Seeing Hua Xiaoling’s reaction, Chen Yanshu’s eyes flashed with anger, and he immediately turned away and left quickly. Once outside, he took out a strange instrument, then his own superpower flickered, and the instrument began to align in a certain direction. He promptly pressed the communicator.

"Team 3, Team 4, head out immediately after dawn!"

After giving instructions, Chen Yanshu looked back at the direction of the room, his gaze turning colder.

"Facing threats without decisiveness, whether it’s human civilization or other civilizations, is ultimately a foolish act leading to extinction!"

...

This is an unknown sea area, where the waves are calm and silent, shrouded in thick sea fog. The Infinity floats partially on the water surface, and the compartments at both ends are invisible to each other due to the fog, with extremely low visibility. The only sound is the gentle rushing of the waves, quiet yet eerie.

On the Infinity, due to the vibration caused by changes in water pressure from surfacing, many people have already started to wake up. Under the overwhelming baptism of Evolutionary Dark Energy transformed by regional Black Chrysanthemum, those who had a thrilling night experienced an unprecedented evolution. The intense spiritual impact, even Ning Jing, Shu Qin, and Xiao Qing — Evolvers with extremely strong willpower — could not resist it and fell asleep.

At this moment, those who awakened felt the sudden enhancement of evolutionary power. Some were shocked, some hesitated, and some felt a bit uncomfortable.

"Captain Lin."

Ning Jing walked out from her resting area, alert in her expression, and immediately attempted to contact Lin Xian but received no response. Instead, she encountered Qian Deli and Shu Qi heading towards the front compartments.

"Was no one on guard last night?" Ning Jing asked immediately.

Qian Deli paused, showing a just-awakened-from-a-hangover expression, and said: "The power was too strong, really hard to resist, but it looks like we were fortunate." He glanced at the time and said: "Dawn is approaching, everything seems normal."

"Same here, I tried to stay awake, but it was impossible." Shu Qin also showed self-blame, then said to Qian Deli: "I feel like the spirit vibration value must have improved a lot."

"My eyes have changed; it feels like I can gather much more energy." Luo Yang also spoke with a surprised expression.

"What exactly happened? Did we absorb a lot of black gas? It seems we haven’t defeated any monsters."

"It’s related to Giant Ocean God’s hunting." At this moment, Monica and Vanessa walked in from behind.

"I just asked; the situation at Hawk Sea Group is similar to ours."

She looked at Vanessa: "Your Dark Energy Copper Ball retrieved quite a bit this time."

Vanessa shrugged, took out a Soul Swinging Value Detector, and said with a sly smile: "However, it seems your train has something even more powerful than our Dark Energy Copper Ball. Thanks to you, I currently have almost an 8000 peak value, although the Crystal Grid still needs some time for adaptation; it can reach wave fluctuations exceeding 15000 shortly."

"Adaptation?" Qian Deli looked puzzled: "Sounds weird."

Monica responded: "It’s easy to understand, as the energy level increases, the crystal density inside also needs to evolve, like expanding electrical energy, right?"

She finished speaking and looked at Vanessa, who nodded immediately and replied: "Exactly, seems like you already have some preparation and plans regarding the Crystal Grid?"

Monica smiled slightly, raised her hand, and extended a finger. After a wave of superpower emerged, there appeared a nearly tangible ripple at her fingertip, and listening closely, it seemed to have a low humming tone.

Vanessa’s gaze slightly tightened in surprise: "Superpower Materialization, already touching the domain of the Transcendent Level."

"Is this how Phoenix Society sets the standard?" Shu Qin asked.

"No surprise."

Vanessa blatantly said: "Nightwalker Organization wouldn’t simply categorize by numbers; surely there’s some substantial change when reaching this domain, both for superpowers and Superpower Users. That’s why the criteria are set for distinction and grading. When we reach around 20,000 at the Crystal Grid Evolution peak value, we noticed this trend of superpower approach, and Phoenix Society uses 30,000 as the watershed, likely included in their evaluation."

"Although a Genetic Evolver, you can use dark energy slashes for range destruction—is this the Materialization you’re referring to?" Ning Jing also asked.

Upon finishing, Xiao Qing from the rear room came out, seemingly interested in the topic.

Vanessa nodded: "More or less, you should be able to sense something." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Shu Qin heard and clenched her fist, concentrating her spiritual power, a trembling force oscillated around her fist visibly, dispersing out of sight. Her brows furrowed immediately, feeling the immensely overwhelming power, with no doubt her punch now carried might equal to a cannonball.

Xiao Qing already perceived this, and Vanessa outright stated: "Needs further breakthrough; generally around 12,000 or 13,000, the control of dark energy becomes very clear, of course, it varies from person to person."

"Where’s Captain Lin?" Lv Chang spoke up frustratedly: "I’ve had so many dreams overnight, no idea what happened, seems like dawn is coming, are we..."

"Captain Lin." Ning Jing immediately pressed the communicator.

No response for a while, Shu Qin frowned and contacted Chen Sixuan: "Captain Chen?"

Everyone exchanged glances of tacit understanding, immediately and unanimously heading towards the forward compartments.

In compartment 5, Da Lou and Ryuji had just awakened, feeling something wrong when they saw the crowd approaching.

"What’s wrong?"

"Did Captain Lin exit the cabin?"

"I don’t know." Da Lou responded.

Ning Jing immediately said: "Wake Brother Huo and the others, dawn is approaching, let’s prepare for dispersed deployment."

"Got it!"

Everyone took immediate action; upon reaching the Sky Star 5C nuclear power compartment near the cockpit, KIKI was found standing at the cockpit door, looking somewhat unusual.

"KIKI."

"Wait, everyone stay back!" KIKI shouted, raising a hand to halt the approaching crowd.

At this moment, Lin Xian was sitting in the Infinity’s cockpit, eyes open, his entire body motionless as if trapped in some sort of time freeze. His hair, skin, even the surrounding dust all solidified, while Viola reached out her mechanical finger trying to touch Lin Xian but remained frozen, the scene extremely eerie.

"What’s happening?!" Ning Jing asked immediately.

KIKI looked at the scene with intense urgency, without turning her head, said: "Not sure, could be dangerous, everyone be careful."

Upon finishing, she recalled something, turning back to shout.

"Shi Zhi."

"Wasn’t she taking care of Captain Lin here last night?" Monica replied.

"She’s here."

With a click, the door of compartment 1 opened, and Chen Sixuan and Shi Zhi emerged from the bedroom one after another, both just awakened, immediately rushed out upon hearing the noise outside despite bodily changes.

"Shi Zhi." KIKI promptly called towards Shi Zhi: "Quick, help Lin Xian, see what’s happened to him?"

Shi Zhi looked somewhat panicked, hearing this, she approached without hesitation but was pulled back by KIKI grabbing her shoulder.

"Don’t get close, stay at this distance."

Shi Zhi nodded, immediately casting her superpower, but that light green healing energy faded and disappeared as soon as it entered the space half a meter around Lin Xian, as if rapidly devoured by something.

"Ah!"

Shi Zhi jumped in surprise: "Seems ineffective."

"What happened to Captain Lin?" Shu Qin asked urgently.

KIKI shook her head: "Not sure, he might be locked by some kind of power."

She said while checking the time; Lin Xian had been in this state for over 50 minutes. According to Lin Xian earlier, the countdown should be nearing its end soon.

KIKI was anxious, only able to watch helplessly, without any solutions.

In the midst of the group’s confusion and eerie sensation, a weak energy burst, Lin Xian suddenly came out of the freeze.

"Lin Xian!" KIKI abruptly turned around.

Seeing Lin Xian now standing up, his whole being wrapped in a rush and gloom, he turned to look at the crowd in the Infinity’s corridor, while everyone also gazed intensely at him.

"Captain Lin."

"Lin Xian!"

Lin Xian didn’t speak, his lips moved, with only a few seconds left on the countdown.

He promptly took out the Black Gear, glanced at the black sea outside the porthole, then in the next moment, along with a surge of teleportation energy wave and flickering air waves, his entire being directly vanished from the cockpit!