Chapter 449: Chapter 119: The Best Strategy is to Leave_1
“Blegh!”
Lanny, Tiffany, and Fred showed rapid improvement after receiving treatment.
What was truly unpleasant was the sight of the parasitic worms they vomited from their mouths.
The worms were long and curved, covered in red fur, which gave a sinister impression.
The sight of them was revolting.
Tower Spirit directed the medical puppets to take the worms away for testing.
Lanny, Tiffany, and Fred each lay in a transparent chamber. It wasn’t necessary to undress completely, they soaked in a nutrient solution for detoxification treatment and real-time monitoring, to prevent any potential complications.
At the same time, at Link’s request and with Sandra’s consent, Tower Spirit conducted a comprehensive medical examination on the remaining five people.
This included blood tests and body scans.
The findings proved that caution was indeed necessary.
Parasitic worms were detected in four of the injured crew members.
Moreover, the worms in their bodies had been nourished with vitality and had grown extremely large.
The worms were nearly twice the size of the ones vomited by Lanny, Tiffany, and Fred.
Under these circumstances, inducing vomiting would no longer work.
The only option was to anesthetize the four injured members and remove the worms surgically.
As a result, the recovery period would be extended.
Sandra agreed to this method, albeit reluctantly.
For the sake of ensuring their comrades’ safety, they had to accept the fact that their strength in combat was significantly reduced.
Lanny, Tiffany, and Fred needed time to recover, and their four comrades needed even more time.
Now, including Sandra herself, there were only five members of the Mini legion fit to confront the Insect Race.
“Let’s go to the cockpit.”
Assured that her comrades were no longer in immediate danger, Sandra led the way out of the medical cabin.
Obtaining information about the enemy through holographic projections wasn’t as effective as being in the cockpit/command center.
Manual operation was often more effective than relying entirely on Tower Spirit.
Link and three other heirs from major families at the Academy followed Sandra.
A witch, who had never interacted with Link before, deliberately approached him.
The witch had long, wavy golden hair draped casually over her shoulders. Her features were sharp, and her green eyes appeared to speak volumes. Her lips were a bit too large, dressed in flaming lipstick, she was reminiscent of Angelina Julie.
Before entering the cockpit, she turned her head, saying softly to Link, “Thank you for your timely discovery on both occasions, you saved my brother.”
After speaking, she didn’t mention who her brother was, but she winked at Link and walked into the cockpit.
However, Link was able to guess from their appearances that her brother was the lean, stern-faced man who was the leader of the combat group.
The two looked quite similar, especially their somewhat reserved personalities.
Ignoring this exchange, especially her flirtatious wink, Link quickly followed her into the cockpit.
“Warp engine repairs are complete!”
As soon as he entered, he heard Tower Spirit reporting a piece of good news.
A fully powered interstellar battleship was always more advantageous.
Whether they were fighting or retreating, they could act freely.
Sandra was now occupying the captain’s seat, carefully observing the enlarged figures of the Insect Race on the screen. It seemed true that, as Link Grande had stated, most of the Insect Race enclosing the Cloud Rainbow appeared as if they had been hollowed by parasites.
Under Sandra’s direction, the Cloud Rainbow’s offensive power was reduced by a few notches, and they no longer attacked indiscriminately.
They only focused on the Insect Race that had made a significant advance.
One by one instead of a continuous barrage.
Link picked a place to sit down and began observing the abandoned shuttle from his holographic screen.
He changed to different viewing angles, rotating, zooming in.
An idea popped into his head.
If he thought of it, he might as well do it, especially since he had nothing to do with the command of the Cloud Rainbow.
He would just do the things he wanted and was able to do.
As a member of the Mini legion, he had to do his part.
After reporting to Sandra and obtaining permission from Tower Spirit, Link connected to the control system of the shuttle.
He operated on his smart brain screen, initiating the shuttle’s self-check and sterilization program.
“Zzz…Zzz…”
Not long after, his smart brain, which had full control over the shuttle’s systems, emitted a sound like a chaotic electric current.
The results of the self-check and sterilization program were out.
No bugs were found inside or outside of the shuttle, but an unrecognizable shadow was detected around the engine.
Link immediately switched the view to the real-time surveillance video of the enigmatic shadow located around the engine.
After careful observation, the more he looked at the shadow, the more it resembled a mantis.
After recalling the classification of the Insect Race, Link identified the creature as a Shadow Mantis.
This was a type of Insect Race known for lurking, spying, assassinations, and surprise attacks.
To date, there were three different classes of the Insect Race present on the battlefield.
This had to be taken seriously.
Moreover, the Shadow Mantis were quite unique.
“Reporting, a Shadow Mantis has been detected.”
Link didn’t hesitate to share the surveillance video and introduction of the Shadow Mantis species with Captain Sandra and his other three teammates.
“Hiss…”
A sound of sucking in a breath was heard.
A crew-cut brother, who was so ordinary that he left no impression at all, exclaimed in surprise, “Holy shit! A Shadow Mantis? How could it be here?”
According to the Wizard World’s arrangements, the Shadow Mantis species were placed under the strictest surveillance.