Chapter 178: Training the Newcomer - 3

When all the mutant snakes in the entire space gathered together, intertwining and twisting into a massive "snake ball" right beneath Bai Yuxi’s feet, Bai Yuxi suddenly vaulted upwards more than ten meters into the air. Below him, countless enormous snake heads rose simultaneously!

Their terrifying, blood-red jaws opened wide, almost converging right beneath his feet into a man-eating flower composed of fangs and venomous stingers!

"He..."

Chicken Drumstick stammered, "What on earth is he trying to do?"

"Holy shit!"

"Little Bai is about to unleash his ultimate move!"

Seeing the electric arcs flashing across Bai Yuxi’s arm, Willie shrieked and ducked behind the armored plating.

Then, realizing something was amiss, he poked his head out and yelled at the dumbfounded soldiers, "Quick! Turn on the protective barrier!"

Coming back to his senses, a soldier lunged forward almost in a flying leap, slamming his palm onto the control panel to activate the combat platform’s defensive barrier!

Sizzle!

A brilliant blue beam of light flashed past. A plume of scorching steam surged from the turbulent water surface, and in the blink of an eye, the entire lake seemed to boil!

The rising waves caused the heavy combat platform to pitch and roll like a small boat caught in a violent tempest, instantly sending everyone hiding inside tumbling into a chaotic pile.

The billowing steam obscured the space outside the transparent energy wall.

Like a thick fog rolling in, it completely blinded the dozens of people inside the protective barrier to their surroundings.

"..."

The dumbfounded group looked at each other in blank dismay, entirely at a loss for words.

Suddenly, a loud "thud" echoed as an energy ripple washed across the energy wall, startling everyone. A human silhouette had slammed right against the energy barrier!

"What the actual hell!"

"Why did you guys close the door?!"

Sliding down the energy wall, Bai Yuxi pushed off the ground, bouncing back and forth as he hammered against the transparent barrier!

"It's Little Bai!"

"Open the barrier, quickly!"

Rofay lunged toward the console, but Willie was startled. "We can't open it! It's high-temperature steam outside!"

"Idiot!"

Su Xiaoke said calmly, "The Dragon-Slaying Armor we're wearing can insulate against extreme heat!"

"Uh..."

Failing to account for that, Willie could only offer an awkward, sheepish laugh.

They had just switched to the complete set of sealed, fully defensive armor and simply weren't used to it yet...

The moment the protective barrier was retracted, the fog-like steam rolled in immediately, plunging everyone back into complete blindness.

Then came a heavy thud as something dropped right beside them, startling the group all over again.

Unable to see a thing, Willie yelled, "What's going on?!"

"It's me!"

Bai Yuxi's voice came through.

"Willie, did your brain migrate to your ass?"

Amidst the billowing fog, Xia Youyou couldn't help but scold, "Is your hyper-magnetic perception out of battery or something?"

"Uh... Fine!"

Willie stammered, "Actually, what I wanted to ask was: what do we do now?"

Xia Youyou snapped impatiently, "We wait, obviously!"

However, in a confined space like the barrier zone, dispersing the dense fog instantly was no easy task.

"It's coming!"

Jason suddenly blurted out.

"What's coming?"

Chicken Drumstick hadn't reacted in time.

Immediately afterward, he let out a muffled grunt and clamped his mouth shut.

The super-energy particle mist, mixed within the steam, enveloped the entire combat platform.

Aside from the occasional dull splash in the distance and the sporadic, piercing whistles, the transcendent fighters on the platform fell into an eerie silence. Everyone was utterly focused, guarding against any potential attacks from the surroundings.

After quite a while, aided by the inherently low temperature of the lake water, the billowing steam finally dissipated.

Restoring their vision, the group looked around in all directions and involuntarily drew in a sharp breath of cold air.

Across nearly a hundred meters of the lake's surface, a thick, dense layer of heavy, lifeless snake carcasses floated closely together!

The plasma punch Bai Yuxi had just unleashed achieved astonishing results, executing a complete, full-screen one-hit kill!

Yet, amidst the mist that had not entirely cleared, Bai Yuxi seemed completely unaffected and was still attacking something.

Dozens of floating regenerative steel balls orbited his raised arm.

In his open palm, another steel ball was spinning frantically at a terrifying speed, emitting a low, whining hum!

Accompanied by the dull sound of a heavy object plunging into the water in the distance, that ultra-high-speed spinning steel ball cut through the fog with a sharp screech, flashing out of sight. An instant later, half a miserable shriek echoed from afar.

Everyone involuntarily turned their gaze toward Bai Yuxi.

Seeing that no more sounds of mutant snakes entering the water were coming, Bai Yuxi lowered his arm. The dozens of regenerative steel balls orbiting his arm obediently adhered back onto his arm armor, looking just like decorative ornaments.

The members of the Seventh Squad knew very well what had happened and tacitly refrained from asking.

Looking at the several soldiers lying on the combat platform, Bai Yuxi and Su Xiaoke exchanged glances and nodded simultaneously.

Their deduction had been correct: in a high-density super-energy particle environment, Bai Yuxi's "co-frequency resonance effect" could indeed effectively increase the probability of ordinary people awakening!

"What should we do now?"

Looking at the pool completely filled with snake carcasses, Willie said dejectedly, "Are we going to retreat to rest again and let the logistics troops come up?"

"Is that really necessary?"

Chicken Drumstick glanced at Bai Yuxi. "Judging by Little Bai's method, clearing or not clearing the snake carcasses doesn't seem to affect anything at all."

Bai Yuxi glanced at the group, chuckled, and asked, "How much did you guys level up?"

"What do you think?"

Maya raised her arm to look at the super-energy particles hissing and venting off her suit. "I got overloaded again!"

"This move, 'Electromagnetic Bombardment,' is fun and all, but the proportion of hyper-active conversion is just too high."

Hearing the sound of mutant snakes splashing back into the water echoing from the distance again, Bai Yuxi shrugged and said, "Compared to particle bombardment, it feels a bit not worth it... Well, until they wake up, I'll leave the rest to you guys!"

The members of the Seventh Squad collectively expressed their disdain with looks of utter contempt.

Though they were wearing anthropomorphic Dragon-Slaying helmets, everyone's expression underneath was undoubtedly one of exasperation.

However, to ensure their identities remained exposed only within a small circle, they really couldn't take off their helmets to glare at him again, so they could only grumblingly get to work.

Under the "super-energy overflow" state, rather than letting it dissipate and go to waste, it was better to expend it frantically in combat.

High-intensity combat output was not only more conducive to the growth of their super-energy upper limits, but it also further stimulated the evolution of their physiological data.

Of the thirty particle jammers, more than twenty had been knocked offline by Bai Yuxi's recent electromagnetic bombardment—some flipped over, some malfunctioned, and a few were completely totaled.

The remaining few struggling on their last legs were also extremely unstable.

The mutant snakes crawling through the flashing lights didn't look like a single one of them was in one piece anymore, many of them missing a section.