After being busy for eight hours, Du Yuqi finally took a break. He was sent to a guest room and soaked comfortably in the bathtub.
The one who escorted him in was still Sir Keton. This guy seemed polite at this time, and regained his previous demeanor, but the other guards did not hide it. Most of them had naked sarcasm in their eyes, as if they were looking at a fool.
Du Yuqi knew what they were thinking. Most of them thought that she was a greedy fool. She asked for such a huge amount of money. Wouldn't she have to tell them everything in the end?
From the perspective of the Violent Hunting Group, their plan was obvious: temporarily satisfy Du Yuqi's huge demands, and then kill him after squeezing out his usefulness. Du Yuqi's strength was not taken seriously by them. What was even more amazing was that Du Yuqi seemed to have hostages placed in the town of Pirova, which made it even more difficult for him to escape.
Thinking of this, Du Yuqi sneered. You have your way of getting over the wall, and I have my plan. In his calculations, everything is going very smoothly! The violent search team seemed to be an open conspiracy on him, but in fact it was a fake conspiracy. As long as he grasped a crucial node, he could successfully break the situation!
This point is when I lose my usefulness. Before this point, I can be said to be absolutely safe! !
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at the same time.
Deep within the Bilmark Imperial Test Site.
At dusk, Holmes and Duize gathered around a campfire.
Duize had a broken arm and a terrible wound on his face, but he remained silent and didn't say a word.
Holmes was currently holding a map and studying it carefully. The map looked brand new, but it was covered in a lot of mud and blood.
This map was snatched from the enemy. When Holmes and Duize were captured and were about to be escorted away, a man suddenly appeared on the way, dispersed the enemy's escort and rescued the two.
After recounting a series of events since their last visit, Xi stared at the campfire and suddenly said to Holmes:
"You don't have to look any further. We are now surrounded by powerful enemies in the south, north, and west. The only way out is in the east."
Holmes smiled bitterly and shook his head:
"Isn't the East dangerous? It's the heart of the Bilmark Empire's test site! Now the Zero Organization and the Violent Hunting Group have had a head-on conflict. Both sides have attacked at the same time and got angry as soon as they met. The loud noise before dark should be the sound of the Iron Fortress crashing, right? In such a situation, we may not be able to take advantage of the chaos to leave."
Xi said coldly:
"Leave in the chaos? That's easy for you to say. Both sides are on high alert to prevent surprise attacks from the other side. Even if we are determined to escape, the risk is still very high, with a probability of being discovered of more than 50%! On the contrary, if we continue to move eastward, someone will lead the way ahead, and most of the risks will be borne by him, so the remaining risks will definitely not be higher than those of moving south, north, and west. Since the risks are similar, why don't we go deep into the heart of the Bilmark Empire's test site? Moreover, after arriving here, I vaguely feel that there is a powerful and familiar force resonating with me! I suspect that there are also mutant Terra stones in the core of the Bilmark Empire's test site!"
Holmes was somewhat shocked and said:
"Someone is clearing the way ahead? Who is it? Who has such courage and strength?"
Xi didn't say anything, but his eyes flickered, he took out a stone from his dimensional ring, and then said slowly:
"Who do you think this person is?"
Holmes immediately looked at the stone and found that it was charred black. There were even signs that the stone had been melted by the high temperature. A strong and evil aura emanated from it! He immediately lost his voice and said:
"Could it be Neil Bass? When did he come?"
Xi said slowly:
"Remember four hours ago? I suddenly asked everyone to hide? That was when Neil Bass passed by. He has a very pure dark physique, so wherever he passes by, it often causes violent fluctuations in the surrounding light elements. I happen to be very sensitive to light elements, so I can naturally sense his whereabouts."
Holmes was surprised and said:
"If that's the case, since you can sense him, he can sense you. After all, Master Xi, your current strength is no less than that of a powerful master, and you are also a Qigong master with a strong affinity for light elements!"
Xi nodded and said:
"He may or may not have sensed me, but a monster like him won't cause trouble as long as I don't stand in his way. The real strong ones are all focused and move forward in one direction. They will never be moved by external things. Even if Neilbas knew we were following him, he would not turn back - just like would you care about a few ants following your footprints?"
Holmes was silent. Although her strength had declined greatly, she was still a person who had once reached the top level. Of course, she knew that what Xi said was true. After filtering Xi's words one by one in her mind, she had to admit that Suzan Xi's decision at this time was undoubtedly absolutely correct. Going east at this time had similar risks as going in other directions, but had greater opportunities. It was absolutely the best choice!
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The next morning.
A group of uninvited guests arrived at Sir Cotton's manor. These people were urgently dispatched by the headquarters to deliver the hemostatic drugs and mutant strawberries that they urgently needed.
With the support of this batch of emergency delivered medicines, the lives of most of the wounded were finally saved.
More importantly, during this emergency treatment, six of the severely injured clone warriors miraculously survived, and only four clone warriors were "recovered". Such a result was really beyond the expectations of the top management. You know, according to their intelligence summary and analysis at the time, at most only one or two of these clone warriors who were sent for recuperation could survive.
Although the Violent Search Team possesses the extremely advanced technology on the Genesis, which allows them to replicate warriors in the Tower of Despair, and it is said that there are a total of one hundred strong men in the entire Tower of Despair, there is a lot of water in this claim, because the lifespan of a replicated warrior is very short, only about five years, and only a few people can break through this limit.
Moreover, the copying process is very resource-intensive. The copied warrior is like a blank sheet of paper. He must be trained in combat skills and other aspects and accumulate relevant combat experience before his combat effectiveness can be brought into play. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of a newly copied warrior is at most less than half of that in normal circumstances. Even after the training is completed, it is difficult for him to approach the peak of the original. What's even more annoying is that the lifespan of a mature warrior two years after the training is almost over.
Therefore, the fact that six clone warriors survived was a big deal even for the entire Violent Hunting Team. Moreover, among the surviving clone warriors, there was a high-level warrior who was considered to have great potential: the long-haired Magic Jet.
Because of this, Sir Cotton, who presided over this matter, received very high praise, and his status in the organization was greatly improved, and he also had a say in the subsequent actions.
At this time, Sir Cotton was also ambitious and hoped to make further efforts and achieve new achievements, so his attitude was very positive. Therefore, when he carefully counted the remaining supplies, he immediately discovered something very bad.
That is, the reserve of medicine is still seriously insufficient!!
The alchemical healing potion was fine, especially the hemostatic potion and mutant strawberry! At this time, the team stationed in the Bilmark Empire test site would send a list of needs every day. If they were distributed in time according to the demand list they sent, there would be almost no inventory after it was met.
In this case, once more wounded people are sent in, the same tragic scene will occur again, where there is no cure and the soldiers will have to watch their own people bleed to death.
What's worse, Sir Cotton also heard from his colleagues who were delivering supplies that the hemostatic potions and mutant strawberries they had brought over this time were what they had tried their best to collect. The preparation of the hemostatic potion was complicated, and it would take at least ten days to prepare it even at a temporary cost. The production area of mutant strawberries was extremely limited, and they were only produced in the Hamulin area. Therefore, even with the most optimistic estimate, the next batch of related supplies would be delivered ten days later...