Chapter 103: with translation of chapter title

Inside the isolation laboratory.

In the center is a large operating table made by joining four operating tables together.

Lying on its side on the table is a Karamay dinosaur whose head, mouth, neck, abdomen, and limbs are tightly bound.

Alekxia and two assistants, wearing white full-body protective suits, are performing a live dissection on this zombified dinosaur.

However, the body has rotted to this extent, so describing it as a live dissection of a corpse is actually more appropriate.

Alekxia, who has fully merged with the Veronica virus, theoretically fears no form of microorganism.

But as a researcher, before confirming the properties of unknown matters, maintaining a rigorous attitude is the most basic quality.

Only seeing her right hand holding a tool, with the assistants' help she begins the dissection, and mutters to herself:

"Organs… intestines… are all necrotic, help me open the skull… quickly, good, careful, don't damage the specimen, not bad.

The cerebral cortex is also necrotic, uh… similar to the side product of accidental T-virus infection, but the necrosis degree far exceeds that of the T-virus…

"White Queen, tell me your analysis results."

"Based on the results of experiments with six white mice and two D-class personnel, I can confirm the virus is an RNA virus, transmission route via wounds and blood.

Once the virus invades a organism's body, it quickly seeks out glial cells and invades them, and this process sharply accelerates the organism's metabolism.

The entire invasion process takes only a few seconds, after which the virus grows exponentially at a mad pace, leaving the organism's immune system no time to respond, ultimately resulting in the state we see before us."

Upon hearing Alekxia's inquiry, the White Queen immediately relayed the analysis results she had obtained.

"Oh?" Alekxia handed the tool in her hand to the assistant beside her, looking at the immobile zombie dragon before her, and analyzed with slight interest:

"Focusing on nerve cells and taking only a few seconds? This virus seems far more efficient than the T-virus.

"Just the transmission route seems a bit monotonous; if slightly improved, it would be very suitable as an extermination weapon, hehe."

After saying that.

Alekxia, seeming to have lost interest, gazed at the Karamay dinosaur and said to the two assistants: "Dispose of this poor thing quickly, end its suffering as soon as possible."

"Yes, Doctor (is)." The two assistants replied.

Alekxia then turned and left, walking out through the already opened sealed gate, passing through the corridor with complicated decontamination procedures and the UV isolation chamber.

After completing decontamination, upon leaving the isolation chamber, with the assistance of two technicians wearing masks and gloves, she removed her heavy protective suit.

Immediately afterward, she went to the nearby observation room.

Upon entering, she saw Sui Bian with his hands clasped behind his back, standing by the isolation floor-to-ceiling window.

And ten Astate standing around Sui Bian.

"Father." Robert saw Alekxia enter the observation room and called out: "Doctor Rixik has arrived."

"." Sui Bian silently nodded his head slightly.

He turned his body, watching Alekxia approach slowly, then stopped.

"Mr. Sui, the transmission route of the virus causing the dinosaur zombification has been confirmed; in the short term there's no need to worry it will evolve quickly.

But I still suggest mobilizing the technicians stationed in Africa to conduct a thorough sweep of the rainforest within the dinosaur activity range, to eliminate the possibility of local species infection."

Having come before Mr. Sui, Alekxia quickly stated her suggestion.

"I have already arranged it, and the hive side will soon obtain samples and data, with BoKen and Chambos responsible for vaccine development." Mr. Sui said in a calm voice.

"All right." Alekxia chuckled lightly: "This virus looks terrifying, but with the company's strength and speed, it won't be able to jump around for more than a few days."

"Since we don't need to worry about the virus…" while Mr. Sui glanced at the scene in the lab with his peripheral vision, his brows slightly furrowed, then he turned his gaze back to Alekxia and said in a lowered tone:

"Then Rixik, what do you think the world beyond the door is like."

Having been in this world for two and a half years and having witnessed various anomalous phenomena, he speculated that this "door" might be an existence connecting two universes.

He personally tends to go to the other side of the door for reconnaissance, but before implementing the reconnaissance operation, Mr. Sui believes it is still necessary to hear Alekxia's advice.

After all, the IQ of this Flame Queen is one of humanity's ceilings.

And upon hearing Mr. Sui's question, Alekxia put away her faint smile and pondered for a moment.

She said: "It could be sixty-five million years ago, or even more ancient Earth, or even other planets—it's not impossible.

I'm not particularly interested in physics, so I can't better explain space, time, and the universe, but anomalous phenomena are not something that can be explained merely by mastering physics.

So sir, my suggestion is to dispatch a small team to first go to that side of the door for reconnaissance."

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October 25.

Afternoon.

The rainforest at the border of Uganda and Kenya.

In the central part of the rainforest, there is a clearing artificially excavated and logged.

An Umbrella outpost is situated there.

The outpost possesses barracks, Command Center, communications base, and other complete base facilities, plus a landing pad capable of accommodating two Yuyou aircraft simultaneously.

And at the center of the outpost lies the "door" capable of leading to another world.

On the night of the 14th, under the protection of the living dead, the engineering team hurriedly built disinfection, isolation, etc., facilities around the "door."

After ensuring no organism could freely enter or exit, the engineering team brought in two SCVs, and completed construction of the outpost in just four days.

14:14.

One Yuyou flew low over the rainforest, came to hover above the outpost and landed.

The tail hatch opened.

First to exit the cabin were a group of D-class personnel wearing orange lightweight protective suits and dedicated helmets.

Next came the Stalker-type Tyrant T-02 responsible for guarding the D-class personnel.

That is the Stalker who once went head-to-head with a giant centipede and even won.

"Roar…"

And it also wore a better-sealing restraint and mask, which caused the Stalker to let out a low, uncomfortable growl.

The Stalker's right hand was fitted with a. 50cal heavy pulse machine gun, a silver ammo box strapped to its back, and its left hand carried a seven-tube rocket launcher.

After disembarking all members, the Yuyou sealed its hatch and rose again, quickly disappearing from the outpost's view.

Twenty D-class personnel stared blankly at their surroundings.

But before they could observe for long, twenty living dead clad in black TPS Power Armor and wielding pulse-series weapons arrived.

Faced with the living dead and the Stalker, the D-class personnel had no choice but to reluctantly head toward the outpost's center.

(End of chapter)