[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun":3,"chapter-the-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-the-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-chapter-702":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Royal Military Academy's Impostor Owns a Dungeon [BL]",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},630779,871,"Chapter 702 702: The Returnee’s Theory","the-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-chapter-702",702,"\u003Cp>Limb regeneration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, the study of regeneration itself was a field that humans back in Tesseris—particularly Espers—had been extremely invested in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While some were awakened with the ability to heal, they couldn't possibly heal everyone, not when injuries had become part of daily life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Luca's opinion, that obsession came from a number of things: the rising casualties from dungeon clearing and dungeon breaks, the inability to recover severed limbs from monsters, the failure of vessel-related experiments, and the complications that came with limb reattachment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, reattachments had come a long way—if the research he'd read was accurate. But that was assuming the limb could even be recovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was easier said than done, since monsters rarely cared to give things back. And if they did, would it even be in a recognizable condition?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, if researchers had managed to create something like Specimen 401, how could they not make new limbs?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, they actually could. The problem was that the process took too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And considering how time-sensitive reattachment was, it would have been impossible to beat the deadline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, the government's main concern wasn't just about whether they could make limbs. It was about who they were making them for—especially when it came to their prized Espers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, recovery was possible for the lucky ones who had healers nearby when an injury occurred. But full functionality? That was another story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even if no complications arose, for the awakened—whose spiritual pathways were everything—there was always a chance that the connection would never recover properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That kind of failure spelled disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, in their desperation to uncover the secrets of regeneration, researchers had turned to nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Salamanders, sea stars, hydras, sponges, and sea anemones. Those had been the shining examples in every regeneration study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Information and news about them were everywhere, so even as Lucas, it would have been impossible not to read or hear about them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he hadn't really seen them close enough until he himself ended up a prisoner and a test subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered the tanks, the sterile smell of chemicals, and the faint conversations that slipped through glass walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Different purpose, same cruelty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing, observing, and fighting with this odd creature, the returnee couldn't help but be reminded of certain creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cnidarians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A diverse group of animals known for their cnidocytes—specialized stinging cells used for both defense and catching prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And out of the different Cnidarians, he couldn't help but narrow it down to something more particular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sea anemones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, the colossal creature in front of them didn't look anything like those fuzzy, carpet-like sea anemones he'd once seen in books or tanks. But then again, if Pan-Pan and friends could grow bigger than ostriches, and Tortie the Sludgeborn Tortoise was basically a giant mountain, then couldn't sea anemones also get a bit of an upgrade?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tilted his head, thoughtful. \"Maybe they can,\" he muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, Luca wondered if they could somehow confirm it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, is it really a sea anemone?\" Ollie asked with complete faith and zero biological understanding. The mop didn't know what a sea anemone was, but if his good brother said it was, then it probably was one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Luca first mentioned that the creature seemed similar to one he'd seen before, his friends nearly stopped in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Luca, have you fought something like that before?!\" Jax shouted, his voice rising as he dodged a massive tentacle like his life depended on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought alone was horrifying. Once was bad enough. Twice? That was cursed luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But more than that, the redhead was internally mourning his peace of mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It could've been such a cute child,' he thought while swerving away from another tentacle, 'but the moment it tried eating me, it felt more like an animal!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh no!\" Luca said brightly, as if that was good news. \"But back in Tesseris, I've seen several similar ones—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Several?!\" Ollie practically squeaked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of dangerous wasteland was Tesseris for his fragile brother to encounter several of these monsters and live to tell the tale?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"B-but back then,\" Luca continued, completely oblivious to the mop's mental breakdown, \"they were much cuter!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cuter?!\" Ollie was scandalized. His hair antenna almost stood upright in protest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? Brother, I thought you'd like this one,\" Luca said, dodging another incoming strike with smooth precision. \"It looks very imposing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh no, Brother! It's too imposing!\" Ollie cried in despair. \"The tentacles, they don't even look smooth, and the head—Mnnf!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Static cut through the channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a muffled grunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Followed by silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds, Ollie's voice returned, sounding very put out. \"Brother, apparently I'm not allowed to talk about heads.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somewhere in the background, Kyle's hand could probably be seen twitching in visible restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the mop bravely pressed on. \"Did all the monsters you saw before look like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Luca replied casually, still slicing through a tentacle mid-swing. \"They were definitely smaller, more colorful, and didn't try to eat people. But…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, thoughtful, almost fascinated as another massive limb regenerated before his eyes. \"There are familiar traits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca began to list the creature's characteristics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lives in an aquatic environment? Check.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it wasn't so aquatic now that it had surfaced like this, but whoever said chicken bosses couldn't lay golden eggs?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stinging cells used to capture prey? Also, a giant check.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then Luca added, with a thoughtful hum, \"When it's not bending like that, the shape looks just like I remember. Hmm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others went quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xavier finally broke the silence. \"Then what about the different attack formations earlier?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca's tone brightened immediately, as if someone had just asked him about his favorite subject. \"Ah, well, that's because another trait of Cnidarians—of which sea anemones are a type—is that instead of having a centralized brain like humans, they have a nerve net. It's a decentralized system that allows for highly localized and independent control of body parts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So earlier,\" Luca continued, sounding far too calm for someone discussing a monster the size of a fortress, \"when we attacked as a group, I wanted to check if the creature's other movements would be affected by a major attack. But sure enough, they weren't.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, when you made everyone split up earlier,\" Kyle said, suddenly realizing it, \"you wanted to test if the tentacles would also split their focus, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca nodded with a pleased smile. \"Exactly. I wanted to see if the tentacles could react individually rather than just as a collective body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, Brother, about attacking it with its own tentacle?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah! That's because the stingers are usually triggered by two things: there must be contact, and the next is that the creature must consider it as prey!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That definitely didn't sound nice as the glorified prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But apparently, the golden-eyed mecha pilot wasn't done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are actually a few other traits,\" he said, voice picking up in excitement. \"Like radial symmetry and a gastrovascular cavity, but to confirm those, we'd need to see more!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That \"see more\" was far too cheerful for anyone's liking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xavier's eye twitched, but he still managed to ask, \"Luca, if it really is a sea anemone, how would that affect us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca perked up, thinking hard. \"Well, you see, sea anemones can reproduce both asexually and sexually, so—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never got to finish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because at that exact moment, the monstrous creature that had been suspiciously still suddenly moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sea itself seemed to recoil as the aberrant beast convulsed, its enormous body buckling like a wave breaking over itself. Then, with a sound that could only be described as horrifyingly wet, it spat something out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive, pulsing mass of bone, flesh, and goo shot from its mouth, flying across the air like a projectile the size of a hovercar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corruption level alone made one pilot and his little system scream with unsettling delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Luca, wide-eyed and breathless, muttered what had been echoing in his heart\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. If this isn't a sea anemone, then what else could it possibly be?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1355,"2026-06-02T06:16:39.630Z",1,"novelbin.me","7a55b074d8114d3bea3bebf4c2cce74462d9fc37bfd4a976ca2140a4c9286dba","the-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-chapter-868","the-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-chapter-867",1073,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-royal-military-academy-s-impostor-owns-a-dun-cover.jpg"]