"Shi Shi, the bugs are just products of the virus's effects; the real enemies are those invisible viruses."

Jiang Xiao patiently explained.

"We need your power to fight these viruses, not these useless bugs."

Only then did Shi Shi suddenly understand, nodding to indicate she got it.

Immediately, she refocused on the patients, attempting to find those invisible viruses.

Though the patient's wound no longer had wriggling bugs, it was still a mess.

Shi Shi concentrated deeply, her fingers lightly swayed in the air, seemingly searching for something.

A moment later, Shi Shi's brow slightly furrowed as if she sensed something.

Her finger suddenly stopped mid-air, then gently tapped down.

An almost invisible ripple emanated from Shi Shi's fingertip, and it seemed a faint black aura flickered over the patient's body.

Indeed, that black light was the eerie distinct scent.

Jiang Xiao nodded; it seemed Shi Shi was getting serious.

This time, no bug turned to ash and vanished, yet the patient's wound slowly stopped showing signs of decay.

The doctor and other medical students held their breath, tensely watching the patient change, filled with anticipation.

Shi Shi seemed to have found her rhythm; her movements became more confident and fluid.

Each time her finger fell, the patient's body showed a slight improvement.

As time went by, the patient's vital signs became more stable; the invisible viruses seemed to be truly exterminated under Shi Shi's power.

Seeing this scene, the doctor finally felt relieved and realized that Shi Shi might have actually succeeded.

"All cleaned!"

Shi Shi stopped, confidently crossing her arms, with a satisfied smile on her face.

All eyes were fixed on the patient in the medical pod; they witnessed a miracle.

There were no more signs of decay on the patient's body, and the previously decayed flesh was dissolved by Shi Shi.

The patient even weakly opened their eyes and gave Shi Shi a smile.

It seemed that Shi Shi both treated the symptoms and addressed the root cause this time.

The doctor wore an incredulous look, quickly approaching the medical pod, wanting to closely observe the patient's changes.

But just as he was about to touch the pod, an unexpected change occurred.

The patient's body began to age rapidly, skin shriveling, the light in the eyes dimming quickly, as if life's hourglass siphoned away all vitality.

"Save..."

The patient hadn't finished their sentence.

Under the shocked gaze of everyone, the patient's vital signs plummeted and soon they "died of old age."

The doctor was stunned, his hand hovering in mid-air, at a loss.

Jiang Xiao and the others were equally shocked; they had not foreseen such an outcome.

Shi Shi, meanwhile, looked bewildered; she didn't understand why the patient ended up like this after she had cleared both viruses and bugs.

"What... what is happening?"

Shi Shi's voice carried a hint of helplessness; she felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness.

Jiang Xiao was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke.

"It seems we've underestimated the power of this virus—perhaps it has capabilities we aren't aware of, even continuing to act after the host's death."

The doctor's expression turned exceptionally serious; he knew what this implied.

The horror of this virus far exceeded their imaginations; not only could it quickly corrode life, but it could also exert a deadly force at life's last moment.

Simply put,

these viruses have a killer move, "lives as long as heaven and earth," so if any external force attempts to kill them, they will also drain all the host's vital energy.

Wang Dayong and Niu Jieshi exchanged worried glances.

How exactly should one fight such an enemy?

There was a glimmer of deep thought in the doctor's eyes, as if he already had a plan.

He turned to Jiang Xiao and Shi Shi, who wore expressions of panic, and said.

"You two should go rest; I'll handle the situation here."

Jiang Xiao wanted to say something, but seeing the determined look in the doctor's eyes, he ultimately nodded, signaling Shi Shi to leave with him.

Shi Shi still appeared utterly confused, but with Jiang Xiao already lifting her up, she could only temporarily withdraw from the lab.

The doctor watched them leave, then turned and walked towards the quarantine area.

There were other patients there with equally serious conditions, but the doctor knew if his hypothesis was right, these patients might provide the answers he needed.

He approached a patient, carefully observing how the virus affected their body.

The doctor's gaze penetrated through the observation window, fixating on every detail of the patient's condition. His

finger gently tapped on the glass, seemingly calculating something.

After a while, the doctor turned and picked up a brand new set of experimental plans; he was going to start a new experiment.

This time, he didn't let the students handle it but operated personally, wanting to ensure every step was under his control.

The experiment began; the doctor moved with extreme caution, continuously adjusting the equipment and precisely recording data.

It seemed he was trying different ways to stimulate the viruses to see how they would react.

As time ticked by, the doctor's brow furrowed more tightly, but his eyes grew brighter.

Finally, after one particular stimulation, he seemed to observe a critical reaction.

The doctor hurriedly recorded all the data, then began analyzing it against previous experimental results.

His expression shifted from focus to astonishment, and from astonishment to excitement.

The doctor seemed to have discovered a weakness in the virus that had gone unnoticed in previous experiments.

The doctor immediately devised a new experiment plan to test his hypothesis.

He again adjusted the equipment, initiating another round of experiments.

This time, instead of merely stimulating the viruses, he used specific conditions, applying special frequencies and intensities to interfere with them.

He wanted to see if under such interference, the virus could still maintain its lethal potency.

The experiment went on for several hours, with the doctor never leaving the lab.

When the final set of data appeared on the screen, a satisfied smile spread across the doctor's face.

He'd done it; his hypothesis was confirmed.

However...

The doctor shook his head, but why was he feeling so dizzy?

Only then did he realize he had been continuously working at the console for a whole day and night.

"Better take a shower, then call Jiang Shen and the others back."

By this time, Jiang Xiao and the others had taken a nap and had been summoned by those historians.

Unexpectedly,

the number of these old scholars seemed to have grown.

Moreover, the books they researched were no longer limited to history and mythology—why... was someone studying advanced mathematics?

One of the elderly scholars, face flushed with excitement, dragged Jiang Xiao to the front, bursting with enthusiasm as he spoke.

"Not disappearance, not disappearance, demonic beings, they didn't disappear!"

"What disappearance and non-disappearance?"

"The books, those disappeared books! In reality, they didn't disappear!"

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