【Chapter 222, Doomsday Escape 25】

Xiao Lou heard Ye Qi's words and leaned over to take a closer look in the bottle - he saw that the thumb-sized Shao Qingge was lying at the bottom of the bottle with his eyes closed. It seemed that he was really sleepy and fell asleep, motionless.

He was confused and asked Yu Hanjiang through the telepathic channel: "The Zerg parasitizes humans. Logically speaking, it should devour human consciousness and become aggressive, allowing the Zerg to continue to spread and reproduce... I have never seen a mutated person.

Sleeping Zerg."

Yu Hanjiang: "..."

He has never seen a mutated bug that sleeps!

Yu Hanjiang frowned and stared at the bottle for a long time. He found that Mr. Shao showed no signs of waking up and couldn't help but said: "Didn't Mr. Shao just ask us to observe him as a sample? Maybe the Zerg infection is not that bad."

Simple."

Although Shao Qingge said "use me as a test subject" as a joke at the time, in fact, after he was infected and turned into a Zerg, everyone could indeed see some of the rules of Zerg parasitism by observing him.

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Xiao Lou touched his chin in deep thought.

Long Sen scratched his head and said: "Have you really fallen asleep? As expected of our Mr. Shao, it seems that after the Zerg entered his body, he was assimilated into his consciousness? He wants to sleep, but the Zerg can't even bother him?"

Lao Mo put forward another opinion: "After all, he has been shrunk, and the parasites in his body must have also been shrunk. For example, it was originally a big crab with pliers that can pinch off people's fingers, but it was shrunk by hundreds.

After multiplying, it turns into a small mosquito, what attack power can it have? It can't even climb out of the mineral water bottle, so I have no choice but to sleep, ahem..."

He looked at everyone with a dry smile, wondering if anyone agreed with his statement.

After hearing this, Xiao Lou nodded in agreement: "It is true that Mr. Shao has been shrunk, and the Zerg in his body will also be affected. After being shrunk hundreds of times, he naturally has no attack power. He may just sleep and rest. Maybe there is a reason for this."

Everyone looked at each other in shock.

I always felt that it was a bit strange for everyone to gather in front of the bottle and watch Mr. Shao sleeping in the bottle.

Yu Hanjiang whispered: "We will discuss this matter later. The shrinking can last for 8 hours. Let's think about the next plan first." He looked around. There were hundreds of acres of wasteland enclosed by fences. It should be somewhere.

A real estate developer bought the land for building residential or commercial areas.

Since this land has not yet been developed, the surrounding area is deserted.

If the Zerg chase them into the underground passage, all the forks in the road will be blocked, and the back roads will also be blocked. They will not be able to get through, and it will not be easy to find the escape route for Yu Hanjiang and his party. Even if they slowly dig up the ground and search like a carpet, Yu Hanjiang will not be able to escape.

The exit they are looking for is five kilometers away. It will take time for the Zerg to clear up all five kilometers of land.

Thinking of this, Yu Hanjiang said: "We are safe for the time being. There are no buildings within a radius of five kilometers for the Zerg to hide. The underground secret passage is also blocked by marble. It will take a long time for the Zerg to find us from the underground. Let's set up here first.

Let the tent rest for one night, and tomorrow, before dark, we will see if the situation requires moving."

Everyone unanimously agreed with Captain Yu's opinion and set up tents one after another.

There is snow on the ground. The quality of the double tent card is very good. There is also a layer of insulating plastic at the bottom so that it will not get soaked by the snow. But laying the tent directly on the snow is not much different from sleeping in the snow. Maybe it will

A collective cold.

Xiao Lou thought of a way to summon Bai Juyi to use the "Charcoal Seller" skill to generate charcoal fire, divide it into four parts, and then use compasses to make several small heaters, one for each tent, for everyone to keep warm. The charcoal fire did not last long.

Fuel must be added inside, and Lao Mo's "wooden plank" card is of good use again.

Lao Mo laughed and said: "The biggest function of my [Solid Wood Floor] card is actually wood!"

After all, it is also an A card. It is split open by Captain Yu and Professor Xiao every time to set fire to it. It is really the most undignified card...

Everyone tried their best to adjust the atmosphere and try to prevent Ye Qi from being too sad, but Ye Qi's face remained very pale and he held the mineral water bottle carefully for fear of dropping Mr. Shao.

Xiao Lou knew that he felt uncomfortable. After setting up the heater, he walked over and comforted him softly: "Xiaoye, don't worry too much, Shao will always be fine. He will be in the transformed state for the next 8 hours. Take good care of him."

, try to communicate with him mentally when you have time, the telepathic channel can last for 24 hours, and will not be refreshed until early in the morning."

Ye Qi nodded: "Yeah."

It was currently four o'clock in the morning. He and Mr. Shao had just connected to the telepathic connection at zero o'clock in the morning. Therefore, they still had twenty hours to maintain telepathic communication. Once it reached zero o'clock the next day, the channel would be over.

If Mr. Shao is unconscious at that time, he will not be able to continue using skills.

After returning to the tent, Ye Qi placed the bottle next to the pillow, as if Mr. Shao was still sleeping next to him. He turned sideways, looked at Mr. Shao in the transparent bottle, and asked: "Mr. Shao, can you hear me?

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There was no response in his mind, so Ye Qi continued to repeat the question: "Can you hear me?"

Mr. Shao in the bottle seemed to be sleeping soundly, with his eyes closed and motionless. The little guy was as big as his thumb, which made Ye Qi feel sad for a while. He whispered: "Sleep well, I will watch over you."

Bar."

The little guy in the bottle turned over and continued to sleep. Ye Qi stopped talking. He was afraid that he would be cold at night. Ye Qi simply put the bottle in his arms so that when the bottle was heated, he would not be too cold.

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In the tent next door, Xiao Lou took out the "Advanced Contract".

He never dared to take it out in front of his teammates, just because he was afraid of the worst consequences.

Yu Hanjiang knew what he was thinking. He looked into Xiao Lou's eyes and whispered encouragement: "Turn back and see if he is still there."

Xiao Lou nodded, took a deep breath, and turned directly to the third page.

When the contract was signed, both Shao Qingge and Ye Qi signed on the third page.

At this time, next to the name Ye Qi...

There are three bold and unrestrained characters "Shao Qingge" written on it.

Xiao Lou breathed a sigh of relief and finally showed a smile on his face: "Mr. Shao is still here, he is not dead!"

Judging from the experience of the college student team of the Yuanfang Association, dead teammates will disappear from the contract. Xue Qing and Cheng Ziyang who rushed into the sea of ​​​​fire must have been burned to ashes, so the secret room determined that the two were dead. After the death of the captain, the contract

The book was transferred to Gao Xiaoyi, Cheng and Xue, and their names disappeared.

But Shao Qingge's name is still there, which proves that Shao Qingge is not dead.

Xiao Lou didn't dare to check in front of his teammates. After all, it was just Yu Hanjiang's speculation that his infected teammates would pass the level. If they were infected, they would be deemed dead? How could he lead his teammates through the level if his teammates' names were not on the contract?

In fact, both of them had no idea, but neither of them told their teammates about this, because they were afraid that if Mr. Shao's name was not there, Ye Qi would collapse and everyone else would be severely hit.

Fortunately, this worst-case scenario did not happen. Mr. Shao is a good person and a good person, so he will be fine if he is infected.

Looking at Xiao Lou's relaxed smile, Yu Hanjiang couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips, and said seriously: "Maybe our guess is wrong, and Mr. Shao's words are the key - he asked us to treat him as a test subject, and use him to

Only by observing the Zerg can we truly understand the principle of Zerg parasitism."

Xiao Loudao: "In other words, this kind of Zerg invasion of human brains does not actually cause human brain death. After all, in our medicine, brain death can directly determine clinical death and issue a "Death Notice". Mr. Shao's name is not

They will remain in the contract. Vegetative people are not considered brain dead. Their brain cell activity is low, and they are more like sleeping."

Yu Hanjiang touched his chin thoughtfully: "You mean, the Zerg did not eat human brain cells, but put human consciousness into a deep sleep to control the human body?"

Xiao Lou nodded: "It feels like the Zerg consciousness and the human consciousness are fighting for control of the body. Those with weak resistance will be controlled by the Zerg. Those with strong resistance may suffer cerebral hemorrhage and die directly with the Zerg, or they may assimilate like Mr. Shao.

Zerg?"

Yu Hanjiang: “…………”

So after the Zerg entered Mr. Shao's body, were they assimilated into lazy insects?

The corners of Yu Hanjiang's mouth twitched slightly, not knowing how to comment.

However, Xiao Lou's inference does make some sense. After all, the first group of people infected by the Zerg in the Second Hospital died so many that we still don't know how to explain it. If the human consciousness resisted too strongly and died together, it would make sense.

Xiao Lou added: "I initially determined that human brain cells had been eaten up by Zerg because of the CT film in the hospital. On the film, there were many white spots on the head of the infected person, because the spots covered almost all of the brain tissue.

I subconsciously thought that the brain cells were eaten, but now it seems that it is because the Zerg's body is sensitive to CT rays, and they are parasitic on the human head. When taking CT scans, they block the normal brain cells, and the image is

White spots will show up."

It stands to reason that with so many Zerg on a person’s head, he shouldn’t be able to survive. But the setting of the 8 of Spades world is inherently strange. This unknown Zerg is very similar to the Zerg army in the science fiction world. From Shao Qingge at least

It can be proved that the parasitized human being did not die directly. Shao Qingge's consciousness was still there, but he fell into a deep sleep temporarily.

Thinking of this, both Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang breathed a sigh of relief.

Yu Hanjiang said softly: "You are tired after dealing with the Zerg for so long. Go to sleep first and talk after dawn."

Xiao Lou was indeed very tired. Looking back on this night's experience was really thrilling. So many Zerg were burned to ashes by the exploding gasoline, and a large number of Zerg evolved and dug up the ground and crawled out of the ground...

If everyone hadn't been cautious enough and prepared countermeasures in advance, they might have become food for the Zerg just now.

Xiao Lou breathed out softly and said, "Ye Qi also gave me one of his bugs. I put it outside the fence just in case." Before he could act, Yu Hanjiang took the initiative to take the bug and said:

"It's too cold outside, I'll put it away while you rest."

After Yu Hanjiang said that, he quickly turned around and left. He used Qinggong cards to jump several times in a row. He went to the outskirts of the wasteland and placed the listening device. When he returned to the tent, Xiao Lou had already taken off his coat and got into bed wearing a sweater.

A makeshift heater was placed at my feet.

Yu Hanjiang lifted up the quilt and lay down. He looked back at Xiao Lou and found that he had fallen asleep.

He fell asleep in seconds, it seemed that he was really tired.

Yu Hanjiang smiled slightly, stretched out his arms, and gently hugged Xiao Lou into his arms.

Instead of letting Xiao Lou be afraid of the cold in the middle of the night and actively looking for a heat source, it would be better for him to take the initiative to sleep with him in his arms. The two of them hug each other, and with the heater, even if the tent is spread on the snow, it will not be so cold.

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To be continued...