At midnight in the Jiangning City Base, Chu Zhimiao and Li Yang were still awake and sitting on the bed with a mini solar lamp illuminating the surroundings.
Holding onto a small knife, she sliced off a layer of rotten flesh from Li Yang’s arm. Afterward, she put on the medicine and wrapped it with a clean bandage.
When she was done, she cleaned the knife and burned the gloves. The moment she raised her head, she saw her childhood friend’s pale face.
She wiped the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief and asked with a hint of worry, "Li Yang, how are you feeling? Are you okay?"
Li Yang took a deep breath as he endured the cold, piercing pain raging inside his body, and shook his head. After a moment of silence, he replied hoarsely, "I’m fine."
Looking at his worsened condition, Chu Zhimiao held his cold hand and said, "Li Yang, we don’t know how long you can suppress the virus. I heard that the Lin’an City Base has several healers. Let’s go there and seek treatment tomorrow."
"Isn’t Brother Pei planning to go there in two more days? Just wait for him," Li Yang said with a smile.
Reaching out, he caressed her cheek and added, "Don’t worry, I can still hold on. This matter can’t be known by others. Be good, okay?"
Chu Zhimiao lowered her head to hide her reddened eyes. After a while, she finally nodded and said, "You should go rest first. I will get something to eat for you."
Li Yang nodded and went to the bed with her help. When he lay down, he closed his eyes and clenched his jaws.
After the battle against the mutant wild boar, the zombie virus inside his body was getting out of control. Fortunately, he and Chu Zhimiao had enough crystal cores for him to absorb. Otherwise, he might have long turned into a zombie.
While he was lost in thought, he unknowingly fell asleep. When Chu Zhimiao returned with a porridge, she saw him sleeping with a deep frown.
Placing the bowl on the table, she sat at the edge of the bed and reached out to smooth out his frown. "Li Yang, you must hold on. If you dare to leave me behind, I will never forgive you," she whispered.
As the night deepened, she climbed into the bed and lay beside him. Despite the hot weather, his body was frighteningly cold. So, she covered him with a blanket and hugged him to sleep.
Early the next morning, the Phantom Team members woke up before dawn.
Besides Qin Luzi and Mo Junjie, who still had more important tasks to do, the rest of the members went out today. Since they had split into teams, they ate their breakfast and met at the mission hall.
When they entered the mission hall, everyone’s gazes landed on them. The members of other mercenary teams were curious about their strength, while the staff were delighted. As an S-rank team, the Phantom Team would be able to take higher-rank missions.
Seeing them coming, one of the staff members stood up and greeted them, "Good morning, Comrade. What can I do for you?"
"Good morning, Comrade. My team wants to check the available missions above B-rank," Jin Xuyan replied and handed over his team’s emblem.
The staff scanned the emblem and handed it back to him while saying, "Currently, we have thirty-eight B-rank missions, six A-rank missions, and one S-rank mission. Here is the list."
Jin Xuyan read the mission list for a moment before he handed it to his team members and said, "Pick whichever mission you want to do."
After the members checked the list and discussed it for a while, Zhang Yuan said, "Captain, my team will take the A-rank mission clearing the mutant plants in the northeast area."
"Captain, we will also take an A-rank mission to clear the zombies in the east area," Li Sikai said.
"Captain, we will take the supplies mission," Wen Kai and Feng Yun added.
Jin Xuyan nodded at them and handed the list back to the staff while saying, "I will take the S-rank mission to bring back medicine from the hospital."
When the staff member heard this, she was taken aback. She looked at him and asked, "Captain Jin, are you sure that you want to take one S-rank mission and four A-rank missions?"
Nodding at her, Jin Xuyan replied, "Please help us with the procedure. Thank you."
After he said this, the people around them were surprised and discussed it in low voices. Not to mention lower-rank mercenary teams, even the Eagle Team as an A-rank team and the B-rank teams only took one mission at a time.
While they were confused by the Phantom Team’s decisions, the staff helped finish the procedures. Before they departed, Jiao Lizhi gave the members some supplies and crystal cores.
Since Xiao Qi and Feng Yun joined the team to collect supplies, she didn’t give them too many supplies and gave them more crystal cores.
As for their medic, Gao Bohai, the Military Doctor would join Li Sikai’s team, while Yin Yusheng joined Zhang Yuan’s team to deal with the mutant plants.
Each of them received three bottles of pond water and a bag of crystal cores for emergencies. After everything was ready, they left the base driving the armored vehicles.
Only Jin Xuyan and Jiao Lizhi decided to use their SUV. While they were on their way, Du Beiye finally asked, "Captain, doesn’t our base have a laboratory to produce medicine? Why did the base still post a mission to acquire medicine?"
"While our base has a laboratory, we lack manpower and materials. The amount of medicine produced daily is not enough at all. What’s more, the medicine produced by the base is only common medicine. We still need to get other medicine from the hospitals," Jin Xuyan replied.
After she heard this, Du Beiye frowned and thought about Krayan’s functions. Besides the inventory bag and warehouse, another function of her system was a research laboratory.