I'm a magnetic field madman

But the rapidly returning power around him, and the surrounding furnishings, told him that he was not on the operating table at Blue Dream Company, nor was he struggling in that unforgettable nightmare.

“Your body has really become incredible. The dose of anesthetic I gave you was enough to make a blue whale unconscious for half an hour, but you woke up in just ten minutes.”

A wistful and languid voice appeared before Rentaro, followed by a mature woman with messy hair, wearing a white lab coat that only made her look more slovenly.

Her name is Sumire Muroto. She's an eccentric person who enjoys being around corpses, has a reclusive personality, and likes to cook taro soup in a beaker. But without a doubt, she is one of the world's most outstanding and brilliant scientists.

She personally performed Rentaro's modification surgery, so in a sense, they were each other's "saviors".

"What exactly is my condition?" Rentaro asked in a low voice, feeling the rapidly decomposing drug components within his body...

“You are no longer human at all,” Sumire Muroto said bluntly, and as if to prove it, she took out a vial of strange medicine.

"This is the AGV experimental drug I originally planned to use on you, which has been specially adapted to your genes. By injecting it into the human body in a way that mimics the structure of gastritis, it allows humans to gain the extraordinary regenerative abilities of gastritis. The trade-off is that the more it is injected into the body, the more likely it is to be infected with the corresponding virus."

Having said that, she threw the precious potion into the trash can and looked at Rentaro solemnly...

"This thing is of no use to you now, because you yourself are now a giant gastrovirus container! And your genes... to be honest, even a chimpanzee or a banana is more human than you."

Are you kidding me?

"No," Sumire Muroto said seriously.

"The genetic similarity between chimpanzees and humans is 99.4%, and the genetic similarity between chimpanzees and bananas is 60%... while the deviation of some of your gene segments from human genes is even higher."

"So, I've become a male cursed child?" Rentaro pondered for a moment, then made a not-so-funny joke...

"I wonder if I'll be assigned a beautiful female police officer."

"Child of the Curse? No, you underestimate the modifications you've made."

Muroto Sumire shook her head, her voice a mixture of fervor and apprehension...

"My original mechanization modifications to you involved a small part of nanomachines... but because you are not a true member of the New Human Project, I did not perform deep modifications on you."

But things are different now. The concentration of nanomachines in your body is more than three times the limit for a typical New Human Project soldier, and the intelligence of these nanomachines is also far beyond the norm. Even so… most of their functions are used to maintain the symbiotic balance between the mutated Gastrea virus in your body and you.”

"To be honest, I only understand the nanomachinery part of the modifications Blue Dream Corporation made to you. Your mutated gastritis is completely beyond my comprehension; I don't understand what the energy contained within those cells is..."

"It's a magnetic field," Rentaro said softly.

"What exists within those viruses and microorganisms is electromagnetic interaction force."

"Huh?" Sumire Muroto looked at Rentaro with an expression that said, "Are you fucking kidding me?"... and then said bluntly, "Are you insulting my intelligence?"

"Have you been reading too many third-rate science fiction novels? Do you know that the electromagnetic force is one of the four fundamental forces? Of course, I'm not saying it's unbelievable that cells contain this stuff, but do you even understand the meaning of a magnetic field?"

It is normal for cells to contain electromagnetic forces; this is the nature of bioelectricity itself.

However, magnetic fields are another matter entirely—in quantum electrodynamics, the electromagnetic field is a quantized photon field, while objectively existing magnetic fields are everywhere.

However, it is one thing for cells to contain magnetic fields, but to conversely control or even influence external magnetic fields is simply anti-scientific.

Damn it, if anyone claims they can control magnetic fields with their cells, Descartes and Maxwell would be driven mad with rage!

Rentaro didn't speak; he simply followed his own thoughts, or rather, his body's instincts, and gently squeezed.

However, the magnetic field force of about 40,000 horsepower easily lifted almost everything in the laboratory.

Pulled up by this invisible force, Sumire Muroto stared wide-eyed at the scene around her. She was certain... this was definitely not a phenomenon created by a mechanical contraption like a virtual device.

Could it be that what Rentaro said is true?

As soon as Sumire Muroto was put down, she pounced on him with eyes practically shining.

Rentaro reluctantly pushed away the doctor who was groping him, and said in a hoarse voice...

"Okay, doctor, now's not the time for a physical exam. I just want to know... I guess I'll never be able to turn back into a human?"

“Theoretically speaking, yes,” Sumire Muroto sighed.

"Is that so..." Rentaro's expression was neither sad nor happy, as if this result did not make him feel particularly sad...

He then remembered that uncle, the man named Hiruko Kagetane who had saved him from the clutches of the Blue Dream Company.

That unwavering figure, that final word...

He may have become a monster, but his heart will not be so depraved! The question the bat once posed to him can now be answered firmly by Rentaro.

He will fight, not for those despicable people, but for those who deserve protection. He will fight for humanity, for all those who need protection—nothing more!

He quickly dressed and jumped off the operating table, knowing that he shouldn't be fighting on the front lines in Scorpio right now.

He had actually vaguely sensed some of Kikunojo Tendo's plans.

However, he could not ignore the battlefield, nor could he stand idly by while those in need of help remained at large.

The acquisition of power seemed to ignite a sense of responsibility within him.

He could no longer preach these principles empty-handed as he had in the past; there were things he needed to accomplish himself!

Riding his locust motorcycle, Rentaro swiftly navigated the bustling streets and headed straight for the battlefield.

He was not a hero, nor did he consider himself worthy of being called a hero.

He's just someone who does what he thinks is right.

"Eat!"

He leaped high into the air, channeling powerful magnetic field energy and nanomachines into his right leg, beneath the golden carapace covering his ankle... and delivered a powerful kick that struck the black monster's head!

Rentaro's fighting talent is by no means weak, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to learn the Tendo family's ancestral fighting techniques as an outsider.

However, the application of power is not such a simple matter. At this stage, Rentaro Lock can only infuse power in such a simple way.

"Cuck!!"

The black monster, struck in the head by Rentaro, was instantly sent flying...

More than 70,000 magnetic forces surged wildly within that unstable body, and in the next moment, it exploded like fireworks in an instant!

Amidst countless scattered pieces of flesh and burning flames, the black and red magnetic knight, with its back to the Katagiri Tamaki, slowly turned its head...

Its inhuman appearance made even the rescued Katagiri Tamaki extremely wary.

"Brother!!" The younger sister behind him almost immediately rushed forward to protect her brother, while looking at Rentaro warily...

"You...are you one of our kind?"

Possessing the "spider" genetic factor, she not only can shoot spider webs from her fingers, but also has considerable sensory abilities. At the very least, this strange person in front of her exudes a similar aura to herself.

Rentaro looked at his friend who liked Kisaragi, but at this moment he had no intention of going up to acknowledge him.

This battlefield doesn't actually belong to him; someone in such a wretched state wandering around here will sooner or later be mistaken for an enemy.

But after seeing this black monster, Rentaro knew he couldn't leave like this.

Could these monsters, who also possess magnetic field power, be another product of Blue Dream Company's conspiracy? Yes, that must be it, otherwise how can we explain their arrival alongside Scorpio?

Rentaro turned his gaze to the enormous Scorpio constellation; the 400-meter-tall behemoth was already beyond his ability to handle.

At this moment, the battlefield had been completely disrupted by the rampaging black monsters.

Scorpio, the main enemy on the battlefield, didn't even move.

It just stood there blankly, a bizarre and enormous twisted humanoid figure, staring at the sky without saying a word.

The weapons and defense facilities that Tokyo has set up are not yet fully in place; these soldiers and police officers are merely there to delay the deployment.

But Rentaro knew that Kikunojo Tendo must have his own plan! That cunning old fox must have a trump card up his sleeve to deal with Scorpio!

With a quick thought, Rentaro was already preparing to leave and venture deeper into the vicinity of Scorpio to intercept more Gastrea. However, it was precisely at this moment—

The enormous Scorpio constellation suddenly let out a series of urgent cries.

Like the mournful cry of a dying whale, or the call of a child seeking its mother, the sound reached Rentaro's ears, causing his heart to clench sharply...

He recalled the "evidence" that Lanmeng Company had provided to him during their brainwashing... He couldn't actually deceive himself into believing that it was all a lie fabricated by Lanmeng Company...

But now he must strengthen his resolve, even knowing that these things might be true... he must deceive himself for the time being.

But before he could finish processing his thoughts, something unexpected happened.

The Gastrea, which were gradually being driven back on the battlefield, suddenly underwent a dramatic change.

Those Gastrea on the periphery, which were not very strong, were gradually driven back by the soldiers and police of the Ministry of Defense. Suddenly, they responded to Scorpio's call with the same urgent chirping!

Then, a terrifying and bizarre scene unfolded.

Those hundreds of Gastrea, hundreds of twisted monsters from Stage One to Stage Three... with frantic screams, their body temperatures suddenly rose sharply. Then, their flesh began to melt!

It's like being relentlessly scorched by a high-temperature flamethrower... and under such circumstances, many weak Gastrea suddenly "die" on the spot!

But this is definitely not a good thing!

The physical bodies of these Gastrea who died suddenly did not disappear.

Apart from a dozen or so Gastrea that did not melt but instead hardened in place and turned into a pupal-like shape, most of the melted flesh began to "converge".

The result of this process is an equally pale "pupa"... and this process only takes less than ten seconds.

"Hey, this is quite interesting."

Bai Wujie stroked his chin, watching the pupae with great interest... because he could sense that they were rapidly coalescing and taking shape within them, following a predetermined and unique path to "evolve" into a biological form.

Becoming a "Demon God"...

Those scattered cells, under the same command, began to evolve into a "demon god".

However, the amount of biomass is insufficient to complete such an evolutionary process for individuals...

Then it began to decompose itself into basic cells that merged with each other to meet the conditions for evolution.

The evolution of a Demon God is entirely a matter of luck for Gastrea, and the Demon Gods evolved from weaker ones are also relatively weaker.

But in any case, a complete evolution produces a demon god with destructive power far exceeding that of Gastrea!

And the one who accomplished all of this is undoubtedly the Scorpio right in front of us!

This may be one of its abilities: as the initial experimental Gastrea, it possessed a swarm-like ability to control and command the lower Gastrea, even extending to the extent of influencing their internal magnetic fields.

But the ability to control their cells so precisely to evolve in a unified manner is not to be underestimated!

The people of this world may be so clueless... but the things they create are very inspiring to Bai Wujie in many ways.

They create things they can't even control, then betray each other, and finally become a bunch of rats in the sewers.

Hey, these silly clowns' ability to make the White Emperor laugh is not to be underestimated.

However, despite this, Bai Wujie still had no intention of making a move. He wanted to see the limits of this Scorpio, as well as those who were clueless.

If they don't fall into the even more terrible hell, they will never understand how wonderful his White Emperor and his Blue Dream were!

Putting everything else aside, the soldiers on the battlefield right now are definitely ugly...

18. Demon God Cluster

Gastrea are not powerful; at least from Bai Wujie's perspective, they are not biological weapons worthy of his praise.

Aside from their inherent viral infection capabilities, most Gastrea rely solely on their savage bodies and powerful regenerative abilities. This is true for almost all of them, with the exception of a very few special species.

They possess remarkable vitality and incredible physical regeneration, but that's about it. Lacking sufficient offensive capabilities, they are not truly formidable biological weapons.

The Magnetic Field Demon God, on the other hand, is a "perfect answer" in contrast...

The power of a demon god varies from person to person. Demon gods that are "incubated" by relying on the viral microorganisms of these gastrula start with the weakest magnetic field power of 10,000 horsepower, and even Bai Wujie does not know their upper limit.

Undoubtedly, even the weakest demon god with the power of ten thousand horsepower has a destructive power far exceeding that of most Gastrea.

As a biological weapon, the Demon God's use of magnetic field power is almost instinctive.

While in most cases they do not possess any complete realm or skill in utilizing them... the demon god's instinctive use of magnetic field power is enough to cause immense destruction!

Even if they haven't reached their full potential, they are inherently designed as weapons and possess an extremely large flow of power!

More importantly, demons can "evolve".

Just like demons that have undergone metamorphosis by using the genes of these gastrulators, they have absorbed some of the "specialties" of the gastrulator viruses.

The extremely strong continuity between cells is the source of Gastruls' name as a coelenterate-like organism, and also the origin of their extraordinary self-healing ability.

Of course, because the physical body needs to become a structural form to accommodate magnetic field power... the Demon God cannot achieve a self-regeneration beyond the fourth level of regeneration...

But simply increasing this self-healing ability is enough to raise their threat level to another level!

Not to mention the immense energy flow possessed by the demons' bodies, which were specially adapted to adapt to magnetic field forces...