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.

and handed the list to her subordinates, sending

the military command

table, his face serious. "I’m sure you’ve all heard about the

been infected, and they’ve captured innocent civilians for human experiments." Elliot, who had briefly met Danielle, reported, having struggled to gather intel due to the chaos at

controlling the border: Hades

these three factions control most of the area, they don’t get along. We could use this opportunity to wipe

"It’s not that simple, Maximus. If it were, the border would’ve been cleared already. These guys have the latest weapons, and we still don’t even know

Hawk Assault Squad doesn’t back down from a

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