The Ghoul Containment Facility, outskirts!
Bai Ye assessed the current situation.
First, there were five kill targets. Judging by the oppressive aura exuded by the One-Eyed King, none of them should be easy to deal with.
Therefore, while five golden-quality items looked appealing, to deliberately pursue kills...
Bai Ye felt it was better to just go to sleep. Dealing with one was difficult enough, let alone five?
Of course, from another perspective, dealing with one was still an option, as it would yield at least one golden-quality item.
However, Bai Ye believed the more important thing was to be the first to leave the ghoul zone...
The escape rewards were layered. If he was the first to leave, he could collect rewards from first place to fiftieth, and even the consolation prizes.
That would mean two golden-quality items, one red-quality item, and one black-quality item.
Wasn't that better than kills?
After consideration, Bai Ye immediately made his decision. Kills would be by chance; the priority was to secure a ranking, and to achieve this, he needed the ability to monitor the entire area and move freely within it.
Coincidentally, Bai Ye possessed such abilities.
"However..." Bai Ye took a deep breath and said, "I've never really tried to achieve this level. Let's give it a shot!"
After murmuring, Bai Ye knelt directly on one knee, pressing his hands to the ground.
"Electric Field!"
With a crackle, Bai Ye began to discharge electricity wildly. Countless arcs of electricity surged from his body, continuously emitting lightning, making Bai Ye look like a blue and white sun, flashing in the night.
In the next moment, the electric arcs violently pushed outwards in all directions, sweeping across streets, buildings, and heading into the distance.
Instantaneous Movement (Utilizing the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's initial release of an electric field, transforming into electric current, allowing high-speed movement within the electric field and ignoring obstacles.)
What Bai Ye intended to do was simple: to cover the entire area with the electric field. This way, Bai Ye could instantly teleport to any location within the area.
This would ensure that Bai Ye would be the first to leave, because for any chosen candidate who attempted to leave before Bai Ye, Bai Ye could appear before them and kill them.
But this was not a simple task.
The simplicity lay in the uncomplicated nature of the operation; the difficulty arose from the sheer challenge of covering the entire area with the electric field.
As the electric field continuously expanded, Bai Ye could clearly feel his fatigue setting in, a soreness pervading his entire body. More troublesome was the accompanying drowsiness that came with the weariness.
If he were to display his status screen, it would show his physical and mental attributes rapidly declining.
Using the Rumble-Rumble Fruit also consumed stamina, or rather, the more powerful the ability, the more evident the stamina requirement.
Abilities of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's caliber not only consumed stamina but also mental energy simultaneously.
The good news was that Bai Ye's mental strength 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 began to recover.
Bai Ye didn't stop. As soon as one cheese stick was finished, he took out a rainbow lollipop and began to crunch on it.
These were all excellent items for healing injuries. The worst among them could instantly restore half of any injury.
Of course, if injuries could be healed, stamina could also be restored. It was a bit of a waste, but Bai Ye couldn't afford to be picky at this moment.
After eating another chocolate bar, Bai Ye's eyes lit up. He had finally spread the electric field to the vicinity of the area's boundary.
With this, Bai Ye could now leave, instantly teleporting to the area's border.
However, Bai Ye had no intention of leaving yet.
Currently, no one had reached the area's boundary, so Bai Ye felt secure. Therefore, even if he couldn't eliminate all five targets, he would at least take down one.
After all, Bai Ye still had a trump card that could ensure his victory against one of them.
The next step was to identify one of the targets...
As Bai Ye was contemplating, a commotion suddenly erupted from behind him.
"Hmm?"
Bai Ye turned around and saw a large number of ghoul investigators rapidly approaching his direction.
Or, to use a more accurate term, those ghoul investigators were in a full retreat.
And before the ghoul investigators were a large group of clowns!
"Why do bad guys always like to dress up like this?"
Bai Ye had some impression of that group of clowns. They were likely part of a ghoul organization called the Clown Legion, who were supposed to appear within the restricted zone, but due to the ghoul riot, they had been completely released.
"There are more behind!"
At this moment, some ghoul investigators spotted Bai Ye's location and immediately charged towards him.
"Hey, hey, hey..." Bai Ye shouted, "I'm not with those clowns. You guys rushing over like this, it's making 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 facial features contorted, and he was sent flying to the ground with a single punch from Bai Ye.
Bai Ye twisted his body and delivered a spinning kick to another ghoul investigator's face, saying, "Didn't I tell you? You're making me very scared!"
Bang!
The ghoul investigator cried out in pain, was kicked flying, and rolled repeatedly on the ground.
While Bai Ye shouted protests, his body truthfully knocked down two ghoul investigators.
However, the number of ghoul investigators in front of him was simply overwhelming. Even after taking down two, there was no discernible decrease in their numbers.
And...
The clowns from the Clown Legion suddenly launched an attack, engaging the ghoul investigators in combat. Simultaneously, many clowns leaped onto the surrounding buildings and rapidly advanced forward.
Suddenly, a clown stepped onto a rooftop, then leaped down, kicking towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye quickly dodged, and the attacker's foot smashed into the ground, pulverizing a section of it.
"Hey, it's too much for you guys to attack me too?" Bai Ye cursed, "Aren't we all ghouls?"
Bai Ye unfurled his fire wings to reveal his identity, but it was clearly useless. The surrounding clowns continued to charge at Bai Ye relentlessly.
In an instant, several clowns were clinging to Bai Ye, their combined efforts to subdue him.
"Who did I offend?" Bai Ye muttered, "How did I suddenly become an outsider?"
As he mused, Bai Ye flapped the wings on his back, sweeping away the approaching clowns.
"Forget it, I'm not playing with you guys anymore!"
Bai Ye repelled the clowns, then his figure flashed, suddenly disappearing without a trace.
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