Chapter 531: New SR Skill! Ancient Witch Spirit: High Tower!

"Bzzzzzz!"

A dense buzzing sound rang out.

This time, a full ten Flying General-grade Brain-Eating Bees were in pursuit!

"Boom!"

The engine roared.

Twin exhaust flames kicked up a massive mud-wave in the swamp.

Like two silver swords thrusting into the sky.

The air currents from the exhaust seemed to mock the bees, slapping against their faces.

"Boom-boom!"

They vanished into the horizon in an instant.

The Silver Tree was fully enclosed.

But the cockpit inside had a massive screen.

It allowed one to see the situation outside.

"Ten of them."

"What a terrifying species."

Li Yao shook his head and sighed.

For this type of guard-class insect,

there must be several protectors beside the Queen, yet they could still dispatch this many.

From this, it was clear:

The previous speculation was now a certainty!

Those professionals from the Eagle Nation—

how could they possibly take the Queen's head in front of so many Flying Generals?

The Eagle Nation...

they must be in a miserable state right now, right?

"Student Li Yao, we should be safe now."

Shang Shang Yana emerged from a pile of branches, a thin layer of sweat covering her forehead.

That dense pile of withered branches was the tool used to operate the Silver Tree.

Li Yao could tell.

Activating the Silver Tree within 20 seconds must have been quite a challenge for her.

"By the way, where is Xue Xue Jiuling? I remember she was learning to pilot the Silver Tree with you."

"Her?" Shang Shang Yana thought for a moment. "Although it's classified, it should be fine to tell Student Li Yao."

"The Federation has been researching the Silver Tree for many days and has managed to replicate a low-spec version to use in the war against the Demon race."

"She was assigned to pilot that 'Silver Tree'."

"She also has to bring along some students and teach them the techniques for piloting the Silver Tree."

"She's been so busy!"

"It's all thanks to Student Li Yao; otherwise, I would have had to take that job too." Shang Shang Yana looked genuinely relieved.

How could Li Yao not guess what she was thinking?

It was nothing more than the dangerous experience they had just had.

She was worried he might be carrying some psychological burden.

"I would have preferred you to take that job."

Shang Shang Yana chuckled and changed the subject. "In a few more minutes of travel, we can choose our direction freely. Those bees won't be able to catch up!"

"Oh?" Li Yao was somewhat surprised.

If one didn't consider flight duration, the speed of the Flying General-grade Brain-Eating Bees was absolutely unprecedented. Was she really that confident?

Shang Shang Yana smiled and explained: "The Silver Tree's top speed can reach four times the speed of sound, which is nearly 5, 00 kilometers per hour, but maintaining that speed consumes a massive amount of energy."

"I'm currently using twice the speed of sound, 2, 00 kilometers per hour, which conserves energy to the maximum extent. Even at this speed, those bees can't catch up."

"So, Student Li Yao, in what direction should we head?"

Twice the speed of sound.

And it could maintain that for a long time.

No wonder it was called an Abyss vehicle.

"East."

The Lost Continent was in the far eastern region of the Barowika Continent.

No matter where they were now, heading east would always shorten the distance.

"If possible, try not to exceed the cloud layer in altitude."

"Alright, then I'll pilot it manually." After saying this, Shang Shang Yana ran back to the pile of branches.

Li Yao didn't disturb her.

Instead, he looked at the screen.

Because of the high speed, he could only roughly make out that the surrounding scenery was dark red.

Nothing else could be seen clearly.

Li Yao lost interest and turned to examine the interior of the Silver Tree.

This was the cockpit.

It was relatively dim.

The walls were formed by intertwined, complex tree roots.

The space was neither too big nor too small.

About a hundred square meters.

The surroundings were quite empty, with a few stools made of tree trunks placed here and there.

Only at her station

was it surrounded by countless branches.

On every branch, a small slip of paper was tied.

Each had a symbol marked on it.

These must have been tied on during the Federation's research.

They were used to help remember the function of each branch while piloting.

"Student Li Yao, if you want to rest, go to the next room and take the leaf elevator upstairs. The upper floor is all lounge areas."

"There are labels inside the leaf elevator, too; it's very simple to operate!"

"Mm, I see." Li Yao found a chair and sat down.

In the Abyss,

one could never be sure if they might encounter powerful monsters in the air.

When flying at high speeds, he needed to stay here and observe the situation outside.

By now,

the time was about right.

Li Yao glanced at the 【Azakana】 tied to his shoulder.

At the same time, he sensed the remaining energy in his body.

Excluding the 30% mana consumed to activate the 【Stone of Regression】,

and the 10% mana consumed during the successive battles,

he had been wearing the 【Azakana】 for less than twenty minutes, and half his energy remained.

In other words,

it consumed 1% of his mana every two minutes.

The consumption was acceptable, a tolerable level.

30% per hour.

That was exactly equal to the amount restored during the one-hour cooldown of the 【Spirit-Devouring Wind Cloak】.

Li Yao tried putting the 【Azakana】 into his storage ring.

His eyes immediately felt a sense of rawness.

The boost to his dynamic vision disappeared.

There was also no feeling of energy draining from his body.

Li Yao was pleasantly surprised.

Since it was controllable, this item could be called a divine artifact!

Keep it in the storage ring normally, and wear it only when entering battle!

The mana consumed during the short time of battle was completely negligible!

No wonder!

No wonder such a powerful monster!

In the treasure chest it dropped, there was only this one item!

By the way,

Li Yao suddenly remembered.

Completing the first clear of the Primal Instance

also rewarded him with a designated SR-grade skill book for a class!

Li Yao rummaged through his storage ring.

An ancient, wordless book appeared in his hand.

"Designate: Summoner."

Four large characters slowly emerged on the ancient book:

【Ancient Witch Spirit: High Tower】