Day by day in the infinite game

Chapter 340 340. Virus invasion
Northern Europe is a country located near the polar circle.

"Cough cough..."

After a heartbreaking cough, the gray-haired man suppressed the numbness and itch that continued to rise in his throat and looked at his wife who hurried in with a worried look on his face.

"My dear, I have a serious cold this time. Ahem... don't stay in the same room with me. Get out quickly and take precautions."

After saying that, he coughed violently again.

The woman with the same gray hair on her temples stopped, her eyes filled with worry.

"There is indeed something wrong with your situation. Let's go to the hospital and take a look. After all, taking medicine by yourself will heal slowly..."

A few days ago, the old man who was still lively and energetic accompanying her shopping and shopping for groceries now has a haggard look on his face that makes him look at least ten years older, and he is completely haggard.

To say that his cold was a bit unusual, even after taking the medicine, the old man's cough didn't get better, instead it seemed to get worse.

Thinking of this, she suddenly felt an itch in her throat.

In the end, the man did not resist his wife's repeated urgings, but he got dressed and went to the hospital for a check-up.

"Cough cough."

Before going out, the woman couldn't help coughing twice.

The man faltered.

"My dear, what's wrong with you? Have you been infected by me?"

"It's okay, I choked accidentally."

The woman didn't take it to heart and said casually.

On the way to the hospital, they were surprised to find that the road, which was not usually congested, was extremely busy today.

"Is today a good day? Everyone comes out to relax?"

This doubt was not answered until they arrived at a nearby hospital.

"No, everyone comes to the hospital!"

The woman frowned and looked at the almost full parking space outside the courtyard.

There are many people like her who are circling in circles looking for vacant parking spaces.

"Ah-choo! Cough-cough..."

A man in a hurry walked by and coughed as he walked. Listening to the movement, he seemed to be unwilling to stop until his lungs came out.

"A lot of people have caught a cold recently."

The woman shook her head.

After watching the passers-by go away, she and the man got out of the car and walked into the hospital.

As expected, there were a lot of people coming to the hospital, almost all of them lined up outside the respiratory department.

In the corridor, the sound of coughing one after another made the woman feel a little uneasy.

"what happened?"

There are so many people coughing. Could it be a new type of influenza?
Just as he was thinking, there was a commotion from the crowd in front of him.

"Let's all give way, let's give way!"

"Dr. Gray, what do you mean? Why are my symptoms not a cold..."

"I told you, you are allergic. Do you know about allergies?"

The white coat helplessly explained again and again.

"How is that possible! Then doctor, what are my allergens? What makes me cough all the time? If this continues, my body will collapse! Please, give me some medicine!"

"Ah, Doctor Gray, I haven't been able to get better from my cough, please help me..."

For a moment, the originally orderly team fell into chaos, with a look of nervousness and anticipation on everyone's face.

"Doctor Gray, come quickly! The patient in bed 12 is in trouble!"

Finally, Dr. Gray, who was almost overwhelmed by the crowd, was able to escape with the help of several assistants.

Situations like this occur repeatedly in cities located near the polar circle.

At first, people thought it was the flu.

However, people soon discovered that this "cold" was not simple.

The initial symptoms are fever, cough, and general weakness, much like a common cold.

However, slowly, starting from the lungs, various internal organs in the body began to experience dysfunction, failure, internal bleeding, etc. The disease progressed rapidly and treatment was very difficult.

Next, the patient will start to have various complications from the inside out, and his mind will become muddled.

But the strange thing is that even though the disease has left the person with broken bones, dying breath, and a dazed and haggard look, there has not been a single case of death so far.

Not long after these countries reported the news, and before the World Health Organization had time to investigate and figure out the situation, this strange disease spread rapidly around the world as if it had wings.

……

An underground laboratory in the United States.

"What's going on? Where do these things come from?"

A thin and shriveled old man frowned, looking at a highly active virus under the microscope.

This is a terrible ancient virus that has been frozen in the ground for more than a thousand years. Once it wakes up, it can cause serious damage to mankind.

What makes him angry is not that the virus is terrible, but that there are more than one such terrible virus raging around the world.

"Old George, don't talk about useless things. Just ask, can you provide me with a vaccine as soon as possible?"

A young man with white skin and blue eyes standing next to him asked impatiently.

"The whole world is researching vaccines. So many people have not solved the problem. Do you expect me to be alone?"

The little old man laughed angrily, with deep sarcasm on his wrinkled face.

"Stop dreaming. Even if you squeeze me dry, I won't be able to give you a vaccine."

"Hey, old George, if you say that, I won't be happy."

The white-skinned young man remembered the pressure exerted on him by going online and dumped it on the little old man without any psychological burden.

"Anyway, my words are here. Within a week, I will see the results. Otherwise, hum."

He didn't care whether the little old man was busy on his own or not, that was none of his business.

"What a sin."

Old George shook his head and sighed, not knowing whether he was feeling sorry for himself or the white-skinned young man in front of him.

In order for him to come up with research results as soon as possible, this person "sent" no less than ten people to serve as "guinea pigs" for vaccine research.

Simply inhuman.

His slightly pitiful eyes stayed on them for a moment, then turned away.

He is just a prisoner who is under "house arrest" here. There is really no need to be so overflowing with sympathy.

After sighing, he lowered his head and continued the work at hand, picking up a pen from time to time to record the doubts in his heart.

He always felt a little strange about the sudden invasion of this ancient virus.

……

Maybe the virus is afraid of the cold, or maybe it's just fed up with being frozen for more than a thousand years. They don't seem to be spreading northward.

With the Arctic Circle as the dividing line, two contrasting worlds are formed.

People who have been working on infrastructure in the Arctic region have been clinging to life, and they all say they are lucky.

"Mom and Dad, you stay here for now, don't be in a hurry to go home."

Tang Qinqin warned seriously.

Although she is not sure whether the Arctic region is really safe, at least she can protect them in time when there is danger around her.

"Silly girl, don't worry, we won't leave, we'll talk about it after we're done."

Father Tang, who has devoted himself to the construction of the Arctic, has activated the infrastructure-crazy nature in his blood, completely forgetting his original intention of bringing his wife to the Arctic.

Tang Ma couldn't help but glance at him.

"Baby, mom has no other requirements. No matter what you do, your own safety must be the first priority and you must take good care of yourself."

Father Tang smiled innocently at the side.

Knowing that the two would not leave the Arctic region for the time being, Tang Qinqin was temporarily relieved.

(End of this chapter)