Chapter 193: The Frigid Realm 10

He stared in terror at Ye Xi'an on the ground, more frightened than when he realized he was infected with the virus.

Suddenly, feeling guilty, he slapped himself and, annoyed, punched the hard floor.

"How could I forget I have the virus! What if I infect my wife!"

He glanced at the cameras installed in the cave, sprinted down, waved frantically, and kept kneeling and kowtowing.

"Is anyone there! Please, save my wife!"

Ye Xi'an was awakened by Yi Yang's cries, struggling to lift her heavy eyelids.

She opened her eyes in shock, pupils dilating instantly, because she clearly saw the white specks attached to her body seep through the skin into her interior.

The virus has invaded.

Ye Xi'an was already extremely weak from forcibly using spatial abilities, and the virus's intrusion only made matters worse.

Her body began to heat uncontrollably, and beneath her translucent white skin faint blue‑purple veins could be seen twisting.

The terrifying transformation that once appeared on Yi Yang seemed about to recur in her.

In the moment before she slipped into unconsciousness, she thought only two words: It's over!!!

But her human body, which never seems to die from trouble, probably won't die so easily.

Zhu Shen Xing responded extremely quickly.

After receiving an urgent report from Researcher Su, the Marshal personally ordered an elite unit, equipped with top‑grade life‑support systems and researchers, to rush to the rescue.

After all, enough females have already died in this incident; they cannot sacrifice another.

But the rescue condition is that Ye Xi'an is not infected; otherwise death awaits her.

When the rescue team burst into the ice cave, they saw Yi Yang holding Ye Xi'an, crying in despair.

Ye Xi'an had fallen into a deep coma, her body alternately scorching and icy, her vital signs extremely unstable.

The officer at the front of the troops, clad in protective gear that hid his face, clearly sensed his own bewilderment and impatience.

Why is it this female again? After finally returning to Zhu Shen Xing, why does she come back?

He hurried forward and began testing with an instrument.

Unfortunately, the device emitted a piercing alarm.

Yi Yang's emotions collapsed in an instant; he grabbed the officer's arm: "My wife hasn't been infected, please take her back!"

He cried breathlessly, his body, reduced by the virus to bone, trembling uncontrollably.

Yi Yang kept pressing his forehead against the officer's, his face smeared with tears.

"It's all my fault, it's all my fault, you left me here, take my wife back! Brother Ji, Brother Bao, they're still waiting for their wives— ah— please!"

The soldiers behind the officer showed sympathetic expressions, but there was nothing they could do; Zhu Shen Xing had no vaccine, and this family was doomed.

"Wait."

The officer's voice sounded cool, his brows furrowed behind his visor, puzzled: "Weren't you infected with the virus? How are you still alive after a month?"

The remark left everyone stunned; indeed, the other males had all died twenty days ago— how is this male still alive?

Two people in the troops suddenly burst out, ignoring infection risk, seized Yi Yang and drew a tube of his blood.

"What are you doing?"

The researcher focused on drawing blood ignored the officer, staring at Yi Yang with flickering eyes.

"We suspect your body has produced antibodies to this virus!"

Yi Yang's snot dripped on his face as he stared blankly at the two people: "Antibodies? Does that mean I can save my wife!"

"It could, but you have to come with us for research."

Yi Yang, hearing the lost joy of returning, clutched Ye Xi'an anxiously: "What about my wife? Can she also go back?"

Before the researcher could speak, the officer sharply denied: "No, she's infected and cannot return to Zhu Shen Xing."

"Then I won't go back either." Yi Yang held Ye Xi'an, his gaunt cheek pressed to her forehead, his expression no longer desperate but relieved: "I want to die with my wife."

The officer impatiently stepped forward and pulled Yi Yang up: "Hmph, now your body may have produced antibodies; whether you go back isn't up to you."

He signaled his subordinates; four soldiers each grabbed a hand and hoisted Yi Yang into the air, intending to force him back.

"What are you doing! Believe it or not, I'll bite you and infect you all!"

At that moment, Bao Jing and his group finally arrived.

"Yi Yang!"

Yi Yang saw Bao Jing and immediately shouted: "Brother Bao! Quickly save my wife!"

Bao Jing stepped forward and stopped the soldiers: "Why aren't you rescuing the female? What are you doing here?"

The soldiers exchanged glances and roughly recounted what had just happened.

One soldier said: "If I were you, I wouldn't waste time here; I'd follow the researcher back to develop a vaccine— maybe your wife can still be saved."

Bao Jing, not fully understanding, could only look at Lin Zhi Jing.

Lin Zhi Jing: "Let's first check Xi'an's condition."

"Mm."

Researcher Su arrived together with Lin Zhi Jing's group, entered the cave and immediately used instruments to examine Ye Xi'an's condition.

"Teacher, Xi'an— she…" Lin Zhi Jing's voice trembled slightly, looking toward the arriving Researcher Su.

Researcher Su could not scold her disobedient student now; her expression was equally grave.

"The situation is terrible; the virus is spreading rapidly inside her, her body is being eroded."

Bao Jing punched the hard ice wall, his brown eyes flashing crimson.

"It's all my fault! If only I could have stopped her!"

Ji Jiangci gently patted Bao Jing's shoulder, his cyan pupils filled with guilt and worry.

Gu Feng silently stood by, his perpetually insecure eyes now fixed intently on Ye Xi'an, as if to snatch her from death's grasp.

"We'll stay to keep her company," Bao Jing said resolutely.

Researcher Su glanced at them and finally nodded.

She knew how deep these males' feelings for Ye Xi'an were.

Lin Zhi Jing thought for a moment, pursed his lips, and said, "You stay, but I have to go back."

"That soldier was right; only by returning to develop a vaccine will Ye Xi'an have a chance to live."

As soon as he finished speaking, he walked out, went to the soldier carrying Yi Yang, and said, "Go back."

Yi Yang shouted, "I won't go back! By the time you finish the vaccine, my wife will already be dead! I want to die together with my wife!"

"Shut up!" Lin Zhi Jing said. Hearing the word "die" gave him a murderous impulse; he didn't want to waste any more time, so he urged the soldiers to return to Zhu Shen Xing.