Zouwu, Zouwu, that's a Zouwu!
A mythical beast from the Classic of Mountains and Seas!
And what kind of lame wish quest is this? The rewards are like dog shit, how could they compare to a Zouwu!
It's all this guy's fault!
Bai Ye cursed, "You're the one who insisted on hunting so many creatures in a dangerous area, what's it to me!"
As Bai Ye spoke, electricity suddenly surged through his body, and then, Li Jia Yi was sent flying with a single blow, crashing into the wall behind him and shattering a piece of it.
Li Jia Yi winced, then spread his hands and suddenly formed a Taoist seal.
"One Qi, Yin Yang, reverse the cosmos, heaven and earth..."
Before Li Jia Yi could finish his incantation, a shout suddenly came from the side.
Bai Ye and Li Jia Yi turned their heads and saw several men running out from a corner, holding exaggerated, futuristic weapons. They were pure silver, very large, with stands at the end that could be fixed to the arm for aiming assistance.
In the next instant, the attackers raised their guns. Around the muzzles, circles of electric arcs appeared, and then, an ion energy beam was shot out towards Li Jia Yi.
"Ukaku, Kagune!"
Li Jia Yi retreated rapidly, while red bubbles surged from his back. Then, his Kagune activated, and nine tails emerged behind Li Jia Yi, converging in front of him.
*Boom!*
The energy beam struck Li Jia Yi's tails, blasting his body back three to four meters, but the energy beam itself was also shattered and blocked.
On the other side, Bai Ye's back also unfurled enormous Phoenix-like Rinkaku. He said to Li Jia Yi, "We have nine days to play with. You just pray your number isn't the next one I chase down."
As Bai Ye spoke, he flew into the air.
The Kagune Li Jia Yi obtained in the Ghoul area was powerful, no less than Bai Ye's mutated Kagune. However, in terms of functionality, Ukaku had a natural disadvantage compared to Rinkaku: Rinkaku could fly.
Therefore, Bai Ye decisively took to the air, leaving Li Jia Yi to deal with the hunters.
Li Jia Yi cursed internally and fled into a side alley.
In reality, Li Jia Yi could still handle a few hunters, even with their futuristic weapons.
In fact, ten minutes ago, Li Jia Yi had done just that. Then he realized that getting entangled with the hunters was an extremely unwise move.
There were too many of them, and they were now spread throughout the city hunting the nine participants. They even had tracking and communication devices, so even a slight delay would result in more hunters appearing.
Furthermore, the hunters were equipped with numerous reconnaissance and tracking devices: unmanned aerial vehicles, thermal imaging systems, nano-tracking flyers...
So, if he were exposed, it would become extremely difficult, constantly pursued and tracked.
This left Li Jia Yi with no intention of fighting, planning to find a way to shake them off first.
As he thought this, he emerged from the alley, his eyes suddenly lit up, then showed a hint of pain, but he ultimately ran to the side and jumped into a sewer undergoing repair work.
Meanwhile, Bai Ye was now experiencing Li Jia Yi's predicament.
Flying couldn't shake off the hunters.
Bai Ye quickly spotted two hunters rapidly approaching from behind, riding on hoverboards.
These "hoverboards" resembled skateboards but were twice as large and could float and move through the air using magnetic forces.
"Are these things considered machinery?"
Bai Ye glanced behind him, and suddenly, the two hoverboards instantly disintegrated into a pile of parts scattered in the air, and the two hunters fell from the sky.
But at that very moment...
An energy beam suddenly rose from below, heading towards Bai Ye.
The large wings on his back converged in front of him, and Bai Ye blocked the incoming energy beam.
Bai Ye quickly looked down, searching for the source of the shot, but the attacker was cunning, quickly disappearing through an alley.
And just as the attacker fled, a humming sound echoed from behind Bai Ye again, and an energy beam rose from behind, hitting Bai Ye's back.
"Tsk!"
Bai Ye couldn't help but click his tongue.
He wasn't seriously injured, but flying in the air didn't seem like a wise choice; he was too obvious a target.
As for his ability to reconstruct machinery, although it offered a significant advantage in this futuristic area.
However, dismantling machinery wasn't something Bai Ye could do just by thinking about it; three conditions had to be met.
The first condition was that the item must be pure machinery, including secondary machines, advanced energy machinery, and electronic products. However, if the machinery contained any other elements, it would be invalid.
For example, if a mechanical product was inscribed with magic formations, Bai Ye could not dismantle it.
The second condition was that the object to be dismantled must be within Bai Ye's line of sight. Bai Ye had to visually confirm the target before he could dismantle it.
In other words, if the target was too far away, or if there were obstructions blocking the view, Bai Ye could not use his mechanical reconstruction ability to dismantle it.
The third condition was mental power. This was a common issue for most psychic abilities. Except for abilities that solely affected the physical body, all other abilities relied on mental power. Overuse would lead to mental fatigue, and this fatigue could not be instantly recovered by any medication; it could only be restored through rest.
However, Bai Ye had few problems in this regard; his mental power had always been excellent, with a solid foundation.
The problem Bai Ye was facing now was the second issue: the numerous tall buildings surrounding him meant too many obstructions, preventing Bai Ye from easily locking onto targets.
Bai Ye thought as he descended directly from the air, at least to avoid being a target.
As Bai Ye landed in an alley, attempting to conceal himself, an unmanned aerial vehicle flew overhead.
Bai Ye looked up, and the drone instantly shattered.
However, it was too late.
A man suddenly leaped over the wall on the side of the alley and opened fire on Bai Ye while still in the air.
*Zzzt!*
Bai Ye's figure flickered, currents of electricity swirling around him, and then he moved back three to four meters, evading the attack.
The attacker tried to raise his hand to shoot again, but then...
With a *crash*, the energy gun in his hand instantly disintegrated into a pile of parts.
The man was stunned, then quickly drew two handguns from his waist. But as soon as he pulled the guns from their holsters, they also turned into a pile of parts.
The man was a bit bewildered, but as an experienced hunter, he instinctively drew a metal toothed blade from his back. But the moment he raised it...
With another *crash*, accompanied by the clatter of metal on the ground, only a hilt remained in the man's hand.
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