#887 - Chapter 887 Acute Outbreak
"Here!! Found it!! It's definitely here!!"
"Be careful!! Catch a few and take them back to the lab for research!! Don't get bitten by these moths!"
A group of combat team members carefully put the snow-white moths they managed to observe outdoors into bottles and quickly sent them to the Green Source Laboratory!
According to the information sent back by Captain Zhong, strange moths appeared outdoors, suspected of being the culprits behind this infection!
That was terrible!
The base headquarters quickly arranged for personnel to investigate simultaneously, and sure enough, they easily found a certain number of snow-white moths on the snow outdoors!
It was the first time seeing something like this!
The appearance wasn't much different from what they usually saw, but the whole body was snow-white. Coupled with the fluttering snowflakes outside and the vast white snow on the ground, it was really not easy to notice without carefully distinguishing them with your eyes.
It was unreasonable for insects to appear and be active in such cold weather!
Not to mention the type that can be active at minus forty degrees!
Soon, the entire base turned its attention to these tiny creatures that had never appeared before.
Before it was clear whether they were the root of the problem, everyone who came into contact with them took the necessary precautions.
That night.
The Green Source Base, which was fully mobilized, quickly noticed the real culprit that was most likely causing this incident!
Everyone's attention was focused on these tiny lives, and they began to dig into the secrets on their bodies.
From the outbreak of this crisis not long after nightfall, to finding important clues before dawn, then focusing on the moths that might have caused the incident, and then arranging for personnel to step up analysis, it only took less than half a day.
Seven o'clock the next morning!
The test results and preliminary characteristics of the small moths came out!
"President Qin! After laboratory analysis, these small moths are the real culprit behind this virus infection!"
Lao Zhou said affirmatively to Qin Jin, who had come over after receiving the news!
"We have already detected the same virus as the infected people from these small moths! These things are causing those people to get sick!"
"At the same time, we have also found out some of the characteristics of the moths! These things have a very special body structure! It is precisely because of these special features that they can survive and move in cold weather!"
"From these moths' bodies, we have discovered an energy transmission network similar to that of zombie flesh! That is, that kind of magical cell transmission. There is no blood in their bodies at all. They rely entirely on special muscles to complete the transmission of energy substances and information!"
"The entire moth is poisonous! But as long as you don't come into contact with them, you won't be infected with the virus in their body!"
"Only a very small number of our base's infected people have been bitten by moths. Most of them are infected by the powder emitted by the blood-sucking mutated moths!"
"The laboratory has just verified that these moths, like zombies, like flesh and blood! They can detect the smell of flesh and blood from a long distance. After biting and sucking blood, their bodies will undergo a series of mutations to become more special individuals!"
"The bodies of blood-sucking moths will have red dots. You can regard those special individuals as mutated types among zombies!"
"To sum up, there are already two types of moths outside!"
"One is the type that only bites people and spreads the virus, and the other is the type that can flap its wings to discharge powder to infect targets!"
Zhou Qihang quickly reported to Qin Jin and the Green Source cadres present the laboratory's analysis of the small moths.
The culprit was indeed these little things!
When they heard the news from Captain Zhong last night, everyone felt that it was almost certain. Now, after listening to Zhou Qihang's explanation, they naturally understood.
The apocalypse actually gave birth to such strange life!
The laboratory analyzed the captured individuals and found that their gene maps were basically the same. It was very likely that these moths were bred by one or several queen moths, and not the kind of widespread mutation.
Personnel were also sent to explore further places early in the morning when it was almost dawn, but no traces of poisonous moths were found.
In other words, the poisonous moth disaster that enveloped Green Source was very likely to have only occurred in Mentang Town!
No wonder Qin Jin searched his mind but couldn't find any memories of this disaster from his previous life. It turned out that this was a small-scale outbreak.
As for whether someone was targeting Green Source, everyone was still not completely sure.
After all, the leader had just led people to prepare to destroy a certain force a few days ago but returned without success. It was possible that they were being targeted at this time.
Although Qin Jin had not heard of them having any achievements in the field of mutant creatures when he was in the Fuhai Base, the Fuhai Laboratory had strong personnel and equipment, so they had to be guarded against.
The entire base's alert level had been raised to the highest.
At this time, any disturbance would attract Green Source's thunderous fury!
"In theory, if we wear protective gear and have the base personnel close the doors and windows, we will not be attacked by poisonous moths!"
Qin's father was also present and quickly came to his own conclusion after hearing the analysis.
Everyone agreed with this statement.
This poisonous moth infection was indeed terrifying and could completely knock down an adult in a short period of time, but as long as they were prepared, anyone could prevent it in advance.
The cadres immediately discussed a series of preventive measures, so that the personnel in the headquarters and residential areas would pay more attention, and at the same time, they would close the doors and windows. Even if they wanted to ventilate, it was best to use mosquito nets or the like to block the invasion of poisonous moths.
It has to be said that there is strength in numbers. Without Qin Jin needing to arrange much, there were phased solutions to the source of infection and countermeasures.
"So what should we do with those infected people now!? The medical department and the laboratory have not yet found a way to cure these infected people! If we wait any longer, they will die!"
Zhao Ling threw out this unavoidable question with a slightly heavy heart.
That's right, the base has not yet found an antidote or method to treat the poisonous moth virus.
Twelve hours had passed since the virus infection was first detected, and nearly thirty more people had died during this time!
The poisonous moth virus was too violent, and if they waited any longer without finding a cure, these infected people would likely die!
The conference room fell silent.
The laboratory and the medical department were doing their best to analyze and study the cure, but finding a method in a short period of time was tantamount to wishful thinking.
"If we can find the mother of these poisonous moths, we may be able to speed up the search for a cure, because generally poisonous creatures have their own set of anti-poison mechanisms. The poison sacs of the small poisonous moths outside are too small to study. If there is a large mother for our laboratory to analyze, it may be much faster!"
Zhou Qihang continued to state some characteristics of biology.
Qin Jin, who had studied the corresponding knowledge, nodded in agreement.
But they were not sure when they could find the poisonous moth mother, if it even existed. At this time, they were not even sure whether they were biological weapons released by some enemies. Could those infected people really last until then?
Bang!
Just as the conference room fell into thought, the door was opened and a figure stumbled in!
It was Zhang Qiang, the head of the medical department!
He looked at Qin Jin and Zhou Qihang with despair and pleaded:
"Please save my daughter! Jingchu has started vomiting blood and is entering the acute outbreak period!!"
(End of this chapter)
