Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 1493 - 1486: Epidemic Infection

Chapter 1493: Chapter 1486: Epidemic Infection

"What exactly happened?" Hu Daoke looked at Cheng Ziang, then at Baiyue, feeling a sense of unease in his heart.

Baiyue sighed and briefly recounted their discovery in Aximiya. After hearing Baiyue’s description, even the thick-skinned Hu Daoke couldn’t help but be shaken. His face twitching, he said, "They, they want to use genetic weapons?"

"And we still have no way to stop it," Cheng Ziang said, biting his lip.

"What do you mean no way to stop it? We can just take the genetic weapons back. Whoever dares to stop us, we’ll finish them off!" Hu Daoke was not as restrained as Cheng Ziang and Baiyue, and he angrily roared instantaneously.

"Take them back, and then what? The Demon Clan army continues to fight against the military of the three aristocratic families, leading to a decisive battle, with tens of thousands dead yet achieving no results... War always leads to death, if possible, nobody wants it to be their own people who die," Cheng Ziang said low-spirited.

"No, have you all been assimilated too? Using genetic weapons is a violation of the fundamental principles of war!" Hu Daoke said excitedly.

"This is the Otherworld, this is the East Continent, where war principles do not apply. We also have no right to interfere in the wars between powers, though we have already interfered a lot. Saying this might sound a bit hypocritical, but..." Cheng Ziang said, then suddenly lowered his head.

"The boss won’t agree to such a plan," Hu Daoke said.

"The Demon Clan’s war is not for Luo’er to decide. His role is to give advice, it’s never been about commands," Cheng Ziang reminded him.

"So we just lie down and do nothing?" Hu Daoke spread his hands and asked.

"As it looks right now, that’s all we can do," Cheng Ziang said, head still lowered.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!!!" Hu Daoke couldn’t help but curse.

"In any case, this weapon targets only the people of Kyushu, so at this stage, we must take Feng and Yichuan Ying back to the rear to avoid them getting affected," Cheng Ziang continued.

"I’ll help you, if it means killing them, I’m willing to lead the charge!" Hu Daoke stepped forward and patted his chest as he spoke.

"Calm down, it’s not worth falling out with the Demon Clan over this. After all, we’re still living under someone else’s roof," Cheng Ziang said with a wry smile.

"If we’re leaving, we should leave together. Why do you insist on being stubborn?" Baiyue frowned and asked discontentedly.

"I want to see if there’s something I can do," Cheng Ziang said.

"You better know what you’re doing, Luo’er is still waiting for you guys to go back," Baiyue said worriedly.

"I know, I’ll be careful," Cheng Ziang nodded.

"You all..." Since the three of them were speaking in Chinese and Tastan, Yichuan Ying couldn’t understand and just watched blankly, so she tentatively initiated a conversation.

"Oh, Yichuan Ying, tomorrow you’ll go to Big South East Peace City with her," noticing her, Cheng Ziang turned and instructed.

"Why, why do I have to leave here?" Yichuan Ying asked, not understanding.

"This place is about to go to war again, it’s very dangerous," Cheng Ziang explained succinctly.

"I’m not afraid, my brother won’t harm me," Yichuan Ying said earnestly.

"It’s not about your brother harming you. When the fight breaks out, accidental injuries are inevitable. You think your brother won’t harm you, but others may not even notice you," Cheng Ziang said.

"No, I want to stay here, my brother definitely won’t harm me," Yichuan Ying insisted stubbornly.

"Yichuan Ying, you need to come to your senses. Your brother entrusted you to us, and now you have no connection with the Yichuan Clan anymore. The estate soldiers of the Yichuan Clan won’t show any mercy if they see you; why can’t you understand that?" Cheng Ziang furrowed his brow and tried to persuade her.

"The war between the Demon Clan and the Yichuan Clan will eventually come to an end, either with the Demon Clan defeated or the Yichuan Clan. No matter the result, I want to witness it with my own eyes," Yichuan Ying said obstinately.

"This..." Cheng Ziang was so exasperated by her that he was at a loss for words.

"Let her stay then. I’ll take Feng back with me; just make sure to keep an eye on her," Baiyue suddenly interjected.

"How could you also..." Cheng Ziang turned his head to look at her.

"Stubborn people will always be this way, no matter how you try to persuade them," Baiyue openly met his gaze, "It might sound harsh, but I still want to say that we care more about each member of the Advance Team than Yichuan Ying. To expect me to abandon our team to save a stranger, sorry, I can’t do that. Instead of wasting time on her, I’d rather take Feng and leave now."

"Fine, we’ll keep watch over her." Hearing her words, Cheng Ziang sighed helplessly and nodded in agreement.

After making arrangements, Baiyue hurriedly took Feng back to Big South East Peace the next day. At the same time, Zisu also began her deployment, formally using the large-scale weapons of mass destruction against the Yichuan Clan’s military.

Three days, four days, five days, the frontline where both sides squared off remained as quiet as ever, seemingly without any activity, but Zisu was fully confident because she knew the results would soon become apparent.

On the tenth day, the Demon Clan’s army finally made a move, mustering their forces and advancing into the Yichuan Clan’s territory.

The Demon Clan’s troops advanced cautiously, setting fires as they went to create smoky disturbances to disperse the plague. When they officially entered the camp of the Nine Thousand Battalion, the scene before them was shockingly appalling.

The entire camp was littered with fallen corpses, with only a few people still clinging to life, supporting each other and staggering around the campsite.

The biological weapons provided by the Ghost Race was a contagious disease spread through bodily fluids and by living organisms. The most terrifying aspect of it was the disease’s incubation period, typically around one week.

This meant that after Zisu released the biological weapon, those infected would not notice and would continue infecting others. Then it would all suddenly break out at the same time, causing massive casualties.

Clearly, the estate soldiers at the Nine Thousand Battalion camp were victims of this sudden outbreak of the disease; they were completely caught off guard and didn’t even have time to deal with the bodies.

Looking at the bodies strewn across the ground, the Demon Clan’s troops had Kyushu civilians from the infantry line stay back with guns for vigilance and then sent in Demon Clan soldiers to clean up the remnants of the Nine Thousand Battalion’s soldiers.

The reason this virus was called a weapon is because of its controllability. Unlike primitive viruses, once the host of this virus dies, the virus loses its vitality and becomes an ordinary virus.

In other words, only living people can infect others, and once a person dies, the virus also loses its activity and cannot infect the living.

Even so, the Demon Clan’s troops remained cautious, not allowing their Kyushu civilian forces to enter the area for fear of causing a chain infection, thus only the Demon Clan’s soldiers were sent to clean up the battlefield.

Cheng Ziang and Hu Daoke, accompanied by Yichuan Ying, followed the army to the frontline. Although they were mentally prepared, they were still visually shocked and deeply stunned when they saw the dense piles of corpses.

"Damn it, damn it!" Hu Daoke ground his teeth, unable to restrain himself from cursing.

"All these people... are dead..." Yichuan Ying, as a civilian of Kyushu, couldn’t help feeling sympathy upon seeing so many corpses and collapsed to the ground, sobbing.

"Don’t go there, be careful of infection," Cheng Ziang tightly grabbed her arm.

Demon Clan soldiers roamed through the camp of the Nine Thousand Battalion, shooting those survivors who were unable to resist with their guns. This was a necessary step, because only once everyone in the camp was dead would the virus’s influence be completely eradicated.

The infected soldiers were incapable of resistance; they coughed violently from time to time, looking fit and strong but walked unsteadily, as if a gust of wind could blow them away, some even needed support from one to two people to move.

The Demon Clan soldiers did not care about that; they calmly reloaded their guns, then aimed and fired. Despite the distance being less than ten meters, these soldiers couldn’t put up any resistance at all, they just watched as their comrades were shot, watched as the dark muzzles of the guns were aimed at them.

The cleanup operation continued for more than an hour, and no signs of life could be seen in the camp anymore, only armed Demon Clan soldiers struggling to navigate among the corpses. Some soldiers began to gather the bodies, preparing for a collective cremation.

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