A new Forbidden Zone has appeared in the suburbs of Qing City. Nearby roads have been cordoned off, and the Special Affairs Department has been dispatched to investigate and prevent the zone from spreading further.
Research has discovered that the Blood Moon has a negative impact on human mental and physical health. Residents are advised to take protective measures and avoid going out during clear nights as much as possible.
Heavenly God Pharmaceutical Company has announced the development of a more stable Gene Awakening Potion, with plans to mass-produce and release it to the market in the coming months.
"This world is truly bizarre..."
Su Heng sat in his chair with a thick blanket draped over his legs, staring intently at the news on his computer screen.
It was a small room; the plaster on the yellowing walls had already begun to flake away, and several thin cracks spread outward in irregular patterns.
Bright moonlight filtered through the screen window, landing on the young man's face.
Young, frail, and pale.
He had been in this world for a full half-year.
In the past six months, the number of times Su Heng had stepped out of this room could be counted on one hand.
This was not because he suffered from social anxiety or a fear of interacting with society.
It was because of his illness.
Blood cancer.
Commonly known as leukemia.
It is a malignant tumor disease of the hematopoietic system. Unlike solid tumors, it is not a growth localized in one area, but one that spreads throughout the entire body.
This meant that without timely treatment, a patient would typically wither away from hemorrhaging and infection in less than six months.
For Su Heng, who was all alone, the diagnosis was essentially a death sentence.
"If I had committed a crime, then let the law punish me. But why, after having died once, must I die again?"
"Cough, cough!"
A thick, metallic taste of rust rose from his throat. Su Heng leaned over, covering his mouth with a tissue. After a bout of coughing, he finally regained his senses amidst a wave of dizziness.
He opened his palm.
Clusters of blinding crimson spread across the tissue.
"How many times has this been today?"
Tossing the blood-stained paper ball into the trash can, he gripped the edge of the table, took a sip of warm water, and lay down on the bed, only then feeling slightly better.
He turned onto his side.
Watching the moon outside the window, which glowed with a faint red halo, Su Heng's lips moved softly, "Wish me sweet dreams..."
He reached out to pull the curtains shut, and amidst a faint, stinging pain, he quickly drifted into the Dreamscape.
System: The 'Mythic Revival' game has finished loading. In the game, the host can possess different biological entities to experience various life journeys, which will also bring changes to the world. The biological entities you possess can provide you with templates. The stronger the creature, the stronger the template, and different templates can be fused together. The goal of the game is to create different Mythic-level Templates, but this is not mandatory; you may also experience the game in your own way. Collecting True Relics can significantly increase the growth rate of your templates and help you unlock new ones. True Relics can be obtained from both the game and reality; they hide the truth of the world, so please pay close attention. Ten seconds remain until the game begins. Please prepare yourself. Ten, nine, eight, seven...
A dreamlike white light appeared before Su Heng. When he woke up again, he found himself in the middle of a lush, primeval jungle.
Surrounding him were ancient trees dozens of meters tall, their dense branches and leaves obscuring the sky.
Beams of light pierced through the gaps in the foliage, and dust motes danced in the golden sunlight.
A plump owl flapped its wings, landed on a branch, and stared at Su Heng with dull eyes.
The completely unfamiliar scenery, the fresh air, and the sound of a babbling brook nearby.
Everything, absolutely everything, reminded Su Heng that what was happening before him was real.
"This is not a Dreamscape, but reality."
After observing his surroundings, Su Heng realized that his perspective felt wrong, and the sensation in his limbs...
"I've actually turned into a snake?"
In the lush forest, he was a dark-gold python, roughly half a meter long from head to tail.
It was likely autumn, as the ground was covered in withered, yellow leaves. If one did not look carefully, it would be difficult to spot the dangerous, dark-gold hunter slithering through the forest.
"However, this shouldn't be a python."
Although he had entered the body of a small snake, Su Heng did not feel much discomfort while moving.
He curled his body up, looked at the crisscrossing ring-shaped spots on his skin, and a faint guess formed in his heart.
"These ring-shaped spots, along with the surrounding environment—if I'm not mistaken, this should be a Forest Boa."
The Forest Boa, also known as the Water Boa.
In his previous life, it was the largest snake in the world, typically exceeding ten meters in length, with the largest specimen even surpassing fifteen meters.
Boas are fond of water and hunt by constricting and tightening their coils around their prey.
Their massive size and the muscles covering their entire bodies allow these monsters to easily kill large wild creatures, including Caiman Crocodiles, wild boars, deer, and even jaguars.
They are among the most dangerous predators in the primeval jungle.
The Little Boa he was currently inhabiting was only half a meter long, clearly having been born not long ago.
In his past life, Su Heng enjoyed watching programs about the animal kingdom and jungle expeditions, so his impression of the boa was quite deep.
However, this world with the Red Moon was vastly different from his previous one, and the primeval jungle was even more dangerous; he couldn't say for certain what the specific situation was.
The boa is a top-tier predator in the primeval jungle; hunting prey and absorbing nutrients can promote the growth of the boa template.
A system prompt appeared before Su Heng's eyes.
At the same time, a rudimentary attribute panel appeared.
First Template: Boa
Status: Hungry
Life Level: 1
Vitality: 0.27 (Average value 5)
Bond Level: 1 (The higher the Bond Level, the higher the template bonus obtained; base bonus is 30%)
Body Length: 0.54 meters
Age: 0.1 years
Template Trait: Devour (Rare: Nutrient conversion efficiency increased; through constant hunting, one can grow extremely rapidly, with a very small probability of obtaining new talents from the prey's body)
Note: Template traits are divided into five grades: Common, Rare, Excellent, Legendary, and Epic. Consuming True Points can grant more rare template traits or increase the rarity of existing traits.
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