May 18th.
In the early morning hours, the personnel responsible for dealing with the magnitude 7 earthquake scheduled for today had already assembled at the base, fully prepared and ready to depart.
Guan Tong was currently standing together with the mbers of Squad Dragon Soul.
"Learning from the lessons of the last magnitude 6 quake, every teleporting personnel has been prepared against falling this ti," said Dragon Soul, wearing a custom-made earthquake-resistant uniform. "And thanks to your ability, the number of personnel requiring teleportation is also much smaller this ti."
"Mhm."
Guan Tong was also wearing a black uniform at this mont, equipnt specially customized by the authorities for personnel heading to the epicenter region. In addition to the usual defensive capabilities, it was also equipped with a satellite communication earpiece for real-ti contact with the organization.
He looked around at the personnel joining the operation today. Compared to the massive scale of several hundred people last ti, only around twenty people had been dispatched this ti, a total of four squads.
The reason was simple. Guan Tong currently had the Mind Power provided by over a hundred thousand people concentrated on him. If that still couldn't solve the problem, then sending more people would be useless.
As for what purpose these four squads besides him would serve, Dragon Soul didn't hide it either, directly stating that one of their tasks was to assist, and the second task was to provide protection.
Guan Tong wasn't very surprised by this second task, because the internal information leak was enough to prove that official personnel were not all united.
Thinking back to the initial series of kidnapping cases targeting High Mind Power Individuals, he still rembered how both he and Xu Xiaotian were shocked after listening to Li ng explain the situation, wondering what kind of person could remotely control violent organizations across multiple cities.
Later, after that trip to the Yongzhou base, Guan Tong beca even more convinced that civilian forces could not possibly control a mountain base of that level. The mastermind behind it must be a big shot, a situation sowhat similar to "the enemy is within the temple."
Now Dragon Soul directly telling him they would provide protection ant the authorities had also realized this point and were worried internal enemies might launch an attack.
But why choose protection instead of directly rooting out the mastermind to eliminate the threat was probably because ti was tight, and they hadn't had ti to identify the real culprit yet.
Guan Tong looked at the other three teams and asked, "Besides your team, are the other three squads also teams cultivated by the Counterasures Research Office?"
"Yes," Silver Fox said with a laugh. "Everyone is here to protect you. So, do you feel very secure?"
"It's alright."
Guan Tong was still confident in his own self-preservation abilities.
After mastering the technique of Mind Power Flow, he could defend against Mind Power sneak attacks. Furthermore, he currently possessed over a million units of reserve Mind Power, plus was equipped with the "Civilization Observer" title which ca with the passive ability "Insight" that could see through the effects of ability items. He truly wasn't afraid of any attack.
Even if the situation beca tricky, he could always use Body Swap to escape.
He figured if the enemy really launched an attack, it would probably be when he was contacting and destroying the Geomantic Pillar. He would need to be especially careful then, not focusing all his attention on the conversion of Mind Power.
After everyone waited on standby at the base for four hours, a voice sounded in everyone's earpiece.
"Attention! A magnitude 7 earthquake has occurred!"
It's here!
Everyone's expressions turned serious. They imdiately followed the procedure, using a collective teleportation item to teleport everyone to the coordinates of the epicenter location.
The mont they teleported to the target location, Guan Tong saw that beneath their feet was a huge, bottomless fissure!
While falling, he imdiately, like last ti, used shadow ropes to wrap around the Geomantic Pillar, pulling his body towards it.
However, the intensity of energy released by the epicenter of a magnitude 7 major earthquake was far beyond imagination. Even though everyone was wearing specially made earthquake-resistant uniforms, they were still subjected to a powerful impact from the seismic waves within one or two seconds after teleporting!
Guan Tong, in mid-air, felt a powerful shockwave slam into his body. Even though he had already clad himself in thick Shadow Armor in advance, his entire body still shook violently.
The goal of the other four squads wasn't to deliver Mind Power, but to protect Guan Tong. So, the mont they teleported over, they used items to ascend, establishing hovering platforms at a higher altitude to land on and avoid the impact of the seismic waves.
It was a good plan, but the epicenter location, being directly above the seismic source, was the center of energy release. The powerful impact brought by the seismic waves of a magnitude 7 major earthquake directly caused several people to stumble and fall.
"Pfft!!!"
Two people, after being struck by the seismic waves, imdiately spat blood and lost consciousness. Dragon Soul and the others hurriedly administered aid, bringing them to the constructed hovering platforms and continuously using various defensive items to reduce the subsequent, unending shockwaves.
Even though the hovering platform was already dozens of ters high, it only weakened the impact sowhat, still far from escaping the range of the seismic waves. They had to use items to strengthen their defense.
"Quick, dicinal items!"
"No use, too late... Their internal organs have been completely shattered. They're gone."
"...Damn! They used defensive items in advance and this still happened!"
"Those two probably reacted a bit slowly, didn't ti the use of their items well. The impact force of magnitude 7 seismic waves is too strong, destroying them in an instant."
"What about Shadow..."
Everyone looked down in unison. Because Guan Tong needed to contact the Geomantic Pillar, he had to stay below, which ant he would receive the maximum impact of the seismic waves.
They saw that Guan Tong's entire body was now covered by a thick layer of black armor. That armor continuously disintegrated under the invisible impact of the seismic waves, but while disintegrating, it also continuously reford, looking quite bizarre.
Night Owl said, "He's using armor ford from the Shadow to isolate the impact of the seismic waves on his body. But it looks like it requires continuously expending a huge amount of Mind Power to maintain."
"This Shadow ability is really impressive!" Flying Eagle exclaid. "It can attack and defend, and can even turn into armor to defend against shockwaves. If it were anyone else, even if they could destroy the Geomantic Pillar, they probably couldn't get close under the impact of powerful seismic waves."
Guan Tong, currently standing on top of the pillar, had to release dozens of shadow ropes, firmly binding the Geomantic Pillar several tis around just to maintain his balance. While continuously injecting Mind Power into the Shadow Armor, he also divided his attention to convert a massive amount of Mind Power into "Cracking Power" all at once, injecting it into the body of the Geomantic Pillar.
Crack! Crack crack! Crack crack crack!
He injected over two hundred thousand units of Mind Power in one go. The resulting efficiency was imdiate and obvious. Large amounts of fragnts on the pillar body cracked and broke off, the speed far higher than before.
This ti, let's go with five hundred thousand!
Guan Tong's heart pounded wildly. Outputting five hundred thousand units of Mind Power in one go was an experience he'd never had before.
He felt like he had beco a "great channel for Mind Power." Every pore, every cell in his entire body was bearing and outputting Mind Power into the [Wordless Book]. Then, through its conversion, the destructive power was injected into the Geomantic Pillar.
They saw the outer shell of the pillar continuously and rapidly flaking off, with over forty percent of the whole already fallen away. Guan Tong once again poured in all of his remaining, over one million units of reserve Mind Power!
"Boom!"
With a loud rumble, the remaining shell of the Geomantic Pillar completely disintegrated. The pillar body directly collapsed, and the major earthquake rapidly ceased.
"Cough!"
Guan Tong coughed, feeling a slight sweetness in his throat, a faint, salty, bloody taste spreading in his mouth.
Internal organ damage?
He imdiately realized he might have suffered so physical damage from the seismic waves due to being too close to the ground, even with the Shadow Armor's defense.
"Are you alright?"
At this mont, Dragon Soul and the others descended from the air to inquire. They had been on full alert the entire ti and hadn't noticed any suspicious personnel approaching.
Guan Tong shook his head and said, "A bit uncomfortable. I need to leave and recuperate on my own. Also, the Mind Power input to
over the past two days has basically been used up just now. During this three-day Interval Period, we need to continue the input, and input even more to solve the magnitude 8 earthquake."
At this mont, Gao Liangwei's voice ca through the earpiece: "The plan is confird feasible. We will increase the scheduling arrangents for output. Shadow, if your body suffered any problems just now, you need to be treated by professionals!"
"Unnecessary. It's just a minor impact. I'll go to the base after I've adjusted."
After saying this, Guan Tong left alone. Dragon Soul and the others, though helpless, couldn't force him to see a doctor. They could only first bring back the two sacrificed comrades.
...
Guan Tong took off his uniform and placed it on the ground. His finger wiped a streak of bright red from the corner of his mouth, clearly indicating internal organ damage.
He imdiately used Body Swap to return to his own shelter, then began a cycle of Mind Power Flow, using the power of Mind Power to carry out repairs.
This was a thod Shi Jingyi had told him about earlier. If one mastered Mind Power Flow, they could treat it as a versatile, special energy to utilize. And the scope of use for this energy was extrely broad. It could be used for defense, output, impacting the Mind Lock restriction, and could also be used to repair so physical injuries.
Guan Tong hadn't tried it before because he hadn't been injured and his Mind Power was relatively low, unable to support multiple cycles.
But this ti was different. This ti, he had about twenty thousand units of reserve Mind Power left. He now used all of it, turning his body into a channel for a continuous, unending cycle.
This was an inspiration brought to him by the output of a million units of Mind Power earlier — at that mont, he felt his entire body had beco a channel for Mind Power. That feeling was indescribable, instantly giving him a great enlightennt regarding the high-level application of Mind Power.
Now, tens of thousands of units of Mind Power circulated ceaselessly within his body. Guan Tong could clearly perceive that his slightly damaged organs were being repaired. So other minor physical ailnts were also being erased. It was completely reshaping his body.
After a long ti, Guan Tong opened his eyes and stood up, overjoyed. "So that's how it is! I finally understand what Mind Power Flow is all about!"
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