Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 608 - 601: Meeting Discussion

Chapter 608: Chapter 601: Meeting Discussion

The transport plane flew a few dozen minutes and soon returned to the camp it had departed from. The place had since been converted into an Epidemic Research Center, with lots of temporary buildings set up, making it feel strangely like being back on Earth.

After the Advance Team disembarked the transport plane, a few fully wrapped anti-epidemic soldiers walked over, asking them to enter the disinfection chamber and change all their clothing and gear. In terms of disinfection protocols, the experts sent by headquarters were much stricter than those from the Church Court.

And so, the ten members split into male and female groups, each entering different disinfection chambers for cleaning. Hu Daoke was more than ready to wash himself thoroughly, as his whole body was currently covered in eczema and feeling uncomfortable.

After cleansing, the Advance Team members changed into white fatigues and came out. They then rode another transport plane to meet up with Li Si and others aboard an airboat suspended in mid-air.

Li Si was still busy in his office. Seeing Luo’er and the others walk in, he immediately heaved a sigh of relief, laughing, "You guys are finally back safe. I was so worried."

"We almost didn’t make it back..." Luo’er said, gesturing for his team to take seats at the table, ready to start an impromptu meeting.

"I heard the entire purification legion collapsed. Were you attacked by Exotic Beasts?" Li Si walked over to ask.

"No, it wasn’t the Exotic Beasts," Luo’er shook his head, then said with lingering fear, "It’s a new type of creature, an arthropod that looks like a mix between a locust and a mantis. As individuals, they don’t have strong combat abilities—a three-person firepower unit could suppress them—but their mobility is incredible, and they have a shocking ability to kill. The purification legion’s armor was completely ineffective against their attacks."

"A new creature?" Li Si fell into deep thought at his words.

"Yue’er!" Seeing his furrowed brow, Luo’er turned his head and called out to Baiyue. She nodded and took out pen and paper, simply sketching out what the creature looked like, and also drew a human for scale to illustrate its size.

Li Si took the drawing and looked at it, then asked with a furrowed brow, "Is this the new creature? Why has the Church Court never encountered it before?"

"Not sure, it might just have recently appeared." Luo’er said.

"Hmm, I’ll notify our biology experts about the information, let them start studying," pausing, Li Si then asked, "Any other specific details about this creature?"

"I’ve noticed that their hunting instincts are exceptionally strong, usually beginning their hunts in the afternoon. And they require a vast amount of prey to maintain their numbers. Therefore, in my opinion, areas where these creatures exist are unlikely to have Corpse Demons. Not sure if they eat Corpse Demons, but it’s quite possible these people were already devoured by them before they could transform into Corpse Demons. In addition, their blood is oil-like, completely different from the sticky feel of Exotic Beast blood." Luo’er supplemented after a moment of thought.

"Do these creatures have a name yet?" Li Si continued to ask.

"This..." Luo’er and others looked at each other, then said, "We’ve just encountered it for the first time."

"Then why don’t you name them, after all, you discovered them first." Li Si said.

"Well..." Luo’er hesitated for a moment, at a loss for what to name it.

"Might as well just call them Exotic Insects," Hu Daoke said, crossing his arms, "They’re all monsters from another world anyway. Since one type is called Exotic Beasts, it’s only fitting that this one be called Exotic Insects!"

"Are you stupid? This thing is an arthropod, not an insect..." Cheng Ziang rolled his eyes as he spoke.

"So what? It’s just a temporary name, not an official scientific one." Hu Daoke shrugged.

"Hmm, I think it works." Luo’er nodded in agreement.

"Alright, Exotic Insects it is then. Let’s drop this matter for now." Li Si, setting the drawing down on the table, concluded.

Luo’er hesitated for a moment, then said somewhat awkwardly, "Brother Li, I think there’s something off about our mission this time..."

"What’s with our mission?" Li Si asked.

"Let’s not talk about the combat power of the Purification Legion for now, as it’s the Church Court’s business, but our advance team’s mission this time..." Luo’er started, but then trailed off again.

"Do you think I did not arrange it properly?" Li Si looked at Luo’er and asked.

"Er..." Luo’er started stuttering.

"It’s okay, just tell me. Everyone makes mistakes, and it’s normal to accept criticism for mistakes. Don’t treat me as some kind of authority." Li Si dismissed it with a wave of his hand.

"Then I’ll just say it straight," Luo’er nodded and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "There’s a major problem with the assignment of our mission this time, the main issue might be... we rely too much on others..."

"You mean who?" Li Si asked.

"The Church Court!" Luo’er added.

Upon hearing his words, Li Si nodded slightly, then leaned back, waving his hand, saying, "Tell me your thoughts."

"Alright," Luo’er nodded, and then he said seriously. "The main task of our advance team is actually to assist the research department, capture and accommodate specific targets to accelerate the research progress, rather than to fight alongside the Church Court’s army and clean up the epidemic zone. Therefore, when we were arranged to act together with the Purification Legion, we have misunderstood our primary goal."

"Hmm, now that you mention it, it indeed seems that way," Li Si crossed his arms and slightly nodded in agreement, "I realize now that we indeed relied too much on the people of the Church Court."

"Indeed, because we relied on the Church Court, their gains and losses, victories and defeats became closely related to ours. We have to rely on their troops for support, rely on their intelligence sources. If anything goes wrong on their side, we will be in trouble, just like this time," Luo’er said.

"Continue!" Li Si nodded and said.

"The Church Court’s mission is to clean up the epidemic zone, to reduce the range of the epidemic zone. Our task is to collect samples and research preventive measures against the virus. Therefore, although our task does not conflict with the Church Court’s, there isn’t much intersection either. So, I’ve always felt that we didn’t need to rope them into our operations. Instead, we should perform our duties independently under the framework of the Church Court, utilizing our own strengths," Luo’er continued.

"Hmm, now that you mention it, I didn’t consider it thoroughly, causing you all to suffer, I’m really sorry," Li Si said after pondering for a moment.

"We’re all on the same side, no need for apologies, let’s talk about our own plans next," Luo’er waved his hand and said.

"Judging by your words, it seems like you already have some ideas, let’s hear your plan first," Li Si looked at Luo’er and said.

"Alright, then let me share my humble opinion," Luo’er nodded, then took a deep breath and said seriously, "Our advantage lies in aerial mobility. We can perform precision air drops within the epidemic zone, so we don’t necessarily have to join the Church Court’s ground operations and advance step by step into the depth of the epidemic zone. Instead, we can directly airlift into the depth of the epidemic zone and start our work. I think this is what our advance team should be doing."

"But the reckless airlifting could put you all in danger. You’re usually the one seeking stability, so have you thought of any countermeasures?" Li Si asked.

"Hmm," Luo’er nodded and then said, "As I just mentioned, our advantage lies in aerial mobility. Currently, we still have an airboat and a high-speed reconnaissance aircraft on standby. We can conduct aerial scouting of the epidemic zone ourselves, determine the distribution of the epidemic monsters, then perform targeted air drops and sample collection."

"Otherwise, if we keep relying on the intelligence provided by the Church Court, the ones to suffer in the end would only be us. Just like this time, I don’t know where Marlori got his information from, only mentioning that there are numerous corpse demons in that area and not a word about the Exotic Insects there. As a result, the Purification Legion was defeated. From my limited understanding of the Exotic Insects, where they appear, it’s unlikely for corpse demons to also be there, because most people might not have had the chance to turn into corpse demons before being hunted and eaten by the Exotic Insects," Luo’er said.

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