Chapter 606 - 517: The Price of Gaining Power (Content Not Easily Divided, Merged into One - )_2

Chen Hanzhou scratched his head with a bitter expression and shook his head, saying, "I really don’t know; this information was shared with me by that energy."

"Okay, how about the liquefied gas zombie, where is its special device?" Zhang Su continued to ask.

Chen Hanzhou tapped his own head and said, "I sensed its special energy device inside its skull. Actually, I can’t even be sure if it was I who sensed it, or if the energy sensed it and then conveyed the information to me..."

Everything matched, Zhang Su nodded quietly. So far, it seemed that Chen Hanzhou hadn’t concealed anything from him, which was a good sign.

"If it shares information with you, can you communicate with it?"

According to Zhang Su’s understanding, it should be possible, yet surprisingly, Chen Hanzhou shook his head.

"I keep trying to communicate with it, but it’s hit or miss. The success rate is very low, maybe ten percent at most, nine times out of ten there’s no response. I don’t know if it’s being aloof or just can’t understand my intentions.

By the way, when I was fighting with the liquefied gas zombie before, it was very responsive. I asked it to give me power, and it readily did, enveloping my entire body in an instant, but it became much thinner. I suspect that if it grows, it could make me very powerful...

Furthermore, I feel this guy is very opportunistic. When there are benefits involved, it’s more active, but otherwise, it’s very indifferent!"

Chen Hanzhou was very proactive in thinking and analyzing, as this was a personal matter, so it caught his particular attention.

"Your analysis is quite reliable. In any case, this energy... let’s just call it energy; as long as it doesn’t control your thoughts and spirit, I think it’s harmless to use it a bit. What do you think?"

Zhang Su probed, intending to see what Chen Hanzhou really thought.

Chen Hanzhou looked contemplative, furrowing his brow and said, "Brother Su, that’s exactly what I’m worried about! I don’t know if this energy will, after it grows, provide me with stronger power, but there could be other changes... If it gets bigger and can erase my thoughts, that would be terrible!"

Zhang Su nodded quietly; he thought Chen Hanzhou had been lost in the joy of gaining power, but in fact, he hadn’t, and he’d even considered a lot.

"At least there are no signs of that just yet, right?" Zhang Su comforted him, continuing to discuss, "The power this energy provides you, can you call on it anytime you want?"

"Hmm..."

In the darkness, Chen Hanzhou closed his eyes to gather his thoughts, then swung his mechanical prosthetic limb, whipping up a gust of wind with tremendous force.

"Yes, Brother Su, I’m getting more adept at calling on the power. Just now, I didn’t even relay a message to it, just a thought, and my arm’s strength was enhanced!"

"Try once more."

In the pitch-black room, Zhang Su gestured to Chen Hanzhou’s legs with the glowing tip of his cigarette.

"Alright! Oh oh ah..." Without saying a word, Chen Hanzhou continued to try. About two or three seconds later, he bent his knees and jumped, leaping a meter high, his head almost touching the ceiling, scaring him into quickly bending down, only to lose balance in mid-air!

Zhang Su stepped forward, extending an arm to support Chen Hanzhou, then took a deep drag of his cigarette, put out the cigarette butt, and said, "Looks like this energy isn’t acting out of line for now, and you’re benefiting from it. I suggest you hold off on letting it grow and see if there are any adverse effects. If everything remains normal, it can serve as backup power for you, moving where needed, very nice!"

"I think that’s great too!"

Chen Hanzhou wholeheartedly agreed with Zhang Su’s perspective, but then hesitated and said, "But... Brother Su, it’s always transmitting information to me, urging me to devour mutated zombies, just like... having a smoking habit, very annoying."

Zhang Su shrugged, "That’s the price of gaining power, right? If it’s only limited to that, I think it’s completely manageable."

"I suppose so..." Chen Hanzhou nodded reluctantly.

Zhang Su stood up and walked over to Chen Hanzhou, patting him on the shoulder with a smile, "I’m glad you can be honest about these things with me. Appreciate the present more, worry less about the future; overthinking the unknown can be exhausting. Take it one step at a time."

These were words meant to comfort a companion; Zhang Su himself was always contemplating the future. It was one of his duties, no choice.

Chen Hanzhou extinguished the cigarette butt on his mechanical prosthetic and smiled, "I understand, Brother Su. Alas, even with this external power, I still can’t compare to you and Sakura. It really is a bit discouraging."

Thinking back to the previous battle, Chen Hanzhou forced a smile. Feeling the surge of power, he truly believed he could turn the tides, but in the end, he was defeated. Watching Zhang Su’s swift strike from the sidelines, he realized the gap between them was still significant in speed, strength, reactions, and anticipation—multi-dimensional and multi-directional differences!

"Everyone has their path, you’re already amazing, and you’ll become even more formidable in the future, I have faith in you!"

Zhang Su encouraged Chen Hanzhou while subtly hinting that he wasn’t the only one with extraordinary encounters in this world.

"Yes! Brother Su, with you leading us, we’ll surely be better off in the future!"

Chen Hanzhou also grasped the implied meaning behind Zhang Su’s words, showing a determined smile, hoping he could continually improve.

The two walked out of the room and looked up to see Zheng Xinyu and the others at the end of the corridor, clearly waiting for them.

"Honey, this walkie-talkie, Ding Wei from Absolute Justice is looking for Liao Youzhi..."

As Zhang Su and Chen Hanzhou approached, Zheng Xinyu handed over a walkie-talkie with a peculiar expression.