A higher-dimensional incarnation, starting by leveraging the stars.

Chapter 74 Symbiotes and Longevity Substances

"Found another one! This guy suddenly rushed out; he's really brave!"

Dongguo, Jiangcheng University

After leaving the laboratory building and returning to his dormitory, Hu Biao lowered his gaze to the Markdo Investment Company and immediately saw the scene of the board meeting and Viktor La's various behaviors.

Clearly, this guy, like Dr. Mori and Ledger, is a freak that parasitizes the human body.

His conversations with the board of directors revealed that these parasitic freaks had already formed a dense organization and a powerful force, perhaps even a very large one.

Vic didn't reveal much information, but it all seemed crucial.

After all, the members of the Markdo board of directors are not ordinary people. The fact that they could be so easily intimidated by him clearly shows that the other party is extraordinary.

The Prophet Foundation!

He had never heard of this foundation before. Of course, that was normal, since he was just an ordinary college student at Jiangcheng University. How could he possibly know about a small foundation in Xiying?

Then, he saw Vic and Allen's conversation in the office and knew that the other party had also begun to investigate the reason for Ledger's disappearance. He could understand it. After all, he had already brought Ledger back to life. Couldn't he let someone investigate?

"Now that you've surfaced, let's start with you. All we need is the right opportunity."

After a period of surveillance and observation, Hu Biao gained some understanding of these guys.

These monsters that parasitize human bodies are very good at hiding themselves, and they choose to parasitize powerful and influential people in the Western Eagle Empire. In this way, they naturally obtain a lot of resources and hide among the elites of the Western Eagle Empire with ease.

However, now that he has been exposed, things have become simple: find a suitable opportunity to detonate him.

So he had no interest in them anymore, because those guys had made an amazing discovery on Proxima Centauri B, which was what interested him and was also his profession.

Proxima Centauri B, Prometheus Ecological Base.

With Hu Biao's supplies, the survivors' lives finally returned to normal. Although the environment here was far harsher than on Earth, the infrastructure of the entire ecological base was complete, and as long as there was a supply of resources, everything could operate normally.

Although the survivors were terrified, their attention was soon drawn to something else.

Anatomy of Ledger.

"Incredible, absolutely incredible."

Inside the operating room, the operating lights cast a stark white glow on the central stainless steel dissection table, the cold gleam reflecting off the metal instruments and the researchers in full protective gear.

Looking at the dissected Leger, the sorcerers finally understood why the mysterious voice had warned them, "Don't let it burrow into your bodies."

On the surface of Ledger's spine, especially in the cervical and thoracic sections, what should have been smooth and hard bones and dura mater were covered and wrapped with an indescribable biological tissue. It was not simply attached to the outside, but rather like a living, dark gold-brown "root system" that deeply penetrated into the intervertebral foramina, and merged with the spinal cord, nerve roots, and even the surrounding blood vessels in a complex and chilling way.

"What...what kind of creature is this?" Lina Chen's voice trembled slightly as she looked at the scene before her. She had forgotten the struggle for survival she had endured over the past few days, and all her attention was drawn to the creature she had discovered.

"It...it seems to have become part of his nervous system...no, it has taken over and upgraded a part of it!"

Looking at the strange creature that was still slowly wriggling and contracting, Lina Chen carefully analyzed it.

"Collect all interface tissue samples, carefully separate them, and take care to protect the host's spinal cord function," said Dr. Carlson, the lead surgeon, his hands extremely steady as he directed his team to carefully separate and sample using microsurgical instruments.

Half an hour later, the preliminary analysis results came out, once again shocking everyone.

"His cellular oxidative damage markers are 90% lower than those of healthy men of the same age…!"

"Immune system scans... barely detect any common inflammatory factors. White blood cell counts and activity... are regulated to a constant, perfect balance... How is this possible?"

"Telomere length...maintained at a constant value, with almost zero loss. DNA replication error rate so low that the instrument cannot distinguish it from background noise. Autophagy and regeneration cycles have been optimized to their theoretical limits..." Lina exclaimed as she looked at the report, "Based on these biomarkers...not considering accidental damage, in terms of biological aging alone, the rate of functional decline in this body has been slowed by at least...eight to ten times. This means that the theoretical lifespan could exceed four hundred years, or even longer!"

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As the test reports came out one by one, everyone's eyes turned fiery as they looked at the body on the stage and the "biological tissue" parasitizing it.

This isn't a monster, this is a savior!

This is the hope for immortality!

This……

No human being would remain calm in such a situation.

That's immortality! Immortality!

Since the dawn of humanity, what has been the greatest desire since the emergence of desire?

Now that the possibility is before their eyes, how could they not be excited?

Even Rick, a soldier like himself, couldn't help but get excited after hearing their general analysis. He walked up to Lina Chen and asked, "Are you sure? Do you know how he did it?!"

Lina Chen looked at the report in her hand and said, "From the current situation, this strange biological tissue parasitizes the human body, combining with the central nervous system to form a symbiotic relationship. It takes energy from the human body, while the symbiont secretes a magical hormone. This hormone can direct stem cell differentiation, promote the proliferation of surrounding cells, regulate the tissue microenvironment, accelerate wound healing, and at the same time, optimize the characteristics of white blood cells... All the exogenous pathogens that were discovered were instantly cleared by an unprecedentedly efficient cell-mediated response without triggering any unnecessary immune storms."

Seeing Rick's still confused look, she raised her head and explained in a way that ordinary people could understand, "Simply put, this hormone has three effects. First, super-fast regeneration, you can think of it as a weakened Wolverine. Second, immunity and healing of all diseases at this stage, including cancer cells. Third, slowing down aging, allowing people to live longer, not just ordinary longevity, but four to five times the lifespan of an average human, and it's a very healthy longevity."

Rick fell silent. He understood what Lina said, but he still couldn't quite believe it. Just the day before, he was struggling on the brink of death, and now he saw hope for health and longevity? Was he dreaming?

Just then, a gasp suddenly came from the operating table, followed by a piercing sound and red light from the monitoring equipment.

Everyone turned to look, only to see Ledger, who was bound to the operating table and dissected, suddenly struggling violently. The strange, parasitic tissue inside his body began to writhe, and then a large amount of black mucus flowed out from Ledger's body. His body rotted away at an extremely fast speed, emitting a pungent odor...

Ten seconds later, Ledger on the operating table had turned into a dark, greasy mass, and the strange creature that had been parasitizing his body had also turned into something similar, completely devoid of any life.

"this……"

"Just now, this creature secreted a special toxin and perished along with its host. It seems it doesn't want us to study it!" Dr. Carlson said softly, looking at the instruments beside the operating table.