011 Outbreak (5)
Lin Xuan obviously couldn't react a little, he was in the research institute, to put it bluntly, he was a security guard, the secret of the research institute, how could their group of people be qualified to know.
Not to mention that when he was recruited in the first place, he entered the den of thieves, most of their families were controlled, and there were not many commanders like him. He didn't have enough energy to go out, and the other people who were controlled were also guarding each other, for fear that if one ran out, it would be sad to affect himself.
Qin Shuyin looked at the information in her hand, and since she had a general understanding of the xenomorphs' body data, she focused on the notes made by Devit on the habits of these xenos.
"You should have seen it in the lab today, and all that was left in the DeWitt lab were secondary mutated xenomorphs." Speaking of this, Qin Shuyin paused, "I think, it can also be said to be an evolutionary xenomorph." ”
Chu Nanxing and Lin Xuan's colleagues asked, "Evolution? Lin Xuan glanced at Chu Nanxing, shut up knowingly, and let her ask first.
"Are you saying these xenos weren't what I saw in the first place?"
Qin Shuyin nodded, "That's true, their appearance was basically the same at the beginning, and they looked barely human." ”
"It's true that the ones I usually carry out are just bulging green tendons on my skin, and the others are not much different from people." , Lin Xuan interjected.
Qin Shuyin didn't mind being interrupted, "You're right, those xenos are just modified by viruses. And the "treasures" in the laboratory are aliens that Devitt has modified through radiation rays. ”
She pointed to the picture on the data, which was one of the xenomorphs in the laboratory, that is, the one who was cut off by Qin Shuyin today.
"This xenomorph, named Devitt the Runner, has been radiated, and its leg muscles have become very powerful." As she spoke, she glanced down at the data, and continued, "These xenos are very fast, almost comparable to cars, but due to muscle and knee joint mutations, they gain powerful running abilities and lose something. ”
"For example?" Chu Nanxing thought of the one whose leg was cut off at that time, and it seemed to be easier than he imagined.
"They don't go backwards, and it's hard to turn around when they're running. You must have seen Australian kangaroos, they can run at 50 kilometers per hour for long periods of time, and these kangaroos will not go back. It's all because of the center of gravity, and so are the runners, who have a hard time maintaining their balance when they retreat. ”
Chu Nanxing thought for a moment and said, "In other words, this kind of xenomorph is easy to be attacked from behind, or, like me today, when it runs, it can easily cut off its legs. ”
Qin Shuyin glanced at her approvingly, "That's right, although the pathogenic part of the xenomorph is on the head, cutting off the legs can make the runner basically lose his ability to exercise." ”
Lin Xuan poked his head out from behind, wanting to take a look at the photos of the xenomorphs, although he didn't have the guts to fight now, he couldn't be sure to encounter them in the future.
At this time, he thought of a question, "It's a little wrong, you said that it was radiation that caused them to evolve twice, and there is no radiation in our daily life, doesn't that mean that as long as these few are solved, there will be no one in the future?" What's there to worry about? ”
Qin Shuyin glanced at him disapprovingly, "You don't understand, the radiation itself exacerbates the genetic mutation, in other words, it just makes the effect of the virus play faster." If billions of people around the world were to be infected with the virus, this mutation would be possible even without radiation. ”
Before Lin Xuan could laugh, the smile froze on his face, and Qin Shuyin continued, "However, even if the mutation time is shortened through radiation and the chance of mutation is increased, there are only a few of these special xenomorphs. ”
"How many test subjects have been created at the Institute?" Chu Nanxing asked.
"I don't know the exact number, but there are more than a dozen corpses sent out every day, and this experiment has been more than three years...... So, there are more than 10,000 people. ”
"If it is placed in a natural environment, the infection rate and the probability of mutation will be reduced."
Qin Shuyin thought for a few seconds, "Theoretically, the probability of secondary mutation will be reduced, but the infection rate is difficult to say, after all, there are no experimental subjects in the research institute who have survived, and xenomorphs can't be considered alive in a sense, after all, they don't have the ability to think, and they can't reproduce." ”
"With so many people, where did the test subjects come from?"
"All the people I see are refugees smuggled from Africa, and they won't all be sent over, and one of the boats will be enough for ten days and a half months."
Qin Shuyin flipped back as she spoke, and suddenly, she saw a page of materials with handwritten notes in English, "Wait, there are still some new discoveries here." ”
Qin Shuyin translated the content of the notes in his mind, and then turned his head and glanced at Chu Nanxing very solemnly.
"There are experiments done by other research institutes, and there are some Caucasian and yellow people in them, and some of these people have survived, but the people who have survived have not mutated. And the blacks of the other institutes, combined, had four people who survived, and there seemed to be some unusual changes in the bodies of these four people. ”
Qin Shuyin was also a little surprised by this result, it stands to reason that the most black people were used in the experiment, and even if someone survived, it should be that the black people survived.
But the opposite is true, there are only a few hundred white and yellow test subjects, but 20 percent of white and 30 percent of yellow people survived.
She turned her head and told Chu Nanxing the contents of the note, "It is recorded in this note that the infection rate of yellow people is 70 percent, and that of white people is 80 percent, but most of these survivors are young and strong people. As for purebred black people, the infection rate is 100 percent. ”
Chu Nanxing thought of those Africans who were cheating money and sex in the country, and he was inexplicably a little gloating in his heart, "In this way, the chance of us surviving is at least 30 percent, tsk, should I say congratulations?" ”
Lin Xuan pursed his lips, "Come on, it's not worth congratulating at all, the infection rate is still very high." Then he added, "Doesn't that mean that blacks are 100 percent infected? How can anyone still be alive? ”
Qin Shuyin glanced at him, and sure enough, people with well-developed limbs often don't look very smart, "Since the bodies of these people who are alive have changed, it means that it is very likely that the genes have mutated, but they are not dead, that is to say, they are not not infected, but survived after infection." ”
"In this way, those black people should be able to extract antibodies from their bodies." Chu Nanxing immediately thought of the point.
Qin Shuyin shook his head, "That's not necessarily, let's not talk about whether those people have antibodies, the virus that acts at the genetic level, so far there is no vaccine." ”
Think about it, if the vaccine can work at the genetic level, where will anyone die of a terminal illness?
However, Chu Nanxing was not very disappointed, it was almost a certain death situation, but now there is an additional 30% survival rate, which can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune.
Besides, she and Lin Xuan are young and strong, as for Qin Shuyin, Chu Nanxing was a little worried about her body.
The car kept driving towards Pingshan, and along the way, Qin Shuyin was explaining the characteristics and weaknesses of the different species to the two of them, and the two of them also listened carefully.
However, Qin Shuyin's voice became weaker and weaker, and by the time Chu Nanxing realized that something was wrong, Qin Shuyin's face was already flushed and unconscious.
Lin Xuan also found out, he sat in the back seat and said incoherently, "She, she, she shouldn't be infected......
Chu Nanxing stopped the car suddenly, "Shut up!" Or I'll throw you down!" Seeing Lin Xuan shut up in amusement, Chu Nanxing started the car again.
Qin Shuyin is infected! Chu Nanxing was very flustered at the moment, hating that he hadn't rescued her earlier, Chu Nanxing drove home quickly, fortunately the last toll booth had passed, otherwise he would have found that Qin Shuyin had a fever, and he might not have been taken away.
When he arrived at the courtyard, Chu Nanxing locked the courtyard door and took Qin Shuyin out of the co-pilot, Lin Xuan took the key and opened the door, Chu Nanxing hugged Qin Shuyin and sent her to the master bedroom.
Chu Nanxing was helpless at this time, so he could only find out the antipyretics, feed Qin Shuyin a pill, and wet a towel with ice water and put it on her head, hoping to relieve the pain a little.
Lin Xuan stood at the door of the bedroom, watching Chu Nanxing take care of Qin Shuyin, he didn't seem to be afraid of being infected at all, at this moment, he felt a little envious in his heart, in a person's life, to have such a friend, he must die without regrets.
Chu Nanxing did everything before he looked back at Lin Xuan who was standing at the door, thought about it, and said, "You have also seen the current situation, if you are afraid, you can leave here, I also have a car for you to travel." ”
Lin Xuan was a little surprised, but he still rejected Chu Nanxing's proposal, "Forget it, even if I leave this courtyard, I may not be infected, I have been in the research institute for so long, and there are no protective measures, could it be that Miss Qin is alone, more contagious than that group of mutants?" ”