With an unforeseen situation arising that no one had anticipated, Shen Guanquan had no choice but to announce the suspension of the Green Island operation and devote all efforts to treating the wounded instead.
Until they found a way to deal with this anomaly, no one was allowed near the island.
"This man is beyond saving. Any further treatment is futile.
Even if we replace every organ the parasitic plants damaged with Bionic Prostheses, there's no guarantee the rest of him isn't infected. This is pointless!"
Liu Chu suddenly stopped operating and spoke to the assistants around him.
The patient on the operating table before him barely looked human anymore. Only his right arm remained reasonably intact. Many of his internal organs had been cut out or even removed whole, and only the machines connected to him were keeping him alive.
"But Elder Liu..."
"This is a waste of time!"
Liu Chu spoke again, then disregarded everyone else's reactions and abandoned the patient midway through surgery. He left the operating room, picked a random spot to sit down, and began thinking of a solution.
Twelve hours had passed since their first exploration of Green Island. Some players with lower Constitution stats were already showing signs of explosive infection, especially those wearing Power Armor, whose stats were generally lower.
The situation was deteriorating just as Liu Chu had expected.
"We have to find another treatment instead of spending all our time on surgery."
Liu Chu made his judgment decisively. Though some people considered it somewhat inhumane, he would not change it. He was a Scholar, and he would not back down because outsiders were telling him what to do!
"...This is a sound-borne infection. Presumably, the microorganisms inside the patients, and even certain proteins, enter a state of rapid evolution under