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"Let's schedule it for tomorrow! I still have some things to take care of today."
Lu Xuan raised his wristwatch and, for the first time in a long time, began to turn the dial.
"It seems like I haven't transformed since I came back from the Ruins of R'lyeh..."
After sighing about how busy he had been lately, Lu Xuan finally stopped the watch face on a virtual image of a fox.
"This time we're dealing with animals, so this image is perfect."
With a twist of his body, Lu Xuan suddenly transformed into a tiny fox.
Only the surging spiritual power of its Zhou Dynasty and the nine tails constantly swaying behind it proved that this little fox was a true monster.
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Chapter 257 Awakening and Evolution
Gaia Corporation's industrial park, a huge new energy power plant.
Due to Lebanon's unique social environment and its own industrial development needs.
Gaia did not connect to Beirut's city power system, but instead built a separate new energy power plant in the industrial park.
This new energy power plant has extremely stringent security measures, and the related equipment and personnel are purchased and recruited directly from other places in order to prevent collusion between local personnel and outsiders.
Therefore, even today, when Gaia's top management has given all employees a holiday, the place remains heavily guarded.
However, these security measures are all designed for humans.
Originally a lab rat, now an Aibolon individual—the artificial-eyed rat—scanned briefly before quickly finding a sewer it could crawl into.
The process involves entering the interior of the new energy power plant through the sewer system, and then following the ventilation ducts to the core power generation room of the new energy power plant.
The prosthetic-eyed rat easily bypassed the tight security and entered the most important power generation device of the entire new energy power plant.
"Squeak!"
Hiding in a blind spot of the surveillance camera, the artificial-eyed rat stared at the huge machine that was running not far away, its mechanical eye spinning wildly.
Various pieces of data that the prosthetic-eyed mouse couldn't understand flashed by, ultimately helping it find the only port of the huge device.
After the mechanical prosthetic eye was transplanted, the Ebron cells completely assimilated it, making it resemble a native organ.
There's no need to understand the meaning of various data points, nor is there a need to understand how the prosthetic eye works...
If the prosthetic-eyed mouse wants to, it can use all the functions of the mechanical prosthetic eye just like it would use its own eye.
If the prosthetic eye is damaged due to an accident, Ebloon cells can repair the damaged area just like repairing normal biological tissue, ensuring its normal operation to the greatest extent.
It can be said that today's prosthetic eyes have become completely integrated with prosthetic-eyed mice, and their existence is even engraved deep in their genes.
If a prosthetic-eyed mouse is able to pass on its genes, its offspring will also have the same mechanical prosthetic eye.
This is the truly terrifying aspect of Ebloon cells: they can "contaminate" all the organisms they come into contact with.
From the initial transmission of infection to the deeper level of genetic reproduction...
Once the Eblon cells spread, the Earth will be filled with Eblon cell organisms thousands of years from now.
"Squeak!"
With its current intelligence, the artificial-eyed rat is not yet able to comprehend such profound concepts.
All it knew was that the enormous, operational device in front of it possessed nearly inexhaustible power, which could help it undergo a qualitative transformation like the white ape.
However, the death of the white ape made the prosthetic-eyed rat hesitate.
Although Ebloon cells allow prosthetic-eyed mice to share evolutionary characteristics with other individuals to a certain extent.
But can the electric cells that the white ape evolved at the cost of death really withstand such a large amount of electrical energy?
Moreover, the prosthetic-eyed rats are unsure when humans will discover the anomaly here and realize the danger posed by these Ebloon individuals.
"If I were you, I would never jump in."
Without a sound, Lu Xuan, in the form of a nine-tailed fox, appeared behind the prosthetic-eyed rat.
It's clearly a fox, yet it can speak human language...
Even though it communicates with itself using human language, the prosthetic-eyed mouse can understand what it's saying...
These unusual occurrences startled the prosthetic-eyed rat, which immediately turned around, arched its back, and let out a threatening growl at the fox.
"Squeak!"
The nine-tailed fox furrowed its brow in a human-like manner, and the infinity symbol between its eyebrows rotated slightly. The Omnitrix's built-in universal translation function came into play at this moment.
Overcoming the language barrier, the nine-tailed fox could understand the beast-like cries of the prosthetic-eyed rat.
"Who am I? I'm just a little fox passing by."
"The existence of you special individuals is an unrepeatable miracle. It would be a great pity for you to die like this."
The nine-tailed fox was telling the truth; he wasn't sure if he could completely replicate Sanada Ryosuke's experimental procedures.
In addition to the astonishing intelligence displayed by these Ebloon individuals, the Nine-Tailed Fox felt that, if possible, their living value was greater than their dying value.
Unfortunately, the Nine-Tailed Fox underestimated the desire for freedom among these Ebloon individuals.
"Squeak!"
After realizing that the nine-tailed fox's goal might be to lock him back in his cage.
The prosthetic-eyed rat, who had been somewhat hesitant, suddenly widened its eyes and turned around without hesitation, jumping into the only port.
sizzle...
In an instant, intense sparks flew out.
The nine-tailed fox was shocked by the actions of the prosthetic-eyed rat, and what happened next shocked him even more.
Under the stimulation of a strong electric current, every cell in the prosthetic-eyed rat's body began to transform, greedily devouring the surrounding current like a glutton.
sizzle...
The building's power system was instantly paralyzed, and the entire industrial park was plunged into a power outage at that moment.
Fortunately, it was daytime and the employees had already been on holiday, so the sudden power outage did not cause too much panic.
"Feature sharing?"
In the darkened power generation room, the nine-tailed fox witnessed the evolution of the prosthetic-eyed rat.
No, using the word "evolution" might not be accurate...
More precisely, the nine-tailed fox witnessed the awakening of the prosthetic-eyed rat.
Intense electric sparks were released from his body, and every cell in his body was transformed into an electric cell capable of absorbing and storing electricity in the shortest possible time.
Such a rapid rate of mutation could not possibly be an evolution from nothing.
Through some shared mechanism of Eberon cells, the traits that white apes evolved at the cost of death seem to have also appeared in the genes of other Eberon individuals.
Therefore, as long as certain conditions are met, other individuals can acquire the abilities of the white ape at the fastest speed.
"Not only electrical cells, but other mechanical prosthetics can also be inherited and shared..."
Unable to suppress a soft murmur, the nine-tailed fox's eyes shone brightly at that moment, as if it could see the prosthetic-eyed rat inside through the intense electric current.
The original biological brain has been replaced by an electronic brain...
A pair of mechanized wings extended from its back...
Even their original limbs showed signs of metallicization...
These were all mechanical prosthetics belonging to other Ebloon individuals, but now they were all appearing on the prosthetic-eyed rat.
Moreover, the prosthetic-eyed rat, which absorbed a large amount of electricity, also exhibited a phenomenon most commonly seen in tokusatsu dramas—gigantization.
Its body expanded rapidly, as if inflated, and its internal organs underwent a transformation at an astonishing pace...
In an instant, the prosthetic-eyed rat, which was originally only the size of a palm, grew to the size of a tiger and continued to grow larger.
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Chapter 258 Divergence on the Path of Evolution
Streets in the industrial park.
"power cut?"
As Sanada Ryosuke hurriedly tried to get back to his laboratory, he suddenly noticed that the lights around him had gone out, and even the traffic lights at the intersection were not working.
The next second, Sanada Ryosuke suddenly clutched his chest in pain, and the veins on his face bulged out from the pain.
"How is this going?!"
As a researcher proficient in biological projects, Ryosuke Sanada has a habit of having regular medical checkups.
Therefore, he was quite certain that he had never suffered from heart disease, coronary heart disease, or any similar illness, and that this sudden, severe pain was definitely not a normal phenomenon in his body.
In a daze, Sanada Ryosuke seemed to feel a kind of hatred and pain from the bottom of his heart.
"White Ape?"
Suddenly his eyes widened, and Sanada Ryosuke seemed to see himself locked in a dark cage, undergoing various biological experiments day after day.
When "himself" slowly lowered his head and saw the four mechanical arms, Sanada Ryosuke quickly realized his identity.
The pain I am experiencing now is not my own pain, but rather the pain of the Eberon individuals that I have used in my biological experiments.
As for why I was able to feel this pain?
"Damn it, I really shouldn't have used myself as a human experiment so easily..."
With a hint of helplessness and sorrow, Sanada Ryosuke murmured to himself.
Despite being questioned by Lu Xuan, Sanada Ryosuke denied without hesitation that he had been injected with Ebron cells.
However, in order to achieve results as quickly as possible, Ryosuke Sanada did indeed consider himself the first human test subject of Ebron cells and conducted preliminary human experiments.
Now, with the death of the white ape and the awakening of the prosthetic-eyed rat, the Ebloon cells in Sanada Ryosuke's body are also beginning to stir.
Importantly, other Ebloon individuals who inherited the White Ape's will for revenge also appeared.
"Wang!"
With a not-so-loud bark, a hunting dog with mechanical wings emerged from the nearby flowerbed.
Following that, miniature pigs, mice, sparrows, ground squirrels, rabbits, guinea pigs...
One after another, more than a dozen animals that were clearly modified with prosthetics appeared and surrounded Sanada Ryosuke.
The eyes of these experimental animals could not conceal the emotions of hatred and anger.
While they do not possess near-human intelligence like white apes and prosthetic-eyed rats, they are not ordinary, unfeeling animals either.
They have feelings, anger, and hatred...
These negative emotions drove them to ignore the prosthetic-eyed rat's warnings and appear before Sanada Ryosuke before they had fully transformed.
"Is this anger I'm feeling right now... the hatred you've been accumulating for so long?"
With difficulty, Sanada Ryosuke raised his head and unexpectedly laughed.
"What a pity..."
"Sayaka, I'm afraid I won't be able to say goodbye to you in person."
Slowly straightening his back, Sanada Ryosuke's face was still contorted with pain, but his next move was so resolute.
boom!
With a gunshot, a small pig that couldn't dodge in time was shot dead by Ryosuke Sanada.
Although injected with Ebron cells, these miniature pigs that did not complete their metamorphosis were not inherently much stronger than other pig species.
At the very least, they are not strong enough to withstand bullets with their bare hands.
boom!boom!
After taking down an Eberon individual with a single shot, Sanada Ryosuke turned his gun around without hesitation and fired two more shots in quick succession.
Unfortunately, he failed to hit any of the Ebloon individuals this time.