"I don't know myself." She said
Even though she couldn't see it, I probably gave the most puzzled expression I could muster
(?.?)
"I woke up restricted to this place and ever since, I've just been sitting here idle. If anything, it has something to do with this virus that 'I control'"
"Hold on V-Virus? Do you happen to know you name?"
...
...
"I Guess not..."
"They come everyday to feed me something. It's probably just leftovers from their own meal. I remember them forcing some cereal into my mouth yesterday... It was very dry."
This girl.... She's most likely FOV-2, the one I've been searching for.
And cereal??! They had leftovers??
"There's a way that we can escape" I said.
Her eyes perked up behind her blindfold, now listening attentively to Shiki.
"Well.. This may take a whi-"
"I'll do it. Whatever it takes."
Damn she must be motivated
"The food they give everyday, spit it on the chains that restrict your hands and legs everyday. The salt content within their food should quicken the rate at which the chains corrode, making it easier to snap them ones they rust completely."
"Judging by how well off they are, I'm sure they pretty much season all their food with salt."
And so, a few days went on where the 2 of them constantly spit on their chains.
Although Himiko and Zach definitely realised that they were planning something, they just couldn't put their finger on to what they were thinking. Spitting food on chains? Really? How was that supposed to help?
This is why you should learn Chemistry, the art of corrosion ;)
Time flew right by up till the day of their escape...
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Feb 22, Year 2021
More than a month has passed. Shiki's body was sore as hell, he had been restricted to the exact same position up till now, his muscles were practically begging him to move. Likewise the girl was as well.
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*9021 New Infected*
*6523 New Recoveries*
*2392 Dies of other causes*
*9000 DNA Points Gained*
*You have 2 New Random Mutations*
Remnant 1 - After a 'successful recovery', remnants of the virus may remain, giving chance for a reinfection.
Chance of skill 'Remnant' Occuring - 5%
Chance of getting reinfected by a Remnant Virus - 1%
(Basically 1/2000, Quick maths ;))
Muscle Fatigue - Body Aches
Total r0 increases by 0.05
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An astonishing 9000 more points over the past month. Less than expected, probably due to the ongoing lockdowns due to FOV-2. However... so many of my infected died from other causes. There must be something happening outside right now
Thats right! Both Himiko and Zach didn't even come to feed us for 2 days... I wonder what happened.
My mouth was practically dry as hell
Not like they needed too anyways... the chains were pretty much corroded totally.
I snapped the chains that bound my hand together.
It feels good....To finally stretch holy shit
I tear off the blindfold and break the shackles too my legs. I'm finally free. FINALLY. And beside me, my accomplice in crime. Her name was Yui, the exact same age as me, 16. I had just about no idea what she looked like but she was a great person to be around with. I was this close to giving up but she kept encouraging to push on.
Just like that, the month flew by of course.
And now, it's time to free Yui.
...
...
Complete, 180...
...
Her voice was super mature, like those you would hear doing your everyday newscasting. But... her body? It was no taller than a middle-grade schooler.
ACHOOO!
"Hey are you done? Can you help me out of here. I keep sneezing for some reason..."
Yes... yes
I karate chop both the chains in a cool way, but now I kinda regret it. My hands, they were HURTING LIKE HELL. She tore of the blindfold and greeted me,
"thanks for helping me!" She smiled.
"Now, we just need to think of a way out of here. It's super dark right now... I can't even see your face now, just the outline of your body."
I slowly place my hands on the wall and start feeling for a door knob. There!
The door, basically flew open.
"GRRRRRR....."
Someone or something, walked into the room. That height, that hairstyle, that's Himiko?? I quickly grab the chain with a ball bearing still attached to it and swing it at her. And just like that, her head came off.
...
Wait
...
Her head came off!?!
Yui managed to find a switch and turned on the lights.
What the fuck?
Her head was so easily detached from her body, and her arms and legs were covered in a shit ton of wounds and her skin was practically white. It was as though her body had already decomposed quite long ago.
A zombie?
No it can't be..... what the hell happened when I was was tied up here.
*You have a new update to your system!*
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Feature added - News
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Recent News
New emerging Plague within the entirety of Japan, - DIO
Current Infected - 93+ Million
Total Death Count - 93+ Million
Due to the Low population number, all r0's are reduced by 0.2
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What the hell? What happened when I was away...
"Hey what's that screen over there.."
"Oh it's the menu for disease spreaders, you can try calling out to it by saying 'panel'"
"Panel"
"And click on profile as well" I continued
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Name : FOV-2
Type : Virus
r0 - 1.5
Infected - 9+ Thousand
Killed - 26+ Thousand
DNA Points - 42332
—Evolution—
Bronchitis 1 (Evolved Version Of Coughing after 10)
Drug Resistance 4
Environmental Resistance 8
Lung Failure 2
Cryostasis 1 ( Virus is able to maintain infectiveness within the deceased's body)
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FOV-2?! Well... I can't say I'm shocked anyways, I even predicted it a while back.
It really wasn't her fault that I died..... But I still did. Though for now, I might need her help to defeat this plague.
Yo wtf is this. 622 Thousand?! That's actually a somewhat slow growth, barely doubling over the past month. I'm guessing the number of deaths caused by the plague has definitely halted FOV-2's growth.
And
...
26 Thousand deaths, that's all too impressive for a virus that only relied solely on mutations.
"Hey, Yui. You need to devolve the evolutions with fatality. We can't let the remaining humans die out on us. We'd be goners if they died."
"Here this." I said, pointing at the 'Lung Failure' tag. Probably the only fatal one though.
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Remove for 5000 DNA Points?
V
CONFIRMED
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That got a lot more expensive.... I'm guessing it increases as you grow.
I grab Yui's hand as I lead her towards the roof of the building.
...
...
That's when we saw it.
The end of Japan
I think?
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Name : Black
Type : Virus
r0 - 1.05
Infected - 1230+
Killed - 8
DNA Points - 11051
—Evolution— (Strain 1)
Coughing 1
Drug Resistance 1 -> 2
Environmental Resistance 1
Mosquito Infection 1
Virus Rentention 1
Remnant 1
Muscle Fatigue 1
Strain 2 ~ Unknown
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