Extreme germ phobia

Chapter 332 Inside and Outside the Game
"Found it!" Liu Yongzhi, who was in the corner, suddenly cheered, attracting everyone's attention.

He pointed at the screen and called over Lu Wei: "Look!"

The footage clearly shows the missing crew members being led away by several armed enemies; all six of them are present.

"Well done!" Lu Wei patted Liu Yongzhi on the shoulder.

After memorizing the time displayed on the screen, Liu Yongzhi switched the camera to track the location of the missing personnel. Not long after, he saw them being led into the cabin by the enemy in a shot inside the cabin.

Just as the door was about to close, an enemy suddenly threw something into the room. Lu Wei quickly called for a stop, and the scene froze.

The image was so blurry that it was impossible to make out what it was.

Lu Wei turned around and called out, "Ou Yang, come and take a look!"

"What is that?" Ouyang asked in surprise.

Lu Wei pointed at the screen: "Does this look familiar?"

After examining it carefully, Ou Yang looked up uncertainly: "A metal can containing hallucinogens?"

Lu Wei nodded: "It looks like it to me too!"

Ou Yang scratched his head vigorously: "So it's the apostles causing trouble again?"

"It's too early to draw conclusions." Lu Wei tapped the screen. "Where is this place?"

"The storage room next to the dormitory!"

"Damn it, why are they leaving perfectly good dorm rooms unused and turning them into storage rooms?"

"They're using the dorms themselves!" Liu Yongzhi adjusted the time and immediately saw the scene of the enemy entering the dorms.

The video continued, and Lu Wei suddenly saw something different.

Over the next half hour, the enemy set up traps all around the storage room, including hand grenades, landmines, and remote-controlled bombs.

Lu Wei's face darkened. He immediately pulled up the design drawings of the Silver Bay and found that the place had several layers of cabins on all four sides. It would be quite difficult to break through the enemy's ambush and rescue the people.

Zhang Cheng looked left and right and suggested, "Let's use all the robot dogs and give it a try!"

Lu Wei shook his head: "There aren't many usable ones in total."

"Contact the higher-ups to airdrop another batch of suitable equipment!" Zhang Cheng said viciously.

Lu Wei, with his helmet tucked under his arm, rubbed his temples to relieve his headache: "Call everyone except the sentries over. Let's brainstorm and think of a solution."

Zhang Cheng gave a shout, and the soldiers gathered in twos and threes, discussing solutions one after another.

Some say it's a diversionary tactic, others say it's a feint to the east while attacking the west, and still others say it's avoiding the strong and attacking the weak.

Ou Yang chimed in, "How about we do something sneaky?"

Lu Wei immediately responded: "Explain in detail!"

The rescue was no joke. Although everyone's ideas were different, they were all feasible. Unless they were completely meaningless, no idea would be easily rejected.

"Here's what I'm thinking: how about this, this, and this again? What do you all think?"

Zhang Cheng stroked his chin and nodded: "I think it's a good idea. What do you think of cavities?"

Lu Wei also voted in favor: "Then let's use this underhanded method. Let's discuss the details again... Lao Liu, give us your opinions!"

Liu Yongzhi looked astonished and pointed to himself in disbelief: "Is this part of my business?"
Ten minutes later, everyone split up and began preparations.

Lu Wei took charge of the overall situation from the cockpit, while the others split into two groups, arrived at their designated positions, and prepared for action. A few others were left behind as a reserve team to prevent enemy support from hiding in other compartments.

Ou Yang and Liu Yongzhi were in a separate group, with the latter leading the way and rummaging through an inconspicuous compartment to find some maintenance tools.

With everything ready, Lu Wei gave the order, and the operation officially began.

Two feinting teams released robotic dogs to attack the enemy-held area. More than a dozen robotic dogs charged through the narrow passage, but they moved very cautiously with each step, making a lot of noise but moving very slowly.

The surveillance footage shows that the enemy was prepared to intercept, but no one rushed out of the cabin.

At the same time, Ou Yang, who was on another deck, heard the gunshot and immediately called out to Liu Yongzhi. The two of them quietly came to the storage room above like thieves.

"Are you sure this is the place?" Ouyang asked cautiously.

"Yes, this is it!" Liu Yongzhi said with certainty.

Despite his repeated assurances, Ouyang still dared not be careless. He repeatedly compared the structural diagrams of the Silver Bay until he was certain that the place beneath his feet was indeed where the missing persons were being held. Only then did he tightly grip the cutting equipment and carefully push it onto the floor.

The moment the grinding disc hit the floor, sparks flew and a piercing noise filled the eardrums.

Ouyang kept praying in his heart, hoping that the enemy wouldn't hear him!

His initial plan was to cut open the bulkhead from the side and rescue the missing personnel.

This wasn't Ouyang's sudden inspiration, but rather a precedent—the core of the four teams was demolition, specifically using continuous explosions to blast open walls and overcome obstacles!
Once the idea was sparked, everyone immediately entered a state of enlightenment.

However, after carefully reviewing the surveillance footage, it was discovered that the enemy did not deploy defenses along both sides of the passageway, but rather centered around the storage room, bringing all the cabins near the storage room under enemy control.

In other words, a suitable cabin must first be captured and held firmly during the enemy's counterattack before a rescue plan can be implemented.

To be honest, the plan was already highly feasible; everyone thought that seizing a cabin from the enemy wouldn't be difficult.

The difficulty lies in the fact that no one knows what kind of traps the enemy has set in the ship's hold.

It is obvious that a conventional offensive is likely to encounter unforeseen circumstances, leading to more casualties on one's own side, or even failure of the operation.

Catch the enemy by surprise and attack them unprepared!
Attacking from one deck while rescuing from another is undoubtedly the core idea of ​​a covert maneuver.

The cutting sound was so loud that even gunfire couldn't drown it out, and the surveillance footage quickly revealed that the enemy had made a new move.

Lu Wei immediately ordered the feint attack force to launch an offensive cover. The robot dogs, which had been moving slowly, advanced rapidly, and the soldiers kept releasing flying grenades.

This thing is so useful!

However, with only two assault teams, they couldn't cover all directions. Some enemies broke away from their original positions and rushed towards the storage room, where they ran head-on into several flying grenades, causing chaos and casualties.

We brought quite a few flying grenades this time, but the previous battles had taken a toll, and we didn't have many left. We didn't dare to use them freely, otherwise we could have blown a passage open with just the grenades.

With the cover of friendly forces, Ouyang finally managed to cut a hole in the floor large enough for a person to pass through.

Just as he was about to sever the last connection, he stopped in time and kicked the steel plate, deforming it.

The two cabins were connected, and a strong smell of spores wafted out of the cave.

Ou Yang immediately held his breath and gestured for Liu Yongzhi to leave.

The latter, unaware of what had happened, but having been repeatedly instructed by Ouyang, turned and left without a word. Ouyang put on the filtration equipment, peered down, and the joy of success was immediately washed away by the bloody scene.

There were exactly six people in the storage room, none of them missing, but two of them were lying in a corner, their bodies covered in blood and gore, showing no signs of life.

Of the remaining four, three were seriously injured. Although their chests could still be seen rising and falling, they were breathing more out than in, and their lives were already on the verge of ending.

The last person also suffered serious injuries, but seemed to be in good condition and not in life-threatening danger.

What shocked Ouyang was the extent of their injuries. They weren't gunshot wounds, knife wounds, or other similar injuries, but rather scratches, bites, and claw marks all over their bodies.

Upon closer inspection, dried bloodstains remained at the corners of everyone's mouths, and congealed blood was under everyone's fingernails. Some of them even had their fingernails torn off.

The scene was extremely horrific!

Ou Yang glanced around and quickly found a metal can in the corner. Judging from its appearance, it was the can that the apostles used to store the magic fungus.

He could easily imagine what had happened here!
When the missing personnel were imprisoned by the enemy, they were filled with fear and anxiety.

The enemy threw the metal canisters into the cabin and immediately closed the hatch. Everyone felt a sudden tightness in their chests, wondering whether the canisters contained poison gas or something else, and they were gripped by fear and panic.

In this state, the six people inhaled large amounts of phagocytogens or spores, gradually falling into a hallucination.
Because of the overwhelming negative emotions, they do not experience peaceful illusions, but rather persecution, being hunted down, being bullied, or other similar negative illusions.

Driven by fear, they mistook their colleagues for enemies, monsters, or other things, and launched a frenzied attack.

Ultimately, it turned into this scene before us.

"Ouyang, Ouyang!" Lu Wei's anxious shouts came through the radio, "What's the situation on your end?"

Ou Yang immediately composed himself, blocking out all unnecessary emotions, and used the most objective words possible to accurately describe what he saw.

Lu Wei hadn't expected this outcome. He was stunned for a moment before asking, "Is there any hope?"

"I don't know, I'll go down and take a look!" With that, he leaped into the cave.

The loud noise of the landing immediately alerted the sole survivor, who immediately hunched over, assuming an attack stance.

Ou Yang knocked the man unconscious with a karate chop.

The reserve team that rushed over appeared above the cave entrance and was also stunned by the horrific scene.

Ou Yang gave a signal, and the two groups of people worked closely together to transport the missing persons one by one to the upper cabin.

Whether alive or dead, one can see the person.

The medics took immediate action and quickly confirmed Ouyang's diagnosis.

Only the one with the lightest injuries has a chance to survive, and his condition is not as good as it seems.

Ouyang knew that this was because phagocytidine had a certain anesthetic effect, so the person looked much better than he actually was.

During this time, explosions could be heard continuously outside the hatch.

Just as the last body was about to be taken upstairs, the explosions outside suddenly stopped, and Lu Wei's warning came through the radio: "Ouyang, we've run out of grenades, the enemy is outside!"

"I understand!" Ouyang responded calmly, put the last body in the rope, and gave a thumbs up.

Several companions pulled together to lift the body up.

I heard the sound of a door lock turning behind me; the hatch was about to open.

Ouyang calmly turned around, grabbed the shotgun from his back, and yanked the cocking handle to load a bullet.

The hatch had barely opened a crack when Ou Yang kicked it open. The enemy, who was about to throw a grenade into the cabin, was caught off guard and was sent flying by the suddenly popped-out hatch, crashing into the opposite wall with a bang.

Ouyangmen was inside the hatch, holding the gun level and repeatedly pulling the trigger.

The semi-automatic shotgun fired continuously, sending another enemy flying backward, his chest and abdomen a bloody mess, his intestines ripped out.

Lu Wei promptly warned, "There's someone behind the door!"

"Received!" Ouyang's voice was devoid of any emotion.

Instead of rushing out of the cabin, he took the grenade from his waist, threw it, and it bounced off the opposite wall and landed behind the cabin door.

With a muffled thud, all the enemies behind the door were wiped out.

"Good job, let's get out of here!"

Ou Yang did not refuse. He jumped up and grabbed the edge of the hole, then nimbly climbed to the next level.

He knew his own limitations, and although he was seething with anger, he had no intention of staying behind to fight the enemy to the death.

The group retreated to the cockpit, and the other two teams also ended their feint attack and withdrew.

The entire operation lasted only a dozen minutes and cost only five robot dogs.

When Liu Yongzhi and the others saw their companion's gruesome remains, they were all stunned.

They had been clinging to the illusion that others were still alive, never imagining it would end like this.

Liu Yongzhi muttered to himself, "How could this happen? How could this happen?"

Several survivors who were particularly close to the deceased lost control of their emotions, grabbing the soldiers' arms and pleading with them to avenge their fallen comrades.

The soldiers were also upset, but there weren't many people involved in the rescue to begin with, and with their ammunition almost exhausted, it was impossible to wipe out the entire ship.

Lu Wei immediately contacted the Dongzhou ship to report the situation, and quickly received instructions from above: stand by and prepare to evacuate!

The original plan was to evacuate on the crashed plane, but currently only drones are available near the crash site, and it will take a considerable amount of time to redeploy them.

I should be able to arrive around dusk.

Lu Wei immediately gathered everyone together and assigned tasks: "The next few hours are critical; we must ensure the safety of the rescued personnel!"

A moment later, the soldiers dispersed in twos and threes. Some hid on high ground to control the deck, some took cover to guard the banks, and others were responsible for monitoring equipment to prevent the enemy hiding on the ship from launching a counterattack.

Unbeknownst to them, the Dongzhou had already designated the area as a key alert zone, and an increasing number of drones were gathering over the incident site, while numerous satellites were also focusing their attention in outer space.

Not only our own, but even more from our teammates!
Everyone is waiting for the final outcome.

This is the first time a transport ship carrying anti-epidemic supplies has been attacked since the outbreak of the epidemic. If handled properly and with the necessary deterrent effect, the possibility of the transport ship being attacked again will be greatly reduced.

Counterattacks are likely to become more frequent, targeting transport ships!
Of course, the canal route only affected the East Asian region. Europe was already stockpiling its own supplies and had no intention of sending any more to the Americas.

Many people are even secretly thinking that it would be better if the canal route were to be cut off, so that the University of Tokyo would have to take the European route, and all parties could take the opportunity to obtain more anti-epidemic supplies!

(End of this chapter)