After the battle at sea was over, the Stinger team led by Rick and Sean reported their good news to Glenn.

"Glenn, these bugs are so disgusting, not only do they look disgusting, but they are also very resistant to beatings, and you have to hit them more than a dozen times before you can kill them."

Sean obviously felt particularly disgusted by these mutant bug monsters, and he complained as he said:

"Halfway through the fight, though, the rest of the marauders suddenly stopped, as if the robot had been pressed the turn off button."

"They don't fight back when they are attacked by us, they are like this, is it what you have done?"

Glenn compared the time with them, and after confirming that it was the Spanish nobleman who committed suicide, the remaining marauders stopped moving, and said:

"These marauders are supposed to be under the control of the guy who is suspected to be a Spanish nobleman, you take them all and tie them up, we will take them back to the base and hand them over to the researchers, so that they can figure out the reason so that they can face this enemy again in the future."

Sean shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently:

"Alright then, this group of marauders is too deadly, by the time we arrived at the stronghold, more than half of the inhabitants of the Federation had already died, but at least a dozen people were saved."

"A hundred marauders, we caught thirty captives."

"There were no casualties among our members, and their tattered guns couldn't break our defenses."

Speaking of casualties, Glenn also sent an adjutant to count his manpower, and after receiving the report, his heart immediately ached.

Of the 1,000 soldiers brought this time, more than 50 were killed in the battle just now, and in addition to the soldiers who were killed, nearly 100 others were injured to varying degrees, and even dozens of them were disabled.

Such casualties can be said to be a rare loss in the fighting of the People's Federation in the past few years.

Thinking of these soldiers, who may also be the pillars of their families, as well as their own wives and children, and their own parents, Glenn's already unhappy mood suddenly became even more depressed.

However, as a commander, he hid his mood very well, and Ada, who had been commanding the ship to watch the battle, walked to his side at this time, with fear in his tone, and said bluntly:

"The courage and discipline of the soldiers of the People's Union are amazing, I didn't expect that in the face of such an enemy, they still did not flinch and fought these monsters heroically."

"If it were our Union soldiers who carried out this operation, I can imagine how many people would have become deserters."

Glenn nodded at Ida and said:

"Yes, I'm proud of my soldiers."

"However, in this battle, our soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and I hope that the Federation can remember the efforts of the People's Federation and remember these brave soldiers who sacrificed."

Ida nodded solemnly and said:

"I will report the dangers of this battle to Her Excellency the Female Governor, and I believe that Your Excellency will live up to your organization's affection."

The two exchanged a few words, and the fleet soon arrived, where Rick and Sean were located.

Regarding the loot, Ida was very interested in not interfering, but for those marauder captives who could turn into bug monsters, she said that she would report the situation to her superiors, and she might exchange some supplies for a few captives to obtain more information.

Glenn was noncommittal on this point, and he said that he would inform His Excellency the President of the situation, and how to carry it out must be done in accordance with His Excellency's orders.

The next day, after friendly exchanges between the two sides, the support mission of the People's Federation was successfully completed.

The Confederation also kept its promise and sent several of their own experts in virology genetics, along with their families, to Lyon.

After all, judging from the battle video taken by Glenn and the others, if there was no help from the United Nations this time, those ordinary soldiers who relied on their Federation closely would most likely suffer heavy losses in front of this group of mutant pirates.

In order to continue to receive help from the People's Federation in the future, even their female governor Pamela showed quite sincerity.

In the end, a batch of medical supplies was sent to compensate for the soldiers who died in the battle.

A week later, the outgoing fleet finally returned to the headquarters of the Human Federation in Georgia, and in view of the heavy casualties this time, Lyon specially held a relatively large triumphal ceremony for them, as well as a rather solemn funeral.

The soldiers who died were all buried in the martyrs' cemetery, and their relatives received very generous pensions.

And the samples of the captives and corpses that were brought back were also sent to several large laboratories in the base as soon as possible.

Several experts and professors, including Hathaway, were quite interested in these special monsters, and in the previous ten years, they had seen many various viruses, as well as fungal viruses that were rampaging the world.

But this is the first time I've heard of a virus that resembles a parasite.

Maybe this new virus will bring new inspiration to their research that is stuck in a bottleneck.

As for the letter left by the suspected Spanish nobleman, it was also sent to the decryption department in the base for research as soon as possible.

That evening, translations of the letters and related materials appeared on Lyon's desk.

Out of curiosity, Lyon also read these translations as soon as possible.

As one can guess from his clothes, the Spaniard was indeed a declining Spanish nobleman.

However, like most declining aristocrats, in modern times, the inheritance left to them by their parents is only some land, some savings, and dilapidated castles, which are simply not enough to sustain the luxurious life they used to have.

And it is precisely because the location of this guy's family territory is quite remote, during the apocalypse, his castle and the villages in the past territory did not suffer too much, but took advantage of their remote geography to gather a large number of foreign survivors after the apocalypse.

However, this guy is not a good bird, and when his colony was established, he relied on his past authority and the villagers who obeyed him, and began to exert power in the colony, relying on power and violence to become a soil emperor.

This happy life lasted for about three or four years, and then due to various reasons such as lack of resources and poor management, their camp was dilapidated and many victims remained.

And this guy didn't know where he colluded with an unknown force, and sold his residents to them as experiments, in exchange for resources and support, and with the support of this force, their lives gradually became richer, and at the same time, his prestige became higher and higher.

However, after the nuclear explosion, all the food has been corrupted, and it will be difficult for the survivors to feed themselves in the last days if they are not self-sufficient in food like the Human Federation.

Just like this declining Spanish aristocrat named Simon, who served as a native emperor in his camp for a few years, suddenly found that food in this world had become extremely scarce, and most people had become very difficult to survive.

However, maybe he still has some use value, and you didn't give up on him when you cooperated with him, but shared some of your experimental results with him, so that he could control these weird monsters and become a predator in the troubled times.

And the parasite monsters that are now following him are the work of that organization.

Unfortunately, the declining Spanish aristocracy was dead, and from their letters, Lyon could only learn about it.

And the force behind him doesn't actually have much information.

As for Simon's suicide mentioned by Glenn, he thinks that the probability of such a suicide is very small, how can a selfish and declining aristocrat commit suicide, it is most likely the back hand left by that force.

And that unknown force, he instinctively thought that it should be a branch of Freemasonry on the European continent, after all, so far, there is only one organization that can independently develop various viruses.

Although there is almost no trace of Freemasonry in North America, as a global organization, perhaps their power on other continents will be stronger than here.

Early the next morning, when Leon was still having breakfast with his family, Professor Marlock, who had a pair of dark circles under his eyes, came over, his expression was very excited, and he said excitedly when he saw Leon:

"Your Excellency, this parasite is amazing."

"It's capable of devouring the zombie virus."

Leon was stunned for a moment, then stabilized his mind, and did not rush to ask the question, but invited Professor Mallock to have breakfast with him, and then took the bald professor to his cigar room.

While smoking cigars, the two chatted:

"What's going on? Tell me in detail, Professor. ”

Professor Mallock took a beautiful puff of his cigar to relieve his fatigue after staying up late, and then said:

"Hehe, Your Excellency, after my preliminary testing, the parasites brought back this time should be from the same source as the zombie virus."

"Even the level of this parasite is higher than that of the zombie virus, which can suppress the zombie virus to a certain extent, which is more conducive to control."

Leon frowned, could he have guessed correctly, was this parasite really made by other Freemasonic branch people?

"So, what's the role of this parasite, Professor?"

Professor Marlock took another beautiful puff on his cigar before saying:

"It's like a virus central control system, and after entering the human body, it will parasitize and multiply in the human body, secreting a very special substance that can inhibit the activity of the zombie virus."

Hearing this, Leon couldn't help but ask:

"Inhibiting the activity of the zombie virus? Can it replace viral inhibitors? ”

Professor Mallock shook his head and said with some pity:

"No, Your Excellency, the reason why this parasite inhibits the activity of the zombie virus is not to prevent the host from mutating, but to devour the nutrients of those viruses and make themselves grow better."

"And these parasites have a fairly strong simulation function and osmotic ability, and can replace any organ in a short period of time, parasitic anywhere in the host."

"So as long as there are enough parasites in the host, it is very difficult to kill the host by destroying part of the body."

"And according to the battle footage captured by Colonel Glenn, as long as these parasites receive some kind of signal, they will forcibly break out of their bodies, take over the host's body, and cause irreversible damage to them."

Being able to obtain so much information in such a short period of time, Professor Mallock deserves to be the scholar who has studied all kinds of monsters in the Human Federation.

Leon thought for a moment and continued to ask:

"So what did the professor come to me for this time?"

Professor Mallock smiled a little embarrassedly, rubbed his hands together, and said:

"Your Excellency, the parasite discovered this time is of extraordinary significance."

"However, the ones that Colonel Glenn brought back are only the most low-level bugs, and there must be a female worm responsible for control on top of it, and there may be more advanced bugs on top of the female worm."

"I hope you can send a force and find a sample of a female worm, preferably alive."

"If we can get a sample like that, we may be able to figure out the nature of this parasite and use this technology to create a new product to restrain the zombie virus."

Leon nodded, he was well aware of his curiosity about the unknown as a researcher, but as a leader, he was thinking more about cost.

If you want to cross the ocean and go to the other side of the ocean to carry out combat missions, even if you put aside the problem of casualties, the cost is very staggering.

Unless the Ministry of Scientific Research can use a miniature nuclear battery to complete a nuclear warship, it will be difficult to withstand such consumption with the current strength of the People's Federation.

He did not tell Marlock about these difficulties to his face, which was very subtle:

"Professor, I will take your request to heart, and if the situation allows, I will complete it."

"The most important task now is to continue to complete your research."

Marlock was a little disappointed that he didn't get an accurate answer, but he hadn't thoroughly studied the new toy he had just gotten, and it should still allow him to entertain for a while.

After smoking his cigar, Mallock was about to leave, when he suddenly patted his bald head again, turned to Leon and said:

"By the way, Your Excellency the President, the mutated giant scorpion meat has been extracted, and after my inspection, it is different from the previous mutant octopus meat."

"According to my research, long-term consumption of this mutant giant scorpion meat can strengthen the agility and explosiveness of the body, and make the user's muscles tougher."

"Oh, that's not bad, it's more usable than the previous octopus meat."

After Leon listened, he was more satisfied with this giant scorpion meat, although the strength of the death legion formed by relying on mutated octopus meat was very good, but the overall situation was not too prominent, and it could only be used as a meat shield.

But if you can improve the explosiveness, agility, and strength of your muscles, you can use this kind of good thing to strengthen the strength of those elites who are already very good.

For example, the elite veterans in the military department, such as the strongest Stinger squad under him.

"Well done, Professor."

"Then please process these mutated giant scorpion meat into finished products that are easily absorbed by the human body, just like the previous octopus protein powder."

Marlock nodded, this kind of thing is very simple for him, anyway, it's not for him to do it, aren't those graduate apprentices under him for this?

(End of chapter)