Although the two plagues that had nearly destroyed the world had finally been brought under control through the joint efforts of the entire world, the immense power displayed by the Stone Statue Virus and the Evil Spirit Virus had also made many interested parties covet them.
The militaries of various countries, violent criminal organizations, and others had all begun researching the two viruses, hoping to get something new out of them.
Perhaps some serum with powerful abilities, or perhaps some brand-new special virus, and so on.
However, after the plagues, every country had sealed off the infected zones and burned and disposed of the infected corpses. Obtaining the two viruses was therefore no easy matter.
On the international black market, where Bitcoin was the primary means of exchange, the prices of the Stone Statue Virus and Evil Spirit Virus had soared. For a time, they became the most expensive viruses on the black market, surpassing dangerous viruses like Ebola and becoming the rising stars of the virus world.
Of the two, the Stone Statue Virus cost many times more than the Evil Spirit Virus.
After all, the Evil Spirit Virus had previously broken out on a massive scale across the world. There had been plenty of infected individuals and their corpses in the Japan and New York quarantine zones alone.
Although they had ultimately undergone relatively strict inactivation treatment, it was still easy enough to bribe certain relevant personnel, obtain tissue samples from the zombies, and thereby acquire the virus.
The Stone Statue Virus was different. It had only experienced a large-scale outbreak in a small city in Alaska, while the other outbreak sites had relatively few infected people. It was therefore much rarer.
Fortunately, both viruses shared one trait: they were extremely resilient and easy to preserve. Otherwise, things