With Sophie helping her, Xia Shu worked much faster.
By the time Nameless returned with the lab mice, the antidote's development was well underway. He simply sat to one side and watched the two women fiddle with instruments that looked vaguely scientific.
To be honest, it looked convincing enough, but Nameless had taken part in plenty of experiments and knew a fair bit about this. The two women were just putting on a show for people who didn't know better.
It was rather like watching two NPCs tap at a heap of meaningless props. Nothing would actually come of it, but as long as the quest could continue, that was fine.
Six hours passed in the blink of an eye, and the antidote was finally ready.
Xia Shu placed a lab mouse on the experimental table, then injected it with the antidote.
Fly wings grew from the mouse's tail. They served no purpose at all, beyond beating rapidly enough to make a buzzing noise.
As soon as the antidote entered its body, the mouse began to struggle. Before long, it went limp on the table, and its tail gradually absorbed the fly wings.
At last, the mouse had completely returned to its original form.
"It worked!" Sophie clapped happily when she saw the mouse's tail return to normal.
Xia Shu remained perfectly calm. "We still need more tests. Bring over the second mouse!"
"Okay!" Sophie replied with a smile.
They tested several more mice and confirmed that the antidote could reverse Insectification in living creatures. Whether it had side effects, however, was impossible to tell in so short a time.
The antidote might have some hidden side effect that would take time to develop. By the time they discovered it, it might be too late.
"All right, let's go. Remember