Chapter 443 On the Sword Edge
The biggest difference between the spirit puppet and the paper puppet is that it can inherit some of Lin Wen's spell effects.
This is why their consumption is so high.
Now, Lin Wen has added countless spells, and the strength of the spirit puppet has reached an unprecedented level.
Amidst the barrage of gunfire, there was a loud bang, dirt flew everywhere, and four giant men rushed out.
The commander was not surprised but delighted: "Finally you came out! Let me see what kind of monsters you are! Reconnaissance team! Information!"
The reconnaissance member said with a sad face: "No, no... We didn't see anything but mud!"
The commander was furious and kicked him away: "You useless bastards, we'll replace you after this fight! Combat troops, full fire!"
However, no matter how much gunfire and bullets rained down, the four giants were not afraid at all. The bullets did not react at all to them, the fragments of kinetic weapons had no effect, and the laser weapons burned through their foreheads, but they still moved as usual.
Only the bombardment had some effect, but it couldn't wipe them out.
Four giants rushed into the right troop and the massacre began.
The countermeasures troops that were attacked at close range had no ability to resist at all, even though they had reached the strength of a first-level special operations unit.
No matter how they resisted, the giant ignored any attacks and smashed their heads with one punch.
Amidst the splattering rain of blood, corpses fell to the ground one after another.
The commander hurriedly called for support from the base leader.
"Special forces are coming towards you. Detain them. Report the enemy's strength, numbers, and capabilities."
The commander choked a little. "Captain... there are four enemies, and their strength... is level four. No, no, it's definitely higher than the Liman level, reaching a realm unknown to us. Their abilities include shielding themselves from all reconnaissance, being immune to attack, and being able to regenerate severed limbs..."
Upon hearing the words “not afraid of attacks, broken limbs restored”, the leader immediately thought of a recent battle where their super insect man was killed by seven such monsters.
"They're the special forces from Changshan County! Quickly use the backup plan! Logistics forces, destroy the antibiotics immediately! They're here to steal them!"
The leader's heart was boiling with anger and confusion. It was really beyond their expectation that Changshan County could find this place.
Not only is the No. 379 biochemical base top secret, but the antibiotics have just been delivered to the base.
Where did they get their information?
"No, I have to report this to the General and the Headmaster immediately."
When the leader was about to send a message, another of his men requested emergency support, saying that a headless corpse was attacking Laboratory No. 22.
Another crazy one.
The leader simply turned off the channel and focused on sending the message.
In the hall.
The countermeasures force changed its attack method and began to spray rapidly cooling substances. The temperature in the hall dropped sharply and the giant's speed finally slowed down, but it was far from being unable to move.
The countermeasures force persisted in the attack despite heavy casualties. Many members died not at the hands of monsters, but from the severe cold they created themselves.
On the side of the base, Lin Wen discovered a new way to use the [Paper Puppet].
He put a paper figurine talisman on each of the unfortunate victims, giving them a second spring in life, and then ordered them to roam around the base with guns and kill anyone they saw.
As Lin Wen advanced rapidly, a large number of paper zombies began to wander around the base.
The main military forces of the base were all used to deal with the clay figures, and the remaining guards were even weaker than the paper figures.
Although the Paper Man Zombie is extremely weak, even the recoil of the gunfire will reduce its duration.
But it does not prevent it from having an aura of fear, and unless the talisman paper is destroyed, these zombies will not stop moving because of a small thing like a headshot.
The guards had never seen such a thing before and immediately had urinary incontinence.
They repeatedly asked for help, but the leader had closed their channel.
Under the cover of the zombies, Lin Wen quickly came to the logistics warehouse and punched the door open. Several staff members turned their eyes over instantly. They were carrying cardboard boxes in their hands, and there was a large charred object on the open space next to them.
Without waiting for them to say anything, Lin Wen ended their first spring and gave them a second spring.
When I opened the box, I saw that it was indeed antibiotics.
Lin Wen's heart trembled.
They moved really fast. If I had forced my way into the base, the potion would have been burned out by now.
I hurriedly searched the warehouse and found that there was less than one ton left.
Lin Wen quickly tore off a large piece of canvas and packed all the potions. Fearing that something would be missed, he specifically asked [Xianrenzhilu] what else in the warehouse might be useful to him.
After replenishing several large boxes of supplies, Lin Wen quickly ran back along the road carrying two large bags, one large and one small.
The road was clean and the zombies had driven away everyone.
Suddenly, an alarm bell rang in my heart, and a spirit-imbued puppet was cut off from the spiritual induction, and the spiritual light representing its existence disappeared.
Lin Wen knew that the clay man could not hold on any longer, so he quickened his pace, rushed out of the base, and ran towards Changshan County.
Xiyanzhou is located in the northeast of Changshan County, adjacent to Dongqinzhou, and is only seventy kilometers away from Changshan County. Lin Wen only took fifteen minutes to run there.
When I returned to Huaizhen again, the entire town was under martial law and there was not a single person in sight.
Only the First Hospital was crowded with countless patients, with sobbing, noisy crying and shouting heard everywhere. Doctors and nurses hurried back and forth among the patients, but they were unable to provide any help other than some simple care.
Lin Wen put the heavy bag on a truck and drove back himself, shouting, "Don't worry, the medicine is back. We can all be saved!"
The crying in the crowd suddenly became much quieter. The family members and patients looked at the truck with hope and made way to let County Mayor Lin drive the truck into the hospital.
Dean Zhao rushed down, grabbed Lin Wen, and shouted, "Medicine? County Chief Lin, how much medicine do you have?"
Lin Wen said: "About one ton."
The doctors got in the car and untied the canvas bags, and inside were indeed boxes of rare polyoxopus antibiotics.
Dean Zhao shouted, "Hurry! Use it on the critically ill patients first! It will be too late if you're late."
Lin Wen asked, "Is that enough?"
"I don't know." Dean Zhao answered simply, jumped into the car and joined the team transporting the medicine, which was completely different from his previous dog-licking style.
Lin Wen nodded slightly and turned his gaze to the biochemical expert An Mosi.
"Is that enough?"
An Mosi pondered for a moment. "Headmaster Lin, adults need at least 15 grams, and children 10 grams. For severe cases, double that. It also needs to be used for subsequent disinfection and prevention. Huaizhen has currently found about 30,000 infected people. According to my model, there are at least 100,000 to 150,000 infected people. It may not be enough."
There were many voices of regret coming from the truck, as many antibiotics were damaged during the long journey.
Lin Wen asked, "Can you make this antibiotic?"
Anmos replied, "The manufacturing technology of polyoxophosphinothricin antibiotics is not difficult. All we need to do is ferment it with red phosphorus mold and purify the fermentation liquid to obtain the finished product."
"But the problem is that red phosphorus mold is a rare variant of bacteria. Its selection, cultivation, and fermentation are very complicated. It takes me at least three months to cultivate a qualified strain."
Lin Wen jumped onto the truck, took out a smaller bag, and took out a large glass disc with the words "Red Phosphorus Mold Strain Culture Medium" written on it.
"Is this it?"
An Mosi's eyes widened for a moment. He carefully picked up the disk and saw the faint red light reflected by the transparent solution inside. He asked in surprise, "Yes, that's right. Where did you get it from?"
Lin Wen took out various glass plates from his small bag one after another.
"This, this is freeze-dried bacteria!"
“This is the cultivation source!”
“Enough is enough!”
Lin Wen asked, "Can it be manufactured?"
"Yes, County Chief Lin, I invented the rapid fermentation and extraction method for the red phosphorus mold strain. No one in the entire empire knows how to quickly prepare this antibiotic better than me, but..."
"But what?"
An Mosi whispered, "Headmaster Lin, Commander Qin asked me to complete the traceability of the bacteria immediately as important evidence. I can't spare time."
"No need to think about it, go make medicine for me immediately."
"But Commander Qin said this is the perfect opportunity to attack the Council. Using biological weapons within the Empire is a serious crime. Maybe we can bring him down..."
Lin Wen was too lazy to talk nonsense, so he turned around, took out a pistol and pointed it at his forehead.
"Do as I say immediately."
An Mosi's face turned pale. He didn't dare to say anything more and quickly left with the glassware.
Lin Wen joined the team that transported medicines. About one-third of the one ton of medicine was lost, and only less than 700 kilograms were usable.
Lin Wen instructed Dean Zhao: "Save the seriously ill patients first and save their lives. New medicine will be available soon."
Dean Zhao nodded, said nothing, and left quickly.
At this time, Qin Luoshuang called.
"Lin Wen, why don't you let An Mosi trace the source?"
"Make the medicine first." Lin Wen answered briefly.
"We can leave the manufacturing of the drug to others, but he's the one who's responsible for tracing the source. We need to obtain absolutely crucial evidence..."
Lin Wen sneered, "Qin Luoshuang, you claim to understand the situation in the empire very well, but I don't think you understand it at all."
"What are you..."
"The Council has done so many evil things? Do you think the upper echelons of the empire don't know? Wang Bo'an pierced the sky, but didn't Yu Laogou return safely?"
"No, Lin Wen, this time is different. This is a heinous crime..."
"It's the same. As long as the Council doesn't rebel, it's the same. It's useless to accuse them of anything. Even if you film Yu Zhongxian personally throwing bacteria into Changshan County, they can say it was someone we hired to impersonate him."
There was silence on the phone, and Qin Luoshuang knew that what Lin Wen said was true.
But she was really unwilling to accept this, and she hated what the council did.
Changshan County seemed to have lost its human dignity by directly using biological weapons to attack civilians. If she could not fight back and severely damage the Council, she would not be able to swallow this.
She held onto the last glimmer of hope and said, "Lin Wen, the Great Elder might be able to bring justice to us..."
Lin Wen smiled and said, "Bear humiliation and anger, fight power with justice, fight barbarism with peace, accept adversity and wait for the judgment of justice? Qin Luoshuang, don't let anger cloud your mind. This is not what Fengchu should say."
Qin Luoshuang remained silent. She actually knew that this was just a pipe dream.
Lin Wen's expression gradually became serious and he spoke cautiously.
"In the empire, strength is the true backing, power is the foundation for upholding justice. Weakness is the original sin, and falling behind will lead to beatings."
"We are being beaten by the Council right now because we are not strong enough!"
"Qin Luoshuang, let me tell you."
"Dignity lies only on the edge of the sword, and truth lies only within the range of the cannon!"
"If you are weak, even Yu Zhongxian defecating in the street is a virtue. If you are strong, even he yawning in the toilet is polluting the world."
"You can't seek dignity or justice by relying on others' charity."
"I hope you will always remember this, my successor."
"My designated backup."
(End of this chapter)
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