Volume 14: Devastation Chapter 652 Young Woman
The best way to deal with this kind of monster is to attack the joints where its shell is connected. However, every time Asano Akira chopped at those parts with the sword in his hand, the limbs curled up in the gaps of the shell would suddenly stretch out to block the incoming blade.
Under the blade of the Nino alloy sword, these limbs were cut off almost instantly, but a large amount of sticky gelatinous secretions would spray out from the broken limbs and wrap around the blade. The density of these gelatinous secretions was extremely high, and even Asano Akiya could not cut it quickly.
For a while, neither side of the battle could suppress the other.
"Asano Akira, retreat!" Ke Lan raised the gun, aimed at the monster infected with the Shell virus, and shouted.
The latter held the sword in his hand horizontally, blocked the pair of "crab claws" that were smashing down on his head, and immediately pulled back quickly.
At the same time, Ke Lan also pulled the trigger and shot out the energy bullet that had been accumulated in the crystal for a long time.
The white light instantly pierced through the monster's chest, and the hard shell turned into flying ashes in the blink of an eye. The monster staggered forward two steps, then fell face down on the ground.
"Is it dead?" Aya asked warily.
"The heartbeat is gone, " Asano said, "but there's something else inside it."
As soon as he finished speaking, the "corpse" on the ground began to twitch violently, and a large group of transparent tentacles covered with mucus drilled out from the big hole that went through front to back.
"It's the Seed of Erosion... This guy is a container!" Aya immediately pulled the trigger. The active bullets exploded after drilling into the tentacles, and soon the body of the Seed of Erosion turned into a pool of pus.
"I was wondering how this person survived after being parasitized by the CBS mutant shell virus... It turns out that he was already a container of the Seed of Corrosion before being parasitized by the virus. With the strong physique brought by the Seed of Corrosion, he was able to withstand the side effects brought by the virus, and allowed the virus and the Seed of Corrosion to reach a relatively balanced state in the body - of course, these are just my guesses." Ke Lan snapped his fingers in the air, and a heavy drone used to transport equipment descended from the sky, hooked the monster's body with a steel cable, and hung it up.
The institute would probably be happy to accept such a specimen.
"I just asked someone to check the daily purchase bill of the Williams mansion and found that they purchase food for about two hundred people every week. In the past, I would have thought that they often held banquets or that they were habitual wastes of wealthy nobles... But now it seems that such a large amount of food is probably used to feed this monster." Aya looked up at the monster's corpse that had been hung in the air.
"Both the mutant Carapace Virus and the Seed of Erosion will consume a large amount of energy and nutrition from the host. Without enough food, this guy probably won't be able to survive even a day...By the way, when did the abnormal purchase bill for Williams's mansion begin?" Ke Lan asked.
"A year and a half ago."
"Tsk... It seems that this group of people started raising this monster a year and a half ago." Ke Lan exhaled, "These people are really brave. They dare to raise this thing in their main house. Aren't they afraid that the monster will suddenly get out of control one day..."
"He's really brave to embezzle disaster relief supplies at this time." Aya continued. Before she came here, she already knew that Ke Lan had shot Hinata Yuji and arrested Sean Williams. For some reason, after reading the report document describing the whole cause and effect of the incident, she inexplicably developed some good feelings towards Ke Lan.
You know, the last cooperation process between the two parties was not actually that pleasant. There were constant frictions along the way between the members of the God Hunting Group and Aya's special agent team, from the tense situation when they first met to the cold treatment later. To be honest, she had never given Ke Lan and the others a good look.
This guy might be full of flaws... but at least he still has some sense of justice. Perhaps, it is for this reason that he was chosen by the bigwigs of the Undead Crew?
As a mid- to senior-level cadre of the Security Bureau, Aya Breya knew very well what the current state of the mid- to senior-level leadership of the Ark was like, especially as the undead crew's official spokesperson, the "United Parliament Group". More than 70% of the members of this organization came from the wealthy aristocrats behind the major financial groups. The forces behind them paid a huge price to lift them to the seats of the members of parliament, just to allow them to use the power in their hands to seek as much benefit as possible for their families.
This is an exchange of power and resources, which is nothing to be blamed...but human greed is endless. Especially when people have lived in a comfortable environment for too long and have lost their vigilance against external dangers, these bad qualities hidden in human nature will gradually be exposed.
The Undead Crew will let Ke Lan inherit the fifth seat of "Pope", perhaps to allow him to cleanse this long-standing chronic disease?
"Let's go and keep moving forward." Ke Lan's voice interrupted Aya's thoughts.
The three of them stepped over the pus on the ground, crossed the central courtyard, and walked towards the buildings at the back.
The Williams family's mansion is called a house, but in fact it covers an area almost equivalent to a European medieval lord's castle, with a vertical depth of more than 200 meters. Even its style is modeled after French classical architecture. The front hall is a replica of the Werner Hall in the Palace of Versailles in France. Even the sterling silver furniture in the Werner Hall has been perfectly restored.
Of course, in Ke Lan's eyes, these things were a complete manifestation of extravagance and lust... The cost of building this mansion was probably more than the cost of building a medium-sized military base.
However, facing the solid wooden door wrapped in precious metals and exquisite plaster sculptures, Ke Lan did not show any pity. He kicked it directly with his heavy boots covered in mud, knocking the entire locked door to the ground.
"There are two people in the room on the second floor." said Asano Akira.
"Is it the enemy?"
"They don't look like... two ordinary women. One of them is a child. They both seem to be in a state of high tension and their breathing is very rapid." said Asano Akira.
"It's most likely a female member of the Williams family." Ke Lan said.
"Are women and children also included in the arrest targets?" Aya asked.
"As family members of the direct members of the Williams family, they are also the direct beneficiaries of the numerous crimes committed by the Williams family, and naturally they need to bear corresponding responsibilities. Of course, according to the laws of the Ark, we will not impose punishment on children. As for her mother, it should be difficult for her to stay out of it... But compared to the punishment of exterminating three or nine clans in ancient times, this is already very humane." Ke Lan said.
As the wife of a direct member of the Williams family, Ke Lan didn't believe that the woman upstairs didn't know what her husband was doing outside. The probability that she was a completely innocent white lotus was almost infinitely close to zero - but the specific interrogation and sentencing were the court's job. All Ke Lan had to do was take them out of the house and transfer them to a place that was "controlled" and "protected" by the Ark law enforcement department.
"Then should we go find them?" Aya looked towards the room above.
"Well, if they are really innocent, then if they stay here they will most likely be affected by the subsequent battles... If they have problems, we cannot leave unstable factors behind us." Ke Lan said.
Women and children can indeed be said to be the "weak party" in a conflict, but in the war-torn areas of the old era, they can also be fighters and soldiers who pick up guns. Ke Lan has watched many documentaries about local wars in the old era. In his impression, there are not a few elite soldiers who were killed by women and children because of carelessness...
The same goes for the Seeds of Corrosion. As long as their physical conditions meet the standards, women and children can also serve as parasitic vessels...
"Let's go up."
The three of them climbed the stairs and soon arrived at the door of the room where the person was hiding.
The door of the room was locked from the inside. Asano Akira drew out his sword and stabbed the tip of the knife directly into the door panel. He pressed down and cut off the alloy bolt. Ke Lan reached out and pushed the door open.
This is a bedroom with extremely exquisite decoration style. In the middle of the bedroom is a European-style four-poster bed. The silk bedding on the bed is obviously worth a lot of money. The dressing table next to it perfectly integrates holographic projection technology into classical style furniture. The mirror looks like a polished bronze mirror, but it is actually an ultra-high-resolution screen. The moment Ke Lan broke into the room, the camera hidden in the ceiling was aimed at his face, and the corresponding alarm screen popped up on the mirror screen.
A young woman who looked to be in her early thirties and a little girl who was only five or six years old were curled up at the other end of the big bed. It must be said that the Williams family's standards for choosing a spouse were still very high. Even Ke Lan had to admit that this young woman was a beauty who could be ranked among the top five women he had ever seen. Coupled with that mature and feminine temperament, plus the BUFF of being a mother... she perfectly hit the XP system of many LSPs.
As for the little girl, she has perfectly inherited her mother's excellent bloodline. Although she is still young and her face and figure have not yet fully developed, she already has the shadow of a monster that will bring disaster to the country and the people. In time, she will probably become a beauty that will topple the whole country.
"Huh..." Ke Lan sighed inwardly. Fortunately, he had seen many beauties and had enough immunity. Besides, his last name was not Cao and he was not a copper smelter. Although these two women made Ke Lan very surprised, they were far from enough to make him do something irrational.
As for the other two people who came in later, Aya Breya is a woman herself, and Asano Akira is a blind man whose sexual orientation is still in doubt.
If the soldiers who came to search the house were from the garrison, the wife and daughter would probably have been bullied to some extent... at least they would have been molested and verbally teased.
"You two..." Ke Lan recalled the list he had looked through before leaving, and the two faces in front of him quickly matched up with the photos on the list - although the photos were also very beautiful, it was still more shocking after seeing the "real thing".
"Is it Roger Williams' wife and daughter?"
"Yeah." The young woman nodded with tears in her eyes, pulled the strap of her nightgown that had slipped down her arm, and gathered her scattered long hair to one side.
"Put your hands where I can see them, and then walk out slowly." Ke Lan waved at the two of them, "I can guarantee your safety and dignity, but the prerequisite is that you must cooperate with my work."
The young woman supported herself on the ground with her hands and stood up with some difficulty. Ke Lan noticed that her body seemed to be shaking constantly and her fair skin was abnormally red.
Is it because of the cold... No, that's not right. The power supply to the mansion has not been cut off, and the temperature control system is still functioning normally. The temperature in the room is a pleasant 25 degrees Celsius. It is impossible for me to shiver because of the cold... Then, is it because of fear?
At this moment, Asano Akira suddenly drew out his knife!
"She's reading something!" Asano Akira warned.
"Fuck!" Ke Lan then realized that the other party took advantage of the cover of her long hair when she lowered her head and directly recited the "Holy Word" - this seemingly weak and beautiful woman was actually a black cardinal hidden in the Williams family!
The young woman raised her face and looked at Ke Lan and the other two. Her lips moved rapidly and her eyes were full of madness and despair.
"I was careless!" Ke Lan felt a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he should have shot the woman in the head as soon as he entered the room!
Being kind to your enemy is being cruel to yourself... This sentence is absolutely true!
"Tell all the security agents outside to stay away from the mansion! I repeat, everyone, including agents and garrison troops , stay away from the mansion immediately!" Ke Lan shouted into the intercom.
Asano Akira held the knife in both hands and kept adjusting his breathing. He also knew that when the sacrifice ceremony began, the best way to deal with it was to wait until the ceremony was over and then kill the thing summoned by the other party. As for the "sacrifice" during the ceremony, it was a bomb full of randomness. With one cut, no one knew whether it was a firecracker or a Big Ivan.
"This is trouble..." Ke Lan frowned, "I thought there might be a cardinal hiding here, but I didn't expect that the cardinal would be Roger's wife."
"At least take the child first." Aya said in a deep voice.
She bent down, opened her mask, opened her arms to the bewildered little girl, and said softly, "Little sister, come here... Can I take you to eat candy?"
The little girl looked at Aya, then at her mother and shook her head.
"For children born in such families, candy probably has no appeal," said Ke Lan.
