44. Infection

Zhou Yu touched its head and said, "Human beings are like this, very fragile. For example, if I am hit in the head, I will die immediately. If you are hit in the heart, you will die very quickly. was hit in the femoral artery...... Even with an experienced surgeon by your side, the chances of survival are slim. This is human beings, unlike you. โ€

Even if his healing ability is much stronger than that of ordinary people because of that S-class creature, this healing ability may not last forever, and may disappear with the body's metabolism. In any case, compared to Mo Ye, he is still too vulnerable.

Mo Ye stepped back and leaned into Zhou Yu's arms.

Mo Ye, do you know what "sad" is?

"Sad" and "hurt" are not the same.

Inknight, like many creatures in the Nibelungen, is so healing that nothing can really "hurt" you.

But if something you care about so much goes away from now on, you'll be sad.

And sadness is not there zร i healing.

"Uh-huh......" Moya murmured softly.

Zhou Yu paused, why did he have a feeling that Mo Ye heard what he was thinking in his heart?

In the following days, Zhou Yu did not go out on a mission, and often drove a Humvee to take Mo Ye for a ride near the base. Although it looks like a desert, even if it is playing in the sand, Mo Ye is very happy.

Until the sun fully rises and the weather is too hot, Zhou Yuhui waves his hat to signal Mo Ye to go back with him.

Mo Ye's wings and ears that had been waving would droop.

Zhou Yu rubbed Mo Ye's head amusefully while driving the car: "What's wrong?" I'll find you watermelon to eat when I go back? โ€

Mo Ye still nested there and ignored Zhou Yu.

Because Zhou Yu also promised Han Li to teach her to shoot.

Once he entered the shooting room, Zhou Yu concentrated on teaching Han Li hand in hand, and Mo Ye was left behind.

It squatted there unpleasantly, staring at Zhou Yu's back.

"Han Li, pay attention to your center of gravity."

Although Zhou Yu was very close to Han Li, he had never met Han Li except to cover up for her. This is also the reason why Han Li chose Zhou Yu as his shooting coach. In the base where there is an imbalance between men and women, if a female doctor like Han Li is too close to the same sex, he will always cause a lot of trouble.

But Zhou Yu is different, he is temperate, and he is a real gentleman in his bones.

This is where Han Li trusts him the most.

Han Li shot several shots, it was really bad at first, Mo Ye in the back yawned, and even grabbed Zhou Yu's calf with his claws, but Zhou Yu didn't look back, just raised his heel and rubbed Mo Ye's chin.

Han Li lowered his head and couldn't help laughing: "Zhou Yu, I think if you stay with Mo Ye all the time, you won't want to marry a wife in this life." โ€

"Huh?"

Mo Ye directly arched Zhou Yu's back with his head, Zhou Yu knew that it was impossible to continue teaching Han Li to shoot today.

"You king of destruction." Zhou Yu lowered his body and picked up Mo Ye's ears.

Mo Ye pretended to be in pain, made a "whine" sound, and grabbed Zhou Yu's arm with his front paws.

"You pretend! You just keep pretending! โ€

With Mo Ye's strength, it was easy to break free from Zhou Yu.

At the same time, the walkie-talkie in Zhou Qing's research room sounded.

"Hello, I'm Chen Ruoshui from the Marine Biology Research Department. I have some ideas about the Nibelungen marine flora that I would like to discuss with Professor Zhou. โ€

Professor Chen Ruoshui's name Zhou Qing heard about it early in the morning, and a burst of surprise swelled in his heart, and he immediately opened the first door and stepped forward to greet him with his research assistant Xiaowen.

At the moment when the second door opened, before Zhou Qing could say hello, Professor Chen fell straight on Xiaowen's body, convulsing all over, and the temperature was very high.

"Professor Chen! Professor Chen, what's wrong with you! โ€

Xiaowen just touched Professor Chen's forehead and was frightened by the temperature: "Professor Zhou! Professor Chan has a fever! It's very strict! โ€

"What?" Zhou Qing was dumbfounded, in the walkie-talkie just now, Professor Chen's voice sounded normal, how could he suddenly have a fever?

Zhou Qing immediately contacted the medical team and sent Professor Chen away.

He stood there with an ominous sense that something was about to happen.

Han Li's walkie-talkie sounded in the shooting room, and the medical team asked her to rush to the rescue room immediately.

"Looks like I'm not going to get better today." Han Li handed the gun back to Zhou Yu and left in a hurry.

Professor Chen's rescue work did not go well. At first, the medical team thought it was a simple fever, but as it deteriorated rapidly, Professor Chan developed internal organ bleeding and muscle malaise and decay.

Han Li, who was in charge of directing the rescue work, became alert: "This can't be a simple fever!" This is a symptom of hemorrhagic fever! โ€

"Not always...... There is Ebola in the Nibelungen too, right? โ€

"Anything is possible!"

Professor Chen's blood sample was sent to the laboratory for viral testing, and after testing, Professor Chen's blood was found to contain a certain virus, and more importantly, its contagiousness was unknown but the replication rate was extremely high.

Before the test results were delivered to Han Li, Professor Chen had respiratory failure and died in extreme pain, and his whole body seemed to melt into blood, which was shocking.

Han Li's back was sweaty, and her heart was beating heavily, and she immediately made a decision: "All the medical personnel involved in the rescue and those who have been in contact with Professor Chen are all isolated!" โ€

A red alert has been issued at the base, requiring all personnel to stay in their rooms and not to move around.

Li Qian closed all the nodes of the base, and all departments of the base were completely closed.

Zhou Qing was trapped in the research room, and his researchers were all nervous, because they had all stepped forward to take care of Professor Chen when he fell, and no one could be sure when Professor Chen was infected, and who of them had been in contact with him before he was infected, and because of this, the researchers all sat in their respective corners, neither communicating nor talking to other people, especially in the absence of determining how the virus spread.

Zhou Yu and Mo Ye had just returned to their rooms. It was the first time Moye had heard the red siren, and it straightened its back and pressed the tip of its nose against the alarm light with a very curious look.

At this time, most people didn't know what was really going on at the base.

Zhou Yu called Song Zhi's room: "Mr. Song, what happened?" Is there a dangerous creature invading the base? โ€

Song Zhi didn't hide anything from Zhou Yu, and replied to him directly: "It's even worse than that." The researchers at the base have been infected with an unknown virus, and we are now testing the virus to try to find the pathogen and make antibodies if possible, but in a short period of time, the situation is not optimistic. โ€

This qiฤ“ came too suddenly, for Zhou Yu one moment ago, he was still playing in the base with Mo Ye, and the next moment, one qiฤ“ became different.

"Is my brother Zhou Qing okay?"

"Professor Zhou has not shown signs of being infected for the time being."

Hearing Song Zhi's answer, Zhou Yu was a little relieved, he didn't know how long the waiting process would take? When will they be able to lift the lockdown? It's fine if it's just closed for a day, but if it's two or three days, without food and water, they're all going to die.

Zhou Yuyi turned Mo Ye around, hugged it and shook it: "Do you know what a virus is?" โ€

Mo Ye still looked at Zhou Yu with big eyes, and suddenly threw Zhou Yu down on the bed with a force, grabbed Zhou Yu's shoulders with two small paws, rubbed the tip of Zhou Yu's nose with the tip of his nose and stuck out his tongue to lick Zhou Yu's mouth again, Zhou Yu quickly turned his face sideways to dodge.

"It's only you, a little thing, who still has such leisure at this time." Zhou Yu shook his head helplessly.

Mo Ye has grown a lot, and its two hind legs are directly attached to the sides of Zhou Yu's waist, as if half-sitting on Zhou Yu's body.

Zhou Yu patted it on the back and said in a low voice: "Okay, okay, get up for me, you are very heavy." โ€

Mo Ye suddenly showed a dissatisfied expression, motionless, and deliberately increased his strength to suppress Zhou Yu, as if to say: You lie, I am not serious at all, I will punish you.

Zhou Yu simply didn't move, letting Mo Ye lie on himself, he sighed: "It seems that the virus is not just a ...... that belongs to our world."

Mo Ye leaned down and pressed his face against Zhou Yu's cheek.

Such intimacy and temperature made Zhou Yu, who was originally worried about Zhou Qing, feel a little relaxed.

At this time, Song Zhi received a report from Han Li, and the situation became even more serious, and the two medical personnel involved in the rescue of Professor Chen both developed symptoms such as high fever, body ulcers, and internal bleeding.

Han Li's voice trembled and said to Song Zhi: "Mr. Song, I have also been in direct contact with Professor Chen, and I think I won't be able to escape this time......"

"Please don't be too pessimistic, take 10,000 steps back and say, if you really show up here, all the promises made to you by Juli Group will be fulfilled." Song Zhi's voice sounded calm, but he half-raised his forehead and tried his best to suppress his nervous breathing.

"Thank you!" Han Li's tears fell.

When communication was interrupted, Song Zhi opened his drawer with his eyes closed, and put his hand in as if to touch something, but finally took it back.

At the same time, Li Qian, who was trapped in the surveillance room, witnessed a qiฤ“ from the surveillance video, and he saw how Professor Chen died, and also saw how the infected medical staff struggled in pain.

But even so, Han Li still put on protective clothing strongly, treated the infected medical staff as much as possible, and accompanied them to face the last moment of death.

During this time, Han Li had been waiting for the worst to come, her recent health had not been very good, coughing and cold, and her immunity was low, although she was far away from the rescued researcher, she knew that the virus should have spread through the air. The likelihood of not being infected yourself is low.

The medical staff infected with the virus died one after another, and Han Li was the only one left in this department, so she simply took off her isolation gown, took out a bottle of nutrient solution from the refrigerator, took two sips, and sat down against the wall.

There was a dead silence in the entire rescue room, and there was no one else except Li Qiantong who accompanied Han Li.

"Hey! Li Qian sings a song to listen to! Han Li closed his eyes and patted the ground with his hand tiredly, and said in a loud voice.

Soon, Li Qian's incomplete singing voice came from the radio.

Han Li showed a funny expression: "My God, when you sing it like this, I don't remember what the tune of that song is!" โ€

When Li Qian finished singing, Han Li hugged his knees and cried.

"I want to live, I really want to live!"

Li Qian couldn't say a word of comfort, so he could only follow her to be sad in front of the surveillance.

At the same moment, Xiao Wen, a research assistant in the same research room as Zhou Qing, was lying on the table and began to โ–กโ–ก, his body looked hot, Bai Gu was completely sweaty, and his ears were bleeding.

The researchers were in a panic, and they all clinged to the wall, far away from Xiaowen.

"He was the only one of us who had direct contact with Professor Chen! He must have been infected! โ€

Zhou Qing swallowed his saliva, and just as he was about to step forward, another researcher spoke: "Professor Zhou, be careful!" โ€

At that moment, Xiaowen fell to the ground, his body was paralyzed like a pool of stagnant water, and he could even faintly smell the smell of decay in the air. His eyes, nose, and ears were bleeding, and his face was pale and in pain.

The researchers couldn't help but get excited, and the ** who survived made them rush to the second door, banging on the door vigorously, shouting: "Let us out!" Let us out! โ€

But at this moment, Li Qian, who is manipulating the system, is tracking down what Professor Chen, the first person to become ill, has been exposed to throughout the day.

According to Han Li's calculations, Professor Chen did not have more than 3 hours from the beginning of his high fever symptoms to his final death. And the medical staff who rescued him only had two hours from the time they touched him to the time they showed symptoms of high fever, which means that the incubation period from infection to onset of the virus was not long.

Professor Chen seemed very normal from the beginning of breakfast to the moment he entered the research room, so Li Qian called up his monitoring in the research room.

In his research room, there is a sea creature that looks like a jellyfish, but it has a different appearance than ordinary jellyfish. The shape of a golden skirt gracefully swirls and dances in a petri dish, with some kind of synapse on its surface. This synapse emits a peculiar biostatic electricity that makes the person who touches it feel happy and relieved.

This jellyfish has a very simple name, the Nibelungen jellyfish. It is able to survive in both fresh and saltwater waters. What's more, in the absence of water, it can still stretch its body, like an umbrella, waiting to catch its prey at any time. However, its prey is usually small insects or aquatic creatures, which are not very lethal.

Li Qian saw Professor Chen put his finger into the glass dish where the Nibelungen jellyfish were kept. The jellyfish gently stroked him with his synapses, and his face showed a very affectionate expression as if he was addicted.

After more than ten seconds, he finally withdrew his finger, subconsciously took it in his mouth, and continued his observation and research. Then he left the research room and went to Zhou Qing's research room with a certain document.

Li Qian reported the news to Song Zhi as if he had discovered a new world.

The base's virus research team immediately went there in full gear and took samples of the Nibelungen jellyfish. On the same day, they discovered that there was a virus in the jellyfish's body, which was originally transmitted by contact with guรฒ, but after entering the human body, it quickly began to mutate, adapt to the new environment, and became able to spread through the guรฒ air.

At this time, Zhou Qing watched in a daze as all the researchers began to have fever, which was a sign of infection with the virus, and they fell around him with great difficulty and tried to open the door, only Zhou Qing was still standing, and this Shura Hell seemed to have nothing to do with him.

His mind was in a state of confusion, and he didn't know how to move his feet.

When will he fall?

When will the fever start?

What does visceral bleeding feel like?

Fear slowly welled up in Zhou Qing's mind.

"Don't be afraid...... a voice fell on his heart as if through the dust and mist.

Zhou Qing subconsciously looked around.

"At least you won't get the virus."

The voice was soft, soothing Zhou Qing's nervous mood.

"So...... Save them...... Please save them too......" Zhou Qing prayed.

He knew that the S-class creature that had saved him was somewhere, and he knew a qiฤ“ and an insight.

"I can't. You won't get infected, just because you're special, not because of me. โ€

"Special? What's so special about me? โ€

But more than ten seconds passed, and Zhou Qing didn't hear any answer.

Li Qiantong looked at Zhou Qing standing alone in the center of the research room talking to himself, as if he was about to have a nervous breakdown, and he pleaded with Song Zhi in a hurry: "Mr. Song, please release Professor Zhou immediately, while he has not been infected with the virus!" โ€

Song Zhi's brows furrowed: "Are you saying that Professor Zhou is still safe and sound?" And what about the others who were locked up in the same research room as him? โ€

"Both...... It's all down! โ€

Song Zhi clasped his fingers tightly and showed a puzzled expression: "This is impossible!" If everyone else is dead, why is Zhou Qing still alive? What about Han Li? What is Han Li's situation? โ€

"Han Li is okay for the time being, she drank a few bottles of nutrients, cried a lot, and is now asleep."

Song Zhi narrowed his eyes and thought for two seconds: "Now send a medical team over and bring the two of them out for isolation and observation." โ€

Hearing this, Li Qian finally put his mind at ease, he really couldn't bear to let Han Li and Professor Zhou be trapped in such an environment, and his spirit and will would be completely destroyed.

Just when Zhou Yu and Mo Ye were lying on the bed playing boredly, Song Zhi's voice sounded in the liaison above his head: "Now open your door, put on the isolation suit placed outside the door, and come to the ninth district." โ€

Zhou Yu got up immediately without saying a word, and according to what Song Zhi said, put on protective clothing, Mo Ye wanted to go out with him, Zhou Yu directly reached out and pressed it on Mo Ye's head and pressed it back into the room.

Zhou Yuhan knelt in front of it and said to it in a very strict tone: "Mo Ye, I don't know if such a virus has an effect on you, so you can't go out, stay in my room obediently, okay?" โ€

Mo Ye's excited expression that he thought he could go out with Zhou Yu instantly fell lonely, and it looked at Zhou Yu with pleading eyes, but Zhou Yu still shook his head.

Mo Ye had no choice but to lower his head and take half a step back, Zhou Yu looked at it, closed the door, then put his palm on the door, and said in a low voice: "Good boy, I will come back." โ€

Zhou Yu turned around and walked away quickly, and when he came to the ninth district and saw Song Zhiye also standing in front of the isolation ward wearing a protective suit, he paused.

Because it was no one else in the isolation ward, but his younger brother Zhou Qing. Zhou Qing was obviously in shock, and he sat on the edge of his bed, waiting for the medical staff in protective clothing to draw blood for him to perform various tests.

"Mr. Song, didn't you just say that my brother was not infected?" Zhou Yu asked coldly.

"He hasn't fallen yet, especially since all of his research assistants have died of the virus, should I answer you that he is infected by the virus? Now what we want to know most is that in the same enclosed area, all his research assistants are infected with the same virus, but Professor Zhou is unharmed, why is this? Does he already have antibodies to the virus in his blood? If yes, then the entire population of our base is saved. โ€

Zhou Qing seemed to see Zhou Yu, he turned his face sideways and smiled with difficulty. Zhou Yu knew that Zhou Qing was stronger than he imagined.

But the test results were puzzling, that is, Zhou Qing did not have any antibodies to the virus in his body, and of course he was not infected with the virus. Not only Zhou Qing, but even Han Li, who was also in isolation, was the same.

And it is almost impossible for the virologists at the base to decode this virus in a short period of time.

Song Zhi packed the information of the known virus and transmitted the information to another world: "It would be nice if Jiang Jinghang was here." โ€

"Jiang Jinghang?" Zhou Yu felt that the name was familiar, but he couldn't remember it.

"The first position of virology under the command of Juli Group." Song Zhi replied.

"At this time, I suddenly felt that the outside world might be safer." Li Qian, who was sitting in front of the computer, sighed.

"Zhou Yu, the creature carrying this virus is the Nibelungen jellyfish you have seen, I wonder if you have any information about this creature from Elpis?" Song Zhi looked at Zhou Yu.