A Trap Was Set

Xi Xiu looked up at Xu Zhuming and his assistant. "Then I'll leave it to all of you."

Her tone was utterly sincere. Researchers had it hard too; ever since arriving here, they had not slept through a single night.

They had been fighting nonstop at the lab benches.

Progress was slow because the challenge was simply too difficult.

Before this, every toxin that had appeared in the Alliance and attacked the central nervous system had been different from this one.

It was as though they had no foundation at all. They had to begin research from scratch, conduct all kinds of experiments, and observe countless sets of data. The workload was immense.

Xu Zhuming understood the importance of developing a treatment better than she did. There were still many larvae growing underground, and those things had to be eliminated as soon as possible.

Otherwise, the white fluid on their bodies would contaminate the planet's underground, and it would take many years for the environment to recover.

After leaving the laboratory, Xi Xiu headed back with Ebony. As if asking for praise, Ebony wrapped its vines around Xi Xiu's wrist and shook her hand with them, looking as though it were saying, Praise me already.

Xi Xiu stroked the tip of Ebony's vines and praised it. "Our Ebony is the cutest Exotic Plant, and also the most, most, most capable warrior."

Ebony's gesture finally eased the tension that had been gripping her heart.

Ever since the warriors had been affected, she had been on edge the entire time. Only someone in that situation could understand such anxiety.

She was afraid things would reach an irreversible point. Even Wu Yuan had kept its medical kit at the ready.

If an emergency arose, it could begin treatment immediately.

As for whether they