The Digger (2)

The inner layer of the "Fish Skin" rapidly grew more adhesive. At first, it merely stuck to the flesh and blood around his wounds, but before long, the living tissue from the Aberrant Species within the Fish Skin reacted intensely with his body. The two fused further until they were impossible to distinguish from one another.

Lao Kang seemed to hear some high-frequency shriek, filled with bloody, violent emotion. Feeling was contact, and he was quickly infected by that emotion. In his daze, the distance between them blurred, and he almost believed the high-frequency shriek was coming from his own mouth.

After acquiring the Fish Skin equipment, he had seen a note in the simple User Manual: in this situation, the aberrant traits specially preserved within the Fish Skin had begun to seep in, blending with Lao Kang's own tissue to create a temporary "aberration" reaction. It was like a shot of adrenaline, stirring up new strength.

That strength did not come for free. It was accompanied by a fierce rejection reaction, but it was enough to support him through the rest of the journey, provided nothing went wrong.

"Those people in the Wilderness really know how to play tricks..."

Blood continued pouring from his split mouth, yet Lao Kang felt his condition improve somewhat. At least he could use a city dweller's sense of superiority to mock those comrades he had yet to meet.

Of course, he was mainly studying the key parameters on the life-support system interface.

Lao Kang had never been to Claw Island before. In fact, among the four Liaison Group members who had crossed the ocean to Ban City, the one who had been to Claw Island had already died while fleeing the military's pursuit.

He could only rely on the route and access procedures