"Now that you mention it, I remember. We came to find you for a reason: the plague. There's plague in the base!"

As if he had just remembered, Du Chong clapped his hands together and stood up with a whoosh.

"plague?"

Jiang Ruan recalled that when she first arrived, the person from "Dongyang" had said the same thing.

Looks like it's almost done!

"Yes, the plague. Our food supplies have been almost entirely infected. Even if we salvage them, there's probably not much left. As for our other weapons and equipment, the damage from chewing and biting is also devastating."

But that's not the main issue. Some of our team members seem to be experiencing health problems. We've already sent people to detain those players with health issues; now we'll see how we handle it!

Du Chong was somewhat saddened, as he had recruited these team members himself.

Although they hid some food underground for their own selfish interests, they provoked these mutated rats while digging the burrow.

But he is willing to believe that if given another chance, they would not do this and would definitely consider the bigger picture.

Therefore, he wanted to ask Jiang Ruan to save his life, because she was the only one with healing abilities.

"Approximately how many people are infected?" Jiang Ruan naturally had no idea what Du Chong was thinking.

"Thirteen people."

This point is indeed made in a concrete and true way by Du Chong.

"This person..."

"Are you sure all thirteen of them are infected? Or are you just blind and haven't seen clearly?" Gu An scrutinized Du Chong's eyes, and the scheming in his eyes did not escape Gu An's notice.

He had reasonable grounds to suspect that Du Chong was hiding something.

"No, no, we've checked them all. Those people all have bite marks from rats. They're definitely infected, no doubt about it."

Du Chong was somewhat flustered. He glanced at Gu An, trying his best to maintain his balance, thinking, "Does he know? What have these people done?"

"That's good." Gu An didn't ask any further questions, and Du Chong breathed a sigh of relief.

"In that case, we should take a good look. Let's go, find out what kind of plague it is, and remember to isolate them, as this kind of thing is probably contagious."

Jiang Ruan thought for a moment, then took out masks and gloves from her pocket and gave some to the others as well.

Du Chong was stunned. Jiang Ruan stuffed the items into his hand and told him that he was used to carrying these things in his pocket during the pandemic.

He then looked as if he understood.

When the group arrived at the place where the suspected plague patients were being held, they realized that things had gone far beyond what they had previously understood.

Thirteen people, their faces flushed, were vomiting, with swollen lymph nodes in their necks and coughing incessantly. Some were already unconscious and lying on the ground, it was unclear whether they were dead or had fainted.

"What happened? It's only been a short time, how did it get so serious?" Du Chong hurriedly asked one of the guards at the door.

"No, I don't know. I was just chatting with the people inside. I don't know what happened, but suddenly they changed. They started acting strangely, like they weren't normal."

One of the guards panicked, and in his panic, he even felt unwell all over.

He raised his arm, which was covered with tiny red dots, causing intense itching.

Du Chong took a step back and bumped into Zhang Yang behind him. However, this time he didn't retort with his sharp tongue. He just looked ahead and felt that this epidemic was somewhat troublesome.

“Ah Ruan, it is indeed the plague. This is not something you can handle alone. I have already notified headquarters, and they will send people to deal with it soon.”

Gu An had already notified headquarters the moment he heard the word "plague." They quickly responded that the outbreak was spreading throughout the country, and the source had not yet been found.

There is a shortage of antibiotics to treat the plague, and efforts are being made to coordinate with international partners to see if some can be allocated.

Jiang Ruan nodded; she had always known that Gu An was no ordinary person.

"However, given the current rate of spread, if we let it go unchecked, I'm afraid many people in the base will be infected, and that would be terrible."

Jiang Ruan's concerns were not unfounded. Gu An also knew that the enormous damage caused by the plague in the previous life had put immense pressure on humanity's later fight against the zombies.

Therefore, in this life, they do not want the tragedy to repeat itself.

"In the quarantine zone, right now, everyone in the entire base who hasn't been in contact with these people, or who hasn't been within five meters of them, should be expelled."

Those infected should remain at the base until a treatment is developed, at which point they will be treated individually. As for any obstruction they may cause during this time, we can discuss that further.

Gu An thought about it and concluded that this was the best solution at present.

"Okay, this method can not only avoid multiple infections and increase the number of infected and infected people, but also effectively slow down and reduce the mortality rate. It is indeed a good method."

Jiang Ruan nodded heavily and exchanged a smile with Gu An.

Jiang Ruan then continued to give instructions.

"Zhang Yang, try contacting Li Ming first. Make sure you find him. If you really can't find him, then we'll talk. We can't lose a single one of our people."

"As for Hua Yi and Xia Xia, you two will temporarily help Du Chong move the crowd and try to get them to Jiang Yan's base before dark."

I will explain the situation to him, and he won't refuse.

Upon hearing the instructions, Du Chong immediately clasped his hands in thanks, "Miss Jiang Ruan, I really didn't expect you... Ah, with a helper like you, we are willing to go through fire and water. We will follow your orders."

He finished speaking and immediately left with his men; there were only three or four hours left before nightfall. He had to complete his mission as soon as possible.

"Ruan Ruan, I'm going with Hua Yi now. Take care of yourself." An Xia walked to Jiang Ruan's side and hugged her.

After the apocalypse, An Xia truly realized that nothing could compare to the bond between her and Jiang Ruan. Therefore, the only reason she was willing to listen to her was because Jiang Ruan wouldn't treat her like a mere ornament.

Of course, Huayi is one of them!

"It's just the two of us left. What are our plans now?" Gu An had witnessed how powerful Jiang Ruan was in his previous life.

Therefore, he almost felt that Jiang Ruan had returned to her original form.

What he feared was that no one would love him for his appearance.

But when Jiang Ruan turned her head and looked at him with a radiant smile, he once again didn't care whether she loved him or not; as long as he loved her, that was enough.

That remaining goodwill was enough for him.

"Of course, the two of us will protect them. They will act when it gets dark, which is when the zombies are most likely to act impulsively, so we must kill them all as soon as possible."

Jiang Ruan spoke with a smile, and Gu An listened with a smile as well.

“Okay, I think that’s a good idea. But what about these people? I think this guard is probably infected without even realizing it.”

Gu An pointed to the guard who had suddenly collapsed like a corpse.

"Him? Let's wait for the reagents. But I remember that plague is mainly an infectious disease caused by Yersinia pestis. Once plague is diagnosed, aminoglycoside antibiotics should be given in time, such as gentamicin sulfate injection or streptomycin sulfate for injection."

"I need to ask Wanmei to see if she has a solution."