Living in the Doomsday and Becoming an Immortal Alone
Chapter 228 - 128: Brain-eating Worm_2

Chapter 228: Chapter 128: Brain-eating Worm_2

"If the actions of Spiritual Ability Users could all be attributed to the control of Brain-eating Worms, the internal contradictions of humanity could be greatly eased,"

Mu Dan shrugged her shoulders, "Unfortunately, that’s not the case."

"If only,"

Master Wang said with a sigh,

"The foundation of Spiritual Ability City has already rotted; they have fallen into their own power, indulging in the pleasure that comes from oppressing ordinary people with their abilities."

He finally understood the real value behind the words "the magic should not be passed on lightly" written in the rules of various sects.

A disciple must be tested on heart, nature, and conduct; this is a major mark of a Righteous Path sect.

Mu Dan said, "Commander, the Commander has sent a communication invite."

"Bring it up."

"Yes."

Mu Dan’s eyes shot out several beams, weaving together a projection screen.

Fu Jian, clad in black leather, sat on a swivel chair, his terrifying mechanical body covered in various sensors, seemingly undergoing tests.

Behind him were several rows of small screens, showing that he was in a separate room.

Next to him, a supply vehicle made a ding-dong clanging noise; before Fu Jian could speak, Zheng Shiduo jumped out, standing ramrod straight in salute.

"Commander!"

Fu Jian nodded, "Hmm, good... What’s up with all these wires wrapped around you?"

Zheng Shiduo blinked and quickly took off the ’thorns’ of electric wire tangled around his pants and coat, saying awkwardly, "Commander, this is a new fun thing I found... It’s a bit stimulating but it doesn’t interfere with normal work... hehe."

"Step aside, I have a serious matter to discuss with Wang Zheng."

"Understood!"

Zheng Shiduo shouted resoundingly, marching back to the supply vehicle and squatted down in a corner, meanwhile plugging his ears.

Wang Jixuan rubbed his brow.

He was already thinking of refining some Yang Nourishing Pills for Lao Zheng; it couldn’t go on like this, completely lacking the backbone of a decent man... Ah, it seemed that he had also heard something before, about a male uncle within the sect having a secret crush on a male elder, though that was just a secret crush.

Fu Jian asked, "Do we have a way to investigate?"

"There is not yet a method that can be widely implemented."

Wang Jixuan shook his head,

"In my nearby area, I could go and check their brains one by one."

"That won’t do; your strategic value is too high to take risks."

Fu Jian pondered for a moment:

"Fortress 76 will complete a comprehensive check in five days; I’ve transferred many deep scanners there, and you can go and hide there afterwards.

Because of the Brain-eating Worms, Spiritual Ability City has already withdrawn a large number of Spiritual Ability Users. They have started to arrange brain scans internally. Ha, I’ve even heard that hundreds of Spiritual Ability Users fled Spiritual Ability City in a matter of hours.

However, the authenticity of this information is not guaranteed."

Wang Jixuan clicked his tongue, "Then okay, you can leave Wu Man and Lingtong for me later."

"You might as well return to 76 tomorrow."

Fu Jian said in a deep voice:

"Xing Dian might retaliate against 82; the enemy is concealed while the fortress is exposed, we are rather passive on this front."

"I won’t make a move for the time being, let’s wait until 76 is clean. Rash actions may bring disaster; I’ll just change the supply station to a more secluded location later."

"Well, let’s leave it at that," Fu Jian ended the communication.

Mu Dan immediately spoke up, "Commander, Dragonfly Lady has sent a short message with just two sentences."

[Xing Dian has sent out his seven students, heading to the vicinity of Fortress 82, divided into three groups for action. Caution is advised.]

[Spiritual Ability City has started large-scale testing for the newly discovered Brain-eating Worms; the characteristics of the Brain-eating Worms are unknown, said to be discovered by your side.]

Wang Jixuan replied, "Send her a message back, Brain-eating Worms can integrate with the human brain and spinal cord, usually concealing themselves near the brain stem. The infected appear no different from ordinary people, tell her to be careful."

"Alright, sent."

Mu Dan asked in a low voice:

"Commander, do you think this Dragonfly Lady might be...?"

Wang Jixuan considered carefully, "She shouldn’t be; at the time, to understand what Healing Charm Water they needed, I thoroughly examined their internal conditions, including their brains... Their team is fine."

Mu Dan unconsciously patted her chest, deliberately trembling to show off, and said proudly:

"Humans are too unreliable! When it comes to loyalty and purity, you have to count on us autonomous machines!"

"Perhaps."

Artifact Spirits truly are the loyal companions of Cultivators.

"Mu Dan, get ready to move, just to the outskirts of the military camp. We’re leaving in a few days, so there’s no need to be too thorough."

"Can you get that pervert to help Mu Dan? It will be very tiring for Mu Dan alone."

"You have a fatigue setting?"

"No! Mu Dan is never tired of serving the officer!"

"Then why don’t you do it yourself! Let Lao Zheng heal properly; his bones are shattered and he’s still using Spiritual Energy to hobble around!"

Wang Jixuan shook his head and went back to start up his supply vehicle.

Although he was smiling, there was not the slightest relaxation in his heart.

...

Another ten-plus hours later.

Inside Lingtong’s transport plane, Wang Jixuan sat cross-legged in the corner seat, while Lingtong sat on the sofa half a meter away, dressed in home attire, wearing basic prosthetics, and flipping through a romance novel about married life.

Wu Man, Zheng Shiduo, and the newly arrived Wan Xiaoqi were playing videogames together; Mu Dan was helping Ms. Wan repair her mechanical arm.

From time to time, Lingtong glanced at Daoist Wang, wanting to speak but hesitating... oh, that’s not right, she had carefully applied light makeup, dabbed on pale pink lipstick, wore a small yellow flower on her ponytail, and her fair skin was translucent and bright under the light—at this moment, she probably felt the urge to talk more appropriately.

’Hmm, I can naturally find a topic.’

Lingtong closed the novel, looked up, and said, "Tonight let’s eat..."

Dinglingling!

The control panel suddenly rang, and Wang Jixuan opened his eyes, with a hint of sharp brightness in them.

Lingtong pursed her lips and looked to the side.

"Something simple for tonight will do," Wang Jixuan asked with a smile, "How about some grilled Blade Beast meat? I can get it."

Lingtong immediately agreed, "Yeah, okay."

Wan Xiaoqi ran over with a freshly printed form.

"Commander! Take a look at this!"

Wang Jixuan and Lingtong both reached out.

Wan Xiaoqi blinked and handed the form to Lingtong, who promptly passed it to Wang Jixuan.

"Let’s look at it together," Daoist Wang said with a wry smile, "I’m so used to being called Commander by Mu Dan that in our team, I listen to Lingtong."

"Hmm," Lingtong’s mouth corners were already struggling to stay down.

The content of the form was very interesting.

So far, over three hundred Brain-eating Worm carriers have been detected in Combined Combat Zone D5, and most of the worms have relocated, being capable of "shifting position" within the spinal cord.

This phenomenon indirectly indicates that they have the ability to receive external signals and had prior warning.

These Brain-eating Worms are spread out across the fortresses of Combined Combat Zone D5, virtually present in the Upper, Middle, and Lower Cities.

In other words, the Blade Beasts are using this method to surveil humans.

The form also specifically notes that Combined Combat Zone D5 is currently the fastest and most populous in terms of checks, with other zones lagging behind, but...

The numbers of infected are one higher than the other!

Combined Combat Zone D3 has deeply checked a population of three million three hundred sixty-three thousand, with one thousand six hundred thirty-two Brain-eating Worms detected!

Moreover, over thirty low-level spiritual power users infected with Brain-eating Worms have been found in Combined Combat Zone D3!

"This D3..."

Daoist Wang didn’t even know what to say.

"And consider one more thing."

Lingtong said softly:

"These combat zones have internal factions, basically regional military forces and Spiritual Ability Houses vying for power. This Brain-eating Worm is an opportunity, as D5 was the first to discover the worms, and the Commander quickly informed each zone’s commanders individually.

"Among these numbers, there’s likely a large batch that local military forces have taken the chance to eradicate."

"This?"

Wang Jixuan’s head was filled with question marks: "Can such a situation really be exploited for factional struggles?"

Mu Dan clicked her tongue lightly: "Well, isn’t that just what human politicians have always done?"

"Your AOE range is too broad," Ms. Wan said with a laugh, "There are always more good people than bad ones."

Mu Dan then said: "Human nature is the least resistant to testing. Mu Dan has come to this conclusion after studying a large number of human historical records."

Wang Jixuan handed the form to Lingtong, leaned back in his chair, and quietly pondered ways to solve the issue with the Brain-eating Worms.

He was really stumped.

It’s not like he could promote Cultivation because of this, right?

At the very least, that’s something for after he steps into the Mahayana Realm again or becomes invincible, when he can create his own Cultivation Technique, establish new rules, and not violate the rules of his own sect.

As Wang Jixuan was thinking, his Spiritual Sense suddenly caught a slight anomaly.

A soldier standing guard nearby shivered a few times, turned, and walked toward the transport plane, intentionally discarding his firearm and raising his hands high.

The surrounding soldiers were baffled by his strange behavior.

Wang Jixuan’s Spiritual Sense immediately examined the man’s entire body, finding no trace of Brain-eating Worms.

The soldier’s eyes glowed with a faint orange light as he shouted:

"Half-human Mecha! I’ve come to negotiate!"