Colonial Suit

To be honest, while listening to the report from the person in charge, Blood瞳 had several moments where he wanted to kill Kester. The reason he held back was that Kester still had some value.

This castle was heavily guarded. If Blood瞳 wanted to escape, he would need Kester's help. Otherwise, even if he managed to run away, he would suffer heavy losses. Blood瞳 didn't want to be chased down with a body full of injuries.

With the hope of survival, Kester naturally cooperated in every way and wasn't as cautious as he had been at the start. He wasn't afraid of Blood瞳 making demands, he was afraid he wouldn't make any. What was there to fear about demands? Who was Kester? He was a famous overlord throughout the entire X35 planet, was there anything he couldn't get his hands on? As long as Blood瞳 dared to speak, Kester was confident he could satisfy him. He might even be able to improve his relationship with Blood瞳 as a result.

In Kester's eyes, there were only two types of people in the world: smart people and idiots. Idiots always ran away in the face of crisis, while smart people liked to turn crises into opportunities. Although Blood瞳 threatened his life, his strength was undeniable. Kester was eager to know what a delightful thing it would be if he could gain Blood瞳's assistance.

This was what a smart person would do. Kester always prided himself on this.

As the two walked out of the laboratory, Kester was already starting to inquire about what conditions Blood瞳 wanted. Originally, Blood瞳 was just being perfunctory, but when he saw those cultivating nests not far away, an idea suddenly popped into his head. He couldn't help but ask.

"Do you have a special mutated creature that looks like a hexagonal box but can suddenly attack and devour people?"

"You!? How do you know?" Kester stared at Blood瞳 in astonishment, as if he had seen a ghost.

Although he was prepared for Blood瞳 to extort him, he was still shocked. He had what Blood瞳 wanted, and more than one! They were all contributed by his subordinates. At first, he only regarded these as ordinary mutated creatures and provided them to the laboratory for research. But the results he obtained surprised him greatly. The experimental data indicated that these hexagonal box-like mutated creatures had extremely strong aggression. Moreover, their activity and vitality were more than a hundred times that of normal humans! Under normal circumstances, they were almost impossible to kill. And when they were active, they could devour prey several times or even dozens of times their size at any time, and melt and absorb it in a very short time. The metabolism of these mutated creatures was extremely unstable, changing all their cells in a few minutes at the fastest, and stagnating at the slowest, as if they were hibernating.

Most importantly, until now, Kester's laboratory still couldn't truly analyze these mutated creatures. Each scan yielded different results. And in contact experiments, more than ten researchers had died in the digestive fluids of these mutated creatures. Given the high danger of these mutated creatures, Kester had to stop the research and seal them in the laboratory's large freezer.

According to Kester's speculation, these hexagonal mutated creatures were likely not from planet X35, but from the universe. However, he lacked evidence and the ability to continue the research. Otherwise, he would definitely get to the bottom of it.

But now Blood瞳 suddenly made this request, making Kester almost think he had seen a ghost. How did he know he had this thing? He had always kept the news of the hexagonal mutated creatures strictly confidential, and no one knew about it except for a limited number of people.

"So you really do have them." Seeing Kester's expression, Blood瞳 immediately knew he was right. He raised his eyebrows and didn't continue speaking, but Kester understood his meaning. He quickly called over a guard and had him retrieve the hexagonal mutants from the laboratory's cold storage.

When the silver-white hexagonal boxes were placed in front of Blood瞳, he was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Kester to have collected a full three units, namely the hand, foot, and leg sections. Adding to the head and control center that Blood瞳 already possessed, only the most critical body part of the entire colony was missing.

Looking at the three silver-white units in front of him, Blood瞳's breathing became rapid…

These weren't the simulated parts he was currently using, but the real "units"! Only when these things were combined could they form a true colony. And he had obtained three at once, it would be a lie to say he wasn't pleasantly surprised.

"Unit detected, absorb immediately?" The Core's cold voice echoed in his mind. Blood瞳 suppressed the excitement in his heart and replied.

"Wait, I need a little more time."

Then Blood瞳 asked Kester to prepare a secret room. After entering, he knocked the other party unconscious.

In the silent secret room, Blood瞳 quietly looked at the three units in front of him, feeling somewhat conflicted. He knew that absorbing these units would give his strength a leap-like improvement. But the problem was that the process was too dangerous. During this stage, he would fall into a coma and lose all ability to resist. If someone came in, he would be dead for sure. But if he didn't absorb them, Blood瞳 couldn't preserve these units, because he would definitely face battles next, and carrying the units would be too unsafe.

"Unit detected, absorb immediately?" The Core's voice urged again, already somewhat impatient.

Blood瞳 gritted his teeth and answered affirmatively. "Absorb!"

He understood what the Core meant. These five minutes were the time he would be completely defenseless. But he couldn't care too much now. He had a premonition that if he didn't absorb these units immediately, he might regret it in the future.

Quickly taking off the guard's equipment, the three units "exploded" in front of Blood瞳, decomposing into a large amount of mud-like tissue and rushing towards him. Blood瞳 didn't dodge. He just closed his eyes and let the purplish-brown "mud" crawl onto his body, followed by intense stinging. He felt like these muds were turning into sharp bee stings and inserting into his skin. He couldn't help but groan.

The absorption of formal units was more violent, and essentially different from simulated parts. They didn't need to disguise themselves, and "squeezed" into Blood瞳's body in an almost barbaric manner, replacing certain cells. Visibly, the gauntlets and footplates Blood瞳 had absorbed before were repelled and eventually fell to the ground.

Blood瞳 spent five minutes in apprehension. But fortunately, no one came in. As time passed, Blood瞳 watched all the enhanced cells squeeze into his body. Then, they quickly rose and fell under the skin, like earthworms buried inside his body, indescribably terrifying.

At this stage, he could no longer feel the pain. In order to protect the host, the Core had cut off his tactile nerves, paralyzing his whole body. But unlike last time, Blood瞳 was unconscious when he absorbed the head unit, but this time he was awake, so Blood瞳 saw the anomaly in his body with his own eyes. He felt like he had turned into a monster, with terrible bulges rising and falling all over his body. And he could hear some disgusting "gurgling" sounds. At this moment, Blood瞳 suddenly felt that his nerves were indeed resilient, and he was not frightened by such a mutation.

Fortunately, this process was not long. It only took a while to come to an end. As the enhanced cells fell into place one by one, the undulations on the surface of his body quickly disappeared and returned to its original skin state. If it weren't for the gauntlets and footplates that had just been repelled at his feet, Blood瞳 would hardly believe that he had just experienced such a terrifying change.

The cold voice of the Core came from his mind again.

"Absorption complete. The three units are the hand, foot, and leg sections. All enhanced cells have entered a dormant state. Not activated at the host's request. Preliminary nerve connection has been completed, waiting for further instructions."

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"Warning, enhanced cell energy is severely insufficient. The fusion process cannot be completed until sufficient energy is obtained."

"Warning, enhanced cells have been violently invaded, and some cell tissues are damaged. Metabolism requires a lot of energy. This part will hibernate until sufficient energy is obtained."

"Severe warning, all three units have been out of control for too long, and some tissues have become wild. It may be out of control during use, endangering the host's safety. According to the first-level rule, the host's safety is the top priority. Forcefully remove the unit!"

"Unit removal failed! Cell wildness triggered. Wild cells start violent program, start devouring basic cells… Control center forcibly intervenes to start…"

"Forced intervention…"

"Forced intervention…"

"Warning! Warning! Wild cell activity increases! Danger level one! The host's body may be harmed! Immediately cut off all energy supply!"

"Cut off failed! Wild cells have obtained the host's digestive system permission! Energy is increasing! To ensure the host's safety, the control center will use the first-level permission. Extermination program starts!"

Could it be so unlucky? Hearing the Core's prompt, Blood瞳 almost fainted. At this moment, his condition was very bad, and he felt that his whole body had lost control. His body temperature rose rapidly, reaching a staggering temperature in the blink of an eye. That was caused by the cells in his body devouring each other, and Blood瞳 felt that his body had become a battlefield. Countless cells were fighting in it. In this process, he became a spectator and could only honestly wait for the final result.

Is it survival…

Or death?