Humanity genes have fallen into the enemy’s hand
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Under Ling Qiu’s corpse was a heavy sniper rifle, adorned with flame patterns that were the exclusive honor of the new recruit king.
While destroying the street lamps in the inner city, he accidentally got infected with the octopus gene. However, not only did his mental strength not decrease, but he also used this heavy sniper rifle to shoot over a hundred octopus people in the head until he ran out of bullets.
He originally planned to report back directly to the Spire after returning, but he didn’t expect he couldn’t wait—those weak octopus distortions had numbed his nerves. If he had known he would encounter the brass octopus, he would have saved at least one bullet.
Even if it was just for himself.
An Yu dragged the heavy sniper off the ground and looked toward a corner of the container.
The [Frog Tongue] that lost its prized child entered a state of crazy production, producing more aberrants. Jiang Xiao’s killing intent exploded, a red hue seeping from his pupils to the whites of his eyes, and the snake tail soaked in octopus mucus began to swell with nodules.
A grapevine tightly coiled around him, and Zhu Tao shouted, “Stop! You’re losing control!”
“It’s too late,” Jiang Xiao coldly replied. “I can’t stop. Let me do one last thing.”
The snake tail swelled to twice its size, dragging the [Frog Tongue] into the air and slamming it to the ground!
The [Frog Tongue] silently shattered, and before it could heal itself, it was smashed down again! The massive explosive sound mixed with Jiang Xiao’s crazy laughter and made the entire container reverberate.
The [Frog Tongue’s] body was shattered beyond recognition from the chest down. Leaning on the ground, it dragged its broken body to the corner and looked at Jiang Xiao.
“Welcome.”
This was the first time An Yu heard the [Frog Tongue’s] voice, and it sounded like an obsessive teenager.
Or rather, like 0313.
Its gloomy eyes slowly swept over everyone, “Welcome, all of you.”
The vitality quickly drained from its eyes and transparent epithelium grew between its fingers, only to then quickly shrivel.
The moment it died, the miasma shrouding District 53 faded a little.
The terminal in An Yu’s pocket suddenly started ringing frantically, flooding with hundreds of messages in an instant.
They all came from the High Peak, the most recent ones—
[Disconnect for more than 12 hours, reinforcement units dispatched.]
[Synchronized with Xi De, rushing immediately upon completing previous tasks.]
[Temporary reinforcement leader: Bo.]
An Yu opened the Ladder and searched for “Bo.”
The 196th floor flashed in response.
Code name: Bo (Ya Sa)
196th floor’s supervision object
Direct superior: Xi De
Distortion type: Black-necked Crane
Genetic entropy: 30,280 (initial value)
Combat specialties: Sound wave interference, aerial combat, aerial shooting.
Comprehensive battle record: 1.9 billion
Bo was an offensive type, with a genetic entropy and battle records much higher than Zhu Tao’s.
The machine alarm suddenly blared. Zhu Tao clutched the terminal and exclaimed in panic, “Ryan’s mental strength is down to 33! Jiang Xiao’s 32!”
They were both severely infected and their wounds writhed with strange nodules; they couldn’t escape another distortion.
The brass octopus’ genetic entropy was too high; being infected by it was as dangerous as a normal person mutating for the first time.
An Yu suddenly remembered Qin Zhilu’s cold declaration in the truck.
If it falls below 30, you can only die.
Qin Zhilu walked towards Ryan while the alarm blared.
Ryan pleaded, “Maybe I can hold on, Law…”
The alarm grew louder.
Ryan, 30!
“Sorry, you don’t have a chance.”
Qin Zhilu reached for the holster at his waist and said solemnly, “Thank you for your steadfastness in maintaining human order.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the terminal alarmed again—Ryan’s mental strength dropped to 29!
Consciousness quickly faded from his eyes.
After a dull thud, he finally fell into the pool of blood.
The container was eerily silent. Qin Zhilu took a step back and bowed his head toward the body.
Even in mourning, his posture was rigid; His cold eyes looked down, revealing no emotion.
Another alarm sounded.
Zhu Tao said tremblingly, “Jiang Xiao’s mental strength dropped to 31… no, it’s still…”
“Bang!”
A decisive gunshot interrupted the machine alarm.
The force of the bullet caused the hair near An Yu’s cheek to lift. Qin Zhilu holstered his gun and strode forward.
Jiang Xiao was thrown against the wall by the bullet, and it took a long time before he lowered his head and looked at the hole in his chest.
The bullet that shot him was surprisingly a regular bullet. Though the wound bled profusely, the trajectory avoided the heart and lungs.
The strange nodules suddenly stopped growing, as if a pause button had been pressed.
A fatal injury could temporarily interrupt the distortion process.
“Sir…” Jiang Xiao soullessly looked at Qin Zhilu, seemingly wanting to call him “Sir” but swallowing it back, “Are you trying to save me?”
Qin Zhilu looked at the terminal, where the number 30 was frozen. “It’s worth a try. Are you willing?”
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“As long as you’re willing.”
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This was the first time An Yu saw him take off his gloves. His fingers were long and clear, with nothing abnormal about them.
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Jiang Xiao nodded slightly.
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“You have a higher value, and I don’t think he would have survived my infection.”
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Jiang Xiao struggled to lift his dazed eyes, “If I survive a second distortion, can I take your supervisee position?”
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An Yu followed Qin Zhilu to the container door, then paused and looked back.
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“Commander…”
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An Yu shook his head, “I wanted to ask, can your genes infect super-aberrants?”
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“Yes, but the result of the infection is equally uncontrollable,” Qin Zhilu replied. “Infinite genetic chaos leading to death is the best outcome.”
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“A super-aberrant with infinite genetic entropy…” An Yu asked, “What happened in District 95?”
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[Main City, Black Tower.]
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“Billy, responsible for the intelligence network—Node 1, communications reestablished; Node 2, tracking super-aberrants.”
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High Peak asked, “What about Qin Zhilu?”
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The decision-maker hesitated, “Node 2, eliminate mantis distortion spreaders, operator An Yu.”
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“Node 5, eliminate Guardian Octopus No. 1, operators An Yu, Law.”
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An Yu looked almost identical to his interrogation footage. Standing among the Protectors, he stood out due to his quiet and weak demeanor.
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“Does An Yu have a battle report?”
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An Yu is responsible for gaining the favor and trust of the Commander.
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Node 3: Receive praise from the Commander (a bit of humanity), reward (a permanent residence apartment).
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Node 6: Seize several bread loaves from the resource station (hoping to keep them as a reward, asking the Black Tower to please consider it).
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It’s not just lacking proficiency; it’s completely a mess.
The Black Tower fell into an awkward silence.
A decision-maker hesitantly said, “Did he have any misunderstandings about his mission?”
“But he did indeed complete the real tasks,” another softly reminded, “even though no one expected him to.”
“Solo killing two aberrants, his initial distortion genetic entropy must be very high.”
“But it seems he hasn’t distorted yet.” The decision-maker, looking at the terminal’s data, felt a headache coming on. “Genetic entropy is still… zero. His survival value fluctuated greatly, dropping as low as 45%.”
“And his mental strength?”
“It hasn’t fluctuated, it has always been at full value.”
The air seemed to stop flowing.
After a long time, High Peak finally said, “Go find out what Rabbit An is.”
[53rd District.]
After the network reconnected, the recorder finally resumed normal operation.
An Yu gazed at the walnut-sized mechanical sphere that floated before him.
“Right now, the Black Tower’s big screen is projecting images of each of us. You’re making eye contact with hundreds of High Peak decision-makers,” Zhu Tao said with a smile. “With external communications restored, High Peak can coordinate the command. I quite like this straightforward approach.”
Qin Zhilu suddenly asked, “Where’s Rui Jin?”
“He…” An Yu was still staring at the sphere. “I was just about to report him to you.”
He lifted the heavy sniper rifle hanging from his shoulder, as if posing with it, but that wasn’t his intention.
In the tiny reflection of the mechanical sphere, many figures could be seen gradually emerging from the distant ruins behind him.
“Sir,” An Yu asked softly, “do you see them?”
The busy High Peak decision-makers collectively paused their work.
Someone said in bewilderment, “There are still so many uninfected humans?”
“The battle report mentioned multiple [Frog Tongues]. How do these people dare come out like this?”
High Peak commanded, “Zoom in.”
The camera slowly moved closer to the ruins behind the Protectors.
On-site, the ground’s tremors intensified as An Yu and the others turned around—thousands of people were approaching the container, including humans, numerous jellyfish, mantis people, and octopuses. Humans and aberrants did not attack each other, and there was even an eerie sense of coordination.
This coordination came from their eyes—whether aberrant or human, their eyes were equally empty, as if the city was full of zombies.
Qin Zhilu pondered, “The mother’s death caused the wisdom she bestowed on her children to disappear. What remains, perhaps, is only the instinct to avenge her.”
“Sir, I killed Rui Jin,” An Yu softly said. “After a mantis undergoes a third mutation, its mantis shell dies and the human gene is reshaped, but the distorted consciousness will descend on the human and inherit their memory. Rui Jin, no, his real identity is Colonel Chris, was such an aberrant.”
He turned his gaze toward those zombie-like creatures. “Although these people appear human on a biological level, they have long ceased to be human.”
Zhu Tao was stunned. “So… without killing the mother, we can’t filter out the mantis aberrants which are at the third level of mutation. But if we kill the mother, all the mutants will turn into killing machines?”
The command hall of the Black Tower fell into a deathly silent.
Until someone trembled and said, “We need… thermal weapons!”
Another shouted, “All Protectors, retreat! We’re abandoning District 53!”
“Has the energy core been found? Can it be taken away?”
“If it can’t be helped, we can also abandon the energy core…”
“Law, please respond!”
In the chaos, a voice message meant for Qin Zhilu was broadcast to all the Protectors’ headsets.
Qin Zhilu decisively said, “The energy core cannot be abandoned. Once a secondary explosion occurs, the energy will radiate to the dozens of surrounding Bait Cities. As for District 53…”
He paused, as if weighing the pros and cons.
An Yu watched his Commander’s profile, silently waiting.
The dark wave of aberrants was almost upon them.
Qin Zhilu finally spoke. “I confirm that the human genes in District 53 have fallen to enemy hands. The true survivors likely do not exceed 10%.”
“But even so, it’s far too early to discuss abandoning it.”
A light laugh echoed through the public channel, as soft as a breath.
It was the first time anyone had heard An Yu laugh.
He unshouldered Ling Qiu’s heavy sniper rifle, holding it by the stock, as if wielding a heavy, blunt machete.
“Then I’ll fight with you to the end.”
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[10 Battle Records]
The Black Tower requires Protectors to keep battle records at all times.
Although I’ve always despised official documents, I have to admit the efficiency of this process.
After all, most dead ducks are reckless; allowing High Peak to take over decisions the moment communications are reestablished is the wisest choice.
Even the brainless dead ducks also learned this without complaint.
Before An Yu arrived, they strictly followed the documentation format specified by High Peak.
But later, they picked up bad habits.
Some started writing their feelings in parentheses—(Impressive, huh?) (Isn’t it awesome?) (Tears, but it’s not really my fault).
Even worse, some started imitating An Yu to demand rewards—(I think this node deserves a hundred thousand points).
What left High Peak speechless were the love brains — Node 1: Overly enthusiastic slaughter of aberrants because I miss my boyfriend and want to return home earlier…
This forced High Peak to initiate format checks, and if it was not compliant, score points would be deducted.
But not long after, this new rule was quietly canceled because it “caused An Yu to feel too much mental pressure.”
Jjwxc badly mtl-ed comments
N1: What is the eternal disorder of the human body?
answer 1: Genes are stable, such as humans, monkeys, rabbits, and various animals. If they are unstable, can you imagine various characteristics being displayed on one creature? For example, a human eye, an insect eye, a rabbit ear, a mouse ear, etc.
answer 2: My understanding based on what I have read so far and what I have learned is that humans may become distorted or have superpowers if they are contaminated by the genes of aberrants. The reason they become monsters may be that human genes are polluted and messed up, and the human body will not even selectively express them. But superpowers… are like viruses that invade human genes and integrate with somatic cells? Yet human genes still dominate?
answer 3: Probably everyone’s genes are different. Disorder means your genes are infected by foreign species. Eternal disorder means your genes become another type after being infected, and you can never go back to your original genes.
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