There was no response, as if it were merely a reaction to a nightmare.
"Perhaps, she's waking up."
"She should be. Then, let's take this opportunity to remove the needles from her body," Carola Anna wiped her portable cutlery and said to a woman organizing equipment at the very back, "Lina, I'll trouble you."
"No problem, boss."
The woman named Lina was a black rose. Her skin tone did not detract from her beauty, and she carried herself without airs. She approached with a medical bag.
She skillfully repositioned Wang Xiaoxin's body, then removed the needles from the bleeding points with tweezers, disinfected them, and sprayed a blood-repellent mist. She had already treated her when she carried her away earlier to prevent tracking by zombies.
No bandages were applied. She spoke in English, "don't cover the wound and change the..."
At first, she was proud, but now she realized something was indeed wrong.
Quickly looking at Carola Anna for help, she asked, "Is there an antidote?"
"Yes, and it happens to be my responsibility. I didn't bring it with me from the company. I didn't expect that perfectly fusing with the God's Potion would have this side effect. This is quite rare among experimental subjects globally," her tone carried a hint of schadenfreude.
"How is it treated?"
"You just need to give me your blood, and I'll prepare a gene potion for you. You'll be fine after drinking it. Your self-healing ability will only activate when you're injured, and your strength will return to a state of effortless control. You will still get tired and feel fatigued.
You don't need to worry about the lifespan you've lost during this time. After the gene defect is corrected, you will live even longer," Carola Anna said, pinching Lin Yuan's cheek. "We just need your full cooperation."
"Alas, how unpredictable life is. I thought I had some leverage, but now I've lost it all. I'm at your mercy."
"Hahaha, don't worry. After we succeed, I'll take HSAC's research results to China and find a quiet villa in the countryside. I believe you'll accept us."
"With this information, it should be possible."
"Alright, our business is concluded. Now, we need to discuss your little girlfriend."
Carola Anna glanced at Lin Yuan's side before going to eat her noodles.
If they got soggy, they wouldn't taste good.
"Old Wang, you're awake?" Lin Yuan turned his head and saw Wang Xiaoxin with a face about to cry.
The thing he feared the most had happened.
A crying girl was Lin Yuan's kryptonite.
"Don't cry, Old Wang, let me explain."
"No need to explain, I know your difficulties."
"I really didn't betray... huh? What did you say?" Lin Yuan, who had prepared a whole speech, was suddenly struck dumb.
"What about now? I..."
"I'll go with you!" Wang Xiaoxin said, then looked at Carola Anna, "I'm the same as Lin Yuan. And I broke through to the peak of my enhancement naturally. I believe I have value."
"Oh?" Carola Anna raised an eyebrow. "Why should I believe you?"
"Because I like Lin Yuan!! This is the best chance to be with him, and I don't want to lose him again!" Wang Xiaoxin almost shouted.
Lin Yuan: "??????"
Carola Anna: "(ಡwಡ) Hehehe, the show is about to begin!"
Lin Yuan, now charred black by the lightning, knew only one thing.
This girl must have been drugged into a stupor d(ŐдŐ๑)!!