Full-Time Public Enemy-Chapter 684 - 501: Familiar Tactics (Part 2)_4
Others have painstakingly climbed to the very top of their professions; why should they risk their lives for the Great Commander and a media tycoon without a conscience? If it were truly for some noble cause, surely some among these professional elites would be willing to step forward. But those two are clearly selfish. If you're going to be so despicable, why should I take the risk?
Extrapolating from Balermo's recent "superior officer" theory, it's clear that the entire Star State currently lacks a single qualified "superior officer."
Balermo and Modric had only come because Chairman White offered them benefits they couldn't refuse.
Both fell into a reluctant silence. Ten minutes slowly passed. Then, Melincha tapped her finger, and a light screen materialized between them, displaying the chemical composition of these liquids.
"This is a highly potent psychoactive toxin," she said. "It's somewhat similar to the moss virus. Once it enters an organism, it can use the host's proteins to self-replicate. This means that after poisoning, the toxicity will continuously intensify."
"It can penetrate the skin and is also corrosive. The seals on ordinary Mechas wouldn't last more than three hours in this dense fog."
Everyone listened, their hearts growing heavy. "All evolutions of the moss virus are clearly targeting humans!"
Chen Gu said, "Let's set out. Everyone understands the horror of that thick fog now, so be extremely careful not to fall into it."
"If you do get trapped inside, it's crucial that no one gets separated. Besides the fog's corrosiveness, I suspect the ambushes by those animal-plant hybrids, using the fog for cover, are the most lethal threat."
"A single small crack in a Mecha could be fatal!"
Everyone nodded repeatedly.
The recent nuclear blast had evidently destroyed something. Near the spore, the electronic interference that previously affected an area up to five kilometers above ground had sharply decreased to a one-kilometer radius.
However, as they continued flying toward the abandoned military fortress, this interference range gradually expanded. After they had flown a hundred kilometers, it had returned to a three-kilometer radius.
It then stabilized at that range, expanding no further.
"Strange," Modric said. "Those monsters haven't sent anything else to stop us?"
Chen Gu had already guessed this outcome.
The animal-plant hybrids on this planet possessed considerable intelligence. Once they confirmed the squad's target was still the fortress, they would likely cease attacks en route. The previous three teams had all perished on their way to the fortress, meaning something near it was powerful enough to eliminate any investigators. They had no need to waste further 'forces.'
What made Chen Gu uneasy now was that the three-kilometer electronic interference radius probably corresponded to the extent of the dense fog. This range far exceeded his Radiation Field's detection capabilities, preventing him from scouting the various deployments of the animal-plant hybrids on the ground.
He was a tactical mastermind who preferred to plan meticulously before acting, gathering as much intelligence on his opponents as possible before formulating a battle plan.
Yet now, regarding the foes they were about to face, he was almost completely in the dark.
Suddenly, Chen Gu tugged on Dora's reins—yes, Captain Chen was still riding Big Rabbit—and Dora, rolling her eyes behind her visor, came to a halt.
Chen Gu declared, "We can't just charge headlong into the monsters' ambush without any preparation!"
The team also stopped. After some thought, Modric finally made a decision. "The item I control, designated Heaven Position Number 2-13, once activated, can manipulate water molecules within a maximum radius of three thousand kilometers."
"With my current abilities, I can affect water molecules within a nine-hundred-kilometer radius without harming myself. If I risk serious injury, this radius can extend up to one thousand eight hundred kilometers…"
Before he could finish, Chen Gu's eyes lit up, and he interrupted, "That's a trump card, Your Excellency. There's no need to deploy it hastily."
He then looked towards Balermo. "And you, Your Excellency? Your item, Heaven Position Number 4-11, what are its capabilities?"
Since Modric had voluntarily disclosed the ability of his numbered item, it signified that the Star State officially acknowledged this cooperation and was demonstrating its full sincerity.
Although rumors about the abilities of numbered items circulated externally, the information regarding the higher-echelon ones was notoriously difficult to verify.
This was also a closely guarded secret. Chen Gu had previously refrained from asking about the specific abilities of these two items. Only after Modric volunteered information about his did Chen Gu inquire about the other.
