The Flame Hell Beast's claws and fangs were extraordinarily sharp. Human technology simply could not produce a material capable of blocking them completely.
Even Xu Jiao, the commander-in-chief, had to tread carefully in every battle.
"This..."
Seeing the insignificant wound on Xu Jiao's leg, none of the soldiers dared speak.
A toxin that penetrated to the genetic level was terrifying. With humanity's current medical technology, it could only be suppressed, not eliminated.
Simply put, her life could be saved, but how much of her strength she retained would depend on fate.
"All of you, get out!"
Carrying Xu Jiao into the room, Xu Long kicked the door shut and laid her on the bed.
"What... will happen to you?"
Xu Long asked, frowning.
"After the toxin takes hold, my cells will age, and I'll die of organ failure within six months. But don't worry. There's a drug that can suppress it, so I can live out the next few decades safe and sound. It's just that the attributes I enhanced through the Main God will decline, and I won't be able to go on missions anymore."
Xu Jiao sighed, far calmer than Xu Long had imagined.
She had become commander-in-chief of the Southern Theater's Ninth Army Group in her early twenties, not because her aptitude defied the heavens, but because too many people had died in the position.
Xu Jiao had long expected this day to come, though she hadn't expected it so soon.
"Is there no way to cure it completely?"
Xu Long spoke slowly. On the surface, he was asking Xu Jiao, but he was actually asking the Red Queen.
"Twenty years ago, the Flame Hell Beasts swarmed up from underground and nearly wiped out human civilization. Although we've held on until now with the Main God's help, we're only struggling to survive amid the ruins. Being able to suppress the toxin's effects is already pretty good."
Xu Jiao sighed, then winked at Xu Long and said seductively, "Do your big sister's legs look good? Want to touch them?"
"Oh, give me a break. I don't want to end up in German orthopedics!"
Xu Long cursed, and the Red Queen's answer came through his earpiece.
"I've already studied the Flame Hell Beast's genes, but progress has been slow. As things stand, Xu Jiao's condition isn't impossible to resolve. We could even go a step further and make her directly immune to this genetic toxin, but there's a certain degree of risk."
The Red Queen paused, then continued, "After you fused with the T-virus and Alice's blood, Master, you obtained the T-Virus Enhanced Bloodline. Your genes mutated long ago. Although the Flame Hell Beast's toxin penetrates to the genetic level, it's nowhere near capable of destroying the T-Virus Enhanced Bloodline. If we inject your blood into Xu Jiao, there's a chance she'll obtain the same bloodline. Even if it fails, it won't matter. We have the serum, so there's no need to worry about her turning into a monster."
"What are the odds?"
Xu Long asked.
"Because Xu Jiao and Master are biological siblings, the chance of success is much higher, about five percent."
Hearing Xu Long's words, Xu Jiao asked in some confusion, "What odds? Who are you talking to?"
"There's a chance now to completely clear the toxin from your body, and a strong chance you'll become completely immune to it in the future. But you could also drop dead on the spot. Want to take the gamble?"
Xu Long didn't answer Xu Jiao's question. Instead, he asked her very seriously.
"Little brother, have you gone crazy? Scientists all over the world can't do anything about this toxin, and you can solve it?"
Xu Jiao reached out and felt Xu Long's forehead to see if he had a fever.
"Just tell me whether you want to do it!"
Xu Long irritably slapped her paw away.
"Yes! Of course I do! I'd rather die at the hands of a Flame Hell Beast than become a weakling holed up in a settlement."
Xu Jiao looked at Xu Long with a grin, and suddenly a blush appeared on her face.
"I know you mean well, little brother, but you don't have to comfort me. Actually, I've known for a long time this day would come, and I've even planned what to do afterward. I bought an apartment in Minghu City, right across from our old home. Once I've finished handing things over, I'll go back and watch you graduate, watch you find someone, watch you get married and have children..."
"Just shut up already!"
Xu Long hurriedly stopped Xu Jiao from going on. He kept feeling an air of resentment spreading around them, and the more she said, the scarier it became.
"Sit still. I'm giving you an injection."
Xu Long sighed. If it were anyone else, their death would have been just that, but he really couldn't let Xu Jiao go.
Taking the temperature-controlled case containing the serum out of his storage space, Xu Long stuck an empty syringe into a vein and drew half a syringe of blood.
"Holy shit, what are you doing? It's just an injection. You only need to bare your arm, so why are you taking off your whole top?"
Looking at Xu Jiao, who had nothing but a bandeau covering her upper body, Xu Long nearly jumped up in alarm.
They're too big!
No, this is too much!
We're biological siblings! Is it really okay for you to do this?
"Xiaolong, haven't you noticed we don't look alike?"
Xu Jiao bit her lower lip, her face so red it looked ready to drip blood.
"I noticed ages ago!"
Xu Long's words made Xu Jiao's heart tremble.
But what he said next made her so angry that blood surged into her throat.
"I'm so handsome and dashing, suave and debonair, loved by everyone, making flowers bloom wherever I go, handsome enough to split the sky. You and I are on completely different tracks."
Although Xu Jiao was beautiful and had a great figure, Xu Long was also devastatingly handsome (or so he thought).
They were a man and a woman. Though they were siblings, it was perfectly normal for them not to look alike.
"You..."
"What do you mean, 'you'? Sit still, or I'll miss."
Xu Long cursed, grabbed Xu Jiao's arm, and gently inserted the needle.
Crimson blood entered her body, along with the terrifying T-virus.
Xu Long readied the serum. If any changes appeared, he would inject Xu Jiao immediately.
The personal assistant terminal on his left hand emitted invisible light waves, scanning continuously, while a helicopter was dispatched to bring serum over.
There wasn't much serum in Xu Long's storage space, only six vials.
To purge the toxin from Xu Jiao this time, they would need at least twenty vials by a conservative estimate.
"What's this? T-virus Serum?"
Catching sight of the green drug in the case, Xu Jiao's pupils contracted uncontrollably.
As a powerful figure in the First District's Huaxia District, she had naturally seen the famous T-virus Serum.
The vial Xu Long had sold to the Xuanming Emperor was still in the laboratory.
But how had he obtained it? Could it be...
All sorts of thoughts surfaced one after another in Xu Jiao's mind, throwing it into turmoil.
"My first world was Resident Evil. I got lucky and escaped a disaster on top of a train car, and I also found some T-virus and serum that someone had hidden there. The Main God restricted the virus, so I couldn't bring it out, but I could bring out the serum."
Xu Long smiled, looking very pleased with himself.
"Although I couldn't bring it out, I could use it freely inside the Reincarnation Temple. I injected myself with the T-virus, and after spending some points, I obtained the T-Virus Enhanced Bloodline."