Chapter 19: The Collapse of Order
Most of the people near Heihe City had already been evacuated, and Qi Yuan searched for a long time before he found an old man living alone in an old house in the suburbs.
"Young man, I advise you not to wait, when the condition is controlled, you will not be able to see your family, why take this risk."
Qi Yuan sat on a stool in the room and shook his head with a smile.
"By the way, uncle, do you know what is going on with this infectious disease?"
The old man sighed, "It's not the rats in the wilderness that made it. If I were young, old man, I would have run and skinned those brutes! ”
"Wilderness?" Qi Yuan nodded thoughtfully.
This planet, from the first arrival of human beings to the present, has been developed for less than 200 years.
The history of the United States on Earth is shorter than before he crossed over.
In terms of overall strength, humans are still weaker than the primitive inhabitants of this planet, the fierce beasts of the wilderness. Most of the planet is still wild, and it is not uncommon for ferocious beasts to storm the city and kill people.
Even, a slightly larger beast tide can lead to the slaughter of all citizens of a country!
There are also those fierce beasts with strong individual strength, and the threat is more terrifying than the beast tide! Airplanes and missiles pose no threat to them, and a single beast rushing into a city can slaughter millions or tens of millions of people.
All countries, without exception, put knights and magicians in a very high position, giving them many privileges.
The populace worships the strong!
Because only powerful magicians and knights can fight these beasts one-on-one! can keep them safe!
"I heard from those soldiers, isn't there already a vaccine? The situation is not under control? ”
The old man smiled bitterly, "Vaccine? Six or seven million people in Heihe City, by the time all the vaccines are delivered, I don't know how many people have died. Do you know that a vaccine has been sold for 300,000 in private! ”
Qi Yuan listened silently.
Human life in troubled times is like mustard. Without the strength to protect yourself, you may die in some unknown corner at some point......
Before leaving the old man's house, Qi Yuan specially borrowed a charcoal pen and drew a few strokes on his face to make himself look as if he was more than ten years old. I don't know him, I think he's in his thirties.
This trick is the trick he learned from a hidden folder when he used to hack into the personal computer of a well-known makeup artist when he was running away from the police. It's a pity that Qi Yuan is not the material for this line of work at all, so he can only learn this simplest trick to change his age. He couldn't learn the advanced skills of completely dressing up as another person.
After dressing up, Qi Yuan said goodbye to the old man and went out in the direction of Heihe City.
Da-da-da-da!
"It's ...... Gunshot? Qi Yuan's heart moved, and he quickened his pace and ran in the direction where the voice came.
"Don't come closer! Keep your distance,"
"Beware of being infected by these beasts!"
In the fields on both sides of the road, hundreds of black rats the size of basketballs are fleeing frantically, surrounded by several teams of soldiers in protective suits.
These fleeing rats seem to be mice, but in fact rat beasts are many times more ferocious than rats. One of these rat beasts can kill countless unarmed people. What's even more terrifying is that the virus they carry is countless times more threatening than themselves!
These rat beasts are so fast that they can barely be seen by the naked eye when they run, and every now and then one of them breaks through the encirclement and pounces on the soldier to bite him.
"These rats and beasts are the source of infectious diseases?"
Qi Yuan looked at this scene, it was these things that put millions of people in danger, and they could be infected by the virus at any time and die?
The battle was commanded by a tall officer. When he found that the encirclement was finally beginning to shrink, his face couldn't help but show joy, and he immediately ordered through the gas mask: "Howitzer ready, fire!" ”
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
Several soldiers with rocket-propelled grenades on their shoulders opened fire at the same time, and for a moment it was full of smoke. A large number of rats and beasts were directly killed by artillery fire and fled in all directions.
"Oh no, I can't see clearly!"
"Everyone, be careful!"
"Squeak!" A glint in the eyes of one of the largest rat beasts screamed and pounced on the tall officer commanding the battle.
"What!" The tall officer was shocked, and by the time he tried to dodge, it was too late.
Phew-
Suddenly, a blue light flashed, and the rat beast screamed, and its body was directly split in half in the air and fell to the ground.
After this thrilling scene, the rest of the soldiers noticed the danger and hurriedly shot those who slipped through the net. After all the rat beasts died, some soldiers immediately began to clean up the battlefield with incendiary bombs and burned the corpses of these rat beasts on the spot.
"It's dangerous! Who saved me just now? The tall officer realized that his back was covered in cold sweat, and he almost died just now. He looked in the direction where the magic was coming out, only to discover Qi Yuan's location.
"Thank you just now!" The tall officer walked up to Qi Yuan, took off his gas mask, and nodded his head in thanks.
Qi Yuan smiled, "It's a matter of effort." ”
The tall officer hesitated for a moment, and said to Qi Yuan: "There is some danger around here, you better ...... It's best to leave quickly. ”
"My family is trapped in the city, I want to get a vaccine into the city, can you help?" Qi Yuan looked at him and asked directly.
The reason why he rescued people just now was the idea of "coercing Entu".
"This ...... It's not that I don't help you. The city is locked down, and it's really dangerous to get in. The tall officer was a little embarrassed, that is, he didn't want to disobey the order, and he didn't want to refuse the "life-saving benefactor" who had just saved him.
Qi Yuan said lightly: "I'm a first-order magician, and the virus on this rat shouldn't be a threat to me." ”
"No, no, no. Since you are an advanced mage, there is no danger, I can send you in by a report. ”
The tall officer breathed a sigh of relief, the strong people who entered the rank were all privileged. In and out of a blockade area? It's a trivial matter for them.
He didn't doubt what Qi Yuan said, if he wasn't a high-level powerhouse, who would dare to risk his life and ask to enter Heihe City?
Immediately, the tall officer found a military vehicle and personally drove Qi Yuan to the temporary military camp.
Vaccines are available in limited quantities, and in this case, one vaccine is a human life, and it can only be prioritized for the military and essential personnel. Qi Yuan asked a tall officer to help him find a relationship, and only then did he spend money to buy a vaccine.
After waiting for a while, the tall officer applied for permission and personally sent Qi Yuan to the blocked iron gate.
The streets are empty, there are hardly any people in sight, and there is all kinds of garbage littered on the ground. Many of the windows of the shops on the street have been smashed, and the inside is in a mess.
Qi Yuan bent down and picked up a flyer on the ground.
The leaflet is an introduction to this plague virus.
"The virus is transmitted through the Edira rat beast, and there are two ways of transmission: contact transmission and water transmission. Please stay away from all open water sources, and cook water at home for drinking. Attention! If you spot any kind of rat, be sure to avoid it immediately! ”
"The symptoms of infection are: high fever that does not go away, herpes all over the body, a high probability of coma within 12 hours after infection, and a high probability of death after 48 hours, the danger of this virus is extremely high! People are advised to stay at home and wait for the vaccine to be administered in batches. ”
"Tsk, this virus is really strong."
Qi Yuan casually threw away the flyer and had a rough plan in mind.
I will find a place to settle down first, and then treat it with a vaccine after I am infected with the virus.
That's when —
"Help!"
A frightened cry for help was heard in the alley by the side of the road, followed by several more cursing voices.