"Ahem"

Covering his mouth, bloodshot oozed out from between his fingers.

The researcher looked down at the blood-stained test reports and radiographs on the table.

This large amount of information includes both patients' and his own. He has read it back and forth many times.

There is a lot to confirm.

The first is the source of transmission, mode of transmission, scope of transmission, lethality, stage of symptom development, and how to treat it.

For thousands of years, humans have been fighting infectious diseases, such as plague and smallpox. Nowadays, effective prevention and treatment methods are available and they are no longer scary.

According to normal thinking, the effects of this infectious parasitic disease are not terrible.

The source of transmission can be cut off.

The route of transmission has also been clarified, and it does not pose a threat as long as it does not enter the human body.

The scope of transmission has not spread in the village so far.

But the scary part is not here.

She lurked quietly in the early stage and then erupted on a large scale at a certain period of time. Just like pressing the button of a remote-controlled bomb, she had completed the purpose of setting it up.

The efforts being made in this area now are not even enough to make up for the situation.

The really scary part is the lethality.

Theoretically, if this parasite can be removed surgically, it will not be fatal.

The same operation has been performed by experienced doctors in the hospital not one thousand times but eight hundred times, and there is no technical difficulty.

But it is precisely on this most important and simplest step that we cannot proceed.

Parasites have countermeasures. Once stimulated, they will go berserk and secrete toxins to attack the host, an extremely powerful digestive enzyme, causing the death of the host.

He had only seen things with similar effects in the village records.

Slug Immortal's strong acid.

If you touch it, you will die!

The door I obviously hoped for was right in front of me, but it was so big and thick that I couldn't kick it open.

Without exception, none of the operations has been successful so far, and all of them died on the operating table.

Now we can only hope that there will be a drug that can suppress the activity of the parasite and put the parasite into a dormant state so that it can be removed surgically.

But this hope is also very slim.

Is it really too late to develop new drugs?

"Director" a researcher came over with red eyes and handed over the latest research information.

"That's it?" the director said with some dissatisfaction.

"Xuan Yi is dead," the researcher said sadly.

"Dead?" the director said, "so soon?"

So far, no one among the infected researchers has died, other than the original infected person.

"Suicide," the researcher said.

After a while of silence, the director nodded knowingly and looked at the research materials sent.

Currently, the entire research team is extremely short of personnel. Some are sent to support hospital treatment, while the rest are responsible for a large amount of work.

The task of testing the drug against the parasite was given to a team of two.

One person is responsible for using various drugs and poisons to kill, and the other is responsible for testing other drugs to suppress the activity of parasites.

Xuan Yi is responsible for drug killing.

And the result

Taking a deep breath, the director looked at the research materials.

As expected, it had no effect.

"Director, currently only tranquilizers will have a little effect." The researcher said: "But without exception, resistance will soon develop, and they will still run wild under stimulation. Otherwise, I found that"

"What did you find?"

"Glucose can also calm it down, but the effect is only a little, at least it won't cause the patient that much pain." The researcher said, "But it will still start to run wild when it is stimulated."

what is this?

Raising insect babies?

The director looked at the researcher as if he were an idiot.

"Director, you are busy!" The researcher said goodbye and left.

The director returned to immersing himself in his work, and started to go berserk when he was stimulated. He always felt that there was something strange somewhere, some details that he had not noticed, and his mind kept recalling the details of the materials he had read.

At this time, people from another group came over to report on the progress of the work.

They are the medical ninjutsu team, a group that conducts therapeutic research using ninjutsu.

Looking at the excited researcher with empty hands, the director raised his eyebrows. It looked like it would be good news.

"Director, we have good news."

The researcher didn't wait for the director to speak, and said excitedly: "It is now confirmed that flames can completely eliminate this parasite, and raising the body temperature to about sixty degrees can significantly suppress the activity of the parasite."

The director narrowed his eyes slightly.

Very good, people are cooked too.

"There are some strong ninjas in the village who may be able to survive!" the researcher said excitedly.

The director raised his eyebrows.

This guy is such a genius!

At least it's a way to survive!

The excitement in his eyes flashed away.

"So, what to do!?" The director asked anxiously: "Where are the civilians!"

"There are no ninjas in the village who are particularly good at fire escape, except Master Lao Zi." The researcher said: "However, we can set up a fire to boil the water, and then soak the patient in it! Ordinary ninjas and civilians cannot hold on, only those who are particularly good at earth escape. Ninjas can do it.”

Cooking ninjas in a wok?

Although it seems extremely ridiculous.

However, when there is no other way, we can only treat the situation like a dead horse.

This method seems to be hopeless.

Without thinking too much and having no time to think about it, the director decided: "Try it first!"

"Okay!" The researcher turned around and ran away.

Soon, after selection, a ninja with a strong physique was selected.

After explaining to the villagers, a freshly made cauldron was set up outside the hospital. After a fire was lit, the experiment began.

The selected strong man looked at the cauldron of boiling water in front of him and swallowed his saliva.

To be honest, he would rather lie down and wait for death.

What kind of torture is this?

The surrounding people were in commotion, watching this scene helplessly.

After a moment, the strong man bravely jumped into the boiling water.

"Wow! Jumping!"

The people panicked for a while, feeling both magical and unbelievable. What kind of fuss was going on! ?

It's very rough anyway.

This is how Mei Ji feels. When a person is forced into a desperate situation, she can do anything. She simply loses her mind.

Almost immediately, the strong man howled like a pig in the scalding boiling water.

The scalps of the onlookers were numb, and some women screamed and cried. The scene was very chaotic for a time.

After holding on for less than a few seconds, the strong man, who felt like he was about to die, struggled to crawl out.

The few ninjas beside the pot quickly held him down and said, "For the village! Bear with me longer!"

"It hurts, bastard! I want to come out!"

The strong man howled miserably, and the ninja couldn't bear to close his eyes and increase the strength of his hands.

The people's whole body felt numb when they saw it, and they felt tortured as if they were experiencing it themselves.

A cruel scene unfolded in front of my eyes. The eldest brother in the cauldron kept crying and calling for his mother. Gradually, as the screams disappeared, the entire scene was silent, with a sob from time to time.

The ninja picked up the red-boiled strong man, and the group of people quickly moved to the emergency room.

Do you want to kill him first and then save him?

The villagers thought it was great.

A faint smell of meat floated throughout the place.

The children in the audience were crying.

"Mom, I don't want to be taken advantage of!"

The children burst into tears.

Many adults also looked confused. They couldn't tell whether they were cooking bugs or humans. When they thought that it might be their turn, their whole bodies kept shaking and shaking.

so

Outside the operating room, the surgeon in charge was holding on to the wall, his nose filled with the smell of stew, and he kept vomiting.

"What was the result?" the director asked.

"It's dead." The researcher cried and replied: "I didn't control the heat well, but the parasite is also dead! I can definitely do it a few more times!"

So, it's all cooked.

"You guy!" The director shouted and stood up, raising his hand to beat him.

The researcher huddled humbly and protected his head.

Are you from Konoha?

The director wanted to kill him, but now he was short of manpower.

Didn't fight.

"Don't worry, Director!" The researcher didn't want to die and said, "We have another plan!"

Is it reliable? ?

Suppressing the anger that was exploding in his head, the director nodded and said, "Tell me."

"In addition to high temperature, low temperature can also significantly suppress the activity of parasites." The researcher said: "As long as it is frozen quickly, it can be safely removed surgically."

"That makes sense." The director nodded in agreement.

"That's it," the researcher said: "Relevant research on thawing and resuscitation technology can only be done abroad. We don't have experience and technology in this area. There is a high probability that you will not wake up after thawing. There are similar records in villages."

"During the First World War, when we fought against the Kingdom of Water, many ninjas frozen by the Snow Clan would most likely wake up. A small number of them would have the sequelae of brain damage and lose some of their memories."

It seems more reliable than cooking.

Believe me again!

The director gritted his teeth and said, "Try it!"

The experiment started again. Since they could not leave the isolation area and there was no suitable area inside the hospital, they chose the open space outside the hospital.

The preparations for the early stage of the experiment were busy quickly. The iron pot was removed, the earth escape room was raised, and the stored ice cubes were moved in one after another. After the completion, a lucky ninja walked in wearing only a pair of underwear. In the ice cellar.

The other ninjas in charge of the experiment were wrapped up tightly and accompanied them.

The ninja outside releases Wind Release to quickly cool down.

What's going on?

The villagers were in commotion.

An hour passed. Two hours passed.

As the closed ice cellar opened again, a group of shivering ninjas rushed out quickly carrying the frozen ninjas and transferred them to the emergency room.

The villagers gasped.

I just feel so horrible.

Can you really still live here? All frozen into lumps of ice.

She was pretty good at it. Mei Ji took a look and saw that the idea was right, but the technical skills were not enough.

so

"How is the situation?" the director asked.

"The operation was successful, and the parasite has been safely removed." The researcher gritted his teeth and said numbly: "This is a major progress!"

I just wanted to be happy, but looking at the researcher's expression, the director asked hesitantly: "Where are the people!?"

"I haven't woken up." The researcher's face turned pale.

"You guy!" The director stood up with red eyes and touched his waist. My kunai is there!

"Director, why don't you ask me why?" the researcher said anxiously, "I think it can be improved!"

"What's the reason!?" The director stopped and asked depressedly.

"The main reason is that it's not frozen fast enough!" The researcher said: "If we could freeze the cells instantly when the cells are not paying attention, like the Snow Clan did, the situation would be much better!"

So, do you want to ask Kirigakure for help?

"Trash!" The director pointed at the door and yelled frantically: "Get out!"

The researcher who saved his life rolled away and crawled away.

The director sat down in despair and wiped his tears.

too difficult

"Director" A researcher came in pushing the research. He looked at the director who was wiping tears in surprise and said, "Someone survived."

"What!?" The director stood up in shock. This was the first successful treatment.

"The situation is like this." The researcher said calmly: "It is a special case. There are very few ninjas in the village who can do it. The patient is an old ninja who is proficient in the earth escape and hardening technique. He is very accomplished and actively cooperates with the treatment during the operation. The internal organs have been hardened, and he has survived the rampage stage of the parasite, but there is no possibility of promotion. Even so, the intestines are severely corroded, and the whole person is still in a critical state. It is not known whether he can survive. If he were two years younger At ten years old, there’s a good chance of surviving.”

"I know." The director waved his hand in frustration.

"If it is chakra, it can achieve the same effect and protect internal organs, so that our medical staff can input chakra from the outside to assist in protection." The researcher continued: "But the problem is that parasites will absorb chakra , the effect of chakra is greatly reduced. If the ability of parasites to absorb chakra is restricted through sealing techniques, I think this is a treatment idea."

"Is it too late to develop sealing techniques now?" the director asked.

"I don't know." The researcher looked at the research and replied, "I'm not sure."

The researcher recommends glasses. After all, I am not a genius.

"Try it. Using sealing techniques to limit parasites is indeed a good way." The director said.

But the problem is that many sealing techniques are aimed at humans and tailed beasts.

Now that improvements are being made, the director has no expectations.

What's more, that's not the problem.

"Come on, you must know that the opponent you are going to challenge is Konoha's Insect Princess. She is not only a genius, but also a monster. No one knows if she has other back-up measures to temporarily change her strategy and overthrow all our efforts. Work hard." The director said solemnly, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes involuntarily.

"I understand, director." The researcher pushed up his glasses and said, "I know very well how terrifying she is."

A temporary change of strategy?

The director was slightly startled.

"etc!"

Suddenly, the director yelled and stood up suddenly. His whole body was numb, and a flash of lightning flashed through his mind.

Then he leaned over and quickly flipped through the information in his hand.

"No! No! No!"

While flipping through the information quickly, the director yelled frantically.

After a while, he turned his head sharply, looked at the researcher and said, "Tell me! Why doesn't she kill all of us now!"

The researcher's eyes widened slightly.

he does not know.

But he knew that Konoha's Insect Princess had the ability to do it.

Theoretically, the lives of all infected people are in her hands, and life or death depends entirely on her mood.

He thought of a possibility, but he didn't want to admit it.

He said in a seductive voice: "Maybe it's some kind of bad taste? No matter what kind of ninja they are, they all have a certain degree of psychological abnormality."

"That's not right!" The director shouted in a broken voice, "That's not right!"

His whole body trembled with tremors.

That possibility may be more terrifying than death.

"Her intention was not to kill us! Not from the beginning!"

"We were wrong! Wrong from the beginning! We were so scared!"

"Only those who try to remove the parasite and stimulate the parasite to go wild will die!"

"It's us!"

"Kill them!"

After grabbing a dozen materials, the director slapped the researcher on the face, collapsed and fell to his knees, looking desperately at the smallpox on the ground.

"We are her slaves!"

The hand holding the data in the researcher's eye was trembling. For a moment, he felt relaxed as if he had escaped death, but was followed by a chill that penetrated into his bones.

Just as the director said, now, he is a dog whose life is controlled and can be driven at will.

Unless you want to die.

If you don't want to die, you can only put down your dignity and do everything you can to please your master, like a dog.

Therefore, after realizing this, great terror enveloped the whole body.

Should I continue this research? If I don’t do it, will she let me go? ? Spare my life?

I don’t know why, but this thought came to my mind.

Then, an even more terrifying cold terror and shivers swept through his body.

The researcher forced a smile that was uglier than crying.

The director's blood-red eyes stared at the researcher in horror, with murderous intent boiling over him!

Director, what is he thinking? ?

Does he think the same as me? ?

A chill went straight to Tianling Gai!

The researcher took a half step back.

A hand quietly reached to the lower back and touched the kunai.

Does he want to kill me and silence me?

Under the lenses, his eyes quickly turned red, covered with ferocious bloodshot eyes, and his breathing became rapid.

a while

"listen!"

The director who was kneeling on the ground got up, his eyes were blood red, and he said in a cold voice: "No one is allowed to reveal this matter!"

"Ha!" The researcher nodded stiffly.

I still underestimated her terror. She is a bug girl, she is terrifying!

The researcher turned around and staggered away, his face looking like crying and smiling, twisted ferociously.