In the apocalypse, I hoarded goods and handed over my storage space to the government.

Su Ran stood still, her eyebrows twitching slightly.

"When I unleash my superpower, I might be able to directly access the poison-based energy within the mecha's core."

Mo Yun's speech quickened, and she unconsciously gestured with her hands, indicating names.

"Through the mech's transmission system, the range and concentration of my poison mist have been amplified by an order of magnitude!"

He raised his hand, and a ball of dark green poisonous mist rolled in his palm.

"The foundation of my strength has always been my own superpower."

This mech is currently helping me fill my defensive weaknesses. But what if it could turn around and amplify my powers...?

"That means the long board is even longer," Su Ran continued.

"That's right."

Mo Yun nodded, her eyes lighting up. "I need to discuss this with Professor Wei when we get back."

Su Ran looked at him.

After five real-world matches, the biggest change in Mo Yun wasn't how much harder his punches had become, but rather the return of his proactive thinking.

This is the most valuable thing.

After a long pause, Su Ran smiled.

"sure."

He patted Mo Yun on the shoulder, the force neither too light nor too heavy.

"Go back and ask Professor Wei to approve the project. If it proves feasible, the second-generation modification plan for the Bone-Eating Machine will be put on the agenda immediately."

……

at the same time.

Kunlun Base, three underground floors, high-energy biological detection chamber.

The corridor was filled with disinfectant and some indescribable fishy smell.

That was the lingering beastly aura on the mother of a fourth-tier hellhound, which could not be completely removed no matter how many times it was washed.

Every time a researcher passes by this floor, they subconsciously quicken their pace.

Inside the testing chamber, a constant temperature system precisely controls the room temperature at 22 degrees Celsius.

"Ninth stimulation test, begin."

Zhang Qian pushed up his glasses and placed his finger on the start button on the main control panel.

In the very center of the testing chamber, a five-meter-tall, dark-colored behemoth lay sprawled on its four limbs on a specially made alloy load-bearing platform.

Compared to when it was brought back from Jiangcheng two weeks ago, this fourth-tier hellhound mother is completely different.

The academy specially designed nano-metal armor covers its torso and limb joints.

The entire piece of armor extends along the spine, with widening on both sides of the shoulder blades.

A recessed, curved saddle is embedded in the armor in the center of the spine.

That seat was specially designed for the white deer, so that the white deer could lie steadily on its back.

"Electromagnetic pulse number three, frequency increased to four kilohertz."

Zhang Qian gave instructions to his assistant behind him.

"yes!"

The walls of the testing chamber simultaneously lit up with a blinding blue-white arc light.

A high-frequency electromagnetic pulse precisely hit the mother's head.

The giant beast's body trembled slightly.

That's it.

There were no unusual energy fluctuations, no reflexive attacks, not even a low growl.

It simply tilted its head slightly, then stared at Zhang Qian with its deep red eyes, expressionless.

Zhang Qian stared at the motionless energy curve on the screen, his brows furrowed into a deep knot.

Still no.

Bai Lu jumped down from the observation platform, the sound of his tactical boots hitting the ground particularly crisp in the quiet laboratory.

She crossed her arms and leaned against the bulkhead.

"Professor Zhang."

There was a clear hint of impatience in her tone.

"This is the ninth round already."

"We've tried electromagnetic pulses, sound wave stimulation, chemical reagents, and even crystal nucleus rays."

"I've tried eight times in a row without any results. Do you really have to keep trying different methods to tinker with it?"

Zhang Qian didn't even turn his head; his fingers were still rapidly adjusting the parameters on the panel.

"Miss White Deer, the essence of scientific experiments is exhaustive exploration. Eliminating one possibility is itself an achievement."

"But Little Grey isn't an experiment." Bai Lu frowned.

She used this name casually when she was in Jiangcheng, and it just became a habit.

When Zhang Qian first heard this name, his glasses almost fell into the petri dish.

A fourth-tier king-level mutated creature.

Daxia is a national first-class strategic biological asset.

Number "YHSW-001".

You call it "Little Grey"?

But he didn't correct it.

After all, Bai Lu was the only master who could control him.

"You've gone through eight rounds, what have you gotten?" Bai Lu pressed.

Zhang Qian did not respond.

The white deer also knew the answer.

No.

So far, this fourth-tier hellhound mother has only demonstrated three abilities.

First, its physical strength far exceeds that of a third-order physics unit.

In terms of bone armor, claws, teeth, and muscle fiber density, every parameter surpasses that of a third-tier individual of the same species.

Second, its terrifying self-healing ability.

Ye Xiao piloted the mecha and beat it half to death. It burrowed into the fleshy wall of the mother nest and recovered in ten days, fully recovering.

Zhang Qian speculated that as long as the mother nest continues to supply high-energy biomass, this thing's recovery ability has virtually no upper limit.

Third, absolute control over lower-level individuals through the mother-nest network.

This ability is currently held indirectly by Bai Lu.

These three factors combined make it the most strategically valuable biological weapon in the hands of the Great Xia.

But what about special attack capabilities?

not a single one!

It does not breathe fire. It does not discharge electricity. It does not emit sound waves. It also does not generate force field shields.

There was nothing there.

A young researcher next to him flipped through his notebook, his lips moving as if he wanted to add something.

Bai Lu glanced at him sideways.

The researcher immediately lowered his head, pretending to look at the data.

After spending half a month at the Kunlun base, the researchers on the third underground floor had come to a full understanding of one thing.

Recently, Ms. Bai Lu's temper has been getting worse every day.

It's not her fault.

Ever since Su Ran took Mo Yun away from Kunlun to the front lines, Bai Lu's heart has been flying away with her.

She is an awakened one, not an experimenter.

Her battlefield was not in this testing chamber with a constant temperature of 22 degrees Celsius.

She's in a real hurry right now!

"Miss White Deer, listen to me."

Zhang Qian finally turned around, took off his glasses and wiped them, his expression serious.

"The three-tier mutant beasts that have been identified so far possess no fewer than one hundred types of special attack abilities."

Flames, sound waves, illusions, electric arcs, bone spikes shooting out...

The higher the energy level of a mutated creature, the more likely it is to possess special attack capabilities.

The higher the energy level of a mutated creature, the more likely it is to possess unique and deadly special attack capabilities.

This is a pattern that has been repeatedly verified.

He pointed to the giant beast lying quietly.

"But this is a fourth-order mutated life form. It is the highest-order mutated life form known to humankind so far."

Its intelligence is no less than that of humans, its recovery ability is almost limitless, and its physical strength surpasses all third-tier beings.

But only…”

"It has no special attack capabilities," Bai Lu finished speaking for him.

"Yes. That's unreasonable."

Zhang Qian put his glasses back on his nose.

"A fourth-tier king-level creature cannot simply be 'bigger, tougher, and more resilient'."

In the evolution from the second to the third order, 20% of the mutated creatures will develop at least one elemental or special attack method based on their original physical abilities.

At the fourth stage, this evolution should be even more pronounced.

"It must be hiding something we haven't triggered yet."

As scientists, when faced with a phenomenon that defies general laws, failing to understand it is a matter of life and death.

But Bai Lu really couldn't stay there any longer.

Professor Zhang Qian had already noticed that Bai Lu's mind was no longer on this matter.

"The final round." He held up one finger.