Wasteland's Only King-Chapter 46: Tier Six Infected Body

"Escape?"

In the hospital corridor filled with the smell of disinfectant, Yu Jin shook his head.

As expected...

Even though he had now advanced to Tier Six, in the eyes of the system, he was still that original "ant-like body."

Yu Jin even suspected that when he reached Tier Nine, the system’s "ant" evaluation would still not change.

The sudden hospitalization of Old Yu for a heart attack did indeed give Yu Jin quite a scare.

But now.

After using "Purifying Light" to heal the two elders, Yu Jin felt a lot more at ease in his heart.

Now...

He was going to see just how "extremely dangerous" and "incredibly terrifying" this so-called "Infected Nest" really was!

And—

How many points and rewards it could bring him.

Last night.

Yu Jin had almost spent all the rewards harvested from the sewage river. Now, except for around two hundred Tier Three Crystals and 990,000 Wasteland Points, he couldn’t even take out a single Tier Four Crystal.

"Poverty makes it hard for me to take even a single step!"

Yu Jin sighed.

Speaking of points—

Last night, the Points Mall’s items were refreshed as well.

Since Yu Jin was only Tier Five at the time of the refresh, there were still only five item slots this time.

The good news—

This time there was some badass stuff, so badass that Yu Jin’s eyes lit up just looking at them!

The bad news—

Not enough points!

Yeah.

Yu Jin himself had never expected that, holding 990,000 Wasteland Points, he would actually feel strapped for cash.

"Coming to the hospital this time was really the right move."

Back when he went to the zoo, Yu Jin had actually planned to also come to the hospital to get some benefits.

After all—

That "Ai Mei" couple at the foot of Langlang Mountain had been classified as "Tier Four Infected Body" by the system.

Yu Jin pulled back his thoughts and looked around.

The inpatient ward corridors were a bit empty, and there was a chilly feeling in that emptiness.

"Maybe I should go to the outpatients, no, the emergency department, or the ICU. There should be high-tier infected bodies there?"

Yu Jin thought to himself.

On his way to the wards, he’d already encountered quite a few patients.

But most of them had only been classified by the system as Tier Two or Tier Three Infected Bodies.

People with minor illnesses like colds or fevers didn’t even count as Tier One Infected Bodies.

"I originally thought only Disease X counted as an infected body..."

"But now it seems the more severe the illness, the higher the infected body’s tier?"

Yu Jin guessed.

And right at that moment—

The originally quiet corridor suddenly became noisy.

Yu Jin instinctively looked up.

He saw—

From Room 326, a whole crowd of people in white coats came out, wheeling a bed.

Behind the doctors and nurses, a young couple followed closely.

The wife was bawling, while the husband, eyes red, tried to comfort her.

"Poor child..."

"She’s only been in this world for less than two years..."

Thanks to the greatly enhanced perception after reaching Tier Six, even though he was dozens of meters away, Yu Jin could clearly hear the sighs from those doctors and nurses.

From their words, Yu Jin learned—

The little girl on the hospital bed was only three, and had bone cancer.

Because she was so young and her bones hadn’t fully developed, her illness was progressing extremely fast.

A minute ago.

The little girl’s vital signs had suddenly plummeted; she needed to be rushed to the operating room.

And from what the doctors said...

The chances of success for this operation were very slim.

Or rather—

Even if this operation succeeded, what was waiting for the little girl was still unending pain and torture, until the next time she’d have to be rushed into surgery again.

Cancer, the incurable disease.

And bone cancer, the worst of the worst.

Soon.

The group of doctors and nurses wheeled the bed past Yu Jin.

[Warning! Warning!]

[You’ve encountered Tier Six Infected Body—Bone Cancer Evil Infant!]

[You, weak as an ant, are powerless to resist. Please flee this place immediately!]

The system warning arrived right on cue.

"Tier Six?"

Yu Jin’s heart sank slightly.

You have to know—

The AIDS Nig at the foot of Langlang Mountain was only classified as Tier Four by the system.

This showed just how severe the little girl’s illness was!

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say she had one foot in the grave.

He even...

Yu Jin could accurately "see" how much time she had left.

[29 minutes 59 seconds]

[29 minutes 58 seconds]

[29 minutes 57 seconds]

...

This was the Value attribute result displayed for Yu Jin.

Back in the carpool, when he saw that young woman, Yu Jin could only see a string of "not-so-decent" numbers.

But after arriving at the hospital, Yu Jin discovered—

This Value attribute actually displayed the most prominent or special value for a target.

For example, when he looked at himself, what he saw was [18cm].

He hadn’t noticed it before, exactly because he’d only looked at himself and at the young woman in the carpool.

Rather coincidentally...

Both of those numbers weren’t decent in nature.

"Sir, could you please move out of the way?"

"We need to get to surgery right now. It’s urgent!"

The doctor’s shout snapped Yu Jin back to reality.

Only then did he realize he was blocking their way.

"Sorry."

Yu Jin said quietly, moving aside.

Only—

As he did, he casually brushed the little girl’s frail hand.

Vmmm—

A faint glow, hardly noticeable, caught no one’s attention.

Even the hospital surveillance couldn’t catch it.

Of course—

To avoid exposing himself, Yu Jin used "Purifying Light" the same way he had on the two elders, injecting the light’s halo and controlling it to heal slowly over time.

Rumble—!

The hospital bed rolled away, the group hurrying along.

The corridor echoed with the urgent sound of the bed wheels gliding fast.

And before Yu Jin’s eyes, a new system notification appeared—

[You, with an ant-like body, over-tier purified Tier Six Infected Body—Bone Cancer Evil Infant, utterly erasing its pollution source. Wasteland Points +100,000!]

[Resource acquired: Tier Six Energy Crystal!]

[First time purifying an infected body; title unlocked: Infection Hunter!]

[Infection Hunter—]

[Type: Title]

[Effect: With this title equipped, your killing/suppression/purification of infected bodies has Killing/Pressure/Efficiency increased by 50%!]

"Hmm?"

Yu Jin didn’t have time to focus on the newly obtained title, freezing instead because of the "Tier Six Energy Crystal."

A Tier Six infected body should, by rights, only give a Tier Five Energy Crystal...

So why was it Tier Six?

"Bugged?"

Yu Jin shook his head, dismissing the thought.

The system did have bugs, but when it came to rewards, it was always strict, including restrictions against farming repeat rewards, etc.

"Last time with AIDS Nig and Mei Nu, they were classified as Tier Four, but the reward was only a Tier Three Crystal..."

"This time, the little girl was Tier Six, and the reward was a Tier Six Crystal..."

Yu Jin murmured, standing on the spot, deep in thought.

Suddenly—

A flash of insight, as if he’d grabbed the key point.

"AIDS Nig and Mei Nu were only ever classified as ’repelled’ by the system!"

"But with the little girl, the system’s verdict was ’purified’!"

"In terms of level, ’purification’ is obviously higher than ’repelled’, so the reward would naturally be greater?"

For now—

What Yu Jin knew was—

All kinds of animals were classified as "Mutant Beasts" by the system.

Humans—in other words, patients—were classified as "Infected Bodies."

Generally speaking, infected bodies should be even more powerful and dangerous than mutant beasts.

So—

Suppressing a Tier N mutant beast only gives a Tier n-1 Crystal.

But suppressing an infected body can give a Tier N Crystal?

"Very possible!"

Yu Jin ran through the logic and felt it made complete sense.

Ka—

At that moment—

A ward at the end of the corridor opened.

Doctors and nurses pushed out a bed, with a dying old man lying on it...

Yu Jin glanced at the old man. The Value display—

[3 days 12 hours 5 minutes 56 seconds]

...

Two minutes later. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Yu Jin used the same trick again, brushing past this group.

[You, with an ant-like body, over-tier purified Tier Six Infected Body—Urine Poison Elder, utterly erasing its pollution source. Wasteland Points +100,000!]

[Resource acquired: Tier Six Energy Crystal!]

[Your title ’Infection Hunter’ gained experience!]