88: Golden contaminated core becomes larger

A few seconds later, the transparent energy stone in his hand became cloudy, cracked, and was completely ruined.

He focused on feeling the changes in his body; his abdomen felt warmer, and he could sense the fluctuations of the Golden Contamination Core below his navel.

Xu Jingzhe was moved; he could absorb the energy from these energy stones.

This might be related to his Golden Contamination Core.

Although ninety-nine percent of the energy in these energy stones had dissipated over time, the 'shell' of the energy stones still contained some energy.

Lu Xiaoxiao and the others couldn't feel it, but he could.

Then, his heart ached; if only so much energy hadn't escaped.

He would have struck it rich!

Picking up the energy stones they had thrown away, Xu Jingzhe absorbed the residual energy from one every two seconds, one after another, until they were completely drained.

They had reached the end of the fourth floor, and their faces showed indescribable disappointment.

It really was just a floor full of energy stones, except they were all damn well ruined.

"Eh? Where is your Little man?" Lu Xiaoxiao turned back and didn't see Xu Jingzhe following.

The group hurriedly turned back and saw Xu Jingzhe sitting cross-legged on the ground, white smoke rising from the top of his head, with strange groans occasionally escaping his mouth.

This made Yezi blush a little; she felt like she had heard these sounds somewhere before.

At this moment, because Xu Jingzhe had absorbed too much energy, his Golden Contamination Core was extremely unstable, expanding and contracting, releasing energy that fluctuated in intensity.

This was what caused him to make those modulated sounds.

"Is he... running a fever?" Dilisi asked.

"You, you're the one who's acting lewd," Yezi retorted.

"No, if he's not running a fever, how can he be emitting white smoke from his whole body? It must be 40 degrees."

Yezi finally realized what was happening, walked over, crouched down, placed her palm on Xu Jingzhe's forehead, then touched her own forehead, and said, "He doesn't have a fever."

Just then, Xu Jingzhe opened his eyes, and a golden light flashed across them before vanishing.

He felt an inexhaustible amount of strength in his body. He lowered his head and saw that the pollution core in his abdomen had doubled in size from a grain of rice, nearing the size of a bean.

"Are you okay, Little man?" Yezi asked with concern.

"I'm fine. It seems I can absorb the remaining energy in these energy stones," Xu Jingzhe said.

"What!!"

The group was startled, their eyes filled with shock; there shouldn't have been any energy left in these energy stones.

"Are you sure?"

"How did you absorb it!" Lu Xiaoxiao asked excitedly, seeing the pile of dim, cracked energy stones beside Xu Jingzhe, and picked one up to examine it closely.

Could it be that these energy stones still contained some energy, and it was just that their strength wasn't high enough to perceive it?

"I just hold it in my hand, and I can feel the residual energy on the energy stone."

Lu Xiaoxiao glanced at Ming Xixi and said, "Xiaoxi, take two back for testing. There are too many energy stones here to take back. If we confirm they are useful, we can come back next time."

Ming Xixi took two, and then conveniently grabbed one of the energy stones Xu Jingzhe had used.

A total of three pieces were placed in her personal tech pouch.

"I need to stay here a while longer. You can go to the fifth floor first, and I'll follow shortly," Xu Jingzhe said.

He couldn't carry these energy stones away either, as he had nothing to store them in, so he would absorb as much as he could.

The others had no objections; after all, it was Xu Jingzhe who was doing the absorbing.

Not far away, Zhou Bo was supporting Guan Lu, his heart burning with evil fire.

It was clearly him who discovered this place first, and he was the one who found the passage. Now, not only had he suffered heavy losses, but he hadn't gained any benefits so far.

He had worked for nothing, only to benefit others!

He and Guan Lu exchanged glances, and both saw murderous intent in each other's eyes.

"How is your body?" Zhou Bo asked.

It was because Guan Lu had lost an arm that his plan couldn't be carried out. Originally, he had absolute confidence in conquering these five women.

Guan Lu whispered a reminder, "Find an opportunity to defeat them one by one."

Zhou Bo's eyes lit up. He had been overthinking; he couldn't beat all five, but couldn't he beat one?

The two nodded, evil plans forming in their minds.

"Yezi, are you staying here to keep your man company?" Lu Xiaoxiao asked.

Yezi hesitated; she wanted to stay with Xu Jingzhe, but she was also worried about unknown dangers on the fifth floor.

"Little man, will you be okay?"

Yezi held Xu Jingzhe's hand, reluctant to leave.

"You go to the fifth floor with Sister Lu and the others, and I'll follow. Don't worry, I'm here." When Xu Jingzhe said this, he inadvertently glanced at Zhou Bo.

He had seen with his own eyes that he had sent someone to plant bombs on the bridge.

"Hurry up, let's go check out the fifth floor," Lu Xiaoxiao said.

The group went upstairs, leaving only Xu Jingzhe on the fourth floor, frantically absorbing the residual energy in the energy stones.

On the fifth floor, there was still a glass door.

This time, it took most of Liu Xiao's stamina to open it.

Entering the room and turning on the lights, a long corridor came into view, with cubicles on both sides. There weren't many cubicles; along the hundreds-of-meters-long corridor, there were only about seven or eight on each side.

The door to each cubicle was not transparent but frosted, so they couldn't see inside.

"Open the door," Lu Xiaoxiao said.

Liu Xiao stepped forward, connected the data cable to the combination lock, and performed a series of operations, but it didn't open.

"What's wrong?"

"Maybe I've consumed too much energy, and my programming analysis isn't sufficient, so I need to rest," Liu Xiao said.

Seeing this, the group had no choice but to let Liu Xiao sit aside to recover his stamina.

Lu Xiaoxiao led the others inside, curiously guessing what was inside.

Zhou Bo crouched beside Liu Xiao, patted his shoulder, and said, "Liu Xiao, what do you think of Brother Zhou?"

Liu Xiao nodded and said, "If Brother Zhou hadn't saved me on the third floor, I would already be dead."

Zhou Bo was very satisfied with Liu Xiao's answer and said, "The three of us are the ones on the same side. These women have hearts like scorpions and snakes; they will definitely leave us here."

"Do you understand?"

Liu Xiao nodded.

"Open the door, and we'll go in and talk in detail."

Liu Xiao took a few deep breaths and activated his programming ability, causing his nose to bleed.

Thirty seconds later, with a beep, the door to the first cubicle opened.

Zhou Bo grabbed Liu Xiao and flashed inside, closing the door behind them.

Then, both of them were dumbfounded.

What appeared before them was a combat suit! The black combat suit had a silver sun design on the chest, with the light emitted by the sun turning into silver lines spreading from the chest in all directions, sparkling and eye-catching!

They didn't know what material it was made of. The surface of the clothing occasionally flashed with the luster of metal sheets. Its streamlined design and perfect cut made the combat suit look nearly perfect!

"Liu Xiao, I think there's hope for us to get out!" Zhou Bo sneered.

Then, he stepped forward quickly and put the combat suit on his body.

However, the combat suit was clearly too big and didn't fit him at all. Wearing it didn't give him any special feeling.

"What's going on?" Zhou Bo asked, puzzled.

"Brother Bo, this requires system activation. Let me do it!" Liu Xiao said, full of confidence.