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Chapter 444 Energy Liquefaction

Meros slowly paced around Earl's body, carefully observing the changes that were taking place in him.

In that short time, Earl's body shrank visibly under his gaze.

His original height of over 1.8 meters had shrunk considerably, and he was almost the same size as the insect that Meros was holding in his arms.

Just as the tubular object began to bulge again, as if a python were trying to devour a large creature, it suddenly bulged from one spot and then moved rapidly toward the center, channeling the energy into the insect's body.

Meros struck like lightning, his movements so fast that no one could react in time.

With a flick of his arm, his fingers shot out like lightning, gleaming with a dark light, and touched the bulge.

"Sizzle—"

A sharp sound suddenly rang out, like the sound of a balloon being punctured and deflating.

The protruding part of the tubular object deflated instantly, like a punctured balloon, and the energy inside gushed out like a flood bursting its banks.

These energies glowed with a faint red light, like fireflies being released and dancing freely in the air.

However, Meros was clearly prepared, as he somehow produced a jar.

The jar looked ordinary, but the moment the energy came into contact with it, it seemed to be under a spell, all rushing wildly into the jar.

The jar seemed to possess an irresistible attraction, firmly drawing all the energy into it.

Once this energy enters the jar, it becomes like a tamed wild beast, obediently quieting down.

The gaseous energy, which was almost invisible before, changed rapidly after entering the jar, turning into a transparent liquid with a faint red glow, swaying inside the jar like a captive spirit.

"Bah————"

The sound of the leaking air was amplified several times over, sounding particularly jarring in the otherwise quiet environment, like the roar of some terrifying creature.

The insect seemed to sense danger, so much so that its movements became unusually rapid.

It began to wriggle frantically and forcefully retract all the tubular structures, trying to quickly pull them all back into its body.

However, things did not go so smoothly.

Although the other tubular objects were successfully retrieved, the tube that had been secretly inserted into Lin Xiyue's body seemed to be firmly held by something in its perception, and no matter how hard it tried, it could not pull it out smoothly.

"Hiss—Aww—"

Suddenly, the insect let out a piercing scream, a sound that sent chills down one's spine.

Immediately afterwards, it made an astonishing decision without hesitation—it actively severed the tentacle that had been grabbed.

While Meros was still focused on collecting energy, the insect seized the opportunity to quickly break off Earl's arm, then burrowed into the ground like lightning and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

"What happened?"

Lin Xiyue stood there, her body trembling slightly, her voice revealing obvious fear.

Because her eyes were covered and she couldn't see anything, the various sounds coming from around her made her feel extremely uneasy.

In this pitch-black, unknown environment, her heart was filled with fear and doubt.

"It's nothing, that thing got away."

"Meros said expressionlessly."

Then, his gaze fell on the energy canister in his hand. The canister was already more than half full of energy, which shimmered with a faint light, as if to say that it was not ordinary water.

Meros looked at the energy with satisfaction, then turned his attention to the fleeing insect.

After he realized that the thing had run away quickly, he didn't have time to chase after it.

Then, without hesitation, he reached out and grabbed Earl's body, which had shrunk to the size of a kitten.

Earl's body looked like a larger SD doll in Meros's hands.

Meros gripped Earl's body tightly, then tossed it into the energy tank like trash.

The moment Earl's body entered the jar, it seemed to be drawn by a powerful force and quickly reverted to its most primitive form—the form of energy.

Its body, originally only the size of a kitten, quickly collapsed and disintegrated inside the jar, reverting to its most basic form.

It mixed with the other energy liquids in the jar, creating a strange spectacle.

The energy liquid churned around Earl's body, as if welcoming its return.

"Okay, is it ready?"

Lin Xiyue's voice sounded somewhat abrupt in the silence, as if it had broken some kind of balance.

She tensed up, listening intently to the sounds around her, but all was silent; even the continuous whirring of the balloons deflating had vanished without a trace.

"Are you done?"

Lin Xiyue's heart pounded faster and faster. She took a deep breath to calm herself down, and then cautiously asked again.

This time, her voice rose slightly, but it still betrayed a hint of unease.

Just then, a soft sound of footsteps approached from afar.

Lin Xiyue's body tensed suddenly, and she stared wide-eyed at the direction from which the sound came.

Melos walked up to Lin Xiyue, his movements gentle and slow, as if afraid of disturbing something.

He first reached out and grasped the tentacle that was still faithfully carrying out his commands, then gently loosened the broken tube from the tentacle's entanglement.

After completing this series of actions, Meros did not collect the energy from Earl's body in a jar as he had done before.

Instead, he became unusually cautious, carefully extending his little finger and slowly blocking the broken end of the tubular object.

The moment the little finger touched the broken end, something unexpected happened—the little finger suddenly turned into a tiny tentacle!

The tiny tentacle deftly burrowed into the tube, gently touching the energy within.

As the tentacle trembled slightly, a faint light suddenly appeared at its tip.

Although the light was faint, it was particularly striking inside the tube.

Then, an even more astonishing scene unfolded: the energy that had been blocked in the tube began to flow slowly in the opposite direction, as if propelled by an invisible force, and was eventually pushed back into Lin Xiyue's body.

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