After the old man stepped out of the room, Anna sank into the only chair there. Her eyes locked onto the tightly shut door, and her mind drifted back to the day she was recruited by the professor who once taught her in university. Back then, she had no clue everything would spiral into the chaos it had become. When she was brought on board, they told her she’d be developing a prototype virus, along with its antivirus. At first, Anna thought it was just another standard virus for research purposes, maybe something with long-term risks. But she was dead wrong. This wasn’t like any virus she had studied before. This one was different, something far more dangerous than anyone could’ve imagined. A virus that spreads through saliva and bodily fluids. Something absolutely terrifying. And the r

