Chapter 484: Mutation Crisis: The Ending
"This report details the symptoms of bacteria grown in the E series (hereinafter referred to as 'molds') once they infect humans. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info be sure to read this document carefully before using E-series weaponized potions.
Incipient infection: The mold takes nutrients from the infected person's body, spreads itself, and then slowly takes over every cell in the body. As a side effect, the infected person gains a powerful regenerative ability. In the course of the experiment, we removed the arms and legs of the subjects and found that they were able to engage and amputate within a few minutes.
Medium-Term Infection: Once the mold reaches the brain, the subject's consciousness will 'react' with the E-series of agents. Subjects began to experience auditory and hallucinations, which were quickly fully contained by E-series agents. If this state continues, all sense of self is lost.
Complete Infection: After every cell in the body has been overtaken by mold, the subject will begin to lose its human form. The results of the physical mutations vary from person to person, but the physical strength of the test subjects will be amazing. At this stage, it is very difficult to contain the subject. ”
Tang Tu put down the documents in his hand and came next door to see the results of Ethan's search.
This is a laboratory, and the people here are supposed to be studying how to deal with the infection that Evelyn has brought, and how to kill Evelyn.
Ethan found "E necrotoxin" in a suitcase. There is an instruction manual next to the toxin.
"E Necrotoxin: Destroys the cells of any object based on the Model of the E-Series bioweapon. For disposal of E-Series assets only. The toxin must be activated before use. You can do this by placing a cell sample from the E-series in a toxin container. ”
This is the poison used to kill Evelyn. Ethan slipped into his pocket. In fact, Tang Tu wanted to keep it himself, but Ethan didn't agree.
In the documents on the table next to him, Tang Tu learned the ins and outs of the whole incident.
"This program began in 2000 as one of the many concepts of the company's NEXBAS (Next Generation Experimental Battlefield Advantage) initiative. It is planned to develop a biobiological weapon in conjunction with the H.C.F., with the expectation of eliminating a large number of combatants with minimal direct contact. NEXBAS was subsequently cancelled and all its assets were transferred to the scheme.
The plan differs significantly from ordinary weapons in that it turns enemies into allies and hostile elements into willing servants. Because this can effectively reduce the cost of prisoner disposal and the cost of the battle itself, of course, A and even B C organizations can't wait to join.
The existence of this project is due to the discovery of E at D, a species that has apparently undergone extensive 'segregation' evolution, collectively referred to as "F".
Each bioweapon manufacturing method speaks of the F genome being injected into pre-Stage 4 human embryos cultured in a controlled environment for thirty-eight to forty weeks. The resulting organisms are called 'candidate specimens' and are graded according to availability, from impractical defective A to D series, to perfect E series.
The standard appearance of biological weapons: girls about 10 years of age, was selected for the project to facilitate blending in with city dwellers or refugees. The first E-series specimen, known as Evelyn, has demonstrated that its tissues are capable of secreting G of F at will. It is also worth noting that Evelyn's F is able to control its body and mind as soon as it enters the host.
We still have no certainty as to how Evelyn achieves and maintains this control mechanism, but it is hypothesized that the principle is similar to that of the autologous inducer pheromones used by Pseudomonas in quorum sensing.
Evelyn's control can be played out in a series of scattered stages, the first of which is hallucination. Subjects will begin to see Evelyn almost immediately after infection (despite not actually being there) and even hear her voice (which is inaudible to others).
Infected subjects exhibit the following at various stages of infection: First, Evelyn Apparition appears to be a normal young girl, sometimes craving friendship or assistance. As time goes on, she will begin to make more and more extreme demands, including self-harm and assault on others.
The psychological impact caused by this helps to break down the natural barriers of the mind, making Evelyn's brainwashing effect more achievable, and when realized, the F infection has spread to all cells in the body, like body H. ”
"Evelyn's function also includes the formation of organisms from mycelium. The term 'organism' is not used rigorously here. Strictly speaking, they are super organisms formed by countless mycelium. Importantly, they have a strong survival instinct and will act agitated to defend themselves even at the slightest provocation. Their fungal toughness and extraordinary strength, provide them with considerable fighting abilities.
Researchers refer to these superorganisms as 'fungus beasts' because they are made of mold but have animal nature. It's a fitting name. In the event of an accidental infection that requires treatment, a unique germicidal serum can be created using a sample of Evelyn's body tissue.
Infected subjects will cause mycelium calcification when they are dosed with serum, but if the subject's cells have already invaded in large numbers, the serum can be fatal. Due to the short duration of treatment, the use of serum is primarily to treat infected people, not to treat them. When studying the effects of serum, we found that applying it to J would intensify its effects to the maximum, becoming a complex we call E necrotoxin, which can be lethal even in small amounts.
When observing Evelyn's behavior, we find that she values the concept of family. In the experiments, we found that she repeatedly forced infected subjects to be her 'mother' or 'father', treating her as if she were her own daughter. Why does she use family as the subject of mind control?
It's just speculation at the moment, but it may be that she instinctively understands that families are better suited to social groups than lonely girls. On the other hand, a sentimental person may guess that she is making up for the lack of 'love' due to quarantine upbringing, that is, the love of her parents. ”
These documents explain everything.
Sure enough, Evelyn seen on the ship was not real. There is only one hint of finding Evelyn's reality: "She's aging". And the way to approach Evelyn... Let Ethan disguise herself as her father?
After taking everything they could take, Tang Tu and Ethan continued to search for the depths of the mine.
Sure enough, the tunnel is connected to the basement of the house. Tang Tu and Ethan returned to the underground of the mansion, and needless to say, in the process, they encountered countless monsters that disgusted Barra.
This is the house where Ethan found Mia in the first place.
The mansion is controlled by Evelyn, who keeps letting various apparitions repeat what has happened in the house. For example, Mia slammed the blocked wall in a panic. Another example is the scene where Mia and Ethan fight.
Evelyn is very arrogant, and she appears next to Ethan and Tang Tu from time to time. However, her appearance is that of a little girl, which means that she is only an illusion, not an entity. Tang Tu and Ethan ignored Evelyn's vision.
Evelyn will also use words to shake Tang Tu and Ethan. For example, "it's all your fault", "you messed up everything", etc. Her main shaker target is Ethan.
In the repetitive vision, every time Mia goes from normal to crazy, Evelyn is present. She would say things like "Mommy killed him" and "He doesn't want to be a dad so he can die" in Mia's ear.
Sure enough, Mia was right, it wasn't her every time she went crazy, she was controlled by Evelyn. Thankfully, Mia locked herself in the tanker, otherwise she would have been controlled by Evelyn again.
Voices came from the room.
"Help!"
"Ethan, help me!"
It's still Mia's vision, but this time her power has increased, and she can really hurt Ethan, but it will disappear quickly.
Evelyn laughed next to her, "You'll be one of us, maybe you'll be a little better then." ”
Ethan took out the E necrotoxin: "You think beautifully, this time it's your turn." ”
Evelyn's face changed drastically: "No, get out of the way, don't come near me with that thing." ”
Evelyn ran away, and Mia came again.
Tang Tu felt that it would be too troublesome to go on like this, and he should take advantage of Ethan's time to attract Evelyn's attention to find her and kill her. But E necrosis toxin is in Ethan's hands, and without toxin, he can't kill Evelyn.
Things are not going to be good. Because Mia, like Evelyn, is a phantom and cannot be killed. Tang Tu could only watch Ethan and Mia's phantom entanglement.
Tang Tu really couldn't stand it anymore: "Ethan, give me the E necrosis toxin, and I'll kill Evelyn." ”
Ethan: "Can you find her?" ”
Tang Tu: "Yes, I guessed who she is." Remember? When you wake up from being dragged away from the dining table by an old man, the old granny sitting next to Lucas is a corpse? ”
Ethan: "Remember... You say she's Evelyn? ”
Tang Tu: "It should be." In the family portrait we found, there were only four people all along, the old man, the old woman, Lucas and Zoe, and there was no grandmother at all. Plus, the documents we found said that Evelyn was aging..."
Ethan handed over the E necrosis toxin to Tang Tu, Tang Tu was stunned, but he didn't expect Ethan to be persuaded so easily.
Ethan: "I'm holding them down here, you've got to find her." ”
Tang Tu: "Definitely." ”
Tang Tu put the E necrotoxin into the package and ran outside with a gun. The restaurant was over the old house, and he had to go there.
There were still many monsters on the road, and Tang Tu repelled them and continued to run towards the old house. He didn't want to waste time, if Ethan died over there, the mission would fail.
Tang Tu remembered the location of the restaurant and quickly found the place. But there was no one here, except for a table of rotting food.
Tang Tu kept thinking back to the place where the old grandmother's dried corpse had appeared. It seems to have appeared in the attic, where Ethan got the serum material arm. Tang Tu immediately ran to the attic, but he didn't find anything here.
Tang Tu understood one thing, that is, Evelyn could move, so where was she now?
Tang Tu ran out of the old house and came to the yard, he turned on his eagle eye, and finally found a blurred figure. She was still in the house where Ethan was.
It seems that Evelyn must control others at close range, and if she creates illusions over there to confuse Ethan, she must be there as well.
Tang Tu ran over there.
And over there, the battle between Ethan and Mia Phantom is getting more and more awkward. And under Tang Tu's eagle eye, he clearly saw that Evelyn's body was less than three meters away from Ethan.
Tang Tu stealthily sneaked up and came behind Evelyn, and no one noticed his arrival. Tang Tu took out E necrosis toxin and injected it into Evelyn's neck.
After Evelyn's screams, all illusions vanished.
In front of Tang Tu and Ethan, Evelyn's body appeared, and it turned out that she was really old, and she could only move in a wheelchair. This wheelchair is a little familiar, seen in the basement. It turned out that Tang Tu and Ethan had rubbed shoulders with Evelyn.
EVELYNE: "Why... Why does everyone hate me? Evelyn lifted her old head, and two lines of black tears of blood left her eyes.
"Goodbye, Evelyn! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts..."
Evelyn's body bursts open, and she merges with the mycelium of the entire house.
The house collapsed. Tang Tu and Ethan were thrown into the courtyard. A giant fungus beast appeared, baring its teeth and claws and lunging at Ethan.
Tang Tu hurriedly took out a machine gun and fired. His target is the head of the fungus. But ordinary firearms really didn't work.
Ethan was caught in mid-air by the fungus beast.
Tang Tu looked around and saw an open suitcase not far away, with a pistol that looked different in it.
Tang Tu immediately remembered that in the video, Mia once took out a gun like this in such a suitcase and wanted to kill Evelyn.
Tang Tu immediately crawled over and raised his gun, shooting continuously at the head of the fungus beast.
Sure enough, it worked.
The fungus beast dropped Ethan, its body shaking in the air several times, and then quickly withered and lost its vitality.
Tang Tu heard the system prompt and knew that the task was completed.
This is also the beginning of the end of the animation.
The helicopter that had been in the sky all this time finally landed, and the rescuers arrived.
Rescuers found Ethan: "Good thing we found you." ”
Ethan: "Why are you here so late..."
Ethan's injuries weren't serious, they were just minor scrapes and falls. Mia was also found, and she was more injured than Ethan, as long as she was debilitated by being locked up for too long.
Both men got into the ambulance, Mia lay on a stretcher for an infusion, and Ethan held her hand.
Finally, Ethan's voiceover: "It is often said that when God closes one door, he opens another." Today, a door closes..."
Well, Ethan's last sentence means something, and it's likely that there will be a follow-up to the mission of this series. But Tang Tu didn't bother to care.
To be honest, Tang Tu was really disgusted by the scenes and monsters in this mission, and I hope he won't do this series of tasks again.