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Chapter 152 The Complex Functions of Pendants

Lu Zhao's fingers moved across the control panel, the connecting cable coiling around the pendant in Lin Che's hand like a snake, the other end of which was inserted into an old signal generator.

"Are you ready? Lin Che, be prepared to disconnect at any time."

Lin Che gripped the pendant tightly, feeling the subtle vibration in his palm, and said softly, "I understand."

His gaze occasionally swept over the silent girl in the corner of the laboratory; she remained standing there, like a statue.

Su Wanqing stood beside the two of them, her brows slightly furrowed, staring at the waveforms jumping on the signal generator screen.

"Lu Zhao, tell me your thoughts."

"According to the documents, the core of the 'Beacon' project is to use signals of specific frequencies to affect the nervous system of infected individuals, thereby controlling their actions. I suspect that the pendant is the source of this signal, or rather, an amplifier."

Lu Zhao's voice was calm and focused, "Now I'll try to simulate the signal frequency in the experimental data to see if it can have an effect on the zombies."

He pressed a button, and the signal generator began to emit a low hum.

A few seconds later, a faint commotion came from outside the warehouse. Su Wanqing immediately went to the observation window and looked outside.

Several wandering zombies, which had been moving slowly and aimlessly, suddenly became somewhat disordered. Their steps were no longer synchronized, as if they were being pulled by some invisible force.

“It’s having some effect.” Lu Zhao’s voice carried a hint of excitement. “The frequency seems to be effective, although it only temporarily changes their movement rhythm.”

Su Wanqing's gaze returned to the screen. Looking at the fluctuating lines on the waveform, a sense of unease welled up in her heart.

If this accessory can actually control zombies, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Su Wanqing, I suggest we stop the experiment immediately." Xiao Ran's voice came from behind.

He walked over to Su Wanqing and said in a serious tone, "This thing is too dangerous. We don't know what else it can do. Trying it rashly might activate more infected individuals."

Su Wanqing didn't answer immediately. She looked at Lin Che and asked, "Lin Che, how do you feel?"

Lin Che pursed his lips and said softly, "The pendant's vibrations are getting stronger and stronger. I feel like... it's responding to a signal."

Lu Zhao suddenly exclaimed, "Oh no! Frequency overload, signal unstable!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the lights in the laboratory suddenly flickered, and some old equipment made creaking noises, as if it could not bear the weight.

Su Wanqing's expression changed, and she immediately said to Lu Zhao, "Turn off the signal generator!"

Lu Zhao quickly pressed the stop button, but the situation did not improve immediately.

Instead, equipment in the laboratory began to malfunction one after another, electric arcs flickered in some circuits, and a pungent, burnt smell filled the air.

"Damn it, the cooling system is about to crash too!" Lu Zhao said anxiously.

Without hesitation, Lin Che stretched out his hand, and his water-based superpower instantly condensed, forming a water wall that enveloped the signal generator and the surrounding equipment.

The water wall continuously absorbs the heat emitted by the equipment, attempting to lower the temperature and maintain signal stability.

"Hold on, Lin Che!" Su Wanqing called out.

Lin Che gritted his teeth, fine beads of sweat forming on his forehead. His superpowers were being depleted rapidly, and if the problem wasn't resolved quickly, the entire laboratory's systems could be paralyzed.

Lu Zhao worked hard to stabilize the operation of the signal generator, analyzing the data and trying to find the root cause of the problem.

"The frequency band emitted by the pendant is too complex, exceeding the range of the signal generator. It can not only affect zombies, but also interfere with surrounding electronic devices."

He paused for a moment, then looked up at Su Wanqing, his eyes filled with a hint of seriousness.

"I have confirmed that this widget is the core of virus control, but the current data cannot fully define its complete functionality."

Xiao Ran's voice came again, his tone full of worry: "Su Wanqing, I still think it should be destroyed immediately. Its abnormal waveband may further activate more infected underground, posing a greater threat."

Su Wanqing shook her head and said firmly, "No, we can't destroy it now. We must first complete a comprehensive analysis of the pendant and figure out its principles and uses. If we destroy it rashly, we may lose our only chance to resolve this crisis."

"You're taking too much of a risk!" Xiao Ran raised his voice, his fists clenched tightly.

“Adventure?” Su Wanqing’s voice was calm, but it carried an undeniable firmness.

"We're already in danger. If we don't take the risk, are we just going to wait to be devoured by those zombies? We must take the initiative to find a chance to survive."

She looked at Lu Zhao and said, "Continue analyzing the data. I need to know more about the pendant, especially its connection to the 'Beacon' project."

Lu Zhao nodded and threw himself back into his work. His fingers flew across the keyboard, trying to find crucial clues from the vast sea of ​​data.

Lin Che's water-based superpowers continued to operate, and he silently endured immense pressure.

He could feel the pendant vibrating more and more violently, and a nameless sense of fear welled up in his heart.

Just then, the girl in the corner suddenly spoke. Her voice was weak and hoarse, like the buzzing of a mosquito: "Who...who took them?"

Su Wanqing's body jolted. She turned her head and looked at the girl's empty eyes. A thought flashed through her mind: What does this girl know?
Lu Zhao reviewed the documents, looking at the list of personnel. Su Wanqing frowned, thinking that these people behind the scenes might be hiding the initial secrets of the virus.

Lu Zhao's fingers tapped rapidly on the keyboard, and dense data scrolled continuously on the screen.

He stared at the complex waveforms, his brow furrowed, as if trying to solve a puzzle.

Lin Che stood by, maintaining the stability of the signal generator, continuously injecting water-based supernatural energy to counteract the heat generated by the equipment overload.

Su Wanqing walked to Lu Zhao's side and asked in a calm tone, "Did you find anything?"

Lu Zhao didn't look up, but simply said, "The core function of the pendant may not be to directly control the infected. I originally thought it controlled them by influencing the brain through some kind of frequency, but now it seems that my idea may be wrong."

"Where did you go wrong?" Su Wanqing pressed.

"It conveys more of an instruction." Lu Zhao finally raised his head, his eyes showing a hint of solemnity.

"An instruction regarding viral mutation. I analyzed the device records and discovered that the signals released by the device trigger certain specific reactions within the virus, altering its structure, and even...directed evolution."

Xiao Ran frowned and walked to Su Wanqing's side. "Directed evolution? What does that mean?"

"My understanding is that this thing can control the way and intensity of the virus's spread."

Lu Zhao explained, “It’s not just a switch, but a… regulator. It can both enhance infectivity and inhibit transmission.”

Su Wanqing's heart sank. If Lu Zhao's speculation was correct, it meant that the experimental team had mastered a terrifying ability to turn the virus into an even more deadly weapon.

She sighed and said softly, "What exactly do they want?"

“Perhaps they are conducting an ecological experiment,” Lu Zhao continued. “To observe the evolution of the virus under different conditions and find the optimal mode of transmission.”

A terrifying vision flashed through Su Wanqing's mind. If the research team was indeed manipulating the ecological laws of the virus, then this was not merely scientific research, but a crime against the entire world.

She clenched her fists involuntarily.

"Could it be that they're trying to use the pendants to control the number of infected, to maintain a... balance?" Su Wanqing asked, her tone tinged with unease.

Lu Zhao shook his head. "No, the data shows that the pendant's function is far more than that. It's more like a two-way system, capable of both accelerating viral infection and controlling its spread. It might be the core virus management tool designed by the live experiment team. They might be trying to create a controllable... plague."

Lin Che suddenly said softly, "I adjusted the signal frequency of the pendant, and it seems to have some effect on those zombies."

Su Wanqing and Lu Zhao immediately looked at Lin Che.

“I reduced the signal strength in an attempt to limit their range of movement. The effect wasn’t very noticeable, but they did slow down a bit and their movements became somewhat sluggish,” Lin Che explained.

“Keep it up,” Su Wanqing said. She suddenly realized that perhaps they could use the pendant to buy some time, at least to slow down the threat of the zombies.

Just then, the silent girl in the corner suddenly spoke, her voice weak and hoarse, like the buzzing of a mosquito.

"Who...who took them away?"

Everyone was stunned. Su Wanqing turned her head and looked into the girl's empty eyes, feeling a chill run down her spine.

She didn't understand what the girl meant by "them," but she knew that the girl must know something.

"What did you say?" Su Wanqing asked.

The girl didn't answer, but simply repeated, "Who took them?"

Lu Zhao quickly pulled up the personnel list from the experimental documents and scanned it rapidly on the screen.

“She might be referring to certain people in the documents,” he said.

“These people’s names all appeared on the list of early virus research, so she may have a special familiarity with them.”

Su Wanqing frowned, looking at the names, a sense of unease rising in her heart.

Who are these people? What secrets are they hiding?
She had a vague feeling that there must be a darker truth hidden behind these experiments.

Xiao Ran sighed softly. "It seems that we've gotten ourselves into something more complicated than we imagined."

Su Wanqing didn't speak; her gaze was fixed on the girl.

She knew that to unravel the mystery of this crisis, she had to find out the girl's identity and the truth she knew.

Lin Che continued to maintain the water wall, constantly injecting water-based supernatural energy in an attempt to alleviate the crisis caused by the equipment overload.

The vibrations of the pendant grew stronger, and an inexplicable sense of oppression enveloped the entire laboratory.

Lu Zhao continued analyzing the data, trying to find more clues and uncover the secrets of the virus control system.

He knew that time was of the essence and they had to find the answer as soon as possible, or else an even more terrible fate awaited them.

Su Wanqing suddenly said, "Lu Zhao, pull up all the data about the 'Eden' project and see if there's any connection."

Lu Zhao nodded and immediately began to operate according to Su Wanqing's instructions.

He hoped to find some valuable information from that data to help them unravel the mystery of this crisis.

She looked at the girl, whose eyes were vacant and whose voice was weak, and a problem was buried in their hearts.

Lu Zhao's fingers flew across the keyboard, and the electrocardiogram waveform on the screen resembled a leaping flame.

He adjusted a parameter, fine-tuning the frequency of the signal emitted by the pendant by 0.2 Hz.

“My heart rate has increased.” He stared at the screen and said calmly, “From 68 to 75, the increase isn’t huge, but the upward trend is obvious. Moreover, the waveform has become more regular.”

Su Wanqing walked to Lu Zhao's side and looked at the data curve. "Continue to adjust."

Lu Zhao didn't say much, and lowered the frequency by 0.1 Hz.

The electrocardiogram waveform immediately became erratic, with the red curve pulsating violently. It quickly stabilized a little, but this time the stability seemed a bit... too stable.

“It’s become too stable now,” Lu Zhao frowned. “The slight fluctuations have disappeared, and it’s almost become a straight line. This is not normal.”

Su Wanqing turned to look at the silent girl in the corner. Her eyes were fixed on the pendant, her gaze filled with a focus that seemed far beyond her years.

Her fingers curled slightly, as if she were about to reach out and touch the pendant, but then she stopped.

"Lin Che, further isolate the signal source," Su Wanqing instructed.

Lin Che nodded slightly, stretched out his hands, and the surrounding water vapor quickly condensed into a thin film, isolating the pendant from the surrounding environment.

The water film blocks most of the electromagnetic radiation and also isolates other possible sources of interference.

"Team Leader Su, signal isolation complete. The electromagnetic field around the pendant has stabilized within a controllable range," Lin Che's voice came from behind the water curtain.

Su Wanqing turned to Lu Zhao. "Record all the data, including heart rate, waveform, signal frequency, and every subtle reaction of the girl. We need to find the connection between the pendant and her."

"Understood," Lu Zhao replied, his fingers flying across the keyboard again, recording all the data.

"What...is she looking at?" Xiao Ran's voice broke the silence in the laboratory.

He pointed at the girl, his tone tinged with doubt.

"She was looking at the pendant," Su Wanqing replied. "She kept staring at it. Her gaze... was a little strange."

"Strange?" Xiao Ran curled his lip. "She's never talked much or moved much, what could be strange about her?"

“I always feel… she can sense the signals released by the pendant,” Su Wanqing said. “This feeling is hard to explain, but I just feel that she is particularly sensitive to the pendant.”

“Maybe it’s a coincidence,” Xiao Ran said. “Maybe she’s just interested in those shiny things.”

Su Wanqing ignored Xiao Ran's words, her gaze remaining fixed on the girl.

She felt uneasy, an indescribable sense of oppression.

"Captain Su, I've discovered something." Lu Zhao's voice suddenly broke the silence in the laboratory.