Sharpening the Knife Doesn't Delay the Woodcutting

While KOing a Xenomorph without taking damage is something to be proud of, that only applies to ordinary people. Take Ripley from the movies, for instance; because of the massive power gap between her and the alien monster, she became an immortal classic heroine precisely because she had to give her all just to kill one!

However, Wang Zhen is different!

As a transmigrator—a transmigrator who was embraced by a queue of twelve Dayun Trucks, a transmigrator with a cheat—he was never destined to be as mediocre as those who rely on the Main God for enhancements. Therefore, a no-damage KO of a Xenomorph simply doesn't satisfy him!

After all, there are a dozen more Xenomorphs waiting for him to KO. If he had to handle every single one like the one before—roasting it with fire, then freezing it, resorting to some Ice-Fire Poison Dragon Drill just to finish it off—it would be far too low-tier. It wouldn't be cool or awe-inspiring in the slightest; it wouldn't even be remotely stylish!

Style is a lifelong commitment!

If the protagonist can't kill enemies with breathtaking flair, how are the readers supposed to feel satisfied? How can they experience that silky-smooth, firework-like thrill?

Wang Zhen walked over to the Xenomorph remains, picked up a piece of exoskeleton, and shook off the corrosive bodily fluids. He began using Alchemy to analyze the creature's tough shell. Before long, he discovered that while this chitinous shell could withstand 7.62mm rifle rounds and possessed a metallic luster like steel, it wasn't actually metal. It was merely chitin—a natural polymer—infused with certain metallic elements.

However, the chitin in the Xenomorph's shell differed from ordinary, acid-soluble chitin; its composition followed an entirely new model.

"As expected, it's an artificial product! This ratio doesn't look like natural evolution at all; it possesses a unique industrial aesthetic!" Wang Zhen couldn't help but marvel at the legendary Engineer race that created the Xenomorph species. Neither human technology nor the Alchemy he mastered could create something from nothing; at most, they could improve or synthesize based on existing organisms. Yet, the legendary Engineers had created life from thin air, and the Xenomorphs they birthed were real. Such a level of technology was truly breathtaking.

However, Wang Zhen didn't feel inferior. With the Main God capable of fully repairing his body, as long as he had enough reward points, he could commune with the "Gate of Truth" countless times to siphon endless knowledge from the Great Universe consciousness. Catching up to and surpassing the Engineers was not an impossible task.

Silver light swirled in Wang Zhen's eyes, radiating a cold, indifferent aura. Deep within his pupils, the phantom of the "Gate of Truth" flickered! He was attempting to use the knowledge from the "Gate of Truth" to decompose and reconstruct this piece of exoskeleton.

Once Wang Zhen could decompose and reconstruct a substance, it meant he had fully mastered it. From there, he could break it down into other substances, rearrange it, or combine it with other materials to forge something entirely new!

As Wang Zhen activated his Alchemy array, the piece of exoskeleton in his hand disintegrated into a pile of fine sand at a speed visible to the naked eye. Then, shrouded in a red glow, the fine sand condensed once more into a piece of exoskeleton!

It was identical to the original; even seeing it with his own eyes, one could not distinguish the two.

"Just as I thought!" Wang Zhen weighed the fragment in his hand before tossing it back to the ground. "Next, let's test a new tactic! Although it'll take a bit of time, Zheng Zha and his group are numerous but lack unity, and their equipment is insufficient. Even if Chu Xuan and the other two are professionals, without guns in their hands, they're only slightly better than Li Shuaixi. Facing the Xenomorphs, they won't have a shred of a chance—they'll be nothing but a pile of crap."

Wang Zhen clapped his hands together. The scattered fragments of the Xenomorph exoskeleton on the ground were pulled together by an invisible force, forming a standard human-shaped target that stood upright on the floor nearby.

Then, Wang Zhen clapped his hands again. Dozens of arm-thick metal bars erupted from the walls surrounding the target without warning, binding it tightly. Next, Wang Zhen tapped the wall beside him, and several palm-sized metal bricks fell to the floor. He picked one up and threw it at the bound Xenomorph exoskeleton target!

"BOOM..."

Amidst the dull explosion, the target made of Xenomorph exoskeleton was blasted into fragments of varying sizes!

"A bit slow!" Wang Zhen muttered, somewhat dissatisfied. "It seems I was too optimistic about improvising weapons and equipment after entering the plot world! I still need to make full preparations like I did in previous missions, trying my best to handle all contingencies! I shouldn't have skipped carrying that large mountaineering bag full of materials just to look cool—I could have just carried it by hand!"

"Still, using the Metal Transmutation Array to bind the Xenomorph and then using the Explosion Transmutation Circle to blow it up is much more efficient than the fire-plus-ice Ice-Fire Poison Dragon Drill. I need to keep testing to see if I can optimize and adjust it to finish them off in one go!" Wang Zhen stared at the fragments of the Xenomorph shell nearby, murmuring to himself. "The flashier the transmutation array, the easier it is to expose a weakness, and this body of mine is my biggest weakness! Although this outfit has high defense, that Xenomorph tongue can pierce even Yautja armor—my clothes might not hold up!"

"Therefore, I must take out the Xenomorph in one go in the shortest time possible. That is the tactic best suited to my situation!"

Wang Zhen gathered the fragments of the Xenomorph shell once more, this time forming an empty Xenomorph husk.

Then, Wang Zhen clapped his hands. Dozens of arm-thick metal bars flew from the walls, floor, and ceiling, wrapping the husk tightly. At the same time, these metal bars binding the Xenomorph erupted with an orange-red glow!

"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM..."

A series of explosions rang out as the metal bars wrapped around the Xenomorph husk detonated violently!

This method was far more insidious and swift than the previous approach of binding it first and then throwing a brick. Furthermore, because the quantity and weight of the metal bars far exceeded that of the palm-sized brick, the explosive power was naturally much greater!

By now, the Xenomorph shell fragments on the ground were not only as small as fingernails, but some had even vanished entirely!

"According to the information online, the most common Xenomorphs should be Drones, which are relatively weak, so this tactic should suffice for now! If higher-tier Xenomorphs appear—like the Sentinel that parasitized the cat, the Royal Guard serving as bodyguards, or the strongest of them all, the Queen!"

"Then I'll have to make adjustments! After all, those high-tier Xenomorphs are either extremely fast or massive in size with thick exoskeletons; metal bars might not be enough to bind them!" Wang Zhen said with a relaxed expression, whispering to himself as he walked toward a corridor.

At this moment, not far behind Wang Zhen, two Xenomorphs were using the dark shadows of the corridor to approach him rapidly...