Humanity's future faces crisis once more. Currently, the human population is only in the tens of millions, while parasites number nearly ten billion. Countless parasites scattered in space cities are also heading to Earth. It's estimated that in at most 10 - 15 years, they'll arrive one after another.
They know this because, in the second year after fleeing to Earth, nearly 500 million infected from the Moon's space city flocked to Earth. Now, the number of infected on Earth is close to a billion. Later, scientists confirmed via observation—parasites from other space cities are all advancing toward Earth.
Only tens of millions of humans remain on Earth, and they lack heavy weaponry. Only pulse cannons and quantum bombs can inflict damage.
These weapons are woefully inefficient, and thermonuclear weapons are no better. Most only cause injuries; those not killed by blasts recover quickly, with a mortality rate of less than 1%. Even a 10 - million - ton hydrogen bomb can only kill tens of thousands.
If this continues, humanity might perish before clearing out the infected. Countless plans have failed, and it seems humanity's future has plunged into darkness and confusion.
In the 467th year of the Star Calendar, genetic biologists propose restarting the genetic modification plan. They suggest creating "biochemical humans"—placing fertilized eggs in cultivation containers, accelerating cell division, and continuously injecting genetic drugs.
This could drastically shorten the time from fertilized egg to adulthood. Precise calculations show cultivating a biochemical human takes just five years. In five years, they can grow from a fertilized egg to an adult, with physical qualities over ten times that of an average human.
In the 470th year of the Star Calendar, the Embryo Plan launches, with the first batch consisting of a thousand embryos.
By the 475th year, the first batch of biochemical humans is successfully cultivated. They feel no emotions, obey absolutely, and have only one goal: destroy the Death Warriors and rebuild human civilization.They start winning battles, fighting one - hundred - to - one. Around this time, scientists discover the Death Warriors' weakness—the spine. Destroying the spine kills them completely, with no regeneration.
Later, they find cold weapons are more efficient against this weakness. They begin using nanosilicon crystals to make cold weapons. Nanosilicon crystal strength is hundreds of times that of high - precision steel, yet weighs only half as much. However, the cost is exorbitant; it's usually only used for the external reactive armor of space warships.
All resources at the base shift to the Embryo Plan. By the 540th year of the Star Calendar, the number of cultivation pods for the Embryo Plan reaches 100,000. The biochemical human army has grown to nearly a million. Even with billions of parasites on Earth, people no longer fear—they have an army, a force to defy the parasites.
Year 550 of the Star Calendar
"This is the Siberian Command Center. C - 306 Team, do you copy? This is the Siberian Command Center. C - 306 Team, do you copy?!"
An operator in a blue uniform shouts into the earpiece, but only silence answers.
"........."
"What happened?" A man in a sergeant's uniform approaches the operator.
"Report, sir. C - 306 Team was sent to the ke3840 region for a sweep. The moment they landed, all their radio signals were cut off. The safety monitoring system shows they're all dead." The operator stands at attention, speaking urgently.
"All dead? How many in C - 306? What's their equipment? How long ago did they die?" The sergeant's brows furrow—he's never seen this in decades.
"Report: C - 306 Team has 48 members, all equipped with superlinear armor and nanosilicon crystal weapons—standard gear. They detached from the aircraft at 14:28 and died at 14:34. All team members died at the same time. The system was checked repeatedly; no malfunctions were found. So..."
"Wiped out instantly?" The sergeant freezes. Wiping out a fully - equipped 48 - member team instantly—even a parasitized giant beast couldn't do that. And ke3840 only shows hundreds of Death Warriors. How could they annihilate a 48 - member team so fast?
"Keep trying to contact them. I'll report this." This is the first time such a thing has happened; he must report it immediately. C - 306 is one of the top teams—if they can be wiped out instantly, the enemy must be terrifyingly strong.
"Yes, sir. This is the Siberian Command Center. C - 306 Team, do you copy? This is......" The operator starts calling again and again.
In the 560th year of the Star Calendar, a large number of mutated Death Warriors appear—over three meters tall, covered in a layer of white ice crystals. Some giant parasites even gain intelligence, commanding Death Warriors in organized attacks and defenses. The white ice crystals on their bodies can cause secondary infections. Code names: Beasts and Evolved Ones.
Now, with technological progress, the Embryo Plan's cultivation time shortens from 5 to 2 years, and the number of cultivation pods rises to 200,000. But it's still not enough. The biochemical army starts showing negative growth—Beast ice crystals can infect a second time. Evolved Ones can command Death Warriors and Beasts in coordinated battles. Parasitized biochemical warriors are far stronger than ordinary Death Warriors. With parasites' overwhelming power and numbers, a new shadow falls over people's hearts.
In the same year, a female scientist named Lin Na proposes fusing Evolved Ones' blood with embryos to enhance their abilities. At first, the plan is opposed, but when other scientists can't find alternatives, they agree to experiment.
In the 568th year of the Star Calendar, the experiment succeeds. A new genetic drug is developed. Biochemical humans from the Embryo Plan become far stronger—physical qualities dozens of times that of ordinary humans, immune to infection, and some even gain evolutionary abilities.
Biochemical humans from the first genetic drug are called "Purifiers"; those from the second are "Punishers." Those with evolutionary abilities are "Judges," divided into three ranks: A - rank, S - rank, and Apocalypse - rank.
In the 590th year of the Star Calendar, humanity reclaims Oceania from Death Warriors, building the first surface base. They have over a million Punishers, thousands of Judges, and dozens of Apocalypse - rank Judges. The scales of victory tip toward humanity.
In the 640th year of the Star Calendar, humanity reclaims South America and North America, with the population exceeding a billion. The number of Judges reaches ten million, and even Apocalypse - rank Judges number in the hundreds.
At the same time, humanity develops more powerful armor and weapons. However, stronger armor demands higher physical qualities and is extremely expensive—only Apocalypse - rank Judges can afford it.
In the 670th year of the Star Calendar, Beasts evolve again—over five meters tall, over 15 meters long, resembling wild beasts. Pure white, with crocodile - like teeth, 50 - centimeter - long fangs, and a high, bulging back covered in sharp spines. Code name: Demon Crocodiles.
They develop substantial biological fields, with solidified energy. Only S - rank Judges can barely handle them, and they possess some intelligence.
Evolved Ones grow smarter, with independent communication frequencies, and far greater strength and agility—nearly a hundred times that of ordinary humans. Their bodies are as hard as Rockwell 42HRA. Code name: Mutants.
War enters a stalemate. In the 690th year of the Star Calendar, the stalemate breaks—parasites evolve again. This time, it takes only 20 years. A new form appears: over 10 meters tall, over 30 meters long—Demon Crocodiles, code name: Abominations.
They possess high intelligence, divided into evolutionary races. Same races communicate via specific frequencies. Mutants have human - level intelligence, and some even control magnetic fields—surrounded by electric currents, like fantasy novel characters. Code name: Annihilators.
In the 695th year of the Star Calendar, in just five years, humanity suffers a string of defeats, retreating to Australia. Punishers are halved, A - rank Judges dwindle, but Apocalypse - rank Judges increase.
Some Apocalypse - rank Judges develop substantial biological fields—like the "Golden Bell Shield" from martial arts novels, extremely tough. Activating the field boosts their physical qualities exponentially—even hundreds of times that of ordinary humans. They can even control magnetic fields via the field for short - term flight.
For humanity, mired in defeat, this is good news. They're called "Judicators"—one can slay an Abomination alone.
In the 720th year of the Star Calendar, parasites start their fifth evolution. The fifth - evolution creatures are over 30 meters tall, over 100 meters long—like movie monsters. Code name: Emperors.
By now, the number of Judicators (Judges of the Judicator rank) among humans reaches hundreds, and Judges number in the millions.
A new type of armor is developed, tailored for Judges, divided into four ranks matching Judges' ranks. Using a new "Nebula - Grade" material, it greatly enhances strength, agility, and defense—even an Evolved One's full - power strike can't break it.
The armor's energy source is high - precision energy crystals—each cubic - centimeter crystal, dark blue and beautiful, contains 30 gigajoules of energy. The lowest - rank combat suits have 2 crystals; the highest - rank ones have 7.
Humanity's technology advances beyond relying on cold weapons. They develop weapons targeting monsters—like "Gravity Bombs," with a 10 - meter blast radius creating a 50 - times - Earth - gravity field, effective against Evolved Ones and Death Warriors.
Quantum Blast Guns fire energy bombs into monsters' bodies, ignoring cover, with a 500 - meter range and 10 - second delayed detonation—also effective against Evolved Ones and Death Warriors. But against Demon Crocodiles and higher - rank parasites with substantial biological fields, these weapons are useless.
For parasites above the Demon Crocodile rank, there's still no clear - cut effective weapon. Cold weapons remain the only option—energy and thermal weapons can't penetrate their biological fields.
In the 790th year of the Star Calendar, parasites undergo a sixth evolution. Lower - rank parasites are eradicated, leaving only Demon Crocodiles and higher. Still, their numbers reach hundreds of millions. After years of war, S - rank and lower Judges are useless, and the Embryo Plan's energy is nearly exhausted—it's halted in the 760th year of the Star Calendar.
Now, surviving Judges are mostly S - rank or higher, numbering only a few million. Above Judicators, an even higher rank appears: Chosen Ones.
They can project biological fields externally, controlling natural magnetic fields—like mutants in X - Men, possessing "superpowers." Though these powers rely on manipulating natural magnetic fields via their biological fields.
To scientists, this is explainable via scientific theory, but to ordinary humans, it's a miracle. The government, seeing the war's end, thinks it's good to let people believe these are "saviors sent by gods."
After the war, they can use this—exploiting people's faith in "gods" for greater control. Judges are absolutely loyal to them. Making Judges into people's faith lets them control the masses and gain more power—becoming their qualification to run for chief among warzone councilors.
Scientists disdain this but can't speak out or explain—they even have to cooperate with politicians' "performances" to gain voter support. After all, scientific research needs funding, and politicians provide it.
Among parasites, by the 810th year of the Star Calendar, there's only one sixth - stage Evolved One. This Evolved One looks nothing like a monster—she's indistinguishable from a human, a woman, stunningly beautiful. Her power is terrifying, like a god descending—controlling natural atoms, rearranging atomic sequences, even creating natural disasters. Code name: The End!!!
A note on numbering: Numbers follow the English alphabet. Each biochemical human undergoes genetic sequencing at birth, grouped and ranked by genes. They have no names—only numbers. For example, the C - 306 Team mentioned earlier has members numbered C - 306 - 1, C - 306 - 2, C - 306 - 3, and so on.