Fantasy Game: Infinite City

Chapter 601 "Taming"

"What about his various statistics?!"

“It’s very unstable, but it’s still holding up… What’s going on???”

The contractors outside the lab were closely monitoring Han Zu's transformation, using various devices to comprehensively monitor his progress. When Han Zu first felt the transformation begin, aside from the increasingly chaotic energy within him, his various data remained safe. However, less than a minute later, the equipment monitoring Han Zu sounded an alarm; his vital signs suddenly became extremely weak.

"Han Zu, how are you?!"

Han Zu's importance to the contractors is far more important than the knowledge of one or two special containers, so the moment γ4 discovered that Han Zu was very likely to be in danger, he immediately asked Han Zu how he felt.

"Um!!!!"

Han Zu seemed speechless and could not respond directly, but he still squeezed out a ferocious roar and nodded slightly to tell γ4 that he was okay.

"His life signal has returned... How come he suddenly became stronger again???"

However, the weakness in his life signal didn't last long either, quickly returning to normal. Then, Han Zu's life signal increased several times. From that point on, Han Zu's life signal fluctuated like a roller coaster, sometimes high and sometimes low. At its lowest point, it would trigger the laboratory's observation alarm, and at its highest point, it would even trigger the laboratory's internal sentry system.

To ensure Han Zu's safety, γ4 used his authority to temporarily disable the laboratory's internal sentry system and observation alarms. And just to be on the safe side, he called in a group of sentries and temporarily sealed off the entire laboratory.

"Uooooooh ...

"Boom!!!!"

"boom!!!!"

Not long after, accompanied by Han Zu's uncontrollable roar, a strange phenomenon occurred inside the laboratory. Han Zu's body suddenly began to glow, and some energy gushed out from his body. This energy gushing out of Han Zu's body quickly connected in the air, forming a scene similar to thunder. The sound of thunder was incessant in the laboratory, and those lightning branches formed by Han Zu's energy indiscriminately bombarded every corner of the laboratory amidst Han Zu's roar.

There are automatic protective measures inside the laboratory, so although the situation occurred suddenly, Han Zu's energy outburst did not damage the observation equipment in the laboratory that was protected by the protective force field, but they were indeed rapidly consuming the energy supply of the protective force field. γ4 asked the researchers to increase the energy input to the protective force field, while continuing to try to communicate with Han Zu, hoping to confirm his current condition.

"Han Zu, are you okay?! How are you?!!!!"

“Hoo-boom!!!”

“UGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!”

However, this time Han Zu was unable to answer γ4's question. Although he did hear the other party's anxious conversation, just as he was about to turn around, the large-scale thunderstorm formed by the energy around him suddenly dissipated. Then, Han Zu's body began to burn without warning, and the black and red hot flames instantly engulfed Han Zu's body. Han Zu, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly turned into a huge fireball, and just after his body felt the scorching temperature for a few seconds, a violent flame explosion appeared in the laboratory without warning.

"boom!!!"

The container that once stored the object that caused Han Zu's violent transformation was directly shattered by the flame explosion. It was thrown out like a cannonball and slammed violently into the observation wall of the laboratory. Fortunately, the observation wall of the laboratory had an automatic protective force field, which intercepted the "cannonball" before anyone could react.

Before anyone could react, Han Zu inside the lab experienced another new situation. The energy flames surrounding him suddenly began to shrink inward, as if being sucked away by something. Within seconds, they completely vanished. But after the flames vanished, an even stranger scene unfolded.

“Where are the others???”

Han Zu, who was originally in the laboratory, disappeared under everyone's noses. Just as γ4 and his researchers were about to open the laboratory immediately and interrupt the experimental observation, one of the researchers suddenly stopped everyone's actions.

"Wait a minute!! The life signal observation equipment is still working, his life signal is still in the laboratory!!"

"What??!!"

The contractors' technology was very advanced, and since it hadn't malfunctioned, it meant Han Zu was still in the lab. However, no one could detect Han Zu's location. After quick thinking, γ4 came up with several possibilities and immediately issued orders to the researchers.

"Switch the observation module, use his life signal as an anchor, and observe with the energy scanner and space scanner!"

"understand!"

After changing the observation method, the contractors once again located Han Zu's exact position according to the location of Han Zu's life signal. He had not moved and was still in his original position, but his status had changed.

"this..."

Under the observation of various devices, Han Zu was no longer in human form. His body had transformed into a cloud of mist, floating near his original position. Outside the outline of this mist, a thin film composed of his internal energy appeared. This film functioned similarly to his previous bio-force field, isolating him from the surrounding environment and preventing most observation. However, there was a difference. This energy film automatically resonated with the dissipated energy in the surrounding environment. This resonance would change its shape in real time through its perception of the surrounding energy, making observation more difficult.

"Han Zu? Can you hear us?"

There was no sound response in the laboratory, but the life signals observed by the researchers showed some fluctuations, as if Han Zu was responding to γ4, but they could not confirm it.

This situation lasted for a long time, a full two hours. During this time, everyone closely watched the data on the equipment and waited for Han Zu to recover. Time passed, but the situation in the laboratory remained unchanged.

After more than ten minutes, the contractors finally noticed the change in the laboratory. The mist formed by the energy was rapidly shrinking, and the film was also rapidly merging into the mist. Then the process continued to accelerate. When the mist and the energy film were completely integrated, the energy suddenly contracted, and Han Zu's body suddenly appeared inside the laboratory again.

"The equipment is destroyed."

After Han Zu fully recovered, the observation equipment in front of the laboratory researchers immediately issued a notification that the contractor's equipment on Han Zu had been completely destroyed, but this was not a big deal.

"How are you?"

"I'm fine, but I feel a lot heavier. Maybe it's because I lost too much energy?"

"That's okay, we can give...wait!"

Seeing that Han Zu was fine, γ4 and the other researchers breathed a sigh of relief. According to Han Zu himself, γ4 was about to stop the experiment and let him replenish his energy and rest for a while. But just as γ4 turned on the energy transmission device to replenish energy inside the laboratory, other news came from the energy observation device.

"Observed target has sufficient energy. Current energy level: 97%."

According to the readings on the equipment, the energy value in Han Zu's body is very high at the moment, almost 100%. However, based on the energy that erupted from Han Zu before, and the energy consumption that caused this power, the energy level in Han Zu's body should have dropped below 30%. After all, the previous thunderstorm and fire explosion should have consumed a lot of energy, but at this moment, the energy level in Han Zu's body has almost no consumption, which is abnormal no matter how you think about it.

"what?"

γ4 also immediately informed Han Zu of the news, but Han Zu did not feel any different from before. Although he also felt the drastic changes in himself before, those conditions were not caused by him, so he was naturally confused.

So at γ4's request, Han Zu stayed in the laboratory and continued to conduct various tests. Most of the test results did not change much, but there were obvious differences in two places.

First, the energy within Han Zu's body shifted. Whereas previously these energies were violent and turbulent, merely bound within his body, they had now become tamer. No longer trapped like captives, they had become completely integrated with his body. This shift in energy clearly indicated that from now on, Han Zu had greater control over these energies. He could now achieve more precise results with less energy, unlike before, where he could only achieve a near-perfect effect by stacking energies.

For example, if Han Zu wanted to attack a distant target, he would increase his energy output and direct it directly at the target. However, due to the explosive nature of his own energy, once it left his body, it would disperse, and Han Zu would need to invest even more energy to ensure that his locked-on energy attack wouldn't dissipate before hitting the target. However, this energy would also disperse due to its explosive nature, and this back and forth would consume a lot of unnecessary energy. Therefore, if Han Zu wanted to hit a target that required one point of energy to effectively inflict damage, he would often need to invest three points, or even more.

But now it was different. Since the energy in his body had been completely "tamed", Han Zu no longer needed to use excess energy to sustain his attacks, and there would be no more excess energy loss. This also meant that with the same amount of energy, Han Zu could perform more attacks.

Secondly, there was Han Zu's connection to energy. While the tamed energy brought him great benefits, it also rendered his previous energy-based attacks inoperable due to the changes in his internal energy. The high-energy rays, which Han Zu had grown accustomed to and enjoyed, had now completely "left." Han Zu had lost this simple and crude means of attack.

Over the next few days, Han Zu shuttled through the facility's various laboratories, accompanied by Gama 4, conducting a series of research and experiments. Han Zu's unique body prevented the contractors from making much progress in their research on the payload, but at least they understood that a person with at least the same physical fitness and energy level as Han Zu would be required to survive the transformation. Furthermore, the impact on the body was relatively minor, primarily affecting the energy level within the body. The greater the energy level within the body, the more intense the transformation, but also the greater the probability of success and the longer it would take. Conversely, the process would be extremely rapid, and the final outcome would be similar: sudden death.

After all, it was just an additional project, so the contractors were satisfied to get some. They refocused their attention on Han Zu. The stronger Han Zu was, the happier they would be.

More than ten days later, in early August, Han Zu finally completed all the experimental projects and left the laboratories, large and small. Wearing his newly made contractor uniform, he lay on a bench in a corridor of the research facility, looking at the alien scenery outside the glass wall of the corridor, resting leisurely.

"All done?"

"Well, the detailed data report and research results have come out. The upgrade based on these reports and data research is almost complete. It should be available in an hour or two."

"Row."

Just as Han Zu was following the rise and fall of a flying creature from another planet, γ4 came over and told him about the recent situation. However, Han Zu didn't seem very interested.

"Don't you want to see the detailed data?"

"I won't read it anymore. There are too many numbers, and it's all in your language. I've already looked at too much data recently. It's giving me a headache. Isn't there anything special?"

"That's true, but our language shouldn't be giving you any headaches now, right? After all, you haven't had any translation equipment these days. I see you've learned our language, too?"

"It can't be helped. I have to read those data reports every day. Even if I don't like it, I have to at least understand them, right? But it's okay. I have learned the language and pronunciation of the Tigris. Although your languages ​​are still different, they are simplified versions of Tigris after all, so it's not that difficult. But after getting to know each other, I can't speak it. After all, I don't have a natural electronic sound when I speak."

Han Zu made a little joke, but γ4 didn't seem to understand. Han Zu shrugged and didn't continue.