Chapter 18 : Mutation of the T-Virus!

Faced with the girl’s gaze—

Lying on the bed, Li Yiming deliberately put on an expression of deep scheming.

After all, he absolutely couldn’t tell Christine that he had read the comic, and was actually a transmigrator.

After all, any normal person…

Would find it impossible to believe such an absurd thing—that they were actually a character inside a comic.

And thanks to Li Yiming’s fake air of mystery…

He successfully fooled Christine.

Christine frowned. 

She pulled over a chair and sat down by Li Yiming’s hospital bed.

“You knew what the T-virus does, so why did you still inject it into yourself?”

Christine asked calmly.

Li Yiming raised an eyebrow at her question.

“You’re a senior researcher for Umbrella. You should understand this very well, right?”

“In this apocalyptic world, you know what kind of fate awaits ordinary people without powers.”

Lying in bed, Li Yiming clenched his fists.

Christine’s expressionless face finally showed a flicker of emotion.

“You’re insane!”

“The T-virus research is still highly unstable.”

“All those so-called ‘results’ are only valid in theory…”

At this point, Christine abruptly cut herself off.

She furrowed her brow, as if hesitating about something.

While she was deep in thought—

Li Yiming’s expression suddenly changed. 

He sucked in a sharp breath!

“Hsssss… Damn, that hurts!”

Li Yiming clutched his chest in pain.

His heart was gripped by a sudden sharp pain.

“Is it the T-virus enhancement kicking in?”

Christine noticed his unusual state and immediately leaned in.

Facing her concern—

Li Yiming nodded awkwardly.

“What time did you inject the raw T-virus solution?”

As Christine asked, she peeled back his eyelids and checked his pupils.

“13:42.”

Li Yiming lay on the bed, letting her examine him.

However—

Upon hearing the time he gave, Christine looked at him in disbelief.

“That’s impossible. Are you sure you didn’t get the time wrong?”

Christine asked, frowning.

Seeing her reaction, Li Yiming looked puzzled.

“I’m sure. I didn’t get it wrong.”

He replied calmly.

After confirming his answer, Christine shook her head and chuckled.

“No way. You definitely misremembered.”

“It’s already 15:13 now.”

“According to what you said…”

“You’ve already had the T-virus in your system for a full hour and a half.”

Christine said as she sat back down on her chair.

But the moment Li Yiming heard those words—

He suddenly sat up with a snap!

Clang!

Even the metal handcuffs securing him to the bedframe were unintentionally torn apart!

Christine was so startled by the sudden movement that she jumped to her feet!

A faint blue glow gathered in her palm—if Li Yiming made even the slightest suspicious move, she’d unleash her power instantly!

As a researcher at the Umbrella Corporation, Christine knew all too well:

Someone who had directly injected raw T-virus serum could go berserk at any moment!

“You’ve got to be kidding me…”

Li Yiming jumped off the hospital bed, clutching his head in frustration as he paced around the lab.

He’d been unconscious that long?!

An hour and a half!

He had completely missed the window to inject the antivirus serum by thirty minutes!

Li Yiming was on the verge of a breakdown.

Desperate, he walked toward Christine.

“Stay back!”

Christine panicked at his sudden approach and retreated quickly.

The faint blue glow in her palm flared up—

Ice powers, instantly activated!

In a flash, a thin layer of frost began to form on Li Yiming’s body.

But before it could solidify into ice—

Li Yiming swung his arm once!

The frost on his body shattered instantly!

“What the—?!”

Christine was stunned by what she saw!

Not even a Licker could break free from her ice abilities that quickly!

This guy—wasn’t he the one who was being chased by ability users not long ago?

Before Christine could make sense of it, Li Yiming had already reached her.

His expression was serious as he grabbed her by the shoulders.

“Tell me—what happens if you miss the antivirus injection window?”

Li Yiming asked urgently.

The comic didn’t give any detailed explanation on this.

He needed an answer from Christine, as a professional researcher!

Realizing that Li Yiming wasn’t trying to hurt her, Christine’s tense expression finally eased a little.

“Uh… you don’t know?”

“After one hour, the T-virus fully bonds with the human DNA.”

“By then, no serum will be able to reverse the result…”

Christine said, her face pale.

Li Yiming’s current expression was terrifying.

But what surprised her was—

Upon hearing her answer, Li Yiming suddenly calmed down.

He let go of Christine and slowly walked back to sit on the hospital bed.

What’s done was done. 

There was no point in getting emotional.

Sitting on the bed, he stared at the lab ceiling and began to think.

Seeing Li Yiming’s defeated posture—

Christine tidied the front of her coat, which had been messed up when he grabbed her.

“I mean, maybe you got the time wrong?”

“According to Umbrella’s experimental data…”

“Most people who inject the T-virus can barely last half an hour.”

“Most subjects go into complete organ failure within 20 to 30 minutes.”

Christine said calmly.

“If it really has been over an hour, the subject’s body should’ve already begun undergoing unpredictable mutations.”

“So I think… you probably just remembered the time wrong.”

Christine’s tone was strict and precise.

Hearing her analysis—

Li Yiming raised his head, a flicker of hope returning to his eyes.

Right! Based on the comic’s logic—

He should’ve already become a zombie by now!

But more than 90 minutes had passed…

And he was still perfectly sane.

There must be something he had overlooked!

He stood up from the bed, touching his chin thoughtfully.

“I’m certain my memory’s accurate.”

“As for why I haven’t turned into a zombie…”

“Honestly? I don’t know either.”

Li Yiming said with a troubled expression.

But Christine remained firm.

“Impossible. If more than an hour has passed…”

“Then your body is already experiencing unpredictable changes.”

Christine said with conviction.

“Unpredictable changes?”

“What kind of changes are we talking about?”

Li Yiming frowned.

In response to his question, Christine let out a soft sigh.

“No one knows.”

“The T-virus mutations are entirely unpredictable.”

“You could turn into a zombie… or into some new species altogether.”

“Based on one of our experiment datasets…”

“There’s even a chance you could mutate into a loli.”

Christine said flatly.

And the moment he heard that—

Li Yiming spat out in shock.

Turn into a loli?! Are you kidding me?!