"Try it and see if you can control this energy shield, whether you can retract it into your body or expand it to protect others?" Yang Shen suggested.

"Eleanor, give it a try." Eleanor hurriedly frowned and tried.

Soon, the light blue energy shield began to shrink and eventually retracted into the body.

Not long after, the energy shield popped up again, and this time the energy shield was a much darker color.

Elaine exclaimed in delight, "Brother Yang, my ring energy can power this shield!"

Yang Shen smiled and said, "That's good. Let's try to include others in the coverage as well."

Upon hearing this, Elaine tried to amplify the energy shield, intending to envelop Liang Yueqin on the bed.

However, when the energy shield approached Liang Yueqin, it bounced her away slightly.

Elaine frowned immediately. Suddenly, she grabbed Liang Yueqin's hand, and the energy shield expanded again, enveloping Liang Yueqin as well.

"I did it!" Elaine exclaimed happily.

Yang Shen was also somewhat surprised. Elaine's comprehension was stronger than he had imagined, and she also seemed to have a strong control over energy.

Of course, since he had never seen anyone else wear these two rings, he was unaware of other people's situations.

"Put it away, and give me your energy ring," Yang Shen said.

"Okay." Elaine didn't ask any questions; she figured she could do whatever Brother Yang said without making a mistake.

Picking up the ring Elaine handed him, Yang Shen used his mind to upgrade the ring to level three, consuming 1,000 experience points.

But that wasn't enough. He then used the remaining 10,000 experience points to upgrade the energy ring to level four.

In his eyes, a dense white light enveloped the energy ring, but Elaine could not see the white light; she could only see many mysterious patterns rapidly appearing on the surface of the ring.

During this process, Elaine sensed an astonishing and oppressive aura emanating from Yang Shen, which terrified her. She assumed that Yang Shen was using his supernatural abilities and did not think much of it.

That's pretty much true; that aura was mainly caused by Yang Shen's strength increasing again and then uncontrollably dissipating.

The upgrade ended one minute later.

LV4:

I've finally used up all the experience points I've accumulated over this period, and my strength has more than doubled once again.

"Give it a try." Yang Shen returned the energy ring to Elaine.

Elaine quickly caught it with both hands and put it on her index finger. Instantly, a much larger energy than before surged into her body.

Her eyes widened immediately: "Such powerful energy, more than ten times more than before."

"Can it be controlled?" Yang Shen asked.

“Yes.” Elaine stretched out her palm, and a ball of azure energy quickly gathered in her hand.

"That's good. You'll be responsible for protecting Liang Yueqin. Sit in the middle of the bus. You don't need to worry about anything else, just protect Liang Yueqin," Yang Shen instructed.

"Yes, Brother Yang, Elaine will definitely not let you down," Elaine said earnestly.

"Um."

Yang Shen nodded in satisfaction, then personally picked up Liang Yueqin and left the room.

Elaine hurriedly followed.

Once outside, Yang Shen placed Liang Yueqin in the lower bunk of a bus, then called Wang Yanbin over: "You're in charge of driving this bus."

“Yes, Brother Yang,” Wang Yanbin replied hastily.

By this time, everyone had finished eating and boarded the bus in an orderly manner under Gao Shou's arrangement.

Yang Shen called Gao Shou over and instructed him, "Put Wang Yanbin's car in the middle, and you sit on the last bus."

"Okay, Brother Yang." Gao Shou nodded respectfully, knowing that Yang Shen had asked him to protect the people behind him.

"Let's set off once we're ready."

After Yang Shen finished speaking, he was about to walk towards the bus at the front when he saw Mao Ya drive up in an SUV and stop beside him.

Mao Ya opened the car door and got out, saying respectfully, "Brother Yang, why don't you take this car? It's a small car that's more maneuverable."

Yang Shen gave Mao Ya an approving look: "Do you know the way to Haishi?"

“Yes, I know him. I used to go to Haishi often,” Mao Ya said hurriedly.

"Okay, you'll be my driver."

"Alright, Brother Yang, please get in the car." Mao Ya respectfully opened the passenger door for Yang Shen.

Yang Shen took Tang Zhidao and the others into his ultra-low-level small world, and got into the car with only the steel needle pistol: "Tell everyone, let's go."

"Alright. Everyone get ready to go. I'll drive Brother Yang ahead and lead the way, so don't get lost!"

After saying this loudly, Mao Ya hurriedly climbed into the driver's seat of the off-road vehicle, started the vehicle, and slowly accelerated.

"Keep up, those behind, keep up."

Gao Shou hurriedly shouted, "The supply trucks and Wang Yanbin's car are in the middle. I'll cover the rear."

Under Gao Shou's guidance, the cars started up one by one and followed the off-road vehicle in front.

After Wang Yanbin's car and the supply truck started moving, Gao Shou jumped onto the last bus, holding a long sword and standing solemnly next to the driver, looking out the window.

Led by an off-road vehicle, seven buses and a large truck gradually drove away from the six-story building and headed towards the suburbs.

Yang Shen sat in the SUV, staring blankly ahead, his eyes flashing with a deep chill and profound worry: "Sister, wait for me!"

[This chapter contains over 3,000 words. Originally, this was the end of Volume One, but I'm not splitting it into volumes. Please vote for me to climb the rankings! The battle is underway!]