The Spire Experimental Base was located at a depth of 723 meters above sea level. The temperature was constant throughout the year so there was no difference between day and night.
To prevent the biological clock from being disrupted, the Spire Experimental Base maintained the same routine as the surface.
At seven o 'clock the next morning, Chen Chen opened his eyes on time.
Little X's voice came from the speakers. "Sir Godfather, all the test subjects have been sent into the laboratory."
"Tell them I'll be there after breakfast."
Chen Chen stretched his back, then quickly got up and ran to the bathroom to wash up. After that, he walked out of the room.
When he returned to the laboratory, everyone had already arrived at their posts.
“Boss。”
"Mr. Chen."
Chen Chen nodded and looked behind him as if he sensed something.
At this time, a wall at the back of the laboratory was slowly rising, revealing a sealed isolation room behind the wall.
This was a biosafety isolation room, equivalent to a large biosafety cabinet. There were airtight valves at the entrance and exit, which could be used to observe certain large experimental animals.
For example... People.
There was a bed in this isolation room. A black man was tied to the bed with a belt.
The man was currently unconscious. His eyes were tightly shut and he wore a white patient's gown. Apart from that, it was obvious that his body was strong and healthy.
Beside the bed, a variety of instruments were densely arranged. There was a ventilator, an electrocardiograph, a cardiac defibrillator, a fully automatic gastric lavage machine, and so on.
If an accident happened to the test subject during the experiment, emergency treatment could be carried out.
"Boss, we've done a physical examination and disinfection of the test subjects. We can guarantee that they don't carry any pathogenic microorganisms. In addition to this test subject, there are four other test subjects on standby next door. We can start the experiment at any time."
The person in charge reported to Chen Chen.
"Very good."
Chen Chen nodded. "What about the rabbits, macaques, and other animals?"
"In the other laboratory. We didn't mix these test subjects together," the person in charge replied.
"In that case, start the experiment on both sides at the same time."
Chen Chen said to Hannibal and Li Lei behind him, "Hannibal, you'll be in charge of the animal experiments over there. Li Lei will be in charge of the human experiments over here."
"Yes."
"Understood."
The two of them agreed. After that, the researchers in the laboratory were divided into two groups, each following their leader.
It was obvious that this was the first time in Li Lei's life that he had used a human as an experimental subject. He seemed a little nervous. He held a vial of virus in his hand and hesitated for a long time, but ultimately did not inject it into the black man.
"There's no need to feel burdened. These people are all vicious criminals. We're just making use of trash."
Chen Chen stood outside the isolation room and said lightly, "If you can't do it, you can ask your assistant to do it."
"No, I need to do it myself."
Li Lei took a deep breath, shook his head, and solemnly said, "I was just a little nervous just now. I'll have to face this sooner or later. This will help me train my mentality."
As he spoke, he stabbed the syringe into the black man's arm, injecting the combination of the Progenitor virus and the leech virus into the black man's body through intravenous injection.
"Start counting the time. Prepare to save test subject No. 1 at any time."
Li Lei instructed the assistant beside him. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his forehead, but he realized that he was wearing a fully enclosed protective suit, so he could only give up.
After exiting the isolation room, Li Lei walked to Chen Chen's side and also looked at the black figure behind the floor-to-ceiling window. "I wonder if this experiment will succeed..."
"If you're referring to the modification of organic biological weapons, it'll definitely fail this time."
Chen Chen said, "Humans are almost unable to withstand the modification of the T-virus. The only outcome is becoming zombies. Therefore, as long as the test subject is zombified, we can prove that this virus is indeed the T-virus."
Li Lei nodded upon hearing this.
Although he was a little curious about where Chen Chen had obtained this virus from in the movie, he was smart enough not to ask too many questions. He did not intend to pursue the matter any further.
As a researcher, his curiosity should be placed on the virus itself. He did not need to know where this virus came from. It was enough to know what the virus could do.
As time went by, half an hour later, although the man had not woken up yet, his face was showing signs of turning from a ruddy red to a pale white.
Not only that, but the man's forehead was also dripping with sweat as if he was in great pain.
"His heartbeat is rising, it's currently rising from 65 beats per minute to 110 beats per minute."
In the isolation room, an assistant quickly reported.
"It seems that the test subject is feeling a little uncomfortable. Should we wake him up to collect data?" The assistant asked.
"We can try." Li Lei nodded.
With that, Li Lei entered the isolation room again and instructed, "Prepare to use the flumazenil antagonist, we're going to wake up the test subject."
However, before he could finish, another assistant suddenly said, "Team Leader Li Lei, the test subject seems to have woken up."
"What?"
Li Lei was startled when he heard this and quickly turned to look. Sure enough, the black man had opened his eyes at some point. Although he was still a little groggy, he had opened his eyes!
"Impossible, how can intravenous anesthesia wake him up so quickly?"
Outside the isolation room, Chen Chen's expression shifted when he saw this. It was obvious that this was the effect of the virus.
He still remembered that the most obvious function of the T-virus was to accelerate the metabolism of organisms. In other words, as long as a creature was infected by the T-virus, its metabolism would increase exponentially.
It was because of this that the intravenous anesthesia that could have lasted for several hours had awakened the black man in half an hour.
"Test subject number one is having a high fever."
With the thermometer pointed at the forehead of the black man, the assistant reminded again, "The current body temperature of the test subject is 39.7 degrees, which is considered a high fever."
"Can you hear what I'm saying?"
Li Lei stepped forward and pried open the man's eyes to look at his pupils. After that, he stretched out his hand and asked in English, "How many fingers should I stretch out now?"
"Three..."
Perhaps because he had just been relieved of the anesthesia, the black man spoke in an extremely weak voice.
"Very good."
Li Lei said with satisfaction, "You've contracted a very serious infectious disease. Now, please tell me, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
"I have a headache and my whole body is cold. Wait, where am I..."
"You're in the emergency center now, we're saving your life."
Li Lei replied, "But now it seems that the virus has begun to attack your immune system."
Following that, it seemed that the man's condition was worsening. Not only did he not gradually recover, but he also passed out again.
"The subject's fever has reached 41 degrees."
The assistant reminded, "At the same time, his heartbeat rate has reached 150 beats per minute, entering an extremely dangerous state. Cardiac arrest could happen at any time!"
"Prepare for resuscitation."
Two hours later, the man's face had become extremely pale, almost devoid of color.
"Beep —!"
Suddenly, as an electronic drawn-out sound was heard, the black man's electrocardiogram became a straight line, which meant that the black man's heart had stopped beating.
"Cover his mouth. Everyone, be on guard against test subject number one's sudden attack!"
Seeing this, Li Lei quickly ordered, "Prepare to charge the defibrillation electrode. First charge 200J, three, two, one, discharge!"
Following the sound of an electric current, an assistant placed the defibrillation electrode on the black man's chest and pressed the discharge device at the same time!
"Bang!"
The black man trembled violently.
"No response. Charge the voltage to 300J, continue!"
"Bang!"
Another electric current sound was heard. Then, the long electric current sound suddenly stopped, followed by rapid beeping sounds.
"Test subject number one's heartbeat has recovered!"
The assistant breathed a sigh of relief, and then subconsciously wanted to open the black man's eyelids to check the condition of his pupils.
However, just as he reached out his hand, the black man suddenly opened his eyes and bit at him!
Only then did everyone realize that this black man was no longer a human, but a zombie through and through!
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