71: The spaceship's energy core has been gnawed on!
On the screen, streams of Data flashed by rapidly. Everything appeared normal.
"See? I told you it was fine. You were just scaring yourself." The soldier curled his lip, preparing to close the log.
Suddenly, his pupils constricted sharply! He saw that among the countless normal Data streams, one extremely inconspicuous line of Data had undergone a bizarre change!
【 'heart of the thunder god' Energy Output Power: 99.9998% ... 99.9997% ... 99.9996% ... 】
The energy output was decreasing... at an extremely faint, yet continuous rate!
"Holy sh*t!" The soldier exclaimed, rubbing his eyes, thinking he had misread it.
"Damn it! What are you screaming about?!" The other soldier was startled by him.
"You... come look! The energy! The output of the energy core is dropping!"
"What?!"
Hearing this, the other soldier's expression changed drastically, and he leaned in. When he saw the numbers constantly flickering on the screen, cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.
The 'heart of the thunder god' was the exclusive energy core of the Seventh Fleet's flagship and one of the crystals of the Federation's highest technology!
Its energy output was as stable as the Laws of the Universe! Let alone dropping, even the eighth decimal place could not possibly fluctuate!
But now... it was actually dropping!
Although the speed was as slow as a crawling turtle, it was truly, undeniably decreasing!
"What... the hell is going on?!"
"Could it be... that the core has malfunctioned?!"
"Impossible! The 'heart of the thunder god' has a design lifespan of three thousand years! It has been in service for less than fifty years!"
The two of them were completely panicked.
If the commander found out that the energy core they were responsible for guarding had developed a problem, their heads would be twisted off and kicked like balls!
"Quick! Report it immediately!"
"No! Wait! Don't report it yet! Let's go inside and check it ourselves!"
One of the soldiers was slightly calmer.
"What if it's just a sensor malfunction? If we report it now, aren't we just asking for death?"
"Right, right, right! That makes sense!"
After deliberating, the two immediately decided to enter the core room themselves to investigate.
Trembling, they entered a series of complex passwords on the console, followed by double verification of their irises and genes.
"Rumble..."
The thick alloy door slowly opened. A breath of pure energy, a hundred times denser than the outside, rushed toward them.
However, neither of them was in the mood to feel this energy. Their eyes were fixed on the center of the room.
There, a huge blue sphere of light was suspended. That was the 'heart of the thunder god'!
On the surface of the sphere, countless mysterious energy runes were slowly flowing. Everything looked the same as usual, without any abnormalities.
"See, I told you, the sensor must be broken." A soldier breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's not right..."
The other soldier, however, furrowed his brows tightly, feeling that something was wrong. He slowly walked forward and circled the 'heart of the thunder god'.
Suddenly, his footsteps stopped on the back side of the light sphere. His body froze. The blood drained from his face at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"You... come here quickly..." His voice was trembling.
"What is it now? Always jumping at shadows." The companion walked over impatiently.
Then, he also froze. The two stood there like statues, dumbfounded, with their mouths wide open and eyes widened like copper bells!
What did they see?
On the smooth, mirror-like surface of the 'heart of the thunder god', there actually... actually appeared a tiny, tiny tooth mark?!
No!
Not just one! It was a dense, row after row, neatly arranged... little tooth marks?!
It was as if... as if something was lying on this energy core, which represented the pinnacle of the Federation's technological crystallization... and was... nibbling on it like an apple?!
"Ghost... it's a ghost!!!" A shrill, distorted scream tore through the silence of the energy center!
And at this moment.
The so-called "ghost" was lying on the other side of the 'heart of the thunder god', nibbling away happily.
The Data stream that Su Jue had transformed into immediately reverted to a physical form after entering the energy core. Looking at the huge "blue jelly" in front of him, he was almost drooling.
【Ding! Detected top-tier energy source of the Universe: heart of the thunder god (Grade 10)!】
【Effect: Formed by the Fusion of 'Thunder God Crystal' and 'Void Realm Core', containing majestic Thunder-type and Space-type Law Origins, with extremely high energy purity!】
【Devour Suggestion: Although the energy is violent, it has miraculous effects on the Host's 'Intermediate Datafied Dragon Body'! Highly recommended! Immediately! Right now! Start eating!】
Seeing this suggestion, how could Su Jue resist? He pounced directly, opened his mouth, and took a bite.
"Mmm—!!!"
An indescribable deliciousness instantly exploded on his taste buds!
The pure, extreme Thunder-type energy felt like countless little electric snakes dancing wildly in his mouth, bringing a tingling sensation of pleasure!
And that Space power made his Divine Soul feel as if it were floating, incredibly light!
It was so delicious!
A hundred times better than that 【Void Realm Jellyfish Neuron】!
Su Jue squinted his eyes in happiness, like a kitten that had stolen a dried fish.
He lay on the 'heart of the thunder god', taking one bite after another.
【Ding! Absorbed 'heart of the thunder god' Origin energy! 'Thunder-type Law' affinity + 0.1%!】
【Ding! Absorbed 'heart of the thunder god' Origin energy! 'Space Law' affinity + 0.1%!】
【Ding! 'Intermediate Datafied Dragon Body' EXP + 0.5%!】
【Ding! Obtained 'Energy Points': 1,200,000 points!】
The System's notification sounds echoed in his mind one after another, like a screen flood.
Su Jue felt like he was going to heaven with pleasure.
Was this really a life-or-death assassination mission?
This was clearly a vacation!
"Cheap mom, I wronged you."
"You really are a great person!"
In his heart, Su Jue silently gave Elizabeth a "nice guy" card.
Just as he was nibbling away happily, he heard the conversation of the two soldiers from outside the door.
Su Jue rolled his eyes, immediately transformed into a Data form, and quietly moved to the other side of the 'heart of the thunder god'.
Then, he saw the two soldiers looking as if they had seen a ghost, terrified, and finally scrambling out.
Su Jue curled his lip.
"So inexperienced."
He transformed back into his physical form, ready to continue his "gluttonous feast".
However, just at this moment.
"Beep—beep—beep—"
A piercing alarm suddenly resounded throughout the entire energy center!
Immediately after, Zhao Wuji's furious roar spread throughout the entire warship via the internal communication System!
"Trash! A bunch of trash!"
"You didn't even know the energy core was invaded?!"
"Seal off Sector B-7 immediately! Do not let a single fly escape!"
"All combat squads! Head to the energy center immediately! Drag that damn rat out for me and crush it!"
"Quick! Quick! Quick!"