Chapter 105: Delaying Tactics
“Wait—wait!”
Ke Lan flew back again, fearing that the guy's arm would touch her.
Compared with the seeds of erosion encountered in the exile settlement and the deserted island, the alienated cells parasitic on this missionary were obviously somewhat different. Ke Lan did not dare to guarantee whether the stalagmite fragments would be effective against them. If he rashly came into contact with them, the risk would be quite high.
"Are all the security personnel at the transportation station good-for-nothings... How on earth did such a dangerous person get on the train!" Ke Lan couldn't help but curse in her heart.
If this creature were to spread to some densely populated areas, I'm afraid that within a day, there would be hundreds or even thousands of such monsters on the Ark...
Or... this kind of thing has already happened, but the appearance of these "monsters" looks no different from that of ordinary people, so it did not cause large-scale chaos... But if left unchecked, an unimaginable disaster will soon erupt on the Ark.
This is far more terrifying than the old-era disaster film "Resident Evil" - after all, zombies can be killed with bullets, but the Seeds of Erosion are not like that. They are biological weapons created by the Alphas. These creatures were born for war... and, it is a war that is far beyond the level of human civilization.
Except for super weapons that are powerful enough to destroy the Ark, humans cannot kill these monsters by conventional means.
Unless the stalagmites on that deserted island can be mined by humans and processed into weapons, once this disaster breaks out, all of humanity will face the crisis of destruction.
"Wait, wait... listen to me first... As a reserve servant of the great true God... I have a suggestion! A small suggestion!" Ke Lan shouted to the missionary who wanted to pounce on him again.
"The great true God does not need the advice of his servants. We just need to follow His guidance." Having said so, the other party still stopped his actions.
"This is a train compartment!" Ke Lan seized this opportunity and said hurriedly, "There are cameras on the front and back of the compartment. If the miracles of the true God are exposed in such a place and attract the attention of ignorant people, and if those heretics have some ulterior motives towards the true God, wouldn't that be a great disrespect to the great true God?"
For a moment, Ke Lan felt that he seemed to have the potential to be a charlatan... At least in terms of making up stories, he had reached the same level as most professional charlatans.
As soon as he said this, a hint of hesitation flashed across the missionary's eyes: "What you said... does make some sense."
As those fleshy tentacles retracted into the body, the crazy weirdo also disappeared. The missionary "changed" back to his previous beggar-like appearance, and even the temperament he exuded was completely different from before.
"Fortunately... this guy still retains some sanity."
Ke Lan breathed a sigh of relief and took a step forward courageously.
The missionary glanced at the surveillance camera above his head with a guilty conscience, wrapped his body with the cloak again, and shrank back into his seat.
"You're planning to go to the North District, right?"
"Yes." Ke Lan nodded. There was no need for him to deny it. This train was originally going to the northern area of the Ark.
"What are you going to do?" the missionary looked Ke Lan up and down and asked.
"Go home." Ke Lan couldn't think of anything to say for a while, so he just told the truth. As long as he could calm the other party down first, it would be fine.
"Go home...? Which district in the north is your home? District 2 or District 3?"
The area on the Ark is mainly divided into five major areas, namely the core area in the center and the four major areas in the southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest. The smaller the number of the four outer areas, the closer to the core area, the better the living environment, and vice versa, the worse the conditions are. Places like District 9 and District 10 can basically be directly regarded as "slums". As for District 10 and beyond, they are not living areas, but heavy industrial areas that are relatively unsuitable for human habitation.
Ke Lan was wearing high-end clothes provided by the Soma Group, and since he got on the train from South District 2, the other party naturally thought that Ke Lan was a young man from a powerful family.
No wonder this guy wants to recruit me so much... It seems that he thinks I am one of those rich people...
This is exactly the same as what the top cults did on Earth in the old era: they won over powerful and prestigious families, and then used the resources of these families to continuously expand their influence and scale...
It’s just that the evil cults in the old era were at most anti-social and anti-human... But the guy that Ke Lan is facing now is not a human being at all. If their scale continues to expand, it is only a matter of time before they exterminate mankind.
"North District 4." Ke Lan answered, but this time he did not tell the truth - his home is in North District 5, and North District 4 is where Ivan's private clinic is located. It has now become a secret base for their group: it still looks like a clinic on the surface, but the basement has been completely transformed into an impregnable fortress. Even if the agents of the Security Bureau want to attack by force, it will be difficult to attack from the front without using high-powered weapons that can destroy the structure of the Ark.
In addition, Layton and Lao Gou also used the ventilation ducts in the structural layer to set up two escape passages, leading to the "Solder Black Market" in the North Eighth District and a safe house only ten minutes away from the airport.
"North Fourth District? That's the commercial district, right? Do you live in the commercial district?" The missionary was a little skeptical.
"No, no, no, that's a clinic that I opened with a friend. I don't want to rely too much on my family's influence, so I chose to start my own business. I came to South District 2 to discuss business with a medical device manufacturing company... By the way, fellow church member, I have a small request. I wonder if I can get the approval of the true God." Ke Lan had already begun to address the other party as "fellow church member" without making a sound. Sure enough, after saying this, the suspicion in the other party's eyes had mostly disappeared.
"What is your request? You can tell me first. If it is reasonable, I believe the true God will not be stingy with His mercy."
"I just witnessed the miracle of the true God with my own eyes, which shocked me greatly... I think if the church members can show the miracle to my friends, I think they will choose to join..." As he spoke, Ke Lan suddenly revealed a greedy look, "I just don't know... Is there any reward for introducing others to join?"
Ke Lan has already brought his acting skills to the extreme at this time - "I heard that the sects in the old era all had ranks like cardinals, deacons, priests, etc.... Well, do we have them?"
"Uh..." The missionary was stunned for a moment, and there was a hint of vigilance in his words, "Who told you this?"
"It's in the book... Of course, what's described in it are all false gods from the old era, which can't be compared with the great true God."
Even if the other party did not answer, Ke Lan already had the answer in his mind. According to the information currently known, this organization has at least four levels of people: prophets, priests, messengers and ordinary believers. The prophets should be the highest known level, and the messengers under the prophets seem to be on par with the priests. As for ordinary believers, they are just those trash wearing black robes and have little combat power.
Judging from this, the missionary in front of him who is parasitic with the Seed of Corrosion should at least be a character at the level of a messenger.