Trickster Hunter

Chapter 304 Yin Xiang's poisonous milk

"Consumables? What consumables?" the military representative asked subconsciously.

"A reagent that must be used for memetic reverse engineering, with a daily consumption of between 40,000 and 50,000 tons." Song Yarong explained, "The storage and transportation conditions of this thing are extremely strict... It can only be made and used on the spot, and the only factory in the entire Tianfu City, or in the entire Shuzhou area, that can produce this reagent is Factory No. 105."

"In other words," Yang Qi continued, "If something happens to Factory No. 105, the entire memetic reverse engineering... even the entire 'insecticide plan', will be suspended."

"Can't other factories produce it?" The military representative was a little confused. "If it is the raw material of the anti-memetic agent, then each city-state should be able to produce it by itself, right? After all, reverse Things like meme potions..."

Song Yarong interrupted the military representative before he finished speaking: "You are right. There are a total of six production lines for this kind of reagent in Tianfu City, but five of them are in Factory 105... This is a border, unlike Chunming City, where there are a lot of companies that can produce anti-meme potions."

Most of the companies that Song Yarong mentioned are concentrated in Chunming City and Shencheng. These companies have official backgrounds, some are purely private, and some are public-private partnerships. The competition between them is very fierce, and various new technologies and new products emerge every year... Like those who participated in the meme reverse engineering this time, in addition to the researchers from Tianshu Tower and various city research institutes, many people came from such companies.

Chunming City and Shencheng are the first and second largest cities in the Xiazhou Federation. In fact, the demand for anti-meme potions is not that great. The main reason why these companies are clustered in these two cities is to attract more and better scientific research talents.

Although the scale of border cities like Tianfu City is not small, its attraction to talents cannot be compared with the first two. Except for the Tianfu City Weird Thing Research Institute, there is no private enterprise in the field of weird thing research.

All the antimemetics needed by Tianfu City are produced by "Tianfu Special Pharmacy Technology Co., Ltd." controlled by the Tianfu City Management Committee. The No. 105 factory that produces reagents is a subsidiary factory of Tianfu Special Pharmacy Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Tianfu Special Pharmacy").

This meme reverse engineering is of great importance. Tianfu Special Pharmacy, which can only be regarded as a second-rate technical level, can only help the big guys who came to Tianfu City. Even if all the technicians of Tianfu Special Pharmacy disappeared overnight, it would not affect the progress of meme reverse engineering.

But Factory No. 105 is different.

The production threshold of the reagent named "FL09" is not high, nor is it low... Compared with the antimemetics that have been iterated many times, the formula of this reagent has not changed for almost 20 years.

Among all the production lines related to antimemetics, the production line of this reagent can definitely be regarded as the downstream of the downstream.

Due to time constraints and the fact that the output of Factory 105 can fully meet the needs of this operation, the reagent production lines of other city-states were not moved to Tianfu City... But no one expected that Factory 105 would actually have an accident.

The downstream industry may not be eye-catching, but its importance is an indispensable link in the entire industrial chain... Now it is too late to mobilize reagent production lines from other places.

"Which unit is the closest to Factory 105?" Yang Qi asked quickly.

"I'll check!" The military representative's reaction this time was quite sharp, "It is the first mechanized infantry battalion of the 51st Division. They are stationed in the southern suburbs, less than 20 kilometers away from Factory 105."

"Number of people? Equipment configuration? Experience in fighting against weird things?" Yang Qi asked continuously.

"They have 400 people, all equipped with powered exoskeletons, more than 30 tanks and armored vehicles, 16 military mechas... However, they have zero combat experience with monsters." The military representative looked bitter, "The 51st Division was just formed last year. The quality of the soldiers and the level of equipment are first-class. The only problem is the lack of combat experience." "Then the opportunity to train soldiers has come." Yang Qi turned his head and looked at the director of the field department, "Which field team is closest to Factory No. 105? Where are the hunters?" "It's the 67th field team." The director of the field department immediately replied, "Oh, by the way, Ling Xiao and Jiang Yu, who Sun Hang asked me to pay special attention to before, are also in this group." "Besides them, which hunter is closest to there? ?” Yang Qi asked again, “I want a hunter who is experienced and strong enough!”

“The Red-haired Witch is the closest. Fifteen minutes ago, her patrol route just passed Niutou Temple and is less than 8 kilometers away from Factory No. 105!”

“Notify the Red-haired Witch and ask her to immediately abandon her patrol mission and rush to Factory No. 105!” Yang Qi gave orders, “Let the 67th Field Team meet up with the 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion of the 51st Division, and then rush to Factory No. 105 at full speed... In addition, has the drone sent back any news?”

As soon as Factory No. 105 lost contact, the command center had already sent several drones for reconnaissance and communication to the scene. These were routine operations and did not require Yang Qi to issue orders alone.

"The drone checked the communication network of Factory 105... The communication was not cut off, but no one responded to our call." An operator handed a tablet to Yang Qi, "These are the other two Aerial drone photo of the factory.”

Yang Qi took the tablet and projected these photos on the big screen.

In the photo, the appearance of the four factory buildings of Factory No. 105 was not damaged. Hundreds of boxes of freshly delivered raw materials were piled in the open space in front of the factory buildings. Two forklifts were parked next to the yard.

In the loading and unloading area of ​​the factory, two large semi-trailer trucks were parked side by side. The refrigerated containers were open, and there were a dozen large foam boxes piled in the open space next to them - these should have just been produced." FL09" reagent was being loaded into the truck...but for some reason, halfway through loading, the worker disappeared.

This is a very serious malfeasance. The "FL09" reagent must be stored at a low temperature of minus 35 degrees Celsius. The reagents contained in the foam insulated box must not take more than ten minutes from the production workshop to the refrigerated container... There are piles on the back of the truck. The reagents in these dozen huge foam boxes should have all been scrapped by now.

Not only the workers loading the trucks disappeared, but the entire factory park was deserted - workers, technicians, security personnel, and truck drivers all disappeared without a trace...

There were no living people and no corpses in sight.

However, there are no traces of fighting or fighting in the entire park. The forklifts carrying goods across the middle of the road, the documents scattered on the ground, the security booth with the door open... seem to be explaining to everyone: No. 105 The factory was still operating normally one second, but the next second, people in various positions disappeared without warning.

"Where are the people..." a researcher murmured.

"Can we let a drone fly into the factory to have a look?" Yang Qi asked.

"You can't fly in... Factory No. 105 is a closed workshop, and all the doors are closed... I tried using a drone to hack into the workshop's security system, but it failed." The technician controlling the drone replied , "The only way now is to use the weapons on the drone to blow open the door... Do you really want to do this?"

"Not yet." Yang Qi raised her hand, "Don't alert others... Where is the 'red-haired witch'?"

"She just received the order and is already rushing to Factory No. 105. She is expected to arrive in ten minutes."

"The 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion of the 51st Division has been assembled," the military representative said, "and is ready to go at any time!"

"The 67th field team has also arrived at the 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion of the 51st Division!"

"Let them set off immediately!" Yang Qi said, "In addition, synchronize the drone's intelligence in real time to all units participating in this operation!"

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Tianfu City, southern suburbs.

The station of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Battalion of the 51st Division.

Armored vehicles and tanks drove out of the camp quickly, raising smoke that was four to five meters high. The two-legged tactical mechas jumped up directly with the help of rocket thrusters and climbed over the outer wall of the camp. They followed closely on both sides of the convoy using air-cushion gliding movements.

In the sky, dozens of drones and convoys remained relatively stationary. In addition, every once in a while, several new drones would be released and join the formation.

In an off-road vehicle in the middle of the convoy, Yin Xiang held the steering wheel tightly with a tense face. Ling Xiao, who was expressionless, and Jiang Yu, who looked slightly nervous, were sitting in the back seat of the off-road vehicle, saying nothing. .

"Don't say a word, it makes me so nervous." Yin Xiang glanced at the tactical mecha sliding past the car window, then glanced at the two people in the rearview mirror, and complained softly, "I didn't do that before. I felt bored when I was in this situation, but now that work has come, I’m starting to freak out again..."

"Is this your first time to participate in such an operation?" Ling Xiao asked.

Although this is a question, the entire sentence is asked in a declarative tone, and there is no hint of doubt or rhetorical question.

"Of course not! It was my first time to participate in an operation, but with Sun Hang! At that time, he and I were just temporary investigators, the kind of pure cannon fodder that didn't even have a formal establishment... Damn it, I can say that. It’s so fucking hard to survive until now.”

"Sun Hang...he changed his profession after that mission and became a monster hunter, right?" Jiang Yu couldn't help but ask.

"Yeah, but I didn't know until later that Sun Hang was actually an infected person at that time, but the hospital didn't detect it before, and he didn't have any obvious symptoms... Wait a minute, no, at that time He is indeed a bit weird..."

"What's weird?" Jiang Yu asked again.

"During that operation, we encountered a kind of blood mist that would cause people to lose control of their bodies. The police officers were attacked one after another. Only Sun Hang was fine... Oh, not only was he fine, but there was blood everywhere he went. The fog dispersed, as if it was avoiding him... I didn't pay much attention to it at that time, but now that I think about it, this must be his special ability, right?"

"In that operation, was it Sun Hang who finally took action to eliminate the strange thing?" Jiang Yu then asked.

"No, Sun Hang didn't do anything except slap the cultist a few times." Yin Xiang shook his head, "It was Lao Wang who got rid of that weird thing... It's a pity that I ran fast and didn't see it clearly. As for the specific details, I just remember a gust of hot wind coming from behind and pushing me into the mud.”

"Old Wang... is that hunter codenamed 'Ye Fury'? Her name... seems to be Wang Xiyi?" Jiang Yu said.

"Yes. Speaking of which, didn't you follow her to the occupied area to find Sun Hang? Can you tell me what you encountered in the occupied area?" Yin Xiang asked.

"We have all signed a confidentiality agreement regarding matters in the occupied area and cannot disclose them." Ling Xiao said ruthlessly.

"Okay, okay...it's all top secret." Yin Xiang patted the steering wheel helplessly, "You two can be regarded as guys who have seen the world, and one of you is the only monster hunter in our team. …If something really pops up by then, if the army can’t deal with it, I’m afraid you’ll have to take action.”

Although Ling Xiao obtained the "God-Killing Spear", due to the special nature of the "God-Killing Spear", Sun Hang did not report this matter for the time being. Therefore, Ling Xiao's current identity is only that of the Tianfu City Monster Research Institute. A field operator, not a candidate for a trick gear.

"If even the army can't solve it, I'm afraid I can't..." Jiang Yu touched the quiver leaning against him with some worry, "I can only shoot arrows, and cannons can't kill the monsters. I...I... …”

"Be more confident. Maybe that monster is not afraid of cannonballs, but bows and arrows?" Yin Xiang said with a smile, "Anyway, there is a hunter in the car, so I feel more at ease."

"There is another hunter." Ling Xiao said, "Codenamed 'Red-haired Witch', she went to the destination one step ahead of us. I heard from others that she is very strong."

"Senior hunter, it seems that there are other levels... I don't know the details. Anyway, just be strong and that's it." Yin Xiang smacked his lips, "It's best to wait until we arrive, that's The red-haired witch has taken care of all the monsters, so we only need to clean up the battlefield, that’s the best!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Qi's voice sounded from the intercom inserted next to the driver's seat: "Attention all units involved in the operation! The advance hunter 'Red-Haired Witch' has lost contact with the command center, and the drone failed to capture her. Image! Please be vigilant! If you find any clues, please report them to the command center as soon as possible!”

"It's broken!" Yin Xiang was immediately shocked, "This 'red-haired witch'... I sucked her to death!!"