69. Evolution
Zhou Yu's eyes widened, and he felt as if his body didn't belong to him at that moment.
The other party held his head up and pressed it on his chest: "Listen, I'm here, just follow me......"
A steady and powerful heartbeat came, and his body resonated. It was as if the strength of the heart that was about to jump out of his chest was weakening, and the rapid heartbeat slowed down, and the feeling of not breathing enough gradually eased until his heartbeat and the sound in his ears became one.
Zhou Yu's mind returned, his mind tended to be calm, he looked at the young man in front of him, was his previous drowning an illusion or a reality?
"Zhou Yu, do you know who I am?"
"I ...... Of course I do. Zhou Yu replied, "You are Mo Ye." β
Mo Ye's eyes widened, and he hugged Zhou Yu: "Great! It's really great! β
Zhou Yu hadn't come back to his senses yet, and the last memory in his mind was what medicine Li Shengnan injected into his body.
Han Li, who was sitting on the ground, was stunned, and she slowly stood up: "Zhou Yu? Are you alive? Do you know who I am? β
"You're Han Li." Zhou Yu replied.
Such a sober answer surprised Han Li.
Han Li immediately stood up and walked to Zhou Yu's bedside, and the moment he raised Zhou Yu's arm, Mo Ye's cold gaze swept over.
"I just wanted to check it out...... Worried that Zhou Yu had symptoms of alienation. β
"It doesn't matter. Please check carefully. Zhou Yu nodded.
Han Li rolled up Zhou Yu's sleeves and didn't see anything scaly. She covered her palms and pressed down hard, not feeling any foreign objects grow in his muscles.
Han Li jerked off Zhou Yu's clothes and checked his back, which was normal.
And Zhou Yu's body temperature remained at thirty-six degrees five, which was his normal body temperature.
"I'm going to draw your blood."
"Absolutely."
After Han Li sent Zhou Yu's blood sample for testing, he rushed to Song Zhi's office.
"Mr. Song! Zhou Yu woke up! It's possible he's recovered! Han Li couldn't contain his excitement.
"It is also possible that like TΓΊrin, he has been alienated but retains the ability to think as a human being, and he is also controlled by TΓΊrin." Song Zhishu narrowed his eyes.
Han Li was stunned for two seconds, and shook his head helplessly: "Mr. Song, why are you always like this?" Looking at everything from the worst possible point of view, ruining everyone's hopes? β
"Because in this world, hope is like an analgesic, and if you want too much, you will become addicted. The more hope you want, the greater the expectation of hope, and the higher the probability of making the wrong decision. There will always be someone to play the role of abstinent, and I want to make sure that most of the people in this base will make it back alive. Song Zhi lowered his head and continued to read his text.
"I see." Han Li retreated.
"I called in a virologist and his shuttle will arrive in two hours. As Zhou Yu's attending doctor, I hope you will cooperate well with him. From my point of view...... Only he can determine whether Zhou Yu has recovered or whether there is a possibility of a cure. β
Han Li glanced back at Song Zhi, he was the only one in the whole world. He seems cold and mechanical, because he has his own principles.
When Han Li left, Song Zhi raised his head and clasped his forehead, and let out a long breath.
At this time, Zhou Yu felt very hungry. Wu Yun specially brought food from the restaurant. There were only hamburgers and milk, which Zhou Yu unceremoniously sent to his mouth. Wu Yun, who could only stand outside the room and watch them, patted the glass: "I said you eat slowly, it looks like an African refugee!" β
In less than two minutes, Zhou Yu finished the hamburger. And Mo Ye held his head and looked at him.
"What do you see in my brain again?" Zhou Yu asked.
"I have decided to fully respect you from now on. If you don't agree with me entering your mind, then I'll wait outside. Mo Ye squinted, the smile on his face reminded Zhou Yu of how he was spoiled to himself when he was still in the form of a night spirit.
Zhou Yu snorted lightly: "If only you had such a high level of consciousness." β
This escape from death is a special experience. He travels between two worlds, and the one who leads him is Moye.
"Can you answer me a question?"
Mo Ye lowered his eyes: "If I answered, would you believe what I said?" β
"I will."
"So, you ask."
"Since you can use me to exert your powers, then in the base, why don't you manipulate my body and let me open the door for you and help you get out of here?"
Zhou Yu looked at Mo Ye, there was a kind of strength in his sight, no matter how high a creature Mo Ye was, he could see through his disguise and see the most real Mo Ye.
Mo Ye was stunned, as if he didn't expect Zhou Yu to ask him such a question.
And there never seemed to be such a deep conversation between him and him.
"Because...... There are more than 300 field personnel in this base, and even if I control your body, with your body, you will not be able to withstand my mobility, and you will be dead before you can help me open the door here. And if I really want to get out of here, I don't need to rely on your body. There are many creatures with a Nibelungen level lower than me but can inflict lethal damage on humans, and this base is not impregnable. Mo Ye smiled deeply.
Zhou Yu suddenly understood, Mo Ye was referring to the fact that he could also manipulate other creatures to destroy the base.
"The outside world is boring without you. And even if I manipulate other creatures, I can't last more than a minute. Mo Ye propped his chin and casually pointed at Zhou Yu's back, "Your spinal fluid is still in my body, and it locks more than seventy percent of my abilities. If Song Zhi can survive a minute, I will still be caught by him. β
Zhou Yu glanced at the monitoring above his head: "You shouldn't be so honest. β
Mo Ye shrugged his shoulders: "It doesn't matter if Li Qian hears it." β
"He will tell Song Zhi as it is."
"That's exactly what I want, and when it comes time to fight TΓΊrin, he'll know that locking on my ability is the worst mistake he's ever made...... Although he was also forced. Mo Ye squinted his eyes and smiled, his beautiful eyelashes trembling with his laughter.
Zhou Yu turned his face away.
"Sometimes I think, you're just not used to what I look like as a human being. Originally, I wanted to change back to the appearance of the night spirit to accompany you, but thanks to Song Zhi, I can only maintain this mimicry now. Mo Ye clasped his arms in both hands, looking very regretful.
"Even if you are human, you are not really human. And some of your actions to me, please be in moderation. Zhou Yu said coldly.
"What kind of move?" Mo Ye suddenly leaned towards Zhou Yu, his eyes with a playful smile.
Zhou Yuyi pressed Mo Ye's head open: "I'm not interested in males. β
"It's a pity that even though we're S-class creatures, we can't choose our gender."
"Let's be honest, then."
"Do you think of me as a brother now?" Mo Ye leaned up again and asked.
"You want to be my brother?"
"When you're a brother, can I watch a movie with you?" Mo Ye asked very seriously.
"No, you can't." What fool watched a movie with his brother?
"Then why can Wu Yun?" Mo Ye asked dissatisfiedly.
"When did I watch a movie with Wu Yun!"
"In the restaurant!"
"That's watching a movie with everyone, not watching a movie with Wu Yun." Zhou Yu corrected him.
"Can your brother sleep with you?" Mo Ye asked again.
Zhou Yu's brows furrowed, remembering that in the past, Mo Ye pretended to be weak and entangled around him, and he felt very unhappy.
"No, you can't. You sleep on your own. β
This answer was expected by Mo Ye.
He asked again, "Then be your brother, will you still abandon me?" β
"No, it won't." Zhou Yu spoke before Mo Ye asked the next question, "To be my brother is also to know when to be quiet. β
"Ah...... I don't want to be your brother anymore. β
Despite his childish expression, Zhou Yu knew in his heart that Mo Ye's ability was beyond imagination.
Zhou Yu lay back on the hospital bed, and sleepiness struck again. Song Zhi didn't let himself go, indicating that he couldn't be sure that his body was fine. The worst outcome is that he will turn into a lizardbuise.
"If I hurt Zhou Qing or Wu Yun, you have to help me." Zhou Yu closed his eyes and said.
"I will. When you say this to me, it means that you are beginning to trust me. Mo Ye also lay down on Zhou Yu's side and looked at Zhou Yu quietly.
At this time, the shuttle pod transporting the virologists arrived at the base. When Song Zhi brought the young man in his early twenties to Han Li, she was completely stunned.
The other party was wearing a T-shirt and sweatpants, carrying pockets, and not even wearing a pair of glasses.
"Han Li, this is Jiang Jinghang, a doctor of virology from Columbia University. Don't underestimate Dr. Jiang, although he is young, he is a genius in this field. He had previously worked on viruses at Base 2 and was a key figure in unraveling the Nibelungen jellyfish virus. The virus cultivated by Dr. TΓΊrin using the Death Dahlia, as well as Zhou Yu's blood sample, can be given to Dr. Jiang. β
"Ahh Yes. Han Li understands that Juli Group will never spend money to hire people who seek fame and reputation. Song Zhi admits that he is a genius, then he is a real genius.
Dr. Jiang didn't talk nonsense, he didn't even introduce himself, and as soon as he entered the research room, he sat on the swivel chair with both feet on it, and instructed all the researchers.
Song Zhi took a cup of chocolate milk foam, came to Jiang Jinghang's side and put it down, and said in a low voice: "I need Zhou Yu to live well." β
"Whether he can live well or not is determined by fate, not by me. By the way, Dr. Cook's research is almost successful, and pawns like you and me will soon be useless. Dr. Jiang smiled at the corners of his mouth, as if gloating.
"Then don't worry, I'll definitely be unplugged before you. But as long as the people we need are alive. β
Jiang Jinghang's childish expression turned cold: "If you have anything, what should Song Rin do?" β
"Don't worry, I'm ready."
"No one can prepare for Song Rin."
βLetitbeγ Don't overthink it, Racing. Now focus. β
"I hate the monitoring equipment, I can't concentrate."
"Rest assured, these devices aren't monitoring you." Song Zhi straightened up and turned to leave.
Early the next morning, Dr. Jiang made a phone call with black circles under his eyes and told Song Zhi: "You can release the suspected infected field team member." β
"What do you mean?" Song Zhi sat up from the bed and glanced at the time, at this time the Nibelungen had just ushered in the sunrise.
"You know we humans have our own immune systems, right?" Dr. Jiang spun the swivel chair and turned the test tube in his hand, and the other researchers were nervous, for fear that he would drop the test tube on the ground and the virus sample would flow out.
"But the human immune system is useless against the virus, how did Zhou Yu become immune to this virus?" Song asked.
"Because he has a dual mechanism in his body β the self-immune mechanism and the high-speed repair mechanism. I don't know what this team member has ever been exposed to, but he has a biological enzyme in his body that no normal human has. This enzyme combines with the body's own immune system to repair damaged cells while rejecting the virus. Ordinary human beings have been completely destroyed by this virus before they heal, and their immune system has collapsed, so they naturally have no time to produce antibodies to the virus. β
"You're saying he has antibodies now?" Song Zhi stood up suddenly, "Then we can use his serum to make anti-virus"
Before Song Zhi could finish his words, Dr. Jiang interrupted him.
"Unless other humans have the same genes as him. Although I tell you that he is already immune to this virus, it also means that his body has also undergone some kind of change. β
"You mean...... Is he still alienated? The knuckles of Song Zhi's pen turned white.
"He's certainly still human in his genes. But some aspects are enhanced. I prefer to call this change evolution. Dr. Jiang raised the virus sample in his hand and slowly turned it towards the light, as if admiring the crystal, while lowering his voice, "This is what Mr. Eton wants to see most - the evolution of human self-repair, since you believe in this person, send him away as soon as possible, don't let him become Eaton's guinea pig too." β
"Understood."
Jiang Jinghang laughed and continued to say loudly in a childish voice: "Mr. Song, let him out, I want to observe him and study him." β
"But you also said that you weren't sure where he was going to evolve...... If he will hurt ......"
"Keeping him in a glass room like a guinea pig is like locking the truth in a box. Humans will also consider various risk factors before landing on the moon, but they will not stop landing on the moon because of the risk. β
Song Zhi's lips tightened: "This is also what the chairman meant?" β
"Uh-huh."
Zhou Yu, who had been enclosed in the rescue room for three days, was not agitated, but leaned on the head of the bed and looked at the TV outside the rescue room.
Mo Ye sat cross-legged beside him, holding his chin and watching the TV picture boringly.
Today's game is a horror movie, Midnight Bell.
"This movie is so boring...... Can you ask them to change it? Mo Ye asked.
But Zhou Yu did not answer.
Mo Ye turned his face dissatisfied, and found that Zhou Yu's eyes were completely out of focus.
"Zhou Yu?" Mo Ye leaned over and squinted his eyes at him, "Zhou Yu, what's wrong with you?" β
At this time, Zhou Yu felt as if he was in another world. There were countless and different voices in his head, some like the whispering of the wind, some like hoarse shouts, and the noise was endless.
They seemed to be desperate to tell Zhou Yu something, painful, happy, sad, all kinds of emotions intertwined. But Zhou Yu couldn't hear clearly, he was trapped in this world and didn't know how to get out.
At this time, Mo Ye found that Zhou Yu had no reaction, and his originally leisurely and lazy expression sank, and his eyes were like cold stars.
He frowned and pressed his forehead against Zhou Yu's forehead: "I'm sorry I don't know what's wrong with you, I can only enter your brain." If you are upset, please forgive me. β
Mo Ye's gaze was extremely powerful, and when he met Zhou Yu's scattered gaze, the two seemed to be connected. He raised his hands and pressed them on both sides of Zhou Yu's brain, and his thoughts rushed in, galloping through Zhou Yu's thoughts.
Zhou Yu tried not to distinguish those voices, but the more this happened, the more the noise boiled, drowning him out.
"Settle yourself down, be quiet, the world is quiet, you can only hear it when you want to hear it. Different creatures have different levels, and whatever kind of creature you want to communicate with has to go to that level. β
The voice of Mo Ye sounded in Zhou Yu's mind.
Calm and composed, as if he wanted to put his whole broken world together and hold it high.
"Now listen to me and follow me." The voice of the ink night became distant.
At this moment, Zhou Yu had a feeling of relief and salvation. It was as if the hustle and bustle of the whole world had been withdrawn, and only the world that Moye had woven for him remained.
"Follow me...... Believe me...... Now I'll take you back. β
Zhou Yu followed the voice, as if groping in the dark. Suddenly, the front of me was open and bright, and my heart was flying.
"Now open your eyes, Zhou Yu. I'm right there with you. β
Zhou Yu gasped and opened his eyes forcefully, facing Mo Ye's black glazed eyes.
"How are you?" Mo Ye's hands supported Zhou Yu's shoulders very strongly.
Zhou Yu gasped, he almost suffocated in the world of sound. He struggled to bring his mind back, and after a few seconds he spoke, "What happened to me?" β
Mo Ye frowned, raised his hand, pressed his eyes, and showed a truly distressed expression in front of Zhou Yu for the first time: "To be honest, I didn't expect such a situation to happen. You just felt exactly the same way I did when I was an embryo. I heard all sorts of helpless, complex voices in this world. I felt bored and wanted to escape, so I refused to hatch. I don't want to hear their pain, they talk about it, I don't want to satisfy it...... Until you show up. When I hear your heartbeat, the sounds that make me irritable and troubled are gone. I've come to like to see the world through your senses of sight, hearing, and smell. You think I'm pretending to be weak in front of you, but I was really weak at that time. If I don't snuggle up to you, I will be destroyed by the abundance and abundance of biological information in this world. Slowly, I learned to recognize other voices in the world, and to connect myself with them to get different messages, and even to manipulate them. β
Mo Ye's explanation made Zhou Yu tremble.
"What do you say? Are you saying that now I can communicate with the creatures of the Nibelungen? β
Mo Ye smiled helplessly: "You are like a baby now, babbling, you can't be regarded as knowing how to communicate at all, but you already have the ability to communicate." You need time to master this ability. It's like...... Think of it as mastering another language, but not by sound, but by direct brain-to-brain communication. β
Zhou Yu had to think more seriously: "So did I become a creature of the Nibelungen?" Like Dr. Turin, he has maintained the human mind, but has been alienated by the living beings here. β
Mo Ye shook his head and said, "I can't answer this question for you. What I do know is that when you want to be, you will become. This qiΔ is a choice, as if I saw the ink night that you imagined and hoped for, and I took your hope as the goal, so I became who I am now. β
At this moment, the applause came, and they looked out the window and saw a young man in a casual T-shirt standing in front of them, chewing gum and smiling at the corners of his mouth: "Oops! Ah! It's wonderful, it's really interesting! I'm going to do my research! β
"Who are you?" Zhou Yu measured his face.
"Me? I'm Jiang Jinghang, and I'm in charge of the research on the virus in your body. You should thank me for convincing Song Zhi to let you out. But you have to be obedient and support me more with blood sampling and physical examination. β
Zhou Yu immediately remembered: "You used to conduct virus research at Base 2?" You are the same person who helped Dr. Yao and Dr. Shen solve the mystery of the Nibelungen jellyfish? β
"It's me."
No wonder Dr. Yao said that Jiang Jinghang is very young! became a pioneer of virology at such a young age, this Jiang Jinghang is simply a genius!
Mo Ye looked at the young doctor with interest, and let out a long "um", as if he was measuring something, and it didn't seem to mean anything else at all.
"We look about the same age."
Dr. Jiang shook his finger and said, "Not necessarily. I still eat more salt than you eat, and as far as I know, you haven't eaten any rice. β
Mo Ye smiled, his eyebrows drooping, and the invisible pressure came to his face.
Dr. Jiang's eyes widened and he felt a rush of force rush into his brain. He was about to resist, but it dissipated without a trace, leaving only the corners of Mo Ye's lips pulled up. Mo Ye wasn't the first S-class creature Dr. Jiang had ever seen, but at this moment, when he saw the outline of Mo Ye's facial features clearly, he found that he couldn't take his gaze back.
Vision becomes a very special feeling, and every inch of the gaze is the most subtle arc.
Mo Ye turned his face sideways, the flow of light and shadow made him more mysterious, and the hollow corner of his lips made Dr. Jiang inexplicably have a premonition of danger.
"You're so funny. Since you are a Ph.D. in virology, do you know how to separate Zhou Yu's spinal fluid from my body? β
Mo Ye was obviously sitting next to Zhou Yu, but Dr. Jiang had the illusion that the other party was approaching him.
Dr. Jiang took a small step back without leaving a trace, while Mo Ye leaned sideways and rested his head on Zhou Yu's shoulder, a playful smile on his face. This made Dr. Jiang sure that the S-class creature was playing tricks on himself just now.
Dr. Jiang regained his previous indifferent expression.