Garden of Eden || Apocalypse Paradise #2 [Complete]

109: Lin Sanjiu Doesn't have Radiation Immunity

The man wasn't in a hurry to retrieve that item. Instead, he held her shoulders and flipped her, then he reached for her back pocket, trying to look for more items.

After a few seconds, he fell onto her body heavily with a "thud," drawing his last breath. Meanwhile, a sharp breath escaped Lin Sanjiu as the man's weight pressed down on her.

Due to the effects of [Versu Poison], blood oozed out from the pores of the man's face and body. Drops of blood rolled down the glass visor, dripping out of the helmet.

Two motionless bodies lay on the vast, open, charred land.

Both bodies were actually quite close to the glass globe—as Lin Sanjiu's body deteriorated quickly due to the radiation, she fell to the ground without walking far previously.

Within the glass globe, a few healthy-looking, well-kempt people stopped when they saw the two bodies outside. They pointed and discussed something before they dispersed.

The only sound which remained in this quiet, desolate, blackened field was the soft whistling of a breeze. A few hideous critters the size of a human head crawled out from the ground and headed toward the two people. They crawled around impatiently, and just as they were about to crawl closer, they suddenly heard the sound of someone taking a long, deep breath. Scared by this, they scurried underground very quickly.

This breath sounded parched and dry as if the owner was injured and her lungs were longing for the moisture from a refreshing breath. Lin Sanjiu finally opened her eyes. After a few seconds, she became aware that, despite her exhaustion, her body was feeling a little better. When she coughed after being choked by her own blood, she realized that she had stopped bleeding. Her body was still in pain, but her fever was subsiding.

Strangely, Lin Sanjiu knew that she did not develop radiation immunity.

'What's going on?' She thought hazily, feeling convinced that the reason she was pulled back from the jaws of death was due to the dead man lying on her. She lay in the same spot for some time, feeling her heart working its best to keep her alive, trying to pump a little energy back into her body. When she started getting back some movement in her hands, she struggled to get the man's backpack off his shoulders. As the opening of the backpack was not secured, a handful of red, shining, transparent balls rolled out from the backpack, falling to the ground. It was the same thing that the young man grabbed from the vending machine.

Lin Sanjiu held one of the small balls and squeezed the very squishy material in her hand. It turned into a card in less than a second.

[Anti-radiation Gummi Candy V2.0]

This is a tidbit developed by the Garden of Eden Laboratories. Guaranteed without any 100% natural juice additives and Vitamin C. The chewable texture is like that of a rubber shoe and is impossible to bite through. On top of that, it maintains a sickly sweet taste that inferior sweets have. Eating this product will temporarily boost the user's resistance to radiation. As this isn't the newest version, it only lasts for about three days. The user has to consume the gummies at regular intervals, eating at least ten gummies each time.

Note: This chewing gum should only be used as a supplement. For the best results, please use this product with other anti-radiation protection or measures.

Lin Sanjiu felt an unexpected burst of energy. She popped the small round gummi into her mouth after changing it back to its original form and desperately searched for the remaining gummies on the ground. Sweat quickly poured from her forehead. She was still trapped by the man's corpse, and her body was so weak that she could only move one arm. Luckily, she managed to find seven to eight gummies and immediately stuffed them into her mouth.

Even though she did not consume the right dosage of ten gummies, a soothing feeling quickly extended from her abdomen to the rest of her body; the dizziness, headache, and other symptoms were momentarily alleviated, and she felt much better. She lay on the ground, panting, as she felt her blood vessels coursing with life again. As she looked at the gray radioactive clouds in the sky, a teardrop rolled down the corner of her eye.

After all, even as a person not afraid of death, she didn't want to die.

After gathering some strength back, Lin Sanjiu took a deep breath and pushed the corpse away from her. She slowly sat up and noticed the human-shaped bloodstain on the ground.

Lin Sanjiu soon discovered what saved her life before she ate those gummies.

The black helmet remained on the ground while the human head within it and its attached body disappeared. Lin Sanjiu held a card with a drawing of a dead man between her fingers. She started reading the words on the back of the card.

[Er Dao's Corpse]

Name: Er Dao

Species: Human

Status: Dead

Potential Growth Value: 152

Passive abilities: Advanced Radioresistance, Physical Enhancements, Eagle Eye, Body Modification

Active Abilities: Crazy Dog Dashing, Radiation Negation Blood Granules

Even though [Crazy Dog Dashing] sounded quite strange, it was really just a simple ability that boosted its user's speed. On the other hand, the other ability was something worth pondering about.

"Radiation Negation Blood Granules?" Lin Sanjiu blinked her eyes, trying to make sure that she was reading it right. Due to her exposure to radiation, her vision was still blurred. She couldn't resist tapping on the words to get more information.

[Radiation Negation Blood Granules]

Small granules will form within the blood of the ability holder, and these granules will negate 60% of the radiation within the ability holder's body. [Advanced Radioresistance] would only reduce the radiation exposure from extremely high levels to mid-level exposure. Long-term exposure to mid-levels of radiation would still be damaging to a human's body. These granules not only keep the ability holder healthy but can also be thrown at creatures who have mutated due to the radiation.

After nullifying up to 60% of the radiation in the target mutated creature (whatever it is), its strength would be reduced greatly. The effect of the granules can last for one day. This is indeed an ability that goes against the basic existing knowledge and paradigms in the field of biology.

"No wonder..." Lin Sanjiu suddenly understood what had happened and felt a complex emotion while she looked at her arms which were covered in blood.

This man, called Er Dao, probably came over to scavenge some items when he saw that she was about to die. Unfortunately, he touched Lin Sanjiu's skin and died because of her Versu Poison. Next, the drops of fresh blood from his body fell on her. This helped to nullify 60% of the radiation in her body.

Lin Sanjiu sat in a daze for a while before sighing and opening Er Dao's backpack.