23: wake!

In a daze, Lin Tianwei woke up again.

However, he didn't open his eyes, but continued to feign unconsciousness.

He only felt his body heavy and sluggish, as if he had been injected with countless anesthetics, leaving him sore and weak.

Roughly estimated, he could at most use twenty percent of his normal strength.

But it doesn't matter, as long as he's alive, there's hope!

Just as he had expected, the humans left him alive.

These humans would definitely regret missing the only chance to resist him.

Given more time, he would grow into their eternal nightmare.

Then he would exact his revenge and settle all grievances.

An eye for an eye, that was Lin Tianwei's code of conduct!

Under the effect of his terrifying Self-healing Ability, the hideous wounds on Lin Tianwei's body had already healed.

Similarly, it had also drained the energy from every single cell in Lin Tianwei's body.

Now, he felt so hungry he could eat a whole cow!

Just as Lin Tianwei was contemplating his situation, he heard a gloomy voice say:

"How strange, this Siberian Tiger's genes show no abnormalities whatsoever."

"How on earth did this waste manage to possess such formidable strength?"

"Could it be a simple burst of power under extreme circumstances?"

"This is simply unscientific!"

"There must be some secret hidden within him."

"Even his Self-healing Ability is terrifyingly strong; he actually survived such high-intensity electrocution."

"That was twice the standard current, and even with the river water dispersing some of it, it should have been enough to cook its brain."

The one who held such a strong prejudice against Lin Tianwei was naturally Professor Yannos himself.

He was currently meticulously comparing the blood and tissue samples extracted from Lin Tianwei's body.

Yet, he couldn't find even a single anomaly.

He couldn't explain why Lin Tianwei possessed such immense strength at all.

This situation utterly baffled him.

However, he quickly changed the subject, saying:

"No matter how many secrets there are, he won't be able to cause too much trouble in the palm of my hand."

"Black Fiend is still more important."

"As I expected, the higher-ups also didn't want such an important experimental subject to be wasted, so they indeed agreed to use the Gamma Gene."

"I truly anticipate how terrifying Black Fiend will become after using the Gamma Gene."

"At that time, I will let Black Fiend personally take revenge, using this Siberian Tiger's flesh and blood as a sacrifice to celebrate its rebirth."

Listening to Professor Yannos's soliloquy, Lin Tianwei once again confirmed his predicament.

As he had expected, he had not been released back into the wild.

The reason the Primeval Forest was filled with various mutated creatures was because it was a human experimental base.

Without a doubt, he had become one of humanity's test subjects.

The gibberish spoken by the person in front of him, coupled with Mike's gibberish in the Primeval Forest earlier.

That familiar accent made Lin Tianwei certain that this place should be America.

He never imagined that even after being reborn as a beast, he would once again feel the importance of mastering a foreign language.

If he hadn't mastered the gibberish, he wouldn't have understood the soliloquy of the person in front of him at all.

There was also something even stranger to Lin Tianwei: the Reinforcement of his Talent had not changed his own genes.

It seemed the Talent Extraction System's ability was even more powerful than he had imagined.

It was on another level, bestowing him Talent through the power of rules.

This also made Lin Tianwei feel more at ease using the power of the Talent Extraction System.

At least his power wouldn't be deciphered by humans and ultimately backfire on him.

He would never underestimate human wisdom.

Otherwise, mutated creatures like Black Fiend, which defied the laws of nature, wouldn't have been born.

If he hadn't been strong enough, Black Fiend could have even reversed the food chain and killed him.

As for the person in front of him saying that Black Fiend could be resurrected and that he would be used as a sacrifice?

Lin Tianwei found it highly amusing.

Was Black Fiend planning to deliver another Talent gift package?

What kind of Talent could the terrifying Gamma Gene, capable of bringing Black Fiend back to life, bring? The thought truly made the tiger anticipate.

However, the most pressing matter for Lin Tianwei should still be how to escape this Research Institute.

A broader world was the territory that should belong to him, the king of the forest.

At the same time, the current generator implanted in his body was also a hidden danger that he had to find a way to resolve!

And the most, most, most important thing—filling his stomach!

Who had the energy to cause trouble on an empty stomach?

Thinking this, Lin Tianwei opened his eyes.

What greeted his sight was a highly high-tech laboratory.

He himself was confined in a giant cage.

A cage composed of iron bars more than twenty centimeters thick.

It showed just how wary these humans were of him.

However, after looking at the cage for a long time, Lin Tianwei didn't even see a single piece of meat.

This was simply animal abuse!

Did they know about the animal protection association?

After much hesitation, Lin Tianwei still decided to cause trouble.

At least to attract the humans in front of him.

To tell him that it was time for feeding.

Immediately letting out a low growl, Lin Tianwei launched an attack on the iron cage.

However, with his body numbed by anesthetics, even if he successfully launched an attack, it was merely a lot of thunder but little rain.

Bang, bang, bang.

Lin Tianwei's claws violently collided with the iron bars, producing a grating noise.

This made Professor Yannos, who was studying Lin Tianwei's genes nearby, unable to help but frown and shout loudly:

"Quiet!"

But how could Lin Tianwei listen to him?

He continued to attack the iron cage that trapped him with his claws.

Constantly emitting grating impact sounds.

Seeing this, Professor Yannos unceremoniously pressed the switch beside him.

In an instant, a huge current enveloped the iron cage.

Making Lin Tianwei, who was in contact with it, immediately experience what electric therapy felt like.

It was a supreme VIP electric therapy that shocked his entire body.

Coupled with the effect of the anesthetic.

In less than half a minute, Lin Tianwei collapsed to the ground, unable to move.

Only his still-heaving chest indicated that Lin Tianwei was still alive.

However, this was merely an illusion.

With Lin Tianwei's powerful physical constitution, enduring this level of current, while not entirely unscathed, certainly had little impact.

The reason he acted so exaggeratedly was simply that life as a tiger was difficult, and it all depended on acting.

Lin Tianwei even found the sensation of the current sweeping through his body, a tingly and numbing feeling, quite comfortable.

His cells were like thirsty sponges, frantically absorbing the current that swept through his body, transforming it into energy to replenish himself.

Had he become a battery?

Lin Tianwei was somewhat surprised.

He even felt that the hunger in his stomach had lessened considerably.

However, he still needed to try again to confirm if this was his imagination.

Seeing that Lin Tianwei had finally quieted down, Professor Yannos cursed again: "A beast is a beast, it doesn't understand human speech."

"It needs a good lesson to know what's good for it."

After cursing, Professor Yannos felt much better and then refocused his attention on the research before him.

Compared to tormenting this hateful Siberian Tiger, research interested him more.

Moreover, he could only give Lin Tianwei a minor punishment within the scope of research.

Harm an A-grade research subject of the Ismail Institute?

Professor Yannos felt there was absolutely no need to cause himself trouble before resurrecting Black Fiend and gaining more say.

On the other side, Lin Tianwei, who had completely quieted down, was looking at the system in a daze.

Because just now, he had received a new system prompt.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully adapting and extracting a new Talent: Electricity Immunity (Unranked)."

"Ding, please confirm whether the host wishes to use this Talent."

"Electricity Immunity (Unranked): An unranked Talent that slightly increases immunity to electricity."

The system's prompt made him overjoyed; it was like getting a pillow when you're sleepy.

He immediately used this Talent without hesitation.

As long as he possessed sufficient Electricity Resistance, he would not fear the simple electrical weapons humans possessed.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for acquiring a new Talent; immunity to electricity has significantly improved."

This Reinforcement was very quick; by the time Lin Tianwei's body recovered from its numbness, the Reinforcement was already completely finished.

Lin Tianwei, without the Electricity Immunity Talent, was already fearless, let alone now with a new Talent.

After a short rest, he once again started clawing at the iron cage.

The banging sounds annoyed Professor Yannos so much that he immediately activated the electric shock switch again.

The familiar current once again spread throughout his body, but this time, under the effect of the new Talent, the damage caused to Lin Tianwei was negligible.

Not only that, under Lin Tianwei's full perception, he also found that the current was like the most nourishing nutrient solution, injecting energy into his body.

Making his originally weak body become strong.

This situation finally made Lin Tianwei confirm one thing.

Cell Charging (Intermediate)!

Undoubtedly, this powerful Talent was at work.

As an intermediate Talent, it could not only enhance the cells' ability to store energy.

It could also absorb excess current conducted through the body, transforming it into his own energy.

After realizing all this, Lin Tianwei's gaze towards the iron cage gradually became frenzied.

What wonderful things, providing him with energy and providing him with Talent.

This was simply fantastic!

Thinking this, Lin Tianwei once again attacked the iron cage that trapped him.

This time, because he had recovered some strength, the sound produced was louder and more annoying.

Undoubtedly, Lin Tianwei once again received the baptism of electricity.

Professor Yannos couldn't possibly go easy on him.

The powerful current coursed through Lin Tianwei's entire body, bringing not pain, but pleasure.

This feeling of his entire body gradually filling with power was simply too comfortable!

Fantastic! I want more!

Physically and mentally comfortable, Lin Tianwei was nevertheless putting on a strenuous act.

He looked as if he was in immense pain from the electricity, completely unable to resist.

He even let out a few weak whimpers.

Making Professor Yannos on the other side look incredibly pleased.

Suffer, wail, the more miserable you are, the more excited I become!

He simply left the electricity to the iron cage on.

Just to teach this ignorant Siberian Tiger a good lesson.

Anyway, the Ismail Institute had money and didn't care about this little electricity bill.

Lin Tianwei, seeing that there was such a good thing, was also happy to grind for experience.

He only needed to put in a little acting, and he could recharge his body.

There was even a chance to extract a higher-level Talent: Electricity Immunity (Normal).

At that time, he would be even more at ease when facing human electrical weapons.

He might even be able to become immune to the powerful currents that directly struck the brain, completely breaking free from these people's restraints on him.

This was simply a good thing that was hard to find even with a lantern.