Chapter 179 What a huge piece of news!
The other three forces.
They're all already in the shelter.
This includes Ling Zhe's laboratory.
Although everyone is calling for the destruction of the laboratory, when the time comes, no one will actually touch it.
After all, none of us are medical students.
I know absolutely nothing about this virus.
Without the laboratory, they might truly fall into despair.
Keeping them alive offers a glimmer of hope.
Therefore, Ling Zhe is highly sought after wherever he goes.
Even the most sought-after food can only be eaten as compressed biscuits in Ning City under these circumstances.
Ling Zhe looked at the compressed biscuits in his hand and ate them with water with great relish. "Oh dear, if this continues, I'll be doomed. I won't be able to live or eat properly, and my research will be at a standstill."
"The conditions in the shelter are really too harsh."
Ling Zhe was scrolling through his phone while relentlessly complaining.
Hearing this, Su Mai rolled her eyes. "The supplies were quite plentiful before, but there are too many people in the shelter. Once they are divided among the people, there are no more supplies left. All we have are countless compressed biscuits."
“In the current situation, nothing is more filling than compressed biscuits.”
Upon hearing this, Ling Zhe sighed, "Yes, Ning City has been under lockdown for too long, with water and electricity outages. It's already quite an achievement that they can maintain basic daily life."
There is a severe shortage of resources now.
Apart from external supplies, they relied entirely on scavenging for leftover food to maintain the basic operation of the shelter.
However, the zombies are now much stronger, and ordinary soldiers would just be sent to their deaths if they went out. So the shelter has stopped acquiring resources from the outside and is now surviving on the food reserves they had stored.
Ling Zhe frowned as he thought of this. "Is there any replenishment of supplies outside? If we rely on ourselves to fight alone, we'll face a nine-out-of-ten chance of death."
Mentioning this, Su Mai's expression became more serious. "Ever since that strange dinging sound appeared, we have been unable to receive any news from the outside world."
"Moreover, Ning City has become a place where you can enter but not leave since then."
"Quite strange."
Su Mai frowned as he mentioned this, "Recently, we also discovered that layers of white mist have been rising near the entrances and exits of Ning City. Once people go in, they will get lost inside."
"And as the weather got colder, the white fog got bigger and bigger, which was very strange."
"The timing and location of the white fog's appearance are too strange."
Speaking of which, the colder the weather, the greater the changes in Ning City.
It's not mentioned that it snowed in the southern city.
A series of strange changes also occurred.
And these changes came without warning, and we don't know where they came from.
This is simply unbelievable.
Ling Zhe glanced at the guy who could still get an egg for himself without any trouble, "I have a feeling that the scourge knows what's going on."
Su Mai chuckled coldly. "Of course I know she knows, but the question is, will she let us know?"
That's true.
After all, given Ji Zai's personality.
It would be good enough if they didn't rob them all.
Ling Zhe thought for a moment, "Didn't she rob us last time? She stole a lot of medicine, which shows that Ningmeng is short of medicine. If we can use that to negotiate with them, maybe we can get away with it."
Su Mai thought for a moment, "Then you can ask. You two are in the same profession, so you'll have common topics to discuss."
Ling Zhe had no objections, and then privately messaged Ji Zai.
[111: Is the egg delicious?]
Ji Zai was enjoying her meal when she saw Ling Zhe's message, which surprised her.
[Leader of the Ning Alliance: It's pretty good. How are you doing in the shelter? Someone of your status should get at least an egg a day, right?]
[111: Don't mention this old story. I used to live a life of luxury with the Golden Nest, but after joining the shelter, I'm only eating compressed biscuits. I'm considering quitting now. This is blatant mistreatment of talent.]
[111: After living like this, every morning when I wake up, my vision goes black, I just wake up so fast]
[Leader of Ning Alliance: Oh, your physical condition is really poor. I'll go back and tell Aunt Ya about your physical defects so I can kick you out.]
【111: ......】
[111: Putting that aside, what's the current situation in Ningmeng?]
Upon seeing this message, Ji Zai paused for a moment before replying.
[Leader of Ningmeng: It's just like that.]
[111: Ha, don't hide it from me. Ningmeng, this rising force, only has a superficial understanding of the virus, so naturally they don't know how dangerous it is. You came to the shelter to steal medicine a while ago because Ningmeng members might have been infected by the virus, right? What are you pretending for?]
[Leader of Ningmeng: You already know, why are you asking?]
[111: Speaking of which, you sent someone to infiltrate the lab to steal the inhibitor, but the inhibitor is extremely difficult to prepare. Ordinary people simply can't do it; it requires a skilled expert to precisely control the dosage. Do you need any help?]
[Leader of Ningmeng: Get lost, we don't need it. We've already weathered the tough start-up phase and are now enjoying life.]
[111: Really not needed? Just tell me the main reason for the virus's evolution, and I'll send a drone to deliver a box of inhibitors to Ningbo University.]
[Ningmeng Leader: Get out!]
After cursing, Ji Zai decisively put down his phone and started eating. "Dr. Cui, your senior brother despises you. He said that you, a piece of trash, can't produce the inhibitor, and he's mocking you online now."
Upon hearing this, Dr. Cui, who was engrossed in his meal, looked up. "What! That show-off has the nerve to talk about me like that! If he's so capable, why doesn't he just wipe out the virus himself?!"
"What kind of skill is it to create a virus that can destroy Ning City! If you're so capable, just wipe out the virus directly!"
"How dare you laugh at me?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Zai nodded in agreement, "That's right, it's one thing to look down on you, but to look down on the Ning Alliance as well is simply outrageous."
Dr. Cui: "......"
The people around them ate their meals in silence.
Well, one is the leader of the alliance, and the other is the teacher.
They couldn't help it.
All I could do was listen to the corner of the wall with a heavy heart.
Dr. Cui looked at the Alliance Leader with resentment, "I admit I'm not as good as Ling Zhe, but I'm a professional, one of the best in the country, and an internationally renowned expert, okay! I'm Ning Meng's attending physician, what am I lacking?"
Ji Zai paused for a moment, "The main thing is that you're not as flamboyant as Ling Zhe. He took his underlings to the shelter, but you're leading us to class and running 800 meters every day. It's impossible for us not to resent you."
Dr. Cui: "......"
After Ji Zai finished speaking, he asked, "Dr. Cui, I'd like to know something. What have you discovered recently while you were researching viral activity?"
Dr. Cui thought for a moment, "The virus is highly active outside the school, but its activity slows down once it gets inside the school."
"Do you remember our last outbreak of bacterial infection?"
"This is caused by viruses in the air entering our bodies."
Ji Zai paused for a moment, then said, "So, the consequence of the spread of ordinary viruses is actually a weakening of the human immune system, leading to bacterial infections?"
“That’s right.” Dr. Cui said, but he seemed puzzled. “But for some reason, the virus activity outside the school is stronger than we imagined. If you stay in that kind of environment for a long time, you will turn into a zombie.”
"The degree of harm caused by the virus outside of school is different from that inside school."
"I've always wanted to know what the difference between these two extremes is, but I couldn't find it no matter how hard I looked."
Dr. Cui said this with a serious expression, "This is probably what Ling Zhe can't figure out either. It's clearly an ordinary virus, so why has it turned into what it is now?"
"Those highly active viruses must have been mixed with something, otherwise they wouldn't be so strong."
Ji Zai understood after hearing this.
The virus found outside the school is likely mixed with dark matter energy.
But why are they available outside of school but not inside?
Why can't dark matter energy be used in schools?
Why do they possess zombies?
Ji Zai pondered this as he ate his meal heavily. What was inside the school? Students...
Or rather, there is someone.
Only those bitten by zombies will turn into zombies themselves.
Only those bitten by dark matter energy will be infected...
Ji Zai squinted, "Could it be that the energy cannot actually come into direct contact with people, so it needs to rely on other mediums?"
Thinking about this...
Ji Zai suddenly came to his senses.
Therefore, what dark matter energy fears is humanity!
Holy crap.
This is really big news.
Ji Zai picked up his phone and sent a message to Ling Zhe.
[Leader of Ning Alliance: Ling Zhe, I think I know why you haven't been able to develop an antidote yet—it's because you're inhuman!]
Ling Zhe looked at the message and thought, "Is she crazy?"
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