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51%. In a sense, Ella was now closer to a Sea Monster than a human.

Lingering Wind and Fading Moon pushed out the other two test results.

"The similarity between her parents and Sea Monsters is only twelve percent. They were infected for less time, and their condition is milder. Their bodies have only just begun to change, but if this continues, it will only get worse. And the rate at which this plague changes people isn't fixed."

Lingering Wind and Fading Moon pointed at several figures.

"The progression is relatively slow at first, but the higher the degree of Sea Monster transformation, the faster the later stages become."

Based on the current figures...

"If nothing is done to control it, Ella will complete her transformation in two months at most."

The room fell silent for a moment.

Ling Chu frowned. "She'll completely turn into a real Sea Monster?"

"Based on the current data, yes."

Lingering Wind and Fading Moon nodded.

And by then, even if they found a cure, it would be hard to say whether the transformation could still be reversed.

"With the medicinal ingredients I have on hand, I can make an inhibitor that targets the symptoms. It can temporarily suppress her condition and her parents' condition, stopping their bodies from deteriorating further for now."

"But that only treats the symptoms."

This Scale Plague was different from any ordinary infectious disease she had studied before.

The pathogen did not merely attack the body, causing fever, coughing, or organ failure. It was more like it was gradually reshaping the host, forcibly transforming an originally human person into a Sea Monster.

"To cure it completely, I need blood, tissue, or bodily fluid samples from the source of infection."

"With samples from the source, I can determine what exactly is