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When Jingyuan asked him this question, Bai Yuekui was speechless.
"How dare you speak like that!" Shan Qi stormed up, "Do you think Boss Bai wants to watch them sacrifice themselves? She has no choice!"
"Shan Da!" Bai Yuekui scolded Shan Da.
But Xu Tong stepped forward again and said, "This time we encountered a new type of Devouring Beast. It can emit a special sonic wave that destroys the Spirit Concealment Bullet, causing our spiritual induction to fail. Moreover, its sonic waves can also disrupt the source matter connection between Xia Dou and Mai Duo. We have never seen this kind of attack before!"
“Yes! You can’t blame Boss Bai!” Xia Dou chimed in. “Nobody wanted this to happen!”
Jingyuan didn't mean to blame Bai Yuekui. He just didn't understand how someone could have died when Bai Yuekui was so powerful and they went out together.
Unless it's a king-level opponent, even Bai Yuekui might not be able to do anything about it.
Bai Yuekui didn't explain. She said to everyone, "Jingyuan is right. This is my responsibility! But it's too late to undo it now! But I still have to go and retrieve Maiduo and Fangyuan's life essence!"
"Boss! You can't go!"
"Yes, boss! If you keep fighting, it will accelerate cell depletion!"
Bai Yuekui said with a gloomy expression, "It was because I was too worried that this situation occurred! No matter what, I must bring back Maiduo's life essence!"
Jing Yuan walked over and asked suspiciously, "Why did you bring back the life essence? Do you think you can revive her?"
Bai Yuekui nodded first, then said, "We are currently researching this. However, we cannot allow any life essence to fall into the hands of the ecosystem. Even if it means cellular decay and the loss of life essence, I will bring them back!"
Jingyuan looked at Bai Yuekui and said, "Although I don't quite understand, if you have a way to revive Maiduo, then take me with you! I'll go with you!"
Chapter 169 Reclaiming the Source of Life
"I am coming too!"
"I am coming too!"
The villagers enthusiastically signed up.
“I’m going too!” Mark stepped forward. “Mydo sacrificed himself to save me, so it’s my responsibility to bring him back!”
Jing Yuan glanced at Mark, figuring that with his current combat strength, there was probably nothing he could do.
Although Jingyuan wasn't there at the time, he could guess that, given Mark's personality, he must have tried his best but still couldn't protect them.
Mark's current strength is still too weak, but saying that directly would be too hurtful.
At this moment, Bai Yuekui spoke up, "We don't need so many people! Suixing, Guayan, and Xutong, the three of you come with us. Xutong and Guayan, go and fetch the soul storage device!"
"Yes."
Bai Yuekui walked through the crowd to the outside.
Jingyuan patted Mark on the shoulder and said, "Don't blame yourself too much, I will bring them all back."
After saying that, Jing Yuan followed Bai Yuekui away.
Led by Bai Yuekui, a group of five boarded a vehicle at the supply station.
After Xu Tong and Gua Yan each brought a metal can, the five of them set off.
On the way, Jing Yuan looked at the metal can in Xu Tong's hand and asked Bai Yuekui, "What is this?"
"A device for storing life essence!" Bai Yuekui glanced at Jing Yuan and said, "The principle is very complicated, so I'll keep it brief."
"Ok!"
"You know, the core organ inside the Devouring Beast is called the Spirit Breath Seed. If the Spirit Breath Seed is destroyed, the Devouring Beast will die completely. Actually, it's not completely dead. Destroying the Spirit Breath Seed only allows it to return to its natural habitat."
The Spirit Breath Seed is precisely the organ through which the Devouring Beast stores its life essence. The Devouring Beast absorbs human life essence and stores it within the Spirit Breath Seed! This portable soul storage device is a replica of the Spirit Breath Seed that we created; it can also store life essence!
"If we retrieve their life essence, can we resurrect them?"
"The life iteration system we're researching aims to resurrect the deceased. However... we haven't succeeded yet!"
Jing Yuan frowned. "In other words, even if we get the life essence back, we still can't revive them!"
Boss Bai remained silent.
Shattered Star said, "Even so, we still need to bring back their life essence. First, we cannot allow the ecosystem to obtain life essence again. Second, if the life iteration system is successfully researched in the future, we can still revive them!"
What happens when an ecosystem receives the source of life?
Bai Yuekui explained, "The purpose of the ecosystem is to absorb the life essence of everyone. In the short term, the more life essence the ecosystem absorbs, the more powerful Devouring Beasts may be born!"
Jing Yuan looked at Bai Yuekui with a vacant gaze, "I thought that since you live on the ground, dealing with the Devouring Beasts would be as easy as eating."
“Nothing is simple,” Bai Yuekui frowned. “Over the years, we have fought against the Devouring Beasts on the ground, and many of us have sacrificed our lives. You only see two people today, but in the past few decades, the number of people we have lost is no less than that of the Lighthouse!”
Looking at Bai Yuekui, Jingyuan suddenly felt that the image of this long-legged beauty was no longer as powerful and heroic as he had imagined.
She seemed to be carrying a heavy burden.
It was so heavy that she couldn't breathe.
"Boss Bai!" Jing Yuan asked, "Do you have a solution for dealing with the ecosystem?"
Bai Yuekui was silent for a moment, then said, "Yes! But it requires cooperation and sacrifice!"
Jingyuan nodded. What's there to be afraid of in sacrificing oneself?
"Alright! Let's have a good talk about dealing with the ecosystem after we get the life essence this time!"
"it is good!"
Bai Yuekui nodded in agreement.
Jingyuan looked at the people around him and asked, "Then tell me about the next plan!"
……
The vehicle drove directly to the outskirts of Zone C3.
They found a high vantage point to observe, below which lay a dense swarm of Devouring Beasts.
Jing Yuan was dumbfounded when he saw this scene. There were at least a hundred of these densely packed Devouring Beasts.
Jing Yuan looked at the Devouring Beasts below and said, "They're just small fry!"
That's right, all of the following are pangenetic types, which can be seen from their body shape.
Xu Tong said, "They were small monsters, but there were just too many of them. There was even a big one at the time, but Boss Bai has already taken care of it!"
Sui Xing looked at Bai Yue Kui in surprise, "Boss, you've made a move again?"
Bai Yuekui's expression was grave. "The situation was urgent at the time, and there was no time to think about such things!"
Jing Yuan looked at Bai Yuekui and asked, "What's going on with you? Aren't you supposed to be quite strong?"
Xu Tong explained, "Boss Bai was injured in his early years. Although he is very powerful, his cells will irreversibly deteriorate whenever he uses his source potential, and his source energy is also at risk of dissipating."
Bai Yuekui didn't dwell on her own affairs. Looking at the Devouring Beasts below, she said, "I just had Tasia mark the two Devouring Beasts that absorbed Maido and Fangyuan's life essence. But there are too many Devouring Beasts below now, so we need to spread them out and search for them."
"Even if we find them, all the Devouring Beasts will discover us as soon as we make a move."
Jing Yuan looked at the Devouring Beasts below and said, "So what if we found them? They're just small fry, let's just kill them!"
"But there are too many Devouring Beasts, and I can't locate their Spirit Seeds! But there are Mana Flowers here. If we don't destroy the Spirit Seeds, they can revive quickly!"
"Location Spirit Seed?" Jing Yuan looked at Xu Tong with a puzzled expression. "So you were able to kill the Devouring Beast because of your Location Spirit Seed?"
"Ok!"
"This..." Jing Yuan hesitated, then said that even if the people of Dragon Bone Village were strong, without Xu Tong's assistance, they would still be just as helpless as the people of Lighthouse when facing the Devouring Beast.
Sui Xing looked at Jing Yuan and said, "If you can directly destroy the Devouring Beast's physical body, you can also destroy the Spirit Seed."
"Alright, stop talking!" Bai Yuekui stopped their conversation and then said, "Xu Tong, Sui Xing, go find those two Devouring Beasts. Once you find them, use the potion to anesthetize them! Bring them back to the shielded zone. Jing Yuan and Gua Yan, come with me to distract the rest of the Devouring Beasts!"
"Didn't you say you couldn't make a move?" Jing Yuan looked at Bai Yuekui.
"We can't worry about that now!"
"Don't rush!" Jing Yuan raised his hand to stop them and said, "Boss Bai, let's change the plan. Guayan and Xutong go find those two Devouring Beasts, you and Suixing cover me from behind! I'm going down to kill all these Devouring Beasts!"
"Can you do it?" Xu Tong asked in surprise. He had never seen such a reckless person before, not even Boss Bai.
But since Sui Xing and Gua Yan had seen it before, they weren't surprised.
Bai Yuekui looked at Jing Yuan and asked, "Can you pinpoint the location of the Devouring Beast?"
"can."
For Jing Yuan, a simple scan with his mental energy was enough to pinpoint the location of the Devouring Beast Spirit Seed.
Facing so many Devouring Beasts, even the strongest person would be in considerable danger if they couldn't kill them with a single blow.
Bai Yuekui nodded, "Alright! We will remember your kindness."
Jing Yuan laughed and said, "Stop talking about feelings, start calculating my workload!"
This statement surprised Bai Yuekui somewhat.
Jing Yuan manipulated the scale disc to his feet, then flew downwards carrying his battle sword.
Xu Tong, carrying Guayan on his back, stepped onto his rocket skateboard and wobbled as he flew downwards.
"You look skinny, but you weigh as much as Shanxi!" Xu Tong couldn't help but complain to the taciturn man.
The man, who was usually taciturn, said, "I'm strong, he's fat!"