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If they were initially skeptical about the mission issued by the so-called "God," the three survivors from the academy began to believe in this unknown entity more after the successive killings of Takagi Soichiro and Takagi Yuriko, the chaos that engulfed the entire survivor camp, and the subsequent influx of undead into the camp.
Therefore, when it was confirmed that the fall of the camp was irreversible, they did not flee this place that was about to become a hell like the others.
"Yuri-senpai, how much time do we have left?!"
With a shovel, he cleaved open the hideous zombie that was trying to approach. Amidst the splattering red and white matter, Ebisu Kurumi couldn't help but show a look of disgust. However, he quickly suppressed this physiological instinct and shouted to Wakasa Yuri, who was constantly watching the time behind him, "We can't hold out here for much longer!"
"Five minutes and thirteen seconds left—"
Her tone and expression revealed the girl's urgency, yet they still showed no intention of fleeing the camp, solely due to the "main quest" issued by the supreme god.
Main Quest: Defend the Survivor Camp
[Success Reward: 200 points]
[Failure penalty: obliteration]
[Time Limit: 8 hours]
At this moment, there are only five minutes left before the eight-hour deadline for the mission ends, but these five minutes have become the most critical moment.
After the camp fell, more and more survivors began to flee outwards. The undead, which had originally scattered in pursuit of "food," also began to change direction after losing their original targets. Under these circumstances, the three humans who remained in the camp were simply obvious bait in their eyes.
Under this ever-increasing pressure, even with Ebisu Kurumi's T-virus evolution ability, she couldn't hold out for long. When the countdown entered the third minute, the last line of defense was torn apart.
Prototype: Chapter 17 Giving Up Treatment
Just as the corpse that had torn apart the last line of defense opened its mouth wide and lunged at the screaming Yuki Takeya, and when the panicked look on the face of Kurumi Ebisu, who was unable to come back in time, suddenly a sharp sound came from afar.
next moment--
"Qiang——"
The katana, reflecting the cold moonlight, pierced straight through the corpse's head, and the force from above pinned both the blade and the corpse to the wall.
Just as the three girls were still in shock, the distinctive roar of an engine came from afar, and all the dead bodies that blocked their way were smashed away by the steel behemoth. Finally, with a screeching sound, a modified bus came to a stop in front of them.
It was clear that the bus had been modified to increase its defensive capabilities, and even after experiencing so many collisions, it did not deform much. However, the figure jumping off the bus startled Yuri Wakasa.
"Miss Busujima..."
"Get in the car, we're leaving here right away!"
After forcefully pulling the katana that was embedded in the wall and shaking off the filth and bloodstains, Saeko Busujima said to the three of them, "The camp can no longer be held. There's no point in continuing to hold it here."
However, after saying these words and walking towards the bus, Saeko Busujima did not hear any response.
He turned around again, looking puzzled, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Three minutes... no, just two minutes! Can you help us hold this place?"
Before Saeko Busujima could refuse, Yuri Wakasa quickly added, "For some reason, I have to stay here for two minutes. If you'd like, we can tell you why the camp fell—"
This time, it wasn't Saeko Busujima who responded with a look of surprise, but another girl who rushed out of the bus: "Why did the camp fall—Father, who killed Father?!"
"Gao Cheng, calm down!"
"let me go--"
Saeko Busujima glanced at Saya Takagi, who was struggling in Takashi Komuro's arms, then looked at Yuri Wakasa, whose expression was resolute, and remained silent for a moment: "...I understand, two minutes, that's the limit!"
"Ok!"
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"That one is also an evolved being?"
In a distant direction, Lin Yi, who was stuffing a piece of chocolate into his mouth to replenish his energy, was completely focused on the empty space in front of him.
Strangely, what he saw reflected in his eyes was not the dilapidated wall opposite him, but something much more distant—the scene seen by a girl named Wakasa Yuri, whose field of vision naturally included Saeko Busujima, who had accepted the invitation to help.
It doesn't require much observation; the accuracy and force with which the opponent threw the katana are enough to make a rough judgment.
As if responding to Lin Yi's judgment, the main god quickly listed a line of characters in the upper left corner of the retina.
Saeko Busujima (T-Virus Evolver)
Number: None (Not yet listed as a candidate)
Power: 21
Constitution: 11
Agility: 20
Spirit: 14
"So he's also a T-virus evolver with an agility-oriented strength bias... but that's a bit strange."
There was no response, or rather, Lin Yi had no expectation of a response in the first place. It would be terrible if the main god could have its own emotions and feelings to give an answer, just like a human.
"Alice, whom you mentioned before, was one, as was candidate number 32 (Kurumi Ebisuzawa), and this one is another. Why are all the T-virus evolvers female?"
Insufficient data to conduct analysis.
"...Never mind, we'll figure it out eventually anyway."
Just as he was about to stand up and leave after chewing and swallowing the last piece of chocolate, he suddenly heard a warning from the Lord God.
[Warning: A high-intensity life form is approaching at high speed.]
"……what?"
Before his doubts could be answered, a scream from afar caught Lin Yi's attention. Ignoring the lingering dizziness in his head, he immediately shouted, "God, visual and auditory link!"
When Lin Yi connected with Hui Feixu Ze Hu Tao's auditory and visual systems, the scene that appeared before his eyes made him subconsciously gasp.
"What is this...?"
Like skin being peeled off, the exposed blood vessels and nerves writhed incessantly, while the human face was replaced by two enormous "holes." The upper one revealed what could not be called an "eyeball," while the lower one was filled with shark-like sharp teeth—Lin Yi had no doubt about their sharpness; the most direct evidence was the flesh being torn off as the mouth opened and closed.
And the source of flesh and blood...
"Hirano————!!!"
The bloody silence was broken once again by Saya Takagi's cries, which were half fear and half grief.
This creature, with a body and limbs similar to a human, possesses more than just terrifying biting power. When it actually moves inside the bus, the dents in the metal where it lands are proof enough of its terrifying strength and speed.
It was also through the parameters revealed by these actions of this non-human creature that the Supreme God quickly relayed information about the other party.
T-virus infected evolved individuals
Power: 30
Constitution: 25
Agility: 25
Spirit: 1
Even though he had mentally prepared himself before deciding which tube of T-virus to release, Lin Yi still couldn't help but feel a little strange when he actually saw this scene: "That thing... is it also an evolved being?"
[Genetic matching confirmed]
"The issue is"
Choosing his words carefully, he asked, "Why do you look completely different from the other evolved beings?"
[Number 032 is an evolved being in human form; this life form is an infected evolved being.]
After receiving the answer, Lin Yi suddenly realized: "So, the difference between human-form evolved beings and zombie evolved beings?"
Yi Lin 17 Si 5 9 Shi Jiu 8 Group [Correct]
What caused this difference?
The strange feeling in his heart gradually dissipated as he received the answer, and Lin Yi began to pay attention to the actions of this "infected evolver"—or rather, its abilities.
Human evolvers are based on the evolution of normal human genes, while infected individuals are based on the evolution of gene chains that have been eroded and damaged by the virus.
"What's the difference?"
Human evolved individuals tend to exhibit more intellectual behaviors, while infected evolved individuals tend to exhibit more non-intellectual behaviors.
To put those vague and abstract concepts into perspective, it's roughly this: human T-virus evolvers can use their intelligence to fight, and can even enhance their mental attributes to some extent, but infected evolvers concentrate all their evolution on three attributes: strength, physique, and agility, completely abandoning their mental stats.
To put it simply, does it mean giving up on treatment?
This also explains why, even though they are all evolved beings, their attributes differ so greatly.
"It seems their luck really wasn't very good."
Prototype: Chapter 18, First Chapter
"Mr. Jukawa—!"
When he witnessed his kind teacher fall, Takashi Komuro felt his blood rushing to his head. However, his weakened body defied his will, and even when he swung the baseball bat with all his might, he could only touch the shadow of the bat.
"ah------!!!"
As he roared, when Komuro Takashi swung his baseball bat again and missed, his enemy did not miss—a cold, unprecedented sensation came from behind him.
What does it feel like?
The burning passion in my chest cooled in an instant, and through that icy sensation, my consciousness momentarily froze, before slowly being filled and overflowed by some unknown emotion called fear.
Torn apart to death, beaten to death, shot through the heart to death...
Even though no one explained it to him, Komuro Takashi himself was quite clear that these represented the feeling he deliberately tried to forget during his constant escape, but was destined to suddenly remember at some point: death.
"Qiang——"
What used to be a piercing, horrifying sound now sounds like a call of salvation.
Just before the sharp claws were about to pierce his chest, they were stopped by a katana slashing from the side. Even though five bloody gashes were torn open in his back, Komuro Takashi felt no pain, only a sense of relief.
"Poison... Poison Island Senior..."
"Step back and bandage the wound first."
Looking at the bloody wound, Saeko Busujima, who had saved Takashi Komuro at the last second, showed a look of pain inexplicably. However, she was quickly drawn to the restless virus evolution in front of her and immediately shouted, "I'll deal with it!"
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"Although they lack human intelligence, their remaining fighting instincts are even stronger."
Lin Yi, observing the battle through Yuri Wakasa's perspective, took another bite of chocolate, chewing as he communicated with the main god who was also "observing" the battle: "Based on the current conditions of both sides, which side will ultimately win?"
The probability of the virus evolutionary killing the human evolutionary is 57.14%, the probability of the virus evolutionary winning is 23.66%, the probability of the virus evolutionary being defeated and escaping is 10.20%, and the probability of the virus evolutionary being defeated and killed is 9.00%.
Why is the probability of a kill higher than the probability of a victory?
Sensing something amiss, Lin Yi paused slightly, asking in a puzzled tone, "Isn't it generally said that the win rate is higher than the death rate?"
After all, if a battle is certain to be lost, then the choice is to flee, and fleeing is always easier than fighting, especially since this T-virus evolver is also known for its agility.
[Based on the overall evolutionary assessment and emotional selection calculations, the current data is error-free.]
Lin Yi was taken aback: "Emotional selection, gossip, V, order, feed, Lin Wuze?"
When attention was refocused on the battlefield, this question was quickly answered.
"I see……"
In a normal society, everyone would put on a disguise to survive, whether it be humility or politeness. But all of this becomes useless after the "end of the world". In order to survive, people will do anything - after all, it is no longer necessary, and even the "laws" that were formed for this purpose no longer exist.
In this context, it's easy to see a person's true nature. It's not uncommon for the dozen or so eliminated candidates to "sacrifice" the lives of others to ensure their own survival. However, within this broader context, a very small number of "exceptions" emerge—
"The shining points of humanity?"
As Lin Yi watched Saeko Busujima repeatedly being attacked head-on by the virus evolvers in Yuri Wakasa's field of vision, his eyebrows twitched slightly.
The simple criterion is that as an agile evolved human, she is naturally better at mobile combat. However, the problem is that she is not the only survivor present. If the priority is to protect others, then she is destined not to make way. After all, if she could make way, she would have chosen to escape from the beginning instead of staying in this dangerous place. There is more than just one virus evolved human here. In comparison, the "weak" but numerous ordinary zombies are probably more troublesome.
The perspective shifts to Yuki Takeya.
Unlike Wakasa Yuri, who was watching the battle inside the bus while also helping to resist the zombie onslaught outside, Takeya Yuki, protected at the innermost part and thus having a distorted view, could only focus on Ebisuzawa Kurumi, who was blocking her way.
"Damn it, these guys—"
Because she didn't have a sharp katana like Saeko Busujima and only had a shovel, Ebisu Kurumi was inevitably a few steps slower than her opponent, who had previously "killed" zombies at the speed of slicing melons and vegetables. Under normal circumstances, this might not have been a big deal, but in this sea of zombies, it became a fatal problem.
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