[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wasteland-s-only-king":3,"chapter-wasteland-s-only-king-wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-46":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Wasteland's Only King",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1594857,2061,"Chapter 46: Tier Six Infected Body","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-46",46,"\u003Cp>\"Escape?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the hospital corridor filled with the smell of disinfectant, Yu Jin shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he had now advanced to Tier Six, in the eyes of the system, he was still that original \"ant-like body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin even suspected that when he reached Tier Nine, the system’s \"ant\" evaluation would still not change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden hospitalization of Old Yu for a heart attack did indeed give Yu Jin quite a scare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After using \"Purifying Light\" to heal the two elders, Yu Jin felt a lot more at ease in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was going to see just how \"extremely dangerous\" and \"incredibly terrifying\" this so-called \"Infected Nest\" really was!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many points and rewards it could bring him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Poverty makes it hard for me to take even a single step!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of points—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last night, the Points Mall’s items were refreshed as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Yu Jin was only Tier Five at the time of the refresh, there were still only five item slots this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The good news—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time there was some badass stuff, so badass that Yu Jin’s eyes lit up just looking at them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bad news—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not enough points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin himself had never expected that, holding 990,000 Wasteland Points, he would actually feel strapped for cash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Coming to the hospital this time was really the right move.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when he went to the zoo, Yu Jin had actually planned to also come to the hospital to get some benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That \"Ai Mei\" couple at the foot of Langlang Mountain had been classified as \"Tier Four Infected Body\" by the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin pulled back his thoughts and looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inpatient ward corridors were a bit empty, and there was a chilly feeling in that emptiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe I should go to the outpatients, no, the emergency department, or the ICU. There should be high-tier infected bodies there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his way to the wards, he’d already encountered quite a few patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But most of them had only been classified by the system as Tier Two or Tier Three Infected Bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People with minor illnesses like colds or fevers didn’t even count as Tier One Infected Bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I originally thought only Disease X counted as an infected body...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But now it seems the more severe the illness, the higher the infected body’s tier?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin guessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And right at that moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The originally quiet corridor suddenly became noisy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin instinctively looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Room 326, a whole crowd of people in white coats came out, wheeling a bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the doctors and nurses, a young couple followed closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wife was bawling, while the husband, eyes red, tried to comfort her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Poor child...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s only been in this world for less than two years...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From their words, Yu Jin learned—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl on the hospital bed was only three, and had bone cancer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she was so young and her bones hadn’t fully developed, her illness was progressing extremely fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A minute ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl’s vital signs had suddenly plummeted; she needed to be rushed to the operating room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from what the doctors said...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chances of success for this operation were very slim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cancer, the incurable disease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And bone cancer, the worst of the worst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group of doctors and nurses wheeled the bed past Yu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Warning! Warning!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You’ve encountered Tier Six Infected Body—Bone Cancer Evil Infant!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You, weak as an ant, are powerless to resist. Please flee this place immediately!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system warning arrived right on cue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tier Six?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin’s heart sank slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have to know—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The AIDS Nig at the foot of Langlang Mountain was only classified as Tier Four by the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This showed just how severe the little girl’s illness was!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say she had one foot in the grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin could accurately \"see\" how much time she had left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[29 minutes 59 seconds]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[29 minutes 58 seconds]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[29 minutes 57 seconds]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Value attribute result displayed for Yu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the carpool, when he saw that young woman, Yu Jin could only see a string of \"not-so-decent\" numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after arriving at the hospital, Yu Jin discovered—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Value attribute actually displayed the most prominent or special value for a target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, when he looked at himself, what he saw was [18cm].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t noticed it before, exactly because he’d only looked at himself and at the young woman in the carpool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather coincidentally...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of those numbers weren’t decent in nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, could you please move out of the way?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need to get to surgery right now. It’s urgent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doctor’s shout snapped Yu Jin back to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he realize he was blocking their way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin said quietly, moving aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he did, he casually brushed the little girl’s frail hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vmmm—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint glow, hardly noticeable, caught no one’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the hospital surveillance couldn’t catch it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hospital bed rolled away, the group hurrying along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corridor echoed with the urgent sound of the bed wheels gliding fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And before Yu Jin’s eyes, a new system notification appeared—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[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!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Resource acquired: Tier Six Energy Crystal!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[First time purifying an infected body; title unlocked: Infection Hunter!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Infection Hunter—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Type: Title]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Effect: With this title equipped, your killing\u002Fsuppression\u002Fpurification of infected bodies has Killing\u002FPressure\u002FEfficiency increased by 50%!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin didn’t have time to focus on the newly obtained title, freezing instead because of the \"Tier Six Energy Crystal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Tier Six infected body should, by rights, only give a Tier Five Energy Crystal...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why was it Tier Six?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bugged?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin shook his head, dismissing the thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system did have bugs, but when it came to rewards, it was always strict, including restrictions against farming repeat rewards, etc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last time with AIDS Nig and Mei Nu, they were classified as Tier Four, but the reward was only a Tier Three Crystal...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This time, the little girl was Tier Six, and the reward was a Tier Six Crystal...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin murmured, standing on the spot, deep in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of insight, as if he’d grabbed the key point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AIDS Nig and Mei Nu were only ever classified as ’repelled’ by the system!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But with the little girl, the system’s verdict was ’purified’!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In terms of level, ’purification’ is obviously higher than ’repelled’, so the reward would naturally be greater?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Yu Jin knew was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All kinds of animals were classified as \"Mutant Beasts\" by the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humans—in other words, patients—were classified as \"Infected Bodies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally speaking, infected bodies should be even more powerful and dangerous than mutant beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suppressing a Tier N mutant beast only gives a Tier n-1 Crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But suppressing an infected body can give a Tier N Crystal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very possible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin ran through the logic and felt it made complete sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ka—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ward at the end of the corridor opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doctors and nurses pushed out a bed, with a dying old man lying on it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin glanced at the old man. The Value display—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[3 days 12 hours 5 minutes 56 seconds]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Jin used the same trick again, brushing past this group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[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!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Resource acquired: Tier Six Energy Crystal!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your title ’Infection Hunter’ gained experience!]\u003C\u002Fp>",1429,"2026-06-06T09:25:00.699Z",1,"novelbin.me","145d90cf44953c7788c77aad78febb0122a17b0c597023792163e4b1e4089e83","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-218","wasteland-s-only-king-chapter-312",370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwasteland-s-only-king-cover.jpg"]