Chapter 148: Gene Stealer

The ground part of the nest is like the tip of the iceberg, and the part hidden deep underground is even larger, and the anthill-like layout often disorients first-time entrants.

Meng Nan and his subordinates covered their bodies with stolen sheets, revealing only their scarlet eyes to observe. There are many ways to go deep into the nest capital, and Meng Nan chose the worst way to hide the whereabouts of the shadow, walking down the sewers......

The sewers were filled with dirt and germs, and by the time they came out of the sewers, the gorgeous and supple sheets had turned into a foul-smelling scorch.

They were far from the bottom of the nest at this time, and the layout plan of the Pydamon Nest was that the wastewater and waste discharged by the people on the ground would be recycled, purified and reused by the untouchables in the basement area, and the secondary wastewater and waste in the latter floor area would be discharged down to the second floor, and so on, and so on, it is not difficult to imagine how many deadly things will be in those things that emit a thick stench like thick soup when they reach the closest place to the center of the earth.

Meng Nanqiang endured the nausea and wrung out the green and black overcoat, and then couldn't help but make a small opening in the nostrils, compared to the smell of the overcoat that can stun people to death, the damp and hot and strange smell in the underground passage is really much better.

The group hid in a dark corner, and Meng Nan asked Scarlet in a low voice, "Where are we now?"

Scarlet pulled out a dripping human skull from under his gown, with metal parts attached to it, but they were not ornaments.

"Where did you get the servo skull?" Meng Nan recognized what Scarlet was in Scarlet's hand at a glance.

"I was passing by a large room in Shrimp and saw the glow in the hole of this thing, and I thought it would be useful in the future, so I picked it up, hehe. ”

The Servo Skull was born as a result of a major event in the human world a long time ago, and since then humanity has begun to abandon the use of artificial intelligence in favor of developing something called the wet-piece computer to keep the empire running.

That is, the human brain CPU computer, which uses the method of retaining part of the human brain and combining the machine to provide users with various services they need.

For example, it has different functions depending on the purpose of use, such as transporting books and parts that are not too heavy, providing reconnaissance or even suicide attacks, transmitting information and storing materials, etc.

The servo skull in front of Meng Nan was obviously a little disobedient, and tried in vain to use the anti-gravity micro engine to get out of Scarlet's control, but Scarlet dismantled the anti-gravity micro engine in one hand, and patted the smooth skull after dismantling it and said, "It's really not cleaned up." ”

Since only part of the human brain was retained, this thing was not self-conscious, and Meng Nan commanded it: "Call up the map of Paidamon's nest." ”

The servo skull is unresponsive.

Meng Nan thought about the setting of this thing...... Well, this thing is a confession.

So he reached out and pointed at the forehead of the servo skull, injecting an extremely faint trace of spiritual energy into it, and the red-glowing screen capture camera in the right eye socket of the skull gradually went out, and soon lit up again, but this time it turned green.

Meng Nan repeated his previous words again, and the left eye socket of the servo skull immediately shot out a green light.

This time, he saw a stereoscopic projection of the Pydamon Nest Capital, and the servo skull also marked the current location of Meng Nan and the others.

The graphics are not very stable, but at least you already know where you are, and the layout of the criss-cross passages can save you a lot of time and energy.

The cult force that Dravo said finally appeared in the third-layer area, and Meng Nan scolded secretly after seeing it and led the team to set off again.

The underground of the nest capital is extremely crowded, and there are eyes everywhere, Meng Nan and they can only pick the worst place to go, and if they encounter something that they can't avoid, they can only let Scarlet clean it up. Operating in such a poorly lit environment, the special operations boys were like fish in water, and the gangsters or those who were about to be buried had already returned to the emperor before they could react.

There are also extremely strong gangsters, but they all occupy the best territory, and they are almost impossible to encounter in their routes in Mengnan.

Arriving at the third floor, the air has become noticeably dirtier, and the stench is everywhere.

Meng Nan couldn't help but regret a little regret opening a breathing opening on the smock, the smell of accumulated thousands of years of resentment was uncomfortable.

"Disperse to look for suspicious targets, and assemble here in ten minutes. Meng Nan gave instructions to the special operations boys around him, ten minutes was obviously not enough, but he was afraid that after a long time, these guys would leave too far and not find their way back.

Scarlet asked sullenly under the overcoat: "Dr. Dig, the shrimp all look the same, how can we distinguish suspicious targets?"

Meng Nan didn't think about it, and said directly: "Those who don't have hair on their heads, those with three or four arms, and those that are fat and leak oil, in short, they are all suspicious targets that are different from ordinary shrimp." ”

"Understood. After hearing this, the special operations boys dispersed.

Before seeing the real cultists, Meng Nan couldn't tell what kind of force the so-called cultists belonged to, it could be the vanguard of the Zerg - gene stealers, or it could be humans who were bewitched by the Chaos Demon to believe in the four peddlers.

But there is no doubt that these guys have the potential to establish sects and spread heretical ideas in the densely populated and chaotic lower world of the Hive.

In the same way, their bodies will inevitably be affected and there will be significant mutations.

However, there is a big difference between the two, and those who believe in the four peddlers have physical mutations or mental out-of-control, mainly because of the pollution and corruption of the subspace forces. And those who believe in the Genestealer sect...... That's a complicated thing.

In the case of the nest, when a purebred genestealer arrives in the world, it captures humans and implants their own genetic material into their bodies through their tongue ovipositors.

Victims are enslaved by the telepathy of genestealers, known as first-generation hybrids.

They tend to have extra arms, purple skin, claws, and other distinct features, and they will cross with human females to give birth to a second generation of hybrids, and then go on to give birth to a third generation......

By the time the third and fourth generations appeared, the physical characteristics of these offspring were already indistinguishable from those of humans, except that they had no hair, a pale complexion, and a not-so-obvious ridge on their foreheads.

They are the most dangerous beings, because they are the closest to humans, so with clever makeup, they can infiltrate various positions in human society, quietly spread their teachings, and easily infect more normal humans, and then breed more genestealer offspring.

But by the time the fifth generation is reached, individuals with the genes of the pure gene stealers are born.

The original genestealer will become the patriarch of the entire family, giving orders to the offspring under its control.

When the pack is large enough, these genestealers gather to summon the true Tyranid fleet, and the telepathic energy they emit is as bright as a beacon, guiding the Zerg fleet through a feast.

The whole process can take hundreds, if not centuries, but once the Zerg fleet arrives, the planet is almost impossible to avoid annihilation.