Chapter 236 Zombie Outbreak
Lin Xi carefully considered the formula and dosage of the antitoxin and administered it to several semi-infected individuals in the laboratory, along with a large dose of virus delay agent.
Zhao Jing and the others have not experienced any further loss of consciousness. Except for the special case of crystallization within the body, the zombification of the other cases has temporarily stopped.
Currently, there is no vaccine that can completely prevent the zombie virus, which is why the virus and antibodies can coexist in the human body, forming a semi-infected person.
These semi-infected individuals are like Lin Jie and Lin Xi in the past. They all have antibodies in their bodies. The virus will erode the part of the antibodies that cannot provide complete immunity, and then a balance will be reached. But what will this balance look like?
They are probably half-human and half-zombie. The worst case is like Lin Jie, who retains some human bodily functions but loses consciousness, or like Lin Xi, who was once completely zombified but still has consciousness.
But the final form should be better than Lin Xi and Lin Jie, because even if the vaccine is not the complete version, it incorporates various existing antibodies, and its immunity is stronger than that of Lin Xi and Lin Jie.
Then it varies slightly depending on individual differences.
"In other words, the current state of semi-infected individuals is temporary. The virus will eventually spread throughout the body. Those with more antibodies may be able to retain some of their consciousness and functions, while those with fewer antibodies..." Zhao Jing was not surprised, but her tone was somewhat agitated.
Lin Xi sighed: "After all, the vaccine is not perfect."
Once a virus enters the human body, it cannot be eradicated; all current technologies can only slow down the infection process.
Zhao Jing remained silent for a long time before asking, "When will I reach my final form?"
Lin Xi: "The semi-infected soldiers on the battlefield have no delay agents or antitoxins to replenish. If they are attacked by zombies again, a large dose of virus will flood their bodies and cause them to mutate again. This information is being kept from everyone inside the base."
The parts of the body that have developed antibodies will not turn into zombies, while other parts that barely maintain balance will mutate under high doses of viral infection. Only the brains of the partially infected will retain human consciousness even after complete mutation, just like Lin Xi in the past.
However, very few of them can control their bodies with their consciousness.
"I'll inject you with the virus again, and then you'll know what your final form will be like," Lin Xi threatened her menacingly.
Zhao Jing stopped talking.
After Lin Xi finished treating the other semi-infected individuals, she prepared to go to the adjacent laboratory to continue her vaccine research.
At the last moment, Zhao Jing called out to her: "...Then Lu Wei?"
Lin Xi heard this, but she didn't stop and left the laboratory directly.
She didn't know what Lu Wei would become.
She could see Lu Wei's vital signs declining, and accordingly increased the dosage of delaying agents and antitoxins.
Lu Wei currently shows no signs of mutation.
It's only temporary.
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On February 2, 2029, Lin Xi was forced to enter the third week of the semi-infected experiment.
As the alarm echoed through the base, everyone in the lab looked up in confusion.
"What's wrong? Why are alarms going off inside the base?"
"earthquake?"
"Impossible! Impossible!"
Listening to everyone's reactions, Lin Xi felt as if she had returned to the elevator in the Nanhua Company building in her first life, where everyone had guessed the same thing when they heard the alarm.
She warned everyone, "The zombies are coming."
"Zombies have appeared in the base?"
"How is this possible? This is the sixteenth underground level. How could zombies get in?"
Lin Xi silently thought to herself: It's probably a half-infected person who turned out to be one.
Seeing the bewildered crowd still guessing the source of the alarm, Lin Xi shouted, "Everyone, immediately..."
run?
Where did they run off to?
This is the sixteenth underground level. The entire base is a closed space, and no one can leave without special permission.
Moreover, the exit is on level -1, and we don't know which level the zombie outbreak is on yet. If the zombie outbreak is on an upper level, then everyone running up will only block the way out.
Unable to issue any effective orders at the moment, Lin Xi could only quickly grab the refrigerated box, pack the vaccine samples and regular antibody samples inside, and also collect a large bag of antitoxins and delay agents.
Seeing her actions, everyone followed suit and moved the precious samples from the laboratory, but the most important samples had already been taken away by Lin Xi.
Upon seeing this, the samples trapped on the experimental table began to struggle. They were not yet fully mutated and still appeared to be human.
Qu Shuran and Meng Yu did not abandon Zhao Jing. While Lin Xi was busy packing her things and had no time to pay attention to them, they released the restraints on the experimental table, freeing Zhao Jing and the others as well.
Everyone followed Lin Xi out of the research institute, amidst the incessant blaring of alarms.
Chaos had broken out outside; the guards at the gate had scattered and were fighting off the charging zombies.
The zombies' expressions weren't as ferocious as the zombies Lin Xi had seen in the wild, and their limbs were relatively coordinated; some even retained their fighting skills.
This also means that it will be more difficult for "people" to fight them.
They were transformed from half-infected individuals, perhaps still retaining some human consciousness, but that human consciousness was very faint. Their hardened limbs and subconscious fighting skills, however, made them formidable enemies.
The defenders who tried to stop them had their skin torn and their bodies began to convulse. After resisting for a while, they gradually mutated and turned into new zombies.
Looking at the long corridor and the increasing number of zombies, Lin Xi didn't think she could lead everyone through. Even if she abandoned everyone, it would be extremely difficult for her to cross the zombie horde unharmed on her own. And after passing this corridor, which direction should she go to find a way out?
Lin Xi made a quick decision: "Go back to the research institute! Close it down!"
The researchers in the research institute all lived deep in the safe zone of the base. Their interactions with zombies were almost always limited to keeping the zombies firmly imprisoned on the experimental table for research. They had almost never seen so many ferocious zombies.
As researchers, they were well aware of the terror of hardened zombies and their own lack of combat skills. They had long been inclined to retreat at the sight of the zombies, and upon hearing Lin Xi's words, they all quickly retreated to the research institute and locked the doors.
The doors to the research institute are almost all very sturdy, fireproof, theft-proof, and radiation-proof, so zombies can't get in.
Retreating to safety didn't bring them any relief; instead, they anxiously exclaimed, "Where did these zombies come from?! And there are so many of them!"
Lin Xi glanced at everyone, his expression somber.
Half of the staff here were partially infected. Jiang Wenxian needed the research institute to remain vigilant, and at the time, he did not implement a mandatory partial infection plan for the institute.
Some people voluntarily became semi-infected, while half of the staff took a wait-and-see attitude towards the semi-infected, wanting to observe the semi-infected for a period of time before considering evolution.
Zhao Jing received her gaze and instantly understood. She lowered her head, not daring to look Lin Xi in the eye.
She also felt guilty towards Qu Shuran and the others, and dared not reveal the origin of the zombies, since she was the one who initially took the lead in becoming a half-infected.
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