Chapter 161 The Quality of the Clone

Hunters came over one after another.

The remaining hunters also said that after they cleared the contaminated bodies in Area A, they would rush to Areas B and C to help find people.

Feng Ling secretly sighed: Ye Zheng’s reputation among the hunter group is really high.

There is a reason for this.

Before the establishment of the Xenobiotic Safety Supervision Bureau, the Xenobiotic Biological Research Institute was established first.

The purpose of establishing this scientific research institution, in addition to studying alien creatures and cards, is more directly to provide talents for the Supervisory Bureau.

Although everyone knows now that getting the card is equivalent to getting superpowers, in the environment at the time, everything was unknown. No one knew what side effects would occur after absorbing the card, nor how to treat the problem after it occurred. It was even more uncertain whether the humans who used the cards were still humans in the conventional sense.

Theory belongs to theory, and reality belongs to reality.

In vivo experiments are inevitable.

The first group of people who participated in the experiment were elites selected from the military region, with ten men and ten women. They all signed an agreement to voluntarily participate in the experiment and gave the full right to use their bodies to the research institute.

In order to encourage this spirit of sacrifice and dedication, the names and photos of all experimental participants were publicized in a heroic manner.

In the end, four of the twenty people died due to out-of-control pollution levels, and the remaining 4 became the first batch of inspectors in the country.

The research institute also obtained a large amount of valuable data through experiments and achieved initial results.

For example, humans' tolerance to pollution levels is around 22%.

For example, the characteristics of cards will have a subtle influence on an individual's personality.

These research results laid a good foundation for the subsequent development of the Supervisory Bureau.

Later, Ye Zheng frequently appeared in news reports. Her outstanding military achievements soon made her a household name.

Of course, there is a reason why the propaganda department deliberately created the image of a "hero fighting against alien species" to appease the people, but Ye Zheng himself is indeed outstanding.

Having said that, it is hard to say that Pei Xianjue was not influenced by Ye Zheng when he made up his mind to become an inspector.

The hunters who entered Area A were divided into two.

Some of them stayed behind to continue clearing out the contaminated bodies, while the other part followed Xu Yiming, Su Yuqing and others to Area B.

The forest was so large that they walked for several hours before they reached the edge of Area A.

Next, you need to pass through Area D to enter Area B. Even if you don't take a detour, the straight-line distance in between is about 6 kilometers on foot.

The good news is that Area D is the area that Ye Zheng has leveled. There is no maze, no wind or snow, the temperature is relatively normal, and there are only a small number of wild animals contaminated by the maze.

Feng Ling stopped and looked back at the team which was gradually becoming sparse from being compact.

Huangfu Miaomiao was originally walking beside her, but the child had short legs and poor physical strength, so he was now at the back of the team.

Su Yuqing also fell behind the team, his face was flushed and he looked not in good health.

Feng Ling turned and walked towards the end of the team. When he passed by Xu Yiming, he said, "Rest here for a quarter of an hour."

"Ah?" Xu Yiming was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly, "...Oh, okay."

The hunters were all very tired. The cold weather would intensify the consumption of physical strength. As they walked out of the forest, everyone's legs were almost numb. They only regained some feeling after reaching Area D.

Now hearing Feng Ling say that they could take a rest, everyone breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Feng Ling came to Su Yuqing and looked him up and down, "How are you? If you are not feeling well, don't force yourself." Su Yuqing felt dizzy and groggy at the moment.

He sat down on the spot, took a breath, and whispered: "I'm fine. It may be because the clone's physique is not very good, and he caught a cold, but it won't kill him."

"A cold won't kill you, but it's not something you can get well from right away." Feng Ling sighed as he looked at his frail appearance, then turned to look for Huangfu Miaomiao, "Little Skeleton, give Captain Su an injection."

Su Yuqing smiled bitterly upon hearing this, "Feng Ling, it's really not necessary. My clone is weaker than a normal body in every aspect, including its ability to absorb drugs. Don't waste supplies."

"It would be nice if it could be relieved a little. We still have several kilometers to go." Feng Ling said helplessly.

Su Yuqing was silent for a while, then stopped refusing. He rolled up his sleeves, exposing his arms, and let Huangfu Miaomiao give him the injection.

This kind of medicine commonly used by alien species usually takes effect quickly. However, after Su Yuqing was injected, his face was still red. It was indeed as he said, and the absorption was very poor.

Su Yuqing explained in a weak voice: "My best condition is when I have three clones. Once the number of clones exceeds three, my physical condition will deteriorate drastically. But don't worry about me. It doesn't matter if this body dies. It won't affect my original body."

"Just live if you can. How can you find Ye Zheng if you die? Are you going to give him another sick body?" Feng Ling teased him and stretched out a hand to him, "Lend me your phone."

Su Yuqing was slightly stunned, "What do you want to see?"

As he asked, his hand unconsciously handed over the phone.

"I want to see your chat history. Is that convenient?" Feng Ling took the phone and found that when he opened it, there was a chat list. Ye Zheng's chat box was pinned to the top and could be seen at a glance.

Su Yuqing: “…………”

Whether it is convenient or not, you have already seen it, why are you still asking...

Feng Ling stared at the screen without saying anything.

Su Yuqing was inevitably a little embarrassed, and said awkwardly: "She stopped chatting with me after she sent that message 'squirrel'. The next few messages were all incoherent and I couldn't understand what they meant. I suspect she accidentally sent the message by pressing the wrong button."

Feng Ling returned the phone to Su Yuqing, "I really don't understand."

After a pause, she said, "You take a rest. I'll go see if anyone else has caught a cold."

Feng Ling turned and left.

She slowly walked to the front of the team. Li Qing saw her coming back and immediately said to her, "There is no maze in Area D. Mobile phones can find network signals here. I just searched some information about Slavic mythology on the Internet. In Slavic mythology, there is indeed a creature called Night Spirit. It is tall and thin like a branch. It often appears in cold seasons and warms its hands in the chimney. Based on this, we can deduce what the other monsters in the maze are like and prepare for battle in advance."

Feng Ling listened absentmindedly.

Li Qing called out to her in confusion, "Feng Ling? What's wrong with you?"

Feng Ling came back to his senses and asked him in a low voice: "Master, if a person...becomes a contaminated body, is it completely impossible to recover?"

Li Qing's expression was slightly restrained, and he answered very decisively: "Yes, becoming a polluted body means that you have become another creature, just like a fish in the water that has evolved legs and climbed onto the shore. It is impossible to turn back into a fish in the water."

Feng Ling fell silent after hearing this.

She might know the reason why the news was concealing Ye Zheng's information...

The glory represented by Ye Zheng cannot accept that Ye Zheng has become a polluted body.

All I can do is accept death.

Su Yuqing came to find out Ye Zheng's whereabouts, which was just a warm-up preparation before the news of Ye Zheng's death was announced.

On the first day of August, I want to be lazy! I want to slack off! ...Okay, only one update today, I'll try harder tomorrow~