Chapter 106
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Chapter 106: After the Rain
As time passed, the crisis in Hope City was gradually being resolved.
Lin Qingliu felt his consciousness split into countless fragments, battling within each Infected and against the mycelium.
These fragments of consciousness converged and began to vie for control of the biological field against the supreme will of the mycelium in the consciousness space.
Now, everything had finally come to an end, and Lin Qingliu turned his attention to the aftermath.
Asserting his presence was not a difficult concept to grasp.
Lucas’s death had granted Lin Qingliu a significant leap in ability, and he was more than willing to make his presence known, ensuring that those harboring earth-shattering secrets would think twice before acting recklessly.
This could be seen as the unspoken agreement between the two, hidden beneath the surface.
When tempered glass shatters, it breaks into small, uniform pieces. Fulan gathered the last fragments from the vicinity to complete the emblem of the mysterious organization.
“Master, Fulan has finished~”
Lin Qingliu nodded and said,
“Not quite.”
“Eh? Does Fulan need to do anything else?”
“I’ll handle the rest. Keep watch outside and make sure no one approaches.”
At this moment, Lin Qingliu’s five senses were sharp enough to cover the entire floor, but what he was about to do carried a hint of embarrassment—something even Fulan, his most trusted aide, should not witness.
He approached the emblem crafted from glass shards and once again released a portion of his blood.
Compared to the massive blood sphere that had once enveloped the top floor of the research institute, this amount was negligible.
Under Lin Qingliu’s control, the blood seeped through the gaps between the glass fragments, making the markings of the followers even more eerie.
A small portion of the blood began to flow across the nearby ground, forming a single word:
Followers.
He had originally intended for Lucas to deliver this message, but with Lucas gone, he had no choice but to manually remind those inept fools who couldn’t come up with decent names.
Finally, Lin Qingliu severed that portion of blood from his body and used the absorption ability of the Blood and Flesh pathway to reclaim its valuable components, ensuring that even if samples were taken, they could never be traced back to him.
As for the blood mingling with the rainwater now flowing through the streets and alleys of Hope City, Lin Qingliu would let it gradually decay, ensuring no suspicion would fall upon him.
With everything finally concluded, Lin Qingliu picked up Fulan, allowing her to transform into something she excelled at, and then soared out the window on the wind, heading toward their residence in the outer city.
Though Lin Qingliu’s actions had come to an end, the ripple effects of the massive incident that had shaken Hope City continued to reverberate.
After the supreme will of the mycelium was defeated in the consciousness space of the biological field, the beast tide began to slowly recede.
They launched one final, futile wave of attacks, more ferocious than any before.
Though the sudden downpour had killed many of the charging extraordinary beasts, those with some intelligence and thinking ability quickly found shelter.
Most of these shelters were the bodies of their former companions, but who cared?
Under the control of the mycelium, this batch of extraordinary beasts had no intention of retreating.
Their sole purpose was to die on the city walls, even if it meant killing one more human or wasting one more bullet.
The blood rain came and went abruptly, lasting no more than ten minutes.
Fresnel gazed once more at the clear sky, his mind brimming with questions he couldn’t quite articulate.
After several hesitant moments, he finally turned to his four teammates, now drenched in blood:
“Is everyone alright?”
They all shook their heads.
It wasn’t so much that they were fine, but rather that the battle had been unusually easy.
Though the initial pressure had been overwhelming, the Electromagnetic Cannon had swiftly dealt with the overpowering high-level extraordinary beasts, and the beast tide, which could have wreaked havoc on the walls, was obliterated by the sudden downpour of blood rain.
Victory had come surprisingly smoothly; aside from physical exhaustion, no one had suffered any significant losses.
As for the ordinary soldiers who had fought valiantly against the beast tide, everyone had already steeled themselves for such sacrifices.
In war, death is inevitable.
But the situation was far less optimistic on other sections of the walls.
The Sea to the east of Hope City was now a deep, unsettling red, stained with blood.
It was impossible to tell whether the blood belonged to extraordinary beasts, other creatures, or if it was simply part of the rain itself.
Hundreds of Electromagnetic Cannons swept back and forth along the walls like vigilant sentinels, scanning for any remaining threats.
The blood rain had not significantly impacted the eastern front; the Sea acted as a natural barrier, shielding the city from the marine-like extraordinary beasts.
Just moments earlier, several generator outer shells had sustained varying degrees of damage.
Thankfully, the double-layered gates held firm, preventing the extraordinary beasts from infiltrating the city through the seawater.
The other two sections of the wall were also in dire straits.
Without Wang Xiao’s presence, ordinary humans appeared to the Infected as nothing more than flickering candles in the biological field.
Such faint light was insufficient to draw the attention of the Supreme Will, and after a grueling battle, some Infected inevitably breached the walls.
Fortunately, General Wencheng’s promised reinforcements arrived just in time.
Thus, the western and northern walls became layered battlefields, resembling stacked pancakes.
From the outermost layer inward, there were extraordinary beasts, the outer city’s defense army, the Infected, and finally, the reinforcements from the inner city.
Had it not been for the timely blood rain, those sections of the wall might have fallen that very day.
As for the inner city, all gates except the south second gate had completed their planned operations without issue.
At the south second gate, the defenders and a few non-Infected volunteers had begun clearing the battlefield.
The once-conflicting factions now stood united against a common enemy, and any potential discord dissolved without a trace.
A long line of stretchers lined the edge of the walls, carrying the wounded from the battle.
Only two individuals stood out.
The team leader from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and his informant seemed to have lost all strength after being drenched in the blood rain.
As they watched the Infected regain clarity one by one, the two collapsed, quickly succumbing to a high fever.
The field doctor performed a brief examination, finding no serious injuries, and moved on to tend to the other wounded.
After all, these two had no significant external wounds and could only be diagnosed with exhaustion for the time being.
Meanwhile, at the research institutes, Ji Yongxing seized the opportunity as the blood rain began to subside, collecting less than five milliliters in his vial. Now, he focused his abilities, meticulously observing the sample.
