Li Yao was deep in thought. "That's why Elder Nether Spring went through all the trouble to explore the Mausoleum of Chaos. He wanted to find new inspirations from the Mausoleum of Chaos so that the Demon God Virus could be stronger and more perfect!
"Now that he has developed the sixth generation of the Demon God Virus, it means that he has studied the fifth generation of the virus. However, the fifth generation all had all kinds of flaws and could not be applied to a real battle.
"That's why he set up such a trap. He was determined to find the Mausoleum of Chaos and retrieve all the legacies inside without hesitation!
"After he parsed the legacies inside the Mausoleum of Chaos, it was possible that he would've been able to develop the seventh generation, the eighth generation, or even the ultimate version of the Demon God Virus, one that was immune to ice and fire, highly transmissible, and in a perfect balance between invisibility and destructiveness!"
The Fire Ant took a long breath slowly. "That's what I speculated, too. He almost succeeded, but he failed to take you into account. As a result, he went for wool but came home shorn. Not only did he fail to parse everything inside the Mausoleum of Chaos, his own nest was turned upside down by us. The most important secrets were all discovered by us!"
"Then, what's the problem right now?" Han Tuhu asked.
"The 'Nether World' in the North Pole is Elder Nether Spring's most important research center. The place has been seriously sabotaged by us. It is estimated that the research cannot be restarted in a year or two.
"Elder Nether Spring can't have a second research center of such a high level. He can't find a second 'Flying Tigers Legion' or 'Blood Lion Battalion' for his experiments, either.
"Therefore, whatever scheme he has, it has been completely ruined. The best that he can do right now is to create some chaos and destroy it as quickly as it rises!"
The Fire Ant managed a smile and said, "It would be great if it were as simple as that.
"My big brother is ten times more dreadful than I imagined.
"He learned my identity as the leader of the Blade of Chaos decades ago, but he kept it to this day and even manipulated me in secret. Let me take every step according to his will. "
"Do you think that his plan would've been sabotaged so easily without any backup plans?
"The development of a virus is like training. With enough money and time, success was not guaranteed. Most of the time, it depended on luck. If luck came, a breakthrough could be achieved in a year and a half. If one is unlucky, it is not uncommon to invest a lot of resources and elites and study for decades without any progress. "
"For Elder Nether Spring, even if everything goes well and he does excavate a lot of legacies from the Mausoleum of Chaos, is it certain that he can upgrade the sixth generation of the Demon God Virus to the seventh generation quickly?
"That's impossible. No expert would dare to make such a guarantee."
"Let's assume that there is no breakthrough in the research of the Demon God Virus within ten years. Can Elder Nether Spring wait another ten years?
"If it were me, you, or any ambitious schemer, would I wait?"
"Absolutely not!"
"He will certainly come up with a plan to overcome the shortcomings of the current sixth generation of the Demon God Virus as the core so that the virus can spread in the most efficient way!
"Now, the 'Ethereal Palace' has been severely damaged. More importantly, its existence is no longer a secret. With Elder Nether Spring's prudence, he must've abandoned the 'Nether World' and activated the backup plan!
"The backup plan is what we are going to discuss today. It is … the Spore Stratagem that we just parsed from the memory unit! "
Li Yao and his companions chewed on the name slowly. 'Spore Stratagem'. Perhaps it was because of their preconceived ideas, but the name 'Spore Stratagem' naturally carried a chilling air.
The light and shadow behind the Fire Ant was changing rapidly. Rows of brand-new information and data popped up, including the forms of a few mutated cells and pictures of gene strands that had been reorganized.
He pointed at the rows of data and said, "When we were analyzing the memory unit, we would occasionally see a codename 'spore'. At first, we did not understand what it was. Was it a drug, a cell, or a brand-new creature?"
"But this morning, our experts finally parsed a shattered file from the deepest part of the memory unit. It was about a top-secret transportation plan, and the goods to be transported were 'spore'.
"At this moment, we finally learned that the codename 'spore' was not a cell or a demon beast but a human being who stored the Demon God Virus inside his body."
Li Yao frowned. "Stored?"
"You may consider the 'spore' as the carriers of the Demon God Virus," the Fire Ant said. "The Demon God Virus lurks inside their bodies and does not show any symptoms or reactions. They are in the hibernation state, which makes them look no different from ordinary people. It is very difficult for them to be detected.
"It is obvious that the 'awakening' and 'outbreak' of the Demon God Virus depends on Elder Nether Spring."
Li Yao's eyelids were twitching violently. "Can I consider the 'spore' as a walking 'gene bomb'?"
The Fire Ant nodded. "Yes."
There was silence.
Cold sweat was popping up on Suo Chaolong's forehead. "How many spores are there, and where are they now?"
"I don't know."
The Fire Ant shook his head. "It is a pity that most of the transportation plan has been erased, including the number of the spores, their identity files, and their destination.
"Judging from the experiment data in the past, there couldn't have been less than a hundred spores. Before we arrived at the 'Nether World', they were all shipped out. As to where they were sent and how they were 'detonated' in the end, there was no record.
"Look. The 'Nether World' is one of Elder Nether Spring's secret weapon development centers. All the files about the weapons are stored here. But as for the hundred weapons that have been produced and sent out, of course, there is no trace left here on how to utilize them!"
Li Yao rubbed his face so hard that his cheeks were burning like his brain that was functioning at a high speed. "Therefore, although we have destroyed Elder Nether Spring's ability to develop the new-generation Demon God Virus, he still has at least a hundred 'gene bombs' in his hands? Once he confirms that it is impossible to develop the new-generation Demon God Virus, he will activate the Spore Stratagem and detonate the 'gene bombs' at a critical point? "
The Fire Ant's voice was particularly cold. "It is not 'will' but 'has'. It has been more than half a month since we escaped from the 'Nether World'. During that time, the Spore Stratagem must've been activated!"
Suo Chaolong gasped. "Although the sixth-generation Demon God Virus is flawed, chances are that it will play an unexpected role if it is launched on a specific target.
"For example, this is what I'm thinking. With Elder Nether Spring's identity and position, he can certainly convene a meeting where all the demon emperors of the Blood Demon Sector are gathered. By then, as long as he disguises the 'gene bombs' as his guards or servants and detonates them around the meeting hall, he will be able to capture all the demon emperors and enslave them. Then, he will be able to seize the supreme power of the Blood Demon Sector!"
"That's not very likely."
Han Tuhu shook his head quickly and said calmly, "The survival rate of those infected with the sixth-generation Demon God Virus is no more than 5%. Even if dozens of demon emperors are gathered, no matter how lucky they are, only a couple of them will survive. All the other demon emperors will be killed.
"Without the support of dozens of demon emperors, what will the Blood Demon Sector use to compete with the Tian Yuan Realm? Elder Nether Spring is not an idiot. Of course, he won't do such a stupid thing. "
Suo Chaolong was dazed for a moment. He was deep in thought. "It does make sense. But I don't know. Even if Elder Nether Spring does have almost a hundred gene bombs in his hands, where is he going to throw them? How can he infect all the experts of the Heaven's Origin Sector and the Blood Demon Sector at the same time? "
Right now, the information that they had was seriously insufficient. It was barely possible for them to infer the whole picture of the Spore Stratagem.
Li Yao calculated for a moment and gave up the futile effort. He changed his direction and said, "In fact, we don't need to worry about so many things at all. The Spore Stratagem will bring a common disaster to the Heaven's Origin Sector and the Blood Demon Sector. The Blood Demon Sector will be the first to bear the brunt of the disaster! As long as we inform the Pantheon of Demons of the existence of the plan, the Pantheon of Demons will naturally deal with Elder Nether Spring. At the very least, they will be more vigilant!
"Even if the Mausoleum of Chaos has been completely destroyed by Elder Nether Spring, the Nether World in the North Pole can't have been erased, can it? Also, Fire Ant and Suo Chaolong, you are the best witnesses!
"Just tell us everything, including the critical files that we have parsed. That will be enough!"
Fire Ant smiled bitterly and shook his head. "I've thought about that, too, but it doesn't seem feasible."
Li Yao was dazed. "Why?"
Fire Ant sighed. He pointed at the light beam and said, "We don't have solid evidence to associate Elder Nether Spring with the whole thing.
"Did you not notice that, occasionally, in the bottom left corner of some files, there is a symbol of a gene strand and a saber. That is the emblem of the Blade of Chaos."
Li Yao had, of course, noticed the emblem of the Blade of Chaos. But he had thought that it was added when the specialists of the Blade of Chaos were analyzing the memory units. Was it not?
"The symbols were not added just now," Fire Ant said. "They have been in the deepest part of the files since the very beginning.
"Besides, when Suo Chaolong, Han Tuhu, and the other captives were tested, Elder Nether Spring never showed up, either. The title of 'Nether World Watch' is only known to us.
"In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will realize that even if Elder Nether Spring did show up in front of Han Tuhu and Suo Chaolong openly, it would have been meaningless."
Li Yao pondered for a moment. "Framed?"
"Exactly."
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