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Chapter 99 Fighting Poison with Poison

The situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and the scene instantly became critical.

Everyone collapsed. Although medicine had been prepared in advance, no one could have predicted that the illness would come on so quickly and so violently!

The physical fitness of the special forces members in the squad is already considered to be at the peak of human capabilities. Lin Shu had chatted with them on the way here. During the Devil Week, most of them had experienced persistent high fever, exhaustion, hunger, and still had to run several kilometers through the jungle.

They didn't fall then, but now, with almost no resistance, they all fell!

Human willpower can overcome many things, but when the thing to be overcome is too powerful to be considered within its limits...

It was clear that no matter how strong the will, it was already futile.

"What do we do now?"

Chen Zhu's voice trembled slightly—she used to always have a calm and collected expression, as if everyone and everything were under her observation and control.

But now, she is visibly panicking.

"Get your shot first, then go get some water!"

Lin Shu spoke calmly.

At this moment, he was calm, the complete opposite of Chen Zhu.

Under pressure, something deep within him seemed to be activated.

It's not something vague like "willpower," "responsibility," or "duty."

It was just a thought.

On what grounds?

# By what right?

They've just arrived and they're already putting us at this level of intensity? Do they want to wipe us out?

Absolutely impossible!

I refuse to accept this!

With nimble hands and feet, Lin Shu took out the injection solution from the medical kit and filled the syringe with acetaminophen, which quickly reduces fever.

He had received basic medical training before coming here, so he knew very well that in this situation, the most important thing was not to "find the cause of the illness", but to control the high fever first.

Among all those who collapsed, the highest fever had soared to 40 degrees Celsius, and it was even showing a continuing upward trend.

If it can't be controlled, their brains will be cooked in just a few minutes!

Lin Shu almost roughly injected the medicine into their veins. For all ten people, including Chen Zhu, it only cost less than 5...

minute.

"The water's here!"

Chen Zhu pulled out a rubber hose—who knows where she got it from, but the fact that there was still running water here was a lifesaver!

"Splash water, splash water to cool it down."

"Throw them out into the sun and let the moisture evaporate quickly!"

"clear!"

Chen Zhu dared not stop what she was doing. She knew that if she slowed down even for a few seconds, she might lose someone.

Death came so silently, completely unlike the effects of the "rituals" I had witnessed before, yet it was just as deadly!

This is absolutely bizarre.

But why am I okay?

She really wanted to ask Lin Shu if she knew what was going on, but it was clear that the other party was too busy to answer her question right now.

He was busy taking everyone's temperature.

"It's a mess, a complete mess."

Lin Shu frowned.

"The temperature hasn't dropped at all; it's just temporarily stopped rising."

"Damn, it's a shame we didn't have Analgin; that stuff really brings down fevers quickly..."

"Their brain functions are completely disordered, and their temperature regulation center has completely failed, which is simply... adding insult to injury."

""

"This can't go on; something terrible will definitely happen!"

Even without Lin Shu saying it, Chen Zhu could tell.

Among the people lying on the ground, some had already shown obvious symptoms of delirium.

They were tracing lines in the void, feeling around in the clothes and touching the bed... except they were lying on the ground.

Is there really no other way?

When will the reinforcements arrive?

Lin Shu asked, "How long does it take to dispatch a helicopter?"

"20 minutes!"

Chen Zhu glanced at her phone.

"They'll be there in twenty minutes at most!"

"It's too late."

Lin Shu clenched her fist and moved her fingers, which were slightly cramped from the intense activity just now.

"The fever reducer isn't working. With such a high fever, they'll develop cerebral edema in just a few minutes."

"Once cerebral edema occurs, the resources carried by the helicopter are completely insufficient for rescue."

"It will take another twenty minutes to send it back, there's no way we'll make it in time."

"This is...this hallucination...it's terrifying..."

'

Lin Shu gritted his teeth, and just then, an unbelievable thought suddenly popped into his mind.

Hallucination?

Yes.

These team members were clearly not actually infected with malaria parasites; if they were, the onset of the disease wouldn't have been so rapid.

They were simply experiencing the "effects" of a malaria attack.

It's just that some force transferred and imposed the effects of malaria on them!

Isn't this essentially an illusion?

Just like being bitten by a snake and falling into a coma, the ritual actually affects a certain functional area of ​​the brain, achieving the effect of "coma".

so..

What they are experiencing now is fundamentally the same as what happens after being bitten by a snake.

So it seems... I actually do have a solution?

It's not simply about letting snakes bite them and make them unconscious.

Instead, we need to create an illusion for them that can activate their brain functions and make their brains realize that their temperature is too high!

This is absolutely feasible.

The problem is that even the upgraded snake does not have the ability to directly "inject specific illusions".

The combination with the Yinshan method only gives it the so-called ability to "confuse, break open, call back the soul, lock the soul, take the soul, and regulate the soul," which, to put it bluntly, is to "incite fear, induce hallucinations, and provide limited control."

To create a specific illusion, such as making them believe they are in a cool environment to counteract the high fever in their bodies...

It seems impossible.

The limit that Lin Shu can achieve is "injecting a thought".

A very simple idea.

We have to take a gamble, no matter what.

"Keep an eye on them."

Lin Shu spoke to Chen Zhu in a deep voice.

Then, his "snake" suddenly appeared.

"bite!"

The snake moved at the sound and slithered among the fallen people.

It swims extremely fast, almost like it "flashes".

Within seconds, everyone had been bitten.

Lin Shu could feel that his consciousness had established a strange connection with the snake and the people at the bottom, and this connection was the medium through which he injected "thoughts".

Lin Shu took a deep breath and spoke in a low voice.

"I'm very hot."

In an instant, everyone reacted.

Chen Zhu looked at him in surprise and asked nervously, "You said you're hot?!"

"This isn't right, they already have a fever..."

""

"That's the right way."

Lin Shu raised her hand to interrupt Chen Zhu.

"What I can control is their brains, not their bodies."

"I cannot truly regulate their body temperature—that is not part of the function of this ritual."

"The only thing I can adjust is their perception."

"Only when the brain thinks it is overheated will it actively try to cool down."

"This is a form of hedging... a hedging against high temperatures!"

"hiss....

'

Chen Zhu blinked.

"Fighting poison with poison...would that work?"

"have no idea."

Lin Shu shook her head.

"Continue to monitor their body temperature and see if it can come down."

Ten minutes later.

Lin Shu spoke to Chen Zhu again.

"Tell the helicopter not to come."

"clear."

Chen Zhu nodded excitedly, and in front of him, the survivors sat up one by one.

They were still shivering—but this time, it had nothing to do with their body temperature; it was purely from the freezing water that had been splashed on them.

The moisture keeps evaporating, and even on the hottest days, it can't withstand it.

"Am I... hallucinating, or is it real?"

Lu Ran looked at Lin Shu with a blank expression. Her clothes were completely soaked and clung tightly to her body, making her look slightly embarrassed.

Lin Shu casually grabbed a thermal blanket and tossed it to her, then replied, "It's true, you're alive."

"I just had a lot of hallucinations, I thought I was going to die..."

'

"You really almost died just now."

Lin Shu reached out and touched Lu Ran's forehead—the temperature had completely dropped.

"You all have brains that are about to explode."

"It was terrifying; I almost thought we were going to be wiped out..."

'

"cough..

""

Jin Yue spat out a mouthful of water.

"What is it? A ritual? Is it an offensive attack?"

"It doesn't look like it."

Lin Shu gazed intently into the distance.

There, he spotted a figure hiding, wanting to approach but hesitating.

It's that old lady.

That "Bumo".

"She's back."

Lin Shu pointed at the other person and continued, "If she attacked us first, then she shouldn't have come back at all."

"clear...

'

Jin Yue struggled to his feet and gripped the rifle hanging on his chest.

Even in that extremely tense situation just now, he couldn't loosen his grip on the gun, and Lin Shu couldn't even pry it open.

"Old man, come here."

Jin Yue waved to Bumo and shouted, "It's alright, we're alright!"

He was trying to make amends—though his words were very "soft," Lin Shu knew very well that if the other party showed any aggression...

Jin Yue would definitely pull the trigger without hesitation.

The old man did indeed come over.

Hesitant and unsteady, but definitely getting closer.

"Don't be afraid!"

Lin Shu stepped forward.

"We have a way!"

As soon as he said that, the old man quickened his pace.

She ran up to Lin Shu, slightly unsteady, and stopped a few steps away.

She stared intently at Lin Shu, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Lin Shu also noticed that when he saw her on the cliff, the "deathly aura" on her face seemed to have dissipated.

She became an ordinary old woman.

Even, there was a hint of kindness in it.

"Young man... young man..."

""

The old man's voice was hoarse.

"You...dispersed the plague demon!!"

"You've been scattered... not lost... you've been broken up..."

'

"The heavenly soldiers...the heavenly soldiers are here!!"

"ah!!"

The old man suddenly burst into tears.

Tears welled up from her dry eye sockets, leaving Lin Shu somewhat at a loss.

Plague demon? That's easy to understand.

Heavenly soldiers?

Well... I guess you could call it that...