After putting on the protective suit, Silin walked out of the aircraft with his tools.
Just as he had expected, the robots could not do this job. If they could, they would have found a solution a long time ago. Black Viper had so many evolved robots, and they were not just decorations. However, there had been no significant progress until now. Some things still needed to be done by humans.
Watching Silin leave, Huimao raised its paw and then lowered its ears. It really wanted to kick Silin unconscious and take him away. This place gave it a strange and dangerous feeling, and it did not have the ability to help Silin with the Zebra Virus.
The surroundings were quiet, but if one listened carefully, they could hear explosions in the distance. There were sparks in the sky, and one could imagine what kind of riot was going on.
Cillin carefully and slowly approached the location he had taken out. Every time he took a step, he would observe the data displayed on the device. He would stop the second there was an anomaly, but strangely enough, just like before, there was still nothing suspicious until he reached the place.
Cillin was already very close to where the robot was standing, but he couldn't find anything special from the display on the device at all.
"Wheeze, do you feel anything?" Silin looked at Huimao.
The gray cat shook its head. "It's just a bad feeling. I can't put my finger on it, I just feel a little scared. But I can't detect anything special except for the Zebra virus around us … No, wait, the virus density in the air has increased! Silin, don't move. I'll go and take a look. "
"Be careful."
Huimao walked over. When Huimao stood next to the robot, it suddenly felt cold all over, and all the hair on its body stood on end.
"Wheeze, what's wrong?" Silin saw Huimao and was very anxious.
"Don't … don't come over!"
Huimao slowly moved back step by step. Unlike the easy steps he had taken earlier, every movement now looked very difficult. Silin felt pain all over his body.
With great difficulty, Huimao retreated to Silin's side and let out a long sigh. "That place is too strange. Silin, it's better if we don't go there."
"Alright, let's go back first." Silin also knew that he couldn't rush it. However, it was good that he could discover the strangeness of this place. At least it was an improvement.
Just as he was about to walk back, Silin suddenly stopped and looked at his hand that was holding the instrument in a daze.
Huimao shook the stiff fur on his body. When he heard that Silin wanted to go back, he let out a long sigh of relief. He tiptoed back to the drone, but after a few steps, he found Silin standing there in a daze, staring at his hands.
"Silin, leave quickly. Let's go back!"
Seeing that Silin didn't answer and was still staring at his hands in a daze, Huimao panicked. Could it be that he crashed like that robot?
"Silin!" Huimao ran over and yelled.
Silin finally moved his gaze away from his hands and looked at Huimao.
"Wheeze."
"What?"
"I've been infected."
"I've been infected."
"How is that possible? Aren't you wearing a protective suit?" Huimao walked around Silin as if he wanted to confirm it. He took a closer look at the protective suit that Silin was wearing. There was no damage. The respirator, gas exchange tube, and the newly added internal virus filter were all intact. How could he be infected? How could this be?
"The protective suit is useless."
"You're lying! Gu Xin and that mud guy told me that this is the latest protective suit. The lunatics from Black Viper and the old guys from the RAS have all tested it! How can it be useless? Silin, don't lie. If you lie, you'll turn into sh * t! "Huimao really wanted to jump over and scratch Silin's face.
"I'm not lying." Silin did not turn around and sat down.
Just as Silin was about to leave, he noticed that a substance had penetrated the protective suit and entered his body through the surface of his skin. Then, the familiar molecule started to slowly synthesize. It was not fast, but it was indeed synthesizing the molecule according to the familiar zebra molecule. It was also recognized by the RAS and Black Viper as a primary mutation.
After the primary mutation was completed, it went through a second change. It was synthesizing toward another familiar molecule, which was recognized as an intermediate mutation.
If not for Silin's computer-like body, he would not have noticed it.
Silin was shocked. He did not expect the so-called virus to be that thing.
"Wheeze, I've found the virus," Silin said. His tone was neither fast nor slow. There was no sign of emotion from the infection.
The gray cat was pacing anxiously on the spot, but its eyes lit up when it heard that Cillin had found the virus source. According to the researchers from both sides, they would be able to solve this problem even faster if they found the virus source and create the antiviral medicine.
"What is it? Where is it? "Huimao asked hurriedly.
Silin pressed a button on the communicator on his wrist, and a green screen popped up. Silin raised his hand and tapped on the screen. The speed of his fingers was so fast that normal people would not be able to see Silin's movements. They would not even be able to see the characters flashing on the screen. However, Huimao could see it.
Following Silin's new set of procedures, Huimao's eyes changed. His pupils expanded until they covered his entire eyeball. The glowing green light was eerie in the dark.
"I see it!"
The gray cat converted the scene it saw and projected it for Cillin to see.
The image had filtered out all the other organisms, and it was an ultra-microscopic image. There were only a few floating light spots on the image, and they were connected to other bands.
The bands were the so-called zebra virus, and the very small number of light spots in a free state were the unknown substances in the molecular map that had yet to be identified. This unknown substance was the Zebra virus that everyone had been searching for.
No one would have thought that the virus was the unknown substance. Even Silin was shocked when he discovered the truth after he was infected with the substance.
He had never seen a virus with such a single substance. It was like a pure atom, but this atom was full of mysteries. Its internal structure could not be determined, and it could not be defined.
Even if such a substance was found and the Zebra virus was found, the next step would be even more difficult to solve. For the researchers of the Zebra virus, it was like charging electricity for a long time. They were ready to use all their energy on the target, but in the end, they found that the target was an insulator.
More importantly, this substance could penetrate the protective suit.
Silin reprogrammed the sample collectors with a new set of procedures and detection methods. Huimao would track these sample collectors and guide them to the correct path of detection.
Two hours later, Silin got the results.
Other than this place, there was no free original substance at all. The free state of this original substance was not stable, and it would quickly attract other needed elements to the stable state of the virus to synthesize. In a relatively short period of time, it would go through a "primary mutant", "intermediate mutant", and then a relatively stable "advanced mutant". However, although the advanced mutant was relatively stable, it was only relative. They would undergo subsequent mutations according to the different conditions in the host's cells.
Because there were too many advanced mutants, everyone called the relatively stable virus mutants after the intermediate mutant as advanced mutants.
"What are you going to do?" Huimao looked at Silin with a sad face and scratched the ground with its claws. "I told you not to come, but you are so stubborn! What are you going to do? Look, you are infected with the virus. Even if your body is different from normal people, you are not superhuman. Do you really think you are a robot … "
Wheeze hadn't stopped mumbling since just now, and Cillin didn't reply either. He just sat there quietly and stared at the data displayed on the light screen.
After a while, Silin stood up and walked toward the robot.
"What are you doing? Don't go! Do you want to die? " Huimao did not care so much. Its body suddenly expanded, and its appearance became fierce. Its long fangs opened, blocking Silin's path.
Cillin let out a sigh before walking over and rubbing the gray cat's enlarged head. He said, "I'm going to look for the cause and see if I can find a solution. If I go back like this, then I'm dead for sure."
Huimao's big ears flicked, and its round eyes stared at Silin. It hesitated. "Are you serious?"
"Of course! I don't want to die. "
"I will go with you!" As soon as he said that, Huimao shrank again. This way, it would be more resistant to the virus.
Silin brought Huimao closer to the source. Because of the observation method from before, Huimao showed Silin the ultra-microscopic image in its eyes.
The closer they got to the source, the more pathogens there were. Without a doubt, this was the source of the Zebra virus.
Passing the robot standing there, Silin walked toward the core. The measuring device in his hand was no longer working. This substance seemed to be able to affect the operation of machinery. It could be called a super virus. Not only could it infect organisms, it could also affect machinery.
Huimao squatted on Silin's shoulder. The closer they got to the core, the more difficult it was for Huimao to move. Even in its organic form, it was still greatly affected. It could only rely on Silin to move.
To be honest, Cillin wasn't completely unaffected. Although the biochip embedded into his genes wasn't a pure mechanical substance, it still gave him a feeling similar to the one Wheeze was experiencing. The distance of less than fifty meters felt like he was running fifty thousand meters with obstacles in his way.
When he reached the core area, Cillin discovered that there was a basement here. It was very well hidden, and since this area was a remote area, it was also a heavily infected area. No one would come here, so it was no wonder that no one had discovered it until now.
He found the entrance. It was not big, just enough for one person to go in and out. Silin slid down and put on the night vision goggles. It was completely dark down there. Silin did not dare to use the light. He was afraid that there were substances that could not be exposed to light.
Some special departments in the military would also have similar professors in their training. This was because the places they were assigned to were very special. There might be some substances that could be easily decomposed when exposed to light. It would be fine if they were non-toxic, but some substances that were originally non-toxic would become highly toxic after being decomposed.
Silin did not learn this from the military. When he was still a Shadow Hunter, he had created many substances that could decompose in light.
Although Silin was still wearing the protective suit, it was better to use the night vision goggles to avoid any abnormal events other than vital gases.
From the filtered image, it could be seen that there were more pathogens in the basement than outside. It was very likely that the virus was leaked from here.
If that was the case, could the Zebra virus really be artificially created? If that was true, the person who created the Zebra virus could be called a genius, just like the mad scientist Horay Hansen who injected the chip into Silin.
There were no signs of animal life here. The laboratory was maintained the same as before. The equipment in the laboratory was not very advanced. Most of the instruments were models that had been eliminated by the Royal Academy of Sciences.
Silin found the owner of the place in one of the laboratories. However, the man had been dead for a long time. There was not much decomposition. People who died from the Zebra virus would not decompose so quickly.
The man looked like a mummy with a zebra crossing drawn on it. Silin speculated that he was the first victim of the Zebra virus and the first person to die from it.
The underground laboratory wasn't big, so Cillin quickly walked around it. There were no traces of the Zebra virus being produced.
A few key machines had been destroyed by the owner of the place, but they were only malfunctioning. Silin could still read some information from them.
Huimao was not in the right state, so Silin could not count on it. He took out a finger-long cylindrical instrument and waved it over the broken machine.
Just as he finished reading the data, the instrument stopped working. This was the best it could do. The influence of the virus around them was too great. Even if Silin was curious, he could not read the information on the spot.
"Is it done?" Huimao was feeling very uncomfortable.
"Yes, let's go up and see what information is hidden in these machines." Silin patted Huimao's drooping ears to comfort him.
There was one more place that they needed to check before they left. The virus came from there.
The dead man was leaning against the lab table. He was holding a stick in his hand. The surrounding instruments were smashed with this stick. Because the man had been infected by the Zebra virus, he could not use much strength. That was why the data on the machine could be completely restored. Otherwise, it would have taken a lot more effort.
The man was lying there, looking at a spot. It was a wall. Silin walked to the wall and knocked on it. After confirming a spot, he used a knife to pry it open. Just as he made a crack, Silin's vision went black, and he fell to the ground.
"Silin, Silin, what's wrong?" Huimao raised his paw to pat Silin.
It took a long time for Silin to recover. Earlier, his vision had been dark, and he could not see what was shown through the night vision goggles.
Now that he had recovered, Silin looked up at the wall. From the place where the knife had pried open, there was only a broken bottle. As for the thing inside the bottle …
Silin rubbed his head, feeling very uncomfortable.
"Did the thing go into your body?" Huimao asked with a trembling voice.
Silin knocked his head. "I think so."
Huimao wanted to cry.
In the end, Silin moved out step by step. He seemed to have lost his sense of balance. His cerebellum was about to rebel, and his brain was starting to show signs of rebellion. It was not looking good.
However, after leaving the underground laboratory, Huimao jumped down from Silin's shoulder. He did not know if it was because the thing in the bottle had gone into Silin's body, but Huimao was not affected much.
After changing his body size, he carried Silin and quickly ran to the aircraft. It did not matter whether the virus was sterilized or not. In any case, he was already infected with the Zebra virus. Silin entered directly from the cabin door and not from the sterile room.
After returning to the aircraft, Silin sat on a chair and took out a few bottles of medicine to inject. Then, he sat there quietly.
"Hey, Silin, don't fall asleep. If you fall asleep, you won't wake up!" Huimao circled around the chair.
"Who did you hear that from?"
"That's what everyone said!"
"Alright, I'll rest for a while. Don't disturb me."
"You'll wake up after falling asleep, right?"
"Of course."
"Lying turns into shit."
"Yes, it turns into shit."
"..." Huimao jumped onto a nearby table and squatted down to stare at Silin. After thinking for a moment, he ran to the communicator on the aircraft and contacted Guan Feng.
Guan Feng was in the middle of a meeting, and an urgent report had panicked everyone in the RAS. The Flaming Eagle Fulvig Family's princess had been diagnosed with the Zebra virus three hours ago.
If it was just a trivial matter in the eleventh star region, they could delay it for a while. But now that the royal family of one of the three kings was involved, the RAS could no longer shirk their responsibilities.
The president of the RAS had summoned all the senior executives. I don't care what you are doing or where you are right now, don't even think about shirking your responsibilities.
Therefore, Guan Feng reluctantly returned to the meeting room and sat down. He didn't understand. He knew nothing about viruses, so what was the point of sitting here and listening to these people bullshit about shirking their responsibilities? In the past, he used to parade around with the title of an academician as if he was afraid that people wouldn't know that he was a highly respected and knowledgeable person. But now he was completely wilted and couldn't come up with an effective solution even after a long time had passed.
Guan Feng was only here to make up the numbers, so he didn't pretend to be patient and gentle anymore. Instead, he sat down and listened to these professionals' bullshit. At the same time, he wondered what was going on with the little bastard and why he hadn't contacted him for so long.
Guan Feng's communicator rang while he was lost in thought. This time, it wasn't a video call or an audio call. It was a few lines of text: Great Teacher Guan Feng, this is Wheeze. Silin has been infected with the Zebra virus and is asleep right now. Please don't let me disturb him.
Guan Feng's mind exploded when he saw this line of text. At the same time, he slammed the table reflexively.
Slap!
A loud slam on the table interrupted the president of the Royal Academy of Sciences, who was in the middle of giving his speech.
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