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The factory where the experiment was conducted had long been completely isolated.

The security measures here were extremely strict; only people who had gone through rigorous approval could enter.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the experiment, Dr. Zhao had chosen a few experienced nurses as his assistants. Upon receiving the assignment, Dr. Zhao hurried to the factory without delay, quickly arranged everything, and prepared for the upcoming experiment.

After arriving at the factory, the first thing Dr. Zhao did was check the equipment needed for the experiment, ensuring that all instruments were in good condition. Then he carefully inspected the experimental materials and reagents.

Under his direction, a few nurses swiftly arranged every corner of the laboratory, installed additional security equipment, and set up emergency evacuation routes. Your journey continues with novelbuddy

"Pay attention, every step must be strictly followed according to the procedure; if any abnormalities are discovered, stop the experiment immediately,"

Dr. Zhao instructed his assistants.

After completing their task, the Hunter Squad quickly drove back to the base and brought three anesthetized Mutant Wildcats to the factory.

Liu Bing led his team members personally to escort them, ensuring no accidents occurred along the way.

When they arrived at the experimental factory, Dr. Zhao was already waiting at the door.

"You have worked hard,"

Dr. Zhao stepped forward to meet them and, seeing the fatigue and scars on the team members’ faces, his usually indifferent expression showed a hint of emotion.

"We just completed our task; now it’s up to you guys."

Liu Bing nodded, said no more, and immediately handed over the cages containing the Mutant Wildcats to the guards beside Dr. Zhao.

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The three Mutant Wildcats were carefully transferred to specially made cages inside the laboratory.

The experiment then began.

The first step was naturally the extraction of samples.

Dr. Zhao first extracted blood and tissue samples from the Mutant Wildcats, which would be used to analyze their genetic sequences.

He placed the samples under the microscope, carefully observed them, and recorded every detail.

Each detail was crucial to the final result.

"The genetic sequences of these Mutant Wildcats are more complex than I had imagined," Dr. Zhao frowned, "but the properties of Corpse Worms might help us achieve gene modification."

Dr. Zhao prepared a specially made genetic injection containing the modified Corpse Worms, which could alter the genetic sequences of the Mutant Wildcats. He carefully injected the serum into the Wildcats’ bodies, while monitoring their vital signs.

"Injection complete; now we need to observe their reactions."

The Mutant Wildcats quickly woke up from the anesthesia.

Dr. Zhao and several assistants immediately began to closely observe the responses on the subjects and recorded every change for comparison and analysis.

Hours soon passed, and the Mutant Wildcats used as experimental subjects did not show any aggressive reactions.

It appeared calmer, and its aggressiveness had significantly reduced.

Although this was still far from the final result that Zhang Ye and Dr. Zhao wanted, Dr. Zhao looked at the wild beast seemingly dozing in the cage and quietly breathed a sigh of relief, because this had already indicated that his first step of the experiment had succeeded.

The Corpse Worms had not directly transformed the experimental subjects into Corpse Beasts like the zombies.

That was enough for now.

Since they had not been transformed, this meant that the injection he had extracted was effective, and the next steps would be further observation and adjustment.

Despite some initial success, Dr. Zhao was aware that the upcoming tasks were even more challenging. He had to ensure that the gene modification of these Mutant Wildcats was stable and would not pose a threat to humans.

"We need to conduct more tests to ensure the effectiveness of the genetic modifications," Dr. Zhao told his assistants, "Every step is crucial, we cannot afford any oversight."

The others were equally excited and hurriedly nodded in agreement.

The group immediately began the next experiment.

Time and again, experiments caused the cage’s Mutated Felines to repeatedly cycle through phases of unconsciousness and waking, while their behavioral traits kept changing, gradually moving in the direction Dr. Zhao hoped for.

Meanwhile, the Hunter Squad kept capturing new Mutant Beasts.

Three Mutated Felines were ultimately too few.

The experiments required more data.

Beyond these Mutated Felines used as the primary experimental subjects, under Zhang Ye’s orders, the Hunter Squad also conducted a hunting operation for several other main types of mutant creatures that appeared in the city.

This was partly to thoroughly inspect the ecological environment of Sanjiang City and partly to prepare alternatives in case the experiments failed.

Creatures that fed on Mutated Rats were not limited to Mutated Felines.

Wild dogs were also natural predators of rats.

There’s a saying, ’dogs catching mice, meddling in unnecessary matters’, but now with the rat plague right before them, Zhang Ye could no longer care about that, capturing everything that might threaten the rat population.

Suddenly, the whole base was caught up in a craze of capturing Mutant Beasts.

All sorts of bizarre creatures appeared.

A Mutated Snake with heads at both ends, a lightning-fast Mutated Yellow Ferret, a variety of differently sized Mutant Canines, and someone even saw a Mutated Bird nesting in the old city district’s botanical garden.

Its wingspan was a terrifying seven or eight meters long.

It looked very frightening.

A few civilian beast-catching teams tried to collaborate to capture this "Phoenix" alive, but they were ambushed instead, leaving behind four or five corpses before fleeing back to the base in disarray.

When the Hunter Squad heard about this, they brought enough personnel and weapons to head to the botanical garden mentioned.

They didn’t find the Phoenix but captured a creature that closely resembled an eagle.

After looking at it for a long time, the teammates finally recognized it; it was a Goshawk, also known as a Sparrowhawk, which typically preys on sparrows and mice in the wild.

The captain of the Hunter Squad, Liu Bing, was overjoyed and quickly sent the creature to Dr. Zhao’s lab.

By this time, the lab had accumulated dozens of different mutant creatures.

All were classified and kept in separate rooms.

Due to the intensity of the experiments, two of the original three Mutated Felines had died, but the remaining one had undergone a significant change in temperament, showing no aggressiveness towards any humans present.

Conversely, whenever another mutant creature appeared within its sight, it would immediately attack.

Thus, this Mutated Feline became the subject of the next phase of experimentation.

The second phase of the experiment immediately began.

This time, the main goal was to make the subject exhibit a strong aggressiveness and predatory desire toward a specific type of creature, thus achieving Zhang Ye and Dr. Zhao’s final ambition of using beasts to control the rat population.

While everyone at the corporation was busy dealing with the impending rat swarm, panic had already set in at Wanhao District to the north.

The news of the water purification plant being destroyed by the rat swarm had finally leaked out.