The bald, skinny man's eyes were lifeless. Hearing the door open, he saw the syringe in Tang Yu's hand, as long as an arm, and his whole body shuddered, recalling the fear of being dominated these past few days.
"Come, be good, just one tube."
Bald Number Thirty-three struggled desperately, but even when he had been a burly, strong man, he couldn't break free from the special chains on his wrists and ankles, let alone now, skeletal as he was.
The thick needle pierced into the bald, skinny man's bone… It had to be said, after the bald man had slimmed down, injecting him had become much easier. Initially, it was possible to hit the wrong spot and miss the bone, but now, that couldn't go wrong.
Tang Yu wore a mask and after filling a tube with marrow fluid, he left with a trace of disgust.
After a moment of trembling, the bald, skinny man also became dull and spiritless.
Tang Yu utilized the research institute's own scientific functions, along with the Reconnaissance Crystal and other tools, to thoroughly study several materials.
"Indeed, these people can no longer be considered human…"
Kevin was not skilled in this area of research. Although some of the advanced talented individuals brought over from Lingshan did engage in biological studies, these people were also not top-tier scientists. Their results from traditional methods of research couldn't compare to his cheat-like studies.
Beastification Soldiers.
Tang Yu had seen this term in the documents scavenged from Lin Wei's residence.
Unfortunately, the research on Beastification Soldiers in those documents was still in the basic stages. Aside from the overall direction of the research, specific data and details were unattainable.
"However, I don't need this shortcut method of creating Beastification Soldiers."
Tang Yu looked down on it.
Indeed, several bald Beastification Soldiers, originally only First or Second Layer in strength, transformed immediately after the implantation of Demonized Beast genes to possess combat power comparable to an Awakener at the Fourth or Fifth Layer, or even stronger.
However… Though Tang Yu could not decipher the method of creating Beastification Soldiers, his research on several materials revealed that Beastification Soldiers suffered significant side effects.
After transformation, Beastification Soldiers lost the potential for further improvement, and their strength became fixed… When Tang Yu asked several captured individuals, he received a somewhat surprising answer: Beastification Soldiers, after killing Demonized Beasts, were unable to absorb the escaping soul power.
"The lifespan of Beastification Soldiers generally isn't long… It's not right to call it lifespan, it should be said that due to the influence of Demonized Beast genes, these bald individuals can only maintain a normal state for about one year."
"Once a mutation occurs, the Demonized Beast genes rapidly devour normal human genes, perhaps, their survival time will be even shorter… so drawing a few more tubes from them is also making use of their last remaining warmth."
Tang Yu shook his head.
He took off his mask, removed his white lab coat, and walked out of the research institute.
"The institute is too oppressive, the outside is better, the sky, is so vast—"
Drip, drip, drip, drip—
In his mind, a long-absent alarm sounded.
It was not a traditional system prompt, but an alarm for an external invasion.
Except for when the territory had just been established and security wasn't yet guaranteed, this type of alarm had not sounded for almost a month.
— With the expansion of the territory's boundaries, the small red dots seen on the map were increasing, but likewise, under his settings, the entry of small groups of Demonized Beasts and survivors with hostile intentions would not trigger an alarm.
As the urgent alarm continued, Tang Yu first turned off the alarm sound, then opened the territory map.
Within the Sanctuary's confines, there were about a dozen red dots…not all spies were eradicated in the castle, some had been exceptionally cautious, displaying no abnormalities to date.
Outside the Sanctuary, everything was normal in the Equipment Factory Area, and there were a few sparse red dots invading the mountain mines, but they quickly disappeared, likely obliterated by the defensive structures set up in the mines.
The map of the territory was zoomed out by a hundred times, and Tang Yu finally noticed a densely packed area of red dots in the southwest corner.
He stared at it for a few seconds.
On the edge of the map, red dots continuously surged in, not just limited to the southwest corner. Very soon, the entire southern part of the map turned into an arc-shaped red area.
The number of enemies was unimaginably high.
His expression gradually became solemn.
Through the contract, Tang Yu immediately notified Luo Zhe, Eileen, and other followers, and took out a communicator to inform Chen Haiping and several other high-level officials of the territory.
The whole territory sprang into high-speed operation.
"Quick, suit up, we are now at DEFCON 1."
Several Patrol Team leaders, including Lu Xiaopeng, roared.
After the martial contest ended and a third recruitment was conducted, the Patrol Team had grown into a large corps with three hundred members, each an elite Awakener of at least the Third-tier.
On the training ground, countless figures ran back and forth; women rushed into dressing rooms to don combat uniforms, while many men stripped right there, quickly lining up in formation.
Dressed in full armor, Luo Zhe arrived at the training ground. His gaze swept across the three hundred Patrol Team members, his aura causing everyone to shudder internally, their expressions turning even more solemn.
"The Sanctuary is about to be hit by the Demon Tide. Now, everyone is to station themselves at various locations in small squads and maintain order in the Sanctuary. Understood?"
Although it was daytime, there were still many Awakeners left in the Sanctuary.
In the eyes of these Awakeners, Green Shadow had two distinctive features: rune equipment and gourmet food.
Even Tang Yu hadn't expected that delicious food, as a reason for outside Awakeners to settle in Green Shadow, was on par with, if not superior to, the allure of rune equipment.
Like many well-known Mercenary Corps from Lindong that had also registered adventure groups in Green Shadow, many didn't stay in Green Shadow for long. They undertook assignments in the early stages and, upon completion of missions, submissions of items were handled by merely one or two members of the adventure group.
Whether they were based in Green Shadow didn't matter to these people.
However, since the commercial district was established and more restaurants opened, the mercenaries from Lindong truly didn't want to leave.
Here, there was a complete range of ingredients, fresh meats, vegetables, fruits, and even unlimited supplies of mutated seafood, all of which Lindong never had.
Awakeners couldn't understand how Green Shadow, not located near the sea, could have so much mutated seafood!
Yet, this didn't stop their foodie souls from flaming.
Handling tasks could be delegated to one or two team members, but eating—how could others do it for them? Numerous well-known teams rented premises in Green Shadow. Seeing the benefits, more and more restaurants started their businesses.
Tang Yu couldn't help but feel both amused and baffled upon learning this.
He Yuanhang and a few members of the adventure group left the restaurant, enjoying a leisurely post-meal stroll. However, they'd barely taken a few steps when they saw many Patrol Team members running past them, their steps slightly hurried.
The group exchanged glances, spotting confusion in each other's eyes.