Sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating the red mushrooms placed on the table. Lin Ru frowned slightly at them; these things were truly terrifying, and she couldn't let them continue to grow.
She thought for a moment, then mobilized her mental energy and manipulated spatial energy to cover the entire mountain. The poisonous mushrooms within this area were all harvested into the still space the next moment. When they were harvested, the entire mushroom was completely enveloped by spatial energy and disappeared without a single broken skin or spore left behind.
After collecting them, she used her mental power to scan the mountain peak again to make sure she hadn't left anything behind before she felt relieved. There weren't many mushrooms on her mountain peak; even if she collected them all, it would only amount to five kilograms.
I wonder if this thing grows anywhere else besides her mountain peak. If it is accidentally eaten by humans or mutated animals at the foot of the mountain, it might spread to her mountain peak.
After thinking it over, Lin Ruo sent Jiang Yue a photo of the red mushroom, along with a description of its toxicity and high transmissibility.
"A red poisonous mushroom has recently appeared on my mountain... It's highly toxic and contagious. I don't know if it's found elsewhere, so it's best to be careful."
She then told Aru to be wary of all the mutated animals, and went back to researching drugs. She hadn't found an antidote for the toxin, but there was a theory that the antidote must exist near where the poisonous creature grew.
But a week later, two months after moving here, Lin Ruo suddenly received a voice message from Jiang Yue, whose tone was unusually serious.
"Sister Ruo, please don't go down the mountain for now. Also, if you can control those mutated animals on your mountain, don't let them go down the mountain."
Lin Ruo frowned slightly, not quite understanding what Jiang Yue meant, but then a thought flashed through her mind and she suddenly remembered the poisonous mushrooms from before. Could it be that someone had accidentally eaten them? And now the spread had reached an uncontrollable point?
They wouldn't let her go down the mountain; she needed to know what had happened. "What happened?"
"A new virus has recently emerged, which is highly contagious. Many people have already fallen ill, and it can even infect mutated animals. So you should not let these mutated animals on the mountain come down."
Lin Ruo frowned. "Is it related to the poisonous mushroom I told you about before?"
While Jiang Yue was making the voice call, he was standing outside the isolation zone, watching staff members continuously bring patients in. He said in a deep voice, "It's not that kind. I had my people look carefully for those red mushrooms you mentioned, and we haven't seen them around here. This virus, on the other hand, appeared suddenly. People who are infected will have a persistent high fever and a constant cough. Ordinary people's organs will all fail within two days. The symptoms of people with superpowers will be milder, but without a specific cure, we don't know how many days they can last. We are currently tracing the source as quickly as possible."
Knowing it wasn't the red mushroom, Lin Ruo felt a little relieved. She knew that if that toxin were to spread, it would be far more terrifying than this virus. That thing had tormented a level four mutated beast to the brink of death in just one night.
Remembering the information the US major general had mentioned, she frowned again. "Is it related to the US base? Didn't they say they were coming to China to test drugs? Could this be it?"
“We are still investigating and cannot rule out this possibility. We do not yet know if this virus can infect mutated animals. Sister Ruo, please do not let the mutated animals on the mountain come down, lest they get infected.”
Jiang Yue reminded her again, still worried. Although the mutated animals on that mountain were of a high level and might not necessarily be infected with these viruses, he still didn't want Lin Ruo to have even the slightest chance of contracting them.
"Okay, I understand."
After hanging up the phone, the superhuman protecting Jiang Yue turned to him and said, "Brother Yue, this place is too dangerous. You should stay away. You absolutely cannot get into trouble."
Jiang Yue nodded, knowing the importance of the matter. He glanced back at the isolation zone, at the round tents. Many medical staff wearing special protective suits were moving around inside. Inside the tents lay sick survivors. It had only been two days since the virus was discovered, and thousands of people in their base had already fallen ill.
"Have you made contact with the base in City C?" He turned and walked towards the base, glancing at the other ability users beside him as he went.
The superhuman sighed, "A similar situation has been discovered at the C City base. They are working to control the spread of the virus. Xu Chenfeng is also developing a special drug, but there are no results yet."
"No cases have been found at other smaller bases yet; currently, only our two bases have reported such cases."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yue suddenly stopped walking forward, a hint of ruthlessness unconsciously flashing in his eyes. Such a strong targeting was hard to believe without the involvement of the US base.
Thinking of this, the hatred in his eyes intensified. If it really was related to the US base, then he would make these people pay the price!
"How are things going with Chen Yu and the others?"
Since the last meeting, Chen Yu has been leading several ability users at the peak of level four in seclusion to cultivate, with the aim of breaking through to level five as soon as possible.
According to the information revealed by that major general from Country M, they now have quite a few level-5 ability users, exceeding thirty in number, while their base in City B still doesn't have a single one.
Someone must break through to level five as soon as possible to narrow the gap.
Another superhuman following behind him chimed in, "There's still no movement, but the brothers guarding the side say they can feel the aura inside getting stronger and stronger. The captain should be able to successfully level up."
Jiang Yue nodded and strode back into the base. He soon arrived at Ye Lin's office, where Ye Lin was also extremely busy. When he saw Jiang Yue arrive, he gave him a wink, signaling him to find a place to sit.
After he finished what he was doing, he looked up at Jiang Yue and asked, "How is it over there? Is the situation under control?"
Jiang Yue shook his head, his face still somewhat grave. "Currently, the laboratory has not been able to develop any effective drugs. This virus is very special; ordinary drugs simply cannot suppress it, and its infectivity is so strong that it is impossible to control. I originally wanted to ask the C City base if they had any solutions, but the C City base has now also discovered cases."
Ye Lin's brows furrowed instantly. "The C City base has been discovered too? Have other bases been discovered as well?"
Jiang Yue shook his head and said resentfully, "So I think this matter is inseparable from the United States. We ruined their plan to sow discord. How could a new virus break out so quickly and only be found in the two major bases? What a coincidence."
“You should investigate with all your might,” Ye Lin had been thinking the same thing. “The US has been too arrogant this time. We must teach them a lesson.”
"good."
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