Chapter 155 Gently Held Her Face
Olivia's expression suddenly turned serious.
To avoid making a wrong judgment, she quickly sped up and checked several more people.
Seeing her actions, Henry felt his heart tighten slightly. "Dr. Garcia, have you discovered something?"
Only then did Olivia take a deep breath and say, "Yes, I have, but before that, I need to ask you a few questions."
Henry's expression grew stern. "Go ahead."
Olivia spoke quickly, "The place where you went on your mission—was it something like a primitive forest?"
"Yes."
Henry answered quickly, without hiding anything.
Olivia asked again, "You just said the area where you carried out the mission was very dangerous. Did you need to wade through water?"
"Yes!"
Henry was somewhat surprised, but still answered honestly. "At the time, the target location was on the other side of a black river. To avoid alerting the enemy, we did wade through the water."
At this point, he seemed to realize something. "Could it be... their symptoms are related to the water?"
After getting the answer she expected, Olivia had a pretty good idea. "Most likely. As far as I know, in that kind of environment, there's a strange insect that lives in the water and is hard to spot with the naked eye.
If you don't go in the water, it's fine, but once you do and get bitten, if not treated in time, people can die!"
"What!!!"
At these words, Henry's tough face suddenly changed.
The other team members nearby, along with the nurses and doctors, were also shocked.
They had thought of everything except insects in the water.
Olivia grabbed the arm of a special forces team member on the nearby hospital bed. "When I examined them just now, I saw similar small marks on their arms and bodies. This is evidence of being bitten... but they're so small that at first glance, you'd mistake them for mosquito bites.
But the symptoms are the same principle as mosquito bites!
The insect carries harmful bacteria in its body. Once it spreads in the human body, besides destroying the immune system, it also causes hallucinations.
Simply put, this insect carries a hallucinogenic virus, which is why all the special forces members have different symptoms."
Henry showed a rare hint of urgency. "Is there medicine to treat this?"
The people nearby were also worried. "Dr. Garcia, since you can identify it, you should be able to save them, right?"
Olivia didn't waste words. "I can indeed, but the military district may not have the necessary medicine! Plus, making the medicine takes time!
Also, the team members with fever need emergency treatment right away to bring down their fever! According to what Captain Feng just said, this needs to be resolved by tomorrow at the latest.
If we delay further, there's no guarantee the virus won't mutate... and then, these people might..."
Henry's heart tightened, and he immediately said, "The military district has a reserve pharmacy. Whatever you need, Dr. Garcia, just use it. If it's not enough, we'll have it urgently transferred here! All the doctors and nurses at the garrison are at your disposal!
If the special forces members are needed, they can help too, as long as we can save these comrades!"
The others also bowed solemnly. "We're counting on you, Dr. Garcia!"
Olivia didn't drag her feet. "In that case, follow my instructions now and let's split up to work..."
She quickly listed the needed medicinal materials and had people check the pharmacy inventory.
Then she assigned some people to work on bringing down the special forces members' fevers again.
As for herself, she took out medical tools to assist.
Normal methods couldn't achieve the desired effect anymore—she needed to use tools to help suppress the symptoms.
Everyone in the medical area was mobilized.
After about an hour, the person checking the pharmacy inventory came to report. "Dr. Garcia, one of the medicinal materials you requested is missing. We just called to requisition it, but they said they've never heard of this medicine. What should we do?"
After hearing this, Olivia quickly looked at what they were referring to.
It was a relatively rare medicine!
It was indeed hard to buy outside, but it could be substituted with other medicinal materials.
However, that medicine had to be freshly prepared to work.
Olivia immediately explained the situation to Henry.
Henry said right away, "Tell me what the medicinal material looks like, and I'll immediately arrange for people to collect it from the mountain. This mountain forest has lots of medicinal materials... we might be able to find it."
Olivia immediately took out her phone and searched for what the medicine looked like.
After Henry got it, he immediately called over a subordinate. "Send more people to search, and make it quick."
The subordinate didn't dare delay and quickly went to handle it.
After dealing with these matters, Olivia continued treating patients...
Busy time always passes quickly.
In the blink of an eye, the night passed and it was light outside.
Only at this point did Olivia finally finish treating all the special forces members with fever.
As she was putting away her things, she felt dizzy and her vision was blurry.
After all, she had been on the go all night without sleep, and had spent six or seven hours administering acupuncture.
The treatment methods of the 'Medica Vitae Sect' were extremely mentally exhausting to begin with.
Now that she could finally catch her breath, she felt like she was about to pass out.
However, she still couldn't sleep.
Next, she still had to prepare the medicine to clear the virus.
The doctors here might not be able to complete it without guidance.
Time was extremely tight!
Olivia pinched the bridge of her nose, trying to perk herself up.
But her vision kept doubling.
With no other choice, she could only ask a nearby nurse, "Is there coffee here? Or tea is fine too, anything that can help me stay alert. Even cooling oil would work!"
The nurse answered without thinking, "Yes, in the break room!"
After all, they sometimes had to work night shifts and pull all-nighters, so they naturally needed things to stay alert.
"Should I go make you some?"
After a night of working together, the nurses and doctors here all quite admired Olivia's skills.
They had been busy for so many days before without much effect.
But in just one night, the condition of the special forces members with fever had stabilized somewhat.
Now, the young nurse really looked up to Olivia.
But Olivia waved her hand. "No need, you do your work. I'll go myself and get some fresh air while I'm at it."
With that, she had already left the ward.
Outside, with the open space, she finally felt a bit more alert. Following the signs, she found the break room and made herself a cup of coffee.
The coffee was instant and not very good.
But she didn't mind, sitting in a chair in the corner and drinking it in big gulps.
After finishing one cup, her head was still a bit dizzy, so she leaned back in the chair and closed her eyes to rest.
As a result, in a moment of distraction, drowsiness vaguely swept over her, and her ears were buzzing, so much so that she didn't notice the sound of footsteps slowly approaching from not far away.
The person stopped in front of her without moving, just looking down at her.
Olivia was completely unaware, her whole body enveloped in fatigue. In a moment of inattention, her head tilted to the side.
In this position, if not controlled, she would probably hit her head on the armrest of the chair next to her.
The person reacted quickly, bending down slightly and gently cupping her face...