Chapter 35: Deadly Infection 20
Lu Qingyuan opened the black box from outside and took out two liquid-filled syringes. He gave Chu Yian an injection first, then injected the remaining one into himself.
Just a few minutes after she received the injection, the game’s mechanical voice sounded in her ear.
“Detection: Player has been injected with the special medicine.”
“Congratulations, Player Chu Yian, for becoming the 21st player to successfully inject the special medicine. You need to safely survive the last 5 days. If you die during the process, your current score will be canceled; if any of the previous 20 players die, your current score will be postponed.”
Teacher Lu actually got the real medicine!
Chu Yian’s gaze at him at this moment was as if she was looking at a god. Who would have thought that she would be carried by an NPC, becoming the 21st player to inject the special medicine.
“Teacher Lu, you’re too strong!”
Lu Qingyuan was puzzled by her sudden change in attitude, then handed her the used syringe and box, “Take them out and throw them away.”
“Alright!”
Chu Yian slavishly took them with both hands. Teacher Lu helped her get the special medicine, so she would work like an ox for Teacher Lu.
Once the special medicine was injected, she felt as if a heavy stone hanging over her head had fallen, and she felt much lighter. For the next few days, she planned to lie on the sofa, scroll through her phone, play some games, and occasionally try to improve her living conditions.
In the WeChat groups on her phone, more and more people were selling medicine.
The price had dropped from the previous starting bid of five or six million to two or three million. The special medicine was selling like hotcakes, and with it, more and more people claimed it was fake medicine and complained about being scammed.
“Don’t be fooled, it’s fake medicine!”
“These people are truly evil, selling so much fake medicine, it’s detrimental to their virtue.”
“Were the planes that appeared in the city today delivering special medicine? Did anyone go to see?”
“When will we get the special medicine? Now we’re trapped here, mentally exhausted, lacking supplies, and with this disease everywhere, it feels like we can’t hold on.”
…The internet was filled with wails of despair.
On the twenty-sixth day of the game, the situation remained the same, but a new piece of news arrived: the production of the special medicine was only 200,000 doses on the first day, increased to 1 million doses on the second day, and now reached 5 million doses daily.
But these special medicines were too valuable!
They allowed the countries controlling the world’s disease control organizations to make a fortune, making them unwilling to release these medicines.
As soon as this news was disclosed, it directly ignited the anger of the populace who were already on the verge of collapse. Chu Yian didn’t go out, but she saw on her phone many people extending their ‘cordial greetings’ to the parents and even the ancestors of the World Disease Control Organization and the countries behind it.
On the twenty-seventh day of the game,
A resistance organization appeared out of nowhere. They began to openly challenge authority, shouting at the upper echelons and the World Disease Control Organization. They demanded that special medicine be distributed to ordinary people worldwide, otherwise, they would take military action to defend their right to life.
At first, no one paid attention to this organization, which had been established for less than two hours. However, as soon as this organization spoke out, it gained the support of countless people. From hundreds to thousands, tens of thousands, and then hundreds of millions, it only took a few hours.
People from all walks of life joined, and they even acquired armed forces in such a short time. If this organization gathered, it could destroy any political power.
4:44 PM
The resistance organization spoke for the second time, and this time their words were even more severe than in the morning.
First: Demand that the World Disease Control Organization release all special medicine and transport it around the world.
Second: Publicize the manufacturing method of the special medicine and produce it globally.
Third: Release at least 40 million doses of special medicine daily and transport them globally.
“It’s not just the lives of the powerful that matter; our lives matter too! If you only care about a portion of the people, we don’t mind attacking nuclear weapon stockpiles worldwide, and we’ll all perish together!”
“We’ll all perish together!”
“Damn it, we’re not going to live for many more days anyway, so what’s the big deal if we all die together!”
…The original fear of death gradually evolved into a pre-death frenzy. And they acted on their words, actually using weapons to blow up many places.
Even in the city where they were, people were discussing initiating riots.
Chu Yian looked at the increasingly fanatical and crazy discussions in the group and felt a little uneasy. She didn’t doubt the ability of these people to act; when people are pushed to the limit, they will do anything.
Finally, the World Disease Control Center and the countries behind it could no longer withstand such pressure. They expressed willingness to hand over the stored special medicine and its related formula.
Immediately, all countries sent planes, and major domestic pharmaceutical factories began recruiting workers and resuming production lines.
The first official media report about the special medicine was released: the first batch of 1 million doses would be distributed in the capital and densely populated areas.
On the twenty-eighth day of the game, the first batch of 5 million doses of domestically produced special medicine was successfully manufactured and distributed nationwide.
On the twenty-ninth day of the game, all production lines were on track, and 40 million doses of special medicine were produced in one day and distributed again.
Compared to hundreds of millions of citizens, the quantity of these medicines was still vastly insufficient, especially given their extreme importance to players. The scramble for special medicine in various regions began, becoming exceptionally fierce.
The Government could only dispatch more personnel to guard the pharmaceutical factories, unable to cope with the chaos in each district.
On the thirtieth day of the game, the final day of the game.
Even if a player safely survived 30 days without injecting the special medicine, they would be considered to have failed the game. They became even more frantic, willing to risk their lives to snatch a dose.
There were two main methods for transporting the special medicine: high-speed rail and large transport planes air-dropping with parachutes. No one could get onto the planes, so they went to intercept the trains.
In these four days, Chu Yian experienced chaos she had never witnessed in her life.
In the last few hours, just as she thought the game was about to end, she suddenly heard the roar of a plane overhead. She walked out and saw something slowly descending from the sky, her eyes wide with terror.
“Teacher Lu! Airdrop, special medicine!”
An airdrop landing right on them might be a stroke of immense luck for others, but for them, two people who had already received the special medicine, it was a hot potato.
The parachute hadn’t even landed yet, but the sound of vehicles speeding towards them was already audible.
“Teacher Lu, come out quickly!”
If they didn’t run now, they would be caught in the scramble!
Chu Yian was about to get in the car when Lu Qingyuan rushed out, grabbed her, and pulled her back into the villa.
He held a tablet-like controller in his hand, tapped it twice, and instantly, the surrounding windows were sealed by descending black metal.
In an instant, the transparent villa transformed into a sturdy fortress.
“The villa’s defense level is very high.”
Lu Qingyuan said calmly, which immediately reassured Chu Yian considerably.
He then tapped the controller twice more, and the huge display screen on the wall was divided into eight sections, showing the situation outside from eight different directions—
Those who wanted to snatch the special medicine had already arrived.
