Chapter 51
A dull thud echoed as a seemingly solid and smooth metal wall suddenly caved in at one spot.
Kuni from the Kelu tribe stepped forward, unleashing another arc of light. Sparks flew from the gaping crack in the metal, melting away to reveal damaged machinery and a small opening.
Li Ke sensed a faint airflow on her skin. "This is definitely an exit!"
Ye Bai smiled. "You know, as an ancient human, I have a special sensitivity to survival and crises..."
She was about to spin some evolutionary theory to impress them, something about how ancient humans had this innate talent due to their weaker constitution...
"Great! Let’s get out of here!"
"Ye Bai, it’s up to you now!"
Everyone rushed to the exit, working together to widen the breach, and soon a passage was cleared.
Ye Bai: "..."
Well, no one seemed to care.
Everyone accepted that those present at the auction possessed unique abilities. After all, the universe was vast and full of wonders, and they themselves were a race with special powers, which was why the Makur Group had invested so much manpower and resources to capture them for this auction.
What they didn’t know was that Ye Bai was there simply because she was a one-of-a-kind "limited edition." In the eyes of the Makur Group, her added value stemmed solely from her rarity, and she had been effortlessly kidnapped without any awareness of it...
As for how Ye Bai managed to pinpoint the exit so accurately, it was due to the uniqueness of her mental power.
After observing the four states of her mental entity—conscious, unconscious, restrained, and in combat—Ye Bai was certain that other mentalists couldn’t extend and reshape their mental power as flexibly as she could.
The stronger the mental entity, the greater the influence range, and in Ye Bai's perception, that brilliance shone ever brighter. However, that influence felt more like a radiating glow, weakening the further it spread, unlike her own ability to temporarily leave her body like a ghost while still functioning normally.
At the same time, Ye Bai had noticed the changes in the mental entities of those around her when they used their powers. The most complex form she had seen was undoubtedly the intricate snowflake shape that Xilienna produced when she unleashed her red spear.
These different transformations seemed to correspond to their unique abilities.
Thus, having long realized her mental entity was exceptionally agile, Ye Bai had a bold idea during this process—
She chose to use the simplest form of Li Ke’s ability, mimicking it to transform her mental entity into a "whirlwind" shape.
Then, something marvelous happened!
Ye Bai felt as if she had developed a new perception specifically for airflow. This sensation was different from her use of magic; it emerged naturally as her mental entity changed shape.
Perhaps due to the insight she gained, Ye Bai’s "knockoff" ability turned out to be even more acute than Li Ke’s original, allowing her to perceive the correct path with remarkable clarity.
This discovery undoubtedly taught Ye Bai a new way to utilize her mental power, but she quickly realized that, aside from the youngest Li Ke, she couldn’t replicate anyone else’s abilities for now.
It wasn’t that her mental entity lacked agility; rather, it was a matter of "quantity"—she didn’t have enough to form a complete state.
Was it a problem of mental power level?
"Boom!"
The sound of everyone breaking through the second layer of the passage interrupted Ye Bai’s soaring thoughts.
"Up ahead is the exit!"
This layer was clearly an employee activity area, and the group quickly found an upward walkway, faint sounds of hurried footsteps retreating from above.
Xilienna took the lead, followed closely by the others, and soon they found themselves in a massive factory.
The moment the others laid eyes on this place, they were stunned into silence, but for Ye Bai, it wasn’t her first time "seeing" everything here.
This was the factory where all the nutrient pods had been distributed. The mechanical tracks were likely inactive due to the emergency, but dozens of nutrient pods still occupied the open space, and the footsteps of guests and Makur Group escorts approached from another passage.
The emergency elevator couldn’t accommodate everyone from the auction, so some were escorted through a safe passage by Makur’s armed personnel.
Xilienna glanced at the nutrient pods and then at the direction the enemies were retreating. Her long experience as a mercenary allowed her to quickly devise the best tactical plan: "You all rescue these people. I’ll go ahead and hold them off while clearing the way."
"Got it!"
The others naturally had no objections and sprang into action.
However, when the five of them got closer to the nutrient pods, they discovered they were completely empty—there wasn’t a single person inside.
At that moment, Ye Bai stepped over to a nearby flat area and looked at the others. "Can we break this place?"
Without suspicion, the group moved forward to break open the ground Ye Bai indicated, revealing a jumble of unconscious individuals beneath. Their hair was damp, and they were covered in nutrient fluid, clearly having been temporarily moved from the nutrient pods to this hidden chamber by some mechanical device.
The Makur Group had likely operated this underground business for many years, with established emergency plans for evacuating guests and hiding "merchandise."
Fortunately, Ye Bai’s mental entity was adept at identifying nearby life forms. As soon as she got close, she detected the mental entities of those unconscious below. Even more fortunate was that all those hidden in this chamber were D-level mentalists.
"Wake up, wake up!"
But then the problem arose. The group called out to the unconscious individuals, but due to the excessive dosage of anesthesia, even though they were breathing, they couldn’t wake up for a long time.
D-level mentalists didn’t receive the same treatment as those with mental suppressors; instead, they were subjected to larger doses of anesthetic.
Watching Gu Zan use his fan-like hand to gesture at those with heads smaller than his palm, as if eager to slap them awake, Ye Bai couldn’t help but twitch her mouth, thinking that one slap might make them even more dazed.
Then, an idea struck her. She recalled how her "cellmates" had reacted when she tested her mental power on the spaceship.
D-level mentalists should be able to handle it... right?
Time was of the essence, and Ye Bai didn’t have time to hesitate. She released her mental power and gently touched the poor soul that Gu Zan was holding.
"…Ahhh!!!"
The previously corpse-like unconscious individual suddenly opened their eyes wide, trembling all over, their limbs moving awkwardly as if they had been set on fire, and they shot up from the ground, colliding with Gu Zan’s forehead with a loud thud.
"Ouch!" X2
Both Gu Zan and another person cried out in pain.
"…" Ye Bai swore she had only "touched" them!
Fortunately, after a brief moment of chaos, the person, still looking shaken, finally regained their senses.
The rest of the process became much simpler. Everyone unanimously believed that Gu Zan’s giant figure had a mysterious effect, and he took the lead in waking up the unconscious individuals while Ye Bai discreetly followed behind, "touching" them along the way.
In the end, everything was resolved satisfactorily.
Aside from Gu Zan questioning his own "handsomeness," the other four, along with the twenty or so newly integrated D-level mentalists, excitedly followed the path Xilienna had previously taken, rushing toward the freedom they had longed for.
...
"Worthless, worthless! You Makur fools, how did you manage to intercept me during that secret war?"
"Hahaha, you’re so weak, just die already!"
"Boom, boom, boom..."
Xilienna charged forward like a vengeful deity, cutting through the retreating guests with unstoppable force, nearing the surface.
During this time, all the level four and five employees recuperating in the Makur Group’s hospital had to crawl out of their beds and pick up weapons to fight.
However, first, the Makur Group had no core combat strength that hadn’t been injured, and those employees who hadn’t registered for a StarNet account at the group’s expense had their strength and loyalty discounted.
Second, the Tianluo tribe was not joking when they were called a naturally combat-oriented race. They possessed a unique battle instinct that allowed them to recover from physical and mental exhaustion as their fighting spirit surged. In gaming terms, they had automatic health and mana regeneration in combat; as long as they didn’t suffer a massive blow, they would only grow stronger with each battle.
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