The parasitized researcher's face turned from red to white and then green. In the end, blood splattered everywhere as the parasites burst out of his skull.
The splattered blood was not bright red, but black and viscous. It solidified not long after it splashed out.
"This blood is all contaminated. The toxins secreted by the parasites can flow to every part of the body through blood circulation. This is a side effect of the brain being devoured."
Silin explained the image of the parasites entering a human's body. Cillin's tone was calm, but the rest of the group felt chills running down their spines. They had faced alien beasts dozens of times larger than humans, fought through bullets and brushed shoulders with death many times before, but they couldn't help but shudder at the sight of these parasites. They couldn't help but feel like their brains were reacting to them.
After taking care of the three multi-legged parasites, Knight sighed emotionally, "Too fast, they're growing too fast."
In just half an hour, these parasites had grown from the size of ants to the size of a palm. It had to be said that these guys' growth rate was astonishing.
The reason they could grow so fast was because Silin had thought about the parasites' genes. It was similar to the two parasites he had used to eliminate Poison Fang. They were all injected with lethal genes, and there was a critical point. When these parasites grew to a certain stage, these lethal genes would activate and cause them to undergo programmed death. However, these 'brain-devouring' parasites could not reproduce. They did not exist naturally, but were born in the workshop Engi had left for Silin. Silin did not want a species invasion to happen in the future, so he did not give these parasites the ability to reproduce when he created them.
Sometimes, Cillin thought that he was actually not much different from the researchers at the 'Miracle' research base. They were cold-blooded enough. Back then, when he watched the Poison Fang people on the entire planet slowly die in fear, his calm mind allowed him to realize that he was capable of numbing himself.
Selfishness was innate in humans. Treat yourself well, treat people you know well, and walk your own path. That was all.
"I admit that these parasites are a great threat, but that's only against the defenseless researchers. What would happen to the puppets? What would happen to the puppet beasts? "someone asked.
"It's simple. We just need to catch one and experiment on it," Luther said expressionlessly.
"There's not enough time," Knight said. "There's no time for special experiments."
"Then let's make a few plans now and change them according to the situation while we're experimenting," Yue Lou said.
Silin agreed with Yue Lou. Right now, he needed to save Xueqiu and Chifeng as soon as possible. "Create chaos. Most of the puppets in this base are puppets, while the rest are researchers. As for the other guards, as long as the puppets are in chaos, the guards will naturally deal with the puppets first. There's no need for us to do anything. You'll be able to gather more information in the chaos, and I'll be able to rescue my friends."
After thinking for a while, the eleven of them gathered together to discuss countermeasures. Tang Qiuqiu and Czedow stood at the side. Tang Qiuqiu's attention was originally on Silin's group and listening to their discussion on how to save Xueqiu and Chifeng. However, her gaze suddenly swept to Huimao. Right now, the cat was wearing a strange expression on its face.
Crouching on Silin's shoulder, Huimao thought about how to create chaos and eat some experimental alien beasts that hadn't been injected with the drug yet. Judging from the information they gathered, these beasts were of good quality and should taste good. Hiss, it's been a long time since I've eaten something like that...
An hour later.
While disguised as a technician, Rolin and another team member carried the two parasite eggs Cillin had given him and headed towards the important research area. Although they had to go through multiple identity checks and scans, Czedow was accompanying them. Earlier, Czedow had hacked into the system to check the information of the researcher whose head had been blown off by the parasite. His iris, fingerprint, and genetic information were all there, so he didn't need to put on any makeup to disguise himself. After putting on his work uniform, he led the way not far away from Rolin and the others.
Be it the access control or the scanning system, Czedow and the others ignored them. The door opened automatically, and the scanning system didn't sound any alarm.
Like before, Silin and the others were still inside the staff dormitory and watching the situation on the monitor.
Their movements were all displayed on the monitor, and they had even drawn out a detailed layout of the area at the same time.
They didn't go deep into the area. Instead, they quietly planted two parasite eggs on the bodies of two puppets that were guarding the edge of the area. Then, they stood guard at the corner. From the monitor Czedow had replicated beside the passageway, they could see the two parasite eggs hatching on the puppets' bodies. Then, the two parasites quickly burrowed into the puppets' bodies.
"Those parasites look very excited. The puppets are much more attractive to them than normal researchers," Silin said while looking at the monitor.
This was without a doubt good news.
Although the puppets had lost their sense of pain, their control over their brains was much simpler. Moreover, they had been modified and strengthened. This kind of brain environment was exactly what the parasites liked the most.
It didn't take long for the two puppets' facial muscles to start twitching, but their eyes hadn't changed at all. They were empty, numb, and emotionless. Moreover, they could no longer feel pain.
Ten minutes later, the meridians on the puppets' faces started bulging, and they added an extra layer of savagery to the puppets. Moreover, the puppets' eyes were starting to turn red.
A drop of dark red blood seeped out of the puppets' eyes and slid down their dissatisfied meridians. Then, a second drop, a third drop...
The puppets weren't as rigid as they used to be. Their arms were trembling, and their heads were shaking slightly as if they were struggling with some kind of mental struggle.
Suddenly, one of the puppets threw a punch at the other puppet and sent it flying. However, the puppet crawled back to its feet after falling to the ground, and the dark red blood in its eyes flowed faster and faster. The blood that fell to the ground quickly solidified and gave off a pungent smell. Czedow was controlling the defense system so that it couldn't activate the alarm because of this.
Silin's eyes lit up when he saw the analysis data Czedow sent over, "The blood of the infected puppets contains a volatile gas. If inhaled too much of it, it will cause a person to faint, foam at the mouth, lose consciousness, and even suffer severe brain contusion!"
Rolin and the other team member had already put on a protective mask at Czedow's suggestion, but they were a little puzzled when they saw that Czedow wasn't wearing any protective measures at all. However, they didn't ask any more questions after giving it some thought. There were a lot of strange people in this world, and the one in front of them was probably one of them.
What they didn't know was that Czedow wasn't a human, but a robot.
"Execute plan B!"
As the operation team, Knight ordered everyone to split up and begin the operation. Meanwhile, Silin, Tang Qiuqiu, and Huimao also began the next step of the operation.
Inside the key laboratory, Shelt was smiling very happily as he watched Xueqiu and Chifeng locked inside the monitoring room. The electronic notebook in his hand was refreshing one line after another. Although the drugs hadn't arrived yet, the initial resistance tests showed that these two test subjects were excellent test subjects. They were much better than the one thousand or so animal test subjects before them.
The white animal's genes were very complicated. At the very least, Shelt had never seen such a genetic organism before. The complicated, multi-strand helix made this fellow who looked like a pet bear look very different from the other experimental beasts.
As for the half-beastman who had both human and canine genes, Shelt was preparing a different kind of drug to stimulate both genes. He didn't know whether the human gene or the canine gene was the dominant factor.
Other than that, he could also extract strengthening substances from these two test subjects. However, it would probably be difficult to use a knife on a human. It would seem that he would have to find a new batch of test subjects after the drugs were delivered.
Just as Shelt was planning in his heart, an alarm suddenly rang.
"A source of contamination has appeared in the XR area. Initial inspection shows that it was brought in by modified test subjects."
Shelt was thinking about the two new test subjects when he heard the AI system's report. He frowned a little annoyed at the sudden interruption. As expected, modified test subjects were useless things that only spoiled things. Not only did they not strengthen their abilities by much, they even brought in a source of contamination.
Without looking at the specific effects, Shelt said directly, "Ai 'er, get rid of them."
The laboratory in this area was controlled by a common AI system, and the only person controlling this AI system was Shelt.
Shelt had always been conceited. He wouldn't think that someone had tampered with the puppets, nor would he believe that his AI system assistant would be 'blind'.
"Alright." The AI system named "Ai 'er" replied. Her voice was soothing and gentle, and it calmed down a lot of people's agitation.
At the same time, the two puppets who were fighting until black blood splattered everywhere were frozen into solid ice by an ultra-low temperature freezing gun that appeared on the wall. Then, a sonic gun shot through and turned the two bodies of ice into ice powder. However, the gas in the air didn't react at all. This was the result of Czedow's work.
At this time, Knight and his team members were carrying some insect eggs as they snuck into the research base in the important area step by step.
Knight placed a small ice cube at a corner. When the ice cube melted, the insect eggs inside would be exposed, and a large number of parasites would hatch soon after.
Silin told Huimao and Tang Qiuqiu to stay together while he went another way.
He checked the time. Everyone should be ready already, so it was time to move on to the next step.
"Czedow, begin."
Czedow, who was approaching the core of the research base, received the message and looked at a monitor.
Every monitor was a part of the AI system. Czedow would be able to interfere with the entire AI system by attacking a small part of it.
The battlefield of electronic networks belonged to Czedow by nature. He might not be as powerful as Huimao, but he wasn't any weaker than the current Huimao when it came to electronic systems.
Right now, Huimao was lacking in experience. Compared to him, the Czedow created by Silin was much more cautious. Every step he took was precise to the extreme and left no hidden dangers behind.
The alarm inside the important research base rang again. The AI system's voice said, "Source of contamination discovered. Puppets out of control."
Shelt stared at the light screen in front of him. The puppets guarding the passageways outside the lab were going berserk. They weren't under the AI system's control at all, and one of the experimenters walking outside had already been torn to pieces.
While Shelt was talking to the AI system, everyone's gazes were focused on the light screen due to the commotion outside. While the experimenters were running into the lab, Czedow followed the people who were rushing into the lab. The newly hatched parasites were running towards the people around them.
Shelt was angry because of the puppets' rampage outside the projection, "Just clean them up!"
"I'm sorry, the cleaning equipment has malfunctioned, and the power supply is insufficient," the AI system said.
Shelt was a research maniac, but he was definitely not a good analyst. His intelligence was all in experiments, and his ability to analyze the situation was far inferior to his research ability. It was also a factor Knight and the others had considered when they came up with their plan.
"Insufficient supply? How can there be insufficient supply? Where are the energy blocks?! Send someone to find them! How can the lab's power go out?! "
"Boss, something's wrong with test subject number 107!" a researcher said.
"What's going on?!" Shelt roared. The test subjects here were his blood, sweat, and tears. How could they be acting strangely without a good result?!
Right now, a lion-like beast locked inside the surveillance lab number 107 was scratching the walls around it madly. The walls were all reinforced, so it was not that easy to scratch through. However, this test subject thought that it could not scratch inside, so it started using its body to ram into the walls. Its five-meter-tall body slammed into the reinforced walls, producing a series of dull thuds. The surrounding air vibrated along with it.
"Boss, we can't go on like this!"
"Do I need you to tell me that?!"
Shelt slapped the researcher who spoke. "Aren't you in charge of this test subject? How could something like this happen?! "
"I … I don't know either …" the researcher shivered. Although he usually vented his anger on this test subject, it was always within the test subject's tolerance. Something like this had never happened before.
"Al!"
"According to the analysis, test subject number 107's nervous system is damaged. The air input from the local life support system contains a gas that can cause nerve damage." The AI system analyzed the measured data and reported.
Slap! Another slap to the face. If he had a gun in his hand, Sheldon would definitely have shot this researcher dead. From his point of view, the error in the local health system's gas input was definitely a problem with the researcher.
"Restoring the air composition …"
Before Shelt could finish his sentence, "Al" reported the same thing that had happened in several other laboratories.
"Bo … Boss, did someone invade and cause trouble?" a researcher behind Shelt asked in a low voice.
Slap! Another slap. Shelt said angrily, "If someone invaded, do you think Al is just a decoration?!"
The other researchers all lowered their heads. As for what they were cursing in their hearts, they did not know.
This had just been solved when the AI system indicated that there were several more abnormal conditions in the test subjects in the experimental rooms.
Silin had added something to the life support system of this experimental room, introducing the gas released from the blood of the puppets after they were infected. It was not just test subject number 107. Silin had also added the same thing to the other experimental rooms.
The problem with the test subject had not been solved yet. At this moment, a researcher screamed and squatted down while holding his head. His ten fingers hugged his head tightly as if he was going to stab his fingers into it. His veins protruded, and his eyes began to change. The white of his eyes was gradually replaced by black and red.
This was just the beginning. Researchers with the same situation followed one after another. Now, Shelt also knew that something was wrong.
"There's a source of pollution here? Who brought it in?! Al, check the source! "
"Check the source … unknown source found."
The light screen that appeared showed the location of the research institute that carried the source.
"Get rid of it!" Shelt said mercilessly.
"Boss, don't kill me!"
"Shelt, you can't do this!"
"We can still be saved!"
… …
Ignoring the shouts of the experimenters, a transparent barrier enveloped the experimenters. With a flash of white light, they turned into dust.
"Analyze the type of source," Shelt ordered.
"Sorry, unable to analyze the type."
"How is this possible?!"
Before Al could answer, the experimental rooms where the test subjects were locked opened one after another. The animals inside rushed out and bit anyone they saw.
"Al!" Shelt roared while fleeing.
"Sorry, unable to control," Al's AI system said.
Screams sounded again and again, but how could the researchers fight against the newly released test subjects?
Czedow admitted that he had arrived at a control room when he was not paying attention.
Screech —
Following the sound, Czedow looked over.
There was a person standing there. No, it was an image created by the system. It was a beautiful girl dressed in white, but she didn't look like a pure human. Her eyes were closed left and right instead of up and down, and there was a pair of snow white wings on her back. She looked like a certain character from the Myth of Creation.
"Shelt said that I am the best AI system," the girl said while looking at Czedow. There was no joy or anger in her voice. It was more of a gentle, breezy voice.
Czedow looked at the image for a moment before turning around and continuing to walk inside. He said while walking, "But Silin said that I am the AI system with the most potential. I think so too."
Following Czedow's voice, the girl's image began to become intermittent and then extinguished.
Czedow opened the lab door and let the test subjects out. A while later, he opened the room where Xueqiu and Chifeng were locked. Entering the lab, Silin was about to bring the unconscious Xueqiu and Chifeng out when his communicator rang. It was Knight.
"What is it?" Silin asked.
"I have bad news. According to a source, one of Miracle's executives, Caldwell, had just given the order to destroy this base, and it will only cause accidents."
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