the direction the Phage Beasts were coming from.

Before the Phage Beasts appeared in Jing Yuan's sight, he didn't know what kind of Phage Beasts they were.

When the first Phage Beast appeared, Jing Yuan saw it was the same type of Small Devouring Extremity Beast he had encountered last time!

This was a sure win!

As Pan-genetic Type Phage Beasts, these Phage Beasts were numerous but generally weak.

Jing Yuan used his Mental Power to control his flying daggers to lead the charge, one strike piercing directly into the Phage Beast's head.

The Phage Beast died on the spot.

But Jing Yuan's actions weren't over. He piloted his gravity body and rushed forward, plunging his war blade into the Phage Beast's chest.

Instantly, the Phage Beast's life source essence was absorbed by Jing Yuan through the war blade.

Immediately after, the second Phage Beast attacked.

Jing Yuan still controlled his flying daggers to attack. The flying daggers turned into a blur, slicing across the Phage Beast's neck.

Half of the Phage Beast's neck was severed, and its head almost fell off.

After Jing Yuan absorbed the life source essence, his own Mental Force was nourished and improved.

He rushed over and once again plunged his long war blade into the Phage Beast's body.

As the absorbed life source essence increased, the speed of each absorption also accelerated.

Seeing this, the other Phage Beasts hesitated instead of continuing their attack.

After absorbing the life source essence, Jing Yuan suddenly charged at one of the Phage Beasts.

That Phage Beast actually tried to dodge, but Jing Yuan was faster, directly striking the Phage Beast's shoulder with his war blade.

The Greatsword cut through like a hot knife through butter, all the way to the bone, until it struck the spirit seed.

Jing Yuan retracted his Greatsword, but hadn't yet had time to absorb the life source essence.

Because at that moment, another Phage Beast attacked from behind.

Jing Yuan quickly turned and struck the Phage Beast's head with his war blade.

Yet another Phage Beast rushed over.

Jing Yuan raised his hand to grab the Phage Beast's neck, then plunged his war blade into its chest.

After slaying three Phage Beasts in a row, Jing Yuan didn't even have time to absorb their life source essence.

Because Phage Beasts were continuously rushing over.

Suddenly, Jing Yuan felt an aura continuously flowing into his body from around him.

He swept with his Mental Power and discovered that it was the life source essence from the Phage Beasts whose spirit seeds had been destroyed, beginning to flow towards him.

Without a medium, as long as they were near Jing Yuan, the life source essence of dead Phage Beasts would be absorbed by him.

Jing Yuan continued to slay Phage Beasts, constantly proving this point.

The Phage Beasts saw that Jing Yuan was alone, yet he fought tirelessly.

Those Phage Beasts also started to get smarter; they no longer attacked blindly. They opened their communication organs and began to confer.

However, Jing Yuan did not give them this opportunity.

After continuously slaying ten Phage Beasts, his Mental Power advanced to a higher level.

He felt as if he had an invisible Mental Power hand, capable of controlling another flying dagger.

In an instant, two half-meter-long black flying daggers floated in the air, attacking from both sides, piercing through the heads of these Phage Beasts like stringing beads.

This attack was even smoother than stringing beads, because beads don't line themselves up, but the Phage Beasts had already lined up!

The heads of these Small Devouring Extremity Beasts were fragile, but their heads were not their main organs.

Under normal circumstances, a hole in the head wouldn't matter; it would heal automatically after a while.

But Jing Yuan wouldn't give them a chance.

Jing Yuan controlled his gravity body and rushed over, aiming a strike directly at the spirit seed's location.

Hacking, cleaving, stabbing, or sweeping.

After a series of moves, not a single Phage Beast escaped.

Because these Phage Beasts were currently in a temporarily dead state, they naturally couldn't dodge.

After dealing with this batch of Phage Beasts, Jing Yuan's brows were still tightly furrowed.

As his Mental Force strengthened, he sensed another batch of Phage Beasts rushing over from afar.

"What should I do?"

Now that his strength had advanced, of course he wanted to try.

"I wonder what kind of Phage Beasts they are!"

Just as Jing Yuan was eager to try, a sporadic voice came through the communication frequency: "Jing Yuan! Jing Yuan! Respond if you hear me!"

Chapter 35: Stumbling into the Lair

"Received!" Jing Yuan quickly responded.

"Finally got through to you, we've encountered a Phage Beast horde! We're retreating! Where are you?"

Jing Yuan was startled. Judging by the other party's tone, it seemed they had been trying to contact him for a long time without a response.

"I also encountered Phage Beasts," Jing Yuan quickly said. "My signal might have been interfered with. Immediately synchronize your location to me."

"We are retreating. I'll send you the retreat route."

Jing Yuan saw the team's location and retreat route on his internal display.

At this time, Jing Yuan and the main force were located one in the south and one in the north.

Fortunately, the retreat route was to the west, so he could still meet up with the main force if he went now.

Jing Yuan was intently looking at the map when suddenly a Phage Beast rushed out from the shadows, knocking his gravity body over with a claw.

Fortunately, Jing Yuan had Mental Power assistance. The moment he discovered the Phage Beast, two flying daggers pierced through its head from left and right.

Jing Yuan controlled his gravity body to flip over and stand up. He looked closely and saw it was an even larger Phage Beast.

The previous Pan-genetic Type Phage Beasts had shoulder heights less than that of the gravity body, roughly between 1.5 to 1.7 meters.

However, the Phage Beast in front of him had a shoulder height exceeding two meters, and its neck was long like a snake.

"It's a Snake Dog!"

Jing Yuan recognized the type of Phage Beast in front of him at a glance.

There were many types of Phage Beasts; some had individual names, others did not.

Snake Dogs were the most commonly encountered type among the Pan-genetic Type, so they had a unique name.

Compared to the previous Pan-genetic Types, Snake Dogs were not more powerful; they were just larger in size, stronger in force, and had thicker skin.

Jing Yuan didn't hesitate, plunging his war blade into the Snake Dog's chest.

"Huh? The spirit seed isn't in this area?"

Jing Yuan swept with his Mental Power again. This time, he easily found the location of the spirit seed, plunged his war blade in, and the spirit seed shattered.

After quickly absorbing the life source essence, Jing Yuan turned and fled.

Behind him, a group of Snake Dogs chased closely... On the Wasteland Hunters' side.

Mark's team delved deep into the ruins of the Energy Reserve Center.

It must be said that Mark had a bit of luck on his side; whatever he wanted to find, he always managed to find it.

Mark found a warehouse deep within the ruins, containing a large amount of energy and metal raw materials.

However, there was a reason why so many supplies had not been taken away over the years.