Chapter 98: Combat
"I wonder if the method your Bai family claims can help people quickly upgrade their superpowers is related to these crystal cores dug out from the superpower users?" Lin Jiye continued.
He didn't completely hold his ground. After all, this was just his speculation based on Su Cong's experience and the divination. This was also a talent of his as a psychic, which allowed him to unravel the mystery and make inferences. If he were in a normal society in the past, he might have used this talent to become a criminal policeman or detective.
Of course, Lin Jiye himself did not expect that his speculation was so close to the truth.
It looked like a super large-scale script-killing show with thousands of people participating was taking place outside the base gate.
Everyone in the base felt like their brains were not enough. They thought it was absurd and confusing at first, but when they connected all the things that they had previously thought were wrong, they became more and more convinced of the conclusions they had drawn.
Yes, there is nothing in this world that doesn’t cost a price.
Why do others need to accumulate crystal core energy and constantly use their abilities to upgrade their abilities? But Bai Jiawei's people can easily reach level 4. Even these 20 or so newcomers reached level 4 in just one or two days, faster than riding a rocket. It turns out that they all rely on such vicious means.
Moreover, once people have tasted the sweetness of taking shortcuts, they will no longer be down-to-earth and work hard step by step.
If this continues, they will have to keep killing people to improve their strength. There are only so many people left alive in Baishi, and sooner or later it will be their turn.
They all work hard for the base, just hoping to have enough food and clothing and live a decent life.
But the Bai family planned to kill them and take the crystal core. Even if they gave them a little favor, they would take away their last hope of life.
"What's going on?" Lin Jiye watched the crowd get excited and the voices denouncing the Bai family gradually became louder. He turned to look at Mo Fei and Lin Jiyuan.
Mo Fei and Lin Jiyuan smiled at the same time, with admiring looks in their eyes.
"You two should stop just smiling and not talking. What's with the way your children look like they've finally grown up?"
Lin Jiye stood between them and made a fuss.
Mo Fei looked at Bai Qi again and found that he was still calm and composed, as if it had nothing to do with him.
The Bai family was not as relaxed as Bai Qi. They were visibly flustered. They looked at each other and wanted to argue but felt that it was futile to say anything. They felt guilty. In their eyes, these low-level psychics were like dog food needed to upgrade the cards in the game, just stepping stones for their psychic upgrades. They could not think of any reason to defend themselves.
Today, the people in the base know that the real person in charge of the Bai family is Bai Qi. They wanted to find someone to vent their anger and settle accounts, so they naturally targeted Bai Qi. They just wanted to argue with Bai Qi, but before they could get close to Bai Qi, they were stopped by the Bai family guards who were much stronger than them. Even the more than 20 people in the town who had just entered the 4th level played the role of "Bai family guards".
Only Bai Mingxu had a cold face and looked at everyone with contempt: "When the army was captured, the government announced that it would abandon Bai City and retreat to the southern theater. At that time, most of you had not yet awakened your abilities, and there was no way for you to move south with the army. If it weren't for our Bai family's preparations and building a base in advance, and our generosity to take you in, you would have died in the heat and blizzard.
The living environment is so bad now. Only when a small number of people become strong first can the majority of people be saved. Extraordinary times always call for extraordinary measures. You are now being instigated by these saboteurs. Have you ever thought about the consequences?
Without our Bai family, who would be responsible for clearing out the sea monsters at Lianhua Wharf, the various mutated plants and animals in the city, and the countless zombies? Relying on you old, weak, sick, and disabled people? Since our Bai family has paid the most, why can't we get the most? "
He paused and said, "Also, the most important thing is, don't forget who provides you with food and other things. You are instigated and willing to be used as a gun by others, so you should also think about whether she is qualified to replace us."
A group of people listened to what he said before and thought, "Is this something a human can say?" After hearing the last sentence, they all fell silent. The voices criticizing the Bai family became smaller and smaller.
Yes, the Bai family is big and powerful, with sufficient supplies and manpower. With the support of the Bai family, the entire Bai City is safe. They don't have to live a precarious life.
On the other hand, Mo Fei and his gang were just a few small minions who could not bring them any real benefits.
It is obvious which is more important.
The human heart is like a scale, and justice and interests are the weights.
"So what you mean is that whoever can provide food and drink to the base can be the boss?" Mo Fei suddenly spoke.
Bai Mingxu raised his eyebrows.
Mo Fei nodded and stood in a slightly higher position: "Okay. In this case, it's my turn to be the boss of this base."
Before others could question her, they saw countless foods appearing in all directions, including plump chickens, ducks, fish, fresh fruits and vegetables, and even many different kinds of snacks.
Box after box, basket after basket, pile after pile, the piles and piles look like a miracle.
Then she took out a lot of dishes she cooked in the iron pot. Each dish exuded a hot and tempting aroma, making people want to taste it immediately.
Then came the overwhelming B/C grade crystal cores as if they were free, mixed in with some A grade crystal cores.
"I don't know if I can do this, boss of the base." Without waiting for others to react, Mo Fei quickly took back those things, making everything seem like a flash in the pan.
Mo Fei spoke in a light tone. She just wanted these people to truly feel that if they chose her, they would have everything, and it would be better than what Bai Qi could give them. Also, if they followed her, there would be no risk of being killed and having their crystal cores taken away.
The reason is simple, she is strong enough and rich enough.
Li Xilan was the first person to step forward from the base. She winked at Mo Fei and said, "What do you mean, will I get a reward for being the first one to come?"
"Of course." Mo Fei was very generous. In front of everyone, he gave Li Xilan a Class A crystal core derived from a zombie, and also gave her a whole box of vacuum-packed braised chicken legs.
Li Xilan's eyes lit up. She was also a talented person, but because she didn't like to be bound by others in a team, her ability was barely level 3 after so long. With this A-level crystal core, her strength would definitely increase significantly.
With the first person to take the plunge, the rest became jealous and chose to stand on Mo Fei's side.
The area around Bai Qi suddenly became much more empty, with only the Bai family members and the Bai family guards left.
Not to mention making Bai Qi and the others pay with their lives, but expelling them is inevitable.
"A Fei, I never thought that one day we would be confronted like this. Since this is the case, I have no choice." Bai Qi sighed and clenched the black halberd in his hand.
Immediately afterwards, all the Bai Jiawei men took action and attacked the crowd directly.
"Get out of the way!" Mo Fei shouted.
At this time, the Bai family had no choice but to go on the field and fight. They knew from Bai Qi that Mo Fei had the law of space, so they didn't lean on Mo Fei at all, and didn't even have the thought of hurting Mo Fei, for fear that they would violate the law of space and turn into a ball of blood mist.
In the melee, there were bound to be accidental injuries, and shouts and curses were heard one after another. The combustible ice became very excited, swinging its supernatural power to freeze people everywhere. Mo Jiayue turned into a fire bear, running around in the crowd, and the high temperature around her body made people dare not approach her at all.
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Mo Fei gritted his teeth and could only try his best to protect his parents to a higher ground, and then use the defensive iron pot to block them.
She glanced outside the crowd. Bai Qi was standing far away, watching everything with a cold face. From time to time, he used his mental power to manipulate several people to attack others from behind, making the already turbid water even more chaotic.
The messier it is, the happier he is.
The only thing that made him unhappy was that Lin Jiye, who had a low level of psychic ability, seemed to have noticed his mental control and was actually trying to resist his mental attacks for others.
Bai Qi took back his mental control over the others and prepared to pour all his supernatural powers into Lin Jiye.
Those who are an eyesore should naturally die first.
But Bai Qi raised his eyes and found Mo Fei standing in front of Lin Jiye.
Bai Qi felt Mo Fei's gaze, and after looking at her, he smiled gently.
He stood quietly and did not launch any more mental attacks.
Mo Fei's original intention was to observe Bai Qi's movements to prevent the culprit from escaping, but he did not expect to inadvertently save Lin Jiye's life.
The advantage that a level 4 psychic has over a level 2 or 3 psychic is infinite.
Even though Mo Fei had several level 4s and even a level 5 psychic like Lin Jiyuan, they soon fell into a disadvantage.
In order to avoid accidental injuries caused by the law of space, Mo Fei was reluctant to activate the law of space. She hurriedly summoned out the group of kangaroos and snakes.
Only three types of life forms can be brought out of the space every 24 hours. Today there is one last type that can be summoned, so she has to keep this opportunity.
The huge and powerful kangaroos and the numerous poisonous snakes frightened everyone. But they soon found that the kangaroos and snakes were very obvious targets, and they only targeted the Bai family and the Bai family guards. Only then did they breathe a sigh of relief and continue fighting.
With the addition of these animals, the battle situation suddenly became clear. It would not take long for the winner to be determined.
Mo Fei didn't dare to relax. She stared at Bai Qi's movements and heard his words with her hearing ability.
He moved his lips slightly and said only one word: "Come".
Mo Fei had a bad feeling in his heart.
She knew that Bai Qi's trump card had not yet been fully revealed. As an ancient zombie, he had the ability to drive zombies.
The more you think about something, the more it will come.
Soon the gate at the entrance of the base began to vibrate.
At first, people thought it was another earthquake, but when they looked around, they found that zombies, as numerous as grains of sand, were running towards them in an orderly manner. The vibrations were the sounds of their running. And looking at the attack distance of those zombies, many of them were actually level 4 zombies. They were simply not something they could resist now.
"Master Bai..." Several injured people from the Bai family swallowed their blood and called out to Bai Qi.
Several of them, including the butler and Bai Mingxu, all knew Bai Qi's true identity and were absolutely loyal to him.
Bai Qi glanced at those people and said, "You will be fine."
Those people were overjoyed, wiped the blood off their faces, and suddenly became confident.
Baishi is the Bai family's Baishi after all. Even if everyone here becomes zombies after today, and Baishi becomes a zombie city, what does it matter? At least the Bai family is alive. And after today, no one will know that the Bai family is working for an ancient zombie.
"What should I do?!" Peng Yuan asked while frantically using crystal cores to replenish his consumed energy.
Almost no one could answer his questions.
Everyone has to deal with at least seven or eight level 2/3 zombies at a time, and also have to guard against attacks from level 4 zombies at a long distance.
A loud bang exploded in the distance. It was the explosives thrown by Lin Jiyuan. This burst of penetrating damage directly knocked down a large number of zombies. Although it also caused some minor injuries to a small number of people who were close to them, it gave everyone a chance to catch their breath.
"My brother is so handsome!" In the firelight, even though Lin Jiye's ears were almost numb, he still did not forget to praise his elder brother.
Bai Qi's calm expression was finally tinged with a hint of displeasure.
He looked at the low-level zombies being blown to pieces, and his eyebrows moved.
Then he took out a bottle filled with light blue ancient well water, tilted his head back to drink it, then opened his lips slightly and drove a new group of zombies over.
The side effects of stealing other people's superpowers have kicked in again, and he's in a lot of pain now.
Even if he drank the water which had similar energy to Mo Fei's food, it could only provide slight relief.
He originally wanted to save Mo Fei's life, but he needed to end the battle quickly.
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