Chapter 362: Chapter 255: Gene Potion and Human Body Modification (First Update)_2
Several hours later, Miao Lun, the commander of Steel Camp, was the first to be called in for the transformation experiment.
The experimental site was not on the ground, but inside a mountain structure similar to a nuclear defense facility, ensuring absolute safety of the experiments and protecting them from enemy attacks and destruction.
In a dust-free, sterile operating room, Miao Lun met several doctors, including Wu Guosuo and his direct superior.
“Hello, General Su.”
Miao Lun instinctively stood at attention and saluted.
“Hmm, Miao Lun, are you feeling nervous now?”
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Su Jie nodded at Miao Lun while wearing medical gloves.
“No, I trust General Su.”
Miao Lun shook his head, his eyes determined.
“Hehe, don’t worry, the transformation is very safe; we have conducted numerous experiments already.”
Su Jie waved his hand and a doctor handed him an album that contained various insect illustrations and their descriptions.
In the album, Miao Lun saw ants, venomous snakes, dragonflies, bats, beetles, and more, but they were different from the insects he knew; their appearances varied significantly.
“These are newly bred after hybridization.”
Su Jie offered a reason, but in reality, these insects were native to Tianyuan.
Su Jie originally planned to extract the genes of the Blue Star’s Poison Insects, but he found their genes too fragile; upon entering and strengthening the human body, they often caused collapse due to various rejections, so Su Jie chose these Poison Insects from Tianyuan World instead.
“This experiment is about enhancing a certain specialized ability of the Poison Insect in your body. You can understand it as genetic modification, allowing you to have the powerful characteristic abilities of insects.
According to your physical health report, you can be enhanced with the abilities of three different Poison Insects. These are the combinations of abilities we recommend for you, which also had the highest compatibility with you in the blood tests. You make the choice.”
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“I choose this one.”
After some contemplation, Miao Lun finally chose the Long Spear Demon Beetle, Wind Feather Jumping Worm, and Purple Light Bat.
“Are you sure?”
“Yes, I am sure.”
After a brief reply, Miao Lun lay down on the operating table, his upper garment removed.
Several doctors fastened Miao Lun’s hands and feet with steel hoops and attached electrodes all over his body, monitoring the data on the supervisory instruments.
“You are going to endure severe pain, as it is not suitable to administer anesthetics during the transformation process.”
Su Jie stood in front of Miao Lun.
“General, I will not let you down.”
Miao Lun’s expression remained unchanged. Being the commander of Steel Camp, he certainly had extraordinary courage.
“Endure it.”
Su Jie nodded, picked up three glass bottles with solutions of different colors inside.
These were the Poison Insect genes extracted by Su Jie using the “Insect Transformation Manual,” mixed with the Spiritual Power emanating from within the Spirit Stones, creating a special solvent which Su Jie called the gene potion.
The solutions from the three vials were drawn out and injected into the body through syringes.
Because he wasn’t a Cultivator, Su Jie could only carry out the transformation in this way.
As the needle pierced his skin, a chilly sensation spread through his skin.
Miao Lun could feel a mysterious power in the gene potion that seemed to be taking root and sprouting silently within his body.
A slight sensation of warmth followed, as if his entire body was gradually being activated, his muscles starting to tremble slightly.
Then, a strong urge for life began to surge within him, his heartbeat intensifying immeasurably, that warm mysterious power permeating every cell.
A minute later, as the gene potion was fully injected, Miao Lun’s body began to undergo drastic changes.
His skin turned red and hot as if he were a cooked shrimp, his body temperature began to skyrocket wildly.
Miao Lun initially still clinched his teeth, not uttering a sound, even as veins began to bulge on his neck.
But later, the pain became more and more intense, as if countless Poison Insects were gnawing at his body. Miao Lun, the tough man, began to growl lowly, his muscles started to surge wildly, undergoing even more astonishing transformations.
His body kept enlarging, his blood vessels and muscles were like dragons roaming on the surface of his body.
Roar!
Miao Lun roared in pain, his voice like an enraged brown bear, the iron hoops restraining his limbs cracked, and finally, Miao Lun broke free.
Several doctors watched this astounding scene, shocked to the point that their glasses shattered on the floor.
In the past, ordinary people involved in experiments could only bear the injection of one type of gene potion, and the amount of gene potion injected was only one-third or half a tube, with far less intense changes; they certainly couldn’t break solid iron hoops.
“General, be careful.”
Fearing Miao Lun might harm Su Jie, a few doctors wanted to take Su Jie away from there.
“It doesn’t matter.”
But Su Jie waved his hand and quietly watched Miao Lun.
Miao Lun had not lost his sanity, it was just the intense changes in his body that made him instinctively want to move around, to vent that burning and itchy pain inside.
And in Miao Lun’s heart, where the Symbiotic poisonous insect was parasitic, sensing the danger its host faced, it had already injected sugar and adrenaline into the body, providing Miao Lun with more emergency energy.
Gradually, the roaring sound from Miao Lun became lower, he was slowly adapting to the changes in his body.
A bizarre scene occurred, on the surface of Miao Lun’s body, layers of a peculiar gel-like substance secreted and proliferated, rapidly solidifying into an exoskeleton like that of insects.
His ears enlarged and widened, his leg muscles were so thick that they seemed ready to burst, and on his forehead, two long spear-like horns shot up into the sky.
At this moment, Miao Lun looked nothing like a human being and resembled a demon from Hell, with horns on his head and armor all over his body, standing over two meters tall and weighing more than 300 kilograms, exuding an aura that made people tremble.
Gurgle!
The doctors, sensing an aura like that of a natural predator, began to retreat in panic.
“General… General.”
Miao Lun’s voice was a bit hoarse; he was not used to the changes in his body.
“Take a look at your new form.”
Su Jie pushed over a full-length mirror for Miao Lun to see the changes in himself.
When Miao Lun saw his own form in the mirror, he was somewhat stunned.
He had originally thought that this transformation would be similar to the Symbiotic poisonous insect, but he did not expect such substantial physical changes.
Seeing Miao Lun’s expression, Su Jie chuckled and asked, “Regret it?”
“Not at all, I am willing to die for Jieke Group,” Miao Lun said loudly; however, at the end, he scratched his head with a bit of regret, “My only slight regret is that I didn’t get married sooner. With this form, I’ll certainly be rejected.”
“So that’s what you’re worried about.”
Su Jie smiled and said, “I forgot to tell you, your form can be changed. Insects can molt their exoskeleton, and you can shed this outer exoskeleton and horns too.”
Upon hearing this, Miao Lun felt a weight lifted off his shoulders. Trying to sense his body, the piece of exoskeleton on his hand suddenly turned into a gel-like substance and flowed down to the ground, revealing the normal skin and flesh underneath.
Wanting to experiment more, he found that he couldn’t control his body well, some parts could shed while others couldn’t.
“You’ll have to slowly master this body’s proficiency in the future, then you’ll be able to change your form at will. But for now, don’t rush to shed your exoskeleton. Come with me to test this body’s data and see how much stronger you’ve become,”
Su Jie patted Miao Lun’s chest and stood up to leave the operating room, Miao Lun followed behind.
Along the way, Miao Lun’s exaggerated and ferocious form attracted countless stares.
In a testing ground, there was a specialized track for testing, a barbell for testing strength, and various weapons testing ranges.
With several staff members recording, Miao Lun began his first test after taking the gene potion.
He grabbed a barbell weighing 500 kilograms with one hand, which didn’t put much pressure on him. Eventually, the weight was increased to two tons, and Miao Lun could still lift it over his head, which was the weight of a small car.
In terms of defense, Miao Lun’s performance was equally outstanding. He could easily fend off direct shots from a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun with that exoskeleton made of chitin and ignored sniper rifle shots. Only large-caliber machine guns posed a threat to him.