Chapter 314 The Birth of the Zombie King (Part 2)

I am called the source because this project initially required a living person as a medium.

This project involves extracting genes from various organisms and then using humans as a carrier to conduct an experiment on gene fusion.

When these genes from other organisms, which have been repeatedly selected and simulated, enter the carrier, they undergo a qualitative change with the original human genes, producing three unique substances.

To put it simply, the principle behind the production of this substance is similar to that of civet coffee.

However, the process is more complicated and intricate.

I am that poor cat, and the "coffee" produced within me comes in three types:

One is toxic, one is beneficial, and the other will remain in my body forever...

The beneficial part is the raw material for gene editing projects.

Only by injecting these raw materials into subsequent experimental subjects can the results that my teacher initially wanted to see be achieved:

To enable humans to break through the limits of the body and become genetically superior humans!

To put it bluntly, I am an indispensable catalyst for this experiment.

And my teacher actually used me as the catalyst for this experiment...

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My heart is aching, aching so much...

I never imagined my teacher was such a person, someone who, for the sake of his own selfish desires, forgot the bottom line of human morality and dared to cross the red line of human civilization...

I call it crossing the red line because another toxic substance flowing from my body, if accidentally introduced into a human body, would cause extremely terrifying things.

It will turn humans into something neither human nor ghost, a walking corpse, a living dead...

Moreover, it has an extremely strong ability to spread!

Just like in the movie, this toxic substance is an extremely evil virus.

A virus that turns humans into zombies...

I learned this through simulations, and that's when I truly understood that this red line for humanity is one we must never cross...

Once the virus leaks out of the carrier, the end of humanity will come.

Unfortunately, I still couldn't see through his true nature, and I eventually let down my guard against my teacher.

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The project officially began soon.

When different genes were injected into my body, my original genetic makeup underwent a dramatic transformation.

Soon, without giving me much time to process it, the next second, I experienced what despair felt like.

It hurts! It hurts! It hurts so much!

This pain was unlike anything I had ever experienced before; it felt as if countless ants and maggots were relentlessly gnawing at every corner of my body, inside and out…

Tearing, burning, freezing, piercing, bone-crushing, skin-peeling... and so on, all sorts of pain constantly stimulated my nerves.

At this moment, I am suffering greatly and feeling extremely tormented.

Despite enduring such intense pain, I did not lose consciousness because this experiment required the source body to remain conscious.

"Ah—! Ah—! Ah—!"

I screamed in pain, pounding on the glass outside, desperately calling for help, but received no response.

Because this is just my illusion, a picture I've conjured up in my mind.

When I was placed inside this glass container, I was unable to make a sound, move a single finger, or even blink.

At that moment, the researchers outside had no idea that I was enduring excruciating pain; to them, I appeared perfectly normal…

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In the midst of my utter mental chaos, I heard the voices of the staff outside.

It was then that I learned that my teacher, Yue Zongyang, had informed the people below while I was unconscious that I had voluntarily decided to participate in this experiment.

Haha, yes, with his methods, forging a fake statement and copying my signature by hand is absolutely a trivial matter.

I don't know how much time passed, but before I knew it, I heard a voice again.

"Director, isn't this project too cruel? Cancel it and release your apprentice from there."

It was Steward Wang; I remember his voice.

This is the first time I've heard someone speak up for me since I started suffering so much.

But what's the use?

My teacher is no longer the person you once knew.

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What I didn't expect was that my source body turned out to be surprisingly useful. The project was a success on the first try, and as a result, subsequent test subjects were transported over from outside one after another...

One day, I heard Steward Wang's voice again.

Through discernment, I learned that he had somehow managed to find an opportunity to secretly release Subject 1 behind my teacher's back.

I remember this guy; he was the first person to complete the genetic modification and also the most successful test subject in this project.

Because, as my body continuously produces toxic substances, these toxins gradually affect my body.

Because of the increasing amount of toxins in my body, the experimental subjects who were later inoculated with beneficial substances also gradually experienced some side effects.

Of course, this had little impact, so my teacher still had me continue to act as the source of this experiment.

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And so, this project went on for a very, very long time, so long that I forgot I was a person.

The beneficial substances flowing from my body, one after another, enabled the subsequent experimental subjects to complete their genetic modification.

They became genetically engineered humans, and thus became beneficiaries of this project.

But they didn't know that in my heart, there was only endless despair, despair, despair...

This excruciating pain completely broke me down.

I cannot fall into a coma, and I cannot commit suicide.

In my presence, even death has become a luxury...

And so, I lost track of time, endlessly enduring the pain, slowly agonizing in despair...

My anger kept rising. I hated my teacher and everything he had done to me.

After enduring so much torment, I gradually changed; my appearance changed, and my mindset changed even more...

I am utterly disillusioned with life and disgusted with all human beings living a normal life.

Why! Why don't they have to endure this torment? Why am I the only one bearing all the pain and despair?

And just like that, I was no longer the person I used to be; my very nature underwent a complete transformation...

I want Yue Zongyang to die, I want everyone in the world to die!

The moment that thought came to mind, I began to plan my escape for the first time.

I know this opportunity isn't far off, because I can feel my body getting stronger and stronger, and I'm gradually regaining my ability to move.

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Finally, the day I had been waiting for arrived. I successfully broke the glass container that had imprisoned me for countless days, killed the guards, and escaped from the underground research institute.

The moment I saw the sun again, I realized that I had been imprisoned by my teacher for a whole year...

Yue Zongyang, you have such a cruel heart...

You just live well. I will destroy everything you want, and one day I will return here as the avenger.

And that day will be your death day!

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