Enforcer Manual
Chapter 562: Ms. Doctor Has Arrived_1

Chapter 562: Chapter 562: Ms. Doctor Has Arrived_1

A starship cavalry commander named Jim Reynolds once proved with practical action that an infantry unit without battlefield doctors or medical ships is virtually no different from suicide.

Regrettably, the United Government didn’t seem to understand this principle.

Or perhaps in their eyes, the loss of personnel in war was not much different from the numbers reflecting loss in the stock market.

Even Lu Xiang, after hearing Song Lan’s idea, showed a look of astonishment.

"You mean to suggest that we let the Devourers hatch a medical corps for the front line?"

Even she had never considered this possibility.

According to her habitual way of thinking, if they wanted to minimize casualties, they needed to intervene on the battlefield first, eliminating potential enemy forces one by one before they could pose a real threat to the front-line troops.

This would not only require a highly accurate intelligence network, but also surgical strike operations. With the current military force and technology level of the Bug Swarm, at best they could only maintain an offensive and defensive battle within the range of a city.

But according to the offensive strategy of the United Government, these three units composed of the Volunteer Army would besiege the Third Neutral Country from over a dozen directions, almost spanning the entirety of the Third Neutral Country.

Not to mention that the Bug Swarm currently didn’t have the numbers to sway the entire battle situation, even if they could, such a large-scale operation would inevitably attract the attention of the upper echelons of the United Government. By then, they themselves would likely be exposed within the view of the top brass, and in line with the usual tactics of the United Government, while the Vanguard was engaging the main battlefield, they would definitely send out secret operation squads to infiltrate the interior of the Third Neutral Country.

For this reason, differing opinions arose within the Bug Swarm.

Medea and Father Bruno strongly suggested ignoring the casualties of the Vanguard, instead using this opportunity to allow the Bug Swarm’s main forces to penetrate deeper into the heartland of the Lunar Eclipse Sect.

"The most likely scenario to occur in the first few days after the Vanguard reaches the front line is that the main troops will be scattered by mutated creatures, and as the main army collapses, the battle situation will turn into small-scale urban combat."

Song Lan looked at the spread-out map of the Third Neutral Country and stated, "They will use the surrounding buildings as cover for defense, and at that time, we can provide supplies and support to the survivors in the city from these regions."

It’s a pity that the Devourers didn’t have the energy to hatch caring nurse sisters on the frontline to escort them; they could only provide a highly mobile force of burrowing worms, offering emergency sprays genetically enhanced by the Devourers to those remaining troops.

By then, the soldiers trapped in the Third Neutral Country may need several days to recognise the reality of their situation.

The initial defeat is inevitable.

The drafted soldiers to this day still believe that this operation is just a bug barbecue contest, and according to the intelligence investigated by Dr. Bai Zhu, the person in charge of dispatching the front-line troops isn’t even an important figure in the military department, with as much as a third of the officers experiencing combat for the first time.

"The main task of the Bug Swarm is to ensure that scattered soldiers survive in the city as much as possible, and to hold out until we return from the ’mines’."

"I still don’t understand," said Father Bruno, questioning Song Lan’s decision. "Why bother with those irrelevant people? If we use them as bait, our operation would be much more efficient."

"Because Yeying calls them ’sacrifices’."

Yeying was aware of the massive conscription movement, but not only did she not worry for the Archbishop, she seemed to welcome these soldiers being sent to the front lines. Coupled with the highly religious term "Ceremony of the End," he suspected these soldiers were needed as sacrificial offerings for some ceremony.

Those vague premonitions made him realize that gods, or rather higher life forms, were not just lies concocted to delude the masses; they genuinely existed somewhere in this world, observing everything that transpired here.

In fact, after they returned from the Purple Wisteria Academy, Lu Xiang noted a critical issue.

If the theory of "fate" proposed by the former principal was correct, then after the upper lifeforms were eradicated, who was secretly manipulating the fate of the United Government and even those Shadows?

Regarding this question, Song Lan could first rule out one incorrect answer for everyone.

It definitely wasn’t his doing.

True story.

After learning about the sudden unrest and warfare that had broken out in the Neutral Country, he suddenly had an idea.

Perhaps, Spiritual Energy was not the only way to establish contact with superior worlds, and those peering into this world from unknown corners might not have all ascended through Spiritual Energy.

On this, he and Father Bruno were in agreement.

The answer to this question should be hidden in the deepest part of the "mine."

Once their strategic thinking aligned, the Devourers also began a new round of busyness. The conscripted soldiers would probably never know that, while they familiarized themselves daily with the operational procedures of their exoskeleton armor, a medical Bug Swarm designed for urban battlefields was taking shape beneath their feet.

These creatures had mutated from the Tunneling Bugs, their acid, originally used for harming enemies, was altered into a potent emergency spray. Their powerful forelimbs could easily secure a casualty to their bodies making it impossible to move, while sharp mouthparts beneath their heads could effectively pierce the skin of the wounded, injecting them with an anesthetic.

During the mutation process, Ge Fu and Doctor Oleg thoughtfully considered the experience of the injured while receiving treatment, prompting the Tunneling Bugs to grow soft, fleshy tissues on their underbellies. This way, when they were secured by the forelimbs, it wouldn’t result in bruises to the waist.

Soon, these new mutated beings were given the title of "Battlefield Doctors."

Although they wouldn’t warm your heart like a nurse, they could save your life on the battlefield.

Beyond that, Xinyue had also hatched two new types of flying units.

The variant of "Flying Dragon" had its acid-spraying ability removed, in its place was additional storage space allowing them to collect scattered war supplies from the battlefield at breakneck speeds. When necessary, they could also transport soldiers who were out of options to safe areas.

The other mutated creature was much larger in size; they would complete their Parasitic attachment on top of buildings. Their main task was to collect and integrate the war supplies gathered by "Flying Dragons" and to deploy "Battlefield Doctors" more swiftly to various parts of the city.

The emergence of these medical-type mutated creatures once again overturned Medea’s perception of the Devourers.

She had never thought these beings, modeled after war machines, could one day take on the task of support and remedy.

In the midst of these bustling preparations, the day of the expedition quietly arrived.

On the eve of the expedition, the colossal airship broadcast a new speech.

The Chairperson of the Council acknowledged the citizens’ enthusiastic response to the massive enlistment, forcefully expressing the United Government’s determination for victory. In his speech, he skillfully circumvented the potential dangers, and with highly provocative language, he reinvigorated every soldier before their deployment, leaving many so excited they couldn’t sleep all night.

However, Song Lan would never be found on the list of insomniacs.

In preparation for the upcoming expedition, he went to bed early that night.

Song Lan firmly believed that good sleep was an essential link on the road to victory.

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