"Big Brother, shall I fly up to take a look first!"
After observing the suspended island for a while, Xiao Xiao tentatively spoke, as she had a flight mecha.
"I'll go too!"
Shen Yun Yao, who also possessed a flight mecha, immediately chimed in.
"Alright! Be careful!"
Ye Feng nodded.
Although he also wanted to be the first to ascend, he didn't have a flight mecha, and the previous helicopter had been destroyed...
Xiao Xiao and Shen Yun Yao exchanged nods, quickly put on their mechas, and flew towards the suspended island where clouds continuously drifted by.
Of course, Ye Feng didn't just sit and wait. He took out his Barrett.
Time ticked by.
Xiao Xiao and Shen Yun Yao's mechas drew closer and closer to the suspended island.
"Huh? What's going on?"
Suddenly, Ye Feng frowned.
He noticed that arcane energy beams were continuously surging from the two girls' mechas, rapidly converging towards the suspended island. It seemed as if the mechas' arcane energy was being siphoned away...
Following this, the mechas carrying Xiao Xiao and Shen Yun Yao plummeted downwards!
"Whoosh! Thud~thud!~"
The two mechas had fallen a considerable distance. Shen Yun Yao retrieved her mecha into her spatial rift fragment bracelet and unleashed a net-like structure formed from water, hooking onto the building where Ye Feng was. This managed to halt Xiao Xiao and her mecha.
"Crack~crack!~"
Ye Feng quickly moved forward, helping Xiao Xiao detach her flight mecha while inquiring, "What just happened? Why did the mecha suddenly lose power?"
As he spoke, Ye Feng also looked at Shen Yun Yao.
After all, Xiao Xiao's mecha was a standard flight mecha, but Shen Yun Yao's Silver Phantom was a Profound-tier Grade Three mecha...
"Big Brother, I don't know what happened. The mecha's arcane energy was suddenly drained... even the core flame was extinguished!"
Xiao Xiao pointed towards the suspended island in the sky, "It seems like the suspended island sucked it away!"
"It wasn't just the mecha... in that moment... I even felt the arcane energy within my body about to leave me..."
"There's something strange around the suspended island!"
Shen Yun Yao quickly added.
"Is that so..."
Ye Feng looked at the suspended island, his brow furrowed.
"Xiao Xiao, you stay here on guard. Yun Yao, you carry me up to take a look!"
After a moment, Ye Feng spoke.
"Okay!"
Shen Yun Yao didn't hesitate. She took out some arcane origin stones and began to replenish the Silver Phantom's arcane energy.
Shortly after, Shen Yun Yao piloted the Silver Phantom, with Ye Feng on her back, flying towards the suspended island.
"Ye Feng, about 50 meters higher will be close to where the arcane energy was being absorbed just now!"
The Silver Phantom slowed its speed, and Shen Yun Yao said to Ye Feng.
"Mm!"
Ye Feng nodded slightly, "Let's go up and see!"
"Whoosh!~ Hiss!~"
As the Silver Phantom reached the position Shen Yun Yao mentioned, a large amount of white, glowing arcane energy surged out from the mecha, flying towards the suspended island.
"Whoa... I can really feel my internal arcane energy being drawn out..."
Sensing the unnatural fluctuations in his internal arcane energy, Ye Feng was quite surprised.
"Ye Feng, the arcane energy is being drained, we're starting to fall!"
The moment Shen Yun Yao finished speaking, the Silver Phantom began to descend.
"Whoosh! Thud!~ Splash!~"
Just as before, Shen Yun Yao created a water spiderweb, and she and Ye Feng landed within it.
"Ye Feng, how is it? Should we keep going up?"
"We can try to replenish the mecha's arcane energy while flying!"
On the rooftop, Shen Yun Yao looked at Ye Feng with a questioning gaze.
"Mm!"
Ye Feng nodded, "This suspended island is so peculiar, it's definitely worth exploring!"
As he spoke, he handed the survival coin given by the system to Shen Yun Yao, "Yun Yao, you can try using this to replenish the arcane energy for the core flame later!"
"My goodness... over 1800..."
Seeing the number on the survival coin Ye Feng handed over, Shen Yun Yao was very surprised.
However, she felt much more relieved inwardly, as she had been worried that the replenishment rate might not keep up with the suspended island's absorption rate...
"Everyone, pay attention to controlling your internal arcane energy, try not to let it be siphoned out!"
Ye Feng observed the suspended island for a while longer and then said.
"Mhm mhm!"
Xiao Xiao and Shen Yun Yao both nodded earnestly.
After all, their internal arcane energy directly related to their combat power... it was the guarantee of survival and safety!
Soon, Shen Yun Yao had replenished the Silver Phantom's arcane energy and then, carrying Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao, quickly flew towards the suspended island.
...
About ten minutes later,
"1 kilometer?"
Ye Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, beginning to understand.
He had asked Shen Yun Yao to pilot the Silver Phantom to cautiously fly around the suspended island. He discovered that within approximately one kilometer of the island, the mecha's arcane energy would be drained.
"Yun Yao, how is the arcane energy consumption?"
Immediately after, Ye Feng patted the back of the Silver Phantom's mecha.
"There's almost no loss during flight, but quite a lot was siphoned by the suspended island. There's still over 1300 left!"
Shen Yun Yao replied quickly.
"Now, fly directly towards the suspended island. Xiao Xiao, keep watch around us!"
As he spoke, Ye Feng once again produced his Barrett M82A1, and Xiao Xiao also took out an MP5.
"Whoosh!~ Hiss!~"
The moment Ye Feng finished speaking, Shen Yun Yao controlled the Silver Phantom to rapidly fly towards the suspended island.
Inside the Silver Phantom, the survival coin inserted into the core flame slot saw its value rapidly decreasing...
...
"Bang~ Crack crack~ Crack!~"
"Bang bang!~"
The Silver Phantom landed almost stumbling, crashing onto the suspended island, or rather, barely managing to ascend onto it.
The entire suspended island was in a state of desolation. Everywhere were weeds taller than a person, along with many tall trees. In the distance, there were some undulating hills.
Looking across the entire suspended island, not a single tall building was visible, forming a stark contrast with the soaring skyscrapers below.
"Sister Yun Yao, are you alright?"
As soon as Xiao Xiao landed, she ran to the Silver Phantom nearby and asked with concern.
"I'm fine, but the arcane energy coin is completely depleted~"
Shen Yun Yao emerged from the Silver Phantom, returning the arcane energy coin Ye Feng had given her earlier, her expression somewhat helpless.
"Oh~ it's fine!"
Ye Feng waved his hand, unconcerned. It would revert to 2500 tomorrow anyway, and it would be a waste if the remaining 1800+ wasn't used today.
"This suspended island..."
"Big Brother, on this suspended island, there are so many depleted arcane energy coins... and arcane origin stones..."
Xiao Xiao climbed onto a slightly higher patch of grass and, looking at the piles of items at her feet, let out a surprised exclamation.
"The attraction of arcane energy on this suspended island is much stronger than before we landed!"
Shen Yun Yao frowned, watching the arcane energy swirling almost on the surface of her skin.
"Hurry up, we can't stay in this cursed place for long!"
Suddenly, a voice filled with dissatisfaction and urgency rang out.
...