I Am Cultivating in the Apocalypse-Chapter 874 - 964: Obtaining the Latest Energy Crystal with Old Zhou
"Stop boasting at this level, our lives are what matter."
"I beg you, let’s have Old Zhou do it instead. It’s not that I don’t trust Captain Jing Shu—" Eh, damn it, I just don’t trust Captain Jing Shu, boo hoo.
Meanwhile, the swamp, which had previously shown no sign of dark energy, now felt to Jing Shu like a flood of dark energy pouring out.
The originally murky sea of rotten corpse insects was now full of dazzling yellow-orange specks!
So, the true dark energy on this island was hidden within the collapsed mega pit!
The mega pit was extremely dangerous!
The Sky Pit in the island’s central interior was getting larger and deeper, as the surrounding swamp’s rotten corpse insect bodies poured frantically toward the center, seemingly trying to fill the collapsed area.
At this moment, Jing Shu had Xiao Wei’s insects desperately climbing the slope forward, even though the area with dark energy was right in the middle, but she felt it was extremely dangerous!
"As soon as the insects got close to the Sky Pit, they lost all life signs, their bodies quickly withered and aged. Looks like I can only send the rotten mermaids."
Fortunately, there was a lot of white energy in the space, allowing her to instantly generate a number of rotten mermaids, which could carry her specially-made steel cord as a medium, enabling Jing Shu to absorb dark energy from a great distance directly.
When the rotten mermaids reached the Sky Pit, they emitted painful wails, their flesh visibly rotting and withering. However, since they were essentially dark energy themselves and had tough skin, they could withstand it for a while.
Using the rotten mermaids as long-range mediums, Jing Shu began to madly absorb new dark energy from where the rotten mermaids were, seeming to have the ability to rapidly age, wither, and turn any life forms near them into fertilizer.
Ten minutes was the limit for the rotten mermaids, and ultimately the first batch all turned into withered nutrients, disappearing into the Sky Pit. The second batch of rotten mermaids immediately continued to collect—
Jing Shu’s harvest was enormous, collecting a total of several cubic meters of energy.
"Old Zhou, I discovered the dark energy beneath the Sky Pit in the island’s central interior, beneath the rotten corpse insect fertilizer is a swath of orange energy. I just used special means to extract quite a bit, but—the closer to the center, the more terrifying the energy radiation. The insects I just sent up all withered and died."
Jing Shu reported regrettably. There should be a crystal in the central area, but having already gathered all the dark energy crystals encountered so far, she didn’t want to give up this one.
Sadly, the rotten mermaids withered before even getting close, and drones couldn’t get below the Sky Pit, likely getting submerged as soon as they entered the swamp.
Perhaps only the Spiritual Spring could counteract the withering force; should she consume more to cultivate a few rotten mermaids to get the crystal? Though the cost would be a bit high...
"Miss Jing, wait for it, I’ll come find you! If there’s crystal energy, we must acquire it, tell me the location."
Soon, Old Zhou, who was on his way, came towards Jing Shu’s escape location. Old Zhou’s fighter jet was lowered from the sky, finally reuniting with Jing Shu and her team.
Old Zhou held a specially-made box, "This is to prevent special energy from leaking. The helicopter can’t get any closer, so you’ll have to get your insects closer to the center ground, I have a way to get the crystal."
Since Old Zhou said so, Jing Shu nodded, "Old Zhou, I’ll go with you, let them continue to escape."
"Alright."
Jing Shu rode one of the rotten mermaids with Old Zhou, heading to the Sky Pit’s center.
Old Zhou teased, "Miss Jing, you really have some good stuff, these dark new beings are rotten mermaids, right? They emerged in Wu City’s Mudstone Flow Sea years ago, didn’t expect to see them again today."
Jing Shu laughed without saying much. Some things were best left unspoken, she had many hidden tricks up her sleeve and wasn’t worried about exposing one or two. Old Zhou didn’t know that there used to be countless rotten mermaids in the mudslide, all now in her possession. They wouldn’t die without food, surviving on soil alone.
Knowing this would probably make him turn green with envy.
Approaching the center, Jing Shu felt her skin drying, knowing she’d reached the radiation zone and immediately stopped.
Old Zhou gathered his mind, focusing intently.
After half a minute, suddenly, Old Zhou spat a mouthful of blood, his face turning unusually pale.
Meanwhile, Old Zhou’s hand now held an orange crystal the size of a fist. He quickly put it into the special box.
But it seemed not to work completely; should’ve helped but didn’t fully stop it!
Old Zhou’s hands rapidly withered, and even Jing Shu felt her blood being drained, breathing became difficult, and it felt like the air vanished.
In an instant, Jing Shu snatched Old Zhou’s small box, put it into her larger suitcase, then shoved it into the rotten mermaid’s mouth, in that moment, transferring the box to the space.
Both Jing Shu and Old Zhou gasped for air, and Jing Shu immediately drank a drop of the Spiritual Spring, the soothing sensation coursing through her, restoring her body to its former peak.
Her stomach wasn’t hungry, proving the Spiritual Spring’s effects had fully taken hold. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
Jing Shu also gave Old Zhou a sip of water mixed with two drops of the Spiritual Spring. Instantly, Old Zhou’s previously withered and lifeless hands sprang back to vitality, the rotting death sensation vanished.
Apart from a slightly pale face, he was restored to how he felt before.
Old Zhou opened his mouth, saying just one line: "Miss Jing, this remedy of yours is not bad, keep it hidden well, don’t take it out again. Today, this old man owes you a favor, otherwise, these hands would be ruined."
"Old Zhou, what are you saying? If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have got this crystal." Before Jing Shu could finish, perhaps missing that crucial crystal, the entire Sky Pit churned violently, massive swamp waves surged forth.
"Run quickly!! The Sky Pit is going crazy!"
Old Zhou simply instructed, "Be sure to secure the crystal! Let’s go!"
The two were tossed around like ants in a vast sea, finally, Jing Shu catching up with the main force with Zhou.
"Captain, Hao Yunlai took several teams of insects to gather energy! Should we wait for him?" Tank asked anxiously.
Jing Shu shook her head, "Ignore him for now, he’s got family for protection, not so easy to die, let’s save the others first."
Originally, Jing Shu planned to use the Spiritual Spring for rescue, but now with the orange energy, a blade made from it didn’t need much force, merely grazing the swamp severed the glue-like adhesion it had like that of 502 glue.
