"No... Although it has some effect, it is not enough to kill the virus."
Frowning at the lab dish before her, Shen Yun knew it must be lacking strength somewhere. She hadn't found the breakthrough point, or perhaps she had touched the edge but hadn't penetrated.
"System, I need to enter the system space."
Chen Yun closed her eyes and began to recall the fusion of various potions. Every step was fine, so now, where exactly was the problem?
After entering the space, Shen Yun began to analyze the medicine more attentively. She knew that with the assistance of the system space, she would be able to better control the overall situation.
“No… No…”
"Turn to the last step..."
"Move forward a little."
Chen Yun watched the video in the dispatch room, her every move, the slow process of the potion taking shape. Slowed down fifty times, everything was crystal clear. Every step, every integration process, was clearly visible.
"I seem to have some clues."
Touching her head, Shen Yun said that she seemed to see a glimmer of hope.
"Now, I want to start over."
Ignoring the system's response, Shen Yun began a new round of research. Alleviation wasn't her ultimate goal; her ultimate goal was to conquer the virus and develop antibodies.
"Host... do you want to take a break?"
Watching the already frantic host, the system trembled in fear. It was truly terrified that if the host went berserk, it would be doomed. The host under study was a demonic being that no one could provoke.
"No, I don't have time to rest. I need to study it as quickly as possible. Study everything thoroughly."
Shen Yun didn't even raise her head. She couldn't think of anything that could move her and wake her up from the state of the experiment. The experiment had reached the most critical step, and no distraction or change was allowed.
Time was running out. The situation outside was getting worse. Not many people in the town were safe now. Almost everyone who was safe had already been infected. The toll of death was approaching, and everyone knew it was next. Perhaps, the next one would be one of them.
"Old Wen, is there no solution now? There aren't many safe people left."
"Master Wen, if we don't control it and it spreads into our camp, I'll have to order the city to be burned down."
The higher-ups had completely lost all patience with them, and the orders issued were to use any means necessary to control the spread of the situation. If it did, they would prepare for the worst. No danger could be left, and the virus could not be allowed to spread.
Tang Shan was terribly anxious. He had never imagined this would be the outcome. If Elder Wen's research hadn't progressed, they would have no choice but to bite the bullet and make this most difficult decision. There was no other way to think about it, no other way to stop it.
"I know, but there's no point in being anxious. Research won't produce results overnight."
Wen Xunqing was also troubled, not knowing how to explain it. There were so many unknowns in this research, and who could say when it would be completed? He understood the timeline was tight, but there was no news from the institute. Neither Niuniu nor the other professors or research institutes had made any progress. Everyone was aware of the thorny nature of this situation.
"There's no time... there's no time..."
Tang Shan's hands were shaking. He didn't want to make a decision, and he didn't want to. Those were lives, living lives. At most, they were all infected, but they weren't truly dying yet, and they hadn't lost their lives yet.
"You need to delay until then. We can't give up on those people's lives."
"I know, I know, but I can't stop the decision from above."
Tang Shan clutched his head, in agony. Could he bear to watch the people inside being buried? Was he the kind of leader who disregarded human life? He had no choice, hadn't he? The people above were forcing him, and the people below were also forcing him. He was now caught between a rock and a hard place, not knowing what to do.
"How can we not stop it? I'll go talk to them."
Wen Xunqing picked up the phone on the table. He needed to clarify things with his superiors. He absolutely had to delay until Niu Niu came out. He believed Niu Niu could do it. The antidote Niu Niu had given him last time had already helped alleviate the spread of the virus to a certain extent. He was confident they could develop it.
"it's useless……"
Tangshan looked at Elder Wen. It was useless. He had said it, he had done it, but it was completely useless. Now, at this point, everyone knew what they were facing. There was no chance of conquering the virus, and no one saw any hope.
"I'll tell you about this after I've tried it!"
Wen Xunqing glared at Tang Shan, who had no hope at all, and his face was full of sadness, a sadness that came from hating Tang Shan for not fighting.
"Yes, yes, go and try..."
Tang Shan responded silently, he didn't know what to do.
The soldiers standing in the blockade received the order to retreat in disbelief. They looked at each other, their faces silent. Facing those pleading eyes, and facing those who longed to survive, and even more so, yearning for them, those eyes followed you like a shadow, always by your side.
"Captain, what should we do?"
"Captain, we can't retreat..."
"team leader……"
They couldn't retreat. They couldn't retreat. Retreating would mean abandoning the people inside, abandoning their lives. They couldn't! They couldn't take the hope of these people's lives with them, couldn't take their expectations with them.
"I know we can't, but we can't stop it at all."
The captain silently gazed at the distant hospital, the heads poking out, their gazes twinkling with starlight. It was a longing for life, a thirst for existence. He dared not meet the gaze of those desperate eyes, turning his back, ignoring them.
"But……"
"But……"
All the soldiers looked at the scene before them and lowered their heads, not daring to look up because they were afraid that tears would fall. If they were seen by those people, they would understand that their fate had been decided by others, and they had no way to resist or choose.
"No buts, orders are orders, execute them now."
The captain was silent for a long time, and finally left without saying anything. He didn't know whether what he did was right or wrong. He knew that he couldn't change the outcome. After all, he was not a savior, and he didn't have that much power.
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