After listening to Ou Qi's words, Jiang Cheng fell silent, as did all the researchers in the room. Everyone felt their throats dry, their noses sting, and they had an urge to burst into tears.
Looking at the weak Oqi, a feeling of sadness permeated the entire room. Anyone could see the despair and sorrow in Oqi's eyes.
His heart was already dead; he had no attachment to living in this world anymore.
Even the idea of asking Jiang Cheng if there was any possibility of them recovering through scientific research disappeared.
As a researcher, he probably knew very well that once the body mutated, reversing the process would be a pipe dream with current technology.
Degeneration takes countless times longer than evolution because genetic mutations are irreversible.
Jiang Cheng didn't know what to say. He rubbed his cheeks in frustration. From the moment the Federation Era began, he knew that he would have to witness countless tragedies, but he didn't expect that day to come so soon.
“Thank you very much, Ochi, deputy leader of the Arctic station observation team. I will remember your name... and humanity will remember your name in the future. All those who take the lead will be recorded in human history. Rest assured, we will do our best to provide your family with a superior life, and the same goes for others. Their children will be the children of heroes and will receive the best education in the future. I guarantee this in my name as the deputy commander.”
Just now, after delivering that long speech, Ouqi was finding it difficult to maintain full consciousness. He was clearly gazing at Jiang Cheng, but his eyes would occasionally become unfocused before returning to focus, repeating this cycle over and over again.
He was probably finding it very difficult to control his body right now.
"Th...thank you." Och squeezed out the two words from his throat, and continued, "So, I'm going to be free from this suffering? That's great, I've been waiting for this moment for so long, I'm finally going to be free."
"If you want, I'll arrange it right away." Jiang Cheng suddenly lowered his head.
Behind him was a group of the most elite federal researchers, the backbone of the fight for Earth, and every move Jiang Cheng made was under their watchful eyes.
Being a leader is never easy. Jiang Cheng, despite his suppressed emotions, had to maintain a clear head and absolute rationality, and he was not allowed to make any rash moves.
Ochi had already closed his eyes, and after a while, he slowly opened them again. During this period of silence, the room fell into a long silence, as if everyone knew that he still had things to say goodbye for.
But in the end, he said nothing. He just stared blankly at the white ceiling, where the light bulbs were very bright, casting a pure white light in front of him. In the light, he saw the city of his dreams, perhaps a paradise without any pain.
Everything was hazy and indistinct.
Nothing matters anymore.
He wanted to sleep for a while.
"Commander Jiang, request an injection of sedatives."
"Let's get the injection."
After uttering those three words, Jiang Cheng silently returned to the group of researchers, casually pulled up a chair and sat down. However, he did not look at the injection process, probably because witnessing such a scene would be cruel to both the living and the dead.
In a sacred and solemn atmosphere, the sedative was slowly injected into the gaps in Ochi's scales through the front end of the robotic arm, entering his bloodstream.
Ochi closed his eyes and never woke up again.
The gleaming scalpel reappeared, and the chip behind his neck was removed, still stained with blood.
This process of falling into a deep sleep will not be too painful. This should be the last thing Jiang Cheng can do for Ouqi in the final stages of his life.
Having accomplished all that, there were still many things to do. However, the oppressive atmosphere had reached near-negative levels, and he felt he needed to go out for some fresh air.
Jiang Cheng then stood up and walked towards the door.
Many researchers turned around at that moment to look at the young leader's back.
His silhouette looked somewhat forlorn.
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