183: Repel ants and swallow tigers

As a Treasury, it naturally couldn't be filled entirely with equipment, weapons, and rare treasures.

Some accessories taken from powerful Awakened Beasts were also primary collection targets here.

And this eyeball?

It was the eye of an Awakened Beast called the Six-Eyed Demon Spider.

The Six-Eyed Demon Spider itself wasn't particularly large.

It was about the same size as a human.

But it had six rather large eyes.

Looking at an enemy simultaneously, it was definitely something that could inspire fear in them.

Not only that, these six eyes were not mere decorations.

Each one contained terrifying power, and they were all different.

The Six-Eyed Demon Spider itself was incredibly rare.

Coupled with its immensely powerful abilities.

It was an Awakened Beast that was extremely difficult to hunt.

And the eyeball currently soaking in Six-Eyed Demon Spider blood was a trophy from an Esper in Las City.

Eliseo had spent a large amount of money to acquire this treasure.

However, he hadn't yet figured out its specific use, so it had been left here, unused.

Yet, it was a perfect treasure for Legisamon, the one-eyed man.

Transplanting powerful accessories from an Awakened Beast?

In fact, this idea had been put into practice by some people in the early stages of the world's mutation.

However, genetic incompatibility and instinctive rejection made this possibility remain just a possibility.

There wasn't even a single successful case.

There were only countless failed cases of people being infected by Awakened Beast genes.

This also made humans wary of the powerful parts from these Awakened Beasts.

Lin Tianwei looking at this eye naturally wasn't because he needed it himself.

Parts from these trash Awakened Beasts were simply not worthy of being attached to Lin Tianwei.

Compared to replacing parts, directly killing to acquire Talents was actually easier.

What a pity.

The parts stored here clearly couldn't be considered a life.

Even if killed, they couldn't provide Lin Tianwei with any Talent or Talent fragments.

Lin Tianwei could only disregard it.

However, Lin Tianwei didn't need this eyeball, but that didn't mean Legisamon didn't.

In order to obtain the key to open the Treasury door.

Legisamon ruthlessly temporarily transplanted Eliseo's eye.

However, the genetic mismatch made his body incompatible with Eliseo's eye.

Days ago, he had completely dug out this eye that didn't belong to him, becoming one-eyed.

Naturally, since Legisamon had sacrificed his own eye, Lin Tianwei wouldn't treat him unfairly.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei activated his Mental Power.

His Mental Power, which had surged several times, transformed into the most convenient tool under Lin Tianwei's control.

He directly opened the container of the Six-Eyed Demon Spider's eye and took out the eye stored within.

On the other side, Lin Tianwei simultaneously controlled Legisamon's body.

With both working together, the transplantation surgery of the Six-Eyed Demon Spider's eye was quickly completed.

However, with the implantation of the Six-Eyed Demon Spider's eye, what it brought to Legisamon was not new light, but intense pain.

The Six-Eyed Demon Spider was originally a venomous creature.

Its eyes, in particular, carried Poison.

Not to mention the inherent genetic rejection, which made Legisamon's body completely unable to accept this eye.

If it weren't for his fear of Lin Tianwei getting angry, Legisamon would likely have dug out this extra eye without a second thought.

Compared to becoming one-eyed.

He was even more unwilling to die for such a ridiculous reason.

However, this was Lin Tianwei's will.

He couldn't resist, he could only obey.

He clutched his right eye in pain, wailing.

Soon.

The Six-Eyed Demon Spider's toxins began to invade Legisamon's body.

The first to be affected was the nearby brain.

Legisamon's life was in danger!

However, as mentioned before.

Where Lin Tianwei was present, even the God of Death had to retreat three paces!

Black and White intertwined, and Lin Tianwei simultaneously activated the Power of Life and Death.

The power of life was naturally infused into Legisamon, allowing him to gain the strength to resist the Six-Eyed Demon Spider's eye.

The power of death, on the other hand, was infused into the Six-Eyed Demon Spider's eye, weakening its vitality.

The addition of Lin Tianwei's power instantly turned the tide.

With one positive and one negative, Legisamon's body immediately gained the upper hand, beginning to erode the Six-Eyed Demon Spider's eye.

They were like incompatible entities, determined to fight to the death.

This was the difficulty of transplanting Awakened Beast body parts.

It was impossible to balance the powers of both sides.

As soon as one side became slightly stronger, it would instantly erupt, attempting to devour the other.

However, for Lin Tianwei, this was not a difficult task at all.

Under the effect of the Power of Life and Death, Lin Tianwei could easily find the balance between them.

Out of the instinct for survival, even with only one eye left.

The Six-Eyed Demon Spider's eye ultimately compromised.

It obediently integrated into Legisamon's body, becoming a part of his body.

And Legisamon's body, having lost most of its vitality, was already on its last breath and no longer had the ability to fight against the eye.

Ultimately, he could only accept this strange inhabitant.

With a good period of recuperation, Legisamon would be able to completely gain his new power.

Fear, then joy!

Under the effect of the Power of Life and Death, Legisamon was almost scared to death by Lin Tianwei.

In order to find the balance between the two sides, Lin Tianwei naturally also weakened Legisamon's vitality.

But this feeling of extreme physical weakness truly frightened Legisamon.

He even had the illusion that he was about to die.

He was brought back to that night long ago.

The night when he was still an ordinary person.

The night when he almost met his maker due to a high fever.

That sense of powerlessness emanated from every cell of Legisamon, eroding his soul.

He had thought he already understood Lin Tianwei's strength very well.

But then he realized.

What he had just understood was merely the tip of the iceberg of Lin Tianwei's strength.

For example, this incredibly terrifying Power of Life and Death before him.

It was definitely an existence that could instantly kill him.

After the fear came joy.

With the burst of the power of life, Legisamon's body returned to its optimal state once again.

But this time was different.

He had gained a completely different Vision Field, an ultra-wide dynamic Vision Field!

This was the special ability hidden within this Six-Eyed Demon Spider's eye... Dynamic Vision Field!

While having a wider Vision Field, it could also capture the target's movements more accurately.

Although it was just an auxiliary ability to gain a Vision Field, seemingly insignificant.

But for Legisamon, it was nothing short of a terrifying Reinforcement.

Compared to his previous ordinary eyes, it was more than ten times stronger.

What was even more commendable was that the dynamic Vision Field allowed him to unleash the full power of this body.

This was the bucket theory.

Once the body had a weakness, Legisamon would find it difficult to exert his full strength.

And this eyeball, without a doubt, was the existence that could make up for this weakness.

Amidst his joy, Legisamon's rationality returned, and he knelt before Lin Tianwei, performing nine profound bows.

He mumbled words of gratitude, thanking Lin Tianwei for his benevolence.

At the same time, it further strengthened his resolve to follow Lin Tianwei to the farm.

In such a short time, he had achieved such terrifying growth.

He was even approaching the top five Espers on America's Esper ranking list.

Once he thoroughly familiarized himself with his new power, competing for the top three might even be possible.

Continuing to follow Lin Tianwei.

How powerful he could become in the future was truly an unimaginable thing.

Ignoring Legisamon's thoughts.

Lin Tianwei once again bound his body with his Tiger's Tail and began to run.

This time, Lin Tianwei would take Legisamon back to his own farm! —

Lin Tianwei left, but Etna was dumbfounded.

Just as Lin Tianwei had expected, during these nine days, they had completely emptied the remaining Treasuries in Las City.

At the same time, in order to minimize the loss of the Treasury, they had even left the doors wide open.

This was also a form of invisible mockery.

With the setup complete, the next step was naturally to wait for the prey to take the bait.

Although they couldn't do anything to Lin Tianwei.

But just thinking of the surprised expression Lin Tianwei might show later, he felt a secret thrill.

Tiger King?

No matter how powerful, he still fell into our human trap.

Expending a lot of physical strength, running for half a day, only to see an empty Treasury.

You must be very surprised, right?

As for whether the Tiger King would become enraged and harm the residents of nearby Las City, that was not Etna's concern.

After all, the Tiger King's Claws couldn't reach him.

What did the lives or deaths of these people have to do with him?

However, Etna never expected that Lin Tianwei wouldn't fall for it at all.

He had no intention of going to the remaining Treasuries.

Instead, he ran directly back to his own farm.

In other words, the elaborate deception Etna had painstakingly designed had no effect whatsoever.

He immediately cried out in disbelief: "How is that possible?"

"How could the Tiger King not fall for it?"

"Could it be that he's full and plans to go home and rest?"

Etna then dismissed this ridiculous idea, saying, "No, impossible."

"With the Tiger King's greedy nature, he would never let go of such a tempting prize."

However, as he thought about this, Etna's expression instantly changed drastically.

This left only one possibility.

That was, the Tiger King had seen through everything and knew beforehand that they had completely transferred the treasures from the Treasury.

If this were the case, then it meant that the Tiger King's intelligence had reached a terrifying level.

Thinking of this, Etna felt he couldn't sit idly by and reported to MacArthur:

"General MacArthur, I have a very astonishing conclusion to tell you."

"Although we had previously speculated that the Tiger King possessed extraordinary intelligence, this time, it has finally been corroborated."

"A powerful enemy is not horrible, what is horrible is a powerful and intelligent enemy."

"This kind of enemy is the most difficult to deal with."

"He must be eliminated as soon as possible!"

Hearing Etna's words, MacArthur's face fluctuated with uncertainty.

A beautiful day was declared over after hearing the name "Tiger King."

After much thought, he finally issued an order, saying:

"Pass down the order to solicit feasible plans across the entire America, plans that can completely eliminate the Tiger King."

Hesitating for a moment, MacArthur continued: "Once a plan is adopted, a secret key will be rewarded!"

Secret key?

Hearing this, a trace of shock flashed in Etna's eyes.

That was the secret of secrets.

Something related to America's biggest secret.

Crafted from the remains of a Starry Sky Behemoth, it was almost indestructible.

At that time, a lot of effort was spent to create these secret keys.

Furthermore, since the locks were opened by relying on the connection between the remains and the Alpha Gene itself, these six secret keys could not be replicated at all.

And now MacArthur is actually willing to offer such a treasure as a reward.

Obviously, he must have been extremely angered.

And he completely agreed with Etna's theory, believing that Lin Tianwei had reached a point where he had to be eliminated.

However, although America suffered the greatest hardship in its history, it was not entirely without good news.

Lin Tianwei's appearance was a crisis, but also the greatest opportunity.

Especially Legisamon's path to becoming stronger, which gave them inspiration.

Or rather, it wasn't inspiration, but a desperate courage!

The wisdom of countless people naturally couldn't be inferior to Lin Tianwei's.

What Lin Tianwei could think of, they could also think of.

Using heavenly treasures to strengthen Espers.

Transplanting Awakened Beast body parts to strengthen Espers.

These two paths were simply not thoroughly implemented due to the immense sacrifices required.

But now it's different.

With Lin Tianwei, this super enemy, everyone felt immense pressure.

This immense pressure made them try to make changes.

For example, taking a desperate gamble and trying these two methods of becoming stronger.

If these two methods could succeed, perhaps next time, in the battle with the Tiger King, they would no longer be cowardly and incompetent individuals, but American warriors who could fight back and forth with the Tiger King, and even completely annihilate the Tiger King!

Invincible warriors!

On the farm.

Lin Tianwei, who had returned to his large villa, yawned lazily and prepared to continue sleeping.

Of course, before sleeping, he had to check his gains.

First, his physique.

It has to be said that the effects of these heavenly treasures were truly overbearing.

The terrifying energy contained within them was even comparable to Lin Tianwei's accumulation over a period of time.

This also led to his body size increasing by another twenty percent after just one outing.

His strength, moreover, increased by at least half.

Of course, the most intuitive manifestation was Lin Tianwei's attributes.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei looked at his panel.

A panel with attributes and Talents that were luxurious to the extreme!

Name: Lin Tianwei; Race: Siberian Tiger; Gender: Male; Attributes: Strength 4000, Constitution 3000, Agility 3000, Mental Power 980; Body Status: 50% (Normal); Talent: Danger Perception (Legendary); Extraordinary Gene (Extraordinary), Enhanced Smell (Extraordinary), Mental Strength Enhancement (Extraordinary), Extraordinary Body (Extraordinary), Speed Burst (Extraordinary), Power of Life and Death (Extraordinary), Beast Spirit (Extraordinary), Spirit of Nature (Extraordinary); Self-healing Ability (Advanced), Charged Cells (Advanced), Super Multiplication (Advanced), Complete Metamorphosis Development (Advanced), Rejuvenation (Advanced), Bloodline (Advanced), Reinforcement (Advanced), Muscle Enhancement (Advanced), Strength Enhancement (Advanced), Mental Power (Advanced), Poison (Advanced), Sonic Wave (Advanced), Tenacity (Advanced), Body of Steel (Advanced), Tigers Might (Advanced), Flexibility (Advanced), Agility (Advanced), Claws (Advanced), Current Release (Advanced), Stealth (Advanced), Energy Storage (Advanced), Sharp Teeth (Advanced), Bite Force Reinforcement (Advanced), Endurance (Advanced), Feigned Death (Advanced), Rapid Growth (Advanced), Fearless (Advanced), Climbing Ability (Advanced), Jumping Ability (Advanced), Flexible Limbs (Advanced), Giant Maw (Advanced), Vision Field (Advanced); Anesthesia Resistance (Intermediate), Electricity Immunity (Intermediate), Poison Resistance (Intermediate), Limb Regeneration (Intermediate); Water Combat Ability (Primary), Needle Tail (Primary), Hind Limb Enhancement (Primary), Burrowing (Primary), Flexible Tongue (Primary).

This panel, which was basically full of Advanced and Extraordinary Talents, made Lin Tianwei extremely pleased.

Under the accumulation of countless Talent fragments, any Talent that could be used was basically strengthened to Advanced by Lin Tianwei.

After all, one Extraordinary Talent required upgrade materials equivalent to ten Advanced Talents.

Under such an exaggerated ratio, Lin Tianwei still chose to strengthen evenly, making himself a formidable hexagonal warrior.

At the same time, Lin Tianwei also had other plans in his heart.

That was the acquisition of Extraordinary Talents.

If he could hunt down those Lords of the Forbidden Zone who dominated an area, Extraordinary Talents would be within Lin Tianwei's grasp.

Thinking of this, he activated his Mental Power.

Lin Tianwei took out the secret compartment he had obtained in the Southern Treasury.

This extremely well-hidden item successfully attracted Lin Tianwei's attention.

Claws waved!

Under Lin Tianwei's precise control, his massive tiger Claws could even perform delicate embroidery.

He easily broke open the secret compartment, allowing Lin Tianwei to successfully see the box hidden beneath it.

This was an entirely black box.

Only an eagle pattern was carved on the very top.

An eagle spreading its wings?

It was indeed very vivid.

Perhaps thinking that the secret compartment was already the best protective measure, this box was not further locked.

It was easily opened by Lin Tianwei, revealing the treasure hidden within.

A key.

Or rather, one-sixth of a key.

Judging by the pattern, the complete key should be consistent with the eagle on the box.

However, the specifics would only be known after all the keys were collected.

A boring trick.

Mental Power surged, and Lin Tianwei directly buried the box underground.

He had no interest in solving the riddle hidden beneath this key.

He might as well eat two more bites of meat and develop faster.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei no longer lingered and fell into a deep sleep again!

——

Ismail Institute.

Professor Yannos was constantly busy.

He had many projects on hand.

Cultivating Black Fiend.

Researching the use of heavenly treasures.

Researching the transplantation of Awakened Beast accessories.

These matters were all pressing on his nerves, keeping him busy almost day and night.

It was also thanks to the emergence of the Awakening.

Otherwise, with Professor Yannos's not-so-young body, he might not have been able to endure it.

Knock, knock, knock.

While Professor Yannos was busy, a knocking sound echoed from his Research Institute.

He was a little surprised.

Who was so tactless as to disturb him at such a busy time?

Didn't he know that if his train of thought was interrupted, he might miss an opportunity that could affect the entire world?

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Professor Yannos opened the door to the laboratory.

He couldn't afford to offend anyone who had the ability to disturb him.

So, even if he was angry, he could only open the laboratory door.

However, he didn't expect to see a very familiar figure outside.

Ismail's figure!

To be honest, Professor Yannos still admired Ismail very much.

Although she also benefited from her ancestors' legacy, her current achievements were largely due to her own efforts.

Her continuous operation led to her current accomplishments.

Especially the establishment of the Ismail Institute, which was an extremely wise choice.

If it weren't for the numerous research products born from the Research Institute, America would not have gained the upper hand in this world-altering event.

The appearance of the Beast Arena not only eliminated excess mutated beasts but also plundered a large amount of wealth for Ismail.

This was an extremely ingenious idea.

The second Bruno Institute was also established because of the success of the Ismail Institute.

Unfortunately, it became a study of mutated beasts.

And it failed because of the study of mutated beasts.

If it weren't for the large number of mutated beasts, America wouldn't be so passive.

Under Lin Tianwei's disruption, although most of them were wiped out, there were still a large number of escapees.

These escapees, relying on their inherently powerful mutated genes, gained immense power after their Awakening.

This power allowed most of them to become kings of this land, bringing great trouble to the entire America.

Upon seeing that the visitor was Ismail, Professor Yannos immediately put away his contempt.

He knew that Ismail would never seek him out without reason.

He immediately asked, "Lady Ismail, what can I do for you?"

Ismail did not answer directly, but instead took out MacArthur's bounty order.

She specifically marked the secret key within it and said, "Professor Yannos, I believe you know better than I do what the secret key represents."

"In our research on the Starry Sky Behemoth, we extracted a large amount of Beta Gene and Gamma Gene."

"Enough for many, many attempts."

"But the Alpha Gene is different."

"It's different from the other two genes."

"There is only one copy."

"To obtain it, all six secret keys must be collected and combined into a key to unlock the Alpha Gene."

"This is helping me, and it's also helping you."

"If you have a feasible method, it's best to provide it to me now."

"I believe you've also heard how difficult it is to obtain the secret key."

"This time, if MacArthur, that old fellow, hadn't been so humiliated by the Tiger King that he had a mental breakdown, he wouldn't have brought out such a good thing."

"You have, after all, studied the Tiger King for so long; perhaps you have a good way to deal with him."

"I can promise that after obtaining the Alpha Gene, I will hand it over to you for research."

Alpha Gene?

Professor Yannos's heart trembled.

That was something he had yearned for to the extreme.

Unlike the abundant Beta Gene and Gamma Gene, there was only one copy of the Alpha Gene.

If this ultimate treasure could be given to him for research, even without producing any results, it would be enough to make him famous in history.

With such a great temptation, Professor Yannos naturally couldn't refuse.

Most importantly, he actually had a way to deal with Lin Tianwei.

Thinking of this, he slowly said, "I have a plan called 'Driving Ants to Devour a Tiger.'"

"Perhaps it will have a miraculous effect!"