Chapter 71: Snake on Desert Island (10)

Seeing his expression, Liang Yang asked in confusion: "Are you not surprised at all?"

Tao Xing thought for a moment and said, "It's already like this, what's the point of being surprised?"

"Then..." Liang Yang said, "You don't seem to be afraid at all?"

Tao Xing said: "Since you know my background, you should know my skills. You don't think you can defeat me just by yourself, right?"

The people at the table laughed: "Why should I do it myself?" He pointed to the back and said, "Isn't this snake the best helper? It can eat you till there is nothing left."

Tao Xing turned around and looked into the eyes of the snake, whose scarlet vertical pupils blinked.

He laughed and said, "It won't eat me."

"It's a snake, hunting is its nature." Liang Yang tapped his fingers on the table. "I have studied biology for more than ten years. You definitely don't know more about animals than I do. I have activated the interference sound waves to stimulate its hunting instinct. No matter what your relationship is, it will not show mercy."

No wonder the animals on the island were acting abnormally today. It turned out to be the influence of sound waves. Tao Xing gently stroked the snake's head and watched the tail shaking.

"I don't care how good you are, you can't escape from it, because..." Liang Yang smiled, "You were already poisoned when you entered the door, and you will immediately become weak all over and unable to stand up!"

Tao Xing frowned, remembering the pungent smell he smelled when he first entered the door. While thinking about it, his body was already a little unstable, and he staggered against the wall. After a while, his legs went weak and he collapsed, and he could only look up at the people outside.

Liang Yang walked forward, and through the glass door, his toes just pointed in front of him: "This snake is the only golden dragon python in the world. It is naturally spiritual. It is a pity that it merged with humans. It escaped well. It could have transformed into a human form without the need for merger. I must study it carefully. In fact..."

He leaned forward and said, "You are also quite rare. Based on my intuition about living things, I feel that you are very different, as if... the core of your body has been replaced. I think you are not the same Tao Xing at all. I should have studied you carefully, but, forget it. Humans are not as easy to control as animals. I don't intend to take risks. It's better to deal with it as soon as possible."

Tao Xing felt dizzy, leaning against the wall and smiling faintly: "You are not an intern, right?"

"What do you think?" Liang Yang picked up the work badge on his chest and threw it away disdainfully. "There has been no news from the island for several months. I just pretended to be an intern and came to the island to take a look."

"I'm going to die soon, why not let me die knowingly? Who are you?"

Liang Yang sneered: "It's okay to tell you, my real name is Bai Sheng." If it was the original owner who had actually stayed in the institute, he should have known this name even if he had never seen it. However, he already knew that Tao Xing was not the original person, so he added an explanation, "The dean of Lintian Biological Research Institute."

Tao Xing narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "Dean, you are quite young. A dean personally came to the island to see me?"

Bai Sheng sneered: "There's no need for me to explain to you. The snake has started to get agitated and it will swallow you alive in no time!"

"Okay, I won't say anything." Tao Xing looked back at the snake and sighed, "Dean, if you can poison me, why don't you just poison me to death or kill me yourself? Why did you go to so much trouble to lure the snake here? Don't you know that the longer you delay, the more likely it is to cause an accident?"

"Before it got dark yesterday, I did think so. But, I discovered last night that you two have a special relationship." Bai Sheng said, "The Golden Dragon Spirit Python has taken on a human form because of you. This snake has identified you and it is difficult for me to use it. I want it to eat you and completely stop thinking about you."

After he said that, his brows furrowed and he said, "Spiritual python, it's time for you to act!" In astonishment, his throat trembled and he made a strange noise, probably some kind of trigger signal. Then, the snake's body twisted, its tail swung, and it opened its mouth wide to attack Tao Xing.

Tao Xing half leaned against the wall, with layers of sweat on his forehead. He did not raise his hands to resist, but just looked at it.

The nutrient solution had not expired yet, so he was sure the snake would not eat him.

However, he was a little worried that the snake would feel very uncomfortable in this state.

080 said: "It can stimulate the nature of animals, but it is difficult to control the hunting instinct. However, the nutrient solution can help it control it, so it won't feel uncomfortable. Host, are you feeling very uncomfortable, but there is no money in your account to buy medicine..."

"I'm fine." The light above his head was blocked, but he could see the snake's fangs stopped above him, its vertical pupils were filled with blood, its open mouth was trembling, and its long body was stretched straight.

There were a few laughs outside the door, and Bai Sheng was determined: "No animal can transcend instinct!"

As if the sound wave interference intensified, the snake trembled more violently, its eyes were red as blood, and its tense body was rubbed hard on the ground, leaving bloodstains in invisible places.

This isn't necessarily very comfortable.

Tao Xing gently raised her hand and touched the eyes.

The snake shuddered violently, its pupils moving slightly as it looked at him.

Amidst the scarlet blood, Tao Xing saw some unusual expressions, that is, the affection that could not be dispersed.

Like a human, but not a human.

Humans are not the only ones who have feelings.

His heart skipped a beat again.

The open mouth suddenly closed and retracted, and the snake suddenly retreated and fell to the ground.

Bai Sheng was surprised and quickly took out the controller and pressed a few buttons to increase the intensity of the sound waves.

The snake did not move again, nor did it attack at all, but its eyes turned red.

At this moment, Tao Xing heard the system's message: "Host, this world mission is completed."

"How was it done?" It was so sudden.

A series of detailed rules appeared in the program. 080 opened it and just read one line when he was startled: "Host...Host, um, the nutrient solution expired three days ago."

"What!"

Tao Xing had "moved" before and had mixed up the dates for a while, but he always thought they were pretty close. It turned out that he was off by several days.

At least he thought that the nutrient solution would not expire for at least five days.

"Host, three days have really passed. So..." The system was terrified, "This snake could have eaten humans three days ago."

Tao Xing's expression changed slightly.

"But it did not eat the host. Even today, when its hunting instinct was forcibly stimulated, it did not eat it." 080 said, and then continued reading according to the program, "The Golden Dragon Spirit Python resisted its nature and overcame its instincts, refusing to eat the tasker. The tasker's guidance was successful, and this world mission is considered completed."

Tao Xing only felt some emotions rising in her heart, causing ripples: "I didn't guide her much."

He gestured with his hands a few times, but the snake might not understand.

080 continued to look through the program message: "Because of you, it has transcended its nature and instincts. The program analysis shows that it loves you."

His heart beat uncontrollably again, ripples forming into small waves, and Tao Xing gently stroked his chest.

080 added: "It is also monitored in the program. It is willing to do it for you and not harm its kind. Therefore, it will not eat humans in the future. The host has completed its mission and can leave the world at any time. It doesn't matter if it is killed by this dean now. It is just a death escape. Don't worry."

It's just a bit frustrating. The system sighed and said, "The standard for completing this task is quite rigid. The snake won't eat anyone, but there's a bad guy outside. Why can't the bad guy be eaten?"

"Maybe, it doesn't taste good." Tao Xing stroked the snake's head gently, a hint of tenderness in his eyes, and whispered to the snake, "You stay here, don't go out for the time being."

Then, he turned around to look at the person outside the door, and his eyes suddenly became stern.

Bai Sheng was wondering why the snake didn't move, but then he saw Tao Xing stand up.

It's straight and strong, how can it look like it's poisoned at all?

He was startled: "Why are you..."

080 was also surprised: "Host, you are not poisoned?"

Tao Xing replied to the system: "The animals on the island suddenly behaved abnormally today. How could I be completely unprepared?"

"But how can we avoid the poisonous gas? It's impossible for you, the host, not to breathe."

"I didn't avoid it, I did absorb it, but I just relieved it." Tao Xing said coldly, "I have been to this laboratory so many times, don't I know the tricks inside?"

There is a defense mechanism at the entrance, which will spray poisonous gas when activated. It is only effective against humans, and the smell of it will make the whole body weak. However, Tao Xing knows that there is one thing that can counteract it, which is the pink fungi outside.

The periphery of the laboratory was infected by poisonous gas. No grass grew except this fungus. He guessed at the beginning that this fungus was unusual. It was not until he smelled it last time that he finally knew its effect. It can detoxify. He was not sure about other poisons, but he could definitely detoxify this poison at the entrance.

To be on the safe side today, Tao Xing sniffed it a few times and took two bites before going out.

However... this fungus has a side effect, it can stimulate sexual desire. Last time, after he smelled it, he couldn't control himself when interacting with the snake.

But, just urge it. It is better to endure it than to be poisoned. He already has experience. He believes that he can control it this time. It's just that the sweat on his forehead is a body reaction that he can't control. Coincidentally, in Bai Sheng's opinion, it is a reaction to poisoning, so he doesn't have to act.

Now that Bai Sheng's identity and purpose have been revealed, there is no need to act.

Pretending to be poisoned, he was sure that he would not be in danger, but later he realized that he had made a mistake: he had remembered the wrong date.

The snake didn't refuse to eat him not because of the nutrient solution, but because... it loved him.

Even though the results are the same, the reasons are different.

The snake restrained its instinct, but maybe it wasn't as uncomfortable as the system said. How could it be so easy to struggle against the primitive impulse?

Tao Xing kicked the door open.

The person outside the door was shocked: "You...how did you get better?"

"I won't tell you." Tao Xing smiled coldly, took two steps to Bai Sheng, raised his hand and pinched the other's neck.

Bai Sheng pulled it open with all his strength, turned around and ran.

Tao Xing raised his foot and kicked his leg. The running man bent his legs and knelt down. Tao Xing then clamped his arms, making him unable to move.

Suddenly he turned around and spit out a piece of mucus from his mouth. Tao Xing turned his head to avoid it and pressed him even tighter.

The opponent twisted and struggled several times but had no way to escape. Finally, he was trampled to the ground and had to admit defeat: "Your skills are better than I thought."

"I told you just now that the longer you delay, the more likely an accident will happen." Tao Xing said.

Bai Sheng couldn't get up, so he lay on his stomach and said, "You've been wary of me for a long time. How did you find out? Don't I look very good in the role of Liang Yang?"

"You've already given yourself away when you first arrived." Tao Xing said, "When you meet those monsters, people who don't know the inside story won't blurt out what this thing is made of."

Bai Sheng was stunned: "I see."

080 was also slightly stunned. No wonder it always felt that the host was a little indifferent to this new intern. It turned out that it had known from the beginning that he had other purposes.

"You say I'm handsome and pretend to be fond of me just to get close to me and observe me better." Tao Xing leaned over and continued.

Bai Sheng smiled and said, "Didn't I reveal a lot of information to you? If I didn't unlock the computer, would you know what's going on in the hospital? Actually, I wanted to cooperate with you at first, but I felt that you were difficult to control, so I wanted to solve it. Anyway, we've already talked about it, how about we continue to cooperate?"

"You revealed information to me just to test how much I know. Anyway, those failed experiments are insignificant, so it doesn't matter if I know about them." Tao Xing said, "What do you want to test me about? Are you testing why I've been alive for several months, or..." He paused, "Are you testing whether I'm still human?"

Bai Sheng's smile froze: "Why, aren't you still a human?"

"I am, but you don't have to be."

"What do you mean? I don't understand."

"Really?" Tao Xing sneered, "Then let me explain it more clearly. Some experimental subjects fail, and some succeed. You are a successful experimental subject." He leaned over and said word by word, "You are also a synthetic one."

Bai Sheng's expression suddenly changed.

080 couldn't help but be shocked: "What, he is synthetic, but... he looks like a normal person, not at all like those monsters."

"So he is a successful experimental subject. I asked him before what he would look like if the experiment was successful. He deliberately misled me by saying that he would definitely be half human and half animal. In fact, the truly successful one is the one that can hide the animal form." Tao Xing said.

As he was speaking, he suddenly heard the person on the ground burst into laughter. The dust under the crouching body floated up and to his surprise, a tail emerged from the spine and flew straight towards Tao Xing's face.

"Host, be careful!" the system screamed, what the hell is this.

It’s hard to tell what animal it belongs to. The surface is covered with hard scales, and when it hits the ground, it leaves a mark.

Tao Xing quickly drew his knife, pierced the scales with the tip of the knife, pressed it down, pinning it to the ground, then turned his wrist and cut a long bloody hole on it, cutting it to the base of the tail, and with a horizontal stroke of the knife, the tail was cut off at the root with a "click".

Bai Sheng wailed in pain, turned his head, and stuck out a long tongue from his mouth and rolled it towards him. Tao Xing's pupils shrank, and he grabbed it and pulled it hard, pulling out the long tongue.

"Ah..." Bai Sheng screamed again, his body suddenly tensed up, and countless black limbs suddenly appeared beside him, waving towards him.

Tao Xing did not fight with these limbs, but just slashed the knife across the man's side and chopped them off directly.

The black, hairy limbs fell off one after another, and Bai Sheng couldn't stop screaming miserably.

When the limbs were pulled apart, there was a pool of blood on the ground. Those limbs were all derived from Bai Sheng's arms, which were now chopped off, and both arms were broken as well.

His body was shaking violently from the pain. "Please spare me, don't kill me, okay, okay, I'm synthetic, but I know a lot of things."

Tao Xing stepped on him hard: "Crocodile, centipede, frog, you have fused more than one animal, are there any others?"

"That's all. If I still had some, I wouldn't beg for mercy. I've been reformed, and I still can't beat you. I really admit defeat."

Tao Xing turned him over and lifted his chin with the tip of the knife: "Tell me, what do you know?"

"You, what do you want to ask?"

"Lintian Research Institute, you are not the only synthetic monster. How many of them are synthetic?"

Bai Sheng was shocked again.

080 was equally confused and wanted to ask since just now: "Host, how did you find out that he was also synthetic, and how do you know that there are other synthetics in the hospital?"

"Because of it." Tao Xing looked back at the snake. The snake had restrained its nature and was now exhausted and powerless, still coiled in the same place.

The snake ate the experimenter and escaped, but the system did not determine that the mission had failed. Tao Xing couldn't figure it out at first, but just now, when Bai Sheng revealed his identity, he suddenly understood.

Bai Sheng himself said that he has been studying animals for more than ten years, and he looks only in his early twenties. Could it be that he started doing research when he was only a few years old? Of course, it is not ruled out that there are such child prodigies, but they are not many.

In addition, he knew that there were abnormalities on the island, but he came alone to investigate, which showed that he was very confident in his abilities. Tao Xing first thought that Bai Sheng's body had been modified, his apparent age had decreased and his physical strength had increased, but then he remembered that this laboratory was originally doing research on the synthesis of humans and animals, and the concept was to create more advanced creatures.

Then, it is possible that Bai Sheng’s transformation was not just about age and physical strength. He had already done experiments on synthesis with animals, and he succeeded.

If he is a synthetic human, then if there is one, there may be a second, a third... In this way, the mystery of why the snake ate the experimenter but did not turn into a ferocious beast is solved.

Because what the snake eats are not real people.

Those experimenters were also synthetic humans. No, they could not be called humans, they could only be considered monsters. Snakes eat monsters, so of course they would not turn into ferocious beasts.

The director is a monster, the experimenter is a monster, so, is there anyone else in that institute who tricks interns into being experimental subjects?

He stepped on the person again: "Speak."

Bai Sheng cried out in pain: "That's right, in my hospital, except for the interns who haven't come yet, the remaining twenty or so people are all synthetics."

He closed his eyes, sighed, and his voice suddenly became old: "I used to be a senior experimenter in the hospital. I accidentally developed a drug that combines human and animal genes. I tested the drug on myself. I caught a frog in the laboratory and asked my apprentice to help me fuse it with myself. As a result, it succeeded immediately. Later, I fused a centipede and it also succeeded. I discovered a new world. Then, I fused a crocodile.

Unfortunately, the human body cannot fuse too many things, three is the limit. However, I certainly did not want to give up, so I persuaded my apprentice to do an experiment. He fused a cat, which was also successful. Then I told the dean that we would change history and create a new race. What a great experiment! Human civilization will change because of me!"

He looked intoxicated and obsessed: "But the dean said I was crazy and said he would report me, so I could only find this deserted island to do experiments secretly. Coincidentally, before the dean could report me, he suddenly fell ill and died. At that time, my reputation in the institute was the highest, so I was elected as the dean. After that, everything was simple. The experiment must continue. There was no one on this island, and there were many wild animals, so the laboratory did not need to move. Slowly, everyone in the institute became synthetic humans.

The experiments were very successful at the beginning, but how could we create a new race with just the people we have? We needed more people, so we began to secretly recruit volunteers, but no one was willing to come. Later, I got anxious and lied that I wanted to recruit interns to trick these people into coming. But surprisingly, none of the interns who were tricked into coming succeeded in the experiment, and all of them were failures. "

Those failed products were recorded in the book. Tao Xing knew that there were 14 people in total, and the outcome of one Wang Yuzhou was unknown.

Bai Sheng continued, "During this time, I also figured out that it was because these people were deceived. They were forced onto the operating table, and because of fear and resistance, they produced hormones, causing the experiment to fail." He raised his head with difficulty, "It seems that they must be willing to do it. Xiao Tao, this is really a great project. Don't kill me, let's continue it, okay?"

"Stop talking nonsense." Tao Xing stepped on him again, "You wish for it. I won't let you succeed."

Bai Sheng knew he would say this, and he was not surprised at all. He just frowned, and after a while, he suddenly said, "Can I ask you another question? How did you prevent the snake from eating you?"

Tao Xing smiled faintly: "Nothing can help."

Bai Sheng was puzzled and murmured, "It seems that I haven't studied animals thoroughly."

Then, he burst into laughter, and then burst into tears: "I have devoted my whole life to research, but now it is all in vain. How sad and lamentable..."

With a creaking sound, the crying stopped abruptly, as if he suddenly ran out of breath. Bai Sheng twitched, rolled his eyes, and suddenly became silent and no longer moved.

"Host, is he dead?" 080 asked. The system actually didn't want him to die so soon. He should report all those experiments to the relevant departments.

Tao Xing stretched out his hand to feel around and said, "He's dead." He found an iron chain and tied the man up tightly.

"Why tie him up if he's dead?" The system was puzzled again.

"I really don't want to touch him. I have to drag him out with a chain." Now that the mission is completed, we can consider leaving the island. This corpse might be useful.

Just as he tightened the chain, he heard a "bang" and was startled. He saw the cell phone next to Bai Sheng burst into flames. Before he could react, he heard another sound and the cell phone instantly exploded into a pile of scrap metal. A blue flame flashed and the scrap metal disappeared in an instant.

It should be some anti-theft program that is implanted. When the owner dies, the phone will self-destruct.

Thinking about it this way, Tao Xing understood. No wonder no communication tools were found in the laboratory. The cell phones of those experimenters were automatically destroyed after their death. Similarly, if the original owner's cell phone was not found, it might not have fallen into the water. It might have been destroyed after the original owner's death.

The snake inside the glass door was awakened by the ringing of the cell phone.

Just now it was disturbed by the sound waves and had difficulty resisting it, falling into a deep sleep unknowingly. Now it has woken up and adjusted its state. Its eyes are clear and it hurriedly crawled to the ground. Seeing the bloodstains on the ground, it was surprised and swung its tail around Tao Xing.

"I'm fine." Tao Xing looked at the snake gently.

The snake felt relieved and looked at the man on the ground.

"You... want to eat?" Tao Xing asked. This wasn't a human, so if he wanted to eat, that was actually fine.

The nutrient solution has expired for three days, but I haven’t seen the snake eat anything. It must be hungry, right?

The snake shook its head.

Unpalatable.

The creatures on the island were becoming more and more unpalatable, even though it hadn't eaten for a long time.

Only the water chestnut is fragrant, but it doesn't want to eat it, it just wants to stick close to it.

Thinking of this, it couldn't help itself and raised its upper body to move closer to Tao Xing.

Fang Fang came closer, and its eyes flashed, staring at Tao Xing with sparkling eyes.

People have entered the mating period again, and it is even stronger than yesterday.

People's mating season has been very frequent recently.

It can sense when a person has entered this state, and strangely enough, in this state, it is easier to understand what people say.

Tao Xing held its head and actually wanted to say something, but didn't know where to start.

He didn't know if it was because he had eaten two bites of mushrooms this time, but his desire was much stronger than yesterday, and... in this situation, he was strangely able to understand what the snake meant. He didn't need it to make any movements, he could understand it from its expression and eyes, as if his thoughts were resonating wonderfully at this moment.

He clearly saw that the snake knew he had desire and was waiting excitedly.

"Forehead……"

Well...well, let’s talk about it when we get back.

The snake nodded, understanding, and then crawled forward.

Tao Xing: “…”

No, it really can understand.

It's a bit embarrassing to be looked at directly by a person, no, by a snake.