Ben: Who Isn't a Highbreed?

Upon entering the tower, the temperature plummeted.

This is indeed a huge tower, about five or six hundred meters high, almost twice the height of the famous Eiffel Tower.

However, the tower's exterior was damaged, indicating that a monster had clearly wreaked havoc there.

"It looks like the Half-Beastman have all left."

Sirius XII.

"You're very lucky, because there are two people in charge of this tower, one of whom is me," he said.

"And I just happened to go to another universe with you, otherwise even if my people had left with the person you were looking for, I would still have continued leading the Half-Beastman in their attack."

He remained confident in the fighting prowess of his race.

This is understandable, though; even before being enhanced, Highbreed were already incredibly brave, and now Highbreed are even more powerful.

Let alone Connorson, even if Hulk came, he might not be a match for them in the short term.

While using anger to Infinity amplify one's power is powerful, the process of accumulating anger is still too lengthy.

Moreover, while there may be no limit to strengthening, there is a limit to anger.

At a certain point, anger may transform into fear and helplessness.

"But you're in luck, because the person you're going to face next is me," Ben said.

"I know you're strong, but you're far too arrogant," the Highbreed said. "You have no idea what you're about to face."

"Hundreds and thousands of my kin, each possessing immense power..."

Sirius XII couldn't continue.

Because Ben actually transformed into Highbreed right in front of him, with a body covered in white fur, strong arms and claws, and even an opening in his chest that extended tentacle-like organs.

this...

Even within his own kind, this is a remarkably high level of existence!

"And now?"

Sirius XII:...

Let's go.

You've already transformed, so what can I say?

The two entered the tower.

"The refrigeration system here has been destroyed, so the Half-Beastman can no longer be cultivated. No wonder he left," Sirius XII said.

The cold air in the air was leftover from before, and even most of the snow had melted.

Sirius looked at the tower, which resembled a house wrecked by a husky, and began to quantify the destructive power of the captured creature.

It's roughly equivalent to the Vaxasaurian, which is the level of the Humungousaur.

They were even slightly inferior to the Atasians of the past, let alone the people they are now.

But for a lower race, it's already quite impressive that they've achieved this.

Even though Sirius XII has changed his views on humanity and realized the errors in his past beliefs, he still finds it difficult to change his subconscious arrogance.

"The passage is this way."

The Highbreed led Ben to the entrance of the passage. Along the way, he saw many Half-Beastman larvae waiting to hatch in the cold water, but because the refrigeration device was damaged, these embryos had fallen into a dormant state.

The two passed through the passage and arrived in the Kree Empire in an instant.

It must be said that the technology of the Highbreed is indeed powerful. Their species is in a similar crisis to that of the Kryptonian, except that the Kryptonian are trapped in a fixed program and cannot adapt, while the evolved humans have lost their diversity in the long process of reproduction.

Almost all living Highbreed are remarkably similar in their gene arrangement, almost like clones.

Their offspring, like the Japanese royal family, naturally suffer from various genetic diseases.

As soon as Ben and Sirius passed through the passage, they saw a large number of Half-Beastman in action.

These were all Kree.

Sirius XII explained, "After being parasitized by an embryo, the host's genes are forcibly taken over and transformed into these lower organisms."

"Steve Rogers would have ended up like them, but the Cube took him away."

The Half-Beastman immediately made way for Ben and Sirius.

In their eyes, Highbreed are gods who cannot be defied.

But from the perspective of truly Highbreed, it's a different story.

"You... are Sirius XII?"

An Highbreed discovered them, and upon seeing Sirius XII, the man's expression turned one of surprise and disbelief.

"It's me..."

As for Sirius XII, he felt utterly ashamed.

He desperately tried to cover his body.

His awkward demeanor made it look like he was exposing himself on the street.

Sirius XII: It's all Ben's job.

Why has your body become like this? And who is he?

The Highbreed stared intently at Sirius XII and immediately raised his claws, seemingly intending to execute Sirius.

As for Ben, he seemed to be just an insignificant addition to his life.

After all, Ben was now in the form of Highbreed. In terms of appearance, he looked more like an ordinary Highbreed than Sirius, who was covered in green Spot and had been assimilated by the Swampfire gene.

Sirius was initially somewhat intimidated by the other's gaze, but upon considering the future of his race—which would either lead to everyone ending up like him or to death—his fear vanished. He clenched his fist and declared, "I have found a way to save my race. The genetic collapse within me has been resolved."

"Let me see the elders!"

His voice attracted other Highbreed.

Most Highbreed look like they were made from the same mold, even their body patterns are almost identical.

However, there are occasionally some more advanced individuals, who are larger and stronger.

"Sirius XII, what's with those Spot on your body? What's wrong with your arms? You've tarnished our noble bloodline!"

As a race whose intelligence is likely second only to the Galvan, and one of the few in the Ben 10 universe capable of modifying the genes of other species, the Highbreed are extremely sensitive to changes on Sirius.

"Sirius XII, your actions have brought shame upon your family! You are a disgrace to our race!"

"And you, Ben Parker!"

"You lowly being, how dare you imitate us!"

Ben was surprised. "You guys actually recognized me?"

"We're not blind yet; your core strength has already been exposed!"

After transforming into Highbreed, the core of the watch is located on the chest, and it is actually quite obvious unless deliberately concealed.

"Actually, I didn't want to become like you either." Ben deactivated his transformation. "You're riddled with illness; what a pathetic life."

Highbreed may be powerful, but their broken genes cause their bodies to ache constantly.

This prolonged torment is as lingering as the pain of a toothache.

"You lowly creature, what do you know!"

The Highbreed roared, "Gentlemen, Sirius XII's bloodline has been corrupted! He has betrayed our noble Atasso! Execute him and that lowly species immediately!"