ocean-life Chapter 254 Partners
Chapter 254 Partners
Fu Xiaojian's objection was not without reason.
Night had fallen, and the grassland, shrouded in a thick darkness after the blood-red sun had set, seemed to freeze even the wind.
The risks of rashly attacking an unknown body of water that may be connected to some enormous entity are difficult to predict.
Xu Si suppressed the restless urge to destroy within him and nodded.
Xing Tong glanced one last time at the eerily silent water before turning and floating back into the "Nirvana" car.
The atmosphere in the camp became even more delicate due to the daytime standoff and the information brought back by Fu Xiaojian.
Qiu Biao and his companions huddled together beside the newly turned pit, the campfire flickering weakly, much like their future fate.
Purification Points: -2100, Remaining Purification Points: 27400
Tonight he wants to enter Sequence 4, and if he wants to force the sequence forward, General Type II is more suitable than General Type III.
After entering Sequence 3, he had already taken two doses of Universal Type III and one dose of Universal Type II, and Sequence 3 was almost over for him.
However, it had been a short time since he last took the General Type III Enhancement Potion, and he was unsure whether his body could withstand it.
If it really results in a complete physical collapse, then we're finished.
With his current physical strength, his body is not so easily broken.
With Yi Yi in charge, he wasn't afraid.
Fu Xiaojian always says that the median sequence and the low sequence are a watershed.
Xu Si had long wanted to see the splendor of Sequence 4.
Moreover, he was about to make a life-or-death attempt tomorrow, and he feared that his Sequence 3 'Starburst' might not be able to break through the current constraints.
If we alert the enemy, who knows if we'll get a second chance?
"You'll be my lifeline in a pinch!"
Yi Yi was already used to Xu Si taking medicine.
Ever since the little guy fully absorbed the [Gynura divaricata juice]...
Xu Si thought she was going to grow up, but she's still the same size.
It neither grew taller nor did it change in any other way.
I can't get a clear answer no matter how I ask, and I can't understand what you're saying!
I do nothing but sleep all the time, it's like I've entered a state of sage mode.
She neither goes out to play with him nor talks on the phone with Xiao Luo anymore.
Xu Si decided to let her have her way.
Seeing the little guy dozing off again on the passenger seat of the [Heart of the Ice Abyss], Xu Si had no choice but to give him some serious instructions, even though Yi Yi had never let him down before.
However, it's better to be safe than sorry.
In case his body can't take it, he'll have to rely on the little guy to save his life.
Without further hesitation, he unscrewed the bottle cap and tilted his head back to gulp it down.
The moment the medicine went down his throat, the familiar, almost brutal "forging sensation" returned.
But this time, it was far more violent, far more... thorough than ever before.
The previous general-purpose type III sequence enhancer, which had not yet been fully digested, seemed to have been ignited as well.
The two medications produced an effect greater than the sum of their parts.
At this moment, it was as if the medicine was not transforming him, but rather he himself had become the anvil and furnace, being repeatedly hammered, torn, and smelted by an invisible giant hammer.
Then, under the pull of the sequence's origin, it was forcibly recast.
"Well--!"
Xu Si groaned and curled up in the driver's seat, his five fingers digging deeply into the cold seat of "Nirvana".
The veins on his forehead bulged like dragons, and sweat soaked through his clothes almost instantly, then evaporated into white mist under the abnormally high temperature emanating from his body.
He felt every part of his body groaning under the unbearable pressure, as if he were about to be crushed into dust and then injected with molten lava.
Muscle fibers tear, twist, and regenerate frantically, bringing waves of excruciating pain that can make one faint.
Yi Yi seemed to sense something was wrong. Her small body glowed, and she flew up and stuck to Xu Si's forehead.
At this moment, Xu Si's vision was filled with endless starlight and darkness alternating.
He "saw" his own sequence origin.
That widened and extended "road" is advancing at an unprecedented speed.
On both sides of the "road", countless mysterious and intricate stars gathered like fragments of gold and then shattered one after another.
It transforms into a more refined torrent of energy, washing away and reinforcing the road itself.
boom--!
Deep within his consciousness, the Star Anchor spun wildly, unleashing an unprecedented suction force.
At this moment, Xu Si's skin was cracking inch by inch, and he could no longer feel pain. Perhaps he was pain itself.
Outside the car, everyone in the convoy suddenly turned their heads.
"Old Xu!" Fu Xiaojian's expression changed drastically. He felt an extremely unstable yet vast energy gathering and running rampant inside the "Nirvana" vehicle.
Su Su stopped her boxing stance, her cool eyes fixed on Xu Si's car, her body steaming with sweat.
Chen Pei's figure materialized from the shadows, and for the first time, a look of surprise appeared on the young man's face.
"Red Hair, what's wrong with him?!" Jiao Jiao seemed to sense it too, and directly sent several healing spells into Xu Si's car, but they were like mud oxen disappearing into the sea.
"Forced promotion?" Fu Xiaojian's voice was dry, and his eyes were extremely solemn.
"Too hasty..."
To advance to the middle ranks is no ordinary feat.
The accumulation of low-level sequences, physical strength, mental resilience, and even luck in the dark are all indispensable.
In the period before the apocalypse, the official statistics showed that there were countless Sequence 3s, but very few Sequence 4s.
If the impact on the median sequence fails, the sequence may collapse and regress at best, and at worst, the body may be annihilated and the spirit may dissipate.
Xu Si's current state is clearly at the most critical and dangerous moment.
Inside the car, Xu Si's senses had completely detached from reality.
His body was on the verge of collapse.
They were simply being forcibly pulled along by the life force of each individual.
As Xu Si was promoted, Yi Yi was also undergoing a tremendous change.
Her small, hazy body pressed tightly against Xu Si's burning forehead. Her "face," which was usually filled with a drowsy and confused look, now revealed an unprecedented, almost solemn focus.
She is no longer just an elf curled up on the [Heart of the Ice Abyss].
Instead, it transformed into a more fundamental extension of the rules of life, a power derived from the guardian spirits.
A soft, milky-white halo suddenly spread out from Yi Yi, neither an attack nor a cure.
Rather, it is a deeper level of "soothing" and "connection".
Its small body gradually becomes more detailed, and the words on its juvenile form fade away.
If Xu Si opened his eyes, he would find that Yi Yi was as exquisite as a fairy.
Her pretty face was considered top-notch even among the elves.
In the depths of consciousness teetering on the brink of chaos, Yi Yi's conviction, like the most precise knitting needle, guides the rampaging star fragments, weaving them along an ancient and harmonious rhythm.
"What is that?"
Jiao Jiao was drawn to the blurry ball of light inside Xu Si's car.
She could vaguely see a small figure in it.
"That's Yi Yi!" Although Xiao Luo had never seen Yi Yi's true face.
But she was not entirely unfamiliar with him.
"This..." Xiao Luo didn't know how to explain.
"Partner! Yes, she's Brother Dao's partner! His most trustworthy partner!" Xiao Luo added firmly at the end.