Chapter 361: Chapter 361: Close Contact with the Abyss
Seeing that the academy’s instructor said nothing, just as he had predicted, Lin Xinghai smiled and strode toward the military transport.
Liu Miaomiao quickly followed. However, Ye Xin and Jin Tong were stunned for a moment before snapping out of their daze and hurrying after them.
There was a look of horror in both their eyes. A moment ago, their attention had been completely focused on Lin Xinghai, but even so, they hadn’t been able to see his movements clearly.
They only felt Lin Xinghai’s figure flicker phantom-like through the crowd, and then, in less than a breath’s time, all twenty-odd people were on the ground.
Such an ability could only be described as terrifying. If Lin Xinghai had been in a combat state just now, holding a Vibrating Dagger, those people probably would have all been killed before they could even react.
Of course, if the others had reacted, and if one of them had a control-type Superpower, it wouldn’t have been so easy for Lin Xinghai to succeed.
But regardless, in a situation where neither side dared to truly fight, Lin Xinghai had indeed taken down his opponents with ease.
Everyone around had a clear view of Lin Xinghai taking down over twenty people in the blink of an eye, so this time, as he continued forward, no one was foolish enough to try and block his path.
At this moment, Little Fatty jogged to catch up, asking with excitement and anticipation, "Brother Lin, how did you do that just now? Did you use your Superpower?"
"You could say that," Lin Xinghai said.
He had indeed used his Superpower just now, but not at full strength.
After all, his current base Speed had reached 99.9 points. Activating his Speed Superpower would add an extra 300% on top of that, bringing his Speed to 399.6 points.
But that wasn’t all. On top of that, by using the Phantom Body Technique, his speed could double again, reaching a terrifying 799.2 points.
An unmodified prototype Mecha only had a Speed of 800 points. At this moment, Lin Xinghai’s Speed was comparable to a Mecha’s.
It was even faster than many Mutated Zombies.
’Of course, unleashing such speed directly would be a little too scary, and I don’t want to reveal my full strength right at the start. That’s why I just controlled my speed to around 400 points. But even so, that speed, combined with the Phantom Body Technique, is enough to secure a crushing victory.’
Seeing that Lin Xinghai didn’t seem to want to say more, Little Fatty tactfully stopped asking. However, his confidence in Lin Xinghai grew even stronger.
As for Jin Tong, he still felt like he was in a daze.
Ever since Jin Canlan had told him about Lin Xinghai’s glorious deeds, he had felt that his second uncle was just bragging.
And in the two days he had spent with Lin Xinghai, the other’s various behaviors had also made him feel like it was all just talk.
This idea had gradually become deep-rooted.
But just now, Lin Xinghai had used his undeniable strength to prove it all. ’He really does have the power of a top-tier genius—no, he’s even better. Even the geniuses I’ve researched, if they went all out, would likely never be able to take down those twenty-odd people so cleanly and decisively.’
While everyone was lost in their own thoughts, Lin Xinghai led his group and successfully boarded the military transport.
He then casually found a window seat and sat down.
The seats inside the cabin were all made of iron, and they were definitely not comfortable to sit on. But there was nothing to be done about it; this type of military transport wasn’t just for carrying people.
If needed, these iron seats could be completely folded flat, becoming part of the deck to make room for cargo.
The 500 seats on the military transport quickly filled up, and an instructor in charge of the flight unceremoniously shooed away the remaining crowd.
Once it was full, the military transport took off immediately. Lin Xinghai sat by the window, and as the transport ascended, the scene below came into full view.
Soon, he could finally see the entirety of East Sea Base. To Lin Xinghai, it was a metropolis brimming with a science-fiction feel.
’I wonder if Star Shield Base could ever develop into something like this in the future,’ he silently committed it all to memory.
As the transport flew beyond the range of East Sea Base, the Floating Island, it began to descend rapidly.
The Floating Island floated at an altitude of about 7,000 to 8,000 meters, but the transport actually descended to below 1,000 meters before it stopped its descent.
This maneuver puzzled Lin Xinghai, but he soon understood why.
Because before their eyes, another city full of ruins and wreckage appeared. There was no need to ask; the only city near East Sea Base was East Sea City.
East Sea City, like Guanghan City, was a first-tier city. As the transport flew low over East Sea City, Lin Xinghai’s sharp vision allowed him to see the scene below with perfect clarity.
He was soon surprised to discover that not a single Zombie could be seen in the city.
"East Sea Base truly lives up to its name," Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but remark. ’They actually managed to clear out all the Zombies from a first-tier city.’
’The manpower and resources required for that must have been unimaginable.’
’Is this their way of showing us candidates the power of East Sea Base?’ Lin Xinghai wondered.
However, he soon realized he was wrong.
Because as the military transport was about to reach the city center, Lin Xinghai saw a deep crater, over ten kilometers in diameter, appear in the distance.
The massive crater was bottomless, and the mere sight of it sent a chill down one’s spine.
It was like a giant mouth that had devoured almost the entire city center.
Clearly, *this* was what they were meant to see.
"Is that... the Abyssal Passage?" Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but murmur in a low voice.
He wasn’t the only one who was shocked. In fact, the vast majority of the candidates present had never seen an Abyssal Passage before and were now stunned by the scene before them.
"That’s not exactly the Abyssal Passage," Little Fatty spoke up at this moment. He explained, "The real Abyssal Passage is underground. Of course, I’ve never seen it, but it’s said to be a spatial rift. What we’re seeing is just an outer passage."
Lin Xinghai nodded. As they got closer to this outer passage, he noticed that the buildings around the crater had all been torn down. Three Mecha Brigades were patrolling around it.
Each of these Mecha Brigades was composed of at least 100 Mechas. In other words, just from what he could see, there were already 300 Mechas.
If a force like this were placed in Star Shield Shelter, it would be the ace of aces. Yet here, they were just three patrol squads.
Lin Xinghai also saw a small fortress to the east of the outer passage, which surely housed an even greater number of Mechas.
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