11 Chapter 11 AI Security (1/2)
He was almost close enough to try and grab the Josagn on the bike ahead of him, when there was suddenly a flash, and the bike in front went flying off to the side.Slowing down to a crawl, he swung back to see the bike go into a spin, throwing the alien off, before it crashed and exploded.
It was breathing hard, as he calmly parked his bike and started walking towards it.
”Damn you, prey!You tripped the sensors!” -Gasp- -Gasp-
Dustin paused, ”What sensors?”
It chuckled, or at least he thought it did, since it came out more of a trill.That is how they chuckled, isn't it?He couldn't remember much from the information pamphlet he got in high school.
”You can't escape this place.They'll shoot you into oblivion if you get too close to the space port.”It gagged and settled back, breathing hard.
He should have known.It would have been too easy to just conveniently find a ship waiting for him to board.
”What kind of sensors do they use?It can't be heat seeking, I could just turn cold-blooded.It can't be motion sensitive, it would shoot you too.Must be an AI.”
Its eyes grew wide.If he managed to get it medical care, it might even live, but it had tried to kill him.
”If you tell me more, something good, I'll make sure your death is quick,” he said, getting closer to its face.
”Suck my dick!” it screeched, repeating the line he had given the other hunter.
Shrugging, he backed away and let the pack of lizards that had appeared swarm over him.They were very similar to the six-legged ones he had seen near his burrow, except instead of silver and green stripes, these had silver and magenta.
Dustin only watched for a moment, as the Josagn hunter screamed and tried to fight off the lizards.Their teeth were sharp enough to very quickly kill him.It was amazing how their legs held on to its flailing body. That was some form of clinging, he was pretty sure, wait hadn't he gotten that from one of the evolutions he had done?Maybe it wasn't a very strong one.
Heading back to the bike, he spied one of the lizards had been wounded, and the others turned on it, starting to eat it too.They scattered when he approached it.If it had a better cling ability, he wanted it.Scooping up some of the gore, he shoved it in his port, then returned to the bike.
(GENETIC MATERIAL ACQUIRED. ANALYZING. POSSIBLE EVOLUTION OPTIONS: ADVANCED CLING, REGROWTH.)
”Wait, it was a lizard, right?Shouldn't it be cold-blooded?”
(YES.)
”Then, shouldn't that be an option?”
(HOST HAD BEEN COLD-BLOODED AND CHOSE TO BECOME WARM-BLOODED.DATA FOR SUCH AN EVOLUTION HAS BEEN STORED FOR LATER EVOLUTIONS, BUT ARE NOT OFFERED AS A CHOICE BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS DECISIONS.)