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April 30, 1986. It had been nearly five days since the reactor explosion.
Over the past few days, Zhang Heng and the others had been investigating the various forces involved in the disaster relief effort, trying to find a key figure among them. Unfortunately, despite their active efforts and even their willingness to take enormous risks by returning to the nuclear power plant twice, the main quest still showed no progress.
What was worse, the players' physical conditions were steadily deteriorating. With the doctor gone, none of them knew exactly how severely the radiation had affected them, but they could still feel the changes in their bodies.
Kill la Kill Boy's previously swollen arm had grown another size. He could no longer fit it through his sleeve and had to cut an opening in his clothes. In addition, ulcers had formed on his tongue and cheeks, with layers of mucous membrane peeling away, making even speaking difficult.
Rat was not doing much better. One of his legs had turned bluish-purple, swollen and even somewhat glossy. It felt smooth to the touch, with blisters growing along the inside. Any movement caused pain. By the fourth day, he was already having trouble getting around, and by the fifth, he could only travel by car.
Kratos was in slightly better condition than the other two. Her face was swollen, her eyes were somewhat bloodshot, and she had begun losing hair—not only from her head, but also her eyebrows and body hair.
By comparison, Zhang Heng was in the best shape among the four. He had only developed dark brown patches of various shapes on his skin, which caused persistent pain but did not really affect his mobility.
In addition, all five of them, including Bessonova, felt fatigued to varying degrees. The