Chapter 158 A "Guest" from Another Region

Upon hearing the alarm, the researchers immediately sprang into action, quickly identifying which building had issued the alarm.

"Experiment Two has broken free of the carbon fiber rope and is attacking the building. Requesting immediate support!" the researcher guarding the circular building shouted into the microphone.

The guards inside the research institute were immediately dispatched and arrived at the scene in less than three seconds, each armed with a heavy gun.

Yuan Heng soon learned of the situation and insisted on going to the scene despite the objections of those around him.

"The fact that the ferocious insects were able to break free means that their danger level far exceeds the range we set. You really can't go!"

"Wait until things are under control over there before you go. The experiment is at a critical stage, and you can't afford to get into trouble."

Yuan Heng was still stopped by the guards, after all, he was not as strong as these professionals.

He was breathing heavily. "Let's switch the camera over here and take out compound number 0 for a live experiment."

The researcher who stopped him mentioned that the key stage of the experiment involved compound 0, but it had not yet undergone experimental testing.

"No!" an older researcher objected.

Yuan Heng looked at him and said, "Teacher, this is an opportunity. I think compound 0 will definitely succeed."

The researcher, whose hair was streaked with white, took off his goggles. "Yuan Heng, you are my most outstanding student, exceptionally talented, but experiments cannot be conducted based solely on your opinion. The abnormal struggle of the ferocious insect is already dangerous enough. If we use compound 0, what if it catalyzes it to become even stronger? Can you take responsibility for the subsequent consequences?"

Yuan Heng remained silent; he had been too hasty. After a while, he said apologetically, "I'm sorry, teacher, I didn't maintain the rigor that a researcher should have."

Yuan Heng's teacher understood the student's current state. The ferocity of the savage insects exceeded everyone's expectations. Just when everyone thought that modern firearms could wipe out these insects, reality slapped them hard in the face.

Moreover, his student was young and somewhat eccentric, and his fanaticism for the ferocious insects was obvious to all.

"Let the professionals handle this. We should wait until the situation stabilizes before conducting any experiments. Experiments must be carried out under strict protection."

After the highly respected professor spoke, Yuan Heng quieted down, and the others went about their business.

Elsewhere, the newly grown claws of the ferocious insect are a level higher in hardness and sharpness than before, but this advancement comes at a price: its size has shrunk by nearly half.

The much thinner ferocious insect pierced through the thick bulletproof glass, and the workers scattered and fled, fearing that they would be bitten.

"Make way, everyone!" shouted the armed guards.

The workers, each clutching their heads and bending low, ran over, aiming their guns and flamethrowers at the gnats.

hiss!

The enraged worms leaped into the air, desperately wanting to bite into the delicious food before them to replenish their lost energy.

A hail of bullets rained down on it, and one bullet struck the spot where a new claw was emerging. The flesh there was not yet hardened, and the impact caused the worm to fall to the ground.

The guards fired continuously from both sides, almost destroying the corridor where the worms landed. A minute later, the worms stopped moving.

"Pause," the guard captain said.

Everyone stop firing and carefully observe the condition of the worms. If they move even slightly, keep firing.

Seeing this, a worker who was some distance away brought over a long pole with a retractable steel rope loop at the end.

"Try this."

They handed the pole to the guards; they couldn't let a living person get close to the gnatus to see if it was completely dead.

The captain put the steel rope loop around the head of the worm and shook it back and forth a few times, causing the worm to limply turn over.

Seeing this, a staff member called out, "Is venue number nine ready?"

The research institute had anticipated such emergencies and prepared additional areas for containing the gnats.

"It's ready, you can take it with you."

Having found a definite answer, she stepped forward and said to the team leader, "Field number nine is less than 100 meters away. Please drag it over and put it in so we can scan it."

The captain nodded, and everyone carefully retreated.

Several police officers worked together to lift the long pole, and the scorpion, with its head suspended, was slowly carried away until it was placed inside the circular building. The long pole was then thrown in, and the thickened bulletproof glass was closed and sealed. Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

The scanner swept over the entire body of the ferocious insect and found that it was not completely dead yet, with signs of life still present, though it was barely clinging to life.

The captain wiped the sweat from his brow. "This thing's tough as nails."

Fortunately, they didn't let their guard down. If they had gotten too close, the thing might have fought back desperately to take a bite out of them.

However, within minutes, the ferocious insect's life was completely extinguished. It had prematurely consumed energy to grow new claws, and with so many bullets attacking it without replenishing its energy, it naturally couldn't withstand the onslaught and died.

Several hours after being confirmed dead, the worm was placed on the autopsy table.

Yuan Heng donned professional protective gear and stood beside a professional biological dissertator.

Because of the commotion this one caused, the other ferocious insects were kept under strict guard, with eyes watching them intently at all times.

"These are claws that grew after it consumed nearly half of its body energy. Compared to what we saw in the previous dissection, this can be considered an evolution." On the tray in front of the dissector were the dismembered claws of the ferocious insect.

The claws were long and sharp, with a ring of bone blades reflecting a sharp edge in the light.

"Evolution?" Yuan Heng repeated the word.

Biological evolution is such a difficult thing. It takes anywhere from a few hundred years to tens of thousands of years. Living things are always on the path of evolution, but this path is rugged and long. The fact that a worm can acquire claws in just a few minutes by consuming its internal energy is too shocking.

The anatomist picked up a thin wire. "This is alloy steel wire. Don't blink."

He lightly tossed the alloy steel wire onto the bone blade, and the extremely tough wire was easily cut like a hair.

The officials who came in with Yuan Heng gasped in shock.

The anatomist looked at Yuan Heng, "Fortunately, this kind of evolution consumes a lot of energy, and it only involves the claws. In the laboratory, we can control how they acquire energy, otherwise..."

If this is possible inside the laboratory, what about outdoors, especially in those two countries that have already fallen?

Yuan Heng said to the person next to him, "Report this discovery. Be careful of the ferocious insects. They can adapt to their surroundings and evolve accordingly in a short period of time."

As for the rest, nothing changed; they had seen many carnivorous insect corpses dissected.

As soon as Yuan Heng stepped out of the dissection room, he received news from abroad that several fighter jets that had been on a mission to bomb the Savage Insects in the country of Bart had all been attacked and crashed by the Savage Insects.

According to the transmitted images, all the savage insects that appeared had grown a pair of fleshy wings, giving them the ability to fly, and their destructive power was even more astonishing.

This incident, combined with the situation in the laboratory, suggests that the potential of the ferocious insect is far greater than they had imagined.

When Yuan Heng returned to his office, he overheard several researchers discussing the matter. One of them said with concern, "Given the situation with the ferocious insects, can we win?"

Yuan Heng lowered his eyes and pushed open the door to enter the office.

(End of this chapter)