Free Web NovelChapter 470: Chapter 272: The Weakness of the Polluted Soldiers (Part 3)
A faint smile touched Fang Zhen’s lips. He was starting to get a better read on Karen.
’Though she’s sharp-tongued and a bit self-centered, she’s also incredibly clear-headed. In a situation like this, she calls it like she sees it and doesn’t try to take undue credit. She’s actually quite a remarkable person.’
’She wasn’t like this the last time we met. It seems Karen has grown quite a bit.’
Alexander walked over, deeply moved. He grasped Fang Zhen’s hand and said, "If you hadn’t been here in Lanxi City, I honestly don’t know what we would have done. You’ve helped us immensely."
Fang Zhen smiled faintly. "Let’s talk about the practical realities. I’ve confirmed there are corrupted soldiers at the Xitan upstream. They’re definitely building a dam to try and flood Lanxi City."
Upon hearing this, the morale and positive feelings from their brief success instantly vanished, replaced by a heavy mood.
West frowned. "What are we supposed to do? We know they’re building a dam, but what are our options?"
"If we sally out, we’ll lose the protection of the walls. Even though they have weaknesses and we have the Blood Burst Secret Medicine, they’ll just charge us relentlessly. We could suffer heavy casualties, and we might even lose the city."
"But if we attack them, there could be seven or eight thousand corrupted soldiers. A force our size would be nothing to them, not even a snack. And the corrupted soldiers aren’t affected by the Blood Burst Secret Medicine."
"On top of that, the corrupted soldiers feel no fear and no pain. Their combat effectiveness is far superior to that of ordinary soldiers."
After hearing West’s words, the expressions of everyone present turned grim.
They knew in their hearts that, in terms of strength, the enemy was far superior to the Whig Society. frёewebnoѵēl.com
Upon hearing this, a glint flashed in Fang Zhen’s eyes. "I have a plan," he said.
"What kind of plan?"
At his words, all eyes immediately fell upon Fang Zhen once more.
Unwittingly, Fang Zhen’s influence within the Whig Society had grown immensely, and with it, his actual standing.
It wasn’t something given to him; he had fought for it, earned it with his own actions.
When others failed, they might have already concluded that the task was impossible. But when Fang Zhen spoke up, everyone felt that he just might have an unconventional solution.
Fang Zhen said calmly, "I just observed something. Among the corrupted soldiers, there are some wearing white masks. When you kill one of them, swathes of the corrupted soldiers around them collapse."
"I don’t know the principle behind it, but those white-masked soldiers are the key." freewebnøvel.com
Hearing Fang Zhen’s words, the others seemed quite surprised.
Alexander seemed to recall something. "That reminds me of something," he said.
"The records of our predecessors in the Whig Society mention a type of anomaly, a kind of ’mother-bug.’ This mother-bug would produce all sorts of lesser bugs. The smaller ones couldn’t act independently; they could only live as parasites within other organisms. However, the mother-bug’s hive consciousness could influence all the other bugs."
"The way you describe the corrupted soldiers operating sounds like the kind of mental link used by those bugs."
Fang Zhen nodded. "Be that as it may, now that we know the corrupted soldiers’ weakness, we have an opening to send out our troops."
"Water and fire are merciless. If we wait until the water level at the temporary dam on the Xitan rises, the moment the Eternal Night Council opens the floodgates, Lanxi City won’t be able to withstand it. I saw the water level with my drone. The impact will be devastating."
"The right move is to launch a surprise attack. Our problem is that the corrupted soldiers’ forces are too powerful for us to break through, but we can solve that with a decapitation strike."
"We need to quickly seek out those white-masked corrupted soldiers and kill them. Killing a single one of them is like killing a hundred of the regular ones."
When Fang Zhen presented a solution, the other members of the Whig Society—who had just been feeling hopeless, unsure of what to do, and feeling as if every option was a dead end—couldn’t help but see a glimmer of hope.
"Yes, that’s right. If what Fang Zhen says is true, then the pressure on us is significantly reduced."
"If we can just break through, find those white-masked soldiers, and kill them, the ordinary corrupted soldiers—the ones who don’t fear death or pain—might just die off. The pressure on us would be reduced by tens, maybe even a hundred times. This is a fight we can actually win."
West said.
Fang Zhen’s discovery had rekindled the Whig Society’s confidence.
