Ever since his mutation a few months ago, Dilos had discovered that his body was astonishingly durable. He was not only impervious to ordinary knives, but could even withstand bullets from ordinary handguns.
Of course, his body was nowhere near strong enough to shrug off more powerful firearms, such as the Asp Viper, heavy machine guns, or rocket launchers. But that did not stop Dilos from wanting to study the secret behind his durability and give dinosaurs the same ability.
To that end, Dilos used the laboratory equipment to examine his blood, skin tissue, and muscles in detail. The results showed that his blood, skin tissue, and muscles had all undergone considerable changes. There were two main differences. First, the concentration and amount of adenosine triphosphate in his blood had increased fivefold. Second, the proportions of elements in his skin tissue and muscles had changed.
As for why the muscles and skin on his hands and face could change shape, Dilos could not find out, limited as he was by his technical knowledge and equipment. But the results he had so far were enough to help him work out how to give dinosaurs the ability to withstand ordinary bullets and blades.
First, the change in the proportions of elements in his skin tissue and muscles greatly increased their toughness, pressure resistance, and hardness. This made his body more than ten times as durable as an ordinary person's bones.
Then there was the unusually high amount and concentration of adenosine triphosphate.
Adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, is a high-energy compound produced through biological fermentation, using hypoxanthine nucleotides as a substrate. ATP is the direct source of energy required for all vital activities in the body's tissue cells, earning it the title of the cell's "molecular currency." It stores and transfers chemical energy.