Director Song was indeed in a very bad state.
When Cui Da had teleported here earlier, they could still hear his groans of pain. But at some point, he had fallen silent. Only when they got close could they hear his ragged breathing.
It was hardly surprising that Director Song had ended up like this. By conventional understanding, gaining such tremendous power at no cost was what truly made no sense.
A few aftereffects were perfectly normal.
"We should take off the Exoskeleton. At this rate, its weight alone will crush him to death." Xu Er offered the suggestion from the side, but his hands moved even faster than his mouth.
In truth, given the Deep Blue Walker Exoskeleton's design standards, it should never have caused secondary injury to its operator at a time like this. The problem was that this Exoskeleton belonged to their squad. If it stayed strapped to a dead man, then even if they peeled it off afterward, he would still find it disgusting.
Raven stepped closer but did not stop him. She watched Xu Er remove the Exoskeleton, revealing Director Song inside, who had slipped into a semi-conscious state.
Under the dark night sky, this possibly most unfortunate smuggler in Xia City today had his eyes half-open. He showed no obvious reaction to the sounds around him, maintaining only his heavy breathing to remind everyone that he was still alive.
Perhaps because he was exhaling so violently, the air around Director Song had grown much hotter, more stifling than the rest of the beach.
"His skin seems to have darkened."
Xu Er had noticed it while removing the Exoskeleton. Large black patches had appeared across Director Song's exposed skin, linking together into broad swaths. Usually, this indicated severe damage to the subcutaneous tissue and even