Ling Cage: I am a spiritual master, devouring source matter to become a god.

As the group turned to leave, Gao Ge suddenly said, "These people not only forget the kindness of our Lighthouse in taking them in, but now that we're dealing with Mana Ecology, it's become our family's business!"

"Forget it! We'll figure it out ourselves." Mark was also helpless.

"Wait a minute!" Shan Da suddenly stood up when he heard their words. "What kindness are you talking about? It's true that your Lighthouse took us in back then! But don't think we don't know that those Devouring Beasts were all brought here by that guy named Jing Yuan! If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have experienced this calamity at all!"

"What did you say?" Chu Feng and the others had long since lost their temper.

Mark still blocked Chu Feng's way, standing at the front, "Who told you that Jing Yuan lured the Devouring Beast?"

“Isn’t that right?” Shan Da said, “Our village was peaceful before you came! This happened after you arrived!”

Mark's eyes were filled with anger, but he eventually calmed down and said, "If you don't want to help, fine. We can still deal with the ecosystem without your help. But don't provoke conflict between us for no reason. Humanity can't afford this kind of internal strife any longer!"

"Let's go!" Mark turned around abruptly, not wanting to say anything more.

Chu Feng said with a wronged expression, "If Jing Yuan were still here, killing these Devouring Beasts would be a piece of cake. Why would we need to come here and beg them!"

Mark shook his head. "Jingyuan is gone, and we can't rely on him forever. He's done enough for us; the rest we have to do ourselves!"

"I understand!" Chu Feng nodded sadly.

Mark then led them to another dwelling in the village, where they found Xu Tong.

After hearing their purpose, Xu Tong nodded and said, "I can help you!"

A slight smile appeared on Mark and the others' distressed faces; at least someone was willing to help.

"but……"

Everyone's expressions changed.

"Let me make this clear first," Xu Tong said. "My ability can locate the spirit seeds of the Devouring Beasts, helping you to kill them, but there are too many Devouring Beasts for me to mark them all!"

“Understood!” Mark nodded. “Kill as many as you can, no problem.”

When Mark and his friends came out of Xu Tong's house, they ran into Tasia, Sui Xing, and Gua Yan.

Tasia said to Mark, "I heard you need help?"

Mark looked at the three people in front of him. "Are you willing to help?"

Tasia and the other two nodded.

Sui Xing stepped forward and said, "When Boss Bai said he wanted to retrieve Mai Duo and Fang Yuan's life essence, Jing Yuan agreed without hesitation. We have always remembered this kindness. Now that you need our help, it is only right that we lend a hand."

Chu Feng laughed and said, "It seems there are still reasonable people in this village."

Tasia said, "Don't overthink it. Everyone in the village has their own troubles. Especially Boss Bai, she has to bear more than anyone else!"

Shattered Star also said, "Eliminating the Mana ecosystem and saving humanity has always been Boss Bai's wish. She has her own plans. We can only try our best to help with your plans!"

"Do you know about her plan?" Mark asked Shattered Star and the others.

"When Boss Bai is ready to tell us, he will naturally tell us!"

“So you didn’t know!” Mark smiled sadly, looking at them and said, “But I still want to thank you for your help!”

"Then let's go!"

Mark came to Dragonbone Village and ended up finding four people to help him.

But something is better than nothing!

Chapter 235 Using a manned spaceship as bait

The Dawn spacecraft flew through the desert.

Not far ahead lies the ruins of that factory.

Due to the large quantity of materials collected, it was impossible to transport them using only two small spacecraft.

So Mark simply flew over in his Dawn spaceship.

Today, the Dawn spacecraft has more than 100 staff members who maintain its normal operation.

Most of them were staff members of the Lighthouse. There were also a few researchers from Dragonbone Village.

According to Bai Yuekui, they all volunteered to help.

Upon approaching the factory, Mark and the others gathered at the elevator platform.

Mark was wearing armor and carrying a rifle and a sword.

Now, Mark has raised his physical fitness to the second level by practicing the Source Energy Cultivation Method taught to him by Jing Yuan.

At this level, gravity is no longer useful to him.

Currently, there are four Awakeners on the Lighthouse, including Ran Bing. Their physical abilities have all reached the second tier, allowing them to fight against the Devouring Beasts with their bare hands.

Mark is not among them because he has not yet awakened his potential.

The other three are Chu Feng, Bai En, and Du An.

Chu Feng was deeply affected by the successive deaths of his friends. He trained desperately and finally became the third Awakened One of the Lighthouse after Penny and Ran Bing.

Bern and Duan were originally two unknown soldiers among the hunters, but they stood out during the process of learning the Return to Origin and eventually became the fourth and fifth Awakened Walkers after Chu Feng.

Among the original elite hunters, Mo Cheng, Fei Xue, Erica, and others only learned the Return to Origin technique but were unable to unleash their potential on their own.

Flying Snow and Erica still piloted the gravity vehicle, and their combat strength was not bad either.

Once everyone had arrived, Mark began assigning tasks.

"Our main task this time is to retrieve materials. Therefore, we must try to avoid fighting the Devouring Beasts. If we do disturb them, Xu Tong will mark their Spirit Seeds. When attacking the Devouring Beasts, everyone must aim at the Spirit Seeds! Only in this way can we kill them!"

"understand!"

"Because this batch of materials is huge, I will arrange for the Dawn to fly over the factory, lower the lifting platform, and transfer the materials."

Those who descend to the earth should maintain a state of returning to their origin…

"Wait a minute!" Shattered Star said, "Although the personnel on land can maintain their original state and avoid being detected by the Devouring Beasts, many personnel on the spaceship cannot do so. If you lower the spaceship's altitude, the distance will be too short, and the Devouring Beasts will detect you!"

Mark nodded, realizing the problem as well. After a moment's thought, he said, "Mo Cheng, you will pilot the spaceship with some technicians as bait to lure the Devouring Beasts!"

"What?" Mo Cheng was taken aback.

Mark explained, "Since we don't have the powerful spirit-attracting missiles, we can only use life essence to attract the Devouring Beasts. We need to send as many technicians as possible into the Phantom Spaceship. The spaceship is fast, so once we attract the Devouring Beasts away, we can quickly get rid of them and return to the spaceship."

“Okay! Leave it to me!” Mo Cheng nodded.

"All gravity bodies are responsible for transporting the goods! The Awakened Ones are responsible for guarding!"

"understand!"

"Alright! Let's get started!"

On the Dawn platform, the Mirage small spacecraft was parked at the edge of the platform.

Mo Cheng was the first to enter the spaceship and sit in the pilot's seat.

The staff members entered the spacecraft one by one.

The Mirage spacecraft is not large in size, and its standard interior space is designed to accommodate six seats, with a cargo hold at the rear.

They modified the cargo yard and added temporary seating, which increased the number of seats to 18.

Actually, the space could easily fit 30 people, but considering that the spaceship would perform high-speed maneuvers after attracting the Devouring Beasts, and that people inside would be in great danger without seatbelts, only 18 people were accommodated.

It's unclear whether the life essence of 18 people is enough to attract the Devouring Beasts below.

Inside the spaceship, Mo Cheng closed the hatch and shouted, "Everyone, hold on tight!"

The Phantom spaceship took off and sped towards the factory below.

Mo Cheng deliberately piloted his spaceship towards the area with the most Devouring Beasts.

Sure enough, the Devouring Beasts smelled the scent of life essence, and even though this life essence was inside the spaceship, it still attracted the Devouring Beasts to chase after it.

“Mo Cheng, emotional fluctuations will make the essence of life even stronger!” Mark’s voice rang in Mo Cheng’s ears.

Mo Cheng, on a sudden inspiration, shouted to the people inside the spaceship, "Is there anyone among you who likes each other? Hurry up and take this opportunity to confess to the person you like!"

"what?"

What if you don't have someone you like?

If you have someone you like, think about that person. If you don't have someone you like, then think about someone you hate!

As soon as Mo Cheng said this, the people behind him began to ponder.

On the ground, the Devouring Beasts were initially confused.

Suddenly a streak of light flashed across the sky; it was the scent of life essence.

Mo Cheng piloted his spaceship around, attracting a large number of Devouring Beasts.

Suddenly, the spaceship's radar system sounded an alarm.

Before Mo Cheng could react, the spaceship was attacked.

It turned out that a group of spiny eels had launched a bone spike attack.

These bone spikes, like arrows, were deeply embedded in the spaceship.

Mo Cheng didn't pay much attention at first, but the spaceship suddenly sounded an alarm, as if the engine had been hit by a bone spike.