Mechanical Lifeforms, Another Path of Evolution

"These people really are strange. Even though they've been dead for so long, their muscles are still incredibly active—much healthier than those of normal people!"

"And their skin is still maintaining a high temperature of thirty-six degrees Celsius. This is simply unbelievable."

Staring at the five corpses laid out in a row inside the tent, Shen Hao, the military medic accompanying the Guard Team, wore a solemn expression.

Back in the civilized era, he had only been a doctor at a small clinic. On an ordinary day, the most serious cases he treated were colds and flu.

But while studying at university, he had conducted quite a bit of detailed research into this field, just like his classmates.

After death, the body's temperature rapidly dissipated. It only took one or two hours for it to equal the temperature of the surrounding air.

Once blood circulation stopped, the muscles would also quickly loosen, becoming like dough.

But these five corpses clearly defied that principle. The problem was obvious at a glance.

"Is there any way to find out exactly what changes occurred in them?" Su Mo asked in a low voice from the side.

"I'm afraid not. If Professor Yan were here, with her extensive experience, she could probably figure out what happened to them even without instruments." Shen Hao shook his head regretfully, then continued, "But these people's bodies have definitely undergone some kind of modification. Most likely, something was implanted in them, or their entire bodies were altered using some advanced device."

"In a sense, they've already lost many of the characteristics of human beings. They've started moving toward—how should I put it? They're like the mechanical weapons we see in movies. They've begun to become inhuman!"

After saying that, Shen Hao drew his pocketknife across the skin of