Enforcer Manual
Chapter 315: Setting Out for the Queen_1

Chapter 315: Chapter 315: Setting Out for the Queen_1

Song Lan belatedly realized a problem.

This competition was never a warriors’ league, but rather a contest for the king of scrappiness, and those who had claimed disinterest before the match, merely making up numbers, were baring their fangs by the second round.

Indeed, it was proven time and again that interest groups were no match for the kings of scrappiness, regardless of the era.

Following Song Lan, the genuine interest group "Heavy Cannon"’s mercenary team were successively eliminated, while Xinyue was disqualified for illegal modifications to the Horn Bug.

Biologically speaking, the contestant that Xinyue deployed only resembled a Horn Bug in appearance; in reality, it was a different creature hatched by her.

"I’ll never trust them again!"

"Heavy Cannon," the burly man sitting next to Song Lan, lamented bitterly. He had woken up this morning with the mindset of securing at least fourth place, aiming for the championship.

Song Lan understood his feelings well; his reaction upon seeing his exam scores was exactly the same as "Heavy Cannon."

At this moment, the genuine top four contestants were all masters of scrappiness in their respective fields, facing such formidable opponents...

Song Lan chose to rest.

For a competitor, flexibly adjusting one’s competitive mindset was also a crucial aspect; if Ge Fu were to design a character card for every contestant, then "mindset" would definitely be a maxed-out stat for him.

After the first match, he adjusted his mindset in time, switching from "guaranteed top four, aiming for the championship" to "participation is what counts" and "making the top eight is already a success."

Thus, he was now able to appreciate the real showdown of the scrappiness kings on stage with a relaxed attitude.

In this competition to select the king among the kings for the Law Enforcers’ outsourcing departments, Lu Xiang defended her status and ultimately won the championship of the first Warriors’ League, even though her chosen Horn Bugs were not as modified as the others, yet she displayed astonishing practical experience in the matches.

When she controlled the Horn Bugs, their combat effectiveness was likely much stronger than the real ones.

Song Lan had actually noticed this early on.

Lu Xiang was innately gifted in practical combat; without being suppressed by equipment or level, there was hardly anyone who could beat her.

He felt he might be the most authoritative in this regard.

Because once Lu Xiang set the rule against using Spiritual Energy and dragged the fight into melee combat, he never won against her even once.

"This competition is quite interesting."

After the match, Lu Xiang gave high praise to the event organized by Ge Fu; she felt that after fishing, she might have found another entertaining activity.

Ever since she fell in love, she no longer had the time to go fishing in crime-ridden areas like bars and underground boxing matches.

This sport only required two headbands and two Horn Bugs and could be conducted at home.

"Now that the champions and warriors have been selected, it’s time to get down to business."

As long as the scope was broadened, the emergence of the scrappiness kings was actually good for them, "The Horn Bugs, granted the title of warriors, can undergo multifaceted modifications, making them exceptionally suited for missions."

In addition to the Horn Bugs that stood out through layers of selection, the competition also identified the best Horn Bug operators.

"Using the Horn Bugs to infiltrate the subway lines of the Fourth Neutral Country is indeed a great idea."

Lu Xiang pondered thoughtfully.

Ever since the teacher left District Seventeen, she had been pondering this issue for days.

The teacher’s demeanor during his visit was somewhat subtle, seemingly prepared for the possibility of not returning, and for the Counter-Intelligence Department, the Fourth Neutral Country controlled by the Aljom Army was indeed a nightmarish existence, having failed for many years to infiltrate their underground shelters.

To understand them, one had to penetrate their inner workings.

But with the Aljom Army’s degree of xenophobia, this was almost an impossible task to accomplish.

"The Esinvig Army arrived within the Fourth Neutral Country last night, by the timeline, your teacher should have infiltrated before them."

Dr. Bai Zhu could only get information on events occurring above ground; after they passed through those hidden entrances among the ruins, no further news could be obtained regarding them.

...

In the following day, Dr. Bai Zhu conducted more in-depth modifications on the Horn Bug warrior, and it was doubtful that anyone could have imagined that a bug would simultaneously feature an Overload system, a hacking system, and become a veritable movable miniature arsenal.

That day, this comprehensively modified Horn Bug warrior received an order from the Bug Swarm Queen.

To head to the Fourth Neutral Country alone.

By the timeline, they were already a step behind; even with the help of airplanes or hover cars, it would take nearly a day for the Horn Bug warrior to travel there.

The next morning.

Lu Xiang, having arranged the entire day’s work in advance, returned home, drew the curtains, leaned on the sofa, and put on the special headband modified by Ge Fu. The custom headband, which enhanced the influence of the consumer’s consciousness, allowed for ultra-long-range control via sensors installed on the Horn Bug warrior.

After a brief spell of dizziness, what appeared before her eyes was a landscape of ruins.

This was the wreckage of a city destroyed in the nuclear war, after years of nature’s reclaiming, green vegetation clambered over the ruins, offering a visual shock of technology intertwined with the primitive.

From the remnants, it was not difficult to see that there had once been a bustling city on this land.

Here was the United Government’s external department’s restricted area, jokingly referred to by them as the "Death Zone."

Not only because it was the stronghold of the Aljom Army but also because it was rife with radiation and home to mutant creatures not recorded in any database.

When Lu Xiang took control of the Horn Bug Warrior, it was in a standby mode.

Lu Xiang moved her limbs and pincers, quickly adapting to the change in perspective.

This sensation was actually somewhat similar to military drone technology, which they had had access to during school for practicing reconnaissance with drones.

But in Lu Xiang’s view, drone technology was far inferior to the neural sensation technology developed by Ge Fu.

Hackers were always the bane of anything mechanical; on the battlefield, connecting to military drones could be a particularly dangerous act. According to data, every year there were hundreds of people who got their brains fried by hackers while syncing with drones.

After a long search through the ruins, she finally found traces left by the Esinvig Army. They had left evidence of encampment in an open space. Following the tracks left by the Rebel Army, Lu Xiang steered the Horn Bug Warrior to the entrance of a building that resembled the wreckage of a department store.

The conspicuous corpse of a mutant creature was cut in two and scattered in front of the building’s entrance.

The blood had not yet fully dried, and the cuts bore obvious signs of having been frozen.

This unknown mutant creature resembled a wolf and was nearly three meters in length; from the Horn Bug’s perspective, it was like a giant.

"They’ve encountered an attack by a mutant creature."

Lu Xiang temporarily disconnected from the Horn Bug Warrior and relayed her findings to Song Lan. She speculated that the entrance to the underground shelter was located somewhere within the debris of the department store before sneaking in, she decided to first ask for Song Lan’s opinion.

"You said that the mutant creature looks like a wolf?"

"Yes, I’ve seen this type of pre-war animal in an animal encyclopedia."

"This could be a good sign, you know. Wolves are social creatures. I bet that even with mutations, their social structure wouldn’t have changed much."

"That’s what the encyclopedia said, but what does this have to do with our operation?"

"The connection is huge, don’t forget, we are now also mutant creatures."

Song Lan said, "Mutant creatures should help each other out. We need to alert those native mutants that a bunch of evil intruders have invaded their turf and are rampaging, killing innocents!"

"...You’re fanning the flames."

Lu Xiang fell silent for a long time before she spoke.

She hadn’t considered this angle.

She found that Song Lan could always fully immerse himself into the mindset of a mutant creature, thinking from the standpoint of one.

"How could you call this fanning the flames?"

Song Lan disagreed with Lu Xiang’s choice of words, "A single mutant creature is powerless alone and wouldn’t be able to make much of an impact in the territory of the Rebel Army."

Although the research team had comprehensively modified the Horn Bug Warrior, these improvements could only handle "trash fish." Needless to say, not only was it incapable of dealing with bigwigs like the heads of the Aljom or Esinvig armies with bounties over a hundred million, it was also unable to handle commanders with a few tens of millions of watts.

Therefore, this was a true infiltration operation; there was no option to reluctantly eliminate witnesses if discovered.

"Think about it, if your teacher falls into the hands of the Rebel Army, how could you possibly rescue her with just the power of a single Horn Bug Warrior?"

Song Lan had braced for the worst before the operation even began.

Lu Xiang lapsed into silence.

If the Rebel Army discovered her teacher’s identity, her death would be certain.

Every intelligence officer who had tried to infiltrate the underground shelter had vanished without exception.

"Boss, I believe as the leader of the Bug Swarm, you have yet to realize the most terrifying aspect of the swarm. Their advantage is not in individual combat but in the superiority of their numbers. Once you comprehend the true meaning of ’I am the swarm,’ you’ll be able to unleash the true potential of the swarm."

Song Lan pointed out the flaw in Lu Xiang’s approach, who still tended to solve problems with a bias towards solo or small-unit covert operations.

"As long as you know how to unite the forces from all over, even an inconspicuous Horn Bug can evolve into a fledgling army in no time."

If it were him controlling the Horn Bug Warrior, the first thing to do wouldn’t be to sneak into an Aljom Army shelter but to find and unite all potential mutant allies within the subway lines.

And the death of this mutated creature at the hands of the Rebel Army presented him with a perfect opportunity:

Look at this, not only has someone invaded your territory, but they have also killed your brothers!

Can you endure this?

If it were me, I definitely couldn’t!

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