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

After a brief rest, the tail engine of the Xuan Nu fighter jet increased its output.

The aircraft completed its turn in mid-air.

"Make them catch up," Su Ran said.

The white deer issued a spiritual command.

Inside the canyon, fifty hellhounds stopped eating.

Led by the mother animal, the herd rushed out of the canyon and ran westward.

Su Ran connected to the secure hotline of the Kunlun Base Command Center.

An image of Zhang Qian appeared on the screen. The old man was wearing a white coat, his hair was messy, but his face showed extreme excitement.

"Consultant Su, I have reviewed the data from the first phase."

Before Su Ran could speak, Zhang Qian spoke first, his words coming out very quickly.

"We have sent the requirements to our colleagues in the R&D department based on the weaknesses we have collected, and asked them to speed up the development of the second-generation active armor."

"Let's put the matter of the second generation aside for now."

Su Ran directly interrupted his enthusiasm.

"Professor Zhang, could you explain this fusion of armor and flesh to me in detail?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Lu, who was originally sitting on the sofa, curiously came over.

Zhang Qian pulled up a chair and sat down, correcting him.

"Advisor Su, that's not fusion. In biology, it's called 'parasitic connection'."

"Parasitic connection?"

Su Ran asked in confusion, clearly hearing the term for the first time.

"That's right."

Zhang Qian also started gesturing with his hands, trying to explain things more clearly.

"The bio-coating on the inside of the armor was extracted from the active cells of the fourth-tier red lion you hunted."

I removed its aggressive gene segments while preserving its regenerative and adhesive properties.

The coating will activate once the sensor detects damage to the host body.

It forcibly reconnects the damaged tissues at the cost of consuming the energy of the crystal cores outside the armor.

Will this connection affect the host's lifespan?

Su Ran's eyes narrowed, and she immediately asked a follow-up question.

If this connection has no side effects, it will undoubtedly bring about a radical change to the strategic deployment of the Great Xia's subsequent monster legions, and may even create a truly immortal legion!

"Absolutely."

Zhang Qian took a sip of strong tea, shattering Su Ran's beautiful illusions.

"This kind of connection will severely deplete the number of cell divisions."

The remaining fifty-odd hellhounds that survived will have their telomeres severely depleted.

Even if they no longer engage in combat, their lifespan will definitely not exceed one week!

And this is an irreversible deterioration process; in the next few days, their internal organs will rapidly fail until they rot into a pile of fleshy pulp.

Disposable consumables.

Su Ran felt reassured, but this was the fate of the Warcraft Legion.

On the contrary, Bai Lu, who was standing to the side, keenly grasped the key point in the words, and her expression instantly tightened.

"What about Little Grey?"

I sensed it clearly during our mental connection just now: Little Grey is severely injured in the abdomen, and its armor is covered in biological tentacles that have become attached to its flesh!

Su Ran also turned her gaze to the panoramic screen.

Indeed, the armor at the wound site on the abdomen of the Hellhound mother was also activated.

Zhang Qian smiled, waved his hand, and explained.

"Miss Bailu, you don't need to worry about that."

The fourth-tier Mother, serving as the command center of the monster legion, wears specially made armor.

Extracts of the original body tissues from the original fourth-order Red Lion remains were directly added to it.

You can think of the mother's armor as a "special effects band-aid" with no side effects.

It not only provides powerful healing, but the active coating also automatically detaches after the wound has completely healed, leaving virtually no negative impact on the parasite host.

"That's good."

After hearing this, Bai Lu also breathed a long sigh of relief.

However, Zhang Qian's explanation made Su Ran's eyes light up more and more.

Seeing the change in Su Ran's expression, Zhang Qian immediately added another sentence.

"However, the number of red lion remains is limited. Although it has the characteristic of self-replication in a petri dish, the reproduction rate is slow."

This specially designed armor is destined to be produced in limited quantities and cannot be widely supplied.

"That's enough."

Su Ran understood his meaning, but an idea also uncontrollably popped into her mind.

Isn't this thing just a man-made, side-effect-free "battlefield resurrection armor"?

If mutated beasts can use it, what about humans?

Su Ran was all too aware of the value of top awakened individuals in the Great Xia's apocalyptic strategy.

The elite troops of the Great Xia were on missions in the Red Zone, and once they were seriously injured, it often meant certain death.

Only by living can the Great Xia Dynasty have the right to continue the flame of civilization!

"Professor Zhang, I only have one question for you: can this technology be applied to humans?"

Zhang Qian paused for two seconds.

He suppressed his smile, his serious expression causing his brows to furrow.

"Theoretically feasible."

But I need a lot of clinical trial data.

The human immune system is far more complex than that of the mutant beasts.

Direct connection would cause a severe rejection reaction, leading to organ failure.

"I'm giving you the highest level of authority."

Deserters who flee the battlefield, traitors who harm their comrades—you can experiment with them all.

Su Ran earnestly entrusted him with this request.

"Test the feasibility of our hypothesis as quickly as possible!"

Although the production of this type of armor would be limited, widespread adoption across the entire army would be impractical.

However, if it only targets the awakened group, or the top awakened individuals within that group.

That should be enough.

The safety of the Awakened team during missions will also be further guaranteed.

When facing high-level zombie kings and beast tides in the future, Great Xia will have another trump card!

"Understood! I'll immediately request personnel from Awakened Headquarters! Top Secret Project Approval!"

After saying that, Zhang Qian hung up the call.