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Chapter 201 Parasites, is that all?

The jar in the center of the table is clearly not an ordinary jar; it is a jar specifically used to store live samples.

It has metal seals at both the top and bottom, and the glass in the middle is very sturdy and extremely clear.

The jar is about 12 centimeters in diameter and 20 centimeters in length.

Inside was a light green liquid, and within the sealed liquid, a reddish-black parasite, about the thickness of a finger and ten centimeters long, was wriggling and swimming.

The people around the table all silently crouched down or bent over, bringing their eyes level with the things on the table, and carefully observed the contents of the jar.

"That's it?"

Chairman Fang frowned. "This thing looks like a leech, and doesn't seem particularly special."

The three scientists intently examined the contents of the jar from various angles.

Professor Zhang did not take his eyes off the contents of the jar, but his mouth moved as he asked the question that had been bothering him.

"This is the mutant parasite you were talking about?"

"That's right!"

Ye Xiao stood a meter away from the table, arms crossed, and replied calmly.

Professor Yang muttered to himself, "I've never seen this before, but it shouldn't be a leech. Its body structure is a bit peculiar; I can't tell its head or tail."

The three professors observed for a long time, but couldn't see anything through the jar, so they simply straightened up.

Lu Fengyu asked impatiently, "Where did you get this thing? What are its properties? Please explain in detail."

Ye Xiao took a deep breath and slowly began to explain the origin of the parasites inside the jar.

Of course, when recounting the story, he made some modifications and deletions, such as omitting the existence of the base and the fact that Ye Xing's serum was used to treat Tian Haifeng.

When Ye Xiao recounted their discovery of the parasite's parasitic method, the three professors, who had remained calm, visibly changed their expressions.

Surprise, disbelief, horror, and other expressions gradually appeared on their faces one after another.

Chairman Fang, standing to one side, frowned more and more as he listened. He appeared calm, but his eyes, which kept widening, and his fists, which he unconsciously clenched, betrayed his inner turmoil.

After Ye Xiao finished roughly recounting the events, the room became eerily quiet. Only Ye Xing, standing beside Lu Zhao, was picking her nose with her fingers, her eyes clear, and sniffing occasionally.

Lu Zhao, watching from the side, twitched at the corner of his eye. He silently took out a pack of tissues from his pocket, then pulled out a tissue and handed it to Ye Xing.

"call!"

A long exhale signaled that Lu Fengyu's thoughts had returned. He raised his hand to wipe his face, but when he touched his face, he realized that he was still wearing his glasses.

Lu Fengyu took off her glasses, wiped her face from top to bottom, and then put them back on.

"Is everything you're saying true? Are you sure it's true?"

Chairman Fang also looked serious, his eyes fixed on Ye Xiao, his voice cold and deep.

"Young man, you have to take responsibility for what you say. You can't just make things up!"

Ye Xiao frowned slightly, and his tone lost its friendliness, becoming cold and stern.

"We got this thing two days ago. One of our teammates lost an arm, and another was parasitized and was later killed by us. Today, we drove for several hours to Red Maple Base and went straight to the Adventure Team Guild."

Ye Xiao's gaze swept over the group. "We came here to inquire about parasites, but we didn't expect that such a large base like yours wouldn't know about them."

"Now, do you suspect that we've gone through all this trouble just to play a joke on you?"

"..."

The group fell silent, speechless. Professor Zhang, the eldest, took a deep breath, then softened his tone and said:

"I'm sorry, it's not that we don't trust you or have any doubts about you. It's just that if what you said is true, then this matter is not so simple. It means that there is a huge threat outside that we are unaware of, which is why we are doing this."

Ye Xiao sighed, "I understand how you feel. If it were me, I wouldn't want it to be true either."

"It is precisely because we know the seriousness of this matter that we rushed to the Red Maple Base without stopping."

Professor Yang frowned and said, "If we only dissect and study this thing, it probably won't be very meaningful. After all, it's a parasitic mutant, and we can only collect data by observing the parasite."

I advise you not to do this!

Ye Xiao's sudden voice interrupted Professor Yang's words.

Lu Fengyu pressed further, "What do you mean?"

Ye Xiao took a deep breath and said, "When we found that huge uterus, we asked a knowledgeable former biology professor from our team to take a look."

"Besides these parasites, there were only very human-like mutants in that uterus."

"And at that time, all my mutated teammates heard someone talking."

"This parasite is more likely to infest humans or other intelligent organisms."

Ye Xiao scanned each of their faces one by one, "Do you intend to have it parasitize humans for experiments?"

"..."

Silence fell in the room again, and no one answered Ye Xiao.

But Ye Xiao already knew the answer from the expressions of the professors.

If necessary, then they will have to do it.

Just then, Chairman Fang changed the subject, his eyes filled with unease and worry, and asked Professor Zhang:

"If there is one, it means..."

Professor Zhang sighed and nodded helplessly, "That's right, these are definitely not isolated cases; there must be other parasites and organisms involved."

"damn it!"

Chairman Fang's breathing trembled slightly at this moment, and he murmured:

"If that's the case, then wouldn't we be able to detect that they've been parasitized? There might already be some parasitized individuals among the adventurers in the base right now!"

The professors remained silent, not revealing their true thoughts, but Ye Xiao poured cold water on their already frozen hearts once again.

"We were able to discover that the team member was infected because he was originally asymptomatic and he had a very distinct personality."

"The parasite that was parasitizing him was not even mature yet, so after parasitizing him, he did not accept the body so quickly, but he did gain the memories. However, his behavior was obviously not like that of an ordinary person, so he was easily identified."

Ye Xiao looked at the group and said, "We speculate that if it is a mature parasite, it may only take a short time to control the parasite after it has parasitized it, and it will quickly divide and reproduce into new parasites."

"It was only because we discovered it and took measures that our infected teammate was forced to spray out the parasites, but if he hadn't been discovered..."

Ye Xiao paused after saying this, deciding to let them elaborate on the rest of his words.

Lu Fengyu's voice slowly echoed in the room.

"If they can really control the brain to inherit memories, then it means that they must be intelligent. They will definitely lurk in the crowd and secretly carry out reproductive activities when people are not paying attention."

Chairman Fang swallowed hard and asked, "Reproduction? How do you reproduce?"

Ye Xiao suddenly laughed, and upon hearing his soft laughter, everyone's eyes turned to him.

Ye Xiao said embarrassedly, "The parasite will grow something like flower petals in its mouth, and then spit out the parasite."

"The simplest way, of course, is to kiss!"

puff!

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Lu Zhao almost burst out laughing. He quickly coughed a few times to cover his embarrassment.

[A salted fish that can't turn over: 6, what a hellish joke!]

[Boneless Cat: Laugh, guys, why aren't you laughing?]

[Lin Hilton: A kiss of death, you mean? The deadly kind!]

[Barbapapa: I can't look at kissing the same way anymore]

……

Shake hands, give me a kiss?