My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome
Chapter 491 - 490: Jade Horn Cloud Deer

Chapter 491: Chapter 490: Jade Horn Cloud Deer

"So the situation is roughly like this. Do you have any other questions?"

In the disinfectant-perfumed lobby of the treatment center, Shao Zifeng looked toward the isolation area on the left and asked, "Are you saying they now suspect the virus might be airborne?"

"Yes, because there haven’t been any cases of reinfection before, plus all the Healing Lulus who assisted with the treatment were infected, Dr. Qin speculates the virus has mutated," another voice replied.

"Without understanding the transmission route, for the safety of the imperial capital’s citizens, Dr. Qin has requested all medical personnel involved in treating the patients to be quarantined in the isolation area."

Shao Zifeng nodded, waved his hand, and a Space Rift slowly opened up, with gentle starlight filling the entire hall.

After the light had faded, an elegant and composed Jade Horn Cloud Deer stood by Shao Zifeng, its body emitting a dim glow of stardust particles.

The soldiers in protective suits watched the Jade Horn Cloud Deer, momentarily stunned.

"Yo~"

The Jade Horn Cloud Deer opened its eyes and nuzzled Shao Zifeng’s shoulder with its cheek, then curiously surveyed the hall, its delicate ears twitching now and then.

"Right, I do have one more question," Shao Zifeng said, turning to the soldier.

The soldier snapped out of it, "Yes, go ahead."

"Are there any surveillance devices in the hospital?" Shao Zifeng motioned, "What I mean is, I don’t want the treatment process to be public."

"Please rest assured," the soldier said, "to prevent the spread of panic from video recordings getting out, the signal in the treatment center has been blocked." Pointing to the northeast corner of the hall, he added, "Apart from the public areas and the medical observation zone, all surveillance equipment has been turned off as well."

Smiling, Shao Zifeng nodded and walked over to the curtain of the infection area, tilting his head to say, "You can leave now; I’ll take it from here."

"This..." The soldier hesitated for a moment, "Then please take care, and call me if you need anything. I will be right outside."

As the curtain to the infection area was lifted, a faint stench mixed with the smell of disinfectant rushed forward, and various cries of agony echoed down the long corridor.

Under the ghastly white light, the deserted corridor looked extremely eerie.

Shao Zifeng felt his right hand growing increasingly warm. His heart throbbed with desire. Taking a deep breath to calm the palpitations, he reached out to touch the Jade Horn Cloud Deer’s deep, space-like antlers, "I’m counting on you."

"Yo~"

The Jade Horn Cloud Deer seemed to understand and nodded its head, the starlight twinkling in its eyes. Imaginary small white flowers bloomed on its bifurcated antlers.

Pop~

After a soft sound, those imaginary flowers suddenly dispersed, drifting into each ward, carrying with them a subtle fragrance that dispelled the stench in the corridor.

Cautious in his use of empathy, Shao Zifeng had become increasingly careful to prevent the negative emotions of the dozens of infected from overwhelming him, so he allowed the Jade Horn Cloud Deer to first soothe the emotions of those people.

A moment later, the wails in the corridor grew fainter, and Shao Zifeng let out a sigh of relief, slowly closing his eyes.

As his sensory field spread out, pale blue lines swiftly outlined various human forms, some standing, some lying down.

In those lying down, one could clearly see numerous dark purple threads continuously weaving through them.

Just as Shao Zifeng was about to confirm further, all the dark purple threads simultaneously froze and lifted their heads from the human outlines towards Shao Zifeng.

Sinuous dark purple lines as if alive entangled Shao Zifeng, making him feel he was being targeted by countless eyes.

"Squeak!"

A shrill scream rose from the depths of Shao Zifeng’s mind.

In the world of his senses, the originally calm human forms began to struggle violently, as a surge of negative emotions accompanied by more mournful wails rushed towards Shao Zifeng’s spirit.

"Fuck!"

Shao Zifeng cursed under his breath and quickly disconnected the empathy.

He opened his eyes and hastily stepped back several paces, his chest heaving rapidly.

"Yo~"

The little deer approached with a concerned expression, once again emitting a soothing fragrance that conveyed a mood of consolation.

"I’m fine."

Shao Zifeng steadied himself against the little deer’s body, his emotions gradually calming as he remembered everything he had seen in the Perception realm just moments ago.

What he could confirm now was that the mutated virus remained entrenched in the human body, and as to whether it could spread through the air...

Remembering the myriad of purple-black threads that had fixed their gaze on him, perhaps they could spread through his Perception realm?

He was not yet certain of this.

The most crucial point was that this strain of the virus was definitely different from the one that had affected Shangguan Long. Unfortunately, he had not had enough time to study it before he had hastily severed the empathic connection.

After summarizing the information at hand, Shao Zifeng prepared to enter the hospital ward for a closer observation.

He walked up to the door of Ward No. 1.

Knock knock.

"Who is it?"

The door opened, and a female soldier in protective gear came out, followed by a Jade Horn Cloud Deer.

Jade Horn Cloud Deer were exclusive healing creatures of the Jade Deer Corps, and among the rare healing creatures.

Although, like the little deer, it was originally based on the sika deer, the Jade Horn Cloud Deer were much smaller in size, their milky white fur shimmering with a jade-like sheen, and their jade horns on top were as smooth as jade.

Recognized as the most elegant among mutant creatures, the Jade Horn Cloud Deer had tufts of cloud-like curly hair on each of their four hooves, giving the impression that they were always stepping on clouds.

Shao Zifeng didn’t rush to check the Cloud Deer’s information, instead, he took out his pass and showed it: "Here to save lives. You, stay on guard here."

The female soldier glanced at the pass in Shao Zifeng’s hand, gave a salute, then stood to one side of the door, while the Jade Horn Cloud Deer shyly watched the little deer with curiosity.

Shao Zifeng, accompanied by the little deer, walked into the ward and closed the door behind him.

"Let... go of me~"

On the bed, a man with a pale face struggled fiercely. His eyes were wide open, the purple-red blood vessels on the whites of his eyes stark against the pallor of his flesh.

Upon seeing Shao Zifeng, the man kept emitting sounds that were either meaningful or meaningless roars.

"Little deer!"

"Yo~"

The little deer’s eyes sparkled with starlight, and tendrils of illusion quickly entangled the man’s mouth.

Shao Zifeng closed his eyes, and his Perception realm immediately enveloped the entire room. Not far away, a series of lines outlined the man’s figure, with countless purple-black threads weaving in and out of his body.

"Just as I suspected, a mutation."

He recalled when he helped Shangguan Long heal, those purple-black threads had mainly concentrated around the wounds, but this man seemed to have them all over his body, continuously congregating towards his brain.

Shao Zifeng’s spiritual body extended a right hand, wrapped in purple-red energy particles that formed an abstract eye shape.

The moving purple-black threads suddenly stopped their motion, withdrew from the man’s body one by one, merged together, and turned toward Shao Zifeng.

"Squeak!"

The purple-black threads lunged at Shao Zifeng with bared teeth and claws.

At the same time, the entire infected area became restless once again.

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