The Sapphire Princess Cruise sailed on the Andaman Sea, gradually sinking below the horizon, vanishing amidst the sea sparkling with stars.
On an island of the Andaman Sea, the four mbers of Lu Heng's team stood on the shore, watching the disappearing cruise ship.
Lin Zeyu asked in bewildernt, "Why not just kill this guy?"
After Lu Heng finished his business with Gordon Jacob, he got off the cruise ship and regrouped with his team.
Hearing Lin Zeyu's question, Xie Shi'en chuckled and said, "Killing this person is easy, but it's useless to kill him.
"Kill one Gordon Jacob, and another will stand up to take his place.
"The Ilemar Life Sciences Pharmaceutical Group operates over 260 companies and laboratories in more than 60 countries and regions around the world, with a total workforce exceeding 130,000 people.
"Killing a controlling shareholder of such a pharmaceutical consortium is useless.
"The Creator Organization can appoint soone else to take control of the consortium the next day.
"By then, we wouldn't even know who controlled by the Creator Organization.
"Right now, at least we know Gordon Jacob is a mber of the Creator Organization. We can infer the movents of the Creator Organization through him."
Lu Heng nodded in agreent, "Indeed, keeping him alive, we can better grasp the situation."
Lin Zeyu frowned in thought, asking, "Then what about the Superpower Potion? So friends I know have beco dependent on it."
Before he joined the team, he had always mingled in the circle of second generations from big Coastal families, and his friends were mostly scions of wealthy conglorates and power families.
Currently, the price of SPA Superpower Potion was often over ten million per dose, affordable only by these people.
Of course, this was the price within Da Xia; the price abroad was much cheaper.
Thus, this group sotis looked for proxies to purchase it, but the Superpower Potion had been listed as a prohibited drug, and getting caught ant heavy penalties.
Now, these people had started to popularize overseas tourism, injecting Superpower Potion in countries where it wasn't illegal.
In conclusion, many people Lin Zeyu knew from his old circle had beco dependent on Superpower Potion.
Previously, soone had even recomnded that he inject it together with them, but he rembered Lu Heng's words: inject Superpower Potion and you're out of the team.
Having been teammates for so long, he understood Lu Heng's character too well—he was unyielding in serious matters.
Therefore, he didn't dare touch the Superpower Potion, and after seeing Superpower Users who had injected it going mad and consuming human blood, he beca even more apprehensive.
Su Muyu had seriously studied the principle behind the developnt of dependence on Superpower Potion and its chanism of action was of the sa type as endorphins.
That's why she knew from a scientific standpoint why Superpower Potion should not be touched.
Upon hearing Lin Zeyu's query, she sighed, "This Superpower Potion, once used, basically ruins a person's life, there's practically no salvation."
Lin Zeyu felt a bit sentintal and asked, "Really, is there no way out at all?"
"Actually... it's not that there isn't any way at all." Lu Heng did know a few thods to solve the side effects of the Superpower Potion.
"What thods?" Lin Zeyu instantly beca curious.
Lu Heng held up two fingers and said, "Based on my understanding, there are two thods to solve the side effects of the Superpower Potion."
"What are they? Tell us!"
"The first thod, chanical transformation, like the Sikes Civilization did, transform the body into a machine to completely free oneself from the shackles of flesh, and thereby no longer be affected by the Superpower Potion." Lu Heng spread his hands as he presented this most straightforward thod.
After all, the effects of Superpower Potion still work on human cells, and the side effects are also present in cells.
If one removed all bodily cells, naturally, they would no longer be affected by the side effects.
chanical transformation could et this requirent.
Not only can chanical transformation resolve the side effects of Superpower Potion, but it also makes one immune to all drugs and viruses after the transformation—computer viruses not included.
"This..."
Lin Zeyu understood that this thod indeed could solve the side effects of the Superpower Potion, but by doing so, it was tantamount to abandoning one's body, and it was debatable whether one could still be considered human.
He pressed on, "What about the second thod?"
Xie Shi'en spoke with a smile, "The second thod is more difficult, but definitely can resolve the side effects of the Superpower Potion."
Lin Zeyu raised an eyebrow and gestured with his hand, "Okay, no need to say more, I know what it is."
From the mont Xie Shi'en opened his mouth, he knew what the thod was.
This thod was indeed very direct and effective: transform into a Witch Demon.
Becoming a Witch Demon ant giving up life, placing one's soul into a Life Protection Box, and naturally freeing the body from the constraints of cellular life.
The effect was similar to chanical transformation, making one directly immune to all drugs and viruses, with the added vulnerability to Holy Light Magic.
To summarize, in order to escape the side effects of Superpower Potion, one would have to give up their body, either die and beco an Undead or turn into a robot.
Comparatively, chanical transformation was easier to achieve; converting into a Witch Demon was far too difficult and hard to accomplish.
In fact.
In the past life, the proliferation of Superpower Potion caused many of the top Superpower Users great harm. As the peak of these Superpower Users passed, the side effects beca more and more apparent.
These Superpower Users began searching for ways to counter the side effects of Superpower Potion, and every possible thod was tried.
Of all, the most effective and most achievable thod was chanical transformation.
In the third year after the Abyss Descent, many high Combat Power Superpower Users who had injected Superpower Potion transford their bodies into chanical ones to reduce the impact of the side effects.
Undergoing chanical transformation indeed freed these Superpower Users from their dependence on Superpower Potion, but it also stripped them of the original characteristics of life.
To enhance their Combat Power within a chanical body, they could only improve by replacing with more powerful machinery, losing the ability to continually upgrade with life and thus reaching a standstill in Combat Power.
...
"Let's go. It's ti for us to head back."
Lu Heng mounted the chanical Tiger and flew into the sky, returning to Da Xia.
The other three also showcased their abilities and flew back together.
On the way.
Lu Heng rembered sothing and said, "Right, 013 asked about the Life Protection Box appearing in the Elf World, they suspect you... well, to be precise, they suspect that 027 has been summoned into the Elf World.
"I'm afraid your identity won't stay hidden much longer. The Black Iron Dwarf world and the Elf World have both seen 027. Using summoners from both worlds for cross-referencing, you will certainly beco suspect."
Xie Shi'en pondered for a mont and nodded, "I understand. My identity being exposed is only a matter of ti, I hope that before it is blown, I can obtain as high a combat power as possible."
Regarding this matter, Lu Heng had considered many redial asures over the past few days:
"The Creator Organization only knows that Augustus used a Life Protection Box, but they are not sure whether the one he used is the sa one you took.
"So, 027 being summoned to the Elf World is just a guess by the Creator Organization, without solid evidence.
"I was thinking the other day whether I should create the illusion that the Life Protection Box is still in 027's possession.
"If the Life Protection Box is still with 027, that would an the Life Protection Box used by Augustus isn't the one you took.
"But then, after thinking it over carefully, such an action would seem too deliberate and might arouse their suspicion even more."
Xie Shi'en nodded in agreent, "You're right to consider that we can't deliberately release this information. Let think of a way to have the Creator Organization work harder to trace the clues to the Life Protection Box, so it won't seem too contrived."
...
After returning to Coastal, Lu Heng trained the skill Thunderous Heavenly Prison for half a day to max its training level (3000/3000).
This skill had already been upgraded to B level a while ago and wasn't used frequently, so he hadn't specifically trained it before, which is why the training level is only being maxed now.
Upgrading a B-level skill requires 1500 points of Divine Energy.
After returning from the Elf World last ti, he received a reward of 3600 points of Divine Energy, and with the remaining points, he had a total of 3700 points, which was enough for the upgrade.
Lu Heng opened the Skill Lock for Thunderous Heavenly Prison, channeled 1500 points of Divine Energy, and rged it with the Energy Ball in the Skill Slot.
About ten minutes later, the two energies completely fused together, solidifying into a new Energy Ball.
Lu Heng closed the Skill Lock and then checked the skill information.
The skill "Thunderous Heavenly Prison" has been upgraded to "Thunder Force Field."
"Thunder Force Field"
[Skill Level: A-level]
[Skill Consumption: 120 Source Energy points]
[Skill Range: 20 ters in diater]
[Duration: 20 seconds]
[Skill Effect 1: Summon the Power of thunder and lightning to weave a field made of thunderous flashes within the targeted area, pulling all targets within the 20-ter range into the center of the Thunder Force Field. The Thunder Force Field constantly chops down thunder to strike targets within it, causing X Thunder Damage and carrying a Paralysis Effect. Thunder Damage = 3×spiritual power/second.]
[Skill Effect 2: The Spellcaster deals additional Thunder Damage when attacking within the Thunder Force Field. Thunder Damage = 3×spiritual power.]
Seeing the effects of the skill, Lu Heng's eyes lit up.
The skill had actually upgraded to a field-type skill.
The power of "Thunder Force Field" was much stronger than "Thunderous Heavenly Prison."
Not because of the first effect, but because of the second one.
The Spellcaster can deal additional Thunder Damage in the Thunder Force Field, and the damage numbers are sowhat terrifying.
This also ans that he could unleash a series of Fast Sword Stabs within the Thunder Force Field, instantly slash-slash-slash over a dozen tis, inflicting Thunder Damage each ti, capable of instantly taking down an opponent of the sa level.
...
The next day, Lu Heng received a ssage from Xie Shi'en to et up.
After eting, Xie Shi'en disclosed an important piece of intelligence.
"This is quite urgent, I ca over as soon as I got the ssage..."
Xie Shi'en hadn't even caught his breath when he first asked a question, "The biological technology data you gave to the Creator Organization, is there a problem with it?"
Regarding the secret of this piece of biological technology data, only three people knew: Lu Heng, Su Muyu, and one was the Xavier Matrix.
Lin Zeyu and Xie Shi'en were already teammates, but they didn't need to be inford of everything.
The biological technology data given to the Creator Organization, the fewer people who know the secret, the smaller the risk of a leak.
Xie Shi'en indeed didn't know what was hidden in this biological technology data, but he knew Lu Heng's character well.
At that ti, Xie Shi'en, also known as 027, was tasked with handing over the biological technology data.
Lu Heng clearly did not want to give away this data, but later he delivered it to the Creator Organization.
Xie Shi'en didn't need to ask to guess that there was definitely sothing off about the data.
When Lu Heng heard his question, he nodded, "Indeed, there is sothing wrong with it."
Xie Shi'en continued, "Will the secret be discovered?"
After so thought, Lu Heng replied, "Theoretically, no. Human technology levels won't detect the trap laid within the data."
Xie Shi'en frowned and asked, "Could the Sikes Civilization discover the trap in it?"
Lu Heng raised an eyebrow, "That... yes, provided it is the biological technology research unit within the Sikes Civilization."
Taking a deep breath, Xie Shi'en said, "Then this could be troubleso, soone from the Creator Organization has been summoned to the Sikes Civilization."
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