The Walking Dead: Rebuild

Chapter 189 Parasites

After the battle at sea, the Stinger Team led by Rick and Sean also reported their success to Glenn.

"Glenn, these bugs are so disgusting. Not only do they look disgusting, they are also particularly resistant to beatings. You have to hit them with more than a dozen shots to kill them."

Sean obviously felt particularly disgusted with these mutant bug monsters. He complained and said:
"However, when we were halfway through the fight, the remaining predators suddenly stopped moving, as if the shutdown button had been pressed on the robots."

"They didn't fight back when we attacked them. Is this what you did?"

Glenn compared the time with them, and after confirming that the Spanish noble committed suicide, the remaining plunderers stopped their actions, and said:

"These plunderers should all be controlled by that guy who is suspected to be a Spanish noble. You capture and tie up those people. We are going to take them back to the base and hand them over to the researchers. Let them figure out the reason so that they can be used in the future. Facing this enemy again.”

Sean shrugged and said nonchalantly:

"Okay then, these looters are too desperate. When we arrived at the stronghold, more than half of the residents of the Federation were dead, but at least we only saved a dozen people."

"One hundred marauders, and we took thirty prisoners."

"There were no casualties among our members, and their shabby firearms could not break our defenses."

Speaking of casualties, Glenn also sent his adjutant to count his own men. After receiving the report, he immediately felt heartbroken.

Of the 50 soldiers brought here this time, more than 100 people were killed in the battle just now, and besides the soldiers who died in battle, nearly [-] people were injured to varying degrees, and even dozens of people were injured. disabled.

Such casualties can be said to be the rare losses suffered by the People's Federation in battles in recent years.

When he thought that these soldiers might also be the backbone of their families, with their own wives, children, and parents, Glenn's originally unhappy mood suddenly became even more depressed.

However, as a commander, he concealed his emotions very well. Ada, who had been watching the battle on the command ship, walked up to him and said bluntly with fear in her tone:
"The courage and discipline of the soldiers of the People's Federation are amazing. Unexpectedly, facing such an enemy, they still did not flinch and fought bravely against these monsters."

"If it were our federal soldiers who carried out this operation, I can imagine how many people would become deserters."

Glenn nodded to Ada and said:
"Yes, I'm proud of my soldiers."

"However, in this battle, our soldiers suffered heavy casualties. I hope the federation can remember the contribution of the Awami League and remember these heroic soldiers who sacrificed their lives."

Ada nodded solemnly and said:
"As for the danger of this battle, I will definitely report to Her Excellency the Governor-General truthfully. I believe that Her Excellency will not let down the affection of your organization."

The two exchanged a few words, and the fleet soon arrived at the stronghold where Rick and Sean were.

Regarding the loot, Ada was very sensible and did not interfere. However, for those captives who could turn into insect monsters, she said that she would report the situation to her superiors. At that time, some supplies might be exchanged for several captives. to get more information.

Regarding this point, Glenn was noncommittal. He said that he would inform the President of the situation and that the specific implementation must be done in accordance with the orders of the President.

The next day, after a friendly exchange between the two parties, the support mission organized by the People's Federation was successfully completed.

The Federation also kept its promise and sent several of their internal virology and genetics experts to Lyon in a package along with their families.

After all, judging from the battle videos taken by Glenn and others, if there was no strong help from the Human League this time, the ordinary soldiers who relied closely on their federation would most likely be lost in front of this group of mutant pirates. heavy.

In order to continue to receive help from the People's League in the future, even their female governor Pamela showed considerable sincerity.

Finally, a batch of medical supplies, which were in short supply, were sent to compensate the soldiers who died in the battle.

A week later, the outbound fleet finally returned to the headquarters of the People's Federation of Georgia. In view of the heavy casualties this time, Lyon specially held a relatively large-scale triumphal ceremony and a quite grand funeral for them.

Those soldiers who died in battle were all buried in the martyrs' cemetery, and their relatives will also receive very generous pensions.

The prisoners and corpse samples that were brought back were immediately sent to several large laboratories in the base.

Several experts and professors, including Hathaway, are very interested in these special monsters. In the past ten years, they have seen many various viruses and fungal viruses that are rampant in the world.

But this is the first time I heard about a virus similar to a parasite.

When things go awry, there must be a monster. Perhaps this newly emerged virus will bring new inspiration to their bottlenecked research.

As for the letter that was suspected to be left by the Spanish noble, it was also immediately sent to the decryption department in the base for research.

That night, the translations of those letters and related materials appeared on Leon's desk.

Out of curiosity, Leon also read these translations immediately.

As everyone guessed from his clothes, the Spaniard was indeed a declining Spanish noble.

However, like most declining nobles, in modern times, the inheritance left to them by their fathers only consisted of some land, some savings and a dilapidated castle, which could not sustain the luxurious life they had in the past.

And it is precisely because the location of this guy's family territory is quite remote that during the doomsday disaster, his castle and the villages in the past territory were not greatly affected. Instead, they took advantage of their remote geographical location to gather together after the doomsday. A large number of foreign survivors.

But this guy is not a good bird. After his gathering place was established, this guy relied on his past authority and the villagers who obeyed him, and began to dominate the gathering place, relying on power and violence. Became a local emperor.

This happy life lasted for about three or four years. Later, due to various reasons such as lack of resources and poor management, their camp collapsed, leaving many victims.

And this guy didn't know where he colluded with an unknown force, and sold his residents to them as experimental subjects in exchange for resources and support. With the support of this force, their lives have changed. He gradually became wealthy, and at the same time his prestige increased.

However, after the nuclear explosion, all food has been corroded. If it is not self-sufficient in growing food like the People's Federation, it will be difficult for the survivors to support themselves in the apocalypse.

Just like this declining Spanish nobleman named Simon, who worked as a blessing in his own camp and became the emperor for a few years, he suddenly discovered that food in this world has become extremely scarce, and most people have become unable to even survive. It was very difficult.

However, maybe he still has some use value. You did not give up on him when it came to cooperating with him. Instead, you shared some of your experimental results with him, so that he could control these weird monsters in troubled times. became a predator.And these parasitic monsters following him now are the masterpieces of that organization.

It's a pity that this declining Spanish noble is already dead. From their letters, Lyon can only learn these things.

And the force behind him actually doesn't have much information.

As for Simon's suicide mentioned by Glenn, he believes that the chance of this is very small. How could a selfish and declining noble commit suicide? There is a high probability that it is the back-up man left behind by that force.

As for that unknown force, he instinctively thought that it should be the branch of Freemasonry on the European continent. After all, so far, there is only one organization that can independently develop various viruses.

Although there are almost no traces of Freemasonry in North America, as a global organization, perhaps their power in other continents will be stronger than here.

Early the next morning, when Leon was having breakfast with his family, Professor Mallock, who had a pair of dark circles under his eyes, came over. His expression was very excited. As soon as he saw Leon, he said excitedly:

"Your Excellency, this parasite is amazing."

"It can actually eat the zombie virus."

Leon was stunned when he heard this, then calmed down and did not rush to ask this question. Instead, he invited Professor Mallock to have breakfast together, and then took the bald professor to the cigar room of his home.

The two of them smoked cigars and chatted:
"What's going on? Tell me in detail, Professor."

Professor Mallock took a puff of his cigar to relieve his fatigue after staying up late, and then said:

"Hey, Your Excellency the President, after my preliminary tests, the parasites brought back this time should be from the same source as the zombie virus."

"Even this parasite is of a higher level than the zombie virus. It can suppress the zombie virus to a certain extent and is more conducive to control."

Leon frowned. Could it be that his guess was correct? Was this parasite really created by people from other Masonic branches?
"So, what does this parasite do, Professor?"

Professor Mallock took another puff of his cigar and then said:
"It is like a virus central control system. After entering the human body, it will parasitize and reproduce in the human body, secreting a very special substance that can inhibit the activity of the zombie virus."

Hearing this, Leon couldn't help but ask:

"Suppressing the activity of zombie viruses? Can it replace virus inhibitors?"

Professor Mallock shook his head and said with some regret:
"No, Your Excellency, the reason why this parasite inhibits the activity of zombie viruses is not to prevent the host from mutating, but to swallow the nutrients of those viruses so that it can grow better."

"And these parasites have quite strong simulation functions and penetration capabilities, and can replace any organ in a short time and parasitize anywhere in the host body."

"So as long as there are enough parasites in the host, it's very difficult to kill the host by destroying part of the body."

"According to the battle videos captured by Colonel Glenn, as long as these parasites receive a certain signal, they will forcefully break out of the body, take over the host's body, and cause irreversible damage to them."

Being able to obtain so much information in such a short period of time makes Professor Malok worthy of being the scholar with the deepest research on various monsters in the Human League.

Leon thought for a while and continued to ask:
"So Professor, why did you come to me this time?"

Professor Mallock smiled sheepishly, rubbed his hands and said:
"Your Excellency, the parasite discovered this time is of extraordinary significance."

"However, those bugs that Colonel Glenn brought back are only the lowest-level bugs. There must be a mother bug responsible for controlling it, and there may be higher-level bugs above the mother bug."

"I hope you can send out a force and find a sample of the female worm, preferably alive."

"If we can get such a sample, we might be able to figure out the nature of this parasite and use this technology to create new products that can restrain zombie viruses."

Leon nodded. He knew very well that as a researcher, he was curious about unknown things, but as a leader, what he considered was more of a cost issue.

If you want to cross the ocean and perform combat missions on the other side of the ocean, even if you leave aside the issue of casualties, the cost is very staggering.

Unless the scientific research department can use micro-nuclear batteries to complete a nuclear-powered warship, otherwise, with the current strength of the People's Federation, it is difficult to bear such consumption.

He did not tell Mallock these difficulties face to face. He said this very implicitly:
"Professor, I will keep your request in mind and, if circumstances permit, I will complete it."

"The most important task now is to continue completing your research."

Malok was a little disappointed when he didn't get an accurate answer, but he hadn't thoroughly studied the new toy he just got, so it should still keep him entertained for a while.

After finishing his cigar, Maloch was about to leave when he suddenly patted his bald head again, turned to Leon and said:
"By the way, Your Majesty the President, all the mutated giant scorpion meat has been extracted. After my inspection, it has different composition from the previous mutated octopus meat."

"According to my research, long-term consumption of this mutated giant scorpion meat can enhance the body's agility and explosive power, making the user's muscles tougher."

"Oh, that's not bad. It's more applicable than the previous octopus meat."

After listening to this, Leon was rather satisfied with this giant scorpion meat. Although the death corps formed by relying on mutated octopus meat was very strong, it was not very outstanding as a whole and could only be used as a human shield.

But if the body's explosive power, agility, and muscle strength can be improved, it can be used to strengthen the strength of those elites who are already very strong.

For example, the elite veterans in the military department, such as his strongest stinger team.

"Well done, Professor."

"Then please process these mutated giant scorpion meat into finished products that are easily absorbed by the human body, just like the previous octopus protein powder."

Malok nodded. This kind of thing is very simple for him. He is not the one to do it anyway. Isn't that what his postgraduate apprentices are used to do?

(End of this chapter)