Infection

Before nightfall, Ye Miaomiao had made her decision. The people from the three territories gathered together, their gains from the afternoon on the table.

"Sitting back and waiting for zombies to arrive is definitely not my style. A single zombie has so many supplies, which is enough to show how rich the Central District is this time. Taking the initiative can snowball faster and prepare for future disasters. What do you think?"

As soon as she finished speaking, someone asked, "Those are zombies! What if they get infected with the virus?"

"I've played this level before. There's an antidote in the central area, and that's our main goal," Ye Miaomiao explained. "Not only for the antidote, but also for blueprints and items. Minor monsters can drop pencil tech and chokes, and higher-level zombies drop even better items."

Better than now?

Looking at the rich spoils on the table, everyone had different thoughts.

"The more people there are, the faster the snowball rolls. Of course, that's just my opinion. Whether you want to participate is your decision."

"I'll join!" Li Yihan quickly decided after a moment, "I believe in Miaomiao."

Hu Mifeng pondered for a long time, shook his head but said nothing more.

What good would that do? Those were zombies! Creatures that only appeared in horror movies. Only a madman would take the initiative to attack them.

He can make a lot of money from delivering couriers in his territory, so he won't lose anything even if he doesn't go.

In fact...Hu Mifeng has always wanted to build his territory into an impregnable castle, just as he said at the beginning.

"It's okay, I understand." Ye Miaomiao said with a smile.

Hu Mifeng expressed his gratitude and did not continue to attend the "meeting". He left quickly with his people.

"Really? It would be better if there were more people..." Li Yihan looked at his back and wanted to say something more, but Ye Miaomiao stopped her.

"Everyone has their own aspirations. Let's discuss the distribution."

"According to our previous distribution, technological blueprints are shared, and supplies and props are distributed according to output?"

Having worked together so many times, Li Yihan had no objection, and the two quickly reached an agreement.

The next day arrived as scheduled.

At six o'clock in the morning, everyone received a familiar message on their screens:

[Hello dear players, congratulations on successfully resisting two rounds of disasters.

The third wave of disasters is approaching, this time a special disaster called "Zombie Nation." Due to a laboratory virus leak, the entire Central District has become a zombie ghoul territory. Every seven days, zombies gather. Survive the zombie nation that is besieging the survivors!

[We regret to remind you that this round of disaster has entered the category of intermediate disaster. There will be random occurrences of accompanying disasters. Please take precautions!]

[Your only resistance mission - survive!

The disaster is about to begin, wish you good luck, we are with you. 】

"Do you really want to do this?"

At 6:05 in the morning, in a private house.

The twenty or so people who had been waiting early saw the disaster warning, and their excitement from last night was dampened somewhat by this cold and ruthless warning.

A companion disaster? No one knows what it is.

"Of course we do! Didn't you see what we got yesterday? The points and items dropped by a zombie totaled a hundred points!"

"Yeah!" another encouraged, "There are more than 20 of us besieging a zombie. Killing three a day is enough to cover our food expenses! A little more..."

As long as you take this step, you will definitely make a fortune!

"But those are zombies! I still think it's not possible, it's too dangerous!" This statement was agreed by several people.

That's a zombie! They kept repeating in their minds, not to mention whether it's easy to kill, what if they get scratched by someone and turn into a zombie?

This is no ordinary danger!

"I know what you're thinking, but don't worry." The person who invited everyone to form a team laughed. "If it were really that terrible, why would I let you do it? You'll know in a moment."

Sure enough, within five minutes, another message popped up on everyone's screen, along with a screenshot of the entire taskbar.

【New purchases have been added, please check. 】

[Purchase various blueprints: minimum 50 points per blueprint, with no upper limit depending on the value of the blueprint.]

[Purchase various props: minimum 50 points...no upper limit.]

【Acquisition...】

【New items have been added to the store, please check. 】

[Rental of various weapons and props: 10 points/day. (You can only use them outside the territory. If damaged, you will be compensated according to the extent of the damage.)]

【□□: 10 points/100 copies】

【Selling various blood recovery items:...】

[Please note that the zombie virus is spread through saliva and blood, and the virus will gradually accumulate.

When the infection rate reaches 70%, it will reach the dangerous critical value and the antidote must be taken immediately, otherwise it will quickly transform into a zombie with the ability to infect others.

When the infection rate reaches 100%, the person will completely become a zombie and there is no way to save him.

The territory will set out this morning to search for the antidote. Once found, it will be immediately available in the store. Each antidote is worth 50 points. Please don't waste resources if you haven't entered the central area!

【...】

Everyone looked at each other and finally understood what the man said.

"The territory is encouraging us to go out and hunt zombies. The purchase price is so high, and the supplies are so cheap. As long as we go out, we will definitely make a profit!"

"Since we have an antidote, there's no need to worry so much. As long as we can escape danger before 70% is reached, that's fine. Compared to the resources we can get, an antidote at 50 points isn't expensive."

"I was thinking yesterday, if zombies weren't scary and carrying viruses, who would have thought they were zombies? Look at their skinny appearance, weaker than God's people, yet richer than God's people. They're a definite cash cow!"

Encouraged by the territory, the previous retreat gradually subsided.

While encouraging each other and talking about what to do next, everyone quickly elected Guo Ruiming as the team leader.

"Okay, I will definitely be responsible for the health of each of you, and strive to help you make money while returning to your family in good health!" Guo Ruiming stood in the middle of the room amid the applause of the crowd.

"Our group will pay for the preparation of protective gear, machetes and other basic weapons, as well as food, medicine and other supplies, as well as various props."

"As soon as the antidote arrives, we'll get ready and head to the Central District!"

After Ye Miaomiao's notice came out, sooner or later, this scene happened simultaneously in different places.

Back to her notice, after Ye Miaomiao and Li Yihan decided to hunt zombies last night, the two of them temporarily caught a zombie and conducted experiments on livestock, and soon came to the previous conclusion.

Being scratched by a zombie increases the infection rate by 1%, and being bitten by a zombie increases the infection rate by 5%. These infection rates will not automatically increase before 70%. Once they reach 70%, they will automatically increase at an extremely fast rate until the host becomes a zombie.

Different from Ye Miaomiao who studies the zombies' attack power, health value, speed, etc., Li Yihan's approach is obviously more serious.

She said happily, "Then I can artificially create zombies, right?"

Everyone looked at her in horror.

"No, no! I'm not planning on using humans for experiments! I'm not a pervert!" she said defensively. "Humans generate electricity very slowly when running. Uninfected hamsters run faster on a wheel than humans! I'm planning on using animals, so of course I need to do some research..."

Everyone: “…” It seems that you have really considered the possibility of using humans for experiments!

This is all gossip.

After setting off in the morning, the group headed straight for the central area.

This is a very typical Barcelona-style urban construction. The entire central area is divided into large square areas. Each area has a hospital, some houses, schools, supermarkets and other basic buildings.

As for the research institute...Ye Miaomiao guessed that this important building was in the center of the central area.

In any case, start cleaning from the outside first.

The large red cross on the roof of the hospital building marked the beginning of the journey. The twenty men, each with their own distinct roles, proceeded with extreme caution towards the hospital, even before they found the antidote.