The practical training progressed quickly.
The cannon-fodder Abyss Beasts around the edge of the Nest territory hadn't caused the trainees much trouble.
Lin Yi sensed that it wouldn't be long before some lucky trainee encountered one of the four Stardust Rank Abyss Beasts.
"We'd better get ready."
Lin Yi thought to himself.
He stood at the edge of the rooftop of an abandoned office building, the howling wind tugging at his clothes.
Behind him, four unremarkable bicycle ball bearings hung silently in the air.
With his current Star Vortex Rank mastery over the rules, Lin Yi could already launch attacks imbued with the power of rules using Source Energy alone.
But if he could use tools at hand to reduce the unnecessary consumption of Source Energy and mental energy, why not?
These ordinary Little Steel Beads were now the cheapest, yet deadliest, bullets in his hands.
Most of Lin Yi's attention was focused on the four powerful Stardust Rank sources of energy below.
Like torches in the dark, they stood out clearly to his senses.
Meanwhile, on a ruined street below.
Elizabeth gripped a slender yet exceptionally sturdy longsword in one hand, while her other held a standard-issue high-strength alloy shield.
Her breathing was slightly ragged, and sweat dampened the golden hair over her brow, but her bright blue eyes remained fixed on a small group of Corrosive Abyssal Wolves exchanging fire with the soldiers ahead.
Her group consisted of herself, Adams, and three Xia Kingdom trainees. They were working alongside a full Xia Kingdom infantry squad.
"Left flank, three! Lay down covering fire!" the squad leader shouted.
Rifles spat flames, and bullets swept through like a storm of metal, knocking down several Abyss Wolves that had drawn the enemy's attention from the front.
"Now! Move!"
Adams growled. He had