Chapter 56: Chapter 56: The Natural Enemy of the Blood Demon!
In the past few hours, Shen Hao had not only swept away all the remaining Blood Demons in Eastern Sea City but also captured a good number of prisoners. Most of his time, however, was spent interrogating the Matrix.
After all, it was only in his presence that the Matrix would reveal everything without reservation.
The Dominator pressure is not some form of psychological hypnosis or personality reconstruction; it still retained its self-awareness. It was just that in front of the transcendent being, it lost all will to resist.
And this interrogation yielded information that was indeed shocking.
What was shared with other countries was only the first version.
“First, the Blood Demons were once the Chosen Ones, and they still retained their own Talents,” Dong Gong spoke first, his expression grave, “Considering they are the last survivors of a civilization, the proportion of Blue Talents among them is definitely not low, and there might even be Purple Talents, or even higher levels!”
This was indeed extremely severe information.
In many people’s eyes, the reason for their swift victory, even capturing the Matrix, was largely due to Shen Hao’s powerful Talent!
And now, the Blood Demons were found to possess Talents as well!
The only Matrix they had captured had a Blue Talent named “Frost Cold,” which, when combined with the Blood Demons’ ability to manipulate blood, could exert astonishing combat power.
However, it had no chance to use this in the presence of Shen Hao. If it encountered any other Chosen One, it might lead to heavy losses.
“There’s only the Original Talent left,” Shen Hao said with composure, “When extracting Talents, the Chosen One panel said that the Original Talent fused with the soul and could not be replaced. It seems that’s true. The Blood Demon’s level, abilities, and equipment are all gone, and now there is no panel, no mall, but the Original Talent remains.”
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He wasn’t very worried about this. Perhaps some Blood Demon Matrices’ Talents could cause trouble, but in the end, they were just a civilization that had fallen at the first trial.
The number of Chosen Ones was definitely limited, so at most there would be Talents of the Purple Epic level.
If there were really Legendary or even Mythical levels, they shouldn’t have lost the first trial.
“Of course, you’re not afraid, boss,” Song Cheng couldn’t help but quip, “But we are. There isn’t even a single Blue Talent among us here.”
“Then strive to enhance your strength,” Shen Hao’s brows lifted slightly, “Afraid of being weak while following me?”
He didn’t skimp on generosity, tossing out a pile of Extraordinary Resources, equipment from the White Level 4 Mall, and the ability balls obtained over the past few days.
“Put all of these into the team’s rewards. The reward system has already been set up. I’ll give each of you a fixed loan quota, so you can improve your strengths and then earn reward points.”
At once, everyone’s eyes lit up.
Leaving aside those ability balls and equipment, just those White Level 4 Extraordinary Resources were enough to make many Chosen Ones jealous!
After all, the Chosen Ones currently did not have any cultivation techniques; their strength enhancements were solely reliant on consuming these resources.
Spirit, Transcendence, Constitution—there were corresponding resources for each, and the higher the level, the faster the enhancement!
Didn’t you see the team leader had already advanced to Level 3?
However, once they actually used these resources, they would likely be disappointed. The reason Shen Hao could level up so fast was partly due to the level of the resources. On the other hand, he had no issues with control or digestion; the resources, once inside him, were completely under his command and could maximize his strength enhancement.
No one else could possibly be this efficient.
“Alright, let’s talk about the second key piece of intelligence,” Shen Hao signaled Dong Gong to continue.
“Yes,” Dong Gong began speaking again, “There exists a ‘Spiritual Network’ between the Matrix and all its offspring with a certain distance limitation. It seems like the Parasitic spawn is splitting off from the offspring, but in reality, it’s the Matrix that transmits a seed containing special information through the Spiritual Network, allowing for propagation and parasitism. Furthermore, the significance of the Spiritual Network is far more than just that, especially in the military field, and this is something you, Yang Jun, should see more clearly.”
“Indeed,” Yang Jun said with a somber expression, “This means that a commander can always control the position, status, and immediate surroundings of each soldier, and commands are absolute. All orders can be issued and executed immediately… this is terrifying!”
Modern warfare is all about information, about intelligence.
If the communications of a military unit are jammed, even the most elite forces would be rendered blind.
This kind of Spiritual Network of the Blood Demons is precisely the kind of ability every commander dreams of having.
In the previous battle in Donghua City, some soldiers were sacrificed at the hands of rapidly arriving, highly coordinated Blood Demons.
Bear in mind that this was when the Blood Demons were weaponless, logistically unsupported, vastly outnumbered, and severely suppressed by Shen Hao.
It’s not at all surprising that human forces in some parts of the world are retreating step by step.
Well-armed, organized Blood Demons, in contrast to the scattered ones hiding in cities without weapons, represent two completely different concepts.
“All we can say is that military bases, armories, and weapon depots must be strictly monitored and protected from Blood Demon infiltration,” Shen Hao spoke at this moment, “When you fight against Blood Demons, don’t engage them for too long, don’t pursue recklessly, and be conscious that you’re already within the Matrix’s sight.”
Everyone nodded silently, firmly remembering his words.
“Furthermore,” Shen Hao looked towards Jiang Weining, “although this Spiritual Network seems to be a purely Extraordinary Domain, there’s still an opportunity for research. You can focus on studying this.”
“Understood,” Jiang Weining nodded firmly.
He was very motivated now since the Blood Demon Research Institute was rapidly being organized with world-class personnel and equipment, plus the captives. If he couldn’t come up with any results, he would truly disgrace the title of a scientist.
Shen Hao then looked at Dong Gong, signaling him to continue.
“Lastly, we do have some good news,” Dong Gong’s expression relaxed slightly, “According to the Matrix, while they acquired the Parasitic Ability, they also understood the consequences of failed parasitism—those who fail at parasitism will become their natural enemies!”
Indeed, this was the best news extracted from the Blood Demon Mother.
Even though Shen Hao suspected that the Parasite Failures would entail more than just escaping death simply, he didn’t anticipate they would be dubbed “natural enemies.”
“With the same ability to control blood, they can inversely draw from Blood Demons’ blood to become stronger, and more importantly—they can discern Blood Demons!” Dong Gong remarked, “With these three points, describing them as ‘natural enemies’ is not an exaggeration.”
One could say that this intelligence elevated the strategic significance of capturing and controlling the Matrix to a completely different level!