Chapter 153: Chapter 139: Home Delivery
“Well gee, they really played with fire.”
Even Tao Yu was gobsmacked listening to Park Ji-hyun’s story.
Able to willingly sacrifice themselves, forcefully withstand the darkness’s erosion—can be aptly described as a paragon of virtue—ended up being ‘destructively exploited’ during a voluntary experiment. Killed the goose that laid the golden eggs and then messed up?
So now the subject is brain-dead, and the suppressed monstrous part has escaped?
What kind of otherworldly operation is this?!
Even the message sent to Xu Yijing was sent by them, just as the subject was on the brink of collapse.
It seems they wanted to capture Xu Yijing to see if they could rekindle the subject’s will to live, but before she could arrive, the subject had completely broken down.
After that, Tao Yu started thinking about some of the abnormal aspects of this world.
“Right, this place is a fragment of the world; I can’t base my judgements on my past experiences…”
The mere fact of this elite special forces team’s quality, along with the willpower of a woman like Park Ji-hyun, already said a lot.
It’s not that real people like this don’t exist, but the likelihood of encountering them shouldn’t be this high!
At least that’s the case on Nam Sang-won’s side.
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“The quality of the people in the fragment of the world is actually far superior to that of the real world; it’s just a shame that only a few can utilize Yuan Force…”
Tao Yu had a good relationship with Jack and had some ideas already, and now those ideas became even deeper.
It appeared that the most elite soldiers in this world could directly confront those infected beings. Their strength was certainly no less than the regular pioneers outside the walls; in fact, due to their well-coordinated training and teamwork, their collective combat capabilities were even stronger.
“The company’s security department and the peacekeeping team also have dedicated combat personnel, but in the newly developed zone, they are yet to be trained. Also, it seems like everyone in this world is a potential infectee…”
Tao Yu pondered for a moment, a smile forming on his face under the Monster Armor.
“Wait for me; I’ll take her to the base and bring back the bodies for you. If it’s convenient, I wouldn’t mind causing some destruction.”
Tao Yu turned back and said to Xu Yijing.
“Thank you.”
Xu Yijing did not suggest going together, she knew that in terms of mobility she would just hold them back; her emotions were somewhat heavy at the moment.
“Can you stand up on your own?”
Tao Yu looked coldly at Park Ji-hyun.
The latter, under Tao Yu’s black crystalline gaze, trembled but managed to stand.
Once she was up, her pale face gained a hint of color, and she said to Tao Yu,
“What about the promised reward?”
Well gee, even Little Black wouldn’t dare make such demands of itself; humans are indeed a bit different after all. Individuals are not as strong as Little Black, but their thinking is much more complex.
Tao Yu casually brushed his hand over the wound on her face; she trembled and had to hold on to a nearby staircase railing for support, emitting a slightly sour smell that Tao Yu found a bit head-spinning.
“Alright, if you can walk, keep up.”
Tao Yu looked at her situation, one hand on the rail while the other, amputated arm hung limply—feeling no sympathy whatsoever.
Now he was the victor; if he had lost, the outcome would likely be even worse.
Thinking about Nam Sang-won’s fate, Tao Yu still couldn’t understand it. The other side was willing to cooperate, yet they insisted on killing the goose for the eggs…
…
“Wow, swapping a musket for a cannon.”
Park Ji-hyun and her squad had been using a military six-wheeled armored personnel carrier.
With Riding, Tao Yu could drive it instantly; he first took Xu Yijing back to her apartment.
After quickly inquiring if there was anything special and then hanging the conspicuous Treasonous Blade on Da Hei for safekeeping, he headed toward the direction of the military camp.
“You, it’s actually best if you don’t go.”
Park Ji-hyun, who had been persuading Tao Yu to go to the military camp this whole time, suddenly spoke up quietly from the passenger seat.
Her arm was fixed between two planks and wrapped in bandages, with Eyeglasses Guy, the medical student, and Ali, the nursing aide, helping her.
No one knew how she got injured, and she had changed into a set of clean undergarments back at the apartment.
The wound on her face was covered with a white gauze bandage in a crisscross pattern, which made her look a lot more refreshed.
“Are you trying to tell me how to do my job?”
Tao Yu glanced sideways at the other person, and with just one look, Park Ji-hyun’s face turned slightly red before she turned her head away.
This made Tao Yu somewhat astonished internally; the backlash of the Taming Technique really was a bit strong.
At first, she clearly preferred death to deceit.
But it was a good thing that the captain was a woman, if it were a man…
Tao Yu briefly imagined the scenario, then immediately felt goosebumps all over his body.
Truly horrifying!
“How’s the combat power over there? What level would you say your squad is at?”
Although Tao Yu had easily wiped out the squad in a surprise attack, it was precisely because he had acted personally that he knew the strength of this squad was quite decent; it could entirely serve as a benchmark.
“We could be considered elite, but the Crow Corps are even more elite. They are specialized in dealing with monster incidents, whereas we mainly handle human targets.”
“Specialized in handling?”
Tao Yu snorted with laughter upon hearing this; to have ‘professional’ teams already meant that they must have known about this far earlier than he had initially estimated.
No wonder vaccines had already been developed.
However, it seemed that currently, the vaccine production was quite limited, as it appeared necessary to use humans who could control their Demonization as both material and raw ingredient.
The manufacturing method was incredibly cruel.
“Do you have monsters in service to you?”
“Not for the time being.”
Park Ji-hyun’s lips moved slightly; actually, Nam Sang-won had counted as one, strong and cooperative, but unfortunately, he was played out.
It was at this moment that Tao Yu noticed an armored vehicle heading straight for them on the highway ahead, causing his expression to shift slightly.
By this time, he had already put on a combat suit identical to those of Park Ji-hyun’s team members, making them indistinguishable from each other.
Seeing the approaching vehicle, he did not evade; instead, he gave Park Ji-hyun a look and drove towards it with confidence.
Park Ji-hyun directly picked up the walkie-talkie, preemptively asking in a deep voice,
“Which team are you from, and what is your mission?”
The intention was to seem more confident to prevent revealing any flaws.
But unexpectedly, as soon as they asked the question, the armored vehicle crashed directly towards them.
This sudden collision was somewhat unexpected even for Tao Yu. Using his top-notch driving skills from “Riding,” he executed a stationary drift with the armored vehicle, allowing another to brush past and crash into a nearby shop.
“Hah, jackpot!”
Seeing this, excitement sparked in Tao Yu’s eyes, reminding him of another clue mentioned by Park Ji-hyun earlier.
The monster that had been suppressed inside Nam Sang-won had separated from him and seemed to have taken off with the limited vaccines produced!
Bang~
The door of the opposing armored vehicle was kicked open, and a figure staggered out, rushing straight towards them.
Tao Yu let out a cold laugh. In an instant, his body was enveloped in a black mist, using “Stealth” to turn into shadow and slip out of the driver’s seat.
When he reappeared, he had already assumed his Demonized form!
And he appeared directly in front of the target!
The dragon claws covered in black keratin, with a layer of flowing ink-like Shadow Force, instantly pressed against the figure’s chest.
Powered by the Qi and Blood Pill, the full force of his body burst forth and plunged into the figure’s body in an instant.
Without any hesitation or mercy.
In a flash, the figure exploded into pieces, turning into a pile of black mud!
Between the separated parts of the black mud, a fog-like Shadow Force was corroding it, preventing the pieces from coming back together.
Just one strike had eliminated all the combat power of this infected creature!
Looking at the still wriggling, trying-to-fuse-back-together black sludge, Tao Yu grinned,
“With the augmentation of the world, these monsters have both strong vitality and power…”
“But unfortunately, I’m stronger with the augmentation…”