PDLP Chapter 68 The Indiana Laboratory and the Bald Man
Chapter 68 The Indiana Laboratory and the Bald Man
Standing before Titus at this moment is a saltwater crocodile, or more precisely, a mutant Thunder Saltwater Crocodile!
Saltwater crocodiles are the largest living reptiles on Earth, and are undoubtedly the cold-blooded overlords!
Adult saltwater crocodiles can reach 7 meters in length and weigh nearly 2 tons, with a bite force of about 1.67 tons. Their skin is covered with a layer of bony keratinized scales, similar to a bulletproof vest, with the scales and skeleton overlapping each other, making them extremely defensive!
Before Titus stood a creature that appeared to be nearly 14 meters long, its jet-black scales covered in a dense, nauseating layer of corrosive matter. Its 92 top predator conical teeth creaked and groaned, their sharp, curved back teeth easily hooking onto prey and slowly chewing it up!
The once empty sewer pipe hole was completely filled by this thing, it was practically blocking out the sky!
The saltwater crocodile roared and charged toward Titus at a speed of 40 km/h, which is beyond the speed limit of humans!
Wastewater splashed everywhere it passed, leaving deep claw marks on the pipe walls, and the entire pipe trembled as it rushed through!
Titus thought—
Such momentum makes it worth a try with my full-force attack!
He slowly closed his eyes, and in about 3 seconds, the saltwater crocodile was right in front of him, less than half a meter away.
Titus kept his eyes closed, entering a state of focused concentration. For a moment, the world seemed to freeze, the splashing water droplets appearing to solidify, and in his eyes, the saltwater crocodile was slowly wriggling at a speed of 1.1cm/0.01s.
In 0.01 seconds, he gripped the power axe with both hands and held it behind his head. The power axe entered the activation state, and the field generator and plasma core instantly acted on the gleaming axe blade, enveloping it in a layer of cold-colored decomposition field!
The saltwater crocodile was almost upon him, its roar deafening, and the gaping maw of the abyss seemed poised to swallow Titus whole!
Another 0.01 seconds passed. Titus opened his eyes, took a half step forward, his waist and stance became one, his muscles bulged, his chest trembled like a drum, and all his strength gathered from the bottom up in his arms. He raised his axe from back to front and chopped forward with a force of nearly 20 tons!
The acceleration of the power axe itself pushes the potential energy of the giant axe to a terrifying level in milliseconds!
This move can stop the dragon chariot; it's also known as "Splitting Mount Hua"!
At Maya Kshasa, a sharp sonic boom sounded like thunder!
A dazzling and pure black axe blade seemed poised to cleave the entire world in two!
Titus felt the surging water rushing towards him with overwhelming force, but he remained as steadfast as a rock in the rapids.
He slowly pulled the power axe, which was deeply embedded in the ground, and the giant mutated saltwater crocodile was split in two from head to tail. Colorful organs were scattered throughout almost the entire cavity, and the beast's unique blackish-purple filthy blood was like mulberry juice falling in mid-air as a drifting rain.
Titus gripped the axe handle with both hands, supporting his body as he gasped for breath, thoroughly basking in the baptism of blood. That axe blow had exhausted him!
An irrepressible pleasure welled up on his lips, and in a daze, he heard a whisper from inside him, as if fanning the flames.
By this moment, Titus had a clearer understanding of his own strength, and his awe of this world had also increased considerably.
He wondered where this thunderous crocodile came from.
First, we can rule out the one from Resident Evil, because this saltwater crocodile has only grown several times larger, and no signs of mutation have been found. Instead, it seems to be another phenomenon – a regression to antiquity.
According to Titus, there were probably three types of prehistoric giant crocodiles: Deinosuchus, Saurosuchus, and Purusaurus. Purusaurus was the most likely to reach a length of 14 meters. It was discovered in South America and is estimated to have lived 800 million years ago.
But the Purussaurus was already extinct, and it was a completely different species from the saltwater crocodile. Soon he thought of another possibility—genetic modification.
Somewhere in this world, there must be a group of insane and evil scientists conducting inhumane genetic and species modification experiments, and they will continuously create these monsters.
No, it's not necessarily limited to monsters, it could also be humans—mutants!
Titus gasped.
We must find a way to build a larger, more fully equipped, and more secluded basement!
He thought he would have to find a way to get the carcass of the mutated saltwater crocodile back home.
But he has to leave now; he's being hunted down around the world!
If a bunch of Thunder Tyranid executioners suddenly appear, then we're really doomed.
With that thought, he took off his coat and wrapped it around a huge, heart-like organ belonging to the giant saltwater crocodile on the pipe wall. He took one last look at the crocodile's carcass before quickly leaving.
About ten minutes after Titus left, a bald man wearing a white biohazard suit, round purple glasses, and a full beard arrived at the scene of the battle.
He was so excited to see the giant saltwater crocodiles swimming all over the ground that he quickly took out his camera to take pictures.
He then pulled out a whiteboard, on which lay a sheet of lab record paper with the following title printed on it:
Indiana Laboratory
The man wrote quickly with a ballpoint pen:
Squid DNA concentrate: It has a huge body, thick limbs, a forked tail, and appears to have some cartilage.
CraneSerum Orange Fear Concentrate: Deletes fear nerves, dulls pain sensation, leaves only predatory instincts, causes red flags in the pupils, and results in loss of self-awareness.
Venom Basic Improvement Agent: Muscles grow rapidly, scales thicken, and an unknown reflective substance appears.
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In Alley C of X Street in Rome, Italy, the night was deep and there were few people around.
A thick manhole cover secured with an iron nail made a "plop" sound and was then pushed open from the bottom up. Titus cautiously poked his head out, and seeing that no one was around, he climbed out.
He was completely naked at this moment, and the blood of the giant saltwater crocodile, which looked like mulberry juice, was so disgusting that Titus no longer cared whether he was infected by millennia-old bacteria.
He optimistically thought that perhaps that damned giant bay contained some kind of evil substance that had already infected him.
Therefore, Titus smashed several warm pipes, chose one with clear water, and took a comfortable hot bath, throwing away all his clothes except for the coat that covered his giant bay organ.
Rome truly lives up to its reputation as an open-air history museum. Titus felt as if he had arrived in the old city of Rome, where the typical lime plaster walls and cobblestone streets silently told the story of its nearly three thousand years of history.
He was surprised to find a white robe drying under a house, which looked like a piece of uncut silk.
This is a white tunica in the Roman retro style.
Titus tore off the piece of white silk and haphazardly put it on, instantly transforming himself into a disheveled ancient Roman.
This tunic is a size too small for Titus; as the evening breeze blows, the soft fabric clings to his skin, revealing glimpses of his powerful muscles.
Just as he was about to make some adjustments to the details, a gunshot suddenly rang out. Titus instantly looked in the direction of the sound and saw a 9mm lead bullet flying towards him!
At the end of the alley, a black-clad assassin fires a gun!
Titus dodged the bullet by tilting his head and slowly walked towards the assassin.
However, upon witnessing the reaction of the bullets, the assassin in black not only did not flee but instead changed the magazine with one hand and quickly came to meet him!
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