6: Infection, strength, will

As soon as he finished speaking, the next second, Li An, in front of Dr. Ragland, casually loaded the syringe next to the culture dish with the medicine labeled 'virus', and then aimed the syringe at his raised left wrist.

Puff!

The sound of the syringe pushing in was heard. As the blacklight virus was injected into his body, Li An, who had been looking insane, suddenly changed his expression. The syringe then dropped to the ground, making a crisp sound, and immediately after, his entire body began to convulse uncontrollably.

Pain!

Extreme pain!

At this moment, Li An felt as if his entire body was about to explode, and the urgent notification sounds from Death Paradise kept ringing in his ears.

[Warning! Warning! Contractor detected performing dangerous behavior, please stop immediately! Please stop immediately!!!]

[Warning! Warning! Contractor detected performing dangerous behavior, please stop immediately! Please stop immediately!!!]

[Warning! Warning! Contractor detected performing dangerous behavior, please stop immediately! Please stop immediately!!!]

At this moment, the notification sounds from Death Paradise almost filled the entire panel Li An saw. The scarlet red text made Li An feel extremely shocked. In fact, he knew there must be other ways to get through this survival trial, but he didn't want to experience being hunted by a Hunter or being looked at like an ant by Alex Mercer again. Having lived again, he also wanted to be the master of his own life!

For this, he was willing to bet his life!

"Ah!!!"

In just a few seconds, Li An's face was covered in large beads of sweat, which then dripped down and splattered on the ground.

"Sir, sir... are you alright?"

Ragland looked at Li An with extreme nervousness. He really didn't expect Li An to be so brave, injecting the blacklight virus directly into his body without a second thought. Was he trying to die?

"Quick, quick... quickly switch to the antidote!!!"

Li An didn't answer Ragland. At this moment, he was gritting his teeth, struggling immensely against the blacklight virus in his body. He didn't know what would happen if he became Infected with the blacklight virus, and he had no follow-up plan. The remaining antidote in his hand was his only hope!

Drip-drop!

Large drops of sweat continuously dripped from Li An's cheeks. Perhaps it was his experiences from two lives that made Li An's willpower completely beyond imagination. At this moment, even though his entire body was convulsing non-stop, he still hadn't fallen.

"Okay, okay, immediately... it'll be ready immediately."

Ragland was truly frightened by the Asian in front of him. Looking at the grim-faced Li An, Ragland cautiously and warily approached Li An, fearing that Li An would turn into an Infected and attack him the next second.

Under extremely nervous emotions, Ragland finally picked up the syringe and got the antidote from Li An's hand.

In fact, Li An was taking an immense risk at this time, because handing the antidote to Ragland meant entrusting his life to the other party. If Ragland were to run away the next second, Li An would undoubtedly die!

But fortunately, Li An had played this game and knew what kind of person Ragland was. Even when facing someone like Alex Mercer, who caused immense destruction in the city, he was able to save lives and heal the wounded, which indicated his inner integrity.

One must know that although this was a world derived from a game, in this world, all people and things were real. Li An, who was familiar with the plot, knew very well that before meeting Ragland, Alex Mercer had already experienced multiple battles, so it was impossible for Ragland not to recognize Alex Mercer.

But even so, Ragland still chose to help Alex Mercer, which is why Li An injected the virus without hesitation after getting what he wanted.

Because he believed that Ragland wouldn't leave, and certainly wouldn't give up on helping him!

"Wait, wait a little longer!"

At this moment, Ragland had already reassembled the syringe. Seeing the other party walk towards him, Li An stopped his actions. One minute had passed since he injected the blacklight virus, and he could clearly feel the pain gradually weakening, which meant the initial danger had passed.

And the most important point was that the notification sounds from Death Paradise had also disappeared. Clearly, Death Paradise also detected that Li An had temporarily escaped the situation of Death.

"Wait? What else do we need to wait for?"

Li An's words immediately made Ragland freeze in place, a hint of confusion flashing across his anxious face.

"Wait, wait a little longer."

However, Li An had no intention of explaining. At this moment, the pain brought by the virus was still ongoing. Relying on his strong willpower, he could only maintain himself from fainting, but he was far from being able to converse freely.

For a time, the room became quiet again, with only Li An's occasional groans echoing in the laboratory.

The blacklight virus, in fact, is an ancient virus that existed on the Blue Star since the very beginning of life. Its lifespan and developmental history far exceed all known existing species on the Blue Star. Even human civilization, in its ancient and long lifespan, is merely a fleeting moment.

As for why Li An actively injected the blacklight virus, the root cause is that in his previous life, when he played this game, he had actively researched the origin of this virus.

The blacklight virus is the basis for the evolution of all living things in this world. The initial purpose of the blacklight virus is to activate unactivated genes in the host's body, thereby achieving a goal of assisted evolution.

In fact, all of this is traceable. For example, the protagonist of this world, Alex Mercer, as the prototype of the blacklight virus, continuously devoured in killing to achieve evolution, ultimately standing at the top of the food chain!

Li An also had this goal. By actively injecting the blacklight virus, he wanted to use its characteristic of devouring and evolving to stand at the top of the food chain!

But note, he didn't want to stand at the top of the food chain in this world, but rather, through Death Paradise, to stand at the top of the food chain in all the worlds he had descended upon!

In fact, in Li An's opinion, the most dangerous aspect of injecting the blacklight virus was not the initial lethality of the virus, but rather the mutagenicity it caused after the virus's initial fusion with the host!

This mutation would not only change the host's original body shape but also devour the host's spirit, which is the soul. If this mutation were allowed to continue, the host would die, meaning being replaced by the blacklight virus itself, thus becoming Death in the true sense.

"Quick! Now's the time!!!"

At this moment, Li An's eyes widened, and he screamed hysterically.

He could clearly feel that at this moment, within his body, a strange presence was awakening. This feeling made him extremely uneasy, so he immediately chose not to persist any longer.

Puff!

Before he finished speaking, Ragland, who had been waiting for a long time, directly strode up to Li An, and without hesitation, injected the syringe in his hand into Li An's heart.

Instantly, as the antidote was injected into his body, Li An's wide eyes trembled, and then his entire body fell straight backward.