Carbon-Based Fusion

The human body is a collection of organs, each with its own specific function.

A spiritual uplift leads to more than just the enhancement of one or two parts of the brain.

Rather, it is the iteration of the entire nervous system.

Huang Yuanli developed a high fever, and her memories became hazy, as if they had turned into countless rooms, each room representing a scene from her memory.

These memories are various stress responses of the body; some are from falling from a tree, some are from being bitten by wild animals, and some are simply from sadness and grief.

Most of the memories here are forgotten even by Huang Yuanli herself.

But the body hasn't forgotten.

The enhancement of telepathy seems to be inward rather than outward.

These memories played out simultaneously, and Huang Yuanli seemed to split into countless parts, sinking into an ocean of pain.

However, a cool sensation emanated from my body, as if an air conditioner had been added to each of the "memory rooms".

As the cold air dissipated, the burning sensation on my body disappeared, along with all the 'memory rooms,' replaced by a thick white mist.

Walking aimlessly through the fog, Huang Yuanli suddenly changed her expression, "Who are you!?"

Across the mist, another "Huang Yuanli" emerged. The two women looked exactly alike, the only difference being that this "Huang Yuanli" possessed a clear and perfect temperament, and her spiritual power was unfathomable.

"Hello," Huang Yuanli said with a smile.

"You're that giant octopus monster!?" Huang Yuanli asked warily.

"A name is just a label for things. I possess a vast life form, and what you're talking about could be me."

As soon as Huang Yuanli had a thought, the ground beneath her feet suddenly became empty. Then, a gigantic tentacle, the size of a Five Finger Mountain, rose from the ground, and the two of them stood on this tentacle, like ants on the back of an elephant.

When Huang Yuanli looked over, she found that there were countless similar tentacles, almost covering the area visible to the naked eye.

"I can be like that too."

Huang Yuanli looked down and saw her reflection in the sea. Then, one spiritual node after another lit up from the sea. Looking out, stars rose from the sea, and all living beings shared this moment. Each wave that came was a person's life.

Huang Yuanli even saw herself.

"So many people—"

Huang Yuanli was shocked to discover that the other party's coverage area was no longer limited to the radiated beasts, but also included a large number of people. The vast majority of them were scavengers, but some were mechanical hunters, robots, and even native bandits. Looking around, their numbers were no less than a million.

"You ate so many people?!" Huang Yuanli's eyes widened.

"I didn't interfere with their way of life, nor was that my purpose," Huang Yuanli laughed. "In the pre-civilization era, there was a term called natural ecology. You can think of me as a kind of natural ecology, like the water cycle, except that I am the cycle of spiritual power."

"By the way, in order to distinguish myself from others, and to highlight the meaning of life through individual markers, I have given myself a new name."

Gaia.

Huang Yuanli, being semi-literate, naturally didn't understand the meaning of 'Gaia.' She just looked at the other party warily and said, 'Call me whatever you want, just let me go back now, or I'll send the perverted consultant to bite you. Let me tell you, he's really fierce now, and he can eat brains faster than you.'

Gaia laughed and said, "Whether you admit it or not, you are my first vessel. There is a close connection between us. A large part of my new personality is yours."

Huang Yuanli perked up and shamelessly said, "So, you've inherited many of my good qualities?"

Gaia nodded. "Yes, for example, your love for the tribe, and I combined it with my life form to form a love for the planet's ecology."

Huang Yuanli finally realized something and said with a strange expression, "So, you're here to mediate? Then go tell those monsters that we've always been the ones being beaten, okay? Even if you're a saint, you should at least follow some basic principles."

Gaia shook his head. "The cycle of life should not be stopped. Survival of the fittest is the best form of life that this planet can provide. This form is called evolution."

"However, this evolution has been interfered with by humans."

"What?"

Gaia suddenly gently grabbed Huang Yuanli's hand.

"Let me take you to see it."

The next moment, the two seemed to travel through time and arrive at the origin of this planet.

This is a journey that has lasted for billions of years.

The primordial ocean, created by the impact, gave birth to the earliest life.

During the Great Oxidation Event, multicellular organisms began to develop and evolve.

A biological dormancy period lasting up to a billion years.

The supercontinent formed and then broke apart due to a meteorite impact.

At dawn, life begins to burst forth at an alarming rate, and invertebrates are born.

In the long river of life, dinosaurs, trilobites, estuarine fish, cephalopods, lower plants came to life, chelicerates rose to prominence, early fish appeared, and life expanded...

As the two gradually moved from the biological morphology to the microscopic level, the young woman was astonished to discover that even the slightest change at any point in time could cause a major change in the biological morphology.

Such evolution is often a coincidence.

Until two hundred years ago, this "evolution" began to show obvious signs of artificial manipulation.

The advancement of civilization is inevitably accompanied by the advancement of species. Before the mechanical wars, the civilization of this planet had already begun to venture into space.

This surge of life came to an abrupt end a century ago.

She had heard Professor Han mention that it was during the Second Mechanical War.

The torrent of life was like a giant dam, held back firmly.

Just like several biological periods of dormancy she had seen before, where species neither advance nor retreat, and even life itself did not take a dominant position.

This time, however, it was in a way that she couldn't understand.

"A terrifying force descended upon this planet, and then species began to die out on a large scale," Gaia said.

The next moment, the 'Species Garden' began to wither on a large scale: fifty million, thirty million, ten million, five million, one million...

This is a higher level of human intervention.

"Then, a miraculous change occurred."

Gaia fixed her gaze on one place, forty years ago, when the first radiated beast was born.

Industrial pollution became nutrients, nuclear fission became a cradle, machinery became a new biological form, and all unfavorable factors—land, sea, and sky—became favorable factors.

It seems that another explosion of species has begun.

Metallic factors, mutated genes, and radiated cells seemed to have sprung up overnight.

"Isn't this a good thing?" Huang Yuanli thought for a moment and said.

Although radioactive beasts are not good things, they are still better than a barren wasteland.

Gaia first nodded, then shook his head, his tone filled with emotion.

"It's incomprehensible; theoretically, this kind of evolutionary possibility doesn't exist."

Huang Yuanli curled her lip, "How old are you? You're only two months old, right? And you're already spouting theories all the time. What do you know?"

Gaia chuckled softly, "You should go back now."

Huang Yuanli's eyes widened. "Seriously? You called me here just to take me to see a movie?"

Gaia gave a sly smile and said, "You can think of it as a newborn's desire to share. After all, I'm only two months old."

The next moment, Huang Yuanli woke up with a start.

She took a few deep breaths and found that the fatigue, pain, and turmoil of the past few days had vanished, and even her physical injuries had fully healed.

She looked up at the sky, which was still black, but the terrifying pressure emanating from the beast tide no longer affected her.

She even had a strange sense of déjà vu.

Is a beast tide another form of species explosion?

"Sister Li, you're awake!" The door was pushed open, and Momo exclaimed happily.

"Where am I?" Huang Yuanli looked around and found that it was a rather high-end room, a hundred times better than the wooden house she had slept in before. There was a faint floral fragrance and the soft sheets made her feel like she was sinking into them.

"This is Sister Du's room. She left, leaving the room for you," Momo paused, then said, "Oh, by the way, we're in Xin Gang Cheng now."

"New Steel City!" Huang Yuanli's eyes widened. "How did I suddenly get here?"

"Since your high fever wouldn't go down, the consultant had someone fly you here for treatment."

"What a joke! That brat, can he manage without me?" Huang Yuanli threw off the covers and rushed out barefoot.

However, when she rushed outside, she found that there were no aircraft left on the tarmac in the distance, but dozens of black dots appeared in the sky.

"Little girl, you're awake," an elderly man with a mechanical right hand said with a smile as he carried a food box and saw the young woman.

"It's over, we're going to miss it."

Huang Yuanli plopped down on the ground.

"Young lady, don't rush. Whatever it is, eat your fill first." The old man chuckled as he opened the lunchbox, which contained rice and several plates of vegetables.

"We grew these ourselves, have a taste."

Huang Yuanli's stomach rumbled, and without any hesitation, she grabbed the food box and began to wolf it down.

"Old man, what's your name?"

"Category C-53145"

"What?!"

"In the imperial era, synthetic workers like us had surnames based on the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and given names that were our own identification numbers."

"Synthetic humans, what are synthetic humans?"

"A type of clone created by genetic manipulation under the control of the Imperial mastermind, born with the talent and skills of repair."

"Like worker bees?" Huang Yuanli's cheeks twitched, her speech unclear.

"More or less."

"Wouldn't that be incredibly boring, spending your whole life in the repair shop, only able to take orders from others?"

Number C-53145 shook his head and said, "We have our own rest time and our own hobbies. Moreover, this job can contribute to the Empire and realize our own value. I am very satisfied."

Huang Yuanli was taken aback for a moment, then quickly apologized earnestly. "Old Bing, I'm used to talking nonsense, don't take it to heart."

"Old Bing?" Bing-53145 laughed, "You and that Director Du are both very interesting people. No wonder she asked me to take care of you."

"Director Du, you mean Sister Du?" Huang Yuanli perked up and quickly said, "Old Bing, do you have any other flying things here? I want to go back to the battlefield."

"An hour ago, seventy-six aircraft left this oasis. The final battle must have already begun. By the time you get back to the battlefield, the war will probably be over."

Bing-53145 packed up his lunchbox and stood up.

"And don't worry, with Director Du here, you're unlikely to lose."

"Why? When it comes to fighting, Sister Du is no match for me."

Number C-53145 shook his head and said, "Director Du is truly a man of great influence. Even in the Imperial era, it was rare to see such a powerful mechanical being. You can rest assured."

After C-53145 left, Huang Yuanli scratched her head and asked Momo, "Mechanical body, what's that?"

Momo stretched her arms out as wide as possible, puffed out her cheeks, and exclaimed excitedly, "That's a huge, huge, huge octopus!"

"Octopus?" Huang Yuanli was taken aback. "Octopus again?"

The senior engineer stood on the roof of a tall building, the tallest building in the car city, about thirty stories high.

The sky was as bright as day.

Under the oppressive force of this beast tide, even high-level warriors suffered severe attribute suppression.

The senior engineer made them hide.

Now is not the time for them to make a move.

Now is the time for me to take action.

Without much hesitation, the senior engineer unleashed his complete form.

Rich, blood-red patterns began to emerge along the surface of the body, and the 3*3 meter bioelectric currents began to 'buzz'.

This time, however, the senior engineer did not transform into a monster. Instead, his four alien claws intertwined in pairs, forming two grotesque arms.

The carbon atom reactor in the heart area tore through the flesh and embedded itself in the chest, shining brightly.

This is because the violent energy within the body forces it to 'release its organs' externally, using the skin and flesh to deliver the energy to various parts of the body.

The senior engineer took a tentative step, below which the fierce wind howled and various mechanical debris appeared as tiny black dots.

Then, with a loud bang, the senior engineer's footsteps seemed to step into empty air. At the same time, his skin turned bright red, and his spine creaked and cracked, like a rapidly spinning axle.

Flying with wings and levitating in mid-air using your body systems are two completely different things.

The former could be a birdman, a humanoid creature with white wings, or some kind of vampire.

The latter can only be achieved by "multi-planetary organisms," which requires an advancement at the cellular level to levitate.

This involves a concept called "carbon-based fusion".

There are billions of planets in the universe that have nurtured life. The main reason why carbon-based species have been able to surpass other life forms and become the mainstream species on planets is that once carbon-based life forms break through level 30, they will develop a super talent called "carbon-based fusion".

This 'fusion' is the foundation for carbon-based life forms to become superhuman.

In short, this talent allows one to merge with all matter, life, and energy in the universe, thereby breaking through the limits of life.

Advanced carbon-based life forms could even fuse with a star through their physical bodies, or evolve into miniature black holes.

The high-level engineer's attributes were already no worse than those of a regular level 30 character. In his "complete form," countless advanced radiation beast cells recombine and recombine, directly reaching the threshold of "carbon-based fusion."

In this state, the senior engineer activated his trump card: carbon-based + mechanical technology, a super combination mode.

This time, however, he didn't merge with the body of a B-grade radioactive beast, but with a beast tide.

He wants to merge with the beast tide and compete with the Class A radiated beasts for control of the beast tide.

The immense power of the beast tide was frantically injected into the 'reactor,' making it shine like a small sun.

[Your Mechanical Energy +202300]

[Your bioenergy +151200]

As soon as the senior engineer had a thought, his back suddenly split open, and countless blood threads spurted out. These blood threads wove together into lanterns in mid-air, and soon, the lanterns lit up.

[Your bioenergy +253100]

The feeling is exactly the same as that of the Scarlet Queen; people would believe they were twins.

"With the addition of carbon-based fusion, it should be able to transform once more."

The senior engineer recalled the blueprints and documents for the "Devil Jet - Three-Phase Type".

The next moment, from the engineer's arms, thighs, chest, and ribs, one after another, devilish three-in-one energy nozzles squeezed out, and violent particle streams spewed out from every part of his body.

[Your Mechanical Energy +331100]

With his body lightened, the senior engineer could walk in the air without any trouble.

At the same moment, on the other side, a raging carpet of flesh began to cover roads, gas stations, and buildings, and instead of wave after wave, the 'sea level' was rising wildly.

The beast tide advanced to A-rank, and the one who received the greatest boost was naturally the one who drove the beast tide, the A-rank Crimson Queen.

Now, she is shrouded in bright red armor and already resembles a Valkyrie.

An electronics market blocked their way.

The "Monster-Attracting Artifact" was activated, and hundreds of mechanical beasts bared their teeth, hiding in the maze, ready to pounce.

The Crimson Queen stopped in her tracks, and the next moment, the mountain of flesh beneath her feet slowly split open, revealing a giant emitting smoke.

Although the Fission Duke's mountain-like body was covered in charred marks, it seemed to have regained its previous terrifying energy, and with each step it took, huge smoky footprints appeared on the ground.

If there were a radiation detector, it would be found that the radiation level in this place is off the charts.

Then, his fist began to emit a blinding light.

The violent fission energy exceeded the speed of sound.

A thunderclap in the silence.

Then, the entire electronics city was razed to the ground, and all living things within a 5km radius were wiped out.

More than a dozen surrounding buildings collapsed due to the earthquake.

Thick smoke once again billowed from various parts of the Fission Duke's body.

The Crimson Queen frowned, and with a flick of her spear, a thick carpet of flesh covered her, filling her enormous body with countless drops of blood and flesh.

From a nuclear battery to a disposable tool, God knows what this thing went through.

It's all that guy's fault!

The fleshy carpet beneath our feet began to rise, ascending to two thousand meters.

Then she watched as the humanoid white light drew closer and closer, and the enormous mutated energy seemed to split in two, with one part under her control and the other being frantically absorbed by the other.

I've put in so much effort to push the beast tide to this point, and the other side actually wants to reap the rewards?!

Countless red lanterns, like blood-red stars, covered the sky.

Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals, kings against kings.

Although this was their first meeting, they had been spiritually connected for a long time.

A clear, hoarse voice with a slightly peculiar tone suddenly rang out.

"Since we are of the same kind, why stand on the side of humans?"

The senior engineer let out a soft "hmm".

"So you evolved vocal organs."

"You can join me in unleashing a beast tide and annihilating humanity."

The senior engineer curled his lip.

"And then what? Just wait to be blown up by space-based weapons?"

The main reason why the senior engineer has some nuclear-level PST (Personal Science Degree) is that he knows the outcome of the Hydra campaign.

The Beast Gods annihilated all the oases, destroyed the factory system, and breached the City That Never Sleeps.

Then, Cybertron activated its space-based weapon, unleashing a land-based devastation cannon that sank half the continent.

Whether on a planet or in the universe, an individual can never be the most powerful; civilization is the most powerful.