I am in the last days, I can connect to reality

Chapter 1106 The Power of Science

After completing all this, Qin Chong looked down at the ground, at the ant-man who had been attacked by the ant swarm but was unharmed, and coldly questioned, "Did you become like this simply because of your superpowers?"

"Hahaha, of course it's more than that!" Ant-Man laughed wildly. "Superpowers are merely a manifestation of human potential. And human potential has its limits, only the power of science is limitless!"

Ant-Man didn't seem in a hurry to fight Qin Chong to the death. He glanced coldly at Qin Chong and shouted fanatically, "Like me, my mind control superpower can only control ants, and my muscle transformation superpower is insignificant. But so what? With the help of science, I can expand my mental power infinitely and control thousands upon thousands of mutated man-eating ants! With the help of science, I can strengthen my body, fuse various beast genes, and forge the strongest body! Today, even you will die by my hand, hahaha!"

"The power of science?"

Upon hearing Ant-Man's words, Qin Zhong calmly replied, "It's undeniable that your body is indeed powerful now, but having fused with so many beast genes, can you still be considered purely human?"

"Hahaha, only those who are alive are human!"

Ant-Man seemed enraged by Qin Zhong's words, and laughed wildly, "Even if I become a beast, it's better than being dead! From the day my beloved wife Jenny passed away when the apocalypse came, I told myself that no matter how humiliating my life was, I would never die as miserably as she did! You think you're safe just because you can fly? I'll show you just how terrifying the power of science can be!"

Before he could finish speaking, Ant-Man took a deep breath and roared, "In the name of my deceased wife Jenny, awaken the power of the wasp within me!"

As Ant-Man roared, a faint sound of muscles twisting and bones grinding could be heard from within his body.

Immediately afterward, to Qin Zhong's astonishment, two pairs of giant wings, as thin as cicada wings and three or four meters long, emerged from Ant-Man's back, resembling wasps.

Before Qin Zhong could recover from his shock, Ant-Man had already flapped his wings and soared into the air, rushing towards Qin Zhong with lightning speed.

"Heh, you do surprise me, but I have no fear when it comes to aerial combat with you!"

Qin Zhong narrowed his eyes as he watched the ant-man pounce on him. Without hesitation, he raised his right hand and fired three shots. At the same time, he used the recoil to quickly retreat and continue to climb.

"Magnetic shield!" Ant-Man remained unfazed as he faced the oncoming silver bullet, letting out a cold snort.

As he shouted, an orange-yellow light surged from the metal gauntlet on his right hand, shielding him.

This seemingly fragile light caused the mimicry silver bullet, which could penetrate thick steel plates, to only advance a few inches before being depleted of its kinetic energy and repelled by the thin energy field.

At this moment, Ant-Man was less than ten meters away from Qin Zhong.

"This guy's methods are truly endless..."

Seeing that his shot was ineffective, Qin Chong smiled coldly, took a deep breath, and his four wings suddenly unfolded, transforming into a silver light that rushed straight towards the oncoming Ant-Man.

At the same time, Qin Zhong clasped his hands together again, transforming them into a silver spear. The spearhead, gleaming with cold light, was aimed directly at Ant-Man's head!

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"Humph!"

Ant-Man, enhanced with eagle genes, possesses exceptional dynamic vision. Upon seeing Qin Chong charging towards him in a silver beam, Ant-Man snorted coldly and swiftly raised his left hand, pointing it at Qin Chong.

Instantly, a thick, dark purple smoke billowed out from the metal gauntlet on his left hand, transforming into a purple cloud that blocked his path.

"Pfft—Boom!" Qin Chong's thrust was extremely fast. Faced with this speed that exceeded the speed of sound several times, the only thing Ant-Man could do was release Purple Cloud.

Just as Ant-Man released the purple smoke, Qin Chong rushed into it.

As the smoke billowed, Qin Chong, transformed into a silver ray, instantly pierced through the smoke, shattering Ant-Man's magnetic shield with a soft sound, and forcefully thrusting the spear into Ant-Man's chest.

However, to Qin Zhong's surprise, his metal spear, which was capable of tearing through any substance, only penetrated a small section after piercing Ant-Man's body. Then, with a loud bang, it seemed to encounter an obstacle and slammed Ant-Man heavily to the ground.

"How is this possible? What could be so hard..."

Watching Ant-Man, struck by him, crash heavily to the ground like a meteorite, Qin Zhong frowned slightly incredulously.

Just now, Qin Zhong discovered that Ant-Man's body seemed to have a protective layer similar to a steel plate installed inside. This protective layer was extremely hard, and even the sharp spear he mimicked could only pierce a few inches into Ant-Man's body, unable to penetrate it.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the power of the thrust was weakened by Ant-Man's magnetic shield, but even so, the hardness of the unknown armor inside Ant-Man's body was still enough to surprise Qin Zhong.

"Boom!" Just as Qin Chong's thoughts were flashing, Ant-Man also crashed heavily into the ground with a loud bang.

However, his body was indeed strong. After taking such a heavy blow, he was still unharmed and immediately leaped up.

Ant-Man leaped up, staring at Qin Zhong with an incredulous expression, and asked, word by word, "Why? Why is the gene virus I developed ineffective against you?"

"Gene virus? You mean that layer of dark purple smoke?"

Looking down at Ant-Man, Qin Chong said calmly, "I forgot to tell you, my body is currently in a metallic state, making me immune to any virus. However, I'm also curious about what's installed inside you that allowed you to survive my attack?"

"Hehehe, I didn't expect you to be surprised too..."

Seeing Qin Chong's curious expression, Ant-Man let out a smug laugh, staring at Qin Chong as he laughed, and said, "To be honest, you are the first person to discover the secret within me. I am afraid of death, in fact, I am more afraid of death than anyone else. So, to ensure my safety, I extracted mutated genes from some patients with ossification of calcification, modified them, and injected them into my own body."

"Progressive ossification? You researchers are all crazy!" Qin Zhong's face showed disbelief upon hearing Ant-Man's words.

He had heard a doctor friend mention ossification of progressive disease once before the end of the world.

Because this disease is extremely rare, Qin Zhong remembers it vividly. This peculiar disease is considered one of the strangest and most difficult to cure diseases in the world.

Its characteristic symptom is that the patient's bones will continue to proliferate and the muscles will gradually ossify.

Ultimately, the patient's soft tissues and muscles will gradually disappear and ossify, until death, when they become a living stone sculpture. Therefore, this disease is also known as "stone man syndrome".

At this moment, Qin Zhong finally understood what the hard substance inside Ant-Man's body was—it was the bone armor formed after the muscles inside Ant-Man ossified.