Henry Bennett let out a sigh of relief. Although his life was safe for the moment, he didn’t dare let his guard down—even an ant here could bite him unconscious in one go, so a terrifying-looking magical beast like this one would definitely not be easy to deal with.

Henry Bennett ran for a while longer, and only when he was sure the monster couldn’t catch up did he finally relax. He led the beast, circling around the spot where he had just woken up, starting to run in loops.

Round and round he ran; who knew how much time had passed. The red sun in the sky gradually set, and the monster behind him grew slower and slower, while Henry Bennett actually didn’t feel all that tired!

The moon rose, and the monster behind him was gasping for breath. Henry Bennett turned to look at the beast. “Hey, can you still run?” The monster roared angrily and charged forward, so Henry Bennett quickly sped up a few steps and shook it off again.

The moon set, the sun once again ruled the sky, and even Henry Bennett was starting to feel tired. The monster behind him was vicious by nature—even when it could barely run, it still refused to give up.

Driven by instinct, the horned giant lizard finally exhausted the last bit of its life force. With a long, mournful howl amidst the rosy morning clouds, it collapsed to the ground with a thud!

Henry Bennett was also utterly exhausted. He clutched his stomach, panting hard. “Damn, I’m beat. You really can run!” He also realized that no matter what kind of animal it was, running at such speed for so long would probably be fatal—but he overlooked one thing: he was an animal too, so how come nothing serious had happened to him after running for so long?

Cautiously approaching the beast, Henry Bennett first picked up a few stones and threw them at the monster. There was no reaction at all—it really seemed to have died of exhaustion.

This poor horned giant lizard was probably the most humiliating death in the history of its kind: it was literally run to death.

Henry Bennett reached out and touched the terrifying long horn. Wow, it was really hard—and so sharp!

He pushed the beast again and checked its breathing, making sure it was truly dead. Henry Bennett’s stomach growled, and he chuckled, “Ah, I’m hungry.” Looking at the beast on the ground, he said, “Isn’t this dinner?” He grabbed the monster’s hind leg, intending to drag it back to where he had woken up earlier. The fragments of the flying saucer there could be used as knives to cut the beast’s hide and flesh.

This monster was enormous—five meters long and two meters tall. To Henry Bennett, it was a true giant. As soon as he tried to lift a hind leg, he realized he was overestimating himself—how could he possibly move such a huge beast? Let alone drag it, even lifting its pillar-like hind legs was difficult.

However, another surprising thing happened to Henry Bennett: the two thick hind legs were lifted up by him with ease. Henry Bennett was stunned. Could it be...

He had already sensed something, but still didn’t dare to be certain.

He tried again to drag the giant beast. The monster, which looked like it weighed several tons, was actually dragged by him for over a dozen meters with ease!

Henry Bennett didn’t care about anything else anymore. He dragged the beast and dashed back to the place where he had woken up. The fragments of the flying saucer and the remaining eight media-contact viruses were lying quietly on the wasteland.

Not far away, he found the one he had discarded—it was now just an empty bottle. Henry Bennett sighed, and everything became clear: that huge red ant had been infected by the media-contact virus, then bit him, passing some of its “abilities” to him!

Henry Bennett gave a wry smile. “From now on, I’m a humanoid ant…” After the bitter laugh, he thought: actually, this isn’t so bad. Ants are not only incredibly strong, but also very agile. In such a dangerous wilderness, having these abilities is practically a guarantee for his survival.

In the days that followed, Henry Bennett lived on the wasteland and discovered that being infected by the media-contact virus brought not only good “abilities” but also other drawbacks. For example, a huge appetite.

That horned giant lizard was eaten up by him in less than half a month! Several tons of food, gone in fifteen days, leaving only bones—Henry Bennett’s appetite was truly astonishing!

There was no other way. To fill his stomach, he had to start hunting on the dangerous wasteland, specifically targeting those giant magical beasts. Although these beasts were dangerous, they could feed him for several days. The smaller magical beasts were much easier to hunt, but sometimes not even enough for a single meal.

After living on the wasteland for half a year, all the horned giant lizards within three hundred li had been eaten by him. Even the overlord of the wasteland, the rampaging earth dragon, didn’t dare set foot in Henry Bennett’s territory. The only things left to “fill his belly” were the herds of rampaging elephant-nosed rhinos.

Every night after dinner was the most boring time. To pass the time, Henry Bennett started polishing stones—these colorful stones were ones he had accidentally found on the magical beasts, crystal clear and very beautiful. Henry Bennett polished them all into spheres, then strung them together and wore them around his neck.