Chapter 198: Chapter 195: Seconded
At this point, governments worldwide were also controlling the media, pushing them to report good news in an effort to stabilize society.
Only a small minority who truly understood the whole truth knew that the generic version of the Antiviral Serum had only briefly postponed the outbreak of the Evil Spirit Virus.
At this point, a global infection was already completely unstoppable.
Human civilization perhaps had only ten days left!
In ten days, be they presidents or beggars, Buddhists or Christians—regardless of color, nationality, profession, age, or gender—everyone would turn into a bloodthirsty monster.
When that time came, the only thing anyone could do would be to pray they turned into a zombie quickly, sparing them the fate of being torn apart and devoured by their own friends and family while still conscious...
In the virtual reality of the Stone Statue Apocalypse, hundreds of medical elites were still connected inside the medical laboratory.
After the time that had passed in the real world, all these medical elites had managed to obtain virus samples. Many had even been able to perform on-site dissections of zombie anatomy.
Everyone was desperately conducting various viral experiments and analytical studies, periodically coming online to share their findings with the others.
Just a moment ago, they had suddenly received a message from Shen Feng about the toxic viral mist.
Fortunately, they had managed to avert disaster by temporarily injecting or spraying the vast majority of people with the generic Antiviral Serum as a preventative measure. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable.
"Everyone, our own locations are not considered epidemic zones, yet the situation is already this severe. You can just imagine how perilous things are for the Commander right now..." Li Tongchen paused his work and spoke to his comrades in the medical lab within the Virtual Space of the Stone Statue Apocalypse. "The only thing we can do is give it our all and develop a true Healing Potion for the Evil Spirit Virus as quickly as possible, so that the Commander’s efforts are not in vain!"
The medical expert from Israel, Yuval, nodded in agreement from the side and said:
"Time is short, and our current research methods are still too scattered. I propose that under the direction of Mr. Li Tongchen, we all pool the medical resources we can mobilize, focusing on breakthroughs in stages to avoid redundant research."
"Seconded! Furthermore, I will reveal my real-world identity and report my institution’s equipment and my personal specialty to help allocate resources and improve efficiency..." said a doctor wearing a mask. He was not one of the thirteen Disciples, but at that moment, he took off his mask, revealing his true face. "Adrian, a physician at the University Hospital of Bordeaux, France, specializing in neurology. We have several of the most advanced nucleic acid amplification and detection analyzers here, which I modified myself..."
"Seconded! Emil, a physician at the New Delhi Ganges Private Hospital, specializing in clinical medicine. I have dozens of infected individuals here, but their behavior is somewhat strange; they didn’t emit the toxic viral mist just now..." Another doctor took off his mask and, at the same time, adjusted his virtual avatar to remove the disguise and show his real face.
"Seconded! Zhang Pengfei, from the Hua Country Haimen Medical College Affiliated Ruijin Hospital. Over here, I..."
"Seconded! Rick, from the Eagle Country Chris Medical Institution..."
One after another, the doctors removed their disguises, revealing their real-world identities.
Every single one of them was a renowned figure in their respective fields, titans of their profession.
Although they had heard from the Commander about the terrifying existence known as the Whisperers and the immense danger they all faced, right now, their only concern was developing a cure for the Evil Spirit Virus as quickly as possible. They couldn’t be bothered with anything else; their sole focus was on boosting research efficiency!
They possessed no great combat strength, nor did they wield world-shaking power in reality. But at this moment, the scalpels in their hands were the treasured blades that would cut a path through the thorns!
Li Tongchen’s expression was grave. He nodded and said:
"Very well. In that case, colleagues, let’s begin! Let’s hope we can live up to the trust the Commander has placed in us!"
...
It was an indisputable fact that the Evil Spirit Virus had come from the Celestial Divine Biomedical Corporation.
The area near Tokyo Tower was, without a doubt, the epicenter of the entire plague.
The mutated viral mist, in particular, had also first begun to spread from this area.
The concentration of the toxic mist here had reached the point where the road was no longer visible.
’Under these conditions, how could anyone still be alive?’
’And judging by the figure that just flashed past, they had no protective gear whatsoever!’
’An Immune?’
’Or a higher-level mutated zombie?’
’Or could it be the leader of the Celestial Divine Association, the mastermind behind all this?’
Although Shen Feng could only make out a vague silhouette, he was able to follow relentlessly by the sound of the person’s footsteps.
As he moved through the thick, yellow fog, he could occasionally glimpse the fleeting figures of zombies standing motionless within the haze.
The scene was both bizarre and terrifying.
Shen Feng soon discovered that as he advanced toward Tokyo Tower, the number of surrounding zombies grew, their concentration increasing!
At first, he might encounter a zombie only every ten meters or so. Then, it became seven or eight within a ten-meter radius. Soon after, there were a dozen in his line of sight. The number of zombies kept increasing until they were practically shoulder to shoulder.
He had assumed the number of zombies in other parts of Tokyo was low because they had scattered to hunt survivors. Now it seemed a large portion of them had come here instead!
The viral mist grew even denser, forming visible, dust-like clumps of spores that had accumulated in a thick layer on the ground.
Ahead of him, a narrow path, just wide enough for one person, seemed to have been left open amidst the densely packed zombies, as if waiting for Shen Feng to walk through it.
The sound of the fleeing figure’s footsteps still echoed from far ahead, as if urging him onward.
’Interesting...’
Shen Feng smiled faintly.
’They’re luring me forward.’
’What a petty trick.’
With a wave of his hand, the surrounding Nanomechanical Robots gathered by his side. They fused together rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, transformed into a massive alloy blade, dozens of meters long and seven or eight meters wide.
Another group of Nanomechanical Robots converged into a Gray Tide, forming a gigantic metal hand that grasped the massive blade.
"Clear a path," Shen Feng said flatly.
The words had barely left his lips when the giant metal hand swung the hundred-meter-long blade. It swept past, instantly slicing the entire horde of zombies blocking his path in two!
The zombies, once packed together as tightly as sardines in a can, all collapsed to the ground, turning the area into a field of severed limbs.
The yellow toxic mist grew thicker, and something like spore dust rained down all around.
Expressionless, Shen Feng walked toward the nearby Tokyo Tower, amidst the gently falling yellow dust.
The hooded figure was waiting there, its form faintly visible.