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Just as Shen Jie touched Chen Shushu’s hand, the system made its judgment.
[Target superpower level: None. Current infection value: 27.]
[I knew it, Chen Shushu hasn’t awakened his superpower abilities yet.] The system sighed, [I should have guessed earlier. With the resolution of the incident involving the escape of aliens from the research institute, the major infection that occurred in the following three years wouldn’t happen, and the opportunity for Chen Shushu’s ability awakening wouldn’t exist either.]
It summarized what happened next, [So, Chen Shushu didn’t drop out of school to join “Dawn” Instead, he went straight from high school to university and coincidentally encountered us on the subway today.]
Shen Jie: “Three years of major infection?”
System: [Yes. In the original plot, due to the presence of spies within the city and aliens of the “Space” category providing support, when the cleansing team finally found those aliens, the city’s air purification system, water supply system, agriculture, and animal husbandry systems were all contaminated. Meanwhile, aliens launched an invasion, almost paralyzing the city, leading to a three-year-long major infection.]
The system fell silent for a moment, [During those three years, the cleansing team fought against aliens every day, while the City Defense Bureau collected corpses in the city every day, and the ashes from the incinerator clouded the sky. After three years of struggle, when they finally managed to suppress it, it still couldn’t escape…]
“Thank you.”
The system’s voice was interrupted. The girl was helped up, her eyes red as she thanked them.
Shen Jie quickly withdrew his hand, as if it were a light feather brushing past.
Chen Shushu rubbed his nose, feeling somewhat regretful.
Facing the girl’s reddened eyes, he thought for a moment and tried to squeeze aside to make room for her, but to no avail. Instead, he was fiercely glared at by the elderly lady next to him.
“It’s okay, kind person,” the girl whispered softly, then turned her head towards Yuan Wei’s direction, “I still need to confront him. It’s one thing if the seat is taken, but using violence to push people is another. He needs to apologize to me.”
The white-collar lady across the aisle thought for a moment and handed her Chanel bag to the girl, “Return it to me after you’re done.”
The girl expressed her gratitude, saying, “Thank you.”
When the swung bag struck Yuan Wei’s face like a meteor hammer, he was stunned, and then he recognized the girl’s face clearly.
“…You b****! What are you doing?” Yuan Wei cursed.
The girl replied, “You’re allowed to push me, but I’m not allowed to hit you?”
Yuan Wei’s face darkened. “You motherf*****…”
He raised his fist, intending to strike the girl.
However, the girl swiftly dodged backward this time.
Yuan Wei dared not leave his seat, his fist hanging in the air, his body leaning forward, like a dog restrained by a collar.
“Enough!”
Suddenly, a roar came from Rank Nine’s brown bear man. The chaos in the entire carriage instantly fell silent.
He strode over and lifted Yuan Wei from his seat.
As easily as lifting a chick.
“What the… What are you doing—??”
This time, it was Yuan Wei who let out a panicked cry.
However, the brown bear man’s arms were thicker than three of his arms, and he was two heads taller. Yuan Wei flailed his limbs furiously, but he couldn’t make contact with anything.
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“You, you, you, and you! Get up!”
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The others chimed in, “Yeah, why should we!”
Those who were pulled up were mostly elderly, children, and frail women, many of whom dared to be angry but not to speak up.
The imposing gaze of the big man, Luo Yunsen, swept over these individuals, and he said in a deep voice, “I, Luo Yunsen, may only be a Rank Nine superpower user, with the most ordinary ‘Enhanced Strength’ ability awakened, and even the lowest-ranking D-grade Cleansing Team wouldn’t take me in if I ventured out of the city. My brain isn’t that sharp either, but I still remember the first rule of human resistance against the mist”
The big man pointed at one of the individuals who had resorted to violence to grab a seat.
“You, tell me, what’s the first rule?”
The person pointed out by Luo Yunsen swallowed hard.
Growing impatient, Luo Yunsen lifted his muscular arm and said, “What’s the matter? Something even elementary school students can recite, you haven’t forgotten it, have you?”
The person trembled and immediately exclaimed loudly, “No matter when or where, we must maintain unity and steadfastness in our beliefs. Unity and courage are the strongest forces humanity has against the mist!”
“Very good. It seems your minds haven’t been consumed by the mist.”
With that, Luo Yunsen, with one hand, dragged Yuan Wei to the front of the cutting machine.
He glanced around and found an empty mineral water bottle on the ground, picked it up, and threw it onto the conveyor belt.
The mineral water bottle moved along the conveyor belt and, in the moment it passed through the fan-shaped blades, it was cut into countless pieces.
Everyone’s hearts skipped a beat.
Yuan Wei was already terrified, his pants showing a conspicuous stain of water, trembling as he exclaimed, “No, I don’t want to go in!!! Damn you, Luo Yunsen! You just said all those noble words, but now you’re just looking for a guinea pig to experiment on!!!”
Luo Yunsen glanced down at him with disdain.
He lifted his leg and stepped onto the conveyor belt, then directly thrust half of his leg into it!
Flesh and blood flew everywhere.
Bones and severed limbs were mixed into the blades, the scene was gruesome and terrifying, but Luo Yunsen suddenly burst into laughter.
“My leg is still here, this is indeed just an illusion!”
Luo Yunsen pulled his leg out from the blades, and the scene of blood and flesh flying disappeared, leaving his leg completely unharmed.
Yuan Wei stared blankly, tears and snot still on his face, and in the next moment, he was suddenly thrown in by Luo Yunsen.
“Ahhh!”
Blood splattered.
Luo Yunsen’s expression remained unchanged as he followed suit, because his stature was too towering, he had to bend down.
“Let’s go, to the back carriage!”
His voice faded into the cutting machine.
Buzzing.
Inside the cutting machine, flesh and limbs piled up.
The people in the carriage looked at each other, seeing the awe and hesitation in each other’s eyes.
Suddenly, Luo Yunsen stuck his head out of the cutting machine again, looking at the individuals he had named, grinning with his sharp white teeth.
“Hurry up, I don’t want to come back and knock you guys out before throwing you in again.”
The hesitant individuals could only reluctantly get up, their legs trembling as they moved to the cutting machine, dragged impatiently by Luo Yunsen like little chicks.
Seeing this, those who hadn’t found seats in the carriage also gritted their teeth and quickly evacuated to the back carriage through the cutting machine.
The girl returned the Chanel bag to the white-collar lady and sat back in her own seat.
[I didn’t expect that,] the system suddenly said.
Shen Jie’s phone had no signal. With earphones in, he responded with a simple “Hmm?”
[I didn’t expect the chaos to be resolved in this way,] the system said.
“I didn’t either,” Shen Jie replied.
[What didn’t you expect?] the system curiously inquired.
Shen Jie’s expression remained unchanged. “I didn’t expect the hygiene situation on this train to be so bad.”
Even though they knew that the scene of blood and flesh flying before them was just an illusion created by the mist, the piles of bodies not far away, needing mosaic to cover, still caused great mental shock to the passengers. Many people had a physiological reflex, and the carriage fell silent.
Shen Jie pinched the bridge of his nose.
The mountains of corpses and seas of blood were not the issue; he had seen scenes a hundred times more bloody and tragic than this.
But the dirtiness and disorder in the carriage were hard to bear.
“Get me a bottle of alcohol gel. 60 milliliters,” Shen Jie said.
[Sure thing, customer. One bottle of alcohol gel has been placed in your pocket. Enjoy!] the system chirped cheerfully.
This was the first time the host had actively asked it for something! Even though it was just a small bottle of alcohol gel, it was still a significant improvement!
Chen Shushu noticed Shen Jie’s discomfort and approached him, saying, “Big brother, you don’t look too good. Do you want to take some medicine…”
At the same time, a weak voice sounded in the carriage.
“Do any of you have extra infection prevention and treatment pills?”
The speaker was a thin, frail-looking man, clutching a briefcase tightly, with dark circles under his eyes indicating obvious signs of sleep deprivation.
The white-collar lady responded, “I have some here, do you need one?”
“Thank you, just one will do, I’ll return it when I’m out,” replied the exhausted man gratefully.
The white-collar lady nodded, taking out a metal box from her bag and pouring out a white capsule marked with “S.C”, handing it to the sleep-deprived man.
“Thank you, thank you,” the man expressed his gratitude incessantly, swiftly swallowing the pill without even a sip of water, forcing it down his throat.
After swallowing the pill, the fatigue and weakness on his face immediately eased, and a slight relaxed smile appeared.
Not just him, others around also began taking out pills and swallowing them.
Soon, those who were vomiting stopped, and those with pale faces regained their color.
Chen Shushu also took out a box of pills from his pocket.
“Do you need one, big brother?” he whispered to Shen Jie, “This is the campus summer limited edition, strawberry flavored. It tastes pretty good.”
Shen Jie glanced at the pills in his hand.
These were infection prevention and treatment pills invented by the research institute.
Taken once daily, they could effectively suppress contamination from the aliens and prevent the increase of infection levels.
In this era where the aliens roamed freely, even with comprehensive air and water filtration systems in the cities, pollution couldn’t be completely isolated.
People’s infection levels started rising slowly from birth, and natural death had become nearly impossible. Once a person’s infection level exceeded 100, he would either die from illness or degenerate into an alien.
The process of infection and transformation into an alien was extremely painful, and it posed a significant threat to those around.
Therefore, once the infection value exceeded 90, individuals were forcibly exiled from the city—or they might choose to enter the large nitrogen chambers opened monthly to residents, where they were cremated collectively by the city’s defense forces after passing away.
Thankfully, infection prevention and treatment pills could greatly suppress the rate of infection for ordinary people.
According to statistics, the average estimated lifespan for an ordinary person without any medication to reach an infection value of 100 was 23 years, and this number decreased every year. However, with the use of infection prevention and treatment pills, the estimated lifespan could reach 60 years, making it a longevity aid in the post-apocalyptic world.
Moreover, when unfortunate individuals were trapped in the mist and their infection values rapidly increased, these pills played a crucial protective role.
Ordinary residents living in the city could receive thirty infection prevention and treatment pills for free every month from treatment centers.
Nowadays, when people met each other, the customary greeting in Eastern culture, “Have you eaten?” still existed, but it no longer referred to whether one had eaten a meal, but rather whether they had taken their medication.
It was common knowledge that in the city, people could skip meals, but they must never skip their medication.
“I’m fine,” Shen Jie refused Chen Shushu’s suggestion.
His infection value was 77 at his last check-up, and it was 70 the year he first crossed over. With an average increase of less than 1 point per year, it could be said to be very stable. At this rate, he could easily last another ten years or more.
Although, initially, his infection value was only 7.
In the first year before he officially got together with Zong Lin, Zong Lin found that his infection value inexplicably soared from 7 to 70. He thought it was his fault and was once afraid to get close to him again.
Later, after they registered, before touching him, Zong Lin still wore each of his ability suppressors on his body, and only after activating them to the highest intensity would he gently lean down and place a kiss on his lips.
He found it too light, so he kissed back and bit the other’s lips. He bit hard, almost tasting the blood. Zong Lin remained silent, allowing him to kiss, sweat dripping from his cheek onto his shoulder.
It is hot.
Shen Jie reached into his pocket, took out the bottle of disinfectant gel, squeezed it onto his hand, his slender fingers overlapping as he meticulously spread it evenly.
The cool sensation when the alcohol evaporated relieved the heat and the discomfort caused by his cleanliness obsession just now.
At this moment, the piercing bell sound resounded from the broadcast again. The graceful female voice reappeared.
“The time is up. Inspectors are starting their patrol. Please sit quietly and work seriously.”
“Remember our factory’s motto—”
“Today we dedicate ourselves, tomorrow we will be happy and wealthy;”
“Work creates the future, strive to achieve in life!”
Thank you for the chapter! ❤
Ah, I’m anxious to continue reading! Thank you for your hard work!! <33
thank you for the chapter
Thanks for the update 🙂
lmfao, you pushed her out of the seat and yet you have the nerve to call her that after she hits you for not even apologizing??? Also, I like this muscle head dude, praying to god and hoping that he survives… 🙏
Thank you for the chapter <3
This is so good so far. Thank you for the translation!
Thank you for the chapter!!! 😂he keeps making himself all hot and bothered thinking of his lover coming home soon huh?
Sooooo goooood 🤤🤤
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this is very engaging
What a nonsense motto!
Big dude is a very good dude..
Luo Yunsen is cool as hell. Hope you make it out alive buddy, no one deserves it more than you.
Maybe this sharp increase in the infection rate tenfold was due to that contact with escaped aliens? Although I don’t really believe it, but so far it’s the only thing I can think about. Perhaps this is due to an as yet undisclosed factor regarding the MC
Ok the world in itself is so interesting. I love all the lore surrounding the cities and the life of its people.