"How is the city lord doing now?"
Chu Xinxin rushed to the city lord's mansion with the barrier agent as soon as possible.
The city lord was tied to a chair and looked normal on the outside, but the zombie virus had infected 30% of his body!
It had only been two hours since he was bitten.
This has exceeded their expectations.
Normally, such data would only appear two days after infection by the zombie virus.
"Professor Chu, here you go."
Wei Yan handed the syringe to Chu Xinxin and then pressed down on the city lord's arm.
If the infected area remains unchanged within three hours after the injection of the barrier agent, it means that the barrier agent is effective.
Then, within 48 hours, the infected area will gradually decrease to less than one ten-thousandth.
Three hours later, the city lord's infected area stopped at 30%.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief for the time being.
After 24 hours, the city lord's infected area remained unchanged at 30%.
Time passed slowly, but the infected area remained high.
"How long has Professor Chu been in the lab?" Jack, the city lord's attendant, asked.
"It's been about six hours."
"Send someone over to check..."
Before Jack could finish speaking, Chu Xinxin entered: "The city lord's blood test results are in; his blood contains an unknown virus..."
Wei Yan connected his AI to the display screen, which showed diagrams of the structures of two viruses—
One is the known zombie virus, and the other is the one that the city lord is currently infected with.
The latter structure is more than three times more complex than the former!
Chu Xinxin's expression was very serious: "Evolution is an inevitable process for all living things, and the zombie virus is no exception. The virus that infected the city lord may have undergone genetic mutation. The existing blocking agents can only temporarily alleviate the spread, but cannot completely eliminate it."
After a certain period of time, no matter how many times the same type of blocking agent is injected, it will still not prevent the city lord from being completely consumed by the virus...
Jack was very anxious: "Professor Chu, do you have any solutions?"
"Find a new type of adhesive to upgrade the efficacy of existing barrier agents."
Chu Xinxin took out a document from her folder: "So, I'm applying to go to the 11th District to pioneer the land."
"Can't!"
"no!"
Director Wu and the city lord both refused.
What a joke! They would love to build a castle to protect a national treasure like Chu Xinxin.
Send her to pioneer the 11th district?
Absolutely impossible.
"Lord of the city, I'm not doing this just for you."
Chu Xinxin calmly and rationally analyzed: "Have you ever thought that the fact that the team of superhumans was able to evade the inspection by the experienced inspectors at the city gate and the detection of reagents means that the level of evolution of the virus they carry has long exceeded the controllable range of us humans!"
If other squads are carrying this virus, the entire S base will be infected!
"A new type of adhesive, send the superhumans to find it." The city lord's eyes were a little red, clearly indicating that his immune system was fiercely fighting against the zombie virus.
“It’s too late,” Chu Xinxin immediately retorted. “The new barrier agent needs time to develop, and the city lord’s current condition can only last for ten days at most.”
"Let me think about it..."
Chu Xinxin retorted, "City Lord, time is life, the life of all mankind. Please agree."
Director Wu hesitated for a moment, then sighed deeply: "City Lord, Professor Chu has been researching the new type of barrier agent..."
The implication is that replacing them with someone else wouldn't be very effective.
Jack also advised, "Lord, General Si Beiting and his 01 Squad are still at the base. You can ask him to protect Professor Chu."
The city lord lowered his head and thought for a few seconds before finally approving Chu Xinxin's application.
......
Departure time is scheduled for two hours later.
"General, what is the mission this time?"
David looked at the well-equipped armored vehicle, which was considered the best in history, and asked Si Beiting.
"Escort a professor to find a certain medicine."
Si Beiting was wiping an AK47 rifle.
"This task isn't that difficult, is it?"
Although pioneering Area 11 was somewhat difficult, it wasn't like they hadn't been there before. Si Beiting actually brought out his precious tool.
Si Beiting glanced at him, his expression somewhat grave: "The zombie virus has mutated. Existing blocking agents can only temporarily slow it down, not completely block it."
"What?!" David was startled.
Si Beiting: "Tell everyone who has set off that this operation must be carried out with extreme caution. Once the professor has found the medicine, retreat immediately."
"Which professor?"
"The higher-ups didn't say anything, they just instructed us to make sure the professor was unharmed."
"receive."
......
Two hours later, the professor finally arrived, albeit late.
"Sorry I'm late."
Chu Xinxin carried the huge box and jogged over with difficulty.
Upon hearing her voice, Si Beiting's closed eyes snapped open.
“The timing is perfect, Professor Chu!” David sat by the door, took Chu Xinxin’s suitcase with one hand, and helped her get into the car without lifting a finger.
"Thanks."
Chu Xinxin nodded gently to David and helped him into the car.
"Professor Chu, over here!"
Si Beiting, who was a step too slow, was very envious and quickly stepped forward to block David and invited Chu Xinxin to sit next to him.
Chu Xinxin didn't really want to sit down, but after looking around the entire carriage, it seemed that there was only a seat next to Si Beiting.
"Um."
Si Beiting was overjoyed. He threw the gleaming AK47 rifle on the ground and shamelessly moved closer to where Chu Xinxin was sitting.
"General."
"arrive!"
Si Beiting braced himself on the seat and leaned close to Chu Xinxin, looking at her with great anticipation in his eyes.
Chu Xinxin pushed his head away without any mercy: "Can you tell me about the general situation in Area 11?"
"Of course." Si Beiting turned his head with a grin, as if he would agree to whatever Chu Xinxin did.
"Pioneering Area 11..."
It was an extremely cold place.
Apart from zombies, there were almost no other living creatures on the ground.
Deep within District 11 lies a place known as the Valley of Death. Passing through the Valley of Death leads to the City of the Dead.
That place is the origin of all tragedy.
The base's leaders also sent several small teams to investigate, but they found nothing.
"The Valley of Death, from afar, is littered with corpses."
"Some people have also done experiments. They tied a monitor to a horse, and the horse went crazy halfway through the race, repeatedly banging its head against the wall until it died."
"The dents in the foreheads of the skeletons on the ground prove that everyone who went in died in this way."
After Si Beiting finished speaking, he smiled reassuringly at Chu Xinxin: "But don't worry, I've looked at the map. What we're looking for isn't near the Valley of Death."
"Yes, thank you for your hard work." Chu Xinxin said very politely.
"It's not hard work!" Si Beiting glanced threateningly at the people peeking at them in the carriage. After they all turned away, he lowered his voice obsequiously and asked Chu Xinxin, "Professor Wei, why aren't you replying to my messages?"
Chu Xinxin glanced at him sideways and replied without changing her expression, "Oh, I forgot to tell you, I only like girls."
"Oh... um?!"
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