Chapter 50
At the same time, an incredibly swift hand seized the neck of the retreating host with a grip that left him as helpless as a chick in the grasp of a hawk.
The host, a C-level psychic himself, found himself lifted effortlessly by Xilianna, losing all ability to resist in an instant.
With her other hand, she swept aside her crimson hair, revealing a bloodthirsty smile as she answered the host's question:
"I'll tell you this... all of you pathetic fools are going to die today!"
**Chapter 34**
"Bang!"
With a dull thud, Ye Bai watched as Xilianna hurled the host, who was nearly her height, down onto the platform. The impact left a basketball-sized dent in the ground.
Then, with a casual toss, she let the host's limp body drop to the floor.
The host's neck had vanished, leaving only his head atop his shoulders, blood slowly oozing from behind his white mask.
In Ye Bai's psychic observation, the host's psychic essence flickered out like a light bulb suddenly cut off from power.
So this is what it’s like when a psychic dies...
Ye Bai stared blankly at the scene, a surge of primal instinct washing over her, but that feeling faded quickly, leaving no trace.
The hall fell into a deathly silence, and after a moment—
"Ah!!!"
A scream erupted from the audience, and alarms blared throughout the auction hall. Under the flashing lights, the guests appeared, all clad in special robes that covered them entirely, their masks similar to the host's but black with golden trim.
Those who had previously bid with such confidence now scattered like a flock of chickens startled by a descending tiger, fleeing in a frenzy.
Despite their earlier bravado, viewing Xilianna as an easy target, the moment they faced a free B-level psychic, they were reduced to terrified wrecks. After all, those who derive superiority from subjugating and trampling on more powerful beings often reflect their own inner weakness.
Now that Xilianna was no longer a caged beast, the buyers who had once eagerly participated in the auction didn’t dare to glance back at her.
With a cold snort, Xilianna chose not to pursue the fleeing guests but instead strode purposefully toward the other nutrient pods on the platform.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Xilianna smashed her fist into each nutrient pod, the thick, specially-made crystal shattering with a resounding crash.
At that moment, the mechanical defenses of the auction house activated. A loud bang echoed from above, and with a hiss, a barrage of laser beams rained down from the ceiling's apparatus onto the platform.
"Boom!"
Xilianna reacted swiftly, raising her hand to create a golden force field shield that enveloped everyone on the platform.
She hadn’t forgotten the 'Divine Mandate'—to shatter evil and rescue the weak!
The lasers were blocked by the shield, creating a swarm of glowing points that clustered like a beehive.
Xilianna intended to launch an attack to destroy the device above, but just then, a panel slid down from the surrounding walls, releasing a swarm of weaponized drones that opened fire.
Given Xilianna's strength, she could easily break through the assault by shrinking the shield's range, but she remembered the Star God's words about 'rescuing the weak.' So, she maintained the shield and turned to the only person on the platform still capable of action—Ye Bai, who was crawling out of a nutrient pod:
"Friend, can you still move? Destroy the devices on the others' necks."
"Sure thing," Ye Bai thought to herself, feeling quite adept at this task.
Hearing this, Xilianna felt reassured and turned her attention back to defending against the attacks coming from all directions, thinking that once the others' psychic suppressors were removed, they would gain a batch of C-level combatants.
But after a moment, Xilianna suddenly recalled the host's earlier introduction, vaguely remembering that Ye Bai didn’t have a psychic suppressor because she was an ancient human of only F-level strength, seemingly quite fragile. So...
Just then, Xilianna turned back to see Ye Bai deftly twisting the suppressor off the neck of a young Xiren (锡人族) boy, destroying the intricate device and removing it from him.
"Thank you! You will always be friends of the Xiren!" the boy exclaimed, excitement shining in his eyes as he thanked Ye Bai and Xilianna.
"Let’s go save the others."
"Right!" the boy replied eagerly, instantly becoming an ally for Ye Bai.
With the worry lifted, Xilianna didn’t stop to consider whether an F-level could accomplish such a feat, and she turned back with newfound confidence.
Before long, the other four C-level psychics in the nutrient pods, freed from their restraints, joined forces alongside Ye Bai.
The towering blue-collar giant, Gu Zan, picked up a nutrient pod and hurled it at the laser device thirty meters above, embedding half of it deep into the structure, causing the laser beams to vanish.
Meanwhile, the drones Xilianna was dealing with were taken over by another member of the Kelu (克罗族), whose psychic power could manipulate metal. A sweep of blue light sent a cluster of drones crashing down.
"Well done!"
With her hands freed, Xilianna praised him and turned her gaze toward the exits.
Many guests had already seized the opportunity to flee, and a five-meter-high mixed-material gate began to descend, attempting to trap everyone inside.
Xilianna's expression turned serious as she extended her hand toward the gate, prompting the others to step back slightly, sensing a powerful force gathering in her palm.
Ye Bai, with her unique psychic perception, saw Xilianna's liberated and radiant psychic essence coalesce into a complex eighteen-sided snowflake shape.
At the same time, a two-meter-long energy spear, glowing red and exuding a terrifying aura, materialized from Xilianna's palm.
"Boom!"
The spear was hurled by Xilianna, crashing into the gate.
With an explosive sound, the gate was left with only a gap leading outside.
"Let’s go!"
...
As the group entered the exit, they encountered no enemies, only a straight passage leading to the elevator. However, the magnetic levitation elevator at the end was already closed, displaying the current floor as negative one hundred.
Clearly, the Makur Group intended to trap them here.
After smashing open the elevator doors, they found the walls inside to be extremely smooth, with an estimated coefficient of friction below 0.01, and the back was solid. It would take an immense amount of time and effort for them to ascend through the elevator shaft.
"There should be other passages. Let me take a look."
The six had just introduced themselves briefly, and the young Xiren boy named Li Ke closed his eyes, activating his ability.
Ye Bai observed thoughtfully, noting that Li Ke's psychic essence transformed into a spiral whirlwind as he used his power.
She had seen this phenomenon before when Xilianna wielded the red spear.
After a moment, Li Ke opened his eyes. "There are cavities nearby, but the walls are too thick for me to pinpoint their exact locations."
Gu Zan, the blue-collar giant, stood in the somewhat cramped passageway and suggested, "What if we just smash everything?"
Smashing everything seemed a bit unwise... so everyone turned to Xilianna, the strongest among them.
Xilianna looked at them curiously and asked, "Where should we start smashing?"
Everyone: "..."
At that moment, after considering her thoughts, Ye Bai spoke up, "I might have an idea..."
Everyone immediately turned to her.
Since they had learned that Ye Bai was a fragile F-level ancient human, she had been well taken care of by the group, who had assumed she needed protection. They were surprised that she now had a solution.
Clearing her throat, Ye Bai pointed to a spot diagonally above in the passageway. "I think the exit might be in that direction."
**Chapter 35**
Ye Bai was still organizing her thoughts to explain why she believed that direction was correct when Gu Zan's eyes lit up, and without a second thought, he punched the wall.
"Boom!"
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