Chapter 6: The Mantis
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Chapter 6: Chapter 6: The MantisThe chat screenshot came to an abrupt end, Li Cheng leaned back on his chair, frowning unconsciously.
This screenshot clearly mentioned terms like "Master of Insects" and "Divine Calamity", which matched the content mentioned by the Special Affairs Bureau last night.
However, the screenshot did not delve further into how to self-rescue if infected by the Insect Master.
"First, I need to ascertain whether this screenshot is authentic..."
Li Cheng thought of something, enlarged the screenshot further, focusing on the so-called 'Mothman' photo posted by the user HaccKer.
The creature in the photo was hidden among the tree shadows and was blurry. However, the background night sky was relatively clear.
With his knowledge of astronomy, he could identify Mercury, Mars, Venus, Ursa Major IV, Ursa Major II, and the M22 globular cluster, etc.
That was sufficient.
Li Cheng immediately opened an astronomical chart website,
The warmth he felt when he initially climbed out of the canal swept through his body once again, and Li Cheng emitted intense heat and steam all over, especially from his left hand holding the mantis.
He instinctively took a deep breath but exhaled a long white puff of air, like a roaming dragon. The temperature inside his body was definitely higher than the 45 degrees shown by the electronic forehead thermometer.
The heat came quickly and left quickly.
After half a minute, the skin on the palm of his left hand automatically returned to normal, and the needle hairs on his right hand retracted. The mantis also staggered to its feet, showing no abnormal signs.
There was a faint, almost imperceptible connection with Li Cheng.
"Is this considered complete?"
His expression solemn, the intense feeling of hunger in his belly gradually subsided. It looked like he had completed one cycle of Genetic Hunger.
Occasionally, people passed by downstairs in the apartment complex late at night. He did not stay long but gently held the mantis and went back upstairs to his home, locking the mantis in a ventilated plastic box with a wire-twisted lid, hiding it under the bed.
Then he examined himself. There was no significant change in height, he lost one kilogram in weight, his waistline shrank, body fat decreased, and strength...slightly increased.
"If I acquired needle hairs and burst of strength from the lawn pavement ants, what did this genetic extraction grant me?"
After pondering for a moment, Li Cheng raised his arm, tensed his muscles.
Clang!
Two narrow bone knives suddenly popped out from the lower ends of his left and right forearms, cutting through the air with a sharp sound.