"Why don't I turn off the power of the research station? Although I can see things clearly in the dark, rationally speaking, I prefer an environment with lighting..."
The deformed limbs were spread out, and Lao Xia had the same strange expression on his face.
"I always thought it was you and your companions who cut off the power to the research station, uh, I meant the person who shot you..."
A hint of gloom flashed in Lu Yu's eyes, he stroked his chin with his palm, and pondered for a moment.
"Since we didn't cut off the main power supply, and it wasn't you who cut it off, then who did it? Experimental Subject No. 7?"
Because I heard Meatball Lao Xia mention it before, it seems that it is the only living creature left in this research station.
Considering that the power outage occurred before the death of the giant bat, the most likely person to lose power is Experimental Subject No. 7.
Unexpectedly, after listening to Lu Yu's inquiry, Lao Xia didn't even hesitate and directly shook his head in denial.
"How is it possible? Experimental Subject No. 7 is a bat. Even if its intelligence has been slightly improved after becoming a king-level virus carrier, in the end it is still a beast. Let alone cutting off the power, it doesn't even know where the main switch is... …”
"Who locked it up?"
Lu Yu had a look of surprise on his face, but his mind thought of the black shadow from before.
"I don't know, I'll go over and have a look later..."
Although there was confusion on Lao Xia's wrinkled face, compared with Lu Yu's somewhat exaggerated expression, he was already very calm.
"Let's try the backup power supply first. Wait a minute. I don't know how to operate this interface. I need to find someone else..."
After murmuring, Lao Xia's slender neck suddenly fell on the fleshy ball and twitched irregularly a few times.
After that, his neck stood up again, but his deformed face had a different look.
"...Well, do we need to graft foreign genes..."
Lao Xia turned around and asked as if seeing the young man for the first time.
"That's right."
Lu Yu frowned, and his vigilance increased by three points.
"Lie in and let me adjust the injection parameters..."
Two long-fingered arms stretched out from the flesh ball and slowly landed on the operating interface next to the 'coffin'.
After typing on the keyboard for a while, he turned his slender neck and looked at the young man.
"Are you sure you want these three foreign genes? In my opinion. You probably shouldn't choose traits that are too biased..."
Before the other party could finish speaking, Lu Yu interrupted.
"What impact will it have on the body?"
"It won't have any impact. Considering that you already have the first-generation king-level in your body, theoretically, any foreign gene fragment can be expressed dominantly in your body..."
"Then come on."
After saying this, Lu Yu lay down directly in the 'coffin' and put the 'lid' on himself.
As the transparent cover fell, most of the outside sounds were cut off.
The awareness of controlling the meat ball saw that Lu Yu was determined, so he didn't say anything more and concentrated on operating the instrument.
The backup power supply was turned on, and the entire hexadecagonal hall lit up with a faint light. Three test tubes were inserted next to the 'coffin' in sequence, and everything was ready.
The deformed head came close to Lu Yu, as if making final confirmation.
The lying young man made an OK gesture without hesitation.
As the start button is pressed, mist begins to spray out of the transparent 'coffin', which has no smell.
After just two puffs, Lu Yu felt drowsy and subconsciously wanted to fall asleep.
But at this moment, a dark figure vaguely appeared directly in front of his sight.
This time it was no longer the human form before, but a ball of mist and wriggling tentacles as projections, vaguely hanging on the ceiling.
"Judas..."
Drowsiness sets in, and consciousness sinks into the quagmire of darkness...
When the young man woke up again, there was still a faint light on in the hall, and the meat ball was waiting by the side, not disappearing like before.
"Hey, classmate Lu, you are finally awake. You have been unconscious for a long time..."
As soon as he saw Lu Suxing, his slender neck immediately stretched out against his ugly head.
The young man didn't need to say anything, and the other party cooperated very well and helped open the cover.
"How long have I been unconscious?"
He struggled to hold himself up and asked, but suddenly he felt a dull pain between his eyebrows.
"Hiss...it hurts..."
Holding his forehead with one hand, Lu Yu couldn't help but scream.
But his reaction did not cause any change in Rouqiu Lao Xia's expression. The other party stood aside calmly, as if all this was a matter of course.
"You were unconscious for nearly fifteen hours, specifically fourteen hours and forty-seven minutes..."
The familiar chatterbox mode returned again. Lu Yu endured the pain and glanced sideways at Meatball.
"Lao Xia?"
"That's right, it's me. I've changed back. Except for me, the researchers don't really like to control this body. They prefer to sleep rather than move independently..."
"Why does my head hurt so much..."
Lu Yu had no intention of paying attention to the daily life of Lao Xia and his 'roommates', and directly raised the questions in his heart.
"How do I know? I'm not a researcher..."
Shaking his slender neck, Lao Xia's deformed face was filled with an expression of not taking it too seriously.
"But it shouldn't be a big problem, otherwise the researchers would have been clamoring to take measures. Maybe it's just because you slept for too long and it's just neuralgia..."
After hearing what Lao Xia said, Lu Yu calmed down for a while, and realized that the pain was no longer getting stronger, so he stopped caring about it.
Coming out of the 'coffin', Lu Yu stood on the ground tremblingly.
The continuous grafting of three foreign genes did not bring him the expected strengthening effect. On the contrary, it seemed that the power in his body was drained.
Now, let alone running after Lao Xia, he probably has a hard time even walking on his own.
"Grandma, how come after grafting foreign genes, instead of getting stronger, my body became so much weaker..."
With a deceived expression on his face, Lu Yu looked at Meatball Lao Xia aside.
"I don't know, maybe your body is special? After all, not everyone can become the carrier of a king-level virus..."
The flesh ball trembled slightly, and Lao Xia gave an ambiguous answer.
"In my current state, it's difficult to even walk. How can I leave the research station and find Apostle Andre..."
"Well...it is indeed a problem..."
Looking up and down at the weak Lu Yu, Lao Xia touched his wrinkled head and began to think deeply.
After a while, its big and small eyes started to shine. "Yes!"
"What?"
Lu Yu was feeling distressed. When he heard the other party said there was a way, he immediately became energetic.
"There is an auxiliary exoskeleton in the research station, which is just right for your semi-disabled state!"
"Auxiliary exoskeleton?"
After hearing this, the young man's mind instantly imagined some high-tech armors that could only be seen in movies.
Come to think of it, Organization T is a big villain with alien technology! It is normal to have one or two sets of auxiliary exoskeletons, a basic equipment that is not considered outstanding.
"Take me to see it quickly!"
The gloom on his face swept away, and Lu Yu looked forward to it like a child.
With the help of the exoskeleton, let alone successfully leaving the research station through the passage, even if he had a tough fight with the guards at the door, he probably wouldn't be at a disadvantage.
However, just when he was in the mood, Lao Xia's words extinguished a lot of his excitement.
"Don't think that thing is the covered mechanical exoskeleton in the movie. With the current technological level and material synthesis technology of the earth, it is impossible to create such a thick and flexible thing. The exoskeleton in the research station is a surgical Implanted..."
"Sounds a bit low-end..."
Complaints are complaints, but you still have to watch it. After all, Lu Yu has no good way to regain his mobility now.
Seeing that the young man had difficulty moving and Lao Xia was unable to move, he very gentlemanly stretched out a deformed arm, indicating that Lu Yu could hold him, so as to ensure that he would not fall down due to weak legs when walking.
One person and one ball slowly left the hall and walked towards the passage in the northwest corner.
Compared with the previous passage leading to Lao Xia's 'bedroom', the passage in the northwest corner is much wider and shorter.
After walking downhill for a while, Lu Yu and Rouqiu Lao Xia came to a place similar to a factory workshop.
Unfinished parts are scattered on the conveyor belt, and fully automated machinery is parked quietly aside.
Because the backup power supply was turned on, the entire workshop was dimly lit, as if just pressing the start button would make the assembly line run neatly.
Following Rouqiu Lao Xia, Lu Yu looked around curiously, until he stopped in front of a U-shaped assembly line, and then he shifted his gaze back to the front.
"arrive."
The slender neck poked out from above the meat ball. Lao Xia stared at the operating table in the middle of the U-shaped assembly line and gave a reminder.
"This is it? Where's the exoskeleton?"
Looking at the workbench with scattered parts, a big question mark appeared on Lu Yu's head.
"It's on the assembly line, it needs to be assembled."
Lao Xia responded, shaking his slender neck greatly, as if he was doing warm-up exercises.
"Uh... there's no finished product? To be honest, I want to see the finished product renderings..."
Lu Yu's eyes were wandering, and there was a look of distrust on his entire face.
"There are no renderings. Do you think I am a certain treasure seller..."
The deformed big and small eyes rolled up, and Lao Xia said that there was nothing he could do.
"There are no renderings, and it is surgically implanted. It sounds very unreliable..."
The young man's eyebrows were knitted together, very confused.
If he had a choice, he would definitely not choose to implant that inexplicable exoskeleton. If the whole thing was not done well and the 'semi-permanent' turned into a 'permanent', wouldn't he have to carry this pile of waste with him for the rest of his life? Live a life of iron?
"It's your business whether you do it or not. I'm just providing you with a solution to the problem..."
This time, Lao Xia was not as eager as when he injected Lu Yu with the first-generation king-level virus. The expression on his entire face was calm and calm.
Seeing Lao Xia's appearance, Lu Yu lowered his guard a lot. It seemed that the other party really had no intention of harming him.
Lu Yu stroked his chin with his palm, looked at the parts on the conveyor belt and thought for a while, then asked.
"Can this implanted exoskeleton be disassembled?"
"Disassembly? Of course you can. Just come back when the time comes and I will dismantle it for you for free."
The deformed big hand touched his bald head, and Lao Xia said disapprovingly.
"If...I mean if..."
Lu Yu frowned and spoke cautiously.
"If I can't come back, or I can't come back in time, how should I disassemble it?"
"If we don't come back and use the assembly line, we will have to dismantle it by force... This style of implantable exoskeleton is plug-in, very rough, and has no artistic sense at all... However, it is quite durable..."
Lao Xia's concise and concise words gave Lu Yu a general understanding of this exoskeleton. The current meaning was obvious. If he didn't come back to dismantle it, it could be forcibly peeled off, but the process would be a bit painful.
"Then come on."
Taking a deep breath, Lu Yu made a decision.
Anyway, he now has the first-generation king-level virus in his body, and has been grafted with three foreign genes.
It doesn’t matter if there are too many lice or itchy debts, it’s not a problem to have an implantable auxiliary exoskeleton.
After experiencing various crises before, Lu Yu finally understood the truth. In this world, strength is indispensable if you want to achieve your goals.
He may not bully others, but he must not let others bully him!
Lying on the cold operating table, the sound of the assembly line operating could be heard in my ears.
Assembly begins.
The parts scattered on the assembly line are all used to assemble the exoskeleton. After the switch is turned on, all the surrounding automated machinery starts moving, and the parts are assembled one by one according to the set procedures.
Lu Yu looked at Lao Xia's long arms protruding from the meat ball in surprise, and tied his hands and feet on the workbench in turn.
After that, Lu Yu was turned over!
That is, face down and back up.
The steel plate behind him was opened, exposing the young man's neck and spine.
"Be patient, it may hurt a little for a while..."
The ugly head dangled in front of Lu Yu, and Lao Xia reminded him in a very wicked way.
"Hurry up, I'm in a hurry."
Lu Yu's expression was calm, and he didn't show any fear.
"Not bad, let's see if you can still be so stubborn during the installation..."
The smile on Lao Xia's face grew brighter and he retracted his head.
The assembly line was assembled very quickly. In less than ten minutes, a steel spine shaped like a centipede was completed. The sharp claws shone coldly in the dim light, cold and powerful.
Lao Xia was not in a hurry to install this on Lu Yu's back, but waited for other auxiliary parts to be prepared.
Although he said that he wanted Lu Yu to experience the 'bliss on earth', Lao Xia ultimately had no intention of delaying the installation time maliciously.
After all, this thing is too painful without anesthesia.
After waiting for another ten minutes, after all the parts were assembled, Lao Xia just dragged the steel plate binding Lu Yu back and pulled it under the U-shaped assembly line.
At this moment, Lu Yu's back was facing up, and various assembled parts were arranged on the assembly line in order, with only one start left.
After looking at Lu Yu who was silent, Lao Xia didn't ask any more questions and directly entered the installation program into the control system beside him.
The equipment was running, and the steel centipede seemed to be activated instantly, climbing onto Lu Yu's back with extraordinary flexibility.
Find the right position, and dozens of sharp grappling hooks will penetrate straight into the bone marrow!
"Uh-huh!"
Unprepared, Lu Yu groaned.
But this is just the beginning.
The transmission was running slowly, and various mechanical arms grabbed the parts and installed them on Lu Yu's body one after another. They were nailed or drilled into the young man's bones.
Because the surfaces of all instruments that penetrate the body are coated with powerful therapeutic drugs, the wounds will not rot or suppurate.
On the contrary, the skin and flesh will be firmly attached to these fasteners, as if they have grown together from the beginning.
But the pain is still unavoidable.
No matter how much Lu Yu endured, he still screamed uncontrollably during the process of connecting the exoskeleton nerves.
Fortunately this didn't last long.
When Lu Yu got off the workbench, his body was already wet with sweat and blood.
Lao Xia looked at the young man in front of him with a half-smile, reached out and tapped the small box on the other man's chest, and explained.
"This is equipped with a tritium battery. Your backup power supply is also the power supply with the strongest endurance so far. It can be used for two hours of high-intensity combat."
After saying that, Lao Xia patted Lu Yu's lower back and the side of his thigh.
"These ones so far are equipped with metal hydrogen batteries, which are the main source of auxiliary power. If you don't run or jump, and just walk normally, it shouldn't be a problem to last two or three days."
After hearing Lao Xia's words, Lu Yu, who was in pain and sweating, was dumbfounded.
Considering that he had suffered so much, the total power of the exoskeleton was less than four days? Isn't this a joke? !
Who can use four days of power? Not enough at all!
As if he had guessed what Lu Yu was thinking, Lao Xia chuckled and asked.
"Are you thinking that the endurance of this exoskeleton is a bit poor?"
Lu Yu nodded silently.
"This is natural. We haven't reproduced fusion batteries yet. It is already quite a remarkable thing to be able to use existing materials on earth to create tritium batteries and metal hydrogen batteries."
Hearing this, Lu Yu felt a chill in his heart. According to Lao Xia, the endurance of this exoskeleton is really only four days?
In other words, after four days, not only did he lose his motivation, but he also had to carry this pile of iron lumps on his back?
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? If I had known that the battery life was so bad, I wouldn't have suffered this..."
"Hey, why are you so anxious? I haven't finished speaking yet..."
Seeing that Lu Yu's face was really dark, Lao Xia quickly waved his hand.
"It is true that metal hydrogen batteries and tritium batteries only have this little endurance, but the batteries are removable. Wouldn't you just bring two more and you're done? If they run out of power, why don't you just replace them?"
With that said, Lao Xia grabbed a battery from the conveyor belt behind him and pushed it in front of Lu Yu.
"Five tritium batteries and fifteen metal hydrogen batteries, a total of twenty batteries, which is enough for you to use for a month. If you haven't found the apostle Andre within a month, you basically don't have to worry about the exoskeleton. , when the first-generation king-level virus breaks out, you can say goodbye to this world."
After taking the battery from Lao Xia, Lu Yu's face looked a little better.
Although twenty batteries are a bit heavy, with the assistance of the exoskeleton, they will not affect Lu Yu's movements at all, and it can be considered a good solution.
"That's pretty much it... Are there any batteries? I mean the tritium batteries used for combat power supply. Give me two more."
Holding a backpack full of batteries in his hand, Lu Yu looked like a greedy rich man, shamelessly reaching out to ask for it.
"There are three more yuan, I'll give them to you..."
After tapping the keyboard a few times with his fingertips, the conveyor belt buzzed and three more tritium batteries were pushed in.
After putting everything into his backpack, Lu Yu finally felt more at ease.
Seeing that the other party was ready, Lao Xia issued an eviction order and urged Lu Yu to get on the road early so as not to miss the opportunity for the guards to take turns.
In addition, Rouqiu also very considerately pointed out the direction for Lu Yu and asked the young man to go to Kyoto, saying that the apostle Andre should be in that direction.
Arriving at the entrance of the passage with Lu Yu, Rouqiu Lao Xia looked at the narrow passage in front of him, then at his bloated body, and sighed softly.
"Let's go. It's almost time. In ten minutes, the guards above will change their guard..."
"Well, see you later."
Lu Yu nodded slightly and said a very rare kind word.
Although Rouqiu Lao Xia didn't treat him sincerely, every action he took did help him a lot.
He will keep it in mind.
"See you again when we are destined..."
Watching the young man's leaving figure, Lao Xia turned his round body and slowly moved towards the darkness. After walking for a short while, it seemed to suddenly react and patted his head with his hand.
"Hey, I think I forgot something important. I haven't checked the main power supply of the research institute yet..."
Passing through the dark passage, Lao Xia moved his body and walked towards the depths of the research station, where there was a small nuclear fission reactor.
According to the original technology of the earth, there is absolutely no space to install such a power generation device under a research station, but the T organization has alien technology in its hands, and it is not a problem to shrink the fission reactor.
Logically speaking, this chain reaction energy supply device should not be disconnected once it is turned on, unless the fuel rods are forcibly separated from the reactor, which will cause the entire shelter to lose power.
Originally, Lao Xia thought that Lu Yu and others had damaged the line, but after previous inquiries, he found that the problem was not with the transmission line, so it was necessary to go to the reactor to have a look.
If only the fuel rods separated from the reactor, everything would be fine. But if other problems occurred, leading to an uncontrollable chain reaction, the power would be equivalent to lighting an atomic bomb under Broken Bridge Lake.
It doesn't matter that Lao Xia himself is dead, it's just a pity that the foreign gene fragments stored in the research station are a pity.
Relying on the memory of the brain in his body, Lao Xia successfully reached the lowest level of the research station.
However, when it opened the door of the power room, it was shocked by what it saw!
I don’t know when dense cracks appeared on the hard and thick cement wall, and a huge number of white roots poked out from them, reaching hungrily towards the reactor...
