Closer to Revealing My True Self-Chapter 301 - 225: The Breath of the Viper_1

Feng Yi was asking Geng, who was in charge of the management and operations of Ancestral Factory, and was also familiar with the progress of the research in the core laboratory.

Yue Gengyang, the current CEO of Ancestral Factory, was quite surprised to receive Feng Yi’s message. He knew that Feng Yi was currently on an assignment out of town and seldom inquired about the company’s affairs during such times, and they too would not disturb him unless it was something important.

Upon hearing about Professor Shen’s plight, Yue Gengyang had a grasp of the situation.

He told Feng Yi that the research on the broad-spectrum anti-venom had indeed made a breakthrough recently, and in cases like Professor Shen’s, where treatment was difficult and no effective antivenin was available, the Bureau of United Protection would definitely contact them.

The Bureau knew that Ancestral Factory had been working on a broad-spectrum anti-venom, and the core laboratory had yielded some results over the years. Even if it could not counteract all types of venom, it was still effective to some extent.

Yue Gengyang reassured Feng Yi that if there were other treatment plans available, the Bureau would not reach out to them since the drug was still experimental and carried risks. But if there were no other treatment options and the situation was dire, the Bureau would surely contact them, and the medication would be quickly dispatched to Li City.

In this regard, the two parties had cooperated more than once. They had protocols for what procedures to follow and how to explain afterwards to the public.

Five minutes later, Geng sent a message:

[Someone has contacted, the medicine has been sent over]

The Bureau’s swift action also indicated that treating sea snake venom was very troublesome, and the situation was critical, necessitating contact with Ancestral Factory to use a drug that was not yet on the market.

In fact, if not for Feng Yi’s contact, Yue Gengyang would have provided an experimental product from half a month ago. According to the research from the core laboratory, that phase’s experimental product should have been sufficient to deal with most snake venoms, including over fifty types of sea snake venom it had been tested against, which all showed neutralizing effects.

However, since Feng Yi intervened, after consideration, Yue Gengyang chose the latest version. This version of the anti-venom was more efficient.

Regardless of whether it was the version from half a month ago or the latest experimental product, they were all anti-venom medications developed from Feng Yi’s venom and serum.

Ancestral Factory explained to the Bureau that it was the "latest upgraded version," which, compared to the several types the Bureau had used in the past years, represented a significant change with a broader and more efficient anti-venom range.

Feng Yi looked through the mission team’s chat group; others also mentioned that medicine was being air-transported and discussed whether it was Ancestral Factory’s drug and whether the "broad-spectrum anti-venom drug" had indeed been successfully developed.

Besides this, there were new messages from Jia.

Jia went to a nearby tourist site to see if there were suitable boats for rent, but evidently, resources were sparse.

Jia: [There are some, but they have all been rented out. We need to book in advance, and the soonest available is the day after tomorrow. I’ll go ask at another site later.]

Feng Yi: [Come back first, there has been an incident here.]

He briefly explained the situation with Professor Shen. Due to the matter with Professor Shen, other mission members who were out also rushed back, concerned about his treatment. They all understood the difficulties they would face without the corresponding serum. Moreover, they were curious to see which snake had bitten Professor Shen, leaving him in a critical state, even when the hospital’s reserves of antivenin could not cope.

After sending a few messages, Feng Yi packed his hat, mask, and sunglasses in his bag and slung it over his shoulder as he left the dorm.

He decided to go to the hospital to see the situation for himself.

When exiting the station, he coincidentally met two of Professor Shen’s students.

"Aren’t you staying to keep an eye on that snake?" Feng Yi asked.

"The Bureau’s people just came and took the snake away. We don’t need to stay with it anymore. We’re about to take a taxi to the hospital," one of the students responded.

"Let’s go together."

Feng Yi hadn’t driven his own car and simply called a taxi, hurrying to the hospital along with Professor Shen’s two students.

In the hospital, in addition to Professor Shen’s students, Cui was also present.

"Where’s Station Chief Yan?" Feng Yi asked him.

Cui, deep in thought and leaning against the wall, looked up when he heard the voice and paused, recognizing Feng Yi through his mask, then replied:

"He was just here; he might have gone outside to find a place to smoke since the hospital forbids smoking. He’s been close friends with Professor Shen since their college days and is upset about his friend’s predicament."

"How’s Professor Shen doing now?"

"I don’t know. The emergency room door has been closed the whole time. The hospital’s antivenin has limited effects, but the Bureau’s personnel have found the drug through other channels and have air-lifted it urgently. It will arrive soon."

Compared to Professor Shen’s students, Cui was less anxious, given that their relationship was not as close. Glancing in that direction, he beckoned Feng Yi aside, lowered his voice, and asked:

"When Teacher Yan was making calls here, I overheard bits and pieces. The medicine that’s been air-lifted urgently is that ’broad-spectrum anti-venom drug.’ I just asked a few seniors, and they said the drug is still at the experimental stage. But since the Bureau is bringing it over, it must have some credibility."

"Mhm, and then?" Feng Yi looked at him, seeing his face full of confusion, clearly with more to say.

"I’m just shocked... that the drug really exists!"

Cui wasn’t as close to Professor Shen, so while he was certainly concerned, his emotions couldn’t match those of Professor Shen’s students. He was firmly waiting here, eager to see whether the drug was as effective as rumored!

Hearing is believing, but seeing is true!

He must see it with his own eyes!

When Professor Shen was brought to the hospital, the situation was far from good; he was already experiencing muscle weakness and difficulty swallowing. As a researcher of snake venom, he knew how critical the condition was. Numerous in vitro test results indicated that for sea snake bite poisoning, administering a sufficient amount of anti-sea snake venom serum as soon as possible could significantly increase the chances of survival.

But now, some time had passed since the bite, and there wasn’t enough effective anti-venom serum available. Even if that "broad-spectrum anti-snake venom medicine" really could neutralize the toxins, was there enough of it? Was there enough time?

The effective dosage and the timing for treatment were both issues.

Feng Yi waited a bit longer when his mobile phone buzzed with a new message from Geng.

"It’s here," Feng Yi said.

"What’s here?" Cui asked.

Hurried footsteps echoed down the hallway.

Looking in the direction of the sound,

three people were approaching, the two in front wore badges of the United Protection Bureau, and the one lagging behind didn’t have any conspicuous signs on him. However, he was carrying a silver box, which bore the image of a flame serpent.

Someone from the Ancestral Factory, specifically a core laboratory employee, had been sent to deliver the medicine. He would assist with the treatment of the patient here and guide the medication process.

Although the man was a core laboratory member, he didn’t recognize Feng Yi.

"Ancestral Factory!" Cui’s eyes were fixed on the silver box, his breath growing heavier as his gaze followed it religiously.

Was that the legendary broad-spectrum anti-snake venom inside? Was it liquid or powder, and was it administered by injection or another method?

Station Chief Yan, who had received the news, hurried over, but by then the medicine had already been taken inside.

"The flame serpent emblem, it’s from the Ancestral Factory!" Cui said.

Station Chief Yan exhaled a sigh of relief, knowing that the medicine had finally arrived and let go of some of the tension. Now all they could do was wait to see the effectiveness of the medicine and whether it was too late.

"If it works, we’ll know soon," Feng Yi said. Geng had mentioned that the drug acts quickly to detoxify.

Inside the emergency room.

Professor Shen, who appeared to be unconscious to outsiders, was actually aware. When he was first brought in, he could still hear the voices of the people around him, but as time passed, complete muscle paralysis set in, his limbs went limp, and he struggled to breathe as if he were drowning.

By now, he knew that the sea snake that had bitten him was likely not a common green sea snake.

Indeed it wasn’t...

Back when he was on the sea surface, he instantly felt its uniqueness, which was why, in the midst of the students catching snakes, he became anxious at the moment the snake was about to slip back into the water and reached out directly to grab it, clumsily placing his fingers near the snake’s mouth in the panic.

He thought he would be alright, calmly directing the students to sail back and contacting the observation station to prepare the serum.

But, unexpectedly...

His heart rate was dropping, his breathing becoming increasingly difficult.

A sense of weakness, a feeling of falling, as if a hand was covering his mouth and nose, dragging him down into the depths of the sea, his vision growing darker, and the surrounding seawater pressing in on him continuously.

He could feel his life slipping away, a pain worse than drowning.

Despite his consciousness, many thoughts flooded his mind.

Thinking of people, events, and many things, eventually, all became a jumbled mess. It was unbearable.

Time seemed to slow down, magnifying the agony he endured.

But suddenly, the sensation of falling stopped. A force emerged, lifting him upward.

The hand covering his mouth and nose loosened, and the pressure from the water rapidly decreased, his heartbeat gradually strengthening.

His blurred vision slowly started to discern the halo of light coming from the surface.

What could that force be? Professor Shen wondered.

He seemed to hear a strange sound by his ear.

It sounded like... the hiss of a venomous snake.