It’s not a good thing at first glance (Chapter 178)
The once aggressive black mist, which had infected the sea of consciousness, now ironically served as a barrier against the purple mist.
The purple mist attempted to invade Gu Luoyu's body but failed, being blocked outside. However, this minor setback did not deter it! Instead, it grew more relentless.
Soon, the black and purple mists became entangled in a fierce battle, resembling a fight for territory, leaving Gu Luoyu, who had some free time, somewhat speechless. Could they really be fighting over territory?
She, the person involved, could not intervene. However, it didn’t take long for the winner to emerge.
The black psychic energy, now fully darkened, overwhelmed and consumed the purple mist.
The victorious black psychic energy happily returned, allowing Gu Luoyu to inspect her sea of consciousness.
To her surprise, it had expanded by one-third in area. The larger the sea of consciousness, the more spiritual energy it could store, which was crucial for endurance in battle.
This discovery made Gu Luoyu ponder. Suddenly, she thought that it might not be a bad idea to specifically seek out the first generation radiation corpse in the future.
For her, there was no danger, and the rewards were significant.
Unfortunately, the first generation radiation corpse were extremely rare.
Encountering one was considered a stroke of great luck! Although for ordinary people, coming across such remains was not a good thing.
For example, the Esper Squad 1 suffered heavy losses, with continuous casualties, leaving Han Lingyue, the captain, extremely frustrated.
“Is it resolved?” Han Lingyue asked, shocked, as she appeared quickly after the first generation radiation corpse collapsed.
She curiously poked the remains with a branch. Even though she was a spiritual esper, she dared not touch something that could cause pollution directly with her hands.
Killing the parasite would stop the first generation radiation corpse from moving.
However, the purple mist that had just floated out from the remains was clearly visible.
She had seen it with her own eyes. This thing didn’t seem good at all.
However, what was unexpected was that beside Gu Luoyu, a black smoke appeared, enveloping the purple mist and eventually devouring it completely.
What was that black smoke?
Facing Han Lingyue’s inquisitive gaze, Gu Luoyu raised her eyebrows and then reached out to the first generation radiation corpse.
Instantly, she activated the black psychic energy to cover it. Almost immediately, the remains disappeared.
The highly polluting first generation radiation corpse vanished as if they had evaporated.
Han Lingyue looked at Gu Luoyu in shock and asked urgently, “What did you do?”
Gu Luoyu didn’t hide it and casually said, “As I mentioned before, my sea of consciousness was polluted. Just now, it turned into a black psychic energy with the ability to devour.”
There was no way to hide this, and Gu Luoyu couldn’t kill Han Lingyue for now. So she decided to explain directly.
It wasn’t a big deal, and Han Lingyue couldn’t take it away. If it weren’t for Ye Sheng by her side, when her sea of consciousness was polluted, she would have been doomed.
Therefore, her success was not replicable. Ye Sheng was her treasure and naturally needed to be well hidden.
Once someone showed greed for her treasure, she needed to act quickly and ruthlessly to kill them!
“The polluted sea of consciousness can become so powerful. Hearing you say this makes me feel tempted,” Han Lingyue said.
Seeing Han Lingyue’s eyes shining brightly, Gu Luoyu thought about it and decided to offer some advice, “If possible, try not to let your sea of consciousness get polluted. I almost died back then.”
Then, noticing Han Lingyue’s defiant expression, Gu Luoyu smiled and added, “I’m different from you. At least until now, I haven’t had any suicidal thoughts.”
This single sentence left Han Lingyue speechless.
She knew that Erensu wasn’t lying. She was indeed different from other spiritual espers.
This was also the fundamental reason why the base authorities paid special attention to Erensu.
They had once wanted to study Erensu to try to uncover her unique characteristics, hoping to help other spiritual espers avoid the suffering of suicidal thoughts. It would have been a blessing.
However, Erensu was not someone who followed orders. From the core of her being, she was a ruthless person.
The base authorities had not gained anything from her.
Back then, Han Lingyue had wanted to recruit Erensu to her team, as she saw great potential in the young woman.
However, the base authorities had outright rejected her request.
Thinking about this, Han Lingyue sighed softly, feeling that true warriors didn’t fear starting from a difficult position because they would use their abilities to prove that even in a swamp, flowers could bloom.
Just like Erensu, who grew stronger in adversity and now had an extraordinary opportunity.
Perhaps soon, Erensu would become one of the top three espers in the base, surpassing her.
The more she thought about it, the more melancholic she felt. However, Han Lingyue didn’t give up. If she encountered the first generation radiation corpse again, she would try once more.
If she could be as lucky as Gu Luoyu and gain such an opportunity, her strength would increase several times.
In the wasteland world, weakness was the original sin. Only by continuously growing stronger could one survive.
“Alright, now that the first generation radiation corpse have been dealt with, there’s no need to return to your base. I came here with the team to complete a mission and now need to return,” Gu Luoyu said.
Though she said this, what she truly wanted was to return to Ye Sheng’s side. She had initially planned to stay longer in the wilderness, using the black psychic energy to devour the heart and grow stronger.
However, after devouring the remains of another original radiation, she had already exceeded her goal.
There was no need to stay any longer. Ye Sheng had just become pregnant and needed a quiet place to rest. Gu Luoyu felt that the safe zone would be more convenient.
Staying here, even eating was a problem. The food wasn’t as good as in the base’s restaurants.
The base points she had earned during this time were enough to support them in eating several meals a day outside.
As Gu Luoyu was lost in these thoughts, Han Lingyue, upon hearing her farewell, couldn’t help but twitch her lips in disbelief. She still couldn’t believe what she had heard.
The Queen of Slaughter, Erensu, had actually joined a team? Which team was so powerful?
But since Erensu was willing to join a team, did it mean she had changed her mind? If Han Lingyue invited her once more, perhaps Erensu would reconsider.
After all, compared to an unknown team, the Esper Squad had a much higher reputation.
The benefits they offered were also better. No matter how much the team Erensu had joined offered, Han Lingyue could offer ten times the amount!
A shining diamond needed to be displayed on a stage, not left drifting in dirty mud. Therefore, Han Lingyue boldly said, “Erensu, with your abilities, staying in a team is a waste of talent. Why not join my Esper Squad? Whatever you want, we can provide.”