Chapter 25: The Spear and the Shield
Dr. Rice slowly plunged the needle into his neck, and the blue liquid was injected into X-24's body at a constant rate under the constant pressure of the syringe gun.
X-24 is a perfect product, although there are ugly stitch marks on the skin of his shoulders, pelvis, neck and other parts, but these scars will be restored to one after he is awakened, after all, even if they are assembled, they are from the same gene, with the same self-healing factor.
One second, two seconds, three seconds.
Under the eager gaze of Dr. Rice and two research assistants, the young version of Logan finally opened his eyes.
"Weapon X has succeeded!"
"Doctor, you're amazing!"
The two middle-aged men next to him slapped their asses wildly, which made Les's face full of smiles.
Contrary to their ecstatic appearance, X-24 was a newborn baby, but with an innate rage, he glanced around.
It was like a ferocious monster, hostile to everything, except when it looked at Dr. Rice, its eyes were quiet for a moment.
"The suppression of genes makes me like your father."
Dr. Rice smiled, reaching out and stroking X-24's hair, which was as gentle as a young beast.
Cloning a Logan alone is not his goal, a soldier who obeys orders is the most perfect weapon. In the X-24 gene sequence, Dr. Rice ranks his own genes first, which in a way, he is more like the provider of the X-24's main genes, while Logan's genes are just fillers.
This kind of dominance at the genetic level may not be special in ordinary people, but when it is cloned and affected by mutant genes, the state it manifests is complete obedience.
And the X weapon, in the initial positioning, is not only a sharp sword against the enemy, but also a perfect bodyguard.
When the next round of X-weapons is put into production, the first to benefit will be the country's leaders, who will have a perfect meat shield that is almost obedient and immortal, and loyal guards with great combat power.
As for how to ensure absolute control, these are the research projects of Dr. Rice. But in its current state, the X-24 is already a very successful product.
But with that, Dr. Rice was able to rise to the top of Congress, surpassing his father's accomplishments.
"Zi~"
A strange noise interrupted Dr. Rice's thoughts, and he turned his head to see that the ten-centimeter-thick electromagnetic isolation door had suddenly been opened from the outside.
"Huh? Who would dare to set foot in here without my permission? ”
Dr. Rice's face suddenly darkened, and he frowned, waiting for someone to come in, and he was going to give him a painful training and severe punishment!
He didn't think it would be an enemy at all, because the security level of the institute had reached S level, and no one could quietly deal with the soldiers stationed outside without triggering the alarm.
Of course, this S-level is still a bit low, which is also due to the fact that Rice's experiments have not made much progress for so many years, and the Ministry of Defense has not paid too much attention to it, resulting in Pierce, the head of security, being able to unimpeded.
No, as soon as X-24 succeeds, he will be ready to transfer, and when he returns to the United States, there will be a research institute above the SSS level waiting for him to settle in.
"Pierce! Isn't he chasing runaway mutants? ”
Dr. Rice's brow furrowed even more as he looked at Pierce outside the door, and as the door fully unfolded, the figure of another man came into his sight.
Looking at the indifferent expression on the face of the visitor, for a moment, Dr. Rice sensed that something was wrong, and a sense of crisis suddenly rose in his heart, coupled with Pierce's abnormality, he almost immediately made the most correct decision.
He shook his body, pressed his fingers directly on the side of the stretcher, and the restraint belts that bound the X-24 naturally fell off.
"Roar!!"
As soon as X-24 landed, he couldn't help but shout, but his voice was like a beast, full of tension.
Xia Jie strode closer to the laboratory and looked at the hideous-looking young version of Logan, where he also quickened his pace.
Dr. Rice watched the strange man get closer, and now he knew that this man seemed to be friend or foe, and there was no doubt that Pierce, who had brought him here, had also defected!
But he was not afraid at all, and commanded directly to X-24:
"Protect me! Kill them! ”
"Huh!"
X-24 is naturally extremely obedient to orders, and his speed of completing the task is as fast as thunder.
I saw him shake his hands, and the Erdman alloy blade instantly protruded from his fist, and with two snorts, he first scratched the throat of the research assistant who couldn't figure out the situation on the side, and the blood sprayed wildly, staining everything around him red.
"Puff ......"
Dr. Rice was sprayed with blood, he rubbed his eyes blankly, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he almost didn't catch his breath, and jumped to his feet and roared, "You idiot! It's not them, it's them!! ”
It can't be helped, X-24 has life, and he can't understand some of the instructions very well, but with Rice's 'teaching', he finally recognizes who the enemy is.
"Roar!"
X-24 let out an angry growl, and he could clearly feel Dr. Rice's blame, and this anger, of course, he wanted to vent from the two people who had let himself be scolded.
Knock, knock, knock......
He scurried to his feet, his hands like the outstretched wings of an eagle, and struck at the man at the front.
If these two claws are firmly grasped, they can easily cut off the opponent's head and cut his neck into several pieces, which is X-24's instinct.
Xia Jie looked at the X-24 that was slightly in the air and strangled with both claws, and suddenly felt that this kind of attack was a little familiar. Isn't this kind of killing move that crosses left and right and concentrates attacks in the center exactly the way he loved to attack with two knives before?
"Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers."
He couldn't help but smile, regardless of whether the alloy in the other party's body would be controlled by the power of the five elements, just talking about the power of **, he was not afraid of Wolverine at all, not to mention that this was just a newborn clone, and his physical function was not at its peak.
But it takes time for the power of the five elements to penetrate, and secondly, it is impossible for him to use his flesh and blood to fight against X-24, as for purely using the power of the five elements to suppress people, it is a bit wasteful, it is a gentle way to treat Lara.
And he has an easier way to deal with a murderous clone.
"Buzz~!"
Xia Jie stretched out his hand and flicked it, and the flying knives that were also Edman alloys surged up instantly, like swimming fish, submerged into the body of the incoming person.
"Boom! Rumble! Boom ......"
As if he had been hit by an Edelman alloy bullet, X-24's skull, heart, and other parts were hollow, and through the gaps in the wounds, the shiny silver bones could be faintly seen.
The alloy knives were also destroyed, and the same Erdman alloy in X-24's body festered into slag, and an additional layer of bright silver debris was smeared on its body.
X-24's unconscious corpse was also slowed down by the kinetic energy of the flying knife, and it fell in front of Xia Jie, hitting the ground with a heavy muffled sound, and the synthetic blood flowed to the ground.
"Bang."
"Ding Ding ......"
Immediately after that, another crisp metal sound sounded, and Xia Jie looked up to see that it was Dr. Rice who was in a panic, and the injection gun in his hand fell unconsciously.
Dr. Rice's face was full of disbelief, and in his impression, the survivability of Weapon X was comparable to that of a nuclear bomb, and it was not an exaggeration!
But right in front of his eyes, the perfect X weapon that had just been born was pierced through under those few silver rays of light......
"This, how is this possible!!"
"How could it not be? The Edelman alloy is the hardest shield, and at the same time the sharpest spear, and with the spear piercing the shield, it is natural to destroy together. ”
Xia Jie shrugged his shoulders, grabbed the ground with one hand, and used the power of the five elements to wrap the shattered alloy chips, as well as the intact Edman alloy in X-24's body, soak them completely, and then extract them bit by bit.
But this made Dr. Rice tremble for a while, as if he had seen a ghost.
Both the X weapon and the Edman alloy are the result of his father's research, and no one knows their properties better than him, and while the Edman alloy can be modified into any shape, once formed, it is very difficult to change, even at high temperatures, except with an instrument called a "molecular rearranger".
And at this moment, under Xia Jie's hands, what is the situation with the Edelman molten metal that is constantly separated as if it was a creation of God?
He looked at Xia Jie and said tremblingly, "Molecule...... Control metal of the degree! Your mutant genes can reach this level! ”
"Huh."
Xia Jie laughed lightly, and didn't bother to explain this detail to him, concentrating on the things in his hand, those unmastered Edelman alloys still need time to penetrate, as long as the penetration is completed, unless the power of gold in it is overflowing due to time, or destroyed like before, otherwise he can easily control them.
Although he couldn't take these Edman alloys with him, these were also his experiments, if he gathered all the Edman alloys in this laboratory and fused them into balls, when the exchange interface came out, would it be directly in this perfect state?
Not a single alloy throwing knife, or the small ball of Erdman alloy from before.
The conjecture of this point originated from the tomb of the Dragon Emperor, when Ying Zheng condensed the entire Immortal Spring into a ball, which undoubtedly gave Xia Jie great inspiration.
Dr. Rice saw that Xia Jie did not make any further moves for a long time, and since the two sides had a conversation before, he was also trying to communicate with him: "Who are you?" And what's the purpose?! ”
Xia Jie's eyes narrowed, and he didn't raise his head: "Pierce." Shut him up, and by the way, let him recognize the current situation! ”
"Yes sir."
Pierce looked at the miserable situation of X-24, and was even more obedient, and after being slightly stunned, he walked towards his former master.
"No, no, Donald, what do you want, we are...... Yes!! ”