Chapter 10 Coiovirus
"If I were you, I wouldn't be yelling in an area that wasn't completely out of danger."
As soon as Robert finished speaking, an English response with a strange accent came from behind him.
Robert turned around in surprise. He was shouting in the direction where the arrow flew out before, but he didn't expect that the other party would go around behind him without knowing it.
The typical Asian man appeared in front of Robert.
The other party's dark medium-length hair was neatly trimmed, with a durable travel backpack behind him, a recursive hunting bow in his hand, and a powerful yellow-haired dog next to him.
Look...well, Robert admits that he is face-blind to Asians.
However, appearance is not important. What attracted the most attention of this Asian man was his sharp eyes like a falcon and his unrestrained wild aura.
Robert Never once worked in the U.S. military with the rank of colonel. He has met many special forces soldiers who have received strict training.
The man's temperament is different from those warriors, giving people a more like a sophisticated hunter who has just walked out of the jungle full of dangers.
To show friendship, Robert opened his hands and signaled that he had no malice.
He also believed that the other party had no evil intentions towards him, otherwise there would be no need to rescue him just now.
More than two years have passed since the outbreak of the virus. This is the first time that Robert has seen a human other than himself, and his emotions seem a little excited.
"Brother, you... aren't infected?"
"certainly."
Xin Sheng touched his black and shiny hair and asked back deliberately: "Have you seen Night Demon have such vigorous hair?"
This is not entirely a joke. Humans and animals infected by viruses will first shed their body hair and look bare.
Body hair is an important basis for judging whether humans are infected or not. Virologist Robert, who once faced infected people on the front line, was deeply touched by this.
"You...I..."
The emotional Robert was speechless for a moment.
After more than two years of watch over Manhattan, New York, he did not meet any human beings. He once fell into despair, believing that he was the only one left in the world.
Xin Sheng's appearance reignited the fire of hope in Robert's heart. He finally knew that he was not alone in this world, and that others could also be immune to the air transmission of the Cog virus.
"Don't be so excited, man."
Xin Sheng took back the hunting bow, and after approaching Robert, he friendly patted his arm.
This is the first time that rhubarb has seen its kind since its automatic birth.
When Xin Sheng had a strange conversation with Robert, he curiously approached the German Shepherd who had just run over to meet with Robert, and looked at his movements and seemed to want to smell the other party... Well, ass.
"rhubarb!"
After all, Dahuang was a hunting dog. When he heard his master's call, he immediately gave up his plan to get close to his fellow people and honestly returned to Xin Sheng's feet and squat quietly.
Robert seemed a little at a loss when he communicated with humans for the first time in the past three years. The appearance of rhubarb just gave him a topic of entry.
"A good dog, very obedient."
Xin Sheng proudly patted Dahuang on the head: "Of course, Dahuang is a professionally trained hunting dog and is my most important partner."
"Wang!"
Dahuang seemed to understand what the master meant, and screamed proudly, grinning at the corner of her mouth reveals a strange expression that looks like a smile.
"Let's just stop here for the greetings."
Xin Sheng saw that Robert was still a little restrained and uncomfortable, so he took the initiative to take the topic and reminded him: "There are still safety risks here. Let's find a shelter first and then communicate slowly."
"no problem."
Robert took the opportunity to invite Xin Sheng: "My home is not far from here, where there is sufficient food and water storage, and the surrounding defense is also very complete."
"Come with me, my car is right next to you."
...
While leaving on Robert's SUV, Xin Sheng never relaxed his vigilance.
Months of exploration allowed Xin Sheng to find out almost every night demon nest in Brooklyn, but the strange Manhattan area was not his home court.
On the road, Xin Sheng was always vigilantly observing the surrounding high-rise buildings.
As the richest core urban area of New York City, the environment in Manhattan is even more complex, and the skyscrapers are the perfect nest for Night Demon.
“Don’t worry.”
Robert saw Xin Sheng's alertness and anxiety, and took the initiative to find the topic and explained: "Manhattan is my back garden, and the route I chose is absolutely safe."
While speaking, Robert had slowed down his car. As he said, the previous office building was not far from his home.
“Uh~”
After getting off the car, Xin Sheng looked a little weird and raised his head. This three-story mansion like a museum made him speechless.
"Is this your home? I mean... it was before the disaster broke out?"
Robert shrugged: "Yes, I used to be a virologist, a colonel officer in the military, and for now...is still rich."
Xin Sheng rolled his eyes helplessly: "Okay, the evil capitalist."
This kind of dialogue was very common before the collapse of the world order, but it was a daily routine that Robert had been seeking for more than two years.
Before entering the door, he routinely used disinfectant to remove the smell. After entering Robert's home, Xin Sheng could clearly feel his tense mood relaxed a lot.
This is what home does.
After returning home, the German shepherd Samantha jumped onto the sofa, stretching her body, looking at the rhubarb looking around curiously.
Dahuang still kept her vigilance and would not relax for a moment until she received Xin Sheng's order.
"Sit down, I'll go and deal with the clothes first."
Robert pointed to the denim jacket on his body: "It has been touched by an infected person before, and I am worried that the infected person's body fluids remain on it."
Watching Robert walk skillfully in this three-story mansion with at least twenty rooms, Xin Sheng took Dahuang to the sofa opposite the German Shepherd Samantha to sit down.
When Robert changed into home clothes and returned to the living room, Xin Sheng had already taken out the canned food and pure water in his travel backpack and placed it on the coffee table in the living room.
"If there is not much supply, just treat it as a meeting gift."
Robert shook his head funny and walked to the living room side to open the kitchen door.
A large amount of canned food and pure water are arranged in an orderly manner, almost filling the entire kitchen.
Xin Sheng also noticed that four diesel generators with different power were placed side by side in a corner of the kitchen, and the conspicuous Honda marks could be clearly seen.
‘Honda pays money…’
Robert: "I said that Manhattan is my back garden, and you don't have to worry about food and water, it's definitely enough for us to eat for several months."
...
After enjoying Robert's "craftsmanship", the two sat down on the sofa in the living room and finally started talking about the main business.
When Robert was still organizing language, Xin Sheng took the lead in asking his own question: "I noticed that the name of the virus you mentioned just now seems to be..."
"CoV."
Speaking of his professional field, Robert's expression became confident.
"The full name is Alice Coping virus, which comes from a conceited idiot."
"She boldly modified all known viral gene sequences, which directly led to the catastrophe that swept the world more than two years ago."
Alice Keping was once touted by the media as the hope of mankind and the savior of cancer patients.
She has developed a method to change the gene sequence of the virus and has experimentally used it to conquer all viruses, including cancer.
It is undoubtedly a wrong decision to rashly get involved in genetic modification when there is insufficient knowledge accumulation, and the backlash in nature comes particularly rapidly.
A fatal infectious disease that was later named Koping virus began to spread around the world and destroyed the brilliant and brilliant human civilization in just a few months.
Robert doesn't like to talk bad things behind his back, and that Dr. Koping has paid the price for her pride.
...Although this price is far from enough to repay the heinous crimes that directly lead to the destruction of human civilization.
A few words brought the source of the virus outbreak. Robert carried the captured female Night Demon and took Xin Sheng into the underground laboratory to show him his research results.
Xin Sheng first noticed the photos of dozens of night demon corpses hanging on the wall, frowned and asked Robert: "Have you caught many night demons for experiments? Have they never retaliated against you?"
"revenge?"
Robert, who is fixing the female night demon, retorted disapprovingly: "Infected people... that is, the night demons you call them. They have very low intelligence and do not have the social consciousness that humans have. How can they have revenge such unnecessary thoughts that come from emotions?"
Xin Sheng looked at Robert, who did not attract attention, and asked, "Are you sure?"
"I have the habit of observing the night demon up close, and I can tell you clearly..."
Chapter completed!