Seeing countless copies of himself, Lu Jiuchuan couldn't help but curse: "Damn! Is this some kind of humanoid weapon— a clone army? These clones have no brains!"
"It's packed with chips?!"
Chu Huaying said with a stern face, "I'm afraid so. The upgraded version 3.0 they developed is the real biological weapon. These clones have no self-awareness and only act according to the instructions in the chip."
At this moment, the chip's instruction should be—to smile.
So, all the hundreds of clones in the room laughed at the same time, their expressions looking exactly the same.
Tang Ci had never smiled in front of his teammates before. Seeing others like him smiling so strangely, Tang Ci frowned in displeasure. Lu Jiuchuan, looking at the eerie smiles on their faces, felt utterly disgusted—these people were just using their appearances! They were all imposters!
Can something that can be created from a single cell still be called "human"?
Just as Lu Jiuchuan was about to fire his submachine gun, the " Xiao Lou " in the front row suddenly moved. Their bodies had been infused with Zerg genes and upgraded, giving them self-healing abilities as well as excellent climbing and jumping skills.
The dozens of Chu Huaying behind them quickly climbed up the wall and reached out to snatch the gun from Lu Jiuchuan's hand!
Behind them, dozens of Lu Jiuchuan and dozens of Tang Ci darted around like lightning, cutting off their escape route!
Shao Qingge and Ye Qi's clones surrounded the five people head-on. Xiao Ye's clone was as small as him, but it was the most agile and crawled very fast. In the blink of an eye, several Ye Qis flashed in front of Xiao Lou, one on the left and one on the right, and worked together to choke Xiao Lou's throat!
Xiao Lou looked at Ye Qi's adorable face with a bright smile, but her hands were mechanically attacking him, and a chill ran down his spine.
Yu Hanjiang stretched out his long arm and grabbed Xiao Lou's waist tightly. Using his Lightness Skill Card, he quickly jumped to a distance, narrowly avoiding several Ye Qi attacks. At the same time, he swung out his Night Demon Military Knife —a flash of snow-white light, and Yu Hanjiang cleanly severed the arms of those Ye Qi!
But what's shocking is that a new arm grew from the severed wound at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.
While fighting off the " Lu Jiuchuan " clones who surrounded him, Lu Jiuchuan cursed, "Damn it, the upgraded clone heals too fast! We need to get it going as soon as possible. This space is too small to maneuver properly. Let's get out of here and get to the workshop!"
He never wants to experience hitting himself again.
Moreover, these " Lu Jiuchuan " clones have all been upgraded and modified, incorporating Zerg genes. Their physical abilities and agility are no worse than the original Lu Jiuchuan. He can barely handle one against multiple opponents at first, but he definitely won't last long.
Surrounded by more than a dozen clones, Chu Huaying used her agility to weave between them. Her spider dagger swung rapidly, and blood splattered everywhere in her area. One after another, " Chu Huaying " were mercilessly severed by her. However, the Zerg's healing ability only slowed down the clones ' attacks, not killed them. Chu Huaying was overwhelmed and looked disheveled, her ponytail coming undone and her hair messy like that of a female demon.
Xiao Lou was lifted into the air by Yu Hanjiang, who was holding him by the waist. Seeing this, he suddenly summoned Li Qingzhao: "Everyone, quickly find Uncle Qin! He must be the one controlling the chip!"
Li Qingzhao recited a familiar poem to the clone: "Searching and searching, so cold and desolate, so sad and miserable; in this time of fluctuating warmth and cold, it is hardest to find peace..."
The skill immediately slows down the actions of all hostile targets on the field.
The large-scale crowd control turned all clones into something like a slow-motion replay in a movie. Their movements were sluggish and clumsy, and it took them several seconds to slowly raise their hands, making them look like zombies who had lost their ability to move.
Lu Jiuchuan hurriedly pulled Tang Ci and fought his way out of the encirclement of numerous clones. Chu Huaying also darted out like an arrow. Yu Hanjiang, with Xiao Lou in his arms, flew directly through the air. Chu Huaying said, "The laboratory is very large, and there are workshops inside. Hurry!"
The five people rushed out of the laboratory at top speed.
Before me was a "production line workshop" for clones, the size of a football field.
To everyone's horror, the entire workshop was arranged to resemble a Zerg fungal carpet, with a circular "fungal carpet conveyor belt" on which countless successfully cloned babies lay. Automated machines were feeding them a strange nutrient solution, and each time a baby was fed by the machine, it would grow rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The baby that was initially placed on the fungal mat will eventually become an adult when it leaves the mat...
What is assembly line production?
After several adorable babies twirled around the workshop, they gradually transformed into adult versions of Xiao Lou, Lu Jiuchuan, Tang Ci, and so on.
This scene sent chills down everyone's spines, and made their blood feel like it was frozen.
Lu Jiuchuan didn't even bother to swear, just rolled his eyes and said, "Even raising pigs wouldn't be this fast!"
The process of creating clones is actually faster than raising pigs in a feed mill. Mass production, rapid catalysis, fully automated assembly line operation—with this efficiency, how many Xiao Lou can be produced in a day?
Xiao Lou's temples throbbed, and he was speechless as he looked at the replica of " Xiao Lou " lying on the fungal carpet.
After leaving this workshop, the clone will be transported by conveyor belt to the adjacent workshop, where the step that Chu Huaying mentioned, "implanting a chip into the brain," will likely be completed.
Yu Hanjiang waved his hand with a stern face: "Let's go!"
Everyone walked quickly forward along the conveyor belt, and the next workshop was indeed the place where "surgery" was performed.
The replicas transported along the conveyor belt
When a person is an adult, sophisticated instruments are used to insert needle-thin devices directly into the brain through the temples of each clone, which are the most vulnerable "pterion" sites of the human skull, to implant microchips.
Since the clone now possesses the Zerg's self-healing ability, the wounds inside its skull will automatically repair themselves, the blood will quickly coagulate, and even its skin will become completely intact.
The clone, with the implanted chip, completed the final step of its transformation—finally becoming a qualified humanoid weapon.
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang exchanged a glance. At the end of the workshop was another door. This should be the control center of the entire experimental workshop, which could control the operation of all the instruments in the laboratory, and also control the chip to issue instructions to the clone.
Yu Hanjiang gestured to Lu Jiuchuan, who aimed at the door, stretched out his long leg, and kicked the door open with force, simultaneously picking up a submachine gun and aiming it into the room.
Sitting in the middle of the room was a familiar face—it was Uncle Qin, whose voice trembled and whose eyes darted around when Chu Huaying interrogated him at Starship.
But now, the old man with gray hair showed no sign of fear; instead, a gentle smile graced his lips.
The moment Lu Jiuchuan pointed a gun at him, he smiled and said in a gentle voice, "Kids, get up and eat. These people who have been delivered to your door today are the feast left for you. You must tear them apart and eat them."
The LCD screen was filled with dense experimental data, and the control panel had many instrument switches. Uncle Qin pressed one of the buttons, and Xiao Lou hurriedly said, "Stop him!"
Chu Huaying rushed into the lab like a whirlwind, quickly twisted his hands behind his back, and pressed a spider dagger against his throat: "How do you control the chip? Tell me now!"
Uncle Qin's lips curled into a strange smile: "It's too late... I can't tell you."
Yu Hanjiang coldly replied, "You'd rather die?!"
Uncle Qin suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahahaha, death? You think any Hunter would be afraid of death?"
Chu Huaying didn't waste any more words with him and directly slit his throat with a knife!
Suddenly, there was a rustling sound outside. Xiao Lou turned around and saw that the clones, which had just been produced on the assembly line, were pouncing on them like hungry tigers after receiving instructions from the chip.
However, Li Qingzhao's slow-motion control could only last for a limited time, and a large number of clones from the outside laboratory quickly surged in as instructed.
A dense swarm of clones, like a tide, stared intently at them as if they were the most delicious food; some clones even couldn't help but drool.
Unfortunately, those clones have the same faces as them!
Yu Hanjiang said, "Brother, set it on fire! We can't handle so many clones."
Lu Jiuchuan yelled, "Setting a large-scale fire could burn us! You guys back off!"
Fortunately, the cloning workshop was spacious enough, a football field-sized area, to allow Suzaku to maneuver freely. Yu Hanjiang escorted Xiao Lou and the others back to Uncle Qin's office, while Lu Jiuchuan summoned Suzaku and broke through the window—
A sharp cry rang out from outside, and the Vermilion Bird suddenly spread its fiery red wings. Lu Jiuchuan rode it around the workshop once, while simultaneously unleashing its incredibly powerful and ferocious limited-time ultimate move—Vermilion Bird Heavenly Fire!
The giant bird spewed out scorching flames, and the raging fire instantly engulfed the clone workshop, turning the entire workshop into a sea of fire. The clones were swallowed by the flames, instinctively letting out heart-wrenching screams.
However, due to the instructions from the chip, even when they were burned to death, they still maintained that strange smile on their faces.
Xiao Lou stood in his office, watching many clones who looked exactly like him die with smiles on their faces. His heart was heavy. Although these clones had no self-awareness and were created through scientific methods using cells, they were still living beings. They died without ever knowing why they had come into this world.
Those who proposed the clone plan deserve to die!
***
At the same time, Ye Qi's piano piece was coming to an end.
He knew the piece was almost finished, and the piano card didn't allow changing the piece midway, which meant that once the piece ended, the controlled Zerg around him would instantly awaken.
Countless insects were crawling at his feet, and in the distance, there was an even larger "sea of insects"!
The consequences of awakening the Zerg are truly unimaginable.
As Ye Qi played the piano, his voice trembled as he said, " I wonder how Professor Xiao is doing. Why hasn't he used Peach Blossom Spring to pull us up yet? I'll be finished in half a minute!"
Shao Qingge frowned and asked in a low voice, "Can we slow down the pace?"
Ye Qi shook his head: "No, the piano piece must be played normally. If you play it wrong, it will immediately become ineffective."
Shao Qingge thought for a moment, then gently patted Ye Qi on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, if Xiao Lou doesn't have enough time, I have a way to buy him a few more minutes."
Although he didn't know what CEO Shao's method was, he had no choice but to trust him at this point.
Ye Qi gritted his teeth and finished playing the last syllable.
The piano music stopped abruptly, the last notes echoing in the cave for a few seconds.
Then, the surroundings suddenly became quiet. The insects, who had been listening to a piano solo for ten minutes and were feeling drowsy, suddenly woke up. At first, they were stunned and seemed not to know where they were, but after seeing Ye Qi and Shao Qingge in front of them, the insects that had been forced to listen to music finally came to their senses and immediately pounced on the two of them with bared teeth and claws!
The sound of a Zerg woman could be heard outside.
The king's voice cried out, "Don't let them escape!"
The Queen has arrived. After receiving the Queen's orders, the Zerg's combat power seems to have instantly increased. Boosted by their morale, the Zerg swarmed forward, about to overwhelm Shao Qingge and Ye Qi...
Just then, Shao Qingge suddenly raised his hand—
Golden star coins rained down all around!
The S-tier tool card [ Throwing a Fortune ] throws 1 million gold coins around the player, instantly stunning targets within the coin-throwing area for 5 seconds.
The insects within range were blinded by the gold coins and collectively became dizzy.
Although 5 seconds is a very short time...
But CEO Shao has a lot of money.
Five seconds later, he threw out another handful of gold coins!
Ye Qi: "........."
It turns out that what he meant by delaying time was using money to delay.
You spendthrift man! Controlling the Zerg in this way is painful to watch!
It's unclear how much money Shao Qingge has already spent; if he keeps going, they'll be bankrupt. CEO Shao's skills are definitely not to be used lightly. Ye Qi couldn't help but call Xiao Lou through the team headset: " Professor Xiao, how's it going on your end?"
At this moment, Xiao Lou was using Compass to draw a protective circle to prevent the flames spewed out by Suzaku from burning them back.
Lu Jiuchuan had already burned down three assembly line workshops in succession.
Lu Jiuchuan's voice came through the earpiece: "That's about it. We haven't found any that slipped through the net."
Xiao Lou took a deep breath and said into the earpiece, "Retreat!"
He activated Peach Blossom Spring, pulling all his teammates back into Peach Blossom Spring—
The sea of fire before my eyes flashed by and transformed into a familiar peach tree.
Recalling the thrilling scene just now, the teammates fell silent.
Xiao Lou thought to himself that he would probably never forget that scene from just now: those adorable babies lying on the conveyor belt, being rapidly catalyzed to grow, implanted with brain chips, and turned into biological weapons.
Humans are worse than pigs and dogs.
Once the ethical bottom line of science is broken, the consequences will ultimately be tasted by humanity itself.
Xiao Lou took a deep breath and looked at his teammates, saying, "Let's go, we need to get to Capital Star as soon as possible!"
If he's not mistaken, the old captain has likely already gone to Capital Star — the very place where the Noahs Ark Project began.