Chapter 936: The Cleanup Plan

936. The Cleanup Plan

Lin Ye did not join the multi-headed shark underlings in attacking. The Death Zone suppressed him even more severely, and unless he threw himself into the fight, he could not even beat those multi-headed shark underlings.

“Use your abilities directly. Don’t waste time. Hurry up and kill them.”

As time passed, Lin Ye gradually developed a faint sense that something was wrong.

These people had been helping the Death Zone grow. They had actually become part of it.

Lin Ye wanted to kill them, which meant destroying the foundations of the Death Zone. Such an act might attract its attention.

The way the Death Zone was growing did not seem like a natural process. It might possess some kind of independent consciousness, or even be a special life-form.

The multi-headed sharks used a special ability, causing shark heads to sprout all over the combat personnel. The heads snapped at everything around them, wrecking the combat personnel’s bodies.

The shark heads appeared without warning. The combat personnel had no time to react before the multi-headed shark squad swarmed them and bit them to death.

Before he died, the old man casually smashed hostage Kurt’s head.

But Kurt was not killed. With a shark head on his shoulders, he stood up again.

“...What happened to me?”

Kurt still had no idea what was going on.

“Use this as a substitute for now. Once we get out, I can help you get another one.”

Lin Ye continued toward the Shelter. His shark underlings took Kurt along and sped up.

Kurt touched the sharp teeth in his mouth in confusion. If Lin Ye had not said he could change back, he might have wanted to kill himself.

Before long, they found the Shelter.

It was a pipeline Shelter made up of numerous enormous pipes connected together. Some kind of special Energy Barrier covered its surface.

The multi-headed shark squad charged toward the Shelter, leaving only Lin Ye and Kurt behind.

The Energy Barrier could not stop the multi-headed shark squad. They soon rushed inside the pipeline Shelter.

Then they disappeared. Lin Ye waited outside for five minutes, but not a single multi-headed shark came back out.

“...Should we make a run for it?”

Kurt looked at Lin Ye with concern.

“This doesn’t seem right... If the people inside can deal with the multi-headed shark squad, why haven’t they come out to deal with us?”

At this depth, the Death Zone had nearly suppressed Lin Ye into uselessness. If the enemies inside really could take care of the multi-headed shark squad, they should come out and deal with them too.

“I suggest we run. Now.”

If he weren’t stuck with a shark head, Kurt would have already bolted.

“...Could the survivors inside all have been swallowed by the Death Zone?”

Lin Ye had more or less guessed what was happening inside. His shark squad might have entered the deep layer of the Death Zone.

“It’s the deep layer of the Death Zone! We need to get out of here! If we catch the Death Plague, we’ll never make it back out!”

Kurt stared tensely at the Shelter’s entrance, as though something especially terrifying lurked inside.

“...Then we’ll retreat for now.”

Lin Ye did not want to enter the deep layer of the Death Zone yet. It was a dangerous area cultivated by every living thing on this Plane. If they approached carelessly, no one knew what might happen.

Just then, a head rolled out of the Shelter’s entrance. It was covered in rotting scars.

The head was small. It looked like it belonged to a child.

“...You think hiding in the deep layer of the Death Zone will keep you safe? Wait a little longer. I’ll be in there to find you soon.”

The other party had sent Lin Ye an invitation, and naturally, he would not refuse.

But now was not the time to go in.

Lin Ye took Kurt with him and left the Shelter, which had already become an entrance to the deep layer of the Death Zone.

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“What now?”

Little Guardian turned to glance at Lin Ye.

“...How long would it take to destroy the Death Zone?”

Lin Ye instantly took control of the entire Parasitism Network and began assessing the situation on this Plane.

He had been dealing with those abnormal spiritual imprints and had not been paying attention to things here.

“It’ll be difficult. The Surface Layer of the Death Zone isn’t really the problem. The issue is the deep layer. All contact with Information is completely blocked there. Every parasitic node that entered the deep layer of the Death Zone has disappeared, so we can’t determine what it’s like inside.”

The Parasitism Network had already spread across the planet, but it still could not investigate what was happening inside those Shelters.

Little Guardian could only gather Information inside the bases through the survivors.

“Then deal with all the Shelters first. They’re the foundations of the Death Zone.”

Lin Ye was good at identifying the key point. This would limit the Death Zone to its weakest possible state.

“Understood. But what should we do about the survivors hiding inside the Shelters?”

Under Little Guardian’s control, the entire Parasitism Network began to operate. In an instant, parasitic nodes destroyed dozens of Shelters.

“Erase the concept of the Death Plague from their minds. If anyone refuses to have their memories erased, deal with them.”

Erasing a memory was not difficult for Lin Ye, especially within the range of the Parasitism Network.

However, all these survivors were infected with the Death Plague. Erasing their memories would require more delicate work. The deeper the infection, the harder it was to remove the memories.

The leaders of the Shelters that had sent survivors into the deep layer of the Death Zone were basically beyond saving. They could only hide in the deep layer, like the owner of the pipeline Shelter.

“...The cleanup plan will take about forty-five minutes. Some Shelters may become entrances to the deep layer of the Death Zone, and those entrances could have some impact on the outside world.”

Little Guardian had already begun carrying out the cleanup plan.

“That’s fine. While you’re at it, build the survivors a Shelter outside the Death Zone.”

Lin Ye felt that the Death Zone would not spare those survivors.

“There are plenty of cities here where we can build a Shelter. It’ll take only half an hour to complete the initial construction. I’ll send all the survivors there.”

Little Guardian was very good at dealing with the mental effects of the Death Plague.

“The Death Plague doesn’t only cause mental effects. The Death Zone is a creation formed from a fusion of mind and matter, so you’d better not overlook the physical side of the problem.”

Lin Ye gave her a brief reminder.

“I understand.”

Little Guardian made some adjustments to the cleanup plan.

“Then I’ll leave it to you.”

Lin Ye casually gave Kurt a new head, then continued dealing with the abnormal spiritual imprints.

“Can I go to that Shelter and take refuge first?”

Kurt happily stroked his new head. After hearing Lin Ye and Little Guardian’s conversation, he certainly did not want to stay in such a dangerous place.

“Sure. You can help guide the survivors we send there.”

Lin Ye did not want to leave this good-for-nothing, who was even less useful than a shark head, here to get in the way.