Double R Strikes

4.8 million kilograms of impact force.

Even for Teng Qingshan as he was now, he dared not take an attack of that magnitude head-on.

Only by relying on the Primordial Chaos Spear Technique for defense would it be possible to withstand it.

Ending his training session, Teng Qingshan put away his spear as usual, preparing to head home for dinner.

But today.

Teng Qingshan noticed something clearly wrong.

An unknown pathogen seemed to be permeating the air, attempting to invade his body through his respiratory system.

However, with Teng Qingshan's current War God-level physical constitution, these germs only caused him slight discomfort; a sweep of his Source Energy was enough to wipe them all out.

"Has it finally begun?"

From the visions shown by the Little Cauldron, Teng Qingshan knew that the catastrophe for humanity was about to start.

Calculating the time, it was about right.

Although there had been signs a while ago, people hadn't paid much attention, assuming it was just a normal seasonal flu.

By now, people were slowly realizing that something was wrong.

Because too many people were dying!

But by the time people reacted, it was already too late!

To cope with this crisis.

Half a month ago, every time Teng Qingshan finished his training and headed home, he would bring back rice, grain, and vegetables or dried meat suitable for long-term storage.

Seeing this, his grandfather only asked out of curiosity; upon hearing Teng Qingshan say that the supermarket was having a sale and a promotion, he didn't ask any further.

At the same time, Teng Qingshan also took out several large barrels and stored a massive amount of clean water.

All of this work.

Was carried out quietly and unobtrusively.

By the time the Double R virus arrived without warning, and his grandfather fell ill after holding out for a few days—with others falling ill one after another and social order being severely affected—this stockpile of supplies proved to be quite useful.

Walking through the desolate streets.

Teng Qingshan returned to his room.

By now, his grandfather was much better.

Except for the day he fainted from the illness, when he had been running a high fever.

By the next day.

The high fever had miraculously subsided.

His grandfather had managed to pull through on his own!

This made Teng Qingshan happy from the bottom of his heart.

"Qingshan, you know, those special Breathing and Exhalation Methods and fist techniques you had me practice really improved my constitution. If it weren't for that, I feel like I might not have made it through this time."

At the dining table.

The old man showed no signs of having just recovered from a serious illness; instead, he was glowing with health and full of vigor.

"Grandpa, what I taught you is a type of Breathing and Exhalation Method from the Xingyi Fist, and the fist techniques were things I learned online before. It's great that they were useful." Teng Qingshan served the rice and chatted with his grandfather while they ate.

"My Qingshan is just so smart. Not only are your grades good, but you've even achieved success in self-taught martial arts," the old man said happily, though deep worry immediately surfaced in his eyes.

"But how about you don't go out for the next few days, Qingshan? I saw in the neighborhood group chat that there have already been many deaths. This pathogen seems to be mutating constantly now. It's fortunate you bought so much rice and oil to keep at home, otherwise, even eating would be a problem..."

"Don't worry, Grandpa. I'll stay home for the next few days." The recent pathogen seemed to have started a new round of mutation, and Teng Qingshan wasn't comfortable leaving his grandfather home alone.

Once this period passed, it would be the same to go out and train again.

Moreover, he had already touched the threshold of a domain, and both his spear techniques and fist techniques had made significant breakthroughs.

He could still train at home; he just couldn't make too much noise.

"Mm, that's good. I saw on the news that the whole world seems to be ravaged by this 'RR' pathogen lately. It's better to stay home for the time being."

His grandfather had been following the news lately, and seeing the dire situation outside, he was deeply worried about his grandson who went out to practice martial arts every day.

After finishing dinner.

Teng Qingshan kept his word and did not go out, instead staying in the living room to watch TV with his grandfather.

On the television broadcast, the latest situation regarding the current Double R mutation was being aired. Experts were also calling for everyone to avoid going out unless necessary.

They urged people to stay at home as much as possible and minimize contact with the outside world.

But Teng Qingshan knew very well that the Double R virus had arrived too fiercely, and its current rate of mutation and evolution was extremely fast.

Judging by the current situation, it was very likely that it had already evolved into its ultimate form, capable of surviving in the air for several hours!

It can also be transmitted through breathing air, or by coming into contact with food, objects, and other items touched by an infected person!

This has also led to a consequence.

Any place with circulating air will be filled with germs in a short amount of time!

But for now, experts from various countries may not have realized this yet.

Or perhaps they have realized it, but there is simply nothing they can do.

This terrifying germ is sweeping across every living creature on Earth.

As long as you live on this planet, there is no way to avoid it.

The only way is to rely on your own immune system to tough it out!

If you can resist it, you live.

If you cannot resist it, you die!

The news broadcast on the television continued.

The more he watched, the more worried Elder Teng became.

Furthermore, over the past few days, many of the elder's relatives and friends of his own age had failed to pull through; every now and then, he would see news on his social media feed about someone who hadn't made it and had been sent to the crematorium.

This was also the reason why the elder often felt depressed when he was alone.

Only in front of Teng Qingshan would the elder try his best to show an optimistic and positive side, not wanting his beloved grandson to worry.

Teng Qingshan could do nothing about this, and could only try his best to comfort the elder.

The following three months passed.

It was just as Teng Qingshan had seen in the vision from the Little Cauldron.

The Double R grew increasingly rampant. Every living creature that needed to breathe had been infected!

Only those creatures that could survive and develop antibodies within their bodies were able to survive this cruel biological culling.

Fortunately.

Elder Teng developed antibodies in his body and successfully survived this catastrophe.

By April.

This crisis finally began to slowly subside.

Under the strong and effective measures taken by the China authorities, the people overcame this crisis.

The humans who survived developed antibodies, and their physical constitutions were also significantly enhanced.

It was as if a genetic lock had been opened; people were pleasantly surprised to discover that the 100-meter sprint record, which had been difficult to break before, could now be easily surpassed by any adult who exercised regularly!

Human physical fitness had improved by several levels out of thin air!

For a time, people did not know whether to feel sad or fortunate.

April 20, 2015.

After three long months, the order of human society finally basically returned to normal.

After this upheaval.

People also realized the importance of physical exercise.

After all, during the crisis that had just passed.

Those who were physically fit to begin with had a much higher chance of surviving.

Naturally.

The survivors began to exercise spontaneously, started paying attention to the martial arts they had previously ignored, and began attempting to practice them.

The physical constitution, which had been passively strengthened by the Virus, was indeed much stronger than before.

Once people started exercising, they discovered that their physical strength increased very rapidly!