stonecrandall Chapter 17: Wow, we've been robbed!
Chapter 17: Wow, we've been robbed!
Upon entering the area below, Lucas immediately felt the surrounding temperature drop several degrees.
He took a few steps closer and examined the bodies lying on the hospital beds, bound tightly with pure silver chains.
In terms of appearance, they have completely deviated from the realm of humans.
His skin was a deathly gray, clinging tightly to the protruding bones like cowhide, lacking any elasticity a living person should have. His eyeballs were covered by a thin, dark membrane, with no white showing at all.
The most pitiful thing is that these ordinary vampires who are parasitized have even their gender erased.
But what's most terrifying is its mouthparts, which evolved specifically for transmission—
Their mouths all looked like snake mouths, stretching from the corners of their mouths all the way to their ears, revealing gray oral cavity large enough to fit an entire human head.
Several rows of fine, sharp fangs grew on either side of the swollen tumor.
People with trypophobia will definitely feel their legs go weak when they see it.
Deeper inside, there is a thin, scarlet tongue-like barb.
When hunting, this tongue bar will extend and easily pierce a person's throat, quickly injecting the bloodthirsty worm into the body.
The viruses carried by worms can rewrite human DNA overnight, completing the infection transformation.
just,
Even with the suppression of the silver tools, these vampires shouldn't look lifeless and motionless.
After all, if silver tools are only used for binding, they can only have a slight burning and suppressing effect.
The more intense the pain, the more fiercely the parasites in the vampire's blood should resist.
It's obvious that this is the effect of the meteorite from outer space that the man in the trench coat just mentioned.
The origin of the meteorite from outer space is obviously not hard to guess—
Kryptonite.
The town of Smallville has only ever been hit by one meteor shower since its founding.
It's worth mentioning that Lucas has also collected some kryptonite over the years, all of which he keeps in a relatively hidden location.
He has a deep understanding of the correct way to use kryptonite and its intended purpose.
However, the most important reason for collecting kryptonite is for scientific research purposes.
After all, this thing can turn Superman into a complete limp shrimp in an instant, and it can also cause certain human beings to mutate, thereby gaining all sorts of incredible abilities.
Lucas wanted to see if this thing would produce some unknown chemical reaction on him, thus allowing him to glimpse a different landscape on his path of evolution.
As for whether it will have any impact on health?
Judging from the necklace Lana wore, which was made of kryptonite and had been worn for over ten years, there shouldn't be any major problems.
……
The morgue wasn't very large; these few specially made iron beds already took up two-thirds of it. The walls were bare, and Lucas scanned the area several times but couldn't find any suitable weapons.
It's alright, he carries it with him.
Arrange the several vampires, who were clearly in a frozen state, side by side, head to head.
Lucas pulled out the steel ball, about the size of a billiard ball, from his pocket—the one that had once killed the ogre.
"Bang!"
next moment.
The gleaming steel ball shot out with a sharp whistling sound.
After piercing the head of the first vampire with unstoppable force, it continued to penetrate the heads of the three following vampires.
The four ordinary vampires, like candied hawthorns strung together, had blood splattering from their skulls. They had just been awakened from their frozen state by the stinging pain when they instantly died.
"It's simpler than I imagined!"
Lucas clapped his hands, tore off a piece of cloth to pick up the steel ball, and quickly came out of the morgue.
As he left, he made sure to take the silver chains from the vampires, as well as the pure silver chain lock from the door.
The price of silver is now as high as 1 cents per gram!
After doing all this, Lucas went to the second floor, found an unguarded corner, and jumped down.
It landed on the ground as smoothly as a nimble cat, without making a sound.
Now, he has mastered the control of his own power to a very high degree.
It can unleash terrifying brute force that crushes everything, yet it can also conceal all its aura, becoming as light as a night breeze carrying dust.
Lucas glanced in the direction of Kent Farm, and it felt as if a gentle breeze was lifting him up as he vanished into the night.
He accomplished his task and left without a trace, concealing his merit and fame!
……
Having stayed up for several nights in a row, I should have been so sleepy that my eyelids were drooping and my head was heavy by now.
But Ephraim Goodwinzer felt no fatigue whatsoever. His nerves were taut, and he was unusually excited, as if he could stay up for several more nights without any problem.
But as a senior physician and virologist at the CDC, and the head of the Canary Team, he knew perfectly well that this was by no means an excellent condition.
It was purely adrenaline surging wildly, forcefully suppressing all the fatigue in my body.
This forced, overdrawn clarity is all an illusion; the body is probably already nearing its limit.
If I don't lie down and rest immediately, once this stretched string snaps, there will definitely be a big problem.
Therefore, despite the success of the experiment, Ifre chose to temporarily halt the research and forcibly stop the work at hand.
"Where did these green stones come from? How could they suppress the mutated vampires..."
Ifre lay on a makeshift single bed, his bloodshot eyes curiously examining a strange crystal in his hand, no bigger than a thumbnail, that gleamed with a cold, eerie light.
"This town was struck by a strange meteor shower more than a decade ago, and these strange green crystals came from that meteor shower... Which planet do they belong to?"
Although he was a renowned biochemist, Ifre was also very interested in extraterrestrial phenomena and celestial anomalies.
"Doctor, here is the vitamin B complex, glucose water, and a small amount of ibuprofen you requested."
The captain of the armed squad came over and handed several pre-packaged doses of medicine to Ifr.
"Thank you!" The man in the trench coat nodded, managing a tired smile on his haggard face.
"You're welcome, Doctor, it's what we should do!" The captain said expressionlessly, preparing to leave.
"Wait a moment!"
Eve seemed to remember something and suddenly called out to the other person.
"Is anyone guarding those vampires?"
"This..." The captain of the armed squad shook his head and explained:
"No, as you know, Doctor, our main responsibility is your safety. Those monsters are eyeing you with hostility... Other matters are outside our scope of responsibility unless you give the order yourself..."
"Okay." Ifre nodded, knowing that his safety was more important than anything else at this moment.
Furthermore, this armed squad was small in number and was assigned to the task temporarily.
In addition, those vampires were firmly bound by chains made of pure silver, and coupled with the experiment just now...
Even without anyone watching over them, they cannot break free from their restraints.
He quickly swallowed the potions that could restore his physical and mental strength with a cup of black coffee.
After another half hour, Ifre felt that his mental state had improved significantly. He slowly got up and decided to continue the rest of his research.
When Eve arrived at the entrance of the town hospital morgue, she was completely dumbfounded.
Not only was the door open, but the silver lock was also gone—
"Wow, we've been robbed?"