Chapter 415 Little Stone and Little Ginseng
Chapter 415 Little Stone and Little Ginseng
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"Om-"
The buzzing of helicopter rotors spinning rapidly filled the sky as all the helicopters at the B City base lined up for takeoff. The enormous roar drew frequent glances from the crowd below.
"This looks like something big is about to happen."
"That's right. Judging from the situation, all the helicopters in the base have probably been deployed. Supplying so many helicopters for flight is disregarding the consumption of resources. If there isn't any major operation, it would really be a waste of the resources used by these big guys."
"I wonder what the higher-ups are up to this time. With such a commotion, we hope it doesn't attract the attention of the zombie king, or we'll be in trouble."
"What are you saying? You're just boosting the enemy's morale while diminishing our own! So what if he's the Zombie King? He's just a bit more powerful. We'll take him down sooner or later!"
"Sooner or later? Maybe we won't even live to see that time."
"Don't talk such discouraging things. A zombie vaccine has been developed, and it's said that it will be available for large-scale use in a few days. With this, we might not be unable to defeat the zombies!"
"Hey, you're so out of touch with reality. Let me tell you, according to reliable information our captain got, the person who provided the vaccine formula has teamed up with our research institute and has reportedly created an in vitro injectable vaccine."
"In vitro injection?"
"Yes, according to our captain, those vaccines will work once they are applied to the body."
"That's incredible? So... do you think those planes in the sky might be carrying vaccines?"
"Eh?"
"Didn't the higher-ups say that the vaccine is effective not only against living people who have been scratched, but also against those zombies outside who are like walking corpses? However, those zombies are already truly dead; what controls them is the zombie virus. After being injected with the zombie vaccine, they will turn into corpses. If external injection also works now, does that mean that as long as we have enough vaccines, we can rain down vaccines over the zombie city... Just imagine, that scene would be spectacular!"
"You know what, your idea might actually work."
The two people in the conversation simultaneously looked up at the helicopter that had already disappeared into the distance, feeling that they might have figured something out.
As the two men said, the news had spread throughout the base after Yu Liu had tried to break into the leader's residence alone in broad daylight more than ten days ago, claiming that he was the owner of the vaccine.
People have rediscovered hope.
Yu Liu didn't expose Little Ginseng; Lao Yu's incident had served as a wake-up call. Although she didn't know why Lao Yu had taken the vaccine, none of that mattered anymore. What mattered was that Yu Liu wouldn't repeat the same mistake; she had to protect Little Ginseng.
As for the newly developed in vitro injection vaccine mentioned by these two people, it does indeed exist and was developed just a few days ago. However, this has nothing to do with Yu Liu and Little Ginseng. The people who actually developed this in vitro injection vaccine are scientists from the research institute. The missing ingredient in the finished vaccine that Yu Liu brought and the vaccine they developed gave them inspiration. After learning that injecting the vaccine into zombies would completely turn them into corpses, they had a sudden inspiration: what if these vaccines could be made to work simply by coming into contact with zombies?
Does that mean that if they have enough vaccines, they can create artificial rain and turn all the zombies back into corpses, ending this apocalypse?!
This idea excited everyone, and they immediately began experimenting. Yu Liu had been traveling back and forth to the research institute these past few days, and her job was to provide the little ginseng with blood.
As a plant, the blood extracted from the small ginseng is green. Yu Liu's explanation to the outside world is also the truth: it is the sap of a plant. It's just that this kind of plant is quite rare. The reason she has it is because the plant that provides her with the sap has developed sentience and is very close to her. If other people get close, it will only cause the plant to attack.
Although this statement might raise suspicions that she was using this important resource to elevate her own status, no one dared to discuss it in front of Yu Liu because of the vaccine.
The development of the in vitro injectable vaccine is progressing smoothly. After successful development, the next step is mass production. There are no problems with this. Many of the materials used to make the vaccine are very common and can be found even when the military is out searching. Only ginseng blood is unique, but currently, there is a sufficient supply of ginseng. After stockpiling the vaccine for a few days, today is the day when these newly developed in vitro injectable vaccines will be put to use.
After the helicopter flew away, a convoy slowly emerged from the inner city of B City base. All the vehicles in the convoy were military green SUVs, their exteriors menacing and menacing, and they were loaded with weapons, clearly modified. Each vehicle carried three people, and the back seats were filled with vaccines.
A convoy of over forty vehicles slowly drove out of the base and headed towards S City.
The convoy's intention was not to eliminate the zombie king's forces. After all, B City and S City were far apart, with countless zombies in between. The zombie vaccines the convoy was carrying would not be enough to get the convoy to S City.
What they need to do is clear a road, a road leading to S City.
With limited helicopters, it was impossible to transport a large force, so the people of B City had to travel to S City by road. However, the roads were overrun with zombies, so an advance team had to be sent out to eliminate the zombies and ensure the roads remained clear.
As for the helicopters in front, they're there to test the vaccine's effectiveness first.
Without regard for resource consumption, the helicopter arrived in S City at top speed. At this time, the entire S City base, except for the tall city walls, had been razed to the ground. Zombies were constantly walking around in the ruins of the high-rise buildings.
They were carrying various things, mostly for building houses. From the air, a tall building under construction could be clearly seen in the city center. The building was strange; it looked crooked and about to collapse, but the wind blew and it swayed but didn't fall.
"What's going on? Are these zombies building a house for the zombie king?"
One of the helicopter pilots couldn't help but ask.
"The footage has been safely transmitted. Please give further instructions, sir."
The lead helicopter pilot maneuvered the aircraft around the entire city of S, getting a clear view of the situation before transmitting the photos back to the base in city B.
"Destroy them with vaccines!!"
A rough voice came from the other side. The pilot received the order, maneuvered the plane to descend, located the area with the highest concentration of zombies, and began to attempt "artificial rain".
The effect was very obvious. Any zombie that came into contact with the vaccine would stiffen up and fall down silently after a few seconds.
This demonstrates the domineering nature of vaccines.
One helicopter after another poured down heavy rain, and before the zombie king could react, they made a timely retreat, leaving only a few dashing figures that gathered into small dots in the sky.
Having acquired human intelligence and regained most of his memories from his previous life, the Zombie King was currently enjoying burying his face in the chest of a female zombie. His lewd expression clearly revealed that he wasn't as elegant as Yu Liu and the others had initially perceived him to be. Whenever this happened, the Zombie King would specifically give orders, and ordinary zombies dared not disturb him. Perhaps it was the helicopter pilots' luck that they arrived at this moment; otherwise, even if they had escaped quickly, they might have left behind one or two corpses.
Before leaving, the helicopter took pictures of the devastation in S City after the vaccine was sprayed. The photos were sent back to the base in B City, and almost everyone who saw them felt a sense of relief.
That zombie king, relying on his superior strength, had been bullying everyone, making them all resentful. Now that they could finally get their comeuppance, they were overjoyed.
"Alright, we need to tell everyone in our base this good news right away. With the vaccine, we will definitely end this damn apocalypse!"
It was only at this point that the general public finally learned about this matter.
"How have you been feeling lately? Any better?" Yu Liu gently wiped the cold sweat from the little ginseng's forehead and asked with concern.
The little ginseng shook its head and laughed: "Stone, you haven't forgotten, have you? I'm a fairy, what could possibly happen to me? It was just a little blood loss! I'll recover quickly, don't worry."
Although he said not to worry, these worries couldn't be eliminated just by talking. Besides, even a fairy would have to bleed almost a bucket of blood a day to make a vaccine; even a fairy couldn't withstand that.
Little Ginseng was lying on the bed in the house they had bought, his face pale, covered with a thin blanket, and covered in sweat, but his body temperature was very low; this sweat was all from exhaustion.
Not only her complexion, but her body has also become noticeably thinner. Little Ginseng has lost a lot of weight recently, and when she takes off her clothes, she looks like she's just skin and bones.
These things are of little help to Yu Liu. All she can do is supervise the research institute to produce more vaccines as soon as possible and try to end this apocalypse soon.
Yu Liu and Xiao Renshen entered the base in City B together, which was already known to the higher-ups. At this time, Xiao Renshen's condition was very deceptive, and no one suspected that the sap from those plants was provided by Xiao Renshen.
The truth is often the one that people least expect.
"Everything is back on track now, and the world may soon be filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers again. This is all thanks to you."
The little ginseng forced a smile. No, this wasn't his achievement; it was Stone's. If it weren't for Stone's request, he would never have done something so selfless.
For some reason, he just knew he couldn't do something so stupid.
Stone simply wanted to do it, so he did it.
Of course, this kind of thing can't be said out loud. What if it moves Stone too much... Forget it. A real man wouldn't show off something like this. It might be impressive, but it always has a sense of trying to gain favor. He wouldn't use something like this to deepen Stone's affection for him.
"If the world recovers, let's go out for a walk together, Stone." The little ginseng looked on with longing. "I originally thought that in the apocalypse, I would have the ability to protect Stone and make Stone happy. But after hearing other people describe the scene before the apocalypse, I suddenly felt that it was quite beautiful. It's better to let such a chaotic world disappear. When it recovers, I want to see what it really looks like."
"Okay, I'll go with you."
As more and more vaccines are developed, the human crisis is gradually decreasing. Now, led by the B City base, all the surviving humans have united and are beginning to gradually encroach on the zombie king's territory.
Unless the Zombie King appears, the battle usually tilts in favor of the humans.
The effectiveness of vaccines against high-level zombies gradually decreases, but sometimes quantity equals quality. When a large amount of vaccine is poured onto high-level zombies, they will struggle to cope. With even more vaccines, they may even degenerate, their level decreases, and they may eventually be killed by the vaccine.
With the existence of a vaccine, humans can no longer transform into zombies. The zombies have no source and are dying off in droves. The zombie king is finally panicking.
"Roar--"
Didn't you say that I'm invincible in this world?
The old man frowned as he faced the zombie king's roar: "That's right. The plot seems to have taken an unexpected turn. Otherwise, you would have been invincible if things had progressed as originally planned."
"Roar--"
I've heard all of this before, and it's pointless to repeat myself. The most important thing now is how to steer the story back on track. I am the Zombie King, I am invincible, nothing can stop me!
“I know that, in theory, the only vaccines developed by humans are the three I took. As long as I take these three vaccines, they will be completely helpless. But things have developed beyond my expectations, and I'm afraid I can't be of much help now.”
Old Yu said this without thinking, but when he brought up his attribute panel and saw a large area of gray, he actually felt a little heartbroken.
If this mission fails, he will lose a large number of points. He didn't want things to turn out this way, but by the time he realized it, things had already progressed beyond his control.
The plot clearly states that these three vaccines were found by the other party; there were originally five vaccines in total, and two were used for experiments. If they take these three vaccines, humanity will be doomed.
However, before he could even get a feel for the vaccine, the vaccine that the plot had so firmly guaranteed there would only be three doses appeared again, and in such large quantities!
The plot has clearly fallen apart...
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