Chapter 41 Chapter 41 The Fourth Wish
What Maintenance System SE7 really wants to ask is, after paying back all the points, what will System 05 do? Will it want to leave here?
By the time it arrived at the main interface, System 05 was already a veteran, renowned for its high level of completion. Compared to other wish systems, the worlds it experienced were more stable, and its host was in better condition. Even the main system favored it. Maintenance System SE7 was unknowingly drawn to it, and later applied to become Wish System 05's dedicated maintenance system.
No matter which world System 05 goes to or how long it stays there, it will always come back here and tell it the stories of those small worlds. Maintenance System SE7 likes this.
System 05 never harbors excessive affection for those small worlds, nor will it still miss the host after returning.
Until Chen Mu appeared.
"I've had a good rest." System 05 stood up with its arms propped up. After a short rest, it was ready to embark on the next mission.
It's always full of energy, always on the move to the next mission. Maintenance system SE7 says, "You just completed an A-level mission. Maybe you should take a break."
"No need." System 05 waved his hand and appeared in front of the main system in the blink of an eye.
System 05 flashed screens of varying sizes before him, each representing a different world. As he selected a world, he said, "Master System, I've worked so hard, can't you give me some rewards?"
Main System: [I appreciate your positive work attitude.]
System 05: [In the previous world, Chen Mu is still preventing me from completing my mission.]
Main system: [No relevant data detected.]
System 05 raised its lip. "Under normal circumstances, his soul would have to repay a debt of 200,000 points, but now it's gone. Although I'm dissatisfied with him, I have to admit that he's quite capable. It's a shame he should have been captured and forced to work, but it seems you can't catch him now."
The main system screen flickered: [I cannot interfere with matters outside the main interface.]
"I know, I know. I don't expect you to do anything for me anymore." System 05 said nonchalantly, "It's just that I've worked so hard to help you, and you can't even help me eliminate unexpected interference. I can ask for some compensation."
The main system was silent for a long time: [What compensation do you want? I can consider it within the limits.]
System 05 had originally just been testing the waters, but unexpectedly managed to extract something from the main system. It was immediately overjoyed, but couldn't think of what it wanted. It happily said, "Then I'll owe you the money. Don't default on it... Let me see these worlds..."
System 05 is flipping upwards. After experiencing the previous world, it wants to find a small world with higher difficulty.
[Huh?]
It noticed a small world numbered S. The S number typically involves cultivation, interstellar space, and supernatural powers, but this world lacked any particularly powerful forces, and its technological level was relatively ordinary, yet its level was displayed as extremely high. Intrigued, System 05 selected this small world numbered S3.
Main System: [Are you sure you want to select world number S3?]
System 05: [Confirmed.]
The other screens disappeared one after another, leaving only world number S3 enlarged in front of it. System 05 saw many honeycomb-like areas on the screen.
[Beep—The interface exit has been opened, and the current status is normal.]
[World number S3 channel has been opened, vulnerability detection results are normal.]
[Wish System 05 is being launched——]
The space vibrated slightly again. System 05 knew that Chen Mu had caught up again, but it was used to it now and was too lazy to even remind the main system.
It decided to resolve the issue between it and Chen Mu on its own.
【Wish System 05 launched successfully.】
I wish you all the best.
…
On the side of an abandoned road, a man was struggling to move his body into a car. His lower body was completely stiff and unable to move. In fact, he could clearly feel the changes taking place inside his body.
Medicine... He brought medicine... It must be injected immediately...
His hearing gradually faded, and what he saw became increasingly blurry. His palms were cut by sharp pieces of iron, but he felt no pain. Every breath was like clenching and releasing his lungs. The man groped around in the driver's seat relying on his memory. His fingertips moved more and more slowly, and all his senses were gradually disappearing.
Finally, he touched an injection. The man could hardly see anything at this time. He injected it directly into his arm based on his memory. The cold liquid flowed into his body. The man felt slightly relieved, but soon he found that the medicine was of no use at all.
His internal organs were stiffening and breathing was becoming increasingly difficult. After five or six seconds, he felt his heart beat slowly.
No…no…
This was the medicine he had spent all his savings on before leaving home... Why... Why was it useless... This was the latest medicine...
No……
He didn't want to die like this... No! His sister was waiting for him to come back... She wanted to bring the medicine back...
[Strong desire detected, wish system binding, system connection in progress——]
[Hello host, System 05 is at your service.]
Was it an illusion? But the sound was too clear, echoing in his mind like thunder. The man's five senses had long been obscured, and he couldn't have heard the sound.
[I am Wish System 05. No matter what your wish is, I can make it come true for you.]
Even if this is a hallucination before death...
【I won't let you die.】
I hope... my sister can survive...
【I have confirmed your wish.】
System 05 roughly understood the host's current condition. It was not yet at the point of death. It wanted to stop the host's physical deterioration before moving on to the next step, but suddenly received a warning.
[Warning! Warning! Mission: The difficulty of keeping the host's sister alive is SS level. Please confirm whether you accept it!]
[Warning! The mission is too difficult! Please confirm whether you accept it! ]
This was a warning from the main system. Just keeping one person alive was actually an SS-level difficulty? System 05 was surprised. This world was indeed strange. Saving the Holy City was only an A-level difficulty.
Even System 05 had only completed a few SS-level missions. High risk meant high rewards. It narrowed its eyes slightly, feeling excited.
System 05 accepted the task. At this time, the host had lost consciousness, but he was not dead. So System 05 first received his memory in order to have a more accurate understanding of this world.
In this world, there exists a virus called STDE-C-2, commonly known as the Zombie Virus. This virus is transmitted through the air and can infect anyone with even the slightest contact, whether it's with the skin, mucous membranes, or vagina. Once infected, the body gradually stiffens, senses disappear, consciousness dies, and the virus takes control of the body, transforming it into a walking corpse.
Both humans and animals can be infected with the zombie virus, but plants are unaffected.
To survive, people are forced to live in specially constructed, enclosed spaces. When they have to go out, they must cover themselves completely, leaving no skin exposed. The places where people gather are called bases. System 05's host accidentally contracted the zombie virus while on a mission. He had drugs that could suppress the spread of the virus, but they clearly weren't working as intended.
Zombies, viruses, bases, this is a doomsday world.
There are no superpowers in this world, and the level of technology is very ordinary.
The host's consciousness hadn't yet dissipated, but it couldn't be awakened, remaining dormant. System 05 was forced to use the host's body once again... It truly disliked this feeling, especially since this host's body was almost completely frozen, making it sigh with difficulty.
System 05 first used three Purification Cards on itself. Purification Cards reduced the effectiveness of this type of disease-like abnormality by half, but they were clearly much more effective than the host's medicine. System 05 felt the area above its chest gradually returning to normal, and its arms and fingers gradually regained function, though its reactions were somewhat slow.
He held up the injection the host had just used. The drug was already empty, with only a few drops of clear liquid remaining. There was a line of words printed on the top of the injection. System 05 squinted and read carefully:
Levo type III - anti-STDE-C-2 injection.
From the host's memory, it is known that this is the most popular antiviral injection now. It is expensive, but people have to buy it.
At this moment, he suddenly heard footsteps approaching from afar. System 05's vision was blocked by the vehicle. He only saw a shadow rushing towards him and crashing into the car with a bang. A fishy smell mixed with white and yellow liquid hit his face.
System 05 immediately propped himself up with his arms, dragged himself into the car, and closed the doors and windows. He couldn't drive because his lower limbs were still immobilized. He could only watch from inside the car as the zombies outside continued to attack the vehicle.
These zombies move slowly and their attack power is not high. This car is very sturdy and durable, so he doesn't have to worry about the zombies rushing in.
The threat to this world isn't zombies.
System 05 used five purification cards on himself in succession. He felt that his lower limbs could gradually move on their own, at least he could use some strength, but when he continued to use them, there was no change in his body.
The effect of the purification card has reached its limit.
More and more zombies gathered in this direction. System 05 pressed the accelerator with great effort, and the car rushed out, knocking the zombies in front of it away, throwing them to the ground and breaking them into pieces. Even after being broken, the zombies continued to move, their broken arms crawling towards System 05, the bloody fractured surfaces like wriggling bloody maws.
This scene was so terrifying and disgusting that System 05 even felt nauseous. He only looked back once and immediately drove away. The broken body parts ran very slowly and could not catch up with him.
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