Chapter 546: The Conspiracy of No. 7 Bacterium_1

Little Q's cutting path had undergone meticulous calculations. It was not only capable of slicing the robotic guard in half, but it also destroyed its core components, including the energy system and controller.

Therefore, the guard robot did not struggle at all; it did not even react.

No. 7 Bacterium attempted to break free from Little Q's control, but it couldn't manage to escape.

Jiang Que quickly shut the door and commanded, "Bring me all the broad-spectrum antibiotics nearby."

Although most functions of the Galaxy III were paralyzed, unable to differentiate friend from foe, Jiang Que's command still worked, at least for those who were not controlled by the No. 7 Bacterium.

Shortly, two robots brought dozens of antibiotic vials. Before they could protest that Jiang Que didn't have a medical license, he had already snatched the medicine box from them.

Taking out a vial of antibiotics, Jiang Que immediately injected Zheng Kai.

The robots earnestly advised, "You do not have a medical license and are not authorized to administer injections. Please cease immediately; otherwise, you will face imprisonment for three to fifteen days, along with a fine of one thousand to ten thousand yuan;

"If you cause more serious consequences, you will be criminally liable!"

Joy was evident in Zheng Kai's eyes, but his mouth said, "It's useless. Even if I die, command will pass on, and others will continue with our plan without any impact!"

Jiang Que said coldly, "Shut up!"

After his own blood analysis was complete, Jiang Que also gave himself an injection of antibiotics.

Jiang Que snorted with laughter, "Do you know where you failed? Your symptoms appeared too quickly, and the rate of transmission was also too fast.

"I admit you have intelligence, but your 'minds' are also too simple.

"Just think, if you had laid dormant for several dozen hours before massively reproducing, humanity would have been infected en masse without any defenses.

"It's possible humanity really could have been seriously weakened because of you."

No. 7 Bacterium fell silent, seemingly accepting Jiang Que's point.

The door was suddenly opened, and several professors in white lab coats appeared at the entrance.

They looked at Jiang Que, then at Zheng Kai, who was subdued, with a flash of manic joy on their faces.

But then, they stepped back, and several guard robots entered, ready to abduct someone.

Without waiting for Jiang Que's order, Little Q began jamming the guards electronically, and while the robots were "dazed," Little Q picked up Zheng Kai with one hand and fought fiercely with the other.

In less than half a minute, the guard robots became obstructions at the doorway.

The several biology professors, or rather the No. 7 Bacterium, seeing that they were unable to rescue their leader, promptly left.

Jiang Que, carrying the antibiotics, followed by Little Q, who was holding Zheng Kai, quickly made their way back to the Ninth Testing Zone.

It was unclear whether the Orange Leaf Assassin had already gone elsewhere, or what the situation was, for they encountered no resistance along the way.

Once back in the lab belonging to Jiang Que's team, Jiang Que first administered additional antibiotic injections to his two students.

Not long after, the alarm throughout Science Space City suddenly rang out, and the broadcast system came back online.

An officer announced over the broadcast, "We have initially taken control of Science Space City. In one minute, the quarantine airlock doors of Science City will be lowered.

"We ask both the infected and uninfected to find places to take shelter. We will proceed to swiftly deal with the Orange Leaf Assassins roaming outside.

"A specific antidote for No. 7 Bacterium is also being developed, and it is expected to be delivered in two hours.

"In the meantime, please try to administer broad-spectrum antibiotics to yourselves or those nearby, which can slow down the invasion of the bacteria!"

Jiang Que finally breathed a sigh of relief, waiting quietly in the lab for rescue to arrive.

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About three hours later, the combat robots finally found the place, and the accompanying medical robots injected Sixteen and the other three with a special drug.

By now, Zheng Kai had regained control of his facial expressions as well as a portion of his language and bodily functions.

However, the infection of the No. 7 Bacterium within him was too severe, and general antibiotics could only suppress it to this extent.

After the injection of the special drug, it should quickly kill most of the No. 7 Bacterium inside his body.

Jiang Que watched with a cold face as Zheng Kai was injected with the special drug, Zheng Kai, or rather the No. 7 Bacterium, exhibited only simple resistance.

Jiang Que understood immediately and said to Galaxy III, "Connect me with Uncle Three."

After connecting with Number Three, Jiang Que reported, "I have important information to report, please connect me to the medical team."

Number Three put down the task at hand, connected the medical team, and said, "Go ahead."

Gazing at Zheng Kai before him, Jiang Que spoke, "I remember my father mentioning that the precursor of the No. 7 Bacterium was a microscopic fungus discovered on Mars."

"Everyone should be aware of the environment on Mars.

"In such conditions, the No. 7 Bacterium has lain dormant for a long time.

"One might speculate, which is more hostile, the human body subjected to a special drug injection or the Martian environment?"

Zheng Kai, having been injected with the special drug, began to struggle violently.

He shouted indistinctly, "Ah... Er... You... Talking nonsense..."

Number Three had come to understand, "Are you saying that even after the injection of the special drug, the No. 7 Bacterium will only enter a dormant state?

"Waiting for the drug's effects to wear off before they start a new round of spreading?"

Jiang Que nodded, "That's probably the case. Their original intention was to spread as quickly as possible.

"But their first plan failed because of my timely warning.

"So, they planned to deceive us by lying dormant and waiting for another opportunity to relapse."

Zheng Kai's struggle continued; he was muttering something unclear, perhaps the special drug was really taking effect, and the No. 7 Bacterium was losing control of Zheng Kai's language system.

On the medical team's side, a doctor expressed, "This is somewhat inconceivable."

Jiang Que reminded everyone, "We are not dealing with ordinary bacteria, but intelligent pathogens.

"This intelligence is subjective, not the instinctive kind that evolves resistance to corresponding drugs."

Number Three, pointing to the fiercely struggling Zheng Kai, said, "His reaction should be the most direct evidence."

He then asked, "If what Jiang Que says is true, what should we do?"

The medical experts were stunned for a few seconds before a medical professor suggested, "We could use new types of pico-nanorobots for cellular screening of the patients."

The so-called "pico-nanorobots" are miniature robots ranging from a few picometers to nanometers in size.

Picometer is a unit not commonly used in everyday life, where one nanometer is equivalent to 1,000 picometers.

The current robotics industry can manufacture intelligent robots with complex structures as small as several dozen picometers, which are widely applied in the medical field and others.

The medical professor's method would allow these tiny intelligent robots to enter the body and root out all the dormant No. 7 Bacterium.

Even if it's just to mark the location of the No. 7 Bacterium, they can be 'rooted out' through microsurgery.

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