43: The biggest incident in the history of Dragon Shield!

As soon as the office door closed, Lin Yuan sprinted out with the approved slip.

Su Wanqing watched his frantic retreating figure, her lips twitching involuntarily.

This guy… his craving for electricity was truly ingrained in his bones… Deep underground, the Thunder Pool.

Lin Yuan hummed a little tune all the way there.

He knew the way by heart.

“Ding—” The elevator door opened.

Familiar research attire, familiar white hair.

Elder Zhang was already seated at the control panel, having waited for a long time.

Hearing the movement, he looked up at Lin Yuan.

“Cough.” Elder Zhang cleared his throat and stood up.

“You’ve arrived?”

“I’m here, I’m here!” Lin Yuan’s face was wreathed in smiles, like a junior paying New Year greetings to an elder, “Elder Zhang, you’ve gone to great lengths!”

Elder Zhang ignored his pleasantries.

He pointed to the protective suit beside him, then to the warning sign on the screen.

“This time, I’ll emphasize it again.”

His tone was more serious than ever before.

“The Thunder Pool’s energy reserves are limited! Your previous actions wasted a lot of energy from the ‘extraterrestrial meteorite’!”

“So, this time when you go in, you must proceed gradually!”

“When you feel saturated, come out immediately! Do not stay inside and waste energy.”

“Understood! Understood!”

Lin Yuan nodded, his attitude incredibly sincere.

As he put on the protective suit, he muttered to himself.

What a joke.

When going to an all-you-can-eat buffet, who leaves after only eating 70% full?

Last time, he was too polite and was kicked out after only a few bites of “appetizers.”

This time, no matter what, he had to get his money’s worth!

He walked to the edge of the Thunder Pool, looking at the purple lightning that was even thicker than last time, and took a deep breath.

Familiar scent!

Familiar feeling!

Lin Yuan spread his arms and leaped.

He jumped in without hesitation… As soon as he entered the Thunder Pool.

The Primordial Thunder God Body immediately began to operate frantically!

The virtual panel in his mind glowed brightly!

“High-purity lightning energy detected, god-tier charging system activated!”

“Primordial Thunder God Body beginning to absorb…”

“Divine Body Power: 14%… 15%… 17%… 20%…”

The numbers surged upward at an even wilder speed than last time!

The D-rank - Condensation Realm rapidly improved under the immense rush of lightning energy.

Every bone, every inch of flesh, every meridian in his body was being tempered and strengthened by this high-purity energy!

Becoming tougher!

More vibrant!

…Meanwhile.

In the control room.

“Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep—”

The alarm sounded even more urgently and sharply than last time!

“What’s going on?!”

“Energy decay rate exceeds threshold! Three times faster than last time!”

“Elder Zhang! Look at this curve! It’s vertical!”

A young researcher pointed at the screen, his voice changing pitch.

On the screen, the curve representing the Thunder Pool’s total energy reserves was plummeting at an almost ninety-degree angle, a cliff-like drop!

And the red curve representing Lin Yuan’s energy absorption efficiency was shooting up vertically, as if on steroids!

Elder Zhang stared at the screen, his lips trembling.

“This little rascal…”

“He completely ignored my words!”

Another researcher looked at the terrifying data and couldn’t help but murmur.

“He… he’s not absorbing energy.”

“He’s pumping water!”

“No, even a water pump isn’t as fast as him!”

In the entire control room, the expressions of all the scientific researchers went from initial calm, to shock, then to horror.

Finally, it turned to numbness… In the Thunder Pool.

Lin Yuan was completely immersed in the pleasure of rapidly growing power.

“Divine Body Power has reached 30%!”

Boom!!!

When the number on the panel jumped to “30%.”

Lin Yuan felt the D-rank energy vortex in his body expand outwards, then explode with a roar!

The originally gaseous energy seemed to materialize!

Lin Yuan felt like he had touched an invisible membrane.

On the other side of the membrane was a higher, more powerful level of strength!

“Congratulations, Host! Realm breakthrough!”

“Current Realm: D-rank - Condensation Realm (Peak)!”

One step away!

Only one step away from the C-rank - Surging Current Realm!

Lin Yuan was ecstatic.

“Divine Body Power: 35%… 38%… 39%…”

The power continued to surge!

But that feeling of satiety once again came from every cell in his body.

However.

The craving for a higher level of power was like an invisible large hand, pushing him, driving him, making him continue to devour!

Cannot stop!

Absolutely cannot stop!

He could feel that as long as he broke through this current hurdle, he would enter a whole new world!

However.

When the number on the panel painstakingly jumped to “39.9%.”

It… got stuck!

No matter how Lin Yuan operated the Primordial Thunder God Body, no matter how turbulent the external lightning energy was.

That “39.9%” was like an insurmountable chasm, stubbornly blocking the way.

The violent energy in the Thunder Pool seemed to hit an invisible wall.

The frantic absorption came to an abrupt halt!

…This sudden “hard stop.”

For a system that was outputting energy at ultra-high power, it was catastrophic.

Boom—!

The terrifying torrent of energy, due to this instantaneous “blockage,” lost its outlet!

It flowed backward along the energy supply lines!

Target—

The central power grid of the Dragon Shield Bureau Jiangcheng Branch!

“Snap!!!”

A soft sound.

The entire Dragon Shield Bureau Jiangcheng Branch, from the secret laboratory a hundred meters deep underground to the dozens of stories high office building above ground… all the lights!

All the screens!

All the instruments and equipment!

At the same time, all went out!

Darkness enveloped this impregnable steel fortress!

Alarms, communications, shouts… all sounds vanished at this moment.

This terrifying silence lasted only 0.5 seconds.

“Buzz—”

The backup power supply started urgently, and the dim emergency lights came on.

But this brief 0.5 seconds of darkness, for the Dragon Shield Bureau, was a top-level security incident that had never happened since its establishment!

And at the source of the incident.

By the Thunder Pool.

That huge energy backlash also found an outlet.

“Boom!”

Lin Yuan was directly “blown” out of the Thunder Pool!

The special protective suit on him didn’t even last a second, turning into flying ash.

He fell heavily onto the alloy floor a dozen meters away, his whole body charred black, his hair standing on end, emitting wisps of smoke.

His eyes rolled back.

He fainted… After an unknown amount of time.

Lin Yuan struggled to open his eyes.

The first thing that came into view was the pristine white ceiling and a shadowless lamp emitting light.

He tried to move and realized he was lying on a medical bed, his whole body aching.

He twisted his stiff neck and looked to the side.

A group of familiar yet unfamiliar faces stood quietly by the bed, surrounding him.

Director Zhou Weiguo stood with his hands behind his back, his face unreadable.

Su Wanqing stood beside him, her expression complex, wanting to smile but not daring to.

Elder Zhang’s face was livid, his beard trembling slightly.

There were also a dozen C-rank Special Agents with powerful auras, and a group of researchers in white coats.

Everyone’s gaze was fixed on him.

Their eyes were like they were looking at a prehistoric monster freshly unearthed from a zoo.

Lin Yuan’s heart sank.

A thought surfaced in his mind.

It’s over.

This time… he really ate through their pot…