Chapter 1 Damian's Recent Life

Damian had been living quite comfortably recently.

As a world-leading expert in single-soldier equipment manufacturing, he played a vital role in this era of global catastrophe. After escaping from the European Union and joining Mad Breath Island, he and his family were finally free from the constant anxiety.

At least in this day and age, there was no place in the world safer than Mad Breath Island.

It wasn't just safety; as the head of Mad Breath Island's armory, Damian enjoyed the treatment of a core member, and so did his family.

In this era of constant warfare, he and his family lived even more comfortably than they had in the peaceful times of the past.

This was, of course, thanks to his own abilities and Li Tianran's high regard.

To repay this kindness, Damian was working day and night to manufacture new equipment for the Pioneers. The Pioneers' new energy pistols and Dragon Tooth Blades were all his creations.

However, as the war intensified, both the Pioneers' own strength and the enemies they faced were growing stronger. The Tyrannosaurus-class combat armor, once their trump card, was no longer effective in battles against Second Evolutionaries.

Against that formidable power, the Tyrannosaurus-class armor was as fragile as cardboard, easily torn apart, unable to provide any real protection for the soldiers.

Moreover, its own assistance, such as increasing jumping ability and elbow-strike power, seemed increasingly insignificant in the face of the increasingly powerful Pioneers.

If the Pioneers' strength and speed were once 10, the Tyrannosaurus-class armor could provide them with an assistance of 5, which was a very significant boost. But now, after continuous warfare and special training, most Pioneers had reached a level of 40, and those who had completed their Second Evolution had reached 400!

At this point, the help that the Tyrannosaurus-class armor could provide was negligible.

In response to this situation, Damian had to create a new type of armor that far surpassed the Tyrannosaurus-class as soon as possible.

But achieving this in the short term was extremely difficult. Not to mention anything else, the design concept alone was a huge problem.

Faced with the increasingly fierce war, what needs should the new equipment meet?

Defensive? Assistance? Or stealth?

Or even a combination of all three?

Damian was deeply troubled. The battles between Second Evolutionaries were earth-shattering. He had personally witnessed such scenes. Under that kind of terrifying power, it was difficult for any armor to resist…

The various abilities of Second Evolutionaries had almost reached their peak. Their own defense already surpassed most alloys on Blue Star; and their strength was so great that it was difficult to add effective assistance with existing technology.

As for stealth…

Although Damian had the technology to create armor that could almost completely deceive the eyes, achieving concealment or even semi-invisibility, there were also intelligent brain-type Evolutionaries in this world!

In the face of terrifying brainwave electromagnetic waves, no creature could hide its location unless it could completely block the invasion of electromagnetic waves.

But achieving that would come at a huge cost, and the "stealth" armor would have very limited utility, unable to play any key role on the battlefield, only suitable for small-scale ambushes, infiltration, and information retrieval.

In the current situation, this type of armor clearly did not meet the needs of war.

Damian looked at the data charts in front of him, rubbed his aching forehead, and smoked one cigarette after another, filling the entire office with smoke, making it difficult to open his eyes.

Just then, an assistant knocked on his door and said softly, "Professor Damian, Mr. Bai Jingyan from the Biological Research Lab is here!"

Damian raised his eyebrows.

Although he had joined Mad Breath Island for a long time, he had basically never interacted with Bai Jingyan. He had also heard about Bai Jingyan, an excellent biologist, a loyal friend!

He had once given all of a country's resources to Li Tianran. Not everyone possessed that kind of courage.

Although they had never been close, Damian still admired Bai Jingyan.

"Let him in." Damian casually stuffed the data charts on the desk into the drawer and turned on the ventilation fan to drive away the smoke.

He didn't know why Bai Jingyan was visiting suddenly, but out of courtesy, he didn't refuse.

Soon, led by the assistant, Bai Jingyan strode in, carrying a sealed document box in his hand. Damian didn't know what was inside, but as Bai Jingyan approached, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

This feeling was extremely strong, like a goat suddenly sensing a pack of wolves approaching. That fear from the depths of his soul, from the depths of his blood, burst out uncontrollably!

Thump…

Damian fell back into his chair, cold sweat dripping from his forehead. The sound of his heart pounding was clearly audible in the office, like a drum.

"What… what is that thing!" Damian asked, his face pale, pointing at the document box in Bai Jingyan's hand.

Bai Jingyan saw Damian's strange reaction and was not surprised. He placed the document box further away and said softly, "I'm sorry, Professor Damian, this is the blood of the Marine Apostle!"

Damian raised his eyebrows in surprise.

The Marine Apostle was already dead, but even the remaining blood had such a huge suppressive effect on humans. It was hard to imagine what it would be like to face the Marine Apostle at its peak. He would probably be scared to death!

The crystallized remains of Second Evolutionary creatures after a long period of change were still enough to create neutralizing agents to suppress the effects of First Evolutionary drugs. The Apostle was a pinnacle Second Evolutionary creature; its fresh, vibrant blood naturally had a much stronger genetic suppression.

Damian was just an ordinary person who hadn't undergone evolution. His level of life was hundreds of thousands of miles away from that of the Apostle, so it was normal for him to react like this.

Damian suddenly realized that he had experienced this reaction when he used the Sky Apostle's fangs to forge the Dragon Tooth Blade. This familiar feeling was exactly the same as before!

"The blood of the Marine Apostle? That should be something from your biological laboratory. We don't need it at all…" Damian shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Even if we want to use the Apostle's body to forge new equipment, you should bring scales, bones, fangs, or something."

"Blood, what is it used for?"

Faced with Damian's question, Bai Jingyan just smiled. He suddenly saw half of the new combat armor data chart sticking out of the office desk drawer and said softly, "Professor Damian, I'm here to solve your predicament!"