Chapter 17 - The Second Calamitys Gene Body Modification, Irregular Mutation (1/2)
Within the forest, there were numerous half beasts that haven't gotten fully infected by the 'void', they mostly still have their original animal traits as their disastrous mutation hasn't reached their peak, resulting in just a half corrupted fauna that wouldn't kill with a handshake.
They were hunted by two physical cultivators. After gathering a mountain of them, MF feasted on them raw to condense it into her energy, together with many ores and mana-dense plants to nourish the modification process. Because the law of energy conservation states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only converted from one form of energy to another.
And the more energy she had, the faster she could finish her modification.
”Now I know why you only made the food for me and not both of us, a single plate won't be enough to sate that ferocious hunger of yours,” Foel said as she looked at her partner on top of the mountain of carcasses. ”Cooking you dinner would be a hassle in the future.”
MF swallowed the horrible beast's fragments in her mouth before she replied, ”That hurt me a little, I'm not that much of a glutton.” Before gnawing like a tiger that hasn't eaten for months.
”Yes you are, accept it.”
And there were no carcasses left. 6 months of energy was condensed, stored inside MF's body. The newest Calamities' gene she wanted to experiment on were as follows: 'Virus Secretion' gene, 'Flammable Anti-Heat Layers' gene, 'Muscle Instant Expansion' gene, 'Material Layering' gene, and 'Organic Cannon' gene.
Firstly, the 'Muscle Instant Expansion' gene's schematic.
She began coding her body to adapt to the newest installment to the system. Her 'Tungsten Muscle' reacted to the implementation and something occurred.
An irregular mutation.
”Ah, it has been a while since I got any irregular mutation, and I didn't even force it.”
Mutation occured when a DNA gene was damaged or changed in such a way as to alter the genetic message carried by that gene. But in irregular mutation, the altered schematic was in conflict with the existing one and it began to randomly creating a new branch of unknown mutagen unintentionally that might made the alteration better or worser. Essentially, a mutation's mutation.
Usually, MF repeated the mutation or DNA alteration process numerous times intentionally to get those rare irregular mutations like how people roll in a gacha game on a limited banner. For this scenario, seemed like the lady of luck lowered her likelihood of life's lotto's loss.
MF quickly stopped the scripted coding and let the new irregular mutagen play it all by itself, then boosting the process with the condensed energy.
Half a month of energy was used.
'Muscle Instant Expansion' gene's schematic had mutated into 'Controlled Cancer Instant Expansion'. An active DNA capability that could be activated right after it was implanted.
”What's wrong?”
”Just look and see.”
As the information of the new gene surged into her brain, she tried to form a bionic katar made out of cancer cells from her right backhand. The growing cells rapidly shaped into a sharp and black structure. Using the newest gene schematic 'Material Layering', MF's coated the cancer katar with tungsten steel of her muscle structure. Because the 'Material Layering' was implemented as a sub-gene schematic, MF doesn't need to tinker much and it didn't need as much of material and energy to be used, the 'Controlled Cancer Instant Expansion' makes up for those with its ever-growing cells.
”What kind of sorcery is this?”
With enough energy, MF might be able to create a large shield or sword using only the manipulated cancer cells. Together with 'Material Layering', it could be a malleable arsenal of unimaginable weapons.