Looking at the corpse covered in the iron cage covered with metal parasites, Ackerman swallowed: "Is there a way to destroy them?"

"If it's just a lone mutated parasitic corpse, it's relatively simple to deal with, and a targeted attack is fine. For example, metal parasites are weaker against electrical attacks, and Flame Breath are weaker against cryonics......"

"The trouble is that these enemies tend to come in groups, and by the time you realize that there are special parasitic corpses in the zombie tide and want to target them, they are already rushing in front of your eyes. ”

Alfonso tapped the iron cage with his hand and continued: "We sacrificed several people to catch these samples. ”

Ackerman remembered the other party's words and asked, "What did you just say about parasites that can transfer abilities to each other?"

"That's the hypothesis put forward by His Majesty and scholars, the plague parasite has the ability to capture xenomorph abilities, and can copy and transmit them to other members of the same kind, but judging from the parasitic corpses captured so far, the ability to capture only appears on parasitic corpses that directly devour xenomorph flesh, and does not appear to be copied and transmitted. ”

Ackerman: "Does that mean that the assumption is not valid?"

Alfonso: "No, according to Dusk University's research, the Plague Parasite is perfectly capable of transparting, but it's not working right now, probably for some other reason...... But that's a good thing for us, after all, if you think about it, if all parasites had metalskin, fire, regeneration, split, strength, speed......"

Before Alfonso could finish his sentence, Ackerman closed his eyes with a headache and shivered.

While the two were talking, the staff in the experimental area also packed up all the materials and equipment.

"Your Excellency, you're ready. ”

Alfonso nodded and said to Ackerman, "Let's go, it's time to leave." ”

As soon as the two returned to the ground, they were attracted by the sound of an explosion not far away.

At the gate of the port position, a defensive line formed by hundreds of Holy Cult troops and xenomorph knights is firmly suppressing the zombie rat swarm on the street.

Elves with firebreath smash fireballs into the sea-like zombie rats, orcs work in teams of three to drive flaming steel shields several meters tall and flaming to drive swarms of rats out of the gates, and xenoknights use the stretch of the dragon bone parasite to sweep away plague rats and parasites that occasionally slip through the net.

Standing on a harbor watchtower, Scout Xenos observe the battlefield with Eagle Eye and clairvoyance, occasionally alerting with hive parasites on Dragonbone armor.

"Southeast, 75.2, Ruler, 1328, Flame Breath Variant Found. ”

The Valkyrie, hovering in the air, commanded the griffin to pounce on the location of the coordinates, and used the ability of "Time Slowdown" to find a special zombie rat with a red body.

This zombie rat is different from its kind, it is not afraid of flames, it will not be injured by the heat, and it is fast moving towards the gate of the position in the pile of rat corpses.

The Valkyrie drew her bow and arrow, aimed at the head of the Flame Mutant Rat, and killed her with one arrow.

Ackerman observed the battlefield and let out a long sigh: "Looks like it's safe here. ”

Alfonso was quick to deny him: "It's not safe here, these rats are just pioneers, and soon this place will be flooded with parasites." ”

At this time, Evie, riding a griffin, slowly landed in the camp and said to Alfonso: "Let your people move quickly, the rats from the north and west have gathered!"

Alfonso nodded, and after using the hive on the back of the bee beetle to contact others, he spoke, "Everything is ready. ”

Evie took a small horn from her waist and blew it hard.

The Valkyrie, who had been hovering in the air, scattered and flew towards the surroundings of the position.

The Holy Cult Army and the knights maintained their formation and slowly retreated towards the plank area of the port.

Evie, who was back in the air, watched everyone begin to evacuate and blew the horn for the second time.

The Valkyries lit the arrows in their hands and shot at the pyre that had been prepared near the harbor.

In an instant, dozens of pyres surrounding the harbor were ignited, and flames rose along the pre-buried oil lines.

Viewed from above, a large ring of fire around the harbor with a diameter of one kilometer is particularly dazzling.

The swarming rats swirled around outside the ring of fire, and the few who approached were instantly burned into char by the fire, and even if they could get through the ring of fire, they were shot on the way forward.

Ackerman stood on the deck of the cargo ship, looked at the thick black smoke over the Duchy of Duokeqi, and said softly, "What will happen after that?"

Parni, who was standing behind him, her voice trembling: "Maybe this fire can burn those rats to death." ”

Alfonso, who had just finished inspecting the inside and outside of the cabin, said: "The north of the city of Tairo is the snow-capped mountains, the south is the sea, and the east is the uninhabited desert, think about it yourself, where can these undead go in the end?"

Ackerman struggled to turn around, "You're saying they're going to end up in Dusk?"

Alfonso: "According to His Majesty, the plague will spread gradually, eventually infecting all living beings on the continent, and when they reach a certain size, westward expansion is an inevitable consequence. ”

Ackerman: "How long do we have?"

"Six months, if you're lucky. Alfonso hesitated for a moment and said, "Provided nothing unexpected happens." ”

Ackerman was about to speak, when an earth-shattering explosion was heard in the distant harbor.

The entire harbor was shattered by the violent explosion, and stones, wood chips, and corpses rose into the air one after another, forming a large area of jet-black haze, and a huge wave of air spread from the ground, even on the deck more than ten kilometers away, you could clearly feel the obvious shaking.

After tens of seconds, the explosion and fire gradually subsided.

The once prosperous and beautiful harbor of Duokezi is now an unsightly ruin.

Listening to the suppressed cries of the residents of Duokeqi in his ears, a strong sense of unease and fear enveloped Ackerman's body.

"Twilight City isn't going to be like this......" Ackerman clenched his hands tightly and whispered, "Absolutely not. ”

Alfonso didn't say anything, just patted Ackerman on the shoulder, then gestured for the fleet to set sail as soon as possible.

With the sound of the waves and the sea breeze, the fleet drifted away, slowly moving away from the land of death.

Amidst the char and the ruins, a group of corpse rats covered in black parasites, standing up against the rubble above their heads, stood up and sniffed the air to the west.

Soon, the messengers of the plague turned and burrowed into the ground, and their figures disappeared in an instant.