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Chapter 243 Assimilation
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In the courtyard,
The previous noise and bustle have disappeared due to the large number of animal deaths.

The air seemed to be filled with the scent of death.

Wu Wen walked straight toward the dying monkey.

The monkey had lost its previous arrogance.

Its fur lay disheveled on its body, and its once bright eyes were now dull and lifeless, twitching occasionally and emitting weak, painful moans.

Wu Wen squatted down and carefully observed the monkey's condition.

Suddenly, the monkey's body convulsed violently, so violently that the bamboo cage shook.

Its limbs began to twist uncontrollably, and its joints made a chilling "crackling" sound.

Wu Wen noticed that the monkey did this entirely because of unbearable pain, which caused its body to involuntarily contort.

The source of the pain was its slightly swollen abdomen.

"Give me the knife!"

Wu Wen reached out to the guards behind him.

Taking the knife handed to him by the guard, Wu Wen twisted his wrist, and the sharp blade instantly sliced ​​open the monkey's abdomen, exposing all its internal organs.

He glanced at it, then reached out and used the tip of his knife to pry out the monkey's bulging stomach.

It lies across my path.

Although the monkey's stomach had detached from its body, it was still alive and moving slightly.

Wu Wen reached out and tore a piece of clothing from the guard behind him, using it to wrap the stomach.

then.

He then walked to the rabbit cage next to the monkey cage.
With a single swift stroke, he cut open the abdomen of the already dead rabbit in the cage and used the tip of the knife to pluck out its stomach.

Unlike a monkey's stomach, a rabbit's stomach, though seemingly stuffed full, has lost its vitality, resembling a stillborn fetus.

Wu Wen examined the carcasses of the other animals that had taken the drug and found that they were all in the same condition as the rabbit.

This situation in the monkey is clearly a special case.

Wu Wen stuck his sword into the ground.

Holding packages containing the stomachs of a monkey and a rabbit respectively, he said to the guard:

"Dispose of all these bodies. First, burn them in a big fire, then find a place far away from here and bury them deep underground."

"Yes!" the guard replied.

Wu Wen returned to his residence with the package.

He placed the package on the lab table, took out a small knife, and began to dissect it meticulously.

He wanted to figure out what was going on in his stomach.

Giving these animals medicine was originally just a casual step he took while researching the art of bloodline extraction, because he didn't want to be too distracted.

Otherwise, Wu Wen wouldn't have simply sealed the "virus" proliferators directly in beeswax and used it as a medicine for these animals to swallow directly.

Unexpectedly, the reaction was so intense.

Only a few hours later, all of these experimental animals died.

Use a knife to cut open the still-wriggling monkey's stomach.

Sure enough, it was already filled with the "virus" proliferators.

Furthermore, these proliferators grew together with the monkey's stomach, becoming one with it.

Therefore, even if a monkey's stomach is detached from its body, it remains active.

One dissected.

Wu Wen then began dissecting the stomach of another rabbit.

He discovered that the situation was similar to that of a monkey's stomach, but there were also differences.

Although the "virus" proliferators inside also grew together with the rabbit's stomach, it seems that the two are not completely compatible.

As a result of the rejection reaction, many parts of the rabbit's stomach became ulcerated.

"Because of phagocytosis, the monkey's stomach and the 'virus' proliferators are perfectly integrated, so the monkey's stomach has been altered and remains active even after being separated."

The rabbit's stomach failed to fuse properly, and the resistance between the two components led to the rabbit's death.

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While Wu Wen was still focused on his research on the dissection table.

the other side

Three guards, following his instructions, were transporting the body out of the city on a cart.

After arriving at the wasteland on the outskirts of the city.

They planned to first collect firewood to cremate the body, and then dig a pit to bury it deeply.

One of the guards, Ah Man, who was of Li ethnicity, felt a surge of greed as he looked at the monkey's corpse on the cart, its eyes wide open and its death unresolved.

"Monkey brains are a rare delicacy!"

Ah Man licked her lips, pondering to herself.

Monkey brain is one of the eight delicacies of the mountains, with a soft and tender taste, which can be called the ultimate delicacy.

Especially when eaten raw, its freshness can be brought out to its fullest.

He was originally a local from Panyu City and knew the value of monkey brains.

Seeing that the monkey brain was about to be burned, I felt it was a waste and thought I might as well have a bite myself.

Thinking of this, Aman suddenly drew the sword from his waist, and with a swift stroke, split the monkey's head open.

As he watched the brain matter mixed with blood slowly flow out, he couldn't wait to bend down and suck on the monkey brain.

The monkey brain, as tender as tofu, slid into his mouth instantly, and the delicious taste rushed straight to his head, making him unable to help but let out a comfortable groan.

"What are you doing!"

Another guard noticed something amiss and shouted:

"Hurry up and push the car over here, let's burn it together!"

By this time, the firewood had been collected enough, and the guard was about to push the cart carrying the animal carcasses into the pile of firewood.

"okay!"

Aman responded, quickly swallowed the last mouthful of monkey brain, wiped his mouth, pushed the cart a few steps, and shoved it into the pile of firewood. "Light the fire!"

At a command, torches were thrown into the pile of firewood, instantly igniting a raging fire.

Under the intense heat of the flames, all the animal carcasses were quickly burned to a crisp.

At this moment, the three guards worked together to dig a deep pit.

They threw the charred corpses into the pit, filled it in properly, and then hurriedly left.

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On the lab bench.

Wu Wen conducted repeated observations.

The "virus" that devoured the bloodline of the snake and became a carrier of part of its cellular genes was confirmed.

It has an assimilation ability.

After it invades a living body...

They will first increase their numbers through self-replication.

It then infects living organisms by phagocytizing host cells, and then absorbs their blood and nutrients to continue its proliferation.

during this process.

The virus will forcibly fuse with the living organism.

If the fusion is successful, it can be perfectly integrated into a living body.

If fusion fails, the two will reject each other due to resistance, ultimately leading to the death of the host.

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Looking at the monkey's stomach, which has been successfully integrated by the "virus".

Wu Wen immediately felt a pang of regret.

If I had known, I wouldn't have killed that monkey!

According to his speculation, the chances of such a successful fusion should be extremely small.

But the monkey actually succeeded.

If he hadn't dissected the monkey that was still alive,

Therefore, it is highly likely that the monkey's entire body, except for its stomach, will be fused with this virus.

This virus is a carrier of the bloodline and some cellular genes of the snake.

This monkey may very well have become a remnant species with some snake bloodline through this mutation.

This is extremely valuable for research!

Unfortunately,
It's too late to find out now.

Feeling regretful, Wu Wen prepared to conduct another set of experiments.

This time he won't be so casual; he will carefully extract "virus" samples and conduct experiments through small-scale injections.

This will greatly increase the success rate.

Just as Wu Wen was about to put his idea into action,
the other side,
Ah Man, the Li man who swallowed monkey brains whole, after his shift ended...

I originally wanted to go out and have some fun.

But for some reason, even though I hadn't done anything, I felt extremely tired and my head was foggy.

So I went home early, lay down on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

Until noon the next day.

Ah Man, who should have been on duty long ago,

It hasn't been seen all morning.

His bodyguard captain, Han San, then led his men to his home.

"Ah Man, open the door!"

"Open the door!"

They banged on the door seven or eight times, but no one answered.

"You two, kick the door open."

Captain Han San ordered his men to violently kick open the door.

The group burst into the room.

Ah Man was fast asleep on the bed.

Captain Han San, who had been worried about his safety, suddenly became furious, grabbed his arm, and slammed him to the ground.

"Who?"

Ah Man, who was fast asleep, was suddenly awakened.

Upon seeing the captain in front of him, he immediately greeted him with a grin, "Big brother, it's you!"

"What are you laughing laughing!"

Team leader Han San said with a serious face, "How much did you drink yesterday? How dare you skip your shift today? I think you want a beating, don't you!"

Ah Man then looked up at the window and realized that the sun was already high in the sky. She quickly and urgently explained:
"I'm innocent, brother! I didn't do anything last night. I went home to sleep early and didn't expect to sleep for so long."

Do you think I'll believe you?

Captain Han San scolded, "I was worried that something had happened to you, so I rushed over, only to find you sleeping soundly at home."

"Just you wait, I'm going to personally give you this beating."

With that, Han San turned and left.

Afraid of being punished, Ah Man hurriedly and nervously chased after him.

Another apology.

It was another dinner and drinks party.

After much effort, although I couldn't escape the punishment, I only got a note of it, but at least I didn't actually get hit with the rod.

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(End of this chapter)