Ghoul Containment Facility, Outer Perimeter!
Bai Ye assessed the current situation.
First, there were five elimination targets. Judging by the oppressive aura displayed by the One-Eyed King, none of them would be easy to deal with.
Therefore, while five gold-quality items sounded appealing, deliberately pursuing kills...
Bai Ye felt it was better to go to sleep. Dealing with one was difficult, let alone five?
Of course, from another perspective, dealing with one was still an option, as it would at least yield one gold-quality item.
However, Bai Ye felt that the more important thing was to be the first to leave the ghoul area...
The escape rewards were cumulative. By leaving first, he could secure rewards from first place to fiftieth place, and even consolation prizes.
That would mean two gold-quality items, one red-quality item, and one black-quality item.
Wasn't that better than getting kills?
After deliberation, Bai Ye immediately made his decision. Kills would be left to chance; the priority was to secure a ranking. To achieve this, he needed the ability to monitor the entire area and the capability to move within it.
Coincidentally, Bai Ye possessed exactly that.
"However..." Bai Ye took a deep breath and said, "I've never actually tried to do this to this extent before. Let's give it a shot!"
After murmuring, Bai Ye knelt on one knee and placed his hands on the ground.
"Electric Field!"
With a crackle, Bai Ye began to discharge electricity wildly. Countless arcs surged from his body, continuously emitting lightning, making Bai Ye appear like a blue and white sun, flickering in the night.
In the next instant, the electric arcs pushed outwards in all directions, sweeping across streets and buildings, propelling towards the distance.
Teleportation (Utilizing the Raging Thunder Fruit's initial release of an Electric Field, transforming into current, allowing high-speed movement within the Electric Field and ignoring obstacles).
Bai Ye's objective was simple: to cover the entire area with the Electric Field. This way, Bai Ye could teleport to any location within the area.
This would ensure that Bai Ye would be the first to leave, because any chosen who tried to leave before Bai Ye could be intercepted and eliminated by him.
But this was not a simple task.
The simplicity lay in the uncomplicated operation, while the difficulty stemmed from the challenge of covering the entire area with the Electric Field.
As the Electric Field continuously expanded, Bai Ye could clearly feel himself growing tired, with a sense of soreness throughout his body. More troublesome was that along with the fatigue, a sense of drowsiness also set in.
If he were to display his status screen, it would show his current physical and mental attributes rapidly declining.
Using the Raging Thunder Fruit also consumed stamina, or rather, the more powerful the ability, the more pronounced its stamina requirements.
Abilities of the Raging Thunder Fruit's caliber not only consumed stamina but also mental energy simultaneously.
The good news was that Bai Ye's mental energy had always been high.
Secondly, Bai Ye had some reserves.
Bai Ye took out a cheese stick from his pocket, popped it into his mouth, and began to chew. Soon, his declining stats started to recover.
Bai Ye didn't stop. After finishing one cheese stick, he took out a rainbow lollipop and began to crunch on it.
These were all good items for healing injuries. The worst of them could instantly restore half of his injuries.
Of course, if injuries could be healed, stamina could also be restored. It was a bit wasteful, but Bai Ye couldn't afford to worry about that now.
After eating another chocolate bar, Bai Ye's eyes lit up. He had finally extended the Electric Field to the vicinity of the area's boundary.
With this, Bai Ye could now leave, directly teleporting to the area's boundary.
However, Bai Ye had no intention of leaving yet.
No one had reached the area's boundary yet, so Bai Ye felt secure. Therefore, even though he couldn't eliminate all five targets, he had to at least take down one.
After all, Bai Ye still had a trump card that could ensure he could defeat at least one of them.
The next step was to lock onto one of the targets...
As Bai Ye was contemplating, a commotion suddenly erupted from behind him.
"Hmm?"
Bai Ye looked back and saw a large number of ghoul investigators constantly approaching his direction.
Or, to use a more accurate term, those ghoul investigators were constantly retreating.
And in front of the ghoul investigators was a large group of clowns!
"Why do all the bad guys like to dress up like this?"
Bai Ye had some impression of that group of clowns. They were likely a ghoul organization called the Clown Legion, who should have appeared within the restricted zone but were released due to the ghoul riots.
"There are more behind!"
At this moment, some ghoul investigators noticed Bai Ye's location and immediately charged towards him.
"Hey, hey, hey..." Bai Ye shouted, "I'm not with those clowns. You charging at me like this makes me very scared..."
*Bang!*
As Bai Ye shouted, he raised his fist and struck a ghoul investigator in the face.
In an instant, the ghoul investigator's features contorted, and he was sent flying to the ground with a single punch.
Bai Ye twisted his body and delivered a spinning kick to another ghoul investigator's face, saying, "Didn't I tell you? This makes me very scared!"
*Bang!*
The ghoul investigator let out a pained cry and was kicked flying, tumbling across the ground.
While Bai Ye verbally protested, his body unhesitatingly took down two ghoul investigators.
However, the number of ghoul investigators in front of him was like a dense mass. Even after taking down two, there was no sign of their numbers decreasing.
And...
The clowns from the Clown Legion suddenly launched an attack, engaging the ghoul investigators in a fierce battle. Simultaneously, many clowns leaped onto the surrounding buildings and rapidly moved forward.
Suddenly, a clown stepped onto a rooftop, then leaped down, kicking towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye quickly dodged, and the assailant's kick struck the ground, shattering a large section of it.
"Hey, you guys attacking me is too much, isn't it?" Bai Ye cursed, "Aren't you all ghouls?"
Bai Ye unfurled his fire wings to identify himself, but it was clearly ineffective. The surrounding clowns continued to charge at Bai Ye relentlessly.
In an instant, several clowns were clinging to Bai Ye, working together to subdue him.
"Who did I offend?" Bai Ye muttered, "How did I suddenly become an enemy to everyone?"
As Bai Ye pondered, his wings flapped, sweeping away the approaching clowns.
"Forget it, I'm done playing with you!"
Bai Ye forced the clowns back, then his figure flickered, and he suddenly vanished without a trace.
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