Chapter 134: Living Dead Warrior!
Inside Dr. Fritz's Office, two Research Team Leaders sat on chairs with excited expressions, watching the former lower his head to read the Experiment Reports they had just submitted.
"It's truly incredible, the Total Cell Count of people in this World is only around forty trillion!"
"Among them, one cubic millimeter of Blood only has 4000 to 5000 White Blood Cells. This means their Self-Healing Mechanism and Immune System are very weak. It's imaginable that they get sick easily and have poor Physical Ability!"
Group Leader Eli, who was beside him, also nodded repeatedly after hearing Group Leader Ron's words, agreeing, "Indeed, people from our World, even a ten-year-old Child, are much Stronger than the adults here."
Dr. Fritz finished reading the two Reports, took off the Glasses on the bridge of his nose, and looked at them seriously. There was more or less a hint of disdain in the expressions of these two people.
"We cannot draw conclusions so rashly. Currently, there are only two Test Subjects, which is not representative. We cannot be sure if they belong to the majority or the minority, and even less certain if there are even Stronger Humans."
"Just like you and this old man, although we are part of the majority, you should be well aware how many people or Races have a Physique several, even ten or a hundred times Stronger than ours."
Group Leader Eli and Group Leader Ron were stunned for a moment, then immediately realized this was true. Heaven knows if this World has other Races similar to the Fish-Man Tribe or Giant Race, or people with Exceptional Talent.
"You are right, we were being rash." Group Leader Ron apologized shamefully.
"Mm, our current focus should be on this Living Dead Virus. The more this old man looks at it, the more interesting he finds it."
Dr. Fritz didn't mind after lecturing them. He pointed a finger at one of the Reports and continued speaking.
"According to the Experiment, this is a Virus that primarily infects Blood. After entering the Body through a Wound, it rapidly invades the Blood Vessels, simultaneously causing the infected Plasma and Blood Cells to quickly heat up, reaching a High Temperature close to Hot Water."
"Such a High Temperature will naturally 'scald' the surrounding tissue. The external manifestation is the skin turning black and purple, and the Blood in the Blood Vessels producing a flame-like Red Radiance due to excessive Thermal Radiation."
"When the Virus invades the Heart through the Blood Vessels, it can transmit the Virus to all Blood Vessels, including the Brain. However, the Brain can hardly withstand such High Temperature, which leads to Brain Death, leaving only the instincts the Virus needs and pursues: activity and Bloodthirst."
The two middle-aged Leaders listened quietly, constantly thinking and applying their acquired knowledge. At this moment, Group Leader Eli had a flash of inspiration.
"Then isn't this an infectious Parasite, a special Parasite that Parasitizes in the Human Body's Blood!"
Dr. Fritz glanced at him approvingly and smiled, "That's right, it's a Parasite, a Blood Parasite that can survive in a High Temperature Environment, or rather, prefers a High Temperature Environment."
"If invading the Heart is to create a comfortable Environment for them, then invading the Brain is to Control the Host, making it search for and consume more Food, which is Blood!"
Group Leader Ron sighed, "What a terrifying Parasite. It truly lives up to being from an Other World; there's truly nothing it doesn't have."
"What I just talked about was the essence of this Living Dead Virus. Now let's talk about the effect of this Virus!"
Dr. Fritz's mood was somewhat complex at this moment, because he knew this Virus would definitely be utilized by the World Government. But if such a dangerous Virus were used as a Weapon, it would certainly cause countless deaths.
However, he had no choice and could not stop it.
"Firstly, because the Nerve Tissue is largely scorched dry, they won't produce much Pain Sensation. Similarly, the Human Body Self-Protection Mechanism will also fail, which allows their Strength to not be restricted."
"Furthermore, through Experimentation, they have an extremely sensitive Olfactory Ability towards Blood. Their eyes, due to the Radiance generated by Thermal Radiation, possess good Night Vision Ability. Because their bodies inherently have High Temperature, their skin has a certain resistance to external High Temperature."
"Finally, the most special aspect of this Parasite is that although they cause Blood to heat up and glow, they still preserve some Function of the Blood Cells, such as Platelet aggregation. The manifestation is enhanced Wound Self-Healing Ability, because they cannot allow the most important Resources and carriers to be lost."
"Hearing this, can you think of its Utilization Value?"
Group Leader Ron and Group Leader Eli exchanged Glances, both seeing confusion in the other's eyes. Immediately after, the latter said hesitantly, "Creating a large Living Dead Army?"
Hearing this, Dr. Fritz shook his head in disappointment, thinking to himself, 'As expected, Geniuses like Caesar are rare. Imagination is truly not something everyone can possess.'
"I said before that this Parasite can only completely Control the Host's Operation by invading the Brain. So, as long as we find a way to prevent this..."
Speaking up to this point, the Dean of the Biochemical Research Institute paused, his Gaze gloomy, and said heavily, "We can allow Soldiers to maintain Self-awareness while possessing weak Pain Sensation, Supernormal Strength, Self-healing Enhancement, High Temperature Resistance, Blood Sense of Smell, Blood Infection, and the special Ability of Hardened Heart Membrane. Furthermore, they only need to drink Blood to function normally!"
"..."
The two Leaders were shocked by Dr. Fritz's idea, but immediately both showed expressions of Excitement.
"Dean, won't we have made a great contribution?"
"That's right, a great contribution!!"
Dr. Fritz's face showed no trace of happiness. Instead, he said heavily, burdened by his thoughts, "But the problem is how to prevent the Virus from invading the Brain?"
"Their carrier is Blood, circulating in the Blood Vessels. To intercept it, we can only stop Blood circulation, which will inevitably lead to insufficient Blood supply to the Brain..."
For a moment, the Office was silent. Ron and Eli didn't think they could come up with something that even the Dean was troubled by. Now, they just needed to remain quiet.
"No!"
Suddenly, a 3D Image of the Living Dead appeared in Dr. Fritz's mind. He felt he had discovered something and quickly picked up another Report, flipping through the pages rapidly until he reached the last page, which contained Photos of the Living Dead that had been taken.
He saw his Gaze focus on the glowing red chest, then move upwards along a red glowing line connected to the Heart, continuing to watch this line pass through the equally red glowing Pupil, finally stopping at the red glow on the left Brain.
"Indeed!"
Dr. Fritz compared the three Photos: two of the Living Dead from this World and one of a Living Dead from a Native Prisoner. He immediately discovered a common point.
"Although I don't know the reason, this Virus only invades the Brain from the Left Carotid Artery, and there are a total of four Blood Vessels supplying Blood to the Brain!"
"Although Cerebral Blood Vessel blockage might lead to Cerebral Nerve Dysfunction, it's completely worth a try!"
At this moment, the Dean of the Biochemical Research Institute no longer had any conscience or moral entanglement in his Heart. Instead, he was completely immersed in the Research frenzy of a Biochemical Scientist.
"You two go out first. I need to write a Report to apply for Experimentation from above. I need more Live Experiment Subjects. The Code Name is tentatively... Living Dead Warrior!"
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