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Chapter 3732: Death Town
Chapter 3732: Death Town
While Angel and Turing were communicating privately, the door of a ward not far away was pushed open.
A tired middle-aged man came out, supporting a young girl.
As he walked, he repeatedly thanked the doctor in the ward.
The only thing that came from the ward was: "Don't forget to pay."
Then the door closed.
The middle-aged man sighed, pulled the guilty-looking girl towards the payment place.
These two people are, of course, Erica and her daughter.
After Angel completed the "Book of a Hundred Families" mission, Erica's challenge failed and she woke up from her coma.
She still doesn't know what happened since she woke up.
It was not until the doctor asked them to pay the money that she suddenly realized that she seemed to be a burden to her father again.
Erica: "Father, I..."
Erica wanted to apologize to her father, but her father didn't say anything and just pulled her to the payment counter.
After paying the fee, they prepared to leave.
But the security guard at the door stopped them: "You can't leave for now. You need to go to the dermatology clinic next door to get an examination report."
"Dermatology clinic? But, I, I don't have any skin problems..."
The security guard said expressionlessly: "This is the rule."
After he finished speaking, several security guards around him all looked over. Their eyes were cold, like those of ruthless machines.
Erica and her daughter flinched, but nodded.
"By the way, not only you need to be examined, but your father must also undergo a skin examination, otherwise you will not be allowed to leave."
The security guard's words reached their ears.
Although Erica didn't understand why, she had no choice but to accept it since she was under someone's roof.
……
This little episode was all caught by Ingres.
Because it was Angel who suggested that Erica come to Beverly Nursing Center, when Angel saw Erica coming out of the ward, he took the opportunity to pay attention.
Unexpectedly, I saw such an episode.
"It's obviously just a minor injury, why do we need to see a dermatologist and even have her father checked as well?" Angel turned his head to look beside him. Outsiders couldn't see anything, but Angel could see the small golden TV floating inside through the illusion node.
Turing: "It should be related to infection."
Angel looked around at the mutants around him and found that almost none of their exposed skin was intact.
Turing: "My guess is that there may have been a certain degree of virus leakage from this care center. And the contamination of the virus may have started with skin problems, so if they want to leave, they need a certificate from the dermatology clinic."
Ingres's inner guess was actually similar to Turing's.
The situation inside the Beverly Nursing Center is really full of problems.
The atmosphere was also extremely weird and tense.
Perhaps, there really is an unknown infection.
Moreover, Angel's intuition told him that the source of infection might be Henrietta underground...
Because of Erica's father and daughter, Angel did not go downstairs immediately, but stopped on the first floor and waited for their examination results.
After all, they came here to check and it was closely related to Angel.
Ingres didn't want them to be forced to stay here because of him.
While they were being examined, Angel also used his mental power to sense the condition of their bodies... So far, everything seemed normal.
But Angel didn't know whether there were other lesions inside and could only wait for the test results.
About half an hour later.
Erica and her daughter left the nursing center under Angel's watch.
Of course there was no problem with their inspection report, so they were able to leave.
But this does not mean that the infection is not severe this time, because Angel has seen a mountain of medical records in the dermatology office...
According to the medical advice given by the doctors, at least three hundred people have been kept in the nursing center over the past two days.
Among these 300 people, the vast majority of them did not come to see a dermatologist for skin problems. They only asked for dermatological examinations when they left, and that is how the problems were discovered.
There was no problem when he arrived, but he developed an infection after staying in the nursing center for a while.
There is no doubt that the problem lies with the nursing home.
Through his God's perspective, Angel checked the files of several medical offices and even looked through the files of the dean's office.
It has been basically confirmed... Henrietta is the source of the infection.
However, Henrietta did not have any new virus. She was still infected with the virus that once ravaged the underground streets.
Her mere presence caused the virus concentration near the nursing center to rise to an extremely high level.
This will cause a part of the population with low immunity to be attacked by the virus and become infected.
The immune defenses of injured patients and mutants are very weak, so they are the first to be infected.
Erica and her daughter are not mutants. They can live in the underground block without being infected. They have strong resistance. In addition, they have not been in the nursing center for a long time, so they are naturally not affected by Henrietta.
After learning this conclusion, Angel became more convinced of the significance of the Beverly Nursing Center.
It is definitely not an ordinary clinic.
Perhaps, this is really a frontline laboratory opened by Fengshang Hospital here to study viruses.
Moreover, when Angel was looking through the files, he discovered a secret: all doctors, nurses, and security personnel at the Beverly Nursing Center had recently been vaccinated against mutations.
As far as Angel knows, these vaccines are only available on the surface of Modern City, and each one is individually distributed. It is impossible for underground residents to sneak in and get the injection.
But now, large quantities of vaccines have been delivered to the Beverly Nursing Center and administered to medical staff.
Where do these vaccines come from? It is almost obvious.
The answer can only be...Fengshang Hospital!
……
After clarifying the truth.
Angel estimated that there would be no shortage of side quests at the Beverly Nursing Center.
Moreover, the high probability is that the topic will revolve around "infectious diseases".
However, Angel did not go out of his way to look for these side quests, because these quests, no matter how many times they went around, could not avoid Henrietta.
It's actually pretty much the same as just contacting Henrietta directly and looking at her side quests.
The road to the underground laboratory...is not easy.
There are too many levels.
A large number of security personnel are guarding every entrance and exit, and there are trigger mechanisms that will pop out immediately once they sense any changes.
Therefore, even if Angel sneaked in stealthily, it still took him a lot of effort.
This also shows that the Beverly Nursing Center has strict control over its underground laboratory.
It took a long time for Angel to arrive outside the underground laboratory.
Perhaps because of the "high viral load in the air", there is no one on this floor at the moment. Normally, people only come when experiments are being conducted.
So, Angel's arrival here did not attract anyone's attention.
His eyes turned towards the door of the laboratory.
This laboratory, made of special alloy, has three layers of defense locks, namely iris lock, fingerprint lock, and voiceprint lock.
After the three-layer lock is opened, you cannot open the laboratory door directly. You can only open a small hole on the door so that you can get food and laboratory equipment in.
Therefore, the triple-layer lock is only used by logistics personnel.
If you want to enter this laboratory as a researcher, you must unlock the three-layer lock and initiate a video call to the background terminal. After multiple confirmations, the background terminal will press the button to open the laboratory door.
It can be said to be extremely strict.
If it were in reality, Angel might have just passed through the wall, but this is the Dream Crystal Plain.
Ingres could only follow the rules.
It is easy to open the triple lock, but difficult to open the door.
Angel could break the door, but he couldn't enter the laboratory without alerting outsiders.
However, he does not need to enter the laboratory, and it is not a "random task". Only random tasks require contact to be triggered.
If you just want to check the NPC information, you don't need to get close, as long as you can see the other party nearby.
However, if you want to see each other, you need to open the three locks on the door.
This was not difficult. Angel recalled the personnel information he had seen in the dean's office before, determined the appearance of several authorized personnel, and then used a bird's eye view to lock on their positions after a while of observation.
Angel activated the transformation and voice illusion techniques.
There was no difficulty and the triple lock was unlocked smoothly.
The small opening in the door was opened.
The hole was only the size of a baby's head, not enough for Angel to get in, but through this small hole, Angel easily observed the hideous mutant on the bed not far away.
It was at the moment when Angel saw the other party's appearance that the long-awaited NPC information popped up.
"Henrietta Beverly"
"Henrietta Beverly was born into a happy family. Unfortunately, power breeds desire, and desire destroys family affection. In order for her father to ascend to a high position, she became a victim. The Beverly Nursing Center built underground seemed to be a mercy from her father, but in fact it was just an exchange of interests hidden behind a lie."
"Contact Henrietta Beverly and you may trigger the side quest "No One Survives (currently unavailable)"."
Angel got the NPC information as he wished.
Moreover, a horrifying truth was revealed from the NPC information: Henrietta's current appearance was entirely caused by her father.
Although the background of the story is thrilling, Angel is most concerned about Henrietta's side quests.
What surprised Angel was that Henrietta's side quest clearly stated that it could not be triggered at the moment?
This was the first time that Ingres had encountered such a situation.
Looking at the information template on the text column, Angel hesitated for a moment and tried to use "eye movement" to click on the words "no survivors".
Just as he thought, a new row of words appeared.
"The mission has not yet met the triggering prerequisites."
Angel looked at the glowing words "Trigger Prerequisite" and clicked it again.
New text emerged again.
"To trigger this quest, you need to complete Connors' side quest "Dead Town" first."
Connors?
Angel knew this person. When he was checking the information in the dean's office from a bird's eye view, he saw the dean's ID card. The dean's name was Connors.
So, if you want to take on Henrietta’s mission, you have to complete a prerequisite mission first?
Is this task so troublesome?
Angel originally just wanted to see if Henrietta had any tasks and what type of tasks they were. If he could complete them quickly, he would try. If he couldn't complete them quickly, he would accept the task first and then find a way to complete it later to avoid her dying and not being able to accept the task.
But now he found that this mission was even more special than he had imagined.
Angel sighed and decided to go see Connors first.
Anyway, Connors is in the dean's office, so it's not too far away.
A few minutes later, Angel arrived at the top floor of the Beverly Nursing Center. There was no protection here, and the security personnel seemed to be concentrated at the major entrances and exits, while the interior of the building was relatively relaxed.
The dean's office is on this floor.
This floor seemed to be dedicated to handling medical affairs, and there were not many people there. Even the doors of many offices were wide open.
Even the door of the dean's office was not closed, so Angel walked in easily.
Dean Connors was working at his desk, handling various medical matters, and didn't notice that someone had come to his side.
Angel didn't say anything, but hid nearby and looked at his NPC information.
Connors
"Connors used to be a doctor in the infectious disease department of Fashion Hospital. He was sent to Beverly Nursing Center with a mission, but when he saw countless fallen mutants, his heart suddenly wavered. Especially when he saw Henrietta, his faith was shattered into pieces. Why did the once lovely little girl become like this? Is that person really so cruel?"
"Contact Connors and you may trigger the side quest "Dead Town (currently unavailable)"."
Judging from Connors' information, he seems to be a "lawful" person.
However, what made Angle speechless was that Connors's mission could not be triggered?!
Is this a nesting doll?
Angel shook his head helplessly, and followed the previous operation, clicking on the details of "Death Town", wanting to see why it could not be triggered? Did he need to complete a new side quest?
However, when Angel finished reading the text in the text column, his expression froze.
The prerequisite for triggering this side quest is not to find other people to take on new quests, but... the time has not come yet.
"Trigger countdown: 02:38:11"
"Trigger countdown: 02:38:10"
Angel: "???"
Why is there a countdown when you want to trigger this task?
What will happen after this countdown ends?
Something suddenly occurred to Angel, and he looked at the name of the side quest on Connors: The Town of Death.
"Death Town?" Angel murmured in his heart, and thought of Henrietta's mission: "No one survived..."
One is death, the other is no survivors.
Moreover, from the information on Henrietta, we can know that these two tasks are related.
Angel suddenly had a bad feeling.
Could this "deadly" "town" be the 14th town?
This “no survivors” doesn’t refer to the entire residents of the 14th Town, right?
(End of this chapter)