Those humans now really regard Jia Yan's several stages of mutation as different individuals and believe that he is not just one, but rather a massive species similar to the metal monsters!
Speaking of which, humans still aren't clear whether the metal monsters are mechanical or biological, so there hasn't been a definitive conclusion on the classification of the metal monsters so far.
However, those scientists who dissect and study the metal monsters all claim to have made significant discoveries. Some of these discoveries even overlap; one scientist might discover a trait of the metal monsters in the morning, and another scientist might discover the same trait in the evening. To gain the right to name these discoveries, some scientists even come to blows!
The reason for their fights is naturally because various substances found on the metal monsters have a significant impact on the future of humanity. If they can name these discoveries after themselves, they will be remembered for generations to come and might even become as great as Einstein!
Of course, the opportunities that the metal monsters can provide to these scientists are just too many!
In Jia Yan's eyes, the metal monsters are nothing special, but to these scientific researchers, they are like unimaginable treasures!
The exoskeletons of the metal monsters that Jia Yan casually dismantles and discards are discovered by these human scientists to contain new types of metallic substances. The structures and properties of these substances can further advance the entire human production and life. Moreover, their unique linkage devices use a simple yet highly effective mechanism that is not difficult to replicate. Humans only need to set up production lines to continuously produce these devices!
Of course, the core secret of the metal monsters lies in their unique "hearts". For Jia Yan, a mosquito who only needs "gray-blue stones", this doesn't affect him much. However, for human scientists who want to decipher the secrets of the metal monsters, it's a huge challenge!
The core secrets and technologies of the metal monsters may lie within!
But before they die, they either choose to self-destruct outright or change their "hearts" entirely into another substance!
For example, when Jia Yan attacks the metal monsters, their hearts become extremely fragile after death. This is not to make it easier for predators like Jia Yan to obtain their "gray-blue stones", but rather, they use a certain technology to undergo a chemical reaction within, turning everything inside into something entirely unrelated!
This leaves Earth's scientists at a loss!
But this doesn't really concern Jia Yan.
He flew in the sky for a while before returning to the sky above Tan City.
The Jia family is located in the suburbs. So compared to the brightly lit city, the Jia family appears relatively quiet. But because it is closer to the tourist development project, the noises heard are clearer!
When Jia Yan returned, he saw that the lights were already on in the family below. He could see familiar figures busy, constantly organizing something!
Jia Yan was slightly stunned, realizing that his family felt that their home was not safe either, so they were preparing to escape!
If Jia Yan hadn't killed those metal monsters, the Jia family would have become refugees, and then, in the refugee army, they might have suffered hardships and might not even have been able to save their lives!
"Perhaps my reincarnation is for the sake of protecting my family at this moment!"
Jia Yan suddenly felt this way in his heart!
Ever since his reincarnation, he had always felt like he was drifting through life, even though he became incredibly powerful after several mutations. But that sense of confusion still persisted.
Until this moment, he finally confirmed his feelings, that is, his reincarnation mission includes one thing, and that is to protect his family. Otherwise, he would truly be like a drifting weed, unable to find the meaning of his existence!
At least so far, apart from the idea of becoming stronger, Jia Yan's biggest thought is to protect his family!
"With me here, you don't have to worry. Apart from Dad as a male support in the family, you also have me!" Jia Yan looked down, his compound eyes filled with determination!
He flapped his wings and descended towards the family below.
He would temporarily protect his family until they became safe. Then he would leave.
The body of the giant mosquito slowly stopped near the white railing of the Jia family.
Buzz! —
The wings of the giant mosquito trembled slightly.
But the sound quickly subsided.
Jia Yan gently crouched on his family's balcony, listening to the sounds below.
The plastic bag containing the gray-blue stones was stuffed into his notebook bag during this process.
During this process, he vaguely heard his mother's sobbing, and his little sister comforting her with a choked voice.
It's understandable. Their son has just passed away, and now they're facing such a situation. They might have to leave their home, and in such circumstances, who wouldn't want to cry...
Jia Yan didn't hear the voice of his father, Jia Sheng. He was probably smoking in some corner of the house again!
Jia Yan didn't move, nor could he go down to meet his family. He could only silently guard. Although he had just killed those metal monsters, if his family wanted to leave, he would follow them. After all, the city where their hometown is located has gradually become dangerous. If his family stayed here, he could handle small groups of metal monster armies like earlier, but if there were more, he would be overwhelmed. By then, whether he could protect himself was one thing, but he definitely couldn't take care of his family!
Jia Yan continued to recover his strength on the rooftop. The previous battle had involved prolonged supersonic flight, so he was feeling a bit tired now.
This battle had a huge impact on Jia Yan. He not only found some weaknesses and ways to attack the metal monsters but also gained a clear understanding of his own combat power after the mutations!
Compared to his previous one-meter body, the improvement was indeed enormous!
But this enormity was just a normal standard. Moreover, it was indeed as Jia Yan had guessed before. This time, the improvement he experienced might be the largest since his reincarnation!
But this magnitude didn't reach what Jia Yan had imagined for himself, or perhaps he had expected too much...
Fortunately, this battle made Jia Yan realize himself and his combat power!
He no longer felt inferior or overly arrogant.
"Now my combat power is indeed very strong. Since the last battle with the fighter jets, my strength has already surpassed that of ordinary human flying weapons! Now, it's even more so. Even the powerful attack weapons of the human world, such as ordinary artillery, probably have little effect on me!"
Jia Yan thought for a while, and a lot of time passed.
The family below continued to pack their luggage!
However, Jia Yan already heard bursts of excited cheers coming from the city nearby!
It was the crowd celebrating the victory of the giant mosquito monster, who had completely wiped out the invading metal monsters!
While the Jia family continued to pack their luggage, unaware of the jubilant celebration nearby, their former neighbor, the old man, knocked on their door again!
As expected, he brought news of Jia Yan's victory over dozens of metal monsters as the giant mosquito.
While the Jia family seemed momentarily pleased, they continued their packing without pause.
Though the metal monsters had been defeated by the giant mosquito once, who knew if the giant mosquito harbored ill intentions towards humans? Since it could annihilate entire squads of metal monsters, its combat prowess must surely surpass even those metal monsters'. With this in mind, what difference did it make?
The threat had merely shifted from the metal monsters to the giant mosquito!
Although there were no reports of the giant mosquito causing any slaughter in the area, the Jia family decided to pack their bags and find a new path nonetheless!
Hearing the excitement downstairs, Jia Yan's crouched figure became even lower.
A hint of sorrow flashed in his eyes.
He couldn't explain anything to them or accompany them through this terrifying night.
"In the end, humans and monsters take different paths..." he thought.
The members of the Jia family continued to pack their luggage, unaware that right above their heads, the giant mosquito monster that everyone was discussing was crouching there, acting as their family's strongest guardian!
However, all of this happened without the knowledge of the Jia family.
Jia Yan lay quietly, his body gradually recovering from exhaustion and the slight injuries.
The greatest advantage of the giant mosquito was precisely what Jia Yan initially perceived as its greatest strength from the mutation: the ability to rapidly heal physical injuries!
Now that his body was recovering, the healing process was even faster.
Being hit by the red light attacks from the metal monsters several times, those attacks were no longer unbearable for him, but once the number of attacks accumulated, his body still experienced some shaking injuries.
However, the most terrifying thing was the explosion caused by the metal monster, which inflicted even greater damage on Jia Yan!
At that moment, Jia Yan even contemplated death!
Fortunately, it seemed that even if the Azure Defense wasn't able to defend in time, his body's clotting and exoskeleton defense remained relatively strong. At least, under the destructive impact of that explosion, his body didn't become as fragile as paper and was not directly penetrated!
Of course, compared to the Azure Defense, it was child's play.
Jia Yan had been troubled all along because the Azure Defense had appeared during his last mutation, but so far, there had been no signs of complete control!
If the Azure Defense could be used as a regular defense mechanism by Jia Yan, it would indeed be the greatest surprise!
By then, Jia Yan might really dare to collide with nuclear weapons, and he might not fear the self-destruction of metal monsters!
However, these were things he couldn't do now, so at this moment, Jia Yan could only set aside this hope.
"Well, now I'll consider my biggest weakness right now—long-range attack methods!"
"Given my current physical condition, there must be some way!"