novelraw Chapter 907: A-Class Gene Medicine
Chapter 907: A-Class Gene Medicine
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Qing Chen watched Guo Huchan of Black Spade being escorted over. The bald head was still shiny. He said with a smirk, “Aren’t we all family? You didn’t even say hello when you arrived, and had to wait six days before coming out? To be honest, he didn't expect this arrest operation to catch his own people. There are only 381 people still in their rooms, refusing to leave, but the Guardians' Union isn't in a hurry; they have plenty of patience. An unexpected gain is that many spies from various forces had infiltrated City 10.
This wave has completely purged them.
Qing Chen believes that no city in the entire Federation has ever been so clean. No spies, no criminals.
Guo Huchan sat opposite him, gobbling down his food, “I just felt a little embarrassed about being caught, and I didn't expect you to be so ruthless, sending so many people to guard the door.”
“How did you get into the city? You weren't on the list. Did your neighbor report you?” Qing Chen asked.
Guo Huchan said with a gloomy face, “I crawled in through the sewer. I was only going to see someone and leave, but when I tried to get out, I found that the sewer had a human-sensing minefield! I couldn't get out!
It was fine when I came in, but I can't get out now!
During the search, Guo Huchan thought that he was, after all, a well-known member of Black Spade. If he got caught and sent to the screening point, it would be embarrassing! So he hid in the house. But, he couldn't hide any longer.
Guo Huchan originally wanted to rely on his strength to break out, but unexpectedly, this Black Spade expert couldn't beat his own family—two Shadow Troops soldiers and four Guardians' Union members directly beat him down. He didn't stand a chance.
Guo Huchan finished his meal and wiped his mouth. “Time really flies. When I first met you, you were just an ordinary person. Now you've become a top figure.
This bald-headed man's words brought Qing Chen back to the time he had just transmigrated. At that time, he was still impersonating Xu Linsen, deceiving Guo Huchan into protecting a middle-aged health guide.
“Time does fly,” Qing Chen stood up. “No more hiding. Xu Linsen and Jiang Mubei of your Black Spade have become members of my Guardians' Union's Golden Family. The door here is always open to you.”
“You said that!” Guo Huchan muttered. “Then get me a City 10 resident ID card.”
Qing Chen smiled and looked at Xiao Wu. “Help him with that.”
Leaving the reception hall, Qing Chen slowly walked towards the Garrison Troops camp. Now the puppets were concentrated there.
The closer he got to the camp, the heavier his heart felt. Walking into the Garrison Troops' meeting room, it had been turned into a temporary prison.
A total of 1301 people were tied up with Forbidden Forest vines by the Shadow Troops, sitting quietly.
The moment Qing Chen entered, he saw these 1301 people looking at him at the same time.
The synchronized movements and interested gazes made his scalp tingle.
Qing Chen looked coldly. In the first row was someone he was very familiar with: when he was meeting scientists in the northern Shendai city, it was this young man who gave him the key. Looking further back, among these 1301 people, 701 were residents: politicians, officials, technicians, dancers, and hackers.
The remaining 600 were Guardians' Union members.
Shocking!
It turned out that so many puppets had infiltrated just one city. These people had no way out.
Even if he could catch Zong Cheng's real body and kill Zong Cheng, the puppets would die with Zong Cheng.
But what worried Qing Chen most was a certain face in the crowd.
The other party seemed to feel his gaze and stood up with bound hands, smiling. “Surprised? Even this person has been turned into a puppet.”
Shendai Yun.
Qing Chen's mother's second husband.
Qing Chen stared at him fiercely. If Shendai Yun had been infiltrated, then what about Luo Wanya?
Even though he now knew that Luo Wanya was not his biological mother, did he really have no feelings? And Shendai Yun and Zhuang Qianqing’s child, Qin Haohao.
He was just a child.
But Shendai Yun said with a smile, “You probably hate their family. Now I've turned them all into puppets, so they won't bother you anymore. From this perspective, you should thank me.”
Qing Chen remained silent.
Shendai Yun continued to laugh, “Actually, this puppet is quite interesting. After Luo Wanya abandoned you, he, an outsider, was the only one who felt guilty towards you. Although he was only a nominal stepfather, he felt that he should compensate you, so he joined the Guardians' Union and worked day and night. He doesn't care much about the Golden Family or the Blue Family, but he wants to help you. It's really strange.”
Qing Chen remained silent.
How could he not know that Zhuang Qianqing had been working day and night? Guo Huchan would summarize all the work of the Guardians' Union, big and small, to him every day.
Others might not be able to see it, but Qing Chen could.
He hadn't understood why Shendai Yun had suddenly become so diligent, but now he understood.
He recalled the seemingly unremarkable middle-aged man. The other party's initial vigilance towards him stemmed from vigilance towards Qing Guozhong.
The middle-aged man didn't want to have anything to do with Qing Guozhong, to the point that he even liked Qing Guozhong’s son. But later, there were many times when there would inexplicably be two cartons of milk, two boxes of eggs, and two boxes of fruit at Qing Chen's door.
Thinking about it now, it was Zhuang Qianqing who secretly left them.
However, that ordinary middle-aged man had now become someone else's puppet.
Qing Chen sat down in a chair and asked, “Shendai Yun is in charge of the logistics of the entire City 10, and has gradually taken over half of the Guardians' Union’s logistics. You got the Guardians' Union members' birthdays and names from him, right? Then you gave them to Zhang Wanfang Kingdom.”
“How is it? Do you like this gift?” Shendai Yun asked with a smile. “I only gave the names and birthdays of 13999 people. I still have more than 100,000 that I haven't given yet. By the way, how many people have died in your Guardians' Union?”
This Puppeteer didn't seem to know that the Arbiters' black magic hadn't succeeded. Qing Chen didn't waste his breath telling him the truth.
Qing Chen asked, “How long does it take you to create a puppet?”
Zhuang Qianqing paused, “Trying to extract information from me? Don’t waste your time.”
Qing Chen asked again, “Now I have the means to control you. Aren't you worried that all your puppets in every city will be purged? Of course, you on the outside probably don't know about this yet.”
Shendai Yun laughed. “Qing Family's influence can already reach Chen Family, Koshima, and Shendai? I'm afraid it won't be difficult for you to send giants to the city where the Li Clan is located. Will the Li Clan refuse? Even the Li Clan, which has the best relationship with you, would not be able to refuse.” The Puppeteer was right. Qing Chen had specifically left the signal shielding area today to contact the Li Clan Intelligence Agency.
In the next plan, he would first purge the Qing Family's five southwestern cities, followed by the Li Clan, Chen Family, Shen Yi, and Koshima.
It was no longer just a matter of purging puppets. He had to split up all the forces he could before the Zhang Wanfang Kingdom arrived and kill all the enemies he could kill.
However, the Li Clan did let the giants enter the city.
There was no other reason. This matter, involving the safety of a Conglomerate, was no longer something that Li Yunshou and Li Changqing could decide, even if Li Yunshou was the head of the family and Li Changqing was the head of intelligence.
It still wouldn't work.
A Conglomerate is a complex of power. All its decisions must weigh the pros and cons.
Now, except for the Qing Family, no one felt the threat from the Puppeteer. They would be thinking about one question: Was this so-called puppet purge a conspiracy of the Qing Family?
Simply purging the six cities of the Qing Family could not pose a threat to the Puppeteer, so he was confident.
Shendai Yun laughed, “Remember what I said. Are you ready? The game is over.”
Qing Chen said fiercely, “You and I are now mortal enemies. As for who will laugh last, let's wait and see.” He turned to leave, instructing Little Seven as he left, “Control them all. Don't give them a chance to…”
Little Seven hesitated. “Not kill them? This seems like it will cause a lot of trouble.”
Qing Chen thought for a moment. “There are two reasons for not killing them. One is that if the number of puppets really has an upper limit, then keeping these people alive will have a certain inhibitory effect on him. We can't be sure about this, but we must do everything possible to restrain him. The other reason is that I want to find a way to lift the puppet control. We can't just call them family and then abandon them when things are safe.”
Little Seven said softly, “Actually, you don't need to explain this to me. I will execute all your orders.”
Qing Chen walked out, “I should explain.”
At this time, Qing Chen suddenly bent over and coughed. He felt as if something was in his lungs and throat, as if something was complete but could not be expelled, trapped in his body.
Little Seven was immediately startled. “Leader, are you alright?”
Qing Chen smiled. “My previous injuries haven't healed yet. It'll be fine after a while.”
“Should you go to the hospital for a checkup? You were injured too badly before,” Little Seven said.
“Hmm, I will.”
At this time, the No. 2 gene biologist who had been brought by Qing Chen stopped him on the road, “Boss, wait a minute. I have something I need your help with.”
Qing Chen looked at him. “What's the matter?”
The No. 2 scientist rubbed his hands. “Before, I used the blood of the gods to research Gene Medicine. You know that Gene Medicine is like a jigsaw puzzle. You have to extract fragments from different organisms and piece them together. If every piece fits perfectly, then this Gene Medicine will have no side effects. If one piece is missing, Gene Soldiers will lack some function, such as blindness or deafness. If one piece is protruding, it may cause Gene Soldiers to exhibit animalistic characteristics.
Qing Chen understood. So the West Continent didn't care about the brokenness of this puzzle at all; they forcibly increased their strength at the cost of body mutation.
The No. 2 scientist continued, “The Gene Soldiers’ late-stage cancer is also because of the gene breakage or abnormality, resulting in gene mutation.”
Qing Chen pondered, “Then what is the role of the blood of the gods?”
The No. 2 scientist exclaimed, “The blood of the gods is like a universal jigsaw puzzle. It can fill any gap and forcibly enhance the level of Gene Soldiers under the premise of a perfect fit. But it can only fill one gap. Its Gene Lock has been completely opened, like a perfect piece of jade, and it can even change its shape to adapt to new gene sequences!”
Qing Chen pondered. In this sentence, the two conditions for becoming a god had already been revealed.
First, the Gene Lock is opened, allowing for free switching of gene sequences. Second, it has excellent symbiosis, which is the characteristic of cancer.
“Uh, how many puzzle pieces need to be filled in your research?” Qing Chen curiously asked.
“Two! Only two left!” The No. 2 scientist held up two fingers. “The blood of the gods can fill one, but there’s still one left. With the help of our Guardians' Union, I've extracted the gene samples of all the Forbidden Zone creatures, but they don't fit together.”
Qing Chen looked at the other party, and saw that the No. 2 scientist’s eyes were bloodshot, and his whole body was extremely tired. But in that tired look, there was uncontainable excitement and nervousness.
Yes, the puzzle piece that the other party had been searching for his whole life was only one piece away. If it were Qing Chen, he would also be excited.
He looked at the No. 2 scientist, “What will be the effect after completion?”
The No. 2 scientist said seriously, “I can't be sure until it's pieced together, but theoretically, it may be able to replace the Gene Medicine previously injected into Gene Soldiers, eliminating the aftereffects. Moreover, the speed, strength, vision, and hearing it gives Gene Soldiers will be unprecedented!”
Qing Chen remained silent for a moment, “What do you need me to do?”
The No. 2 scientist said, “I need you to help me catch all the mammals that can fly, run, and jump in the No. 001 Forbidden Zone. Maybe the last puzzle piece is there!”
Qing Chen couldn’t help but laugh, “Do you know what you're saying? Do you know how difficult it is to survive coming out of the No. 001 Forbidden Zone?”
“I don’t care!” The No. 2 scientist insisted, “When you invited me over, you said that you would find a way to help me overcome any difficulties. If you don’t help me, I’ll just sit here and not leave.”
Little Seven persuaded from the side, “Teacher, don’t worry, this is not something Leader can solve immediately.”
The No. 2 scientist glanced at him, “Don't speak.”
At a certain moment, Qing Chen felt the other party’s perseverance and enthusiasm in the field of scientific research. For this research result, the other party could abandon worldly human relationships, just for the moment of completion.
The other party lived for that moment.
He thought for a moment and said, “I'll go. Wait for my news.”
The No. 2 scientist smiled, “As long as the Gene Medicine is successfully developed, I only want the naming right and 1% of the proceeds. I don't want anything else.”
Qing Chen laughed, “I thought you only wanted the naming right.”
The No. 2 scientist hesitated for a long time, “I have a wife and children. They need to eat too.”
“I promise you, I'll act as soon as possible,” Qing Chen promised solemnly.
Actually, even without the No. 2 scientist’s matter, he would also go to the No. 001 Forbidden Zone before the decisive battle.
If the old Knight guys were right, this was the amusement park created by Qing Zhen and Ren Xiaosu.
This game should be very, very difficult and also very safe. Since its inception, no one has figured it out. Even a Demi-God like Li Shutong could only flee in disgrace.
A-Class going in might be like seeking death.
However, all games have a penalty at the last moment.
Now, the Zhang Wanfang Kingdom is eyeing them covetously: four Air Fortresses, four Demi-Gods, several times the military strength of the East Continent Federation, orc warriors, A-Class Gene Soldiers, the unpredictable Fate Weaver, and the black magic like a leech.
What about Qing Chen's side? He only has one Qing Family. Including Zheng Boss and Li Shutong, there are only two Demi-Gods in total. At most two Air Fortresses can go to the front line. The Li Clan Qingshan Fortress has just been completed.
Moreover, they not only have external troubles, but also internal troubles: Chen Family, Koshima, Shendai, Puppeteer.
Qing Chen had calculated their chances of winning more than once at midnight, and the result was zero.
Even with his intelligence, he couldn't think of how to win.
And in Lao San's memory, the seven ancestors of the Fate Weaver lying in the golden coffin. Qing Chen had now killed the Silver Duke, and logically, the Death's Cup should never see the light of day, but he always felt a little uneasy in his heart!
Therefore, he must go to the No. 001 Forbidden Zone to take a look, to see the amusement park created by the gods and the Qing Family ancestors, and the key to the game.
On the other hand, he was betting that he could really find the puzzle piece for the No. 2 scientist. In this way, the East Continent could have its own A-Class Gene Soldiers.
He found Zhuang Qianqing in City 10, “After City 10 is purged, immediately take the giants to the next stop, City 5, using the Key Gate, until all five southwestern cities are purged.”
Guo Huchan knew him well and immediately became curious, “Boss, are you going on another trip?”
Qing Chen nodded. “Keep an eye on things here.”
Guo Huchan watched his boss walk away, and he immediately set off.
Little Seven sighed, “Leader is in such a hurry. Many new family members still want to see him.”
Zhuang Qianqing smiled, “His sense of crisis is stronger than ours.”
“Why?”
“Do you know the saying that a chess player sees ten moves ahead? He sees farther than we do, so he knows that time is running out.”
At this time, Little Seven suddenly said, “Since we returned to City 10, many people seem to have disappeared.”
Guo Huchan looked up at the sky, “Everyone has to do their part. This war can't be won by Boss alone.”
In the north of City 10, a diesel Off-road Vehicle was driving on the highway.
The driver was Shendai Kongyu, Roosevelt Xiu was holding a knife in the passenger seat, and Zhuang Qianqing Luo was lying flat in the back seat. This young master even put down the back seat and lay on it, wrapped in a blanket, wearing a steam eye mask and earplugs.
It was as if this trip had nothing to do with him.
Shendai Kongyu looked in the rearview mirror and occasionally glanced back, Roosevelt Xiu finally couldn't help it, “Drive carefully. Don’t drive into a ditch.”
“Oh,” Shendai Kongyu agreed.
They had been away from City 10 for three days, and after a short reunion in that city, they immediately went their separate ways.
Dayu and Zard had also left.
Roosevelt Luo and the others had also left.
The Knight reserves continued to complete their challenges.
The Daybreak members, with the Guardians' Union, were preparing for future battles. Everyone had their own things to do.
Shendai Kongyu suddenly asked, “Didn't Yun Luo say that he didn't plan to get involved in the Shendai family's affairs? Why is he returning to the family now? We're still wanted!”
Roosevelt Xiu said, “It's Qing Chen. Boss talked to him for a whole night. I don't know what they talked about, but it made him determined to go back.”
“Talked for a whole night?”
“You're focusing on the wrong thing.”
“…”
The Off-road Vehicle gradually arrived in the north, but they weren't going to any city. They were heading towards the mountains and fields.
These were the coordinates given by Roosevelt Luo. They were only responsible for coming here, but they didn't know what was here.
At this time, Zhuang Qianqing Luo sat up straight. He felt someone was spying on him. “There are ambushes! There are people here! 11 o'clock direction, 7 o'clock direction… why are there so many people?”
Then a lazy voice came from the back seat, “Drive boldly. Nothing will happen.”
Under these gazes, the Off-road Vehicle continued to drive.
Roosevelt Xiu suddenly saw a figure standing at the end of the mountain road in the distance, “Wait, isn't that Takahashi Ryosuke?! Wasn't he supposed to have been killed by Yun Luo?”
“Next to Takahashi Ryosuke is Muto Taka. He should have died too. I saw his body in the battle report. His face was muddy.”
Roosevelt Luo stood up. At this time, the petite Tianjing was kneeling beside him, handing him mouthwash.
“Gurgle gurgle ah!” Roosevelt Luo spat out the mouthwash, “Don't be surprised. They didn't die. They’re not ghosts.”
The car slowly stopped in front of Takahashi Ryosuke. Zhuang Qianqing Luo grasped the hilt of his knife, ready to cut open the roof of the Off-road Vehicle and kill his way out. But at this moment, Takahashi Ryosuke and Muto Taka saw Roosevelt Luo in the back seat through the window. They tidied their clothes and knelt down in the dogeza position.
Roosevelt Luo straightened his clothes and got out of the car. He smiled, “Boss instructed us to take back the power of Shendai. We have to do it, right?”