(The setting of "Zombie Virus" in this game is based on SCP-008. If there are any similarities, it is not a coincidence)
"Why are not you talking?"
After leaving the operating room where the Soul Sipper was stored, Gordon noticed that Xi Feng was a little absent-minded, which was an extremely rare situation for the latter. "Isn't it because you can't bear it because of my plan to seize the body?"
Xi Feng's reaction was like a student who deserted in class but was suddenly called by the teacher to answer a question: "Huh?"
"I asked you what you were thinking about, you are so stunned."
"Oh, actually it's nothing, just some useless random thoughts."
"for example?"
"Gordon, it was your words about the divine mist and the soul-suckers that gave me the hint." Xi Feng revealed all his inner guesses: "I was thinking just now that since the element of divine mist is even dead to the artificially created machinery, Everything can affect it, let alone organisms like viruses.”
From this perspective, Gordon has never thought of it: "Do you suspect that the zombie virus sweeping your world is caused by the divine fog?"
"Yes. Shortly after the global corpse wave broke out, medical scientists extracted the strain of the source of infection. Research showed that it was a coronavirus with a very complex structure, and it was highly suspected that it did not occur naturally on the earth. , because variants of similar complexity cannot exist in the ecosystem."
"It would be too arbitrary to judge that the zombie virus is related to Shenwu based on this alone." Gordon disagreed with Xi Feng's point of view.
"Of course, there is also evidence from other aspects." Xi Feng knew the characteristics of the zombie virus well: "The zombie virus is 100% contagious and lethal, and is spread through the exposed mucous membranes and all body fluids of the infected person. "
“Symptoms of infection no more than three hours after exposure to the virus include, in chronological order:
1. Flu-like symptoms, high fever, and severe dementia in the later stages.
2. After the onset of initial symptoms and 12 hours of obvious dementia symptoms, the infected person will be comatose for about 20 hours. Coma will be considered death from morbidity.
3. Sporadic cell necrosis occurs over a period of time, with some symptoms similar to gangrene. The surviving organization assumes the original functions and is highly flexible.
4. The oxygen storage capacity of red blood cells is greatly increased, the blood flow is slowed down, and the endurance and strength of muscles are increased. Hours after total organ failure, the nervous and muscular systems remain unaffected. Metabolism drops to extremely low levels, allowing infected individuals to survive for more than ten years without nutritional intake.
5. The high blood viscosity causes the infected person to produce only a negligible amount of bleeding when shot, punctured and chopped.
6. Conditioned reflex behavior, motor nerve control ability, and instinctive behavioral mechanism are destroyed, and cognitive ability is seriously weakened and unstable. Animal experiments have shown that too many brain cells are dead and inactive.
7. Infected people can adapt to their damaged nervous system, but are limited to basic physical activities, including standing up, balancing on legs, walking, biting, grabbing and crawling. Infected people will try to move in the direction of sights, sounds, and smells that are associated with living humans. If an infected person comes into physical contact with a living human, they will attempt to ingest the target.
8. Suppressing a fully infected person requires severe cranial trauma. "
After Xi Feng finished speaking in a clinical style, everyone in Gordon was dumbfounded: "Xi Feng, this is the first time I know that you have a deeper understanding of infectious diseases than ordinary people."
"Oh, I'm just picking up people's teeth. After the successful human transformation experiment in Shuguang No. 4 Safety City, the base leader ordered me to fill in a lot of knowledge about zombie viruses. I am very familiar with these things." Xi Feng He denied that he had ever systematically studied infectious diseases: "Have you noticed the magic of zombie viruses?"
"I know nothing about medicine at all. If you ask me to tell you...the early symptoms of people infected with the zombie virus are similar to Ebola virus attacks, but the symptoms in the middle and late stages completely violate the law of conservation of energy. After all, no matter how high the level of metabolism is, Descending, the most basic physical activities also require a lot of energy." Gordon's answer hit the nail on the head.
Xi Feng nodded: "Well, this is also a problem that puzzled all scientists in my time. But what if, in fact, those infected people who turned into zombies still had energy intake, but they were not observed by us? Yes Not everything makes sense.”
"The only possibility is that the divine mist in the atmosphere is their energy source."
Gordon was silent, and Xi Feng remained silent. They boarded the elevator, and there was silence in the car. It wasn't until the two returned to the ground that Gordon spoke:
"The zombie virus is not that simple, right? I have asked you about your hometown many times, but you have always avoided answering, so that I cannot get any direct and effective information. But after chatting with you and daily contact, I am sure that your world The level of scientific and technological development is not low.”
"The historical process of the universe in which you and I live is roughly the same, at least before the 21st century. Therefore, the Maxim machine gun has definitely been invented long ago and used on a large scale. Its advent means a dense team The human sea charge tactics have been completely eliminated, and the latter is the only means of attack for the zombies. Theoretically, as long as there is sufficient ammunition, the firepower of a fully formed battalion-level or even company-level World War I army is enough to defeat Fight ten times the number of zombies, let alone a modern army with tanks, heavy artillery, and helicopter gunships."
"However, the fact is that the humans in your world are about to be overwhelmed by the endless pressure of survival. From the zombie outbreak in 2019 to the fall of Dawn No. 4 Safety City in 2032, when you detonated a nuclear warhead and traveled here, what happened in the past twelve years? What happened that caused the situation to take a turn for the worse?”
"As expected of you, your thinking is really sharp." Gordon's words indeed went straight to the core of the problem, and Xi Feng did not hesitate: "You are absolutely right, but unfortunately, your point of view is based on logic, and mine The zombies in that world just don’t pay attention to science.”
"Resident Evil has always been a common creative theme in movies, TV shows, comics and games. In such science fiction works, the firepower of modern armies has been greatly weakened without exception. The reason is simple. As you just said, there is no way to reduce it. Just for fun."
"In fact, after the first global zombie wave broke out, the surviving humans quickly reacted and organized an army to regain the initiative in the war. But the good times did not last long. Gluttonous eaters began to appear on the zombie side, and the balance of victory and defeat therefore changed. Fell toward them, and didn't fall back at least until I crossed over."
This was the first time Gordon heard Xi Feng talk about this: "Glutton?"
"Well, that's what humans call super zombies. They are different from other zombies in that they are highly aggressive and will actively attack and eat their own kind."
"Are they much stronger than ordinary zombies?"
"That's natural. In addition to physical strength and intelligence far exceeding the average level of zombies, gluttons are also equipped with all kinds of weird talents, such as splitting, limb alienation, parasitism, hardening of the outer skin, and turning their bones like Shoot out like bullets and so on.”
"Just like the people with abilities in this world."
"...So you actually lost to those gluttons?" Gordon asked nonsense.
Xi Feng let out a sigh of relief: "They no longer look like carbon-based creatures at all. Researchers can't even think of how gluttons with thin arms and legs can lift tanks and armored vehicles weighing several tons."
"What's even more outrageous is that some gluttons will spread out barriers, and ordinary zombies will hide behind the protective shield and charge. Not to mention kinetic weapons such as bullets, even incorporeal attacks such as light, heat and shock waves cannot pass through."
"To be honest, in the face of an opponent who is attacking the scientific system that has been passed down for thousands of years, it is a shame that human beings can survive for twelve years."
"Well, I never understood why the scientists in your world would rather study the human body modification with a very low success rate than develop new weapons." Gordon felt a sudden enlightenment in his heart: "It turns out that Gao Technological weapons are no longer effective.”
"This is the reason why Mad Dog was born. I am the only successful sample among the hundreds of human experiments conducted in Dawn 4 Safe City, but while retaining my sanity, my bloodthirsty instinct is increasing day by day." Xi Feng began to tell. The process of him becoming a mad dog: "The vaccine injected into my body contained the original virus extracted from gluttons. I think that was the culprit that caused my drastic change in temperament."
"Now you are a gentle person most of the time."
"Before I traveled through time, I was very violent. Calmness was an adjective that had nothing to do with me. When I was fighting the zombie army, I was also intoxicated with the atmosphere of wanton killing."
During the conversation, the two of them were almost back at the entrance of the institute without realizing it. They could both see Reginald standing guard in front of them.
"Gordon," Xi Feng stopped his guide fifty meters away from the gate: "You know my biggest wish in this life is to return to my hometown with this body. The crazy Lord's power may be able to end that... A disaster. This is a treasure related to the life and death of millions of humans in the parallel universe. Therefore, the final winner of the candidate game can only be me."
Gordon Gardner, the favored one of God, turned around. After a moment of pause, he solemnly patted his partner on the left shoulder:
"We will."
