Chapter 108: The Strange Gate
Xu Qingyu walked away with loss on his face.
In all fairness, if Zhou Duan had met this kind of person with an obviously unusual aura on his body two years ago, he would definitely have been unable to help but go out on an adventure with the other party.
But now, the other side is too weak.
"Alright, Dr. Degen, I'm going to see Elena."
In Elena's life chamber, a dull fiery red shines through the thick frosted fiberglass.
Pull through the wall door on one side.
"Tsk, I am seventy years old old man, I have never seen anything."
Zhou Duan ignored this old man with a very thick skin.
The Adept, in the first few months of the disaster, was the envy of countless people.
This is because with the same "expression" of itself, the ability can use a huge amount of power that is harmless to itself, and the Evolver can only borrow weapons.
This ability is a little different from the terminal at the perimeter.
If you think of people as nature, then the ability is rivers, lakes and seas, thunder and lightning, volcanoes, storms, and the like.
In the early stages, the damage they do to themselves is limited, but their power is amazing, so the ability is often rated one level higher than it actually is.
However, just like nature, when disasters such as floods, thunderstorms, and volcanoes are "expressed" beyond a certain limit, they can cause devastating trauma to nature, that is, to the human body.
After all that, the Adepts were no longer able to evolve.
Because their body's strong protective mechanisms don't allow "abilities" to be "expressed" too much.
Someone has used some means to cut off the self-protection mechanism in the body of some supernatural people, in an attempt to evolve themselves again.
The result is death.
Because there is a paradox here.
It's that a strong ability requires a strong body.
A strong body depends on evolution.
The evolution of the Anomaly will inevitably lead to an increase in the expression of the Ability.
However, the starting point for Zhou Duan and their research is that abilities and constitutions are not equal.
This asymmetry has widened rapidly over the course of evolution.
Therefore, this state of reaching the bottleneck was named "Ability Gate" by Zhou Duan.
It's like a floodgate blocking the path of the Adept.
That's why he was so surprised when he saw Xu Qingyu.
Opening the lid of the warehouse, a blazing fire instantly enveloped the entire enclosed space.
Fortunately, Zhou Duan made preparations in advance, and the entire small space was closed.
In the firelight, a graceful figure wearing a special white hospital gown floated in the air.
In the entire space, only the circumference of the body is surrounded by a "vacuum".
Turning on the watch in his hand, Tinder showed all the other party's physical state.
This is a data template that is different from the local survey at the end of the week, because the charge of the local survey is a bit ruthless.
In terms of energy fluctuations, Elena at this time definitely had a sixth-order level.
The reason is not only Zhou Duan, but also Elena herself.
The "Ancestral Blood" in Elena's body is not just a fire-based ability, it is constantly improving Elena's body.
If it weren't for the fact that Elena hadn't gone out to hone all these years, she would definitely have been able to cross the threshold of the fifth order.
However, the Sixth Order needs something else.
For example, the red dragon's blood and some other fire-based materials put in Zhou Duan.
However, this atypical phenomenon can only be used as a sample of the Zhou end reference, and cannot form a complete case like the Rice brothers.
Zhou Duan only needs to let Elena's fire genes be expressed externally and maintain a basic time lag between internal evolution.
"How does it feel to gather some strength?"
"What are you injecting me? I feel ...... "Elena struggled to stop outward" expressing "flames."
Having lost the source and combustibles, the flame was quickly extinguished.
At this time, Elena's special tight-fitting combat suit was not damaged in the slightest.
"Because it's made of the red dragon's scale fibers, is it unexpectedly high in resistance to flames?" Zhou Duan looked at the clothes that hugged the curves of Elena's body.
"But the hair is still there, and the protection mechanism includes the external defense mechanism......"
Seeing Zhou Duan muttering to himself over there, Elena pursed her lips and "floated" towards Zhou Duan.
"How long are you going to stay this time?" Elena asked after hearing Zhou Duan stop.
"Me?" Zhou Duan moved the wall, and Dr. Degen walked away as if nothing had happened.
"Really, I thought I could hear some young people's conversations."
Zhou Duan and Elena's faces were a little dark.
"You follow me during this time, because this force is not very stable and needs a certain amount of time to polish."
"Really?" Elena was overjoyed, then reacted, blushing a little, and said, "I mean, what can I do?" ”
Zhou Duan pointed to the two brothers' life barn.
"They're at the last minute, and for the next day or two, we have to monitor their physical data all the time, and all you have to do is ......"
"Is it just staring at the instrument?" Elena looked at the row of monitors next to her.
"Make us a cup of coffee." Zhou Duan patted Elena on the shoulder.
Elena:......
Dr. Degen walked over at this point, "Seriously, Cole, I don't think you should refuse herring. ”
"Herring? The lad's name? ”
"Oh, yes, Xu Qingyu, he himself said that he was from the Eastern Boundary Country, and you know that the largest base in the world is the Old Beijing Shelter in the Eastern Border Country."
"So you suspect that these goods of unknown origin were transported from the old Beijing, and keeping him is conducive to the communication between the two of us?"
"Generally correct."
"Then wouldn't it be better for you to help him find a mercenary team?"
"We tried, but we don't know why, he insisted on finding a mercenary team related to you, after all, the name of the Apostle is very popular among young people."
Zhou Duan vaguely knew why the other party had to look for him.
"But that's not why I'm letting the Bejecas take the risk."
"Cole, how is this a risk, two years ago, you came back with little Bejieka and spent a lot of resources to train her, we all saw her, and we also treated her as a daughter, but ......"
Dr. Degen hesitated for a moment.
"After our preliminary judgment, this 'shopkeeper' has at least sixth-order strength, as long as he doesn't go deep into some dangerous areas, there is no problem with safety at all, and Beijieka himself is also a fifth-order evolutionary. ”
"Bejeka is a fifth-order evolutionary?" Elena exclaimed.
"Doctor." Zhou Duan stopped Dr. Degen's tirade, "Whatever you say, I won't agree. ”
"Well, I don't think I can convince you." Dr. Degen looked at Zhou Duan with a determined face and sighed.
Although Zhou Duan didn't know why Dr. Degen worked so hard to be a lobbyist for Xu Qingyu, he could guess some.
Elena, on the other hand, chose to remain silent.
All that was left in the laboratory was the brothers' bodies, breaking the rhythm of rebirth in the tissue fluid.
On the other side, the barracks have now become official alcohol restriction management centers.
In short, a bar.
Betteka, Natasha, and Rhona sat at a table with no other features than thick and sturdy.
"I'm looking for a task." Bejeka leaned on the table, "So you can get away from Cole's dictatorial little old man." ”
"Is Cole bad for you? He abuses you? Don't be afraid, my mother and I have you covered. Natasha said as she drank wine of purity that even ordinary people would find difficult to get drunk.
"No, he forced me to drink bad stuff every day, and made me soak in disgusting liquids, and even more so, he subconsciously used me as a case study."
Natasha shrugged: "This ...... Very Cole. ”
"Hmph, I said that I would be able to live independently at the age of sixteen, but it has been delayed until now, and it has been more than three weeks!"
Lorna and the others didn't speak, and of course they could see that the little girl had left Cole for the first time, and that she was comforting herself with some fear.
It's just that...... Poor Cole.
"Hey, can I sit here?" A man with a delicate face suddenly walked over.
The three of them looked at each other.
Beijieka saw that the other party was still okay with his appearance, and after thinking about it, she finally swallowed "no".
"Are the three mercenary groups?"
Bejeka rolled her eyes: "What do you want to do?" ”
"Actually, I told Roland that I wanted to hire you, but ......"
Xu Qingyu smiled helplessly, "But I think this kind of thing should listen to the thoughts of the parties, what do you say?" ”