White smoke continuously drifted out from the box.
Before Li Yiming even touched the serum, he already felt a wave of coldness.
Clearly, the box had its own refrigeration function.
This icy sensation once again confirmed to Li Yiming that he wasn’t dreaming.
He actually got it this easily?!
Li Yiming hadn’t even gone through a proper fight!
This loot was so easily obtained, he was starting to feel a bit guilty!
Because, you see—This seemingly ordinary little suitcase…Was something that SEAL Team Six had fought desperately to obtain!
And when we say “fought desperately,” it’s not just a figure of speech!
A 30-man squad, the size of an entire platoon— All of them died just for this tiny case.
Originally, Li Yiming had thought— This wouldn’t be as simple as he imagined.
After all, this was the original T-virus and the antivirus serum!
In the comic , these were god-tier items coveted by every faction!
The antivirus serum needs no explanation.
It could bring someone back after being infected with the zombie virus.
Its value, in a post-apocalyptic world, couldn’t even be measured in money!
With this in hand, it was basically like having a second life!
Li Yiming himself was the perfect example right now!
If he didn’t have the antivirus serum, in just a few hours— He would’ve turned into a mindless walking corpse!
As for the other vial—pure T-virus— That one was even more extreme!
According to the comic’s setting: A vial of 100% pure T-virus, used in combination with the antivirus serum— Could awaken supernatural powers in an ordinary person!
Even though Li Yiming tried to keep calm, he couldn’t help but smile.
Even though so far— His physical fitness had been more than enough to handle the apocalypse.
Ordinary zombies, as long as they weren’t swarming, posed no real threat to him.
But as someone who had thoroughly studied the comic, he knew— That was only true in the early stages of the story.
Once the protagonist Shen Feiyan kept cheating and leveling up by killing zombies— The comic’s power scaling completely fell apart.
After the collapse in balance, to maintain a sense of survival pressure— The author just went full throttle: all zombies suddenly evolved!
Originally slow-moving, stiff-limbed zombies— By the middle of the comic, turned into parkour masters, agile and deadly!
With this buff— Ordinary people without powers became nothing more than walking snacks!
Only by clinging to powerful ability users could anyone survive!
And of course, this included Li Yiming, who hadn’t awakened any powers yet!
By that point, no matter how fit his body was— Even one of those evolved zombies could have him scrambling for his life!
Not to mention the even worse ones— The intelligent zombies that developed supernatural powers!
Those intelligent infected were totally out of a normal person’s league!
Only by becoming an ability user would one have the right to survive in the mid-apocalyptic phase!
Li Yiming knew this very well—because he had read the comic in full.
That’s exactly why he was this excited!
He reached out and picked up the red-colored serum.
This red vial was the purest form of the T-virus!
All he had to do was inject this pure T-virus into his body, wait one hour, and then inject the antivirus serum.
Then, he could defy fate—and become an Awakened!
Li Yiming didn’t hesitate.
With the flashlight clamped in his mouth, one hand holding the serum and the other grabbing a syringe from the case— He tore open the seal on the red vial.
Without delay, he used the syringe to draw the serum from the vial.
He placed the now-empty vial back into the case.
Then he rolled up his right sleeve.
Victory or death—it all hinged on this shot!
Li Yiming gritted his teeth.
Lining the needle up with a vein, he jabbed it straight in!
As his thumb pressed down— The red liquid slowly entered his bloodstream.
A bizarre, indescribable sensation immediately spread through his whole body!
Before he could even analyze the feeling—it exploded into a sharp, bone-piercing pain!
“Hssss—!”
Li Yiming slumped back against the stair railing, eyes squeezed shut, drawing in a sharp breath!
The pain was so intense, it nearly knocked him out cold!
It was easily worse than anything he had ever experienced in his entire life!
His windpipe constricted; he struggled to breathe.
Even the pain of a thousand ants gnawing at his heart would pale in comparison!
Grinding his teeth, Li Yiming endured, barely staying conscious.
Luckily, the pain came as quickly as it went.
By the time Li Yiming could react, the agony had already vanished without a trace.
In its place came an intense itching that spread all over his body.
The itching seemed to come from all the wounds on him!
The most intense was the bite wound on his left hand!
Li Yiming sat up and frantically tore off the bandage wrapped around his left arm.
What he saw stunned him.
The previously gruesome wound was now visibly healing before his eyes!
Within mere moments, what had been a serious bite wound had already healed more than halfway!
And not just the bite— All the minor cuts and bruises across his body were also healing at incredible speed!
This miraculous scene left Li Yiming clicking his tongue in amazement.
He knew— This was the T-virus working to repair and enhance his body!
Over the next hour, the virus would continuously replicate, strengthening him from the inside out!
As long as he injected the antivirus serum within that hour, all these enhancements would be permanent and positive!
Not only would Li Yiming’s physical abilities be massively boosted— After injecting the serum, he’d also have a chance to awaken supernatural powers and become an ability user!
Feeling the changes happening inside his body, Li Yiming couldn’t help but smile.
After all, this cheat-like power-up was something the author had specifically left as a big upgrade package for Shen Feiyan!
And now, due to a twist of fate—it had fallen into Li Yiming’s hands instead!
Isn’t this also a kind of NTR? (lit. “cuckoldry,” used here metaphorically)
An indescribable feeling of satisfaction surged in Li Yiming’s heart.
He had given Shen Feiyan a chance.
If Shen Feiyan had shown some gratitude, things wouldn’t have turned out this way!
In a way— This was just karma for Shen Feiyan’s actions.
Li Yiming stealing his “fated power-up”? He couldn’t be blamed!
Just as Li Yiming was feeling pleased with himself, mentally counting down the time to inject the antidote— A thunderclap suddenly roared in his mind!
[Beep Beep Beep — Plot deviation detected!]
[Initiating Plot Stabilization System scan for anomalies!]
[Beep! Beep! Beep!]
[Anomaly located!]
[Supporting character “Li Yiming” has developed autonomous consciousness and is currently seizing the protagonist’s fated opportunities!]
[Generating countermeasures… generating…]
[Plot correction protocol created!]
[Correction Plan: Restore the “deceased” supporting character Li Yiming to his original death status!]
[Executing correction protocol—!!]