Everyone's gaze fell on Wu Heng.

They said it was Qi Hancai's child, but the more they looked, the more familiar it seemed.

A subtle, almost imperceptible smile flashed in Qi Hancai's eyes before she returned to seriousness and clearly introduced, "This is our Yama Hall leader, Mr. Wu Heng. Haven't you all seen him before? How could you not recognize him?"

She paused slightly and continued, "The leader's current state is a special superpower effect that returns the body to a younger time, what we call 'Rejuvenation'.

Rejuvenation!

All the representatives present had their pupils contract sharply.

A superpower can even return someone to youth? This Pope of the Spirit Awakening Sect truly resembles a divine spirit more and more.

The gazes directed at Wu Heng by several individuals grew even more complicated.

Wu Heng waved his hand in due time and said calmly, "Let's not talk about these irrelevant matters."

After speaking, he sat at the side, and with a seemingly casual gesture of his fingers, a teapot on the table accurately poured a full cup of tea in front of him.

Wu Heng raised the teacup and took a sip, directly saying, "Let's talk about the South Pole incident. I've heard it might trigger a second global virus outbreak?"

Everyone's gaze was directed at the EU's 'Noah City' representative.

The representative cleared his throat, organized his thoughts, and began, "Leader Wu Heng, this is how it is. Previous Dawn Alliance meetings established an investigation into the source of the end of the world as an agenda. Our Noah City has consistently taken on the main investigative work, putting in considerable effort..."

Wu Heng interrupted him directly, "Just get to the point! Every minute we waste now might increase the risk of an outbreak."

Beside him, the representative from the 'Chang'an Dome' base voiced his agreement, "Just talk about the discovery of the South Pole point, unnecessary details can be omitted."

The Noah City representative's face stiffened, but he proceeded to a large side display, inserted an encrypted USB drive.

The screen lit up, beginning to play a series of high-precision photographs.

And each photograph was of the same thing.

A jet-black polyhedron, seemingly capable of absorbing all light.

"These are the last images transmitted back from Antarctica's 'Lighthouse Station' that we received."

The Noah representative pointed at the screen, his tone becoming grave, "This is a... perfect dodecahedron! Its surface is absolutely smooth, not reflecting any known wavelengths of light, and is indestructible. The experiment personnel tried all known physical drilling and cutting techniques but failed to leave even a scratch on its surface."

Wu Heng's eyes narrowed slightly, his mind stirred.

This description indeed sounded like some kind of incomprehensible 'special item'.

The Noah representative continued, "According to the limited records, after failing all physical methods, the researchers employed a new type of high-frequency resonance scanning technology to analyze its internal structure.

However, an accident occurred... the scan frequencies seemed to resonate with some unknown structure inside it, instantly disrupting its stability... thus triggering this global catastrophe."

At this point, he paused, and the conference room fell into dead silence, with everyone's gaze once again focused on Wu Heng, waiting for his decision.

Wu Heng comprehended it.

The dodecahedron was a container, and a reckless examination inadvertently opened Pandora's Box, releasing whatever was inside.

"What's inside the container exactly?"

"Unclear." The Noah representative shook his head, bearing a sense of powerlessness, "What I mention was all that was transmitted back before that thing was destroyed. After that... no one survived at Lighthouse Station, and all electronic equipment was severely disrupted and damaged, losing all signals."

"Tell me about your subsequent investigation actions." Wu Heng pursued.

"We've dispatched three of the most elite squads equipped with the most advanced gear to the Antarctic Research Station attempting recovery or confirming the status of the object," the representative's tone grew heavier, "but none succeeded."

"We used all conceivable protective measures, including 'Yama Hall'-produced antiviral serums, but to no avail. Any biological entity approaching a certain range undergoes zombie-like mutation in a very short time, with no exception."

Pausing momentarily, he tried to salvage some reputation, "We initially hoped to resolve this trouble with our efforts for humanity, but... our capability is indeed limited, hence the urgent meeting to collectively discuss countermeasures."

This time, the Russian Base representative spoke in a harsh voice, "Living beings can't enter, machines become dysfunctional. You EU can't manage, I don't see other bases having any better methods."

"A method... might exist." The Noah representative's gaze again rested on Wu Heng, finally stating the ultimate goal, "This is why we insisted on waiting for Leader Wu Heng to arrive. We attempted all conventional means, but there's still one unverified possibility - 'skeleton soldiers.' They are superpower creations, not living beings, theoretically immune to 'infection' or 'zombie transformation' risk, perhaps... they could enter that zone of death."

As soon as this statement was made, everyone understood.

So that's what it was about!

Electronic equipment fails, living entities transform, only the undead skeletons seem to be the sole hope.

Qi Hancai spoke calmly, "This matter concerns the fate of global survivors. Our Yama Hall naturally won't stand by, but placing all hope and pressure solely on our side might be somewhat unfair."

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