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Chapter 46 Sixth-Order Infected

"escape?"

In the hospital corridor filled with the smell of disinfectant, Yu Jin shook his head.

Knew it……

Even though he has now advanced to the sixth rank, in the system's eyes, he is still the same 'ant' he was at the beginning.

Yu Jin even suspected that even when he reached the ninth rank, the system's evaluation of him as an 'ant' would not change.

The news that Old Yu had suddenly been hospitalized with a heart attack really startled Yu Jin.

But now.

After healing the two elders with the 'Light of Purification', Yu Jin felt much more at ease.

just now……

He wanted to see just how "extremely dangerous" and "terrifying" this so-called "infected nest" really was!
as well as--

How many points and rewards can it bring you?

last night.

Yu Jin had almost exhausted all the rewards he had gained from the Sewage River. Now, apart from about two hundred Tier 3 crystals and 990,000 Wasteland Points, he couldn't even get out a single Tier 4 crystal.

Poverty makes it impossible for me to move an inch!

Ember sighed.

Speaking of points.

Last night, the items in the points mall were also refreshed.

Since Ember was only at Tier 5 when the update occurred, there were still only five item slots available this time.

The good news is—

This time there's some serious stuff, something that even Ember's eyes lit up!

The bad news is -

Not enough points!

Yes.

Even Yu Jin himself never expected that he, who had 99 Wasteland Points, would feel short of money.

"Coming to this hospital was definitely the right decision."

On the day he went to the zoo, Yu Jin had originally planned to come to the hospital to take advantage of the situation as well.

after all--

The pair of "Aimee" at the foot of Langlang Mountain were identified by the system as "Level 4 Infected".

Yu Jin gathered his thoughts and looked around.

The corridor of the inpatient department was rather deserted, and there was a chill in the air.

"Perhaps we need to go to the outpatient department, no, the emergency department, or the intensive care unit. There should be high-level infected individuals there?"

Yu Jin thought to himself.

On his way to the ward, he encountered many patients.

However, most patients are only systematically assessed as second- or third-order infected individuals.

For minor illnesses like colds and fevers, it's not even considered a first-order infectious agent.

"I originally thought only those with X-related diseases were considered infectious..."

"It seems that the more severe the illness, the higher the level of the infected organism?"

Ember speculated.

And at that very moment.

The once quiet corridor was suddenly filled with noise.

Yu Jin subconsciously looked up.

I saw——

In ward 326, a large group of doctors in white coats pushed hospital beds out of the ward.

The doctors and nurses were followed closely by a young-looking couple.

The wife burst into tears, and the husband, his eyes red with tears, tried to comfort her.

"poor child……"

"She's only been in this world for less than two years..."

Thanks to his greatly enhanced perception after advancing to the sixth rank, even from dozens of meters away, Yu Jin could clearly hear the sighs of the doctors and nurses.

From their words, Ember learned—

The little girl in the hospital bed is only three years old, but she has bone cancer.

Because she was very young and her bones were not fully developed, her condition deteriorated extremely rapidly.

a minute ago.

The little girl's vital signs deteriorated rapidly, and she needed to be rushed to the operating room for emergency treatment.

According to the doctor...

The chances of this surgery being successful are extremely slim.

Or--

Even if this surgery is successful, the little girl will still suffer continuous pain and torment until she enters the operating room again for emergency treatment.

Cancer, an incurable disease.

Bone cancer is the worst kind of cancer.

soon.

A group of doctors and nurses pushed a hospital bed past Yu Jin.

【warn!warn! 】

You have encountered a 'Level 6 Infected Being - Bone Cancer Evil Infant'!

[You are as weak as an ant and powerless to resist. Please escape this place as soon as possible!]

The system notification arrived as expected.

"Sixth level?"

Yu Jin's heart sank slightly.

To know.

Back then, the guy named Aizinige at the foot of Langlang Mountain was only classified as a fourth-tier player by the system.

This shows how serious the little girl's condition is!
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they had one foot in the grave.

even……

Even the embers could accurately 'see' her remaining time. [29 minutes 59 seconds]

[29 minutes 58 seconds]

[29 minutes 57 seconds]

……

This is the result displayed for the 'numerical' attribute of the Ember.

At first, when Yu Jin was in the ride-sharing car, all he could see when he looked at the young woman was a string of inappropriate numbers.

But upon arriving at the hospital, Yu Jin discovered—

This 'numerical' property actually refers to the most prominent and unique numerical value of the object.

For example, when he looks at himself, he sees [18cm].

The reason they hadn't noticed it before was because Yu Jin had only seen himself and the young woman in the ride-sharing car.

What a coincidence.

Neither of these two values ​​is entirely accurate.

"Sir, could you please move aside?"

"We need to have surgery urgently, it's very urgent!"

The doctor's shout brought Yu Jin back to his senses.

He then realized that he was blocking someone's way.

"Feel sorry."

Yu Jin said softly, making way for him.

just.

As he made way, he subtly touched the little girl's delicate hand.

hum-

The faint light went unnoticed by anyone.

Even the hospital's surveillance cameras couldn't capture it.

of course.

To avoid revealing himself, Ember used the same 'Light of Purification' he had used on the two elders, injecting a halo while controlling them to slowly heal over a period of time.

Glug glug—!
The hospital bed receded into the distance, and the group hurried along.

The sound of hospital bed wheels rapidly rolling echoed through the hospital corridor.

A new system notification appeared before Ember's eyes—

[With your ant-like body, you successfully purified the 'Tier 6 Infected Being - Bone Cancer Evil Infant,' completely eradicating its source of contamination. Wasteland Points +100000!]

[Resource Acquired: Tier 6 Energy Crystal!]

[You have successfully cleansed an infected individual for the first time, unlocking the title 'Infected Hunter'!]

[Infected Hunter -]

[Type: Title]

[Effect: Wearing this title increases your lethality/oppression/efficiency in hunting/suppressing/purifying infected by 50%!]

"Ok?"

Yu Jin didn't have time to pay attention to the newly acquired title; instead, he was stunned on the spot because of the 'Sixth-Order Energy Crystal'.

A sixth-order infected entity should theoretically be a fifth-order energy crystal...

Why is it a sixth-order?
"A bug?"

Yu Jin shook his head, rejecting the idea.

Although the system has bugs, it has always been very rigorous in terms of rewards, including mechanisms to restrict the repeated reward collection for the same behavior.

"Last time, Aiznig and Mei were judged to be at the fourth tier, but the reward was only a third-tier crystal..."

"This time, the little girl is at the sixth rank, but the reward is a sixth-rank crystal..."

Yu Jin murmured to himself, standing there lost in thought.

Suddenly.

He had a flash of inspiration and seemed to have grasped the key to the problem.

"The system only classifies Aiznig and Mei as 'startled and retreating'!"

"But this little girl, the system's assessment is 'purification'!"

"In terms of severity, 'purification' is significantly higher than 'frightening away,' so the reward is correspondingly higher?"

For now.

What Ember knew was—

Various animals will be identified by the system as 'mutant beasts'.

Humans, specifically patients, are classified as 'infected'.

Generally speaking, infected beings should be more powerful and dangerous than mutated beasts.

and so--

Suppressing an n-th rank mutated beast only yields an n-1 rank crystal.

However, suppressing infected individuals can yield n-order crystals?
"Probably!"

Yu Jin carefully considered the logic and felt that it made perfect sense.

click -

Just at this time.

A hospital room at the end of the corridor opened.

Doctors and nurses pushed a hospital bed, on which lay an elderly person on the verge of death...

Ember looked at the old man; the numerical display showed—

[3 days, 12 hours, 5 minutes, and 56 seconds]

……

Two minutes later.

Yu Jin used the same trick again, brushing past this group of people.

[You, with your insignificant ant-like body, successfully purified the 'Tier 6 Infected Being—The Uremic Old Man,' completely eradicating its source of contamination. Wasteland Points +100000!]

[Resource Acquired: Tier 6 Energy Crystal!]

[Your title 'Infected Hunter' has gained experience!]

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