Chapter 202 - 135: Step 1 of the Plan! Taking Over the Gymnasium! The Fighting Club’s Bountiful Legacy

Chapter 202: Chapter 135: Step 1 of the Plan! Taking Over the Gymnasium! The Fighting Club’s Bountiful Legacy

Chen Chong had a simple plan for dealing with those infested by the Bloodthirsty Vine.

Find as many of them as possible.

Whether or not they could find every single Parasite wasn’t the most important thing...

The main priority right now was to suppress the number of Parasites and prevent their population from exploding uncontrollably.

’Once we find the Parasites hiding in the school, we’ll kill the fully infested ones on the spot. No loose ends.’

’As for those in the early stages, we’ll gather and contain them first, then slowly figure out how to deal with the vines inside their bodies.’

Given the current situation, completely eradicating the Bloodthirsty Vines from the school was likely impossible.

After all, there were just too many people at the school.

Even though half a month had passed and many people had been eliminated in various incidents, there were still over a thousand survivors.

These people were active all over campus every day, their tracks covering every corner of the Primitive Jungle for thousands of meters around.

Putting aside the sheer difficulty of screening every single one of them, they simply didn’t have the manpower or time.

Besides, even if they could somehow round up all the Parasites and completely eradicate the invading Bloodthirsty Vines from the school in a short time, it would only be a temporary solution, not a permanent one.

Based on their intel, the school’s time as a "safe house" was long past.

Extraordinary Creatures from the outside world could now invade with impunity at any moment.

That damned Bloodthirsty Vine didn’t just crawl across the ground; it could also travel underground, just like in the subterranean caves where the Blood-tooth Python once hid.

Even if he and his group could clear out all the Bloodthirsty Vines in the school, they couldn’t possibly keep an eye on over a thousand people around the clock.

Anyone who went out to scavenge for resources would still be at risk of being infested again.

Given how stealthy the damned things were, no one else would even notice them without him, the Lion-headed Goose, and Xu Jun to screen for them.

Then, a large-scale infestation would erupt all over again...

But if they spent all their energy just watching out for these vines, the cost would be far too high.

So, when it came to the Bloodthirsty Vines in the school, Chen Chong’s goal was clear: suppression. He just needed to keep the number of Parasites as low as possible.

’We’ll spend one day screening everyone. After that, there’s no need to constantly monitor them. If we find an infested person, we’ll kill or contain them. As for any we miss... given the Bloodthirsty Vine’s intelligence, it probably won’t be so reckless about infesting people anymore.’

’Instead of wasting energy on the Parasites spawned by these vines, it’s better to find the real Bloodthirsty Vine King and eliminate the threat at its source—pull it out by the roots...’

"Brother Chong, so should we get started now?" Xu Jun couldn’t help but ask.

Chen Chong shook his head, his gaze falling on the nearby pile of Blood-tooth Python meat.

"It’s not light out yet. There’s no rush."

"First, we need to process the Blood-tooth Python meat. Otherwise, in this weather, if we delay any longer, all this meat from an Extraordinary Creature will be ruined."

"Right! Let’s get to it, then!"

Hearing this, Zhong Fang immediately rallied everyone to get started.

But a new problem quickly arose.

There was so much meat from the Blood-tooth Python, it was piled up like a small mountain.

Leaving it out was one thing, but smoking it would require a massive space. They wouldn’t have room to work otherwise.

The Swordsmanship Club’s small room was obviously out of the question, but they couldn’t just do it out on the athletic field, could they?

Chen Chong answered without hesitation. "The gym."

"The gym?"

Everyone was stunned by his words.

Especially Zhang Meng. No one knew the gym better than he did.

In the early days after the world changed, the various factions at the school had broken out into a massive turf war, with the Student Union and the Fighting Club being the most aggressive.

And the Fighting Club had seized firm control of the gym, turning it into their territory. Outsiders weren’t allowed in.

However, after the Blood-tooth Python incident, the Fighting Club and the fitness club, who had led the hunt, were almost completely wiped out. Even though a few managed to make it back, not even one in ten of their members survived. Their strength had been drastically reduced...

"Brother Chen Chong, are you thinking of taking over the Fighting Club’s territory?" Zhang Meng asked.

Zhong Fang laughed. "I think that’s a great idea. The Fighting Club is practically finished anyway. I heard they have less than ten members left, and their leader, Fan Kai, wasn’t even left with a corpse."

"With so few people, there’s no way they can hold a place as big as the gym. Even if we don’t make a move, another club is bound to try and snatch it within two days. Even the Survival Association wouldn’t just sit back and watch..."

The others voiced their support. When it came to the largest indoor spaces at the school, the gym was definitely one of them.

It was the perfect place to smoke and dry the snake meat.

Seeing everyone in unanimous agreement, Chen Chong remained noncommittal.

’This wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment idea; he had planned it long before he came here. He’d decided to take the gym whether the Fighting Club had been decimated or not.’

’This place wasn’t just for smoking snake meat. More importantly, it was to prepare for a larger team in the future. He would turn it into a logistical resource point for centralized production and cultivation.’

’Besides, he needed more than just this one location. This was only the first step of his plan...’

...

「The Gym.」

The once-crowded lounge was now sparsely occupied, with fewer than ten people in total.