The Spider Queen
Author: HopelesslyRomantic
Chapter 178: Containment Breach
(Hydra Star System) (Unknown Location- Secret Laboratory) Zachary hid under his bed in fear as he listened to the facility's AI unit continue to ring out an alarm. He was a member of a team of scientists working on Project Rhat'ets with the position of research assistant. It was the middle of the night and he had woken up to the sounds of panicked screams and what appeared to be plasma shots being fired continuously.
The lights above his bed were flashing bright red, and he could also hear the heavy footsteps of armed guards running through the nearby hallways.
This was madness.
All of the experiments should have been heavily sedated at all times in order to prevent any accidents from occurring. No one 'mew what kind of changes in behaviour would occur when crossing the DNA of a human with that of an Insectoid.
Zachary could not help but secretly think that those horrific monsters should never see the light of day.... The recent breakthroughs using the new samples of genetic material obtained from the battles at the border produced stronger hybrids than the previous batch.
The turning point was using a vial of purplish blood obtained from the body of an Insectoid commander after his death at the hands of an Imperial officer. Images from the battlefield showed that this alien was over eight feet in height with four translucent wings that enabled him to fly short distances. His metallic exoskeleton was resistant to most physical based attacks and his five long pincers, ten compound eyes and two blade-like scythes for arms made him a nightmare to face. Before his death, this Insectoid had managed to eliminate an entire squad of qi tide stage cultivators all by himself. So far only three individuals had survived the gene-splicing procedure performed using the Insectoid commander's DNA, and they were named the zero generation. Although they were still far from being effective weapons, it was certainly a step in the right direction. But still.... the intelligence of even the most successful hybrids created by the scientist were not any higher than that of newborn infants. Something just wasn't right about this containment breach. How could they possibly escape without outside help? Zachary reached under his bed and pulled out a small laser knife that he usually used for dissecting tissue samples. It was unlikely to be of any real help if one of those freaks actually came into his room but feeling of a warm blade in his hand was oddly comforting. Ding! Zachary glanced down at his communicator and saw three messages sent from the emergency broadcast channel. (Attention All Units!) (Attention All Units!)
The lights above his bed were flashing bright red, and he could also hear the heavy footsteps of armed guards running through the nearby hallways.
This was madness.
All of the experiments should have been heavily sedated at all times in order to prevent any accidents from occurring. No one 'mew what kind of changes in behaviour would occur when crossing the DNA of a human with that of an Insectoid.
Zachary could not help but secretly think that those horrific monsters should never see the light of day.... The recent breakthroughs using the new samples of genetic material obtained from the battles at the border produced stronger hybrids than the previous batch.
The turning point was using a vial of purplish blood obtained from the body of an Insectoid commander after his death at the hands of an Imperial officer. Images from the battlefield showed that this alien was over eight feet in height with four translucent wings that enabled him to fly short distances. His metallic exoskeleton was resistant to most physical based attacks and his five long pincers, ten compound eyes and two blade-like scythes for arms made him a nightmare to face. Before his death, this Insectoid had managed to eliminate an entire squad of qi tide stage cultivators all by himself. So far only three individuals had survived the gene-splicing procedure performed using the Insectoid commander's DNA, and they were named the zero generation. Although they were still far from being effective weapons, it was certainly a step in the right direction. But still.... the intelligence of even the most successful hybrids created by the scientist were not any higher than that of newborn infants. Something just wasn't right about this containment breach. How could they possibly escape without outside help? Zachary reached under his bed and pulled out a small laser knife that he usually used for dissecting tissue samples. It was unlikely to be of any real help if one of those freaks actually came into his room but feeling of a warm blade in his hand was oddly comforting. Ding! Zachary glanced down at his communicator and saw three messages sent from the emergency broadcast channel. (Attention All Units!) (Attention All Units!)