The sun shines through the clouds, enveloping the entire city in a layer of mist, bringing a trace of warmth to the city that has been dormant for a long time.

Awakening on the roof of a building, the cool moisture and chill of the morning made even the reinforced Hank shiver.

Raising his hand to take the energy bar thrown by Chris, Hank did not immediately put it in his mouth to replenish the night's consumption, but picked up the telescope and map, and began to search for markers according to the partition.

Standing on the rooftop and looking down, the baby raccoon can feel a long-lost familiarity in the city, like a few days before the biochemical virus outbreak in Raccoon City......

Casually handling the frost on his body, chewing on the energy bar in his mouth, Hank aimed the laser pointer at the crimson sarcoma in the block below, and determined the coordinate code again.

Swallowing what was in his mouth, Hank began to complete the day's quest record......

"On the tenth day, the infected underwent a noticeable mutation, and the infected developed a noticeable interest in flesh. Common routes of infection have infected people with matching characteristics, but the detection of infectious agents is unreliable. ”

"Animal-type infected people have appeared, and the biological weapons formed by natural organisms are more violent and violent. Blackwatch deals with animals these days, and they kill almost everything they can see. ”

"According to the mathematical model of crisis prediction, the virus is expected to spread globally in three days."

"However, the current rate does not meet model predictions, and the current infections have only invaded 81% of Manhattan, and the spread of the virus has been artificially controlled."

The crisp sound of high heels from the bottom to the top, the iron door of the rooftop was opened, and Jill appeared behind the two in an office suit.

Kicking off his heels and replacing them with tactical boots at the door, Jill said, "Hank, you're wrong. ”

Hank and Chris turn around, Jill's outfit is clearly not for combat, she has actually infiltrated the Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) during this time to steal information about the cause of the disaster.

"Anything else?"

Jill was not the first to explain Hank's mistake, but looked at the energy bar in Hank's hand.

"Huh? William Wonka's products! French food? Hope is not a snail ......"

Feeling the taste of food, Jill breathed a long sigh of satisfaction and said, "Actually, the virus was released eighteen days ago, and Blackwatch intercepted a researcher named Alex at the station. The researcher stole a vial of the virus sample, intercepted it by agents, and released it at the station. Alex was shot dead on the spot, and the rest of the infected ordinary citizens were cleaned up. ”

"That's even more inconsistent with the prediction model, because this virus is more efficient than Ouroboros, and it can kill the whole world in 18 days," Chris said. Does this mean that the virus cannot cross the waters? ”

"I've taken samples, and the virus doesn't break down because of the water environment, in fact, water transmission is the main way of transmission."

Hank's addition corroborates Chris's statement that this particular virus does not conform to the mathematical model, and the little raccoon will never act rashly until the cause is clarified.

Jill wiped his mouth indiscriminately, picked up the wrapping paper and threw it to Chris. Then I came to the map and drew a circle around the station.

"The level of the outbreak did not match the model, and Blackwatch also dealt with the station infected. Although they have no humanity, it has to be said that the action is very efficient and effective. ”

Chris lit a cigar, took a half-puff and said, "Then there is only one possibility, this virus can be manipulated by people?" ”

Jill nodded reluctantly, agreeing with Chris's guess.

A virus that can infect the world in 14 days, but stays in Manhattan safely for 18 days, one has to think about the conspiracy.

Sensing the urgency of the situation, Chris pinched off his still lit cigar and said, "Then this is an island......

Manhattan, the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City, consists mainly of Manhattan Island and Roosevelt Island, and is surrounded by the East River, the Hudson River, and the Harlem River.

Manhattan is like Gotham City, with only a handful of barges carrying people in and out of the city of bridges and light rail transit.

But once Manhattan is locked down, it will be a Jedi with no way to enter the heavens and no way to enter the earth.

For the little raccoons, the danger of Manhattan is not a big deal, the problem is the world outside of Manhattan.

In the past, the Space-Time Authority rescued the world, even the wandering earth that needed to be rescued with all its might, but it was just a lack of supplies. The Matrix has only a few million people left, and the Authority could easily move them all.

In a world like Crysis, there is only that bit of population left, so the Time and Space Administration will test the Ouroboros virus on the planet to transform the ecology.

But this world, except for the infected people in Manhattan, the rest of the cities and populations are normal.

The virus was confined to Manhattan and protected the outside world, but this unknown countdown took the life of the entire planet hostage.

The little raccoon has not suppressed the virus until now, just to prevent the virus controller from dying and breaking the net.

"Rebecca, can we set up a quarantine?"

Chris's question, Rebecca quickly gave the answer.

I saw a point of light appear on the retina of all the little raccoons involved in the discussion, and the magnification of the light point was Rebecca's instant image.

Rebecca shook her head and said, "No, referring to the Raccoon City incident, even if you drop nuclear weapons or other super weapons, you can't completely stop the spread of the virus." ”

"But ......"

Rebecca's voice rose slightly, and she turned around and pulled out a small sample of the infection, showing it to everyone, and said, "I may have found a weakness in the virus." ”

"Viruses can evolve faster, similar to G viruses. Its greatest usefulness lies in the construction of a fast track for the transportation of matter, thus completing various evolutions. This evolution is controllable under specific gene segments. ”

"But...... It can only be a very small number of people. The evolution of most people is not directed, which is why ordinary infected people appear. ”

"If I can find a suitable evolutionary sample, remember that it must be a living sample, maybe I can figure out the principle of this virus and develop a corresponding vaccine......

Finding an adaptor in Manhattan is undoubtedly looking for a needle in a haystack. And the black watch soldiers all over the streets will kill all suspicious people.

The little raccoons came to deal with the crisis, not to cause the end of the world, so their actions were different from each other.

Jill's eyes began to drift, and after a few milliseconds, he regained his clarity and said, "Here's the opportunity, the spores I left behind are transmitting the message of Blackwatch, and that Alex has come back to life......"

(End of chapter)