Chapter 68: Granny Wang

Chapter 68: Granny Wang

“Dad!”

Meng Chao saw that everyone’s faces were solemn but not overly sorrowful, and he sighed in slight relief . He went up to ask about the situation .

Meng Yishan told him that Blessed Heavenly Garden did not suffer a lot of casualties . They lost one resident, and two were heavily wounded . The good news was that they obtained a large amount of monster meat . Next year, they would definitely be able to be graded as a five-star region, and their supply of ammunition would increase by 20% . They would also get a lot of extra cultivation resources, which would allow their descendants to become stronger .

There was another piece of good news as well . Ma Jianjun, who lived in Block 22, Unit 4 and was a young factory worker in a machinery, had reached a breakthrough to save his partner from the clutches of monsters and became a superhuman .

“We have our own superhuman in our region now?” Meng Chao was surprised and delighted .

There were usually two paths for a person to become a superhuman .

The first was to build their foundation from their youth . They were to use stances, breathing techniques, and meditation techniques to repeatedly refine their bodies and get into university . Once they were sufficiently prepared, they could become superhumans and soar to the heavens .

This was the golden path that was peaceful and neutral .

The other path was this: since Dragon Citizens had been nourished by spirit energy for decades and had viruses, their potential was ten times stronger than that of the Earthlings in the past . When they ran into life threatening situations, there was a high possibility that their energy would burst out of them, and they would awaken to supernatural abilities .

Supernatural abilities gained during battle were usually paid for with a devastating price . They were usually limited to a single domain, and they had very limited room for expansion and improving . People who awakened them were known as pseudo-superhumans or broken-star superhumans .

Broken-star superhumans were like premature babies . Before their brains, nerves, flesh, and blood had completely matured, they had to withstand a spirit energy impact that was way beyond what they could take . It was, thus, very difficult for them to cultivate in the future .

Due to long-term considerations, cultivation aristocratic families did not let their children become superhumans too early . In fact, they even deliberately suppress their realms at times .

If anyone’s child became a superhuman at the age of fourteen or fifteen, no one would think that he had extraordinary talent . Instead, they would shake their heads and sigh, because the child was probably already crippled .

But to the normal people in Blessed Heavenly Garden, even if someone became a broken-star superhuman, they were still a superhuman!

“Our region is going to earn big this round . ” Meng Chao smiled, but when he saw that his father’s expression was a little off, his smile faded away . “Dad, what’s wrong? Did something happen at home? Could it be… that something happened to my sister?”

Bai Jiaocao was his main worry . He feared that the powerful mental interference brought by the monster invasion might crush her mental strength index and once again push the possibility of her becoming corrupted to 100% .

“Something did happen— No, she wasn’t injured . It’s our neighbor, Granny Wang… Ah, just take a look at it on your own . ”

Meng Yishan found himself not knowing what to say, even though the words were at the tip of his tongue .

Meng Chao felt his heart tense . He rushed home and found that his sister was curled up in a corner of the folding bed .

It was hot, but she used two bed sheets and a blanket to wrap herself up .

“Young Cao, what’s going on? I’m here, don’t be scared!” Meng Chao was anxious .

Muffled sobs came from under the blanket and bed sheets . Bai Suxin felt helpless nearby .

Meng Chao comforted the girl with gentle words . After being comforted for a long time, Bai Jiacao finally pushed the blanket and the bed sheets from her face .

The girl wept horribly in the dark . “Big Brother, I was too horrible . I saved Dad, I saved Mom, but I didn’t manage to save Granny Wang . She’s going to die! She’s going to turn into a zombie!”

“What?” Meng Chao turned around to cast a questioning look at his mother .

Bai Suxin explained that there were many monsters yesterday, so all the residents moved to the underground shelter . While they were moving there, a drove of Demonic Halberd Pigs crawled out of a space-time rift and separated the group .

Everyone launched their counterattack where they were . Bai Jiacao was incredibly brave . No one saw what she did, but she used a small kopis and killed two Demonic Halberd Pigs!

However, no matter how bravely the future Dark Witch fought, right now, she was just a girl who had not awakened to her abilities . After killing two monsters, she used up all her strength, and even her kopis was stuck in the monster’s bone . She could not bring it out .

At that moment, the third Demonic Halberd Pig rushed at her .

Their next door neighbor, Granny Wang, had always fought together with their family . Without even thinking, she moved in front of Bai Jiacao as her shield, lifted her extra large shotgun, and fired .

Her accuracy was great . With just one shot, she blasted off the monster’s eyeballs, but it drove the beast into anger . It bared its fangs and pierced the old lady’s stomach . Then, it threw her more than ten meters away .

When Meng Yishan and Bai Suxin managed to save Granny Wang, the old lady was already a mangled mess .

They used medicinal gel to stop her blood in time, but the bacteria on the Demonic Halberd Pig’s fangs stimulated the virus in Granny Wang’s body . With the subsequent collapse of her immune system, the bacteria invaded her central nervous system and her brain tissues . She… could not be saved .

“Granny Wang’s going to turn into a zombie . ” Meng Chao’s heart sank .

When Earthlings transmigrated to the Other World, their first great enemy was not the horrible environment or the fights brought by the draining of resources . Instead, it was the mysterious virus and bacteria of the Other World .

The immune systems they brought with them from Earth had never seen such strange bacteria before .

Many of the transmigrators were instantly crippled or their immune systems went through such abrupt changes that they turned into all sorts of deformed monsters .

Later on, with the nourishment of spirit energy, the activity of the cells in Earthlings increased by dozens of times . They unlocked the shackles of their genes and awakened to supernatural abilities, but it had side effects .

For example, if a person’s brain died but a large amount of their central nervous system remained highly active, the deceased would turn into a zombie who was filled with the instinct to kill and eat .

They were like the zombies seen in horror movies and games on Earth .

After adapting to the viruses in the Other World and all the research conducted on them, the Dragon Citizens now had all sorts of antibodies in them, which resulted in a brand new immune system .

The zombie research center developed all sorts of medications to fight the viruses and bacteria to ensure that in normal situations, the viruses and bacteria would not be activated . The medication could even make the viruses and bacteria stimulate human genes so that they could break through their limits .

But in special situations, for example, when a person was severely injured, when their immune system was incredibly weak, or when a monster suddenly injected large amounts of viruses or bacteria into the person, that person would still face a certain chance of turning from a carrier to an infected .

Granny Wang might have been hale and hearty, but she was still old . Her organs were also attacked by the Demonic Halberd Pig’s fangs, which was the worst possible situation .

“I did this to Granny Wang . I was too weak . ” When Bai Jiacao saw her older brother, she found a way to vent her emotions . Her eyes were glazed as she kept repeating, “I was too weak . I was too weak . I was too weak—”

“Young Cao!” Meng Chao yanked the blanket away and grabbed her shoulders . He said loudly, “You didn’t do this to Granny Wang . She sacrificed her life heroically to protect our hometown . If she was still conscious, she wouldn’t want to see you like this!”

Bai Jiacao was still unable to get out of her emotions . She stared at her older brother in a daze before she suddenly smiled and mumbled, “I’m going to get stronger, much stronger, so that this tragedy won’t happen again . ”

“Listen to me, only when your heart is strong will you truly be strong . With your current condition, no matter how physically strong you become, you will be a slave to your strength . You won’t be able to save anyone . You’ll only bring about an even greater tragedy!”

When Meng Chao saw that his sister was not listening to him, he sucked in a deep breath and asked his mother, “Where’s Granny Wang?”

“In her house . ” Bai Suxin hesitated for a moment . “The army sent someone over . They’re from the Eternal Journey . ”

Meng Chao was slightly stunned . “They’re holding a joyful funeral for her?”

Bai Suxin nodded . “Yes . ”

“Alright, based on procedures, you need a witness for a joyful funeral . We’re neighbors . We can bear witness . Young Cao, you’re coming with me . ” Meng Chao yanked his little sister to her feet .

“I-I don’t want to go . I don’t want to see how Granny Wang looks like right now…” Bai Jiacao struggled with all her might, and her voice quivered .

“Didn’t you say that you want to become really strong? Yet you don’t even have the courage to look at Granny Wang?” Meng Chao asked . “We’ve been neighbors for twenty years . We’re going to send Granny Wang on her final journey!”

He dragged his sister to No . 706 . The door was opened, and the house was filled with the residents of the unit . Granny Wang’s friends, who usually played mahjong with her, were among them as well .

Three military doctors in white coats were there . Two of them held controllers that allowed electricity to charge through, and the other had a large pistol at his waist .

“Young Juan?”

Bai Jiacao did not dare to go in, but once pushed inside, she saw that Granny Wang’s granddaughter had come back . She was schoolmates with Bai Jiacao while they were in elementary school, and they were best friends who grew up together .

Bai Jiacao could only answer the soft call .

“Young Cao, come and keep me company . ” Wang Xiaojuan bit her lip and extended a cold hand .

Bai Jiacao braced herself and squeezed her way through .

She shut her eyes, not daring to look . She could only hear Granny Wang as she let out rumbling sounds from her throat, along with the sounds of chains turning around .

The girl felt her older brother hold her shoulders . Warmth came from his palm, and his voice spoke from above her . “It’s okay . I’m here . ”

Bai Jiacao leaned against her older brother and finally found the courage to open her eyes .

She saw that a metal frame had been placed on Granny Wang’s wooden bed . The old lady was curled up on the frame, and her limbs were tied down by chains .

Her waist was bound by bandages, and her stomach had become one size bigger than before . Even though they had spread a lot of medicinal gel on her wounds, blood still seeped out of them .

The terrifying wounds had instantly taken the old lady’s life, but the spirit energy, viruses, bacteria, and the incredibly active cells worked together to keep her miraculously alive .

… No . 90% of the old lady’s brain was dying . Her consciousness was gradually fading away .

But the remaining 10% and her body were living in another way . Since they had lost the limitations placed on them by human consciousness, they became more excited… and savage .

Clang! Clang!

Granny Wang suddenly started spasming violently, and the chains holding her down clanged violently .

Thick blood vessels appeared on her wrinkled skin, and balls of blood began moving around in her blood vessels . They looked like rats . The brown age spots had turned green at some point, and dense, small red dots appeared on her livor mortis .

Her limbs twitched madly, and the heaving of her chest grew weaker until it became still .

She no longer needed to breathe . She had turned from a human to another unidentified creature .

Bai Jiacao was shocked . She wanted to move back .

Next to her, Granny Wang’s granddaughter and her childhood friend started sobbing .

Bai Jiacao could not hold back her fear and regret as she said stiffly, “It’s fine, Young Juan . Granny Wang has already passed away . She… she didn’t feel any pain . ”

“85% of the patient’s brain tissues have died .

“The patient will lose 100% of her breathing functions in three minutes .

“The three viruses: T35, T44, and R39 have gone over the critical point in the patient’s body .

“With Dragon City’s current medical standards and the patient’s age, wounds, and body functions, we have come to an overall conclusion that we cannot save the patient . Family members, do you acknowledge this fact?”