Ghost Island.
The underground base.
Inside Kimura Kazuhiko's room.
Qian set down the book in his hand, his brows tightly furrowed as he sank into thought.
Time passed, second by second.
Only after a long while did the tension between his brows gradually ease.
Qian opened the book again, looked at the contents, and muttered, "Sure enough, learning any kind of knowledge can't be done overnight."
By now, nearly three hours had passed since he had successfully infiltrated the base.
During this time, his Shadow Clones had dealt with every unstable factor, and he had also obtained what he wanted from Kimura Kazuhiko.
Fortunately, Kimura Kazuhiko had the habit of casually recording experimental data.
With that, plus some of the books he usually studied, it was already enough for Qian to summarize the knowledge related to human modification that he needed.
Because of that, Qian no longer needed to keep him alive and find a way to extract knowledge from his mind.
At that thought, Qian glanced toward the corner of the room.
There, another person could still be seen lying on the ground.
It was none other than Kimura Kazuhiko.
Without the slightest hesitation, Qian stepped forward and used the Chakra Absorption Technique, pressing his hand against the man's chest.
In the span of a breath, the other man's chakra was drained dry by him, followed immediately by his Spirit Energy and Body Energy.
And as these energies flowed away, his life also rapidly reached its end. Only after he had completely lost all signs of life did Qian withdraw his palm.
Feeling the sudden surge of chakra within his body, Qian nodded in satisfaction.
Then he raised his hands to form seals and used a ninjutsu—Fire Style: Plain Burn Technique!
Boom~
A ball of flame appeared on Kimura