Chapter 126: Mindless Output

After discovering that an F7-level output at one ten-thousandth intensity (40.96°) posed no threat to the mutated rats, Bai Yuxi spent this time mainly practicing and had already grown accustomed to the F7-level output. Carefully, he adjusted it to an F8-level output at one thousandth intensity (1638.4°).

Although an F8-level one-thousandth output was a full 40 times stronger than an F7-level one ten-thousandth output, under the “super aggregation” state, his physiological data surged dramatically. His body’s strength threshold for energy endurance also greatly increased, so in battles that were not of high intensity or prolonged duration, he need not worry about running short of X energy.

With a strike dubbed “F8.1.299 Spear,” he blasted through layers of X-particle energy in the air. Each barrier pierced triggered a faint explosion, so much so that to the eyes of supernormal individuals, the nine successive particle strikes appeared as glowing spheres strung together like candied hawthorn on a stick.

The giant mutated rat struck by Bai Yuxi’s punch through the air showed a concave depression in its flesh, shattered bones, and its spine even burst open with a splatter of blood! Although Bai Yuxi’s “1.299 Spear” beam-like particle stream could not yet reach far distances—given his current particle density, each layer penetrated only about ten centimeters—the combined nine strikes added up to less than a meter.

Yet, when factoring in his arm length, Bai Yuxi seemed to wield a three-foot-long beam of light, as if brandishing an invisible luminous spear. Both in power and range, at close quarters, his attack was formidable.

Confirming that an energy output exceeding 1600+ could one-hit kill these F3-level mutated rats, Bai Yuxi finally relaxed. After briefly adapting to this new energy mode, he launched himself into the fray.

Fixing his energy output multiplier and level equivalence during battle was a combat technique Bai Yuxi had developed through exploration in recent times. This approach reduced energy consumption (though currently unnecessary), lessened the backlash damage from particle strikes to his own body, created combat memory that eased calculations during battle, and lowered the strain of his brain’s “overclocking” special ability.

Additionally, it improved his reaction time and minimized exposure to potential vulnerabilities. Though somewhat rigid and inflexible in combat, for Bai Yuxi—a newcomer with limited battle experience—it was the most convenient and simplest fighting mode.

He called this method of energy control “Stress-Response Cellular Memory Instinct Output,” or simply “Mindless Output.”

To achieve this, he had memorized the one ten-thousandth, one-thousandth, and one-hundredth energy outputs at each combat power level as thoroughly as one recites multiplication tables, and through extensive practice, his muscles and cells had ingrained these outputs instinctively.

Thus, in battle, by simply tuning into the corresponding “feeling,” he could effortlessly control his energy output scale.

“The hypothesis that supernormal creatures survive by relying on supernormal energy should theoretically be unquestionable,” Su Xiaoke, protected behind the others, observed the giant mutated rats and speculated, “But they likely cannot entirely shed their biological needs for various life-sustaining substances.”

“This must be why they are so aggressively hostile… Simply put, they’re all driven mad by hunger!”

Those fighting nearby, upon hearing this, glanced at the giant mutated rats whose bloodshot eyes radiated madness, nodding in reluctant agreement with the female scholar’s judgment.

The giant mutated rats’ condition differed markedly from the smaller mutated rats they had defeated before.

Standing nearly a meter tall at the shoulder, these giant mutated rats were more than just physically larger; their resource demands scaled up with their size.

This was quite similar to Bai Yuxi’s current state—natural conversion through mere eating could no longer satisfy his body’s biological energy needs.

With the aid of Squad Seven, Bai Yuxi could supplement his biological energy and various trace elements through copious intake of artificially formulated nutrient solutions.

But the mutated giant rats, having surpassed their original life forms, lacked such convenient channels.

Thus, their only choice was to hunt frantically those creatures rich in “active biological energy” and supernormal energy, to fulfill their needs. This explained the pervasive extreme aggression among supernormal creatures.

Should they fail to obtain sufficient supplements, these mutants, severely deficient in vitamins A through G during their mutation, might ultimately perish like Bai Yuxi, succumbing to cellular degeneration and genetic collapse.

This seemed to be a universal phenomenon facing mutated creatures.

After all, they were not natural organisms slowly evolved over time.

Their rapid state of evolution resulted in a sudden surge in demands; failure to meet these heightened needs would naturally lead to extinction due to environmental maladaptation.

Hence, in evolution, strength alone is not the ultimate goal, but rather the capacity for environmental adaptability.

Seeing the giant mutated rat he had slain fall only to be savagely torn apart and devoured by others of its kind in moments, Bai Yuxi felt a chill run through him.

Those without such firsthand experience, however, focused on another matter.

“Hey, Xiao Bai!” called out Willy from behind, “Use your Qilin Arm to blast them!”

“If they get eaten, can you still crystallize the X energy?”

“These are all F2 and F3-level mutated rats! Wouldn’t the crystals formed be F2 and F3-level E crystals?”

“Yeah, yeah!” Xiaoyou, having already scattered iron spikes with greatly enhanced conduction efficiency, cheered excitedly, “Blast them! Don’t waste it!”

Hearing this, Bai Yuxi hesitated slightly. The discharging ability of his right arm was not something he could squander like X energy.

After all, the electricity released by his mutated arm cells required conversion through consuming his internal super-activity.

Moreover, after a brief trial, the thunder lizard, Little Blue, seemed to have lost interest in these tedious slaughter acts, lazily lying on Bai Yuxi’s shoulder unwilling to move. Clearly, he could not rely on it.

And Bai Yuxi dared not force it; after all, this uninvited “pet” was only somewhat affectionate toward him—not truly under his control. If provoked, what if it bit him back? (To be continued.)