Shen Yue had always protected Shen Mo well. Since Shen Mo was wearing white today and had no intention of making a move, he had kept his aura restrained and stayed within the protective circle.
He had experienced the power of Absolute Defense before. Any attack carrying hostility or danger toward him would explode into a spray of blood the moment it entered the defensive range.
The sight was truly unpleasant, and it wasted clothes too, so he had always avoided it. He had not expected it to become the breakthrough point for that beast's attack.
Shen Mo glared viciously at the Mutant Beast, wondering whether he should secretly use Mo Blade to kill it from a distance.
At that moment, Yang Xuan, who had been continuously drawing its aggro from the front, finally discovered its weakness. "This beast has strong defenses. Its weak point is its eyes. Every time it closes them, its aura weakens a little. The fur on its neck is soft too, without spikes protecting it, so it can be burned. Focus your attacks on its eyes and neck."
Hearing Yang Xuan's shout, Cui Yang and Leng Shiyi immediately changed their strategy.
Frost-Ice Vines restricted its movements, while lightning mixed with flames climbed directly up the Mutant Beast's neck like a flood dragon emerging from the abyss. In the blink of an eye, the Mutant Beast's head finally fell to the ground, and its entire body collapsed after it, kicking up dust.
Their tacit cooperation had lasted only an instant. Once they succeeded and relaxed, they finally felt utterly exhausted.
Leng Shiyi raised his hand and condensed several ice cups filled with water, handing them to everyone. Yang Xuan took one and sat directly on a nearby rock, drinking and panting at the same time, spilling water all over his face.
"Refreshing!" Yang Xuan bit directly into the ice and chewed it loudly.
"You really have no manners!" Cui Yang shot him a disdainful look and carried his water farther away before sitting down.
He felt exhausted now. Not having a weapon was truly inconvenient sometimes.
Thinking of this, he could not help reaching out to touch his waist, where his gun had originally been. It had been taken away for modifications.
Once it was finished, he would be able to use his ability to fire bullets. Then he could take down Mutant Beasts of this level in just a few moves.
Leng Shiyi ignored them and continued scanning the surroundings vigilantly. He said coldly, "Rest first. Since there are people here, there should be other survivors nearby. I remember there's a gas station up ahead. Let's go there and collect some gasoline first. Fill up the vehicles, then take as much as we can carry."
Shen Mo quietly moved beside the Mutant Beast's body. After successfully collecting the Second-Order Crystal Core detected by the system, he looked at everyone upon hearing that. He wanted to say something but did not know how to put it.
"What's wrong, little brother? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?" Shen Yue handed Shen Mo the ice water Leng Shiyi had given her and asked with concern.
"Well, I'm not uncomfortable or anything. It's just..." Shen Mo hesitated.
I don't know what excuse I should use to reveal the ability I made up. Should I just perform an awakening on the spot?
After all, I'll be able to help out in a bit.
It would be such a waste not to make use of such a good opportunity now.
Hearing this, Shen Yue comfortingly rubbed her little brother's cute head. "It's okay. Say whatever you want. If you don't want to say it, you can tell your sister alone."
"It's nothing. It's just... I accidentally awakened an ability too. A Spatial Ability. I can help collect supplies for us later." Shen Mo took the opportunity to say it all in one breath.
After speaking, he hesitantly added, "Of course, if you don't believe me and are afraid I'll pocket the supplies for myself, then just pretend I didn't say anything."
After all, I'm only helping you collect supplies for my sister's sake. Whether you want it or not is up to you. I'm not losing out either way.
But it feels much better after saying it. Those pretty clothes I collected a few days ago can finally be taken out openly too.
His words exploded in everyone's ears, and they all reacted differently.
A made-up ability? Could abilities be made up?
Shen Yue and Su Ze exchanged a glance, both deeply puzzled. When had Mo Mo gone out to collect supplies?
The first time, they had gone to the warehouse. There could not possibly have been clothes there.
Either he had secretly collected them while he was with them before, or he had gone out to collect them while they were away.
The first possibility could be ruled out, because they knew very clearly that Shen Mo had not originally had Spatial Ability.
That left the question: how had Shen Mo avoided them and gone so far away to collect supplies? How had he gotten there, and how had he returned?
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