Chapter 140: Chapter 139: Light Energy Grandmaster

Yang Bo had no idea that the people from the Ash Organization were dead. Even if he knew, it wouldn’t matter. What evil haven’t these organizations done? Acting as middlemen for Pirates and Mutants to attack the Planet Fleet—is there anything they wouldn’t do?

Because Yang Bo was traveling through the Underworld, his Light Energy Control reached the Grandmaster tier in less than a day. Wasn’t that infuriating? He had blown up fewer than twenty large puddles.

Light Energy Control: Grandmaster (Light Energy Storage Speed increased by 300%, Light Energy attack power increased by 300%.)

Upon arriving in the Underworld, Yang Bo first snapped his fingers to detect the surrounding small animals. Then, with a wave of his hand, a beam of Light Energy shot toward a rat, followed by a second, a third, and a fourth.

"Three per second," Yang Bo calculated. Firing three Light Energy attacks per second was just like using a Laser Gun, albeit with slightly lower power.

If he fired one attack per second, it would reach the standard of an ordinary Laser Gun. Charging for three seconds made it practically comparable to the most powerful Laser Gun. The maximum charging time was ten seconds; beyond that, his body wouldn’t be able to handle it. The attack power of a ten-second charge was comparable to the lowest power output of a Laser Cannon—the kind used by Mechas.

"The Energy Consumption is too high." Yang Bo felt that his physique was lacking; his natural limit for enduring energy was finite.

"Compared to a Mechanical Laser Cannon, it feels a bit useless." A Mechanical Laser Cannon wasn’t just highly destructive; the key was its high frequency. It could fire dozens or even a hundred times per second at maximum power. Meanwhile, his ten-second charge was only equivalent to a single attack at the Laser Cannon’s lowest power setting.

"Furthermore, Light Energy and Electric Energy are too conspicuous when released. I’m better off focusing on Sound Wave Attacks." The reason Yang Bo didn’t continue training his Light Energy attacks was because they were of little use in civilized society. The moment he released them, the planet’s security system would immediately lock onto him.

As a result, the Underworld was a bit eerie today. Finger snaps echoed intermittently—the first SNAP for detection, the second SNAP for an attack.

By the end of the day, Yang Bo could simultaneously attack ten exposed targets and three hidden ones within a thousand meters, all without needing to use both hands. This, of course, was only effective against ordinary creatures. If he were facing E-level creatures, both the number of simultaneous targets and his attack frequency would decrease.

"Gravity Control is excellent for traveling, but the Energy Consumption is a bit high." In the Underworld, Yang Bo brought out his Mecha and took a battery from the cockpit to recharge himself.

The Mecha’s battery was a nuclear one, capable of generating a continuous supply of electricity, unlike the rechargeable batteries available for everyday purchase. Civilian batteries on planets didn’t use nuclear energy; only military-grade ones did.

Yang Bo felt that Gravity Manipulation had the greatest developmental potential. Eventually, he might be able to inflict a hundred or a thousand times the normal gravity on his enemies, directly crushing them into meat patties. Or, he could apply a hundred or a thousand times anti-gravity to them, instantly launching them away.

Naturally, energy was somewhat interactive. If an opponent’s energy was stronger than his own, they could completely resist his attacks.

Yang Bo now had some insights into battles between Superpower Users. Energy Intensity and reaction speed were the two most crucial factors. As long as his own Energy Intensity was strong enough, he could let the opponent attack all they wanted, and they still wouldn’t be able to harm him. Then there was reaction speed. Even if the opponent had incredibly high Energy Intensity, as long as they couldn’t lock onto him, he wouldn’t be in much danger. Everything else felt secondary to Yang Bo now, not nearly as important as those two elements.

Moreover, some concealed methods used by Superpower Users were stronger than overt ones—much like his own Sound Wave Control. Invisibility wasn’t considered exceptionally strong because he couldn’t use other abilities while cloaked. This was a major flaw. At best, Invisibility was very useful for escaping or reconnaissance.

There was also a way to counter Invisibility: high-frequency Energy Fluctuations. Yang Bo’s Invisibility involved releasing a type of energy from himself that put him into an ethereal state, or perhaps a state between two dimensions—essentially a gap between three-dimensional and four-dimensional space. He hadn’t yet figured out the specifics. Perhaps he would only spot the underlying principles once his Invisibility reached the Grandmaster Level.

As for Disguise, mimicking a human form was decent enough, but disguising himself as other animals was a rather pathetic sight because his body size wouldn’t shrink significantly after the transformation. A normal rat was only slightly over ten centimeters long, but when Yang Bo transformed into one, he became a giant rat spanning one to two meters. The same applied to transforming into a bird. Even if the original bird was the size of a sparrow, Yang Bo’s disguised form would be a massive bird—a super-sized bird.

When he disguised himself as the Iron Bulls’ kind, he was a size smaller than them. Fortunately, his Battle Armor counted as Homogeneous Battle Armor. If he hadn’t had the armor when transforming, his "little brother" would be dangling in the breeze, which would be truly humiliating.

"It seems the Skill’s name is accurate—it’s merely Disguise, not a true transformation."

Fully recharged and brimming with energy, Yang Bo resumed his journey. This time, his goal was to see if he could find any Invisible Rats. Once he found them, he planned to bring them back to his planet for breeding. That way, he could farm their Skills after raising them, as it was impossible for this place to have a limitless supply of Invisible Rats.

Upon returning to the area where he had previously farmed Invisible Rats, he could still see the marks left behind from when he threw his bombs.

"Has the terrain changed?" Yang Bo looked at the tunnel. He distinctly remembered bombing it into a pile of rubble.

He first used his Invisibility and investigated the surrounding area. The original Invisible Rats belonged to a single family; they shouldn’t have been completely wiped out. Of course, if they were all dead, he would have no choice but to slap his thigh in regret.

"Let’s begin!" After spending most of the day carefully inspecting the environment, Yang Bo got to work.

He had two plans. The first was to search the battlefield for anything left behind by the rats—like their fur—and then disguise himself as one to test if Biological Summoning would work. If that failed, he would have to resort to his second plan: building a bait nest.

"I hope there are still Invisible Rats around here. However, for Invisible Rats to mutate and form an entire family... is there an underlying reason for this?

"I’ll do a thorough investigation once I finish handling the matter of the Mutants’ independence.

"I also need to create a disguised hideout. After everything is settled, I can hide in there for a while until the Alliance Fleet arrives, and then I can return to the civilized world."

Yang Bo began carefully searching the battlefield, focusing primarily on the marks on the surrounding rock walls to see if the blast residue contained any invisible rat fur. After meticulous gathering, he managed to collect quite a few rat samples.

Holding one of the samples, Yang Bo willed it, and his entire body instantly transformed into a two-meter-long rat. He turned his head to inspect his fur and felt a bit strange, as he wasn’t wearing his Battle Armor.

"Biological Summoning." Now in the form of a rat, Yang Bo let out two SQUEAKS.

Very soon, numerous SQUEAKS echoed back from his surroundings. Following that, quite a few rats emerged and scurried toward him.

In his giant rat form, Yang Bo extended his paw and viciously swatted at one of the rats, ready to see exactly what kind of ability it would give him.

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