Law of the Swarm

Chapter 39 The Third Degeneration
After System's blood cooled down, he lost all sense of the outside world.

Unable to see, his compound eyes seemed to have lost their function, and his clear vision under the mushroom fluorescent light suddenly disappeared, as if the lights were suddenly turned off.

Can't hear, can't smell, his tentacles seem to have lost their function, obviously last moment he smelled the strong fishy smell in the cave, heard the breeze in the cave, but suddenly he couldn't detect them all.

He couldn't feel it, he couldn't feel his touch with the ground, he couldn't feel the flow of his blood, he couldn't feel the beating of his heart.

He even lost the sense of temperature, gravity and direction. He felt that his body should be upward, but he suddenly found that he couldn't find which direction was upward.

He couldn't even release the [Self-Information Generation Technique] that he could use easily in the past.

System could only feel the existence of his own spirit and the slow passage of time.

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"I don't know, what happened to Shava..."

System, who seemed to be in chaos, thought to himself.

Suddenly, his spirit felt an extremely violent tremor, which came continuously and very regularly, as if it would occur three or four times every second.

"This is, my... heartbeat?"

As System realized this, he suddenly felt his own body again.

Although he can't perceive everything in the outside world, he has an extremely clear feeling inside his body. He can feel the blood flowing in his body, and he can also feel the flesh and blood in his body wriggling.

System regained the consciousness of his body, and the [Self-Information Generation Technique] can be used again, and the words [Degeneration and Growth Mode] are clearly displayed on the information.

His third transformation has indeed begun.

Not long after, the familiar rhythm came from the blood of his body again, asking him to make a choice.

choose -

Without any hesitation, System still used the strengthening power produced by [Molting Growth] on his [Numerical Code].

Like the previous two transformations, System reappeared in the ocean of numbers.

He turned into a huge ball of light again, surrounded by several digital planets orbiting in fixed orbits.

It's just that it's different from the last time before he fell into a coma. System felt that the entire digital sea around him was a bit different. Many numbers gathered together irregularly, forming blocky solids of different shapes and swimming irregularly in the digital sea.

After observing for a while, System did not find any clues, nor did he see anything wrong, so he began to guide the power of [Degeneration and Growth] to strengthen this digital sea.

Perhaps because of the third molting, the strengthening power produced by [molting growth] this time is very strong.

The huge digital planet that failed to gather in the digital sea last time easily condensed successfully, and then this giant planet orbited System very stably.

Countless numbers poured out of the gigantic planet, gradually forming a whole new moon around it.

Feel the power of [degeneration and growth] gradually decrease in the process of strengthening the digital sea.

This time System learned the lessons from the previous two transformations, and voluntarily withdrew from the digital sea, avoiding a possible coma.

After exiting the digital sea, System carefully felt his deteriorating body.

His flesh and blood squirmed slowly according to a certain pattern, and the transformation was proceeding in an orderly manner. Like the previous two times, he still didn't need to control it himself.

However, according to this progress, it seems that his degeneration will take a long time to end.

System checked [Self-Information Generation Technique] and found that his talent [Numerical Code] (3/3) had been directly upgraded by two levels to [Numerical Code] (5/5), many of which were related to [Numerical Code] Ability has also been improved.

He obtained a very peculiar ability [Data Compilation] and its derived ability [Ability Strengthening Technique], which are exactly the huge planet and its satellite in the digital sea.

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[Data Compilation] (3/5): A special talent obtained from [Numerical Code] and [Degeneration and Growth].Possess the ability to compile and process data.System's unique talent.

[Ability Strengthening Technique] (3/5): A derivative ability obtained from [Data Compilation].The ability to enhance the abilities of oneself or other targets.System's unique ability.

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Regarding the talent【Data Compilation】, System didn't have a deep feeling, he felt that he could only use the surface of this strange ability.

But even this kind of fur is also very strange.

Using this unique ability, System slightly modified the interface of [Self-Information Generation Technique] and created a brand new interface.

He can easily add some small functions on it, such as recording time, measuring length, direction, calculator, video recording, and taking pictures.

System was not a programmer in his previous life, and he didn't seem to have been exposed to the work of compiling programs, but at this time he easily fiddled with a plausible menu interface.

And at the moment when the menu interface was formed, System obtained a brand new ability.

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[Information Menu] (2/5): The derived ability created by System using [Data Compilation].Has the unique ability to measure time, direction, calculate, take pictures, and more.System's unique ability.

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The [Information Menu] interface was designed by System himself, some are similar to the computer desktop in the previous life, and some are similar to smartphones.

System fiddled with this [Information Menu] casually, and he found that this [Information Menu] could also be integrated with some other abilities.

He easily integrated the three derived abilities of [Self-Information Generation Technique], [Information Entry], and [Information Reading] into the [Information Menu].

And in an instant after the integration, these four abilities merged into one, forming a brand new ability.

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[Tools Menu] (5/12): A special ability created by System's integration of [Information Menu].It has many unique abilities such as viewing self-information, information recording, and reading analysis.System's unique ability.

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System was fiddling with the new [Tool Menu], he was a little curious, if he went to the digital sea of ​​[Numerical Code] again at this time, what form would this [Tool Menu] appear in.

Is it a planet?satellite?Or... a comet?
Continuing to manipulate the [Tool Menu], System tried to integrate the derivative ability [Ability Enhancement] of [Data Compilation].

But after trying several times, System found that it couldn't be integrated at all.

Although [Ability Strengthening Technique] is a derivative ability of [Data Compilation], this ability is obviously a deeper level of power, which System cannot understand, so it cannot be integrated.

But even though he couldn't understand it, System could use this ability freely.

The ability of [Ability Strengthening Technique] is very special, making System feel like playing an RPG game.

Through this ability, he can manipulate the experience bars in his body and distribute them at will.

In fact, it cannot be said to be an experience bar. After mastering the [Ability Enhancement Technique], System discovered that this kind of experience bar that can increase levels is actually more like a potential stored in his body.

Using [Ability Strengthening Technique], System can use this potential to strengthen his various abilities.

Rather than in the past, in the process of upgrading, it will be strengthened independently according to the body's instinct and the function of [insect adaptability].

Just like after a game character is upgraded, it generates attribute points and skill points that can be allocated freely, but there is only one thing he allocates, and that is the experience bar.

Not only that, System discovered that he could even use this ability to strengthen other targets...

Chapter 40 The third degeneration
It's just a pity, because it lost the perception of the outside world during the degeneration process.

Sith couldn't use [Ability Strengthening Technique] to test other targets, otherwise System wouldn't mind using this ability to try to strengthen the soldier ant Shava.

"I don't know if Shava will have the ability to [regenerate severed limbs]."

If Shava has [Regeneration of Broken Limbs] like a grasshopper and can be strengthened by his [Ability Enhancement], then the disabled Shava will grow new limbs more quickly.

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System's degeneration was far longer than he imagined. After a few wild thoughts, he continued to tinker with his newly invented ability [tool menu].

The more System uses this ability produced by [Data Compilation], the more functions he can discover.

He can add various functions similar to those in the game in the [Tools Menu].

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Ding!Your level increases.

Ding!Your [Tools menu] ability level has increased.

Ding!You gain 58 units of experience.

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He can add a voice reminder function to his body just like a virtual game.

When he upgrades, his skill level increases, or he gains experience through eating, a sound will automatically sound to remind him.

This voice prompt can also be replaced by a text message, which appears in his line of sight, and he can also add a time module and a direction module in his line of sight to display time and direction.

This simple function can be continuously activated, and it only consumes very little mental power. System feels that he can never turn it off and keep it on, and it will basically not affect his spirit.

System found that he was transforming himself into an online game more and more.

As long as the blood bar, mana, and small maps near the corners are added, it is basically the same as ordinary online games.

If System had the current [Tools Menu] when he woke up, there is a [-]% probability that he would think that he was reborn into a game world.

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System continued to manipulate the [Tools Menu].

After [Tools Menu] was integrated, it was divided into several functional modules by System and renamed.

They are: My Information, Database, Reading Analysis, and Practical Gadgets.

My information corresponds to the [Self-Information Generation Technique], the [Information Entry] function between the database and the [Information Entry] function is the same, the reading analysis is the same as the [Information Reading] ability, and the practical gadgets are some created by System Miscellaneous small abilities.

System found that the ability to read and analyze the outline of surrounding objects can be transformed to become more practical.

After System made a simple idea, he immediately took action. He used the images stored in the database to conduct experiments, and began to transform the ability of reading and analyzing.

System's ability to analyze things has no way to strengthen it, but the function of making the outlines of surrounding things shimmer was quickly upgraded and optimized by System.

According to the different types of objects observed, System distinguished the colors of the shimmering light generated by reading analysis. He set the non-dangerous things as green shimmering, and the less dangerous things as green shimmering. Yellow, and things that are very dangerous or have never been seen are set by him as red shimmer.

In this way, after activating the [Read Analysis] function, the dangers and things in the external environment will be clearer in his eyes.

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System kept studying the various usages of the [Tool Menu], he even forgot that his body was degenerating.

And it was in the process of System researching the [Tools menu].

System suddenly heard a buzzing roar, this sound is like a mosquito flying around your ear when you are sleeping, making you restless.

While System was looking for the source of the sound, he suddenly found himself in a strange place.

Surrounded by a vast expanse of white, as if there is nothing.

Not even himself, he felt as if he had become a cloud of air, or a speck of dust invisible to the naked eye.

System found that he seemed to hear a voice, but it was not so much a voice, it was more like his spiritual message from [Mind Transmission], but it was completely different from [Mind Transmission].

It seemed that this sound was acting directly on his soul.

"Could this be the voice of the world that appeared in the third molting in the inheritance of [Degeneration and Growth]?"

"But I don't understand at all?"

Suddenly, System felt some inexplicable power coming from the void, and this power merged into his soul.

System felt his vision gradually dimming, and then he fell into a deep sleep...

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Along with stretching his body, there was a crackling sound from System's body.

After System woke up, his third transformation had been successfully completed.

After the third molt, System's body grew to about 25 centimeters, with tentacles as slender as a grasshopper queen, and an unknown complex pattern appeared on his green outer skin.

I don't know what kind of plant this kind of pattern is, it is very strange, very similar to the pattern on the Queen's body, but completely different.

System moved his body to clean up the decomposed dregs left on the skin.

System suddenly discovered that his two front limbs had undergone special changes. Near the barbs of the first two limbs, there appeared a very conspicuous circular gap, and there seemed to be some brown holes in the gap. Things vibrated from time to time.

System exerted a little force, and a few dark brown granulation sprouts suddenly sprang up near the circular gap. These granulation sprouts continued to grow and elongate like tentacles, until they reached the limit of about 10 centimeters.

Three such tentacles emerged from each circular opening. The tentacles were about two millimeters thick, very flexible, and could be freely controlled by System, just like humans manipulate fingers.

System easily used this tentacle to grab an ant larva next to it, and then used the tentacle to tear off a nearby shimmering mushroom and put it in the ant larva's mouth.

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After being reborn as a grasshopper, System missed the nimble fingers of humans very much.

The benefits of fingers can only be realized after losing them.

There are many things that he can easily accomplish with only his fingers, but it is difficult for him to do with the feet of a grasshopper.

Perhaps it was precisely because of his obsession with fingers that System evolved this specious finger during his third molt.

However, although these tentacles are as useful as fingers, they are ugly. System feels that such tentacles can't be more awkward when they appear on a grasshopper.

System frantically controlled the small tentacles on his feet, and suddenly, he seemed to sense something——

System shook his body and moved half a centimeter to the left in the cave. A second later, a piece of scattered soil fell from above, clinging to System's head.

System suddenly remembered the mysterious voice of the world, the ability that the voice of the world gave him, and some information that suddenly appeared in his mind...

(End of this chapter)