Reboot: Mechanic

As the dust mites finished killing Kyle, Shi Tian watched each and every single one of the dust mites undergoing an evolution. 

Their sizes began to increase and their legs started to grow some razor nails, coated in a liquid substance.

Despite their size having grown, it was clear that they are still considered invisible to the naked eye. After all, they are extremely microscopic beings, capable of walking through a human's skin without them noticing a thing.

'These dust mites are truly abnormal and amazing.' Shi Tian thought to himself. Although he didn't know why he could see them, he was clearly not going to question something this good. 

Kyle's corpse soon disappeared, including the skeleton, given that these dust mites' evolution was able to devour it entirely. That was the fearsome mutation in which even dust mites could cause such damage.

"Dusty, don't forget these corpses as well. We don't want to attract any attention," Shi Tian pointed at Layn's corpse and the other two. 

And naturally, the dust mites gleamed in joy, clearly very willing to accept such a command. Without even a second of hesitation, the dust mites readily jumped onto the corpse of Layn first as they began their feasting. 

Ignoring these dust mites temporarily, Shi Tian glanced around the field, only to realize not much of the field was damaged despite the battle. 

Aside from the traps that were triggered by Kyle, causing somewhat of a commotion, the rest of the scenery was actually quite tranquil. 

This just goes to show how powerful Mary was and that these small fries are nothing in her eyes. 

'It's a good thing that Mary isn't an enemy, otherwise, I'm afraid my head would be sliced before I even have the time to notice it.' Shi Tian exclaimed inwardly, feeling even more and more eager to learn a movement technique.

Previously, Mary proclaimed that her speed was mediocre compared to some, which meant there are more profound movement techniques that he hadn't seen yet.

And given that there wasn't a reason for Mary to deceive him, it meant how much of a buffoon he was in believing himself to be quite capable. 

Shaking his head, Shi Tian stopped the negative thought from impacting him much.

Wasn't he just starting from scratch?

It was only natural that he would be behind others in terms of strength, capability, speed, etc.

Sometime later, the dust mites finished cleaning up the corpse of Layn and the other two, not even leaving a speck of single dust behind.

And the time it took them to clean the corpse was shockingly fast. 

"Damn, these dust mites could be corpse cleaners with how fast they eat." Shi Tian exclaimed in shock. Though his emotion quickly became suppressed and he regained his composure. 

Nevertheless, Shi Tian was brimming with joy for nurturing these dust mites. 

'I'm truly wise to not kill them. Otherwise, I would have missed out on such a treasure.' He thought to himself, feeling extremely proud. 

"Come dusty, it's time to go back." He then opened the glass bottle and ordered them to return. 

The dust mites were all filled to the brim in their tummy and were content to listen to Shi Tian. They rushed into their glass bottle which they now treated as their home. 

A few minutes later, Shi Tian stored them back in the Dimension Ring before entering the vehicle.

Once inside, Mary became like an investigator, asking him about the thing he used.

"Were those some kind of toxic substances, or variants that could turn invisible, Nathan?" Mary asked with much enthusiasm.

Shi Tian chuckled softly, taking off his gas mask promptly. He had only just entered, but Mary had already swamped him with so many questions all at once. 

"First of all, they're not some toxic substance or variants that could turn invisible, but just extremely tiny creatures. To be more precise, they're microscopic dust mites that I have nurtured." Shi Tian calmly explained. 

Since Mary had revealed her footwork to him, then it was only right that he revealed some of his inventory as well. That way, he wouldn't feel indebted to her nor would owe her anything.

"Dust mites?" Mary gasped in disbelief. It was clear that she had never seen or heard anyone utilizing dust mites like this before.

"When did dust mites become such a fearsome creature?" She then questioned her rationality. "I thought dust mites only eat dead skin so how are they able to deal any damage to Kyle?" 

"You're talking about normal dust mites, Mary. My little babies are evolved and don't ask me how they are evolved. Just know that my dust mites are different and are way scarier than anything else." Shi Tian said, not divulging much detail aside from putting more mysteries in the topic. 

"Tsk, acting all profound now aren't you?" Mary clicked her tongue and crossed her arms, clearly annoyed by Shi Tian.

"Hehe, a man without any secret would no longer have his charm~" He shrugged his shoulders and flashed a cheeky smile. 

"Whatever, go back to sleep. You still have about 2 and a half hours left of sleep before it's my turn to sleep." She gently warned him. 

"What? But I was awakened because of the commotion." 

"Sounds like a 'you' problem. The deal was four hours of sleep and whether you can sleep through it or not is your problem."

"..."

Shi Tian was utterly speechless at her shamelessness. 

'Aren't you just angry that I'm not telling you much?' He cursed silently.

Alas, arguing with her was pointless considering that she was really tracking down the time of his sleep hours. 

And if he had to be honest, he was actually exhausted, especially with the dust mites evolving being another big deal for him.

Now that all the adrenaline was gone, it was replaced with fatigue. 

Without caring about his posture, Shi Tian directly lay down and closed his eyes. 

It didn't take long, because a few minutes later, he fell asleep. 

Meanwhile, Mary used this time to check up on the recording, watching what the heck Shi Tian was doing. 

'Unbelievable… the corpses are gone just like that?' Mary held a horrified expression on her face as her eyes stared at the screen.