295: Reverse parasitic

Tang Ku watched the eggs before him, the corners of his mouth twitching; he actually felt a sense of horror.

Since attaining Buddhahood, this was the first time he had felt such a sensation!

He knew the stories about creatures like the Alien all too well.

Those sharp claws, the toothed tongue, the tail sharper than a spear, and that eyeless, bald head... that appearance was once the nightmare of his childhood.

Of course, there was also the nearly ubiquitous, elusive Facehugger, which left an even deeper impression!

When we discovered this creature, it had already completely destroyed a humanoid civilization... Fortunately, our research into biological genetics was just enough to restrain it, which allowed us to bring it back.

The space you see now is filled with an inert gas, and this pale yellow light is actually a form of bio-energy that can emit a biological signal at any time; combined with that gas, it can keep the Alien egg in a state of dormancy!

Tang Ku's eyes went wide. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice, "As far as I know, this creature is very dangerous, especially its parasitic ability, as well as its ability to grow rapidly and acquire the characteristics of its host—all of which are terrifying. Coupled with the rapid reproductive ability of its parent, any one of these is enough to become a nightmare for humanity. What method do you intend to use to control them?"

"Oh? You actually know the characteristics of this creature? I must say, as a native of this era, your knowledge is truly extraordinary.

That's right, this creature is very dangerous, and there aren't many ways to control it at the moment. However, my intention is not to control this creature... Heh, do you know why I am telling you these things?"

The spherical object turned around abruptly, its round red light blinking at Tang Ku. Immediately after, a strange binding force came from all around, tying Tang Ku up. Subsequently, his entire body floated up, as if being pulled by some kind of gravity, and he followed closely behind the sphere toward a crystal door in front.

Tang Ku was unperturbed and said in a calm tone, "What do you intend to do with me?"

The sphere said, "Heh, I just want to invite you to watch a performance. Of course, that is also the fate you are about to face.

On you... I can sense a certain trait. You will definitely be my most outstanding work... When the time comes, you will become the commander of this force, the strongest one!"

Tang Ku stopped speaking and allowed it to control him as it brought him to a huge laboratory... Come to think of it, because there were various experimental instruments here, such as microscopes, flasks, and the like, as well as many staff members wearing white coats—only, these staff members were all big-nosed, blue-eyed foreigners—they were staring at a huge glass screen in front of them... Or rather, it looked more like a glass wall. On the other side of the glass, on a steel bed, lay a naked man. He had a robust physique but a dull gaze, looking like a strong, living dead man.

"Sir, Test Subject No. 37 is ready. It has been a week since the last experiment. Should we perform an information update?"

A guy in a white coat walked over and said to the spherical object earnestly.

"No need for an information update; just proceed by comparing it with the results of the last experiment..."

"Yes..."

As he spoke, this guy started to assign tasks on behalf of the sphere. Soon, when all the tasks were mostly assigned, the sphere suddenly flashed with a burst of red light. Immediately after, in the space on the other side of the glass, another spherical object floated in and hovered less than two meters in front of the man. Then, the upper part of the spherical object opened backward, revealing the object inside, which was none other than the so-called Alien egg.

"You intend to... let this thing parasitize a human body to obtain an Alien with powerful strength?"

Tang Ku chuckled and said, "But you yourself said that this thing cannot be used as a controllable weapon. Its nature is born for slaughter; it is a monster that exists to kill all living things!"

The sphere flashed its red light twice and chuckled, "It's not bad that you understand these things, but you haven't thought about the deeper level... It is true that the Alien larva is actually a very intelligent creature. They parasitize other organisms to obtain energy and various characteristics of other creatures, evolving into forms more suitable for combat.

But you haven't considered whether there is a way to reverse this parasitic method... In my experiments, these Alien larvae will be implanted with a biological signal. This signal will form a unique feedback loop with the host, transferring the Alien's characteristic of near-infinite evolutionary potential onto the human body, transforming humans into powerful warriors..."

"Wait..."

Tang Ku's brain was a bit muddled, and he immediately said, "You mean, humans can also evolve through Alien genes? Isn't that a bit... a bit ridiculous?"

"Hmm, it counts as a form of evolution, but this evolution is incomplete and has many drawbacks. For example, once the human body finishes evolving, it will be completely fixed, with no possibility of further evolution. But it doesn't matter; these Alien larvae will always exist within this body. And when this body dies on the battlefield, the Alien larva will automatically hatch from this body and grow into a fully mature form in a dozen seconds or so... This is equivalent to using one body as two powerful warriors!"

The spherical object sneered, "Look, the experiment has begun..."

Within Tang Ku's line of sight, the Alien egg had already opened its top aperture. Then, a shadow flew out with lightning speed and jumped onto the man's face.

Tang Ku couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth: "As expected... exactly the same as the Facehugger in the movies... Hmm, if what he says is true, and there is such a force possessing powerful strength, with Alien larvae on them that could erupt at any time, then if such a team appeared in the human world, it would become a disaster.

Never mind the current Great Tang, this thing could even destroy a planet in the future world, when technology is so advanced..."

Just like in the movies, the Facehugger tightened its tail around the other person's neck and then forced the larva directly into the man's mouth.

On the side, on the huge screen, the tiny larval body was already lying in a certain position within the man's chest cavity. Subsequently, the sphere containing the Alien egg inside suddenly popped out a pistol-like object from below and fired a certain beam of light at the man's body.

Tang Ku watched the screen. The previously active Alien larva suddenly stopped moving, and then it extended something like a tube, which continuously spread from his chest cavity until it covered his entire body before stopping.

Clatter!

The Facehugger fell to the ground. The man suddenly opened his eyes, then exerted a little force with his arms, easily breaking the wrist-thick alloy steel, and then stood there blankly like a robot.

Tang Ku's gaze was dull at this moment, as if he had been frightened. The sphere on the side sneered, "Don't be afraid, you won't feel any pain during this process..."

Tang Ku did not answer, however, because he was currently shocked by a sentence in his mind.

"Beep, alert, alert... The System has detected the appearance of a creature that violates the rules of the Heavenly Dao, triggering a special reward mechanism..."