Chapter 262 Special Black Water Life
After becoming black water creatures, there are quite obvious differences between white giants and humans.
The black water life that burst out of the chest of the human colonist looked more like the Sentinel alien that appeared in "Alien 1".
Thin body, black exoskeleton.
The black water creature transformed from the white giant has a significantly sharper head, a lighter exoskeleton, and a taller body, making it more like the Butler Alien in "Prometheus".
So this monster was obviously transformed from the white giant.
In addition to the differences in appearance, You Huan also discovered an unusual structure after dissecting the body.
Its body is filled with tubular structures wrapped in a thin bone sheet, in which liquid black water flows. Through the changes in the bone sheet, the black water evaporates in a gaseous form.
After evaporation, the black water is like an aggressive pheromone that can drive other black water life to its will.
This is how it can have so many followers.
This should be the same as the wandering white giant he dissected before.
When it was still a white giant, it had already undergone Blackwater transformation and possessed this special ability. After Blackwater turned into a monster, it still retained this ability.
You Huan could already imagine what the white giants' civilization would be like.
This ability to command black water life suggests that they may be cultivating and controlling black water life themselves.
At present, humans have not found any signs of the white giant, so he is not in a hurry.
There was something special about humans, and their identity as a civilized race meant they were better suited to make first contact with the White Giants.
He just had to watch from the sidelines.
The dissection is over, and the process of converting black water life into evolutionary points begins.
Because of the new world and the new body, his spiritual power was once again blocked and he had no plans to wake up Xiao Pu for the time being.
There is no food compression package.
Look at the first food, that slug-like black water creature.
The purity and indifference from the black water life prevented him from having any "disgusting" emotions.
[Evolution Points +3]
[Evolution Points +3]
This thing only provides 6 evolution points in total, which is the lowest among black water life.
But the effect of [gene complementation] is very obvious.
I feel tingling all over, as if genetic changes are causing changes in my body.
In his opinion, the second black water creature might be even more special than the white giant monster.
It looks like a skinny insect with two forked horns on its head.
Its exoskeleton is grayish white, like plaster.
His inner molars penetrated the exoskeleton of the white giant monster without any pressure, but he felt pain in his teeth after penetrating its exoskeleton.
This is enough to show how strong its exoskeleton is.
Simply peel off the exoskeleton like you would a shrimp and then eat it.
[Evolution Points +7]
[Evolution Points +7]
[Evolution Points +6]
There are 20 evolution points in total, which is quite high considering its medium size.
Then [Gene Complementation] began to slowly take effect.
At this moment, the numbness and itchiness in my body reached its peak. I felt extremely sleepy and at the same time, I felt an unusual hunger.
It seemed that some rather drastic changes were taking place in his body, requiring a great deal of energy.
With a flick of his claws, he directly grabbed the third ordinary black water creature to replenish his energy.
Gain 15 evolution points and replenish energy.
But the hunger still came.
So he took out the white giant black water creature that he had dissected in the spirit of scientific inquiry.
Most of the gray-black exoskeleton had fallen off in the previous battle.
No particular precautions, just eat.
[Evolution Points +11]
[Evolution Points +10]
[Evolution Points +15]
[Evolution Points +12]
[Evolution Points +7]
Originally, he couldn't eat four black water creatures in a row, including one that was much heavier than himself.
However, as [Gene Complementation] continues to take effect, the biological energy stored in his body is being rapidly consumed.
Directly digest all prey and replenish consumption.
He counted and found a total of 96 evolution points.
The level was raised to [Lv.5 (99/160)].
He was still some distance away from upgrading, but the strong effect of gene completion left him no time to think more. He simply found a secluded location near the human base and fell into a semi-sleeping state.
He is not afraid that someone will threaten his life.
His biological instincts would give him an early warning of danger, something he had accidentally discovered during his last hibernation.
You Huan was sleeping soundly.
Human life is not so smooth.
"Boom!"
The convoy rolled over the rocks on the ground and returned to the base in pieces.
Apparently, this exploration team had been attacked by some creature, as there were numerous dents and claw marks on the vehicles.
Fortunately, there were no casualties.
After all they've been through, it would be strange if they weren't on full alert against Blackwater.
They did not get out of the car during the entire process and remained isolated from the blackwater life that launched the attack.
Therefore no one was infected by the black water.
Back at the base, the colonists' leaders looked at a three-dimensional map made up of light spots in a large aircraft.
The map depicts the planet's discovered topography.
A middle-aged man pointed to the east on the map and said:
"According to exploration, there should be a very rich area behind this horizontal mountain range. If there is another civilization on this planet, it may be there."
"Well... let's focus on exploring this direction next."
When it really comes to the critical moment, everyone makes decisions very quickly.
Then they discussed something else: "What happened to those infected by the black water?"
After the great war with the black water life, people soon discovered the abnormalities of some people.
Through testing, it was found that there were monster embryos of varying sizes in their chest or abdominal cavities, so emergency surgery was performed on them to remove the embryos that had not yet fully formed.
However, there were also several people who were not found to have foreign objects in their bodies, but showed symptoms such as fatigue and headache, which were suspected to be similar to Holloway's situation.
These people were isolated in special rooms.
"Those who had the monsters taken out are fine, but the symptoms of the others have clearly worsened. I'm afraid there's nothing we can do..."
"Is that so? Then what about Xiao? Are you sure she's okay?"
"Yes, all the instruments did not find any problems, and she did not seem to be feeling any discomfort. Perhaps she was lucky enough not to be infected by her poor boyfriend."
Elizabeth Shaw, who was being discussed by everyone, sat quietly in a separate room.
Thick walls isolated her from the outside world.
She placed her hands on her belly in confusion.
She had felt a little uncomfortable in her stomach before, but now she has no discomfort at all.
Various examinations did not reveal any foreign objects in her body.
But...she remembered the night she had made love with Holloway.
Because she was infertile, neither of them had any insurance measures.
This kind of close contact should have infected her with the black water in Holloway's body?
Is it really okay...
She was wondering.
They didn't know that in the eyes of the black water creatures in the outside world, the special homology that suddenly appeared and had an extremely obvious presence also disappeared after the battle in the early morning of that day.
Seems to be hidden.
While I was thinking, I heard a slight noise from the front.
Xiao looked up and saw David, dressed in a neat grey uniform, opening the door and standing at the door.
He said, "Xiao, congratulations, you should not be infected by the black water, you can go back."
Xiao stood up, no joy on her face. What happened on this planet really made her unhappy.
Following David out of the room, she looked at his back and suddenly asked,
"The secret door that was opened in the spacecraft that day... We didn't go to see it because of the accident that happened later. You were there at the time. Did you find out what was behind the secret door?"
David thought for a moment without any pause and replied:
"According to the drone's reconnaissance, that place should lead to the spacecraft's energy room, but I didn't go in."
He knew that Xiao was doubting him.
Why did he know how to open the secret door of the spacecraft? What happened during the time he was alone? What was he doing when he was often missing recently?
(End of this chapter)