Chapter 943: What I Want Others Can’t Think of
"Have you confirmed the direction? Are we heading toward their location?"
Zhang Yi stroked Lele's thick fur with one hand while smiling and asking.
"Woof! It should be this direction!"
It nudged its large nose toward the left front.
"Good, then let's set off!"
Zhang Yi waved his hand and opened the Dimensional Gate, then he, Hua Hua, and Lele instantly disappeared from their spot, entering the toxic miasma fog.
The next moment, they appeared at a location ahead.
After Lele confirmed the direction again, it pointed it out to Zhang Yi, who then moved toward that direction.
Lele's nose was extremely keen, and Zhang Yi's spatial traversal couldn't even be described as fast—it was more like a cheat-level movement ability.This gave him a significant advantage on the island.
In superhuman confrontations, seizing the initiative was particularly crucial. At this moment, Zhang Yi would enter this vast fog earlier than others to engage in an exhilarating hunt!
However, in the command center inside Xuanwu, Li Tianyang and the others' expressions changed dramatically!
Through the positioning communication chips on each person, they could confirm their locations on the 3D map model and maintain real-time communication.
Originally, in their plan, all superhumans entering the toxic miasma zones would become disoriented, preventing rapid advancement.
Yet, on the 3D map, an eerie and abnormal light dot appeared.
Within just a few minutes, it had already moved from the southeast of Golden Phoenix City to the northwest!
"Who is this? Has he gone mad?"
Li Tianyang's eyes trembled violently.
The others also exchanged bewildered glances.
"It seems... it's Jiangnan Region's Chaos."
"Chaos?"
After confirming it was that person, Li Tianyang's frown deepened.
But what he felt more was confusion.
"We can clearly see from the map that Mist Valley is located at the center of the six cities. The toxic miasma should also be emanating from there."
"But the direction Chaos is moving toward isn't getting closer to that area at all. Instead, it's getting farther away... and even closer to the joint forces' position."
That's right, currently on the map, it was very clear to see that although Zhang Yi was moving rapidly, he was actually getting farther from Mist Valley.
He had even reached an area close to where the joint forces had landed.
"What exactly is he trying to do?"
Li Tianyang glanced up at Situ Xin, but Situ Xin also looked completely puzzled. Nobody could understand Zhang Yi's intention.
However, no matter how you looked at it, Zhang Yi going to that location was beneficial for everyone else.
Because not only was he moving away from the Divine Source area, he would also be the first to encounter the Columbus Ocean joint forces.
A cold smile appeared at the corner of Li Tianyang's mouth as he thought: It seems he's the type who likes to play the individual hero! Very well, go ahead and intercept them properly! I'll remember your contribution.
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Zhang Yi brought Hua Hua and Lele to the northwest area of Golden Phoenix City.
This place used to be very prosperous. Even though most of it was now buried in ice and snow and eroded by toxic miasma, one could still see the towering skyscrapers resembling a steel forest.
Zhang Yi searched around and found the tallest building, which would be an ideal sniping position.
But after a moment's hesitation, he abandoned this spot.
After changing targets a few times, he found a building that was slightly tall but less conspicuous.
He understood that elevated positions would be obvious to other superhumans too—they were too noticeable and could attract unwanted attention.
Zhang Yi brought Hua Hua and Lele into this building and hid in an office.
The glass in this office was mostly intact with few cracks, and there were still many desks, chairs, and documents inside.
Zhang Yi leaned behind the window and set up his sniper rifle.
Hua Hua lay on top of the dog's head, while Lele obediently lay in front of Zhang Yi, allowing Hua Hua to be at the same eye level as Zhang Yi.
"Master, why are we setting an ambush here? Waiting like this, we don't know when the enemies will take the bait. Isn't this a bit too troublesome?"
Zhang Yi calmly replied, "Everyone who came this time is elite, with countless team leaders. None of them are fools. Do you want me to bring you out openly, jumping out conspicuously to hunt others?"
He stroked his sniper rifle and smiled with narrowed eyes.
"Nobody expects me to be here."
"Even less do they expect that while everyone else is single-mindedly trying to obtain the Divine Source, I would come here to hunt superhumans!"
"This way, as long as someone appears in this area, they're definitely dead!"
"Bang! One shot ends the battle. This is much simpler than exhausting chases and fights, and the risk is very low."
Hua Hua lazily lay on Lele's head. "You're the boss, you decide!"
Although it appeared lazy, its eyes occasionally flashed with a fierce, ruthless light.
Both it and Lele were using their beastly hunting instincts to search for all living creatures in the vicinity.
That's right, from the very beginning of this Star Island mission, Zhang Yi's plan was different from everyone else's.
Divine Source?
What was that thing?
Two superpowers, plus numerous medium-sized nations with considerable strength were all participating.
There were even two Epsilon-level superhumans overseeing everything.
Major forces had mobilized almost all their top superhumans available.
In such an environment, deliberately going to compete for that one Divine Source would make you the target of everyone.
No matter how you looked at it, the cost-effectiveness was just too low.
But there was a resource no less important than the Divine Source—even more important—that others had passively overlooked.
That was—the essence of team leader-level superhumans!
The Divine Source was like a key that could help someone break through genetic limitations.
But for Zhang Yi, this function wasn't very useful.
What he needed was just enough essence from powerful superhumans or exotic beasts.
And how easy was it to encounter team leader-level prey under normal circumstances?
Improving strength at a normal pace would take who knows how many years.
But this time, the Star Island campaign presented him with an incredibly huge opportunity!
It allowed him to freely hunt superhumans and obtain their essence.
There were double-digit team leader-level superhumans here, and even more deputy team leaders.
Together, they absolutely surpassed what a single Divine Source could offer.
Rather than taking enormous risks to snatch the Divine Source under the watchful eyes of Epsilon-level superhumans.
It was better to slaughter herds of cattle and sheep within this fog.
This was why he chose not to bring anyone else, only bringing Hua Hua and Lele to Star Island.
They could help Zhang Yi search for prey effectively.
While superhuman companions would only become obstacles to Zhang Yi's hunting of high-level prey.
"I don't need the Divine Source to become Epsilon!"
A cold smile curled at the corner of Zhang Yi's mouth.
"As long as I hunt enough superhumans!"
Author's Note