395: Chapter 193: Officially Entering the Third Phase 395: Chapter 193: Officially Entering the Third Phase Qin Xiangdong’s head was wrapped in a thick layer of gauze, still faintly oozing blood.
When the boss had entered the second phase, he couldn’t withstand it either and had passed out on the spot, hitting his head against the curb and bleeding profusely.
At that moment, Wang Yunxiao was fully focused on the enemy in front of him and didn’t notice the situation behind him.
In fact, by that time, the police officers and regular army soldiers within a hundred meters had already been overwhelmed, even including his Second Squad of the Special Service Section, which had been completely wiped out, leaving only a few elite squads still struggling with the enemy.
This was fortunate to be at noon, when the light was at its strongest, exerting powerful suppression on the flesh monsters summoned by the cultists; they were almost at critical health as soon as they appeared, allowing for an exchange of blows.
In fact, this level of disaster fully warranted the involvement of the Special Service Bureau, but neither Qin Xiangdong nor Wang Yunxiao had anticipated that the Holy Grail Church could play on such a large scale.
Who in their right mind, after being well-fed, would play with C4 to light a firebed?
If you have such abilities, why not do something worthwhile?
Just kidnapping underage girls for human experiments… Seriously sick.
Of course, that’s how cultists are.
If their brains were normal, they wouldn’t believe in such crooked doctrines.
Although they were fully prepared this time, they still miscalculated, resulting in serious casualties, for which Qin Xiangdong felt very guilty.
After listening to Wang Yunxiao’s report, he risked erosion to come to the scene personally and carefully observed the girl who had been born from the flesh.
“Can we confirm what state she’s in now… or rather, what she is?”
Qin Xiangdong inquired of Veronica.
Among those present, if anyone could be considered a semi-expert on these Western supernatural matters, it was Veronica.
But Veronica, a nun more keen on handling big cannons than reading scriptures, subconsciously trusted Wang Yunxiao’s judgement, but if you asked her to provide a specific explanation…
Sorry, she couldn’t.
“It would be good if we could catch a live one,”
Qin Xiangdong regretted, but he also knew it was a difficult task.
It wasn’t that Wang Yunxiao and the others didn’t want to capture anyone, but the moment the Fleshly Tree burst through the entire Consulate, it was basically impossible for anyone inside to survive.
“I have a live one here!”
Yan Yu’an approached, excitedly saying, “What information do you need?”
Wang Yunxiao pointed at the girl sitting on the ground.
“Alright… I’ll get her to talk as soon as possible.”
Yan Yu’an had captured Sir Lyndon in an underground air-raid shelter, a vital witness with many secrets in his mind.
He had initially planned to deal with him slowly after returning, but now the situation here was more urgent.
Who knows when this bomb will explode.
Han Bin quietly asked as he pulled him aside, “Who did you bring?”
Wang Yunxiao rubbed his eyes and looked in the direction Han Bin pointed, dimly seeing a group of male and female students… judging from the uniform and physique, they appeared to be high school students, shouting at the entrance of the Consulate, as if someone couldn’t bear the horrific scene and had fainted on the spot.
“Them?
The young masters and young ladies from Jishan Academy.
They fought alongside us before, don’t look down on them,”
Yan Yu’an smiled and said, “That one, the one you know, Eldest Miss Cheng Xuefei, their team leader.
You might not know her father, but Director Qin should know him—the Deputy Director of the Supervision Bureau.”
“So what are they doing here?
On a picnic?”
“If you don’t know, don’t talk nonsense.
Pulling in Eldest Miss Cheng will help alleviate some of Director Qin’s pressure.”
Hearing Yan Yu’an say this, even if Qin Xiangdong was slow, he understood the implied meaning.
Creating such a big mess—transforming the Nederland Embassy into ruins, with heavy casualties on both sides, was not something that could be settled by filing a couple of reports.
No matter how justified the reasons, someone had to stand up and take responsibility.
It might even provide an excuse for others to make a big fuss.
At this moment, the presence of a daughter from a family of government officials could help him alleviate considerable pressure.
“Thank you.”
“Don’t mention it.
It’s not easy to find a steadfast leader like you, Director Qin.
Who knows, we might even have opportunities to collaborate again in the future.”
Yan Yu’an wanted to exchange a few more courtesies when he saw Qin Xiangdong’s body sway, seeming barely able to support himself.
“Director Qin?”
Is there still contamination erosion?
All eyes uniformly turned back toward the girl sitting on the ground, the only remaining “source of contamination” at the scene.
Veronica instinctively raised the barrel of her gun a few centimeters, but didn’t pull the trigger.
Wang Yunxiao reached out to support Qin Xiangdong, but he too felt his body weakening in waves, with a sensation of being heavy-headed and light-footed.
Again?
Is this never-ending?
He hurriedly sat down on the ground and pulled out his notebook to urgently look up information.
Nothing…
Nothing?
What’s happening?
Wang Yunxiao was also momentarily bewildered.
At that moment, a nun ran over to report to Veronica, “Many of the injured at the scene are showing symptoms of fever and vomiting, with no improvement even after the erosion has been removed.”
Wang Yunxiao quickly raised his hand to touch his forehead, which indeed felt burning hot.
“Bacteria, or viruses!
Do not lift the area lockdown, Veronica—contact the hospital!
The same one as last time.
Clear out the hospital and establish a separate quarantine zone!”
He finally figured out what the third phase of the boss’s form was.
Fine, fine, you want to play it this way, eh?
“Dig a pit on the spot!”
Qin Xiangdong had already begun to show symptoms of a rising fever and confusion.
It seemed no one at the scene had experience dealing with this, so Wang Yunxiao decisively took over the leadership and issued orders.
“No one present can leave the quarantine area.
Those without masks should improvise them from local materials.
Find petrol, lots of petrol!
Soak this woman in petrol and burn her, then bury her on the spot!”
He pointed toward the girl behind him, who looked at him blankly, showing no signs of fear, seemingly unable to comprehend the meaning of the order for herself.
Han Bin’s face showed a look of unwillingness: “Isn’t that a bit excessive?
How about we wait for the Special Service Bureau’s people to arrive?”
“What if they can’t make it today?”
Wang Yunxiao calmly countered.
Han Bin was at a loss for words.
At that very moment, not far across the river from the Nederland Consulate, inside a small Western-style building, Qiao Hongyi put down his binoculars and turned his gaze toward the plain-looking man in front of him, who was smoking a cigar and lounging with his legs crossed.
“They’ve already caught on.”
“Naturally, the future senior members of the Special Service Bureau gather here.
Dispelling a mere Divine Aberration is nothing to them.
If you didn’t have such confidence in them, how could you sit here so calmly, sipping tea with me in the afternoon?”
The plain-looking man exhaled a ring of smoke, his face revealing a sinister smile: “Yet, the vigor of youth is both their advantage and their downfall.
With the main force of the Special Service Bureau unable to rush to their aid, they have no choice but to kill the Divine Aberration on the spot, keeping the threat to a minimum.”
“Little do they know, this is precisely the beginning of all disasters.
From the moment the flames are ignited, the real catastrophe will descend!”