Chapter 123: The Gap Between Dragon-Level Beings
However, Genus and Clone No. 22 did not see the scene they had expected. Beast King and Armored Gorilla were instantly obliterated by Chang Wei and absorbed by him.
"W-What… What is this?"
Genus's eyes widened in disbelief. His experimental creations had been wiped out just like that.
Even though Beast King and Armored Gorilla were still far from the perfect specimens he envisioned, they were already leagues ahead of his other creations.
And yet, they were eliminated so cleanly and effortlessly?
"Is the gap really this huge?"
Genus wasn't the only one thinking this—Chang Wei himself was also puzzled.
Armored Gorilla had over 3,000 genetic points, while Beast King had a staggering 12,000!
What was going on? Was the gap within the Demon-level tier just that vast, or had Beast King already reached the threshold of Dragon-level?
But Vaccine Man's third stage had a million genetic points, at least Dragon Peak-level. A million points… If Dragon-level beings had that many, then above Dragon-level could easily be in the millions, tens of millions, or even beyond a billion.
"I just need to check how many points Ashura Kabuto has to be sure."
Chang Wei thought back—Ashura Kabuto had initially been hyped up to Dragon-level but was later utterly dominated by Superalloy Darkshine for fifteen minutes in the audio drama. So at most, he should be a mid-tier Dragon-level.
"Stop him! No—capture him!"
Genus, seeing a glimmer of hope beyond Ashura Kabuto, was so excited that he could barely form coherent sentences.
"The original body?"
Clone No. 22 trembled. As a clone, even though he didn't possess Genus's intelligence at 100%, he could still grasp what his creator was thinking.
Was he planning to release Ashura Kabuto?
Wouldn't that mean some of the clones would have to die for this?
But on second thought, it wasn't surprising. Genus never showed any mercy toward his clones—they were disposable at any time.
Besides, Genus's research capabilities weren't lacking. In fact, the true strength of the House of Evolution was actually quite formidable. In the original story, when Zombie Man sought out Genus to unlock his limiter, Genus had led him to an underground lab filled with clones of Ashura Kabuto!
Even if those clones weren't as strong as the original Ashura Kabuto, they should all be Dragon-level, right?
Mass-produced Dragon-level monsters—just the thought was terrifying.
Chang Wei continued moving forward, giving Genus enough time to activate Ashura Kabuto.
But just then, he heard an unusual buzzing sound, like the hum of a mosquito.
"A mosquito?"
Realizing something, Chang Wei turned his gaze and saw a mosquito-girl appearing before him.
"A human!"
Mosquito Girl's eyes lit up. She had finally escaped from that terrifying laboratory, but she was also starving. The moment she saw Chang Wei, her instincts screamed at her to feed.
"Using her to buy time?"
Chang Wei saw through Genus's plan in an instant. The next moment, Mosquito Girl let out a miserable scream—most of her body had disappeared before she even realized what had happened. Only when the pain registered in her brain did she become aware of it. Otherwise, she might not have even noticed before being completely devoured.
She instinctively tried to flee, but just as she turned around, she found that her torso was already gone. A moment later, her head vanished too.
"3,500 points… About the same as Armored Gorilla."
Chang Wei mused. By this time, he could hear the thunderous rumbling from ahead—a massive yellowish-brown rhinoceros beetle was charging toward him, swinging a fist aimed at his face.
The next moment, Chang Wei's fist punched straight through its body. In the blink of an eye, Ashura Kabuto visibly shrank, as though it were shrinking down to nothing.
"Over 90,000?!"
Chang Wei was astonished. Ashura Kabuto had over 90,000 genetic points?
So that meant anything beyond 10,000 genetic points was already Dragon-level?
He couldn't help but wonder—how many genetic points did Elder Centipede have?
Genus stared in shock as Ashura Kabuto disappeared, unable to believe what had just happened.
He had considered the possibility of Ashura Kabuto being defeated. After all, a scientist could never claim anything to be absolute—even mathematics had its irrational numbers.
But he hadn't expected it to be such a one-sided slaughter.
"It's your turn now, Dr. Genus."
Chang Wei turned to him.
He didn't need to completely absorb Genus—only his memory would suffice.
As long as he obtained part of Genus's genetic data, that would be enough.
Moments later, Chang Wei had grasped the method—or rather, the technology—to mass-produce Ashura Kabuto.
Surprisingly, it didn't require too many resources—just artificial synthesis and modifications. At most, the biggest expense would be nutrients for incubation.
After some thought, Chang Wei used his psychic control to manipulate Genus, making him mass-produce Ashura Kabuto clones.
For test subjects, his clones would do just fine.
Not long after, Chang Wei came across the Infinite Big Octopus—the infamous source of infinite takoyaki. With just this octopus alone, he could achieve financial freedom.
Unfortunately, the Infinite Big Octopus was only Demon-level.
"You… You had so many incredible things, and yet you just kept them hidden away?"
Looking through Genus's memories, Chang Wei saw that after the failure of Ashura Kabuto's rampage, Genus had abandoned all experiments aimed at surpassing him. He patted Genus's shoulder.
"Those experiments were uncontrollable… Too dangerous."
Genus trembled as he spoke.
"It's fine. From now on, I'll be in charge. I wonder if we can create Beastized Soldiers or Beast God Generals…"
Chang Wei chuckled.
"What's that?"
Genus's curiosity momentarily overcame his fear of Chang Wei.
By now, after merging martial arts into his being, Chang Wei had learned to restrain his aura. Ordinary people wouldn't notice anything unusual about him—only someone as sharp as Genus could perceive that something was off.
But their bodies instinctively understood the reality before them.
"It's a highly advanced technology… Or should I say primitive? After all, it comes from the dinosaur era."
Chang Wei paused for a moment, then explained the concept of Beastized Soldiers to Genus.
He was curious whether Genus could develop Beastization technology with his intelligence. This was just a little pastime for him.
Afterward, Chang Wei resumed tracking and monitoring every monster that appeared according to the original timeline, ensuring none slipped through the cracks.
He even started using his Invisible Killer ability again. Covering all human cities at once wasn't too difficult for him.
…
"He disappeared without a word again."
The Hero Association was feeling more and more frustrated.
They had been desperately trying to track down that mysterious figure, but every time they arrived at a scene, they were always too late. All that remained were sites that looked as if they had been bombarded by heavy artillery—along with witnesses who had seen everything firsthand.
But by then, the man was already gone.
As a result, after all this time, they still hadn't been able to invite him to join the Hero Association.
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