What Is This?

After George left, the other mutants did not return. It was unsure whether they had been led away by Joseph to other places. Seizing this opportunity, Lucille put Hendric on the ground and reached out to take his pulse. The situation was grim. There were five little holes left by needles on Hendric's arm, indicating that George had injected him with five shots! Lucille had no idea what George had specifically injected into Hendric, and it was futile to attempt stopping it now. Immediate surgery was needed! However, they were in the wild, and she had no appropriate tools at hand to perform a surgery! Frowning, Lucille had to resort to a compromise. She made a cross-mark wound on each of Hendric's hands. As she made these cuts, blood immediately gushed out. Quietly, Lucille observed Hendric by the side. There were changes in Hendric's body indicating mutation. His originally chubby body had begun to harden. If this continued, she would not be far from becoming a mutant! As a result of be