"No adverse reactions have been observed so far. Let's put them back and observe them closely."

"Why not keep them in the research institute for observation? In case the specimens get out of control, we can take control at any time."

"There's no need. Let them continue living normal lives. That's the only way to truly see the effects of the [Hastella virus]."

Subsequently, the researchers resettled these 'ancestors' who had been fused with the virus back into the tribe.

Furthermore, they briefly explained the situation to the other tribal members.

It is said that these people were injured while hunting, suffering a severe blow to the head that caused them to fall into a coma.

After these people were rescued and regained consciousness, they became like this.

After sending these test subjects back to the tribe, the researchers left several members to supervise them at all times.

The rest of the people returned to the research institute.

The researchers who remained in the tribe would record the behavior of these test subjects daily, compile a detailed record every night, and send it back to the research institute.

For example, on the first day, when the people who had been injected with the virus woke up, almost all of them shouted loudly and showed signs of extreme panic.

According to other tribal members, these people woke up to find many incomprehensible images in their field of vision.

Complex patterns and unfamiliar characters appeared on their bodies; when they touched others, they could even see long stripes of patterns suddenly appearing on those bodies.

It all seemed so unreal.

In their eyes, these all seemed like hallucinations, making them wonder if they had accidentally eaten poisonous mushrooms while out foraging for food.

The symptoms remained the same on the second and third days.

Without exception, they all exhibited manic behavior, saw foreign objects in their vision, and were extremely panicked.

This situation persisted until they left the tribe and were able to alleviate it.

After all, life must go on, and people need to eat.

In the tribe, if you don't participate in hunting, you won't get a share of the food brought back by the prey.

However, an unexpected surprise followed.

The primitive people who were injected with the virus were surprised to find that the long strips on the heads of the wild beasts they saw could change at any time.

The long strip will shorten as long as the beast is attacked.

Once the long strip disappears, it means the beast is dead.

This allows them to clearly judge whether the wild beast is feigning death or is already at its last gasp.

As the beasts die, the incomprehensible numbers on their bodies change accordingly.

This makes them feel stronger.

This feeling was not an illusion; it was as if everything had been moving in a positive direction since that day.

They attributed this to divine grace.

Their constant hunting made them stronger and stronger, and they even became warriors worshipped by the entire tribe.

Even many young women in the tribe expressed their admiration for them.

Although the future humans taught them farming, their lingering wildness made them more inclined towards strong men.

Especially for men with better hunting skills, because following them meant they could eat meat almost every day.

The instinct to reproduce will only drive women to choose a stronger partner.

Of course, not only men but also women were infected with the virus that day.

At this time, hunting was still mainly carried out by men, but strong women were not limited to farming.

Strong women also have the freedom to choose men who are weaker than themselves.

Although this situation is not common.

Weak people are less likely to leave offspring, and over time, genes will self-select.

Therefore, even strong women will only choose stronger men.

But there was no man in the tribe who could satisfy this powerful woman.

Meanwhile, those men who had also contracted the virus had already chosen many other women.

Their strength meant they would not choose a woman who might be stronger than them as a partner for procreation.

In an era where appearance is not yet a major consideration, women have ultimately lost their right to choose.

She looks down on weak men, and she looks down on strong men.

Therefore, on a moonlit night,

She quietly left the tribe, stepping alone into the dangerous darkness.

When the researchers in protective suits found her the following sunny morning,

The scene they witnessed was so moving that the researchers could hardly bear to look at it and felt a deep sense of pity.

It was truly tragic.

She hunted a large, live bear and then, under the cover of night, committed atrocities against it.

This was just a minor incident, and initially no one thought there was anything wrong with it.

They assumed she was simply lonely and didn't want to interact with other humans in the tribe.

Powerful people are often lonely, and given that the primitive nature of people in this era had not yet been completely eradicated, this does not seem unusual.

In fact, men have also done similar things to the wild animals they hunt.

This is also why future humans look down on these primitive people.

No matter how much they tried to educate them, the nature of these primitive people seemed impossible to change.

They simply couldn't communicate with each other.

As for what kind of offspring will be conceived, almost no one thinks about it deeply.

Isn't it common knowledge that there is reproductive isolation between humans and wild animals?

Several months later, the woman's abdomen became increasingly swollen, showing signs of pregnancy.

Researchers have never had any doubts about this.

After all, this woman was infected with the virus, and her strength was so great that it wouldn't be difficult for her to rape a few people at night.

Maybe she just wanted a child.

Researchers only check on these virus carriers occasionally, rather than monitoring them constantly.

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