Just Walking Makes You a Millionaire - Chapter 204



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◈ 204. Smart Zombie (4)

A woman who gave her name as Olivia introduced herself as a researcher working on a vaccine for the Haze virus.

Research was being conducted on a vaccine for the Haze virus in a research facility within a closed hospital.

“Are you doing vaccine research?”

“Yes. We are working on a vaccine.”

“We were searching a research facility to secure the raw materials and vaccine for the Haze virus treatment.”

“It looks like that.”

Jincheol and Jaewoo looked like soldiers fully armed to fight the zombies.

“We will guide you to a safe place and provide you with all the support you need for your research.”

Jincheol even thought about taking Olivia to Earth to support her research.

Olivia didn’t seem too pleased with Jincheol’s words, and her expression was indifferent.

“Well, I don’t know how much support you can give me, so how can I trust you?”

“So, are you saying that you will stay here alone and continue your research?”

“There were no problems until now. Until you two came.”

Jincheol nodded at Olivia’s refusal.

“If you need any help in making a vaccine, please let me know.”

“Are you willing to help me with my research?”

“Eradicating the Haze virus is also absolutely necessary for us. Isn’t the purpose of your research on virus vaccines to rebuild the world?”

“…….”

Olivia glared at Jincheol silently at his question.

There was no other reason to research vaccines.

Of course, there could be something you want to do with that vaccine.

“If you want money….”

“Okay, I need the serum.”

“What kind of serum is it?”

“It’s a serum that’s not easy to obtain. If you can just get me that serum, I’ll give you the vaccine when it’s completed.”

Although he couldn’t be sure whether Olivia could actually create a vaccine, Jincheol felt he had to make a deal with Olivia, if only to get some information that could serve as a hint.

“There is a rational zombie among the zombies. Please extract blood from its body. But it won’t be easy.”

Jincheol nodded at Olivia’s words that there are rational zombies and asked.

“Do you know anything about the raw materials of the treatment?”

“If you bring the serum, I’ll tell you about it too.”

“All right.”

Jincheol took a step back when she told him to bring the serum.

The solid iron door where Olivia had been was quickly shut.

“Are you okay?”

“It’s a serum from an intelligent zombie. We now know that it may be necessary for vaccine development.”

“What are you trying to do?”

“Well, I have to do the quest.”

Of course, Blood Iron had no intention of handing over the sword to Olivia alone.

The plan was to take the zombie serum to Earth and use it for vaccine research.

In a world that has already been destroyed, the mysterious researcher who is conducting vaccine research alone is in fact a very suspicious person.

It was necessary to verify whether the vaccine he had created was correct and to check for any possible side effects.

“let’s go.”

“Where? Should we go back?”

“No. Let’s search here a bit more and take whatever cure or virus-related information we find.”

Jincheol continued the search with Jaewoo, sweeping away the zombies within the hospital.

There were dangerous moments when special zombies appeared here and there, but Jincheol and Jaewoo were more than just mercenaries and turned out to be heroes.

Special zombies had various characteristics that were different from regular zombies.

It was unknown whether this was due to a mutated virus or the genetic characteristics of the infected individual, but they had unusual characteristics, such as being several times faster and stronger than regular zombies.

“Of course, even so, it is still just a living thing made of flesh.”

It was obvious that if you cut off the limbs, you wouldn’t be able to move, and if you cut off the head, you would die.

“Just in case, let’s take some of this guy’s serum.”

“Isn’t it the case that the Haze virus cannot survive outside the body for more than an hour?”

“They said that if you lower the temperature and freeze it, you can culture the virus.”

“then?”

Jincheol took out the virus storage case.

It was a special storage case that could keep the internal temperature below zero.

It was Jincheol who had already secured the zombie’s serum after learning that a special zombie existed.

“A rational zombie.”

Some people who were infected with the virus showed no symptoms, while others showed a variety of symptoms.

The characteristic of the outbreak of the Haze virus was intermittent explosive disorder.

He also showed symptoms of rabies, including excessive swelling of the frontal lobe of his brain and revulsion until the end of his life.

But being sane meant not having any symptoms of the Haze virus.

“Wouldn’t it be the same if their brains were damaged? Why? There are zombies like that in movies too. They even command other zombies.”

“That may be true. And there may be a being with antibodies somewhere.”

“That’s right. Usually, it’s children who do that. Children who have antibodies and save the world.”

Jincheol and Jaewoo extracted the blood of the special zombie and put it in a storage case.

And then I continued to search for cures and virus data.

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Although he said he was looking through the materials, he was putting everything he saw into his space bag.

The data was to be returned to Earth for classification and organization.

And in what appeared to be a pharmacy, I was able to find what appeared to be an injection of medicine.

“How many?”

“Five. That’s ten thousand zombies.”

“That’s amazing.”

“Let’s go back now.”

“Okay.”

Jincheol and Jaewoo came out of the hospital as it seemed like there was nothing more useful.

Then, through the night vision goggles, I could see infrared lights shining outside the building in the distance.

“Everyone seems to be okay.”

“Yeah. Fortunately….”

“why?”

“There is something.”

“what?”

Jincheol discovered a black dot captured on Cashup’s search radar.

Normal people appeared blue, and zombies appeared red.

Among them, the black color was something he had never seen before, but Jincheol had a feeling that the black color might be the rational zombie that Olivia had spoken of.

Of course, it could be even more dangerous than the red zombies.

The black dot on the radar was blinking as if tempting.

“Are you telling me to come if I want to?”

“What’s wrong? Is there something?”

“No. Let’s go back for now. I don’t know how much the serum will help, but I’ll go back and check.”

Jincheol said he was not ready yet and decided to wait until next time.

‘I should bring a rocket launcher.’

After meeting the mercenaries again, I returned to the military base.

At the military base, Olivia’s story was revealed along with the story of rational zombies.

The existence of zombies that looked no different from ordinary people meant that the mercenaries could no longer fully trust the survivors of the Lost World.

It is not possible to tell whether they are survivors or infected.

Cases of Haze virus infection were also appearing all over the world.

Although it wasn’t a large-scale outbreak like the zombie outbreak in the movies, victims were appearing one by one.

And in the midst of all this, a special zombie-like outbreak finally occurred.

The virus has finally mutated.

“It’s a physical abnormality. It causes abnormal changes in the muscles of the arms and legs. It seems that it can cause much greater strength than usual, or certain body parts such as rhinoceros horns can be deformed.”

“Rhinoceros horn?”

“Yes. The rhinoceros horn is not a bone, but rather a hardened bone-like growth of hair. It is also possible for the hair on the body to transform into a horn.”

“Are you saying that it could take the form of a monster rather than a human?”

“It is quite possible.”

The fact that the Haze virus causes mutations not only in the brain but also in the body has shocked humanity.

The first person infected with the mutant virus was quickly made known around the world after being filmed on social media.

The number of people infected with the mutant virus seemed so terrifying that even the police were overwhelmed.

Of course, there was nothing we could do when the military was dispatched and turned the bodies of those infected with the mutant virus into rags with rifles, but small-caliber firearms like pistols would not be able to subdue them right away unless they hit the head.

It had the strength and speed of a bear, making it difficult for an ordinary person without proper weapons to subdue it on their own.

As we were unable to develop a cure or vaccine for the Haze virus and mutant viruses emerged, trust and cooperation, the greatest strengths of humans, were hit.

The fear becomes intense because you never know when the person next to you might turn into a terrible monster.

Even though it’s not a respiratory disease, people started wearing masks like they did during the coronavirus pandemic.

Once again, masks are in short supply, but health authorities are not saying that masks are useless.

Instead, they encouraged masks.

This was to make it a little more difficult for the zombie to bite the victim.

He also suggested wearing thick clothing and leather gloves even in summer.

Even if you are bitten by someone infected with the Haze virus, you will not become infected unless the infected person’s bodily fluids enter your body, so it is recommended to wear thick clothing that is impervious to teeth.

This also applied to the infected.

This is because the less skin is exposed to infection, the more difficult it is for infection to occur.

That’s how glasses and goggles started to become popular.

Since viruses can more easily penetrate the mucous membranes than the skin, a rather futuristic fashion that involves wearing masks, glasses, and goggles has begun to become popular.

Of course, it was a dystopian future, not a utopian future.

So, Jincheol brought the mutant virus serum from the lost world, but it became meaningless as mutant viruses also appeared on Earth.

The lab tried to develop a vaccine or treatment using mutant virus samples, but once again, they failed.

Even artificial intelligence (AI) is not properly analyzing the Haze virus.

Meanwhile, the performance of artificial intelligence AI continued to develop.

Even as civilization was declining, several advanced countries in artificial intelligence (AI) research were further developing the technology.

And finally, mankind was able to conquer cancer.

Although it is somewhat expensive, a cancer treatment has been developed.

And a cure for the AIDS virus has also been developed.

The performance of artificial intelligence (AI) is improving to the point where it is within reach of conquering most diseases, not just rare diseases.

“No. Even though the performance has improved like this, why can’t we make a cure for the Haze virus? Even though we already have the cure. Doesn’t that seem a bit strange?”

Jincheol nodded as if he somewhat agreed with Jaewoo’s question.

“I remember seeing news that a project to prevent the destruction of the Earth using AI is in progress.”

As Jae-woo said to himself, AI technology was conducting research to preserve human civilization.

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