Purple star beetle (5)
We finally discovered something suspicious, and we couldn't let another team get there first.
Xia Shuxing said anxiously, "Shall we go in quickly?"
He is not a patient person and is very competitive. How could he tolerate others being one step ahead of him?
Shi Jianxia frowned slightly. "Don't worry, there's something strange going on in there. I lost contact after my mimic went in."
The situation was almost identical to the one Meng Ji had encountered with Baili Xuanyao in the previous League Five Points Tournament.
But at that time, it was Baili Xuanyao's mimicry field that isolated Meng Ji's aura.
There's no way a Zerg field could appear here, right? That's a power only possessed by a very small number of S-rank Zerg or higher, like the Blood Moon field created by the SS-rank cattail flies that coexisted with Jun Xiaoyi in Jun's Landing.
But that can only be regarded as a semi-finished product. The cattail fly is restricted by the core of the star, and its power is almost gone. Naturally, its domain is full of mistakes and omissions, and it even succumbs to the domain of the core of the star.
Wen Qiuqiu looked at the group of people who had already entered Renxin Hospital and asked, "What should we do now?"
If mimicry exploration doesn't work, it means everything in the hospital is unknown and the risk is greatly increased.
Receiving inquiring glances from Xia Shuxing and Wen Qiuqiu at the same time, Shi Jianxia hesitated for a few seconds before finally saying, "Go in."
You have to enter early or late, and hesitation will only waste time.
Jun Xiaoyi also agreed with her decision.
Xia Shuxing suddenly became happy.
It was rare for him to be so in agreement with everyone else.
Shi Wu Yu glanced at him, then looked away properly, pretending that he had done nothing just now.
Xia Shuxing was very perceptive and immediately asked, "Why are you looking at me?"
Shi Wuyu was caught off guard when he met his gaze. He felt a little guilty, but he pretended to be calm and said, "Nothing."
It would be too rude to directly say that Xia Shuxing is like a pet dog that only gets approval from its owner.
Xia Shuxing leaned back and looked him over carefully. "Why do I feel like I've seen you somewhere before?"
Shi Wuyu: “?”
If expressions could be visualized, there should be a huge question mark on his forehead right now.
Shi Wuyu said politely, "I haven't seen you before."
Xia Shuxing's expression was visibly hesitant, but suddenly an idea struck him, and he opened his eyes wide and said, "Master Wu Yu! SS-level mimicry!"
His sudden rise in voice drew the attention of Shi Jianxia and the other two, and when they heard him say "SS level", they all turned their eyes to Shi Wuyu.
"SS-level?" Shi Jianxia's voice rose.
If she remembered correctly, she had previously met Shen Yanjia, a talented freshman from Beilie Military Academy, in the League Five Points Tournament, but he only possessed S+ level mimicry.
Shi Wuyu blinked and said, "That's the theory."
"Actually..." Jun Xiaoyi continued.
"Actually, I'm a newbie." Shi Wuyu replied calmly.
A person with level five abilities was trapped on a crooked tree by two level three parasites and couldn't move. Is there anything more tragic than this?
Shi Jianxia Ren smiled, "It's not important, let's go in?"
After saying that, she remembered that the Feng Yan Military Academy team had entered Renxin Hospital, and couldn't help but ask, "Do you want to go with the Feng Yan Military Academy people?"
Shi Wuyu shook his head and said under Xia Shuxing's slightly scrutinizing gaze, "I feel safer traveling with you."
He saw Shi Jianxia easily deal with two level three parasites just now, and when Xia Shuxing asked Shi Jianxia whether her combat level had reached level four, she admitted it.
This is the freshman midterm exam.
He has already become a level 4 ability user in his freshman year, which means he is definitely not an ordinary person.
Shi Wuyu, who never visits forums or likes gossip and spends every day struggling to remember the colors of potions, is unaware of Shi Jianxia's "great achievements" on the Lianwu Exchange Forum.
Xia Shuxing: "Oh?"
Although he liked to hear this, he felt like a sucker, having to lead a weakling from another military academy in a dangerous exam.
Shi Wu Yu blinked innocently.
"That's okay, let's go!" Shi Jianxia said.
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The five people left the rooftop of the building and entered Renxin Hospital through the main entrance.
As we got closer, the surrounding situation became clearer.
Several people found that the ground covered with rubble and moss had a thick layer of black stains that were almost glued to the moss and had a strange stench.
The door of the outpatient department was open, and the door frame was slightly deformed, as if it had been hit by some creature with great force, leaving a strange dent.
Jun Xiaoyi stretched out his fist and gestured at the dent, "This looks like it was made by someone punching it."
There were fingerprints, but they were abnormally large.
“Crack!”
Several people turned their heads at the same time.
Shi Wuyu was tapping his smart camera when he met several pairs of eyes. He said rather embarrassedly, "My memory isn't very good, please forgive me."
Xia Shuxing turned his head back and asked, "Who would throw a punch here?"
Even if you want to break in violently, hitting the door from this angle will not only fail to open the door, but will cause the security system to activate the anti-intrusion function and completely lock the door.
Now, the door is open.
Of course, it is possible that the Zerg Investigation Department discovered an insect outbreak here and opened the gate for rescue and investigation.
Shi Jianxia shrugged, "Who could have guessed that? Let's go inside and take a look, maybe we can find the answer."
Wen Qiuqiu suddenly asked, "What kind of insect species is the purple star beetle?"
There are many types of Zerg, with tens of thousands of species currently known.
All majors in the military academy have a theoretical course on the types, abilities, and habits of Zerg. The content is extensive and complex, and it is a closed-book exam.
This practical exam also covered the application of this course, but in terms of the scope of what they learned, there was no insect species such as the purple star beetle.
Jun Xiaoyi explained, "Purple star blister beetles are parasitic insects. The fluid they secrete from their limbs is highly toxic. Even a small amount can corrode human skin and cause ulcers. They can also take advantage of the ulcers to burrow into the body, devour the internal organs, and release purple star toxins to control the human brain."
"It takes about six to eight hours for them to complete the parasitic process. During this period, the infected person will not only suffer from skin ulcers, but also feel itchy all over the body, pain in the internal organs, and may fall into a coma without realizing it."
At this point, Jun Xiaoyi paused and said, "The content related to the purple star blister beetle should be in the Zerg Theory course in the second semester of the freshman year."
Shi Wuyu looked at the surveillance camera beside him and said, "Instructor, the test is beyond the syllabus~"
On the other side of the surveillance camera, Chief Instructor Feng Yan was caught off guard by a pair of wide eyes: "..."
Shi Wuyu quickly stood up, stroking his chin as he spoke, "If I remember correctly, the Purple Star Blister Beetle invaded Purple Mist Star. How come there's a Purple Star Blister Beetle parasite here?"
Purple Mist Star and Mosasaur Star are separated by half of the federation, and the symptoms after being parasitized by the Purple Star Blister Beetle are obvious, so it is impossible to pass the inspection of the interstellar port. The possibility of accidentally drifting to Mosasaur Star is almost zero.
Xia Shuxing asked curiously, "Don't you have a bad memory?"
Shi Wu Yu blinked, "Then I haven't forgotten my name either! I still remember some common sense things very clearly."
Xia Shuxing: "..."
The origin of the purple star blister beetle is Purple Mist Star. Is this common sense?
"As long as you are happy." Xia Shuxing chose to mute the microphone.
Jun Xiaoyi took a few steps back and looked up at the four rusty characters "Renxin Hospital" on the top floor of the inpatient building.
"I haven't seen any information about the purple star blister beetle, but there's no mention of this hospital."
To be precise, there is no such insect-occupied area.
All the information related to the purple star blister only mentions the purple mist star, and because the parasitic characteristics of the purple star blister are too obvious, except for the initial period of time when it caused an insect outbreak in many hospitals, the situation was quickly brought under control, and research on the parasites of the purple star blister is also limited.
Wen Qiuqiu was listening to them talking when she suddenly realized that there was no one around her. She immediately looked up and asked, "Where did Xia Xia go?"
"It's there." Xia Shuxing pointed into the hall.
Shi Jianxia was standing in front of a wall, his arms folded across his chest, wondering what he was thinking.
There are photos hanging on the wall, which are of the doctors of Renxin Hospital. From the director to the doctors in various departments, it seems that they are all here.
The photos are framed and mounted on the wall, so they have not been damaged over the years. Below them are introductions to the doctors and their achievements in the medical field.
When a few people came over, they happened to hear Shi Jianxia saying a certain name - Hua Beichen.
Wen Qiuqiu searched through a row of photos and found that it was the director of Renxin Hospital, a middle-aged man in a white coat, with a simple crew cut and a very kind face.
"What's wrong?" Jun Xiaoyi asked.
"I always feel like I've seen this person somewhere, and the name sounds familiar." Shi Jianxia replied.
Xia Shuxing raised his chin. "I know this guy. He's the chief researcher of Dream Technology's semi-parasitic resuscitation treatment chamber. He's been very popular in the Federation in the past two years. It's said that the treatment chamber he developed allows semi-parasites to communicate and provide feedback in the virtual world."
After his reminder, the vague sense of familiarity in Shi Jianxia's memory suddenly became clear.
That's right, she had seen a promotional poster in the underground parking lot of the Shuiyuanxing Chamber of Commerce Building. It was a picture of Hua Beichen smilingly introducing the semi-parasitic resuscitation treatment cabin.
"It turns out that he used to be the dean here." Xia Shuxing asked curiously.
"Looking at the photos on the wall, he should have been the director of Renxin Hospital when the insect plague broke out. He was lucky not to be implicated."
"Why do they say that those who survive a great disaster will be blessed in the future?" Jun Xiaoyi replied casually.
As they were talking, a terrified scream suddenly came from the back of the hospital, startling everyone.
Shi Wuyu frowned slightly, "Did the team that came in before us encounter something?"
They exchanged a quick glance, and Shi Jianxia said, "Go and take a look!"
She still made arrangements without any concern: "Shi Wuyu, follow Xia Shuxing closely. Xiaoyi, you follow Qiuqiu."
Shi Wu Yu nodded obediently, opened the medicine box slung over his waist, and took out a potion from it. He originally wanted to give it to Shi Jianxia, but after seeing the color of the potion, he hesitated.
While hesitating, Shi Jianxia had already entered the corridor and ran towards the back.
Xia Shuxing reluctantly pulled the "noob" beside him and warned, "Don't hold us back later."
Shi Wuyu said slowly, "Oh!" and handed the potion in his hand to him. "Slowing potion, here you go."
Xia Shuxing thought of the two parasites behaving crazily under the crooked tree, and felt that this dish was not so useless, so he accepted it without hesitation.
There was only one scream. Shi Jianxia followed the sound and found that it was an elevator. The numbers outside the iron door were still changing.
-2 floors.
-3 floors.
-4 floors.
Stopped.
Wen Qiuqiu and Jun Xiaoyi stopped behind Shi Jianxia.
Wen Qiuqiu was surprised, "I don't know how long this place has been abandoned, but the elevator is still usable?"
"It's possible that the energy block installed inside still has residual energy." Jun Xiaoyi guessed.
"The fourth floor underground?" Jun Xiaoyi rubbed his arms. "Isn't that the morgue?"
Xia Shuxing, who followed over: "..."
Shi Jianxia took a step forward and pressed the up and down keys. Another elevator slowly opened, and a strong smell of blood hit him in the face.
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