365, Mutant 28

In the institute, Yu Heng was flipping through the materials, and the project experts sitting around him kept explaining to him. He was checking the experimental results of the gene drug. This is already the third generation of gene drugs, and it has been improved for the past six years.

The experimental subjects were recruited from the safe zone, on a voluntary basis, and received welfare subsidies. That's right, gene drugs are for residents. After he took control of the institute, the first thing he did was to give the mutant experimental subjects in the institute genetic improvement fluid.

According to early research results, mutants are considered to be gene mutations. In fact, the gene sequence of mutants is different from the normal state, and their blood and body functions have changed. According to the trend of change, they will not live long. It's like overdrawing vitality. Those evolved appearances, powerful strength, and agile bodies that soar into the air... Every minute is consuming life. When the candle burns out, the life of the person will also burn to the bottom.

Failed evolution. The person in charge of research in this area at the time wrote this in the final report.

But the existence of the shadows also indicated that this could not be just evolution. There was a mysterious and ignorant force lurking, waiting for the opportunity to give humans a fatal blow.

Yu Heng pondered, if there was some evolution, the gene repair fluid would be useful. Six years ago, he took out a batch of gene repair fluid, specifically for the mutants in the institute, but unfortunately, the effect was not what he wanted. His original intention was that the gene medicine could reduce the mutants' desire for meat. After all, they were still human beings. He thought that he could save them a little bit. But it was useless. Their bodies got better and their body functions improved, but they were still irritable. When they saw living people, their eyes glowed, just like seeing fat pigs roasted whole lambs, and some even drooled.

Next, he also took out the gene improvement fluid. All the participants in the core projects of the institute were planted with the motto of faith by him. They would not betray him easily. They were considered confidants. They tested the efficacy of the medicine together, and finally failed.

Mutants are not the result of evolution.

In fact, on that day, the mutants broke out. In the research project, that day was used as the "birthday" of the mutants. After the global chaos, new mutants rarely appeared. Taking the South China Sea Safety Zone as an example, there have been only 19 cases of ordinary mutants in the safety zone with more than one million people in recent years. These mutants were quickly controlled and did not cause panic.

Gene drugs can make mutants more energetic, their deformed evolutionary power is stronger, and their aggressiveness is not weakened. Gene drugs cannot be given to mutants. Taking them will only add hidden dangers. Therefore, after that, the audience of gene drugs became ordinary people. However, even if the audience becomes ordinary people, Yu Heng does not want to make the "drug effect the best", otherwise a large number of mutant candidate seeds will be cultivated, which is counterproductive.

"If people are stronger, they won't be helpless when they encounter mutants." Yu Heng said, "The dilution ratio this time is enough, so let's produce it in large quantities first!" He closed the thick information and stood up, "Notify me when it's done, and I'll have someone come to pick it up." After this time, all the major hospitals in the safe zone can be controlled by him. Everything is possible. What's missing is just the opportunity and excuse. When this batch of gene drugs is distributed and injected to all survivors in the safe zone, his prestige will definitely rise to a higher level.

To break through the impression left by Lu Andong to the world, replace Lu Andong's position, and break the various measures and systems left by the other party is the worst strategy. The real best strategy is to surpass him, completely surpass him! Then you can replace him with a positive strategy, full of confidence.

"I understand."

He walked in the corridor of the research institute, where there were busy people coming and going. He didn't bring his men in, and even the adjutant and the orderly stayed outside. He was absolutely safe in here. After inspecting the progress of the gene medicine project, he went to the laboratory of the protective shield project to take a look. The progress here was much slower. He helped to solve two research bottlenecks before leaving the institute.

When he went outside, the air was much more comfortable. It was evening, and the scorching sun of summer was setting. The children who had been restrained for a day were running and playing in the alley. Some families were able to start their own fires, so there was also the aroma of food, and the smoke rolled out, like an ink painting.

Life in the safe zone is getting better and better.

Seeing him looking out the window with a relaxed and happy expression, the orderly smiled and said: "My mother also said that life is much better now. It happens that my little nephew is six years old this year. He is very tough and can't stay at home. Now that there is a protective shield, there is no need to worry about sudden attacks by mutants. She dares to take my nephew out to play. There is a parade tonight. Sister, do you want to go to see it?"

Now the night curfew has been lifted, and many night activities have been picked up again. In the area where the Nanhai Safety Zone is located, there is a custom of parading gods in the summer to pray for good weather and good harvests. Some villages will also invite opera troupes to perform operas.

Yu Heng smiled and said, "I won't go. I have something to do at home tonight."

At seven o'clock, he went home directly from the cafeteria. He now lives alone in this two-bedroom, one-living room dormitory. Zheng Hengli got married and moved out a month ago. Her husband is an employee of an ordinary factory in the safety zone. When she came, she had a happy smile on her face.

"You are finally free. Your brother-in-law's factory has just made canned fruit. It is very fresh. I saved a lot and brought it to you today."

Seeing her brother-in-law carrying a big bag in one hand and holding Zheng Hengli in the other, Yu Heng smiled: "You keep it for yourselves. I don't lack food."

When her brother-in-law went to the kitchen to wash the fruit, Yu Heng asked her: "Are you doing well? Is he good to you? If not, tell me and I will beat him up for you."

Zheng Hengli smiled and said, "I'm fine." After chatting for a while, she asked, "What about you? Have you met a good partner in the army?" She knew that her sister's career was very successful now. Before she got married and lived here, she would be stopped by people to give gifts and establish relationships when she went out to get food. Now her sister is even more amazing. She thought that her sister was outstanding and capable, and it must be a good man in the army who was worthy of her. Seeing her sister shaking her head, as if she didn't want to talk about it, she sighed and didn't say much.

Soon her husband washed the fruit and brought it out, "Come on, come on, eat quickly."

After a rare leisure time, Yu Heng was busy again. The Yunhai Safety Zone next door to the Nanhai Safety Zone, which supported the Nanhai Safety Zone half a year ago, is called the next door, but in fact it is also the next door to the province, because the relationship between the two safety zones is very good because of the support half a year ago. This morning, the Yunhai Safety Zone sent a communication saying that mutants were detected gathering outside the Yunhai Safety Zone, and the red part was getting denser day by day.

They are going to attack the city! !

Since the shadow capture device and energy glasses for identifying mutants promoted by the South China Sea Safe Zone, life in each safe zone has become much better. At least those shadowless black shadows are afraid of them and they are afraid before they act. The Yunhai Safe Zone, which is closest to the South China Sea, is the first base to purchase equipment from the South China Sea.

Ordinary mutants are not really afraid. After all, they are mortals. No matter how hard and strong they are, they cannot withstand hot weapons. The most threatening is the black shadow. Currently, only the shadow capture device can deal with it. After catching it, it can only be destroyed with ultra-high voltage current.

The most effective shadow capture device has not been so effective since last month.

In the conference room, Yu Heng looked at the photos. These photos were sent by the Yunhai Safe Zone. The angles of shooting were varied. There were angles everywhere. It was very clear. It should have been taken when he was fleeing in a hurry. There was a human-shaped black shadow inside. It was not so appropriate to call it a black shadow.

The photo in his hand looked even more frightening because of the good angle. I saw that the black thing had a clear thickness.

"It is said that it can run on the ground, jump and fly, and is very light, unlike the ones we met before, which can only move close to the ground, with their tails always connected to the ground, or rely on carriers to move."

"The image is transmitted back in real time, and the person can no longer be contacted, and it is very likely that he has died."

There are nearly 20 people sitting in the conference room, in addition to him, there are military representatives such as Zhou Shuming, as well as Nan Jingxue and other high-level representatives. The focus of this discussion is on how to send troops and how to support.

"The last time we caught a black shadow in our safe zone was a month ago, and the shadow acquisition device was not so easy to use at that time." The head of the research institute present said, "That black shadow took more time to destroy. According to the energy data analysis, from the density and mass..."

Nan Jingxue interrupted him: "Mr. Xia, just tell me the conclusion."

"Oh." Mr. Xia raised his glasses, "That black shadow is very likely to have vital signs."

Really, the conclusion was directly stated, and everyone in the room was shocked.

The black shadow has vital signs! This news was like a thunder in summer, shocking everyone in the conference room. Nan Jingxue was shocked: "Is it true?! Such big news, why did you say it today?!"

Mr. Xia frowned: "Mr. Nan, scientific research is not a matter of one or two days. In fact, we have not yet come up with an absolute result. If you hadn't asked me anxiously, I wouldn't have come up with such an irresponsible conclusion, so I used "very likely". Further research still needs time, otherwise I'd better explain the research principles and processes in detail."

"No need." Nan Jingxue regained his composure and sat up straight again: "You'd better tell me what vital signs appeared."

"Okay. We have only detected two types at present, one is heartbeat and the other is body temperature. The external manifestations of these two are very mild and irregular. It is difficult to find if they are not recorded all the time."

Yu Heng was a little distracted when listening to Professor Xia's words. He had known the news for a long time and had seen it with his own eyes. Since he caught the black shadow, he knew that it was a little different from the previous ones. It was thicker and had a little touch, unlike the previous black shadows that could not be touched at all.

He had previously speculated that mutants might be a kind of demon. As the demon attribute of the Uncrowned King was engraved on his soul for a longer time, he had an instinctive reaction to "demon", and would have a special feeling if he approached. However, at that time, whether it was an ordinary mutant or a black shadow, he had come into contact with all of them, and he did not feel the demonic energy.

Until a month ago, he defeated a group of mutants who attacked the miners in Qianshan and captured a strange black shadow. It was difficult to capture this black shadow, which blocked the acquisition ports of two shadow acquisition devices. After catching it, the two devices were scrapped. It was also from this special black shadow that he felt the demonic energy. But he looked through all the information and could not find this type of demon.

So he thought from another angle: Could this be a new type of demon? This world cannot cultivate immortals and cannot affect spiritual power, so he cannot use most of the immortal cultivation talismans, otherwise an exorcism talisman can make it show its true form.

In the past month, not only has this black shadow been routinely studied, but also routinely interrogated, but the interrogation has not made any progress. It has been discovered before that the language expression ability of the black shadow is inferior to that of ordinary mutants. This black shadow seems to be unable to speak at all, and it is also uncooperative, so nothing can be revealed from the interrogation.

"You should have discovered that the black shadow is not closely related to ordinary mutants, or it should be said that the gradual loss of language function is only superficial, and its sanity is also collapsing, which can explain its outlier behavior. In the battle of Qianshan, other mutants had already whistled and retreated, but only this black shadow was indomitable." In the research institute, Xia Tingsong said this to Yu Heng, and this speculation also gave him a new idea: Perhaps, the black shadow that began to show signs of life has completed the transformation from "human" to demon.

Then at this time, the method used to deal with monsters can be used to deal with them. He had experience in the past that the power of Taoist talismans can be drawn out by technology, so these days he is thinking about how to export the power of the exorcism talisman, preferably to put it into the shadow capture device...

Just thinking about it, a questioning voice sounded in his ear: "Captain Zheng, what do you think?"