Chapter 120 - Opening doors

Muchen glared at Shao intensely, but his friend only panted, gripping the stairwell railing for support.

"Glaring is useless, Muchen. You know what I'm saying makes sense." Shao wiped the sweat off his forehead. "Even if Yunfeng left an hour ago, he wouldn't reach the city for another seven hours. You really think the government would just sit around and let this infection spread unchecked? They'll shut everything down as soon as they can."

After a pause, he continued grimly, "No one can enter. No one can leave."

The weight of his words settled over them like a heavy fog. The stairwell fell into an uneasy silence.

Then, Dr. Qiu Yue finally spoke up.

"If this were any ordinary virus, that would be true. But that's not the case here."

Muchen turned to him, still panting from exhaustion. "What do you mean?"