novelraw Chapter 74 : White Sand Sky Pillar Sea Domain
Chapter 74 : White Sand Sky Pillar Sea Domain
As Xu He's mecha passed over the treetops, a vine suddenly lashed out from the distant ground. Only a green shadow flashed before his eyes, and a violent gust of wind struck his face.
"Snap!"
A crisp slapping sound.
The mecha's figure was captured, the vine quickly whipping out, directly intercepting the mecha speeding through mid-air, flinging it backward with force.
"Boom!"
The mecha crashed heavily to the ground.
Xu He's mind shook violently, and before he could react, strange sensations came from his wrists and ankles.
"F*ck!"
Single combat unit Qiao Yi had just opened his shield, not yet having time to protect the analyst, when he saw the agile attacker halfway through his escape being whipped back by suddenly appearing vines.
The ground was instantly covered with vines. This intense green energy made analyst Chang Haiqi's face change.
"Impossible------"
Chang Haiqi's perception responded repeatedly.
This was A-level energy fluctuation.
But how could this degree of energy possibly be only A-level!
First Ring Fourth Academy's three members watched as Xu He was whipped back and fell to the ground with a tremendous crash amid billowing dust, all in just three seconds.
The vines covering the ground, like nimble snakes, coiled around his mecha.
Xu He instinctively struggled, but the vines coiled tighter and tighter, extending instantly from his wrists to his arms, then a pulling force on all four limbs simultaneously.
His entire body was forced to spread out, directly pulled into mid-air by the vines.
"Classmate, where are you going? Guests are welcome here. Leaving without saying goodbye isn't very respectful."
Zhou Chen and Chen Sui approached from the distant forest, from an exit covered layer upon layer with vine nets that opened before them one by one, like sensor doors.
This entrance was so cool that comments were scrolling with "he's showing off again."
But undeniably, paired with Xu He being hung up and Gu Lingke kneeling on the ground in the background, it greatly lifted the spirits of viewers who had been angered by First Ring Fourth Academy all along.
Xu He, not stupid enough to miss that escape was impossible with his limbs bound, raised his eyes to look ahead.
A black and gold colored Zhu Jing Fu school team mecha, a blue-green mecha painted with the Zhu Jing Fu totem, and behind them, another similarly black and gold colored mecha, spinning a metal shield umbrella in hand.
—These were the remaining three members of the Zhu Jing Fu school team.
"Heh," Xu He suddenly curved his lips in a smile, a vicious glint flashing in his eyes. "Saying goodbye? You think you're worthy?"
"Two wastes!"
He shouted this angrily, then immediately called: "Liu Star!"
The hidden electric spider suddenly appeared, growing pedipalps behind him. Its spinner ejected large amounts of spider silk, covering Xu He's mecha and running along the vines binding his limbs, weaving a large web.
"Electric Cry!"
Electricity flowed along the spider web, instantly flashing with explosive brightness!
The lightning pierced the vines, embedding deep in the green flesh, suddenly exploding like beads on a string, severing and bursting the vines section by section.
"With just this, you didn't really think you could trap me, did you?"
Xu He broke free from the vines, his mecha floating in mid-air. He rotated his wrist, looking down at the mechas below with contemptuous tone.
On the First Ring Fourth Academy team channel, glancing at his teammates frozen in place, Xu He cursed at them: "What are you standing still for, waiting to be eliminated? Bunch of trash. Fight them! I want to see just how impressive Zhu Jing Fu really is."
Chang Haiqi had just discovered something unusual. "That analyst is very strange. Her spiritual body is A-level, but..."
But the energy fluctuations were far beyond A-level.
Before he could finish, he heard Xu He speak—not on the team channel, but drawing his light sword, with lightning attached to it. White light accompanied by flickering lightning struck toward Chen Sui.
"An A-level, acting so arrogant. You think you're really something?!"
Chen Sui gripped her spear, turning to Zhou Chen: "Don't let them get eliminated too quickly! We need to have some fun with them!"
Her voice was calm to the point of coldness, her tone dangerous.
Zhou Chen couldn't help shivering, then saw Chen Sui holding her crimson spear, meeting the light sword head-on.
Her figure darted rapidly, leaping into mid-air. The mecha jumped up, spear raised, the spearhead directly blocking the edge of the light sword.
"Clang------"
A lightning bolt exploded along the light sword, sparks continuously flying. Thunder crept inch by inch along the metal of the spearhead toward the shaft.
"Quite brave," Xu He's voice was close to her ear, contempt fully displayed. "Too bad, trash is still trash."
As he spoke, the electric spider behind him opened its mouth organs. A sound wave transmitted with its roar, and the thunderclouds in the sky rolled frantically.
Zhou Chen remembered Chen Sui's warning. His palm flicked, and the four-sided mace fell into his palm. The Black Arrow Hawk flew out from his mecha.
The hawk's cry resonated.
Black Arrow Hawk spread its wings, lightning flashing on its bright feathers.
Xu He had already engaged Zhu Jing Fu. Seeing this, the other First Ring Fourth Academy members resisted the energy impact from Zhu Jing Fu.
Qiao Yi's shield stood before Chang Haiqi, blocking a thorny fire whip swung down from above.
That weapon had destroyed Gu Lingke with one lash, making Chang Haiqi and Qiao Yi very wary. One lash struck the shield-bearing hand of the single combat unit, causing veins to bulge.
Seeing the energy shield still standing firm, Gu Qinxue's eyes darkened: "Seems not as good as Suisui."
That shield couldn't block one punch from Chen Sui.
Xie Chunshi's fingertips flashed with blue light. Hearing this, he lowered his eyes to look at the analyst who held her spear with one hand, blocking Xu He. Despite lightning having climbed halfway up the spear, she remained completely at ease. His eyes narrowed: "She wants to deal with Xu He?"
Gu Qinxue detected a hint of revenge in Chen Sui's actions: "Looks like she's going to teach him a lesson."
"Chen Sui is really such a good person, devoted to teacher and friend. I hope Xu He listens well," Xie Chunshi seemed not to catch that Gu Qinxue's 'teach' carried a punishing meaning. His tone held hidden indulgence: "To show respect, he'd better listen on his knees."
He glanced at Gu Lingke kneeling on the ground—just like that.
Gu Qinxue nodded in agreement, swinging her fire whip downward once more.
First Ring Fourth Academy—not one of them would leave today.
Zhou Chen's lightning was blocked by Bai Yu's fire wall. He gave an extra look at the fire-attribute strong attacker.
The black clouds merged with Xu He's rolling thunder clouds. Thick purple lightning bolts fell, and though they didn't strike the ground, the energy storm they carried made Bai Yu, who was supporting the fire wall, turn pale.
While the island battle was fierce, He Lanxi and Chang Sheng's division saw teams coming up at the edge of the island. Just as they were about to contact Xie Chunshi, they saw gunfire coming from the distance, blocking the approaching teams.
[Wow, Zhu Jing Fu and First Ring Fourth Academy give me a fight-to-the-death vibe]
[Don't talk nonsense, our Zhu Jing Fu is very peaceful and loving]
[First Ring Seventh Academy is here, truly like dogs, running so fast]
[LOL, Xie You fires a shot the moment he raises his gun, clearly not wanting others on the island]
[Saint Laurent has arrived, and look, Ink Hills is here too]
[Why are these people so harmonious?]
[Xitisi arrived a step late, seeing three schools guarding outside the island, Song Captain looks genuinely confused]
[Song Yuan doesn't understand why they're united, but as soon as she heard Zhu Jing Fu and First Ring Fourth Academy were on the island, she instantly joined the blockade preventing other teams from landing]
[The useless tacit understanding of the Seven Schools: a great opportunity for First Ring Fourth Academy to be eliminated, no one should interfere]
[You know what, 5v4 already has no suspense]
[Chen Sui's situation looks a bit dangerous. She's quite formidable, but against Xu He she might not be enough. Xu He is also highly agile, giving her no advantage. Won't her teammates help?]
[Xie Chunshi really isn't doing anything at all. We still haven't seen his energy body. Could the rumors be true?]
[Gu Qinxue and Zhou Chen are pressuring three people from First Ring Fourth Academy. One second: "Two wastes." Next second: "I am waste."]
[Holy shit, Xu He's lightning is about to strike Chen Sui! Sis!!]
Lightning climbed up Chen Sui's spear, right up to an inch before her mecha's palm. Green energy and lightning formed two opposing impacts. Seeing the lightning climbing successfully, Xu He couldn't help but curve his lips: "How would you like to be eliminated?"
He spoke softly to Chen Sui. The weapons of the two mechas collided in impact, their gazes crossing in direct confrontation.
"Core crystal damage elimination, how about that? Letting you exit through mecha damage would be too easy for you."
Xu He said.
After speaking, the energy body behind him burst with strong light.
A massive lightning bolt struck down from the sky, directly hitting the electric spider.
Xu He wore a ferocious smile as lightning like a waterfall rushed toward Chen Sui. Tiny electric lights scattered, like a huge cluster of flying flowers, dispersing forward.
The sensation of countless electric shocks traveled through energy perception to the mental threshold.
Chen Sui felt Xu He's force and tightened her grip on the spear. Just when Xu He was gloating about finishing her, Chen Sui suddenly exerted force.
The crimson spear suddenly thrust forward, and the spearhead blocking the light sword burst with green light. The leaves sealed within the four-edged spearhead suddenly rotated rapidly. The scales on the shaft opened, spreading out layer by layer around it. The surface was covered with lightning, the entire spear like an opened long-leaf flower.
This transformation happened extremely quickly, so brief that Xu He only had time to see the spear change.
The next second, green light exploded.
The spearhead pierced through the lightning net before him.
With a crack, the light sword was cut in half, light exploding before his eyes.
Countless flying needles carrying enormous lightning shot out from between the spear's scales.
The mecha's surface was cut open by the flying needles. The spear pierced through the energy before him, green light shooting like arrows, carried by the spear, shattering Xu He's energy barrier.
Powerful energy crushing down, a look of shock flashed across Xu He's face.
A great pain in his chest as the spear pressed against the mecha's chest, the spearhead just a millimeter from the mecha. The tremendous spear wind directly sent the mecha flying.
The spear suddenly began spinning in the mecha's hand. As it rotated, countless flying needles shot out, embedding in the joints and crevices of the mecha.
After Xu He's mecha was thrown out, it didn't hit the ground first. Extending simultaneously with his mecha were plant branches from the other side, and a rapidly woven vine net directly caught the flying mecha.
The body bounced on the elastic vine net. Xu He's shock from the energy impact rose belatedly.
Before he could feel afraid, the blue-green mecha holding the crimson spear suddenly rushed toward him.
Xu He instinctively wanted to run, rising from the vine net, his high agility flashing out, the electric spider almost fusing with him.
As Chen Sui's figure darted out, vines quickly spread on the ground around her.
She stood upright in the center of the forest, green energy rippling in layers around her. Watching the rapidly moving Xu He, a mocking taunt flashed in her eyes.
Zhou Chen's lightning struck the ground, splitting Chen Sui's vines. Seeing this, he couldn't help but look up.
Xu He's high agility was not undeserved; he was indeed fast and difficult to capture. However, the mecha chasing him—or rather, toying with him—was faster!
Basically, whenever Xu He moved toward a certain point, huge vines would immediately emerge from the ground ahead, whipping him quickly to another side.
For a time, the First Ring Fourth Academy agile attacker, once known in comments for his stealth, appearing without a trace, and battlefield assassin reputation, was like a baseball being swung around.
He was thrown wildly in all directions in mid-air by giant vines.
With no dignity whatsoever.
The other members of First Ring Fourth Academy were restrained by Zhu Jing Fu.
The fire wall raised by Bai Yu completely turned to gray smoke under the strike of Zhou Chen's massive lightning.
The Red Leopard, blackened by lightning, directly transformed into a ball of flames, completely extinguished by the vines on the ground.
With his spiritual body injured, core crystal damage reached the critical point.
Before the elimination warning sounded, Bai Yu looked up at the sky, at Xu He being thrown around like a toy.
A sense of sadness suddenly flashed in his heart.
Zhu Jing Fu was taking revenge on them.
Bai Yu realized this with crystal clarity.
The tearing pain coming through his mental threshold left him no attention to see these things clearly.
A white light filled his vision. He didn't notice himself falling to the ground before the fire wall like a powerless doll. The elimination light pillar lit up around him.
Meanwhile, Gu Qinxue was also swinging her fire whip, surrounding single combat unit Qiao Yi and Chang Haiqi.
Fierce fire burned before the two, scorching hot all over.
Chen Sui sensed the energy fluctuation and reminded her on the team channel: "Don't eliminate them yet."
Gu Qinxue was taken aback, reducing her energy control intensity. Xie Chunshi said to her: "Cheng Wei."
Cheng Wei's mental threshold had been invaded by the analyst's energy.
After Chen Sui finished saying this, she seemed to have grown tired of playing, having seen enough of Xu He's struggling posture in mid-air.
With a closing of her palm, the surrounding vines once again wrapped around Xu He's limbs, suspending him.
"Now," Chen Sui floated before Xu He, spear pointing at him, "it's your turn to choose."
"Core crystal, or mecha damage."
Xu He, beaten internally by the vines, seemed to have a mouthful of air caught in his chest, only able to breathe heavily for a long while.
When he could finally speak, before he could open his mouth—
Chen Sui had been waiting for this moment, as if wanting to give Xu He a heart attack, interrupting the rhythm of his speech. She called out: "Wood-Born Flower."
Before Xu He could react, a giant tree shadow rose from the ground, from behind her, as if breaking out of flat ground, shooting straight toward the clouds. The huge tree shade covered the earth.
In the distance, teams engaged in chaotic battles at the edge of the island were startled by this commotion, all raising their heads to look.
A burst of vigorous life energy exploded outward.
From a distance, they could only see a great surge of green light.
"Wow, true to the saying, enemies meeting with extra redness in the eyes," Saint Laurent's leader clicked his tongue first, his guns not stopping at all. "This must make Zhu Jing Fu so satisfied, they owe us a huge favor now."
Hearing his muttering, Xie Yi shrugged: "You all wanted First Ring Fourth Academy eliminated too!"
Xue Yaoyao rolled her eyes, "This favor is given voluntarily by you."
Noya turned to glance at the two of them, "You two, how don't you understand the art of calculation? Using this opportunity to get Zhu Jing Fu to give us a few energy tubes, what's wrong with that?"
There were still 50 teams left, with 10 more to be eliminated.
Energy was very scarce.
Noya's calculations were clear, but his gaze toward the island, like that of the other teams present, was full of wariness.
The strength Zhu Jing Fu was displaying now far exceeded everyone's expectations.
The appearance of Wood-Born Flower undoubtedly announced the outcome.
Chen Sui didn't give Xu He a chance to choose.
Because she would give him both.
The second after the giant tree was born, countless vines reached toward the moving electric spider.
With the wood-attribute energy sealed around, Xu He found it difficult to mobilize lightning-attribute energy, which made him feel a sense of despair when bound by the vines.
"This time, can you still break free?"
Chen Sui watched his violent resistance, speaking coldly.
Xu He frantically pulled at the vines. "What did you do?!"
"You're clearly only A-level! How is this possible! How is this possible!"
How could he lose to an A-level.
Even if it was Gu Qinxue!
Even if it was Xie Chunshi!
Even Zhou Chen!
Why could even an A-level analyst defeat him?!
This undoubtedly shattered Xu He's arrogance that had persisted all along.
What made him even more devastated was that Chen Sui ignored his questions and roars. The spider webs ejected by the electric spider in the forest were all shattered by the green energy carried by passing vines.
Losing its transfer points, the electric spider howled uneasily, its mouth organs wide open, emitting shrill cries.
However, the electric spider's dodging and howling didn't last long.
When Xu He finally gathered lightning-attribute energy, before he could laugh out loud—
The giant tree spread green light in all directions, and countless vines, as if they had eyes, stabbed toward the electric spider.
"Sizzle!"
"Sizzle!"
"Sizzle......"
Vines stabbed into the electric spider's body one by one.
Pedipalps.
Tail.
Piercing through the spinner.
Abdomen......
Spider webs sprayed everywhere.
The sound of vines penetrating flesh came continuously.
The electric spider's voice changed from uneasy roaring to wailing.
Xu He's mental threshold throbbed with pain, forcing him to grit his teeth involuntarily.
He still didn't understand what Chen Sui wanted to do, when he saw the analyst wave her palm, and the giant tree's massive shadow dispersed.
Following that, flames rose from beneath her feet.
Xu He's pupils contracted sharply as he watched the burning vines, suddenly understanding what she was going to do!
"No!"
He shouted in panic.
As Xu He watched wide-eyed in shock, the scene before him was reflected in everyone's eyes.
A ball of fierce flames in the center of the forest, falling like an alien object, instantly igniting the vines on the ground.
The fire blazed, immediately spreading like a sea in all directions. The flames converged toward where the vines gathered, burning the electric spider.
With flames burning in the mental threshold, Xu He struggled violently, his painful howls unceasing.
The smell of scorched flesh instantly spread.
Chang Haiqi looked at the sea of fire surrounding him and felt a chill all over.
He knew what this analyst was doing.
The agile attacker from Zhu Jing Fu's division had been eliminated by spiritual body torture followed by core crystal damage.
The single combat unit had suffered core crystal damage while simultaneously having his mental threshold invaded, increasing his damage level.
She was taking revenge!
Chang Haiqi suddenly shook his head in fear, retreating a step away from the single combat unit's protection range: "No!"
He didn't want this!
A high-level analyst invading another analyst's mental threshold meant not just core crystal damage, but the mental threshold value would also be damaged.
He had always prided himself on this.
Seeing Xu He being tortured to the brink of death, he realized his own fate.
The flames ignited along the vines, searing the electric spider until they scorched its body and flesh.
Xu He, pulled by the vines, didn't even have the right to hold his head.
When his pain reached its extreme, Chen Sui called Zhou Chen's name.
Zhou Chen, who had been waiting, immediately responded. He leaped up, his mecha rising into mid-air. At this moment, the electric spider's aura was weak, and the thunder clouds in the sky dispersed and gathered again.
"Coming."
Zhou Chen responded loudly, shouting forcefully: "Zhou Xiaoguai."
The Black Arrow Hawk flew out circling, finally landing on Zhou Chen. Giant wings spread behind him, and with its screech—
"Lightning Punishment!"
As Zhou Chen's words fell, a massive lightning bolt split half the dark sky, directly illuminating the churning blue sea. The intense light overpowered the distant gunfire, drawing surprised looks.
Giant lightning struck the ground.
"BOOM------"
"BANG!"
Exploding directly on Xu He's mecha.
The enormous lightning raised the flying needles inside his mecha. The needles floated out from his mecha, suddenly bursting with electricity as they left, making Xu He, already heavily struck by lightning, convulse again with electricity.
"BOOM!!!"
As the lightning fell, Chen Sui closed her palm. Inside the electric spider's body, a burst of fire exploded.
Two tremendous explosions sounded simultaneously.
[Damage level: 93%]
[Core crystal damage: 85%]
[Number 1403 eliminated]
Three system prompts sounded simultaneously.
Flames instantly swept across the land, the vines entangling Xu He annihilated into a layer of black ash.
The flying needles, driven by electric current, returned to the weapon as Chen Sui's spear scales opened, and when the scales closed, the spear regained its smooth surface.
"Thud!"
With a dull sound, the mecha suspended in mid-air crashed to the ground.
The cockpit ejected, a figure whose mental threshold pain had rendered him voiceless, curled up and rolled out.
The elimination light pillar lit up.
Chen Sui landed from mid-air, her eyes coldly glancing at him.
Then she turned to look at the single combat unit and analyst within the flames.
"I heard you really enjoy invading others' mental thresholds."
Chen Sui said softly.
The sea of fire at her feet continued to roll. As she turned, the summoned body's shadow behind her solidified, a monstrous beast-like giant raising its head.
A head on its chest also looked up, breathing flames, suddenly turning toward Chang Haiqi's direction with a cruel smile.
This powerful energy pressure made Chang Haiqi's legs tremble involuntarily.