Li Yiming couldn’t hold back his smile as he gripped the zombie crystal nucleus, which was about the size of a chicken egg.
Although according to the comic’s description…
The drop rate for non-attribute crystal nuclei was the highest—accounting for a full 50% of all crystal types.
Even so, pulling a non-attribute crystal nucleus was still no easy feat!
You see, before Li Yiming transmigrated…
He used to play a gacha mobile game, and one of the limited characters had a boosted up-rate of a staggering 70%.
And even with that high a chance…
Li Yiming still had to do 300 pulls before getting the character, basically bottoming out the pity system.
Looking at it that way, luck really does balance out over time!
With a zombie crystal nucleus this big, it should be enough to extend his life by at least 24 hours!
Li Yiming carefully washed off the grime on the crystal nucleus and slipped it into his pocket.
Just as he was about to clean up the remains of the Licker in the lab…
Christine, in the neighboring patient ward, called out to him in a weak voice.
Hearing Christine call his name, Li Yiming immediately set down what he was doing and rushed over to check on her.
As soon as he entered the hospital ward, he saw Christine trying to sit up on the bed.
“Hey, hey, you’d better rest for now—don’t push yourself!”
Seeing her struggle, Li Yiming quickly stepped forward to support her.
But Christine didn’t seem very appreciative of the gesture.
Her face was pale, but she stubbornly insisted on getting up.
“No, I don’t have the luxury to lie around and recover.”
“If my memory serves me right, you’ve only got about ten hours left, don’t you?”
Using the bed rail for support, Christine leaned back against the pillow and sat up.
Seeing her like this, still thinking about the T-virus inside his body even while she herself was in such bad shape…
Li Yiming couldn’t help but twitch his lips in frustration, looking helpless.
“You really should worry more about yourself than me, in your condition…”
He sighed, then dragged a chair over and sat by her bedside.
Hearing his comment, Christine pouted a bit.
“Worry about you? Don’t get the wrong idea!”
“I just don’t want to lose an extremely rare experimental subject like you, that’s all!”
“With a 92% compatibility rate—if you die, I don’t even want to imagine how many top researchers in the T-virus field will break down.”
Christine crossed her arms, her expression serious.
If there hadn’t been a faint, almost invisible blush on her face…
Or if Li Yiming’s night vision hadn’t been enhanced to such a freakish level by the T-virus…
Then her hard-talking facade might’ve come across as flawless.
But Li Yiming noticed the blush on her face and responded with a teasing smile.
“Oh~ what a dedicated little scientist you are~”
His mockingly playful tone immediately made Christine slam her hand against the hospital bed railing in anger!
Seeing her about to blow up, Li Yiming quickly put on a more serious expression.
“Alright, alright, I’ll stop teasing you.”
He took out the non-attribute zombie crystal nucleus.
“I found this inside the Licker’s body—a non-attribute crystal nucleus.”
“With this thing, at least for the next day and a half, I should be relatively safe.”
Li Yiming displayed the crystal in his hand.
Seeing the crystal nucleus, Christine finally let out a breath of relief.
With that as a backup, their timeline had just become a lot less urgent.
But more time didn’t mean they could lie back and enjoy a peaceful recovery!
Seeing that Li Yiming didn’t want her to get out of bed, Christine stubbornly reached for the IV stand by the bed!
She wanted to use it as a crutch to stand up!
“Hey hey hey, you’re being way too stubborn!”
Seeing her insistence, Li Yiming had no choice but to step in and support her as she got up.
Christine placed her hand on his shoulder and slowly got out of bed.
“With how weak you are right now, what exactly do you think you can do…”
Li Yiming muttered in complaint, but his face turned awkward as he looked away.
Back when they first met, it was Christine who had supported him.
At the time, it was a life-and-death moment, and he hadn’t felt anything unusual.
Now that the roles were reversed, and Christine was leaning on him…
The lab was quiet.
Li Yiming suddenly felt a bit weird.
He could feel the softness of her body beneath her resilient exterior.
Even when they weren’t standing this close, he could already catch the faint fragrance coming from Christine.
Now that she was leaning against him, the subtle sweetness hidden beneath her cold demeanor completely enveloped his senses.
For someone who had been single since birth for eighteen years, it was honestly a bit overwhelming for him to handle this strange feeling.
Just as Li Yiming awkwardly shifted his gaze elsewhere, trying to distract himself…
Christine tugged on his collar lightly.
“Take me to the lab. I want to check which pieces of equipment were damaged during the fight.”
At her request, Li Yiming helped her over to the now-trashed lab.
Once she saw the full extent of the mess, Christine’s expression instantly turned grim.
Especially when she caught sight of a massive piece of equipment that had been knocked over.
“Damn it… my equipment…”
Christine practically ground her teeth as she spoke.
“What’s wrong? Was that thing expensive?”
Li Yiming asked, a little confused.
“Not really. Just around thirty million.”
Christine replied with striking calmness.
“Just… thirty million?”
Li Yiming’s mouth twitched.
Over thirty million in equipment, and Christine could still use the word “just”?
Well, it was the Umbrella Corporation, after all. Guess that’s what you’d expect from a final-boss-level organization in this world…
Li Yiming couldn’t help but silently complain in his mind.
Christine sighed as she looked at the machine lying on the floor.
“It’s not about the money. What’s most important is that this is a crucial part of the pharmaceutical production process.”
She rubbed her temples, clearly feeling a headache coming on.
Her words made Li Yiming’s heart skip a beat.
“It only fell over. It shouldn’t be broken… right?”
He asked, clinging to a bit of wishful thinking.
Christine could only shake her head helplessly.
“This is precision equipment. Extremely delicate.”
“Let’s just hope it still works…”
She frowned slightly, her tone serious.
“How about this—I’ll lift it up first, and you guide me through how to reconnect it and test if it powers on?”
Li Yiming offered, his own brows tightly knit.
Christine nodded in agreement.
After some effort…
Under Christine’s guidance, Li Yiming carefully plugged in the machine and pressed the power button.
They waited…
And eventually, the machine’s screen lit up.
Before Li Yiming could celebrate—
An error code flashed on the screen, instantly draining the color from both their faces.
“Well… this is bad.”
Li Yiming rubbed his chin, speaking with a touch of helplessness.