Throw her away (Chapter 156)
Hearing this, the captains of several teams, including Mo Lin from the Gold Digging Team, all turned their gazes towards Gu Luoyu, waiting to see her reaction.
Based on whether she agreed or not, they could determine if this esper was "one of their own," if it was worth befriending her... Of course, the most important thing was whether she could retreat unscathed from the other espers, which would help them gauge her strength.
"Sure."
However, when Gu Luoyu's response came, and she appeared to be quite cooperative, the captains were extremely disappointed.
Why was the only esper in their team so timid?
It seemed that for the rest of the journey, they would have to follow the arrangements of these three espers, reluctantly delivering the supplies...
The red-haired psychic, Sana, curled her lips into a smug smile, her expression one of a superior. The other party's response was within her expectations. After all, even among espers, it was a matter of the strong preying on the weak.
A mere esper exiled to the outskirts couldn't possibly compare to elites like them.
As for these team captains, they also needed to be put in their place.
Thinking this, Sana quickly scanned her surroundings, causing the captains to avert their gazes in fear, looking left and right, no longer staring at the psychics.
However, at that moment, Gu Luoyu spoke again: "What's the next arrangement?"
Her calm tone, paired with an unchanging expression, made Sana glance at her up and down before curling her lips in disdain, dismissing Gu Luoyu as someone putting on an act.
Still, the next steps needed to be communicated.
Sana shifted her gaze away from Gu Luoyu and instead looked maliciously at the other captains, saying with ill intent, "You captains will follow me down. You can record videos and send them back to the base so they can send people to investigate in detail."
This trip to the sinkhole was mainly for the special serum. Saving people had nothing to do with Sana.
As for the follow-up, that was the captains' responsibility.
Why report to the base authorities? Because losing vehicles and some supplies, and possibly even casualties, wasn't caused by contaminated creatures. If they weren't careful, they could be framed.
Newly formed teams were always under close scrutiny.
Sana had dealt with the authorities many times alongside Han Lingyue, and those guys had eight hundred schemes up their sleeves.
One misstep, and they could be screwed.
So, to avoid the base authorities using this as an excuse to force Team 1 to do free labor again, they would take the initiative to report everything and shift all responsibility away.
Upon hearing Sana's arrangement, the captains' expressions turned grim.
Although they weren't ordinary people to be able to form teams, their strength was still within the range of normal humans. Compared to espers and potion ability users, they were on entirely different levels.
Not to mention, there was also Mo Lin, who was just there to muddle through.
They clearly couldn't handle any unexpected situations underground.
The sinkhole area had expanded due to the collapse. Standing nearby and looking down, it was a bottomless darkness, so silent that even sound seemed to be stripped away. After several vehicles fell in, there had been no sound until now.
Only espers, with their strength, could remain steady in such a place. For ordinary people, it would be disastrous.
At the very least, they couldn't guarantee they would make it back alive.
Who knew what was down there?
After all, when a perfectly good road suddenly collapses into a sinkhole, there's a high chance something is lurking underground!
When they heard Sana conscripting them earlier, they thought only the espers would be involved. They hadn't expected they would be included too... And with Sana's domineering attitude, there was no room for refusal.
"Alright, understood."
Just as the captains were frowning in distress, Gu Luoyu nodded. Before anyone could react, she seemed to teleport, instantly appearing in front of Sana.
With a single kick, she sent Sana flying, flipping both her and the vehicle to the ground.
Then, Gu Luoyu walked towards where Sana had fallen, her expression calm. The other two espers immediately launched psychic attacks at her, but they vanished without a trace, as if sinking into a quagmire.
This result left the two in shock. Earlier, they had sensed her psychic energy was weak.
How was she so strong now?
Had she been hiding her strength?
Someone who could control psychic energy so effortlessly was definitely not a nobody. To encounter such a person here, was it an accident, a coincidence, or was she here for Squad 1?
It definitely wasn't because she wanted to form a team and mingle with a bunch of ordinary people, doing mundane, unchallenging tasks!
The three who had accompanied the team were members of Squad 1. They had spent years deep in the wilderness, engaging in life-and-death battles with powerful contaminated creatures. The constant strain on their bodies had awakened their psychic abilities.
Since they rarely returned to the base and didn't undergo frequent physical examinations, the base authorities were unaware that the probability of Squad 1 members awakening psychic abilities was as high as 90%, allowing the team to develop in secret.
Thus, within Squad 1, the members had a basic understanding of psychic abilities.
That was why, when they saw Gu Luoyu control Sana with just a glance, rendering her unable to resist and still unable to break free, they were terrified.
Even more frightening was that while controlling Sana, she could also forcefully suppress the other two.
This level of psychic energy within Squad 1 was on par with the vice-captain's strength.
As the two espers hesitated, too afraid to act, Gu Luoyu had already reached Sana. She glanced down, then lifted Sana by the collar, holding her in mid-air.
Sana didn't even resist, remaining as still as a doll.
But her eyes could move, her brown pupils shrinking, revealing a look of wariness and caution.
She clearly knew this person was no ordinary esper.
"Since you've finished explaining, go down first. We'll follow shortly."
Gu Luoyu's cold tone delivered a straightforward statement, but her actions were clearly dismissive. She casually tossed Sana towards the sinkhole, and the woman quickly disappeared from sight.
This series of actions left the captains in stunned silence.
Originally, when Gu Luoyu agreed to go underground to investigate, she had seemed so amiable that they thought she was all bark and no bite. They hadn't expected her to be such a ruthless character!!!
She just threw her like that.
And the other two espers didn't make a move, seemingly terrified of Gu Luoyu. So, what exactly had happened between these espers???
As everyone was lost in their thoughts, Gu Luoyu turned to look at them and asked, "How are you getting down?"
"..."
Her question left the captains speechless.
Could they just not go down?