Ghoul Containment Facility, Outer Perimeter!
Bai Ye assessed the current situation.
First, there were five kill targets. Judging by the oppressive aura emanating from the One-Eyed King, none of them should be easy to deal with.
Therefore, while five gold-quality items sounded appealing, deliberately pursuing kills...
Bai Ye felt it was better to just go to sleep. Dealing with one was difficult enough, let alone five?
Of course, from a different perspective, dealing with one was still worth a try, as it would yield at least one gold-quality item.
However, Bai Ye believed that the more important thing was to be the first to leave the ghoul zone...
The escape rewards were cumulative. By being the first to leave, he could secure rewards from first place down to fiftieth, and even consolation prizes.
That would mean two gold-quality items, one red-quality item, and one black-quality item.
Wasn't that better than focusing on kills?
After deliberation, Bai Ye immediately made his decision. Kills would be left to fate; the priority was to secure a ranking. To achieve this, he needed the ability to monitor the entire area and the capability to move within it.
Coincidentally, Bai Ye possessed just that.
"However..." Bai Ye took a deep breath and said, "I've never really tried to do this on such a scale. Let's give it a shot for now!"
After murmuring, Bai Ye knelt on one knee and placed both hands on the ground.
"Electric Field!"
With a crackle, Bai Ye began to discharge electricity wildly. Countless arcs of electricity surged from his body, constantly erupting with lightning, making him look like a blue-white sun flickering in the night.
In the next instant, the electric arcs spread out madly in all directions, sweeping across streets and buildings, pushing towards the distance.
Teleportation (Utilizing the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to initiate an Electric Field, transforming into current, allowing high-speed movement within the Electric Field and ignoring obstacles.)
What Bai Ye intended to do was simple: cover the entire area with the Electric Field. This would allow him to teleport to any location within the zone.
This way, Bai Ye could guarantee he would be the first to leave. Because any selected participant who tried to leave before him, Bai Ye could appear before them and kill them.
However, this was not a simple task.
The simplicity lay in the fact that the operation itself was not complicated. The difficulty stemmed from the fact that covering the entire area with the Electric Field was far from easy.
As the Electric Field continuously expanded, Bai Ye could clearly feel himself growing weary, his entire body aching. What was more troublesome was that along with the fatigue, a sense of drowsiness also crept in.
If he were to activate his status screen, one would see that Bai Ye's stamina and mental attributes were rapidly declining.
Using the Rumble-Rumble Fruit also consumed stamina. In fact, the more powerful the ability, the more demanding it was on stamina.
An ability 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 energy stat had always been high.
Secondly, Bai Ye still had some reserves.
Bai Ye took a cheese stick from his pocket, popped it into his mouth, and began chewing. Soon, his declining stats began to recover.
Bai Ye didn't stop. After finishing one cheese stick, he took out a rainbow lollipop and began to crunch on it.
These were excellent items for healing injuries. The worst among them could instantly recover half of his injuries.
Of course, if injuries could be healed, stamina could also be restored. It was a bit wasteful, but Bai Ye could no longer afford to be picky.
After eating another chocolate stick, Bai Ye's eyes lit up. He had finally spread the Electric Field close to the area's boundary.
With this, Bai Ye could now leave and teleport directly to the area's boundary.
However, Bai Ye had no intention of leaving yet.
Currently, no one had reached the boundary, so Bai Ye was still safe. 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 he could defeat at least one of them.
The next step was to lock onto one of the targets...
As Bai Ye was contemplating, a commotion suddenly arose from behind.
"Hmm?"
Bai Ye looked back and saw a large number of ghoul investigators heading in his direction.
Or, to use a more accurate term, those ghoul investigators were in full retreat.
And in front of the ghoul investigators was a large group of clowns!
"Why do all the bad guys like to dress up like this?"
Bai Ye had some impression of this group of clowns. They were likely a ghoul organization called the Clown Legion. They were supposed to appear within the restricted zone, but due to the ghoul riots, they had been completely unleashed.
"There are more behind!"
At this moment, some ghoul investigators spotted Bai Ye's location and immediately attacked him as well.
"Hey, hey, hey..." Bai Ye shouted, "I'm not with those clowns. You guys charging at me so suddenly, I'm scared..."
Bang!
As he shouted, Bai Ye raised his fist and smashed it into the face of a ghoul investigator.
Instantly, the ghoul investigator's features contorted, and he was sent crashing to the ground by Bai Ye's punch.
Bai Ye twisted his body and landed a spinning kick on another ghoul investigator's face, saying, "Didn't I tell you? You guys make me really scared!"
Bang!
The ghoul investigator let out a pained cry and was kicked flying, rolling uncontrollably on the ground.
Despite shouting that he didn't want to, Bai Ye's body honestly took down two ghoul investigators.
However, the number of ghoul investigators in front of him was simply overwhelming, and even after taking down two, there was no sign of the numbers decreasing.
And...
As the clowns from the Clown Legion suddenly launched their attack, engaging in battle with the ghoul investigators, many clowns leaped onto nearby buildings and quickly moved 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, you guys attacking me is too much, isn't it?" Bai Ye cursed, "Aren't you 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 latched onto Bai Ye, working together to try and subdue him.
"Who did I offend?" Bai Ye was speechless. "How did I suddenly become nobody's ally?"
As he pondered, Bai Ye flapped his wings, sweeping away the approaching clowns.
"Fine, I'm done playing with you guys!"
Bai Ye pushed back the clowns, then his figure flickered, and he suddenly vanished without a trace.
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