Chapter 965: 965 Analyzing Chaos

Max had the androids spread out the bodies on the field outside the entrance to the shuttle and then get to work stripping off the armour and analyzing it for signs of uniform corruption that might be linked to the other layer.

They hadn't spent any serious time there yet, so there was a definite chance that they hadn't noticed a corrupting influence on their own equipment that would need to be counteracted to avoid ending up like these mindless berserkers.

The findings were amazing, even if they were largely inconclusive. It looked like these fighters came from a half dozen different species at the start, but they had all been evolving in the same direction as they were corrupted. 

All of the mutations led them toward the path of a mindless close combat warrior, increasing their strength, agility, and the density of their bones.