Chapter 1834: Execution
It hadn't been a natural birth, but the incision wasn't in the right place, either.
Even the folds around the wound seemed unlike those of a mammal.
Compared with the other amber, the corpse on the ground was undoubtedly in a more unusual position.
But the gel surrounding it was somewhat dull in color, and the fog was much thicker here, making it less conspicuous.
However, as it turned out, there was a reason for every anomaly.
Not only was it the only one so far to have given birth to offspring, but the inhuman mutation of its curled-up corpse was also the most severe.
Even the features on its face had finally ceased to retain a human structure.
The entire lower half of its face had stretched out grotesquely, making it almost impossible to tell where its mouth was, while its eyes had grown astonishingly large, nearly bulging out of its head.
"Does more severe contamination make it more likely to give birth to offspring?"
Silently watching the sickening scene, Su Gao spoke softly a moment later.
The sight before them seemed to vaguely fit all their earlier guesses.
"Possibly."
Professor Fu, however, maintained the caution of a scholar and still refrained from drawing a firm conclusion.
"Was the extraordinary flesh that had died inside those people's stomachs the same kind? After countless years, the ship eroded them along the connection, trying to manifest itself through the offspring they'd once carried?"
Su Gao naturally didn't mind and continued sketching out the scene in her imagination.
"That's a reasonable explanation. We can try to verify it."
Professor Fu finally gave a slight nod, then looked toward the more complex structures deeper inside, beyond the empty wheat field.
Of course, even that area was now bathed in warm,