Chapter 7: Enhancements
When Luo Wen regained consciousness, he had no idea how much time had passed.
Though he remained motionless, the bristles on his body informed him that the white grub beside him was still tirelessly gnawing at the tree root.
“Still an insect, huh? How am I even alive after all this?”
He had harbored a sliver of hope, wishing that death might grant him a third life or return him to his previous one.
Unexpectedly, this seemingly impressive insect species turned out to have an astonishing vitality. Despite being gutted, with food passing straight through his body without nourishment, he had somehow survived.
It was truly unbelievable.
But there was no time for amazement. A quick inspection of his body revealed that the three abdominal segments dangling from his abdomen had shriveled and detached, lying discarded nearby.
The wound had healed, but no new body segments had grown to replace them, leaving his body visibly shorter.
He couldn’t see the injuries on his back, but they didn’t seem to be serious. The wound on his broken hind leg had also healed, although it hadn’t regrown.