Chapter 11: A Report to the Nation Is Imperative!

Time passed quickly, and Black Sea Bream No. 2 mutated rapidly as well.

After ensuring it had ample food, its appearance changed almost daily.

After three days, its dorsal fin had fallen off, replaced by sharp bone spines, giving it an especially terrifying look.

The experimental pool was covered with an iron cage, further secured with chains and locks.

Even so, Black Sea Bream No. 2 grew increasingly agitated, frequently ramming against the cage.

By nearly a week in, the creature was unrecognizable.

Its scales remained, but where its belly once was, claw- and leg-like appendages had grown.

Even if the water was drained from the pool, it could breathe normally; it had transformed into an amphibious creature resembling a frog! Moreover, it could emit eerie cries that sent chills down one’s spine.

Throughout this week, Xingzhou He had specifically agreed with Rui Wu that, except for Chan Jiang, no other team members were allowed to observe the mutated creature.

Despite these precautions, rumors still spread throughout the Biology Research Building.

“Have you heard? The Biology Building is haunted!” Some students chatted on the school forum.

“They say it makes ghostly cries at night!”

“I heard it too. I passed by the building last night—scared me to death!”

“It’s like a ghost is eating people!”

Some students scoffed, criticizing the superstition: “What century is this? It’s probably just students watching horror movies or hearing the wind.”

“No, many people heard it. It never happened before!”

The forum buzzed with talk about strange noises in the Biology Building, and some claimed: “Someone’s doing biochemical experiments there!”

“My friend is in the mutated organism research group. He said Xingzhou He has a mutated creature in their lab, and they’re not even allowed to go see it!”

“Really? Isn’t He a physics researcher? He was even livestreaming building a nuclear reactor before!”

“My friend swears it’s true!”

The rumors grew wilder, soon spinning into stories that He was breeding zombies in the Biology Building.

“It’s terrifying!” Inside the lab, Rui Wu and Chan Jiang looked on the monstrous creature with fear.

In the cage before them, Black Sea Bream No. 2 crawled using its still-developing claws.

Its body length had reached 0.7 meters, resembling a wild beast snarling at them.

Fortunately, its vocal organs were not fully developed, so it couldn’t roar loudly; otherwise, others would have noticed long ago.

Xingzhou He was stunned by the creature—who would have thought this monster was just a palm-sized mutated fish not long ago?

“Senior, we can’t continue like this!” Chan Jiang said. “It’s beyond our control now!”

Rui Wu nodded. “Yes, we must report this to the school! Rumors are already spreading that we’re conducting biochemical experiments!”

“Not just the school!” He was now fully convinced by the Quantum Light Brain’s prophecy. According to his constructed Zerg gene evolution model, in the coming decades, whether sooner or later, these alien organisms would dominate the world!

“I’m reporting this to the nation!” He declared firmly. “This is an unprecedented global disaster. Without early preparation and the mobilization of national forces to build defenses, humanity is doomed!”

“Humanity doomed?” The others had not yet fully grasped the gravity. To them, the mutated creature was frightening, but not a global crisis.

“Senior, could it really come to that?” Chan Jiang’s face turned pale.

“It will!” He said. “In this past week, I have completed my mutated organism evolution model. I believe that with this creature as evidence, along with my research report, the higher authorities will pay attention!”

“You two must not say anything about this to the outside world. I will handle the report!”

Rui Wu, unsure what else to do, nodded in agreement. “We trust you!”

He immediately sought out Boyan Zhang. Although Zhang was a physics professor, he was a heavyweight in academia and had many contacts in the National Academy of Sciences.

This matter was beyond ordinary understanding. Through Zhang, He could elevate the issue to a higher level.

He sent a message and found Zhang was in the teaching and research office, so he went straight there.

Inside, Zhang was discussing academic matters with Chen Dong when He knocked and entered.

“You came just in time, Xingzhou!” Zhang smiled warmly. “I have good news for you today.”

“What’s the matter?” He asked, puzzled.

“After the school’s review, you’ve been approved for guaranteed admission to graduate school here—no entrance exam required. You can directly become my master’s student!”

He’s previous nuclear reactor experiment had made some waves socially, and its high completion earned school commendation.

“Thank you, Professor! Thank you, Dean!” He quickly expressed his gratitude.

Chen Dong also smiled, “Don’t get complacent; you still have much to learn.”

“I understand,” He replied.

“By the way, you mentioned on the phone that you had something to report?” Zhang asked.

He glanced around and spoke seriously: “Dean, Professor, I do have something extremely important to report!”

“This concerns national security!”

“National security?” Hearing this, both frowned in unison.

Chen was even more shocked. “What could be so serious as that?”

Zhang worriedly said, “You didn’t build another larger nuclear reactor, did you? That’s not something to toy with!”

If it were any other student, he wouldn’t worry—they couldn’t build such things even with materials—but He was suspect.

“No, it’s something else,” He replied. “Please watch this video first.”

He showed them footage of Black Sea Bream No. 2.

In the cage, the fish-like but not quite fish creature was caged, and a live chicken was thrown inside. In less than three seconds, it devoured the chicken whole.

“What is this?” Chen frowned. “Is this some horror movie? He, what exactly are you trying to say?”

Zhang also said, “He, explain yourself!”

He said, “Professors, I’m not joking, and this isn’t a movie—it’s real.”

“This monster you see was one of the mutated black sea breams I used in my miniature nuclear fission reactor experiments a few weeks ago.”

“It’s one of them!”

“What did you say?” The two professors exclaimed simultaneously, disbelief written all over their faces.