NOVEL NEXT Chapter 377: The Mutation Woman's BUG-Level Ability
Seeing the change in Brian's expression, Susan sensed something was wrong.
She quickly hugged Shi San's dog head, worrying, "What's wrong with Shi San?"
Brian irritably patted Shi San's dog head, "If I had to describe it, Shi San currently feels like he's been indulging relentlessly for half a month without any rest. If it weren't for his consistently excellent nourishment, he'd probably have dropped dead by now."
This foolish dog, his body in such a state, yet he only came to us when he could barely hold on anymore.
Upon hearing 'dropped dead,' tears suddenly streamed down Shi San's face.
Sniffling and torn between fear and reluctance, he sobbed, "Woo, Big Dog, under Shi San's bed, I've buried a passbook with over two million saved for living expenses. When Shi San dies, Big Dog, remember to take it out, woo woo..."
"Oh oh, don't cry don't cry..."
Susan soothed Shi San as if comforting a child, then she anxiously looked at Brian, "Brian..."
Brian smiled reassuringly, "It's okay."
He grabbed Shi San's dog head and stuffed his right index finger into its mouth.
Shi San looked bewildered.
The next moment,
A sweet taste exploded in his mouth.
Shi San instinctively began to suck.
Along with some liquid, waves of warmth washed over Shi San's body, not only replenishing his physical deficit but also easing his weary and tense spirit.
His dog eyes blinked twice and slowly closed, lulling him into a deep sleep.
...
Brian, seemingly unhurried yet having transferred nearly a hundred units of pure blood beads afterward, finally pulled his finger from Shi San's mouth.
It wasn't that he was reluctant to give his own blood, but letting Shi San suck any further would have caused him to burst from being overly nourished.
Feeling Shi San's steady breathing, Susan breathed a sigh of relief.
Her expression filled with worry, "Shi San has been fine all along, how could he suddenly have a nightmare?"
Brian had a guess.
He stroked Shi San's dog head and explained, "Susan, do you remember that Federation-class S wanted criminal Transformer we encountered before?"
At his words, Susan nodded, "Of course I remember. It was not long after I formed team B6, you were still limping, and while we were tracking the case, we encountered that freak in a motel in the suburbs. We also came across someone who had been skinned, gutted, and stuffed with straw..."
That unfortunate person was actually Laura, a female veterinarian after whom Shi San was named.
Laura, back then, took the then much smaller Shi San to hunt a Female Mutant. Unfortunately, that Female Mutant was very special, seemingly ageless, and even attracted two Mutants of the Doomsday Sect who killed Laura brutally.
It was also then that Shi San disappeared again.
But he must have been taken away by that Female Mutant.
When Brian unexpectedly investigated the uncle's gang later, he encountered Shi San again and officially adopted him...
It was also from that time that Shi San began displaying a spiritual awareness different from his peers.
Initially, Brian thought Shi San's uniqueness was due to the injections administered by veterinarian Laura.
As he learned more, he realized, with Laura being expendable FBI field fodder, it was unlikely she had access to high-end Beastification Reagents. The best reagents she had access to were dangerously potent Beastification Reagents.
But Beastification Reagents are not so miraculous.
Coupled with the encounters in Florida with the Lizard Beastification People and later learning about Catwoman Sandy's ordeal and the miraculous Female Mutant from them, Brian then realized that Shi San's abnormalities were most likely due to that Female Mutant.
Shi San, Female Lizard-man Linda, Catwoman Sandy…
Brian had never met that Female Mutant, yet he always felt her presence.
Over the course of the year, primarily due to the Lizard Beastification People's obsession, Brian consistently collected information about that Female Mutant.
Unfortunately, he had not gleaned much.
Otherwise, he would have resolved this matter earlier.
Unexpectedly, due to Shi San, she once again appeared before Brian, like a tug on the strings of fate, seemingly distant yet always intricately connected.
...
Brian shared these events with Susan.
After hearing Brian's account, Susan's eyes widened, "No wonder Shi San has always failed to break through his biological limits, what should we do?"
Brian spread his hands, "The last I heard of that Female Mutant, I learned through Sandy. She had been captured by the Bounty Hunter Organization; when I investigated later, I discovered that the Female Mutant had long been rescued, and there was no further information on that woman. It seems now, that Female Mutant likely completed some kind of Transformation, acquiring even stronger abilities."
There truly is no such thing as unprovoked love in this world.
The Female Mutant possessed a grotesque ability.
Based on what is known so far.
Her blood can help a person perfectly integrate with the Beastification Reagent, surpassing biological limits...
As mentioned before, most Beastification Reagents carry a high risk, have a high mortality rate, and offer limited potential.
Their only advantage is their low cost and ease of mass production.
This is why, the second generation rarely opts for the path of Beastification People.
But when combined with the blood of that Female Mutant, the Beastification Reagent becomes all advantageous.
Such a Female Mutant, rather than hiding well, constantly assists encountered Beastification People in secret, exposing her abilities...
And her philosophy, is to cultivate good karma.
She helps others, asking only that they help her when she is in need.