Enforcer's Handbook

"Theoretically, 'The Devourer', like the hornworm, is the product of mutation."

Medelle said.

Because of this, after she realized that someone could control hornworms, she began to search for the other party's whereabouts. "This research has focused on the study of parasites from the beginning. In 2156, the company's overseas exploration team discovered A village was occupied by infected bodies. No one in the village survived. They were all controlled by parasites and turned into walking zombies.

"But during the annihilation process, the researchers of the exploration team made new discoveries. After being parasitized, the villagers' physical strength was greatly improved, and they also developed extremely strong self-healing abilities. The standard equipment equipped by the exploration team at that time The weapons were unable to effectively kill them, and eventually, after enough samples were extracted, the entire village had to be blown up."

It was the exploration operation that took place in 2156 that kicked off the entire "Devourer" research plan.

"The company's original idea was to use the characteristics of parasites to strengthen the human body. Researchers called the subjects of the experiment super soldiers."

"I can probably guess what happened next."

Song Lan interrupted the other party, "Later, there was a flaw in the experiment. The 'devourer' escaped from the petri dish and infected the entire laboratory, causing everyone in the laboratory to die. The infected people also They all turned into unconscious monsters.”

This is almost a template for the biochemical virus genre.

As a zombie movie enthusiast, he has seen at least eight movies using this template in 2166.

However, compared with the 2020 he is familiar with, with the technological level of 2166, it is really possible to develop a virus that can infect people into zombies.

"That's indeed how it's described in the company's report."

Merdel did not deny it. In fact, she thought so when she let "The Devourer" parasitize her body. However, after assimilating with the "Devourer", she truly understood the evil that swept the entire laboratory. disaster.

"That was not an accident, but a deliberate accident. The hornworm you controlled is the best example. In fact, the social structure of most mutant creatures is like this."

"Hornworm?"

"A king insect will be born in the insect swarm. The existence of the king insect is equivalent to the brain of the entire group. Other members of the group share the same brain. The same is true for the "devourer". We call this insect Group consciousness.”

In fact, her team had proposed the theory of swarm consciousness several years ago.

Under this social framework, as long as the king insect is controlled, it is equivalent to controlling the entire group.

In a sense, the cohesion of mutated creatures is much stronger than that of humans. Under the influence of the insect swarm consciousness, there will be no internal friction within the group. They will follow the orders given by the king insect, even at the expense of their lives.

In Merdel's opinion, the insect swarm consciousness is the best reference for the future development of the coalition government's army.

Eliminate individual thinking, share the same brain, and fight for a common goal. The troops under the influence of the insect swarm consciousness are much stronger than any current system.

However, when her team further studied the swarm consciousness, the accident occurred.

"All individuals parasitically infected by 'The Devourer' will be connected to the mother's consciousness and act under the influence of the insect swarm's consciousness. The mother is equivalent to the king insect in the hornworm group."

Saying that, Medel looked towards the end of the blood river.

All infected materials eventually converged into the darkness at the other end.

Even she has not dared to set foot in the mother's house in the past two years.

The closer she is to her mother, the more deeply she will be affected. Once the alpha blocker expires, she will return to her mother's arms without any resistance and become a member of the "insect swarm".

"In order to clear out the out-of-control 'Devoured', the company once used tactical nuclear bombs. Reports from the front line said that the 'Devoured' had been eliminated, but this was not the case. It survived in some way."

Madele didn't dare to think about it carefully.

Because it had been two years since the accident in the laboratory, it was difficult for her to imagine how many people "The Devourer" had infected during this period.

The research report shows that the mother not only has wisdom, but also has strong learning ability.

"The infected person does not necessarily behave strangely. Before the mother gave the order, he probably looked like a normal person. I suspect that the researcher who released the "devourer" from the vessel at that time was probably in the early stage. It has been parasitized in experiments."

"If you say that, I'll understand."

Song Lan looked at the darkness at the end of the blood river. What was in that darkness at this moment was the mother's family, which had begun to take shape.

Merdel has been trying to find ways to stop it from spreading outwards, but once Merdel has an accident, or is unable to resist the call of her mother, the "devourer" that has been suppressed for two years will It grows rapidly outwards, and maybe within a few days, the entire seventeenth district will become its hotbed.

If this momentum continues, when the coalition government discovers this incident belatedly, it may only be able to solve the problem by washing the surface with nuclear bombs.

Even according to Merdel, even tactical nuclear bombs cannot completely destroy the "devourer".

However, if he looks at this problem from a positive and optimistic perspective, isn't what he is looking at right now a Zerg base that has not yet developed?

As long as they operate properly, the "devourers" can not only resurrect Queen Suli and control his actions, but they can also occupy a wild base for nothing.

Song Lan believed that with her communication skills, she should be able to become good friends with "The Devourer" and talk to him about everything.

"Okay, let me come and meet the mother-in-law for a while."

He rolled up his sleeves, but before he could take a step, Madele grabbed his ankle.

Living in the underground sewers for so long, she seems to have become accustomed to walking on all fours.

She took out another injection and said, "This is an alpha blocker, which can seriously affect human consciousness."

"Need not."

Song Lan waved his hand. He always believed that the most important thing in making friends was sincerity.

Medel hesitated to speak. Seeing that Song Lan had made up her mind, she said nothing and followed Song Lan, but kept a distance of nearly ten meters from him.

This road was smooth, and after seeing the Barossa Group branch before, the surrounding flesh and blood tissue could no longer affect him.

The eyes growing out of the flesh wall stared at Song Lan, watching him go to the deepest part of the underground waterway.

The depths of the underground waterway have been completely corroded. At the end of the road, there is a bottomless pit. All the granules have gathered into the depths of the pit, and blood pours down like a waterfall.

"Is anyone home?"

Song Lan turned her face to the pothole and asked in a loud voice.

His echo echoed in the tunnel for a long time. About ten seconds later, there was an obvious vibration under the feet. Several tentacles crawled out, followed by another loud noise, and a huge worm poked its head out of the tunnel. .

The last time the Barossa Group saw a tree of flesh and blood, what they saw today was a worm.

What they have in common is that both are large enough to trigger macrophobia in anyone.

However, facing the giant worm looking down at him, Song Lan did not take a step back. After looking at each other for a moment, he extended his right hand in a friendly manner and said, "It's rare for us to meet each other, how about we make friends?"

The character's heart value has exceeded 3900, unlocking the 39th small theater:

Small Theater Thirty-nine:

It’s Monday, a certain day, a certain year, a certain month, at noon.

Since winning the award, Song Lan's life has been in dire straits.

As soon as noon comes, another group of people will refresh on time in his office.

They chattered endlessly about pheromones, seriously occupying their lunch break.

This forced him to flee to Lu Xiang's office at noon. However, the matter was soon exposed again. His subordinates who came to Lu Xiang for consultation reported Song Lan's whereabouts.

Before the group of experts chased them, the two fled to a small conference room.

"How on earth are you going to compensate me!"

Song Lan was furious.

His lunch break, his personal rest time, was now all taken up.

Although he admits that he doesn’t do anything formal at work, this is no reason for others to squeeze in his lunch break!

"Don't be angry yet."

Lu Xiang snickered. For her, being dragged by Song Lan to escape in the office building was actually quite different.

She put her knees together and patted her right leg. "No one will come here. You can rest for a while."

"It's all your fault for letting me participate in that crappy competition!"

Although Song Lan was still reluctant, she still lay down.

"Yes, blame me, blame me, calm down."

Lu Xiang's eyes curved into the shape of crescents. Her fingers gently touched Song Lan's head, rubbing it gently. She lowered her head, blew a breath of hot air next to the other person's ear, and lowered her voice, " You go to sleep for a while, if someone comes looking for you, I will help you drive them away."