I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 1053 - 768: Taking Shortcuts Isn’t So Easy

Chapter 1053: Chapter 768: Taking Shortcuts Isn’t So Easy

Upon analysis, this scent can repel wild beasts, avoiding as much as possible any damage to the corpse. Moreover, the body was filled with a unique preservative, preventing rapid decomposition even in the forest environment.

Furthermore, there was a rather dangerous bomb hidden on the body, discovered by Lilith. The bomb wasn’t a pressure-triggered type but rather one operated electronically.

With electronic signals present, Lilith who discovered them first, was able to defuse the bomb after decrypting it, rendering it harmless.

In the end, Ahn Qi did not mind dragging the body back.

"I’ll dissect it," Ahn Ke said eagerly, as Lilith’s projection could shape another room for dissection.

In Ahn Qi’s investigation, the corpse showed some signs of mutation, probably having undergone some kind of modification.

Perhaps it wasn’t any special form of modification, but encountering it piqued Ahn Ke’s interest, even if after understanding it, the modification turned out to be rather commonplace.

"...Indeed, it’s quite a common modification. Such a modification can enhance the physical condition of the target by about 25%, excluding intelligence. It’s capable of repairing eyesight and further improving hearing. It’s quite a stable and mature modification."

After conducting the dissection and research, Ahn Ke had gained a sufficient understanding of the corpse, and Lilith, through her decoding efforts, retrieved new information from the recorder on the body.

The specific situation of this world doesn’t look too good. The person’s recorder showed that they were bitten to death by a ferocious mutated creature.

The reason the mutated creature didn’t eat the person is related to the gel at the wound on the corpse.

According to the video from the recorder, that kind of mutated creature is extremely repulsed by the scent.

"But what is the purpose of the preservation? Is it to allow other allies to recover the body?"

"Not at all." Ahn Ke took out a small bottle containing a few black egg sacs: "It’s to prevent it from being used as a nest for insects. You can tell that the people in this world have been fighting with these mutated creatures for a long time."

"So does that mean we’ve come to quite a terrible world?" Zheng Yichen clicked his tongue twice: "The other person was killed in the forest, not more than five kilometers away from us. Does that mean we are in quite some danger?"

"I have not detected anything unusual." Lilith’s projection appeared, speaking very seriously.

Her observation range in this world is not large enough, but it’s not as if any strange mutated creature could easily approach.

The slight tremors underground and the movement of creatures in the vicinity will all be captured by her, allowing for an early warning up to a kilometer away.

"Let’s wait and see after we are done with our work." Zheng Yichen isn’t too concerned about the situation in this world, as every world has its own characteristics. As long as this world hasn’t been invaded by Boundary Breakers or Devourers.

Then he’ll just play it by ear with the situation in this world. If there’s enough time, he might offer some help, if not, at most he could leave behind some knowledge to assist.

"That’s fine." Ahn Ke gently rubbed her fingers: "The self-cleaning function of my clothes has failed, I need to take a bath."

It’s such inconveniences in a low-level environment world, where equipment failure can cause many issues.

After completing one surgery, sterilization work is necessary to avoid any other infections. Even though she’s physically strong in higher-level environments, in places like this, encountering unknown viruses can still lead to trouble.

"I’ll join you," Ahn Qi immediately followed, having just processed a corpse, she too needed to take a bath.

As for the nearby surroundings, they’ve been thoroughly explored. More distant areas remain unclear, but at least there’s no issue within a five-kilometer radius.

That’s enough; they are here to conduct experiments on Zheng Yichen’s body.

High-tech warfare against mutant creatures is not their current concern.

"What are the chances of success?" Ahn Qi asked from within the bathtub, inquiring about Zheng Yichen’s situation.

"They’re basically all wiped out; wait for the next experiment," Ahn Ke shook her head without hope. She too wished for a success, but with Zheng Yichen’s physique in the picture, if it were to succeed on the first try, she’d doubt if there was something wrong with his body.

"By the way, how exactly does the Life Archive ability manifest?" Ahn Qi was quite curious about this.

She herself has benefited from magic knowledge research, but Life roundworm users are usually expendable warriors, and for the Ahn family’s own people to use such a thing is rather risky.

It’s useable, but who wouldn’t want something better?

"It depends on how he uses it... With his physique, he can be the ’Ark of Life’." This was the conclusion she drew from the latest analysis of Zheng Yichen’s physique.

The Ark of Life, huh? It’s not conflicting with Zheng Yichen getting Life Archive ability; it’s all about how to use it. But indeed, if he does obtain such ability, that phrase he says, ’You can live on in my heart,’ will no longer be just lip service.

"Hard to comprehend," Ahn Qi said sincerely.

The methods of obtaining Immortality through Life Archive sound quite preposterous to her. Concepts of eternal youth are understandable, but things like the Ark of Life, and methods of Resurrection related to Life Archive... well, they sound quite fantastical.

"If even you feel that way, the Ahn family’s Ascension Plan seems unrealistic," Ahn Ke spoke calmly, as if some methods of Resurrection are not so difficult to achieve in advanced worlds.

"That’s why the Ascension Plan has now been adjusted to the Step-up Plan," Ahn Qi said with a smile, her conversation with Ahn Ke didn’t deliberately conceal anything.

Both of these plans from the Ahn family, regardless of which one, actually do not conflict with Zheng Yichen, unless Yichen covets the Ahn family’s resources and doesn’t want to let them go. But the thing is, he has no reason to be greedy.

"Let them proceed slowly." After the bath, Ahn Ke quickly dried off, dressed, and came over to Zheng Yichen’s side, ultimately sighing without any surprises; complete extermination.

"So does that mean I’ll have to endure over a hundred cuts tomorrow?" Zheng Yichen grimaced.

"If you’re lucky, one cut will be enough," Ahn Ke quickly adjusted her mindset. Failure was entirely normal, instant success would mean incredible luck.

The flesh that had been cut off couldn’t be reused either, as the failed areas would develop a resistance, and those Life roundworms wouldn’t survive. They’d need to find a new area to make fresh cuts.

She had a premonition that this type of Strengthening would probably be the last attempt; Zheng Yichen was still growing stronger, and future opportunistic methods in weaker environments would likely become less effective.

Unless there was material potent enough to cause small-scale mutations in Zheng Yichen’s body.

But as Zheng Yichen grows more formidable, will such things... truly still exist?

Future matters can be addressed in the future; for now, let’s focus on the task at hand.