Chapter 8: Genetic Evolution, Snake’s Heat Sensing

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Ding dong, the host is currently devouring the flesh and blood of a Level 2 mutated python. Evolution Points + 20…”

Gray quietly stopped what he was doing and listened to the cold notification sound from the system. He revealed an expression of ‘as expected’. It was just as he had expected, such a mutated animal that had survived a nuclear explosion… It was at least a Level 2 mutated creature. As long as he devoured the flesh and blood of the mutated creature, the higher the level, the more evolution points he would obtain.

However, this was quite normal. After all, according to Newton’s law of energy conservation, this was normal.

Smiling in his heart, Gray picked a good spot of the mutated python to continue eating. He did not need to devour the flesh and blood of the entire mutated creature to obtain evolution points. He only needed to devour a few pieces of flesh and blood, and the so-called evolution points and energy would slowly flow through the flesh and blood to his entire body.

If Gray felt that it wasn’t enough, he could still bite the flesh and blood harder, allowing his mutated stomach to digest more easily. That way, he could also speed up the extraction of evolution points.

This was a rule that Gray had obtained after eating for so many days. At the very least, he looked pretty good. At the very least, he didn’t need to transform into a glutton and eat every carcass he saw.

However, just as Gray was racking his brain, a cold system notification rang out once again, startling Gray, who was immersed in joy.

“Ding dong, the host is absorbing the heat sensing ability of a Level 2 mutated python. Do you want to absorb and evolve?”

“What the hell is that?”

Hearing the system notification, Gray fell silent.

Heat sensing, absorption?

Gray was no stranger to the heat sensing ability of snakes.

After all, in his previous life, he had seen similar introductions every day in the animal world. Snakes were born with the ability to sense infrared rays. Their forked tongues were lined with a camera-like device, allowing snakes to see other animals that emitted heat.

Humans could only see infrared rays with special detectors.

This ability was very terrifying. It was mostly used by humans in technology.

And now, the system actually told him that he could absorb and evolve this ability?

In his shock, Gray had the thought of trying it out since there’s no loss to him. He confirmed in his heart.

“Confirm absorption.”

The moment he finished speaking, Gray felt his eyes tremble.

An indescribable numbness and piercing pain suddenly surged over.

With a series of low growls, Gray felt two streams of blood and tears flowing down from his eyes.

At this moment, what Gray didn’t notice was that his snake pupils had actually undergone some subtle changes, as if some mysterious power had been injected into them.

…

The pain was unbearable. Resisting the urge to throw his head back and vent, Gray stretched out his sharp claws and ruthlessly clawed into the ground.

“Slash, slash…”

The sharp claws repeatedly cut through the scorched black wasteland. It was not until half an hour later that Gray felt much of the pain in his eyes had eased.

Accompanying it was a feeling of comfort that came from the bitter end. He felt his brain and scalp trembling.

It was like a powerful eyedrop that dripped into his eyes. It was very cold and comfortable…

“This heat sensing ability isn’t on my tongue like a snake, but it’s given to my eyes?”

Gray was extremely shocked by this. He didn’t understand why this was the case.

As for him, when the ability was developing, his eyes were in intense pain.

Could it be that this heat sensing ability was really triggered by his eyes?

As he mumbled, there was some confusion and instinctive curiosity. Gray’s eyelids slowly trembled as he slowly opened his eyes.

“Boom!”

The scene that suddenly appeared in his mind gave Gray a feeling of enlightenment.

It was as if he had a god’s perspective, creating a 3D map of everything within a hundred meters of him, imprinting it deeply into his mind.

Vaguely, through his heat sensing ability, Gray caught several red shadows within a hundred meters of him, lying dormant not far away from the lake.

“Hiss, is this the heat sensing ability?”

Feeling this magical ability, Gray was also stunned.

It wasn’t just a 3D projection observation.

Instead, it was as if he had an extra eye, allowing him to accurately identify all the temperature images in the air.

However, through the heat sensing imaging ability, Gray continuously sketched out the shape of the object in his mind, which was enough for Gray to determine what kind of mutated creature it was.

In this way, the problem of his poor eyesight in the dark was solved.

As long as there was temperature, Gray could see everything in the world.

For example, in his mind now, the higher the temperature of the creature, the lower the color content.

Right now, the red outline closest to him in his mind, if he judged correctly, from its size, it should be a large wild boar.

Wild boars were mammals, and their body temperature was constant.

“Tsk.”

Gray smacked his lips and shook his head violently.

After a moment, the thermal image in his mind slowly disappeared.

At this time, if Gray were to observe carefully, he would be able to see that there was an additional skill in the strengthening panel.

[ Heat sensing ability (Level 1) can capture the changes in the surrounding temperature through one’s eyes, allowing one to see everything around them. ]

“This ability can also be strengthened?”

While muttering softly, Gray also discovered the additional skill in the strengthening panel. To him, this was not bad news.

A skill that could be strengthened meant that the potential was not bad. This was because there had already been enough examples to prove this point.

Now, a mere Level 1 heat sensing ability was able to create images at will. What if he continued to level up? What kind of new power would appear?

Gray became more and more suspicious. This heat sensing ability would become a terrifying unimaginable skill because of his continuous enhancement.

For example, a healing ability. If it was continuously strengthened, it might be able to regenerate Gray’s broken limbs and regenerate cells like Alex.

And his heat sensing ability, which was based on his eyes, could be strengthened again and again. It might also allow his eyes to shoot out lasers, and it might even allow him to have the third eye of the myth, the Heavenly Eye!

Of course, all of this was just his wild guess. At the moment, he was quite satisfied with this ability.

“With this ability, I’m afraid that in future, I’ll be the king of the night, and the night will be my kingdom!”

Shaking his head and throwing this silly idea to the back of his mind, Gray also gave a high evaluation of his heat sensing ability.

However, Gray found something interesting.

It seemed that he could extract the special skills of a mutated beast. What did this mean?

Others might not know, but Gray could see it more clearly than anyone else.

“If it’s really as I think, then the future me must be a terrifying monster.”

Gray licked his lips excitedly, and a hint of anticipation revealed on his face.

On the Blue Planet, there were many animals with very powerful abilities, not to mention the animals which might have already undergone a mutation. Their unique abilities had become even more powerful.