Chapter 2

The pursuit of a longer life has always been a human aspiration, a topic that will never fade!

No matter in what legends, myths, anime, novels, those with long lives and great power always possess some or multiple special energies. These energies are usually called magic, true essence, spiritual energy, qi, etc. These energies differ from the biological energy required for life, and are thus referred to as exotic energies by humans.

This is the theory of exotic energies!

Humans have imagined many cultivation systems, many of which seem very reasonable, but no one has ever truly succeeded in cultivation. Not to mention eternal life, even the most basic trace of exotic energy has never been cultivated, nor has anyone ever heard of anyone doing so.

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【Origin】:

In 2003, the world's super-rich Kamadovich, who may or may not be the richest person, had an epiphany while watching the sunset, suddenly recalling a phrase he learned from China—sunset over the western mountains!

Kamadovich was just fifty years old, an age when such a tycoon should be enjoying life. However, Kamadovich suddenly felt a great sense of fear.

At fifty, humans are already entering old age. If he were an ordinary person, he should accept his fate and quietly await the cycle of life, aging, and death. But Kamadovich was not content. He had spent half his life building a vast commercial empire, and now was the time to enjoy it. How could he be content with the thought of soon becoming old and frail!

Eternal life... is a dream pursued by everyone!

Kamadovich was no exception. Upon realizing that he, like ordinary people, could not avoid the erosion of time and was gradually aging, he became extremely anxious, unwilling to lose everything he had. Wealth, power... these things might not seem significant if one had never possessed them, but once truly owned, the pain of having to give them up one day would be unbearable.

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Kamadovich immediately mobilized all his resources to begin a full-scale search for a way to achieve eternal life. For Kamadovich, money and power were merely symbols; what truly mattered was how to live longer.

Under Kamadovich's financial support and with the green light from various countries' top officials, research on eternal life became intense. Perhaps it was not just Kamadovich; any person of high status and great wealth had once had this dream of achieving a longer life, a natural human desire, especially after having more to lose.

In various countries, there are many myths and legends where the characters are not only powerful but also have long lives.

While the characters in these myths cannot be verified, the various cultivation systems left behind under these mythological frameworks do exist. Some people indeed have much longer lives, living to one or two hundred years.

However, this was not what Kamadovich and other leaders wanted. They desired a longer life to enjoy it better. The idea of undergoing ascetic practices like monks would be more unbearable than death. Moreover, these so-called cultivation methods usually start from a young age. For these high-ranking tycoons and politicians, it would be a joke to ask them to start such practices now.

Although no method for achieving eternal life was found, the chief biologist, Doctor Wang, proposed a theory—the theory of exotic energies.

Whether in China, ancient India, or various mythological eras in the West, powerful and long-lived beings share a common trait—energy! For example, the energy to control fire, ice, or to break the sky with a punch. In any cultivation system, besides the biological energy necessary for human survival, there is another type of energy.

This energy generally has two roles in myths.

The first: to give these beings far superior physical abilities, making them run faster, jump higher, and even control fire, lightning, etc., representing great power.

The second: to grant these beings a much longer life. It seems that regardless of the nature of the energy in these cultivation systems, a common effect is to slow down the aging process of the human body.

Scientists gathered with vast sums of money tested and found that ordinary humans cannot absorb energy. Whether burned by fire or struck by lightning, ordinary humans might withstand these energies to some extent, but no one has ever truly absorbed them into their body and controlled them.

Doctor Wang proposed a theory—the theory of exotic energy conversion!

Ordinary energy cannot be absorbed by humans because the human body is not suitable for this type of energy, a balance formed through long-term biological evolution. However, there must be some means to gradually change the body to allow it to absorb and convert these energies. Soon, evidence of exotic energy conversion was found in the so-called 'cultivators' captured from various places.

Of course, these hidden cultivators were only slightly different from ordinary people, and the exotic energies they possessed were very rare. Moreover, it seemed that this state could only be maintained through long-term cultivation starting from a young age.

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In the Pacific Ocean, on a dead volcano, humans discovered a type of algae called Devil Algae, which contains active cells that can convert into an exotic energy different from biological energy.

This discovery delighted the researchers, who immediately began large-scale experiments, not using lab mice but directly using humans as test subjects. In the face of various desires, any action seemed possible.

While lab mice are mammals like humans, there are significant differences. What could be better than using humans directly as test subjects? After all, the human population was in crisis, with overpopulation. Consuming some of the population would be beneficial for the human community... wouldn't it?

Although active cells were discovered, transplanting them posed a challenge. The active cells in Devil Algae have a strong dependence on their own environment and cannot be transplanted into other animals or plants.

By this time, six years had passed since the initial proposal of the eternal life plan, and Kamadovich was fifty-six, officially entering old age. Feeling the terror of aging more and more, Kamadovich became increasingly afraid of death and issued a death order to use all means to find a way to achieve eternal life.

At this point, Doctor Wang proposed another theory. Since ordinary active cells could not be transplanted into other organisms, they needed to be made extraordinary. The most common way to cause cell gene mutations is through nuclear radiation. Given the current situation, using various methods was not strange.

The nuclear radiation-induced mutations were successful. Most of the Devil Algae cells died due to radiation, but a portion survived and completed the mutation.

The exact nature of these cells was unknown, and everything needed detailed testing.

Due to the high risk of these experiments, choosing an appropriate location was essential. Finally, the location for the experiments was chosen to be... New Zealand!

New Zealand is not a large place, located in the center of the Pacific Ocean, separated from other regions by vast oceans. Moreover, New Zealand is not a small uninhabited island; it has sufficient resources. In summary, New Zealand was a very suitable place for the experiments.

To be honest, although it was an experiment, the people involved were also worried because the experiment was extremely dangerous. If a biological crisis like in the movies were to occur, it would be a major problem.

Although nuclear radiation caused the Devil Algae genes to mutate, these mutations had both good and bad effects. Selecting cells that remained active and could be transplanted into other organisms was a tedious process. This took another five years.

By chance, after countless tedious experiments and radiation-induced mutations, a test subject was found to have a perfect fusion with the active cells.

It was a Chinese woman, and it was unknown where she was captured from. Regardless, all the materials used in the experiments were real humans.

The mutated Devil Algae active cells fused perfectly with this Chinese woman, designated as NO.31000137. In just a few days, the transplanted cells successfully fused and rapidly influenced her original cells, making them active.

In the second experiment, the active cells from NO.31000137 were transplanted into other organisms.

Since the nuclear radiation-induced mutations in Devil Algae cells were highly random, the transplant experiments were essentially a screening process. It took over thirty million experiments to find this one successful case. This required a great deal of luck; even if the experiments were repeated, success was not guaranteed.

All the test subjects were humans, and this level of experimentation was only possible with the covert support of each country. By now, the research on eternal life was no longer just Kamadovich's project; it involved wealthy individuals and political leaders from around the world, all of whom desired eternal life.

The body of NO.31000137 had undergone significant changes, growing over twenty times its original size within a month, turning a dark green color, and becoming twisted. Afterward, her body stabilized, but she no longer resembled a human, though she still had a roughly human shape.

During this time, researchers continuously extracted secondary active cells from NO.31000137 for further experiments. The results were promising; after repeated testing, the new active cells could be perfectly absorbed by humans without causing the body to mutate into a monstrous form... provided there was no contact with other organisms' genes.

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NO.31000137 was referred to as the 'Mother' by all the researchers!

In this research institute, everyone, driven by different desires, conducted inhumane experiments. They did not know that the woman called 'Mother' had awakened from her sleep. Although her eyes had lost their function due to mutation, a new perception field had evolved, allowing her to sense everything within a few kilometers.

Mother still had her consciousness and vaguely remembered being knocked out from behind after a night shift and then waking up in this research institute. By now, Mother knew where the research institute was located and the purpose of the people there—eternal life!

New Zealand currently has over a hundred research institutes of various sizes, each with a varying number of test subjects, ranging from none to up to ten thousand. These test subjects were the result of countless efforts by countries around the world, all aimed at finding... the path to eternal life.

Knowing everything and seeing through the true intentions of these people, Mother's heart was filled with endless resentment, and she had only one thought... revenge!

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On March 23, 2020, at midnight, in New Zealand's Tongariro National Park, a secret research institute was suddenly destroyed by an invisible force. The Mother, preserved in the deepest part of the institute, raised her head high, her face covered in tumors, and silently screamed. Although it was a silent scream, all living things within dozens of kilometers seemed to hear it, filled with resentment, sorrow, and determination. All living things near the institute were stunned and fell unconscious.

Mother was now over forty meters tall, her body covered in twisted muscles. After this scream, a hole suddenly opened on her head, and her flesh and blood erupted like a fountain, shooting into the sky.

An hour later, when the shock subsided and people could approach, Doctor Wang discovered that Mother was already severely weakened, her flesh and blood seemingly drained, leaving only a withered skeleton and an incomplete dead skin.

How could this be!

After the initial shock, Doctor Wang realized the implications of this event. No one knew better than he did how powerful Mother's active cells were.

"Doctor Wang, what do we do now?"

"What do you mean, do I have to tell you?" Doctor Wang said coldly and quickly headed to the innermost laboratory. Inside, there was a newly developed drug—PrototyDrug!

PrototyDrug in its original form—prevents physical changes even if other organisms' genes are fused.

Active cells have a strong gene fusion ability. If they come into contact with other organisms' genes, they will integrate into the original organism, causing significant physical changes. In the various research institutes in New Zealand, there are thousands to tens of thousands of test subjects. Most of these subjects have fused with multiple other organisms' genes and, due to overeating, have become monstrous.

The original form drug is a recent development that allows humans to fuse with other organisms' genes without changing their physical form. However, this drug is still in the experimental stage. Despite this, Doctor Wang did not hesitate. If his guess was correct, the active cells from the Mother had already spread from the research institute, and it was unknown how far.

When Doctor Wang arrived at the laboratory, he found another man frantically searching.

"Elliot, what are you looking for?"

"What am I looking for, Wang? You know what I'm looking for. Where is the original form drug? Damn it, this shouldn't have happened; I don't want to become a monster," Elliot said, angrily slamming his fists and glaring at Doctor Wang. However, this anger did not affect Wang.

"The drug is not yet fully developed. If you want to use it, extract a sample from the test tube yourself," Doctor Wang said, taking two empty test tubes from the rack and throwing one to Elliot. Elliot realized why he couldn't find it; it was not yet fully developed.

"What do you plan to do next?" Elliot asked. Although he was not happy with Doctor Wang's higher status, he had to admit that Wang was more skilled in biology.

"Prepare a simple report and find a place to hide it."

"Why?" Elliot couldn't understand.

Doctor Wang didn't explain, just clicked a few times on the computer, and an image of the spread appeared. Centered on Tongariro National Park, most of New Zealand and the surrounding sea were covered. Elliot was not stupid; he understood the implications—the spread of the Mother's active cells.

"Although I find you annoying, I'll give you a warning. Don't think about leaving New Zealand. With their methods, New Zealand will likely be completely isolated, becoming a research ecosystem for evolving life. Anyone leaving New Zealand will likely become...," Doctor Wang pointed to the other side.

That was where the test subjects were stored. The institute where Mother was located had the most test subjects, over 90,000, each fused with different genes, capable of producing exotic energies, and appearing monstrous.

After saying this, Doctor Wang pulled out a data chip, tidied his clothes, and quickly left.

Elliot shuddered, realizing what would happen in New Zealand.

If nothing went wrong, the entire New Zealand ecosystem would be affected by the Mother's active cells, with various evolving organisms appearing, eventually turning it into a complete Devil Island. This was why the experiments were placed in New Zealand, located in the center of the Pacific Ocean, far from any continental plates, making it less likely to affect other regions.

"Damn it!" Elliot cursed and quickly took action.

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Mother's revenge—she was not a saint or a heroine, just an ordinary woman who was randomly captured. In her current state, Mother was disheartened and had no desire to continue living in another form or to dominate the planet.

Bloom in the last moments of life!

The research institute where Mother was housed was instantly destroyed by a mysterious force, and her body rapidly withered, as if all her flesh had evaporated. The active cells from Mother quickly spread from the institute, soon covering most of New Zealand.

After this transformation, New Zealand became known as—Devil Island!

Evolution... begins!

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