Chapter 759: It Looks Like Everything, Just Not Like a Person
Ye Zi and her group couldn't care less about anything else at this point. As long as it was edible, they'd take it!
They rushed forward, downing one mouthful of black garlic and one mouthful of sausage at a time, somehow managing to taste like garlic sausage!
Then they tilted their heads back and downed a bottle of Dali, burped contentedly, and looked completely satisfied!
But at this moment, Ling Feng and the others watched Ye Zi and her companions, their expressions gradually turning horrified!
What they saw was that Ye Zi and her group, after drinking Dali 2.0, had finally returned from their original emaciated state to a normal physique!
They didn't turn into Muscle Devils!
This shows just how terribly thin they had been before!
Their hair all disappeared, and the tops of their heads emitted a dazzling light!
But that wasn't even the worst part. Now everyone's skin had turned pitch black, even darker than coal balls!
Yet their heads still stubbornly radiated intense light!
-`☻´--`☻´--`☻´-……
When they closed their eyes and mouths, their facial features disappeared into the darkness!
-`●´--`●´--`●´-……
୧(ŎдŎ|||)୨ "Ahhh~ I changed color!"
("ཀ⌓ཀ) "My beautiful hair! My jade-like white skin—how did it turn into ink jade!"
"What is this? Hiss~ My physical strength has increased? Heaven..."
"Everything around me is clearly reflected in my mind? How amazing!"
From the crowd came cries of sorrow and exclamations of wonder!
The light emitted by over a thousand bald heads illuminated everything around them like daylight!
Ye Zi stared blankly at her own hands, and tears burst forth!
(งཀ益ཀ)ง How infuriating!
This wasn't a miracle falling from the sky—this miracle was way too "surprising"!
[From Ye Zi: Resentment Value +555!]
[From Sun Shandian...]
Jiangnan wore sunglasses with his hands behind his back!
(๐■ٹ■): "Don't panic. This is preparation to help everyone survive better on the eighth level!"
"The light emitted from your heads will help you find each other more easily and drive away Spirit-Binding Beasts!"
"The black garlic will help you camouflage better, survey your surroundings, detect danger in time, and also help you find the core more effectively!"
"Tactical flashlight and search radar functions are integrated into one! Shouldn't you be happy?"
The flashlights paused for a moment. It actually sounded like it made some sense!
Wang Ba covered his face: "What the heck is this talk of tactical flashlights and search radars! It looks like everything, just not like a person!"
Gong Lin smiled: "Congratulations to everyone for successfully upgrading to tools! Code name: Strong Light Radar!"
Jiangnan patted a Strong Light Radar on the shoulder: "Ye Zi, as the exploration captain, you need to be strong!"
"Hair can grow back, skin color can return to normal, but if you lose your life, it's gone for real!"
(๐■ᴗ■)ﾉ-`●´-
The person next to him covered their face: "I! I am Ye Zi!"
[From Ye Zi: Resentment Value +1000!]
(٥■◡■)ﾉ-`☻´- "I am Sun Shandian!"
Jiangnan's expression stiffened: "Ahem~ That's not important. Come and collect your necessary survival supplies from me, then set off immediately!"
Under a sea of light, Jiangnan led the main force charging straight toward the entrance to the eighth level!
...
At the entrance, Sherry and her group were still waiting for Fito and the others to return. After such a long time without any news, they were growing increasingly anxious!
In the distance, Adams and his group arrived!
Strangely enough, during their escape from the beast tide, they hadn't been attacked by the Food Devouring Beasts at all!
They didn't even dare to look back and just somehow charged out!
This allowed the Yu Guo personnel to take advantage of Jiangnan's unexpected benefit!
Sherry didn't stop them, since Fito and the others weren't around. She just let Adams and his group descend to the eighth level!
Hours passed, and then they saw a blinding light rushing toward them from the distant mountains!
For a moment, Sherry thought the sun was rising from the east!
She was stunned: "What's going on?"
But as the light advanced!
Over a thousand pitch-black, head-glowing terrifying creatures charged wildly in their direction!
Sherry and her people panicked!
"What... what kind of thing is that? A small beast tide? What a terrifying sight!"
"What species is this? Bipedal walking? A lantern ape?"
"No! That's not right. Lantern apes are much bigger. To me, they look like humans!"
"Damn! It's Jiangnan and his group! I see that big centipede!"
Sherry's hair stood on end. Were these dark, terrifying creatures really Jiangnan's people?
Wasn't Fito going after Jiangnan?
Why did Jiangnan show up while Fito and the others still hadn't returned?
As soon as Jiangnan saw Sherry and her group, without any hesitation, he pulled out his Blood-Drinking Halberd and teleported multiple times, charging straight at them!
One halberd strike severed two heads, then he spun and slashed downward!
Splitting a Gold Rank in two!
He raised his hand and released a Void Black Hole, killing three more!
In just the first clash, six people had been killed by Jiangnan, blood splattering everywhere!
Sherry: !!!
"Go! Hurry! Don't wait!"
With that, she dove into the space gate. Just as she left, Jiangnan's Blood-Drinking Halberd struck down!
But it only cut off a strand of her hair: "That Incubation Lady runs pretty fast!"
Looking at the still-steaming remains on the ground, these people, without Fito to back them up, didn't dare to fight Jiangnan head-on!
They all scrambled to dive into the space gate!
But Jiangnan still left 12 of them lying in pools of blood!
He flicked the Blood-Drinking Halberd, and blood dripped like ink onto the ground!
By now, the main force had arrived at the entrance!
Ling Feng and Ye Zi looked at the 12 incomplete corpses on the ground and swallowed their saliva!
He had killed that many in just a short while?
"You're pretty fast at collecting heads!"
Jiangnan grinned: "Just collecting some interest. We'll settle the full account when we go down!"
"Everyone! The first thing upon reaching the eighth level is to regroup!"
"Just follow the light, and you'll find your teammates!"
"Feel free to search for cores along the way. Once we're mostly regrouped, we'll conduct a large-scale search. Got it?"
The crowd responded loudly: "Yes!"
Jiangnan nodded in satisfaction and dove into the space gate, with everyone following closely behind!
...
As soon as Jiangnan landed, before he even had time to survey his surroundings!
A Rift-Mouth Spider opened its massive jaws and lunged at Jiangnan's face!
Jiangnan raised his hand, throwing an uppercut that struck the spider's lower jaw!
The immense force knocked the entire creature onto its back! Before it could get up, Jiangnan struck with his halberd, decapitating it!
He even pried out the Spirit-Binding Pearl!
Jiangnan flexed his hands: "So my abilities and spiritual power are sealed again?"
Only then did Jiangnan climb a tall tree to observe the surroundings!
The mountains stretched continuously, the forests were dense, and the area was covered by a Spirit-Binding Field!
No wonder the eighth level was rich in minerals. He could even see exposed ore on the ground!
It looked primitive—the eighth level was an undeveloped virgin territory!
At this moment, he could faintly see bright spots of light gradually lighting up in various places!
It seemed to have increased the overall brightness of the eighth level quite a bit!
But Jiangnan looked frustrated!
"Not good! Why did I get dropped so far away?"
Most of the light spots had been teleported to the north, with only a few dozen scattered in the south!
And he himself was far in the south! It would probably take half a day to a day to regroup!
Jiangnan frowned slightly. He felt a ringing in his ears, tightness in his chest, and a slight headache!
It was as if some invisible rays or electric waves were constantly bombarding his brain!
"Hmm~ Is this the effect of the eighth level? What exactly is this?"
Although it had an effect, he could still bear it!
Just as he was about to get down from the tree, he heard thunderous sounds from behind the mountain!
A massive Platinum-level three-legged ostrich with red eyes crashed through layers of dense forest, charging straight at Jiangnan!
Jiangnan rolled his eyes: "Are the Spirit-Binding Beasts really this dense?"
Three minutes later!
Jiangnan was riding on the neck of a bruised and battered ostrich, his Blood-Drinking Halberd pressed against its throat!
Both of its claws were fitted with Extreme-Speed Slippers, creating afterimages as they moved!
Its third leg couldn't keep up with the rhythm of the other two, so it had to lift it and hover in the air!
Awkward!
The three-legged ostrich sprinted at breakneck speed through the dense forest, like a streak of dark cloud racing through the woods!
Ostrich: (;´༎ຶ⌔༎ຶ`)
I'm a three-wheeler! Why do you have to ride me like this? Can't you give my third wheel a tire too?
This rear-wheel drive isn't stable at all!
Jiangnan: (๑•̀～•́) "Run faster, or I'll cut off your third leg and make pickled chicken feet!"
Ostrich: (;´ཀ口ཀ)
Mom! Are humans always this terrifying?
Jiangnan frowned: "An ostrich is still a bird, right? Can't you fly? You're running too slow!"
"What's the point of those wings? Might as well... slurp~"
The three-wheeler ostrich's speed increased a notch!
...
In the dense forest, the Yu Guo group, who had entered a few hours earlier than Jiangnan, had already gathered over thirty people!
Many of them were wounded!
The number of Spirit-Binding Beasts on the eighth level was far from ordinary!
The group walked through the forest in silence, always on alert!
If you observed carefully, you'd notice that everyone kept a certain distance from Adams!
No one had spoken to him since entering the eighth level!
Even Heidi and Robert wouldn't talk to Adams!
Adams was fuming inside: "What? You all look down on me, is that it?"
"If it weren't for me, would Yu Guo have gotten this head start?"
Heidi finally couldn't hold back anymore and shouted at Adams: "Then you had to harm people, huh? And abandon your own comrades! Jiangnan has been helping us all along! Is this how you repay them?"
"You ungrateful wolf! Didn't the Imperial Teacher teach us anything? Learn how to be a person before doing things!"
Adams gritted his teeth in anger: "So you think you've grown strong enough to shout at me?"
With that, he strode toward Heidi!
Heidi's pretty face turned pale, but she stubbornly stared back at Adams, not backing down an inch!
Just then, they heard a thunderous sound from the dense forest!
A dark cloud burst out from the woods at incredible speed!
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