Lu Mingfei, why are you slaying dragons if you're not involved!

Chapter 210 Electromagnetic Induction? Electromagnetic Manipulation!
"Something's not right, let's retreat."

Ye Sheng brushed the hairs standing on his arm. The mournful voice came from all directions. Even if you couldn't understand the language, the melody was always beyond words. A nameless sadness arose from nowhere, making people subconsciously become depressed.

In the past, given his usual style of carrying out missions, he would have chosen to investigate thoroughly. However, this time it wasn't just him and Jiu Deyaji on the mission; Lu Mingfei, Chu Zihang, and Zhang Shanfeng had also given orders... This forced him to prioritize stability.

The group began to head back in the direction they had come from, but then something truly bizarre happened... The road did not become as wide as it had been as they had come from as they retreated; instead, it became even narrower! The rock walls on both sides were towering, just as they had encountered when they were moving forward.

"This is not the way we came from."

Ye Sheng gestured for everyone to stop. After a quick operation on his watch, his expression suddenly turned grim.

"But the watches provided by the Equipment Department are correct for orientation; we were indeed retreating in the direction we came from... but the route has changed!"

"We are getting closer and closer to those voices."

Shudeya squatted down to examine the marks on the ground. The misty white fog seemed to grow thicker with time and their movement. At first, they could at least see their surroundings clearly, but now even the ground was somewhat blurry.

"The absence of footprints may not mean the terrain has changed, but rather... we have unknowingly come to another path."

The group stopped, the current situation seemingly beyond their comprehension.

"Some unknown, large-scale incantation that we don't understand? Or is it the effect of that sound?" Ye Sheng frowned.

"Should we scout ahead?" Shude Aki asked softly.

"Yes, it's time."

Ye Sheng nodded slightly, then looked at Lu Mingfei and the others, "I will use my Word of Power - Vacuum Serpent to scout ahead, but I will become very vulnerable when I use it, so be prepared."

Lu Mingfei was deep in thought.

As time went by, and as the sound became clearer with the distance, he was able to understand more and more of the ancient Chu language.

The general meaning is about home and homesickness, which is a complete version of "Surrounded by Enemies on All Sides"... But how many years has it been? Xiang Yu himself has died and come back to life several times, and now we don't even know which guise he has changed into or where he is lying. Who is this song of Chu sung for, and who is singing it?

Ye Sheng closed his eyes. Faintly, golden light bloomed in his pupils, but it was obscured by his eyelids. A completely new vision appeared, and restless snakes surged and coiled from his mind, their scales gleaming with a cold, hard, bluish-metallic light.

Word of Power: Serpent of the Vacuum. The user will feel as if they are releasing a shimmering serpent stored deep within their mind, acting as a messenger to help them explore their surroundings. But in reality, it is essentially the manipulation and perception of extremely minute bioelectric currents, which is in some ways similar to the function of his [Electromagnetic Induction] attribute.

Because the medium for manipulation and perception is electricity, the manipulable area naturally becomes extremely large, even astonishingly large, when it is in a conductor with extremely low resistance.

And in the current environment...

Lu Mingfei looked at the fog around him.

The relative humidity had already exceeded 100%, meaning the air was saturated with water vapor, and the remaining moisture existed as tiny liquid droplets, forming fog of this size. With each breath, the air felt heavy and sticky, and my entire body inevitably became damp and sticky.

This is undoubtedly an excellent conductor!
In an instant, countless snakes surged and scattered, covering an area of ​​more than five kilometers!

Normally, Ye Sheng's heart rate would drop rapidly to thirty beats per minute, his blood temperature would also decrease, and his face would even turn ashen.

This is not because the consumption of the Word of Power: Serpent of Vacuum is particularly large compared to other Words of Power. As a low-sequence Word of Power, using and manipulating the Serpent of Vacuum actually puts very little strain on the body. However, one thing is unavoidable... based on the nature of this Word of Power.

It is essentially an "all-terrain scanner".

Electronic instruments can process data through chips and display it on a screen, but for humans... the only thing capable of processing this data is the brain.

Even the brain of a hybrid species, in order to process this amount of information, has to occupy a higher power supply. Since the body's energy supply is limited, if the brain occupies more power, the rest of the body will naturally have less. This is why Ye Sheng reacted that way.

Shudeya wrapped her arms around Ye Sheng's waist from behind, a tacit understanding between the two. This was Ye Sheng's most vulnerable moment, and she was his exclusive "fixed protection device".

But this time, an accident happened.

Ye Sheng's body trembled slightly, but he did not show the usual reaction.

"What's wrong?" Shudeya asked, puzzled.

"I...I can't sense any information anymore."

Ye Sheng's tone was tinged with unprecedented terror, "My 'snakes,' they've escaped my control! All the information... is gone!"

It was as if an invisible, intangible black hole suddenly appeared, pulling away the snakes that had come back after finding information.

At the same time, after Lu Mingfei mentioned "home," Nuonuo, who had been silently observing him, subconsciously took a step forward.

But Chu Zihang was faster than her! He simply raised his hand and braced himself against Lu Mingfei's back, who suddenly stumbled and lost his balance.

The step that had just been taken was then retracted.

Lu Mingfei didn't have time to care about anything else. He didn't have the mind or the ability to pay attention to other things... For the first time, such a feeling surged into his mind. It was a flood of information, a flood of "snakes"!
Entry: Electromagnetic Induction

The schedule describes the effect of this term as follows: After use, your ability to sense electromagnetic fields within a ten-meter range will be greatly enhanced.

But what is sensing?

Sensing means that a mutually interfering connection has been established.

Just like electric and magnetic fields in the same region, if one changes at the same time, the other will also change accordingly.

The fact that Lu Mingfei is inductive with the electromagnetic field means that when using the term "electromagnetic induction," his relationship with the electromagnetic field is similar to that between an electric field and a magnetic field.

Mutual sensing means that mutual interference is possible. It's not just about observation; it's about manipulation!

Prior to this, Lu Mingfei was unaware of this.

He was simply curious about the scene when Ye Sheng used the Vacuum Serpent, so he used the [Electromagnetic Induction] entry to observe it.

He did it with ease, but people are never satisfied, especially those with a strong sense of curiosity, and in this respect... he is undoubtedly a leader among them.

As he watched the countless snakes, representing bioelectric currents, roaming in the air, some going out and some returning, he subconsciously wanted to look at them "more closely."

For example, is it possible to read the information carried by those snakes?
Honestly, Lu Mingfei swears, it was just a subconscious thought; he didn't intentionally manipulate anything.

It was as if a zero-resistance circuit had suddenly appeared in the circuit, and the current no longer flowed along its original path. Ye Sheng, who was originally the manipulator, was abandoned. As if receiving a command from a king, they changed direction without the slightest hesitation and swarmed towards Lu Mingfei.

Then countless pieces of information flooded into my mind, a feedback of all information about the surrounding terrain... a huge area of ​​more than five kilometers!
However, Lu Mingfei did not become as weak as Ye Sheng. He only felt a brief dizziness and a slight swelling in his head before realizing that the view in front of him had changed.

That was an incredibly clear... 3D model?

No, to be more precise, it's like a game map! A 3D version at least, at least that's how it appeared to Lu Mingfei. He even saw small green dots representing them, and some small white dots exploring the edges—this should be considered…

Neutral organization?

It was right outside an exit.

"Go that way."

Since he was already there, Lu Mingfei felt he should take a look. He shook his head slightly and pointed.

But he didn't hear the voices of the others, only the mournful "Chu song" drifting in.

"what happened?"

Lu Mingfei opened his eyes and then noticed that everyone was looking at him.

"You, you intercepted my 'snake'?"

Ye Sheng's facial expression became quite strange. Combining his own feelings with Lu Mingfei's unusual behavior and the answer he gave... the answer became clear as if the truth had finally come out.

But how is that possible? I've never heard of words of power being "intercepted"!

Ye Sheng did remember hearing a professor say that if there were the same kind of Word of Power, which were essentially the manipulation of the same element, people with higher bloodline levels could suppress those with lower bloodline levels, even to the point of completely stripping them away... However, the professor who taught this course also specifically mentioned later that this was just a theory, a theory that had never been verified.

Kassel College is full of talented individuals, and there are indeed hybrids with the same type of Word of Power. However, after some experiments, it was found that this suppression could not achieve a state of "complete deprivation." The experiment with the greatest difference was between an A-level hybrid and a C-level hybrid, but even that only affected the strength of the C-level Word of Power.

Although Lu Mingfei is S-rank and he is B-rank, the difference is roughly the same as between A and C, right? But the effect was a complete suppression and even deprivation! Ye Sheng didn't receive any feedback from the "Vacuum Serpent"! He felt like he was just a tool.

Lu Mingfei was stunned, inwardly exclaiming, "Holy crap, I've really messed up!" He was also a little nervous. And as everyone knows, Lu Mingfei's passive skill is that the more nervous he is, the more uncontrollably he tends to ramble on, so…

"I'm a pure love advocate, so you can rest assured, Senior Brother Ye Sheng!"

"I have no interest in your hobbies... so you really did that?"

Ye Sheng asked curiously, he had never felt so relaxed when using the Word of Power - he only needed to provide energy for the Word of Power: Vacuum Serpent, while the majority of the analysis was done by Lu Mingfei.

Being a tool is quite comfortable.

"That's right..."

Knowing that he couldn't avoid the consequences of his actions by making excuses, Lu Mingfei had no choice but to nod obediently.

Fortunately, Ye Sheng was a sensible person... Of course, the main reason was that Lu Mingfei had many secrets, so one more wouldn't make a difference. He didn't ask any more questions and instead changed the subject to the one he was most concerned about.

"So how did you process that huge amount of information? I was completely overwhelmed when I first received it, but you actually understood it?"

"Well..."

Lu Mingfei himself felt his explanation was somewhat dry, "Well, I was born with that knowledge..."

Although the reason sounds ridiculous, Lu Mingfei was actually telling the truth this time.

Of all the memories he had, he recalled that he had never processed information like this before.

It's as if you're "born with knowledge," and your brain automatically summarizes and organizes that massive amount of information.

This is certainly incredible, because the scene "seen" through the "vacuum snake" composed of bioelectric currents is completely different from what the eyes see.

This is similar to asking a video player to decode and play a video file; a normal person's "video player" would never have the ability to decode the "Vacuum Serpent" format!

It took Ye Sheng several days and many attempts before he learned how to organize and summarize.

But Lu Mingfei?

Not only did he process this massive amount of information in an instant, but he also added a mod to transform it into his favorite game map!
This point is naturally impossible to say, because it may involve things that even Chu Zihang doesn't know... Lu Mingfei recalled all the previous events, especially the unknown past with Zero.

Those memories should belong to him, but theoretically they shouldn't be his.

"What exactly did I do before..." he couldn't help but think to himself.

An uncontrollable dizziness struck, a symptom of severe mental depletion. Lu Mingfei quickly deactivated the [Electromagnetic Induction] entry.

Now he understood why, even though they were both terms from the same physics discipline, [Force Analysis] consumed no energy, while [Electromagnetic Induction] "consumed a lot of mental energy"... So that's how it is!

This entry should be called "Electromagnetic Manipulation" in a more common way!
Although he could still walk with difficulty, Lu Mingfei had a sudden idea and pretended to be dizzy and his body went limp.

As for falling on the muddy ground, he wasn't worried at all... When he came to his senses, he noticed the strong hand supporting him from behind.

Senior Brother Chu has never disappointed him when it comes to being reliable!

Sure enough, just as he collapsed a hand's distance away, a pair of strong arms supported his body.

"Thanks, senior brother... but I'm still a bit tired."

Lu Mingfei explained, "It's just that the aftereffects came a little late."

Ye Sheng slowly breathed a sigh of relief. He knew it! The gap between people shouldn't, at least not this big, right? Thank goodness…

"Let's keep going. There seems to be something in that direction. I'll recover by the time we get closer." Seeing that he had barely managed to get away with it, Lu Mingfei quickly changed the subject.

"Do you want me to carry you?" Chu Zihang asked.

"No need, no need..." Lu Mingfei felt a gaze that could be described as a mixture of envy, jealousy and hatred coming at him, and hurriedly refused.

He didn't even need to look to know whose gaze it was!
If I were really carried on someone's back, wouldn't I be pierced through the eyes of Senior Sister Susie?
(End of this chapter)