pertwk Chapter 60 Another Special Gene Fusion
Chapter 60 Another Special Gene Fusion
Upon receiving the emergency notification, the collection team members and the Blue Shield security squad had to suspend their collection work and rush back to their base.
Upon entering, one could see mentor Liu Bochuan with a serious expression discussing something with team leader Xu Su by the control panel.
The short-haired female team member directed the security personnel, who were stationed around the building to patrol and guard it.
The students were completely confused and went to teaching assistant Ding to ask what was going on, but Ding shook his head and said he didn't know what had happened either.
Cao Yingchong and Qiao Yi went to find Qi Te immediately, and learned from Ji Chenyu that their group had encountered an emergency at the hospital.
Qi Te is currently in a semi-comatose state. Professor Liu has checked on him and found nothing serious. He has been given a fast-acting heart medication and should wake up soon.
"What happened? Is there any danger?"
"I don't know, and the security personnel at Blue Shield didn't say either."
"Could it be that some high-level anomalous creature has been awakened?"
"Come on, if that were the case, would we still be here?"
"That can't be that bad, can it? Captain Xu is a B-level big shot, how could he not handle him?"
The students gathered in small groups, speculating and discussing.
"Heh~" McGill, a senior with a wheat-colored complexion and a rather fit figure, sneered, "Captain Xu is very strong, but if they really encounter a high-level anomalous creature, he can't save everyone."
A third-year male student retorted somewhat indignantly, "What are you saying? We're superhumans, after all. We can't just be wiped out instantly!"
A hint of disdain flashed in McGill's emerald green eyes. She had no interest in uttering a single word about such an overconfident contestant.
Qin Yun said solemnly, "In the border area, anything below level C is considered an ant. Even the military won't dare to enter the border area during the spring, summer, and autumn seasons. Bounty hunters who specialize in hunting anomalous creatures only choose to operate during their winter rest season."
Qingfeng, the tallest senior, continued, "We ordinary ability users with little practical experience are no match for those abnormal creatures."
The third-year male student immediately became displeased and snorted, "What Senior Qing said is too exaggerated. Although I only have a D grade, I think..."
"Don't think that way. Your sliding tackle will only feed the nest mice."
Qingfeng spoke frankly, which made the students burst into laughter, while the male student glared at him, his face turning red.
"Instructor Liu, Qi Te is awake!"
Ding Xiang gave a shout, and the hall immediately fell silent.
Liu Baichuan and Xu Su walked quickly toward Qi Te's tent.
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"Psychological attack?!"
Xu Su frowned and said, "But D3, G4, and your other two teammates didn't have this problem."
Zite pointed to his eyes: "Because, at that time, I was the only one who saw that monster."
"You mean, the unknown anomalous creature triggers a mental attack through eye contact?" Xu Su's guess was reasonable.
"No," Zite shook his head. "The monster in the dark green slime might be able to trigger a mental attack-like ability through eye contact. But that large creature wasn't."
He described in great detail how he sensed another terrifying consciousness in the hall, which nearly killed him on the spot.
"You mean, there are nine smaller monsters inside that abandoned hospital?" Liu Baichuan asked, both surprised and overjoyed. "And you even collected the green slime!"
Back at the base, following Ji Chenyu's instructions, Uncle D3 carried Qi Te directly into his own tent. During this time, Liu Baichuan came to check on his vital signs, but no one touched his collection pack.
While at the hospital, he didn't have time to tell his teammates what he had collected.
When Qi Te took out the shock absorber from the collection kit and pulled out three syringes filled with dark green liquid, Liu Baichuan's breath stopped for a full three seconds.
"Teacher, the equipment should include basic testing instruments, right?"
Liu Baichuan then came to his senses and nodded vigorously.
"Test it as soon as possible to see if there are sodium, potassium, protein, or glucose in the liquid."
Liu Baichuan was stunned for a moment, then revealed an extremely astonished expression.
"If I'm not mistaken, that unknown abnormal creature with mutation sequence 0 should be pregnant. That operating room is very likely its uterus."
After Qi Te regained consciousness, Ji Chenyu and Yue Wanwan, who had been watching over him, quickly shared with him the image on the short-haired female team member's mask, as well as information such as Captain Xu's report to headquarters.
After using a flameless incinerator to clear vines and insects from the stairwell, Uncle D3 noticed a thin, milky-yellow liquid seeping from the walls. He didn't pay much attention at the time, but later, when he climbed out of the ventilation duct, he saw a similar substance seeping from the inner walls.
When the group tried to escape the hospital, they were blocked by a highly corrosive, dark yellow acid.
At this point, a bold and extremely terrifying guess arose in Qi Te's mind.
The entire hospital building was inside that enormous, abnormal creature.
The fluid seeping from the wall is the cellular fluid of that abnormal creature, while the dark green liquid is equivalent to amniotic fluid. The nine human-headed, fish-bodied monsters encased within it are its unborn offspring.
One of the cubs was awakened by the subtle movement of drawing amniotic fluid. Fearing that resisting the cub's consciousness into its own brain would have uncontrollable consequences, it ultimately alerted the enormous creature by nearly taking the cub's consciousness out of the hospital.
"Professor Liu, are you sure this team member isn't hallucinating?"
Xu Su looked at Liu Baichuan with a strange expression.
Liu Baichuan frowned, glanced at Qi Te, and nodded seriously, saying, "Confirmed."
"Captain Xu, I know what I'm saying. I know it's incredible, but it's just a guess..."
Qi Te was only halfway through his explanation when he noticed Xu Su's eyes narrow slightly, his expression grave. "I've encountered similar situations before!"
A year ago, Xu Su received a mission to protect an important figure and led a team to Ya City in Inca Province.
While passing through the border area near Yacheng, the convoy encountered a sudden blizzard and took shelter in an old-fashioned temple.
That night, a team member suddenly screamed in agony.
Xu Su awoke with a start and discovered that several team members were being dragged into the depths of the temple by tubes that resembled pythons.
Xu Su still vividly remembers the sticky, slimy feel of those strange things and the burning sensation that would burn your clothes if they stuck to you.
After a fierce battle, three team members disappeared without a trace, and two team members were cut in half at the waist.
Xu Su dragged out a young team member with his life on the line. The young man's body was covered in corrosion, and acid was still seeping into his body.
The young team member, using his last breath, said to him, "Captain, run! Monster! This temple is a monster!"
Xu Su always believed that the team member's dying words were a hallucination he experienced while on the verge of death.
But at this moment, Zit's guess made him realize that it was very likely not an illusion, but the truth.
If that were true, if they hadn't been discovered in time, more than five people would have died. They would likely have all been devoured alive by that 'temple' in the pitch black of night.
No, to be precise, it's digestion.
Thinking of this, even Xu Su, a veteran of countless battles, couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.
Liu Baichuan immediately stood up and walked out of the tent: "Ding Xiang, start the sample testing instrument."
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"Tezi, are you running a fever? Are you delirious?" Ji Chenyu raised his hand to touch Qi Te's forehead, but Qi Te slapped it away.
Cao Yingchong rested his chin on one hand, his brows furrowed, and said, "Your guess is crazy. But it also has a hint of reason."
"Old Cao, have you lost your mind? What makes sense? The entire building is part of the monster's body! How... how is this possible?!"
After Ji Chenyu finished speaking, Qiao Yi nodded in deep agreement: "It's really bizarre, even more outrageous than those AI short films made by those bizarre websites."
The tent was too small to fit everyone, so the five of them had to set up a folding stool in a corner of the hall.
Sitting next to Qi Te, Yue Wanwan, who had remained silent the whole time, suddenly spoke up: "It's not impossible."
All four of them turned to look at Yue Wanwan, making her instantly flustered.
Ji Chenyu said speechlessly, "Seriously, senior? You believe everything Tezi says?"
"Have you forgotten that your senior is a healer and can sense life energy such as cell activity?"
Qi Te preemptively patched up the conversation, giving Ji Chenyu a wink before turning to Yue Wanwan: "Senior, did you sense something?"
"Yes," Yue Wanwan understood the meaning in Qi Te's eyes and said softly, "Not long after I entered the hospital, I sensed a very abundant life...energy."
Qi Te nodded to himself, understanding that what his senior really wanted to say was 'vitality'.
"At the time, I thought there were a lot of strange creatures in the hospital building, but now that I think about it, it was probably that huge strange creature."
Everyone nodded in agreement with Yue Wanwan's statement, but Qiao Yi asked doubtfully, "This only proves that the monster's life energy is extremely abundant, but it doesn't mean that the entire hospital is part of the monster."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Ding Xiang exclaimed in surprise.
The test results are in.
"This is incredible! This is absolutely incredible!"
Teaching assistant Ding stared in disbelief at the dense data on the screen, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.
The data collection team members immediately gathered around, and many students exclaimed in surprise when they saw one set of data: "How could this result be detected? This is impossible, Assistant Professor Ding, is there a problem with the data?"
"teacher"
Qi Te squeezed through the crowd and walked to Liu Baichuan's side. Seeing his mentor's solemn expression, he immediately guessed what was going on.
As he expected, the three tubes of liquid did indeed contain substances such as sodium and potassium.
But besides that, there was an even more astonishing and significant discovery.
Liu Baichuan looked at Qi Te, his brows furrowed, and said, "Special gene fusion."