[The world version has been updated, and the Blue Planet has entered the Doomsday Era.]
[All items on Blue Star are cleared from now on.]
Late at night, Gu Chen, who was playing games, saw two lines of text suddenly appear in front of him and his eyes widened in surprise.
He suspected that he was hallucinating because he was too tired from staying up late.
Just as I was about to rub my eyes, I found that my body was unable to move.
Before he could react, the phone in his hand, the quilt on his body, and the bed under him disappeared in an instant.
He gasped in disbelief as he watched the unexpected turn of events unfold before him.
Immediately afterwards, the wardrobe, walls, and floor quickly disintegrated and disappeared.
In just a dozen seconds, the entire building disappeared.
All the residents seemed to have been acupunctured, suspended in mid-air in various postures, unable to move.
At the same time, human-made products such as cars and shops in the distance, and trees, flowers, rivers and lakes in nature are disappearing rapidly.
It was as if there was an invisible eraser that wiped everything clean, leaving no trace of it ever having existed.
In the end, only the vast expanse of dirt ground was left.
Only then did everyone land safely and lightly on the ground like feathers.
When Gu Chen sat down on the cold soil, he finally felt that he could move.
He stood up with a serious expression.
The two lines of text were still floating in front of his eyes.
Always remind him that everything that happens is real.
The end of the world has come.
At this time, everyone was left with only the clothes they were wearing, and everything else was gone.
This kind of doomsday start is worse than the sudden appearance of zombies.
The others gradually came to their senses.
"I was sleeping when I suddenly felt my bed was gone. When I opened my eyes, I realized my whole house was gone!"
"Holy crap! I spent over two million to buy this house, and it's gone just like that??"
"The current situation is worse than that of primitive society. We don't even have water or food. Are we just waiting to die?"
"No, can't everyone see those two lines of text in front of them?"
"What kind of power is this that can make everything in the world disappear completely in an instant!"
"I don't want to die! I'm so scared!"
...
There were all kinds of sounds such as angry shouting, terrified crying, and confused questioning.
The sudden change caused everyone to fall into a state of collapse.
Gu Chen is one of the calmest people.
He had no savings or house, and he was an orphan. He had no ties and no worries, so he accepted reality much faster than others.
The only thing he considered was whether there was any possibility of surviving this incident.
In such a chaotic atmosphere, the two lines of text in front of everyone suddenly disappeared, and new text emerged.
Everyone quickly quieted down.
[There are dungeon entrances scattered throughout the world, and players can enter the entrances to randomly match dungeons.]
[Clear dungeons to earn points. Achieving a perfect clearance earns additional points and special item rewards.]
[Points can be used to purchase various basic supplies for survival in the mall.]
[Friendly reminder: Blue Star's first wave of doomsday attacks will arrive in ten days. Please actively participate in the dungeon and strive to survive.]
Good luck to everyone.
The next second, several green beams of light appeared out of thin air in the distance, floating in different directions.
Gu Chen looked over subconsciously and felt that those light beams had an inexplicable attraction.
These should be the entrances to the dungeon.
At this moment, a personal panel popped up in front of everyone.
Gu Chen quickly scanned the text on his personal panel.
[Name: Gu Chen]
[Points: 10 (initial points)]
[Special Items: None]
[Talent Ability: None]
[Base: None]
[Number of copies cleared: 0]
[Mall is open]
Gu Chen opened the mall to check it out immediately.
It is divided into seven sections: [Food], [Daily Necessities], [Medicine], [Tools], [Weapons], [Natural Products], and [Base Construction].
The [Food] section only contains three items: meat buns, compressed biscuits, and 200 ml of mineral water.
If you want vegetables and fruits, you must build a base, open up farmland, and plant crops.
However, each piece of food in the mall can be purchased for 1 point.
If you spend the initial 10 points frugally, they will be enough to survive for ten days.
The same goes for sections such as [Daily Necessities] and [Medicines], with few varieties and affordable prices.
Obviously, the mall can only allow everyone to maintain the most basic survival. If you want to live healthily for a long time, you need to build a base.
Gu Chen looked at the [Base Construction] section carefully again.
There is only one base type to choose from, which requires 500 points.
Moreover, the first-level base only has the shell of the base, which can provide a certain degree of protection, but the houses and other buildings in the base require additional blueprints to be purchased for construction.
Five hundred points is a considerable amount.
Even if you have completed a copy, not everyone can afford it.
Those without a base who wanted to survive the first wave of attacks had to seek shelter in other people's bases.
Gu Chen doesn't want to live under someone else's control.
He immediately set a goal for himself - he must have his own base.
Thinking of this, he immediately strode towards the nearest beam of light.
If you do nothing, you will surely die.
No matter how dangerous the copy is, you have to try it.
Now, everyone has nothing in the truest sense, forcing everyone to stand on the same starting line.
It's fair that everyone needs to take risks to fight for their own chance of survival.
At this time, most people were still hesitating or discussing intensely, and not many people noticed Gu Chen's actions.
Only a few people standing next to the light column saw Gu Chen walk in front of the light column.
These people subconsciously stopped talking and stared at Gu Chen.
Gu Chen noticed the gazes of those people, but he did not look back, nor did he even pause. He stepped into the light column without hesitation.
Seeing this, several people were surprised at Gu Chen's decisiveness.
Without forming a team, discussing with others, or even spending much time thinking, he seemed to quickly adapt to the new rules of the world and enter into a new role state.
Is it brainless and reckless?
Or are you confident in your own abilities?
Without any props or weapons, how high are the chances of passing an unknown dungeon?
It should be blind confidence, right?
Although they thought so in their hearts, for some reason, when they saw Gu Chen's actions, they felt a sense of urgency.
A sense of urgency about falling behind.
Several people looked at each other, made up their minds almost at the same time, and walked quickly towards the beam of light.
What others didn't know was that the moment Gu Chen stepped into the beam of light, two lines of text suddenly appeared in front of him.
Congratulations on being the first player to enter the dungeon entrance. You'll receive your own unique Brave Reward, [Double Bonus].
[Any rewards you get from clearing the game will be doubled.]
Gu Chen raised his eyebrows slightly.
I didn't expect that a decisive choice would bring hidden benefits.
With this reward, maybe he can really buy a base after completing a copy.
His mood improved a little, and he waited quietly for the copy world to appear.
After waiting for nearly a minute, the green light in front of him finally faded away and the scene turned into a hospital ward.
At the same time, a pop-up window popped up in front of his eyes.
[Welcome to the [Dangerous Hospital] game. ]
[Players in this round: 10.]
[Player Gu Chen's main mission: successfully escape from the hospital within three days.]
[Player Gu Chen's advanced task: Find the virus [ZV] solution and destroy it using the correct method.]
[ps: There is no penalty for failing an advanced mission.]
After reading the text on the pop-up window, Gu Chen thought while groping around the ward.
It seems that players can choose not to complete advanced tasks for their own safety.
However, you must complete the advanced tasks to complete the game perfectly and get special item rewards.
Otherwise, there will only be points rewards.
Although it is unclear what the special item is, it will definitely help him survive the apocalypse.
So he wants to get as much as he can.
So, there are two things to do now.
One is to find the hospital's floor plan and determine the routes and entrances and exits.
The other is to find out where the virus ZV is stored and find a way to destroy it.
Gu Chen searched the entire ward and only found a medical record and an unopened protective suit.
He immediately thought of the virus mentioned in the rules of the game... Could it be related to the zombie virus?
The copies in the apocalypse must be related to the apocalypse, right?
There are many forms of doomsday, but when it comes to virus-related doomsday, the one most easily associated with it is zombies.
Gu Chen quickly opened his protective suit and put it on himself carefully.
Then he opened the medical record and checked the contents.
It was daytime in the copy, and the ward was well lit, so he could clearly see the words on the medical record.
It's all about one patient.
No, it should be said that it is an "experimental subject".
The results of each experiment did not change much.
After the "experimental subject" was infected with the ZV virus, several treatments were tried, but none of them were successful.
Until the last page.
[Subject: 107 (deceased)]
[Number of experiments: 36]
[Experimental conclusion: Patients infected with ZV virus can be infected through body fluids, and high-temperature incineration can completely destroy it.
Attacking the heart or brain can kill an infected person.
Killed infected individuals are not actively contagious, but should not be kept in the same room with them for extended periods of time; it is best to incinerate and destroy them as quickly as possible.]
[Note: Incineration of the virus stock solution is not very effective, so it can be killed by placing it in high-concentration sulfuric acid.]
Gu Chen showed a look of surprise.
I didn't expect that he would find the method to destroy the virus so easily.
He tore out the page, folded it, and put it in his pocket.
Then he walked to the window and looked out.
Judging from the height, he should be on the third floor.
A building in front blocked his view and he couldn't see the location of the gate.
There is a small garden between the two buildings, and there is no one in the garden.
Not security guards, cleaners, or patients.
Based on what is known, the experiment to cure ZV virus infection seems to have failed.
Considering the worst case scenario, the hospital may have completely collapsed and everyone may have been infected.
He must first find a suitable weapon so that he can protect himself if zombies appear.
He didn't want to turn into a zombie and die in the copy early.
Gu Chen decided to go to the stairwell first to see if there was a fire axe, and then go to the doctor's office to see if there was any information about the storage of the ZV virus.
He opened the door gently and walked out quietly.
He was at the end of the corridor and had to walk through the long corridor and into the hall before he could see the stairwell.
The corridor was quiet.
There was no sound of conversation, no footsteps, not even the usual hospital announcements in the distance.
It seemed as if the entire hospital was empty.
Although Gu Chen's movements were very light, the empty corridor was so quiet that the slight "rustling" sound made by the friction of the protective suit while walking was very obvious in such an environment.
Even because of the echo effect, the originally very small sound is amplified several times.
He had to be extremely alert and listen carefully to the movements in the distance.
In case the friction sound attracted something, he could respond immediately.
When Gu Chen walked to the middle of the corridor, he suddenly heard light footsteps coming from the exit of the corridor.
He stopped immediately and listened attentively.
"Da-da-da-da-"
The very light footsteps, mixed with the friction sound of Gu Chen's protective suit, were easily overlooked.
Even though Gu Chen was always alert, he only noticed the other party when he was approaching the exit of the corridor.
Nervousness surged up instantly, causing his heart to beat uncontrollably faster.
He glanced at the nearest few wards, each door was closed, and he was unsure if they needed a key to open it.
And the footsteps were very close.
If he couldn't open the door successfully, the delay would be enough for the other party to discover him.
But it was too late to return to the original ward.
Gu Chen calmed himself down and tried his best to think calmly.
Then he made a decision.
Don't escape.
A few seconds later, a leg stepped out from the corner of the corridor, and then the whole person appeared in Gu Chen's sight.
He was a timid middle-aged man who walked like a rat stealing oil, with a hunched back and on tiptoe.
Of course, none of this matters.
The important thing is that Gu Chen knows this person.
Sun Weiqiang, his former landlord.
This also confirmed that the other party was not an NPC, nor a zombie, but a dungeon player like him.
Gu Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
He guessed right.
He was too nervous at first and his brain wasn't working very well.
After calming down, he realized a very important point.
The other person's footsteps were very light.
If it were a zombie, it wouldn't deliberately lighten its footsteps.
Therefore, the other party is most likely a human.
That's why he ultimately chose not to run.
Sun Weiqiang suddenly saw a person standing in the middle of the corridor and shuddered with fear.
After seeing Gu Chen's face clearly, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Afterwards, he couldn't help but complain in a low voice: "Gu Chen, you scared me!"
Gu Chen said nothing and quickly approached Sun Weiqiang.
Sun Weiqiang's eyes stayed on the protective suit on Gu Chen: "Where did this protective suit come from? Why are you wearing this?"
Gu Chen didn't answer but asked, "Where were you when you entered the dungeon?"
It was not difficult to hear from Sun Weiqiang's words that the other party had no idea that this was a hospital where zombies might exist.
The other person spoke in a low voice, probably just out of instinct because the hospital was too quiet.
Either the other party has no clues about the initial landing point, or the other party's initial landing point is different from his.
"Toilet." Sun Weiqiang pointed to the way he came.
At the end of that road, just around the corner, is the toilet.
Gu Chen showed a look of understanding.
At this time, he had already walked in front of Sun Weiqiang.
He didn't explain much, but simply pointed to the nearest ward and said, "There may be protective clothing in the ward, go and see for yourself."
Sun Weiqiang subconsciously walked towards the ward.
He took hold of the door handle, turned it... and failed.
He was a little annoyed and turned to look at Gu Chen: "This door lock..."
He stopped talking before he finished speaking.
Where is Gu Chen beside me?
"No, where is he?" Sun Weiqiang suddenly felt a little flustered. He didn't care about anything else and hurried to find Gu Chen.
At this time, Gu Chen was walking quickly towards the stairwell.
Sun Weiqiang was very anxious, but he didn't dare to run too fast, for fear that his footsteps would be too loud, so he could only chase slowly.
It was not until he ran to the stairwell that he finally caught up with Gu Chen.
Gu Chen had already taken out a fire axe from the unlocked fire cabinet.
This is a large fire axe, weighing about two kilograms, forged from high-carbon steel. It can be used for powerful breaking and demolishing, and has excellent attack power.
Gu Chen tried waving it twice and it worked very well.
He insisted on exercising during his college years, and during the one year he worked, he still exercised whenever he had free time, and his arm strength is quite good.
This axe is perfect.
"Wait a minute!" Sun Weiqiang grabbed Gu Chen's arm as he passed by him. "Can you tell me where you're going in advance? I turned around and saw you were gone. I was so scared!"
Gu Chen paused, and glanced at Sun Weiqiang: "Let go."
"I can let go, but don't run away," Sun Weiqiang said matter-of-factly. "Players should gather together to discuss how to complete the game. Now I've only found you, and I can't lose you again."
He would never admit that he had been following Gu Chen because he was afraid of being alone.
Gu Chen was about to say something when he suddenly heard a soft voice coming from above.
"Um...you guys should be players, right?"
Gu Chen and Sun Weiqiang looked up at the same time and saw two young girls standing at the corner of the stairs above.
The one who spoke was a girl with a ponytail. When she saw Gu Chen and the others looking at her, she walked downstairs.
Behind her was a girl with short hair that reached her ears. She looked very quiet and timid.
"Yes, we are players." Sun Weiqiang responded quickly, his face full of smiles. "That's great, we are one step closer to gathering everyone."
The girl with the ponytail walked to the same floor as Gu Chen and asked him softly, "How do you have protective clothing?"
"Found it in the ward." Gu Chen answered concisely and then asked, "What is your main mission?"
The girl with ponytail hesitated for a moment and didn't speak immediately.
The girl with short hair gently pulled the hem of the girl with ponytail, looking like she didn't know whether she should speak or not.
Sun Weiqiang didn't think twice and immediately replied, "Escape from this hospital within three days."
Hearing Sun Weiqiang's words, the ponytail girl showed a relaxed expression: "This is also our mission."
Gu Chen nodded: "Okay, since we all have the same goal, let's go to the doctor's office together."
When he first saw these two tasks, he had some guesses.
The main quest for ten players may be the same.
After all, this task seems to be very suitable for teamwork, similar to escape room.
So far, his guess seems to be correct.
However, according to his idea, the advanced tasks are likely to be different.
Even the possibility of task conflicts cannot be ruled out.
Players will likely need to cooperate with each other while also being wary of each other.
This is why he only asked about the main quests and not the advanced quests, to avoid conflicts right from the start.
"Why are we going to the doctor's office?" The ponytailed girl looked puzzled. "If we want to find the exit, shouldn't we go downstairs?"
"It's definitely not that easy to escape," Gu Chen explained, "and there may be zombies or leaked zombie viruses in the hospital. To avoid being infected, go to the doctor's office and find some protective clothing first."
Since completing the main quest will likely require cooperation between players, things about zombies need to be talked about.
Lest these players die in vain.
"Zombies?" Sun Weiqiang gasped, "There are zombies here?"
He subconsciously raised his voice, but under Gu Chen's stare, his voice became lower and lower.
"You don't know?" The ponytailed woman looked at Sun Weiqiang in surprise. "There are medical records of the experimental subjects in the ward. You'll know what's going on at a glance."
Although the girl with short hair didn't say anything, she kept nodding her head to show that she agreed with what the girl with ponytail said.
Now it was Gu Chen's turn to be surprised: "You two didn't find any protective clothing in the ward?"
The two girls shook their heads in unison.
Gu Chen said nothing more and strode towards the doctor's office.
Since not every ward has protective clothing, we will not consider exploring those wards whose doors cannot be opened.
If you can't find something in the doctor's office, you might as well go directly to the storage room.
The other three followed closely behind Gu Chen.
Sun Weiqiang kept asking in a low voice about zombies and medical records, and the girl with the ponytail patiently answered his questions.
By the time Gu Chen reached the office door, Sun Weiqiang had finally figured out what kind of dangers existed in this hospital.
The office door was closed.
Gu Chen walked forward, grasped the door handle, and turned it gently.
The door is not locked.
Just as he was about to open the door, he heard a "clicking" sound coming from inside.
It was like the sound of stiff bones suddenly moving.
He paused.
Then he turned to look at Sun Weiqiang, who was closest to him.
Sun Weiqiang was so frightened by Gu Chen's gaze: "Why are you staring at me like that?"
"There might be zombies inside," Gu Chen lowered his voice to the lowest point, "Help me open the door, I'll take care of them."
When he heard the first half of the sentence, Sun Weiqiang's face changed.
After hearing the second half of the sentence, he felt even worse.
"No, no," he repeatedly denied the suggestion. "I'm not wearing a protective shield, and I don't have any weapons. If a zombie bites me, I'm done."
"So I said, I'll handle it." Gu Chen raised the axe in his hand, "You're just responsible for helping."
Sun Weiqiang was still a little hesitant.
He was afraid that Gu Chen's reaction would not be fast enough. If the zombie suddenly clawed at him, he would most likely become a zombie as well.
Gu Chen was a little impatient: "If you really don't dare, just stay away."
Then, he looked at the ponytailed girl: "Although I can do it alone, I will eventually be a second or two slower in reaction because of opening the door. If someone helps me open the door, I can guarantee to kill the zombies in the first place."
"Okay." The ponytailed girl responded cheerfully, "I'll help."
She quickly walked to Gu Chen's side, listened carefully to the noise inside, and made sure that she could hear some unusual sounds before reaching out and grabbing the door handle.
She counted down softly: "Three, two, one!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned the doorknob and opened the door.
Almost as soon as the door opened a crack, a blue-gray arm stretched out from it.
The girl with ponytail quickly retreated behind Gu Chen, barely avoiding the sharp nails.
At the same time, Gu Chen, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, chopped at the arm with an axe.
The process went more smoothly than expected. The bone seemed to be brittle and could be easily cut without much effort.
The severed limb fell to the ground, and deep red blood dripped thinly from the broken part, but there was no blood spurting or splashing.
This is clearly not fresh blood.
This zombie must have been a zombie for a long time.
Gu Chen pushed the door open completely and chopped off the zombie's head with ease.
Only a little blood splattered on his protective suit.
Gu Chen checked the entire office and after making sure there were no other zombies, he opened the window and threw the zombie and its severed limbs down.
According to the experimental conclusions seen before, the infectiousness of dead zombies will be greatly reduced, but it is still possible to be infected if you stay together for a long time.
At present, he has not found anything like a lighter, so he cannot burn the zombie for the time being, so he can only throw it away.
After doing all this, he turned to the others and said, "You can come in, but don't touch the blood."
"Wait." The girl with ponytail suddenly spoke, stopping Sun Weiqiang who was about to take a step.
The short-haired girl who had been following the ponytailed girl silently took out a small bottle of spray from her pocket, walked forward, and sprayed some transparent liquid on the blood on the ground.
After a few seconds, the deep red blood turned transparent with some bubbles appearing.
"What is this?" Sun Weiqiang couldn't help but ask curiously.
"I found it in the ward." The short-haired girl explained quietly, "It's used to deal with the blood and saliva of zombies."
"Can this kill the virus?" A hint of greed flashed in Sun Weiqiang's eyes.
"It can only eliminate the virus in a small amount of body fluids." The ponytailed girl took the initiative to answer for the short-haired girl. "The virus content in these body fluids is limited. It is easier to deal with than the zombies themselves or the original virus liquid."
Gu Chen glanced at the girl with ponytail.
When no one mentioned it, the girl with ponytail actually mentioned the virus liquid.
Most people would only think of zombies, zombie viruses, etc...
This made him suspect that the ponytail girl's advanced mission might be related to the virus fluid.
Was that the same mission as his, to destroy the virus, or... something else?
At this time, the short-haired girl walked carefully in front of Gu Chen and said softly, "This medicine will not cause any damage to the protective suit."
Gu Chen came back to his senses. He understood what the short-haired girl meant and nodded: "Thank you."
The short-haired girl sprayed some medicine on Gu Chen's protective suit to dissolve the scattered blood.
Only then did the girl with ponytail step into the door.
Seeing this, Sun Weiqiang followed in.
Gu Chen reached out and pressed the light switch by the door.
The light came on immediately.
It seems that the power supply system is still functioning and the computer may be usable.
"Look around. There might be spare protective suits among these things." Gu Chen pointed to the cabinets and boxes in the corner. "Let me see if there's a detailed floor plan of the hospital or other useful information in the computer."
No one else had any objections, and everyone quickly divided the work and got busy.
Before they knew it, everyone was following Gu Chen's arrangements.
Gu Chen pressed the power button on the computer, and it worked fine.
But you need to enter the power-on password.
Gu Chen looked around behind the computer screen and on the host computer, but did not find any group of numbers that might be the password.
He rummaged through the drawers in his office again and quickly found a work ID card.
The picture above shows an old lady with gray hair, who looks a little serious. Her name and work number are written below the photo.
Liao Xiaojuan.
143100
Judging from its appearance, it was not the zombie he had just hacked to death.
So where did Liao Xiaojuan go?
Never mind, I shouldn't think about this now.
The point is, Liao Xiaojuan's work number is the only set of numbers found so far that looks like a password.
Gu Chen tried to enter this set of numbers.
The computer boots up successfully.
There was no relaxed expression on Gu Chen's face.
The current progress is very smooth.
He easily found a way to deal with the virus and simply found the correct boot password. Even the only zombie he encountered was a squishy one and didn't pose much danger.
It was too smooth, which made him feel uneasy.
He was worried that there was some trap hidden in it that he didn't know about.
But he didn't know whether there really was a trap, and he couldn't stop moving forward just because of his "feeling".
Gu Chen took a deep breath and tried his best to focus on the things in front of him.
He first searched for some keywords about hospital floor plans.
Nothing was found.
He had expected this, so he wasn't disappointed.
The probability of a hospital floor plan being stored in a doctor's computer is low; it is more likely to contain experimental data or patient information.
So he began searching for documents about the ZV virus.
Soon, hundreds of folders were displayed.
As can be seen from the names of the folders, four-fifths of them are files about experiments on experimental subjects.
He scanned through them one by one and finally found a few with different file names.
"Storage Methods for ZV Virus Stock Solution," "List of Patients Infected with ZV Virus," "List of Deaths of ZV Virus-Infected Patients," and "ZV Virus Elimination Methods"
He opened the first folder first.
There is only a simple TXT file inside.
When he opened the text document, it was filled with complicated professional terms, which made a layman like Gu Chen feel overwhelmed.
He slid the mouse and looked at the conclusion at the bottom.
[Keeping the temperature below 5 degrees Celsius above zero can reduce the activity of the ZV virus stock solution.]
[Note: It must be sealed and kept! Non-professionals should not touch it easily! ! ]
He was finally able to understand these two lines of text.
In other words, ZV virus concentrate should be stored in medical cold storage, and ordinary storage rooms are not suitable.
Although it is not accurate to a specific refrigerator, it has narrowed the range to a certain extent.
It's good news.
After Gu Chen closed the file, he skipped the two list files and opened the fourth folder.
There are a lot of files in it, including old version, new version, revised version, new revised version, revised version again, etc.
Obviously, the experimenters made countless attempts to determine how to destroy the virus.
You may think you have succeeded every time, but soon you will find some problems.
Gu Chen chose to click on the file called "The Final Version of Absolute Success", skipping the complex professional data in front and going straight to the final conclusion.
[The ZV virus has an incubation period of 5 to 12 hours in the human body. During this period, all body fluids of the patient are contagious, including blood, tears, saliva, sweat, etc.]
[The infectiousness is relatively weak at this time. If the infected person uses a special spray in time, there is a chance that the disease will be avoided.]
[When the disease strikes, the patient loses most of his body functions and produces no tears or sweat, but his blood and saliva become more contagious.]
[Body fluids spilled by patients can be killed with a special spray that has a 100% success rate.]
[There is no cure for patients who have developed the disease. Attacking their heart or brain can kill them, but death cannot completely inactivate the virus in their bodies. It must be destroyed by incineration at high temperatures.]
[The ZV virus concentrate will spread if burned and can only be destroyed by placing it in a super alkaline solution.]
Gu Chen's eyes fixed.
Wait, that's not right!
Gu Chen didn't even need to take out the experimental results in his pocket for comparison. He clearly remembered that it said "the virus concentrate can be killed by placing it in high-concentration sulfuric acid."
But the electronic document in front of me says "super strong alkaline solution".
One is an acidic solution and the other is an alkaline solution, which is very different.
Also, the paper said that "the incineration effect of the virus concentrate is poor", but this electronic document said that "the virus concentrate will spread if burned."
These are two completely opposite situations.
The former indicates that it has a certain effect in inactivating the virus, but it cannot guarantee complete killing.
The latter means that the virus's infectiousness will be accelerated.
At this moment, Gu Chen realized that he had thought this copy was too easy.
He subconsciously thought that the experimental results he found were the "correct clues" provided by the copy, ignoring the possibility of confusion and misleading.
Gu Chen slowly exhaled.
Discovering the problem at this time actually made him feel a lot more at ease.
By identifying where the traps are, you can avoid falling into them.
It's better than feeling uneasy but not knowing what to guard against.
There is no time recorded on the paper document, but judging from the content, the conclusion of this electronic document should be later, and it is a conclusion that combines all the experimental results before it.
Therefore, the conclusions in electronic documents are more reliable.
The most critical issue now is that he cannot be sure that the electronic document in front of him is the correct answer.
Because there is another possibility.
Before anyone had time to record the latest experimental results, the hospital was completely overwhelmed.
Then, no record will be left in the computer at all.
It is almost impossible to complete advanced tasks.
Gu Chen's brain was working rapidly.
If the worst happens, there is a way to try to find the "correct" solution to destroy the virus stock solution.
But he hopes it won't come to that.
"Why are you looking at this?" Sun Weiqiang's voice suddenly sounded from behind Gu Chen, "Didn't you say you were looking for the hospital floor plan?"
"There's no hospital floor plan in the computer." Gu Chen replied calmly, "I just happened to see a lot of files about virus experiments, so I wanted to take a look at the specific contents."
He did not deliberately close the file to avoid making Sun Weiqiang suspect that he had other intentions.
He turned to look at Sun Weiqiang: "I asked you to find something, why are you following me?"
"I saw you didn't move for a while, so I thought you saw some important information." Sun Weiqiang chuckled and moved closer. "Did you find any hidden information? Like a completely safe route to escape the hospital?"
Gu Chen glanced at Sun Weiqiang and could easily see through the other party's little thoughts.
Afraid that he might find useful information but not share it, they kept an eye on his movements even while rummaging through drawers.
Although he and Sun Weiqiang knew each other, their relationship was very ordinary and there was really no trust between them.
It was normal for Sun Weiqiang to be wary of him, just as he was also wary of Sun Weiqiang.
Gu Chen didn't want to waste any more words on Sun Weiqiang. He said expressionlessly, "See for yourself."
After saying that, he stood up with the axe in his hand.
He has noted the date of this electronic document. If he sees a similar document on another doctor's computer later, he can compare the time to know which one has the latest conclusion.
At least we can determine which of all the information retained in the hospital is most likely to be the "correct" answer.
He had already found most of the information he was looking for, so there was no need to continue using the computer.
Since Sun Weiqiang wants to know the content, he might as well give up his position.
Sun Weiqiang immediately sat down on the chair and carefully looked at the documents opened by Gu Chen.
Gu Chen walked over to the cabinet and asked the two girls, "Have you found the protective suit?"
"I found two," the short-haired girl said softly, her grip on the plastic bag tightening slightly. "I found them at the bottom of the cabinet."
Gu Chen noticed the short-haired girl's little movement. He didn't say anything, but turned to look at the girl with ponytail who had just finished her work.
The ponytailed girl shook her head: "I didn't find any protective clothing."
As soon as she finished speaking, the girl with short hair took out one of the plastic bags and handed it to her.
The girl with ponytail was stunned for a moment, then showed a look of joy.
"Thank you." After thanking her, she spoke again, "Although I didn't find the protective suit, I found the hospital floor plan."
Gu Chen perked up: "Open it and take a look."
The girl with ponytail spread the floor plan on the ground as instructed.
Sun Weiqiang heard the sound of paper unfolding, turned around and saw that it was a map. He immediately dropped the mouse and went over.
He had already roughly read the documents, which were all experimental data about the ZV virus, and the professional terms made him dizzy.
In addition, Gu Chen gave up the computer so readily, which made Sun Weiqiang feel that the information was not important, and he quickly lost interest.
So, he immediately shifted his attention to the hospital floor plan, which he was more concerned about.
The four of them gathered together to carefully look at the floor plan, and based on what they saw outside the window, they determined that the building they were in was the inpatient department.
There are three entrances and exits in the inpatient department.
One is a side door that leads directly to the stairwell, one is the main door connecting to the lobby on the first floor, and the other is a back door that is very close to the toilet.
The nearest entrance and exit to them was in the stairwell. As long as they went down to the first floor, they would immediately see the door.
After leaving the inpatient department, just go around or through the outpatient department in front and walk about a hundred meters to reach the hospital gate.
This is the shortest escape route from the hospital.
"We'll definitely take the shortest route!" Sun Weiqiang said excitedly, "It's such a short distance. If we run as fast as we can, we can escape from the hospital in less than three minutes."
"Are we just going to run like this?" the short-haired girl asked quietly, "But we haven't found enough protective suits yet. What if we encounter zombies along the way?"
Sun Weiqiang's expression froze, and the excitement in his eyes quickly faded.
Yes, he was so happy that he forgot about the zombies.
It would be fine if the zombies were chasing him slowly, but if they ran faster than him, he would be doomed if he was caught up, as he had neither weapons nor protective clothing.
"Then we should find enough protective clothing and weapons before escaping." Sun Weiqiang immediately changed his words.
"I think we can give it a try." The ponytailed girl had a different idea. "We already have three protective suits, a weapon, and a spray to deal with zombie body fluids. As long as we work together, we still have a chance to escape."
"Then it would be very dangerous for people who are not wearing protective clothing." Sun Weiqiang immediately objected.
At this point, he paused, his eyes glued to the plastic bag held by the short-haired girl: "Otherwise, let me wear your protective suit, and I will agree to this proposal."
The short-haired girl's face turned pale, her fingers subconsciously clenched the plastic bag in her hand, her eyes full of anxiety.
Chapter 6: Temptation and Counter-Temptation
"She found the protective suit, so it belongs to her." The ponytailed girl immediately came to the short-haired girl's rescue and bluntly criticized Sun Weiqiang, "You weren't proactive in looking for things, and you have the nerve to ask for it when someone else found it?"
The short-haired girl also weakly fought for her rights: "I, I don't want to give you the protective suit"
Sun Weiqiang's eyes were still fixed on the protective suit, but under the cautious gaze of the ponytailed girl, he did not ask for it again.
Gu Chen spoke at this time: "I think we can go downstairs and take a look at the situation first."
The other three looked at Gu Chen in unison.
Gu Chen continued, "An ideal situation is to escape successfully. In reality, we may not succeed in one go. We must ascertain the situation outside so that we can adjust our next plan."
Of course, there was another reason for him.
From the floor plan, he has determined the location of the medical cold storage, which is on the first floor of this building.
Whether to escape or to find the ZV virus concentrate, he had to go downstairs.
"I agree," the ponytailed woman said immediately. "We can't just focus on the smooth sailing. We need to be prepared for repeated attempts and repeated changes in our plans."
The short-haired girl swallowed and stammered, "Then I agree too."
Sun Weiqiang's expression was not very good. He stared at Gu Chen and said in a bad tone: "Since you are going to explore the way, why not let you go alone. It just so happens that you have a weapon in your hand, so you have more self-protection ability than others."
Now among the four people, he is the only one without protective clothing, and the risk he needs to take is greater than others.
He doesn't want to.
"Okay." Gu Chen agreed very readily, then changed the subject, "But if I'm lucky enough to escape immediately, I won't come back."
Sun Weiqiang's expression froze.
Gu Chen sneered in his heart.
How can you possibly take no risks, let others take the lead in taking risks, and then easily complete the game yourself?
Does he look like a selfless victim?
"I don't want to wait here," the ponytailed woman said immediately. "From the very beginning, I suggested we explore the route first."
Although the short-haired girl didn't say anything, her silent nod was enough to show her attitude.
No matter how stupid Sun Weiqiang was, he could tell that Gu Chen was warning him, and the choices made by the girl with ponytail and the girl with short hair made him fall into an isolated situation.
He was angry, but he knew that this was not the right time to lose his temper, so he had to endure it.
He didn't want to take risks, but if he was alone here, he would be doomed if he encountered danger.
After struggling for a moment, he compromised and made a new request: "Then we can only go downstairs to check the situation. Don't go out casually."
Gu Chen didn't answer, but stood up and said: "Then let's set off immediately and make the most of the time."
"Wait," the short-haired girl said as she hurriedly opened the plastic bag, "I want to put on this protective suit first."
The girl with ponytail also immediately started putting on protective clothing.
Gu Chen didn't urge him, but quietly walked back to the computer desk and waited.
Sun Weiqiang reluctantly searched the cabinet again, trying to find a missing protective suit.
While everyone was busy, Gu Chen used his body to cover the view and quietly put Liao Xiaojuan's work ID into his pocket.
After a while, the girl with short hair and the girl with ponytail both put on protective clothing.
Gu Chen immediately walked out.
The two girls followed closely.
Sun Weiqiang gained nothing and was afraid of being left behind, so he had to keep up with the pace with full of complaints.
Gu Chen noticed that when the girl with ponytail passed by the desk, she subconsciously turned her head to look at the computer screen, and then walked out calmly.
The girl with the ponytail didn't show any change in expression throughout the whole process. She looked like she was just casually glancing at the computer and didn't really care.
But Gu Chen knew that the girl with ponytail probably wanted to see the contents of the computer.
But he had already turned off the computer, the screen was pitch black, and nothing could be seen.
Gu Chen said nothing and walked towards the stairwell first.
No one spoke along the way. It was so quiet that the only sounds could be heard were the friction of protective clothing and the sound of light footsteps.
After entering the stairwell, the ponytailed girl suddenly walked to Gu Chen's side and asked casually, "You said before that you saw the virus experiment file on the computer."
Gu Chen nodded: "Yes."
"Anything special you found?" the ponytailed woman asked, then added, "I was thinking that if there were a better way to deal with the zombies, our chances of escaping would increase."
Gu Chen shook his head: "You should all know how to kill zombies and deal with their bodies. The documents say the same thing."
The ponytailed girl showed a regretful expression and asked, "Besides zombies, did you mention anything else?"
"It's just zombies and the zombie virus," Sun Weiqiang couldn't help but interject, complaining, "It's full of technical terms, I don't understand a single one."
"Oh, I see." The girl with ponytail didn't say anything else and silently followed Gu Chen's footsteps downstairs.
Gu Chen didn't say anything else.
However, even though the ponytailed girl tried her best to appear casual, her repeated probing and detailed questions made him even more certain that her advancement mission was related to the virus fluid.
But I'm not sure whether it is the same as his mission.
As for Sun Weiqiang...
Sun Weiqiang's advanced mission is most likely not related to the virus.
After all, Sun Weiqiang didn't even know there were zombies here at first.
Even if you haven't seen the information of the experimental subject, seeing the word "virus" in the mission and combining it with the fact that the end of the world is coming, even the dumbest person would think of the zombie virus.
Although it is unclear what Sun Weiqiang's advancement task is, it is at least certain that it does not conflict with Gu Chen's advancement task.
The only thing that Gu Chen has no idea about now is the advancement task of the short-haired girl.
Most of the time, this girl followed the girl with the ponytail quietly and spoke very little.
From beginning to end, she was the only one who did not take the initiative to test.
It is possible that she simply gave up the advanced mission for her own safety.
Gu Chen was analyzing the situations of his temporary teammates one by one when he suddenly heard a slight rustling sound coming from below.
He paused.
The three people behind him also stopped, each with a vigilant look.
They were about to reach the first floor.
And that sound was very much like the sound of some metal rubbing against wooden boards.
More importantly, the sound came from the direction of the exit.
Gu Chen leaned over and looked down, only seeing the door to the stairwell.
You have to go out of this door to see the exit.
Gu Chen did not hesitate and continued to walk down, but his steps were lighter and slower.
The other three also moved down slowly and carefully.
The sound did not occur frequently, and after a few sounds, it quickly quieted down.
Sun Weiqiang's expression relaxed a little, and he couldn't help but whispered, "Maybe the wind blew something..."
Before he could finish his words, the rustling sound appeared again, accompanied by two strange "ho ho" sounds.
Sun Weiqiang was instantly frightened and fell silent.
Gu Chen and others stopped again and stared at the stairs vigilantly.
They were all very sure that this was definitely not the sound of the wind.
More like human breathing.