Alien Relic Hunter

Chapter 544 Crisis Management Section

Ke Lan picked up a handful of burnt black powder with his fingers, but before he could take a closer look, the powder turned into finer dust, slipped from his fingers, and dissipated in the flowing air.

This "black-robed bishop" seemed to have never appeared in this world. He disappeared without a trace in just a few seconds, leaving only an empty shell of clothes on the ground. Proving in vain that a living person once existed here.

Ke Lan raised his head and glanced at the heretic sect members who were lying on the ground around him. After slashing their throats with a throwing knife, 33 even cut off their tendons in order to completely lose the ability of this group of people to resist desperately.

This group of people lay on the ground in disarray, constantly twisting and struggling...Because the vocal cords were damaged, they couldn't even scream and cry, they could only make some hoarse and low howls of unknown meaning, mixed with a lot of The sound of leaking air.

"If you don't want to die, it's better not to make a sound. If you inhale too much air, you may get emphysema." Ke Lan said to them.

It's just that this group of people can no longer hear what Ke Lan is saying, and the fear of imminent death grips their hearts deeply - even the most devout believers of heretic sects feel life passing away from their bodies. It is impossible to be completely unafraid... Survival is the instinct of all creatures, especially this slow death process, which is an unbearable torment and torture compared to instant sudden death.

"I can't help it...Qin Zhao, Valentina, please do me a favor." Ke Lan turned to the two women and said, "First search these people for hidden weapons, and then treat their wounds." , At least a few survivors must be left for interrogation."

At this time, the soldiers of the garrison finally separated from the crowd and hurried over.About 50 meters away from the scene, they had already raised their guns and aimed at Ke Lan and others.

"What's going on? Who fired the gun?" A captain walked out from behind the soldier, but after he saw clearly who was holding the gun, the expression on his face suddenly became very exciting.

When Ke Lan was sent here earlier, he had acquaintance with the captain who was in charge of this temporary shelter. The other party also asked Ke Lan if he needed a quiet cubicle, but Ke Lan refused. up.

But he never imagined that this great god would cause himself such a big trouble before his butt was hot...

He wasn't sure if the people above would hold this person accountable, but he was just a small lieutenant in the garrison, and he definitely couldn't bear to walk around in such a matter.

Just when the lieutenant had already given birth to the consciousness of sacrificing himself and taking the blame, he heard such a sentence——

"These people are spies infiltrated by heretical sects. They are planning a riot, and I will help you settle it."

"What... what?!" The lieutenant almost thought he heard it wrong... These relic hunters who fell on the ground... are members of heretical sects?
"Mr. Ke, Mr. Ke Lan, what's going on here?" The lieutenant quickly calculated in his heart. If things are really as Ke Lan said, then although he also has some dereliction of duty, as long as he can deal with it later Alright, then for him, the reward will definitely far outweigh the punishment.

"They are trying to spread rumors that the Ark has been invaded, and incite the people to attack the blockade..." Ke Lan paused, "Also, this group of people still has... um... some troublesome things."

"Troublesome thing?!" The lieutenant's eyelids twitched wildly, "Are you referring to... the, shouldn't it be the seed of erosion? But our army is not equipped with active ammunition... this..."

"It's not the seed of erosion, but for you, it's probably more difficult than the seed of erosion." Ke Lan shook his head, "But you just need to remember one thing, don't let them talk, even interrogation, you can pass It will be conducted in the form of pen and paper question and answer."

"Can't let them talk?" The lieutenant was taken aback for a moment, then nodded very seriously, "Okay, I remember it!"

"Do you have any medical soldiers under your command? Hurry up and save them, these people won't last long." Ke Lan said to the lieutenant, "By the way, it's best to give these people a comprehensive examination, although there should be none of them. The 'container' of the Seed of Corrosion, but who knows if there will be some other strange things parasitic in their bodies."

"Yes!" The lieutenant replied. At this time, he almost treated Ke Lan as his immediate superior. He turned his head and shouted behind him: "Medical team! People in the medical team, hurry up and bring your things here!"

"In addition, notify the Security Bureau and other temporary shelters, and ask them to pay more attention to prevent similar incidents from happening... If possible, it is best to send some more manpower, active ammunition and other things must also be equipped Go up. If this group of people is allowed to succeed, there will be a large number of casualties."

"You reminded me! I'm going to contact other shelters and apply for help from the Security Bureau... Uh, by the way, Mr. Ke Lan, how should I report this matter?"

"Just report it truthfully." After finishing speaking, Ke Lan glanced at the member of the heretic sect who was kicked away by Valentina. It was just half of his face bursting open, plus the misalignment of his spine... In terms of the physique of a first-level enhanced person, this injury is not fatal.

While the medical soldiers of the garrison were rushing to treat the wounded, a few people wearing the same dark gray combat uniforms of the Security Bureau walked into the temporary shelter.

"Huh? Is it the support from the Security Bureau? It's here so soon?" The lieutenant was stunned for a moment, "But...but the message I asked for reinforcements hasn't been sent out yet."

"He's here to look for me." Ke Lan patted the lieutenant on the shoulder and took the initiative to greet him.

"Mr. Ke Lan, it's inconvenient to talk here, please follow me." A man who was about 30 years old in the lead immediately locked his eyes on Ke Lan and said.

"Okay." Ke Lan responded, and then turned to 33 and the two women and said, "You guys stay here. This matter is probably tricky, and you can't participate in it."

The man nodded, and then led Ke Lan into the manager's office of the mall—after the two entered, the other people immediately closed the door and stood guard at the door without leaving their feet.

"I've heard what happened in the shelter just now from those soldiers." The man said, "Your handling is very timely and correct. If the 'Black Robe Bishop' is allowed to start the sacrifice ceremony in the shelter, the consequences will be disastrous .”

"How do you know there is a 'Black Robe Bishop' in this group of people? I haven't told that group of soldiers." Ke Lan asked.

"As far as I know, there are only such things that can be countered by silence." The man replied.

His word was "these kinds of things," not "these kinds of people."

"Okay, can you tell me the reason why the whole ship is blocked now? Is it related to heresy?"

"It doesn't matter."

"...Aren't you from the Security Bureau?" Ke Lan carefully looked at the person in front of him.

"This is my ID." The man took out a hard card. In the upper left corner of the hard card, the badge and initials of the core research institute were printed, but the second-level unit on the next line was not a certain research department. Or an independent subject group, but a department name that Ke Lan has never heard of.

"Crisis Management Section".

"Crisis Management Department? I've never heard of this department." He asked directly.

"Normally, we hardly appear in the public eye." The man pointed to his uniform, "Even when necessary, we will pretend to be members of the Security Bureau to avoid causing panic."

"Cause panic? People don't know the existence of a department like yours, so how could it cause panic?" Ke Lan couldn't help asking.

"Because any of the things we need to deal with is enough to cause a large-scale panic." The man replied, "In fact, we are not affiliated with the Core Research Institute, but are directly dispatched by the Undead Crew Association."

Ke Lan glanced at the hard card again. The man in front of him was Lin Qiming, who was only in his early thirties, and his job was the "deputy section chief" of the crisis management department.

Generally speaking, as the second in command of such an important department, 40 years old can already be considered young, and the man in front of him who is not much older than himself can sit in this position, which can only explain two situations.

One, this guy named Lin Qiming is already so powerful that he can surpass the limitation of seniority.

Second, those members of the crisis management department who were older than him either died or were "forced to retire"...

"I always feel that you are emphasizing the seriousness of this incident... You can just say it, I am mentally prepared."

Lin Qiming took out a tablet and handed it to Ke Lan.

What was played on the screen was a processed video recording from Professor Smith's laboratory to what happened in the corridor.

It’s just that there are many places in the video that are covered with thick mosaics—not the kind of fuzzy mosaic after the pixels are reduced and the level details are degraded, but a whole block of black color that completely blocks the things behind the mosaic. Strictly.

"It turned out that the people in the research institute made a big death and made something terrible... It seems that this is a contagious acute disease, but I can't see the specific symptoms and transmission route from the video. Come out. What I don’t understand is why this video is mosaic, can’t even you get the original high-definition uncensored surveillance video?”

"Because if you don't make a mosaic, that thing will spread." Lin Qiming said seriously.

"No mosaic? 'That thing' will spread immediately? What do you mean?" Ke Lan's face changed slightly, and this sentence instantly made him realize the seriousness of the problem.

"The mosaic part is actually a structure similar to the human eyeball." Lin Qiming said, "Sarcomatous growths will rapidly form on the surface of the infected person's body, and after cracking, an organ similar to the eyeball will be exposed. These rapidly proliferating eyeballs Organs drain energy rapidly from the body, and the infected person dies of organ failure within five to 10 minutes."

"eyeball……?"

"According to the analysis of a large number of infection cases, we have come to the conclusion that the way this symptom is transmitted is by looking at these eyeballs... As long as our eyes look at these eyeballs, we will be infected."

"Interviewing infection? I'm afraid it's not that simple..." Ke Lan took a breath, and smiled bitterly, "If it's just like this, then there's no need to process the video."

"Yes, it's not just direct looking... Even if you look at these eyeballs through video, photos, mirrors and other media, you will be infected. The specific reason is still under study." Lin Qiming said.

Ke Lan only felt a "buzz" in his head, and the hairs on his back stood up. It's not like he didn't have similar conjectures, but this should only exist in fantasy, and should never happen in reality. middle!
"Damn, this makes me a little numb... You guys are still doing research, this thing is obviously not something that our existing scientific system can explain."

This method of infection can no longer be described as a "virus", it is more like a "spiritual pollution"... The spiritual pollution here refers to the literal spiritual pollution, and the infected person does not even need to have any contact with the source of infection. Formal contact, you only need to "receive" specific information related to the source of infection to be infected...

In this case, not only the source of infection itself is dangerous, but even a video, a photo... as long as the "specific information" is recorded on it, they are all part of the source of infection.

Even in the technology left over from the Alpha civilization, Ke Lan has never heard of anything similar.

This kind of thing, on the contrary, seems to come from the power of "His".

"This is our duty..."

"Okay, now that the transmission method has been figured out, it's fine to send the self-discipline robot to clean up the polluted area." Ke Lan said, "Don't let the background operators look at the robot's surveillance camera, just set the Good target parameters, and then give them all to the computer... These things can't even infect the machine, can they?"

"They can't infect machines, but machines can't recognize them either." Lin Qiming said, "As early as the first time the transmission method was discovered, someone mentioned the solution of self-discipline robots. We took a huge risk to collect Dozens of pictures of 'eyeballs', and let the AI ​​learn by itself."

"The results of it?"

"The first batch of autonomous robots released into the contaminated area, they killed all the humans they found and destroyed their eyes, but turned a blind eye to the real infected people..."

"Now I understand why the whole ship has to be blocked." Ke Lan nodded in agreement, "But, is it useful for you to find me? Could it be that you are planning to let me use the 'Yagunaktor' Can the weapons on it directly vaporize the contaminated area? Then I can only tell you that I am sorry to tell you that all the weapons on Yagunaktor are in an unusable state, and I can’t do it.”

"No, that's not why we found you." Lin Qiming shook his head and said, "It's because Smith's experimental specimen is a cloned tissue from your blood cells. The experiment at the beginning of the video is the seed he will erode. Cells were injected into your cloned tissue. It is true that he has seriously violated the prohibition of the Undead Crew, but it has come to this point, and we can no longer hold him accountable..."

For some reason, Ke Lan suddenly wanted to swear a bad word.

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