T-Virus Experiment

Marvel Universe!

Mars!

Chitauri, has gathered another batch of fresh ingredients, Russell is currently tasting.

Zereel, the leader of the Chitauri, was of average strength, but his ability to flatter was unparalleled. He was Russell's number one lackey, and the ingredients he prepared were the most exquisite parts of the alien beasts.

A three-thousand-meter-long ocean monster, its head and tail chopped off, leaving only a small dish of fish swimming; a tiger-like beast that roamed three thousand miles in circumference, its skin peeled and tendons pulled out, leaving only a dish of its rump meat; the king of birds on some nameless planet, fierce and Bloodlust, was chopped up, leaving only its tongue.

Russell felt that this was a bit inappropriate, but Zereel meant well, so he couldn't be too harsh on him and simply let him be.

Unlike his initial days of indulging in food and wolfing it down whenever he could, Russell now strictly controls his eating habits.

Because of the special nature of the enhancement formula, only the first bite can improve physical condition; the second bite is purely to satisfy one's appetite. Therefore, no matter how delicious the rare and exotic beast is, one will resolutely refuse to eat it a second time.

Unless it's exceptionally delicious!

And you know what? There are quite a few incredibly delicious and exotic creatures in the universe.

After finishing the food he had prepared during this period, Russell checked his attribute interface. In the Lord of the Rings world, the strongest dragon Ancalagon brought some improvements.

He added the two attribute points he got from the lottery, and then added all six Free Attribute Points from the quest reward to 'Strength', instantly refreshing his character's attributes.

[Host: Russell]

Strength: 88 (47+41)

[Body: 86 (69+17)]

[Intelligence: 94 (73+21)]

[Wealth: 150,700]

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Russell looked around the table, his gaze sweeping over Bucky, Natasha, Yelena. He then excluded Bucky, pondered for a moment, and said, "Natasha, come with me!"

Natasha was taken aback by his words. She quickly caught up with Russell and whispered as she got closer, "Boss, I just had hot pot, so I smell pretty strong. Why don't you wait a moment while I take a shower?"

"...

Russell rolled his eyes, feeling that his character was being questioned, but the tone was indeed a bit strong. "Then go ahead, report to Lab 2 later."

Laboratory 2!

Natasha's expression was grave. The core of the Chitauri's biological weapons research lab was gene recombination, used to create Super Soldier. What seemed to her like futuristic cloning technology was merely the foundational level in that lab.

After Natasha left, Russell also took a shower. He had to; hot pot was too potent. If you put it in terms of musical instruments, it would be on par with the suona.

Inside Laboratory 2, Natasha had a vial of blood drawn, and the Chitauri scientist next to her began cloning. With the push of a button, 100 clones were created.

That's a joke. Even if the Misaka Sisters were artificially matured, they couldn't grow into their full size this quickly.

"Boss, what are you planning to do?" Upon learning that she would be cloned, Natasha's expression turned strange, and she even looked at Russell with a different expression, as if her boss had come up with a new trick.

"A new Super Soldier Serum... We're going to test it on your clone. If it works well, you'll be a beneficiary."

As Russell spoke, he used the Item Card to retrieve the T-Virus and personally sealed it in the laboratory.

The infamous bio-virus requires utmost caution, and the choice of a deep underground laboratory (Laboratory 2) is also for security reasons. If the T-Virus were to leak, this laboratory would be permanently sealed and completely eradicated.

The experiment was not completed overnight. The Chitauri had a high level of genetic technology, but everything started from scratch and required continuous experimentation to accumulate experience.

In Solow's hypothesis, the experimental results could only be one of a few possibilities: after Natasha's clone was injected with the T-Virus, the immune system would completely eliminate the virus and produce antibodies, resulting in no change whatsoever.

The second type involves the mutual destruction of white blood cells and infected cells, leading to extensive tissue necrosis. To repair the tissue damage and restore the immune system's function, a large amount of food is needed to provide materials and energy—hence the voracious appetite, hence the term "zombie."

The third type involves cloned somatic cells whose genes are altered by integrating viral chromosomes, resulting in biological weapons that retain their rationality but have bizarre shapes.

The fourth possibility is that the body injected with the Super Soldier Serum can withstand the virus's power, successfully overcoming the evolutionary barrier like Alice. Because there is no evidence to support this, this is both the highest and lowest probability.

Unexpectedly, the experiment encountered a bottleneck right at the beginning. Natasha's clone was of average strength, with physical qualities on par with untrained ordinary people, and did not meet the standards required for the original body to be injected with the Super Soldier Serum.

People injected with the Super Soldier Serum cannot be cloned?

Because the technologies were still immature, Russell was baffled and could not find the real reason even after reviewing the data archives.

The experiment failed right from the start, but Russell wasn't discouraged. From another perspective, it was actually a good thing. At least he didn't have to worry about his painstakingly trained subordinates being cloned by the enemy and turning into his adversaries.

Russell waved his hand and continued the experiment, injecting the clones with the T-Virus.

Then Natasha started having nightmares. Because the T-Virus was so virulent and the experiments lacked data, it was impossible to control it properly, causing the virus to multiply too quickly. Her clones mutated in all sorts of ways.

Some of the bizarre forms were hard for her to accept; she had never known before that she had the talent to transform into a cosmic monster.

In fact, the most reliable experimental process should start by culturing frightened eggs, avoiding interference from the immune system and the drag from pre-infection growth conditions, thereby obtaining healthy and stable individuals.

But Russell didn't believe in this nonsense. There was no reason why Alice could succeed, and Natasha was destined to fail!

During this time, Yelena and Bucky also contributed their clones, but all of them failed. Not only could the individuals injected with the Super Soldier Serum not be cloned, but even the individuals who consumed the Heart-shaped herb could not be cloned.

"Interesting, not a single attempt..."

Russell muttered to himself, either it was bad luck, or the experiment missed a crucial step, or... the will of the universe wouldn't allow him to mass-produce troops like this!

"My master, the Kree have the most advanced biotechnology. If all else fails, we can steal two Kree genetic scientists," Zereel, the top henchman, suggested to Russell.

"The Kree..."

Russell frowned. Corvus Glaive had died at his hands, thoroughly offending Thanos and now being wanted throughout the universe by the Black Order. Offending the Kree as well would jeopardize his future in the cosmos, so robbing it was definitely out of the question.

"Zereel, do you know where I can buy Kree?" Russell asked Ding Yi.

"My master, scientists are very valuable, especially Kree scientists. They are highly sought after throughout the universe..." Zereel hesitated, in other words, he couldn't afford them.

"Stop talking nonsense and just tell me if you sell it or not?"

"Have!"