Chapter 274 Variant virus
"The three biochemical beasts were all in a state of high excitement before they died. They were like crystal chariots that reached the limit of speed, and even the 'engine' exploded."
Ning Shewo murmured, "This is not like an ordinary loss of control..."
Meng Chao agreed.
He could imagine the state of the three biochemical beasts before they died.
Their blood is almost boiling, and every cell in their body is screaming, eager for more oxygen, participating in the reaction of mitochondria converting energy, and outputting extremely violent attack power.
What kind of loss of control can lead to this... volcanic eruption of rage?
Sun Yufeng continued the dissection and quickly separated the spinal cords of three biochemical beasts.
It goes all the way up to the brain area, and clearly separates the cerebrum, cerebellum and brainstem.
The head of one of the biochemical beasts was shattered into pieces by a heavy human punch.
But Sun Yufeng was like a master of jigsaw puzzles. He pieced the brain back together bit by bit very patiently and meticulously. In just five minutes, 70% to 80% of the figure was recovered.
Meng Chao was amazed by his miraculous skills and knew that he still had a long way to go in the field of "Reaper".
Sun Yufeng used a ball of soft spiritual energy to wrap the separated cerebellum, medulla oblongata and brain, slowly rotating 360 degrees, and displayed it to everyone.
In particular, the hippocampus on the basal surface of the brain is infiltrated by his spiritual energy and glows slightly, allowing subtle internal damage to be seen very clearly.
I saw varying degrees of congestion, edema, and subtle bleeding in various parts from the brain to the spinal cord, as well as dark purple streaks.
The former is a typical pathological change of acute diffuse meningitis, and the latter should be some kind of viral infection.
Sun Yufeng collected samples from the brains, spinal cords and various organs of the three biochemical beasts and sent them for virus testing.
However, before the test results came out, the experienced harvesters roughly guessed it based on the pathological changes.
"Mutant rabies virus?"
On Earth, rabies virus is a very stable rhabdovirus. It is bullet-shaped in shape, has a helical symmetry in its nucleocapsid, has an envelope on its surface, and contains single-stranded RNA. There are four subtypes in total, which are extremely unstable.
prone to variation.
But as thousands of dogs came from the earth to other worlds, there were naturally some sick dogs lurking among them. Hundreds of viruses such as the rabies virus from the earth and the "zombie virus" from other worlds collided and were captured by the spiritual magnet.
Interference shattered the envelope and core coat, resulting in countless variants.
99% of mutations will cause fatal damage to the virus itself.
But the remaining 1% of mutations, such as the combination of rabies virus and influenza virus, will cause rabies virus to continue to escalate and become a hundred times more terrifying than in the earth's time. It will not only spread among mammals, but also spread among various reptiles.
and crustacean monsters may be infected with "mutant rabies virus".
"Judging from the deep purple markings on the spinal cord, my initial inference is that it is type 9 variant rabies virus. This virus is mostly found in rodent monsters and can greatly increase the monster's aggressiveness and bite and scratch.
, using saliva and blood as the medium, it spreads to various mammalian monsters."
Sun Yufeng said expressionlessly, "The time from infection to onset of the type 9 mutant rabies virus is very fast. Usually the incubation period does not exceed 4 hours. Once an attack occurs, the mammalian monster will become extremely crazy, twitch like a nervous system, and attack everyone."
All the living creatures we saw were one of the most dangerous subtypes of rabies virus, also known as the 'Dance of Death', even more dangerous than zombie viruses."
Everyone nodded.
When infected with a zombie virus, the mitochondria deep in the cell may not output all energy instantly.
Many zombies move slowly and can only stagger forward. When a large number of bacteria multiply in the body, they make a "squeaking" sound to ensure that this "body" can be used for a longer period of time.
However, the "type nine mutant rabies virus" will instantly stimulate all the cell mitochondria in the host's body, release the most violent energy, and turn the host into a "biochemical incendiary bomb", killing its prey and burning itself.
If it is really infected with the mutated rabies virus, it seems that the loss of control of the biochemical beast cannot be attributed to the preparation problem of the "spiritually created creature".
Therefore, Xie Xiaofeng said with joy: "Three days ago, a small-scale fog did occur near the 'Sega Sky City', and a wave of rats invaded along the gaps in the space.
"Although the rat tide was quickly eliminated, it was inevitable that a few ferocious rats hid underground, entered the 'Sega Sky City' through the sewers, and spread the mutated rabies virus in their bodies to the three biochemical beasts.
"
This speculation caused everyone to discuss it, and they all felt that it was quite possible.
Only the representative of "Tiangong Machinery" still said with a cold face: "Even if it is really a mutant rabies virus, don't the biochemical beasts prepared by your company be vaccinated?"
Xie Xiaofeng said: "Of course, our company's products have undergone the most stringent quarantine and epidemic prevention measures, and even in the embryonic stage, they have been genetically edited to eliminate the possibility of most viral infections.
"However, the other world is so unstable. Everything is mutating and evolving crazily. For the rabies virus alone, there are dozens of subtypes and variants. This is only what has been detected by humans. Many vaccines can only be used for a year at most.
It will become ineffective after half a day, and no one dares to guarantee that vaccination can protect against all infections.
"Even humans have the possibility of being infected by the zombie virus and turning into humanoid monsters. Will we all be locked up at home and unable to live a normal life until a 'zombie vaccine' is developed?"
"This..." The other party was speechless for a moment.
While the two sides were quarreling with each other, Ning Shewo quietly grabbed Meng Chao and pulled him into the corner.
"Meng Chao, do you think there will be any traces of pinholes on the three biochemical beasts?" Ning Shewo whispered.
Meng Chao's mind raced and he said: "What does Mr. Ning mean? He suspects that someone deliberately injected the mutated rabies virus into the three biochemical beasts, causing them to lose control and go crazy?"
Ning Shewo nodded and said: "Since we are here, of course we must consider all possibilities. Gao Ye keeps saying that this is a conspiracy. Let's check it out and give him an explanation."
Meng Chao said: "It makes sense. Mr. Ning just told Mr. Sun directly. I'm here to learn. It's fine."
Ning Shewo coughed: "Then go ahead and tell me."
Meng Chao: "Huh?"
Ning Sheme: "After all, I am highly respected in the circle and I am involved in all aspects, do you understand?"
Meng Chao: "I understand. I am here today to offend people. I am responsible for saying things that are inconvenient for you or 'Lingchuang' to say. If necessary, I will criticize you - I am surprised that there are you and Sun
Why do you want me, a little kid like me, to watch when you are always in charge?"
Ning Shewo's face turned red and she was speechless.
That's what Meng Chao said. In fact, he also wanted to know the truth about the out-of-control biochemical pet beast. After thinking about it, he took two steps forward and said: "Mr. Sun, if the virus really spread from the claws of the rat monster to
On the biochemical beasts, there should be small bites or scratches on the corpses of these three biochemical beasts, right?
"After all, the rat tide broke out only three days ago, and the incubation period of type 9 variant rabies virus does not exceed 4 hours, so wounds cannot heal so easily."
Sun Yufeng stared deeply at Meng Chao.
It seemed that he had seen through what he really wanted to ask.
Sun Yufeng said expressionlessly: "I found hundreds of lacerations on the three biochemical beasts, either caused by their own excessive force or injured by humans. I didn't find any bites or scratches from rodent monsters.
trace.
"However, because the three biochemical beasts were all hit hard by humans, many parts were bloody or even missing. I cannot guarantee that there are no traces of bites or scratches in these missing parts."
After a pause, he added:
"Of course, I didn't find any traces of injections such as needle holes."
This last sentence made everyone's discussion instantly become noisy.
Many eyes were focused on Meng Chao, as if they could hear the hidden meaning of the conversation between the two.
Meng Chao blushed a little.
But the words were out of his mouth, and it didn't matter what the old man thought. He took another half step forward, looked at Sun Yufeng, and said seriously: "Old Sun, I wonder if you have ever checked... where is the deepest part of the ear canal?"
Sun Yufeng was slightly startled.
Meng Chao pointed to his ear and said: "Use extremely flexible material to create a long needle as thin as an ox hair, and follow the winding ear canal to the deepest part close to the eardrum. Only a very small amount of medicine is needed.
, it can directly act on the central nervous system, and the wound is so small that it is difficult to detect it even with the most advanced instruments."
This is an assassination technique recorded in the "Sneak Stab Technique" taught by instructor Black Skull in the memory fragments of Meng Chao's previous life.
It can kill people invisible, and of course it can also make biological beasts lose control and go crazy.
As soon as he said this, the eyes staring at him around him became colder or hotter.
Sun Yufeng frowned deeply, seemingly dissatisfied with Meng Chao's questioning of his flaw detection skills.
But he said nothing and concentrated on examining the ear canals of the three biochemical beasts.
The ear canal is winding, covered by hair, and blocked by congestion, making it difficult to detect clearly.
But Sun Yufeng had his own way. The spiritual threads seemed to have life, and they rushed to get in.
He closed his eyes and concentrated, as if all his five senses were attached to the spiritual threads and penetrated into the ears of the three biochemical beasts.
Big beads of sweat oozed from his forehead. It was obvious that this kind of operation, which was comparable to a "human microscope", greatly consumed his energy.
For three full minutes, he did not open his eyes, but his expression became more and more solemn.
The atmosphere at the scene became more and more serious. Gradually, no one was making any noise anymore, and everyone was staring at his expression.
Five minutes later, Sun Yufeng finally opened his eyes and looked at Meng Chao for a long time with extremely strange eyes.
Chapter completed!