"Wandered in by mistake? This isn't a place just anyone can come to!" another energy entity scoffed. "Tell me, what exactly is your purpose?"
"I really have no purpose, I just want to leave here." Ning Yu said, trying to mobilize the energy within his body, but found that he couldn't mobilize it at all, and his heart sank. It seemed that this alternate dimension was suppressing him greatly, and he could only rely on his own combat skills.
"Want to leave? Not so easy!" An energy entity suddenly launched an attack, and a beam of energy shot towards Ning Yu like lightning.
Ning Yu was prepared. He dodged the attack with a sidestep, drew his long sword from his waist, and charged towards the energy entity. He knew that against such a powerful enemy, running away was futile; only a desperate fight would offer any chance of survival.
The energy entity seemed surprised that Ning Yu, an "ordinary person," would dare to attack first. It paused for a moment, then let out a cold laugh and waved an energy barrier to block Ning Yu's attack.
"Overestimating yourself!"
Ning Yu's longsword struck the energy barrier, producing a piercing metallic scraping sound, but it couldn't budge it an inch. His heart sank. These energy beings were not only powerful, but their control over energy was also incredibly refined. Defeating them would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.
But he didn't give up. Instead, he kept adjusting his attack rhythm and angle, searching for weaknesses in the energy barrier. At the same time, he carefully observed the movements of the energy entities, trying to figure out their attack patterns.
Through repeated clashes, Ning Yu gradually adapted to the energy beings' attack rhythm and also discovered their weaknesses. Although their attacks were powerful, they lacked variation, and each attack was preceded by a brief charging process.
Seizing the opportunity, Ning Yu suddenly changed his attack direction during a break in the energy body's attack, thrusting his longsword at a tricky angle toward the energy body's energy core.
"What?!" The energy body was clearly not expected Ning Yu to make this move. In its haste, it could only dodge to the side, but it was still cut by Ning Yu's blade.
"Now!" Ning Yu's eyes flashed with a sharp light. Seizing the opportunity, he concentrated all his strength on the blade and slashed down fiercely!
"puff!"
The blade sliced through the energy body's defenses without any resistance, splitting its energy core in two!
"You..." The energy body that had been cleaved apart let out a furious roar of resentment, and its body rapidly collapsed, turning into specks of starlight and dissipating into the air.
"Third Brother!" The other energy beings were shocked upon seeing this. They never expected that Ning Yu, whose strength was far inferior to theirs, could kill their companion.
"Attack together, kill him!"
Ning Yu ignored their roars; he had only one goal now…
Ning Yu ignored the roars of the other energy beings; he had only one goal now—the energy crystal. He knew that only by obtaining the energy crystal could he repair the metal box at his waist and leave this hellish place.
He suppressed the surging blood and qi within him and rushed towards the spot where the energy body had dissipated. Sure enough, he found a crystal there, emitting a faint glow. The crystal was an irregular polyhedron, its surface shimmering with iridescent light, as if it contained immense energy.
Without thinking twice, Ning Yu grabbed the energy crystal and turned to run. He knew the remaining energy entities would react quickly, and then it would be difficult to escape.
"Halt! Put down the energy crystal!"
An angry roar came from behind, accompanied by a fierce energy attack. Ning Yu dared not turn around and could only run forward with all his might.
He felt the metal box at his waist getting slightly warm, as if it was absorbing the power of the energy crystal. A warm current surged from his waist into his limbs and bones, filling his previously exhausted body with strength once again.
"System notification: Energy collection complete, initiating upgrade..."
Ning Yu was overjoyed. He knew that after the system upgrade was completed, he would gain even greater power and would no longer need to fear these energy entities.
While dodging attacks from behind, he searched for an exit from the alternate dimension. Finally, he saw a portal radiating white light ahead—the place where he had entered the alternate dimension.
"Trying to leave? No way!"
An energy entity suddenly appeared in front of the portal, unleashing an energy barrier to seal it off.
Ning Yu's heart sank. It seemed that these energy beings were determined to keep him here.
"Since that's the case, then don't blame me for being impolite!"
A ruthless glint flashed in Ning Yu's eyes. He stuffed all the energy crystals in his hand into the metal box, and then poured all the energy in his body into the longsword.
"break!"
With a roar, the longsword, carrying a world-destroying momentum, slashed fiercely at the energy barrier.
"Snap!"
With a crisp sound, the energy light curtain shattered, and the portal reopened.
Without the slightest hesitation, Ning Yu leaped into the portal.
When he opened his eyes again, he was back in the familiar room. The metal box at his waist emitted a dazzling golden light, and an unprecedentedly powerful force surged within him.
Ning Yu clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within him, and a confident smile appeared on his lips.
"System upgrade complete. Congratulations, host, you have gained new abilities..."
The system's voice rang in his mind, but Ning Yu had no time to pay attention to it. He pushed open the door and strode out; he wanted to tell Mu Xue and his other companions the good news.
However, when he arrived at the council chamber, he heard whispers coming from inside.
"Do you think the boss will be able to come back this time?"
"It's hard to say, this time the enemy is..."
"Shh! Keep your voice down, it'll be trouble if the boss hears you..."
Ning Yu paused, his brows furrowing slightly. He slowly walked to the door, reached out, and pushed open the door to the council chamber…
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