Wang Jixuan's spiritual sense had always been active, and he didn't expect to have such an unexpected gain.
This eye contact came too suddenly.
This middle-aged woman, who was the captain of the Central City Security Team, didn't expect the black storm to suddenly notice her. She immediately closed her eyes, but Wang Jixuan's spiritual sense had already begun to probe her body.
The woman suddenly slumped slowly to the ground.
"Don't touch her, scatter!"
Wang Jixuan shouted softly, and the few warriors beside the woman quickly retreated.
There was a bit of commotion in the conference room.
The woman who fell to the ground began to twitch constantly.
Wang Jixuan frowned slightly—he couldn't easily display his abilities in front of so many people.
During that eye contact just now, this woman showed a slight flaw. Wang Jixuan sensed a familiar scent.
Similar to the scent of that 'Preacher' high-level Mimic Blade Beast.
What's the situation?
A more advanced Mimic Blade Beast?
Why is there no demonic aura at all?
He slowly stepped forward, constantly approaching the woman, using gestures to signal everyone to retreat, carefully observing everyone's movements, expressions, and demeanor with his spiritual sense, guarding against anyone suddenly launching an attack.
When the distance between them was only three steps, the woman suddenly looked up.
'She' tensed all her muscles, her limbs clawing at the ground, her abdomen bulging, and pounced fiercely at Wang Jixuan!
Ling Tong raised her mechanical arm to fire, but Wang Jixuan had already taken a step ahead, blocking her line of fire, flipping sideways and steadily dodging the woman's pounce, and stomped on the woman's back!
The woman's body slammed hard on the ground. Just as she was about to roll over and pounce, a fist wrapped in a tactical glove smashed down on her spine.
The sound of bone cracking made everyone's scalp tingle!
The woman's spine was directly dislocated, and her body lost the ability to get up, constantly making "hoarse" roars from her mouth.
Wang Jixuan pushed down, pressing on the woman's neck, and slammed her head into the ground.
"Get out!"
A stream of energy was injected into it, transforming into a knife and condensing into a sword!
Bang!
The woman's head suddenly exploded, splattering red and white matter everywhere. A thumb-sized, translucent white worm darted out from it. It opened its mouth to bite Wang Jixuan, but Wang Jixuan grabbed it and directly crushed it.
Dark green blood continuously dripped down outside the tactical glove.
Daoist Wang felt a little disgusted, but he still carefully observed the thing.
Shaped like a silkworm pupa, with mouthparts in the middle, and degenerated blade limbs visible on the edges of its body, it was only a dozen centimeters long. Had it been lurking in the woman's brain before?
This worm was covered with glowing ends.
The crowd was a little restless:
"What is this? Heavens! How terrifying!"
"Such a small Blade Beast? Never discovered before!"
"A new Mimic Blade Beast? Where did this thing come from? Have the Blade Beasts evolved again?"
A group of people in the room kept exclaiming in surprise, and the old Chief Administrator also stared blankly at the scene.
Mu Dan's prompt came from Wang Jixuan's earpiece:
"Chief, there is no record of this kind of Blade Beast in the human civilization's database! Please be sure to keep the sample!"
Hearing this, Wang Jixuan directly took off his glove and wrapped the thing up.
"Get a container over here! Ling Tong, notify Old Chief Commander and tell him to send a research team over immediately!"
He couldn't help but curse:
"They've been infiltrated by Blade Beasts to this extent, and Spirit Energy City is still causing trouble!"
In a trance, Wang Jixuan's Dao heart trembled slightly.
If Blade Beasts possess this kind of perfect disguise and can operate in human society, observing humans...
Then that means...
Everything he had done in Stronghold 76 before, and now in Stronghold 82, the Blade Beasts mostly knew?
Wang Jixuan turned around and looked around, looking at the faces everywhere, his breathing slightly constricted.
【They have been watching】.
......
A few hours later.
Wang Jixuan sat on the sofa in the temporary supply station, having returned to his perfect state before cutting Mo Feng, hugging his arms and examining the dissection report in front of him.
That Blade Beast had already been named 'Brain-Eating Worm'. It had a complete internal organ structure of a Blade Beast, with a relatively developed and dense nervous system, but it did not have the ability to directly send intelligence externally.
"This matter has been reported to all major war zones, causing widespread panic."
Mu Dan held a holographic projection folder and said quickly:
"Currently, there are two main effective means of detecting Brain-Eating Worms. The first is to perform a deep brain scan and create a three-dimensional model, and the second is to perform a spinal tap to analyze the bone marrow fluid. Each one is time-consuming and labor-intensive."
"In addition, Chief Commander Fu Jian sent a private message, asking if you have a way to find these worms."
Wang Jixuan thought carefully, recalling the details of discovering the woman's abnormality.
It was the slight sneer the other party showed.
That sneer was a little malicious, and also seemed to be mocking, as if mocking humanity's overestimation of its own capabilities, still fighting internally in the current situation.
He asked: "How many have been discovered now?"
"Three, in different war zones."
Mu Dan said quickly:
"The most deadly thing is that the newly discovered Brain-Eating Worm infected person number 4 is the Logistics Minister of a stronghold in War Zone D3."
"Now the nine major war zones have established a Chief Commander's permanent conference, reporting all situations to each other, checking from top to bottom."
"In addition, news came from the three space fortresses that they have also begun self-checks."
"What about Spirit Energy City?"
"There is no news from there."
The door of the supply vehicle where 'Uncle Black' lived opened, Zheng Shiduo poked his head out, and cursed fiercely:
"They've probably all been controlled by Brain-Eating Worms over there! I said that the Beast God Sect that emerged in recent years is very problematic!"
Wang Jixuan stroked his chin and thought carefully. He suddenly smiled and said:
"If all the actions of the Spirit Energy wielders were attributed to the result of being controlled by Brain-Eating Worms, then the internal contradictions of humanity could be greatly alleviated."
Mu Dan shrugged: "Unfortunately, it's not."
"If it were."
Daoist Wang sighed:
"The foundation of Spirit Energy City has already rotted. They are degenerate in their own power, enjoying the pleasure brought by using their own power to oppress ordinary people."
He finally truly understood the value of the four words 【Law is not lightly transmitted】 written in the rules of various sects.
Disciples must be examined for their character and conduct. This is a major sign of a righteous sect.
Mu Dan said: "Chief, the Chief Commander has sent a communication invitation."
"Accept it."
"Yes."
Mu Dan's eyes shot out several rays, weaving out a projection screen.
Fu Jian, wearing a black leather jacket, sat on a swivel chair, his terrifying mechanical body covered with various sensors, seemingly undergoing testing.
Behind him were several rows of small screens, showing that he was in a separate room.
A ding-clang sound came from the supply vehicle next door. Before Fu Jian could speak, Zheng Shiduo jumped out and saluted straightly.
"Chief Commander!"
Fu Jian nodded: "Well, good... What's with all these wires wrapped around you?"
Zheng Shiduo blinked, and quickly took off the 'thorns' wires wrapped around his trousers and jacket, and said awkwardly: "Chief Commander, this is a new way I found to play... It's a bit stimulating but it won't affect normal work... Hehe."
"Step aside, I have some serious business to discuss with Wang Zheng."
"Yes, sir!"
Zheng Shiduo shouted loudly, took a step back to the supply vehicle, found a corner to squat down and blocked his ears.
Wang Jixuan rubbed his eyebrows.
He was already thinking of refining some 'Yang Cultivation Pills' for Old Zheng. It wouldn't do to continue like this. He didn't have the demeanor of a righteous person at all... Eh, it seemed that he had also heard before that a certain male uncle in the sect had a crush on a male senior uncle, of course, that was just a crush.
Fu Jian asked: "Is there a way to investigate?"
"There is no method that can be promoted for the time being."
Wang Jixuan shook his head:
"I can go to search the brains of the people in the area near me one by one."
"That won't work. Your strategic value is too high to take risks."
Fu Jian thought for a while:
"Stronghold 76 will complete a full inspection in five days. I transferred a lot of deep scanning instruments over there. You should go there to hide later."
"Because of the Brain-Eating Worms, a large number of Spirit Energy wielders have been withdrawn from Spirit Energy City. They have already begun to arrange brain scans internally. Heh, I also heard that hundreds of Spirit Energy wielders escaped from Spirit Energy City in a few hours."
"However, these news are not guaranteed to be true."
Wang Jixuan clicked his tongue: "Then okay, you leave Wu Man and Ling Tong for me later."
"Why don't you go back to 76 tomorrow?"
Fu Jian said in a deep voice:
"Xing Tian may retaliate against 82. The enemy is in the dark, and the stronghold is in the open. We are relatively passive in this regard."
"I won't move for the time being. I'll wait until 76 is cleaned up before talking about it. Reckless action invites disaster. I can just change the supply station to a more secret location later."
"Well, that's it for now," Fu Jian hung up the communication.
Mu Dan immediately said: "Chief, Aunt Dragonfly sent a short message, with only two sentences."
【Xing Tian sent his seven students to the vicinity of Stronghold 82, divided into three groups. Be careful.】
【Spirit Energy City has begun large-scale testing for the newly discovered Brain-Eating Worms. The characteristics of the Brain-Eating Worms are unknown. It is said that you discovered them.】
Wang Jixuan replied: "Reply to her, Brain-Eating Worms can integrate with the human brain and spinal cord, usually hiding in the brainstem position. Infected people are no different from ordinary people. Tell her to be careful."
"Okay, sent."
Mu Dan asked in a low voice:
"Chief, do you think this Aunt Dragonfly might also be..."
Wang Jixuan pondered carefully: "It shouldn't be. At that time, in order to figure out what kind of healing talisman water they three needed, I carefully explored the hidden illnesses in their bodies, and also looked at their brains... There was no problem with their team."
Peony subconsciously patted her chest, deliberately making a trembling gesture, and said triumphantly: "Humans are so unreliable! When it comes to loyalty and purity, you have to look at us autonomous machines!"
"Perhaps."
The spirit of the artifact is indeed a loyal companion to cultivators.
"Peony, prepare for a simple move, just to the outskirts of the military camp. We'll be leaving in a few days, so there's no need to be too thorough."
"Can you let 'Pervert' help Peony more? Peony, as a machine, will get very tired."
"You have a fatigue setting?"
"No! Peony will serve the superior tirelessly forever!"
"Then you can just do it yourself! Let Lao Zheng recover from his injuries properly. His bones are all broken, and he's still using his spiritual energy to wander around!"
Wang Ji Xuan shook his head and went back to start his supply vehicle.
Although he was smiling, he didn't relax at all in his heart.
......
A dozen hours later.
Inside Ling Tong's transport plane, Wang Ji Xuan sat cross-legged on a corner chair. Ling Tong, wearing home clothes, sat on the sofa half a meter away, wearing basic prosthetics and flipping through a romance novel describing married life.
Wu Man, Zheng Shiduo, and Wan Xiaoqi, who had just arrived, were playing video games together; Peony was helping Sister Wan repair her mechanical arm.
Ling Tong occasionally glanced at Wang Daochang, hesitant to speak... Oh, no, she had specially put on light makeup, applied light pink lipstick, and wore a small yellow flower on her ponytail. Her fair skin was radiant under the light, and at this moment, she should be looking like she wants to say something but is holding back.
'Hmm, I can naturally start a conversation.'
Ling Tong closed the novel and looked up, saying, "For dinner..."
Ding Ling Ling!
The bell suddenly rang from the console. Wang Ji Xuan opened his eyes, with a sharp light in his eyes.
Ling Tong pursed her lips and looked aside.
"Anything is fine for dinner," Wang Ji Xuan asked with a smile, "Do you want to eat grilled Blade Beast meat? I can get some."
Ling Tong immediately agreed: "Yes, okay."
Wan Xiaoqi ran over with a newly printed form.
"Superior! Take a look at this!"
Wang Ji Xuan and Ling Tong reached out at the same time.
Wan Xiaoqi blinked and handed the form to Ling Tong, who immediately handed it to Wang Ji Xuan.
"Let's look at it together," Wang Daochang said with a wry smile, "I'm used to being called 'Superior' by Peony. In our team, I listen to Ling Tong."
"Yes," the corners of Ling Tong's mouth were already slightly upturned.
The content on the form was very interesting.
So far, more than 300 Brain-Eating Worm infected individuals have been detected in the D5 war zone, and most of the Brain-Eating Worms have moved their positions. They can 'teleport' in the spinal cord.
This phenomenon indirectly shows that they actually have the ability to receive external signals and have received early warning signals in advance.
These Brain-Eating Worms are distributed in various fortresses in the D5 integrated war zone, and they exist in almost the upper, middle, and lower cities.
In other words, the Blade Beasts are using this method to monitor humans.
The form also specifically stated that the D5 war zone currently has the fastest inspection progress and the largest inspected population. The inspection speed in other war zones is relatively slow, but...
The number of infected people is getting higher and higher!
The D3 war zone has deeply inspected million people and has detected 1,632 Brain-Eating Worms!
More than 30 low-level spiritual energy users infected with Brain-Eating Worms have also appeared in the D3 war zone!
"This D3..."
Wang Daochang didn't know how to comment.
"There is also something else to consider."
Ling Tong said softly:
"There are some factions within these war zones, basically local military and the Spirit Energy Family fighting for power with each other. This Brain-Eating Worm is an opportunity, because D5 was the first to discover the Brain-Eating Worm, and the Commander-in-Chief decisively notified the Commander-in-Chief of each war zone separately.
"Now, in these numbers, there should be a large number of individuals who have been removed by the local military taking the opportunity."
"This?"
Wang Ji Xuan had several question marks on his head: "Can this kind of thing be used for factionalism?"
Peony lightly clicked her tongue: "That's right, aren't human politicians always like this?"
"The scope of your AOE is too large," Sister Wan said with a smile, "There are always more good people than bad people."
Peony said: "Human nature is the most vulnerable to testing. Peony came to this conclusion after studying a large amount of human historical data."
Wang Ji Xuan handed the form to Ling Tong, leaned back in his chair, and quietly pondered the solution to the Brain-Eating Worms.
This really stumped him.
He can't promote cultivation just because of this, right?
This is at least something that will happen after he enters the Mahayana stage again or becomes invincible. At that time, he can create his own cultivation method and set new rules, so that he will not violate the rules of this sect.
Just as Wang Ji Xuan was thinking, his spiritual sense suddenly captured an abnormality.
A soldier who was on guard nearby shivered a few times, turned around and walked towards the transport plane, and deliberately threw down the guns on his body, raising his hands high.
The surrounding soldiers were confused by his strange behavior.
Wang Ji Xuan immediately explored the person's whole body with his spiritual sense, but did not find any trace of the Brain-Eating Worm.
The soldier's eyes glowed with a faint orange light, and shouted:
"Semi-Human Mech! I'm here to negotiate!"
