by <unknown>
Soldiers in anti-chemical suit and masks, under the lead of the demon emperors, looked for their trusted subordinates and demon beasts. Whenever they found a target, they would escort the target into Bloodborne, the medical warship, for examination.
All the demon emperors and soldiers kept their distance from the examinee and locked onto them with remote firepower, not giving them the chance to infect others.
Swoosh!
Right then, the southwest of the crowd was in a mess. A tiger warrior soared into the sky and escaped at the highest speed. The demon emperor could not stop the deserter however loudly he shouted.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM BOOM!
The demon emperor of the Claw Clan stopped chasing. Frustrated, he waved his hands. The devilish warships behind him immediately launched a barrage, swallowing the tiger warrior with acids, venom, and demonic rays. Then, demonic fire sterilized all the places where he had been so far.
"What an idiot!"
Despot, a captain of the Nether World Watch, was more than infuriated by what he saw. He slapped the table and shouted, "Why is he running? Isn't that a confession?"
"It's useless," Swirl, the other captain, replied desperately. "Even if he didn't run away, there would've been no way that he could pass the level-6 virus test. It is even likely that he would have told all our secrets in the deep hypnotization state.
"He is not the key to our problem, nor are any other spores hiding in the coalition army of demons. It was Jin Tuyi's biochemical beast, the spore that was first detonated, that made the situation hopeless for us!
"Why on earth did the Scorpion-Tailed Gold-Winged Falcon mutate without reason and release such terrifying venomous fog?
"We did not modify the biochemical beast at all. It was Jin Tuyi's favorite biochemical beast. Refining it into a spore was too risky. Therefore, we did not touch it at all!
"Besides, the symptom is totally different from the outbreak of the Demon God Virus!"
Swirl and Despot both looked at Elder Nether Spring in suspicion.
Staring at the picture for a long time, Elder Nether Spring did not burst into crazy laughter until more spores fled out of the coalition army of demons and were blown into smithereens by the cannon fire.
"Hehe. Hehehehe. Fooled. We've all been fooled!"
Elder Nether Spring laughed so hard that his eyes turned red. Every muscle on his face was twitching as he gnashed his teeth. "Don't you see? Jin Tuyi's Scorpion-Tailed Gold-Winged Falcon did not contract the Demon God Virus at all. God knows what the heck it was infected with! Perhaps another virus, a fatal poison, or cell activation drugs that were hundreds of times above the normal usage!"
Despot was dazed. He stammered, "Who—who did it? Why did the disease break out at the perfect moment, neither late nor early?"
"Who else could it have been except for Jin Tuyi himself?" Elder Nether Spring closed his eyes. The antennae on his forehead dangled down helplessly while he mumbled, "We were tricked. We were all tricked by the 'moron'!"
Despot and Swirl looked at each other in bewilderment, and their face color greatly changed.
'Mad Medic' Lu Wuxin reeled in horror so violently that his head almost retreated into his neck. The final judgement on Jin Tuyi's cerebral sclerosis had been made by him!
For a moment, Elder Nether Spring's killing intent soared to the maximum, as if he were going to slay every soldier of the Nether World Watch in the command center.
However, his muscles loosened again, and he waved his hands in depression. "Cut off the communication with the Eye of Blood Demon. The Spore Stratagem is done."
"What!" Swirl and Despot were both surprised. "But we still have so many spies in the coalition army of demons who can monitor everything happening in the Eye of Blood Demon…"
"What's there to monitor right now?" Elder Nether Spring shouted in a bad mood. "When we are monitoring him, he is monitoring us, too!
"The spies have to send out wireless brainwaves in order to transmit the picture to us. Chances are that Jin Tuyi has already locked onto the brainwaves and traced them back to our secret base. He might even be going to teleport an elite troop to this place and fish up us once and for all!
"Quickly. Cut off all brainwave transmissions. Evacuate immediately!"
Swirl and Despot were both at a loss.
An hour ago, they had thought that they were truly going to be the 'gods' in Elder Nether Spring's theory and become the dominators of the Heaven's Origin Sector and the Blood Demon Sector.
But now? Everything was a joke!
"Elder, what do we do next?" Swirl murmured.
"Activate the final solution," Elder Nether Spring said gloomily. "Even if we are cursed, thousands of demons will die together with us!"
…
Around the Eye of Blood Demon, in the camps of the coalition army of demons…
If the mutation of Jin Tuyi's Scorpion-Tailed Gold-Winged Falcon was only a bit suspicious, the fact that more and more spores were fleeing in a hurry before they received the test further proved the existence of the Spore Stratagem.
It was especially so when a spore activated the Demon God Virus inside his body in desperation when he had nowhere to run. The scarlet venomous fog contaminated almost ten soldiers nearby and transformed them into horrifying 'uncontrollable mutants'. After that, nobody had any doubt about Li Yao's words!
Thankfully, the coalition army of demons had entered the level-6 quarantine state earlier. Most of the soldiers had put on the anti-chemical suit and the masks, and they were highly vigilant.
Before the 'uncontrollable mutants' caused any greater damage, they were burnt to ash by the demonic fire.
The scenes were all captured by the biochemical eyes and projected to the sky so that all the soldiers could see what was going on.
As a result, the demon emperors and the soldiers who were secretly complaining about the arrangement were all sweating in shock, having no objection to Jin Tuyi's commands anymore.
However, it would take quite a few days to perform a strict examination on the hundreds of thousands of soldiers present.
It was destined to be the longest night in history.
However, even the longest night would be over sooner or later.
Dawn, even one stained with blood, was certain to come.
Above Blood Demon, the flagship of the coalition army of demons, Jin Tuyi and Li Yao confronted each other in silence, ten meters away from each other.
They were the only two in the hundreds of square meters nearby.
"Thirty-two spores have been discovered. Twelve of them detonated themselves and infected almost a hundred soldiers. Most of the victims were annihilated, but nine 'uncontrollable mutants' were captured alive," Jin Tuyi said casually. "After a lengthy discussion, all the demon emperors have agreed unanimously that the Spore Stratagem is real. Therefore, as a representative of all the demon emperors, we can have a proper talk now."
Li Yao sat cross-legged and scratched his burnt hair, grasped by a feeling of anxiety.
He had been confident that everything was under his control.
However, since the mutation of the Scorpion-Tailed Gold-Winged Falcon, the whole event seemed to have undergone subtle changes.
Jin Tuyi's reactions were too fast, weren't they?
In just one hour, the sanitation work of hundreds of thousands of soldiers had been completed, and all the follow-up measures had been settled in an orderly fashion, as if the whole thing had been rehearsed hundreds of times!
Besides, had he not been a bit too edgy a moment ago? For a cold-blooded hero who would not bother batting an eye when he heard his daughter's patricide plan, would he have been so greatly disturbed when he learned of his son's death?
Just now, Li Yao had been too focused on convincing the coalition army of demons of the existence of the Spore Stratagem to care about these 'minor issues'.
But right now, he was more or less relaxed, and he was finally able to spare part of his computati
onal ability. Immediately, he noticed that something was wrong.
His eyelash bouncing, Li Yao mumbled, "Is Elder Nether Spring a moron?"
Jin Tuyi was unmoved. "What did you say?"
"Elder Nether Spring's first spore was rather weird!" Li Yao found it more and more perplexing. "If he had indeed planted the Demon God Virus in your biochemical beast and set it to be detonated at a certain time, there is no reason he would let the virus break out so early!
"Without me as the unexpected factor, you would've successfully passed through the wormhole. That would have been too early a time for the virus in the Scorpion-Tailed Gold-Winged Falcon to break out!
"It would only have been several minutes since you entered the capital city. Chances are that you wouldn't have moved to the downtown area and met the Cultivators.
"But the virus broke out. That seems too rash!
"Why didn't it lurk for a day and a half, when you and all the Cultivators were exhausted, before it exploded? Wouldn't that be a much safer approach and boast a higher chance of infection?
"Even if the Demon God Virus must be activated so early, all the spores should've been detonated together. Was there any particular reason one of the spores should have exploded earlier than others?"
Jin Tuyi smiled. "You do seem have to have point."
Li Yao eyed him up and down for a long time. "The first time I saw you, you were casually preparing to kill one of your daughters. The second time I saw you, you burst into fury because of the death of your son. Now, only one hour has passed, and you are talking and laughing casually again?"
"All those are the details that do not matter," Jin Tuyi said peacefully. "What counts right now is that there is finally reason for our cooperation.
"You mentioned that the Divine Blood of Chaos is flowing inside Jin Xinyue's body and that you are trying to duplicate her blood and synthesize the Divine Blood of Chaos as an antidote for the Demon God Virus.
"Now, my soldiers have contracted the Demon God Virus and turned into uncontrollable mutants. Even more soldiers are faced with the threat of the Demon God Virus right now. I need the antidote."
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"Wait. Wait," Li Yao said. "My head is a mess right now. I have to think about too many questions. I'm a bit confused.
"Until I figure everything out, it is impossible for me to tell you the headquarters of Skyfire and the secrets about the antidote."
"It doesn't matter," Jin Tuyi confidently said. "Take your time to consider. After all, I have to clean up this mess, repair the Eye of Blood Demon, and find out the unstable factors mixed in the coalition army of demons first.
"However, are you really going to be enjoying a night of cold wind here?"
Li Yao licked his lips and grinned. "The air here is excellent."
Jin Tuyi smiled. "Cut the crap. Blood Demon is my flagship. I know its formidability much better than you do. Ten seconds is far from enough for you to plant crystal bombs on every key location. Do not lower the level of our game with such petty tricks.
"Besides—"
His eyes turned cold and cruel. "Even if you have packed Blood Demon with bombs, do you think that I am the type of person who cares about a particular warship or legion?
"Come on. If you really need to think, why don't you pick a room inside Blood Demon where you can detonate your nonexistent crystal bombs at any time and take your time to think?
"Even if you don't believe me, you should at least believe in your own deduction and judgement. In the current situation, you are not only my companion to fight against Elder Nether Spring but also the most crucial bridge for our communication with the Heaven's Origin Sector. There is no reason I would kill you at this moment, is there?"
Li Yao stared at Jin Tuyi for a long time before he solemnly observed, "I find that I seem to have fallen into your trap."
…
Ten minutes later, after dealing with Li Yao, Jin Tuyi dismissed his subordinates and returned to his secret relaxation chamber.
The moment he closed the door of the cabin, he could not hold it any longer and fell to his knees, supporting himself with his hands. However, after only half a second, his two hands turned into noodles, and he leaned forward and collapsed to the ground like a pile of mud.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The excruciating pain inside his brain, which felt like a volcanic eruption, made Jin Tuyi's eyeballs bulge out, and his eyes ripped apart. Veins were protruding all over his face, and every orifice was bleeding. Sweat was flowing out incessantly like a spring.
He gritted his teeth so hard that he almost crushed them. The nerves on his gums rubbed against each other and caused insufferable pain.
However, even the insufferable pain on his gums was only less than one percent of the pain deep inside his brain!
The commander-in-chief of demons was sobbing in pain!
"Pain… painkiller!"
Jin Tuyi was both crying and sweating. Like a skinned dog, he was struggling in the ocean of pain and shouted in a completely twisted voice.
Paji. Paji. Paji. Paji.
A demon beast, which was fat, furry, with two short and stupid wings, flew over. It looked like a little pig that had grown wings.
While flapping its wings and waving its long tail, the little pig uttered in a cute voice, "Master, as your personal medical person, Little Dot feels that the pain of your brain is because of the overactive state of your brain cells. Therefore, other than injecting the pain killer, it will be best to also inject the braincell suppressant to cool down the brain a little bit. Otherwise, the excruciating pain cannot be cured."
The voice of 'Little Dot' sounded somewhat similar to Jin Xinyue's.
"Painkiller, now!"
Jin Tuyi was writhing on the ground in pain, his feathers scattered all about. He roared thunderously and even condensed a stream of demonic energy, slashing toward Little Dot. The demon beast creaked and quickly sent over a dose of highly-compressed pain killer with its tail.
Chi!
A long, narrow needle extended out of Little Dot's tail. After all the pain killer had been injected into Jin Tuyi's spine, the commander-in-chief was finally relaxed after cramping for a further ten seconds. He stretched out his arms and legs and took a long breath in relief.
His face was soaked in blood, tears, and snot, and yet he did not even have the strength to wipe them off.
"Little Dot, inject another four units of the brain cell activation drug."
"Master, your cerebral sclerosis is now in the middle phase. In the middle phase, it is best that you adopt the conservative therapy and suppress your thinking ability to below 70% with the braincell suppressant.
"You cannot use your thinking ability at the maximum anymore, much less bringing it beyond 110% with four units of brain cell activation drug. It is like a patient of a serious heart disease participating in a short run after injecting too much exhilarant. It's too dangerous!
"All in all, according to Little Dot's deduction, the overloading in the recent half year has already put master's brain on the verge of collapse. If you don't treat your brain well, you might become a moron at any moment, Master.
"You are Little Dot's creator, Master, and you are father to me. How can Little Dot stand by and watch Master turning into a moron?"
Jin Tuyi stared at the demon beast coldly. "Little Dot, turn off the artificial intelligence simulation mode and switch to enforced excitation mode. Shut your annoying mouth!
"Four units of the brain cell activation drug, and 1.5 units of the slow-release pain killer. Inject now!"
"Yes, Master."
Chi—
Two doses of deep, bluish drugs were pushed into the back of Jin Tuyi's head steadily. His bulging veins slowly turned blue. Even the deepest part of his pupils seemed to have been dyed an azure color.
The blue color flashed and quickly disappeared. Jin Tuyi's eyes were mysterious and unpredictable again. He casually said, "Little D
ot, test the keenness of the synapses on the nerves in my brain and calculate my thinking ability. What is my status right now?"
"Yes, Master. According to my measurement, after injecting four units of the brain cell activation drug, your intelligence level has returned to 99% of your peak state.
"However, your brain has been too seriously damaged to maintain this efficiency for long. It will retrograde in three to five days. Large doses of the brain cell activating drug will be required by then. But the odds of a brain crash and loss of self-awareness will be much higher, too."
"Got it," Jin Tuyi said calmly. "If I really turn into a moron, you know what to do."
"I do," Little Dot said. "Once it is determined that master's intelligence is less than 50% your peak state, the artificial intelligence simulation mode and autorun mode will be immediately activated. I will find master's daughter, Jin Xinyue, and inform her of the whole content of the Red Tide Plan and the roadmap. She will be appointed as the next implementer of the Red Tide Plan, and I will help her complete the following procedures of the Red Tide Plan."
Jin Tuyi struggled to shake his head and tried to stand on his feet, but the aftershock-like pain deep inside his brain made him treble violently again. It was not until five seconds later that he managed to stand straight again.
"Several of your vital signs are seriously abnormal. You should take at least an hour's rest in the medical cabin."
"Don't think that I do not know you have activated the artificial intelligence simulation mode in secret when you pretend to speak in a calm voice," Jin Tuyi snarled.
"I am going to take a shower, Little Dot. Prepare something to eat for me. I can rest for ten minutes at best.
"It is going to be a long night. The dawn is still far away!"
…
Twenty minutes later, in his office on Blood Demon, Jin Tuyi put on a fresh, white robe. Together with his dustless wings and the high crow on his head, which was knitted with feathers, he looked more elegant and unworldly than ever.
He never gave out the feeling that he was a commander-in-chief. He was more like a chess player who considered the universe his board and the stars his chess pieces!
