As Michael's thoughts stirred, the [mutated gem] immediately erupted with a power even greater than what Michael had felt before, enveloping the entire Fire!
"Holy crap!"
Although he realized that the stronger his own strength, the stronger the power the [mutated gem] would display.
But Michael still hadn't expected that after only two enhancements, the power diffused by the [mutated gem] could encompass the entire dock.
From before, when Michael could only absorb within a five-meter radius in front of him, to after two enhancements, it directly surged to be able to cover the entire dock?
What kind of amazing, what kind of incredible (voice cracking) power is this?!
...After a moment of shock, Michael immediately smiled so hard that wrinkles appeared~
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...As expected!
The energy absorption was still tenfold!
Before a single breath was even finished, the absorbed energy points had already broken through the upper limit of the first absorption.
And, without stopping, it quickly climbed to a new peak!
...Meanwhile, within the Fire, due to Michael's absorption this time, an even more violent Fire suddenly erupted!
The already towering flames ridiculously shot up another dozen meters!
The crackling and popping of burning materials scared the fire and rescue personnel, who had arrived immediately and started fighting the Fire, into running away in a panic.
But then, everyone discovered that even after fleeing to the original isolation zone, they could still feel immense heat and wave after wave of heat.
In less than ten seconds, the surrounding crowd felt their skin being scorched.
The immense shared sensation made the surrounding onlookers no longer dare to continue watching, and they quickly turned and fled, fearing that if they delayed even a second, they would be roasted alive on the spot.
Even the fire and rescue personnel, who were originally there, followed the crowd and quickly fled, wishing they had a few more legs to run faster...
The commotion on the other side of the isolation zone did not catch Michael's attention.
Because Michael discovered that his current spirit? Or rather, spiritual power? It could actually attach itself to the energy diffused by the mutated gem.
Although he couldn't change anything, Michael felt as if he had activated a brain radar, like he had learned Observation Haki; everything within the range of the mutated gem's energy had nowhere to hide!
Michael naturally noticed the changes in the Fire.
In fact, Michael also knew why!
Because this was the result of the mutated gem's power sweeping through and catalyzing it!
Michael's will gave the order to absorb energy, and the mutated gem naturally had to execute it.
However, the energy intensity of the Fire itself was insufficient to meet the limit that Michael's body, after his second enhancement, could withstand.
Therefore, while the mutated gem's power was drawing Fire energy from the Fire, it was also catalyzing the rapid burning of the combustibles!
Michael clearly 'saw' that the speed at which all the combustibles swept by the mutated gem's power burned was 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? Michael clearly 'saw' it burn away in one minute??? 0.0
The consequence, naturally, was that the Fire surged wildly, even breaking through the mutated gem's power's coverage area and radiating outwards.
Terrifying!
Simply terrifying!
Even Michael himself had not expected the mutated gem to employ such a catalytic method.
The reason was simply that Michael himself wanted to absorb energy quickly and in large quantities, that's all!
The first time he absorbed Fire energy, Michael was the weaker party.
The second time he absorbed Fire energy, Michael was the equal party.
The third time he absorbed Fire energy, Michael was the powerful party.
When the burning of the Fire could not keep up with the absorption of Fire energy, it naturally needed other means to catalyze the burning.
Although there would inevitably be some loss in this process, who cared?!
...That's right, driving the mutated gem to actively absorb energy only required a thought.
Whatever Michael thought, the mutated gem would naturally respond accordingly.
It's just that Michael didn't expect this response to be so terrifying!
However.
Michael said: I like it!
...Whoosh~~
Whoosh whoosh~~~~
At the same time, in the command center of the Triskelion headquarters building, a super-response alarm sounded once again!
"What's going on?"
Before the alarm could be shut off, Nick Fury, his face still dark, appeared in the command center.
It must be said that as a former member of the rapid response unit, Nick Fury had not lost his combat instincts!
"It's still the same exploded dock from before!"
Maria Hill, dressed smartly, 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, making it impossible for him to stay in the combat command center at all times.
Maria Hill, although the Deputy Director, as the chief person in charge of S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters' command, combat, and dispatch, clearly needed to be in the command room at all times, so she was naturally 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 a strong scorching sensation!"
Her introduction was cold and clear; this was Maria Hill's style.
"Are you saying that this smuggling dock not only smuggled crude oil and 'washing powder' (drugs)."
"But also smuggled weapons?" "But what does that have to do with us?"
"These matters are for the C1A, FB1, or even military intelligence!"
"But, since headquarters issued an alert, it must be because a super-powered event occurred, right?"
Taking a deep breath, Nick Fury felt inexplicably annoyed. Why was it this cursed place again?
"Speak!"
"What happened?"
Hill glanced at Black Egg, expressionless, lost in thought.
"That's precisely the reason!"
"Because, according to satellite detection, the explosion that erupted in the dock, equivalent to a medium-range missile, quickly stopped spreading its energy, as if someone had intercepted the dissipated energy."
"Furthermore, it's weakening rapidly and in large quantities! As if it's being absorbed!"
"According to relevant experts' calculations, based on the energy reduction trend, if it's man-made, the fire at the dock will be extinguished very soon."