The instant Bai Ye swung his blade, a large wave of electricity surged backward.
The next moment...
Clang, clang, clang!
The sound of metal clashing echoed, followed by three metal playing cards falling to the ground.
Opposite Bai Ye stood a man in a tailcoat and top hat, holding a magic wand in one hand. His other hand was open, and three metal playing cards appeared between his fingers.
Bio-scan initiated...
Bio-scan concluded...
Lin Gui (The Chosen One) (Health Status): A Chosen One from a fantasy world.
Strength: 121
Speed: 111
...
Bai Ye scanned the opponent's information.
Meanwhile, Lin Gui, having missed his target, launched the three metal playing cards again.
The three cards spun continuously, but the moment they approached Bai Ye...
Zzzt!
Large arcs of electricity erupted from Bai Ye's body, causing the metal playing cards to drop to the ground.
However...
The fallen playing cards suddenly began to glow.
Bai Ye looked down. On the back of one card was a tree motif. As it flashed with light, two vines suddenly emerged from the card, rapidly wrapping around Bai Ye's body and binding him tightly.
The next instant, the other two cards also started to glow.
However, the patterns on the back of these two cards were that of arrows!
In the blink of an eye, amidst the radiance, countless arrows flew towards Bai Ye.
However...
As the arrows approached within half a meter of Bai Ye, they suddenly halted in mid-air and began to vibrate.
Bai Ye looked up and with a mere glance, the arrows rapidly scattered outwards.
Bai Ye didn't even need to materialize into elemental form; he could manipulate the arrows using electromagnetism generated by the current alone.
Then...
"Ugh!"
Bai Ye grunted and then exerted all his strength, snapping the vines binding him.
Seeing this, Lin Gui was startled and immediately retreated.
As expected, the moment Lin Gui retreated, Bai Ye's attack arrived.
The Thunder Fang Furious Beast whipped forward, instantly engulfing the blade in electricity, which then transformed into an electric blade, striking downwards.
Lin Gui quickly removed his top hat and shook it vigorously, causing a large number of white doves to fly out from within.
With a bang!
The electric blade struck, and the flying doves were instantly charred black by the electricity, falling from the sky. However, upon landing, Lin Gui had vanished.
Bai Ye scanned his surroundings.
He ran?
Invisible?
Stealth?
Bai Ye mused as he knelt on the ground, pressing his hand against the surface.
Zzzt!
A large amount of electricity spread out from his hand, flowing across the ground in all directions.
With a loud boom!
A deafening sound erupted from Bai Ye's side, followed by a large cloth, blended with the surrounding environment, fluttering down. Lin Gui reappeared.
Seeing that his stealth attempt had failed, Lin Gui immediately pointed his magic wand forward.
With a bang!
A wisp of white smoke emerged from the tip of the wand, and a bouquet of flowers bloomed at its end.
Lin Gui swung his wand forcefully, and countless petals rained down, transforming into blades and flying towards Bai Ye.
The walls, floor, and ceiling were instantly scored with countless cuts.
"Showy nonsense!" Bai Ye declared, stomping his foot forcefully on the ground. "What's the use of it?"
With a roar!
A vast amount of electricity surged from beneath Bai Ye's feet.
It extended from the ground into the air, forming a massive lightning net that pushed forward. The moment it advanced, the petals instantly turned black and were incinerated.
Bang!
Having nullified the petal blades with a single strike, Bai Ye didn't hesitate. His figure flickered, transforming into a current and shooting forward.
In the blink of an eye, the current flashed past Lin Gui...
"Ah!"
A piercing scream rang out.
Lin Gui's body was instantly enveloped by the electricity, with countless sparks flying. Then, Lin Gui slowly leaned forward and collapsed.
Bai Ye materialized and looked at the status screen, cursing, "This idiot, why did he have to butt in?"
No Quinque, no Kagune...
This was considered a normal situation. The problem was, there were no kill counts either...
This unlucky kid was also on the Ghoul's side!
If that was the case, he might as well have given some God Stone Shards.
Alas, there were none.
Bai Ye was exasperated; he hated such fruitless efforts the most.
Bai Ye spat disdainfully at Lin Gui's corpse and continued walking forward.
About ten meters ahead, he heard distinct sounds of battle. In front of a steel gate, Ghoul Investigators had formed a defensive line, resisting an invasion.
Bai Ye glanced at the map on the status screen. The area where Ghouls were held was beyond the steel gate. There were a total of six such gates, and his current location was near the southeast entrance.
As he thought, Bai Ye casually tossed out the Beast Ball.
"Melo~"
Goodra leaped out of the Beast Ball, let out a cry, and nuzzled its chin against Bai Ye's head.
Believe me, it was just nuzzling!
Bai Ye patted Goodra's belly and then gestured forward.
Goodra understood, opened its mouth, and faced forward.
"Hyper Beam!"
In front of Goodra's open mouth, a sphere of light coalesced. Then, with a cry from Goodra, a white beam shot forward.
Boom, boom, boom!
The ground continuously shattered, and the walls on either side began to collapse under the impact of the shockwaves.
A deep, scorched trail was left on the ground. Under the terrifying aura, the individuals ahead quickly scattered, and then...
Boom!
The Hyper Beam struck the steel gate in front, instantly blasting a hole through the seemingly incredibly thick metal. The gate then collapsed backward, crashing onto the ground with a clang.
Goodra strode forward. The Ghoul Investigators around immediately converged on Goodra, launching rapid attacks.
However...
It was useless!
Goodra walked forward carelessly. The Quinque weapons struck Goodra, causing only superficial damage.
Some blunt Quinque weapons, after hitting Goodra, simply slid off due to its slime coating, failing to inflict any harm.
When it came to defense, Goodra feared no one.
In fact, considering only its defensive capabilities, Goodra could even surpass the "black" quality and reach the level of a "red" quality trained beast.
And its defensive characteristics made Goodra exceptionally suitable for spearheading assaults.
A moment later, with Goodra clearing the path, Bai Ye stepped through the gate.
What appeared before Bai Ye was a pure white cylindrical space!
...