It’s a strange invasion, is it okay for me to fight back?

Chapter 607 Oil Refinery

Feng Ling asked, "Can we bomb it?"

“No.” Huang Yi made a few moves on the tablet and zoomed in on a section of the video. “The monster has a lot of hostages.”

Many people were crammed together where the monster's jaw connected to its chest, and about ten more were hanging on either side of its body. Upon closer inspection, it seemed that there were also people on the back of the monster's hands.

Some were unconscious, some were crying out, but they were all living, breathing people.

Feng Ling frowned, unable to understand no matter how she looked at it.

"How is it fixed to my body?... Is it stuck on?" Feng Ling was unsure. The drone's camera was shaking slightly, making it difficult to see the details.

Huang Yi said, "The military in Riza is conducting an emergency evacuation of residents to prevent the monster from continuing to devour living things along the way. We must do everything we can to intercept the monster and prevent it from entering the city center and causing greater destruction."

"It's going to be tricky if we can't use weapons..." Feng Ling looked at the monster in the video with a troubled expression and asked, "What are its attack methods?"

"The information we have so far is that the monster attacks with its forelimbs, its chest cavity can be opened, and there is a certain probability that any creature it comes into contact with will be absorbed into its body," Huang Yi replied.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a soldier rushed into the conference room and rattled off a few words in a flustered manner.

The translator next to Huang Yi said, "He said he needed reinforcements. The troops responsible for evacuating civilians suddenly lost their minds after getting close to the monster and were unable to carry out their mission properly."

“It’s probably mental pressure,” Feng Ling stood up and sighed softly. “I’m familiar with this. A monster with mental pressure must have a very powerful deck. I’ll go take a look.”

All the team members stood up in the meeting room.

“Let’s go together,” Huang Yi said. “I know you have a lot of experience fighting enemies, but the monster has hostages in its hands, and the risk to public opinion is too great. I can’t let you take the risk alone.”

These words sounded heartwarming, but Feng Ling knew that Huang Yi was simply afraid that she might accidentally hurt the hostages in the heat of the moment.

The group left the conference room and headed straight for the helipad outside.

"Is there a battle plan?" Feng Ling asked as she walked. "If not, I'll just improvise."

"The initial plan is to use ropes and nets to restrain the monster's movement, in conjunction with tranquilizer guns, to rescue the hostages as much as possible. However, the monster's mental pressure may cause the plan to fail, so we need to be flexible and adaptable once we arrive at the scene."

Huang Yi paused for two seconds, then lowered his voice and continued, "The worst outcome is to bomb the hostages and the monsters together. As long as we can prevent the monsters from entering the city, some sacrifices are necessary—this is the intention of the Lisa military."

"Okay, I understand." Feng Ling nodded.

The two boarded the plane one after the other. Feng Ling waved, and the three little brothers followed the plane.

She wouldn't take the rest of the Mother Nest creations with her; she wanted to go check things out first, as she didn't want to drag her family along and find them a burden.

Less than fifteen minutes after takeoff, Huang Yi received an emergency phone call.

His expression turned extremely grim after the call ended.

"What's wrong? Is there some new development?" Feng Ling asked.

"The monster suddenly changed direction and headed towards the Azadnir oil refinery." Huang Yi's expression was grave. "The army failed to evacuate all the civilians in time, and the refinery workers living nearby were captured by the monster. The refinery's environment is unique, and we cannot take extreme measures to eliminate the monster..."

He looked up at Feng Ling and said, "This oil refinery is the pillar industry of Lisa. The military region leader called me and told me that even if everyone is sacrificed, the oil refinery must not be allowed to have any problems."

The fiscal revenue of the Republic of Lisa mainly depends on the oil industry, and the Azadniil Refinery is an important oil processing facility in Lisa.

"Tsk." Feng Ling responded with an interjection, then closed her eyes to rest, offering no further comment.

He could hear Huang Yi discussing with his team members. After a while, Huang Yi dialed the phone of a high-ranking leader of the Supervision Bureau—not to discuss how to kill the monster, but to ask the leader to draw a bottom line for him: what level of rescue work his international team should do to be considered appropriate.

Should we go all out, or prioritize the safety of our team members?
The phone call lasted a long time because the leader on the other end wouldn't give a straight answer, and Huang Yi had to plead for a long time. After hanging up, he sat down next to Feng Ling, silently let out a long sigh, and his muscles visibly relaxed.

Feng Ling lifted her eyelids and teased him with a grin, "Captain Huang is quite considerate of his subordinates, huh?"

Huang Yi's expression remained unchanged as he calmly replied, "Although joining this international security team means that one's life no longer belongs to oneself, I still hope that these people can live a little longer, at least for half a year."

Feng Ling tilted her head, somewhat puzzled, "Half a year?"

Strange time limit.

Huang Yi's lips curled up slightly, revealing a very faint smile. He said to Feng Ling, "It would be too unrealistic for me to say that I hope everyone lives to be a hundred years old in this kind of high-risk job. As you may know, after the first batch of inspectors were trained, almost half of them died within six months. I am one of the survivors, so I hope that the people under my command can live longer."

Feng Ling asked curiously, "How many of the first batch of inspectors are still alive?"

"Including me, there are two more." Huang Yi paused for half a second and said, "Or maybe three."

The phone rang again; the military was calling Huang Yi to request reinforcements.

This time, the call was not disconnected. Through a video link, the other party provided real-time feedback on the situation at the refinery to Huang Yi, so that Huang Yi could give instructions and adjust the battle plan at any time.

Feng Ling glanced at it only once before closing her eyes and falling asleep.

The equipment in Lisa is a level below that in China in all aspects; not only is the video blurry, but the aircraft is also not fast enough.

It was two hours later when Feng Ling arrived at the refinery.

The oil refinery occupies a vast area, with densely packed chimneys and steel pipes and frames as far as the eye can see.

Fengling switched to third-person perspective and located the monster's position.

The large red dot was very eye-catching, and around it were a few small red dots and about a dozen white dots.

"There aren't as many hostages as I thought." Feng Ling squinted as she counted the white dots. "...Ten, twelve."

Huang Yi's expression changed slightly. "Are you sure there are only twelve?"

"Don't you trust my math, or don't you trust my eyesight?" Feng Ling continued to observe from a third-person perspective. "Hmph, I said there are twelve, so there are twelve... Oh no, wait a minute, now there are eleven. One of the hostages has escaped."

Huang Yi was stunned. "What kind of person could escape from a monster?"

Feng Ling said, "I'm wondering about that too. Let's go take a look."

She walked away without a plan.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Huang Yi gestured to his teammates and followed them into the refinery.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of sulfur, and the iron-gray pipes crisscrossed densely in all directions. When Feng Ling approached these pipes, he could clearly feel the vibrations and heat of the machines.

This is not a suitable place for fighting; the slightest carelessness could trigger a cataclysmic explosion.

She thought to herself: I have to find a way to lure the monster away.

Not far ahead, a human in work clothes stumbled and ran towards them.

Feng Ling glanced at Huang Yi behind her. "See, I wasn't wrong."

(End of this chapter)