readytorunbook Chapter 527 Location Transfer?
Chapter 527 Location Transfer?
Su Jiancheng was speechless after being rebuked. He looked at the hole blocked by roots with resentment, his heart pounding.
Having only just entered the first level of strength, he felt utterly powerless in the face of the endless, wildly growing mutated banyan trees. He couldn't comprehend the level of Leng Yuexiu's strength, nor could he empathize with him. All he felt was instinctive worry.
When he was scorching the tree canopy before, he looked at the canopy that blocked out the sky and marveled at the banyan tree's vigorous vitality.
Compared to the vast banyan forest, their group was insignificant. Even if the mutated banyan tree was not of a high level, they could not afford to be arrogant.
According to the chief combat team's operational habits and principles, they either assess the risks and withdraw immediately, or if they don't withdraw, they cleanly and efficiently eliminate the target.
This strategy of personally entering the fray and using one's own strength to enhance the enemy's power is rarely used.
Even if it is used, it is under extremely harsh and extreme conditions, where one side has all the information, completely overwhelms the opponent in all aspects, and seizes the opportunity when the opponent is complacent to wipe them out in one fell swoop.
In layman's terms, it means setting up a scheme.
However, combat in the post-apocalyptic world is completely different from modern urban warfare. Survival conditions here are hellishly difficult, and a slight mistake can cost you your life with no chance of a second chance.
Let alone orchestrating a scheme, even the most ordinary little thing can encounter uncontrollable variables.
It's like only when you get here do you learn about the effects of cryptogams, fig wasps, and pollen with hallucinogenic effects.
Who knows what unexpected events Leng Yuexiu will encounter while sealed in the narrow, confined cave?
Su Jiancheng didn't understand why Leng Yuexiu chose such a risky approach, nor did she understand why Bai Mengyan was so at ease.
But Bai Mengyan is currently the second combat commander, and Su Jiancheng must obey her.
Su Jiancheng stopped resisting the oppressive force that Bai Mengyan was exerting on her. She knelt heavily on the hard inner wall of the spherical barrier, calmed down and focused on restoring her powers and reducing the energy fluctuations within her body.
Su Jiancheng's surrender was undoubtedly a signal, and the other members of the chief battle group also gave up on moving closer to Leng Yuexiu to provide support, and obediently stayed in their positions.
In reality, it is difficult for senior members to accept newcomers who are not very capable, and disputes are inevitable during the adjustment process.
However, within their ranks, command can be transferred to the appropriate person at any time.
Bai Mengyan's reprimand of Su Jiancheng contained a lot of information and also explained Leng's decision and why they could only defend.
Everyone quieted down, except for Cheng Kaixi and Bai Mengyan who occasionally exchanged words while also keeping an eye on the spherical barrier's defenses.
The others silently recovered their strength and waited, while keeping an eye on the inner walls of the barrier to prevent any accidents, and focusing most of their energy on observing the changes outside.
Bai Mengyan silently counted the time. Fifteen minutes passed, and Leng Yuexiu at the bottom of the pit still had no response.
After the leaves tightly wrapped around the outer wall of the barrier for ten minutes, they found they could not penetrate it, so they grew along the outer wall of the sphere, completely covering the entire spherical barrier.
The pressure on Cheng Kaixi and Bai Mengyan was only slightly relieved during the five minutes from the tenth to the fifteenth minute.
The branches no longer attacking, which means that they no longer need to constantly inject their supernatural energy; all they need to do now is maintain their current state.
Twenty minutes passed, and not only were the others getting impatient, but even Bai Mengyan began to feel uneasy.
It's been too long...
Bai Mengyan stood up and looked at Cheng Kaixi. "Kaixi, hold on for now. I'll use my consciousness to check the situation outside and Leng's progress."
Su Jiancheng subtly turned off the wristband on her wrist, her tone unfriendly, "You'd better pray that the boss is safe and sound. After the pit was sealed, my wristband lost its function and the ability to communicate with the boss. According to the data on the wristband terminal, we are no longer in the original location."
Bai Mengyan was stunned, her eyes widening suddenly. "What did you say?"
Su Jiancheng's face was full of solemnity. "The height has increased by at least 13 meters. As for the rest, the calculation is not accurate. We can only see the direction. Compared with the original position, it has shifted to the northwest."
After Su Jiancheng finished speaking, her eyes turned sharp, "Chief battle group members, listen to my order: if there is still no news of the boss in ten minutes, prepare to break out!"
There was no deafening response. Black Hawk, Snow Leopard, and Rabbit, standing at the outermost edge of the group, nodded expressionlessly from their three corners like three killing gods.
Upon hearing Su Jiancheng's speculation, Bai Mengyan felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, and her spine went cold.
As a spatial ability user, she has the most acute perception and awareness of space. How come she didn't notice the change in location at all?
The reserve team members sitting in the middle were also stunned. They were completely oblivious, as if they had been kept in the dark.
No wonder the official members would occasionally glance at the smart wristband, muttering to themselves, and some would even use their fingers to make calculations around their feet.
In fact, it wasn't just Su Jiancheng herself; others were also silently calculating according to their own understanding.
Even though Black Hawk lost his smart wristband and couldn't rely on equipment, he had already mentally rehearsed a plan to break through from the inside out.
Only these newcomers, waiting, truly wait, without making any other preparations.
Bai Mengyan had too much faith in Leng Yuexiu's abilities, but if something went wrong, her slowness could very well harm the whole team, let alone help Leng Yuexiu escape.
She was caught off guard by the news about Su Jiancheng, her face turned pale and her fingers went numb.
Looking down, he met the panicked faces of Cheng Lu, Niu Erzhu, and the others, and his mind went completely blank.
Suddenly, her hand was grasped by a pair of warm and strong hands, and a familiar whisper reached her ear.
"Ayan, calm down, he'll be alright. We're all here for you. We'll face anything together. Don't panic."
Bai Mengyan turned around and met Cheng Kaixi's gaze, her eyes involuntarily reddening.
She gripped Cheng Kaixi's hand tightly, and the moment she closed her eyes, a ball of consciousness, invisible to others, flew out.
Cheng Kaixi sensed Bai Mengyan's energy fluctuations and turned her attention to the indestructible spherical barrier.
However, when his gaze swept over Su Jiancheng's face, his eyes were filled with dissatisfaction.
He knew that as the vice-captain, it was understandable to do so, but the fact that he didn't communicate with his teammates immediately after realizing the situation was a big problem.
To put it bluntly, this is a slap in the face to Bai Mengyan, an attempt to see her fail in her supervisory duties.
Bai Mengyan had no time to think about anything else. Her consciousness, as usual, naturally passed through the barrier, wanting to explore the location of Leng Yuexiu.
However, as soon as the consciousness broke through the barrier, it was blocked by a dense and entangled mass of energy.
Her consciousness was like being squeezed into the capillaries of a huge creature; no matter where she looked, countless energies rushed and crashed in front of her, making it impossible for her to break free.