Uplifting Journey

In a confidential research base in Germany, an experiment closely watched by a large number of researchers is underway.

In the clean white sterile room, the simple arrow fixed on the mechanical arm moved smoothly, and the not-so-sharp edge pierced the right forearm of the strong man who was firmly restrained on the platform.

".Volunteer's heartbeat frequency increased." ". No active substances were found on the recovery arrow, but the third type of virus was detected in the volunteer's wound, and the process of virus emergence could not be recorded." "The cells in the volunteer's arm began to mutate, and the blood sugar concentration It's falling rapidly!"

In the monitoring room behind the one-way transparent partition, many researchers recorded and analyzed every detail change of the strong man's body with the help of a large number of instruments in the laboratory.

Being lightly pricked by an arrow, in theory, he should only suffer a little flesh injury and bleed, but in reality, the man who participated in the experiment was trembling all over, and his health indicators began to fluctuate violently.

The virus that seemed to appear out of nowhere spread rapidly along the man's blood. Countless cells mutated after being eroded by the virus, and a large number of cells died directly and released more viruses.

The volunteer's muscular body, starting from the bloody arm, was weakening and relaxing at a speed that was almost visible to the naked eye.

".The rate of physical deterioration has been increasing, and there is no sign of improvement. It is judged to be repulsive." "Connect to the life support system, and the threshold of vital signs judgment is raised to one level, and the healer is notified to be in place."

A small door of the laboratory opened quickly, and Dongfang Jousuke, who was combing the hair of the plane and covered with a blue-red phantom, walked in. He rushed to the edge of the platform in two steps and pressed his hand on the trembling man's chest.

As long as the ability does not act on the self or the inanimate target in cognition, the terrifying recovery ability of the crazy diamond is enough to instantly restore a person whose body has been blown to pieces, and the life failure caused by mere virus erosion is not a problem at all.

However, although Higashika Josuke wanted to heal the volunteer in front of him immediately, the pre-negotiated experiment process and the instructions of the researchers forced him to hold back and wait for the indicator light on the instrument next to him to change.

With the passage of time, all the cells and tissues in the volunteer's body were distorted by the lesions caused by the arrow. Seeing that his vitality was getting weaker and weaker, the kind-hearted Dongfang Jousuke couldn't help becoming anxious.

Fortunately, the detection and judgment of the survival of life was also determined by referring to the current recognition ability of Crazy Diamond. When the volunteers were so angry, Dongfang Jousuke, who was about to abandon the instructions and go straight to treatment, saw the indicator light turn green. He immediately changed his mind and activated the special ability of Crazy Diamond.

That is, while activating the healing ability, Dongfang Josuke was slightly stunned—he saw a dim military dagger appear out of thin air in the volunteer's hand, but the dagger disappeared into the air in the next moment.

"Stand-in. The experiment was successful?" After seeing the volunteer's body quickly recovering to a healthy state, Higashika Josuke turned his head and gestured to the observation room - it is impossible to observe things like a stand-in with ordinary instruments.

After completing the preliminary collation and analysis of the data, and conducting follow-up tests after the volunteers regained consciousness, Joseph and the others finally confirmed the success of the avatar awakening experiment—this is far from the first experiment with arrows, but they successfully produced Substitutes are extremely rare.

The stand-in arrow has a set of potential identification mechanisms. The conditions that appear when stabbing different people are not exactly the same. Sometimes the abnormal phenomenon cannot be seen when it hits a vital point and creates a fatal injury. of complete collapse.

Many experiments have only confirmed that under the phenomenon of virus infection, the experimenter has a certain probability of waking up the substitute after being deeply eroded into the whole body, but in this case, the experimenter's life is hanging by a thread. Insurance, it is also very difficult to successfully awaken the double.

What's even more amazing is that for people who have actually contacted the arrow without awakening the double, the second experiment can't trigger the abnormal phenomenon anyway. It seems that the arrow itself refuses to repeat the trial on the same target.

Fortunately, behind the research base is a collective composed of a large number of top human forces such as the Joestar family. With the power behind Joseph and the others, it is not difficult to select trustworthy personnel, just like special soldiers who have obtained a dagger like that.

But even with an endless supply of volunteers, Joseph and the others were cautious when conducting the double awakening experiment, and did not intend to expand the scale of the experiment at all——

Because the awakening of the substitute brings not only power, but also subtle distortions on the spiritual level and inexplicable entanglement of the threads of fate.

Cheng Bin's preliminary experiments after touching the stand-in organization revealed the characteristics of many stand-in messengers. Joseph and the others, who have been studying stand-ins for many years, naturally have more in-depth research results. This is why Cheng Bin is willing to reach a certain tacit understanding with them. reason.

Even loyal fighters who have undergone brainwashing education since childhood, there is a certain chance of xinxing changes after awakening the double, and this change will become more and more obvious with the use of the double. The reason for this change is unknown, and most people The performance before and after the change can't find any commonality at all.

The only thing that can be called a rule is the ability of the stand-in messenger itself——

Decades of data statistics and the recent experiments on double awakening have confirmed that the ability of the double is closely related to the life experience and spiritual will of the owner. The formation of this ability seems to depend entirely on the subjective life of the experimenter, and it cannot even be brought about by temporary hypnosis. Altered by mental distortion.

As an example, people who have been attacking tanks for more than ten years have a higher probability of awakening as a tank double. Even if they are brainwashed into long-range assassins on the eve of awakening, this ability awakening trend cannot be changed.

The only exceptions are those whose temperament has undergone subtle changes, just like the latest experimenter——

As a mere combat instructor, his awakened stand-in looks like a military dagger, but he possesses a weird ability that looks like a special "unlock" for thieves-in actual tests, this stand-in dagger can be touched, Unlock the "lock" identified by the stand-in messenger as having a material entity in a form that does not cause any damage or trace.

In the follow-up rigorous psychological measurement, the mental body drawn by the unlocker in the multi-dimensional personality coordinate system showed obvious deformation, and the core outline did bring some characteristics of "thief".

Fortunately, this change is gradual. So far, there has not been a direct mutation of the memory personality into another appearance. The cautiousness of the volunteer selection process has greatly reduced the potential risk. The actual situation of the current stand-in analysis experiment is good Still under control—

The platform where the volunteers lie in the laboratory has fewer hidden killing devices than the place where the little black cat is not imprisoned, and it has also been specially modified to match the special ability of Crazy Diamond. Any danger will be destroyed. Resolutely nip it in the bud.

However, further special experiments in the future are not easy to do in this way——

"Mr. Polnareff, is this really okay?"

Dongfang Jousuke, who was holding a new arrow shaft in his hand, looked at the arrow with some hesitation, then he glanced at Joseph and Boingo who were discussing something next to him, turned around and said to the silver-haired man standing in front of him: "Although the Others didn't have any special reaction during the experiment, but that guy specifically mentioned you."

"Didn't the kid's prophecy say that nothing will happen?" Polnareff, who summoned the silver chariot in the open field, smiled indifferently, "Although Cheng Bin is mysterious, I still want to trust my intuition. , anyway, it’s just a light prick. Even if you’re seriously injured, wouldn’t you still be there?”

"Okay." Dongfang Jousuke, who was trusted by the opponent, took a deep breath, and then extended his arrow-holding hand to the silver chariot——

The experiment of piercing the silver chariot with arrows was proposed by the weird black cat who mixed in. The purpose seems to be to verify the particularity of the silver chariot or the difference between different arrows, although I don’t know what the other party’s experiment is based on. What, but the relevant experimental plan to explore the interaction between arrows and doubles has already existed, and there is nothing inappropriate for the silver chariot to join.

In other words, if there are any special circumstances, Polnareff, who has already verified his character, has a higher degree of trust, is firm in his will, and has a very low risk of mental distortion again, is a more suitable candidate for the experiment.

It's just that during this period of time Higashika Josuke's combat instructor is Polnareff. As a middle school student who knows how to fight, he was brutally tortured by the silver chariot with extremely powerful speed and skill. The powerful silver-haired man with a chivalrous spirit was quite respectful, and he was somewhat worried about using him as an experiment—after all, he had observed the miserable conditions of many volunteers in front of him.

As the arrows that could stimulate the substitute gradually approached the silver chariot, Joseph, who could see the substitute, and the others focused their attention.

In the tense attention of everyone, the simple arrow pierced the tough outer armor of the silver chariot easily like a hot knife cutting through butter.