860 The Hope Of Mankind (2/2)

”Squeak!” the rat had been very noisy. It darted restlessly in the case, which was a meter tall and two meters long. It banged against the cage loudly, leaving quite some wounds on its own body and head.

The rat didn't seem to care about those wounds. It bared its teeth ferociously, its eyes red and unfocused.

Clearly, that was a maniacal mutated rat.

Leng Xuantong raised both hands, his palms facing the case. A stream of white mist was released from his palms, freezing the cage once it touched it. The white mist flowed into the cage and soon covered the rat.

”Squeak…” The rat was instantly frozen and disabled from moving. A thin layer of ice slowly emerged on its fur. Its head wasn't frozen, so it was still able to scream shrilly.

As the rat was frozen, Leng Xuantong quickly opened the cage. At that point, the female zombie who was quietly standing by his side handed him a test-tube-full of lake water.

Leng Xuantong took over the test tube and said to her, ”Open its mouth. Don't let it bite anything.”

The female zombie squatted and reached both hands into the cage. She spread her fingers and clasped the rat's nose with one hand.

”Squeak…” The big rat threw its head from side to side to try to bite her, yet no matter how hard it struggled, it wasn't able to get rid of the hand on its nose. The female zombie quickly grasped the rat's jaw with the other hand, then raised the rat's head and forced its mouth open.

Leng Xuantong poured all the lake water into the rat's mouth, then told the female zombie to let go of the rat and close the door of the cage. After that, he melted the ice on the rat.

”Squeak…” The unfrozen rat trembled intensely. It struggled to run, but failed. At that point, Lin Hao had come over and fixed his eyes on the rat as well. At the same time, a tiny figure stuck his head out from behind the female zombie's legs. His black zombie eyes showed a trace of curiosity.

About ten seconds later, the rat suddenly stopped shaking and quietly curled up its body. Its eyes opened wide, still unfocused.

After a longer while, Leng Xuantong and Lin Hao both noticed that the redness in the rat's eyes had faded. After that, a glow of wit was detected from its eyes. The rat blinked, then looked around, seeming to find himself locked up in a bad place. Before realizing what happened, it noticed the two human beings before the cage.

”Squeak…” Under the strong vibes that belonged to Lin Hao and Leng Xuantong, the rat immediately turned highly vigilant. It shrank to the corner that was the furthest away from the two men while staring at the two.

”It really worked!” Lin Hao nodded, then turned and said to his assistant, ”Alright, go and prepare. We need to do the experiment again on a superpowered person to confirm this result.”

”Sure!” His assistants were none other than Bao Xiaoguo and his sister, whom Lin Qiao had brought back from Huaxia Base.

Bao Xiaoying assisted Lin Hao in the lab, while Bao Xiaoguo guarded by the door.