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Physique: 13 (11)

Agility: 15 (12)

Spirit: 8 (10)

Special Status: Mental Excitement (Strength +1, Agility +1, Spirit -2)

Furthermore, the Kabane lack pain receptors, fear, and all emotional instincts other than predation. In general, even with a numerical advantage, the samurai had no guarantee of victory.

Seeing the two sides already engaged in combat, Lin Yi let out a sigh of relief: "Fine, let's just treat it as a warm-up."

Hidden under his sleeve, his right hand gently reached towards the quiver on his back.

Although the crossbows were lost during the battle at Kohon-eki, the bolts were still on his person. Even though they were just ordinary bolts, their manufacturing technology was still centuries ahead of its time. Putting everything else aside, their sheer hardness far surpassed that of the samurai's weapons that could be broken with "light force." With his physical abilities having been enhanced twice over, they were perfect as melee weapons...

With this thought in mind, Lin Yi, with four crossbow bolts between his fingers, jumped off the carriage and quickly disappeared into the night.

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The battle did not go as smoothly as expected.

With a heavy breath, Honda Tamaki forcefully pulled his tattered katana from the motionless corpse of a Kabane in front of him and scanned his surroundings.

Despite the convenience of medicine and weapons, humans still possess a weakness that the Kabane lack: emotions.

Unlike those aliens who are unaware of pain and death, humans, as creatures of nature, are destined to have the desire to survive. When facing other humans who also fear death, they can muster their courage and see who is the coward. But when facing these monsters, it is completely useless.

After the initial excitement and passion cooled with the increasing number of cold corpses, fear began to spread. The samurai leader, faced with this scene, was equally helpless; after all, not only the others, but even he himself had begun to experience… something called fear.

"Damn it!"

As if trying to shake off all unnecessary emotions from his mind, Honda Taki shouted and swung his blade at the ferocious-looking Kabane in front of him. However, influenced by his emotions, the weapon, which should have been controlled by reason, went astray. When Honda Taki realized that he had made a fatal mistake, the blood-stained hand was already in front of him—he could even smell the nauseating, pungent stench.

Just as Honda Taki closed his eyes, intending to await death, a muffled sound suddenly rang out in front of him. As he opened his dazed vision again, he saw a figure behind the slowly falling Kabane, pulling down his right sleeve.

"Mr. Singed..."

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Honda."

"This is……"

Looking around blankly, I realized that the chaotic battlefield had gradually calmed down, with only sporadic battle shouts coming from afar, but it was only a matter of time before it ended.

With a blank expression, Honda Taki looked ahead again at the figure: "We..."

Lin Yi sheathed the five crossbow bolts, stained with dark brown blood, back into the quiver at his waist, and smiled: "We've won."

Prototype: Chapter 35 Basic Attribute Enhancement

Although it was a victory, the samurai paid a heavy price.

Because the majority of passengers during the escape were samurai who boarded the Kabaneri of the Fortress to protect the Shogun, but their total number was only around 100. The rest were either the Shogun's family members or local residents.

However, in this battle, nearly 40% of the samurai were lost, of whom only one-tenth were actually killed by the Kabane; the vast majority suffered only "flesh wounds."

But this very skin wound, which used to heal on its own in a couple of days with just a little spit, has now become the most deadly death warrant.

"Unfortunately, I have no way to stop the infection."

Facing the warrior leader with a pained expression, Lin Yi shook his head helplessly.

This emotion was genuine. If there were a way to stop the infection, he would have used it on himself long ago. Why would he risk his life to stand at the forefront of these Kabane? It was all to obtain their corpses to make medicine to improve his physical condition.

Of course, Lin Yi wouldn't argue if improving physical condition or using large amounts of enhancement drugs were also ways to "prevent infection," but the question is, if even he himself couldn't guarantee that he could be cured, why should he use limited drugs on these "consumables"?

Obviously, this is impossible. If he didn't want these people to get infected in the first place, he could have simply prevented the virus from spreading in the world. Why is he only now regretting it?

Thus, faced with the expectant gaze of the samurai leader, there was only one answer left.

"Is this... all they can do is wait to die...?"

The samurai leader, his lips trembling, lowered his head as he uttered these words in a trembling voice. Even though he knew this would be the outcome, he still found it hard to accept. Lin Yi, on the other hand, wore a "sad" expression and then went to the laboratory under the pretext of "I'll try my best."

"...Even so, the composition of this virus is really excessive."

Lin Yi, who had a preliminary understanding of what the virus structure that appeared on his retina represented, was quite astonished: "First, it completely destroys the brain's neural tissue, and then it builds its own independent control system... completely disregarding the host's ability to withstand it."

[Third World T-Virus Infected Persons Must First 'Die' Before They Can 'Resurrect' and Become Infected Again]

"Hmm... Could the T-virus prototype antibody drug you mentioned earlier stop it?"

[Success rate less than 2%]

"Nearly total annihilation."

With a sigh of relief, Lin Yi, having abandoned his last shred of hope, began to process the "source blood" that had just been extracted from the heart of the Kabane.

[Does the host want to stop the infection of those humans?]

"Of course not. If we really thought that way, we wouldn't have let the virus break out in the first place... But we should at least have prepared. If we had prepared antibodies before the virus spread, would we have ended up like this?"

[As the body's overall health improves, its resistance to all external viral infections will be significantly enhanced, so the host need not worry.]

"That's what I said... but it's done."

Holding up the tube of black medicine, one could vaguely see bubbles rising from it, and a nauseating odor filled the carriage: "...I mean, is this stuff really safe to drink?"

[Confirmed, but it will modify some dominant genes in the host's body]

Just as Lin Yi was about to pour it into his mouth, he paused: "For example?"

[Fangs, tail, pupils, claws...]

"Okay, okay, I understand."

Even so, he had no way out.

When lower doses are used, the degree of gene modification is lower, and there will be no noticeable changes.

"I hope so"

With a certain determination, I drank it down from the bottle.

The first impression is bitterness—it's as if the entire taste buds are occupied by "bitterness," and you can't taste anything else besides bitterness.

Then comes the numbness, this time no longer limited to the taste buds, but flowing down from the throat all the way to the stomach, accompanied by a numbing sensation.

Then came the scorching heat, like the extreme numbness turning into a burning sensation. As he subconsciously opened his mouth to exhale, Lin Yi could even catch a trace of grayish-black in the air. Just as he wondered if he was about to be roasted from the inside out, all sensation vanished instantly, leaving only the numbers displayed on his retina to prove that what had just happened was no illusion.

Name: Lin Yi

No.: 0

Strength: 22 (The average value for an average adult male is 10).

Physical fitness: 24 (the average value for an average adult male is 10).

Agility: 24 (The average value for a typical adult male is 10).

Mental state: 21 (the average score for an average adult male is 10).

Special state: T-virus erosion (slow)

Complete infection time: 120 hours, 46 minute, and 11 seconds

"Ahem... I'm lucky."

The main improvements are two points each in strength and physique, and one point in agility. However, the spirit stat, which currently has no apparent effect, remains unchanged. Perhaps this is because the Kabane, who are the providers of the source blood, are all low-intelligence creatures.

Besides that, there's another thing worth noting...

"Has the infection duration increased?"

[With improved physical fitness, the body's resistance to viral infections is relatively increased.]

Lin Yi suddenly realized: "If that's the case, can I use advanced enhancement potions to boost my physique by 30 points in one go and then directly eliminate all the viruses?"

[This is a misjudgment. The body's resistance must be demonstrated through a long-term battle against the virus. A short-term increase followed by a decrease may cause a viral backlash, at which point there is a greater probability of reducing the duration of infection.]

A wave of frustration washed over him, but he quickly regained his composure and used the remaining source blood and what he had collected to mix together. Before long, the second tube of permanent enhancement potion was completed.

"...God, I have a question for you."

Faced with the newly completed potion, Lin Yi didn't immediately pour it into his mouth. Instead, he suddenly asked the entity in his mind, "Can the taste of this be adjusted? Like adding some honey or sugar..."

[Possible recessive mutation, are you prepared to accept this?]

"...Never mind if I didn't ask."

Close your eyes and pour it into your mouth.

After experiencing that bitter, numbing, and burning pain once again, the attribute table was completely renewed.

Name: Lin Yi

No.: 0

Strength: 24 (The average value for an average adult male is 10).

Physical fitness: 26 (the average value for an average adult male is 10).

Agility: 25 (The average value for a typical adult male is 10).

Mental state: 21 (the average score for an average adult male is 10).

Special state: T-virus erosion (slow)

Complete infection time: 157 hours, 31 minute, and 51 seconds

Prototype: Chapter 36 Bad End

After resolving the issue of the timing of the virus's spread, another pressing problem remains: how to deal with those infected?

The reason for calling them "infected" rather than "infected beings" is to distinguish them from the Kabane who have "given up treatment." Obviously, the previous conclusion was that once someone becomes a Kabane, even if Lin Yi had the determination, he couldn't save them. But for these infected individuals who are still in the process of infection, if they have that determination, there is still a certain probability that they can recover, or even become "evolved beings." The question is... why do this?

Rather than paying such a high price for something with an uncertain outcome, it would be better to let them make a contribution after they die. If these infected individuals were to transform into infected beings, they could probably produce another vial of the drug.

With this in mind, Lin Yi made a suggestion to the helpless Shogun.

"Suicide?!"

"This is the only solution I can think of."

Yes, it's the only way we can think of without paying any price.

Before the warrior leader, whose expression had turned drastically red, could speak, Lin Yi quickly added, "Or are you all prepared to watch them turn into Kabane, and then sacrifice even more people to kill them?!"

"—!"

People in dire straits often like to deceive themselves, praying for that non-existent "one in ten thousand". Although doing so is easy to arouse the disgust of others, it doesn't matter to Lin Yi. So he doesn't mind playing the role of revealing the truth: "Of course, this is just my personal opinion. The real decision is still in your hands."

With that, Lin Yi turned and left the carriage.

[A person can only have their blood drawn from an infected individual after they have become infected themselves.]

"I know"

Inefficient solutions

"I understand, but God, do you really understand?"

Your message could not be recognized.

Looking at that completely enclosed carriage, where dozens of infected people were awaiting their fate: "Even if I made such a suggestion, do you think they would really accept it?"

Considering the current situation, this is the most reasonable judgment.

“That’s right, it’s the most reasonable, but the problem is that our ‘reasonable’ judgment is based on various established intelligence, such as the fact that they can’t save anyone with their current methods. But for them, the intelligence they have is not enough to determine what the ‘most reasonable judgment’ is, and there’s a major difference.”

[I don't understand, please explain]

Lin Yi glanced at that section of the train car one last time, then turned and left: "Do you think humans live by reason or emotion?"

The question was answered ten minutes later.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Singed, we don't want to give up like this!"

The warrior leader, whose face was resolute, was still somewhat pale, probably because he hadn't yet overcome the weakness caused by the enhancement potion. However, despite saying such words, Lin Yi couldn't sense any apology in his tone; on the contrary, there seemed to be a hint of smugness in it.

—Do they really feel that happy when someone is courting death?

With this thought in mind, Lin Yi smiled and said, "Of course, I don't want the heroes who just fought the Kabane to die like this."

"Thank you for your understanding. You can leave the rest to us."