A Core Ship From The Start

Chapter 347: Chapter 271: Predicament_1

There are actually quite a number of nomads who think like men.

Many of the plague-infected individuals from the nomadic tribes come here, get cured, and then want to return to bring their other sick friends here. After all, only the Tribunal has a way to cure this kind of plague, and it is the only place that makes them feel safe.

But this is merely a treatment and not a real solution.

Duanmu Huai has discovered that this plague not only infects humans, but even infects and mutates local animals and plants. This has caused him a certain amount of unease. He has almost dispatched all the Star Realm Army to find clues to the source of the plague. Unfortunately, there has not been a clear and specific target to date.

Duanmu Huai could do nothing about this. He didn’t have researchers such as machine oilmen under his direct command. Some problems could be solved with magic, but some just couldn’t…

“So, what are your thoughts?”

In the end, Duanmu Huai convened a meeting of everyone.

“The treatment of the plague is not difficult, but… finding its source is indeed a problem.”

Lorena first put forward her opinion, appearing quite disturbed.

“We went to several infected bases. Everything there has mutated, not only humans but even animals and plants… Felin can confirm this.”

“Felin?”

Upon hearing Lorena’s answer, Duanmu Huai looked in surprise at the autism patient engrossed in scrolling through Douyin while everyone else enjoys the New Year’s Eve feast. She was sitting by the side of the table with a tablet in her hand. “You don’t usually go out without me forcing you, do you?”

“Ah, yes, Miss Felin used something called… an unmanned aerial vehicle to accompany us on our operation.”

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“…………”

Well, if you’re too lazy to go out, just use a drone instead of going out yourself.

Watching the Dragonkin girl skillfully swiping on the tablet, Duanmu Huai was speechless. This Dragonkin girl, like Ann and Greiya, came from medieval civilization, but she had mastered the lifestyle of modern civilization in a short time…

Laziness is indeed the primary productive force of humanity.

It was unclear whether Felin noticed Duanmu Huai’s gaze. She raised her head to glance towards Duanmu Huai and tapped the tablet; soon, a projection appeared in front of everyone – it was the footage from Felin’s drone, which had followed Lorena and the Star Realm Army to the other infected camps.

Good, at least it was put to use.

Duanmu Huai intently watched the projection, furrowing his brows. From the footage, it was easy to see that the infected nomadic camps were total calamities. Everywhere were luminescent corpses, and mutated trees and animals. The transformations differed, but they all shared one thing in common – they all glowed.

“…Miss Lani, what’s your opinion?”

“At this point, my knowledge is not sufficient to determine what this is…”

Lani sat on her chair, all four hands folded in front of her, staring at the image. As one of the only three “technical personnel” in Duanmu Huai’s team, Lani is an academic.

“But at least, I am sure this is different from Maleniya’s Crimson Corruption.”

“Don’t mention that, it gives me a headache…”

On hearing Lani mention the Crimson Corruption, Duanmu Huai just felt exasperated. He still remembered when he had gone to the holy tree to kill Maleniya; this Valkyrie was really dishonorable. Seeing she couldn’t win, she feigned death and tricked him into letting his guard down, then suddenly sprung up to pounce on Duanmu Huai’s face, letting off a crimson bloom.

If Duanmu Huai hadn’t been wearing a helm, his face would have been ruined by then.

It that made Duanmu Huai furious, he simply tore Maleniya into pieces.

A Valkyrie, and she has no shame?

But Lani had a point comparing this to Crimson Corruption. Duanmu Huai remembered that the animals in Gaead had also been infected by the Crimson Corruption, turning them into monsters. Dogs had turned into Tyrannosaurus Rex, birds into ground chickens… All foul things, regardless.

“So, this is not some kind of curse?”

“I don’t think so. I sensed a weak life force from them… Although it’s unbelievable, I think… these luminescent substances should be some kind of life forms.”

“Parasitic life?”

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai’s face fell. Those specialized things he surely wouldn’t understand, but as a Judge who has traveled around, he has seen many such. As soon as Lani gave him that characteristic, he instantly got the reference.

Damn…if it’s parasitic life, then it’s really tough to deal with.

Especially parasitic life on a cellular level. That’s what Duanmu Huai loathed the most. It wasn’t that it was unbeatable, as long as you could find a qualified professional to research it, then develop targeted medicine or similar weapons according to the core characteristics of the parasitic life, it could be exterminated completely.

But the problem is… where can Duanmu Huai find a qualified biologist?

Lani is a witch, and Ann and Greiya are also magic practitioners. Biological technology is incompatible with magic, but more importantly, Duanmu Huai needs someone he can trust to avoid messing up due to the tricks of the God of Plague. As a matter of fact, such instances have been commonplace – a majority of the followers bewitched by the God of Plague, apart from the poor people in the ghettos, were actually biologists and doctors!

Just like underneath Aldorf’s sewers lived a Plague Apostle of the God of Plague. He was originally a compassionate doctor who tried to save the people, persistently studying how to conquer the plague, but ultimately, humans have their limitations. Hence, one day when the doctor was filled with despair from his research, the God of Plague used the mouth of a corpse to invite him.

“Do you want to know the meaning of life? Do you want to truly… live?”

Of course, he did!

Humans have limitations, so… I’ll stop being human!

So, that doctor accepted the invitation from the God of Plague, fell from grace to become a Plague Apostle, and twistedly believed that viral infections were the best form of evolution and the most perfect state for humans. From then on, he abandoned his original faith and devoted himself entirely to infecting humans with the virus.

If the God of Plague went to the world of Resident Evil, everyone at Umbrella Corporation would become loyal followers!

Duanmu Huai ideally wanted to find someone from his Fragmented World, but regrettably, the civilization level in the worlds he possessed wasn’t developed.

As for this world… were there any living scientists left?

Probably, but he couldn’t find any.

About this, Duanmu Huai had no solution either.

Who knows… if there is a suitable candidate in the world of Resident Evil.

He opened the system, took a glance at the instance, and Duanmu Huai looked worried. In his memory, all the main characters in the Resident Evil series were reckless fellows, unconcerned about viruses or infections, simply killing relentlessly. Finally, they just blew up the whole research institute, calling it a job done.

This surely wouldn’t help… otherwise, how could there be Resident Evil 1234567…how many generations is that?

A fun-loving gamer once calculated that the total number of zombies in all the games combined would outstrip the entire population of Earth.

In this world, suitable personnel for Duanmu Huai’s requirement were all villains.

If not mad scientists, then maniac scientists… Duanmu Huai definitely wouldn’t employ them! If they were summoned here and then bewitched by the God of Plague, they would definitely defect instantly. Duanmu Huai would not trust the integrity of such mad scientists!

Sheesh… with so many Resident Evil games out, why don’t they feature a positive scientist?

Duanmu Huai stretched out his hand in boredom, idly scrolling on the screen, but just as his fingers touched the map of the “Biohazard Disaster” in the system activity page and pulled backward… suddenly, the page abruptly flipped and a brand new instance appeared.

[Hidden mission – Dawn of the Biohazard Disaster]

[Somebody has developed a vaccine capable of curing the viral disaster, but they are dragged into a whirlpool of revenge and conspiracy.]

[Objective: Protect the team members, eliminate the viral disaster.]

“……….”

Could it be? Did someone really develop a vaccine? One that could eradicate the T-virus? Why had he never heard of it before?

Seeing the mission prompt in front of him, Duanmu Huai was stunned momentarily. Immediately afterwards, his eyes lit up.

Doesn’t this solve everything?

If someone could develop a vaccine for the T-virus, it had to be a protagonist, right? At the very least, he couldn’t be one of those assholes who would turn back and develop the virus once they are bewitched by the God of Plague. If that’s the case, could he get this person to help him get out of this predicament?

Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai made up his mind.

“The meeting ends here, I have something to do next, so you are dismissed!”

Soon after issuing the command briefly, Duanmu Huai stood up and left. The others looked at his departing figure in confusion and bewilderment.

“Huh… is it over???”

Ann scratched her head, while Audrey nodded in response.

“Yes, that’s what the master said.”

“It felt like nothing was achieved… but this is indeed not my field of expertise…”

Speaking of this, Ann stuck out her tongue. As Ann said, she was better at summoning magic. As for the biological pharmaceutical field – indeed, it was beyond Ann’s area of expertise. Even Greiya couldn’t figure anything out.

Of course, if you asked her to burn all these mutants, Greiya could definitely do it.

But researching an antidote was beyond their abilities.

Ogis was the first one to get up and follow Duanmu Huai, then came Felin, and soon after, everyone started to leave the control room.

A moment later, this room was completely empty.