nycdaug Chapter 107 The Whereabouts of the Nest
Chapter 107 The Whereabouts of the Nest
After the two arrived at Wang Xiao's room, Wang Xiao served each of them a cup of Night Abyss Dream that Lu Ran had prepared in advance.
After drinking the Night Abyss Dream, Yue Man's fatigue subsided somewhat.
Wan Menghuai said, "Boss Wang, if I had known this trip would be this troublesome, I shouldn't have taken this business from you in the first place."
Wang Xiao laughed and said, "I'm sorry, it's too late for you to back out now. Tell me what happened."
Yue Man took a deep breath and slowly said, "That area has now completely become the insect's lair. At first, we didn't find anything that was too different from the intelligence."
The speculation about the "nest" mentioned in the intelligence report only made progress after a special type of insect-like zombie was discovered.
Wang Xiao asked, "Where?"
Wei Yan took out a mobile phone and said, "This is the place. Behind it are those special photos of insect-like zombies taken by Wan Menghuai."
Wang Xiao looked at the photo, where four bright red characters were written on the shopping mall building.
Wansheng Shopping Mall.
Wang Xiao did remember such a place. It was quite a large place, surrounded by a plaza with many shops clustered around the shopping mall, but it was quite a distance from the door of the power maintenance center.
"In just a few days, it has expanded to such a far distance and even built its nest in such a place..."
Wang Xiao fell into thought, then scrolled to the next few photos on his phone: "Is this the new monster you were talking about?"
Yue Man said, "At first we didn't pay much attention. You said that insects evolve very quickly, so we thought it was some new monster and planned to record it and bring it back."
But later I discovered that they collected flesh and blood not to eat themselves, but to transport it, and that's when we started paying attention to them.
Wan Menghuai continued, "After discovering the anomalies of these monsters, Yue Man suggested that we follow them closely. Finally, we found a place in Wansheng Shopping Mall that might fit the description of the 'Nest'."
To further confirm whether "Nest" was in Wansheng Shopping Mall, he and I tried to get close once, but we failed.
The entire first and second floors of the building were filled with egg-like objects, which were quite large. These were shown in the later photos.
Yue Man wanted to cut one open to take a look, but we were discovered before we could even do it... There were at least a hundred mutated insect monsters inside; it was very likely the insects' 'nest'.
Wang Xiao asked, "Were you discovered during your infiltration?"
Yue Man shook his head and said, "Impossible. In order to enter smoothly, we didn't kill a single insect-like zombie, and we were very careful along the way. The insects didn't have any information about us, so it was impossible for them to find us so easily."
Wang Xiao naturally believed in Yue Man's abilities.
But if it is discovered without disturbing the insects, then it can only prove one thing.
Some insects are capable of sensing and detecting the presence of humans.
However, he did not encounter such a situation when searching for Xiong Sanzhuang, which allowed him to successfully take Xiong Sanzhuang and his group away.
Therefore, Wang Xiao was quite certain that these insects had not yet mastered this similar ability at that time.
But if it didn't happen back then, it means that these damned insects have actually evolved this ability in such a short time in order to deal with the recurrence of what happened last time.
This rate of evolution, no matter how you look at it, is ridiculously fast!
Wan Menghuai added, "Not only that, we also discovered that these insects are learning from us humans and have begun to patrol this area in an organized manner and carry out hunting. This makes us suspect that the 'King' that you, Boss Wang, speculated about may really exist."
These are some of the newly emerged insect-like monsters we've documented. Besides parasitizing zombies, they can also parasitize humans, animals, and even livestock.
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiao immediately felt a headache coming on.
The nest has already appeared, the king may exist, and there's that damned speed of evolution and reproductive ability. If we let them continue like this, who knows what kind of monster they'll raise in Jinshi!
He seems to have underestimated these insects.
Seeing Wang Xiao fall silent, Wan Menghuai spoke up: "Boss Wang, we've completed the task you assigned us. What are your plans now?"
Wang Xiao closed his eyes, thought carefully for a moment, and then said in a serious tone, "Now that we have confirmed the location of the nest, we can't wait any longer. We need to act quickly. We must complete all the deployments tonight and start the operation first thing tomorrow morning."
Yue Man asked, "Isn't the timeframe a bit too tight?"
Wang Xiao shook his head and said, "At first we were just guessing, but now the intelligence is true, so we have no time to waste."
The insects have already established a nest, which means they have entered a period of rapid reproduction.
If you wait another day, the number of insects could double.
"Please take a break first. Wan Menghuai, you and the others will come to the conference room on the sixth floor in 20 minutes to participate in this meeting."
Yue Man wanted to refuse, since he wasn't suited for such an occasion.
However, unable to resist Wang Xiao's strong insistence, he finally agreed to participate in the meeting.
After Yue Man and Wan Menghuai left, Wang Xiao stood alone in the room, pondering how to get rid of the insects and how to allocate the areas to be the responsibility of each faction.
The insects have used Wansheng Shopping Mall as their nest, so their defenses are naturally strong. In addition, Yue Man and Wan Menghuai have already disturbed them, so the insects' defenses against the nest will only be stronger, not weaker.
Therefore, it is clearly impossible to expect some forces to take over Wansheng Shopping Mall.
To attack Wansheng Shopping Mall, at the very least a medium-sized force like Feng Ye's "Iron Wall" would be qualified to participate in this assault.
These forces are not fools. What kind of thing could motivate them to invest their full resources regardless of the risks?
……
Just then, a noise came from Wang Xiao's bedroom.
Hearing the noise, Wang Xiao pushed open the door and went inside.
As soon as I entered, I saw Wei Yan sitting on the edge of the bed, seemingly sensing the difference in himself.
Upon seeing Wang Xiao, Wei Yan immediately stood up excitedly and exclaimed, "Big brother, I did it!"
Since there was still some time before the meeting started, Wang Xiao asked with great interest, "Oh? Tell me, what's the difference?"
Wei Yan tried to describe his feelings at that moment in words, but in the end he decided to prove it to Wang Xiao with his actions.
He took a deep breath, then extended his right hand, and a snowflake began to rapidly form on his palm.
Looking at the snowflake, Wang Xiao immediately realized that Wei Yan's power type was the same as Qin Huai'an's, belonging to the energy type.
This ability also seems to be related to the mind.
Considering the system's description of the potential activation potion, Wang Xiao speculated that this might be closely related to the fact that the kid drinks two bottles of Night Abyss Dream every day...
Although it's impossible to know the specific effects yet, Wei Yan becoming an ability user still brought him some small surprises.
Wang Xiao said with satisfaction, "You're quite lucky, kid. But we still need to test the limits of your abilities."
But now, we have more important things to do, and we don't have time to give you rest and testing.
Wei Yan immediately realized what Wang Xiao was talking about.
"Is it about the insects?"
"That's right."
After briefly explaining the intelligence that Yue Man and his group had brought back, Wang Xiao continued:
"I need you to come with me to this strategic meeting later. We might need you to demonstrate your abilities in public. Are you in good shape?"
Wei Yan nodded solemnly and said, "No problem, brother, you can rest assured and leave it to me."
After telling Wei Yan to prepare properly, Wang Xiao went to the weapons research and development room on the sixth floor.
The modification of the horizontal blade has entered the final stage.
On the weapon stand, the blue light is gradually fading, revealing a brand-new horizontal sword.
A faint blue ripple has appeared on the original silver blade, which is the trace left after the Wind-Breaking Mantis Scythe Blade was fused together.
On the back of the blade, several dark green scales are embedded, forming a unique pattern.
Overall, it looks more intimidating than before, and has a unique aesthetic appeal.
Wang Xiao reached out and grasped the hilt of the knife. With a casual flick of his wrist, the sharp blade sliced through the air, producing a soft 'hum' sound.
[Weapon Name]: Custom-made Horizontal Sword - Modified.
【Special Effect】: Windbreaker: When slashing, you can consume mental energy to create a wind blade.
[Evaluation]: A weapon enhanced with special materials, it has a significant improvement in offensiveness and toughness, and has inherited some of the abilities of otherworldly creatures, providing the user with more varied attack methods.
"good."
After reviewing the weapon's information, Wang Xiao gave it extremely high praise.
With this weapon, he would have enough confidence to face the still-undefined 'King' among the insects should the battle turn against him.
in the afternoon.
Inside the conference room on the sixth floor, the Peace Hotel and twelve factions gathered.
Everyone took their seats in their previous positions.
Yue Man and his group sat behind the various factions.
Wang Xiao sat in the main seat, looking at the various factions present, and said in a deep voice:
"Everyone, according to the latest intelligence brought back by Yue Man and his team, it can be basically confirmed that the insect's nest is located in an area called Wansheng Shopping Mall."
That place has now completely become the territory of insects.
Moreover, based on the intelligence reports, if we do not eliminate it as soon as possible, the entire Chenghua District will face an unpredictable catastrophe.
Therefore, I propose that all parties first send advance teams to clear the way, in order to buy time for subsequent material support, personnel deployment and other operations.
What do you all think?