"I suggest we give up the outpost treasure land!"
Upon hearing Wen Yuâs message, Kuangliu, on the other end of the communicator, fell silent for a moment before speaking gravely.
"Is it that powerful?"
"Peak Level 5! All possess formidable spatial-type abilities. Attack power, defensive power, and mobility are all top-notch!"
Kuangliu remained silent for a long time before replying.
"Come back first. We havenât reached the outpost yet. Once weâre there, we can discuss this."
Hearing Kuangliuâs response, Wen Yu hung up the communication without another word.
Kuangliuâs meaning was quite clear. Never mind the militaryâs top brass; even Kuangliu himself couldnât accept being driven out of a treasure land by a single Demon Tribe member!
Wen Yu, for his part, wouldnât try too hard to dissuade them.
Everyone has their own considerations and will make their own decisions! And most crucially, everyone must pay the price for their own decisions!
All Wen Yu could do was state the facts and make his own decision.
Wen Yu observed Star in the 3rd Soul Realm. The Soul Realmâs healing ability was considerably powerful, but Starâs injuries were terrifyingly grave. Coupled with the unknown energy inherent in the Dimension Reduction Attack, Starâs wounds were healing very slowly.
He recalled Faceless directly into the Soul Realm space.
The blood Faceless had absorbed was equivalent to a foreign energy. Once Faceless entered the Soul Realm space, its state of Perfect Duplication was immediately nullified.
Then, he summoned Cyclops out from the Soul Realm space.
In the recent battle against the Ancient Demon spawn, aside from Faceless, Wen Yuâs other two soul pets hadnât played much of a role.
This wasnât particularly strange. All along, Wen Yu had trained Cyclops and Star for close-quarters combat, and their fighting style had always leaned in that direction. However, when faced with the Ancient Demon spawnâs bizarre and potent skill set, the impact Cyclops and Star could have was negligible!
This could only be attributed to a suppression by its Skill Ability System!
Moreover, a Skill Ability System like that of the Ancient Demon spawn would be exceptionally difficult to assemble.
Furthermore, Wen Yu himself didnât believe that a Beast attribute ability system was so much weaker than a spatial attribute one. Star might not be able to defeat the Ancient Demon spawn now, but that didnât mean a Peak Level 5 Star couldnât defeat a Peak Level 5 Ancient Demon spawn!
He believed that with just one supremely powerful SSS-Class skill, Cyclopsâs or Starâs combat capabilities would undoubtedly take a quantum leap.
Cyclops, beside him, had also felt his recent helplessness. His massive head drooped, and he let out intermittent WHIMPERS.
A pang of sorrow struck Wen Yuâs heart. He gently stroked Cyclopsâs head and said seriously, "Trust me, trust yourself. Weâll work hard together, and Iâll make you comparable to a divine beast before long! Thatâs my promise, old pal!"
"ARF, ARF, ARF..."
Cyclops let out a series of eager barks, forcefully nuzzling Wen Yuâs body.
"I believe! I, your Dog Bro, will definitely become an unparalleled, ferocious hound!"
"Heh, thatâs more like it!"
Wen Yu chuckled, patted Cyclopsâs head, and swiftly mounted him.
Cyclops was optimistic by natureâor, to put it bluntly, thick-skinned and carefree. The feeling of powerlessness from moments ago was completely dispelled by Wen Yuâs promise. He promptly forgot about it, twitched his massive nostrils, caught the scent of Kuangliu and the others, and sped off in the direction the convoy had taken.
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Meanwhile, Kuangliu, in the convoy, had hung up his communicator with Wen Yu. He gripped the steering wheel, driving with narrowed eyes, lost in thought.
After some time, Kuangliu finally spoke.
"Wen Yu just contacted me. He said that Ancient Demon fled... then he suggested we quickly withdraw from the outpost. What do you all think?"
Sitting in the passenger seat, Yang Pengguang, a barely perceptible smile on his face, spoke slowly but firmly, "I donât think we should abandon this outpost. The future income from this treasure land is substantial. If we abandon it, it means that in the less than three months remaining before the Demon Plague descends, our military will have no way to increase its strength other than hunting mutant beasts."
Upon hearing Yang Pengguangâs words, Kuangliu nodded in approval.
Claire and Andre, in the back seat, said nothing more; clearly, they too were unwilling to abandon the outpost treasure land.
The vehicle lapsed into silence.
After a while, Kuangliu spoke again.
"When Wen Yu gets back, Iâll ask him for the details of that Demon Fiendâs skills, and then weâll figure out a countermeasure... Giving up the outpost because of a single Demon Fiend? I donât agree, and neither will the military high command!"
After speaking, Kuangliu slammed on the accelerator. The military vehicle let out a fierce roar and shot forward.
Behind them, the transport truck hauling the Demon Qi Shield Generator, towed by a steel cable from the lead military vehicle, also picked up speed.
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Cyclopsâs speed, compared to Starâs, was like the difference between a train and an airplaneâa vast gap!
But Cyclops was definitely no old-fashioned steam engine; on the contrary, he was more like a bullet trainâincredibly fast!
At the very least, he was much faster than the convoy hauling the Demon Qi Shield Generator.
In less than half an hour, the convoy, which had seemed to crawl from Wen Yuâs perspective, was already within sight.
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Kuangliu, in the convoy, saw Cyclopsâs massive figure approaching from behind and stopped the vehicle, waiting for Wen Yu.
Yang Pengguang, in the passenger seat, first glanced at the approaching Wen Yu and Cyclops, a flicker of shock in his eyes.
When the Ancient Demon spawn first attacked the convoy, Yang Pengguang had personally experienced its power. Heâd initially thought Wen Yuâs claim to Kuangliu about driving off the Demon Fiend was just brave talk. But judging by Wen Yuâs current stateâhis attire, wounds, and demeanorâit was highly probable that Sequence Number 2 had actually defeated the Ancient Demon spawn head-on!
Yang Pengguang narrowed his eyes, his thoughts unreadable. He then opened the door, got out, and quietly moved to a seat in the back.
Wen Yu, unceremonious as ever, simply nodded to Yang Pengguang from a distance. He instructed Cyclops to change into Mini Form, then picked up the small Cyclops and strode quickly to the military vehicle.
Kuangliu, beside him, quietly started the vehicle and raised an eyebrow at Wen Yu.
Wen Yu briefly organized his thoughts before speaking.
"That Ancient Demon possesses the physical attributes of a Peak Level 5. Based on my assessment, the five skills it has are all S-Class or higher spatial abilities."
"Perfect defense, attack power that bypasses defense capabilities, and an Instantaneous Movement ability!"
After briefly explaining the Ancient Demon spawnâs skill effects, Wen Yu leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes, feigning sleep.