Such A Long Way We Came Chapter 3

There are two sources of experimental subjects in the institute.

One type was caught in deserted areas outside the areas where humans live, and the other type was grown in a laboratory.

012 is a pure laboratory product.

He is a creature created using human genes and mutated white bat genes collected from contaminated areas, mixed with a few bird genes.

Mutated white bats can carry a variety of viruses that humans cannot resist. The purpose of 012's cultivation is to develop this talent, accommodate more viruses, digest viruses, and evolve.

After the great pollution, humans can edit genes, so more and more advanced humans occupy the top of the pyramid.

But they are still pursuing continuous evolution. Successful genes in the laboratory will become their capital to be superior to others.

012 was bred for this purpose, and all those bred in the same batch as him failed to grow up and died, but he has survived tenaciously to this day.

Since his birth, he has traveled to various laboratories and conducted countless experiments on himself.

Coming to a new laboratory was no different for him.

These people wearing similar clothes would cut open his body, cut open his head, and inject him with painful drugs.

But this time there is something different.

The body temperature of a healthy human being was transmitted to him through the thin gloves.

012 is like a frozen animal in the ice and snow. When it is suddenly exposed to a slightly higher temperature, it feels like being burned by fire, and the pain is as if the skin has been burned through.

When 012 was still very young, one of his researchers once touched his face and hands like this through a layer of protective clothing. Young creatures naturally like warm and soft touches, and so did 012. His breeding box was too cold.

But as he grew up, his body contained more and more viruses, and all the researchers no longer dared to touch him easily.

During an experiment, after one of the researchers in charge was infected with the virus and died, they became even more frightened and put on powerful protective clothing that could isolate the temperature.

All subsequent experiments were done mechanically, and they would only look at him through the observation box.

He was not used to human body temperature.

Miles successfully injected the potion that stimulated vitality, and noticed that the other party's trembling intensified, and finally began to convulse, and even the unhealed wounds on his body were torn open, and red blood overflowed. He couldn't help but wonder, is the potion such a big reaction?

Also, because of the red blood, his thoughts drifted uncontrollably for a while.

He looks like a human and his blood is red, so it's hard not to think of him as a human.

The doctor suffered from an occupational disease and almost gave him first aid on the spot.

Miles forced 012's convulsing body to unfold, held up his face and looked closely at his condition.

"Can you hear me? Open your eyes and let me see."

Feeling burning pain, his half-closed eyes were touched by a finger, and 012 jerked.

The injected life-stimulating potion took effect quickly, giving him the strength to resist, and he suddenly struck Miles's face with both hands.

Miles's face was hidden under the transparent mask, and he escaped in time.

But even if he didn't dodge, 012's attack couldn't hurt him, because his hands were dripping with blood, and the sharp hooked nails on them had been pulled out, leaving at most a few blood marks on the mask.

"Stop moving your hands!" Miles felt a headache for the uncooperative patients.

In order to prevent 012, who only had a little health, from killing himself, Miles had to touch more parts of his body to force him to be quiet and to check the situation.

Who would have thought that he couldn't be quiet like this, and even almost knocked Miles over, so Miles had to suppress him with her own body.

Suddenly, a stern question came from behind: "What are you doing? Stop it!"

After finally getting 012 to calm down, Miles took the time to look back and saw a young woman in a white uniform standing outside the breeding area.

Su He, one of the four senior researchers in the institute.

The heroine of this world.

The former school girl Yasushi has a crush on.

Looking at the seriousness on her face and the shock and anger in her eyes, Miles knew that she must have misunderstood something.

Miles quickly injected the sedative into 012, and then injected him with two healing potions. Then he walked into the disinfection area, changed out of his protective clothing, and walked out.

"School girl."

Miles also met the protagonist for the first time in this world and greeted her according to his original habits.

Su He took a deep breath and suppressed his anger: "Senior, I heard that the S-class experimental subject you applied for has arrived, so I came here to take a look."

I just didn't expect to see that scene.

Unlike Kangshi Lu Qiufeng, Su He is a mutant-friendly sect, advocating treating experimental subjects kindly, avoiding unnecessary harm, and prohibiting experiments that violate human nature.

She and Kang Shi graduated from the same school and worked in the same research institute, but she disliked this senior very much.

Su He had seen Kang Shi's cruelty to the experimental subjects with his own eyes. There were countless dark histories before him. Seeing the scene just now, Su He immediately speculated in the worst direction.

"Senior Kang, even if you don't care about the life and death of the experimental subject, I heard that he is a carrier of the deadly virus. Any close contact may infect you with the virus. There is no need for Senior Kang to sacrifice himself for temporary happiness."

"What's more, forcibly having s3x with high-level mutants is strictly prohibited!"

It could be seen that Su He tried hard not to point at his nose and curse the beast.

Miles: ...

"What did you think I was doing just now?" It was the first time that Miles was treated as a pervert, which was quite new.

"He's in bad condition, I'm injecting him with medicine."

Su He was stunned and looked at him suspiciously, looking unconvinced, but at least she calmed down a little.

After a moment, she showed a fake smile: "So that's it. It seems that I misunderstood Senior Kang. I'm really sorry."

"High-level experimental subjects are rare. I heard that Senior Kang has not applied for other experimental subjects recently. It seems that he is planning to concentrate on researching this one. If you want to study for a longer time, Senior Kang should not consume too much experimental subjects and let him raise them first. "Just raise it."

It's hard for her to be so roundabout.

If it were his original self, he would probably not mind showing a little kindness in front of her when he saw the school girl he liked rarely giving her a smile, and let the poor experimental subject go for the time being.

"Don't worry, I'll let him recover well." Miles said.

Su He visibly relaxed a little, and quickly turned his attention to 012 in the breeding area.

After seeing the other party's appearance clearly, Su He showed a look of surprise and amazement.

The slender experimental body has white skin with dots of silver light, like the glittering scales on butterfly wings.

The face is exquisite and in line with human aesthetics, but also has an inhuman eerie quality.

"He is so beautiful, more beautiful than many gene-edited humans."

It is precisely because of such rare beauty that the injuries on his body are so shocking.

Miles also stood aside and glanced at 012 who was unconscious.

Do you look pretty? It may be that he himself is good-looking and has been pursued since he was a child. He has no interest in such things. He has seen too many human bodies in the hospital, and over time he cannot distinguish between beauty and ugliness.

Not just two eyes, a nose and a mouth.

But the extra wings 012 has compared to ordinary people are really nice.

He touched the silver-gray wing membrane just now. It was smooth and felt good. It would look better if it were complete.

Su He realized something was wrong as soon as he said the words.

She knew that Kang Shi was interested in her, but he was arrogant and inferior and never told her.

Hearing her praise an experimental subject for his good looks might make him angry.

I watched his reaction with worry in my heart, but instead of the expected gloomy look, I saw his calm and relaxed face.

To be fair, Kang Shi was good-looking, but Su He had never felt that kind of handsomeness. He only felt that his face was born from his heart, and the unconcealed anger on his face made people want to stay away from him.

When I looked at him today, I felt a kind of handsomeness in him that I had never seen before.

Su He: ...

Am I crazy? This pervert deserves the word handsome?

Su He, who had seen the advanced experimental subjects, quickly hurried away with a strange expression.

At noon, Lu Qiufeng invited Miles to the cafeteria as promised and saw 012's unconscious face.

He couldn't help but show a little surprise, but then it turned into a more intense look of disgust.

"They are clearly not human, but they have a human face that can confuse people. These mutants are like bugs that have evolved disguises."

Before Lu Qiufeng could say anything else, Miles forcibly took him out of his experimental area.

Lu Qiufeng was staggered by him and asked dissatisfiedly: "What's the matter with you?"

"Don't look at it, it's mine." Miles let go of his shoulders.

Lu Qiufeng's smile meant something unclear: "I didn't expect you to protect me. Why haven't I seen you like this before?"

"You don't understand, it's very expensive." Miles replied.

Just say that the vitality stimulating potion that the original body spent a lot of effort to obtain consumed half of his savings.

Lu Qiufeng choked.

Intermediate and senior researchers have their own restaurant. The environment is better than many high-end restaurants that Miles has been to in his previous life, and there are dedicated chefs to serve them.

Sitting down at a dining table with Lu Qiufeng, Miles heard researchers chatting on the other side of the partition.

"Isn't there an S-class experimental subject from Laboratory 4? I heard that Boss Su from Laboratory 2 also went to see it today."

"Who doesn't want to go and see it, but unfortunately I don't dare, Dr. Kang...you know."

Miles found a comfortable position and leaned on the chair to listen.

By the way, what I want is this atmosphere of getting together and gossiping after work.

Just as Lu Qiufeng coughed and reminded the two people next door not to talk nonsense, another man wearing a senior researcher's uniform strode in from the door of the restaurant.

"Xiao Lu, Xiao Kang, why did you come here to eat together today? If you don't mind adding me, please."

After asking, the person has already sat down.

Li Shang, the oldest senior researcher in the institute, is in his fifties, but due to his evolved genes, he only looks like he is in his thirties.

"Xiao Kang, your high-level experimental subject has arrived today. Are you promising? You are the first one in our research institute who can study S-class experimental subjects." Li Shang opened his mouth, and there was something in his words. Out.

"But you have to be careful not to be like that subject's last researcher."

It seems that no matter what age or status people are, they all like to gossip while eating.

Miles pretended to be interested and asked: "What happened to the previous researcher of that experimental subject? I really don't know."

"You don't know? Zhou Xiangcheng, who published the genealogy of the mutated virus, is barely alive in the hospital."