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The air in the emergency room seemed to freeze.

Several doctors and nurses on duty huddled against the corner of the wall, barely daring to breathe. On the hospital bed, Old Wang, who had been knocked unconscious by Lin Chen's finger, was no longer struggling, but the dark purple fleshy fungus on his arm was still wriggling slightly, looking quite gruesome.

The head of the emergency department swallowed hard, his voice trembling: "This family member, you...you just said this thing is contagious?"

Lin Chen didn't have time to waste words with him and directly took out his phone to dial Su Qingge's number.

"Qingge, First Hospital Emergency Department, immediately dispatch a top-level biochemical isolation transport vehicle. Also, notify Tingxue to open the Class A biochemical forensic laboratory in the headquarters' basement, ready to receive extremely dangerous infected individuals."

On the other end of the phone, Su Qingge replied without hesitation, simply saying, "Okay!"

After hanging up the phone, Lin Chen looked at the still-dazed doctor: "Do as I say, turn off the ventilation, and everyone get out. No one is allowed to come near this bed until the professionals take over."

Ten minutes later.

The piercing sound of police sirens rang out downstairs at the hospital. Several fully armed special police officers, dressed in heavy white protective suits, rushed into the emergency department and quickly transferred Old Wang using a highly professional isolation stretcher.

Lin Haifeng stood at the end of the corridor, watching this scene, wringing his hands anxiously: "Xiao Chen, is there any way to save Old Wang...?"

Lin Chen patted his father on the shoulder, his tone steady: "Dad, go home first. This matter has gone beyond the scope of ordinary medical treatment. Leave it to me, don't worry."

After calming his father down, Lin Chen drove directly after the biochemical transport vehicle ahead, heading straight for the Beijing headquarters.

The General Administration has three underground floors, housing the highest-level biochemical forensic laboratory.

Security here is extremely tight, with three airtight doors completely isolating the inside from the outside.

Jiang Tingxue was already wearing a heavy Class A protective suit, making her look like a clumsy astronaut. Through the transparent visor, one could see the shock and solemnity in her eyes.

Old Wang was secured inside a fully enclosed glass isolation chamber. Various monitoring instruments emitted rapid beeping sounds.

Lin Chen also changed into a protective suit and strode into the forensic room. Although he possessed a [god-level anti-toxin constitution], he still had to follow the proper procedures in the face of this unknown mutated fungus.

"Honey, the situation is very serious." Jiang Tingxue looked at the data on the monitor, her voice coming through the communicator, sounding somewhat distorted. "His heartbeat is rapidly failing, and he's showing signs of multiple organ failure. The most frightening thing is that those fungi are multiplying too fast."

Lin Chen walked to the front of the isolation ward.

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In Lin Chen's vision, dark purple patches had begun to appear on Old Wang's neck. The fungi were like greedy vampires, frantically draining the last remaining nutrients from Old Wang's body.

"We can't wait any longer. We must find out what this is right now," Lin Chen said in a deep voice. "Tingxue, prepare to draw blood samples and live fungal tissue."

Jiang Tingxue nodded and operated the robotic arm outside the isolation chamber, slowly inserting a specially made, thick needle into Lao Wang's arm vein.

Just as the needle pierced Old Wang's skin!

A sudden change has occurred!

The clusters of dark purple fungus on Old Wang's arm, which had been wriggling slightly, suddenly became violent as if stimulated by something!

They were like living insects, quickly crawling upwards along the metal needle of the syringe!

In the blink of an eye, the fungus had already spread to the plastic tube wall of the syringe and was even trying to break through the sealed interface of the isolation chamber along the direction of the robotic arm!

"what!"

Jiang Tingxue gasped in fright and instinctively tried to release the control lever, but the protective suit was too thick and heavy, and her movements were a beat too slow.

"Back off!"

Lin Chen shouted and grabbed Jiang Tingxue's shoulder, pulling her forcefully behind him.

at the same time.

[God-level magician's hand speed has been activated!]

Lin Chen's hands moved like a blur, slamming onto the emergency shut-off button on the isolation chamber. The robotic arm locked instantly, and then Lin Chen ripped off the fungus-covered syringe.

Without pausing, he turned around and kicked open the door of the high-temperature incinerator next to him, throwing the syringe along with the menacing fungus inside!

"boom!"

The flames inside the incinerator erupted instantly, accompanied by a piercing hissing sound, similar to the burning of some kind of insect, and a strong acrid smell was drawn away through the exhaust pipe.

Jiang Tingxue hid behind Lin Chen, her chest heaving violently, her forehead covered in cold sweat. If Lin Chen had reacted even a fraction slower, allowing that thing to crawl out through the opening, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"This isn't an ordinary infection." Lin Chen stared coldly at the fungus still growing wildly in the isolation pod. "It's a domineering parasitic fungus. They have an instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm, and they're devouring the host's life force to accelerate their reproduction."

Ordinary medical treatments are completely ineffective.

Without hesitation, Lin Chen took out a small glass bottle from the inner pocket of his protective suit.

Inside was the essential oil he extracted from "Red Flame Grass".

Lin Chen operated another spare robotic arm to send the glass bottle into the isolation chamber, and then precisely dripped a drop of dark red essential oil onto the densest cluster of fungi on Lao Wang's arm.

A miracle happened.

The moment that drop of essential oil touched the fungus, those previously menacing, dark purple fungi instantly became as if they had been doused with highly concentrated sulfuric acid!

They twisted and contracted wildly, their dark purple surfaces rapidly turning black and withering. In less than ten seconds, the cluster of fungi on Old Wang's arm had completely carbonized, turning into a layer of blackish-gray powder that fluttered down onto the bed sheet.

As the fungus withered, Old Wang's blood pressure and heart rate, which had almost flattened out, miraculously began to slowly rise on the monitor next to him.

My breathing has become much more stable.

Jiang Tingxue was stunned, her face full of disbelief: "Honey, what are you using? It's hundreds of times more effective than the best antifungal medication!"

"A specially made plant extract that just happens to counteract this stuff," Lin Chen said without further explanation.

He took off his heavy gloves, his gaze deep and thoughtful.

"Tingxue, collect the carbonized fungal powder and perform gene sequencing immediately. I need to know the complete map of this thing."

Then, Lin Chen turned around and pressed the communicator on the wall.

"Qingge, lead the team out immediately. Seize Zhao Biao's logistics convoy and seal off all warehouses. Remember, everyone must wear protective suits."

"We absolutely cannot allow a single spore to leave the capital!"