Chapter 1404 - 950: An Unexpected Encounter
For Duanmu Huai, this scene was all too familiar.
Accompanied by the clanging of metal pipes and footsteps, one monster after another, with Alien-like heads and four arms, leaped down from all directions. They opened their large mouths filled with sharp teeth and let out a blasphemous roar and curse—they were the Genetic Thieves, one of the Alien creatures most deserving of extermination in this world.
The Genetic Thieves were one of the notorious units of the Tyran Insect Race, the most troublesome and annoying infiltration units for players, simply because... these things really could infiltrate everywhere.
Moreover, they were extremely adept at camouflage and could even spend hundreds of years gradually dispersing into human crowds.
The existence of Genetic Thieves was very peculiar. First, they appeared in the form of insects, which was the original form of the primitive race. Then, under the cover of night, these insects would penetrate human cities, capture human females, and perform the "Kiss of Death" on them—well, the reason was simple, because the Genetic Thieves’ tongues are ovipositors.
That is to say, in the literal sense, "kissing and getting pregnant."
The offspring produced by pregnant human females were the first generation of Genetic Thieves, and while most of them still had the form of insects, they had gradually acquired a human-like appearance.
Then, the first generation would capture human females and perform the "Kiss of Death" again, to produce the second generation, the third generation—by the fourth generation, the descendants of the Genetic Thieves were almost indistinguishable from humans, with only their pale skin and bald heads, along with the occasional sharp teeth, barely revealing their true form.
After that, things would become very terrifying.
The fourth-generation Genetic Thieves could easily infiltrate any human department and then fully incite a rebellion. In addition to a large number of Genetic Thieves who mimicked humans perfectly, they could also evolve into various lord and elite units. Even well-trained Asttart Squads would likely face total annihilation upon encountering them.
After all, it is truly difficult to distinguish whether the one seeking help is an Alien or a human.
Of course, if we were to speak of it—the Genetic Thieves are the kind that everyone wants to beat up, even the Cults of the Evil God would not spare them.