Under Gu Xiao's control, the hurricane around her transformed into whips, binding the Mechanical Alien Race and smashing them into the rockets flying from behind.
Yellow light orbs exploded in the sky, like hundreds of small suns rising simultaneously.
Spiritual energy burst from Gu Xiao's legs, instantly increasing her running speed, and at the same time, two gunblades appeared in Gu Xiao's hands.
All of the Mechanical Alien Race that stood in Gu Xiao's way were pierced by the spiritual energy beams she fired before they even had time to react.
"Good heavens, she's completely relying on brute force all the way."
Outside, an Invigilating Teacher stroked his chin as he watched Gu Xiao's video screen.
"If you have strength but act timidly, isn't that strength wasted?"
Another Invigilating Teacher said with a chuckle; young people should have drive.
The loess Gobi Desert stretched endlessly, and due to the Mechanical Alien Race's destruction of the environment, many dangerous terrains had appeared here.
Traveling along, Gu Xiao also saw many other Examinees rushing towards this area. Compared to Gu Xiao's recklessness, they were much more cautious.
First, they would hide behind cover to check if there were any Mechanical Alien Race around. Once they confirmed it was safe, they would find distant cover in advance.
Only when everything was ready would they immediately set off, striving to reach their planned destination as quickly as possible.
Then they would lie in wait for a moment. If there was no movement outside, they would repeat the process.
Currently, all Mechanical Great Cities were patrolled by strong armed forces of the Mechanical Alien Race, so all Examinees were moving deeper into the Gobi Desert, away from the Mechanical Great Cities.
During this time, Gu Xiao also witnessed several groups of Examinees encountering each other and engaging in combat.
Fearing being noticed by the surrounding Mechanical Alien Race, their battles usually ended quickly, with no probing; they immediately unleashed their ultimate moves.
Although defeating other Examinees didn't provide extra points, no one wanted to miss out on the final one hundred spots.
That was equivalent to a twenty-point bonus question, and in this trial where one point could eliminate ten thousand people, no one would not be envious.
Moreover, mutual battles between Examinees were also a way to demonstrate their strength to the Invigilating Teachers.
After all, if they sought out the Mechanical Alien Race, there was a risk of being held up and then surrounded by a large army of Mechanical Alien Race.
Compared to that, battles between Examinees were safer.
On top of a rusty tall tower, Gu Xiao sat on the edge of the iron tower, one foot resting on the edge, the other leg dangling.
Because the shrinking direction of the poison zone was irregular, she had to wait for the poison zone to shrink to a certain distance before knowing which direction to continue running.
Otherwise, if she ran to what was originally the center of the poison zone, only for it to shrink from one side, causing the center to shift, she would have to run back, which would only be a futile waste of stamina.
Gu Xiao turned her head to look behind her. The gray-white poisonous mist filled the sky, like a high wall hundreds of meters tall, constantly compressing the living space.
Gu Xiao, who was originally looking around, suddenly sensed something and looked down below the iron tower, seeing an Examinee completely covered in shadows who had already climbed to within three meters of her.
This Examinee clearly hadn't expected Gu Xiao to discover him. He was startled at first, then used both his hands and feet to leap upwards. His body shot out like an arrow from a bowstring, and in the blink of an eye, he was beside Gu Xiao.
"It's too late to notice now."
Shadows gathered in his hand, finally forming a black dagger. He twisted his body and stabbed towards the carotid artery in Gu Xiao's neck.
Facing the sudden change, Gu Xiao made no movement. Just as this Examinee thought he was about to succeed,
"Pfft!"
He suddenly felt himself hit an invisible wall. The black dagger in his hand dissipated, and he was flattened against the air wall like a painting.
"A bit ugly."
Gu Xiao looked at the Examinee plastered against the air wall, his face distorted from being pressed tightly, his lips parted, looking like sausage lips due to the pressure of gravity.
The Examinee who hit the air wall looked at the stunning beauty sitting on the edge of the tower with the corner of his eye, realizing in his heart that he was not on the same level as her.
Just as he was about to activate his ability to escape, he saw Gu Xiao gently raise her hand, then press it down.
Immediately after, this Examinee felt a huge mountain suddenly press down from the sky, smashing heavily onto his body, and then he was pressed down at a speed more than ten times faster than he had jumped up.
One or two seconds later, the sound of a heavy object falling echoed, and from the sound, it seemed to have turned into paste.
Gu Xiao controlled the wind element to envelop the entire iron tower, so she had actually detected this Examinee as soon as he started climbing the iron tower.
It was just that at that time, he was still too far from Gu Xiao, making it difficult to deploy her methods, which allowed him to climb up.
Gu Xiao stayed on the tall tower for a while longer, seeing the distant poisonous mist surge, and the high wall of mist began to move towards her.
After observing the direction, Gu Xiao pushed with both hands and leaped down from the tall tower.
When she reached the middle of the tall tower, a gentle breeze gathered, forming a small vortex at Gu Xiao's feet, lifting her body and slowing her descent.
When she was still a few meters from the ground, Gu Xiao dispersed the gentle breeze and leaped down.
"Boom!"
Just as Gu Xiao was about to land, something suddenly erupted from beneath the Gobi Desert. For a moment, smoke and dust filled the air, and flying sand and stones obscured Gu Xiao's vision.
"Wind."
Gu Xiao raised her hand and waved, and a strong gust of wind swept away the sand and dust, revealing the titanium alloy iron net below.
Sharp blades were mounted on the iron net, their keen edges glinting with cold light, reflecting the sunlight dazzlingly.
At the edge of the iron net, more than a dozen Soldier Rank Mechanical Alien Race had mechanical arms connected to the net, and their other hands had transformed into gun-shapes, already aimed at Gu Xiao in the air.
It seemed they intended to unleash a carpet bombing once Gu Xiao was caught in the net, giving her no chance to resist.
Gu Xiao condensed a twin-bladed battle-axe in her right hand, gripped the axe with both hands, and swung it fiercely downwards at the iron net below.
With a roar, a white energy wave exploded, and an axe light carrying a fierce wind cleaved out, splitting the sharp iron net in two down the middle.
The energy from the exploding axe light was incredibly violent. After severing the iron net, the remaining shockwaves tore the shattered net to pieces.
After landing, Gu Xiao put away her battle-axe and immediately activated her Storm Body state.
Bullets flying from all directions were caught by the strong wind, unable to approach Gu Xiao in the slightest. Instead, they all became Gu Xiao's sharp weapons and, driven by the strong wind, were all sent back.
After a shower of sparks, over a dozen Soldier Rank Mechanical Alien Race fell backward.