Flames were always effective for disinfection and sterilization. Though the Brood Virus was powerful, it was still a virus with a protein structure, which would be destroyed by high temperatures.
But Storm had not suffered any sudden illness by this point, which showed that Su Ming's psychological treatment was working. She was probably still thinking about how to settle the score with Wolverine. The way she gritted her teeth while casting spells was rather cute.
With flames clearing the way, the three quickly passed through the area littered with insect corpses and truly entered the underground world. But it was clearly not particularly safe here. Aside from the virus-infected insects from earlier, Su Ming also saw infected blind fish.
They were the pale little fish that lived in lightless environments such as underground rivers and lakes, their eyes gradually degenerating into light-sensitive organs over time. Yet now, in the stream at their feet, these fish were also wrapped in black mucus, like loaches rolling about in rotten mud.
"This time, we came to the right place. It looks like the virus on the Seeder has, for some unknown reason, begun spreading through underground creatures. If I hadn't come today, this underground space might one day connect to the mine shafts. Then the perfectly good mineral vein would be contaminated."
As Su Ming purified the stream with fire, he spoke to Peter and Storm behind him while taking off Cloak and having the two sit on it. It would be best if they stopped walking with their feet and floated instead.
"Adjutant, can you hear me?"
"Of course, Sheriff. I can also see that you are grilling fish. The heat seems a little too high—they have all carbonized into ash."
The beautiful half-body projection of Adjutant appeared nearby. She seemed quite