However, Bai Ye's figure was nowhere to be found in the massive pit!
Bai Lu was highly vigilant, quickly scanning her surroundings, trying to locate Bai Ye.
The other divine followers also immediately went on guard.
"No need to panic so much!" Bai Ye's voice came from above, "I have no intention of hiding, nor do I plan to conceal myself."
Bai Ye's figure descended from above. Without hesitation, Bai Lu raised her gun.
But…
In an instant, the firearm in Bai Lu's hand shattered, scattering into a pile of parts.
Firearms, of course, also belonged to mechanical craftsmanship!
Bai Lu quickly intended to switch weapons, but Bai Ye was faster. His body suddenly transformed into electricity, appearing directly in front of Bai Lu.
The next moment, Bai Ye gripped Bai Lu's throat, pinning her against a large tree.
"Fighting and dying are not the most tragic things. Do you know what is the most tragic?" Bai Ye looked at Bai Lu and said, "The most tragic thing is to not know why you are fighting, nor why you are dying!"
Bai Lu struggled incessantly, ignoring Bai Ye's words, unable to comprehend their meaning. Instead, she immediately pressed a metal disc onto Bai Ye's chest.
Hiss, hiss, hiss…
Large amounts of white smoke sprayed from the center of the metal disc, enveloping the surrounding area.
The next moment, Bai Ye felt his grip loosen. Bai Lu, using some unknown method, had broken free from his grasp. Simultaneously, a faint fragrance permeated the surrounding smoke.
"Poison?" Bai Ye waved his hand, "Sorry, this won't work on me either!"
Bai Ye dispersed the mist to his side. However, the moment the mist cleared, two divine followers appeared before him. One held a spear, and the other a trident, both thrusting forward forcefully.
But…
Bai Ye's body instantly transformed into electricity, and the two's weapons passed through Bai Ye's body, striking the large tree behind him.
The faces of the two divine followers showed surprise.
After many encounters, even if one couldn't fully understand another's abilities just by looking, they could still guess some of them.
The elementalization ability of the Goro Goro no Mi was not a secret, and there were other similar Devil Fruits. The three Marine Admirals all possessed Logia-type fruits, and Li Jia Yi's Suna Suna no Mi was also one.
The divine followers naturally knew that physical attacks were ineffective, so they used magical weapons.
However, they still missed!
"Because you are too slow!"
Bai Ye thrust his Raija Nyuu forward, hitting a divine follower in the chest, piercing their body with a single sword strike.
Elementalization indeed couldn't defend against non-physical attacks, as they wouldn't take effect. However, before the attack landed, Bai Ye could preemptively elementalize his body and disperse it, thus evading non-physical attacks.
Defense and evasion were not synonymous.
Killing one divine follower with a single blow, Bai Ye's figure disappeared. He reappeared behind another divine follower, placing a hand on the back of their head and smashing their entire face into the tree trunk.
While smashing their face into a bloody mess, Bai Ye simultaneously swept a leg backward.
That kick unleashed a torrent of flames, surging backward and forcing the two divine followers to stop. Then…
Flame Burst!
Boom, boom!
The scattered flames suddenly exploded, blasting the two divine followers away. At the same time, Bai Ye's right hand exerted force, twisting the neck of the divine follower he had pinned against the tree.
In a brief exchange, two out of five divine followers were dead.
Bai Lu had also nearly died.
Bai Ye raised his head, "Do you have any more trump cards?"
Bai Lu remained silent. At this moment, a rumbling sound echoed from the dense forest behind Bai Ye.
The next instant, a colossal mecha appeared in the dense forest.
Its massive metal arm swept to the side, forcefully snapping trees, then strode forward, heading in Bai Ye's direction.
Bai Ye frowned, "Gundam?"
Bai Ye recognized the mecha. It was what Gundam had used to fight sea beasts, named the Striker Unit. However, Gundam only had usage rights at the time, not ownership.
Furthermore, it had self-destructed when destroying the advance point.
But the appearance of the Striker Unit here indicated that Gundam had ultimately obtained this mecha. Judging by its exterior, this Striker Unit was noticeably newer than the one Bai Ye had seen before, suggesting it wasn't the same unit.
And as Bai Ye was thinking this, countless fleshy masses surged from the seams of the mecha. These fleshy masses writhed continuously, sealing the mecha's gaps and pulsating like a heart.
"Hmm?"
Bai Ye raised an eyebrow. This wasn't a normal mecha, was it?
Bai Lu looked at Bai Ye and said, "The Thirteenth Apostle, Seraphim, can infiltrate and possess any mechanical entity."
Bai Ye chuckled, "So, this is your trump card?"
Bai Lu said no more, merely signaling the other two divine followers to move closer to her. She then slowly retreated, creating distance between herself and Bai Ye.
"No need to clear the area for me," Bai Ye said, "This will be over soon!"
Bai Ye raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
Magic Chant (Magic) (Gold): A high-tier, advanced magic, known as the strongest support magic.
Enhancement 5: Enhances mental power, but the enhanced mental power cannot be used for Magic Chant itself.
A massive magic array pattern appeared beneath Bai Ye's feet, spreading outwards!
Bai Ye decisively activated Magic Chant, with the enhancement directed towards mental power, and then…
Boom!
The right leg of the Striker Unit mecha suddenly shattered, scattering into a pile of parts.
The next moment, the colossal body, losing its balance, toppled to the side, crushing a large swathe of trees. It crashed heavily onto the ground, resembling a small mountain.
Vast clouds of dust billowed upwards, scattering in all directions, creating a hazy expanse.
Bai Ye's mechanical modification, due to his proficiency not being maxed out and his inability to use Mechanical Heart to reach the MAX level, meant Bai Ye couldn't dismantle a mecha at present.
He was still quite a distance from the title of "army of one" from his previous life.
However, why did he have to dismantle a mecha? Simply disabling one of its legs had already rendered the Striker Unit half-crippled.
Of course, being only half-crippled, the Striker Unit could still fight.
The Striker Unit, lying on the ground, raised its arm, aiming its massive hand cannon at Bai Ye and firing without hesitation.
In an instant, a "buzzing" hum echoed around them as energy halos began to gather and condense into a beam.
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