As if destined for humanity to welcome the dawn of hope, on the day the ultimate antibody experiment was declared successful, the mainland front finally brought good news – through the bloody battle of rescue teams from the first to the twelfth, and the cooperation of five major survivor bases nationwide, the military finally repaired enough ground stations and signal towers.
The Beidou system was operational again, and short-wave communication was restored in most parts of the country.
On the day the military broadcast spread across the continent, Zhou Rong stood by the seaside, with wind sweeping from the distant land, long and unceasing.
He heard distant wailing mixed in the sea breeze.
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Outside the central hall of the Nanhai Science Academy, the tall bronze doors were mirror-like.
This was the first time they had seen Ning Yu in formal attire.
He was thin, seemingly neurotic, occasionally tugging at his tie, as if it were a noose constantly tightening around his neck.
Just as everyone was about to break and Si Nan was preparing to remove the tie, the bronze doors slowly opened. A white-haired academician walked out, stopped, and made a “please” gesture.
“Ning Doctor,” he said with a solemn expression on his deeply wrinkled face, “please go up and speak.”
Ning Yu calmed down.
He took the test tube box from Si Nan’s hand, his Adam’s apple moving dramatically, and stepped through the door that symbolized humanity’s highest scientific sanctuary in the apocalypse.
August 2020, the 11th month since the zombie virus outbreak globally.
National leaders, political rulers, and top scientists gathered via satellite signal, with communication displays on all vacant seats. Looking down from the highest podium, the central hall was bustling and fully occupied.
However, everyone remained motionless and silent, the massive circular space eerily quiet.
After a while, Ning Yu raised his hand and opened the test tube box.
“The Pandora virus, also known as the zombie virus, is a single-stranded negative-chain RNA virus that infects through bodily fluids, affects early cell replication, kills the brain, and controls the body through bioelectricity, transforming humans into bloodthirsty creatures.”
