novelraw Chapter 719 The Perfect Stepping Stone
Chapter 719 The Perfect Stepping Stone
Chapter 719 The Perfect Stepping Stone
Bai Mianmian didn't look at the fragment in her hand for long, casually putting it into the space button she had just found, before turning to look at Pan Cheng, who had just spoken.
Then, Pan Cheng saw Bai Mianmian suddenly raise her hand and point at him.
"!" Pan Cheng's eyes widened immediately, and in his dark pupils, he saw Bai Mianmian's slender finger twitch.
A mushroom suddenly sprouted from the rubble that hit Pan Cheng and the others, or from the air in front of them.
As Bai Mianmian flicked her finger, the mushrooms that had grown exploded simultaneously, "Boom...!"
The shockwave from the explosion swept across the entire space in an instant, and the falling debris was instantly swept away by the blast wave.
Pan Cheng and the others only felt a strong gust of wind violently sweep over their bodies.
Although the crosswinds caused various deviations in their upward trajectory, they did not have a significant impact on them.
Instead, the rubble that could have struck them at any moment had all disappeared, and their path upwards became unobstructed.
"!!" Pan Cheng and the others couldn't help but turn their heads to look at Bai Mianmian below, their eyes filled with confusion and doubt.
After the rubble above was blasted away by the explosion, Bai Mianmian also flew upwards.
When Pan Cheng and the others saw her catching up, the confusion and doubt in their eyes disappeared, and they suddenly realized that she was just clearing the way for them.
Meanwhile, in the private monitoring room on the lowest floor, the last experimental subject with superpowers also self-destructed. The sturdy wall that had been holding up finally collapsed with a crash.
Suddenly losing its support, the entire research institute immediately experienced an even more severe collapse.
The countdown to the institute's self-destruct program continues relentlessly.
Xin Xiao, who was rushing to the front to clear the way, heard the explosion right behind him.
He hadn't originally intended to look back, but when the shockwave from the explosion swept over him, he was instantly struck by the realization that the explosion was definitely not something his teammates behind him could have caused!
After all, he knew very well what abilities and strengths his own team members possessed.
So, when Xin Xiao suddenly turned around, the first thing he saw was Bai Mianmian chasing after them, and the second thing he saw was the private monitoring room that was about to collapse into ruins.
Xin Xiao's eyes suddenly darkened.
Judging from the extent and speed of the collapse, their group would probably be buried in the rubble before the self-destruct mechanism could be detonated.
Speed, even faster!
Xin Xiao gritted his teeth, turned around instantly, and a large ball of flame condensed in his right hand, which then struck straight upwards, "Boom—!"
The ceiling, which had developed cracks, began to shatter as the entire research institute shook violently, sending debris flying before collapsing en masse.
Xin Xiao took the lead and flew straight up through the blasted hole, maintaining his speed.
There's another layer above; he needs to hurry!
Seeing Xin Xiao speed up, Pan Cheng and the others immediately followed.
Some of the rubble that they couldn't avoid or break in time, they simply crashed into directly.
Even as they were battered and bruised by the debris from the explosion, their speed did not decrease in the slightest.
Bai Mianmian, who was following behind Pan Cheng and the others, saw that they had sped up, so she quietly increased her speed as well.
At her normal speed, she could have easily overtaken them, but at this moment she didn't overtake any of them, just silently flying behind them.
Even though she sensed the collapse rapidly approaching behind her, she had no intention of accelerating upwards.
When she saw Pan Cheng and the others injured by the rubble, she raised her hand again, manipulating the mushroom spores that had just been shot forward to grow into mushrooms in mid-air, which then exploded, "Boom...!"
The deliberately suppressed explosion didn't injure anyone, but it did send the flying debris flying back into the air. The group rushed upwards at incredible speed. When the other members of the other factions still in the research institute saw them, they seemed to see a glimmer of hope ahead and surged towards them.
"Help!"
"Help us, we are..."
The cacophony of shouts rose and fell, becoming even more indistinct amidst the deafening crashes of the institute's walls collapsing.
Pan Cheng and the others, who had relaxed a little because Bai Mianmian had cleared the obstacles in their path, immediately tensed up again.
Some nervous glances swept over the faces and bodies of those people. After confirming that they were not their own, Pan Cheng and the others relaxed their worries, but their vigilance did not drop.
Bai Mianmian quickly sized up everyone who came, and seeing that no one was wearing the Second Legion's insignia or combat uniform, she looked away, but her vigilance did not drop.
Even the mushroom spores floating in the air have silently landed on people who get too close.
"Help! Help me!" Suddenly, a shrill cry rang out behind Bai Mianmian.
These people all rushed out of the same floor that Bai Mianmian and the others had just passed through.
But they were too slow, and could only fall to the back. Those positions were closest to the rapidly approaching collapse below, as if they would be swallowed up by the ruins at any moment.
"Save me, and I'll give you everything I have once I get out!" someone offered, trying to appear calm.
"Help me, it's me—!" Some people hadn't even finished speaking when they were swept into the abyss of death by the approaching collapse.
In an instant, among the people behind Bai Mianmian, some were unfortunately caught up in the abyss of death and screamed in agony, while others who were not yet caught up in the abyss of death cried out in terror. Only a handful of people were still able to calmly fly upwards.
The deaths of those behind her did not stir up the slightest ripple in Bai Mianmian's heart.
At this moment, her gaze fell on the front, where several people were deliberately trying to slip into the middle of Pan Cheng and his group.
However, the first man-made accident did not occur in front of Bai Mianmian, but among the few people behind her who were already few in number. In order to survive, someone trampled on others to gain momentum and rush upwards.
The person who was completely unprepared for his companion's attack fell into the abyss of death below in an instant, buried by countless rubble and debris without even a drop of blood splattering out.
However, the person who stepped on another for leverage was also stepped on and propelled upwards the next second after the speed increased.
"Ah—!" A shrill scream filled with resentment rang out, and the person was buried in the deepest part by countless rubble and debris.
Those following Bai Mianmian witnessed several people die one after another, and their fear of death intensified, making it increasingly difficult for them to remain calm, especially the person who had stepped on others to gain momentum.
Suddenly, a rope appeared in his hand, and he hurled it at the nearest person above him with a "whoosh!"
The person closest to him was Bai Mianmian.
The reason the man dared to attack Bai Mianmian was because he did not sense any supernatural pressure emanating from her that suppressed him.
Therefore, he subconsciously concluded that the other party's ability level was extremely low, so low that he could not detect it.
Looking at the mushroom-shaped phantoms surrounding her, it's clear that she possesses a defensive ability.
She was a low-level, defensive-type ability user, and she was clearly alone.
Even if someone like that is killed, no one will seek revenge.
For him, it was the perfect stepping stone.