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Illumi didn't doubt it. Ging, Pride, Lust, and the others stood to the side, waiting quietly.
"Hiss hiss..."
Suddenly, a cluster of plants behind Illumi stirred. Their heads, shaped like flower buds, swayed continuously towards Illumi, as if something on him attracted them.
"What kind of plants are these?"
Illumi turned and approached them. These plants were all grown in a wooden box filled with black soil.
"Hiss hiss..."
Illumi extended his right hand, holding it above their heads. These strange, 'headed' plants immediately looked up, shaking their heads towards the palm above them.
"These plants are called Baiwen Aphids, a new species we cultivated. We named them after the three of us."
Drs. Boyce, Ballard, and Baldwin came to Illumi's side, smiling as they looked at the plants in the wooden box.
"Aphids?"
Illumi's eyes narrowed slightly. They were clearly plants, so why give them an insect's name?
The three doctors seemed to notice the confusion in his eyes, exchanged a smile, and Boyce extended his palm closer to the plants.
"Hiss hiss..."
The aphids immediately became joyful, 'kissing' Boyce's palm and fingers lightly, over and over. Boyce's finger was on their main stem.
"Hiss hiss..."
To Illumi's surprise, these plants, called aphids, actually stretched themselves like humans, rubbing their heads against Boyce's palm, looking extremely comfortable.
"Boss, the person has been brought in."
At this moment, Ahmed and a black t-shirt clad youth appeared on a monitor screen from the side.
"I'll go meet them."
Boyce withdrew his hand, which was surrounded by the aphids, and walked along the path in the laboratory towards the lab entrance.
Due to the Doll Vines at the lab entrance, everyone except the researchers there would be attacked by them.
"Boss, we can start anytime."
Ahmed and Boyce brought the young man, who had just turned fifteen, before Illumi.
"Gulp..."
The black-haired youth with a buzz cut, wearing a black t-shirt and straight-leg trousers with combat boots, looked at Illumi with awe, subtly mixed with a hint of anticipation.
"Let's begin."
Illumi nodded, his expression calm.
The three doctors exchanged glances, grabbed the youth's shoulders, and placed him on the operating table in the middle.
"Clang clang..."
The moment the youth lay on the operating table, his hands and feet were restrained by metal devices that suddenly shot out from it.
At the same time, Dr. Boyce picked up a helmet and placed it over the youth's head.
"Mmm..."
The youth let out an uneasy sound from his throat, his body trembling slightly.
"Don't worry, it'll be over soon, very soon."
Boyce bent down and whispered comfortingly into his ear. The youth seemed to feel a little better, though his body still trembled slightly.
"Activate your Ren."
Boyce stood by the operating table observing, Dr. Ballard operated the equipment nearby, while Dr. Baldwin recorded the experiment data.
The youth on the operating table swallowed again, obeyed Boyce, and silently activated his Ren.
"Whoosh whoosh..."
A white, translucent aura surged from the youth, tightly enveloping his body. It appeared relatively stable.
"Begin."
The three doctors looked at each other and nodded.
"Beep beep beep..."
Dr. Ballard moved his arms, manipulating the equipment with his fingers. The operating table flattened with a 'crackle', and green plant main stems drilled out from beneath it.
These plants were precisely the Baiwen Aphids.
"Hiss hiss..."
These aphid plants touched the student all over his body, then raised their 'heads'. Their heads split open down the middle, revealing tiny plant导管.
"Pfft pfft pfft..."
Like countless needles, they inserted themselves directly into the student's entire body.
"Wuwu..."
Within moments, the student's entire body began to tremble violently, as if he were having an epileptic seizure, shaking non-stop.
At the same time, white foam emerged from his mouth, and a painful, distorted expression appeared on the lower half of his face. Veins could vaguely be seen bulging, and his neck was dark blue.
The aura around him also retracted into his body amidst intense trembling.
Such drastic changes made Illumi frown. This was not a gentle method at all.
"Rip..."
Suddenly, the student's muscles on the operating table surged dramatically. His black t-shirt was directly torn apart by the expanding muscles, and even his straight-leg trousers became tight leggings.
The student on the operating table changed in height and physique. His arm and leg muscles became extremely terrifying. In an instant, a fifteen-year-old boy transformed into a burly, muscular man.
This rapid transformation within a minute astonished everyone present.
"Almost done."
Boyce, observing from the side, nodded to Ballard. Ballard pressed a red button on the instrument.
"Sizzle sizzle..."
The aphid stems embedded in the student's body abruptly pulled out. The main stems vibrated wildly, and blue lightning flashed across them. Clearly, they had been electrocuted.
One by one, the aphid main stems fell limp to the ground, motionless. The green main stems, after being scourged by the current, had turned black, emitted white smoke, and no longer moved.
"It's over."
"Now, he just needs some rest and plenty of nutrients and sugar."
Dr. Boyce removed the helmet from the student's head. The operating table slowly rose, and the restraints on it were released.
Five minutes later, the student frowned deeply, letting out a painful groan, but it quickly faded. He slowly opened his eyes, his emotions settling.
"Thud!"
The student flipped off the operating table, landing on the soft grass with a heavy thud.
Illumi looked at the student, who stood before the operating table admiring his strong physique, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
This fifteen-year-old youth, after the series of human potential stimulation, had grown from one meter seventy to over two meters in height.
Looking at his dark, powerful muscles, his arms alone were thicker than Illumi's thighs. Standing there, he was like a terrifying muscle monster.
"How do you feel?"
Ahmed stepped forward, patted the 'monster's' shoulder, and asked.
"Instructor, I feel... better than ever."
The student's voice was deep and resonant. He looked at his hands and upper body muscles, panting slightly.
"It's just that I feel a little tired."
The student leaned on the operating table, shook his head, his body swaying slightly.
"He's still in the adaptation phase; he'll be fine in ten minutes."
Dr. Baldwin explained, while also lowering his head to record the data from this experiment.
"Take him to the training base. I want to see the difference between him and the others."
Illumi said. Ahmed nodded, waved his hand, signaling the student to follow him, and the two walked towards the laboratory door.
Fifteen minutes later, at the training base...
"Kovac, did he also awaken his human potential?"
Over a hundred students were training in the spacious training base, whispering as they looked at the burly man who followed Ahmed, still barely recognizable from his original appearance.
But what drew the attention of these boys and girls more was the man in a suit walking in front of the instructor.
"It's that person."
They vaguely remembered the person who had appeared before them half a year ago, bringing them here to begin a series of brutal training.
But they had no regrets, even feeling grateful. Because of that person, they were able to eat and dress warmly.
Compared to their former lives, no matter how brutal the training here, they could endure it.
"Kovac, go on in."
Ahmed led the group to the training base's practice room, pushed open the door, and allowed the burly student to enter.
Illumi and the others stood outside the practice room, observing the interior through bulletproof glass.
"What are you guys doing?"
Greed walked over with three students, stood beside Illumi, hands clasped behind his head, looking arrogant.
"Yuno, you go in first."
Ahmed nodded towards the tallest of the three students.
"Yes, Instructor."
The student named Yuno stepped forward, saluted the instructor, and then went to the training room door, pushing it open and entering.
He was one meter seventy tall, with a well-proportioned, medium build.
"Don't use aura yet. Let's see the difference in their physical strength."
Illumi prompted. Ahmed nodded, then looked up at the intercom above, telling the two to engage in pure physical combat.
Inside the training room, Kovac and Yuno both nodded in understanding, then began to face off.
"Thud..."
Suddenly, Kovac took the first step, his heavy foot landing on the ground with a muffled sound.
His physical advantage was clear, and both had trained together at the same base for half a year, so they were quite familiar with each other and didn't need long observation.
"Boom boom boom..."
Though Kovac was burly, his speed was not slow at all. In the blink of an eye, he closed the distance, arriving before Yuno.
"Roar!"
Kovac opened his mouth and let out a furious roar, like a wild beast. The potential-activated Kovac raised his thick arm, clenched his fist, and slammed it towards Yuno's head.
"Whoosh whoosh..."
A piercing whistle sounded by his ear. In less than 0.1 seconds, Yuno's pupils constricted. He had no time to dodge and could only raise his arms in defense.
"Bang!"
With a loud impact, before Yuno could react, he was punched into the bulletproof glass of the training room. The bulletproof glass cracked, cracks spreading like a spiderweb.
"Cough cough..."
Yuno swayed, knelt on the ground, coughing up a little blood. His left arm was visibly bent; it must have broken.
After sending Yuno flying, Kovac stopped attacking, standing still and waiting for the instructor's command.
"Yuno, go to the infirmary yourself."
Ahmed stood outside the training room, arms crossed, and instructed. He then looked at the other two students.
"You two, go in and try."
The other two students nodded, pushed open the training room door, and entered. Yuno, the defeated student, slowly got up and left the training room, heading alone towards the infirmary.
"How was their performance difference before?"
Illumi asked Ahmed, who stood beside him, hands in his pockets.
"Their training volume and talent are similar, both above average. There isn't much difference."
Ahmed replied. Illumi nodded lightly upon hearing this.
It seemed the strength change after human potential activation was indeed significant. Two people who were originally not far apart were now almost instantly defeated by the other.
Illumi turned to look at the student who had exited alone. A strong sense of unwillingness clung to him.
Illumi's lips curved. According to the usual plot, that student would surely apply for the human potential activation experiment next, to make himself stronger.
At this moment, the sparring inside the training room resumed.
After observing earlier, the two students seemed to have discovered Kovac's weakness, cooperating seamlessly in their attack.
"They're brothers. They train, sleep, and eat together normally."
Ahmed explained that the two, Nathan and Nori, were twin brothers who were discarded in Meteor City.
Because they had a telepathic connection since childhood, they fared better than most children, often managing to snatch food, but that was all.
"Swoosh!"
Kovac opened his palm, a huge hand descending like a dark cloud. Nathan's body turned slightly, and Kovac's attack missed.
"Thud!"
At the same time, a loud thud of flesh colliding came from his back, making him take a step forward involuntarily.
Nathan's eyes lit up. He immediately pressed his body to the ground, sweeping his left leg across the floor, and with a 'thud', struck Kovac's calf.
"Ugh..."
Nathan's expression changed dramatically. He felt as if the other's calf was as hard as marble; his bones almost cracked.
But relatively, his attack had an effect. Kovac was tripped by his kick, momentarily losing balance.
"Nori!"
Nathan glanced at his brother. Nori gritted his teeth and rushed forward, leaping onto Kovac's shoulder, spinning his body to get beneath Kovac. His legs wrapped around Kovac's head, tightening into a cross-legged lock.
He then placed his left ankle over his right, locking the neck area, as if adding a padlock, completing a triangle choke.
"Nathan!"
Nathan on the ground also moved quickly, pressing down on Kovac's waist and lifting his legs forcefully upwards.
"Roar!"
Kovac's body was suppressed. He let out an angry roar, seemingly impatient, and twisted his waist with force, directly pushing Nathan off his back and breaking free with his lower body.
"Roar..."
Kovac roared repeatedly, holding Nori's body and rushing straight towards the bulletproof glass wall.
"Bang!"
The bulletproof glass was even broken through by Kovac, a large hole appearing. The adhesive film in the middle couldn't even buffer the huge impact from Kovac's collision.
"Puff~"
Nori immediately spat out a large mouthful of blood. His arms and legs hung limply, no longer tightly locking Kovac's neck.
Kovac, however, did not stop. After severely injuring Nori, he still raised his right arm, clenched his fist, and smashed it towards the prostrate Nori.
"Stop!"
Ahmed saw Kovac still trying to attack and shouted loudly to dissuade him.
"Roar!"
But Kovac ignored him, smashing his fist towards the defenseless Nori.
"Nori!!!"
Nathan in the training room got up and rushed towards Kovac desperately, but at his speed, by the time he arrived, Nori's head would have already been smashed into pulp.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, as if a thunderclap from a clear sky, the massive Kovac's body was like it had been hit by a train, sending him flying sideways.
"Thud... thud..."
His body even bounced several times on the ground, and with a loud 'boom', he slammed into the base wall, creating a circular crater.
"Rustle rustle..."
Kovac's body slid down the wall, lying limply on the ground, motionless.
Illumi stood where Kovac had just been, slowly retracting his long right leg, expressionless.
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