Chapter 14 Extraordinary virus, transcending time!

If the S-1 virus was a natural disaster, humans could not have predicted it, nor could they have prepared in advance to resist it.

Then the S-2 virus is a complete man-made disaster, originating from the greed in people's hearts and the desire in their genes.

"Hiss, isn't this the Armored Titan from Attack on Titan?"

Turning down to the first illustration of the infected body, the familiar shape made Cheng Ye a little dazed.

The giant, about twenty meters tall, is covered with armor that resembles insect scales. The weapon in his hand is the pillar that spews out white smoke from the chemical plant. The combination gives a sense of the absurdity of Lu Zhishen uprooting a weeping willow tree.

Opposite the giant were eight giant gun barrels with a diameter of more than ten meters.

Cheng Ye was not sure what would happen when the two came into contact, but he knew that the giant would die miserably.

After all, modern technology is not the three-dimensional device in the comics, which requires people to fly around and chop necks.

The truth lies within the range of the muzzle!

Further down, there are several more illustrations, including a super-fast infected person whose Achilles tendon has grown to his neck, a flying infected person with a pair of wings growing from his back, and an intelligent infected person whose brain takes up half of his body volume...

Compared to zombies, Cheng Ye actually felt that these infected people were a little silly and cute.

At first glance, Ding Zhen's exaggerated appearance clearly shows that he has taken the wrong path. Even if humans are stupid, they will not think that it is reasonable and can form sustainable development.

Naturally, it was destroyed and suppressed in just over a year, which is also reasonable.

"It's no surprise that it happens again and again."

Cheng Ye didn’t find the author’s question at the end of the page strange at all, and even thought it was normal.

The S series viruses are extremely harmful, but they also have corresponding benefits.

Turning to the next chapter, I saw that the S-3 virus had indeed just been released.

The S-2 virus was destroyed in the summer of 2043. In the five years that followed, human civilization quickly recovered. The various sanctuary cities were successively demolished, and humans returned to their familiar urban lives. Everything seemed to be back on track.

'Until, the S-3 virus appeared again!'

Despite decades of research on the S-3 virus, the origin of this unique virus remains unclear. It no longer infects humans, but instead targets animals and plants. It perfectly combines the characteristics of the S-1 and S-2 viruses, spreading through water sources and reaching global proportions in just six months. It also helps plants and animals break through their limits, producing many incredible effects...

"It's hard to imagine this planet is so crazy. Ordinary soil and plants, under the catalysis of a virus, can actually breed a special plant that can rejuvenate people [Nine-transformation Ginseng Fruit]. Eating it, an eighty-year-old person can instantly return to twenty years old and return to youth."

Even more unimaginable is that with the emergence of the Nine-Turn Ginseng Fruit, more and more bizarre mutant creatures and plants have emerged one after another. There's the mutant Sky Beef, which can instantly grant humans tens of tons of strength, the Hundred-Joint Grass, which can regenerate severed limbs and grant super-strong recovery, the Lava Lotus, which can grant the ability to breathe fire, and the Wind Ball Leaf, which can fly at low altitude...

Many say this is the resurgence of spiritual energy, and that humanity's era of great conflict has finally arrived. Many others say this is the return of the ancient world, with the immortal creatures from ancient mythology reviving one by one, about to lead humanity back to the ancient times and to stand at the top of the entire universe. I don't know which one is true, but I know this is definitely a more terrifying virus than S-1 and S-2!

It perfectly grasped the human heart and its weaknesses, precisely tapping into humanity's ultimate desire for immortality, power, and transcendence. When the fruit of the fruit that could restore youth was desperately sought after, and when the fruit that could grant humans extraordinary abilities appeared on the black market, the S-3 virus, with the most gentle gesture, accomplished a more thorough slaughter than the previous two disasters.

'It doesn't even need to destroy human order; human greed will automatically shatter everything!'

"Humanity has gone mad, everyone has gone mad. They've gone mad trying to become extraordinary, to become stronger!"

'....(violation), (crossed out)'

"It's ridiculous. Humanity experienced repeated attacks from the S-1 and S-2 viruses without a single sign of civilizational disruption. However, after experiencing the completely unaffected S-3 virus, they suffered heavy casualties, with large swathes of cities depopulated and all-out war erupting."

End of page.

No illustrations.

Cheng Ye was deeply shocked. These words seemed to drag him into that crazy era, allowing him to see how human nature was dissected in that extraordinary era, and how weapons that should have been used against the outside world were eventually transformed into bayonets that stabbed into civilization.

“In a world of great contention, everyone can become extraordinary.”

"Even ordinary people hiding in Sanctuary City have developed greed. Naturally, the foundation will begin to spiral out of control, leading human civilization towards the abyss."

For some reason, Cheng Ye suddenly thought of the Earth.

If this virus appeared on Earth, could humans really resist the catalysis from S-1 to S-2 and then to S-3?

And there is one thing that Cheng Ye has always been confused about.

The Blue Star Wasteland where he is currently located, except for some geographical terms, is completely the same as the Earth where he was before he crossed over.

"Didn't I travel through time instead of to another world?"

Cheng Ye couldn't help but guess.

It is not difficult to change a place name. With the emergence of supernatural powers, it is easy to redefine regional boundaries.

And then, the description of the transition between the new era and the old era in the article seems to constantly confirm his judgment.

The chaos brought about by the S-3 virus lasted for a full fifteen years. The population of Blue Star plummeted to less than two billion. Wars broke out across the chaotic planet. Every time a new extraordinary being appeared, it would attract a "grand event" with the participation of millions of people. The reason this farce ended was not because humans realized the harm of the virus, but because the S-3 virus mutated again and S-4 appeared!

In the autumn of 2063, the S-3 virus split and produced the special S-4 virus. It's ridiculous, isn't it? Everything seems to have come full circle. The S-4 virus has returned to the S-2 era, losing its ability to spread over a wide area and only spreading through the air to specific groups of people. And these specific groups of people are none other than those... Extraordinary people!

"What?"

Cheng Ye was startled and almost cried out in surprise.

If you were living in the era described in the book, you might not be able to feel the horror of the S virus so clearly.

But to sum up, from S-3 to S-4, isn’t it just an electronic fraud method of luring people in first and then slowly slaughtering them?

"A transcendent infected by the S-4 virus will experience rapid deregulation of their internal powers, their genetic chains severing as they transform into a walking corpse, relying solely on biological instincts to survive. This is what we commonly call the original source of infection."

Although the S-4 virus doesn't directly affect ordinary people, the alienated power within the bodies of extraordinary people remains a deadly source of contamination. A very small number of people may inherit a trace of extraordinary abilities after exposure to the power, but many will repeat the same mistakes, gaining power while losing their sanity, becoming infected bodies that can only rely on biological instincts, residual memories, and past habits, repeating the fragmented fragments of life.

"The various infected bodies we are currently encountering can all be traced back to these extraordinary beings from the old era. We can find the source of their abilities from these extraordinary beings."

Due to the hidden nature and uniqueness of the original source of infection, the lethality of human technological weapons has been extremely limited. In order to continue civilization, various places have begun to restart the Sanctuary City Project to protect ordinary people while isolating the infection source from continuing to spread.

The first Xinhuo Sanctuary City after the restart was completed in 2070. To prevent future generations from retracing their past mistakes, the surviving humans made a bold decision: to sever ties with the old era and redivide the planetary map. The continental plates and ruined cities contaminated by the original infection were completely erased from the map, burying a portion of the history that had caused great harm to civilization and embarking on the path of development in a new era.

"In the year 2070 of the Old Era and the year 1 of the New Era, human civilization is back on track. This is a difficult struggle destined to last for hundreds of years. Unfortunately, my life span is short, and I can't see the true end of this disaster!"

"But maybe... there's also S-5, and S-6, what do you think?"

Crash.

Unconsciously, Cheng Ye had turned to the last page of "Origins of Infection", and his eyes stopped at the question that the author seemed to have written with all his strength.

S-5?

S-6?

The S series virus mutated only four times and almost pushed human civilization to the brink of collapse.

If there were another, or several, large-scale mutations, and the mutations shifted to a wide-area spread pattern like S-1, zombies would reappear, and they would all be zombies that had broken through the upper limit of carbon-based organisms...

Cheng Ye couldn't help but shiver, and instantly realized that this wasteland might be far more dangerous than he thought.

at the same time.

"It's the 35th year of the Neogene. If we can find the buried history, it will prove that this is Earth."

"So that means... I didn't go to a parallel world, but... traveled to 80 years later?"

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