pjbooks Chapter 35 Is this a human?
Chapter 35 Is this a human?
"The next infected target is a bit...special."
Xu Yuan suddenly became interested as well.
"Special? How special?"
Beiwei did not answer directly, but instead handed Xuyuan an encrypted file.
She knew that any preconceived description could interfere with Xu Yuan's judgment, so letting him see for himself was the best option.
After receiving the documents, Xu Yuan carefully read through them.
The more he looked, the more his brows furrowed.
It is indeed very...special.
This infected person is completely different from the previous two. Cheng Yong pursued power, Wang Yuan succumbed to desire, but this one in the data is more like... a malignant tumor growing silently in a corner.
Abnormal location: "Old Zhang's Scrap Metal Recycling Station" in the suburbs of Rongcheng City.
The location is remote and sparsely populated, a forgotten corner of the city.
But now, this area has turned into a glaring, ghastly green!
The photos taken by the drone from above are shocking. The entire recycling station, including the mountains of scrap metal, plastic, and cardboard inside, and even the crooked tin roof, is completely covered by a thick, seemingly living green carpet of fungi.
The green, viscous, slippery substance resembled the festering, pus-filled wound of some enormous creature, reflecting an ominous sheen in the sunlight…
Obviously, it couldn't be vegetation.
Judging from the photos, it looks as if a whole carpet of fungi has covered the waste recycling station.
Everyone who enters the purchasing station quickly contracts the disease.
If you leave quickly and receive timely treatment at the hospital, you might be able to maintain your vital signs.
However, if they stay there for even a short time, they will collapse and die from vomiting blood within just a few minutes.
The forensic examination revealed that the bodies of the deceased were filled with large amounts of new types of bacteria and viruses.
These novel bacteria and viruses are extremely resilient, and conventional flame or disinfection measures are completely ineffective!
If that's all there is to it, we can simply seal off the area and prevent others from entering.
The problem is that monitoring revealed the fungal carpet was constantly expanding outwards!
Furthermore, as the area of the fungal carpet increases, its expansion rate also increases!
If left unchecked, it will probably spread to the entire city of Fuzhou in just a few days!
Even more critically, once you pass Fuzhou, you'll reach the estuary!
Once this new virus enters the water...
The consequences will be absolutely terrifying!
Not to mention the Great Xia Dynasty, the entire human world will suffer!
Xu Yuan's expression also turned serious.
Another work by the Four Gods!
But there was one thing that he could never understand.
The power of the Four Gods requires extreme emotions as a vehicle!
This can be based on the survey results recorded in the data.
Zhang Quanfu, the owner of this scrap metal recycling station, is an honest and kind-hearted man.
His wife passed away early, leaving him and his son to depend on each other. They lived a simple but optimistic life, and he would often donate his meager income to impoverished children.
How could a truly good person be infected by the power of the Four Gods?
……
"This..." Xu Yuan tapped the documents in her hand with her knuckles, "Shouldn't we get this done as soon as possible?"
Although I can't figure out the reasons behind it, now is not the time to think about these things.
The bounty for this infected person is even higher than that for Cheng Yong and Wang Yuan before!
500 million!
It's clear that the situation is very serious.
"The local military has now sent people to seal off the area near the scrap metal collection station and built some fortifications around it. If necessary, they will evacuate the surrounding residents and use weapons of mass destruction."
Beiwei looked at Xu Yuan with sincere eyes and a frank tone.
"I'm showing you this so you understand all the risks, not to morally blackmail you. Even if you choose to give up the bounty, I completely understand. We can try... other options."
Her words were like a gentle breeze, dispelling the last trace of unhappiness that might have been brewing in Xu Yuan's heart.
As for making a wish, the answer was predetermined from the very beginning.
"Go! Why don't you go?"
Putting aside the five million bounty, just the feedback from the world's will after the infected were eliminated gave him a reason to go!
"If you're ready, you can leave immediately." Beiwei nodded, took out her phone to check, "General Zhao has already prepared a special plane at the military airport, and you can board it at any time."
Make a wish: ...
He recalled the intense look Zhao Guoqiang had given him earlier, and suddenly felt a strange chill in his tailbone.
"Never mind, I'll go myself. You can let them take the plane."
After saying that, without waiting for Beiwei's response, he turned around and strode out the door, his figure quickly disappearing outside.
……
Xingcheng, a military airport.
Zhao Guoqiang was making final preparations with the Dragon Soul team members before their departure. Although the team members were silent, their eyes revealed an barely suppressed excitement.
Suddenly, Zhao Guoqiang's phone rang.
It's Bevy.
After reading the message from Beiwei, Zhao Guoqiang fell silent.
"Brother Zhao, are we ready to set off?"
"Yes, it's really great to go on a mission with Comrade Xu Yuan. I brought a special gas mask this time!"
"..."
Although the members of the Dragon Soul Squad are as precise as machines during missions, they have a very good relationship with Zhao Guoqiang when they are not on missions.
You could say these soldiers were inflexible, or you could say they lacked adaptability.
But you absolutely cannot say they disrespect the strong!
Being able to carry out missions alongside an existence as extraordinary as Xu Yuan, even if the process might... not be pleasant, is undoubtedly the most glorious chapter in a soldier's career.
So, his words were full of praise for making wishes!
Zhao Guoqiang's facial muscles stiffened almost imperceptibly.
After a moment of silence, he turned his phone screen towards the crowd.
Instantly, the entire lounge fell silent.
On the screen were concise instructions from Bevy and... a real-time moving positioning dot!
The spot of light was hurtling toward Rongcheng at an astonishing speed!
"So..." one of the team members swallowed hard, "Comrade Xu Yuan is going to run all the way from Xingcheng to Rongcheng like this?"
"Yes." Zhao Guoqiang nodded.
"He's clearly speeding..." another team member pointed to the location on the screen. "Oh, right, he wasn't driving. You only get a speeding ticket if you're driving, not running."
"Okay." Zhao Guoqiang nodded again. "Alright, let's set off as soon as possible. Lao Liu, go and fly the plane to the designated coordinates in Rongcheng as fast as possible!"
Sixth Brother: ...You, Sixth Brother, are you putting pressure on me?
Didn't you see that the speed at which you made your wish had reached 500 kilometers per hour?
This is a helicopter, not a fighter jet!
The fastest speed a helicopter can reach is capped at 320 kilometers per hour!
You want me to chase someone at 500 kilometers per hour?
Although Zhao Guoqiang spoke calmly, he was no less shocked and excited than the others!
That's right, Bevy not only sent the action instructions, but also included the location for the wish.
However, it wasn't to monitor Xu Yuan, but rather to work together so that they wouldn't fall behind...
Although Zhao Guoqiang had a preliminary understanding of the absurdity of Xu Yuan's abilities after this morning's actions,
but……
Even if it's outrageous, there has to be some basis in reality!
He recalled what Bevy had said before—she only wished to be a human being…
Is this a person?
This is not human!
He's not a savior either!
God can be a concept in belief systems or myths, or it can be an existence on the physical level that creates a despairing gap!
This is God!
A living god!
"Let's go! Fuzhou!"
……
G1818 national highway.
A GL8 minivan is traveling at full speed.
"Speed camera ahead, speed limit 120km/h, you are seriously exceeding the speed limit..."
The driver gulped down a Red Bull, his eyes bloodshot as he stared intently at the road ahead, completely ignoring the navigation software's warnings.
The boss gave a strict order: the company needs to sign a contract today, and the company seal must be delivered before midnight!
Regardless of the cost!
The rest will be handled by our company's finance department!
As a former professional race car driver, the reason he was willing to apply for the driver position after retiring was for this moment!
You can unleash your skills without any worries!
Although he was driving an ordinary GL8 business van, a smile crept onto the driver's face as he left other cars far behind in the lanes on both sides.
What he wants now is to rediscover the feeling of speeding across the track back in the day!
Sure enough, I'm not old yet!
But before his smile could fully bloom, it froze completely on his face.
Because it was in his sight.
A dark shadow suddenly darted out from his left, then quickly distanced itself at a speed almost invisible to the naked eye before disappearing completely from sight.
Almost at the same instant, a short but violent sonic boom, like a belated thunderclap, suddenly exploded, making his eardrums buzz!
What the hell is over?
That fleeting glimpse, that fading silhouette...
A humanoid shape?!
I saw... the God of Speed?
The driver gripped the steering wheel tightly, his palms sweating profusely. The adrenaline from the previous high-speed driving had vanished instantly, leaving only endless confusion and fear, leaving him bewildered in the wind on the national highway...