Chapter 66 His New Life
Li Heng once felt that his choices determined the fate of humanity.
However, as he grew older, upon reflection, he had to admit that this conclusion contained an element of narcissism.
He chose to steal the samples and continue his research.
But did the military's secret laboratory stop its research?
Generally speaking, if ancient viruses have the potential to revive, for the sake of public safety, the authorities will either inactivate and destroy them, or permanently ban them.
However, he wasn't curious or interested in the Kuroshio virus's suspected ability to alter gene sequences and subsequently change the host's bodily functions, simply because he didn't believe the official sources.
At least we should conduct animal experiments after stimulating the strain to revive.
Even if the official laboratory has a much higher safety level, is there absolutely no possibility of a virus leak?
The authorities offered the choice between destroying it or continuing the research, and Li Heng's mercenaries also made their choice.
The mercenary chose to deliver the goods on time, received the final payment, and then immediately sold the intelligence about the discovery of fossils in an underground lake in China, which the Chinese military had kept tightly under wraps.
Li Heng's villa in the mountains was soon visited by spies.
He thought that even if he hadn't accidentally hit the control panel and unlocked the cold storage cabinet in the chaos, there was still a high probability that the virus would leak out.
The Kuroshio virus cannot be transmitted from person to person, but it is extremely resilient after recovery.
It can maintain its activity in the temperature range from -25°C to 40°C.
It can survive in nature for a long time, and it can multiply rapidly in temperatures above 25 degrees Celsius, and then spread rapidly through airborne dust and water, especially water.
There won't be just one wave of spies. The first wave of infiltrators carried ordinary cold chain boxes instead of cryogenic liquid nitrogen transport tanks.
They could potentially leak the virus while on the road.
If they encounter further fighting and scrambling on the road, the outcome is unimaginable!
Li Heng thought of that calm, still underground lake again.
If there are ancient spirits on Earth, then Lake Wang must be one of their eyes!
If there are ancient spirits on Earth, humanity's destiny of being reborn from destruction must come from their gift!
Li Heng still remembers every detail of the day the virus leaked.
He remembered being shot.
A man in a gray protective suit pinned him to the ground.
However, the refrigerated container was not only powered off, but also unlocked.
As the hissing sound from the pressure valve gradually subsided, everything became quiet.
The messy tables and chairs, the overturned clutter, all seemed to be holding their breath, and even the humming machines fell silent.
All living things in this underground space sensed something ominous, including the two men who had broken in.
There were actually three people in this group.
They were well-prepared; they first tracked down the bald man who had made the purchase for the villa, and then took him hostage to the villa.
The bald man knocked on the door, and the guy with the messy hair thought his big meal had returned. He went to open the door excitedly, only to be subdued.
Li Heng sensed something was wrong and immediately went to close the iron gate and the steel door to the basement.
But the three men who broke in were all agile, and two of them rushed down before he could seal the door.
They knew they were there to retrieve the virus, so they were fully protected.
Even with that protective suit, the skinny man carrying the refrigerated box hesitated to approach the steaming cold storage cabinet.
He turned to look at his companion, his cold gray pupils slightly constricted, a clear sign of fear.
The tall, imposing man pinning Li Heng down yelled, "Don't fucking hesitate! The longer the thawing takes, the greater the danger!"
The skinny man had no choice but to step forward.
However, upon closer inspection, he discovered that the frozen tubes and glass ampoules that had been in direct contact with the virus were still intact.
The skinny man breathed a sigh of relief, opened his cold chain box, and carefully scooped out the small containers.
The glass bottle was safely placed into the cold chain box without incident, so the skinny man moved even faster, picking up the last freezer tube.
He successfully closed the cold chain box!
He turned back to his companion and gave him a thumbs-up, his cold gray eyes crinkling with a smug smile.
The tall man's tense muscles also relaxed somewhat.
He dragged Li Heng along, used his fingerprint and iris scan to open the door to the workroom, and then turned on the computer.
The skinny man began copying research data, while the tall man looked at the little boy on the operating table, hesitating whether to take the test subject with him as well.
They were delayed by 10 minutes, or perhaps less, by which time Li Heng was seriously injured and his perception of time was no longer accurate.
But he clearly remembered that the skinny man suddenly froze in front of the computer desk.
The skinny man was the first to fall ill. He collapsed to the ground, trembling and writhing like a crazed gray earthworm.
The tall man's expression changed drastically, and he cried out his name in surprise.
He was the second to fall ill.
Perhaps it was the third time; Li Heng couldn't quite pinpoint when the pain from the onset of the illness merged with the pain from the gunshot wound.
He was delirious from his illness, and in his delirium, he felt as if he had gone to the bitter cold of the deep sea and then entered a volcano about to erupt.
In a daze, his skin peeled away inch by inch, only to be reborn.
In a daze, he stood up again. The excruciating pain from the gunshot wound seemed to have eased. He rushed to the medicine cabinet and, with trembling hands, took out the bullet and bandaged it for himself.
In a daze, Chen Yuezhou woke up from the anesthesia again and struggled even more desperately when he saw the two corpses on the ground.
It must have been windy that day.
At least the basement exhaust fan is always running.
A gentle breeze drifted out from the exhaust fan, passing through the first floor where two corpses lay, and through the half-open window of the study.
The stream in front of the door flows down the mountain, and there is a path down the mountain.
Follow the small road to find the entrance to the highway. Drive along the highway for about a hundred kilometers, and you'll reach a brightly lit city.
In Chen Yuezhou's memory, several cars passed by on the highway, one of which stopped for him.
But at the highway tollbooth bathed in the morning light, the scythe of death seemed to gently slash.
The sickle severed the kind uncle's head, leaving the little girl slumped in her mother's arms.
The mother pushed Chen Yuezhou out of the car and yelled at him, calling him a poisoner!
But that's not actually the case. This virus has a unique infection mechanism and cannot be transmitted from person to person.
What brought death was the wind, the water, and the man he saw when he looked up—"Uncle Yu," Li Heng!
"He is the disease itself!" Chen Yuezhou cried out in his heart in terror as a child!
But that's not the case either; that statement falls into narcissism.
Now with graying temples, Li Heng walked out of his home and slowly headed towards the biotechnology building next door.
He is not the disease itself.
If the Earth has a spirit, then the lake must be its open eye.
If Earth has a spirit, then its rebirth after destruction is a destiny bestowed upon humanity!
Li Heng's lips curled up, and he quickened his pace.
The gunshot wound didn't cause him to limp; his healing factor was 8, and the wound didn't even leave a scar.
His limbs grew longer with each fracture and healing process; he was no longer 1.4 meters tall.
The mornings in this city are just like the mornings in all cities before, with steaming breakfast stalls and people hurrying to work.
Whether it's the breakfast vendors or the factory workers, everyone is stronger than before, and they will live longer.
Li Heng had already arrived in front of the biotechnology building and saw the bright blue and light gold flags fluttering in the wind.
The four large characters are clearly engraved on it:
New student base.
This is his rebirth, and it is also the rebirth of humanity!
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