I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 1021 - 747: Action

Chapter 1021: Chapter 747: Action

Zheng Yichen had seen the full form of the Devouring Sky Pillar, which was a massive entity with a diameter over two kilometers.

However, two kilometers is small compared to an entire planet. The World Tree’s diameter completely surpassed the Devouring Sky Pillar. What was even more enormous were the sprawling roots of the Sky Pillar.

The diameter of this Devouring Sky Pillar had not yet exceeded one kilometer, it probably was in an unexpanded state. The attacks from the Dusk mercenaries and the resistance of local forces impacted its expansion.

Resistance is just resistance. If they can’t sever the Devouring Sky Pillar, or force the Devouring Faction to retreat voluntarily, this thing will ultimately grow to its limit, and the environment will eventually be completely drained into an energy vacuum.

In the area where Zheng Yichen was located, some light columns had already risen. These light columns could suppress the environment and actively gather energy from it.

Not only here, but other areas also experienced the same, where light columns rose, they were heavily targeted by the Devouring Faction.

The energy gathered in these places not only ensured that the people here could maintain peak combat performance but could also be linked together to form a massive blockade, which further restricted the growth of the Devouring Sky Pillar.

Zheng Yichen could hear some discussions among the Dusk mercenaries; they were amazed that this world’s foundation was so profound that it could establish such a blockade in such short time after the appearance of the Devourers.

Because the natives were effective enough, these Dusk mercenaries did not need to waste efforts in establishing trust with the locals, allowing them to focus solely on combating the Devourers.

The Devourers in battle felt quite uncomfortable.

They had tried many ways to break these blockades, but all were futile due to the obstruction of the Dusk mercenaries.

The locals didn’t know much about them, but the Dusk mercenaries were well-informed.

"What on earth is going on with this world?"

An injured Devourer stuffed a medicinal pill into his mouth, looked back at the pursuing Dusk mercenaries. Those Dusk mercenaries were relentless in their pursuit, but they would immediately retreat after reaching a certain point and never ventured deep into their controlled areas.

"Maybe this world was once invaded by the Boundary Breaking Faction, and they knew about the existence of Dusk mercenaries, such bad luck!!" Another Devourer felt somewhat stifled.

This was something they had never encountered before, only heard about, but now they had become a typical example. However, before the forceful invasion, they couldn’t confirm what kind of world this was.

Only after completing the invasion did they understand the situation of this world, whether it was within their acceptable range - this world did not host a True God or such powerful beings.

It was worth the investment, but they had not anticipated the swift response of this world, which quickly mustered adequate opposing forces, and coordinated so well with the Dusk mercenaries.

Retreat? That was not realistic. They had already invested a lot in this invasion and hadn’t even gotten their investment back yet. To retreat would mean a huge loss, or rather, earning little would also be a huge loss.

Now, what they needed to do was break the local blockade. Once the blockade was broken, the Devouring Sky Pillar would rapidly grow.

The blockade areas, which had gathered massive amounts of energy, would have their energy drawn away by the Devouring Sky Pillar once broken, and not a bit of it would be wasted.

Therefore, the Devouring Faction began to intensify their efforts. The Dusk mercenaries engaged in battle also felt the pressure but as they were organized mercenaries who came here, even under pressure, they wouldn’t collapse easily.

They even tried to counterattack.

From time to time, giant light-spears or light-rings would appear, striking the Devouring Sky Pillar harshly; these were specially developed by the Dusk mercenary organizations to combat the Sky Pillar.

Although some energy scattered from the attacks was absorbed, the damage to the Sky Pillar exceeded the recovery degree of the entity after the absorption.

Outside the temporary base camp, Zheng Yichen saw the two Luminous Holy Maidens, Nelliwey was glowing while tending to some wounded with her healing skills.

In front of Lillian were piles of materials, which she was quickly crafting into various objects.

Within the Illusory Eye’s vision, there were some devices like furnaces around Lillian, which obviously were auxiliary equipment manifested through the unique effects of the Illusory Eye.

He walked over, picked up an arrow and examined it. When his finger touched the arrow, the Inner Strength that automatically protected his body was penetrated slightly, indicating that the arrow might have a demon-busting enchantment effect.

"Why are you two playing logistics here?" Zheng Yichen put down the arrow he was holding and asked.

"Aren’t we waiting for you guys?" Little Holy Maiden glanced at Zheng Yichen and pushed the arrows beside her to one side, and someone immediately came over to take those arrows away.

The quality of these enchanted arrows was very high, making them a valuable resource in warfare.

And the healing abilities of the other Holy Maiden were highly praised; as long as the injuries weren’t crippling, they could recover quickly here, plus her good looks made her one of the most popular people in the camp in a very short time.

As for Lillian... she was too young.

"Hahaha, sorry to keep you waiting," Zheng Yichen smiled and said: "Hong Zhao and the others will be out in a bit."

"So... did you really go out to train?" Lillian asked with some skepticism, yet her hands didn’t stop working, gathering immense energy from the surrounding environment.

The quality of the environment was good. Her and Nelliwey’s magic power recovered quickly, and so far, there hadn’t been much consumption, only some loss of spiritual power, but it could be restored with a little rest.

"What else? What are you thinking about with that little head of yours?" Zheng Yichen grabbed a bunch of materials and threw them into the built-in space, soon his hands were filled with arrows: "How’s the quality of these?"

"?" Lillian looked at Zheng Yichen with some surprise. The arrows Zheng Yichen produced exceeded the enchantment strength of those she made, although that was because she reserved her strength to conserve energy during her crafting process.

But... these were clearly mass-produced products.

After a slight silence, Lillian set down the arrows she was holding and asked, "Has your ’tower spirit’ really become that powerful?"

"Lilith has always been incredible."

"Hmph, you’re just showing off here." Lillian snorted lightly but did not change her own rhythm. The tower spirit she referred to was indeed Lilith.

In her world, no matter how powerful a tower spirit was, it was man-made, and since Lilith by Zheng Yichen’s side was also artificial, there was nothing to envy.

Before long, Hong Zhao and the others finished their brief meditation and joined Zheng Yichen. This training session greatly enhanced them, but to fully assimilate this enhancement, actual combat was still necessary.

Qi Xiangyun said with some worry to Zheng Yichen, "Brother Chang Qing, we will act together next, please be careful."

She wanted to follow Zheng Yichen to the Devouring Faction’s world, but she was well aware of the gap in combat power between herself and Zheng Yichen. Not to mention fighting alongside Zheng Yichen, she wouldn’t stand a chance even against Du Gang.

Going there would require Zheng Yichen to take extra care of them.

This made her somewhat envious of Tanshia Firlo, who stuck by Zheng Yichen like a little tail.

As a demigod dragon, her growth rate was naturally very fast. Even though she had only hatched not long ago, she had already caught up to their growth progress in a short period of time.

"You guys, just focus on fighting, but also be careful not to be too aggressive because of the power increase. This period is when the Dusk mercenaries face the most pressure."

Zheng Yichen also gave some instructions as Du Gang shared the intelligence. The Devouring Faction, in order to break the blockade, had arranged forces that were no longer just cannon fodder.

And the Dusk mercenaries were no worse. There were specific people to deal with the cannon fodder, and when the tougher Devourers appeared, naturally, there would be more powerful Dusk mercenaries to handle them. They had not acted earlier to conserve strength.

This was very important. Under the influence of the Devouring Sky Pillar, the Dusk mercenaries were like suffering from a mana leak anomaly.

The power drain during combat was fast, and there was still consumption even when not fighting.

If it weren’t for Du Gang’s world bringing out substantial support, the Dusk mercenaries’ combat would have been even more cautious.

"We’ll prepare a bit and then set off too." Du Gang had found Zheng Yichen again, and taking advantage of the intensified fighting, they planned to find an opportunity to forcibly break into the Devourers’ world.

The Dusk mercenaries had ample combat experience. Once they learned of this, they would quickly react and could intercept some of the stronger Devourers.

As for how this would affect their rewards... there was no impact because both Proxy Agents participating had no Dusk authorizations.

This was a personal action, not part of the Dusk Mission mode. It wouldn’t interfere with the income of the Dusk mercenaries, and of course, if they chose to slack off, there would still be no substantial revenue.

"Let’s set off." Zheng Yichen acted promptly without much else to instruct.

The old method, Zheng Yichen put Du Gang into the built-in space, then quickly merged into space and approached the Devouring Sky Pillar.

Although spatial merging did not offer any additional enhancements, its capabilities in concealment were unparalleled. Especially when the enemy was completely unaware of this ability, it essentially gave Zheng Yichen an absolute advantage.

When he got very close to the Devouring Sky Pillar, he stopped approaching further. The distance was already dangerous, and Zheng Yichen could feel the massive suction power of the Devouring Sky Pillar.

This thing had a stronger environmental impact when spreading out, and once fully deployed, it would quiet down.

"We can’t get any closer. The closer we get to the sky, the stronger the suction force, and we’ll be exposed," warned Zheng Yichen.

Zheng Yichen and Du Gang communicated, and with the synchronized visuals, Du Gang had a comprehensive understanding of the external situation. He said, "This is not bad at all, no, it’s much better than expected. I was prepared to fight all the way in, but we managed to cut right in here.

In the end, we still need to make some noise to alert those who are fighting."

Zheng Yichen said, "I’m quite good at making a ruckus."

Right after he spoke, a surge of thunderous light burst forth.