Toxic or Beneficial?

The small golf course of Jinrui Hotel covers an area of 1640 square meters and is a 32 hole course. As an indoor golf course, it is very famous in Morikawa City, and many companies and enterprises choose to hold meetings or events here, while playing small golf.

Unlike typical small pavilions that only cover 10 centimeters, the venue here is covered with a full 30 centimeter layer of soil, seeking precisely the soft and comfortable feel of the lawn. The growth rate of the planted grass is also relatively slow. Even if no one prunes it for half a year, it will not grow taller than humans like the weeds outside.

However, now Tom's exploration team has been attacked from underground. Multiple grasslands have collapsed, with both people and vehicles experiencing subsidence.

A soldier screamed and was swallowed by a long snake twice as thick as a human. The snake's body secreted sticky mucus, with an outer layer covered by a stratum corneum.

The soldier on the other side was lucky enough to avoid the attack of another long snake, and then raised his rifle to shoot back. The bullet hit its body, making a dull sound, and bodily fluids quickly seeped out of the wound, filling the pit with a pungent smell. After smelling it, the soldier quickly saw double shadows, greatly reducing his hit rate and slowing down his reaction speed. He was immediately swallowed by the long snake with its toothless mouth.

At a critical moment, Tom jumped down and his large knife on his back cut through its front end, quickly breaking open his head and rescuing the soldier who had been swallowed halfway.

The soldier had fallen into a coma, with his upper body covered in mucus. Ouyang Haotian followed suit and helped Tom lift him up.

The long snake, which had its front end cut off, swung its body in pain a few times before quickly retreating into the soil to escape.

"No eyes, no nose, what is this?" Ouyang Haotian exclaimed in surprise.

Tom frowned and jumped out of the pit. "Earthworm, this could be a mutated worm," he said, rushing towards another mud pit. He raised his gun to help the people at the edge of the pit shoot the exposed earthworm, causing it to struggle repeatedly before finally retracting back into the soil.

Then Tom rushed to another location, and after a fierce battle, most of the mutated earthworms that attacked escaped and no longer showed their heads.

In the end, all the people who were attacked were rescued, and the car that was stuck in the mud was pushed out with the help of Tom and other power awakeners. After counting the losses, it was found that four soldiers were missing, probably swallowed and taken away by mutated earthworms. Fifteen people were also swallowed, but fortunately they were saved in time, and apart from psychological trauma, there was no physical impact.

In addition, three mutated earthworms were cut off by the armored awakener, and the part in the soil escaped, while the remaining part remained in place and continued to struggle.

For safety reasons, the 17th decisively ordered everyone to get in the car and leave the golf course. Of course, the three and a half mutated earthworms were also tied up and dragged away by them. They didn't have time to study these three and a half earthworms until they reached a corner outside the corridor.

It only took ten minutes to emerge from the grassland, and the wounds of these half cut earthworms have healed. From the appearance, they even look like a complete earthworm, which can be said to have strong regenerative ability.

Earthworms are very agile in the soil, but when they reach the marble floor, they have no resistance and can only twist their bodies, but they cannot break free from the ropes that bind their bodies.

These three "half cut" earthworms are one big and two small, with the larger one having a diameter of about 10 centimeters and the smaller one having a diameter of 6 and 4 centimeters respectively. In terms of length, it is about 75 centimeters larger. At that time, it wrapped its body around a small car and almost swallowed the driver. Fortunately, Pan Mingda appeared in time and cut off its body with a knife.

The other two smaller ones are about 30 centimeters in length.

According to the soldier who fell into the pit, these earthworms have almost zero protection. The bullet hits without any hindrance, but the pungent odor emitted by the flowing body fluid has a mild hallucinogenic effect. In addition to seeing ghosting, the body also feels tired and its reaction ability is greatly reduced.

It can be said that these earthworms are undoubtedly mutated.

Researchers such as Yan Xuebing were eager to try this new variant and expressed that the direction of variation of earthworms is very consistent with its characteristics.

Earthworms, commonly known as earthworms or eels, are representative animals of the phylum Annelida and the class Oligotricha. Earthworms are saprophytic living animals that live in humid environments, feeding on decaying organic matter. Their living environment is filled with a large number of microorganisms, but they rarely get sick. This is related to the unique antibacterial and immune systems in earthworms.

("Camp" means what makes a living and what sports are carried out. "Camp saprophytic" means living by saprophytic life, usually referring to a lifestyle that uses biological corpses, decomposition products of corpses, or excrement as nutrients.)

In scientific classification, they belong to the order of unidirectional earthworms. The body is cylindrical (different from the cylindrical shape of linear animals), symmetrical on both sides, and has a segmented phenomenon: composed of more than 100 body segments, after the eleventh segment, there is a dorsal hole in the center of the back of each segment; Without bones, belonging to invertebrates, with exposed body surface and no stratum corneum.

Except for the first two sections of the body, all other sections have bristles. Hermaphrodite, heterozygous receiving crystals, producing egg cocoons through the ring during reproduction, and reproducing the next generation. There are currently over 2500 known species of earthworms, and Darwin pointed out in 1881 that earthworms are the most important animal group in the history of world evolution.

After the Miniature Cataclysm, almost all living organisms developed a strong interest in humans, including many scavengers and vegetarians. It is reasonable to say that earthworms are fond of humans.

Due to the fact that earthworms themselves are underground, with a large and lengthy body size and strong regenerative ability, it can be said that there is almost no concept of natural enemies. So even if it mutates, it still hasn't mutated into a hard shell, not to mention firearms, it can be easily pierced with a needle.

The earthworms themselves have strong regenerative ability, and after being cut in half, they can become two and continue to survive. Now that they mutate, their regenerative ability is even stronger, and in just a few minutes, they grow into new ones, which excites researchers immensely.

"If earthworms could be used to make healing medicine, it would be a great blessing for the fighters in the shelter!" Yan Xuebing excitedly said.

Just as they were trying to persuade the 17th to remove the mutated earthworms on site, a soldier reported a special situation.

When the convoy fell, a soldier was pressed down on his thigh by the car, and the metal edge made a big hole in his arm, blood streaming down his spine. Then the car was overturned by the mutated earthworm, and he was also swallowed by the mutated earthworm. Fortunately, the awakeners of the roasted squid team appeared in time and cut open the earthworm, which saved him.

He himself naturally fell into a coma. According to Yan Xuebing, it may be due to the liquid secreted by the mutated earthworm's mouth containing anesthetic ingredients.

When retreating, he was placed on the cart and just when he woke up, he unexpectedly found that the big cut on his arm had healed.

Upon hearing the words, Yan Xuebing and others immediately rushed over, and the five of them grabbed his arm and touched it for a long time. Finally, they concluded that there was indeed a healed wound on his arm. If this was true, then the saliva or body fluids of the mutated earthworm would also have a strong healing effect.

This discovery made researchers have stars in their eyes. A doctoral student named Zhang Dong took advantage of someone's unpreparedness and swiftly stabbed his arm, causing blood to gush out immediately.

"Don't bandage me to stop bleeding, I need to immediately verify the healing effect of this earthworm body fluid."

Listening to Zhang Dong's almost crazy shouting, the 17th person's face showed a slight hesitation. Just as he was about to speak, the 23rd person said, "No, we can't prove whether the body fluids of mutated earthworms have other side effects, just like crystals can cause people to mutate. There is a risk in conducting experiments rashly."

Tom agrees with 23's point of view that after the micro disaster occurred, many common sense was overturned, and attempting unknown things rashly would pose great risks.

But Zhang Dong didn't care: "So I did the experiment on my own, and you were responsible for testing my physical and mental condition. If there are any consequences, I will take full responsibility."

On the 23rd, he shook his head and said, "No, there is still a risk."

Finally, on the 17th, he said, "Go ahead, you two, help him obtain the body fluids of the mutated earthworm."

"On the 17th, this does not comply with safety regulations, and the odor of body fluids can affect the human body. Direct absorption may have a greater impact."

On the 17th, despite the opposition of the 23rd, they directly announced orders to take Zhang Dong to obtain mutated earthworm body fluid for treatment, while sending a reconnaissance team to explore and find a suitable location for camping tonight.

He is the overall leader of the team, and all orders he gives must be followed. Although there were objections on the 23rd, there was no way to disobey and we had to immediately dispatch three reconnaissance teams to search for a foothold.

Tom followed him to the front of the mutated earthworm and watched as two soldiers, with the help of armored Pan Mingda, sliced open a piece of meat from the large earthworm and filled a bottle with the leaked body fluid to give to Zhang Dong.

Of course, they wore protective masks throughout the entire extraction process, and the side effects and odors emitted by body fluids had little impact on them.

The use of liquids can be divided into external application and internal application, with external application being the first attempt.

The body fluid was applied to Zhang Dong's arm, and other researchers quickly recorded his condition.

"Hiss... stinging, level six stinging... Ah... it's not painful anymore, it's very cold..."

Undoubtedly a professional researcher, conducting experiments with one's own body and then sharing the feelings that occur on oneself in the voice of a third party, as if it is not one's own body. Tom really admires Zhang Dong for being so crazy about experimenting with something new.

On the other hand, it seems that the researchers accompanying the team this time are not very afraid of death, but rather have a strong interest in the external mutated biological situation. Perhaps it is precisely this attitude of researchers who have so crazily volunteered to participate in this risky exploration mission... Although they have not encountered any dangerous situations since their departure.

Quickly, the wound on Zhang Dong's arm stopped bleeding and healed, taking only 4 minutes from application to confirmation of healing. This discovery excited everyone present.

The scariest thing to encounter when exploring outside is getting injured, which means it affects action and combat effectiveness, while also requiring a long period of rest. Nowadays, such a magical liquid appears in front of them, which gives everyone more confidence in the upcoming search operation.

So many people were overjoyed, but the 17th remained calm, as if everything was within reason.

He called Tom up and took him to the back of the remote car, whispering, "Tom, do you think this building is too eerie?"

Tom nodded and said, "Mosquitoes, flies, and even mice are rare. Even if Zhang Tianhui and his team have eliminated some of them, they still cannot explain why we have not encountered much attack so far. In addition, the plant with a dog's head and Wen Sitian who came to the hotel before the micro disaster may be related to the Darwin Order."

"That's why I want to give the team a guarantee, to make them believe that even in danger, there is still a guarantee to save their lives." On the 17th, he turned around and pointed to the twisted mutant earthworm not far away. "This thing gave me a guarantee, that's why I want to seize it and obtain and publish this guarantee as soon as possible."

Tom suddenly understood that the 17th disregarded the 23rd's opinion and was eager to verify the healing effect of mutated cockroach body fluids.

With such a magical healing liquid, it is almost equivalent to a healing bottle that can be restored after drinking in the game, which is indeed a great help to the morale of the team.