"Elder, please rest assured."
"No one understands Thunder Messenger better than we do! It's our colleague, after all."
Beside the altar, Wolf in Water patted his chest in assurance. Yet his expression was somewhat unnatural. While making grand promises to the elders, he opened a private channel to the Scientific Research Team.
"Emergency, emergency, emergency! Send help, now!"
On the altar, the dark-gold Thunder Messenger stood silently, a decayed stillness seeping from the cracks across its surface.
"What are we supposed to do with this? Its energy is depleted... Is there some kind of power bank we can just plug into it?"
The other three had already gathered around, examining the Divine Statue at close range.
Light in the Night circled Thunder Messenger twice, then reached out and knocked on its dark-gold shell, producing a dull thud.
"Don't mess around. Let the professionals take a look."
Bro Don't activated the livestream function on the system panel, directly connecting to the Dragon Kingdom Research Team far away in Lobar Bronchus and beginning an "expert consultation" across an immeasurable distance.
On the other end of the screen, Ci Beili and numerous Capital University scholars stood gathered before the display, watching the transmitted footage intently.
"This..."
Great Love Heavenly Venerable took one look and said with certainty, "All the Psionic Circuits are depleted, but none are damaged? That's a little strange."
"Zoom in on the crack in its chest. Let me see inside."
Bro Don't hurriedly did as told. Once magnified, they could clearly see that Thunder Messenger's flesh had cracked apart inch by inch, presenting a terrifying sight.
Builder Bumaro rapidly calculated the parameters. "We've conducted similar experiments. The flesh tissue is almost entirely shattered, but the Psionic Circuits are exceptionally resilient and merely depleted. It's like an over-discharged capacitor. It's completely