The experiment continued at Root Base. More than twenty people were selected from the prison as test subjects for a new round.
The researchers took out the First-Generation Cells they had prepared and injected them into the civilians one by one, then placed the subjects in Nutrient Solution.
First-Generation Cells were too aggressive. Without the Nutrient Solution to sustain them, many of the subjects probably would not last an hour.
The twenty-odd test subjects began reacting as soon as they were placed in the Nutrient Tanks, their bodies thrashing violently.
Within hours, subjects began to die. One person's reaction, however, was less violent than the others', catching Danzo's and the researchers' attention.
Danzo's eyes gleamed with barely concealed excitement. He had never imagined the experiment would progress so quickly.
His original plan had been to gradually alter the First-Generation Cells through experimentation, then test them on large numbers of children.
Compared with adults, children were easier to brainwash and control. Yet the experiment had barely begun, and it had already produced a breakthrough—even if this was only one case.
A researcher checked the unusual test subject's vital signs on an instrument. "Lord Danzo, the subject's condition is somewhat unstable, but both heart rate and blood pressure remain within a controllable range.
"The cells in the subject's body may have begun to merge. After two months of experiments, we've finally taken a major step forward. Congratulations, Lord Danzo."
A smile Danzo could not hide appeared on his stern face. "You all deserve credit for this. The experiments must continue. Keep up the good work until we succeed."
"Yes, sir."
Danzo did not stay in the Laboratory. He had other matters to handle. By the next day, roughly half the test subjects had died, while the one who had remained relatively calm