Quick Transmigration: What to Do When the Male Supporting Character You Saved Becomes Obsessed with

Chapter 521 "Infecting the World" - Male Mother (132)

“If we change to a new carrier of infection, we might be able to contain it and stabilize it. Even if it’s still unstable, I can still try to convert it repeatedly, at least buy some more time and let the professionals try to find a solution!” Zhao Linchuan became more talkative in the tense situation, speaking at a machine gun speed.

Normally, I have to organize my thoughts before speaking, but now I just blurt it all out in one breath.

"Why is this a better outcome..." Liao Tingyuan accurately grasped the key point in his words: "What would a worse outcome be like?"

“If things go wrong…” Zhao Linchuan felt uneasy just thinking about it: “If it reaches the threshold and forms an unprecedentedly terrifying and highly intense space, we’ll find that after we go in, we still need to contain it on the original source of infection, but we can’t contain it anymore…”

If once he goes in, the energy radiation he feels is still like a shower of flowers, and he can't convert it all back no matter what he does, wouldn't that cause a big problem?

If Zhao Linchuan is outside the space and cannot convert energy radiation into the carrier of the infection source, then containing it inside the space may be very difficult, or even impossible.

Liao Tingyuan immediately understood Zhao Linchuan's meaning.

He couldn't think of a solution for the time being.

It's not that I don't want to think about it, but... it seems there's simply no way to solve it.

"Can this be resolved temporarily today?" Liao Tingyuan took out his phone, asking Zhao Linchuan while simultaneously sending a message to report without hesitation.

"I don't know..." Zhao Linchuan's forehead began to sweat: "Brother Liao, what are you doing?"

"Tell the boss about this." Liao Tingyuan made a decisive decision: "You do your best to transform it first. If a space is formed later, you should let the boss know in advance." He had conveyed what had happened here and the two hypotheses that Zhao Linchuan had just proposed in the most concise way.

While you can still contact the outside world, let your boss know first, and then tell him how to resolve the issue.

They simply follow whatever solutions are proposed from above.

Liao Tingyuan doesn't overly immerse himself in the role of someone who needs to devise countermeasures. He's never been curious about anything else; he simply sees himself as someone responsible for execution and doesn't care about anything else.

"Liao... Brother Liao."

In order not to disturb Zhao Linchuan's attempt, Liao Tingyuan stood by the wall without saying a word, neither urging nor encouraging him, but simply watching Zhao Linchuan's physical condition closely.

Zhao Linchuan suddenly turned his gaze toward him.

"Hmm?" Liao Tingyuan responded.

"What did you do?" Zhao Linchuan asked in a tense voice, his eyes scanning Liao Tingyuan up and down, as if trying to find some clues.

"Me?" Liao Tingyuan didn't understand, and asked in a calm voice, "What do you mean?"

"Did you...do you? I can't say for sure, but did you exert any force? Did you demonstrate any abilities?" Zhao Linchuan stammered, his tone filled with doubt and unease.

"Probably...no." Liao Tingyuan looked down at his surroundings after being asked the question, but nothing had changed.

This ability has no physical form and does not cause any changes in reality, so only Zhao Linchuan can feel the sensation of it "splashing everywhere".

In Liao Tingyuan's view, this place was no different from when he first came in. He could only feel the radiant energy gathered here, but he couldn't feel anything more specific.

From the moment he left until now, in order not to disturb Zhao Linchuan, he had not moved an inch, and had not even changed his standing posture.

It seems like... nothing was done, right?

Zhao Linchuan was even more confused.

He even took a few steps toward Liao Tingyuan and reached out his hand, as if touching something invisibly. He waved his hand not far in front of Liao Tingyuan and then pushed forward a few times.

It looks a bit strange.

"What's wrong?" Even Liao Tingyuan couldn't help but ask, worried that something might have happened to him.

"Why does it feel like all the energy radiation is gathering towards you, Brother Liao?" Zhao Linchuan murmured, even wondering if he was mistaken.

"Towards me...?" Liao Tingyuan straightened up. Although he couldn't see anything, he still looked down and followed Zhao Linchuan's gaze to look at his feet, but there was still nothing there.

He tentatively moved to the side.

As he walked, Zhao Linchuan's gaze followed him, and the scene suddenly became very strange.

Liao Tingyuan felt very uncomfortable being stared at. He was not fond of interacting with people in the first place, and being stared at like this made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Brother Liao, move again."

Zhao Linchuan's gaze was intense, as if he had seen a novel species he had never discovered before. He waved to Liao Tingyuan, signaling him to move in the direction he was gesturing.

Liao Tingyuan didn't say anything, but still moved as he was told. This time the movement was quite large, Liao Tingyuan moved about three or four meters.

Then he saw Zhao Linchuan's expression change from curiosity to surprise, and finally to... a mixture of inexplicable horror, as if he had seen something frightening.

"What's wrong?" Liao Tingyuan wasn't scared, but he felt uncomfortable in this situation where he didn't know the situation.

"What did you find?" Liao Tingyuan had just moved to the corner of the room, so he leaned against the wall with his hands in front of his chest, his voice cool, presenting an obvious defensive posture.

Zhao Linchuan didn't notice; he wasn't very perceptive about these things. He ran over to Liao Tingyuan's side.

"You're not going to convert anymore?" Liao Tingyuan was puzzled. Zhao Linchuan was just worried that the area would suddenly exceed the threshold and trap him in the space. Now, even though the energy radiation perception around him hadn't decreased, why did he seem unconcerned?

"Brother Liao, I've discovered something..." Zhao Linchuan seemed hesitant to speak, but he couldn't keep anything to himself and was so full of himself that he looked like he was about to vomit.

Liao Tingyuan moved a little further away from him, so that he wouldn't touch him, and then nodded: "Go ahead and say it."

"I told you not to be afraid," Zhao Linchuan managed to say with difficulty.

Liao Tingyuan: ?

Upon noticing Liao Tingyuan looking at him with a nonchalant gaze that seemed to say, "Are you going to tell me or not?", Zhao Linchuan pointed to the source of infection and then to Liao Tingyuan.

Currently, Liao Tingyuan and the carrier are located at opposite corners of the room, at the furthest distance.

“Energy radiation spreads from the carrier of the infection source… When we first arrived, I felt that this room was a mess, just… everywhere, without any pattern, and I couldn’t completely transform it even if I wanted to.”

"Mm." Liao Tingyuan nodded, indicating that although he could not see or feel it, he could understand what he was saying.

"But starting just now, I suddenly felt that the radiation energy in this room became regular."

Zhao Linchuan noticed that Liao Tingyuan's expression hadn't changed at all, and emphasized, "I'm absolutely not making this up, or saying it without confirming it! I've been observing for quite a while now, and the pattern is quite obvious!"

He gets talkative when he gets nervous.

"I didn't say I didn't believe you," Liao Tingyuan had no choice but to interrupt him.

Zhao Linchuan blinked, then suddenly showed a hint of emotion: Brother Liao said he believed in him!

Liao Tingyuan: ...

"I feel a lot of energy radiation gathering towards you! That's why I asked you, did you do something, Brother Liao!" Zhao Linchuan blurted out his conclusion in one breath.

Then he stared at Liao Tingyuan, worried that Liao Tingyuan might refute him or not believe him.

Because whether it was during the new employee training course when I first started working here, or after hearing Liao Tingyuan say something...

All of these express the idea that "space is not conscious...that is to say, space is not a living entity, but merely the effect of radiating energy on its surroundings, which sometimes makes people mistakenly believe that it is conscious, or even that it is alive."

"But remember, space can never be alive. Once you fall into that misconception and start thinking about the characteristics of space as if it were a living organism, you are very likely to go down a dead end and your mind will be affected."

The teacher who taught the class at the time emphasized this to all of them very seriously several times.

Zhao Linchuan also understood this principle.

If you start to think that space has a life of its own, then many of your ways of thinking will change.

Zhao Linchuan had once heard someone say to himself in a fearful, almost neurotic manner, "He felt that he was being monitored by space, that space could see him and hear him."

Zhao Linchuan wasn't very familiar with that colleague, but when he heard him say those words, he couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his arm... mainly because the feeling was just too strange, and Zhao Linchuan didn't dare to think about it too much.

Zhao Linchuan hadn't been working there for very long and didn't know what to do for a while.

If I report this to my superiors... wouldn't that be betraying them? And if they don't get away with it, will they resent me later?

But if he didn't say or do anything, Zhao Linchuan felt uneasy and something was wrong.

So he told Liao Tingyuan about it.

He and Liao Tingyuan didn't work in the same branch office, but he went to help out at Liao Tingyuan's office at the time...

Why did I tell Liao Tingyuan?

Zhao Linchuan felt that it was because Brother Liao seemed to be the one he could trust the most, or rather, Brother Liao seemed to be the one who would not have opinions about others or spread gossip.

But after he finished speaking, Brother Liao clearly told him that he would report the matter immediately.

If anyone asks you about it, you must tell them the truth and not hide anything.

Zhao Linchuan: ...?

He was stunned for a moment.

Brother Liao wouldn't talk about things behind people's backs; he would say them directly to their faces! And he did it all very naturally, without feeling that it was wrong at all.

Liao Tingyuan's sense of entitlement also influenced Zhao Linchuan. Even though that person was later taken away for evaluation, the result was naturally problematic... and he was directly sent for treatment.

Zhao Linchuan didn't feel guilty, because Liao Tingyuan told him, "Your actions today may have indirectly saved the safety of many colleagues."

"If we let him continue working, it would be irresponsible to others and to his own health. If you help cover it up, you will only feel more guilty if something happens, because you will be an accomplice to causing irreversible consequences."

Looking at Liao Tingyuan's serious expression, Zhao Linchuan finally understood completely.

Although Brother Liao seemed stern and unsmiling, he was indeed doing it for his own good... From that day on, Zhao Linchuan trusted Liao Tingyuan even more.

At this moment, he was able to speak directly and frankly about what he felt.

He felt that his description made it sound like the energy radiation had grown legs, and he worried that Liao Tingyuan would think that he also believed that the space was alive.

But Liao Tingyuan simply gestured for him to continue, because Zhao Linchuan's face clearly said, "I haven't finished yet."

"Although it feels very faint... I think some of this energy radiation is being absorbed by you!"

After Zhao Linchuan finished speaking, he himself found it unbelievable.

I couldn't help but experience it again.

How could Brother Liao absorb energy radiation?

This time, a hint of confusion appeared on Liao Tingyuan's face. He asked Zhao Linchuan, "How...did I absorb it?"

Zhao Linchuan clearly didn't know how to describe it either: "It just got close to you, and then some... was absorbed. It's probably because these energy radiations are fluid dynamics that can be dispersed and diffused... but they will eventually become a whole, so the other parts will continue to move closer to you."

This explanation sounds even stranger.

Liao Tingyuan fell silent.

He remained silent, and Zhao Linchuan didn't know how to continue the conversation. He was completely at a loss as to how to handle the current situation.

The original source of infection can't be put back in. This energy radiation is chasing after Brother Liao. What will he do later? How will he deal with this energy radiation?

Every second Zhao Linchuan pondered made the situation even more troublesome...

"Brother Liao?" Zhao Linchuan felt that there was something in Liao Tingyuan's expression that he couldn't understand, which was different from his usual self.

He possessed an unusual, sharp edge to his calm demeanor, even when he was just standing there. This made Zhao Linchuan feel uneasy, as if he were sitting on pins and needles.

Liao Ge is definitely not like this normally... but he doesn't seem angry either.

"Can't you still convert all the energy radiation back into the infection source carrier?" Liao Tingyuan suddenly asked.

Zhao Linchuan thought Brother Liao was urging him to hurry up with his work, worried that something even more difficult to handle might suddenly arise here, but at this moment he really was...

So he could only shake his head with a hint of guilt and tell the truth: "I tried my best just now, but I still can't. To be honest, I don't know what to do now. Brother Liao, do you have a solution?" Zhao Linchuan asked Liao Tingyuan for his opinion.

Then he suddenly heard a sentence that made him think there was something wrong with his ears.

"Try converting your energy radiation into my body."

Not to mention Zhao Linchuan at the time, even Lu Liruan, who was just listening to others recount the story, took a deep breath.