Special Energy Conversion System

Special Energy Conversion System

"Is it good?" Luo Meiyue asked Hong Mo curiously.

"You can try it yourself." Hong Mo answered coldly and continued putting another piece of meat into his mouth. Before long, he had eaten more than twenty pounds of snake meat. The cold, foul-smelling flesh was broken down into energy by his powerful digestive system the moment it entered his stomach, replenishing what his body needed.

Besides the biological energy ordinary people required, the energy provided by the snake meat was transformed through some unknown process into electricity, which was stored within every one of Hong Mo's cells.

Luo Meiyue hesitated while Hong Mo kept feeding snake meat into his mouth without pause. In truth, aside from its strange flavor, foul smell, and terrible taste, the meat was far better than ordinary food in terms of energy. Regular food simply could not supply the immense electrical current within Hong Mo's body.

"Eat. It doesn't seem to be poisonous. Of course, it might just have no effect on me," Hong Mo said as he looked at the hesitant Luo Meiyue.

"I'll pass." In the end, Luo Meiyue chose to give up.

Time slowly passed as Hong Mo kept eating snake meat. Perhaps because he had eaten so much, or perhaps because he had grown accustomed to it, he could now ignore the foul stench and strange taste.

"Someone's coming," Luo Meiyue suddenly said.

"Hm?"

"On the way here, I activated part of the surveillance system. Of course, the real surveillance system isn't located here, but I can still learn some things." Luo Meiyue pointed at the faintly flickering red light in the distance.

"Let's go. Let's see who our enemy really is." Hong Mo finally stopped eating the snake meat. By then, a large portion of the giant python was gone. Judging by volume, Hong Mo had probably eaten several hundred pounds of snake meat. It could only be said that his digestive ability was far too powerful. The snake meat was digested and broken down the instant it entered his stomach; otherwise, there was no way his belly could have held it all.

Luo Meiyue was no longer surprised by how much snake meat Hong Mo had eaten. This was no secret at all. Espers converted energy differently from ordinary people. The stronger the esper, the more they ate, because only enough food could be converted into enough energy. Some capable nations were already developing special food specifically for espers. Such food was known for its high energy content, though its taste was probably nothing to write home about.

At that moment, a special forces squad appeared in the hall, armed to the teeth with all kinds of high-tech weapons.

"Captain, no bodies were found in the elevator, but we found some bloodstains," a special forces soldier reported after inspecting the crushed elevator.

"Mm, understood. The target really isn't ordinary. Everyone be careful. Our orders are to kill on sight, regardless of the cost." The captain stepped forward to inspect the blood on the ground, then waved his hand and had his teammates close in as they cautiously advanced toward Sub-Nest Six.

As they passed a laboratory, Luo Meiyue stopped and turned on a computer. After her fingers flew across the keys, several images appeared on the screen, most showing corners of various laboratories. The images changed several times before one finally showed the enemy.

Hong Mo leaned over to take a look, then glanced at Luo Meiyue. "Judging by their gear, are they special forces?" Hong Mo had never seen real special forces. Although there was plenty of talk about them online, he did not truly understand them. Still, in many novels, special forces were always formidable, and many were even the protagonists themselves.

"They should be, but I don't know what organization they belong to." Luo Meiyue operated the computer again, enlarging the image of one special forces soldier and revealing a small insignia on his shoulder.

If even Luo Meiyue did not know what faction they belonged to, then Hong Mo had even less chance of knowing.

"Although we don't know what organization they belong to, they're obviously very strong. See that? It's a new type of high-energy sniper rifle. I heard it uses a new power system, and a single bullet is comparable to an old rocket round. Piercing a one-centimeter-thick steel plate wouldn't be a problem. And these are definitely new thermal weapons as well. We don't know their exact effects, but we absolutely can't underestimate them." Luo Meiyue brought up another image. One of the special forces soldiers had a long sniper rifle slung across his back, along with several strange items at his waist.

"You know this much about weapons too?" Hong Mo asked in surprise.

"I wouldn't call it expertise. I just know a little. Ever since a few years ago, mutated creatures gradually began appearing before the public. Ordinary firearms couldn't inflict fatal damage on them, so these new weapons appeared."

So that was how it was? Hong Mo glanced at the giant python behind him and gained some understanding. Taking that python as an example, ordinary thermal weapons definitely could not kill it. Handguns went without saying; even weapons like AK-47s probably would not have much effect.

"Espers are indeed powerful, but they don't have much of an advantage when facing well-armed special forces. You need to understand that the greatest difference between humans and animals is that humans use weapons." Luo Meiyue raised a finger to her lips and lectured Hong Mo.

Hong Mo understood that principle as well. He nodded, accepting Luo Meiyue's goodwill. After looking at the woman, he spoke. "Are you coming with me, or staying here? Let me make this clear first—if you come, I won't go out of my way to protect you."

Luo Meiyue smiled at his words, her smile utterly bewitching. "Then I won't go. Good luck." With that, Luo Meiyue walked off to one side.

Neither the awakened Hong Mo nor the suddenly invading special forces were the original owners of this place. Perhaps to make movement easier, all the research institute's defensive measures had been shut down. Now, Hong Mo and the unknown enemy could rely only on their own strength.

Their destination was Sub-Nest Six, the very sub-nest Hong Mo and Luo Meiyue had visited earlier. Familiar with the route, Hong Mo returned to the hall and cautiously followed in that direction.

Something had gone wrong with his esper field, leaving him unable to detect enemy information from afar, and Hong Mo felt somewhat restrained. Luo Meiyue was right: the greatest difference between humans and animals was that humans used tools. Even the legendary gods, demons, immortals, and the like rarely fought barehanded. Hong Mo did not let down his guard in the slightest for the battle ahead.

Still, no matter what, they were ordinary people. As long as he was fast enough to evade their high-tech weapons, he could kill them easily.

Hong Mo moved faster and faster, strands of electric current surging through his body.