249 – Terrifying Virus! Massive Meteor!

【On the first day of September, Chen Yao, Liu Mei, and Wu Jun inexplicably bled from their seven orifices, their internal organs rapidly deteriorated, and they died on the spot. Only you survived.】

【Regarding the sudden death of Chen Yao, Liu Mei, and Wu Jun, you were somewhat terrified, but you quickly calmed down and began to analyze the reasons.】

【In your view, this manner of death was very likely caused by a virus. After your investigation, you discovered that the deaths of the three people were indeed caused by a virus.】

【Moreover, it wasn’t just Wu Jun and the others; even animals suddenly died in the same manner, all infected by the virus.】

【Regarding these results, you suspect it was the work of an anomaly, which cast the virus intending to wipe you out. Or perhaps, it aimed to exterminate all of humanity.】

【Additionally, you suspect that Wu Jun’s Golden Finger might have triggered this disastrous possibility, causing all organisms to collectively become infected with the virus on September 1st and die on the spot.】

【As for why nothing happened to you, it’s because the green talent: Immunity to All Poisons protected you. It must be said, now that your cultivation is sealed, your talent abilities are becoming effective again. Although it is just a green talent, it still provides reasonable resistance to viruses.】

【Of course, you also suspect this talent is not within the range of the transmundane dominion, so it wasn’t suppressed by the anomaly’s abilities. Otherwise, not even a Golden Finger would be unaffected, let alone a talent refreshed by the Life Simulator.】

【These talents are good, but golden talent: Teleportation, which would be affected even in the Upper Realm’s forbidden zones, couldn’t possibly contend with the anomaly.】

‘The anomaly has made a move… But is this really the capability of the anomaly? I feel like Wu Jun’s Golden Finger might have been influenced by the anomaly’s ability, leading to a higher probability of triggering negative outcomes.’

Wang Ping looked at the simulated textual content and couldn’t help but think this.

‘Forget it, no matter which possibility it is, this simulation is unlikely to yield conclusions. I need to discuss it with Wu Jun and the others, then continue gathering information.’

Wang Ping sighed softly, clearing the distracting thoughts from his mind, and continued to stare at the screen.

【Next, you live alone in this world. As time passes, many corpses start to decompose, rendering your escape to the countryside useless.】

【The sudden death of all animals has disrupted the ecological balance, causing chaotic conditions.】

【You disregard all this, waiting for the anomaly to make another move to eliminate you.】

【However, something unexpected happens. Only three months later, the effect of your green talent: Immunity to All Poisons is unable to fend off the virus. Apparently, the virus’s toxicity intensifies continuously, surpassing the capacity of the green talent. Consequently, the virus rapidly infects you, causing you to bleed from your seven orifices and your internal organs to fail, leading to your death.】

【With your death, this simulation is now concluded.】

The text simulation stopped here, and Wang Ping’s mind flooded with various images, seeing the simulated Wang Ping dying violently.

‘Although viruses can mutate continuously, the speed of mutation of this virus is too fast. In just three months, it exceeded the tolerance of the talent effect.’

Wang Ping was speechless.

He had hoped to await the anomaly’s next move but ended up dying to the virus.

As Wang Ping pondered helplessly, his consciousness flickered, his vision changed, and he returned to the real world, opening his eyes.

‘This is troublesome.’

Wang Ping looked at Wu Jun and the other two, frowned, and recounted the simulation.

‘This…’

Upon hearing this, Liu Mei fell silent.

‘Could it be my ability that caused this?’

Wu Jun also considered this possibility, somewhat embarrassed.

‘Whether it is or not, we can compare in the next simulation to find out,’ Chen Yao said quietly.

‘Yes, that’s right. In the next simulation, Wu Jun won’t use his ability, and we can compare the results,’

Wang Ping nodded.

‘Chen Yao, can you still add points in this world?’

Wang Ping suddenly remembered and asked Chen Yao.

‘All the divine sources are in the inner world, suppressed by the anomaly’s abilities, so I can’t retrieve them. Besides, I didn’t specialize in intelligence when adding points, so this is really troublesome.’

Chen Yao smiled bitterly.

‘I see.’

Wang Ping frowned. Although this outcome wasn’t unexpected, he was still somewhat disappointed.

‘Sorry, it seems I’m going to become a burden…’

Chen Yao said with some guilt.

‘You won’t be a burden. Everyone can play their part, even if your Golden Finger is unusable,’

Wang Ping shook his head and comforted Chen Yao.

“Brother Wang, I want to know how many free simulations you have left…”

Wu Jun interrupted and asked.

“Free simulations… I can’t use them up…”

Wang Ping said calmly.

He hardly went on missions anymore and often used paid simulations in the Upper Realm.

Because of this, his free simulation count had already surpassed hundreds.

“That’s good…”

Hearing this, Wu Jun breathed a sigh of relief.

This anomaly was obviously too dangerous to be solved with just a few simulations.

Wu Jun was even worried that a dozen or twenty simulations wouldn’t cut it.

If Wang Ping didn’t have enough free simulations, it would indeed be troublesome.

“Do you have any guesses about the cause of our deaths…?”

Wang Ping looked at the three of them and asked.

“No.” Wu Jun shook his head.

“Most likely it’s the two possibilities you thought of, Brother Wang. Although, we can’t rule out the possibility that it’s a naturally occurring virus, but according to what you said, it’s possible all these animals died suddenly at the same time. I can’t think of any naturally occurring virus that could cause all animals to die suddenly at the same time.”

Chen Yao pondered slightly before speaking up.

“Obviously, it’s either due to Wu Jun’s unreasonable abilities or it’s an anomaly’s deliberate manipulation, setting the virus to activate at a certain time.”

“The details Chen Yao supplemented are good. If it’s indeed controlled by an anomaly, then I suspect one thing. That is, the anomaly may not be on Blue Water Star but is using alien technology to act on Blue Water Star.”

Wang Ping nodded and spoke again.

“Brother Wang, you mean that Blue Water Star’s technology isn’t advanced enough to control a virus and set it to collectively explode at a certain time…”

Liu Mei’s eyes flickered as she analyzed.

“Exactly…”

Wang Ping nodded.

“Brother Wang, if what you’re saying is true, doesn’t that mean Blue Water Star has long been targeted by alien civilizations…? There might even be spacecraft arriving in the solar system…?”

Wu Jun, not being foolish, said with a mix of shock and uncertainty.

“If it’s not caused by your abilities, then most likely we have been targeted by an alien civilization… They might have already arrived somehow…”

Wang Ping nodded, looking out the window at the sun, and sighed.

“If this is true, we could also be exposed. However, since we’re very discreet, if the aliens look down on the humans on Blue Water Star, they might just have poisoned simply to watch humanity go extinct. As a result, they might not have noticed our unusual presence.”

“…”

Wu Jun, Liu Mei, and Chen Yao felt a chill in their hearts at Wang Ping’s words.

They were already ordinary people now; if they had been discovered, they would indeed follow in the footsteps of the predecessors from the Second-Generation Chat Group who transmigrated.

Thinking about that outcome, the trio’s moods instantly sank to the bottom.

Although they had experienced many life-and-death situations, and Chen Yao had even died once, it was precisely because they had faced the trial of death and died once that they cherished life more and feared permanent death.

“Of course, you don’t need to worry too much; our current situation isn’t too dire. Even if the virus is related to an anomaly, it most likely hasn’t noticed us, otherwise, we wouldn’t have survived so long in the simulations.”

Seeing the trio fall silent, Wang Ping spoke lightly.

“Also, to put it bluntly, it might not be the anomaly’s doing. Because this anomaly isn’t the small fry we dealt with before, its goal couldn’t be just to eliminate humans on Blue Water Star. Such an anomaly, a big boss, likely aims to destroy the entire universe and seize everything in it.”

“True…” Wu Jun and the other two came to their senses and calmed down again.

“I’ll continue the simulation, hoping to get useful information.”

After exhaling gently, Wang Ping closed his eyes again and spoke in his heart.

“System, I want to do a free simulation.”

“Ding, Life Simulator activated, free simulation starting…”

The System’s voice rang out, and Wang Ping’s consciousness shifted, entering an immersive simulation state.

Then, the screen appeared, and familiar text began to surface.

【On the first day, after discussing, you decided to remain inactive, doing nothing at all, completely forgetting about the idea of enchanting everyone like you did in the last simulation when you became a national idol.】

【All you could do was wait and see if the story would unfold the same way as the last simulation without your interference.】

【In the blink of an eye, half a year passed. On this day, September 1st, anomalies occurred again. All of humanity and other animals suddenly bled from their orifices, their organs failed, and they died on the spot. The entire Blue Water Star became a dead star once again, with only you and the plants remaining.】

【Seeing this scene, you fell silent. It was clear that the virus had nothing to do with Wu Jun’s Golden Finger and would still appear regardless. However, this simulation still didn’t provide the answers. You were unable to determine whether the anomaly orchestrated this or if another alien civilization targeted Blue Water Star and poisoned it.】

【Three more months passed, and just like in the previous simulation, you died due to the virus outbreak.】

【With your death, this simulation came to an end.】

The simulation ended here, and many images flashed in Wang Ping’s mind. Finally, he exited the immersive simulation state.

“It’s not Wu Jun’s ability causing this.”

Wang Ping looked at everyone and stated this.

“That’s good, that’s good.”

Wu Jun let out a sigh of relief, worried that he had messed things up for his teammates the last time.

“However, this also implies it could be the work of an anomaly or an alien civilization. If it were possible, I’d rather it be the anomaly.”

After recounting the simulation, Wang Ping shook his head and said.

“We all hope for that. But with so little information, we can only keep investigating.”

Liu Mei sighed.

“During the process of executing group tasks, it’s rare to experience such frequent and rapid deaths, and continuous simulations…”

Wang Ping nodded, expressing his feelings.

“Indeed. But this is not a good thing.”

Chen Yao smiled bitterly.

After rubbing his temples, Wang Ping said, “It’s indeed not good, but there’s nothing we can change. In any case, I’ll continue the simulation.”

Then, Wang Ping closed his eyes and said in his heart, “System, let’s start a free simulation.”

“Ding, Life Simulator activated, free simulation commencing.”

The System’s voice rang out, Wang Ping’s consciousness fluctuated, and he re-entered the immersive simulation state.

Then, the screen appeared again, and text surfaced.

【On the first day, you held discussions once more. After deliberation, you felt continuing the same way would only lead to the same outcome. Therefore, you needed to introduce sufficient variables into the forthcoming events.】

【You thought these variables could be using Wu Jun’s Golden Finger again or, through Liu Mei’s means, setting up shelters in advance to see if some humans could be saved. During this, you’d include more variables to test whether you were already infected with the virus at this point or if it hadn’t appeared yet.】

【After the discussion, you decided not to use Wu Jun’s highly uncertain Golden Finger and opted to manually introduce various variables first.】

【Thanks to Liu Mei’s Golden Finger, you easily accomplished these tasks, using the authority of the three monarchs to effortlessly establish many closed-circuit ecological shelters isolated from the outside world.】

【Many human elites also entered these shelters. All clues about the shelters were deleted.】

【Additionally, the human leaders and participants who knew about these events were hypnotized by Liu Mei’s charm to forget everything.】

【Thus, as time passed, nearly half a year went by, and September 1st arrived again.】

【On this day, humans and animals in the outside world died as you remembered. However, those humans hiding in the closed-circuit shelters were unharmed. To be precise, none of the shelters worldwide encountered any issues.】

【This suggests the virus hadn’t appeared on Blue Water Star before you entered the shelters, which was a relief.】

【More joyous news followed; the experimental subjects showed different results.】

【In your arrangements, an experiment where a shelter isolated from the outside world began contact with the outside world after midnight on April 1st resulted in violent deaths on September 1st. However, other experimental subjects in the shelters, who had no contact with the outside world, did not die.】

【This indicates the virus likely appeared on Blue Water Star around May 1st. It wasn’t omnipresent right from its appearance but had a propagation process.】

【This propagation process could be through air, water, or human transmission—or possibly all these methods. Eventually, after nearly four months of spreading, the virus permeated Blue Water Star, infecting all animals and detonation alarmingly on September 1st, causing mass fatalities.】

【This experimental outcome both cheered and worried you. Although the virus would only appear in the real world after two months, this time frame was very short. You must find a solution, or it would become a death warrant.】

【If delayed beyond two months, the virus might just be an appetizer; the alien civilization deploying it would be the real threat.】

However, you thought of another matter. What kind of alien civilization existed in this world, and what was the survival law of this universe? If it was like Wang Shuqing’s world, you would have room to maneuver.】

【After all, the goal of that type of alien civilization was to find life planets for trade, offering room for negotiation, and Liu Mei might even be able to charm the aliens.】

Your greatest worry is about a particular cosmic view from your memory, akin to that of the dark forest theory. If it really turns into a situation like the dark forest, the difficulty of handling it will multiply exponentially…

However, despite your worries, you are also aware that worrying doesn’t solve any problems. Therefore, you started assembling scientists to conduct research, trying to develop a vaccine to combat the terrifying virus…

Yet, something helpless happened. Before the virus outbreak, those medical scientists couldn’t identify who was infected. Now that the virus has broken out, they finally discovered the virus… only to find it completely unsolvable.

Giant figures in the medical field, virologists, biochemists, and other elite humans unanimously concluded one thing. This virus is beyond the current medical and technological capabilities of humanity.

Not to mention this alien virus named MR virus, even the local viruses on Blue Water Star have seldom been completely conquered by humans. Throughout human history, the viruses that have been entirely overcome were mostly due to mutual restraint among viruses, which humans coincidentally discovered and then conquered.

Apart from that, tackling viruses usually relies on the human body’s own immune system.

Hearing this response, you fell silent. You had heard about this knowledge back on Earth before you transmigrated… and now, you hear the same thing on this Earth-like Blue Water Star.

Indeed, virology, genetics, and such sciences are too profound, challenging to delve deeply into. Humanity, in this regard, remains like naive children, only aware of these things’ existence without being able to study their essence.

After contemplating, you instructed these scientists to continue researching the MR virus. Simultaneously, you began to have them study genetic serums or energy liquids…

You thought that since combating the virus relies on the human body’s immune system, you might as well find a way for everyone to rapidly enhance their physical strength…

However, merely using the body tempering cultivation methods from the mystical world is ineffective, a point proven during the previous virus infection. You need more powerful physiques.

Given that the cultivation system is ineffective, then you turn to technological means to enhance the human body’s strength. Such enhancement might possibly avoid suppression by anomalous powers…

After all, in the tech sector, enhancing human genetic strength through genetic serums or even breaking the genetic lock to transform the body’s strength and intellect is perfectly normal. This belongs to the technological evolution route, which might not be influenced by anomalous powers.

Additionally, you also considered the possibility of mechanical ascension. As the saying goes, ‘Flesh is weak, mechanical ascension’… This classic sci-fi line seemed fitting.

Of course, you wouldn’t consider mechanical ascension for yourself in reality, but employing it in simulations to advance the plot and counter anomalies would be acceptable…

“Genetic serums, huh… I remember Zeng Lingdong once signed in a genetic serum; we can refer to it for our scientists’ research. Besides, there’s also the energy liquid and spaceship from Wang Shuqing’s world.”

Wang Ping looked at the simulated content, his gaze flickering, pondering silently…

Normal technological development would obviously be extremely troublesome, especially with the current situation—time is indeed too tight…

However, if external forces are leveraged, it’s a different story…

Utilizing the genetic serum signed in by Zeng Lingdong and the spaceship and technological data obtained from Wang Shuqing’s world, there’s hope for rapidly transforming the humans of this world into genetically enhanced individuals, and for swiftly raising humanity’s technology to the interstellar era…

Of course, this method feels like ‘helping a plant grow by pulling it up,’ which might affect humanity’s future development…

“Time is pressing, I can’t care about that much. Let’s solve the current problem first…”

Wang Ping muttered to himself, then continued staring at the screen…

In the blink of an eye, sixty years passed again. During these sixty years, no other crises emerged. It seemed alien civilizations believed humans were extinct and did not continue targeting Blue Water Star’s life forms…

This was the only thing worth celebrating. However, you still dared not leave the sanctuary. After all, the external world remained filled with the virus; leaving would result in death…

In these sixty years, human scientists continuously attempted to develop genetic serums and virus vaccines. Unfortunately, given the technological gap and lack of an adequate research environment, sixty years passed without substantial progress…

Moreover, over these sixty years, the aging and death of various scientists posed a problem. In the sanctuary, there weren’t enough outstanding successors to take their place…

Forget those already elderly scientists, even you, after experiencing sixty years, had aged considerably. If not for your physiques being slightly stronger than ordinary people, you might have already perished at eighty-plus years old…

This left you deeply pensive. Your lives were so spectacular. On Earth, you were ordinary people. An unexpected inclusion in the chat group led you through a fantastic eight or nine years, becoming powerful beyond ordinary people’s imagination…

Ultimately, arriving in this world, you became ordinary people once more, confined within the sanctuary for survival until aging and passing away…

Amid your contemplations, Wu Jun thought of utilizing his Golden Finger for a final gamble. Over these years, Wu Jun frequently considered whether his Golden Finger could trigger a miracle…

But you kept stopping him. After all, if Wu Jun used his Golden Finger, causing unpredictable variables, it could hinder Wang Ping’s next simulation. Therefore, even if you aged and died, you couldn’t use the Golden Finger for a final gamble…

You once again prevented Wu Jun, making him quite helpless as he sullenly sat in place. Clearly, despite all these years, Wu Jun still followed your lead as big brother…

As you drowned your sorrows, an unexpected event occurred. From outer space, a massive meteor hurtled towards Blue Water Star, eventually breaking through its atmosphere and crashing down…

Instantly, the earth’s surface quaked from the meteor’s impact energy, causing the most terrifying environmental devastation to Blue Water Star’s ecosystem. Hiding in the sanctuary, you were also affected, ultimately dying in the chain reactions from the meteor strike…

Due to your death, this simulation ends…

With the text simulation ending, numerous images appeared in Wang Ping’s mind, and his figure appeared in outer space…

Then, from his perspective, a colossal meteor descended from space, colliding with Blue Water Star, the resulting terrifying energy shaking the entire planet, causing a mass extinction.

“A mere meteor impact… such a scene used to be insignificant to me. Now as an ordinary person, looking from space, it actually seems quite spectacular and awe-inspiring…”

Wang Ping gazed at the scene, murmuring with deep thoughts…

Next, before Wang Ping could think further, his consciousness shifted, leaving the immersive simulation state and returning to reality…

“This simulation’s situation improved somewhat, and I’ve gathered quite a bit of information, but…”

Wang Ping looked at Wu Jun and the other two, shook his head, and recounted the situation.

“There are still two months left… it can be considered a blessing in disguise.”

Wu Jun felt quite fortunate.

Though being infected after two months wasn’t exactly something to celebrate, it was still better than being infected by the virus right now.

“Although we’re safe for now, the inability to solve the virus problem is worrying. We can’t just keep hiding. Besides, what’s with that meteorite? Is it an accident, or are we being targeted?”

Wang Ping shook his head and sighed.

“This…”

Hearing Wang Ping’s words, Wu Jun also fell silent.

Liu Mei and Chen Yao also frowned, feeling somewhat restless.

This is truly one wave after another…

The virus problem wasn’t even resolved, and now a giant meteorite impact…

Whether it was human-caused or a natural phenomenon, it seemed determined to wipe out humanity.

This situation was desperate, offering no glimpse of hope for a breakthrough.

No wonder the chat group labeled it as extremely difficult and highly dangerous.

After all, they had Brother Wang here. Without him, how could they clear this level?

Just thinking about it suffocated and despaired them.

No wonder the transmigrator seniors of the Second-Generation Chat Group were mercilessly wiped out.

This anomaly directly sealed extraordinary powers, forcibly turning others into ordinary people… it was indeed much harder to deal with compared to other anomalies.

“Don’t worry too much. Even without the meteorite crash, we would eventually age and die.”

Wang Ping looked at the three silent ones and consoled them.

“That’s not something to be really happy about.”

Wu Jun, Liu Mei, and Chen Yao all smiled bitterly.

“Find joy in the midst of suffering…”

Wang Ping looked at the three and shook his head.

Actually, he didn’t feel much pressure.

Even if it truly came to a dead end and he couldn’t deal with the anomaly, he could still run away.

Though that would mean losing all the chat group points he painstakingly accumulated and slightly affecting his prestige in the chat group, he wouldn’t be in any real danger… He could calmly deal with the anomaly through the simulations.

“As expected of Brother Wang…”

Wu Jun praised him enthusiastically.

“Alright, let’s stop the nonsense. We need to seek help from the group. Genetic potions and scientific data must be brought over. With these things, we should be able to find a way out.”

Wang Ping patted Wu Jun’s shoulder and said with a smile.

“Right… we can still seek help from the chat group!”

Hearing this, Wu Jun’s eyes brightened.

“It’s a pity that no one in the chat group has transmigrated to a highly advanced technological world, nor does any member have the corresponding Golden Finger, otherwise it would be much simpler.”

Liu Mei said regretfully.

“I wonder if Qu Zhong’s purification ability can help.”

Chen Yao pondered for a moment and then said.

“Purifying curses and other negative effects… it’s uncertain if the virus qualifies as a curse.”

Wang Ping also thought of Qu Zhong and pondered.

“But it’s worth a try.”

Then, Wang Ping directly opened the chat group, explained the situation, and hoped Zeng Lingdong and Wang Shuqing would help… He also @ed Qu Zhong, hoping he could come over.

Zeng Lingdong (89): “Brother Wang, I signed in and got a better genetic potion. It might help you.”

Wang Shuqing (74): “Brother Wang, no problem. You originally confiscated the alien civilization’s spaceship and some technology, so it’s only natural to trade them to you now.”