In the apocalypse, I hoarded goods and handed over my storage space to the government.

The white deer blinked.

"This test is finished today. Regardless of the results, this phase of the experiment is now complete."

Zhang Qian walked to the control panel and retrieved the final experimental protocol.

"Then you take it to the front lines for real-world testing. The laboratory environment is ultimately limited; perhaps the real-world battlefield experience will force something out."

The white deer's eyes lit up.

To be honest, she had been cooped up in this underground laboratory for almost half a month.

Every day, the first thing I see when I open my eyes is monitoring data, calibrating my brain frequency, and verifying the stability of my ovarian connection...

"Professor Zhang, you've said it, you can't go back on your word." Bai Lu rarely showed a smile.

"When has a scientist ever gone back on their word?" Zhang Qian glared at her.

After a moment's hesitation, Bai Lu nodded.

"Okay. This is the last time."

"For this last set, I'll be doing a combination of stimuli."

Zhang Qian returned to the main control panel and pulled up a completely new experimental plan.

He turned around and shouted to those behind him.

"Xiao Liu! Activate the ninth stimulation protocol! Adjust the electromagnetic resonance frequency to 4700 Hz! Activate the entire bioelectric acquisition array! Simultaneously begin deep bone scan!"

"yes!"

The laboratory lights suddenly dimmed, leaving only the cold blue light stripe on the inner wall of the testing chamber.

The fourth-order hellhound mother was guided into a circular detection chamber with a diameter of twenty meters.

Its nano armor has been temporarily removed, revealing the dark bone armor beneath.

Sixteen high-precision electromagnetic probes extend from the bulkhead and are aimed at the core skeletal nodes of the mother body, such as the head, spine, and limb joints.

"Miss White Deer, the usual rules."

Zhang Qian gave the order without even looking up.

"Use mental connection to put pressure on it, pull its stress level to the upper limit of the threshold."

The probe simultaneously records the energy conduction pathways within the bone.

The white deer nodded and closed its eyes.

The mental energy sank into Little Gray's sea of ​​consciousness along the steel stamp anchor point.

The white deer's spiritual tentacles gently stroked it, offering a soothing touch.

Then, she started to apply pressure.

The physiological indicators of the mother hellhound began to rise.

The electrical signal value of muscle fibers spiked, and the temperature of the bone shell surface increased.

"4700 Hz resonance activation!" The assistant pressed the switch on the control panel.

The four giant claws of the Hellhound mother scratched several white marks on the alloy platform.

Sixteen probes simultaneously release electromagnetic pulses invisible to the naked eye, precisely hitting the resonant frequency of the mother's bones.

Little Grey's body trembled slightly, and a low growl of discomfort escaped its throat.

While offering it emotional support, Bai Lu continued to apply pressure.

Conscious pressure and physical electromagnetic stimulation are carried out simultaneously.

five minutes.

ten minutes.

Fifteen minutes.

Dozens of data curves are fluctuating on the monitoring screen, but all energy conduction paths follow a known pattern.

Skeletal force transmission, muscle contraction, nerve impulses—the standard output framework of a physics system.

There were no signs of any abnormal energy aggregation.

Zhang Qian's brows furrowed even more.

Twenty minutes later, Zhang Qian raised his hand.

"stop."

The probe retracts. The light returns to normal.

The lab was silent for a few seconds.

"No energy precursor reaction for special attack capabilities has been observed yet."

Assistant Xiao Liu compiled and packaged the data on the display panel and sent it to Zhang Qian's terminal.

Zhang Qian stared at the screen for a long time.

He took off his glasses, wiped the lenses, and put them back on, repeating the action twice.

There are several possibilities.

He finally spoke, his words slow and deliberate, almost as if he were talking to himself.

"First, its special ability requires specific triggering conditions, which our current experimental environment cannot reproduce."

Secondly, its special ability is not offensive at all.

It's not a category like fire, electricity, ice, poison, or sound, but a completely new category of abilities that hasn't been defined in our existing classification system.

"And thirdly, it might not exist."

Bai Lu walked over from the testing cabin, her steps unhurried, and spoke directly.

"As the king-level individual at the core of the mother nest, its evolutionary path naturally leans towards command and reproduction, while its attack capabilities are distributed among countless offspring."

It doesn't need offensive capabilities.

She glanced at the hellhound mother, who was shaking her head and splattering the slime left by the probe everywhere.

"It is itself a command center, controlling tens of thousands of hellhounds in Jiangcheng."

If a fight really breaks out, it doesn't need to rush in and bite anyone.

That's one way of putting it.

Zhang Qian closed the terminal, still muttering to himself, "But it feels like something's missing if I don't figure it out..."

Bai Lu didn't respond to his words.

"Professor Zhang, is the test over?"

Zhang Qian sighed and nodded.

"it's over."

He tidied up his experimental records, turned to face Bai Lu, and his expression shifted from academic anxiety to an unusual seriousness.

"Miss Bailu, there's something I want to confirm with you one last time."

The white deer stood up straight.

"Once we reach the front lines, no matter what happens..."

Zhang Qian lowered his voice by half an octave, "You must ensure the priority of the mental connection with the fourth-order mother. This connection cannot be broken."

He lowered his voice by half an octave.

"Once the connection is broken, tens of thousands of hellhounds underground in Jiangcheng could go out of control within seconds, rendering the entire biological weapons factory unusable instantly."

Bai Lu nodded solemnly, "I understand."

Zhang Qian looked at her for two more seconds to make sure she wasn't just giving him the runaround.

"Go, and bring all the Tier 3 Hellhounds that have hatched from the mother nest at this stage."

He waved his hand, his tone finally softening.

"Let's give Great Xia a try and see what kind of results our monster legion can achieve on the real battlefield."

White Deer turned and walked towards Little Grey.

The fourth-order mother lowered her head and deliberately pressed her back down.

The white deer raised its hand and patted the dark bone armor on its shoulder blade.

The alloy door of the testing chamber slowly opened.

Beneath her, the fourth-tier mother slowly stood up, her massive five-meter-tall body blocking out most of the light in the corridor.

The figures of the man and the beast disappeared at the end of the corridor.

The doors of the freight elevator at the end of the corridor slowly closed, swallowing the enormous shadow.

Zhang Qian stood behind the control panel, watching the backs of the man and the beast, and muttered to himself.

"No special attack capabilities..."

He lowered his eyes, his fingertips tapping the table unconsciously.

"Or is its very ability to control this mother hive?"

……

In November, the Kunlun base was covered with nearly half a meter of snow.

Bai Lu took out her phone, edited a message, and sent it to Su Ran.

The test is over. Professor Zhang has finally released them. I'm taking Little Grey to the front lines. Where are you?

send.