Who says a sickly daughter can’t break through the weirdness?

Lin Qiutang was stunned for a moment, then gave a wry smile: "I know, I know everything, but I still don't see any hope of survival. The predicament we face is truly too hopeless."

"You..." Shen Qiyin chuckled, a little helpless, "You always think too much."

She sat down next to Lin Qiutang and rested her head on his shoulder. The fresh fragrance blew through Lin Qiutang's nostrils, slightly loosening her heavy heart.

"Actually, it's useless to think so much, sister, because all we can do is move forward." Shen Qiyin's voice became softer, but it revealed an unquestionable firmness.

"Humanity never fights because it sees hope. Even heroes like Chu Tieshan didn't sacrifice themselves bravely because they were sure humanity could survive."

She raised her head slightly, gazing at the endless darkness outside the observation window, and spoke in an extremely serious tone, "He simply passed on the hope of survival to future generations. Regardless of whether humanity can survive or whether dawn can come, he will pass on this hope.

Therefore, as the living, our significance is to entrust hope to those who come after us. What we cannot do, we can still leave to future generations to do."

Lin Qiutang's eyes trembled slightly, and there was worry, confusion, helplessness and thought in his eyes.

After a while, she smiled helplessly, stretched out her hand and placed it on Shen Qiyin's head, rubbing her warm hair:

"Yes, you are right, the situation has developed to this point and is no longer under our control.

The only thing we can do is live every day as if it were our last, and our last day is far from coming."

Shen Qiyin's words dispelled the haze in Lin Qiutang's heart. She nodded slightly and rekindled her fighting spirit.

......

Soon, the meeting time agreed with the gray wolf arrived.

Although it was already dawn, Yunchuan International Airport was still shrouded in thick lead-gray fog.

The broken walls were jagged like the fangs of a giant beast. Dark red vine-like substances emerged from the cracks in the runway, trembling slightly with the airflow, as if they had life.

Shen Qinyin and her group stood outside the airport runway, waiting for the Gray Wolf's plane to arrive.

As time went on, the sky grew brighter, and the deserted outline of the airport gradually emerged in the morning light.

The lead-gray mist flowed slowly like liquid, dyed into a sickly orange-red by the rising sun, and then slowly dissipated.

Soon, a sharp engine roar came from above the clouds. The sound came from far away and was like the roar of some beast.

Shen Qiyin looked up and saw that the gray clouds were torn apart. A pitch-black private plane swooped down, and its wings reflected a cold metallic luster in the sunlight.

"coming."

She watched the approaching private jet, then glanced calmly at the airport hangar not far behind her. At this moment, Shen Qiyin's Titan stood in the tightly closed hangar.

Although the Gray Wolf had no need to show hostility towards him, he still had to be on guard. A trump card was best used to catch the opponent off guard.

The pitch-black private plane was like a huge bird, swooping down towards the airport runway from a long distance away, making a sharp whistling sound.

Everyone stared at the plane. It was about to land, but it showed no signs of slowing down.

Just as it was about to approach the ground, the fuselage suddenly pulled up, and the landing gear slammed heavily on the runway with a "click". The tires rubbed against the ground, making a harsh squeaking sound and bringing up a string of sparks!

"This landing method is too crazy." Lin Qiutang frowned and complained in a low voice.

After a while, the plane came to a complete stop, the engine let out a last low whimper, and gradually became quiet.

Immediately afterwards, a puff of white steam spurted out from the cabin door with a "hiss" sound, and then slowly opened.

The gangway automatically fell down with a "click", and the metal joints made a teeth-grinding friction sound.

Before the metallic vibration of the gangway landing had dissipated, a straight figure was seen walking slowly down the gangway.

The man was wearing a neat and straight military uniform. The rank insignia embroidered with gold thread on the epaulettes shone coldly in the morning light. His black military boots made a dull "dong, dong" sound as he stepped on the metal steps.

He was probably in his early sixties, with white hair on his temples, a square face, and a stern look of a veteran between his brows. Although his eye sockets were slightly sunken, his eyes were bright and sharp as a knife.

There was a centipede-like bullet mark on the right side of his forehead.

He walked neither fast nor slow, his steps were steady and powerful, and even the distance he took seemed to be measured with precision.

When Shen Qiyin saw the other party's glittering rank of general, she knew that she might have "caught" a big fish this time.

As expected, before the other party came close, Lin Qiutang beside her was the first to lose her composure.

"How, how could it be him..." Lin Qiutang whispered, his tone filled with incredible nervousness and trembling.

"Who is he?"

"Before the apocalypse, he served as the Minister of National Defense of the Republic and was also the Commander-in-Chief of the Army at the time. His name was Li Huaiyuan."

"I am grass."

Shen Qiyin couldn't help but swear, which was rare.

What's this plot? The person chatting with me on the radio every day is actually the former Minister of Defense?

One of my assistants is actually the commander-in-chief of the Republic Army?

What is this, me and my friend the Commander?

"It turns out there isn't just one 'Nightingale', but a group of them."

Li Huaiyuan walked to a position about two meters in front of the group, stopped, and scanned their faces with sharp eyes. Then he chuckled, "Oh, I should have thought of it earlier."

Seeing that Lin Qiutang was so nervous that sweat was coming out of his forehead, Shen Qiyin spoke first: "I didn't expect that the leader of the survivor base is actually the commander-in-chief of the country... I'm afraid your base is a little too big."

“It shows we’re all very careful.”

"really."

Shen Qiyin agreed while using her third eye to detect the other party's psychic reaction.

She noticed at a glance that there were two very powerful auras in the private plane, with a psychic reaction of up to 1!

As expected, it is a state department after all, and it does have some incredible hidden tricks up its sleeve.

No wonder they had the courage to launch a full-scale attack on the Black Tide itself.

As for Li Huaiyuan, his psychic reaction value was a bit strange. Sometimes it was only 1500, and then it jumped to 3000 or above...

Could it be that he has the ability to interfere with the investigation?

"This is a gift for you."

Li Huaiyuan suddenly threw out a palm-sized gold brick.

Shen Qiyin caught it with her telekinesis and weighed it in her hand.

It's very heavy, at least one kilogram.

It wasn't much, but it should be enough to deal with Melodia.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. This is my ten-year pension. Consider my age, so please be kind and sit down and have a chat."

"Then let's go to the airport terminal? I'll ask my friend to prepare some tea and snacks."

"Good work."

Li Huaiyuan's gaze fell on Xiaoxiang and he smiled meaningfully: "Your friend is very special."

"Aren't those two on your plane the same?" Shen Qiyin shrugged. "Don't you want them to come down and join you?"

"No need, we're all friends." Li Huaiyuan shook his head and glanced calmly at the hangar in the distance. "Besides, don't you have a 'friend' who didn't come?"

This old fox has such a powerful detection ability...

Fortunately, although both sides are wary of each other, they are not enemies and can always come to an agreement.

As he passed by Kana, Li Huaiyuan looked at her with a little doubt.

The latter's usually calm face was now filled with a gloomy look.

Shen Qinyin naturally saw this scene.

Could it be that they knew each other? That would be too ridiculous!

Chapter 178: The Way to Kill Kuroshio (4k)

The tea room in the airport waiting hall has long been dilapidated, with peeling walls and rusty steel bars exposed.

Moldy paper cups and broken tea bags were piled up in the corners, and the air was filled with a damp, musty smell and a faint rusty smell.

Shen Qiyin used her telekinesis to clean out a relatively intact metal round table and brushed off the dust on it.

Xiaoxiang took out the portable heater and bottled water that he had prepared long ago from his backpack and boiled a pot of water.

Water vapor rises in the cold air and then gradually condenses into white mist.

Li Huaiyuan sat opposite, his military uniform neatly arranged, forming a sharp contrast with the dilapidated surroundings.

Xiaoxiang poured him a cup of hot tea and took out the fruits and dried snacks made of sweet potatoes and potatoes that he had prepared long ago from his backpack.

People like Li Huaiyuan certainly have no interest in these snacks, but since he hasn't eaten fresh fruit for a long time, he is still happy to have two oranges.

"Are you a talent who has mastered the 'forbidden knowledge' of creation?" Li Huaiyuan ate an orange while sizing up Xiaoxiang. "She's not something that could be created in this era."

"I'm not a 'thing,'" Xiaoxiang defended himself frankly. "I'm a highly intelligent combat humanoid with superb performance and weaponry, capable of carrying out any challenging mission in extreme environments."

"It doesn't matter. It's all the same. It's good to have power."

Li Huaiyuan swallowed two orange halves and said, "Your team is quite surprising. A telekinetic master, a robot, auxiliary personnel, and you, a genius with creative abilities."

He deliberately skipped Kana, which made Shen Qinyin feel a little suspicious.

Shen Qiyin jokingly said, "If Meng Jiang from the Ghost Hunters Association knew that the person he scolded was the one he'd been in contact with, his expression would definitely be quite interesting."

"Meng Jiang's situation isn't very good. He hasn't appeared in a while." Li Huaiyuan paused and continued, "It should be said that the entire Ghost Hunting Association is in a state of panic right now."

"Because of your counterattack plan?"

"Not only that, several Level 3 Black Giants have appeared in the Gyeonggi region. These monsters don't have any other special features, and aren't as difficult to defend against as Ender Ghosts of the same level, but their strength lies in their thick skin and enormous size.

Most of our military forces are concentrated in the frontline areas in the northwest and north. In the Gyeonggi region, apart from the Capital Guards, only the Ghost Hunters Association can serve as the main combat support.

In addition, strange beasts have been landing from the sea in the coastal areas of Lanxiang City in the east, and they are under considerable pressure."

"No wonder you're so eager to counterattack the Black Tide's main body. We really can't delay any longer."

Shen Qiyin held the teacup, her fingers gently stroking the cup, and brought the topic to the point: "The problem is that the Black Tide's body cannot be observed, cannot be attacked, and does not exist as a physical entity.

"In this situation, how do you plan to counterattack? Since you have a plan, you must have found a way to observe and eliminate the Kuroshio, right?"

When talking about this issue, the polite smile on Li Huaiyuan's face finally disappeared and he became serious. Even the atmosphere in the tea room suddenly became quite depressing.

"Xiao Shen, you are a smart person," Li Huaiyuan stared at her with his sharp eyes and said slowly, "After the nuclear explosion in Huaibei Province, one of Black Tide's clones was killed. Was it you who did it?

Our investigators have been tracking you for quite some time but have failed."

"I did it."

Shen Qiyin knew that the other party came with the answer, so she had no intention of hiding it. It just so happened that she also needed the other party to answer her doubts:

"That Black Tide clone is completely different from anything I've ever seen. It can be observed with the naked eye, and most importantly, it has a physical body that can be destroyed.

I assume you've mastered the method to materialize the Kuroshio, so you're confident in launching a full-scale counterattack against its true form, right?"

Li Huaiyuan replied calmly, "The process of transforming the Kuroshio from an unobservable and invulnerable state into a physical state is called 'alienation'."

"Alienation?" Shen Qiyin frowned slightly. The word made her feel very uncomfortable. "Can you explain it in detail?"

"The Kuroshio will gradually pollute the human body, not just mentally but physically, just like a virus.

It will hide in the human body, lying dormant, waiting for the right moment, and then violently erupt, infecting more people. You should also know this, right?"

"I guess I know. I've seen cases of people being 'infected' by the Kuroshio before."

“This kind of infection has an upper limit.”

"..."

Shen Qiyin's expression froze: "You, what did you say?"

"Through long-term battles and research, our researchers have discovered that both the Kuroshio's clones and the original body have a 'ceiling,' and this ceiling will be differentiated as the host continues to be infected. In other words..."

Li Huaiyuan spread his five fingers, then made a fist gesture: "Compare the Black Tide's clone and original body to a bottle of water. Every time a person is infected, the water in the bottle will decrease by one drop.

The black tide will continue to infect until it infects enough hosts, depleting the water in the bottle and the container will run dry."

As he spoke, Li Huaiyuan suddenly turned his fist over and made a tipping motion.

Then, he lowered his voice and continued slowly: "Next, here comes the key point——"

"As everyone knows, the Kuroshio is unobservable and has no physical form, so it cannot be 'killed'. However, when it infects the human body and resides in the body as a 'parasite', it possesses 'life'.