Offensive Testing!

The researcher, who had just received Professor Fritz's reply, said to the two CP7 members in front of him, "The application for offensive testing has been approved."

The latter exchanged a glance, and one of them asked, "Let's ask headquarters first whether they need to send more testers, or if we can handle it ourselves."

"Hmm." The other person nodded, then contacted his superior through the earpiece hanging on his collar.

Dr. Fritz is the director of the Biochemical Research Institute, so his permission is meaningless to these two CP7s unless the researchers go up there to test it themselves.

However, their mission is to protect these researchers, so it's impossible for them to do that.

Soon, the two received orders to directly test the Living Dead's aggression and combat capabilities. Meanwhile, two layers of the Army troops armed with automatic rifles and even rocket launchers surrounded the cell.

"One of you stay behind to keep watch, the rest of the researchers go out first, otherwise we won't be able to take care of everyone if something unexpected happens," a CP7 member said.

"Okay, I'll stay, everyone else get out!"

The researchers who had previously contacted Professor Fritz immediately decided that, as the head of the research group, he had the authority to issue orders.

Soon, only the three of them and the somewhat dazed Living Dead in the dark prison corridor remained; the other cells were still unoccupied.

"I'll go, you stay and watch him."

"Good!"

After a brief exchange, the taller CP7 member stretched his neck and shoulders before walking forward, while another CP7 member led the researchers back a short distance.

Meanwhile, the Surveillance Den Den Mushi on the wall was also keeping a close eye on everything that was about to happen.

"Well----"

As the footsteps suddenly sounded, the Living Dead with Huoguang burning in his chest turned his head sharply, his pupils, also glowing with Huoguang, were extremely eerie.

When the figure in black appeared outside the cell, the Living Dead's previously calm face instantly contorted into a ferocious expression.

He opened his blood-red mouth wide, brandished his black arms and claws, and roared bloodthirstyly as he pounced on the steel railing with a thud.

"Um?"

But this collision immediately startled the men in black outside and the two people observing from a distance, because the railing was bent by the impact!

Although the prison bars weren't made of Seastone, they were still made of steel.

"Wow, this little thing is surprisingly strong!"

The CP7 member in charge of the test, realizing what was happening, gave a mocking smile. He wasn't in a hurry to act; he wanted to see if the thing inside could come out on its own.

Yes, he no longer considers the Living Dead inside to be human.

"Roar!!"

The Living Dead seemed to be enraged by his provocative words. It grabbed the adjacent railing with both hands and began to exert force, actually pulling out a gap large enough for it to pass through. Then, with its ten fingers forming claws, it lunged forward like a wild beast, baring its teeth and claws.

"Hmph."

The man in black from CP7 didn't fight back. He just stood there and let the other man pounce on him, casually changing his posture and footwork, easily dodging all the Living Dead's attacks. No matter how frantically the undead's fingers scratched, they couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes.

"The strength is decent, but the speed is too slow, and it's clearly brainless, not even as good as an ordinary wild beast. It's a monster completely controlled by its hunting instincts."

As he dodged, he shared his thoughts, offering a reference to the researchers nearby, before asking a question.

"You said before that this virus is transmitted through wounds, right? So as long as there are no wounds, there's nothing to worry about?"

"Yes."

The researcher hiding behind another CP7 member nodded nervously.

"That's good. Next, let's test the power of this thing."

The man in black licked his lips, then suddenly stopped moving, letting the Living Dead pounce and bite him.

"Tekkai!"

With a soft shout, the former's body tensed up to the extreme, and the latter tore open his suit and shirt, but could not penetrate his skin any further.

Fingernails and teeth were useless; the enraged Living Dead began clenching his fists and pounding them against the man in black's chest.

The corridor was filled with muffled thuds, but the latter's feet were rooted to the ground like nails, and the former's fists could not make him take a single step back.

[Bang!!]

At this moment, the impatient man in black kicked the Living Dead in the abdomen, sending him flying backward and crashing through the steel bars before slamming heavily against the cell wall.

"How about it?"

The CP7 member standing protectively in front of the researchers asked.

"The fist's strength is probably around 300 Doriki Value, no wonder it can easily bend the railing. I just wonder if its kind all have this kind of strength."

Upon hearing this answer, the researcher pondered for a moment before saying, "Judging from its actions just now, it seems to Dispel the limitations of human instinct, which is why it possesses such great strength."

"However, this test subject is a prisoner from our world, so if we want to understand the average strength of the Living Dead in this world, we need to use people from this world for testing, or find a living one."

Just as they were talking, the Living Dead fell off the wall, its abdomen caved in, yet it seemed unaffected and charged forward again.

"Attack his heart, that is, the glowing spot on his chest!"

Suddenly, the researcher who received the instruction through the headset shouted a reminder.

OK~

The man in black, who was in charge of the test, glanced unhappily at his tattered clothes and his gaze toward the Living Dead turned icy.

Shigan!

He concentrated all his strength in his right index finger, then bent it. When the finger was about two meters away, it shot out like a flash of lightning, accurately stabbing the left chest that was like a ball of flame.

[Swish--]

The next second, the man in black, having landed a successful blow, used the Shave technique to vanish from his spot, dodging the Living Dead's desperate attack, and then reappeared ten meters away.

"Ugh."

At the same time, the Living Dead looked down at the hollow membrane of its heart, then roared again and pounced on the man in black.

The latter's expression turned ugly upon seeing this.

"Didn't your Shigan pierce its heart? Or is it possible for it to survive even if its heart were pierced?!" asked CP7, who was protecting the researchers nearby.

"No, the feel of my fingers tells me that the Shigan only pierced the thin skin on its chest, so its heart inside is still fine."

The man in black in charge of the test was genuinely surprised that the monster's chest skin was so hard; the feedback from Shigan felt extremely hard, like a layer of steel.

"If that's the case, then let's do it again!"

The man in black's eyes flashed coldly, and he vanished from his spot once more. Then, he transformed into a blur and flashed past the approaching Living Dead. The next moment, the latter let out a shrill scream and collapsed to the ground behind him, seemingly unable to stand up again.

"Such a hot heart!"

He had just fired a swift and accurate Shigan at the previous breach, successfully piercing the heart of the Living Dead, but his index finger was burned red by the intense heat that erupted in that instant.

"How about it?"

The man in black who was guarding the researchers walked over and asked.

"You should know that although it's said that Shigan are as powerful as bullets, in fact, Shigan penetrating power is far greater than that of ordinary bullets, and they can easily penetrate the human body and even steel."

"Even if such a strike only pierces the surface of its chest, to kill it, you must attack the same spot again." After saying this, the man in black in charge of the test shook his head and smiled wryly, saying, "Of course, it's also possible that my training is inadequate."

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Many people may not realize just how incredibly rigid the membrane of Kabane's heart is. The following is a description of the settings for a common Steam Gun used in this world.

[Compared to the priming gunpowder rifles of the past, the magazine-fed Steam Gun (commonly known as Steam Gun) was far superior in convenience and power, but it still could not penetrate the steel Heart Membrane of the Kabane.]

In other words, the Steam Gun is far more powerful than a muzzle-loading musket at close range, but even so, it would require multiple hits to the Kabane's heart to cause damage.

The hardness of the Kabane membrane is related to individual constitution; the stronger the constitution, the more difficult it is to penetrate the Kabane membrane.

(Therefore, the Kabane in the text were tested on prisoners from the Sea Star, and cannot be used as a standard for most Kabane in this world.)

Only the [Jet-Bullet Magazine-Fed Steam Piercing Gun], modeled after the Piercing Gun invented by the protagonist, can penetrate Kabane's heart in one shot.

Its power is such that a single shot can penetrate a 10-centimeter-thick steel plate within 30 meters and leave a bullet hole in the wall behind it.

Readers familiar with firearms should understand what this means: in modern firearms, only anti-materiel firearms equipped with armor-piercing rounds can achieve this effect!

When it hits Kabane the heart, the impact not only pierces the heart but also sends the entire person flying!

The young author has already read this passage twice and has taken extensive notes!