These monsters, raised in Fallout environment, are clearly unsuitable for release. Their survival abilities are limited; without artificial feeding, they may not be able to forage for food on their own, and even independent movement would be a problem.
However, it would be a waste to kill them all like that, since they were valuable experimental samples after all.
Although Divine Land would neither want to nor deign to conduct such biological experiments, these organisms that have already undergone experiments still hold significant research value for Divine Land researchers.
Fortunately, these creatures were not very aggressive, and the Divine Land army only left a few people to guard them while the rest continued to advance underground.
As soon as they descended to the third basement level, the Fallout detectors worn by the team went off, indicating that the Fallout levels inside the entire third basement level exceeded the safe limit.
The monks also have ways to protect themselves from Fallout.
While Fallout is indeed a cultivation resource for Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators, it only brings harm to lower-level cultivators. It's best to isolate it if possible.
Existing methods of Fallout mostly involve using lead layers for isolation. Fortunately, with the integration of magic, spells specifically designed to protect against general Fallout have gradually been developed.
Although this spell has no effect on extremely strong Fallout, it is quite useful for dealing with weak Fallout. It can ensure that the cultivator's body is not affected by Fallout and does not undergo unknown mutations.
This spell is inherently geared towards military applications, and many of those present naturally know how to use it.
Soon, everyone in the team was wearing a Fallout shield. Some even tested it in the Fallout zone of the third underground level to confirm that the shield was indeed effective against the Fallout in the entire underground level before they began exploring that level.
Although the Fallout is intense in these three underground levels, there are signs of abundant life.
They initially thought the animals were undergoing Fallout experiments like those on the second floor, but when the entire group descended to the third floor, they discovered that it was actually the experimental personnel on this underground level.
They were all huddled together on the third basement level, without even wearing protective suits. Everyone was exposed to Fallout, and many had already experienced adverse reactions, vomiting and having diarrhea. But they remained huddled there, showing no intention of escaping.
Although they saw the troops from Divine Land coming down, they showed no panic and simply remained in their original positions, looking over.
Upon seeing this group of people, the Divine Land side immediately deployed into battle formation, pointing all their weapons at them.
"Wait a moment."
Just then, a man who appeared to be the leader stepped forward from the group, raised his hands, and addressed the people from Divine Land.
Although his Chinese was spoken in a very broken voice, it was still understandable.
"Let's see what he has to say."
The leader of the group slightly raised his hand, and the other cultivators stopped the spells they were about to unleash.
"We're conducting experiments researching the effects of Fallout on biological evolution. These experiments have been going on for over a decade, and we're about to produce a world-shaking result. Since you've already taken over our lab, joining Divine Land isn't out of the question. Just let us go, and we'll hand over all our experimental results. Then, Divine Land's biotechnology will advance even further."
"Evolution? You mean those monsters outside?"
The cultivator leading the group frowned. What kind of evolution was that?
"Those are just the costs of the experiments. We have already found a Fallout frequency that is absolutely beneficial to the human body and has no abnormalities. We will personally prove it to you in this experiment."
The man, exposed to Fallout, appeared deathly pale, but he spoke with great confidence in his experiment.
"Only we know the frequency and characteristics of this Fallout. If you'd like to spare my life, I can give you this conclusion free of charge."
It's hard to say whether this Fallout has any benefits for the human body, but judging from his abnormal mental state, it's definitely influenced by this stuff.
"Oh, right, look."
As if to prove something, the man smiled, stretched out his hand, and snapped off one of his fingers, leaving the entire finger dangling on his palm.
Then, it seemed that the Fallout did have an effect, and his fingers recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This Fallout seems to actually have healing properties.
However, after his finger recovered, the man's mental state worsened.
"See that? That's the power of God."
He chuckled a few times, completely unaware that his eyes had turned slightly red.
"What did headquarters say?"
The situation regarding this person's performance was naturally reported to the command headquarters by a specialized cultivator. The Fallout's effects were indeed somewhat miraculous to ordinary people, but to cultivators, it was really nothing special.
Even a small mosquito is still food, so it's best to ask.
Li Xingkong was actually quite curious about this ability, since he wasn't yet at the point where he needed to delve into Fallout. The fact that these Japanese devils were able to achieve such an effect by sheer luck was indeed a stroke of good fortune for them.
"I think we could consider keeping them here for research..."
The command is still discussing this situation, as it involves Fallout, which is still considered an unknown area today.
"There's a new situation!"
Just as their discussion was still ongoing, a new situation arose on the third basement level.
The person who was just performing the regeneration of a severed finger suddenly turned red in the eyes, as if he had gone mad, and even his speech became somewhat incoherent.
"Meat, meat..."
He kept muttering to himself, and his whole body hunched over.
Just as the cultivators were about to see what had happened to him, the man suddenly became energetic, as if he had gone berserk, and violently grabbed the other person next to him and began to devour him.
The scene suddenly became extremely cruel.
Faced with this situation, the cultivators did not immediately take action; who knew what had gotten into this guy?
In this berserk state, he seemed to have turned into a wild animal, frantically biting and tearing at those around him, completely losing his reason.
After this man went berserk, soon others around him also showed signs of going berserk.
"It seems this Fallout comes at a price; it can seriously affect a person's mental health."
"This semi-finished product is definitely unusable; it needs to be disposed of properly."
Originally, their experiment might have been worth discussing, but after this situation arose, Divine Land immediately sentenced it to death.
As for the experimenters, they couldn't escape either, since they were already mentally unstable and there was no reason to release them.
Soon, under the effect of dozens of spells, everyone on the third floor was rendered harmless.
As for their research findings, such results are better left unsaid.