Chapter 303: The Crazy Edge Squad

"I welcome you on behalf of Lishan!"

Zhang Su responded to Xie Yanshan with an enthusiastic attitude. Now his desire for "brains" was greater than for "muscle." He smiled and said: "I heard from Pan Guoliang that your ability in scientific research is above Li Zhaohua's. You must work hard for Lishan in the future!"

He thought Xie Yanshan should actively repay him, but unexpectedly, a difficult expression appeared on the other party's face.

Zhang Su asked, puzzled: "Looking at Mr. Xie's expression, is there a problem?"

"Mr. Zhang, to be honest, I... sigh, let's not talk about my ability level first, the equipment and experimental data are all destroyed. I think I might disappoint you. You might not know..."

According to Xie Yanshan, a clever woman cannot cook without rice. Doing research requires various instruments and equipment. The Green Dragon Corps was lucky to find a hidden secret research institute in the mountains, otherwise, they couldn't have built the laboratory at all.

"So that's how it is!" Zhang Su gently patted Xie Yanshan's shoulder and said: "Set your mind at ease. We at Lishan also have scientists who study zombies. When the time comes, you can communicate well. As for the instruments and equipment, we'll find them slowly, there will always be some!"

"After all, the most important equipment is this."

Zhang Su pointed to his own head.

The night before last, the battle was intense. Corps Commander Ma Juguang ordered their Edge Squad to release the modified zombie 004. Four Edge Squad members plus one core member of the Affairs Department rushed into the command post's underground secret base to release 004.

"Okay, okay, then I'll trouble Mr. Zhang."

"Explosion..." Xie Yanshan subconsciously pushed his glasses with his wrist, found there was nothing on the bridge of his nose to push, and shook his head: "Li Zhaohua is crazy..."

Xie Yanshan thanked him politely.

"1,400 degrees..."

"I appreciate Mr. Zhang's high regard. I will definitely do my best, uh... before that, could you find me a pair of 1,400-degree glasses."

Subsequently, Xie Yanshan recounted what happened before the explosion.

Zhang Su saw Xie Yanshan intending to find a place to climb up and stopped him to ask.

Zhang Su scratched his head. He used to have about 100 degrees of nearsightedness, and he didn't even get glasses. After his vision was strengthened, the whole world became clear. It was hard to understand what a concept 1,400 degrees was. He spread his hands: "I'll do my best, this degree might be hard to find. When the time comes, I'll find a pair with a lower degree to make do."

"Uh, Mr. Xie, I want to ask, what exactly happened with the explosion earlier? Also, is there any equipment or other things worth rescuing in this laboratory?"

There were three Edge Squad researchers on duty in the secret base at the time. After 004 gained freedom, it crashed through the wall on the spot and crushed two people to death. The rest saw that the situation outside was chaotic and simply hid in the laboratory. Anyway, the stored supplies were enough for them to survive for nearly a week.

The few of them weren't panicked at all at the time. Even if the outside was a burning kiln, it had nothing to do with them, because the laboratory had a very solid defense system, which could ensure temporary peace of mind.

If the corps could defeat the horde and win in the end, it wouldn't be too late for them to go out. If the horde swallowed the Green Dragon Corps, they would just stay in the laboratory. If one week wasn't enough, then they would hold out for two weeks. By that time, the zombies would basically disperse or start moving to the next target, and they could also safely escape.

However, just when they were dealing with the situation by not changing, something unexpected happened.

"Mr. Zhang, you might already know our Edge Squad's mission. The laboratory stored a batch of zombie modification fluids. Starting this morning, Li Zhaohua planned to use the modification fluid to modify the human body. Naturally, no one cooperated with his crazy behavior."

"Finally, Li Zhaohua decided to experiment on himself. By the time he was discovered, he had already injected himself with three doses of zombie modification fluid. The colleague who discovered the situation tried to stop Li Zhaohua for the first time, but by that time Li Zhaohua had already started to show abnormalities, his emotions were extremely manic, and he beat that colleague away on the spot."

"Seeing that the situation was not good, we hurriedly went up together, wanting to subdue Li Zhaohua, but his strength was too great, and we weren't his match even when we joined forces. In the chaos, I saw Li Zhaohua inject himself with two more doses of modification fluid..."

Zhang Su frowned as he listened, puzzled: "No... this modification fluid you developed, is it aimed at zombies or humans? Why would it have an effect on Li Zhaohua?"

A look of helplessness appeared on Xie Yanshan's face. He looked at the sky with muddy, lifeless eyes and sighed: "Although it's called zombie modification fluid, actually... it's to modify those who are still in the human stage. By the time they really turn into zombies, we haven't observed any effect, or we'll wait until it's further perfected..."

"Ah?"

Pan Guoliang was shocked, interrupted Xie Yanshan's words, and stood at the edge of the pit in astonishment: "So... you were using living people for modification?"

"To be precise, it's to modify people in the process of turning into zombies. Even if we don't conduct modification experiments, those people will eventually turn into zombies and be killed... The human body in the stage of turning into a zombie has various indicators, including cell activity, that can reach an unprecedented peak, exceeding the limits of the human body, and is also the most suitable time for modification!"

"Under the stimulation of the modification fluid, the human body can mutate into many possibilities in the process of turning into a zombie. According to our records, among all experimental targets to date, there are no identical mutation forms!"

Zhang Su thought silently after listening to Xie Yanshan's words. The Edge Squad's behavior naturally violated humanity, but from ancient times to the present, many developments were built on sacrifice. He didn't want to criticize these behaviors as a holy mother, nor would he act as a living Bodhisattva to stop them, because he was a living Yama...

After a while, he asked: "What is your purpose in creating mutated zombies? Like 003, to be used as a weapon?"

"No, 003 is just one of the more successful failures. Our goal is to create zombie warriors that obey humans."

Since the topic was opened, there was nothing to hide. Xie Yanshan told the secrets of the Edge Squad one by one.

Except for the few who knew that the Survivor Alliance also used living people for zombie experiments and weren't so surprised, the rest of the Lishan members looked at each other. Madmen and geniuses were truly only a paper's thickness apart. These rough men only knew how to fight zombies with their lives, while scientists had already begun to study how to create zombies that served humans!

"That doesn't seem right either. Li Zhaohua definitely wasn't bitten when he entered the underground laboratory. Then his self-injection of modification fluid shouldn't have worked, right?"

Zhang Su noticed the loophole and asked.

"Mr. Zhang, do you think our laboratory would lack... viruses used for zombie transformation? Although that substance isn't like a virus."

Xie Yanshan asked back with a bitter smile.

Zhang Su raised his eyebrows. These people were not simple, and they also knew the truth about turning into a zombie. There were quite a few capable people.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 304 =====