NOVPUB"What just ran past?"
Wu Bin was utterly stupefied.
He had clearly heard a familiar voice calling his name. When he turned around, he saw a ball of flames rushing towards him from afar and then plunging into the artificial lake.
Could it be the legendary phoenix?
Han Jiaoyan also shook her head.
"I don’t know, it looked like a person, mumbling something about sushi."
Wu Bin sighed.
"The youth these days, so infatuated with foreign things. What’s so great about sushi that it can compare with our Huaxia’s eight-treasure rice?"
As he said this, Wu Bin touched his stomach and felt a bit hungry.
Just then, the system’s notification suddenly resounded in Wu Bin’s mind.
Ding. 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
[Congratulations, Host, for successfully curing a disease, you have received 1000 life coins]
[The new disease has been prepared for you, please choose]
Hearing what the system said, Wu Bin immediately widened his eyes.
I knock?!
One thousand life coins!
System, are you this generous?
However, after thinking it over carefully, Wu Bin found it reasonable.
After all, the pain brought about by the burns this time was far worse than all his other diseases combined.
Wu Bin had, in a way, been reborn from the flames.
But in his heart, he couldn’t help but mock the phoenix of ancient times.
Rebirth from fire is truly painful. The phoenix must be a masochist, otherwise, who would use such a method to be reborn? Might as well be dead for good.
"Han, I’m a bit tired. Should we sit over there for a while?"
Han Jiaoyan nodded and sat down on a bench beside the lake with Wu Bin, watching Lu Yuan struggle in the water.
Under normal circumstances, the kind-hearted Han Jiaoyan would definitely take the initiative to help rescue someone.
But now, for some reason, she just didn’t feel like moving while staying by Wu Bin’s side, experiencing a very comfortable feeling.
After all, hospital staff had already gone over to rescue, one more person wouldn’t make much difference.
As for Wu Bin, there was even less need to mention him.
At the moment, all of Wu Bin’s attention was focused on the system’s three new disease options, he had no time to spare to see who was struggling in the water.
The three new options were: Virus, Bacteria, Fungus.
Seeing these three options, Wu Bin immediately felt his scalp tingle.
Great, great, great, you dismiss the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys, and now you start with this spooky stuff?
Moreover, the options given by the system were still vague. Wu Bin had no way to judge which one to pick or what the specific disease might be.
How could he estimate the pain of the disease if he didn’t know what it was?
This damn system is getting more cunning!
After much deliberation, Wu Bin finally chose Virus.
As long as the system didn’t take a nosedive, Wu Bin felt he could still handle it.
[Host has made a choice]
[Next disease: Virus]
[Warning: The virus is a special state. In order to shorten the host’s treatment time, all viral diseases will have an onset rate adjusted to 100%, incubation time reduced to within one day, and severity of symptoms increased by 200%.]
Wu Bin: ???
Hold on, System bro, are you really being considerate?
Why the hell are you stacking so many negative effects here for me?
Wu Bin had thought before, if he had chronic diseases like cancer or leukemia, wouldn’t that mean he could live carefreely for more than a decade?
After all, it takes time for those diseases to become fatal.
But this damn system, good grief, directly adjusted the onset rate to 100%, shortening the onset time to a day!
Can that even be called a chronic disease?
You’re turning it into a rapid-onset disease!
Wu Bin’s protest was useless; the system held all the rights to explanation.
Wu Bin’s mood suddenly turned sour.
He was about to suffer again, and didn’t even know what illness would come next.
"Wu Bin, I feel so happy," said Han Jiaoyan.
"Hmm?"
Wu Bin was fretting when Han Jiaoyan, sitting beside him with a flushed face and a look of nervousness, suddenly blurted out those words.
Looking at Wu Bin with affectionate eyes, Han Jiaoyan said, "Don’t worry, I’ll keep the promise I made before!"
After saying this, Han Jiaoyan transformed into a bashful girl and ran away.
Wu Bin was left standing alone in the wind, utterly puzzled.
What the heck is going on?
I’m choosing an illness, big sister, what did I do for you to feel so happy?
Wu Bin quickly adjusted his mindset.
Forget it, although he had no idea what was going on with Han Jiaoyan, as long as she didn’t affect him, it was fine.
Right now, the most important thing for Wu Bin was to figure out how to deal with the upcoming virus.
Wu Bin opened the shop and discovered that, as expected, three new products had been listed.
[Whisper of the Beast: A passive ability, allowing you to understand animals’ language and communicate with them when they have strong emotional fluctuations. Exchange price: 600 Life Coins.]
What the hell!
What does this ability have to do with my illness?
600 Life Coins, why don’t you just rob me!
Wu Bin felt like crying but had no tears.
If he could file a complaint, Wu Bin would surely blast this system as a scam!
It was hard enough to earn 1000 Life Coins, but now you want to take 600 for one ability?
Is there no justice?
Wu Bin turned his attention to the second product.
[Call of the Wild: Activating this ability grants you one special skill from any animal for ten minutes. Exchange price: 200 Life Coins.]
Looking at this ability, Wu Bin fell into deep thought.
Something’s not right, very not right.
Could it be that my upcoming illness has something to do with animals?
Wu Bin looked at the third product and once again fell silent.
[Force of Nature: A passive ability that allows you to gain the essence of nature, influencing all flora and fauna to be friendly towards you. Exchange price: 200 Life Coins.]
Wu Bin contemplated these three abilities in combination.
Isn’t this the perfect Druid?
Alright, alright, this is how you want to play, system?
First, you give me Revenge Flame, and now I’m turning into a Druid?
By now Wu Bin was a hundred percent certain that his upcoming illness was definitely animal-related.
Should he go vegetarian for the time being, just to be safe?
After all, he hadn’t yet recovered from the torment of burning pain. If he was discharged from the hospital only to be admitted again, even if his body could take it, Wu Bin worried his mental state might collapse first.
Having devised a plan, Wu Bin got up to head back to his hospital room.
At that moment, Lu Yuan, who had fallen into the water, was finally rescued by someone.
No sooner had he been pulled ashore than two policemen pinned him down.
"Nice try, kid, thinking you could escape," they said.
"We’ll put handcuffs on you this time and see where you can run off to."
The policemen were sufficiently frightened; losing a criminal would lead to their own punishment.
Lu Yuan watched helplessly as Wu Bin walked away, feeling incredibly aggrieved.
Why in the world!
Why did I suddenly catch fire!
This is so unscientific!
The two policemen yanked Lu Yuan off the ground and sent him straight to the hospital ward.
