pertwk Chapter 179 Old Lin, your broadsword is itching for a fight.
Chapter 179 Old Lin, your broadsword is itching for a fight.
Secret meeting room in the White Palace, America.
Strong sat at the head of the long table, answering a phone call. On the table in front of him were satellite surveillance screenshots of Raccoon City.
"Gentlemen."
After a long pause, he put down the phone with a grim expression and looked at everyone present.
"Those lunatics at the Vatican have issued an ultimatum. They want us to keep Lin Jianguo and his family in America at all costs. What do you think?"
The Minister of Defense snorted coldly:
"What will you use to save it? A nuclear bomb?"
Raccoon City has been completely sealed off by that organization called Dark Night, and our regular troops can't get in at all.
Even if we get in, what can we do?
"It's not a question of whether we can get in or not!"
At this moment, the Secretary of State spoke up with a grim expression.
"Didn't you see that monster in the video? Even the six-winged divine messenger of the Holy See was eaten as a snack! How are we supposed to fight a monster like that? Our super soldiers aren't as powerful as those fake angels!"
"What exactly does the Vatican want to do?" someone asked.
"That old charlatan Madison said they're already gathering the Knights Templar, and we need to hold off Lin Jianguo's family."
Strong rubbed his temples, feeling his blood pressure soaring.
"Your Excellency, the resources for Project Ark have been transferred."
At this point, the intelligence chief mentioned something else.
"We, the elite, can evacuate to the underground bunkers at any time. As long as we live, America still exists. The rest of the people..."
"Shut up!" Strong slammed his hand on the table.
"It's no longer a question of whether we want to hide or not; the Vatican has already used us as cannon fodder."
He stood up, placed his hands on the table, and looked around.
"It's not the right time for us to turn against the Vatican, but just as we shouldn't provoke the Lin Jianguo family."
At this point, he paused for a moment, then looked at the diplomatic officer.
"Contact the Chinese side and sound them out. If necessary, we can go to Raccoon City ourselves... for peace talks. Even ceding territory and paying reparations is better than making meaningless sacrifices."
At this time,
Raccoon City, Umbrella's underground laboratory.
As the airlock slowly opened.
As the white steam dissipated, Lin Jianguo stepped out of the incubation chamber shirtless.
He clenched his fist tightly, and his bones cracked.
A powerful and unparalleled surge of spiritual energy rippled outwards from him, causing the surrounding instruments to hum.
"Old Lin, how are you feeling?" Lin Fan leaned closer.
"Better than ever before."
Lin Jianguo stretched his neck, his eyes bright.
"I have to say, your mother's men are really something else."
The turbulent spiritual energy within me has completely subsided. Now, my condition is even better than when I was at my peak.
At this moment, Li Xiulan walked over and tossed him a coat:
"Put some on. Don't embarrass yourself by standing here shirtless."
Lin Jianguo chuckled and quickly put on his clothes. In front of his wife, his majestic auspicious beast appearance vanished completely.
"Dad, you've recovered..."
Lin Fan pointed to the two other incubation chambers that were still operating next to him.
"But something feels off about their situation."
Upon hearing this, Lin Jianguo and Li Xiulan subconsciously looked at the other two incubation chambers.
Inside the two incubation chambers, Daida Mei and Sato Saori had their eyes closed.
Strange black patterns kept appearing on their skin, their blood vessels bulged, and their bodies twitched slightly uncontrollably.
The vital signs monitor next to me was beeping rapidly, with all indicators alarming frantically.
Lin Jianguo's smile vanished instantly, but as if he had expected this, he calmly spoke:
"They probably can't hold on much longer."
"What do you mean?" Lin Fan frowned.
"Their physical condition is too poor; they simply cannot withstand the power emanating from my bloodline."
Lin Jianguo sighed.
"Actually, this kind of thing has happened more than once or twice. My power can strengthen people, but it can also destroy them."
Li Xiulan stood to the side, saying nothing. Clearly, she already knew all along.
"What do you mean?" Lin Fan was still a little confused.
Lin Jianguo decided not to hide anything and explained:
"Actually, something similar happened after I was injured back then."
Later, experiments proved that my power could infect others, after which the Chinese leadership established a special secret laboratory.
The experiment continues to this day, but over the years, at least eight or ten thousand people have participated.
Hearing this, Lin Fan gradually understood and couldn't help but ask, "How many succeeded?"
"Five." Lin Jianguo held up one hand.
hiss--
Hearing this success figure, even Lin Fan couldn't help but gasp.
But before he could speak, Lin Jianguo added:
"Moreover, these five individuals were already top-tier physical awakeners before participating in the experiment. They survived only by enduring the pain of genetic recombination. As for ordinary people..."
He paused, his tone becoming extremely subdued.
"Survival rate: zero."
Lin Fan fell completely silent.
This is one in a million!
Doesn't that mean...?
He looked at the dazed girl and Sato Saori in the incubation chamber.
The former, though loud and boisterous and willing to do anything for clicks, didn't deserve to die. The latter were forced into this situation. If it weren't for their own actions, they wouldn't have suffered this ordeal.
"Is there really no way at all?" Lin Fan was unwilling to give up.
"Unless a higher-dimensional force intervenes and forcibly sorts out the mutated genes in their bodies," Li Xiulan said, "but such a force is extremely rare."
A higher-dimensional power?
The dark gold stone he had just dug out from the bottom of the blood pool flashed through Lin Fan's mind.
There was also the incomplete divine essence left behind after the big and small crows finished gnawing on the skeleton.
"Mom, that remnant of divinity in my hand..."
"Don't think about it."
Li Xiulan interrupted him directly.
"The soul imprints inside that thing are extremely violent. If you use them on them, they'll just be blown to bits on the spot. Unless you want to collect their corpses."
Lin Fan fell silent.
Although he was a salted fish person, he couldn't bear to watch two living people die in front of him because of his own actions.
Moreover, strangers are one thing, but now he and Dai Da Mei are clearly no longer strangers.
Just then, the alloy door of the laboratory was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
Night Owl strode in, his expression excited, his breathing rapid.
"Big sister, the leader is here."
As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man wearing a black trench coat walked in.
The middle-aged man's gaze was cold and sharp.
As soon as he entered the room, his gaze was fixed on Li Xiulan.
The next second, to the astonishment of Lin Fan and Lin Jianguo, the leader of the Dark Night, who controlled the world's largest underground force, knelt down on one knee without hesitation.
"Big Sister." Levi's voice trembled slightly, unable to hide his excitement, "It's so good to see you again."
Lin Fan's eyes widened as he turned to look at his mother.
No, kneeling down as soon as you meet someone...
Isn't that a bit too childish?
Li Xiulan didn't even lift her eyelids. "Get up. You're so old, aren't you ashamed?"
"In your presence, Levi will always be that orphan begging on the street." Levi stood up, his attitude extremely respectful.
He took out a black ring from his pocket and handed it to Li Xiulan with both hands.
"Master, the highest-level access key for Dark Night. Now, it belongs to its rightful owner."
Lin Fan stared at the ring.
He knew that by wearing this ring, he could control immense wealth and armed forces capable of overthrowing small countries.
Anyone would probably accept it without hesitation.
But Li Xiulan only glanced at it.
"Take it back."
"Master..." Levi was anxious.
"I said, take it back."
Li Xiulan's tone was calm, yet it conveyed an undeniable authority.
"I'm no longer the creator of the Dark Night. I'm just an ordinary housewife now. I trust you completely with the Dark Night in my hands."
Lin Fan's lips twitched.
My mother is really generous; she just gave away such a large family fortune like that...
I was even dreaming of becoming a rich kid!
Levi wanted to persuade her further, but seeing the look in Li Xiulan's eyes, he swallowed his words. He carefully put away the ring.
"Levi's".
Li Xiulan pointed to the two incubation chambers next to her.
"Does the Dark Night's medical inventory contain any medicine that can stabilize genetic collapse?"
Levi stepped forward, glanced at the data on the monitor, and frowned.
"Master, their genetic code is being rewritten by an extremely powerful energy. Ordinary medicines are useless. Unless..."
"Unless what?" Lin Fan asked quickly upon hearing that there was hope.
"Unless we can find the legendary 'Life Source Fluid'."
Levi glanced at Lin Fan, took a deep breath, and
"But that thing only exists in the Holy City underground palace of the Papacy."
It is said to have been extracted using secret methods by successive popes, possessing the power to bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded.
The Vatican? The Holy City Underground Palace?
Lin Fan's eyes lit up.
What a coincidence! The Vatican is currently causing trouble for their family all over the world, and they're just looking for a place to seek justice.
"Old Lin." Lin Fan turned to look at Lin Jianguo.
"what?"
"You've just recovered, don't you feel the urge to wield your sword?"
Lin Jianguo was taken aback for a moment, then realized what he meant and laughed.
"I've had my eye on those charlatans for a long time. It's time to settle the score from back then!"