This Game Is Too Realistic Chapter 743: Alpha protozoa

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The summit of Blood Mountain.

The beast king in white robe stared at the foot of the mountain, and the corners of his mouth gradually turned up into a faint smile.

No surprise.

These old guys have been corrupted for too long.

They hold the relics of the Prosperous Era and are immersed in the dreams weaved by the relics of the old civilization, but they forget that this is not a pre-war period of peaceful singing and dancing, but a wasteland where hair grows and drinks blood.

As long as they completely abandon their bottom line and illusions, and give up everything that can be discarded, even if they face the encirclement and suppression of the decadent old civilization, the young people will still be able to fight.

The Alliance is a problem, but nothing more.

They have not given up enough and are not brave enough.

At least not as good as my non-human self.

At this moment, a low voice came into his sea of ​​consciousness, like a hum coming from the depths of the earth.

"The men retreated."

The Beast King nodded and responded in a very soft voice.

"I saw it."

"They took away the information in the cave, and my existence may have been exposed." There was a trace of hesitation in the dull voice, as if he was worried about something.

The Beast King raised his eyebrows slightly with interest.

"Are you scared?"

"No," the voice paused for a while, then said slowly, "but I smell a nasty smell."

"'That guy' is getting closer and closer to us."

……

At 12 noon, Task Force Alpha issued a retreat order and withdrew the two squadrons fighting on Blood Mountain.

The college invested 300 individual drones successively, but in the end only 100 were withdrawn. The losses of the 200 Alpha Task Force Mobile Team members were even more heavy, and only less than half of them were withdrawn.

Even those who were withdrawn were mostly severely infected.

These wounded were placed in the Second Front Hospital and were observed and treated by the Alliance Biological Research Institute and the medical team from the Science and Technology Committee.

The composition of the toxic substance and how it breaks through the individual three-defense system of Task Force Alpha also needs further investigation and research.

Although both the high command of the coalition forces and the armies outside the academy had already anticipated the outcome of this initial offensive, the academy's performance in actual combat still exceeded everyone's expectations.

How to say it?

It feels like the thunder is louder than the raindrops.

"It seems that the guys in the north are just like that."

Looking at the Alpha Task Force that had withdrawn from the front line, General Babita from the Empire had a hint of contempt in his eyes.

He suddenly felt that he was okay again.

Not long ago, Duke Galawa, who was stationed in Dawn City, expressed dissatisfaction with their inaction on the front line and urged them to focus more on the battlefield.

Perhaps they should do something to save some face for His Majesty the Emperor.

It was not just the imperial officers who were shocked by the academy's performance, but also General Liam, who had just changed his view of those guys.

Unexpectedly, these guys performed a fancy operation, but in the end they were beaten into disgrace by the opponent and escaped from the front line.

"...Maybe I should reconsider my evaluation of these guys."

Lium, who was sitting in the bridge of the airship with his legs crossed on his knees, had an intriguing expression on his face, tore open an ice cream cone and stuffed it into his mouth.

Of course, another possibility is not ruled out.

These slugs in the swamp are deliberately showing weakness to show that they are harmless to humans and animals, so as to find opportunities to fish in troubled waters.

After all, no one except themselves knows what their true intentions are.

Actually, Liam thought too much about deliberately showing weakness.

Even the academy itself was furious with such a result.

For this battle, they made full and careful preparations, but they lost to a group of primitive people who fought with stones and sticks——

At least in Yang Kai's opinion that's the case.

"How did you do it? Even with the strongest equipment, you couldn't defeat a group of mutants?"

After a rare scientific research ship landed at the Weifu military base, Yang Kai found the leader of the Alpha Mobile Task Force and said in a scolding voice.

"Sorry to disappoint you."

The guy named Alpha Zero lowered his head and looked like he was seriously reflecting on his mistakes. However, Yang Kai could not sense any sincerity in reflecting on his mistakes.

Shaking his head, Yang Kai knew that scolding him would be in vain, so in the end he did not embarrass this guy anymore and waved his hand to send him away.

After reprimanding the commander who formulated the combat plan, he immediately found Chu Guang, who was inspecting the Second Hospital of Weifu Military Base, and briefly described the situation encountered by Task Force Alpha during the operation.

"...There is something wrong with the mutants on Shifeng Mountain. They have shown characteristics in evolution that we have never seen before. More than that, based on the extraction of on-site samples by frontline troops, we suspect that deep in the Blood Mountain There is a mother's nest hidden everywhere."

After listening to Yang Kai's statement, Chu Guang nodded.

"We thought so too."

Yang Kai was stunned when he heard this and stared at him suspiciously.

"How did you know?"

Chu Guang: "Guess."

Yang Kai: "..."

Looking at Yang Kai who was speechless, Chu Guang coughed lightly and continued.

"...These trivial issues are not the focus. The key is how we deal with this problem now."

Yang Kai's expression gradually became serious.

"What is your opinion?"

"My opinion is...waiting for expert opinions."

As he spoke, Chu Guang turned his attention to the isolation ward with the door closed.

The members of Task Force Alpha who had withdrawn from the front line were all lying there. Some of them had woken up, but many of them had not yet woken up. Hea is currently inside to understand the situation, and I believe there will be results after a while.

At the same time, Hea, who was standing in the ward, stared at the tablet in his hand with a solemn expression.

This is an organic protein molecule that she has never seen before. It is like a virus, but smaller than known viruses, even less than 7 nanometers, and the average individual is about 5 nanometers.

And that's not the most surprising thing.

The most incredible thing is that in addition to the RNA that stores genetic information, there is also a highly folded knob-like macromolecular structure inside this "unnamed substance", which can store mechanical potential energy like clockwork and slowly pass through it. The rotation releases it to the tail.

At the tail of the substance, there are at least four protein chains with special shapes. They can make simple mechanical movements driven by "clockwork" like the flagella of protozoa, thereby pushing the substance to slowly diffuse from an area of ​​high concentration to an area of ​​low concentration!

To give an inappropriate but vivid metaphor, this thing is like a nano-scale missile! Usually hosted in spores, one spore can carry 3 to 7 of these things. The spores will be released after active or passive rupture.

The internal RNA is its "warhead", the folded macromolecule protein is its engine, and the tail protein chain is its "propeller".

In addition to adhering to particles and drifting, it can also complete the "migration" from particle A to particle B through an active method.

This characteristic is most likely the most direct reason why the substance can break through the gas mask of Task Force Alpha.

After all, as we all know, gas masks containing activated carbon and other substances mainly use the electrostatic adsorption effect to filter "tiny particles carrying harmful substances", so it is not that the smaller the particles, the more difficult it is to filter.

According to experimental statistics, 0.3 micron particles are the most difficult to filter, so "filtration efficiency for 0.3 micron particles" is often used as a measure of filtration effect. For example, N95 means "filtration efficiency for 0.3 micron particles." The particle filtration efficiency reaches more than 95%."

Although the "diameter of 5nm" itself is not enough for the substance to penetrate the gas mask, it would not be good if it is added with "the ability to rely on endogenous power to complete free migration."

According to clinical experiments, these substances leave a channel of debris between the pores of the gas mask.

They seem to be able to calculate the shortest path from entrance to exit, like slime molds searching for food in a petri dish.

But the strange thing is that although this thing is very similar to a virus in shape, it is completely different from most viruses in terms of its offensive strategy against the host.

After a general virus injects nucleic acid into a host cell, it usually uses the host cell's materials to first synthesize the replicase and some inhibitory proteins necessary for its own replication, and then synthesizes the nucleic acid and structural proteins of the progeny virus. The end result is usually that the host's body cells are completely drained, and then a group of disciples go to harm the next target.

However, these special substances write their own genetic material into the genetic material of the host cell through a series of operations, just like the HIV virus.

However, their purpose of doing this is not to replicate themselves, but to assimilate the host and completely transform the host's cells into another appearance.

As for the specific transformation, it is a completely random event.

There are currently 97 cases under observation, 17 of which have died, 10 cases have superior immune levels and are not affected, and the remaining 70 cases that are affected have different symptoms, and even the locations of the lesions are different. .

For example, the activity of some nervous systems suddenly increased by 200%, while the minds of some people have degenerated to the level of infants. There are also people who have a finger growing from their shoulder - but this is easier to solve, just amputation.

As for more stubborn tissue hyperplasia, such as an amputated limb that grows back again, or simply a serious disease in the original limb, other medical methods must be used.

Not only the researchers from the alliance were amazed at this situation, but also the researchers from the Cloud Province, who all had the same surprise on their faces and whispered to other researchers beside them.

"Unbelievable..."

“It is composed entirely of proteins and nucleic acids, but it also shows the characteristics of life activities... Can this thing be regarded as a virus?”

"I do not recommend using this name...I have never seen a virus that can show the characteristics of life without the help of living cells. Misleading naming will interfere with subjective perceptions in our research."

"Whether that kind of movement can be regarded as a life activity is still controversial, but I agree with your statement. Alpha protozoa...what is the name?"

"...I have no objection."

"Agree."

This thing was brought back by the human flesh of Task Force Alpha, so there is nothing wrong with naming it after their code name.

……

After the short discussion, the clinical analysis report was finally taken out of the laboratory.

Hea handed the report to Chu Guang, who was waiting at the door of the laboratory, and briefly described the contents of the report in terms he could understand.

"...To sum up, it is currently known that Alpha Protozoa has high penetrability and can tamper with the genetic material of infected people. According to the calculation results, at least the physical attribute must reach at least 20 points to be completely exempt from infection. ”

"20 points of constitution?" Yang Kai, standing next to Chu Guang, frowned and asked in confusion, "What is that?"

Rather than answer the question directly, Heya turned his gaze to Chu Guang, asking him if he wanted to reveal it.

There is nothing to hide about this kind of thing.

Chu Guang said concisely and concisely.

"It is the alliance's physical examination indicator. We set the baseline value of each body function to 5. The meaning of 20 points of physical fitness is about 4 times the baseline metabolism and immune system work efficiency... By the way, this is not something Very rigorous indicators, for reference only."

But 20 points of constitution can completely exempt you from the influence of Alpha Protozoa...

To be honest, the offensive ability of this thing is a bit weak.

In addition, the physical fitness of mutants obviously exceeds 20 points. The physical fitness of those guys starts at level 20 or 30, so even if they are soaked in the environment of Alpha Protozoa, it will not be affected. However, there are still a large number of mutants on the Blood Mountain, and these mutants have extremely strong combat effectiveness and resilience. It is probably the Torch that helped them find other ways to stabilize their evolution.

For example, giving a big mouthful of soup soaked in protozoa or something.

After listening to Chu Guang's explanation, Yang Kai probably understood what 20 points of physical fitness meant, and nodded thoughtfully.

"That's it."

Most of Task Force Alpha are ordinary people. As far as he knows, although those guys are equipped with some prosthetics, they have not strengthened their immune systems in any unnecessary way.

Realizing this, his expression couldn't help but change slightly.

Good guy...

Isn’t this a case of being beaten to death? !

Not knowing what Yang Kai was thinking, Heya continued when he saw that the two of them had no doubts.

"In addition, we speculate that the origin of Alpha protozoa is the product of the mutant slime mold mother nest. It is not yet sure whether their actions are controlled by the mother nest consciousness... But I personally prefer to believe that they Like spores, it is more of an unconscious diffusion, and its actions on a macro scale are not affected by unified consciousness."

After a pause, she continued.

"For the convenience of research, we plan to name the suspected brood in the Blood Mountain as the Alpha brood, and merge the Alpha protozoa project with it for research."

"It's up to you, whatever is convenient for you," Chu Guang nodded without asking the college for their opinion, and then asked the question he was most concerned about, "How transmissible is this virus? Is it spreading?" Is it risky?"

"Don't worry about this for now. After all, they are not real viruses and do not replicate themselves like viruses. You can think of them as bullets installed on small missiles called spores."

It seemed that this statement was not rigorous enough, so Hea added another sentence after a pause.

"Of course, the premise is that no new mutations appear. After all, the mother nest can evolve itself, not to mention that there are a group of madmen helping it."

Hearing the metaphor of missiles and missile heads, Chu Guang, who was still a little confused at first, immediately understood the difference between the alpha protozoa and the spores.

Sure enough, such a professional report must be interpreted by professionals.

"What about the cure?"

Hea said solemnly.

"If it is only a mild infection, the infected person can rely on their own immunity to clear it after leaving the infected area. But if the immune system is compromised and most stem cells are eroded, the infection will become into an irreversible state. To that extent, the host will undergo macroscopically visible mutations. The normal cells carrying the original DNA are the errors that need to be eliminated, while the diseased cells that have been fused with the genetic material of the Alpha parasite have become normal... You can roughly understand it this way."

"In other words...are those guys completely hopeless?" Yang Kai looked at the door behind her with a complicated expression, not knowing what he was thinking.

"You can't say that."

Hea's expression was slightly hesitant. He glanced at the researcher of the academy, then at Chu Guang, and continued after hesitating for a moment.

"According to our analysis, the biological prosthesis produced by Xiaoyu can fight poison with poison. Theoretically, as long as the host still retains a little bit of original cells, it can use it as a blueprint to create corresponding mimic replicas to replace them. Although there are diseased limbs, the simulated body will still be quite different from the original body... So we have to seek their own opinions on whether to use this treatment method."

Moreover, Xiaoyu's biological prosthesis is currently only used on a small scale within Vault 404. On the one hand, it is to facilitate the observation of side effects, and on the other hand, it is to control risks and prevent widespread social controversy.

Whether it is used outside the residents of Vault 404 requires the approval of Chu Guang himself, the manager of Vault 404.

After understanding the inquiry in Heya's eyes, Chu Guang thought for a moment and then said.

"I have no objection, but Xiaoyu's biological prosthesis is still in the experimental stage, and all consequences can only be borne by the experimenter himself."

Before the establishment of the slime community, the contracting parties had already conducted limited data exchange on topics related to slime mold research. And due to the disclosure of relevant data, the academy also has an understanding of Xiaoyu's characteristics, otherwise it would not be possible to leave such a large brood nest alone.

Therefore, there is no problem of leaking secrets or not. The harmless treatment plan of slime mold itself is the prerequisite for the slime mold research community to be established and headquartered in Qingquan City.

Faced with the options presented by Chu Guang, Yang Kai only thought for a moment and agreed without hesitation.

"...We have no objections here. As long as it can play a positive role in conquering the Alpha Brood on Blood Mountain, feel free to try."

He does not need to bear any psychological burden to make this kind of decision. After all, the survivors under the Science and Technology Committee are just tools used by the college to achieve its goals.

They have never concealed this, and those survivors who joined Task Force Alpha have long been aware of their fate.

Knowing that they had no chance to become researchers, they made the most rational choice. They deleted the part of their brains that related to themselves very early, and voluntarily sacrificed themselves to become "subordinates" under the large group of Task Force Alpha. Entity", in exchange for a more decent standard of living for themselves and their families compared to "hard life".

This is just a sale, and the price is clearly marked.

After becoming a member of Task Force Alpha, their bodies no longer belong to themselves. The will of their superiors is their will. Even if they die like worker bees, they will not have any complaints. At most, It shows biological instinctive fear when dying, but does not have too many complaints or hesitations.

However, Heya didn't know the inside story of the college and couldn't help but feel a little hesitant about Yang Kai's decisive decision.

In her understanding, patients and their families must at least be consulted.

But when Chu Guang nodded, she said nothing more.

After all, this is the result she expected, and it may not be a bad thing for the patients who participated in the experiment...

Watching Heya return to the isolation ward, Chu Guang looked at Yang Kai.

"You also heard that the situation on Blood Mountain will be very difficult for your Alpha Task Force. I guess you will not use physical fitness as an important assessment criterion when selecting team members."

Yang Kai's brows twitched and he coughed.

"This is not a difficult task. Just replace the three-defense system with a full-protection system. As long as you don't inhale outside air, you won't be penetrated by that... alpha protozoa."

"You mean to bring an oxygen tank?" Chu Guang said with a strange expression, "Wouldn't that be too bulky?"

And this thing can't be summoned immediately from the front line if you want it. It also takes time to transport the equipment from the rear. And if the college does not prepare similar equipment at all, it will still have to solve the problems of equipment research and development and production.

Chu Guang’s original intention was to find someone else to attack the Blood Mountain position. Whether it was handed over to the Alliance or the Legion, it would be better than having the Alpha Task Force to fight against the opponent with the "terrain penalty" in a place they are not good at. .

However, Yang Kai had no intention of giving up.

If he backed down at this time, it would undoubtedly mean that he had admitted that the academy was not good enough.

Even if the friendly forces can understand their difficulties, it will not change the fact that the academy's prestige in the community has been damaged.

According to his understanding, Mr. Chief Technology Officer pays a lot of attention to the Sticky Community, even no less than Shelter No. 0. In other words, this is not a small problem that can be solved.

Rather than give up, he would rather let Task Force Alpha try again.

Anyway, those people are not his students. He doesn’t even know their names. If these guys try their best and still can’t take down the position, it’s also a problem of their lack of ability. It’s not his fault. Not on yourself.

After some weighing, Yang Kai suddenly raised his head and uttered a sentence that stunned Chu Guang.

"...If all employees are vaccinated with that biological prosthetic body, will there be no problem of being infected by Alpha Protozoa?"

"Theoretically...I don't know." Chu Guang looked at him in slight astonishment, as if he was looking at a madman.

Even if the player can be resurrected, he has never encouraged the players to try to install a tentacle on themselves. After all, that thing is not without side effects. For example, the healed wound will turn into Xiaoyu's fruiting body, etc. wait.

But this guy doesn't care.

"Then give it a try!"

Looking at the isolation ward with the door closed, Yang Kai seemed to be comforting himself and said with an indifferent expression.

"They have nothing to lose anyway."

(End of this chapter)