[Hunter] How to kill a zombie

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"This..." The nurse showed a embarrassed expression, "A very strange thing happened." She said, "When we checked the parameter settings, we found that her system had been severely polluted, as if it had been invaded by a virus. Can't read the parameters at all. And the event log for nearly a year has been wiped."

"What?!" The doctor exclaimed, "This is impossible... We maintain the systems of all patients every day, how could no one notice such a serious failure?"

The expression on the nurse's face was even uglier: "Maybe it's because there has been no results for two years, and most people have given up on this project... The budget has been cut, and the recent inspections by technicians have become more and more slack, and many error reports have been ignored. gone."

The doctor's expression changed, and he was about to blurt out curse words, but at this moment he finally rushed to the room where bed No. [-] was located.

After opening the door, he saw a thin woman sitting on the hospital bed.Contrary to her weak body, her clear eyes looked straight at him.

Question

Question: What is this place?

The walls are clean and white, and the scene outside the window seems to be covered with dust.The buildings on the side of the street stood there quietly, and they were the streetscapes of Youkexin City that she was familiar with.But not in the suburbs, no, this is the city center.However, the outside world is dead silent and pale, just like the self she is familiar with.

A ticking instrument.Fluorescence flickering on the screen and unintelligible pictures.The man who walked in had a pair of metal-rimmed eyes on the bridge of his nose.White long coat.female.Wearing a light blue uniform.The smell of disinfectant.heartbeat.

All of this foreshadows one thing.

A thing she couldn't help but feel strange, but should be familiar with.

This is a hospital.A hospital, a place to save lives.Instruments and catheters meant that people in hospital beds were alive.

She is still alive.

Ask: Who is the person in front of you?

I'm your primary physician, he said.You have been sleeping in the system for two years, how does it feel to wake up for the first day today?

Feel?Feeling a little hungry.she thought.

Ask: What is the system?

The system is a medical algorithm developed by our hospital.Aiming at helping people with Cotard's syndrome regain the will to live, you are the first successful case.So we may have many colleagues to follow up and inquire about your situation in the future, but for now, you need to rest.Being hungry is a good thing, which means your brain is gradually returning to its normal state of survival.Although the lunch in the hospital is not as delicious as a star restaurant, it is more nutritious than it is.The nurse should bring it soon.You haven't eaten for a long time, and you need to start with mild liquid food. We asked the cafeteria to prepare some food that is easy to digest and will not burden the stomach.Ah, is there anything you can't eat?Like dairy products, or nuts?

Question: Restore the will to survive?

Is such that.This system can perform real-life simulations through preset conditions and the patient's own memory... Well, maybe you can imagine it as "The Matrix".Yes, it is "The Matrix". Patients will experience real dreams with the help of the system. In theory, the experience in real dreams will help you regain your desire for "life" - because people with Cotard syndrome would consider himself dead.

Question: dream?Was everything before that a dream?

Yes.It's a dream.It's just that we can't be sure what the parameters were originally set for you... Strangely, there seems to be something wrong with the machine.Not a big deal though, my co-worker is looking for the original treatment file...should be able to find it soon.

Ah, here comes your lunch.Alright, I won't bother you anymore, you should have a good rest first.

But according to what you said, I have been rested for two years, she said, I don't want to rest anymore.

The doctor smiled helplessly, watching the food being served on a tray in front of her, she picked up the spoon and began to slowly send it to her mouth.

How about it?Is the taste okay?the doctor asked.

She said: Well, delicious.

The doctor left the room, leaving her alone to face the blank walls, the stagnant gray world outside, and what she hadn't had in a long time... warm food that could fill her stomach.

A voice echoed deep in her heart.

One last question: what time is it?

Causality

What happens for a cause is what people say.

If it was all just a dream, she would not refute it.Because that she can't eat normal food, can't feel pain and happiness, can't feel the breath of life.

The reconstruction went well.The nurses in the hospital are very kind, and the doctors are also very kind. She seems to have become the number one patient and the object of much attention.Cameras were pointed in her direction, and everyone wanted to know what the secret of her miraculous "resurrection" was.

The answer, of course, has yet to be found out.The so-called original document that the doctor said magically disappeared.Although no one said it, people believed that the data was stolen and destroyed.Maybe someone had predicted in advance that she would wake up?Maybe it's all just a bad joke?

There is a cause and an effect...

The strange thing is that when she mentioned "Youkexin", they all looked at her blankly, and after half a beat of reaction, they smiled and said, no, no, you reversed the name, it's not YorkNew, it's NewYork.

So she asked the doctor, is it possible that the dream created by the "system" is fictional?For example, an adaptation of an existing literary work?The doctor shook his head and said, no, the system will only construct the scene based on the patient's memory...

memory……

But those scenes and those people in her memory didn't seem to exist in this place.

If the system memory is the "cause" and the dream is the "effect", then she cannot recall the original root cause.

It's okay, the doctor said, long-term sleep may indeed cause memory confusion, and this situation will definitely heal after a while.

It will be fine after a while...?

She wasn't so sure.

But she still tried to rebuild according to the plan that the hospital helped to formulate.

Everything went well, or rather, it did at first.But she discovered one thing: the people in the hospital couldn't see what she could see, the thin layer of light that enveloped her body, and they didn't know that she could read and even tamper with them by looking at and touching them. memory.

They are unaware of the existence of this ability.

So she also pretended not to know, ate and slept on time, practiced basic movements such as walking and recovered body muscles with the help of nurses during the day, and looked at the dead city outside the window at night, looking at the pale golden light on her body.

Cause and effect, that's what people say, but... Where are her cause and effect?

Where is it……

Thinking of this, she fell into a deep sleep.

As soon as I fell asleep, I never woke up again.

Ask for help

Numerous thoughts flashed in my mind, intermittent, on and off, as difficult to grasp as flickering candles.Zoe was stunned to find herself standing on such a piece of land: vast, barren, and as far as the eye could see was a patch of orange in different shades.Dry sand blew hopelessly across the land, and the same dryness seeped through the cracked cracks.The scorching sun scorched the top of the head and could not help but burn the eyes.

Zooey narrowed her eyes.

"Hey... I said hello!" The boy's voice called her back, and Zooey blinked at the person in front of her.Silver hair, cat-like eyes, and a slight frown between the brows, as if a little impatient.Of course, his voice further confirmed this, "Why are you so slow? We've been waiting for so long!"

Seeing Zoe looking at herself as if she didn't understand, Qi Ya rolled her eyes and sighed exaggeratedly, ignoring her.Xiaojie on the side let out a embarrassed laugh: "Anyway, we are not in such a hurry!"

The silver-haired boy snorted to himself, after passing the NGL customs, they came to such a vast desert.Because NGL does not allow all modern technological products to be brought in, only six of Kate's party were the last to enter.

"Tch~ If you want me to say, you shouldn't have invited such a suspicious guy in the first place." Qi Ya muttered with a laugh, and when he turned around, he found Kate was looking at him with warning eyes, so he made a grimace and shrugged.

Zoe received a text message from Kate when You Kexin was visiting her younger brother. In the text message, the monster hunter invited her to go to Mitni Federation to investigate the traces of large chimeric ants.She wrote back and said yes, so now she is standing on this seemingly barren land with her new companions.

"The people I invited naturally have my reasons." Kate glanced at them and said calmly, "You too. If you have enough strength, follow up. If not, I will leave you and act alone. When performing this kind of mission Sometimes half-assed abilities and attitudes are just a stumbling block for me."

"We will follow you!" Xiaojie said eagerly.

Zooey found Kate looking at her.Because of the sunlight, those eyes were hidden under the shadow of the brim of the hat, but they were still as sharp as a falcon flying by.She didn't know what Kate's gaze meant, maybe it was a warning to not hold her back, maybe it was something else?

So, what is it?

Zoe felt that she didn't have any original wild ability, and she knew very little about various wild animals.All the knowledge about chimera ants has only recently come to know... She doesn't really know why Kate invited her to join her team.

and……

In the haze, she always felt that there seemed to be