Chapter 231: Bat

In truth, to kill a bat, even if Luo Qi were alone and without a High-Energy Crystal, he could still do it. But right now, Luo Qi felt full of energy; normally, killing something would always consume his energy, and if he were to repeat this operation continuously, it would require his focus to be highly concentrated for a long time, which would sooner or later lead to a collapse. Just as Du Zhengyi said, even an aggressive Mind Mage rarely fights alone.

But connected to the High-Energy Crystal, Luo Qi could gather his focus without any effort to cause a bat to suffer brain death; even if he were to thoroughly understand the bat's physiological structure, cutting off the bat's breathing would not be a difficult task. If it weren't for the fact that the timing was wrong and life and death were uncertain, Luo Qi would likely have been somewhat reluctant to cut the connection to the crystal. He had become sharper than usual, and he dared to say that he must also be very intelligent right now; all the thoughts rolling through his heart were quickly thought through thoroughly, and even problems that had always troubled him in the past now had new lines of reasoning. He dared to say that he could now read a thousand lines at a glance, and he even spared some mental effort to organize the knowledge he had stored in his brain but had never had the time to organize.

Luo Qi's form in the Consciousness World had also expanded into a behemoth; he must be the largest Slime in history. At the far end of the void, a prehistoric giant beast swayed as it stood up, and a wave of rage surged directly toward them.

"They have been provoked," Luo Qi said, "They probably discovered there is an A-Grade Mind Mage here."

Du Zhengyi thought of what Luo Qi had done using his cat, "The one you killed might have been a scout; they were observing through that thing's eyes."

Luo Qi also thought of his cat, feeling a wave of discomfort, "They must have eaten my cat, trash. The defenses here are mainly aimed at people, and the surveillance will only identify attacks on people."

Before Luo Qi finished speaking, he suddenly froze; his gaze shifted away from Du Zhengyi's face, his eyes vacant.

"What do you see?" Majiang couldn't help but ask; he could tell that Luo Qi was looking at something.

Du Zhengyi's expression also turned strange in an instant.

"Xinyue," he called out, "Go back into the house, immediately!"

Guan Xinyue was startled for a moment, but Du Zhengyi had already established his authority during several critical moments, so Guan Xinyue only hesitated for a second before running into the house.

"Doctor, you go into the house too," Luo Qi said with a dazed expression, though that was only because most of his senses were immersed in the Consciousness World.

"Me?" Majiang hesitated, "I shouldn't need to, right?" "They are coming," Luo Qi muttered. In his vast consciousness field of view, he saw a chilling sky full of fireflies; they were moving extremely fast, and the only possibility was that they were flying. He switched back to his real field of view, his voice much louder and filled with agitation, "Hurry, Doctor, there are too many of them, and the house isn't safe either. The windows, and the windows upstairs, the stairs lead straight down, anything could get in. They can sense the aura of living people; you have to take Guan Xinyue to the innermost small room and guard it there."

Majiang understood and, without further delay, hurriedly turned and left. Guan Xinyue was in the hall, panicked and not knowing whether to go to the room on the left or the right; Majiang grabbed her, took her to the east room, walked straight into the innermost small room, and closed all the doors and windows along the way.

"They're here," Du Zhengyi said in a low voice. He stood in the courtyard, looking up at the dark sky.

Luo Qi heard the sound of flapping wings. He nervously licked his lips and looked at Du Zhengyi. Du Zhengyi remained calm, as if the opponents they were about to face were nothing worth mentioning. Luo Qi swallowed, forcing himself to calm down. The Consciousness World connected to the entire Ancient Town was rapidly calculating all possible situations, and all the spirits were working hard.

In just a few seconds, the sky above could no longer be seen; giant bats came in a swarm that blotted out the sky. Luo Qi smelled a stench of rot and almost vomited.