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...Indeed!
Energy absorption was still increasing tenfold!
Before even one breath was finished, the absorbed energy points had already surpassed the limit of the first absorption.
And, without stopping, it rapidly climbed to an even higher peak!
...Meanwhile, inside the fire, due to Qi Jun's absorption this time, an even more violent blaze suddenly erupted!
The already towering flames surged an absurd additional ten-odd meters!
The crackling and popping of burning materials scared the firefighters and rescue personnel, who had arrived immediately and begun to extinguish the fire, into scurrying away in terror.
But then, everyone realized that even after escaping to the original isolation zone, they could still feel immense heat and successive waves of heat.
In less than ten seconds, the surrounding crowd felt their skin being scorched.
The intense shared sensation made the onlookers no longer dare to stay, and they quickly turned and fled, fearing that a delay of even one second would mean being roasted alive on the spot.
Even the original fire and rescue personnel quickly fled with the crowd, wishing they had a few more legs to run faster...
The commotion on the other side of the isolation zone did not attract Qi Jun's attention.
Because Qi Jun discovered that his current spirit? Or rather, spiritual power? could actually attach itself to the energy diffused by the [Mutated Gem].
Although it couldn't change anything, Qi Jun felt like he had activated a mental radar, like he had learned Observation Haki; wherever the [Mutated Gem]'s energy passed, nothing could hide!
Qi Jun naturally noticed the changes in the fire.
In fact, Qi Jun also knew why!
Because this was the result of the [Mutated Gem]'s power sweeping through!
Qi Jun's will issued the command to absorb energy, and the [Mutated Gem] naturally had to execute it.
However, the inherent energy intensity of the fire itself was insufficient to meet the limit that Qi Jun's body, after its second enhancement, could withstand.
Therefore, while the [Mutated Gem]'s power was drawing fire energy from the blaze, it was also catalyzing the rapid burning of the combustibles!
Qi Jun clearly 'saw' that all the burning materials swept by the [Mutated Gem]'s power were burning at a speed as if a super fast-forward button had been pressed!
A mass of crude oil, roughly the size of a motorcycle, would normally burn for at least half an hour, right?
But now? Qi Jun clearly 'saw' it burn away in just one minute??? 0.0
The consequence, naturally, was a ferocious surge in the fire, even breaking through the [Mutated Gem]'s power's coverage and radiating outwards.
Terrifying!
Absolutely terrifying!
Even Qi Jun himself had not expected the [Mutated Gem] to resort to such a catalytic method.
The cause was simply Qi Jun's own desire to absorb energy quickly and in large quantities, that's all!
The first time absorbing fire energy, Qi Jun was the weaker party.
The second time absorbing fire energy, Qi Jun was an equal party.
The third time absorbing fire energy, Qi Jun was the powerful party.
When the burning of the fire couldn't keep up with the absorption of fire energy, then naturally, other methods were needed to catalyze the burning.
Although there would inevitably be some loss, who cared?!
...That's right, driving the [Mutated Gem] to actively absorb energy only required a thought.
Whatever Qi Jun thought, the [Mutated Gem] would naturally respond accordingly.
It's just that Qi Jun hadn't expected this response to be so terrifying!
However.
Qi Jun declared: I like it!
...Whoosh~~
Whoosh whoosh~~~~
At the same time, in the command center of the Triskelion headquarters building, the super-energy reaction alarm sounded once again!
"What's going on?"
Before the alarm could be shut off, Nick Fury, with his face once again darkened, appeared in the command center.
It must be said that as a former member of the rapid response team, Nick Fury had not lost his combat instincts!
"It's still the same exploding dock from before!"
Maria Hill, dressed sharply, introduced with a cold face.
Unlike Nick Fury, who oversaw the big picture, managed the entire S.H.I.E.L.D., and had countless matters to attend to, meaning he couldn't always be in the operational command center.
Maria Hill, although a deputy director, as the head of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s headquarters command and operational dispatch, clearly needed to be in the command room at all times, so she was perfectly clear about the source of the alarm.
"Just now, a Level 5 energy fluctuation suddenly erupted, almost equivalent to the intensity of a medium-range missile explosion!"
"According to on-site intelligence, the isolation zone two hundred meters away from the dock also suffered a powerful heatwave impact, with intense burning sensations!"
Her introductory words were cool and crisp; this was Maria Hill's style.
"You mean to say that this smuggling dock not only smuggled crude oil and 'washing powder' (drugs)."
"But also smuggled weapons?"