Upon entering the laboratory, Xu Xing had already seen many people who had died in strange ways. These were all deceased, the majority of them natives who had been captured and used as test subjects. To this day, the perpetrators had not realized their mistakes and were still trying to justify their actions.
Seeing this, Xu Xing immediately wanted to act. However, before doing so, she glanced at Shen Feng beside her and paused. She would not act rashly without Shen Feng's command, as she had to follow his orders.
After hearing about the aliens, Shen Feng remained silent for a moment before looking up at the other person and asking, "The virus you speak of, which can allow humans to evolve, have you considered how many people will die from it?"
"I have considered this matter, but it is for the evolution of all humanity. No matter the cost, it is worth it. Moreover, once I select a suitable virus, I will surely minimize the mortality rate during human evolution. Perhaps only 1% of people will die, and in doing so, everyone can evolve more perfectly!" Astra's eyes showed a fanatical gleam. It was clear he had found his life's purpose.
"Since you portray your goal as so noble, why did you choose to conduct this experiment in the Amazon rainforest instead of elsewhere? If you were truly confident in convincing others to agree to this plan, there would surely be many volunteers. The result is that no organization has sponsored your actions, and they have driven you into the Amazon rainforest, forcing you to capture people for experiments. Since most people do not agree with this, you should stop this experiment!" Shen Feng said sternly.
Astra was stunned for a moment after hearing Shen Feng's words. He then chuckled and said sadly, "I thought you would understand me. After all, I have explained everything so clearly and told you the truth about the aliens. To prevent humanity from repeating the aliens' mistakes, we must accelerate human evolution. But I never expected that you, like everyone else, would not understand me."
"It's not that I don't understand you. It's precisely because I understand you that I know how terrifying things can be during evolution! After the zombie virus appeared, it killed nine out of ten humans immediately. All these people turned into mindless zombies, most of them losing their memories and emotions, becoming mere killing machines. Now you say you want to select a virus that can evolve humans, but if you lose control, you will destroy all of humanity. I cannot stand by and do nothing!" Shen Feng said coldly.
Shen Feng truly understood Astra's intentions. He also knew that Astra's words about evolving all of humanity were not empty promises but that he was genuinely working towards it. However, Shen Feng would never support such methods.
From the very beginning of life, viruses and cells have coexisted. Viruses and cells have always influenced each other's evolution, and the relationship between humans and viruses is even more dramatic. For example, what killed a large portion of the indigenous people of North America was not guns and cannons, but bacteria and viruses. The smallpox virus alone killed countless people, and wherever plagues appeared, entire villages died out.
If humans survived these viral attacks, they would develop antibodies and also evolve. The viruses that have appeared throughout human history have been generated alongside human activities. After humans domesticated livestock, they contracted these bacteria or viruses from them.
Those who could resist bacteria or viruses survived and became stronger. However, if they couldn't resist, most humans would die, and even if they survived, they would often suffer from sequelae.
Therefore, Shen Feng needed to stop this mad scientist from continuing his experiments. If he truly succeeded in selecting a suitable virus, he would then spread it into human society. The emergence of such a virus in human society would cause another great upheaval, and countless people would die as a result.
"You cannot stop my experiment, because it is for the evolution of all humanity, not for myself. If it were for myself, I could have given up all this and found an organization to enjoy a life of luxury. But it is for all of humanity that I continue to strive. I wish to see the day of rapid human evolution." Astra said earnestly. At this moment, his face was filled with madness, and coupled with his blood-stained white coat, he looked like a madman who had escaped from a mental asylum.
"I know you are a very intelligent person, and I know you are a brilliant scientist. But I must stop your actions for the sake of others. Now, you must promise me that you will never again engage in this virus screening experiment. If you do, I will let you go. But if you refuse, I will kill you now!" Shen Feng said sternly.
Hearing Shen Feng's words, Xu Xing was somewhat displeased. After all, the person opposite them was evil and had captured countless innocent people for experiments. Now, their city lord wanted to let him go, wasn't that letting him off too easily?
"No, you cannot kill me, especially before my experiment is completed. If you kill me, you will be extinguishing the hope of human evolution. Moreover, I will not stop my experiment. I firmly believe that I am acting for the happiness of all humanity!" Astra said fiercely.
"City Lord, there's no point in talking to this lunatic. I'll go up and cut him in half now, and then everything will be settled!" Xu Xing said to Shen Feng.
"I know someone will kill me, but I am prepared. As soon as you kill me, my viruses will spread everywhere. Let me tell you, I have hundreds of viruses in my body now, all of which can infect humans. As long as I am alive, I can control these viruses. But if you want to kill me, then these viruses will scatter into the forest, flow into the ocean with the water, and eventually appear all over the world!" Astra had long been prepared for Xu Xing's actions and said unhurriedly.
"What? You mean you've been using your own body as a culture medium to cultivate enough viruses? Is that it?" Shen Feng asked in shock.
Astra smiled and said, "That's right. Although my strength is not outstanding among ability users, and I do have the ability to destroy cities, this is not the most terrifying thing. My most terrifying ability is actually the viruses within my body. No one can ever kill me, because as soon as I die, strange viruses will appear in many surrounding areas."
Xu Xing suggested to Shen Feng, "City Lord, we cannot let him go just because he has viruses in his body. If we let him go now, he will capture more people for experiments in the future. This is completely trampling on human dignity! Doesn't he have some viruses in his body? As long as we kill him and set fire to this entire building, there will be no problem."
"What this lady said is absolutely correct, because high temperatures can indeed kill viruses. However, it is too late now, because my viruses have already been blown by the strong winds to dozens of kilometers away. If you do not let me go, these viruses will be uncontrolled, ultimately leading to huge casualties." Astra suddenly extended a finger, from which a wisp of black smoke was emanating.
Shen Feng was about to take action. Although it was a pity to kill a genius scientist, this scientist was now planning a great conspiracy. If he were not killed, it would eventually lead to great harm among humanity.
However, after hearing Astra's words, Shen Feng suddenly realized. This guy's schemes were too deep. It turned out that he had used the opportunity of Shen Feng summoning the wind to spread the viruses dozens of kilometers away. Originally, Shen Feng had relied on the wind to disperse the surrounding viruses and ensure his own safety, but he did not expect the other party to also use the wind to send the viruses far away.
"So you've been stalling for time to achieve your goal. Now, if I kill you, these scattered viruses will be uncontrollable, is that right?" Shen Feng gritted his teeth and said.
Shen Feng now understood that he had been tricked. On the surface, the other party seemed to be explaining the origin of aliens to him, but in the end, he used the method of stalling for time to spread the viruses, and instead used other humans in the Amazon rainforest to threaten him.
"I wasn't stalling for time. I genuinely wanted to speak to you sincerely, but you didn't understand me. This is just my trump card, which I've now revealed," Astra said slowly.
Shen Feng took a deep breath and then looked at Astra, "I'm warning you one last time, stop your insane experiments."
"I'll answer you one last time, I will not stop!" Astra said slowly.
Xu Xing said to Shen Feng, "Brother Shen Feng, there's no need to talk to this guy anymore. Let's kill him now. Even if many humans are infected by viruses, it doesn't matter. This is a necessary sacrifice. This guy is too persistent, and Buddhism says obsession is demon. He has already become a demon. Let's transcend him now!"
After saying this, Xu Xing grabbed her long saber and walked towards the opposite side. The blade emitted a sharp cry, as if it had already smelled blood.
"Why don't you understand? Only evolution is humanity's chance to survive. The Earth's energy is limited. Once the energy is depleted, if humanity encounters a crisis, it will be like the aliens, and its entire civilization will be destroyed. Only by continuously evolving and gaining the opportunity to explore space before the energy is depleted can humanity's civilization prosper. Don't you understand this logic?" Astra, seeing Xu Xing approach, was already a little flustered. He was not worried about his own life, but about the fact that after his death, no one would continue this experiment.
"Xu Xing, let's go!" Shen Feng suddenly said.
Xu Xing seemed to have heard something incredible and turned her head to ask, "Why should we go? At this moment, we only need to make a small sacrifice to kill him. But if we let him go now, all of humanity might be in danger in the future!"
Shen Feng said with a complex expression, "Since his reason is for all humanity, and our reason is also for all humanity, then who between us is right? This is a serious question. I wonder, if we are wrong, will humanity lose a chance to survive in the future?"
"We are thinking from the perspective of the majority of humanity. How could we be wrong?" Xu Xing retorted.
"Is the stance of the majority of humanity necessarily correct?" Shen Feng suddenly asked.
Astra breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "Since Mr. Shen has said so, how about we both take a step back? I will no longer arbitrarily capture people for experiments in the future, and you will not kill me. In the future, I will find some people who deserve to die and use them for experiments. That should be acceptable, right? Since they deserve to die, there is no psychological burden in letting them become my test subjects before they die!"
Shen Feng took a deep breath and said, "You'd better remember what you said today. You are not allowed to arbitrarily capture people for experiments in the future, not even the natives in the Amazon rainforest! Also, I want to take away these natives from the office building!"