Chapter 181: Establishing Base 093 - Part 3

Once this plan succeeded, given the reproductive capacity and growth rate of the mutant rats, the newly established Dragon Unit would not only secure an endless supply of "super-energy particle dairy cows," but also gain an inexhaustible source of extraordinary resources!

One must understand that the hyper-active serums routinely used by transcended warriors were bio-energy essences extracted directly from the bodies of extraordinary creatures.

Moreover, the high-pressure field environment of large-scale anomaly zones was even more conducive to condensing the super-energy particles released upon the death of extraordinary creatures into X-crystals.

As long as a stable source of hyper-active serums, X-crystals, and super-energy particles could be secured, the Dragon Unit could fully unleash its potential to cultivate its own transcended combat power, which would be immensely advantageous for future development.

As one of the founding members of the Dragon Unit, Team Seven—even as peripheral personnel—would surely reap substantial benefits and conveniences from this. At the very least, Bai Yuxi would no longer need to worry about running out of the hyper-active serums he used to preserve his life...

With extraordinary personnel continuously arriving from various regions, the mutant snake disaster at Gulu Lake had been gradually suppressed.

Thanks to the deployment of massive transcended combat power, the mutant snakes originally gathered on Xewa Island had been almost entirely cleared out.

Although the high-risk mutant snakes in the interior were not something low-level transcended warriors could interfere with, completely eliminating them should only be a matter of time.

To avoid exposing their relationship with the Dragon Unit, and not intending to use their clearance to enter the inner areas, Bai Yuxi and his companions simply stripped off their Xiaolong armors, donned their miscellaneous makeshift gear, and returned to the camp to appear within the line of sight of the Firebird Squad members, thus preventing any suspicion.

Fortunately, the Transcended Management Department had taken over the command of the conscripted extraordinary personnel. To prevent extraordinary personnel from the same factions from gathering together and causing trouble, the transcended combat forces of all factions were broken up before being deployed into battle in small squads.

Therefore, the sudden reappearance of Bai Yuxi and the others, who had "disappeared" for forty-eight hours, did not seem particularly unusual in the eyes of the Firebird Squad members.

"Oh?"

"You're back?"

"How was the haul these past two days?"

Because of the growth in strength of Team Seven's members, the attitude of the Firebird Squad toward them had correspondingly improved.

Just as Bai Yuxi and his group used location tracking to find the Firebird Squad's position in the Gulu Lake camp, they ran into the Fourth Squad, which had just withdrawn from the frontline. Chen Dao, the captain of the Fourth Squad, even greeted them cordially.

"Not bad, I suppose," Luo Fei smiled and gave a perfunctory reply.

However, the faint aura unconsciously radiating from the members of Team Seven caused Chen Dao's expression to shift involuntarily.

Although everyone tried their best to restrain their super-energy particles, aside from Bai Yuxi, the others were unable to completely conceal the transmission of their pheromones.

Transcended warriors were extremely sensitive to pheromones. Chen Dao, who also possessed F10-level combat power, distinctly felt the threat emanating from the energy fluctuations of the group.

The members of the Firebird Squad were well aware that during the Hualanshan rat infestation mission, Team Seven's members had struck gold, resulting in a massive overall boost in strength for everyone.

Although it had regressed somewhat afterward, they had still retained the F8-level tier, meaning they were no longer considered the weakest among the trainee squads.

Yet, after not seeing them for just two days, Team Seven's members actually made an F10-level warrior like Chen Dao feel a sense of threat. Could it be that they had once again obtained an unexpected breakthrough?

Knowing that the changes in themselves were difficult to conceal, Luo Fei and the others had no intention of offering any explanations.

During forty-eight hours of high-intensity combat, it was not just the thirty-odd Dragon Unit warriors who had improved; the members of Team Seven had gained even greater benefits from the fighting!

Chugging endless amounts of free hyper-active serums, their speed of absorbing and converting super-energy particles this time was much faster than the previous occasion.

Not only had the entire team elevated themselves to the peak of the F10 level, but Luo Fei, Chicken Leg, and Jason—who possessed relatively stronger baseline combat power—had even grazed the threshold of E-level warriors.

As long as they didn't unluckily run into the bottleneck of the "transcended chasm where combat power caps out," they would certainly be able to advance to the E-level tier once they fully absorbed the super-energy particles accumulated within their bodies.

In contrast, Bai Yuxi, who had been the first to reach the peak of the F10 level and had swallowed the largest quantity of super-energy particles during the battles, still showed no signs of an impending breakthrough.

Chen Dao was also a smart man. With an understanding smile that left things unsaid, his attitude toward Team Seven grew even more approachable.

"Have you guys heard?"

"Brother Lieying successfully advanced to become a C-level transcended warrior after slaying a heavily mutated snake with a C-class hazard rating!"

"Although we lost four D-level core members, once we head back, our Firebird Squad's comprehensive combat power rating will probably rise by another tier."

"Those bastards from the Fierce Tiger Squad got completely screwed this time. For some unknown reason, their leader, Tiger, took away a bunch of the squad's core mainstays," Chen Dao lowered his voice and gossiped as he walked side by side with Bai Yuxi and the others toward the Firebird Squad's camp area. "They only left a vice-captain behind in charge, and as a result, not only did the heavily mutated snake break through their defense line, but it also caused heavy casualties among their main members. I doubt they'll be able to act high and mighty in the Kailash Mountain Base anymore!"

The members of Team Seven looked at each other in dismay. Having spent the last two days hiding inside the F14 boundary space, they were indeed quite clueless about what had happened outside.

Bai Yuxi couldn't help asking, "Is the comprehensive combat power rating very important?"

"Huh? You didn't know?"

Chen Dao cast a surprised glance at Luo Fei, astonished that Team Seven had such an ill-informed member among its ranks.

However, considering that Team Seven had always been isolated from the rest of the team—let alone a new member like Bai Yuxi, even Luo Fei probably didn't know much about the squad's situation.

"The comprehensive combat power rating of a transcended squad actually means the same thing as the combat power evaluation of an individual transcended warrior!"

"They are both standards used to measure strength. The higher a squad's evaluation, the greater the benefits it can obtain from the base. I don't really need to explain that, do I?"

"Although the strength of our Firebird Squad's main members isn't low, because of our small headcount, we've always been evaluated as an F-grade squad."

"As a result, we've always been suppressed by the Fierce Tiger Squad, and whenever we try to claim missions from the base, we can never outcompete them. This time, their comprehensive combat power rating has dropped while ours has gone up."

Chen Dao could only offer a brief explanation: "With this shift in momentum, we'll be able to snatch quite a few lucrative missions right out of their hands. Let's see if those guys still dare to swagger in front of us!"

Bai Yuxi understood. To put it bluntly, it was simply conflicts arising among the various transcended squads in their scramble for extraordinary resources.