The Nexus of Dexter Chapter 5

The bloody calves that had been eaten by wild beasts slowly split from the middle, and the knees protruded outwards, transforming into slender appendages. A black carapace appeared on the surface of the skin, and the most eye-catching thing was the slender metallic inverted limb extending from the tail. The hook slid through a crescent-shaped arc in the air and bent in front of him. A black giant scorpion stood under the spotlight, and the light poured down on its black carapace like silver.

A different aura rushed to their faces. Several beasts turned up and looked at the completely different prey in front of them. They slowly backed up, roared a few times, and disappeared into the darkness.

"Experimental Subject No. 208 successfully transformed independently." The staff sitting in the main control room recorded the data on the screen.

Harper slowly raised the corners of her bright red lips as she watched the giant black scorpion chase after and kill all the beasts.

"This is my good boy."

...

Three years later:

A blinding whiteness.

White is terror.

The endless corridors are lined with transparent tempered glass on both sides, and the air is filled with a faint smell of disinfectant.

The sound of footsteps and the clang of metal came from the deepest place. Four fully armed guards, each holding a baton in their hands, escorted a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy in the middle to walk over.

The boy was wearing a baggy white T-shirt, with messy black hair. His long bangs blocked his eyes and a large part of his pale face, leaving only his exceptionally bright red lips. Heavy chains were cuffed on his wrists and ankles. The electric shock handcuffs, a black collar around his neck, and two lead balls were dragged behind him. This made it impossible for him to get very far from the ground every time he took a step. He could only move forward in small steps, which looked very pitiful.

boom!

A person suddenly fell down on the glass next to the boy, and a ferocious and twisted woman's face appeared on the glass.

"Let me out!" The woman behind the glass screamed hysterically while slapping the glass. Tears smeared her eyeliner and left two gray-black marks on her face. "What you are doing is illegal!"

The young man suddenly stopped and raised his head. He looked at the woman behind the glass, and then at the people behind the glass around him. They were still huddled silently in a corner as they had always been, looking at him and the woman with trepidation.

"Heh." The boy, Experimental Subject 208, grinned at himself, "I wish you good luck."

The woman didn't know if she heard the boy's words. She lay on the glass and watched helplessly as a guard walked forward, opened the elevator with her ID card, and let the boy go in by himself.

The elevator stopped at the -7th floor. 208 walked into the white room as usual and sat on the metal chair prepared for himself. The guard fixed the heavy shackles on the handle and exited the room.

208 raised his head slightly and looked at the people in white coats opposite the thick tempered glass.

Three years have passed since he first entered this laboratory. Three years is enough time to transform an underage angel into a psychopath.

As early as a year ago, 208 was no longer allowed to have direct contact with these experimenters, and his living place was changed from the -10th floor to the -11th floor. His drug transformation has ended. The transformation medicine of the mutated gene of the Emperor Scorpion has greatly changed his body, turning him into a monster with two forms: human and scorpion. His physique has been greatly enhanced, but his body has always stayed at the initial stage of transformation. The way it was at that time.

After undergoing the transformation, 208's temperament changed drastically. The vague memories before entering the institute became farther and farther away from him. Sometimes he could not remember his life before entering the institute at all, as if he had been in the institute since he was born.

The interrogation room was very quiet. Under the fluorescent lamps, bulletproof glass separated the room into two worlds, with one side being the observer and the other side being the observed.

"Experiment 208, we will conduct some cognitive tests on you next. Please answer the following questions truthfully." Sitting opposite the glass is still the same male doctor.

"First of all, tell me what you know about yourself."

"No need to ask...I am a human being." Just after the boy finished speaking, a strong electric current came from the metal chair. The strong stimulation made him jump up, but he was restrained by handcuffs on the chair. The shackles clanked with the struggle, blue veins protruded on his white skin, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably.

It took a while for the electric current to stop. The boy fell back on the chair, panting, and stared at them in silence for a while. The parotid glands around his mouth tensed and unclenched, and there was silence all around.

"Experiment 208, tell me what you know about yourself."

This time 208 thought for a moment before slowly speaking: "I am a monster---"

As soon as he finished speaking, arc light burst out from the shackles again. He opened his eyes wide and tried to escape from the chair, but was restrained by the shackles. The electric sparks scorched his clothes, and a burning smell filled the air.

"Ahhhh!!!"

The boy opposite the glass window let out an inhuman roar, and a black carapace covered his neck. His eyes changed again and again, from anger, to unwillingness, to humiliation, and finally settled on pain.

"My patience is limited." The male doctor sitting opposite the glass released the button, his ordinary face showing no expression.

"Tell me what you know about yourself."

"...say what?"

"...Think for yourself!"

208 waited quietly until the pain on his body subsided, then slowly straightened up, a twisted smile slowly appearing on his expressionless face. In the past few years, he has learned nothing in the graduate school, only patience and acting skills.

"I am... a powerful new species."

"Tell me what you know about the staff in front of you."

"...I would like to thank the staff in the laboratory. Without them, I would not be where I am today. It is they who have given me great strength and a worry-free life."

"Did you voluntarily participate in the transformation experiment?"

"...yes."

"What are your thoughts on genetic modification technology?"

"I think genetic modification technology... is very good. It has brought another possibility to human beings. As one of the first recipients of the modification experiment, I feel very honored... I used to be a The physical pain feels hopeless, but now I feel...very happy and wonderful..."

208 sat cross-legged in his glass room, expressionlessly watching the light screen on the wall playing his own video. This video would keep playing, even when eating and sleeping, until he got completely used to it and even believed it to be true. , this method of changing people's thinking by relying on high-frequency repetition and painful stimulation has a more direct name--brainwashing.

"A bunch of perverts." 208 rolled his eyes.

A steady mechanical sound came from the radio.

"Experimental Subject 208, please go to Exit 7. Experimental Subject 208, please go to Exit 7."

208 glanced at the monitor in the corner and subconsciously touched the black collar around his neck. It fit tightly without even a lock. This is a prop commonly used in laboratories to control experimental subjects. It can emit a hundred thousand volts of current to prevent the experimental subjects from mutating into their second form and causing riots.

He walked out and headed towards Exit 7.

Along the way, various experimental subjects behind the floor-to-ceiling windows saluted him with attention. This floor is where the experimental subjects starting with 2 live. All the experimental subjects are defective products with mechanical implants. Most of them are silent. , there is no more communication with each other.

208 glanced at the monitors everywhere, and the door opened automatically. He walked into the elevator, and the button at the bottom automatically lit up. He glanced at it, and his eyebrows trembled. - He has never been to the 12th floor. Pass here.

It is said that the -12th floor contains the most dangerous creatures in the entire institute, and he is not interested in this at all.

The elevator door opened, and 208 took hesitant steps toward the only door.

The infrared monitor at the door detected his arrival, and with a ding, the mechanical door moved to both sides. Looking at the scene in front of him, 208 was immediately nailed to the spot.

Passing through all kinds of white coats, at the very back of the room, there is a huge transparent cubic incubator. A man with his eyes closed is fixed in an upright position. His body is strong and his muscles are tight. , the skin has a faint sheen under the light blue water, and the handsome facial features are sharp even in sleep, as if they will open their eyes at any time.

The most frightening thing is that this man's lower limbs are a snake tail that is thicker than a normal human thigh. It is coiled in layers and is estimated to be nearly ten meters long. It has black spots and silver patterns, and it looks dangerous under the light.

If the occasion hadn't allowed it, 208 would have wanted to sing a legend to him.

208 sharply saw the number on his incubator, Flynn...experimental subject Flynn...

"Isn't he beautiful?" A soft female voice rang in my ears, "In the Bible, Eve was tempted by a snake and ate the forbidden fruit. In Eastern mythology, Fuxi and Nuwa both had human heads and snake bodies. Snakes are so beautiful. , a powerful species that makes people want to kneel down in front of him and K!ss the tip of his tail. He is my most perfect work. "

208's tone cooled down, "Harper, why are you paying attention?"