Chapter -13: Extracting Spider Genes

According to Aeon, 1000 units of bio-energy are needed to extract genes from other creatures. He spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a waste factory and, quickly acquired over two million cockroaches in a short time.

So when he finally left the warehouse after killing those cockroaches, his bio-energy had already exceeded one thousand, reaching more than 2,700 units. Additionally, if he hadn't needed to act so quickly, the amount of money he spent would have been significantly less than what he actually spent.

Later, He also killed ten thugs and gained another 1000unit of bio-energy.

So right now his total reserves are 3700units.

Right now he has the ability to extract gene from three creatures.

Tomorrow, if it wasn't for needing to kill someone, he wouldn't have waited until now to extract the ability. He would have done it last night.

Of course, even though he didn't extract the gene last night, he has already considered what kind of creature he should extract genes from next.

Although last time, when he fought with the ten thugs, He crushed and killed them with ease, that fight also made Adrian clearly aware of his own shortcomings.

His fighting skills were lacking, and he needed proper training.

Additionally, his reaction speed was not fast enough.

If he had responded more quickly, he wouldn't have been restrained by the chain.

Fortunately, those guys at that time only had chains and sticks, or else if he was attacked by guns, it would have been much worse. Even if he survived, he would have been severely injured.

In this scenario, Adrian naturally wouldn't consider extracting the genetic ability of cockroach for regeneration, even though he was recently burned. He knows his body is quite durable; even if he is badly hurt, he can still live and heal to a certain extent. However, with regeneration ability of cockroach, although his body can heal much faster than before, there are still limitations to it. It's not always successful, especially if the crucial 'heart' is damaged; healing will become impossible.

All in all, while cockroaches have some regenerative capacity, it's not strong enough. A potential option for extraction could be genes from creatures like lizard, as it can regenerate its tails and possess regenerative genes.

According to Marvel stories, Dr. Curtis Conners specialized in genetic research, successfully developed a serum with the genes of lizard to regenerate his own arm. However, he failed to address the side effects of the serum leading him to lose his humanity and transforming into reptilian humanoid monster.

Despite the usefulness of these abilities, he has decided to prioritize enhancing his reaction speed through genetic extraction.

Considering his options for improving his reaction speed, Adrian naturally leaned towards extracting genes from a spider.

After all, there is prime example of Spider-Man.

After Spider-Man was bitten by a radioactive spider, his agility and reflexes improved significantly. Bullets seemed to move in slow motion, making it easy for him to dodge without being harmed.

Adrian believed that if Peter Parker could become so agile, then he could too. Although not to the extent of Peter because in this case he is using a normal spider whereas Peter was bitten by a genetically modified radioactive one. But he could still become more agile than a normal human.

So he caught spiders to extract genes from it.

'Aeon, deduct 1000 units and randomly extract genes from the spider' Adrian gave a mental command to Aeon.

[Yes Host]

[1000 units of Bio-energy successfully deducted]

[Initiating random genetic extraction from the spider]

[Random genetic ability 'Bio-static' has been extracted]

[Do you want to fuse it?]

'Huh, Bio-static? Is this the famous wall climbing ability of Spider-Man?' Adrian raised an eyebrow. While the climbing ability is useful, it's not exactly what he needs right now. Nevertheless, since it's been extracted, it needs to be fused or the bio-energy will be wasted. Before the fusion process, Adrian couldn't help but say to Aeon: 'I won't have to suffer again like last time right?'

[Rest assured, host. This time, there will be no pain. The pain you experienced first time was part of the process for enhancing your body to prepare for subsequent genetic fusion.]

'That means I won't experience any side effects from fusing other genes,' Adrian's eyes sparkled with excitement.

[Yes host]

'Okay, then start the fusion process.' Adrian said.

[Okay]

As soon as Aeon said, Adrian immediately felt a sudden shift in his body. He noticed he could generate static electricity, enabling him to climb effortlessly with just a single thought.

'Very good, continue to extract spider gene' Adrian instructed, eager to receive the next spider gene from Aeon.

[1000 units of Bio-energy successfully deducted]

[Initiating random genetic extraction from the spider]

[Random genetic ability 'Spider Senses' has been extracted]

[Do you want to fuse it?]

A series of mechanical sounds of Aeon sounded in Adrian's mind, bringing joy to his face. Finally, it was extracted.

'Begin the fusion immediately" Adrian mentally ordered without any hesitation.

Then Adrian's body trembled fiercely as a strange energy rushed into his body, initiating another transformation. This time, it was not painful; in fact, it was quite comfortable, permeating even to the marrow of his bones. Adrian could feel his genetic level improving distinctly.