Chapter 42 Chapter 42 The Fourth Wish
After leaving there, System 05 found an open place to park the car and continued to look through the host's memories.
The host, Bai Daqiu, grew up in the 59th Base. His parents died young, and he has a younger sister, Bai Xiaochun. He primarily earns money doing odd jobs within the base to support himself and his sister. He occasionally ventures out, and if he finds something valuable, he can return to the base and exchange it for a large sum of money.
Bai Daqiu's memories revealed that the world was not always like this. Back then, the virus hadn't ravaged the world, and people could roam freely. Cities were places where people gathered, and they were much larger than bases. People lived in seemingly limitless spaces, free from the need to cover themselves up tightly. Those cities were now abandoned, but they still held many treasures for them to explore.
System 05 took out Bai Daqiu's character card.
【Bai Daqiu】
[STDE-C-2 concentration in the body: 50% (Purification card in effect)]
Antibody level: 83%
Threshold: 72
When System 05 first took over this body, the zombie virus concentration was still 98%. It took eight purification cards to reduce it to 50%, but it never dropped again. His antibody level represents the strength of his immune globulin against the zombie virus. His antibody level is currently high, but it will gradually decrease over time.
The most important value to pay attention to is actually the threshold, which represents the degree of impact of the drug on the body. The higher the value, the less effective the drug.
In addition to the character card, the main system also provides him with the overall status of the current world.
[Average STDE-C-2 concentration outside the base: 87%]
Average antibody level: 24%
Average threshold: 93
In other words, current drugs can only have extremely low effects. As long as the average threshold reaches 100, it means that the drug is completely ineffective.
The world's state was dire, but from Bai Daqiu's memory, it wasn't something to worry about. Before a drug lost its effectiveness, the base would always develop a more effective one.
System 05 suddenly thought of Chen Mu. After going through two worlds, he had found a pattern. Chen Mu would follow the person closest to him - or not a person, but there was no one around, it was empty... The zombie that was smashed just now should not be him.
System 05 glanced back suspiciously. He was still on an abandoned road with mountains on both sides. After humans retreated to the base, plants gained the power to grow wantonly. Therefore, the trees growing on the mountains blocked out the sun and grew densely. Looking around, there was a strong sense of green and vitality. However, there were no sounds of insects or birds here. It was quiet like a still landscape painting. Animals would also be infected. They would either become carriers of the virus or be kept in captivity in the base.
This road was once straight and flat, but due to years of disrepair, it became potholed and bumpy, like a white gauze ribbon with holes everywhere. Now System 05 faced another problem. He had been infected and had become the source of infection. In this state, the base would not allow him to enter.
Bai Xiaochun is still in the base. He must go back, but first he has to solve the problem of the zombie virus. The purification card is no longer effective...
As System 05 pondered, he heard another shuffling sound of footsteps in front of the car. Several zombies emerged from the corner, quickly attracted by the fresh flesh and blood, and rushed towards System 05. System 05 moved his thigh, ready to step on the accelerator to knock the zombies away, when a sharp engine roar suddenly sounded in the distance, breaking the silence of the mountains and forests. The roar drew closer and closer. System 05 stared at the corner of the road and saw a man riding a heavy motorcycle, knocking down the zombies in the middle of the road, and stopped in front of him.
After the man stopped, he immediately took out a handheld rocket launcher and fired a shot. Several zombies immediately turned into white and red mud, and there was no possibility of them jumping again.
Even so, it was not over yet. He raised the □□ at his waist and burned the squirming mud into ashes.
System 05 smelled the aroma of roasted protein, mingled with a hint of fishy odor. The man approached, dressed in simple combat fatigues, black boots, a gray-brown hat, a mask, and tattered gloves. His torso was covered in weapons, leaving no skin exposed. But judging by his movements and posture, he was clearly a strong, tall man, 1.9 meters tall, with broad shoulders, muscular build, and a powerful, sturdy stride.
He was dressed in dust - most explorers on the road were like this, and it was impossible for them to bother to make themselves look clean and tidy, but he had an extraordinary aura and wore a pair of purple goggles. This bright and eye-catching color was particularly abrupt among his explorer's equipment.
He walked over with a gun and a handheld rocket launcher, and then looked at System 05 through the car window.
System 05 opened the car window, pondered for a moment, and said, "Chen Mu?"
Chen Mu immediately smiled and flipped directly into the car through the window. System 05 wanted to dodge, but his body was out of control. He could only helplessly watch as the big guy Chen Mu flipped over his body and onto the passenger seat. It was inevitable that the two of them had a lot of physical contact. Chen Mu also took the opportunity to turn his head and touch his cheek, but System 05's senses were degraded at this time, and there were two layers of cloth between them, so he didn't feel anything.
After Chen Mu sat down, he immediately took out a spray from his pocket and sprayed every corner of the car. The numbers on the modified display screen changed.
Current STDE-C-2 concentration in the car: 6%
Only then did Chen Mu take off his goggles and turned his head to look directly at System 05. He looked to be about thirty years old, with an ordinary face and dark eyes, and he looked calm and reliable.
"Why don't you come over there?" System 05 said, "I can open the door for you."
Chen Mu answered irrelevantly: "How did you recognize me?"
In the previous world, he had said that he could see System 05's soul, so it was natural for him to recognize System 05. System 05 guessed that he still had a way to track him, so Chen Mu came to him less than an hour after arriving in this world.
But Chen Mu's image was very different from his previous one. He didn't expect System 05 to recognize him, so he was surprised when his name was called.
"Maybe it's because I have a deep grudge against you, just like a creditor always misses the debtor." System 05 said.
Chen Mu: "So I came directly to you, I will help you complete the task."
System 05: "Come on, you said the same thing in your last life."
Chen Mu noticed that his lower body hadn't moved and asked, "Are you infected?"
"After being infected, the host made one last wish. Now he's asleep. I used the purification card, but it had little effect. I couldn't completely eliminate the virus in his body."
Chen Mu pulled an injection from his pocket. He had no idea how much stuff he was carrying. System 05 said, "He had an injection once before, but it didn't work..."
His words were interrupted by Chen Mu's action. Chen Mu showed him the injection, which read: Levo Type 4.
"This is the latest drug developed by the base." said Chen Mu.
System 05 stretched out his arm, and Chen Mu injected the injection into his body. Bai Daqiu's character card also changed.
【Bai Daqiu】
[STDE-C-2 concentration in the body: 20% (Purification card in effect)]
Antibody level: 85%
Threshold: 75
The threshold immediately rose by three points, and System 05 felt a chill rising from the bottom of his heart. The effect of Levo Type 4 would not be so obvious next time.
System 05 moved his legs and feet. Though still a little sluggish, he was able to function normally. The weather was hot, so he removed his headscarf and mask and caught sight of his face in the car mirror. It was a youthful face, barely twenty years old, with slightly round, brown eyes. But there was no trace of immaturity or ignorance. For as long as Bai Daqiu could remember, he had struggled to survive for himself and his sister. At the age of five, he had learned to beg and swindle for a piece of bread. Life had left him no room for innocence.
But his sister is innocent and soft-hearted. If he dies, how can Bai Xiaochun survive in this world?
"What is the host's wish?" Chen Mu asked.
System 05 looked at him warily.
Chen Mu sighed helplessly and said, "This time I'm just me. In the last world, I had a fierce conflict with the Lord of Avengers, and finally reached an agreement. I assisted him in completing his revenge, and he tolerated me staying in his body."
What he didn't say was that after the Avengers' Master disappeared, he gained the remaining power and his soul was greatly enhanced, making it easier for him to find System 05.
System 05 muttered, "Why didn't he kill you?"
"No one can kill me." Chen Mu continued, "So I had to help him. And I hinted to you that everyone was satisfied with the final outcome, wasn't it?"
System 05 looked at him with a lecherous gaze: "Why, you still think this is all your credit?"
"It's your credit." Chen Mu grabbed one of his hands and stared at his pupils. There was a faint golden light flashing on the edge of the dark brown pupils.
Chen Mu didn't like the bodies of his hosts, not any of them, but through those eyes, he could see the existence of System 05.
"I will help you this time." Chen Mu said, "Your host may not know me, but I am the leader of the 59th Base. No matter what his wish is, I can help you."
No wonder he could easily pull out rocket launchers and munitions, and even the latest injections. In this world, guns are the most expensive weapons and medicines are the rarest items.
"What's your name?" asked System 05.
"Wu Jian."
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