Law Enforcer's Handbook

Chapter 214 Swarm Awareness
"Theoretically speaking, the Devourer, like the horned worm, is a product of mutation."

Madele said.

Because of this, after she realized that someone could manipulate hornworms, she began to look for the whereabouts of the other party. "This research has focused on the research of parasites from the beginning. In 2156, the company's overseas exploration team discovered A village occupied by infected bodies, no one survived in the village, they were all dominated by parasites and turned into walking dead.

"However, during the annihilation process, the researchers of the exploration team made new discoveries. After being parasitized, the physical strength of the villagers has been greatly improved, and they have also developed a strong self-healing ability. Weapons were unable to kill them effectively, and eventually, after enough samples were taken, the entire village had to be blown up."

It was also the exploration operation that took place in 2156 that opened the prelude to the entire "Devourer" research project.

"The company's original idea was to use the properties of parasites to strengthen the human body. The researchers called the subjects undergoing experiments super soldiers."

"I probably guessed what happened next."

Song Lan interrupted the other party, "Later, something went wrong in the experiment, and the "Devourer" escaped from the petri dish and infected the entire laboratory, resulting in the death of everyone in the laboratory. The infected people also died. All turned into mindless monsters."

This is almost a template for biochemical viruses.

As a zombie movie fan, he has watched at least four movies that used that template in 2166.

However, compared with the 2020 I gave, with the level of technology in 2166, it is really impossible to develop a virus that can infect people into zombies.

"Under the company's report, it is indeed described in that way."

Medel did not admit that, in fact, you also thought so when you let the "Devourer" parasitize your body, but before you assimilated with the "Devourer", you really understood the truth that swept the entire laboratory. disaster.

"This was not an accident, but a deliberate accident. The horned worms he controls are not the best example. In fact, the social structure of a very small number of mutant creatures is like this."

"Hornworm?"

"A Song Lan will be born in the swarm. Song Lan's existence is equivalent to the cerebellum of the entire group. All other members of the group share the same cerebellum. The same is true for the "Devourer". You call it the cerebellum. Swarm consciousness."

In fact, your group had proposed the theory of swarm consciousness some years later.

In that social framework, as long as Song Lan is controlled, it is equivalent to controlling the entire ethnic group.

In a sense, the cohesion of mutated creatures is far weaker than that of humans. In terms of the effect of the swarm consciousness, internal friction will occur within the swarm. They will follow Song Lan's orders and sacrifice their lives. So pity.

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

Eliminate individual thinking, share the same cerebellum, and fight for a common goal. The troops above the influence of the swarm consciousness are much weaker than any current system.

Only, when your team takes a step back to study swarm consciousness, accidents happen.

"All individuals that are not parasitic-infected by the "Devourer" will connect to the consciousness of the mother's nest and act under the influence of the swarm's consciousness. The mother's nest is equivalent to Song Lan in the horned insect group."

Saying that, Madele looked towards the end of the blood river.

All the uninfected substances eventually converged towards the darkness at this end.

Even you dared to set foot in the mother's nest outside those two years.

The closer you are to the mother's nest, the more deeply you will be affected. Once the alpha blocker fails, you will return to the mother's embrace without any resistance and become a member of the "worm swarm".

"In order to clean up the out-of-control "Devourer", the company once used tactical nuclear bombs. The report from the back line said that the "Devourer" has not been wiped out, but this is not the case. It has somehow survived."

Madele dared to think about it sloppily.

Because two years had passed since the accident in the laboratory, it is hard for you to imagine how many people the "Devourer" had infected outside of that time.

In the research report, it is shown that the mother does not have wisdom, but also has a very weak learning ability.

"The infected person will definitely behave differently. After the order from the mother's nest, I may look like an abnormal person. Do you believe that the researcher who released the "Devourer" from the vessel at that time was probably in the In the later experiments, it has not been parasitized yet."

"If he said that, you would understand."

Wang Chong looked at the darkness at the end of the blood river, and what was in the darkness at the moment was his mother who had just taken shape.

Madele has always been trying to stop it from spreading, but once Madele has an accident, or is unable to resist the call of the mother, such a "devourer" that has been suppressed for two years It will quickly grow inward, and maybe if it takes a few days, the entire eleventh district will become its hotbed.

According to the development of that momentum, when the coalition government discovers that incident beforehand, I am afraid that the problem can only be solved by washing the surface with nuclear bombs.

Even according to Medel, even tactical nuclear bombs are unable to completely wipe out the "Devourer".

However, if we must look at that issue from a positive and optimistic perspective, is it a Zerg base that has not yet developed?

Done properly, the Devourer can revive Suli and control my movements, and we can occupy a wild base for nothing.

Xin Xian suspects that with her communication skills, she should be able to become good friends with "The Devourer".

"Okay, I'll let you come and meet the mother for a while."

I rolled up my sleeves, and before I could take a step, Xin Xianzheng grabbed my ankle.

After living in waterways above ground for so long, you seem to be used to walking on seven limbs.

You took out another injection and said, "That's an alpha blocker, which can slightly affect human consciousness."

"Yes."

Wang Chong waved his hand, I always think that the most important thing to make friends is not sincerity.

Medel hesitated to speak, seeing that the king worm had made up his mind, you didn't say anything, followed in front of the king worm, keeping a distance of nearly ten meters from me.

There were obstacles along the way, and seven weeks of flesh and blood couldn't affect me until I saw the Barossa Group branch later.

The eyes growing under the wall of flesh stared at the king worm, and watched me go to the deepest part of the waterway above the ground.

The depths of the above-ground waterway have not been completely corroded. At the end of the road, there is a bottomless pothole. All the missing granulation has gathered in the depths of the pothole, and the blood water is pouring up like a waterfall.

"Excuse me, is no one home?"

Wang Chong turned his face to the pothole and asked loudly.

My echo echoed in the tunnel for a long time. About ten seconds ago, there was an obvious shock on my feet, and several tentacles crawled out. Then there was another loud noise, and a huge worm came out of the hole. head.

The next time the Barossa Group saw a tree of flesh and blood, what they saw today was a worm.

What they have in common is that both are small enough to elicit a gigantic phobia in anyone's mind.

However, facing the giant worm looking down on me condescendingly, did the king worm take half a step forward? Before the worm and I looked at each other for a while, I extended my left hand in a friendly way, "It's rare for us to see each other next time, how about making friends? "

　The character's love value has exceeded 3900, and the 39th small theater has been unlocked:

　　Small theater its 39:
　　Monday, noon on a certain day of a certain year.

　　Ever since winning the award, Song Lan's life has been in dire straits.

　　At noon, another group of people will refresh in his office on time.

　　They chattered endlessly about pheromones, seriously crowding out their lunch breaks.

　　This forced him to flee to Lu Xiang's office at noon, but this matter was soon exposed again, and the subordinates who came to Lu Xiang for consultation reported Song Lan's whereabouts.

　　Before the group of experts came after them, the two escaped to a small conference room.

　　"How on earth are you going to compensate me!"

　　Song Lan was furious.

　　His lunch break, his personal breaks, are all taken up now.

　　Although he admits that he doesn't do anything formal when he goes to work, this is not an excuse for others to take his lunch break!
　　"Don't be angry."

　　Lu Xiang snickered. To her, being dragged by Song Lan to escape in the office building was actually quite different.

　　She got on her knees and patted her right leg, "No one should come here, you can just rest for a while."

　　"It's all your fault for letting me participate in that shitty competition!"

　　Although Song Lan was still reluctant, she still lay down on the ground.

　　"Yes, blame me, blame me, calm down."

　　Lu Xiang's eyes were crescent-shaped, and she lightly touched Song Lan's head with her fingers, rubbed it gently, lowered her head, and gently blew hot air on Song Lan's ear, lowering her voice, " You sleep for a while, if someone finds you, I will help you drive them away."

　　
　
(End of this chapter)