In a clean and bright operating room, a hunched figure is surrounding the operating table. The furnishings in the room are very simple, including a few lighting balls suspended in the air, a chair, several sliding tables, and a large number of trays, and a huge operating table.
"...It's really not easy."
With a contented sigh, the crotched figure pulled off the white cloth of the operating table, revealing a grotesque life.
It was covered with a rubber-like pale purple carapace, with a chitinous ridge extending from its top to its lower part. A group of pink tendrils sprouted from the bottom of its body, many of which were still twitching, as if they were individually They all have life.
Behind this, there is a swollen brain covered with meridians.
Tyranid brainworms, the weirdest Tyranids, are also very rare in number. They are rare and powerful psychic units in the Tyranid army. According to the research of some biological sages, it may be that the Hive Fleet took advantage of the newly absorbed aliens. The alien genes allow them to create these living psionic conduits to harness the psionic power gathered by the Hive Overmind.
From the appearance, these creatures have evolved to the extreme. They have no limbs and cannot walk on limbs. Their shrunken bodies and bulging heads rely entirely on spiritual energy to float, hovering above the battlefield, launching spiritual attacks on the enemies below, or attacking enemies below. The smaller Tyranids carry orders from the Hive Overmind.
Just defeating such a target is extremely difficult, because the Cerebrates are different from the low-level Terra Zerg in that they know how to retreat, so there are no capture records so far.
However, this hunched figure was able to achieve it, even though it took a lot of effort.
He looked like an extremely frail old man, wearing purple robes. His body had shrunk to only half the size of a normal Eldar. His face was full of deep wrinkles. Without those pointed ears, it would be impossible to identify him. An Eldar.
For the Eldar, who have extremely long lifespans, aging to such an extent can be said to be very difficult.
Therefore, in terms of appearance, he is almost no different from an old human man.
But now, he showed no sign of weakness at all, but was full of excitement.
He looked at the brain worm with his dim eyes. The opponent had been injected with various tranquilizers and drugs that inhibited psychic abilities. His strength was greatly weakened and he could not pose a threat.
Then, the old Eldar turned around, picked up a syringe, and stabbed the skin underneath through the crack in the opponent's carapace.
That way, it won't struggle during the rest of the surgery.
For him now, torture is useless, and all methods are actually just to reveal the secrets under the cracked flesh of the experimental subjects.
Then he picked up the bell on the table and shook it, and a man walked into the cell with a grunt. The deformed freak held a large tray in his hand, which contained a row of tools, nutrient jars and strange devices.
"The Tyranids, I have been exploring their secrets for more than a thousand years. However, every time when I think I have reached the end, they will give me a new surprise. This is extraordinary. Maybe I can uncover a secret." Regarding the huge secrets of the universe, but first I have to know where they come from and why they come. I don’t believe that they are just simple devouring beasts. These creatures must have a shocking goal.”
Faced with the nagging of the old Eldar, the human pig just made a squeaking sound in reply.
The old Eldar then turned to face his captive, first inspecting a series of organs on its side, then picking up the sharp-edged appendage and peeling off the rough edges of the carapace. The mesh tissue woven underneath immediately attracted his attention. force.
After checking, he picked up a black needle and gently poked the swollen nerve bundle. After confirming that the other party would twitch as a result, he nodded, turned around and wrote something on a booklet.
Then he took out an empty bottle, put part of the brain tissue and blood of the brain worm into the bottle, and mixed it with another detection liquid he commonly used, which can analyze the psychic components of living things.
The old Eldar frowned and raised the bottle, shaking the contents inside into a vortex. However, the result surprised him. The brain tissue and blood of the Cerebrates did not contain psychic media, like many psychic creatures. Their blood or brain tissue will contain a small amount of hormones or enzymes and other substances that can promote spiritual activity.
However, the organization of brainworms is very simple, which means that their spiritual energy is completely stimulated by their organs. In a sense, they are indeed closer to weapons.
"Tsk tsk tsk, interesting."
The old Eldar then conducted a quick scan to check the distribution of the opponent's internal organs. This kind of sample was extremely rare, and he would not dissect and destroy the integrity of the sample without being completely sure.
After scanning, he found that the brain worm has a very short tongue, but this creature does not have a vocal organ, so what is the function of the tongue?
"Is it emitting some kind of infrasound wave that can command low-level Zerg? But the communication between Tyranids is usually considered to be brain waves or psychic energy, or is this their backup means of communication?"
With doubts, the old spirit tribe opened the other party's mouth full of spies' sharp teeth, and used tweezers to pull out a little of the purple tongue.
After inserting his fingers, the old Eldar found that it was warm to the touch, and there were more strange touches besides.
With countless years of experience, he roughly analyzed that the tongue is actually hollow, and the bud-like structure at the tip of the tongue is actually its mouth. In other words, this soft tongue is its throat!
So it is obvious that the brainworm has a vocal organ, but it should be some kind of infrasound wave that is difficult to catch.
"An extremely weird structure, but this has always been my interest. Can you think for yourself? With such a developed brain, is there a mind? I have observed some of your war machines, and some tyrants will have special and unique behaviors. , is that the awakening of self-awareness? Is the honeycomb structure just a cover?"
The old Eldar stared at the unconscious creature, muttering to himself as he tilted his jaw in one direction and twisted his thumb in another.
"You are one of my rare well-preserved Tyranid specimens. One day, I will gain a lot of knowledge from you, but first..."
As he spoke, he used a knife to peel off the carapace on the brainworm's forehead, and then slid the tweezers into the white diaphragm to gently hold it.
Slowly and carefully, open the diaphragm to the sides, exposing the nerves to the air.
He then put down the surgical device, lifted a jellyfish-like half-spiritual creature, and rested it on the brainworm's exposed nerves.
Many creations in the galaxy have means to prevent others from slipping into consciousness, but if a creature enters a dream, the situation is different.
