"Then let’s begin."
Leaning against the pillar, Fang Cheng nodded in indication and then straightened his spine.
His entire skeleton emitted a series of dense, crackling sounds, like a string of firecrackers being ignited.
A formidable aura rose, and a battle-ready intent had long ignited in his eyes.
Seeing this, everyone stood up one after another.
Eyes filled with tension and anticipation gathered on the two of them.
Even the gray mist around seed to feel this restless atmosphere, surging more violently.
However, Cheng Jiashu did not act imdiately.
His gaze flickered slightly, scanning everyone, and his expression suddenly beca serious.
"Before this, there are so things I need to explain."
Cheng Jiashu paused and then spoke in a volu ensuring that everyone could hear clearly:
"My ability has a load limit. Every space jump requires forcibly penetrating the barrier of the material world. The more mass I carry, the more the spiritual power consumption increases geotrically."
"Therefore, in my usual actions, I can carry at most two or three people, especially in this unknown Inner World. Each additional person increases the risk of failure drastically, and taking everyone is absolutely impossible."
As Cheng Jiashu’s voice fell, the fla of hope that had just ignited in everyone’s hearts seed to be doused with a bucket of ice water, instantly extinguishing most of it.
This issue was both practical and harsh.
The limited load of Space Ability ant that, no matter the choice, soone had to stay behind.
Left in this mist-filled, monster-surrounded dead end.
Cheng Jiashu’s gaze slowly swept over the four Special Search Team mbers, then looked at Cui Xiuying, Shijima Gorou, and that security guard.
His eyebrows knit slightly, as if he were making a decision.
The atmosphere stagnated.
Zhou Liang’s face changed several tis. He glanced at his equally serious-looking teammates beside him and pressed his lips tightly.
Finally, the team leader of the Special Search Team’s action group took a deep breath, stepped forward decisively, and spoke:
"We’ll stay behind."
"You two are the only hope for everyone to leave here. Don’t hesitate because of us. We’ll organize a defense here and await your good news."
"Yes, the leader is right!"
Ali, Ah Yang, and Xiao Jie were montarily stunned but then imdiately agreed without hesitation.
They gripped their weapons tightly, and although there was fear in their eyes, there was more of a soldier’s resolute determination.
This was akin to a high-stakes gamble.
Betting that Fang Cheng and Cheng Jiashu could find and solve the source before they were devoured by monsters.
If they failed or delayed by even half a minute, those left behind had no chance of survival.
Cui Xiuying silently squatted on the ground, guarding the unconscious Shijima Gorou beside her.
She said nothing but squeezed her forr fiancé’s cold hand tightly, as if trying to transmit her body warmth to him.
Cheng Jiashu felt a whisper of difficulty.
The life or death of these Special Search Team mbers, he didn’t care about.
But he had previously promised to ensure the safety of Cui Xiuying and Shijima Gorou, to take them away together, and now might break that promise.
A backup plan flashed through Cheng Jiashu’s mind.
First, reach the top floor with Fang Cheng, then attempt to use Cui Xiuying as a coordinate to return and take others away in batches.
But this idea was quickly rejected, as Cui Xiuying was just an ordinary person, her Light of Consciousness was weak, far from the lighthouse-like prominence of Fang Cheng.
Locating over long distances in the shrouded gray mist had an extrely high failure rate.
Moreover, with many enemies on the top floor and the situation uncertain, there was little ti and energy to allow him to do so.
Fang Cheng, with his arms crossed, quietly scanned the crowd.
A bold idea erged in his mind, gradually becoming clear.
His mory Palace was essentially another Spirit Space parallel to the material world.
The golden sphere symbolizing the consciousness core could simultaneously receive consciousness signals from many individuals, maintaining stable contact.
If he could temporarily "store" these people’s consciousness within and use himself as a carrier, then have Cheng Jiashu escort him through a space jump...
It would be like loading all the passengers onto a ship and towing the entire ship away.
In theory, could this work?
After careful consideration, Fang Cheng suddenly spoke, breaking the silence.
"I have a solution. It’s worth a try."
As soon as he said this, all eyes instantly focused on him, as if clutching the last straw.
Fang Cheng did not offer further explanation and directly looked at Cheng Jiashu:
"You’ve seen my Spiritual Secret Realm before."
"If I can manage to let everyone’s consciousness attach to , do you think we can complete the space jump together?"
Cheng Jiashu, upon hearing this, his eyes flickered, and he couldn’t help touching his chin in thought.
This idea was indeed crazy, but it made logical sense.
In doing so, it would temporarily aggregate all consciousness into a spiritual collective with Fang Cheng as the main body.
Though the total mass would not change, it would save him the trouble of looking after everyone separately, needing only to maintain a Spiritual Link with Fang Cheng.
"It’s worth a try."
After contemplating for a mont, Cheng Jiashu nodded:
"If sothing goes wrong, I’ll interrupt the ability imdiately."
With his agreent, Fang Cheng nodded slightly.
Then he turned and looked at those eyes filled with hope.
"Listen carefully. Next, you’ll need to completely trust and do as I say."
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