Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 36

"The border’s a mess because of that lab," Paul sighed, frustration clear in his voice. "Everyone’s afraid of getting infected. It’s pure chaos out there."

The lab’s doctors were all foreigners, but Professor Erk stood out as the most renowned. He was a true expert in the field.

Danielle opened the needle pack and pulled out the silver needles. She needed to do acupuncture on the men at Fortress first, to slow the virus down before she could focus on creating the antidote.

One by one, she inserted the needles into the patients, working through their acupoint. After a while, the men lying in bed started to feel relief. The pain eased, the itching subsided, and their bodies seemed to relax.

"Paul, you need to do this every six hours," Danielle instructed. "Use the same acupoints I showed you. I’m going to the lab to work on the antidote." Acupuncture was only a temporary solution. To really stop the virus, she had to develop the antidote.

she needed and handed the list to her subordinates, sending them out to

at the military command

sat at the head of the table, his face serious. "I’m sure you’ve all heard about the chaos at the

IV2 virus, which is highly contagious. Many people have already been infected, and they’ve captured

Justin from the Tiger Assault Squad added, "Major Darling’s report matches what we’ve found. Three main factions are controlling the border: Hades Fortress, Shadow Fortress, and Wulf Clan. Recently, Hades and Shadow have been active there, and

of the area, they don’t get along. We could use

Maximus. If it were, the border would’ve been cleared already. These guys have the latest weapons, and we still don’t even know where

Assault Squad doesn’t back down from a

eyes. "You’re all brawn and no brains. Use your head