After reaching the eighth grade, if 'Trapping Void' is described as twisting the direction of gravity within its range, then 'Quicksand Field' is described as amplifying the mass within its range.
The rapid increase in body mass without a corresponding increase in leg muscle strength intensifies the body's load, making movement extremely difficult, hence the name 'Quicksand Field.'
Moreover, it's a long-term, large-scale attack, so no matter how many demons come at once or in waves, once they enter the quicksand field, they'll be burdened, unable to move normally.
As Xing Yuanzhi's Quicksand Field silently spread out, the two demons rushing in immediately encountered 'doubled weight.'
It's like trying to support a 200-kilogram weight with just one finger, soon their legs couldn't bear the load, and they had to crawl to disperse the weight.
Chu Qingqing took the opportunity to shoot her metal spear, and although the two demons instinctively tried to dodge, under the effect of 'super gravity,' they stumbled and were directly shot dead by the spear.
On the other side, the two demons rushing into the Trapping Void's range were immediately sucked up by the gravity singularity and suspended upside down, then given a complimentary 'ascension package.'
Snap!
Two puddles of deformed humanoid flesh.
"Compared to the virtual gaming world, this nightmare is closer to reality. There's no health bar, no level suppression. Even demons with physical abilities far superior to humans will die when hit by superpowers."
Wang Wanrou said calmly, "Conversely, even metal manipulation ability users like Chu Qingqing, if they inadvertently fail to dodge and are penetrated by demons, will also die."
"Life is the most fragile thing in this world. Fortunately, your mistakes can be remedied, your errors can be repented, but reality cannot. Do you understand?" She directed this question to Yang Wangshu.
"I understand," Yang Wangshu immediately replied.
"No, you don't understand," Wang Wanrou snorted disdainfully and said coldly, "Absorb the blood qi completely, then use your abilities."
Yang Wangshu: ???
She felt a little aggrieved: Why do you say I don't understand!
Dragging the four demon corpses over, everyone began to absorb the blood qi again.
+0.02 Ma
+0.02 Ma"
...
"Alright! This feels like a systematic novel!" Cheng Jinyang suddenly thought.
The four demons each provided a bloodline concentration boost of about 0.22 Ma per person to the team.
According to the usual rhythm, they should have immediately rushed back to the safe house because ghost-level demons would soon respawn.
Of course, this time they were prepared, so there was no need to rush to evacuate... which made everyone even more nervous.
"Ha!" Yang Wangshu typed a onomatopoeic word on the keyboard to indicate she was about to unleash her ultimate move.
Then she clasped her hands together and began to activate her ability.
Signal current - electromagnetic waves!
The so-called 'electromagnetic wave' algorithm is not the Electric-type move in the Pokémon series, but rather a true method of detecting enemy targets by releasing electromagnetic waves in the surroundings.
In simple terms, it's a humanoid radar.
"I found it!" After about five or six minutes, she suddenly exclaimed, "At two o'clock direction! 25 meters away! An anomaly is moving!"
As she spoke, Chu Qingqing stepped forward, the metallic waves swiftly condensed into a spear, and she shot it towards the designated direction.
When it reached about 25 meters, the spearhead suddenly exploded into countless spikes in all directions.
Metal manipulation - Thunderclap!
"It's not moving!" Yang Wangshu said again.
So everyone cautiously approached, and sure enough, when they got close to the designated location, although they still hadn't found the ghost's body, the blood concentration had begun to increase.
+0.1 Ma
+0.1 Ma
...
After the blood concentration stopped fluctuating, Xing Yuanzhi said thoughtfully, "A ghost, roughly equivalent to 1 Ma in value."
"Twenty times the weird-level demon?" Cheng Jinyang turned to the surroundings. "What's next? Two ghosts?"
"I don't know," Yang Wangshu remained in a prayer position, scanning the surroundings with electromagnetic waves. "No anomalies detected at the moment."
The group anxiously waited for a moment, then suddenly heard Wang Wanrou say, "Five seconds left."
"What does that mean?" Cheng Jinyang asked immediately.
"Entering the next level," Wang Wanrou replied.
Everyone silently counted down and then noticed a sudden change in the environment.
"Where is this..." Cheng Jinyang looked around. "Songjiang?"
"Songjiang ruins?" Chu Qingqing looked around. It was her first time here. "Why doesn't it look like ruins?"
Songjiang City probably fell into ruin about 16 years ago, so logically, public facilities should be quite deteriorated by now.
However, what appeared before them was intact roads, roadside greenery, sidewalks, and shops bustling with pedestrians, without any signs of decay.
"Do you have any clues, Miss Wang?" Cheng Jinyang asked again.
If everyone were likened to first-time players in a game who were easily killed at first sight, then Miss Wang would be the expert who could directly unpack and read the code.
When else would it be more appropriate to seek intelligence from her?
However, Wang Wanrou shook her head and said, "Let's look around first."
They found a self-service supermarket nearby and used electronic payment to buy a few bottles of water.
"It actually works," Xing Yuanzhi said thoughtfully after swiping her ID card and seeing the words 'Payment Successful' on the machine.
"Wow, does that mean we can go shopping for clothes?" Chu Qingqing's eyes lit up.
Anyway, this is a dream, and the money in our wallets isn't real. Since there are no demons around and we have the chance, why not splurge and buy lots of clothes? It'd be a waste not to take advantage of this opportunity.
The other girls seemed tempted by the idea, but Cheng Jinyang quickly intervened, saying, "Wait! Is it really safe to relax our guard and go shopping before we understand the situation around us? What if demons suddenly appear?"
"Oh, come on, shopping is a form of investigation too," Miss Qingqing said with a smile. "Even if demons suddenly appear, we're not helpless girls. Besides, you're still here, aren't you?"
Cheng Jinyang: ...
I was speechless.
Although I still felt something was off, since Miss Qingqing had put it this way, if I continued to object, wouldn't it be like admitting I couldn't protect these four girls?
Even if we died in the nightmare, we could respawn. So, using riskier strategies might be acceptable—plus, Miss Wang didn't object, indicating the probability of something bad happening wasn't too high.
"Alright then," he feigned reluctance, reluctantly persuaded by Miss Qingqing.
So everyone set off and arrived at a nearby shopping mall to begin their shopping spree.
At this moment, the prosperity of Songjiang City was no less than that of Jiankang City, the capital of the empire, especially when it came to luxury goods. A set of high-quality fabric cardigans cost over ten thousand yuan. Although everyone could afford it, they would still feel the pinch spending that much money on a regular basis.
But since this was a dream, it didn't matter, so they went wild with their shopping spree!
Cheng Jinyang boredly waited outside the store, thinking that the demon probably wouldn't emerge from inside. Then he saw a procession passing by, with people handing out flyers.
Strangely, everyone in the procession was wearing masks, but from the eyes above the masks, one could vaguely discern that they were all beautiful ladies.
In the center of the procession, a huge sign was held up, with six bold red characters written in sharp strokes:
"We are not demons!"