Douluo: Transforming Xiao Wu into a Zerg Queen Was Just the Beginning-Chapter 25: Three Gene Types — Breeding a New Zerg Unit

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A deafening explosion thundered in Lin Fan's ears!

"BZZZZ—!"

His hearing was overwhelmed by a roaring buzz. All ten layers of flesh-walls shielding him shuddered violently at once.

Lin Fan staggered, struggling to keep his balance as the ground beneath him trembled like an earthquake.

Xiao Wu, startled, immediately spread her bone wings, preparing to shield him again.

But Lin Fan raised a hand to stop her, his eyes lit with excitement as he looked toward the site of the former spore pod.

The pod—and every connected blood vessel and surrounding wall—had been completely annihilated in the blast. A crater, even deeper than the last, now smoked with thick black fumes.

This time, though, scattered embers were still burning across the creep and the flesh-covered chamber walls.

These strange sparks steadily corroded and burned through the living biomass, preventing the creep and walls from regenerating!

Even the newly spawned creep and fresh tissue were burned and consumed by the lingering flames.

It took a continuous half-minute of energy flow from the creep before the fires were fully extinguished, allowing regeneration to finally begin.

Lin Fan grinned, visibly excited.

This is exactly the effect I wanted!

But... it still wasn't enough.

He recalled how the venomous spider had shown no change before its detonation—as if the explosion had come without warning.

The blast was sudden—like a complete accident. No sign, no buildup.

While that offered excellent stealth potential, it also meant the unit was completely uncontrollable.

Lin Fan frowned. "Overmind, what gene caused the others to temporarily stabilize just before the fusion?"

[Unable to analyze. Unpredictable.]

"Tch... figures."

He let out a breath, his expression hardening as he turned toward the second pod in the damaged hatchery.

Inside it, a thirty-year-old venom-spined lizard thrashed in containment.

"Overmind, inject the same fused genes as before into Spore Pod No. 2."

[Your will is absolute.]

Ssshhh—!

Four thick bio-tubes extended from the walls, ending in needle-like spikes that plunged deep into the lizard's limbs.

WHRRSSHH—!

Gene serum was pumped in.

The venom-spined lizard responded exactly like the spider—first freezing completely, like a statue, then resuming motion as if nothing had happened.

BOOM—!!

Another earth-shaking explosion, accompanied by fire and smoke, erupted.

This blast completely destroyed what remained of the already-damaged hatchery. Torn chunks of flesh and bone scattered across the ground, twitching but unable to regenerate.

The first pelvic incubation chamber... was now officially scrapped.

"Overmind, what were the time intervals before detonation for each case?"

[First: 5 seconds. Second: 7 seconds.]

"Lock in the fused genes as finalized."

[Confirmed.]

Lin Fan stepped over the shattered remnants and moved to the next chamber.

Inside was a hundred-year-class soul beast.

He nodded slightly. "Overmind, begin the next gene test."

[Initiating Phase Three Gene Fusion: Corrosion.]

This trial was far more direct. The creep itself wrapped tightly around the spore pod, and the gene serum was forcibly injected into the soul beast's body.

Agonized howls echoed from within—harrowing enough to make anyone's skin crawl.

Moments later, the creep peeled away, revealing a dark-green snake-type soul beast slithering out, tongue flicking.

Its vertical pupils were dull and lifeless—its consciousness had been wiped. It was now a mindless Zerg puppet, obeying only the Overmind.

[Gene fusion successful. Final corrosion-type gene: Lethal Acid.]

Lin Fan raised an eyebrow, intrigued. With a wave, another spore pod was torn open.

Inside, a Black-Armored Rhino stared out in terror at the surrounding Zerg. Its hulking body trembled violently.

"HSSSS!!"

The mutated green snake suddenly spat a jet of pitch-black fluid straight at the rhino's body.

The moment it did, the snake withered instantly—its flesh shriveled, muscles dried out, and it collapsed in a heap like a hollowed husk. A horrid stench spread through the air.

"RAAAHHHH!!!"

The Black-Armored Rhino let out a blood-curdling scream as the black acid sizzled across its body.

It immediately activated its soul skill, golden light flaring across its body as a black, hardened shell formed over its skin.

But even the hardened skin was no match—the black acid continued to corrode, sizzling and bubbling as the armor melted away like snow under a scorching sun.

Its tough hide, muscles, skeleton, internal organs—heart, liver, spleen, stomach, limbs—were all dissolved inch by inch, until nothing was left.

The acid finally dripped onto the flesh-covered floor and continued to eat through it without pause.

A gaping hole quickly formed. The fluid continued its descent, burrowing deeper and deeper.

Watching this, Lin Fan's scalp tingled.

Then his expression changed dramatically.

Wait... this is beneath my hive!

If this stuff keeps going, it'll eat through my entire base!

Three minutes later, the last hiss of corrosion faded. The black liquid vanished entirely.

At that point, it had dug a hole over 50 meters deep—meaning it had melted through the rhino and another 50 meters of creep-covered terrain.

Lin Fan was left slack-jawed.

This level of corrosion was... insane.

He smacked his lips and said, "Overmind, proceed to the next stage of testing."

[All viable genes have been successfully fused. Remaining genes are suitable for enhancing existing Zerg units: Zerglings, Hydralisks, and creep.]

"...Huh?"

"That's it?"

He stared at the gene panel in disbelief. Sure enough, only a few genes remained, just enough to apply enhancements to existing unit types.

With no other choice, Lin Fan sighed and said, "Assign the three finalized genes to Zerg units. Begin creation of new Zerg types!"

[Initiating gene matching.]

[Creating new Zerg units.]

[Estimated time required: 48 hours.]

Another 48-hour incubation? Just like when I created the Queen of Blades...

But the longer the incubation, the more powerful the result—that much was certain.

A thrill of anticipation stirred in Lin Fan's chest.

He turned his gaze toward the remaining two incubation chambers. Inside were a Millennium Devouring Gold Rat and a Millennium Thunder Ant.

"Overmind, inject the Titanium Body gene into both of them."

[As you command.]

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