At this moment, Huo Mian’s heart was in complete turmoil.
Wen Qi had clearly already given Professor Yang fever-reducing medicine, yet it seemed to have had no effect at all.
Could it be that the plot really was irreversible?
Was she still destined to die in the end?
Thinking of this, Huo Mian quickly shook her head, forcing herself to dispel those thoughts.
She was alive and well right now, and she had even awakened a healing ability…
Wait, a healing ability could cure illnesses!
Huo Mian’s peach-shaped eyes suddenly lit up, and she spoke urgently. “Wen Qi, let me try. I’ll use my healing ability to treat Professor Yang.”
Wen Qi’s hand stopped as he was wiping Professor Yang’s face. He looked at Huo Mian in surprise.
After a moment of silence, he said, “Just do your best. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself.”
In his impression, the healing ability users at the base struggled even with treating superficial cuts.
Their healing abilities were simply too weak and impractical.
He only said that so Huo Mian would not feel embarrassed if she failed.
Huo Mian nodded and replied, “Mm.”
She then walked over to Professor Yang and held her palm near his head.
In an instant, a gentle white light surged from her palm, enveloping Professor Yang’s head.
A trace of surprise flashed through Wen Qi’s narrow eyes before his expression quickly returned to normal.
After Huo Mian continuously channeled her ability for half a minute, Professor Yang’s trembling body gradually calmed down, no longer convulsing as violently as before.
After a while, his face, which had been flushed red from the fever, slowly returned to its normal color.
His breathing became steady, as if he had been forcibly dragged back from the gates of death.
Seeing that his condition had stabilized, Huo Mian breathed a sigh of relief.
Feeling that she had very little ability energy remaining, she stopped channeling.
At this moment, Wen Qi was filled with shock. His narrow eyes remained fixed on Huo Mian.
At first, he had assumed that Huo Mian would not be able to hold out for long, but he had never expected her healing ability to be far superior to that of the other healing ability users at the base.
Wen Qi had learned first-aid knowledge before, so he knew very well that Professor Yang’s condition just now had been almost certainly fatal, with an extremely low chance of survival.
Yet Huo Mian had miraculously brought Professor Yang back to a stable condition within a minute.
It was simply beyond imagination!
It seemed that he needed to find an opportunity to have a serious talk with Shaochen.
Someone as exceptionally talented as her definitely ought to join their squad.
Huo Mian finished channeling her ability and raised her head, only to meet Wen Qi’s intense gaze.
She immediately felt uncomfortable.
The way Wen Qi was looking at her made her feel as though he were staring at some rare animal.
Huo Mian hurriedly spoke to break the strange atmosphere.
“Wen Qi, Professor Yang’s condition seems to have stabilized. Why don’t you examine him?”
Wen Qi gave her a deep look before turning his attention to Professor Yang.
He reached out and was just about to touch Professor Yang’s forehead when he noticed his eyelashes trembling slightly.
The next moment, Professor Yang opened his eyes.
Seeing them, Professor Yang’s face was filled with confusion.
“You are…?”
As he spoke, he braced both hands against the bed, attempting to sit up.
Wen Qi stepped forward and supported Professor Yang’s back, helping him sit up. He then solemnly introduced himself.
“Professor Yang, hello. I’m Wen Qi, a member of the Swift Shadow Special Forces from the Central Base.”
At the words “Special Forces,” Professor Yang’s body trembled slightly.
His gaze fell on Wen Qi, and only then did he notice the combat uniform he was wearing.
Wen Qi continued, “Professor, Blue Star is currently suffering from a zombie virus outbreak. Our Swift Shadow Squad was ordered by our superiors to escort you specifically to the Central Base.”
Upon hearing this, Professor Yang’s expression instantly became solemn. His lips trembled involuntarily, and a trace of worry and sadness flashed through his eyes.
Seeing him remain silent, Wen Qi pleaded, “Professor, Blue Star desperately needs your expertise right now.
“I hope you’ll carefully consider joining the team researching the zombie virus. This concerns the survival and future of all the people on Blue Star.”
Professor Yang sighed, his voice slightly hoarse.
“I understand. But I’d like to know the specific situation outside…”
Wen Qi nodded in understanding.
“Of course. We’ll give you a detailed briefing later. But the situation is urgent, so please evacuate with us now.
“If there are any instruments you need for your research, we can arrange for people to pack them up and take them with us.”
As soon as Professor Yang heard about the experimental equipment, he immediately launched into a long explanation.
“The basic experimental equipment must be taken. For example, a microscope—it’s indispensable for observing microscopic structures.
“There’s also a balance, which is crucial for accurately weighing medicines and reagents.
“The centrifuge is also very important. It can separate different components in a sample through high-speed rotation. And then there’s…”
Professor Yang listed off a long string of equipment, every item essential to the core of his research.
Huo Mian’s head began to ache from listening.
Seeing Wen Qi nod from time to time, she could not tell whether he had actually remembered everything or was merely pretending to.
Just then, a delighted male voice suddenly came from the doorway of the lounge.
“Professor, you’re finally awake! That’s wonderful!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the young man hurried over to Professor Yang.
When Professor Yang saw him, his expression became somewhat cold.
After a moment of silence, he slowly asked, “Wei Yi, I’m fine. What about everyone else?”
Wei Yi’s eyes were red, and his face was filled with grief.
“Only Fu Xiangrong, He Hao, Zhu Xingpeng, you, and I survived on this floor. Everyone else turned into zombies…”
His voice choked with emotion, as though he were completely immersed in his grief.
Wen Qi interrupted their conversation.
“Professor Yang, I’ll go collect the equipment first. You can wait here.”
Professor Yang immediately refused to stay put.
“I’ll go with you. That way, you won’t handle things carelessly and damage the instruments.”
Wen Qi did not mind his attitude at all. Instead, he smiled warmly.
“It would naturally be better to have you there to guide us.”
Huo Mian followed behind them as they left the lounge.
When Professor Yang saw Wen Qi reach out and touch a piece of equipment, the instrument disappeared in an instant, as if it had been subjected to magic.
His eyes widened in shock, and he immediately asked about the origin of the space.
Wen Qi explained, “All the storage spaces we use were created by Mr. Shen alone. He is the most powerful space-type ability user at the Central Base.”
Wen Qi then explained the origin and principles behind the storage spaces to Professor Yang.
Huo Mian listened intently from the side.
She had never expected that all the storage spaces used by the male lead’s squad had been created by a single person.
This Mr. Shen really was impressive.
Unfortunately, Zheng Wanyue had never mentioned anything about Mr. Shen.
Otherwise, Huo Mian might have been able to figure out what he liked and flatter him into giving her a storage space to use.
Before long, Huo Shaochen arrived at the laboratory with the others to regroup.
Wen Qi introduced him.
“Professor, this is our captain, Huo Shaochen.”
Professor Yang glanced at Huo Shaochen, and his attitude immediately became more polite.
“Thank you for going to all this trouble.”
Huo Shaochen nodded slightly and spoke concisely.
“Professor Yang, the zombies in all thirteen laboratories on this floor have been eliminated, and all the experimental equipment inside has been collected.
“Time is tight. Please evacuate with us now. We’ll escort you to a safe area.”
Professor Yang acknowledged him, then followed everyone out of the School of Life Sciences building.
As they passed the campus hospital building, Huo Shaochen suddenly stopped and issued a stern order.
“Wang Rui, Cao Kang, Kaiyang, the three of you are responsible for escorting everyone else and Professor Yang back to the cafeteria.
“Wen Qi, Licheng, come with me to the campus hospital to collect medical supplies.”
In the apocalypse, medicines and medical equipment were equally precious.
Since they had encountered them, naturally they could not let the opportunity pass.
Bai Ningrong reached out and hooked her arm around Huo Shaochen’s.
“Shaochen, I’m coming with you!”
Huo Shaochen rejected her suggestion.
“Xiaoning, having more people will only make it easier to attract zombies and slow us down. Go back to the cafeteria with Cao Kang and the others and wait for me.”
Seeing that Huo Shaochen was determined, Bai Ningrong released his arm, worry written across her face.
“Then be careful.”
Huo Shaochen nodded, reached out and gently ruffled her hair, then headed toward the campus hospital building with Wen Qi and Xie Licheng.
Watching how clingy the male and female leads were, their gazes practically seemed to be pulling invisible threads between them.
Huo Mian could not help wearing an auntie-like smile.
Cao Kang comforted her, “Sister Ningrong, don’t worry. With Wen Qi there, they should be able to avoid quite a few dangers. Let’s head back to the cafeteria and wait for them.”
Hearing this, Bai Ningrong felt somewhat reassured.
“Mm.”
She then followed everyone back along the way they had come.