Mantis

(Definition of work style: light science fiction, dark realism style work. Disclaimer: All worldviews in this work are fictional. Any similarities with reality are purely coincidental!) When the nuclear radiation dust brought by the meteorite fell on the southern rainforest, insects began to mutate and grow at a terrifying speed. One of the Chinese mantises not only grew in size to 2.5 Meters, but after being captured by humans, it was forced to implant intelligence and language capabilities, becoming a biological weapons experimental subject code-named "TL-01". It awakens from its cage, breaks free from its restraints, and breaks into the reinforced concrete urban forest with human tactical thinking and insect killing instinct. From underground laboratories to subway pipe networks, from dock roundups to street fighting breakouts, it has torn apart human defenses time and again, and even learned to use industrial equipment to transform itself and evolve into a more powerful "steel mantis." Chen Jin, the female scientist who created it, and Zhou Ce, the military colonel who was ordered to hunt it down, gradually discovered that this mantis wanted more than just freedom - it wanted to be seen and recognized, and to have the dignity of being a "life" rather than a "tool". This is a life-and-death game across species, and it is also a profound inquiry about ethics, evolution and existence. When the hunter possesses human intelligence, can the prey continue to control everything?