The first time someone sees a Xenomorph egg, they will more or less feel psychologically uncomfortable.
But Duval wasn't seeing it for the first time. Not only was he unafraid, but he also stepped forward, smiling as he reached out to caress them, feeling the throbbing life within each egg.
That's right, all Xenomorphs, from the moment they are born, would establish a mental connection with him.
Normally, within the Xenomorph species, only the Xenomorph Queen is born with the authority to control all members of the species. Even towards newly born Facehuggers, she naturally possesses absolute control, something engraved in the Xenomorph genes.
"Absolute rule... After my experiments, even the Queen is beneath me."
Duval looked at the Xenomorph beside him.
The skull of an ordinary Xenomorph is usually a smooth, elongated strip, but this Xenomorph's skull was a crown that demonstrated majesty and status.
The Queen.
In the species, only one Xenomorph can possess the ability to lay eggs, and that Xenomorph is the Queen.
"Thank you for your hard work, spending so long to evolve into a Queen, and painstakingly producing these five eggs," Duval said with a smile.
Xenomorphs do not have genders. Once they lose their Queen, or if they are isolated, the Xenomorphs will follow their genetic instincts, excavating the hidden factors in their own gene chains, and spontaneously evolve into a Queen, possessing the ability to lay eggs.
Therefore, Duval and this Xenomorph had been lying low for a long time, until this Xenomorph successfully evolved into a Queen and laid eggs, Duval finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Xenomorphs are born for combat, capable of parasitizing indiscriminately, and born to seize the best genes of their hosts. So, in theory, every Xenomorph is stronger than its host.
Five eggs, hatching five Facehuggers, require parasitizing five creatures to evolve into adult Xenomorphs.
To be honest, for a moment, Duval was tempted by Blade. This guy was already a transcendent individual. If he could be captured and parasitized, the Xenomorph that burst out would be very powerful.
But Duval dismissed this evil thought.
"Let's catch some cats and dogs to parasitize first, at least to enrich my combat power."
Duval looked at the Queen, who was quietly waiting for orders.
Honestly, compared to the various Queens in the movies, this Queen was pitifully small and needed to be fed a lot of meat to make up for it.
This time, the surrounding small animals were in trouble. For several days in a row, under the cover of night, there would always be terrifying and agile figures appearing, a flash of shadows, and life would be lost.
At first, it was just a shadow, but as time went on, the number of these shadows was increasing.
The savage slaughter was intensifying, and the blood of various animals was spilled on the ground, eventually solidifying into patches of mottled black marks.
Until a few police officers who received the report came.
"Chief, we've arrived. According to the informant, the wildlife in this area is disappearing in large numbers." A young police officer grumbled, "There's endless work to do in the bustling districts of New York. Why are we wasting precious time investigating a case in this godforsaken place? Just because those animal rights activists are hard to deal with?"
"Don't forget our identity." The slightly more composed middle-aged police officer, George Stacy, observed the surroundings.
Moreover, the person who reported the case was not a so-called animal rights activist at all...
"Ever since that playboy who calls himself Iron Man came back, our work has increased."
"Get a grip, at least it's better than staying in New York, there are always troublesome guys jumping out."
"That's right, at least we weren't sent to deal with a stupid rich guy flying around in armor too."
George recalled the news he had learned some time ago, and clicked his tongue inwardly.
Some news cannot be made public, but as someone within the system, he knew some inside information, knowing that there was a violent explosion at Stark Tower some time ago, because two tin cans were fighting each other.
Judging from the results, the final winner was undoubtedly Tony Stark, and the one who was defeated must have been Obadiah, the second-in-command of Stark Industries who had disappeared.
Since this incident, it seemed to have ignited some sensitive fuse, and various cases continued to appear, causing their pressure to increase unprecedentedly.
George retracted his thoughts and began to focus on his work, putting on gloves, taking out tools, and carefully collecting all the traces around him.
"It's indeed a bit too quiet, all the animals seem to have disappeared overnight."
"There are scattered bloodstains on the ground, someone attacked these animals."
George frowned. Blood, the mention of this, he had a bad premonition in his heart.
They soon wouldn't need to worry about this, because someone was coming.
"Gentlemen, what are you looking for?"
"Who's there? Let me see your hands!" Several policemen vigilantly drew their guns.
But not only did this person not stop, but he also walked over even more aggressively. Under the illumination of the flashlight, his open mouth revealed rows of sharp teeth.
The policemen decisively opened fire. The bullets hit the pale-faced man, leaving only a few holes. In the blink of an eye, these wounds began to heal.
Even the bullets were squeezed out by the healing flesh.
Whoosh! The man moved, leaping more than ten meters in a single bound, and bit down on a policeman's neck.
"Vampire?" In a flash of thought, George Stacy's mind conjured up this idea.
"Chief, there's more than one enemy!"
Several more similarly pale-skinned figures emerged, eagerly pouncing on the bitten policeman, devouring him in large gulps.
This horrific scene made the policemen's scalps tingle. Even firing their guns couldn't inflict fatal damage.
The leading vampire wiped his mouth, looking at them with a playful gaze, clearly sizing up a group of delicious food.
"It seems we're not the only ones eyeing this place. Why are the New York Police Department people in a place like this? I don't remember arranging any such operation for you," he asked.
"Tch, since when can vampires order us around?" George Stacy took a deep breath.
"Heh, you know nothing about our power. Since you won't say anything, fine. I'm not here for you anyway."
The vampire licked his sharp teeth. Compared to these ordinary people, he was here to investigate who was providing the Daywalker with the strong acid weapons he had obtained from this area.
"It's clearly highly corrosive. Whether injected or detonated, it can effectively kill some mixed-blood vampires… but for some reason, I can clearly smell blood in these liquids."
As a member of the Thirteen Clans, Dennis bore the important responsibility of strengthening his clan's power. His stronghold had been taken down by Blade, resulting in a large number of deaths, but it wasn't without gain.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Blade hadn't deliberately concealed his movements during this period, allowing him to rely on various cameras and the trajectory of motorcycles to follow the clues and lock down several areas.
Dennis was very interested in this suspected blood.
As everyone knew, vampires obtained the energy to increase their strength from blood. If it was blood, they could drink it.
Unfortunately, these strange bloods evaporated quickly upon contact with air, not giving him the chance.
"Do it, kill these food," Dennis waved his hand.
"Killing people on Weyland's territory without my permission, what are you thinking?"
A voice came from afar.
Under the flashlight's illumination, Duval's figure was faintly visible a hundred meters away.
"That Blade is really frustrating. I asked for a few vampires, but not in this way."
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