Darkness is Coming

Whether    zombies, or living corpses, are living organisms, there is still no accurate definition. But Yang Xiaoqian knows that zombies and mutants need the brain nucleus to provide energy, but where does the energy in the brain nucleus come from, and why can the brain nucleus provide them with energy to "resurrect" the corpse?

   Yang Xiaoqian has thought about this question a thousand times, but he still can't think of an answer. He can't blame himself for not learning biology well. There are many biology majors on Jiangxin Island, but no one can give a slightly reasonable answer.

   And now, the mysterious Mr. Qiu, the scientific research genius who mastered such a high-end laboratory and developed enhanced potions right after the disaster, seems to have spied the real secret.

   "Zombie virus, not a virus?" Qiu Zhe repeated this sentence, and said playfully, "That's right and wrong. President Yang, please come with me."

  Yang Xiaoqian walked out of the elevator according to his words and followed Qiu Zhe into the long curved corridor. After Qiu Zhe passed fingerprint detection and iris recognition, he led the way in front and explained to Yang Xiaoqian.

"I believe President Yang already knows that the energy of zombie action comes from the brain nucleus. At this point, let's rudely associate the brain nucleus with the mitochondria. After repeated experiments and observations, I found a very interesting phenomenon. To put it simply, we can think of the brain nucleus as a new organ, the organs of our body are composed of various cells and tissues, and the brain nucleus is composed of a substance between the living body and the non-living body."

"The research progress in this area is still very slow, but I have made breakthroughs in other areas, which is what you just said: zombie virus, not virus - sorry to correct it, this sentence is a language problem - first of all, at present I am I haven't been able to make a clear definition of this, so let's just call it T. The original is an infectious cell. Before confirming it, I can only use the closest definition term. As for why it is called T? After all, biochemical Crisis movie games are deeply rooted in people's hearts."

   "Please tell me the main point." Yang Xiaoqian couldn't help interrupting Qiu Zhe's nonsense. He was usually a joker, but faced with such an important issue, he really didn't have the heart to go around with him.

"Okay. The composition of the T-protoplasm is extremely complex, far beyond my imagination. You know mycoplasma, right? A microorganism that is between a virus and a bacterium. It is incredible that the T Primarch seems to have the ability to think independently, and can freely choose its form."

   "I was right and wrong just now, because the T-protoplasm is indeed not a virus, but at the initial stage of infection, it can become a virus, and then re-transforms into a T-protoplasm."

   Yang Xiaoqian didn't understand these terms, but he could imagine how amazing it was that the T Primarch could switch its form into a virus. It was an epoch-making discovery, and it was a Nobel Prize winner.

   "Do you now know how the T-protoplasm transforms into a virus? Why does it transform into a virus?"

Qiu Zhe shook his head and sighed: "For me, studying the T Primarch is like reading a wordless book, oh yes, I forgot to mention that my awakening ability is related to research, so President Yang, I can tell you with confidence that despite my limited conditions here, I must be the person who has made the biggest breakthrough in this field in the world. I can't explain how it works, but I know why it turned into a virus: for the sake of Further enhance its own infectivity, expand the scope of infection, and in addition, kill the host."

   "Why do you want to kill the host? You used mitochondria, bacteria and parasites as an analogy just now, but when the host dies, the parasites living in the host will also die. Why does the T-protoplasm kill the host first?"

"President Yang's thinking is really sharp, and he found the right direction in just a few words. The purpose of the T Primarch to kill the host is very simple, in order to make the host suffer from multiple corporal failure, so as to facilitate the subsequent body transformation, and, in order to Let the host's brain stop working." Qiu Zhe walked into a laboratory, which was full of various instruments that Yang Xiaoqian could not name, and there was a faint strange smell in the air.

Qiu Zhe stopped in one place, stretched out his hand and picked up a long and narrow glass vessel, which looked like a miniature ecological tank, inside which were floating dark brown creatures that were twisting like silk threads. , looks disgusting.

"Look, this is the iron nematode, a very interesting creature. Its larvae are parasitic in arthropods and gradually control the host's behavior while developing in the host. When the larvae develop into adults, they control the host to find water sources. Drown the host, and then get out of the host's body. President Yang, do you know what's interesting about the iron worm? A thing that doesn't even have an autonomous brain, why can it control the host's consciousness and behavior? Think again about T Primarch, will there be some more interesting associations?"

   Maybe because when it comes to the professional field, Qiu Zhe, who is wearing a white coat, is clearly in a state. He is no longer as rigid as he was just now. Instead, he expresses this Frankenstein madness through facial expressions and body language.

   Looking at him like this, listening to his words, Yang Xiaoqian felt shivering.

"You mean, T. protoplasm can control human consciousness in the same way that iron worms control their hosts? No, wait, after iron worms mature, they will drown their hosts and then break out and continue to reproduce. So, T. protoplasms The purpose of transforming into a virus to kill the host is to allow itself to reproduce faster and easily control the host's corpse?"

Qiu Zhe put the glass jar filled with nematodes back in place, clapped his hands, and said, "It's probably like this, when the time is right, the T protoplasm will quickly multiply in the human body, occupy the place in the brain, and form a brain nucleus. , and drive the host zombies to hunt humans, pay attention, just humans."

"Originally I thought this was just a natural selection of evolution, because the T-primarch needs more energy, so I chose protein-rich humans as food, but this is not the case, beef, chicken, mutton, pork and other zombies will not touch it at all, Only humans can make them have the desire to eat. This T Primarch simply exists to create a natural enemy of humans."

   "As for how the T Primarch replaces the brain to complete complex body control and information transmission, I haven't been able to figure it out. Because I put most of my energy into the other direction, the evolution of mutants."

   "Well, I'm listening, please continue." Yang Xiaoqian clenched his fists, and unknowingly sweat broke out from his palms.

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