Extreme germ phobia

Chapter 403 Pier
The night was as black as ink, with only the twinkling stars.

Ouyang hid in the darkness, gazing at the dimly lit dock in the distance.

Although the pier is not large, its construction standards are very high. If the lighting system is fully turned on, the entire pier area can be illuminated as brightly as daytime.

However, the original lighting system was completely paralyzed, with only a few scattered lights illuminating a very small area, probably less than one-tenth of the entire dock.

The rest of the area was mostly shrouded in darkness, and in some key locations where lighting was absolutely necessary, torches had to be used!

That's not surprising. It's not that the neighboring government didn't want to use the lighting system, but the island's power system is highly dependent on wind-powered airships. Although the evacuation was rushed, how much time could have been wasted by untying the cables?

When the people from the neighboring prefecture arrived on the island, they discovered that the island had completely lost its power supply. All the equipment and facilities, whether at the dock or in the research area, were out of service due to the power outage!
The underground base was also affected by the power outage, but the higher-ups had already taken into account the special circumstances of the underground base. If it were powered by airships, any accident would cause the base to shut down, resulting in unnecessary losses.

Therefore, the underground base has had a dual power supply system from the very beginning.

One of the power sources was the airship, and in addition, a miniature nuclear reactor for emergency power supply was installed at the deepest part of the base!

If it weren't for this, the underground base would have lost power long ago, and it wouldn't have been able to hold on until now.

At this moment, Ouyang hoped that the power supply system would be working properly, so that he could see the enemy's deployment on the dock, instead of hiding on the outside of the dock, staring wide-eyed but unable to see anything.

He could only be certain that there were guards at the dock, and quite a few of them.

These people did not rush to provide support despite the chaos in the tunnel. Ou Yang secretly guessed that their orders must have been to firmly guard the dock.

However, Ouyang could neither see how many people were on the dock nor the detailed distribution of the guards. Although the darkness provided cover, the possibility of sneaking in and successfully seizing the ship was not low, but there was also the possibility of running into a gun.

A wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall; unless absolutely necessary, Ouyang did not want to take the risk.

Just as he was racking his brains, a ship sailed in from the distant sea. The ship's lights swept across the dock, and Ouyang was astonished to find that the dock was completely empty, without a single ship in sight!
There were far fewer guards in the lights than I had imagined.

As the ship docked, a group of heavily armed enemies disembarked listlessly, then left the pier in twos and threes, heading towards the base before quickly disappearing into the darkness.

Ouyang really didn't know how to describe his feelings at that moment.

These people are just thugs from underground forces, how dare they go against Xincheng?
Hopefully, Wanlin has already closed its base.

After unloading the passengers, the ship that had docked immediately left, and judging by its direction, it was likely returning to the main island.

Ouyang couldn't help but feel a bit of a toothache. So the enemy had taken all the ships away, and would only bring them back when needed?

They're really being cautious!

Undeterred, he changed his angle and finally found a few speedboats in the corner.

These are the ones!
Ouyang perked up and immediately began planning the details of stealing the ship in his mind.

But he soon discovered that although there weren't many guards on the dock, they were all paying close attention to the ships, making it difficult to steal them quietly.

The enemy was not a regular army and did not have uniform clothing at all, so they could easily disguise themselves as the enemy and get away with it.

The problem is that he doesn't speak Spanish and is a complete stranger; if any of the guards asks him a question, he'll be exposed immediately.

Keep a steady hand!
Ouyang made a decision, carefully sensing the wind, and discovered that it was blowing from the east, and his position was on the west side of the dock. Under the cover of darkness, he circled around the dock and quietly made his way upwind.

When they traveled to the southeast, they unexpectedly discovered a piece of land that had been burned by a fire.

Not a blade of grass grows here, and the ground is covered with a layer of ash.

Ou Yang vaguely remembered that there were some scattered trees near the dock, and a little further away there were not many dense bushes.

Not knowing what had happened here, and not taking it to heart, Ou Yang walked along the edge of the burned area. After reaching the upwind side of the dock, he picked up a stick and dug a hole in the ground.

Ouyang put the spore wax block he was carrying into the pit and lit it with a lighter.

Before long, the phagocytic toxin released from the burning spores will drift towards the dock with the wind... Although the effect of this stuff is far less than that of high-purity phagocytic toxin extracted in the laboratory, the effect is still not bad.

To conceal the flames from the burning wax, he casually placed a wooden stick over the pit...

In the firelight, Ouyang's gaze suddenly froze.

That wasn't a wooden stick at all; it was clearly a leg bone, and there were even burn marks on the bone!

Ou Yang was completely bewildered. What was going on?
He didn't lose his composure because of this unexpected incident; instead, he quickly made his escape after covering his tracks.

Now is not the time to get to the bottom of things; getting back to Saint-Va is the priority!
To ensure everything went smoothly, Ouyang found another place and stayed there until he had completely covered himself with the spore wax before leaving the area.

But the burnt leg bone seemed to possess some kind of magic, lingering in his mind.

By this time, the phagocytic substance had already spread across the docks, and some guards who had inhaled small amounts of it were already experiencing hallucinations.

After a while, more and more guards fell into the illusion, and a small-scale chaos broke out in the direction of the dock.

Ouyang was thrilled.

This thing is so useful, it's a pity that there aren't many spores stored in the base, and the amount of phagocytogen is even more pitiful, otherwise I would definitely make more to carry with me, it would definitely play a big role in a critical moment!
The dock was getting more and more chaotic, but Ouyang felt it wasn't the right time yet and decided to wait a little longer.

What followed was similar to what happened in the tunnel; most people fell into one of two main types of illusions, with only a few being exceptions.

Just as Ou Yang was thinking it was about time, a person suddenly rushed out from the direction of the dock, and it happened to be rushing in his direction.

He immediately abandoned the idea of ​​taking action and continued to observe from the shadows.

The man stumbled to the edge of the burned site, stood there blankly for a moment, then suddenly knelt down, clasped his hands together as if in prayer.

Then two more enemies ran over, one on one knee and the other on both knees, but both were facing the burnt area and praying continuously.

Ou Yang couldn't help but wonder what was wrong with these guys?
He had limited knowledge of foreigners and was unsure under what circumstances they would kneel, but he immediately thought of the burned leg bone, and his heart skipped a beat, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head.

Could it be that our compatriots on the island have been harmed by the enemy?

(End of this chapter)