Doomsday Roulette

The people at Guan Cheng Village Laboratory raised objections, feeling it should be considered a draw. However, the uncertainty lay in when the chimpanzee controlled by David had actually died.

If it had perished at the end of the battle, then one could reluctantly call it a draw. But if it had managed to hold on for a while longer, then it couldn't be said that it was cheating. The problem was that no one could definitively say when the mutated chimpanzee had died.

Although they were willing to help their compatriots in the Nation District, they couldn't turn a blind eye to the truth, so the final result was determined to be a victory for Alamos Laboratory.

Nonetheless, the evolvers from the Nation District still felt quite dissatisfied, not merely because they lost this competition; after all, one cannot blame others for lacking skill. They were simply unhappy with what Alamos had presented.

Those mechanical insects seemed to have significantly enhanced the power of the mutated chimpanzee, even almost covering its body in metal. But what was the result? It died after the battle. If the experimental subject from Guan Cheng Village had held on a bit longer, the outcome might have been completely different.

These mechanical insects were akin to a frenzy serum, notorious for being the most side-effect-laden, where the thrill was followed by death. Moreover, controlling a mutated life form also required additional equipment and an evolver, making the process of using these insects quite cumbersome. With many steps involved, the chances of errors naturally increased.

There was also the issue of practicality. The mechanical insects had to be implanted after incapacitating the monster, leading to its eventual death.

From another perspective, if one needed to use these mechanical insects, they had to have control over the mutated life in advance; there wouldn't be time to find it in a dangerous situation. But if preparation was required in advance, just overseeing and nurturing these mutated entities would consume a massive amount of manpower and resources, considering these mutated beings were quite unruly.

When all was calculated, the cost became exorbitant. The technology Alamos Laboratory presented was somewhat impractical.

In contrast, Guan Cheng Village had the upper hand. Both the bionic arms and transplantation techniques were high-end technologies. As long as they obtained control over the mutated life through other means, they could perform surgeries to give them powerful bionic limbs, thereby enhancing their strength.

Indeed, controlling mutated life was no easy feat; one generally had to become a battle beast or employ other precious capturing scrolls to succeed. But once they had a controllable mutated life form, plus bionic limbs, they could obtain a powerful ally who could consistently assist them. It was evident that compared to Alamos Laboratory's mechanical insects, Guan Cheng Village's solution was far superior.

This foreign laboratory had effectively caused Guan Cheng Village Laboratory to suffer a disadvantage through such means. Even if they lost, the worth of their offerings was not high, but if they won—like now—the benefits were tremendous.

The technology of bionic limbs was a product of the integration of biological and mechanical engineering, and the systems involved were quite comprehensive. With that, they had lost everything to this foreign laboratory.

The faces of the people from Guan Cheng Village were quite grim. Although bionic technology was not their core expertise, it certainly ranked among the best. Losing in such a frustrating manner was hard to swallow.

However, faced with so many prominent evolvers, he instructed his subordinates to hand over the relevant technology to David. This required some time, and both sides sent representatives to another location to proceed with the exchange.

Having won the first match and lost the second, the evolvers from the Nation District, who had hoped for Guan Cheng Village Laboratory's victory, felt a bit disheartened. Only the foreign guests who had been invited were excited, chattering away.