The dramatic ending did not elige deafening cheers, prolonged applause, or flashy pyrotechnics.People only have the endless sigh of losing relatives and friends.With the classmates and friends around him, the intimacy of talking about everything, and the enthusiastic roommates of Lotte, at this moment, although those laughter and laughter are still there, everything has become a phantom.To make matters worse, they don't know why they're being quarantined.At first, they were just disappointed and dazed, but gradually they realized that something was wrong.———— "Third ward, third ward, what is your situation now?"
Please report. ”Jack was outside Ward 3, using a pager to call the staff in Ward 3.Ever since Professor Robb's death, there had been almost no sound in the Third Ward, except for the occasional news or two."
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Jack, the twenty-third victim has appeared, named Swariteva, a third-year student in the study of occult knowledge.The number of survivors, six.Three of them have already entered the third stage and are preparing for their final journey in the secret room.The other two, I'm the head nurse, Merlot. ”The head nurse, Mellot, replied hoarsely.I don't know why, the other close contacts have seizures, but the head nurse herself is like an outsider.There were no signs of illness either on the test or on the surface.Seeing these young people fall to their side one by one, the expressions on their faces were not filled with any fear, except for perseverance and conviction.As an elderly, the head nurse, Melo, who was supposed to comfort these children, couldn't say a word of comfort.She never understood why she was still safe and sound.I should have been the most susceptible to infection, but now I can only watch these poor little ones muster up their courage and move their swollen bodies one by one to continue the experiment."
Wait, Mellot, how long have you been in Ward 3?"
Jack's voice came out of the pager again, mixed with the noise of people."
One hour and thirty-six minutes."
Merlot looked at the time and immediately replied.“。。。
Do you not have any symptoms?
”"Nope.""
Merlot, I think you should come out of it.""
Why?
It's not clear how the infection is carried out yet. ”“。。。
Infectious people are starting to appear here outside, do you understand the seriousness of the situation?
”As soon as the pager device in his hand was loosened, it fell to the ground.Merlot couldn't figure out why people outside were infected?
Isn't it possible that all sacrifices are useless?"
Merlot, Merlot, please call back."
The head nurse picked up the pager that had fallen on the ground, took a deep breath, and replied heavily, "I'm here."
Can you tell me how many infected people you have out there right now?
”"Three early stages, one middle stage.We are now trying to use radiotherapy to suppress the spread of the tumour for initial treatment, but it is not very effective. ”1 "That's useless, we have now discovered that the scarlet sting is a mixed biotoxin, and it must be analyzed from the perspective of the serum to have hope of treatment. ”"Merlot, have you ever thought that you are the serum?"
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I didn't dare to risk infecting everybody to come out, and the third ward was a negative pressure ward, you know.The circulation of the air also passes through the internal circulation system, but if I open this door, there is a good chance that the polluted air here will come out. ”"Do you know how much of the air was polluted before patient zero got sick, before it was brought in?
Moved from the conveyor point to a stretcher, and then carried to us in front of the crowd.Merlot, if you're an immune, there's hope we can overcome this vicious scarlet sting. ”"Okay, I'll come out, but please let me accompany these two children to the end
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Time is precious now. ”"I know, but isn't it cruel that you left them here alone?"
As soon as Merlot finished speaking, the last two of them put down their experimental work and walked in front of Merlot."
Head nurse, go ahead.We will do our best to contribute to our world at the end of the day. ”"But...""
No, but, head nurse, we admire you.In the unlikely event that you succeed in developing the serum in a short period of time, we may be able to save ourselves, right?
You don't want us to die, do you?
”One of them said with a smile on his face.He glanced at his partner next to him and high-fived each other, "Go ahead, you can leave it to us." ”"Okay, you wait for me."
Seeing that Merlot had come down, the two of them smiled brightly as if they had put down a big stone in their hearts."
Jack, I'll be out in five minutes.I'll disinfect myself first, and you'll get ready outside. ”After the head nurse spoke, there was a murmuring sound outside the third ward, and now a passage was being set up with plastic and disinfectant materials for Mellot to walk out alone.———— "You know that, right?"
”"I know, the two of us won't survive anyway, so there's no need for the head nurse to watch us die.""
Well, that's what I thought too.It's cruel.Watching us die one by one while she couldn't do anything. ”"Well, she's pathetic, and so are we.Ahem, ahem. ”"Have you written a suicide note?""
No relatives, no reason, so be it.""
You're free, I'm homesick.""
Do you have any relatives?""
Well, although my parents are gone, I have a silly younger brother, cough cough cough.""
That's good."
This was the last small talk between the two.They pushed open the door that had been blackened by the smoke and stepped inside.The smell of choking got into their nostrils, but they couldn't smell anything anymore.Fingers as thick as turnips struck the match with difficulty and fell to the ground.There is no wailing, no pain, only that final deliverance.———— Melo pushed open the door to the third ward.Layers of blue plastic began to emerge from the door frame, and the plastic paved a passage for her to walk out alone.Outside the door is a brand new set of protective clothing, as well as equipment such as masks and goggles.She didn't hesitate to put on these new gears.In general, a girl who changes into a new dress is always happy, but after changing into this outfit, Merlot's heart is heavy."
Report, Head Nurse Melo is waiting at the first lane.""
Disinfect her with medical alcohol, and clean the surface with diluted chlorine water when she enters the third channel.""
Roger."
After rounds of disinfection and protection, half an hour had passed, and Merlot finally walked out of this passage that was only one hundred and twenty meters long.At the end of the passage is a separate patient room, which is completely new as you can tell from the layout of the room.There were a number of machines in operation next to the bed, and it was clear that the ward was being used as a laboratory at this time."
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I'm sorry I can't give you a hug, Merlot.Here's the procedure, you know. ”Jack, who was weaving his head between the machines, heard Merlot's footsteps and raised his voice to greet him."
It's okay, what do I do now?""
Get on the bed, remove the sleeve from your right forearm, and we'll give you a blood test first.""
Okay, I'm your guy now.For the sake of justice, you can please fiddle with me as you like. ”"If it weren't for the scarlet sting, I would have been excited to hear that.It's a pity, it's a pity. ”Jack used these ambiguous words to tease Merlot, who was slurring his words, and the atmosphere eased a little because of it."
Do you want anesthesia?"
Jack pulled out tools such as needles and cotton and placed them casually next to Merlot's bed."
It's okay, just smoke it."
Merlot replied dryly.She had seen so many partings of life and death, how could the small pain of drawing blood make her even more uncomfortable?
Jack expertly rubbed Merlot's elbow fossa with an alcohol cotton, where the median vein of the elbow was located and where blood was most easily drawn."
Clench your teeth, this needle may be painful."
With that, Jack pinned the sharp but frighteningly thick needle into the mid-elbow vein with precision.Indigo venous blood slowly spilled out of the needle, passed into the rubber tube, and finally filled the small half of the plasma bag.“100？
Is it enough?
”Merlot glanced blankly at the thickness of the needle and recognized the size of the blood draw."
You're thinking too much, it's just the first shot.Later, a tube will be drawn in your radial artery, which will be used for blood gas analysis. ”Jack waved his hand, and after the blood was drawn, he hung Merlot with saline mixed with glucose.Merlot nodded, then sighed softly, "I wonder how those two children are doing." ”Jack's movements were stunned, and he had already received suicide notes from the last two children before Melo walked out of the passage.What this meant, Jack knew all too well."
Don't think about it, now you are our most precious test subject."
Jack muffled as he turned on some of the vital machines, linked them to various parts of Merlot's body, and walked out with the plasma pack.———— "Teacher Jack, you're back. ”Madeleine is waiting here, although she is a top student in the chemistry department, chemistry is closely related to biology, and she can give Jack the greatest help here."
Well, come on, get to work.Show me what makes Merlot so special. ”Jack pulled a few drops of blood from the plasma bag and placed it under the microscope."
Huh?
What is it?
Twisting around. ”Madeleine let out a quizzed sigh as she seemed to see something writhing in the microscope."
Let me see."
With that, Jack walked over to Madeleine's side.He narrowed one eye and leaned in.The world in the blood is magnified by a microscope and appears incomparably clear.The translucent light makes it impossible to hide the secrets hidden in the blood.Jack saw what Madeleine was talking about.While the thing looked very much like the white blood cells covered in tiny spikes, the protruding ones looked like tiny crowns.This is a strain of the virus that has never been detected before.When compared to the blood sample transmitted by Professor Rob, this strain of the virus became conspicuous in comparison."
Could it be that this virus is suppressing the scarlet stinging attack, so Merlot escaped?"
Jack muttered."
Why don't we mix the two bloods and see what conclusions we can draw?"
Madeleine boldly suggested."
Well, you can try.I'm going to get a tube of the patient's blood, and I'm going to mix it with Merlot's, you wait. ”At this time, Jack changed his previous casual style and became vigorous and resolute.The strength that is usually hidden is no longer hidden, and he used all his strength to hurry, turning into a gust of wind as quickly as he went, and took the props and materials that he needed to use.Two drops of blood are mixed evenly in a transparent tube, and the changes in them, which are invisible to the naked eye, are now visible under the microscope.The funny little viruses will appear under the microscope as square scarlet stings that quickly envelop them, like a hungry homeless man who sees food and pounces on it.After wrapping it, in just a few seconds, the scarlet sting that was spit out changed from square to round balls, which looked like ordinary red blood cells.Presumably, this little virus is the antidote to the scarlet sting."
Hah, then we're going to extract this virus strain and put it in a petri dish."
Jack shouted excitedly."
No, not yet, we've not been observing long enough to have biological tests yet."
Madeleine immediately dispelled Jack's excitement, like pouring a basin of cold water on it, "I'll see, we have mice, sparrows, and monkeys here."
Once all three animal samples are confirmed to be safe, we will conduct human testing.Before that, we have to calculate an exact dose.This is a virus, not a drug, and we don't know what the consequences will be if our dose is wrong. ”"You're right, but as a last resort, in case our Stage 2 patient becomes Stage 3, we're going to take the plunge."
Jack reluctantly argued."
That requires the patient's consent."
Madeleine took a step back and did not insist on her position, after all, human life is at stake."
Okay, let's calculate the dose first."
The two began to make calculations in the dark in the laboratory, accompanied by the death of one small life after another.Either the scarlet sting infected the subject and blew it up, or it developed strong symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection, causing a build-up of lung fluid and suffocation.This is an unavoidable loss.Only when the correct proportions were found and the subject survived did the medical team dare to make this bet.And that stake is the patient's life.While one mouse died in a horrible way, one of them survived after turning its belly upside down.It only had symptoms such as diarrhea and low blood pressure, but it survived until now after the injection.The two men in the lab looked at each other, holding the poor mouse and cheering loudly.The right proportions, found!