Chapter 23 – Level 1 Alert
Xia Mingyan lowered his head and saw several translucent black tentacles crawling out of the broken part of the girl’s neck, writhing wildly.
Long Yin shot at the tentacles yet even after those tentacles were beaten to shreds, they still twitched a few times.
Xia Mingyan’s heart was pounding: she was indeed infected, and it was from a bloodline that he had never seen before!
He is a well-known expert in the field of infected people, and if he could not recognize it then the vast majority of researchers in the world would be helpless. The bloodline of this monster looks very evil, it was unlikely to come from a creature of China, and it is most likely to be that of a netherworld creature, or an unknown deep-sea monster. Strangely, the girl was very conscious and didn’t look like she was being polluted by evil blood……
Xia Mingyan spat out the blood that went into his mouth, heroes don’t always have good results, right? He waited for a word or two of ridicule and mockery, but Long Yin didn’t say anything, just opened the body bag, ready to put the body inside.
“Wait, don’t touch her.” Xia Mingyan said, “According to the regulations, all infected people will be handed over to the research institute for processing, I have never seen this kind of bloodline, it is likely to be a new variety!”
Long Yin ignored him and wanted to grab the corpse by himself, Xia Mingyan couldn’t help but grab his wrist, “I said don’t touch it, there is a risk of being infected, let me do it- I have already come into contact with the blood anyway.”
Long Yin glanced at him, a terrifying fierce light flashed in his empty and fearless eyes, Xia Mingyan’s back was cold, and he was sure that there was a moment when Long Yin planned to kill him.
“Are you the team leader?” asked Long Yin suddenly.
“I am the leader of the inspection team of the research institute, Xia Mingyan, I have my work card on my chest. I am being monitored by this, if you kill me casually, our dean will definitely hold you accountable to the end!”
Their dean, Kong Jia, the wife of the city lord, is also a person under Long Yin’s oath of allegiance.
Xia Mingyan’s right eye blinked quickly, and tears flowed out, there was no monitoring here at all, he was lying and if Long Yin killed him here, he can pat his ass and leave, and no one will find out about his act.
“Hmm……” Long Yin put the butt of his gun against his chin and looked at him playfully for a while, before finally standing up and taking two steps back, “You are very brave.”
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Xia Mingyan was soaked in cold sweat, if he was just a little person with no background, if he hadn’t wittily made up excuses, he would definitely be shot in the head!
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“Xia Mingyan, nicknamed ‘Captain’, has a disabled right eye, and is characterized by blinking and crying when he lies.” He dictated.
“I’ll see you again.”
Xia Mingyan’s legs weakened, and he sat on the ground, it wasn’t until Long Yin walked away that he took out his mobile phone and made a call. He touched the girl’s chest, her heart still beating slowly but she didn’t move, and it did seem like she was dead.
The dormitory was not far away, and soon Wu Yumeng trotted over quickly, already wearing protective clothing. There was nothing wrong with this person except for the fact that he didn’t like to go to work, but he was also facing an unemployment crisis so he has been very diligent in front of him recently, and was named the first mate by Xia Mingyan.
“First mate, you’re here!” Xia Mingyan was deeply pleased, and talked about the whole situation just now, without giving people a chance to interject.
“Be careful, this is a new variety!” Xia Mingyan instructed him, he put on the isolation gown brought by Wu Yumeng and took the initiative to handcuff himself. The matter is far from over, he may or may not be infected, and he will have to be quarantined and observed.
The girl was so light that Wu Yumeng picked her up alone and gently put her into the containment box. The lights in the research institute were turned on, adding some unrealistic brightness to the night, Xia Mingyan himself chained himself to the pole of the street lamp and saw that the researchers who were moving slowly also ran over one after another, and the sense of security returned to his heart.
Suddenly—just a glimpse—he saw the girl’s legs twitch. Xia Mingyan’s eyes widened suddenly, not knowing if he saw an illusion. Wu Yumeng was handling the corpse with his back to him, his body seemed to be a little stiff, and he didn’t know if what he saw was real.
“First mate, report the situation!”
“……” Wu Yumeng was stunned for two seconds before turning his head, his expression unusually calm, “Everything is normal, captain.”
“That’s the general situation,” Xia Mingyan took a sip of water to moisten his throat and looked at the two in front of him expectantly, “Do you have any ideas?”
“The unknown bloodline that infected person was chased and killed by Long Yin in the middle of the night, which is very interesting.” Qi Yuan asked, “Have you found out what kind of variety it is now?”
“Unfortunately, it can’t match any of the bloodlines recorded in the library.” Xia Mingyan said.
“Are you infected?” asked Ye Zhan.
“I want to be infected, that tentacle is pretty cool, to be honest,” Xia Mingyan would rather have a twitch in his right eye than joke strongly, “Let my first mate tell you the specifics, he is in charge of testing X-39.”
X-39, that’s the code name for the girl’s corpse. All specimens whose essence cannot be determined are recorded in the X series.
“X-39 is extremely not infectious,” Wu Yumeng pushed his glasses up, “We tried to infect experimental animals with her blood, but it all failed, and I can’t even imagine how that girl got infected in the first place. Our team leader is also very healthy, there are still 4 days left in the mandatory quarantine period, and he will be able to come out soon, please rest assured.”
“Oh, you are gonna be okay.” Ye Zhan wiped the sweat off his forehead.
“Are your tests reliable?” Qi Yuan asked, “Some infections are completely featureless, and their gene expression is very hidden. The instinct of the bloodline of the mutant beast is not to ‘kill’, but to ‘continue’.”
In order for their bloodlines to continue, some bloodlines show amazing and cunning ways to survive, such as that of a human-faced worm, after the human body is infected, the body will not show any abnormalities, a few days later, maybe with just a fall on the road, the body will suddenly break, and tens of thousands of hatched insects will crawl out of it.
“It is absolutely reliable, Third Young Master can rest assured that Long Ye’s technology is top in the whole continent.” Wu Yumeng said, “First of all, contact with the blood of mutant beasts does not necessarily infect you, and secondly, infection does not necessarily mean that you will fall, as long as you don’t become a degenerate, there is a possibility of cure. Finally, by seven days at the latest, the mutation will become apparent, and as long as you pass through isolation, we can effectively distinguish between normal people and infected people.”
“In addition, we have the most advanced testing technology,” Wu Yumeng continued, “once a day in the morning and once in the evening, I will collect the blood and urine of the team leader for analysis, and there has been no abnormality for the first three days.” Of course, some infected people can hide from the blood tests, but they can’t hide brain wave tests.
Electroencephalogram (EEG) detection is currently recognized as the most scientific and effective method for detecting mutations. No matter what kind of mutant bloodline it is, it will obsessively try to control the human brain, and the brain waves will change accordingly. Even the most harmless Fuxi and Nuwa bloodline can have a great impact on the human mind, and upon awakening, an Alpha will immediately become fierce and aggressive, while Omega will become more gentle and weak, and more maternal…… Thinking of this, Ye Zhan suddenly felt a little heartbroken.
Therefore, the difference between the brainwaves of the ABO’s three sexes is detected by an instrument. Similarly, if the instrument detects strange changes in brain waves, an infection can be determined. At present, this iron law has not been disproven. The only problem is that people seem to prefer to solve problems once and for all with guns rather than using detectors……
“That’s it, the ultra-portable brainwave detector developed by our Second Hospital,” Xia Mingyan picked up something that looked like a headband on the shelf next to him, “It’s still quite complicated to use.”
He put the headband on his head, picked up the display the size of an electronic alarm clock, and pressed a few buttons, only to see the high and low lines on the screen, and some unintelligible numbers.
“You don’t have to understand it, this device can tell the difference between humans and monsters on its own.” Speaking of this invention, Wu Yumeng is very proud, “Once an infected person is detected, it will immediately sound an alarm, and if an infected is detected, this thing will automatically release high-voltage pulses.”
There was also corresponding equipment outside the glass wall, and Wu Yumeng handed one to Ye Zhan.
“It turns out that technology has developed to this point, and we won’t have to rely on paper and pen.” Ye Zhan played with the white high-tech gadget and thought it was very novel.
“Without water, there would be no paper. Without water, it would be impossible to write on paper.,” Xia Mingyan was very generous and waved his hand, “This is for you.”
“Thank you.” Ye Zhan was not too polite to him.
He’s an AO hybrid now, and he’s an outlier of sorts, and if he were to use it on himself, he might trigger an alarm…… Thinking so, Ye Zhan picked up the detector and put it on Qi Yuan’s head, “Look at the effect.”
Qi Yuan dodged back like an electric shock and quickly opened his hand. His speed was so fast that everything only happened at the speed of lightning, the detector was shot out, and a shining electric spark suddenly erupted in mid-air, followed by a sharp alarm.
“Woo – Level 1 Alert! Woo – Level 1 Alert!”
There are 5 levels of alarms, and Level 1 is the highest!
In an instant, the detector transmitted the alarm to the major systems, and the explosion-proof doors on both sides fell violently, trapping them in the room, Wu Yumeng’s communicator rang wildly, and a frightened roar came from inside, “Wu Yumeng, what’s the situation over there?!”
i’m pretty sure that first mate actually got infected when he handled the girl’s “corpse”