fictionpage Chapter 616: Forced Offline (asking for monthly ticket)
Chapter 616: Forced Offline (asking for monthly ticket)
Chapter 616: Forced Offline (asking for monthly ticket)
"what?"
Gu Ji raised his eyebrows high, and his brown-black pupils seemed to be infinitely enlarged, filled with incredible shock.
How could the vaccine be ineffective!
In the second week, he witnessed the results of Martel's experiment with his own eyes. The special protease can indeed inhibit virus replication, thus achieving a resistance effect.
unless……
The virus has mutated!!
Well known.
Viruses are divided into two categories: DNA and RNA. The latter has a single-stranded structure and is extremely unstable.
Therefore, when viruses replicate themselves, genetic mutations are likely to occur, forming different types of variants, such as influenza virus, Ebola virus, HIV, etc.
But even the fastest-mutating flu virus takes at least a week to mutate once.
It has only been two days since the Ganta Kana outbreak.
Is the super mutation completed?
“Although this is incredible, it is true. Three close contacts of the vaccine recipients in the hospital have developed symptoms that are even more serious than those of the first-generation virus, with high fever and convulsions. This shows that the virulence of the virus has been enhanced.
Normally, characteristics such as the severity or transmission ability of a virus are encoded by multiple genes. Large-scale gene mutations in such a short period of time are extremely rare in human epidemiological history!"
Catherine is a virus expert, so she is naturally very knowledgeable about this aspect.
At the end, she paused for a moment and said, "So, I suspect that someone has deliberately accelerated the evolution of the virus!"
Yes.
This was what Gu Ji was most worried about at the beginning.
Since Ito Mio can come up with YEZO and Ganta Kana, it doesn’t mean she can’t come up with other viruses.
"Damn it, is there no way I can get through this level?!"
Gu Ji cursed in his heart and subconsciously looked at Zeng Dan who was walking in front of him.
At this time, we can only throw the problem to the domestic situation.
Since she was able to develop a vaccine in one night, there must be "expert help" behind her.
"You said the vaccine is ineffective?"
Zeng Dan stared at Gu Ji's eyes for a long time, muttering subconsciously, "How could it be so fast..."
wrong!
Gu Ji's eyelids twitched.
Through the lens of the gas mask, I carefully observed the subtle changes in Zeng Dan's pupils and found that she had no doubt at all about the ineffectiveness of the vaccine!
But I am just shocked at the speed at which the virus mutates.
That means...
Zeng Dan knew that the virus would mutate.
China has indeed known about Ganta Kana for a long time!!
"Sister Ma, we're here."
"Xima, regarding the virus mutation, I will ask the experts to discuss a new plan as soon as possible. Don't worry, since I have agreed, I will definitely be responsible for the epidemic in Nepal to the end!"
On the way back, Gu Ji was thinking about how to deal with the situation in the car.
He didn't even notice the convoy arrived at the temple gate.
"I see."
Gu Ji responded to Zeng Dan casually with a few words.
However, he had already begun to wonder in his mind whether he should use the identity of Unit 7472 to seek cooperation from higher-level officials in the country.
But things have come to this point.
What other cards does he have in his hand that can be used for cooperation?
"If all else fails, we can only sacrifice Vidi and ask him to hand over the nuclear device..."
"Buzz! Buzz!"
Just as Gu Ji was thinking and walking to the guest room in the backyard of the temple, he suddenly heard his cell phone vibrating.
He originally thought that Zeng Dan and others had some news to convey.
But when he took it out, he found it was Catherine.
Gu Ji's eyelids couldn't help but twitch.
Isn't this bad news again?
As a result, as soon as he got through, he heard Catherine's excited voice, "Ms. Sima, is this the new medicine you asked someone to send?"
"What new drug?"
"Ah? Didn't you send it here?"
Catherine seemed confused by Gu Ji's question.
After hesitating for a moment, he spoke.
"Just now, the nurse said that a monk mysteriously brought an incubator to me and asked me to give it to him by name. When I opened it, I found that there were both medicines and vaccines inside.
I thought you had someone send it, but I wasn't sure. After all, it was an unknown drug, so I thought of calling you to confirm it first."
Monks, new drugs…
Gu Ji's mind suddenly flashed, and he asked hurriedly: "Is it a mysterious person wearing a monk's robe and a gas mask?"
"Yes, it's exactly as you described!"
Catherine asked the nurse beside her and immediately confirmed it.
Yes!
Sure enough it was him!
Although Gu Ji has not yet figured out this guy's identity, he also doesn't know why the other party secretly helped him pass the two rounds.
But the current situation did not allow him to think too much.
If we don’t find a way to contain the second-generation mutant virus, the number of infected people will soon begin to surge.
"Yes, he is indeed one of ours. The medicine can be used. I will come to find you now!"
After saying that, Gu Ji hung up the phone and ran out of the house in a hurry.
Came to the National Public Hospital where Catherine was.
It's already ten o'clock at night.
The entire hospital yard is filled with makeshift medical rooms built with plastic sheds, indicating that the number of patients and close contacts is too large, seriously exceeding the capacity of Kathmandu's medical resources.
He ran all the way to the third floor of the inpatient department.
I happened to see Catherine, wearing a white protective suit, walking out of the ward.
"How's the situation?"
"You are...Xima?"
Catherine was stunned at first.
After realizing what was happening, his expression immediately turned into surprise. "The new drug is indeed effective. I gave it to several patients with mild symptoms of the second-generation mutant virus, and their high fever and convulsion symptoms have improved and eased."
Hearing this, Gu Ji subconsciously clenched his fist.
It means that the big stone hanging in my heart can finally fall to the ground.
But there is still one step left.
Gu Ji must get the formula for the new drugs and vaccines.
Such important information must be firmly grasped.
In case he fails this time, he can prepare early for the next round.
then.
He thought for a moment and then began to induce with words.
"But these drugs and vaccines are just test products. When I came here, I saw that the hospital was already overcrowded. I still need you to cooperate with Xiaguo to mass-produce these special drugs and vaccines!"
"Don't worry, I will definitely take care of this matter."
As she spoke, Catherine took out the medicine bottle and pointed to the instructions on it.
"I took a rough look and found that it is a 3CL small molecule drug. Its pharmacology is very similar to the previous generation of protease vaccines, except that in addition to inhibiting 3CL protease, it also adds cathepsin L, thereby blocking the second-generation mutant Ganta Kana virus from invading human cells, replicating in large numbers and infecting."
really.
Catherine, who was only focused on studying and working, easily fell into the language trap he set.
Gu Ji immediately seized the opportunity and carefully wrote down the drug formula.
After reading Professor Martel's complete experimental records, he has gained an introduction to virus and vaccine research.
What's more, the formulas of the two generations are similar.
So he quickly understood the core changes.
"Okay, good job."
"So... I have the opportunity to join..."
Gu Jiben's words were just symbolic encouragement.
Unexpectedly, Catherine took it seriously and even began to directly test whether she could join the 7472nd Unit.
to be frank.
Catherine is a capable and reliable person, so she is worth recruiting.
Even if you can't contact them directly using the ghost server, you can still throw it to Vidi, Amin, or Yasen as a helper.
"I will do this..."
Gu Ji was about to speak.
Sudden.
A line of game text suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
[Attention! Suspected cheating behavior by the player has been detected, and the system is fixing the related BUG! ]
[Repair in progress...]
[The current level will be forced to end! ]
[Ultimate goal: Completely resolve the Nepal virus crisis and limit the number of infected people to 4500 and the number of deaths to 900. Completed! ]
[Attention! You will have 15 seconds to prepare and complete the side goal, otherwise it will be considered as giving up! ]
[Countdown: 15, 14...]
"What...what is going on?"
Watching the text updated line by line in front of me.
Gu Ji was completely confused.
This was the first time he had encountered such an emergency since he started playing crisis management games.
The extent of it is shocking.
It is no less serious than the black hole crack bug encountered during the Pakistan earthquake.
"How did I cheat?"
Gu Ji really couldn't figure it out, "Is it not possible to collect intelligence to pave the way for the next round of challenges?"
He had clearly tried this method countless times and this situation had never happened before, so why was he suddenly prompted?
But reality did not allow him to think deeply.
Because the system only left him seven seconds to complete the task.
If Gu Ji answers incorrectly or does not answer.
It will be counted as mission failure.
"This damn planner is really going to screw me over..."
Gu Ji cursed inwardly.
As the countdown turned red, there were only three seconds left.
Three, two, one!
"From Xia Country!"
At the moment the countdown ended, Gu Ji gritted his teeth and determined the answer with his mind.
next second.
The system text slowly emerged.
[Side quest objective: Completed the process of understanding the origin of the Ganta Kana virus! ]
Does this work?
Gu Ji's pupils suddenly dilated.
He originally just wanted to take a gamble, because based on the many clues that the three-wheeled investigation had revealed, they basically all pointed in this direction.
[Hidden Objective: Please find out the truth about the State of Decay! ]
[Note, you will have 15 seconds to prepare...]
See the hidden easter egg at the end.
Gu Ji couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
As long as the source of the virus is confirmed, many ideas in his mind will be completely opened up.
First, the initial symptoms of the Ganta Kana virus outbreak:
Crazy, strong desire to attack!
At that time, he also compared the "Paradise" drugs in the hands of Shao Liang and Abe Shigemoto, and believed that the two were very similar to some extent.
only.
One is a virus and the other is a drug.
But Gu Ji thought of a very crucial piece of information.
From what Wang Xueming interrogated the captives from Liangben Society:
The drugs in paradise are actually derivatives of items stolen from Xia Country’s 306 Research Institute!
Now it is confirmed that Ganta Kana also came from Xia Country.
Then.
Is there a possibility.
Ganta Kana also comes from the stolen item, and it can even be said that it is the complete form!!
This was also the reason why Gu Ji dared to confirm the source at the last moment.
Besides.
He also thought of the secret mission that Zhou Yang, Liu Weijun and others were sent to Us Province to carry out when they went to Japan to carry out the mission.
Until joining CTOC, the mission was decrypted.
The footage also shows that a special type of poison gas bomb can quickly cause people to develop extreme violent emotions, and have the tendency to harm and kill.
Is it also of the same origin as Heaven and Ganta Kana?
Finally, considering that the mastermind behind the poisoning, Ito Miura, had a special relationship with Abe Shigemoto, the answer becomes obvious.
No wonder the Xia country’s expert team is so confident, and no wonder Zeng Dan can produce the vaccine overnight.
It turns out that all this had happened before, many years ago...
Ten seconds of preparation time.
fleeting.
In the last three seconds, Gu Ji sorted out all the clues.
he thinks.
This Nepal disaster actually stems from two points:
the battle over nuclear devices;
And the mysterious virus leaked.
The former is the fuse of this crisis.
In the second week, Gu Ji carefully studied the intelligence clues provided by Amin and Weidi.
The nuclear device was accidentally discovered by the Indian branch of the Khaida in the snowy Himalayas north of Kathmandu.
If this device really comes from the Indian Flood Checkpoint, the mysterious research institute rumored to be built in the snow-capped mountains in northern Assam.
Such a high probability.
It was the same as the 306th Institute of Xia State. It was stolen during the explosion incident that year.
Although the two snow-capped mountains belong to the Himalayas, Assam in India is still quite far away from Kathmandu in Nepal.
It is estimated that the person who stole the items hid in the mountains in order to avoid being tracked by reconnaissance satellites and special forces.
It was just that some accidents, such as avalanches, occurred during the process, which allowed the extremists like Al-Qaeda to take advantage of the situation a few years later.
Because of this nuclear device.
It attracted the Indian Research and Analysis Bureau, the Israeli Mossad, and the most important person: Ito Miura, which led to the tragedy of the Nepal epidemic.
And the Xia Kingdom was the first to discover Ganta Kana.
Although this virus comes from a mysterious sphere and has nothing to do with Xia Country, the country will take the trouble to come to Nepal for assistance in the spirit of "seeing from beginning to end" with a responsible attitude.
[Hidden Objective: Please find out the truth about the State of Decay, completion rate 67.4%! ]
[Entering level statistics settlement...]
See the system prompt in front of you.
Gu Ji raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect that there were still more than thirty tasks to go.
But I soon felt relieved.
After all, the system gave him too little time to prepare.
Many directions are just guesses. If he can be given a few more days, Gu Ji is confident that he can dig out more information about Ganta Kana and the mysterious sphere from Ito Mio and Zeng Dan.
"It's just that I don't know what role that monk-robed man played in this level..."
Just when Gu Ji had this thought.
The world before his eyes gradually began to be covered with a red filter.
The medical staff and patients in the corridor seemed to be shrouded in blood.
Because the level is forced to end.
In fact, Gu Ji did not really resolve the epidemic crisis in Nepal.
As for what their future fate will be.
No one knows.
Just when Gu Ji was about to jump into the system for settlement.
Suddenly.
At the corner of the corridor, a dark shadow suddenly jumped into his eyes.
A pair of reflective lenses;
A brown monk's robe!!
(End of this chapter)