(My daughter is almost five, and I really did get divorced. She'll be starting elementary school next September... It feels like she's growing up so, so fast. Just like Mecha Wars Infinite, which has been with everyone for such a long, long time, and everyone has also been with Yi Zui for such a long, long time. Yi Zui feels that I should work even harder. Mm.)
When Xiao Ran woke again, another three days had already passed. But unlike usual, he did not wake with a splitting headache. It was more like he had enjoyed a deep, full night's sleep. Aside from feeling somewhat weak, he showed no other abnormal reactions.
Although Xiao Ran had held out for a very, very long time during the battle, perhaps it was because his preparations had been sufficient from the beginning. He had spread GN Particles across an extremely vast area in advance, allowing the particles to drive the expansion of his consciousness rather than forcing his consciousness to drive the particles' spread. The difference in consumption was immense.
Moreover, when Xiao Ran activated Quantum Assimilation, he had still been in relatively good condition. He merely used his own abilities to naturally control the GN Particles. Although the expenditure had been substantial, it had not reached the point where he needed to devote all of his energy to it.
What had truly exhausted Xiao Ran was the period after entering the Quantum Assimilation state. Resisting the temptation brought by that power and fending off the impact of that information consumed even more energy and had a greater effect on his mind. The two stacking together placed an utterly terrifying burden on him. This burden targeted Xiao Ran's mind—or rather, his soul—more than his Mental Power, which had been continuously recovering and depleting.