That afternoon, once the news of the legionella pneumonia outbreak at San Hai City was released, the internet exploded.
Initially, when people discussed the news, they thought the news was far away from them but the subsequent developments caught everyone by surprise. Many cities were put on lockdown and the epidemic was spreading across the globe at the same time. The situation was spiraling out of control …
A huge wave of panic spread across the world, and the Internet was in chaos.
What was happening at San Hai City, which was the first to report the epidemic?
"Professor He."
Inside Jiang Xin Hospital, Gu Jun looked at the pleading He Feng and his heart twitched. Parents loved their children, that was how it should be.
To live or to live, He Feng's choice might have been mundane but it earned Gu Jun's respect.
The four anti-inflammatory pills were not magic pills. Based on the biological link between the foreign people and homo sapiens, one pill would not be enough to cure the illness. It could only suppress the growth of the bacteria and the patient might need to take it for several days to recover. Eating it once or twice might only delay the death of a patient to 50 hours.
But if they could hold on for a little longer, there might be hope.
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps … no one could say for sure.
"Take this pill first." Gu Jun said. Seeing He Feng's panic, he quickly added, "Listen to me first, someone has to test the effect of this pill. Furthermore, your condition is very serious, I'm afraid you won't be able to return home. "
He Feng understood, "Doctor Gu, you mean after I take this pill, you'll give me the rest?"
"I'll give you two more." Gu Jun nodded. One person taking two pills was more likely to save a person than two people taking one each. He did not want to waste these pills. "I hope your daughter can survive."
"Thank you, thank you …" He Feng was so excited that he could barely speak. "Doctor Gu, cough cough, thank you …"
Actually, He Feng wanted to bring all three pills home for his daughter or his wife. His daughter needed her mother's care but he had no other choice.
But now he had no other choice. He was much luckier than other patients to have such an opportunity. They walked into a ward, and He Feng took a capsule from Gu Jun and swallowed it with water. He tried his best not to cough out the medicine.
He Feng, Gu Jun, and Uncle Dan prayed for a miracle to happen, for it to have an instant effect like the spell.
However, after a while, He Feng's coughing continued. His complexion, body temperature, and heart rate did not change. He did not feel anything either.
With that, Gu Jun could confirm that there was no miraculous effect. This anti-inflammatory drug could suppress the new strain of legionella bacteria but it still required a long course of treatment.
"Sigh." Uncle Dan could not help but sigh. It made sense. With the vitality of this kind of bacteria, it would not be so easy to deal with.
As long as He Feng's condition slowed down and his survival time was longer than the average of other patients, it would be effective.
"This is terrible..." Kathlyn mumbled. The Australian city where her family lived had not seen the epidemic yet, but she could definitely understand everyone's disappointment.
He wondered if the humans still had enough time.
"Professor He, we will escort you out now." Gu Jun said, "You will need to follow the evacuation convoy before the traffic comes to a standstill. Do not stop along the way. After you go back to pick up your family, we will contact you on the phone. "
Once the hospital was evacuated, the patients would rush at the blockade. The news would spread and everyone would fight to escape. The traffic would come to a standstill.
"Thank you, thank you so much." He Feng choked on his tears. "Doctor Gu, I thank you on behalf of my daughter, Niu Niu …"
Gu Jun nodded silently. Then he escorted He Feng out with Peacock and the rest.
At that moment, there was the shrill sound of a helicopter and a voice came through the walkie-talkie, "Problematic Team, please prepare to evacuate!"
Along the way, the patients who were standing or sitting still had no idea they had been abandoned. Some even tried to surround them while others just looked at them pleadingly.
At the entrance of the hospital, Peacock and the rest escorted He Feng out. But Gu Jun stopped and turned back to look at the faces of the patients.
"Ah Jun, it's time to go." Uncle Dan sighed.
'Go? ' Gu Jun's heart ached. Was he going to abandon these patients and Lee Wen and the rest who were still in the lab? They would not be evacuated …
They were already infected, the only thing that awaited them was death.
Gu Jun gritted his teeth. The muscles on his face were twitching but he could not take that step. The anxiety caused the darkness in his heart to roil. He appeared to see more patients coughing up blood, more faces, the faces of the earthlings, the faces of the foreign people …
He wished he could save everyone. Those bastards who claimed to be creating a new world, they were the ones who deserved to die …
He did not understand the turning point of history but he knew this was not the right thing to do.
These tragedies and pain should not come, they should not be artificially created.
"Ah Jun." Uncle Dan called again, "We have tried our best. Sometimes, doctors have to admit that they have tried their best. "
Gu Jun still did not say anything. 'Evacuate to the ship?' He only knew clinical medicine and spells, he was of no help in the field of pharmaceutics so it was pointless even if he went. There were already many people there, they had the power of the whole world but he had no idea how long it would take to see results.
He had been feeling vaguely uneasy. He had a feeling that if he only relied on anti-inflammatory drugs, he would not be able to defeat the plague.
As the source of this plague, Jiang Xin Town had to have its own uniqueness …
"No." Gu Jun mumbled softly, "Our battlefield is here, I do not wish to evacuate."
The command central was silent. Uncle Dan was about to persuade him when he saw something. He gasped, "Ah Jun, look over there, what is that? Don't tell me the bacteria can mutate living things? "
Gu Jun whipped his head around to look. In the bushes beside the entrance of the hospital, under the dim streetlight, there was a sneaky brown figure. It had the body of a fat raccoon, but its strange appearance was like that of a large rat. Its fur was sleek and its eyes were cunning …
Instantly a jolt of electricity coursed through his body. 'Zoog, it's a Zoog!
This kind of creature would not appear here for no reason. '
Furthermore, according to the Elder Zoog, normally they would not stray too far away from the channel between the two worlds. They would return to Dreamlands after a short stroll.
This meant that somewhere in Jiang Xin town, there was a physical pathway that led to Dreamlands.
This could not be a coincidence.
"Zoog!" Gu Jun screamed as he rushed over. "Stop!"
The Zoog turned to run in fear. In the dark, it moved faster than a rat.
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