Ling Cage: Twelve Talismans? I have everything I need.

Chapter 115 A Swift and Decisive Move (A break, only one update)
On the plains outside Dragon Bone Village.

A modified off-road vehicle kicked up clouds of dust as it sped toward the distant signal tower.

Inside the car, Bai Yuekui was driving.

In the back seat, Shan Da and Xu Tong were properly fastened with their seatbelts, both holding tightly to the handrails, as if afraid of being thrown out.

"Boss, let me drive. You can rest and read a book or something." Shandong University already looked hesitant.

But Bai Yuekui simply said casually, "It's alright, I'll drive."

Upon hearing this, Shan Da shook his head gently at Xu Tong in despair.

Xu Tong, resigned to his fate, let go of the handrail.

Forget it, so be it.

Soon, the towering shielding tower came into view.

At the foot of the tower, several maintenance workers who routinely maintain the shielding tower breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the vehicle approaching and quickly went to greet it.

As soon as the car came to a stop, Bai Yuekui conveniently jumped out.

Shan Da and Xu Tong followed closely behind, but it was obvious that their legs were still a little weak when they got off the ground.

"Boss Bai."

The leader of the Awakened Ones bowed respectfully. Although they were puzzled as to why Bai Yuekui had arrived so late, no one dared to ask a single question.

"The bulges on the shielding tower have been cleaned, the wiring has been checked and there are no abnormalities, and all the parts have been replaced. All you need to do is restart it, boss, but..."

He paused, then pointed towards the area outside the shielding tower's energy field: "There are significantly more Devouring Beasts outside than before, and they're constantly wandering around the edge of the area, which is quite unusual."

Bai Yuekui nodded: "ASH has already told me. The telescope."

Another practitioner immediately handed over a high-powered telescope.

Bai Yuekui raised his binoculars and carefully observed the distant herd of beasts.

A moment later, she put down the binoculars, her brows furrowing slightly.

“There are indeed a lot of them, and…” she paused, “they don’t seem to be wandering aimlessly.”

The surveillance cameras weren't deployed in those peripheral areas. It was only today, when the Awakener was maintaining the shielding tower, that they discovered the distant Devouring Beast horde and informed ASH.

“Restarting will temporarily shut down the shielding tower, even if it’s only for a few minutes. These Devouring Beasts could very well take the opportunity to rush in,” Bai Yuekui said in a deep voice, his gaze fixed on the faint outline of the buildings behind the shielding tower.

"The third ecological base is just behind us, which is going to be a bit troublesome."

Base Three not only houses important experimental subjects, but also numerous living Devouring Beasts, and even the initial forms are there; there can be no mishaps.

"Xu Tong, Shan Da, get ready," Bai Yuekui ordered.

"You lot," she said, looking at Juexingzhe, "maintain your Guiyuan state and conceal your presence."

"Yes!" the crowd responded in hushed tones.

Bai Yuekui turned around, swiftly ascended to the top of the shielding tower, skillfully entered the highest-level authorization command, verified his identity, and accessed the system interface.

She needs to check the status of the shielding tower and prepare for any necessary actions.

Xu Tong and Shan Da, who were below the shielding tower, immediately sprang into action, finding a high vantage point.

Xu Tong picked up the equipment and aimed it at Shan Da's belly.

"Fatty, it's time to milk the cows. We'll probably need a lot, so please bear with it."

Xu Tong pulled the trigger, and spiritual energy began to gather around Shan Da, all of which was sucked into the device in Xu Tong's hand.

After extracting a sufficient amount, Shan Da collapsed to the ground, looking utterly exhausted.

Suddenly, the light at the top of the shielding tower flickered a few times, and the shielding tower was shut down.

Almost at the same instant the shielding tower failed, the Devouring Beasts that had been lingering on the periphery roared excitedly like a flood bursting its banks.

They charged madly toward the shielding tower and toward Base 3 further back!

The Devouring Beast horde was getting closer and closer.

"They're here!" Xu Tong shouted in a low voice, his pupils shrinking slightly.

The number of beasts far exceeded expectations, and the various forms of the pan-evolving Devouring Beasts converged into a terrifying wave.

"Xu Tong!" Bai Yuekui's voice came through the communicator, still calm.

"Understood!" Xu Tong was already ready to go. He steadily raised the device and aimed it at the rear of the Devouring Beast horde.

call out--!
The spirit-guided creature trailed a striking tail of light, tracing a graceful arc as it flew over the heads of the Devouring Beasts.

The effect is immediate.

The surging army of pan-evolving Devouring Beasts seemed to be reined in by invisible bridles, and their momentum suddenly halted.

They screeched chaotically, their attention immediately drawn to the intense life force in the air, and they instinctively changed direction.

They rushed headlong toward the direction the spirit-guided arrow had been fired.

"Success!" A cultivator at the foot of the tower couldn't help but exclaim in relief. However, before he could fully relax, a sudden change occurred.

Among the beasts, there was a mutated Devouring Beast that was significantly larger and whose bone armor had a dark metallic sheen.

It merely shook its head irritably at the dazzling spiritual guidance, its scarlet compound eyes sweeping over the guidance point, completely unmoved.

Its goal was extremely clear, ignoring the pan-evolving Devouring Beasts around it that had already been lured and attracted.

Without slowing down at all, it charged straight toward Base Three.

"What?!" Xu Tong's smile froze instantly, replaced by utter astonishment.

"That thing... Spiritual manipulation didn't work on it?!"

This sudden turn of events put everyone on edge.

This mutated Devourer's intelligence far surpassed that of any other mutated beasts they had encountered before, exceeding their expectations.

Bai Yuekui stood atop the tower, his gaze fixed on the mutated Devouring Beast that showed no reaction to the spiritual guidance and charged straight toward Base Three.

"Troublesome," she muttered, her brow furrowing slightly.

Without the slightest hesitation, Bai Yuekui decisively stopped the restart process.

With a soft "whoosh," she pulled the "Alaya Consciousness," which served as the access key, out of the console.

The ancient-style, smooth-lined Tang sword instantly detached from the shield tower, and a faint, almost imperceptible blue light seemed to flash across its blade.

Holding the Alaya Consciousness in his hand, Bai Yuekui did not hesitate for a moment before leaping off the platform at the top of the tower.

After using the tower's structure for leverage several times, he landed steadily on the ground.

It blocked the path of the mutated Devouring Beast as it charged toward Base Three.

The moment she landed, she deliberately deactivated her original state.

A powerful and pure life essence was like a torch suddenly lit in the darkness, far purer and more attractive than the spiritual inducement just now.

Sure enough, the mutated Devouring Beast, which had been focused on its goal and dismissive of spiritual manipulation, suddenly stopped in its tracks.

Its massive body came to an abrupt halt, and its ferocious head suddenly turned towards Bai Yuekui, its scarlet compound eyes fixed on her.

"Roar!!!"

A deafening roar replaced its previous indifference; it completely abandoned its advance and made Bai Yuekui its primary target.

With its limbs exerting force, it charged directly at Bai Yuekui at an even faster speed than before.

"Boss!" Xu Tong exclaimed.

"Don't move." Bai Yuekui's voice came through the communicator, calm and without a trace of emotion.

"Keep an eye on other areas to prevent any from slipping through the net. Leave this to me."

Her gaze remained calm as she watched the enormous creature charging towards her.

He gripped the Alaya consciousness tightly with his left hand and held it horizontally in front of him, while his right hand grasped the hilt of the knife and slowly drew the blade out.

Just as the mutated Devouring Beast charged into the vicinity of her within ten meters, raising its massive forelimbs to slam down hard...

Bai Yuekui moved.

She brandished her Tang sword forward.

All that could be seen was a chaotic flash of swords.

The mutated Devouring Beast, still charging forward, maintained its momentum.

But in its scarlet compound eyes, the rage and greed froze instantly, then turned into emptiness.

next moment.

laugh! laugh! laugh! laugh!
A series of soft, yet teeth-grinding cutting sounds rang out almost simultaneously.

The enormous beast's body suddenly disintegrated on the spot.

The dark bone armor, tough enough to withstand heavy firepower, was smoothly sliced ​​through like butter under a hot knife.

The torso, limbs, head... all separated in an instant.

Huge pieces of the body crashed to the ground.

The cut was clean and smooth, without a single trace of miscutting.

Bai Yuekui's attack and the subsequent defeat took only a moment.

That mutated Devouring Beast was now beyond dead.

"Whoo~"

Bai Yuekui slowly exhaled.

After twirling the sword, Alaya consciousness returned to its sheath, its expression unchanged.

(End of this chapter)