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Chapter 18 Infected Body Analysis Data! A Strange Snowstorm! (Please continue reading!)

"Engineer Li, the laboratory setup and installation are complete!"

"Okay, I'll get right to it."

"Flame guns can be deployed here, sniper grenade launchers can be deployed here, load incendiary rounds first..."

"understand!"

"Captain Zhao, I think that after we return to the modern world, we should have the logistics department produce more dumdum bullets and hollow-point bullets. Ordinary bullets are too weak against supernatural beings."

"I'll apply when I get back."

Dumdum bullets and hollow-point bullets are both types of bullets that were invented more than a hundred years ago. Although they have weak armor-piercing capabilities, they can cause greater tearing wounds to the target after hitting it.

Generally speaking, when a regular bullet hits a target, it leaves a small wound on the front and creates a cavity effect inside the abdominal cavity.

Targets hit by dumdum bullets and hollow-point bullets suffer wounds several times larger on their bodies and even more than ten times larger on their backs.

The modified 5.8mm dumdum bullet can directly create large holes in the target!
While Zhao Chong and the others were busy building the camp's defenses, Li Xiang arrived at the temporary laboratory and began analyzing biological samples.

The cleaned 1600x inverted optical microscope was placed in place, a somatic cell sample was taken, the eyepiece and objective lens were adjusted for positioning, and the cells were cut... Then, the cut cell sample was magnified little by little...

Military dog ​​cell contamination test report

Sample ID: CULT-20250605-01
Test date: June 5, 2025

Cell type: dog kidney cells

Observations revealed—

No obvious abnormalities were found by the naked eye. The cell state was irregular with irregular cell edges, weakened adhesion, and a slight increase in apoptotic debris, which was different from the influence of competition with traditional microorganisms.

Numerous spherical particles with a diameter of 1–2 μm were observed clustered together in the field of view, indicating poor fluidity of the culture medium…

Note: No clusters of infectious microorganisms were found.

A very small number of branched hyphal structures were found, 5–10 μm wide, penetrating the intercellular spaces!
Further detailed genetic and viral testing is needed!
……

For half an hour, Li Xiang observed Sai Sai's various cell data, while the experimental assistant next to him recorded this information.

The stomach, intestines, heart, liver, kidneys, and lungs are the key cell populations to be observed...

Although Xiao Zhou said that when he found Sai Sai, he visually estimated that Sai Sai had been seriously injured, the necessary rigorous scientific observations were still essential.

If the victim "Sai Sai" was transformed into an undead only after her death, then humanity can breathe a sigh of relief.

If the body mutates after being infected by breathing air from another world, then it becomes extremely difficult to deal with!
If humans can get infected even by breathing air in another world, it means that the other world is not worth exploring.

Of course, if there are extremely rare materials in this world, then humanity wouldn't mind paying a high price to collect them.

In short, it's a matter of cost-effectiveness.

Li Xiang used the process of elimination to determine that Sai Sai had been transformed into a ghost after her death.

It was also found that Sai Sai's somatic cells were very active before death.

“It’s like they’ve taken performance-enhancing drugs!” Li Xiang put down his pen and looked at the separated mice not far away.

Those were mice fed with muscle tissue from military dogs.

Mice have a keen sense of smell and a certain instinct that makes them refuse to eat flesh and blood, but mice are too small.

With just a few forced feeding methods, mice can be made to eat a certain amount of flesh and blood.

Fortunately, so far, apart from some lethargy, no infection has been observed in the mice that have been fed the meat.

Looking at my mechanical watch, I realized it was around 2:30 a.m. in the modern world.

No wonder you're so tired! "Gentlemen, has the rest of the data been collected?"

After finishing his own work, he quickly asked several of his comrades for advice.

"Based on surface analysis, the alien trees are extremely similar to those on Earth. I discovered that the activity of some insect egg cells on the alien trees is much stronger than that of Earth organisms."

"We've analyzed and categorized all the remnants in the ruins. The same goes for the remaining grains! Engineer Li, I feel the yield of food and similar items in this other world must be very high. I even suspect it might be due to the influence of magic!"

"magic?"

"Yes, we collected their snowfield soil and conducted a simple analysis. We confirmed that although the snowfield soil has a lot of humus, its nutritional content is comparable to that of the black soil in Northeast China. Most incredibly, the grain yield here is higher than that of the rest of the world."

"More than Earth produces? Could it be that some unknown gas from another world can stimulate plant growth?"

Li Xiang's deputy sighed: "It's still not very clear. High-precision equipment such as gas chromatographs and beta-ray analyzers haven't been delivered yet, otherwise I could get more information."

When venturing into another world, the advance team mainly controls basic and durable equipment.

Many military and scientific handheld detectors have analytical functions, but they can't compare to the detailed analysis capabilities of large scientific instruments!
Upon arriving at the biological control area, looking at the lively mice, Li Xiang asked, "How are the little cuties in area A doing?"

"They were fine before, but as soon as you came in, the mice started to show signs of fear and anxiety."

"Panic? I didn't even get close!"

Li Xiang approached the mouse cage and watched as the mice in the isolation room began to breathe rapidly, darting around frantically upon seeing humans.

Am I that afraid of people?

"I just gave little cutie A06 a check-up five minutes ago, and there were no obvious changes."

Seeing that the more than 20 mice that had been brought over looked somewhat fearful and uneasy, Li Xiang frowned.

The mice that were fed the undead specimens showed no abnormalities, but these guys are acting strangely?

"The other groups can continue their work. I'm going to take a look outside." Li Xiang left the isolation laboratory directly.

He always felt that the mice's restlessness was influenced by other factors.

As soon as I stepped out of the lab, I saw that it was snowing again.

The wind and snow blowing in our faces significantly reduced visibility to the naked eye. While technological equipment remained functional, it was subjected to even stronger electromagnetic interference!

Li Xiang also felt inexplicably irritated.

"How come there's so much snow in this godforsaken place?"

"This place is either in a cold winter or has a climate close to the polar regions, so it's normal for there to be a lot of wind and snow," the assistant next to him said with a smile.

Zhao Chong, who was leaning against a sheltered spot from the wind and snow, heard a voice behind him and immediately stood up: "Engineer Li, how is it?"

"Preliminary observation of Sai Sai's basic cells showed no abnormal viral infection, and her brain cells were also relatively normal."

"So Sai Sai was controlled by some kind of extraordinary energy before she died?"

"The data is still insufficient, so it's uncertain at this time."

"Oh~"

Seeing Zhao Chong's undisguised disappointment, Li Xiang's eyelids twitched involuntarily.

"Captain Zhao, our current resources are limited, so we can only conduct the most basic biochemical and surface tests."

"To obtain more detailed experimental data and delve deeper into the underlying causes, we must wait for the arrival of large-scale scientific research equipment from the rear."

"At that time, more authoritative experts in biology and microphysics will be involved in the analysis."

(End of this chapter)