Chapter 18: The Cold-Blooded Sentinel's Pampered Little Guide: Damage
"stop!"
Just as the axe was about to strike Gu Shanshan's skin, the doctor, who had been silently trembling, suddenly spoke up to stop it.
Wen Ziting stopped moving, his bulging eyes glaring fiercely at the doctor.
"hiss!"
It let out a harsh roar, as if asking why.
The doctor was kind-hearted, and his medical ethics of saving lives made it impossible for him to just stand by and watch someone get hurt in front of him.
So, despite being terrified, she spoke out in a trembling voice.
"He is an important test subject. The vaccine you need needs to be tested properly on him and on various parts of his body."
"Therefore, you cannot, you must not touch him until the vaccine is successfully developed."
"There are only the three of us here. I'm going to develop a vaccine for you, as long as he's the most suitable test subject, right?"
The doctor's words made Wen Ziting pause.
After careful consideration, the doctor's words did make sense.
He angrily slammed the axe to the ground and roared at Gu Shanshan.
"roar!"
You little bitch, I'll keep you here for a few more days!
When Wen Ziting opened his mouth and roared, his mutated, shark-tooth-like oral cavity made Gu Shanshan feel nauseous.
Gu Shanshan held back, not daring to vomit in front of Wen Ziting.
Wen Ziting hated him to death. Even with the doctor's words at the moment, there was no guarantee that he wouldn't do something terrible to him in his extreme anger.
After roaring, Wen Ziting grabbed a piece of paper and scribbled a passage on it with his disgusting, scaled, and feathered hands.
His hands had almost mutated into something resembling bird claws, making his handwriting even uglier and crooked.
The note read: "If there's no progress within three days, I'll cut off your arm!"
He threw the paper at the doctor, and after seeing the doctor's terrified expression, Wen Ziting kicked Gu Shanshan hard in the stomach before leaving.
Clang!
A lock clicked shut outside.
Wen Ziting locked them from the outside.
After hearing no more of Wen Ziting's heavy footsteps, Gu Shanshan and the doctor both breathed a sigh of relief, their bodies limp as they gasped for air.
After catching her breath, Gu Shanshan looked at the doctor.
He said gratefully, "Thank you. If it weren't for you, my hands and feet would probably be cut off by now."
The axe was still lying on the ground, stained with blood.
These are likely marks left by Wen Ziting after he killed zombies. The fact that he could kill zombies so easily shows how terrifying Wen Ziting's mutation is.
The fact that he so confidently left the axe there, unafraid that they would retaliate with it, shows that Wen Ziting's abilities have become extremely strong.
"You're welcome. I don't know how long I can protect you."
As she spoke, the doctor covered her eyes with her hands and began to cry.
"I don't even know how much longer I have to live."
Seeing the doctor's grief, Gu Shanshan quickly comforted him.
"We have at least three more days. We must believe that the people at the human base will find us within these three days."
"Three days..."
The doctor murmured, his eyes lifeless.
"Too short, too short..."
No one knows when Wen Ziting will go crazy, or whether he will really wait three days and kill them all.
Gu Shanshan also knew that the hope was now slim.
But they have to have hope, don't they?
"Don't lose heart, we will definitely be able to wait for rescue."
He encouraged the doctor, "Trust me, I'm different to Gong Ye, he will definitely find me."
When Gu Shanshan said these words in her heart, she was actually not confident.
But they were the only two people left to live on, and neither of them could give up.
"Trust me. You research your vaccine. With the data Wen Ziting stole from the lab, I'm confident you can develop it. As long as Wen Ziting thinks your vaccine is effective, we can both live a little longer until Gong Ye comes to our rescue."
"Really?"
A spark ignited in the doctor's lifeless eyes.
"real!"
Gu Shanshan nodded firmly, "I never lie. I know Gong Ye will never give up on me."
The doctor was finally encouraged, and his previously lifeless expression softened considerably.
Nodding, "Okay, I believe you!"
Hearing the doctor's words, Gu Shanshan breathed a sigh of relief.
He said to the doctor, "Time cannot be wasted. Set up the tools that Wen Ziting brought and start developing the vaccine based on the data."
"good."
The doctor got up, ignoring his dirty clothes, wiped his hands clean, put on gloves, and began to work.
However, it was discovered that the blood drawn by Wen Ziting earlier could not be used.
He looked at Gu Shanshan with a troubled expression.
"The blood inside is infected and can't be used."
He said apologetically, "I need to continue drawing blood from you."
"It doesn't matter."
As long as I can survive, I'm willing to donate as much blood as I can.
Gu Shanshan moved her hand. "Go ahead and smoke. If you're still not satisfied, keep going. I'm fine."
The doctor nodded and took a clean needle, inserting it into Gu Shanshan's vein.
He didn't dare to draw too much, stopping after drawing only about 200 milliliters.
Gu Shanshan was already weak and severely malnourished, and now that she was having her blood drawn, it was like adding insult to injury.
After the blood was drawn, sugar and nutrients were not replenished in time.
Therefore, some people experienced dizziness and lightheadedness.
In a daze, Gu Shanshan pondered how far away her current location was from the human base.
He was certain that they were very, very far from the human base and in a very remote place, otherwise Wen Ziting would not have generously given the doctors three days to develop the vaccine.
Gu Shanshan's guess was correct. Due to the mutation in his body, Wen Ziting's speed increased significantly, and he carried the two of them far away from the human base.
Furthermore, there are many zombies along the way, and the traces they leave behind will soon be destroyed by the marching zombies.
Therefore, Wen Ziting was very confident and not worried that Gong Ye's people would find him quickly.
The sound of rain pattering in my ears, along with the occasional flashes of lightning and thunder.
As Gu Shanshan listened to the noisy sounds, she missed Gong Ye more than ever before.
Boom!
Another loud bang came from the sky. The huge roar startled Gu Shanshan, and she slowly closed her eyes, unable to bear it any longer.
Seeing that Gu Shanshan's face was deathly pale from the cold, and her lips were purplish and trembling, the doctor pulled out a tattered sheet from the corner and covered Gu Shanshan with it.
The next day, when Gu Shanshan woke up, she saw the doctor sitting on the ground looking dejected.
Tears were still streaming down her face.
Gu Shanshan was tied to the bed and couldn't get up, so she asked anxiously.
What's wrong?
The doctor looked at Gu Shanshan and said, "I can't make the vaccine. The vaccine was prepared by the chief physician, and he didn't have time to record it. Even if I looked at the information, I couldn't control the proportions at all, so I couldn't try to make it."
After saying this, the doctor covered his face, buried his head between his knees, and began to sob sadly.
The doctor was young, looking almost the same age as Gu Shanshan, so it was understandable that he lacked confidence and fear in this situation.
Two more days. If they can't match in two days, they'll both die.
Doctors are under a lot of psychological pressure and are more prone to breakdowns.
Gu Shanshan was also anxious, but he knew nothing about medicine.
Aside from providing blood, they can't help in any other way.
Just as he was getting anxious, a thought flashed through his mind.
Excitedly, he looked at the doctor and asked, "Do you know how to concoct catalysts? You mean those drugs that, when administered to sentinels or guides, catalyze their transformation into anthropomorphic animals?"
He remembered that it was after the director gave Gong Ye a catalyst that Gong Ye became an image-like animal.
"meeting."
The doctor nodded. "But what's the use?"
Gu Shanshan didn't answer the doctor's question, but instead asked, "Could Wen Ziting possibly know the catalyst formula?"
"impossible!"
The doctor immediately replied, "Wen Ziting is still a student at the Imperial Medical University and has not yet entered the Human Gene Research Institute. The catalyst is a drug controlled by the Human Gene Research Institute, and those who have not entered the institute cannot prepare it."
"That's good."
Gu Shanshan said, "You prepare the catalyst, then inject it directly into me. After I turn into an animal, tell Wen Ziting that it is something extracted from my body that has the ability to cause mutations, and then delay by saying that you want to develop a vaccine to restore it."
"This way, we can buy some more time."
The doctor frowned. "But this will harm your body."
If a Sentinel can apply a catalyst, and a Guide applies a catalyst to forcibly transform the image into an animal, it will cause irreversible damage to the body.
"It's okay. As long as I can live, what does it matter if my body is damaged?"
Gu Shanshan had made up her mind. "You should first draw blood from my body and freeze it. We'll use it to fool Wen Ziting later."
......
Time flies, and two days have passed in the blink of an eye.
Today is the third day since my appointment with Wen Ziting.
At noon, the door, which had been locked, was kicked open.
Gu Shanshan's eyes widened suddenly as she saw the monster walk in.
If it weren't for Wen Ziting's face, which hadn't yet mutated, he probably wouldn't have recognized the person in front of him as Wen Ziting.
Wen Ziting had a lizard-like tail trailing behind him, and black, tattered wings like a raven on his back. Most of his arms were covered in feathers.
"roar!"
Noticing Gu Shanshan's gaze, Wen Ziting roared angrily.
Fearing that Wen Ziting would be angry, the doctor rushed forward and took out the medicine he had developed, which was actually a catalyst.
"This was developed in the last few days. I'll inject it into Gu Shanshan now so you can see the effect."
After receiving Wen Ziting's approval, the doctor, with trembling hands, injected the medicine into Gu Shanshan's arm.
"ah......"
After the medicine was injected into her body, Gu Shanshan's pupils suddenly turned into a jewel-like red.
Immediately afterwards, a shrill and painful scream came from its mouth.
"puff......"
He spat out a mouthful of bright red blood.
The next second, his limbs began to spasm violently...
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