Chapter 10 (2/2)

“How is this possible…” Qin Hao could not believe his eyes at all. When the arm had fully regrown, all of the previous itching and severe pain disappeared. Instead, it was replaced with a powerful sense of hunger.

Qin Hao pinched his thigh hard, and the pain told him that he was not dreaming.

“Regrowing my arm? How is this possible?” Qin Hao rubbed his eyes, and suddenly, a thought flashed past his mind.

When Qin Hao was previously on Isis Beach, he had killed a giant beetle in desperation. That giant beetle appeared different from the ordinary ones. It had a golden horn and was something Qin Hao had never seen before. Even the entire Federation Fleet who had fought on Alpha for so many years had never seen a giant beetle with a golden horn either.

Qin Hao had never laid eyes on a giant beetle with a golden horn before, but he had seen those with bronze horns. Those giant beetles were leaders of a swarm and rarely appeared. After fighting for so long, Qin Hao had only seen them once. Plus, his former squad leader had told him that he needed to blow up the brains of those beetles with bronze horns and burn the brain matter away. Otherwise, they would heal themselves after a short period of time!

“Perhaps I’ve also gained some kind of self-healing ability?” Qin Hao was internally both happy and scared. He was happy that with this ability, his chances of survival on the battlefield would be greatly improved. But at the same time, he was afraid of being found out. He was just a foot soldier, and no one would protect him. He would eventually end up as a lab rat.

Despite being a little worried that he would be taken and sent to the lab for research, Qin Hao remained glad in his heart. He had regained his lost arm, and that was more joyous than anything else.

Just in case, Qin Hao hurriedly dug a hole and hid the robotic arm before he stomped the soil flat. Fortunately, the ground was soft, or else, there would not have been another place for him to dig a hole.

Qin Hao had no idea whether it was because the insectoid’s power had been activated or not, but his aching and weak body had recovered to its best condition. The only thing was the growing hunger in his stomach.

After everything was done, Qin Hao pulled down his sleeves. That way, no one could see his arm, and if there was no injury, it would not raise suspicions even if anyone else saw it. They would just think that Qin Hao had money to burn and had put a layer of synthetic skin over his robot arm.

Dummm… Dum… Dummmm…

Just as Qin Hao thought that he was done, he heard footsteps coming from the cave entrance.

“Hmmm?” Qin Hao’s brain worked fast. Judging from the rhythm and the strength of the footsteps, they definitely did not belong to the insectoids outside. It was the sound of something walking on two legs.

“I’ll continue to pretend to be unconscious!” Since he was unable to determine whether the incoming being was a friend or a foe, Qin Hao decided to pretend to be unconscious. If it was a foe, his counterattack would be even more of a surprise.

Adjusting his breathing as much as possible, Qin Hao calmed his respiration to confuse the being who was about to enter the cave.

“Huh? He’s not dead!” To Qin Hao’s surprise, it was obviously a human, and that was the voice of a girl.

Qin Hao abruptly opened his eyes.

“Aahhhh!!!” The other party was startled by Qin Hao. She had thought that he was still unconscious and was about to lean over to check his condition. She totally did not expect this guy to suddenly open his eyes, and it scared the wits out of her.

On the contrary, Qin Hao was stunned as he opened his eyes because a very beautiful blonde girl was standing before him in a medic uniform. Even though the medical equipment on her powered exoskeleton covered most of her body, it still could not completely cover her splendid figure.