Chapter 659 - 425: Black Scale Clone_2
Cell division rate: 47 times that of an ordinary person.
Even just the normal data made the researchers secretly alarmed.
In the cultivation chamber in front, a mutated creature about one meter tall was suspended, a form that should have been an ordinary human infant, but its body was twisted like the surface of a sea urchin, covered with a layer of dense Black Scale. More terrifying were the joints where menacing bone spurs had protruded.
It clearly looked like a monster from another planet, definitely not a creature bred on Earth.
However, this was just an embryo cloned from a drop of Wang Ye’s blood by these researchers.
The other monsters suspended in the cultivation chambers were all the same.
This B-9 subject in front of them was already the 151st embryo they had cultivated.
As their cloning techniques became more mature and they became more familiar with Wang Ye’s genes, the embryos they cloned became increasingly frightening in their capabilities.
For example, this B-9 subject had very well-developed abilities with almost no obvious defects. Over 99% of other subjects ended up dying in agony due to genetic collapse within half a day.
But this B-9 subject had survived for more than two days after cultivation, and its body development was neither fast nor slow, very stable, which was simply a breakthrough!
But the breakthrough in technology also brought an increase in risk.
According to the recent cloning strength measurement methods they developed, the combat power of this subject had already reached 192 points, and its level of danger had exceeded the B-level.
What does this mean?
According to the researchers’ self-assessment, their combat power averaged less than 10 points.
In other words, this clone embryo, in juvenile form, already had more than 19 times their combat power.
If it weren’t for the specialized inhibitors they had researched, keeping the subject in a state of prolonged coma, this laboratory would have long been torn apart by the embryo.
If they could mass-produce clones of this caliber and develop methods to control the clones, they could create a loyal army of super soldiers.
Unfortunately, after so many days of research, the samples of Wang Ye’s cells they possessed were almost depleted.
The current B-9 subject might very well be the last clone embryo.
The researcher took a deep breath and said, "Third Stage testing is about to begin."
Standing behind him, Old Yi nodded, "Mm, let’s begin."
Although Old Yi’s face was calm, there was a trace of heaviness in his eyes. The current embryo had already preliminarily shown the silhouette of the 30-meter monster that appeared in the US military base.
Although there were many different details, the overall structure and some features had more than 80% similarity,
such as the bone spurs and scythes on the elbow joints,
and the vaguely visible Black Scale, the blood-red eyes on the skin surface,
although these features had been identified by the researcher as excessive development caused by a special gland inside the clones,
it was undeniable that they were indeed very similar to the monster back then,
and these clones’ genes had been extracted by Old Yi from Wang Ye before he left the military district,
which meant Wang Ye probably always had the ability for this excessive development, but had not shown it in front of them.
Old Yi couldn’t help but recall the terrifying Black Dragon Claw that occasionally appeared during Wang Ye’s live broadcast yesterday, making his heart feel even heavier.
The researcher pressed a button on a tablet, and in the next moment, many high-energy nutrients gushed from the bottom of the cultivation chamber,
these high-energy nutrients were fed into the clone embryo through tubes, rapidly converted into nutrients by its powerful digestive capacity and transmitted to various parts of the body.
The embryo’s bones visibly began to lengthen and widen, muscle fibers swelled and tore through the skin, starting to spasm violently, but with each spasm, the muscle fibers became fuller.
Suddenly, the clone embryo’s right arm convulsed violently, bones underwent rampant subcutaneous hyperplasia, the skin tore open, revealing the gaps in the pitch-black scales.
The nutrient solution, agitated by violent turbulence and rising high temperatures, fizzed with countless bubbles, and the tempered glass of the cultivation chamber emitted a formidable "crack" sound.
At this moment, Old Yi’s pupils contracted slightly, "Unlimited growth traits... the same feature again."
But the researcher standing beside him was not so calm. Seeing the cracks appearing on the glass of the cultivation chamber, he hastily shouted, "Inject the inhibitor! Quickly!"
With the efforts of many researchers around, a frighteningly pitch-black needle emerged from the side of the cultivation chamber,
the needle was crafted from a special alloy, its hardness many times that of iron, and it was the only material currently capable of piercing through the embryo’s flesh and blood.
The needle pierced into the embryo’s spine, injecting a high concentration metabolic inhibitor. In an instant, the embryo had a violent spasm, the Black Scale receded like tide, retracting under the skin. But merely three seconds later, the mutation regenerated!
Boom!!!
The cultivation chamber exploded, nutrient solution splattered all over the ground. The embryo’s left hand’s five fingers suddenly elongated, transforming into sharp bone claws, fiercely latching onto the nearest live body—the researcher who failed to retreat in time.
The researcher’s body was easily impaled, unable to let out even a cry of pain, instantly being drained into a husk by the clone’s bone claws.
"This is tempered glass hard as diamonds... Damn it!" Old Yi’s face changed dramatically, drawing a pistol from behind his waist, firing several rounds at the clone.
But the bullets only left a few shallow marks on the clone’s scales, causing no real harm.
However, Old Yi’s goal wasn’t to harm the clone but to use this method to temporarily restrain the opponent, buying time for his escape.
"Everyone, stay calm! Find a way to inject the inhibitor into the clone. If necessary, directly initiate the meltdown procedure!" Old Yi shouted as he ran. This showed his exceptional psychological quality and combat literacy, remaining unflustered and able to command others methodically when facing such a terrifying monster.
Upon hearing this, the other researchers, who were originally petrified with fear, suddenly snapped out of it and began operating various lab equipment.
One researcher controlled the alloy needles in other cultivation chambers, intending to continue injecting the high-concentration inhibitors,
but the moment the needle touched the clone, a "ding" sounded.
The next instant, the needle snapped. The Black Scale on the clone was entirely undamaged.
The researcher’s face turned pale instantly, "This is bad... can’t inject the inhibitor! We must activate the meltdown procedure!"
The meltdown procedure was a contingency planned before they began clone research. If they created a clone beyond their control, they could initiate the meltdown procedure, melting down the experimental area with ultra-high temperatures and eradicating the clone on site to prevent it from escaping the lab and causing further destruction.
But before they could reach the button to initiate the meltdown procedure, the clone pounced in an instant, and within a blink of an eye, brutally killed the remaining four or five researchers.
Splash! Slash!!
A flood of blood and chunks of flesh sprayed everywhere. The clone’s sharp scythe-like blades seemed capable of slicing through anything, even cutting the hardest human skull into two.
A moment later, Old Yi was the only one left on site. Despite his strong psychological qualities, he couldn’t help but tremble at this moment. Looking at the terrifying clone coming closer, a wave of despair washed over him.
"Roar..." The clone emitted a terrifying roar, and in his dying moments, Old Yi seemed to discern an emotion in the roar—pure bloodthirsty desire. Just as the clone’s muscle tensed up, preparing to pounce, a dominant shadow blasted through the lab wall, grasping the clone about to tear Old Yi apart with speed beyond the human eye.
Boom!!!!
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