Against the War: After traveling through time, who wouldn’t want to be a little greedy?

"Haha, how could that be." Brother Bu put his arm around Luo Li's shoulders. "Dude, you're really strong. You almost killed this corpse dragon single-handedly."

"? What are you talking about? Where do you put Captain Cathy and Bella?" Luo Li shook his head and did not take credit for it, although he was confident that he could kill the corpse dragon.

But this time it was so fast and easy, in large part because the entire Xiaolong team had caused huge damage to the corpse dragon, especially Cathy, who almost single-handedly destroyed the corpse dragon.

"Haha, that's true, but it's so easy because you are in the front!" Brother Bu continued, and a smile appeared on everyone's face.

"Indeed, Brother Luo, thank you very much." Iben, the middle-aged man, said with a smile.

"Let's deal with this guy first, Captain Cathy." Luo Li did not take credit for it and looked at Cathy.

"It should be, but I don't think there's anything useful on this guy." Cathy nodded.

"The most useful part of its body should be its scales. If they were intact, they would be enough to make several better sets of armor. Unfortunately, they were destroyed in the attempt to kill this guy." Luo Li agreed.

At the same time, Luo Li couldn't help but admire Cathy's sharp eyes. He knew that the Corpse Dragon didn't drop any items at the beginning, and it was only after a long time that the Corpse Dragon Battle Axe was dropped.

"But putting aside its scales, its bones are also good things. They are extremely hard. It would be great if they could be combined with the ice power in its body." Luo Li murmured.

Luo Li then called on everyone to dismantle Flippy's body, leaving only a pile of rotten flesh on the spot.

Ibn took out a bucket of oil from the ring and poured it on it, then set it on fire. After a long time, only burn marks were left on the spot. Except for some spoils in Cathy's ring, there was no trace of it ever existing.

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That night, everyone sat in a circle, and the light from the bonfire brought a touch of warmth to everyone's faces.

"Cathy, I have a question for you." Luo Li said after hesitating for a moment.

"I thought you wouldn't ask. It seems like you've been wanting to ask during the day. Is it about my physical fitness?" Cathy said with a smile.

"Yes, this question is not presumptuous, right?" Luo Li said.

"Not at all," said Cathy, and after a pause she seemed to be thinking how to begin.

Luo Li did not interrupt. After a long while, Cathy spoke:

"Actually, I'm a little puzzled. Why are you so familiar with all the alliance intelligence, including this previously unseen corpse dragon? Yet, you're less familiar with physical fitness, something that every alliance team should know."

"It's because there is no description of this in the plot at all, only endless krypton gold activities." Luo Li thought to himself.

"But it doesn't matter. You've almost reached this point. You'll understand even if I don't tell you." Cathy continued.

"Many years ago, Dr. Z proposed the possibility of human evolution. He said that the human body is not the strongest among many species. The reason why we are the strongest species now is simply because we humans have properly developed our brains.

Dr. Z stated that every human being must have a life gene lock in their body, which blocks the possibility of continued evolution after the human body reaches its limit.

"Dr. Z's words caused a great shock at the time,"

Cathy shook her head. "Many people didn't believe it at the time, including me. Someone even asked Dr. Z, if there really is a life gene lock in the human body, why can't anyone feel it?"

"Dr. Z clearly stated that they haven't reached the evolutionary limit of humans, so naturally they can't sense the existence of genetic locks or life locks."

Cathy's expression became a little strange when she said this, a mixture of awe and reluctance. She continued, "Even though countless people refuted Dr. Z's words at the time, he still affirmed his research."

"Dr. Z said that when the human body evolves to its limit, other powers will emerge within it, such as speed beyond the limit, strength beyond the limit, and some people experience a similar magnetic field."

"Dr. Z speculates that the power derived from the human body is uncertain and full of possibilities. Only humans with this level of physical fitness can sense the existence of the Life Lock."

Cathy's expression darkened as she spoke, and she continued, "At the time, a powerful force asked Dr. Z how to break through the limitations if they could one day sense the existence of the Life Gene Lock. Dr. Z replied that he had no specific method."

"As for me, I hadn't reached this threshold before, so I naturally didn't take it seriously. But when I took a step forward, what happened inside my body was exactly as Dr. Z had predicted. I truly sensed that genetic lock. Over the years, I've tried everything, but I haven't been able to break through. It's as if that genetic lock has blocked everyone's chance of becoming stronger."

Luo Li seemed to understand something. No wonder Cathy looked so unhappy. After evolving to that level, she was extremely powerful in the eyes of everyone. Only she herself knew that she had reached her limit.

After Cathy finished speaking, everyone present fell silent. If nothing unexpected happened, they would sooner or later face Cathy's situation. After reaching the limit, there would be no possibility of rising further.

"Captain, I remember that in Dr. Z's research, although he said that no one could break through the genetic lock of life, he also said that there are still people who have broken the genetic lock." Sophia said.

"Of course there are! Dr. Z simply stated that humans have no chance of breaking through their genetic locks, but other species have." Cathy's face was extremely gloomy as she continued, "It's just that you don't know this news yet. Normally, I would only tell you when you reach my level to avoid any impact on you."

"In Dr. Z's unpublished research, he stated that when any species breaks through the Life Lock, the manifestation is simple: the release of power!" Cathy said gravely. "After breaking through the Life Lock, they either control new power, or their existing power becomes even stronger and can be released from the body."

"Ah? What about this corpse dragon?" Someone couldn't help but exclaimed.

"That's right, this corpse dragon has broken through the genetic lock. It must not have reached this level when it was alive, but it broke through the life lock with the help of the power of the emerald agent. Its body has become extremely powerful, and it can control the power of ice and some kind of magnetic field." Cathy confirmed everyone's speculation.

"Actually, it's not just this corpse dragon. Back then, when our alliance was fighting the cyborgs at the altar, the crocodile priest who was sleeping in the altar was awakened. He was also a being that broke through the genetic lock, and he was even more powerful."

"At least it's much stronger than this corpse dragon. When the crocodile priest awakened from the altar, he caused huge casualties. The Alliance and the Cyborg Legion were completely defeated. At that time, the two sides were forced to join forces to fight against the crocodile priest."

"So the crocodile priest was finally defeated? I remember the altar has now been confirmed safe by the Alliance." Phantom asked.

"Defeat? Maybe. The crocodile priest controls a magnetic field. People who fall into it will have extremely slow reactions and be easily approached by it. The crocodile priest is stronger than the corpse dragon's body. You should be able to imagine what will happen if he gets close to it." There was a flash of horror in Cathy's eyes.

Everyone was silent. There was no need to even think about that scene; it would definitely be a scene of being torn to pieces.

"Even the elite cyborgs are like toys in front of it," Cathy sighed.

"Bullet time?" Luo Li suddenly uttered these four words, causing Cathy's eyes to show even greater surprise. "Yes, that terrifying slow magnetic field is called bullet time."

"This corpse dragon actually also controls this magnetic field. I felt it just now, and its movements suddenly became slow." Luo Li confirmed, and Cathy nodded, indicating that he was not wrong.

"As for the rest, you will know after you return to the Alliance." Cathy did not want to talk about this topic anymore. "Captain, is it true that there is no one among us humans who can break through the life lock?" Phantom continued to ask.

Cathy's eyes grew deep, and after a long silence she spoke: "Yes! But don't ask me, I don't know anything."

"There are actually many people who have broken through the life lock," Luo Li said. Before everyone's eyes shifted to him, he continued, "You must have heard a lot of news, such as the son being crushed by a truck and the father bursting out with terrifying strength to lift the truck and rescue him. Or the one who was the most affectionate in the alliance and outran the train with his own legs after his loved one left."

"Although they all died within a short period of time afterwards, it's undeniable that, with their ordinary bodies, they forcibly broke through the genetic lock at a certain moment, causing irreversible damage to their bodies."

After Luo Li finished speaking, everyone nodded thoughtfully, as if thinking about something.

"Actually, there's no need to worry about breaking through the life lock. Except for Captain Cathy, none of us are close to the limit." Luo Li also said there was no need to think about it anymore.

But when he finished speaking, the nine people looked a little strange.

"Brother Luo, in fact, it's not just the captain who has reached his limit." Brother Bu laughed.

After hearing what Bu Ge said, Luo Li suddenly remembered something and looked at Bella, and the others also looked at Bella.

Bella was sitting quietly, stirring the campfire from time to time, but when she looked up, she found that everyone was looking at her.

"Ah? You, what are you looking at me for?" Bella said weakly. In the light of the campfire, two blushes could be seen slowly appearing on Bella's cheeks.

"Haha, it's okay."

"If it's Bella, that's normal." Luo Li couldn't help but look at Bella again, muttering in his heart. When they first fought, he found that Bella's physical fitness was ridiculously high. The power of a casual punch was greater than that of Bu Ge's technique. One punch almost knocked him unconscious.

"Rest first and continue your journey tomorrow."

"I'm in charge of the first round of alert."

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