"Theoretically, the Devourer, like the hornworm, is a product of mutation."

Maydell said.

Because of this, she realized that someone could control the hornworm and began to search for the whereabouts of the other party, "This research has focused on the study of parasites from the beginning, and in 2156, the company's exploration team outside the country discovered a village occupied by infected people, and there were no survivors in the village, all of them were dominated by parasites and turned into walking dead.

"But in the process of annihilation, the researchers of the exploration team made a new discovery, after being parasitized, the physical strength of the villagers was greatly improved, and it also produced a strong self-healing ability, at that time, the exploration team was equipped with standard weapons that could not effectively kill them, and finally had to blow up the entire village after extracting enough samples."

It was that exploration operation that took place in 2156 that kicked off the entire Devourer research program.

"The company's original idea was to use the properties of parasites to strengthen the human body, and the researchers referred to the subjects they were experimenting with as super-soldiers."

"I guessed what happened next."

Song Lan interrupted the other party, "Later, there was a mistake in the experiment, and the 'Devourer' escaped from the petri dish and infected the entire laboratory, causing everyone in the laboratory to die, and the infected people all became unconscious monsters. ”

It's almost a template for a bioviral genre.

As a zombie movie lover, he had seen at least eight movies using this template in 2166.

However, compared to the year 2020 that he was familiar with, with the level of technology in 2166, it is really possible to develop a virus that can infect people into zombies.

"That's exactly what the company's report says."

Medell didn't deny it, and in fact she thought so when she let the Devourer parasitize herself, but it was only after assimilating with the Devourer that she truly understood the catastrophe that had swept the entire research lab.

"It wasn't an accident, it was a deliberate accident, and the hornworm you controlled is the best example of this, in fact, the social structure of most mutated creatures is like this."

"Hornworms?"

"There will always be a king worm born in the swarm, and the existence of the king worm is equivalent to the brain of the entire race, and the other members of the group share the same brain, and the same is true for the 'devourer', which we call the swarm consciousness."

In fact, years ago, her team had come up with the theory of swarm consciousness.

Under this social framework, as long as the king insect is controlled, it is equivalent to controlling the entire ethnic group.

In a sense, the cohesion of mutant creatures is much stronger than that of humans, and under the effect of the swarm consciousness, there will be no internal friction within the group, and they will sacrifice their lives for the orders issued by the king worm.

In Maydell's view, the swarm consciousness is the best reference for the future development of the coalition government's army.

Stripped of individual thinking, sharing the same brain, and fighting for a common goal, the forces under the influence of the swarm consciousness are far more powerful than any current system.

However, as her team delved further into the swarm consciousness, the accident broke out.

"All individuals infected by the parasitic infestation of the 'Devourer' will be connected to the consciousness of the mother worm and act under the influence of the consciousness of the swarm, which is equivalent to the king worm of the hornworm group."

As she spoke, Maydell looked to the end of the river of blood.

All infected matter eventually converges on the darkness at that end.

Even she didn't dare to set foot in the mother in the past two years.

The closer she gets to her mother, the deeper she will be affected, and once the α blocker fails, she will return to her embrace without resistance and become a member of the "swarm".

"In order to clean up the runaway Devourer, the company used tactical nuclear bombs, and reports from the front said that the Devourer had been eliminated, but this was not the case, it somehow survived."

Maydell didn't dare to think about it further.

Because two years had passed since the accident in the lab, it was hard for her to imagine how many people the Devourer had infected during that time.

The research report shows that the mother is not only intelligent, but also has a strong learning ability.

"The infected person does not necessarily behave the same, he will likely look like a normal person before the mother's order, and I suspect that the researcher who released the 'Devourer' from the vessel at that time may have been parasitized in the previous experiments."

"If you say that, I'll understand."

Song Lan looked at the darkness at the end of the blood river, and in that darkness at the moment was the mother who had begun to take shape.

Medell has been trying to find a way to stop it from spreading outward, but once Medell has an accident, or is unable to resist the call of the mother, then the 'Devourer' that has been suppressed for two years will quickly multiply outward, and it will take less than a few days, and the entire Seventeenth District will become its hotbed.

If this trend continues, when the coalition government realizes the incident, it will probably have to solve the problem by washing the surface with a nuclear bomb.

Even according to Medell, even tactical nukes can't completely wipe out the Devourer.

However, if you look at this problem from a positive and optimistic perspective, isn't what is in front of him at this moment is a Zerg base that has not yet developed?

With the right work, the Devourers will not only be able to resurrect Suli's queen and control his movements, but they will also be able to occupy a wild base for nothing.

Song Lan believes that with her communication skills, she should be able to become good friends with the Devourer.

"Okay, just let me meet for a while."

He rolled up his sleeves, and before he could take a step, he was grabbed by Maydell's ankle.

Living in the underground waterways for so long, she seems to have gotten used to walking on all fours.

She took out another injection and said, "This is α blocker, and the mother can seriously affect human consciousness. ”

"No, you don't."

Song Lan waved his hand, he always thought that the most important thing in making friends was sincerity.

Medell wanted to speak and stopped, seeing that Song Lan had made up her mind, she didn't say anything, and followed behind Song Lan, but kept a distance of nearly ten meters from him.

The road was unimpeded, and after seeing the Barossa Group branch before, the flesh and blood organizations around him could no longer affect him.

The eyes that grew from the flesh wall stared at Song Lan, watching him walk to the deepest part of the underground waterway.

The depths of the underground waterways had been completely corroded, and at the end of the road was a bottomless pothole, into which all the flesh buds had converged, and blood poured down like a waterfall.

"Is anyone home, please?"

Song Lan asked with her face in her throat at the pit.

His echo echoed through the pit for a long time, and after about ten seconds, there was a distinct tremor under his feet, and several tentacles crawled out, followed by a loud bang, and a huge worm poked its head out of the pit.

The last time the Barossa Group saw a tree of flesh, today it is a worm.

The common denominator is that both are large enough to cause a phobia of giants in anyone's mind.

However, in the face of the giant worm that was looking down at him condescendingly, Song Lan did not take half a step back, he looked at the worm for a moment, and then stretched out his right hand in a friendly manner, "It's rare for us to see each other, how about making friends?" ”