If we're talking about running a scam, scamming a Spirit Car is certainly a novelty.

By now, Gu Mian had come to the window and looked out.

Indeed, someone had collapsed by the car, appearing as if they had fainted. Even Gu Mian, who had seen his fair share of strange sights, couldn't help exclaiming, "This person... they're terrifying to behold!"

Fatty also craned his neck to get a look. After a few glances, he felt something was off. "Tell me, Doctor," he said, "why do I get the feeling this person isn't a scammer?"

Gu Mian patted Fatty on the shoulder. "You can't just assume she's not a scammer because she's good-looking. If you run into someone faking death to rob you, that kind of thinking will get you killed."

Fatty felt wronged. "I didn't even notice what she looked like until you said she was good-looking!"

It was indeed quite unethical for a group of grown men in the car to be gawking at a fainted, weak woman outside.

After confirming the person on the ground wasn't faking, Gu Mian, out of humanitarian concern, picked up the frail woman and moved her to a nearby green belt for observation.

Xiao Hong was in the Spirit Car. Gu Mian figured that if he moved the woman into the vehicle, she might suffer further trauma upon waking and seeing Xiao Hong's face, so he decided against it.

Fortunately, the area was eerie and deserted, so no one witnessed Gu Mian and his companions' strange behavior.

Even though she was unconscious, Gu Mian and the others could still see her player information.

The girl's game name was "Liu Ying." Quite a poetic name, actually, Gu Mian thought.

He reached out and roughly shook Liu Ying's shoulder, trying to jolt her awake.

Fatty winced from the side.

"Honestly, Doctor, your methods of saving people are so violent…" Perhaps influenced by Gu Mian, Fatty felt a pang of guilt; it seemed less like they were rescuing someone and more like they were robbing them.

While Fatty was still wrestling with his conscience, Chu Changge, who was beside them, suddenly reached out and lifted Liu Ying's top.

"What are you doing?! What do you think you're doing?!" Fatty exclaimed, quickly swatting at Chu Changge's hand. "Put that down! Cover her up!"

Chu Changge, however, ignored Fatty's outburst. Staring at Liu Ying's exposed midriff, he said, "She's infected. This is the most severe case I've ever seen. She likely fainted from extreme exhaustion caused by the virus."

Hearing this, Fatty immediately stopped and also looked at Liu Ying's exposed midriff.

Gu Mian had already been observing her closely.

Previously, Chu Changge had mentioned that those infected with this virus would exhibit allergic reactions. At the time, I'd assumed it would be a mild allergy, Gu Mian recalled, just some small red bumps. At worst, maybe the bumps would cover her whole body, possibly life-threatening. But it's clear now I underestimated how serious this is.

Indeed, the skin on Liu Ying's midriff was a sheet of crimson, covered in bulging, toad-skin-like bumps crowded together. The small bumps had pointed, slightly whitish tips.

Although the sight was gruesome, that wasn't the most terrifying part.

The most terrifying aspect was that among the continuous spread of toad-skin bumps, several enormous protrusions stood out conspicuously.

These were towering pustules, generally yellowish and formed from small, connected patches. Compared to them, the surrounding smaller bumps seemed insignificant.

"My god…" Fatty choked out, his voice trembling. "This disease… it's so disgusting."

Chu Changge looked at Liu Ying lying on the green belt. "Her symptoms are the most severe I've seen to date," he said, "but I suspect her illness hasn't even reached its peak yet."

Fatty's jaw dropped. "So you're saying that at its worst, the symptoms are even more terrifying than this?"

Chu Changge nodded slightly. "Yes."

As he spoke, he took out barrier masks he had prepared earlier. "Put these on," he instructed. "We don't yet know how this virus spreads, so we need to take precautions."

Fatty put on the mask Chu Changge gave him, looking visibly apprehensive.

Gu Mian lifted Liu Ying's top a little higher. The skin above her waist was still relatively clear; the horrifying bumps hadn't spread there yet.

As he was observing the characteristics of Liu Ying's skin, he caught sight of a syringe being handed to him out of the corner of his eye.

"Try this." Chu Changge offered the syringe, which contained a clear liquid. "It's a drug I bought at the supermarket. You can use it to test the strength of your career skill. If we had another person with the same condition right now, we could use them as a control."

Fatty understood Chu Changge's implication. If they had two patients with identical conditions, Gu Mian could inject one, and either I or Chu Changge could inject the other. By observing how their conditions progressed, they could calculate the strength of Gu Mian's career skill.

But that would be incredibly inhumane…

By then, Gu Mian had already taken the item from Chu Changge.

[Civilian D-Cleaner]

[Post-injection: Minor cleansing of early-stage virus. Ineffective against severe illness.]

To be honest, Gu Mian thought, this medicine isn't cheap, but this woman's condition looks serious. Using it on her now would just be a waste.

A D-class medicine, even at only one hundred game points, is something most people would have to think long and hard about buying.

Fortunately, I have my career skill. Using medicine with it can amplify its effects several times over.

Chu Changge was still speaking from the side. "This drug probably won't do much for her on its own, but it'll be different if you're the one administering it."

Fatty noticed that as Chu Changge was speaking, Liu Ying, who lay on the green belt, seemed to twitch slightly.

Immediately after, he saw the woman's eyes flutter open a fraction, then, with great difficulty, widen into a narrow slit.

It seemed Chu Changge's voice had been loud enough to wake her, Fatty mused.

Her eyes first opened into a slight slit, then gradually widened until Gu Mian and the others could see their clear black and white.

Her gaze shifted, unfocused at first, as if she were confused about how she'd gotten from the road to the green belt.

Only after a moment did she seem to fully register her surroundings, her eyes slowly coming into focus.

The girl was certainly sharp. The moment she regained consciousness, she spotted the syringe in Gu Mian's hand. A doctor, standing beside me while I was unconscious, holding a syringe… I've seen that medicine in the supermarket, the kind I couldn't bring myself to buy… Liu Ying seemed to understand.

This is exactly what I need most, she thought.

Gu Mian, still holding the syringe, watched as the woman, now gradually regaining her senses, slowly opened her mouth.

I initially thought she'd say something grateful, Gu Mian mused. But to his surprise, the woman blurted out, "You mustn't!"

Perhaps it was due to her weakness; although Liu Ying had uttered an imperative, her voice was incredibly gentle, as if she were afraid of startling the three large men before her.

Fatty, standing nearby, was stunned.

Gu Mian's hand, which had been eager to administer the injection, froze. He paused, considering whether to comply with this unreasonable demand.

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