Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 2222 Mother nucleus gland
"This won't work, it's already been collected, there's no need to collect it again!"

“Those are tentacles, and two of them have already been stored in the incubator.”

Hundreds of meters away from the mine, in the area where the zombie mother had been bombed, Wang Yin was leading a dozen combatants to collect the remains of the zombie mother.

Because the zombie mother was so large, they couldn't bring back all of her remains. Besides, the zombie mother's remains were mixed with the corpses of the "Guardian" zombies, so they would have to carefully dissect and study the remains after bringing them back.

The center of the explosion.

A combatant named Zhou Defa squatted on the ground, looking at the bulging tumor in front of him, which still had white mucus on it.

He took out a dagger and picked up the white slime on it.

Pfft!

After studying it for a moment, he plunged a knife into the tumor and cut a ten-centimeter slit.

"Huh?" He stirred it inside with his dagger and felt something hard.

This is quite different from the external tumor on the zombie mother he had just collected.

He didn't dare to pry it open directly with his hands, so he put on a special glove that he had gotten from Wang Yin over his original tactical glove.

These gloves were invented by the Zombie Research Institute and were specifically designed for use in zombie autopsy studies.

This time, when they came out to search for the zombie mother, Wang Yin and his team also prepared and brought these gloves with them.

After putting on gloves, he plunged the dagger into the ground.

He reached into the crevice with both hands and, after a moment of searching, removed a hard object about the size of a fist from the tumor.

Under the headlamp's light, this "stone"-like object looked like a black stone wrapped in a translucent membrane.

It is about ten centimeters in diameter and has many irregular protrusions on its surface.

He pressed the strange object with his hand and found that it was not as hard as he had imagined; it would slowly bounce back when pressed gently.

On the contrary, if you press down hard, you will feel that this thing is very hard.

It has a bit of a Newtonian feel to it.

He lifted it up and shone his headlamp on it, discovering that the black stone seemed to contain a semi-solid interior, with some tiny specks that slowly flowed with his movements, much like gel, which was quite beautiful.

It looks a lot like a quicksand bottle.

"What is this?" Zhou Defa asked to himself, his face full of doubt.

Unable to understand, he turned around and shouted at Wang Yin:

"Researcher Wang, I've found something strange. Could you come and take a look? Is it worth studying?"

Wang Yin was confirming which part of the zombie mother the severed limb in his hand belonged to when he heard Zhou Defa's words and quickly went over.

“Researcher Wang, take a look at this thing of mine, what is it?” Zhou Defa said, holding up the hard stone in his hand.

Wang Yin stepped forward to examine it closely and immediately realized that this thing was unusual.

Because the surface of the zombie mother's body is semi-gelatinous, it was completely shattered into pieces after being bombed.

But the thing in front of us looks like a single piece.

"show me."

Wang Yin took the fist-sized stone from Zhou Defa.

My first impression was that it was hard, but when I pressed it carefully and gently, I could actually press it.

Under the light, the tiny fragments inside flowed slowly.

"Where did you dig this thing up from?" Wang Yin realized that this thing was very unusual and looked at Zhou Defa seriously.

Zhou Defa pointed to the large tumor-like object on the ground and said, "It was dug out from here."

Wang Yin quickly squatted down and carefully examined the large tumor. Based on his deduction, it should be the chest cavity of the zombie mother.

It was also the core of the zombie mother's body; he had been searching for it.

After confirming that it was the chest cavity of the zombie mother, he realized that this stone-like object was very likely what Maddy had asked him to find.

They had previously obtained some remains and scraps of flesh from the carcass of a giant squid outside the headquarters.

They also found something similar to the stone in their hand, which they named the "mother nucleus gland".

This type of nucleus gland typically grows in the core area of ​​large zombie bodies.

However, the mother gland obtained from the giant squid was grayish-white in color.

He quickly took out a virus testing device from his backpack for a final check.

After scanning the stone, he discovered that the data displayed on the virus detector exceeded 10.

This means that the amount of virus contained in this object far exceeds the data they previously scanned from zombies.

If the most common zombie virus dose is 10 units, then the wall-climbing zombie is 100, the King Kong zombie is 500, and the thing in his hand is worth more than 10.

It is even twice as high as the mother nucleus gland found in the giant squid's carcass.

"Yes, this should be the maternal gland inside this zombie mother's body!" Wang Yin said excitedly.

Then he said to Zhou Defa, "Quickly go and get that temperature-controlled insulated box from inside the helicopter for me, it's silvery-white!"

Zhou Defa nodded and ran towards the helicopter.

A few minutes later, he returned with a temperature-controlled insulated box.

Wang Yin carefully stuffed the mother gland back into the tumor.

Then the entire tumor, about the size of a head, was placed in a constant-temperature insulated box.

He turned to Zhou Defa and said, "You just touched this thing, so make sure you don't touch your skin. Strictly follow the safety guidelines I told you before."

"Yes." Zhou Defa nodded.

Wang Yinxin, satisfied, carried the box and walked towards the helicopter.

This piece of the mother nucleus gland is probably their biggest find on this trip.

They are still studying the mother nucleus gland because it contains a large amount of "active viral gel," which is so viscous as to be almost semi-solid and contains high concentrations of mutant viral proteins and energy metabolites.

According to Dean Ma and Minister Bai's speculation, the reason why the zombies are so powerful is because the virus has changed them.

The more virus a zombie carries, the stronger it is.

So far, they have only obtained two mother nuclei glands: the one they have now and the one they obtained from the giant squid zombie last time. They have not found any from either the King Kong zombie or the wall-climbing zombie.

Their research institute believes that the mother nucleus glands within these powerful zombies could very well provide a viable direction for the path of human evolution.

The problem is how to gain the powerful strength of a zombie while avoiding infection by the virus and turning into one.

However, this problem remains unsolved to this day.

far away.

All three armored vehicles that had overturned were righted.

One of the armored vehicles was so badly damaged that it could not be restarted.

After inspecting the situation, one of the combat personnel said helplessly to Zhu Xiao:

"This won't work. The generator and transmission system of this vehicle have problems. The engine mount is broken and the drive shaft is deformed. It can't be repaired in a short time. It seems that we can only transport it back to the headquarters base for repairs."

Zhu Xiao's face was somewhat grim. He felt lingering fear when he recalled the golden "Guardian" zombies from a few dozen minutes ago.

This thing is way more powerful than the King Kong zombie.

If armored vehicles can be overturned, then the other vehicles in the base will certainly not be spared either.

Perhaps only a behemoth like the Giant, weighing hundreds of tons, could ignore the onslaught of the "Guardian" zombies.

This weighed heavily on his mind. In the past, they had always been safe from various zombies as long as they were inside armored vehicles. But the appearance of the "Guardian" zombies shattered this rule.

"The zombies are getting stronger and stronger; things are probably going to get tough from now on." He sighed deeply.

Then he said to the combatant who also worked as a mechanic, "Since it can't be fixed, pull out the winch and tow it back to the mine later. When we return to headquarters later, we'll take it all back with us."

"alright."

Five hours later.

Xiao Jun and his team destroyed thousands of corpse eggs in several mines.

They also packed the ten corpse eggs into boxes.

In addition to the corpse eggs, some relatively intact parts of the "Guardian" zombie corpses and "Nurturer" zombie corpses were selected and stored together. In addition, the tissue structure of the zombie mother and the maternal gland were sent directly to the helicopter.

The rear cabins of the four sustainable helicopters were filled to capacity, and even the passenger cabins had to have their seats removed to barely fit them all.

Fortunately, the helicopter squadron didn't send many people this time, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to fit all this stuff.

Dengdengdeng-

Zhu Xiao ran up to Xiao Jun, her boots splashing mud as she ran, kicking up layers of mud.

"Commander, everything is packed and we can depart at any time."

Xiao Jun looked at Bi Tianxing beside him and asked:
"Captain Bi, how about we go back to the tungsten mine first?"

“Okay.” Bi Tianxing nodded. “But after I send you back to the tungsten mine, I’ll take the helicopter back to headquarters.”

"I've made quite a few discoveries on this trip, and I need to go back to headquarters to report to the leaders."

"The remains of the zombie mother discovered this time also need to be sent back for research."

"There will likely be new tasks to be carried out later. However, your tungsten mine will most likely continue to operate."

Xiao Jun stretched his arms and twisted his neck.

"There are so many zombie eggs in the mine this time. After we clear the zombies from the iron mine, the tungsten mine should be a bit cleaner too."

"Let's go," Bi Tianxing said.

"it is good."

The two parted ways; Xiao Jun walked toward the behemoth, while Bi Tianxing headed toward the sustainable helicopter.

Ten minutes later.

The behemoth turned around and drove at the very front of the armored vehicles.

The behemoth was followed by an armored vehicle that couldn't be started. The way back was difficult. It was possible to have other armored vehicles tow the damaged vehicle, but the resistance would be greater.

The behemoth is powerful and can carry hundreds of tons, so it can easily handle several more tons.

The vehicle starts.

They used the same method as before, clearing the sea fog off the road ahead with rain bombs, and drove toward the mine at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour.

Perhaps because they had destroyed the zombie mother's lair, they encountered almost no obstacles on their way back.

Only occasionally do you encounter wall-climbing zombies and ordinary zombies.

An hour and a half later, they returned to the tungsten mine.

However, the four helicopters in the air did not land.

Bi Tianxing contacted Xiao Jun from the helicopter, "Xiao Jun, we'll head back to headquarters now."

"Okay, thank you for escorting me. Please be careful on your journey."

"Ah."

buzzing-

The four helicopters immediately took off, ascending to an altitude of 3,000 meters, and then flew towards the headquarters base based on the electronic beacon.

Xiao Jun got off the jumbo truck and lit a cigarette under the makeshift rain shelter next to it.

He watched the helicopter gradually disappear into the distance and fell into deep thought.

Before he could even catch his breath, Zuo Ruxue, Zhou Dafu, and others rushed over to ask what had happened.

"Commander, what's the situation? Is there really a zombie mother in that iron mine over there?"

"Yes, yes, judging from the marks on the armored vehicles, it looks like you've been through a major battle. What exactly happened?"

Everyone asked questions one after another.

Zhu Xiao, who had stepped down from the armored vehicle, rubbed his bruised arm and said:
"This is incredible! Let me tell you, there's a type of zombie even more terrifying than the King Kong zombie. Its skin is golden yellow, and wow, even tungsten carbide bullets can't penetrate its defenses."

Watching Zhu Xiao excitedly explaining with spittle flying everywhere, Xiao Jun turned around and returned to the behemoth.

He needs some peace and quiet now. Too many things have happened today, including the confirmation of the zombie mother and the existence of the "Guardians," which could very well change the course of events.

The tungsten mine is only a little over 100 kilometers from the headquarters.

After a two-hour flight, the helicopter finally arrived.

In fact, at the normal speed of a helicopter, it could return within half an hour.

However, in foggy conditions, and with the helicopter fully loaded, flying too fast would be dangerous.

Arrived safely.

The helicopter landed on the helipad of the fourth outer city.

The helipad in the fourth outer city is a separate space, covering an area of ​​ten acres, surrounded by a six-meter-high wall and barbed wire, making it relatively independent.

They were taken aback by the scene around them as soon as they stepped off the helicopter.

There were hundreds of combat personnel standing around, all wearing protective suits and face shields.

There were also some people from the zombie research institute who were dressed very heavily.

Bai Jie said to Bi Tianxing, who had just gotten off the helicopter:
"Captain Bi, you just came from the zombie mother, so we need to do a routine check. Please cooperate."

Seeing such a meticulous setup, Bi Tianxing did not refuse:

"Okay, come on."

Then he had his team members come out and line up to undergo instrument checks.

Then they were taken to a temporary shed nearby for a full-scale examination, including a close-up of their bodies and pupils. Once the examination was completed and no problems were found, they were given new clothes and allowed to leave.

The people who went to collect the remains of the Zombie King Squid did the same thing.

After all, safety is no small matter.

They then transported the remains of the zombie mother and the zombie eggs they had brought back to the research chamber at the bottom of the zombie research institute via a vacuum truck.

The zombie research institute has three underground floors, and entry and exit to each floor requires strict approval.

After the inspection was completed, Bi Tianxing, Ma Di, and Wang Yin were taken away by Bai Jie.

"The commander says he wants to see you. Please come with me to the command center," Bai Jie said to the three of them.

Bi Tianxing nodded and got into the car with him.

A dozen minutes later, the group arrived at the administrative building of the first outer city.

Ma Di looked excited and was still telling Bai Jie what had just happened.

"Come on up, the leaders have been waiting for you for a long time," Li Tie said as he greeted them at the door.

Upon seeing Li Tie, everyone straightened up and followed him toward the elevator.

"Yes."