199: Chapter 199 Thanks to [Clifftop Plague Hospital]

"Is this the Energy Gathering Realm...?"

Chu Hong muttered under his breath, clearly sensing at this moment that his originally depleted source energy was naturally recovering at a speed he had never experienced before.

Although he was now at Stage Two of the Energy Gathering Realm, his maximum source energy capacity was two to three times higher than when he was still in the Qiyuan Realm.

Yet the current recovery speed of his source energy was several times faster than when he was at Ninth Stage of Qiyuan Realm.

"I'm not quite sure about the real world outside, but it looks like it will only take about five or six minutes for the source energy to fully recover naturally inside the secret realm," Chu Hong sensed.

He already had a rough estimate in his heart.

Naturally recovering source energy wasn't as fast as directly using items or activating the ability [Slaughter Overlord].

However, it lacked the pervasive tingling sensation all over the body that came with the aggressive recovery of source energy.

Chu Hong pressed one hand onto the head of the boss, Fenrir.

Searching [Project Code Fenrir Matrix]: ...

One 1×2 double-slot, two 1×1 single-slots, and one 2×3 six-slot.

Having completed the main purpose of entering the map, Chu Hong no longer felt the slightest tension at this moment; nearly ninety percent of the zombies within the entire secret realm had been cleared out by him.

Next, he could safely loot the place and then evacuate.

The search icon spun.

With a ding, purple light bloomed.

A familiar item, [Exotic Beast Spiritual Liquid (Purple)], but unfortunately, this thing was no longer of much use.

Both he, Wang Suming, and Song Jiaojiao had already used it.

Using it again would have no effect whatsoever.

"Perhaps we can leave it for the newcomers in the future team..." Chu Hong muttered, though nowadays, with [Cliffside Epidemic Hospital] connected to the central district teleportation system, more and more people would enter the secret realm for development in the future.

It shouldn't be long before things like this could be bought on the market.

Ding!

Golden light bloomed.

[Item Name]: Fenrir's Fang

[Item Grade]: Golden

[Value]: 71,999

[Type]: Source Energy Matter

[Weight]: 0.4 kg

[Inventory Slot Capacity Occupied]: 1×1

[Item Description]: A wolf fang from the exotic beast Fenrir. Due to Fenrir's own ability to spew high-temperature flames, its fang possesses extremely high research and modification value.

Chu Hong raised an eyebrow slightly, glanced at the intact fang that had appeared in his hand—marked with jet-black flame patterns—and then looked down at Fenrir beneath him, whose mouth full of fangs had been hacked off by his [savage] hand axe, leaving it bloody and dead with lingering grievances.

This is very secret realm-style!

The second single-slot item spun out quickly as well.

Golden light bloomed, and it turned out to be yet another [Fenrir's Fang].

The tooth extraction surgery seemed to have been a great success...

When it came to the last 2×3 item, as the icon began to spin, Chu Hong couldn't help but start guessing.

In his memory, it seemed that a 2×3 six-slot item had once been dropped from Fenrir.

It seemed to be a high-tier gold-grade ingredient item, [Fenrir Whole Ribs].

In the [Special Service Department] kitchen, Chu Hong had yet to encounter an opponent worthy of making him willing to consume the previously unlocked recipes, [Kraken Stew] and [Braised Wolf Ribs].

Ding!

Golden light bloomed.

A dark red slab of whole ribs full of fine meat, just as Chu Hong had guessed, appeared before him.

[Item Name]: Fenrir Whole Ribs

[Item Grade]: Golden

[Value]: 361,851

[Type]: Source Energy Matter

[Weight]: 20 kg

[Inventory Slot Capacity Occupied]: 2×3

[Item Description]: High-grade ingredients cut from the exotic beast Fenrir, possessing extremely high nutritional and energy value, with extremely high demands on cooking techniques.

Chu Hong took a deep breath.

In just this short while, about thirty percent of the originally depleted source energy in his body had recovered.

However, that persistent tingling sensation caused by high-load combat still inevitably coursed through his entire body the moment he stood up.

"Hiss... Damn! Can I just turn into a purple shroud? After that, using the display case effect of the [mother of the forest], I should be able to end this negative debuff, right?"

Chu Hong drew a sharp breath, but ultimately did not use his precious single resurrection chance on such a matter of "cleansing negative states".

It wasn't worth it.

After all, this was still a real secret realm.

He staggered, stepping over the corpses of zombies one by one, and came before the other boss, the [Project Dominator Clone].

The latter's condition was even more miserable than Fenrir's.

Not only had he been "descaled" and "split open" by Chu Hong, but he had also viciously undergone a complete "dental surgery".

Searching [Project Dominator Clone]: ...

One 1×1 single-slot... and that's it!

"Damn it! I still went too easy on you, motherfucker!" Chu Hong cursed and muttered.

For such a huge boss, there was actually only one item on its body, and it was a fucking single-slot!

Are you fucking kidding me?!

The search icon began to spin, and as time passed, Chu Hong's expression shifted from initial full dissatisfaction to gradual seriousness, and then his eyes began to glow.

Ding!

Red light bloomed!

A familiar item, resembling a neck-hanging headset, suddenly appeared in Chu Hong's hand.

[cobweb brain-computer interface]!

Awesome!

Chu Hong was ecstatic!

Over the past few days, escorting and loot-running with Song Jiaojiao and the others, Chu Hong had already collected two additional [cobweb brain-computer interface]s in the secret realm; he was just one short of upgrading this crimson display case to Lv2.

"Hahaha, not bad, not bad. Next time I beat you, I'll go a bit lighter."

Chu Hong began searching the corpse piles below again for the bodies of a few mutant zombies.

The fluctuations from the previous battle had been immense.

The mutant zombies that might not have been able to be lured up from underground in the past had all thrown themselves into this encirclement and suppression campaign against him.

Mutant zombie [Shadow Barbie], mutant zombie [Biochemical Barbie], mutant zombie [Blood Fiend Butcher].

The head of [Shadow Barbie] had been directly blown apart at close range by [inheritor sv-98], but fortunately, Chu Hong still remembered very clearly that pair of sexy legs belonging to her.

Soon, amidst a pile of zombies, he spotted a straight, stiff silk-stockinged thigh planted there like a flagpole.

"Tsk tsk tsk, what a posture... Thanks to [Cliffside Epidemic Hospital]."

Searching [Shadow Barbie]: ...

One 1×1 single-slot, one 1×2 double-slot, and another 1×1 single-slot.

A total of three items, arranged with quite a bit of style.

The first item spun out.

[Item Name]: Sharp Scalpel

[Item Grade]: Golden

[Value]: 62,000

[Type]: Medical Equipment

[Weight]: 0.19 kg

[Inventory Slot Capacity Occupied]: 1×1

[Item Description]: A medical-grade specialized scalpel forged from high-precision synthetic metal, possessing extremely high sharpness and excellent anti-corrosion properties.

The search icon on the second item began to spin.

1 second, 3 seconds, 5 seconds...

Chu Hong's body straightened up slightly, his eyes widening.

"It seems that red-quality collectibles haven't appeared on [Shadow Barbie] before..."

In Chu Hong's impression, the only two-slot high-value collectible was the figure of [Ba Xiaoying].

But this spinning time was unmistakably that of a red-quality collectible...

Just as Chu Hong was filled with doubt and uncertainty, red light bloomed...