The previous changes were all external evolutions brought about by the Facility's advancements.
Wen Wen himself had also gained new abilities as the Facility leveled up.
He raised his hands, and a black substance seeped out from beneath his skin, forming two pitch-black arms.
These two arms now housed a separate ability each.
The right arm was for absorption, capable of absorbing pure energy attacks that it touched, but the attack could not exceed the glove's tolerance limit.
Wen Wen estimated that attacks of the Transformed Realm's power level should be within the tolerance range.
However, it could only absorb energy attacks that touched the arms; attacks beyond the arm's range could not be absorbed.
As for the left hand, it was for release, capable of unleashing the superpowers absorbed by the right hand!
Both absorption and release had strict limitations, but if this ability were utilized properly, it could still significantly enhance Wen Wen's combat prowess.
With these two abilities, even without using Yan Biqing's powers, Wen Wen, fighting with all his might, was now comparable to a weaker Calamity-level monster!
Compared to normal monsters or superhumans, the variety of abilities he possessed gave him an unparalleled advantage in combat.
With his strength greatly increased, Wen Wen could finally begin to implement what he had been contemplating.
"My power is now sufficient, and it's time for me to participate in the Hunter assessment."
Wen Wen hadn't captured many monsters recently because the petty skirmishes in Furong River City were no longer suitable for him; the monsters there offered no challenge.
As for Hunters, they could accept commissions from the Hunter Association, selecting from Calamity-level incidents across the entire region, which was precisely what Wen Wen needed.
Moreover, Hunters enjoyed considerable privileges within the Association, able to mobilize far more resources than ordinary Transformed Realm superhumans, and could act independently or form their own superhuman teams.
Of course, the numerous privileges of Hunters were earned through their achievements in monster kills and their formidable strength.
Not all cities had Demon Hunters of Lin Zhe Yuan's caliber stationed in them; when facing difficult problems, Hunters were needed to handle them.
Therefore, the casualty rate among Hunters was the highest among all Transformed Realm superhumans, and their combat capabilities were also the strongest!
Having made up his mind, Wen Wen looked towards the direction of the cells, stretched his waist, and murmured, "I should go check on that fellow Yan Biqing. He's my precious, don't want him starving to death."
Although it was his first time in the Calamity Zone's prison, the layout of these floors was all similar, so he was quite familiar with the place.
The cells here were much more spacious than those in the Disaster Zone and Catastrophe Zone, all being perfect cubes with dimensions of twenty meters in length, width, and height, sufficient to hold some large monsters.
Upon reaching Cell Number One, Wen Wen glanced around and surprisingly didn't see Yan Biqing, nor did he detect his presence.
Wen Wen clutched his chest, feeling a pang of heartache, "Could it be... he really starved to death and was cleared from the Facility?"
Suddenly, Wen Wen's gaze fixed on a piece of charcoal in the corner of the cell.
That piece of charcoal vaguely resembled a human form and had a tiny hint of life force, making its state utterly pitiable.
"My baby, what happened to you, my baby..." Wen Wen quickly crawled into the cell and crouched beside him to examine his condition.
Poor Yan Biqing, who had suffered multiple fatal injuries, whose skin had been charred by Gong Bao Ding's flames, and who had finally been poisoned by Wen Wen's blood venom.
An ordinary person would have died ten times over by now.
Yet, he tenaciously clung to his last breath by relying on his body's digitization ability.
As long as there was food and water, he could recover within a period of time.
But what brought him despair was being locked in a cell with absolutely nothing, not even food or water.
If the Federation were to select the darkest prison, Yan Biqing would cast his vote for the Disaster Containment Facility; no prison would deny its inmates food.
Therefore, to avoid an untimely death, he could only adjust his body's state to reduce consumption, entering a hibernation-like sleep.
This was what led to the scene Wen Wen was witnessing.
Wen Wen took some food and dangled it in front of Yan Biqing, but he showed no reaction.
"Can't even eat by himself anymore? How pathetic..."
If Wen Wen could see Yan Biqing's status bar, he would know that only a sliver of stamina remained. Any slight strenuous movement would cost him his life.
Wen Wen scratched his head, took out the Hundred Flavors Cup, filled it with water, and covered it. After a while, the cup transformed into a glass of glucose solution.
Then, Wen Wen found a thick syringe from Xu Hai's pile of strange props. Although this syringe lacked a needle, Wen Wen had to make do.
He first used his Calamity-level strength to sterilize the thick syringe, whose past use was unknown, and then injected the glucose solution into it.
"I'm taking such good care of you; if you don't come back to life, you'll be letting me down."
Wen Wen inserted the syringe into Yan Biqing's mouth and injected the glucose solution into his body.
With Yan Biqing's abilities, as long as there was energy intake, he could perfectly utilize that energy.
Afterward, Wen Wen continued to tend to Yan Biqing for another two hours before he finally opened his eyes and could move within a small range.
Wen Wen then procured a bucket of water and a roasted pork leg, placing them in Yan Biqing's cell.
Yan Biqing, with snail-like speed, approached the pork leg and began to gnaw on it in small bites.
"Ah... in this state, you should be able to survive, right? Then I don't need to keep taking care of you."
Wen Wen wiped away nonexistent sweat from his forehead and said, hands on his hips.
He really hadn't taken care of anyone before.
However, even though he had saved Yan Biqing, Wen Wen couldn't use his powers yet.
When using monster powers, the energy source was the monsters themselves. In Yan Biqing's current condition, he would likely be directly drained to death.
However, this did not affect Wen Wen's plan; he was not much weaker than an ordinary Transformed Realm superhuman now.
"I need to find Lin Zhe Yuan. I'm going to participate in the Hunter assessment!"
...
"What? You want to participate in the Hunter assessment? You've already advanced to the Transformed Realm?" Lin Zhe Yuan said in shock, removing a piece of paper from his face as he played poker with Lin Lu and Yan Xiu.
Wen Wen hesitated for a moment and then nodded.
Lin Lu threw down her cards and suddenly stood up, looking at Wen Wen as if he were a monster.
"Are you cheating, you freak!"
Yan Xiu looked at the good hand in his possession and then gloomily at Wen Wen; he was about to win!
Sensing their gazes, Wen Wen feigned scratching his head and said, "Um... are there any risks to advancing to the Transformed Realm too quickly?"
"What risks could there be? Others would be envious."
Lin Lu leaned in front of Wen Wen, her slender fingertips touching his chin, and looked at his face up close, the distance between them less than twenty centimeters.
She seemed to want to uncover the secret behind Wen Wen's rapid increase in strength.
Wen Wen impatiently pushed her away and said, "Look all you want, why are you so close? Don't tell me you're lusting after my good looks."
"You... you, you deserve to be single forever."
Lin Lu, having been pushed away, stomped on the poker cards, completely disrupting the game, and pointed at Wen Wen, saying angrily.
A sigh-like pattern appeared on Yan Xiu's mask: e=(´o｀*)))...
This poker game was no longer playable.