Asura in Arknights

Everyone is in good condition, and there is still a considerable amount of time left in the protective suits, which is more than enough to support a second attempt.

Only Elena is now somewhat tired because she recklessly squandered her energy.

However, Elena is fine without using Originium Arts.

"Elena, how are you feeling? Can you keep going?"

Taking a deep breath, Elena replied, "I'm fine, but I probably won't be able to use spells of that intensity for a while."

"There's probably no need for that," Warfarin replied casually.

Since it has been proven that Elena's Originium Arts are ineffective, there is no need to make her waste her effort.

If there's any other time when Elena might be needed, it would probably be as bait to see if she can lure out the monsters.

Although ACE denied her speculation, Warfarin did not agree.

We should give it a try. It would be great if we succeeded, but there's no real loss if we fail.

Having formulated a rough plan in her mind, Warfarin said to Provence, "Provence, I remember you collected some samples of that black algae before? Let me see them."

The most important thing now is to find ways to deal with those mutants.

During the battle just now, Warfarin did not make a move, but instead carefully observed the mutants.

The Blood Demon's spells are extremely deadly against living beings. Most living beings have very fragile physiological structures, and even the slightest damage can be fatal.

However, she was at a loss when faced with inorganic materials such as steel and rocks. Warfarin was unable to detect any life force on those mutants, and even without trying, she knew that the Blood Demon's spells would definitely be ineffective.

A direct confrontation was clearly hopeless. Elena's magic was ineffective, and Huang's molten chainsaw could only barely cut off one head. Even if Huang were exhausted, she still couldn't handle dozens of mutants.

Unless... Li Ang is willing to take action.

But Warfarin could tell that Li Ang was just hanging around doing nothing; asking him for directions was fine, but don't expect him to actually help.

Therefore, we still have to find a solution ourselves.

Just then, Provence collected some samples of black algae before entering the laboratory. These should be the same species as those on the mutant, so they wouldn't have to risk entering the passage again.

"Here you go, that's all I collected."

After rummaging through his bag, Provence found the sampling tube containing the black algae.

As a result, Warfarin used her Originium Arts to analyze what this 'black algae' actually was.

Warfarin's spells were less effective because of the protective suit.

The Blood Demon's greatest skill is using its own blood to corrode organisms. Once the corrosion is complete, the Blood Demon will have learned most of the information about that organism.

However, for now, this simple analysis is sufficient.

After analyzing for only a few seconds, Warfarin's brows furrowed tightly. "These things... this isn't a plant at all; it's an extremely complex biological tissue..."

It is so complex that without specialized equipment to study it, it is impossible to see its full picture.

"Parasitic organisms?" ACE interjected from the side.

"...not quite right. The physiological structure of these biological tissues is very complete, which does not meet the definition of a parasitic organism."

Parasitic organisms usually have some kind of physiological defect and need to parasitize other physiologically intact hosts in order to survive. Based on the structures observed by Warfarin so far, these organisms that look like 'black algae' clearly do not belong to this category.

"Wait, this structure... I feel like I've seen something similar somewhere before..."

Further analysis revealed a sense of déjà vu to Warfarin.

This structure is so unique... so unique that once you've seen it, you'll never forget it.

The problem is... Warfarin is a doctor. She deals with a huge number of Rhodes Island operators' medical reports every day. Where would she find the time to study such strange and unusual things?

Wait... what's this medical report?

Warfarin froze, then suddenly remembered something.

A year ago, Rhodes Island had come into contact with a very special patient, a special infected person who... had no idea how he survived.

Warfarin was only responsible for the initial diagnosis and the design of the treatment plan. After that, Kal'tsit transferred the patient to the deepest part of Rhodes Island, an area that even she did not have permission to enter, where Kal'tsit personally took charge of the treatment.

To be precise... it should be imprisonment. That dangerous patient was imprisoned deep within Rhodes Island.

Warfarin had seen a similar structure in the patient's tissue slides.

No... I can't say similar, I can only say exactly the same.

At that moment, Kal'tsit's admonition also resounded in her heart.

Warfarin shuddered and gasped.

"These are... sea creatures? Why are they here?"

Chapter Sixty-Seven: Weaknesses and Countermeasures

The patient was an Agorian.

No, to be precise, she is simply another unknown race that is similar to the Agorians in many ways, but is completely different in essence.

Warfarin had never heard of any race that could continue to live and kick after having more than 100 milliliters of high-purity liquid Originium injected directly into their spinal cord.

This is practically equivalent to taking a bath in a natural disaster and coming out completely unharmed. Warfarin wouldn't even dare to imagine something so outrageous, yet someone actually did it.

It's important to know that high-purity liquid Originium is far more dangerous than natural disasters. Most mobile cities don't even have the ability to purify this substance. Although the patient had some minor mental issues, she didn't die after all.

At the time, Warfarin was very interested in the patient Nana's physical condition, so she secretly collected some tissue slides, intending to study them privately.

This wasn't the first time Warfarin had done this. Sometimes, when she encountered unusual cases, she would collect blood samples or tissue slides from patients. Normally, as long as Warfarin didn't go too far, Kal'tsit wouldn't interfere with these private hobbies, since she wasn't actually harming any patients.

However, this time Kal'tsit acted out of character. Warfarin's research had only just begun, and she took the initiative to come to him.

Kal'tsit's attitude was unusually firm in stopping Warfarin's research. No matter how foolishly she pleaded, it was no use. Kal'tsit decisively destroyed the tissue slides she had secretly kept and forbade her from having any further contact with the patient, leaving absolutely no room for negotiation.

Warfarin can still recall Kal'tsit's serious expression at the time.

The Iberians' folly and arrogance led to their own destruction; I don't want you to destroy Rhodes Island.

It was then that Warfarin learned that the Great Calm that had nearly destroyed the entire Iberian Peninsula decades ago was actually inextricably linked to some special life forms in the ocean.

Although most Terrans had no idea about the concept of the 'ocean,' Warfarin was, after all, a Blood Demon Prince and a high-ranking member of the Terran nations. Kal'tsit had also explained some of the little-known secrets to her.

She knew that in the southernmost part of Terra, there was a boundless ocean, and deep within that ocean lay a hidden kingdom, the origin of all the 'Agorians' on land, a nation named after this race.

But that's all there is to it. The Sarkaz haven't even figured out how to manage their own little territory, so where would they get the energy to care about that unknown land far from the mainland?

However, Princess Theresa and Kal'tsit thought differently. Even during the most difficult time of the Kazdel war, they still kept an eye on that distant country.

Now, because of this accident, in order to prevent Warfarin from continuing to court disaster, Kal'tsit also told her the reason for doing so.

The patient was not an ordinary Agor, but a special individual within this ethnic group—a deep-sea hunter.

The Deepsea Hunter is a biological weapon created by Agor based on special life forms in the ocean, which is why it has such exaggerated Originium resistance.

However, this technology clearly has some huge flaws, which later directly led to the occurrence of the 'Great Silence'.

Warfarin was indeed somewhat surprised that Kal'tsit had connections with Agor and could even get them to send people over for treatment, but that was all she was surprised about.

Warfarin wasn't the kind of fool who wouldn't listen to advice. After learning about the dangers of this research, she simply chose to give it up and banished the relevant memories to a corner of her mind.

Although the research was stopped before it could go deeper, Warfarin still discovered some previously unseen unknown structures in the tissue slices of the Deepsea Hunter.

What she saw at the time was exactly the same structure as these 'black algae'.

"These are the blueprints? Unbelievable... Why are they on the ground?" Warfarin murmured to herself, her voice filled with disbelief.

She never imagined that one day she would see these things on land.

Although Kal'tsit's warning to her was serious, she wasn't overly worried, stating that while those special life forms were dangerous, they wouldn't appear on land unless something unexpected happened.

But now, an accident has occurred.

"Sea creatures? Sea cucumbers?"

Hearing Warfarin's mutterings, Li Ang showed some surprise.

Is this thing also a Sea Heir? That shouldn't be the case... This place is a hundred and eight thousand miles away from Kazimir, where did Ayin get the Sea Heir organization from? Could it be that Shuiyue created it? But Shuiyue has never been here before, and he has no reason to do so.

If we ignore Hai Si's identity, Shui Yue is an exceptionally well-behaved child.

"Do you know this creature?"

"Well... I've had some dealings with them before," Li Ang replied vaguely.

You can't say that Hai Si is living in his house right now, can you?

Excluding very few exceptional cases, creatures like the Sea Si are indeed dangerous, which is why Li Ang and Shui Yue spared no effort to send them away from this planet.

"That's true... it's not surprising that you knew."

The thought that Leon was an Agorian made Warfarin realize something.

Seeing Warfarin's reaction, Li Ang realized that she seemed to have misunderstood something, but he didn't bother to explain and let her continue to misunderstand.

"Phew... This is too dangerous. We have to get rid of these things."

Taking a deep breath, Warfarin said with great determination, "We must at least find a way to trap them in these ruins."

Warfarin learned from Kal'tsit how dangerous these creatures called 'Sealings' were, which is why she abandoned her research.

Although these experiments, which have been corrupted by the sea, show no signs of leaving, no one can guarantee that this state will continue indefinitely.

If these things get out, it will be another disaster.

"Dr. Warfarin, it's not that I have a problem with that... but with just our small group, isn't it a bit difficult?" Huang pointed to the others and said with some confusion.

In Huang's view, those mutants, though troublesome, were not entirely insurmountable.

However... to deal with that number of mutants, at least a complete elite squad would be needed, which is simply not something their exploration squad should be doing.

"Don't worry, I have an idea."

Warfarin gestured for Huang to calm down and turned to look at Viviana.

"Candle Knight, if I'm not mistaken, you should possess some Originium Arts related to fire, right?"

“Yes,” Viviana nodded and said softly, “Is there anything I can do for you?”

So far, Viviana has not done anything suspicious, and Warfarin feels she can give her the appropriate trust.

And if her guess is correct, Viviana will be the main force going forward.

"Try burning this thing with fire."

Warfarin placed the sample bottle on the ground and stepped back a distance.

Viviana didn't ask why she did this, and a wisp of light flew from the three candlesticks in her hand, landing on the small piece of 'black algae'.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the candlelight burned quietly, and the small patch of black algae changed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In less than two seconds, the black algae solidified from a soft colloid into a black solid, reflecting a very textured light in the firelight.

The candlelight was quite hot, and with its continuous burning, the surrounding floor tiles showed signs of melting, while a small patch of black algae remained unmoved in the flames.

Warfarin stomped heavily on Viviana as she extinguished the candlelight.

With a muffled thud, the metal boots failed to crush the seemingly fragile black algae, instead pressing it into the softened floor tiles.

Seeing this, Warfarin was not surprised at all.

"Just as I thought." She nodded knowingly.

"Oh, I see... I was wondering why this thing was so hard."

Huang, who was standing to the side, also understood what was going on.

This is clearly a self-protection mechanism specifically designed for high temperatures. When faced with unbearable high temperatures, this biological tissue will quickly harden, forming a hard, indestructible protective shell.

Although the outer shell is very hard, it is not so hard that even a hot-melt chainsaw sword cannot cut through it.

The reason why it took Huang so much effort to cut off a head was simply because the chainsaw sword was 'clamped' by the hardened tissue.

Although the principle is somewhat subtle, this biological tissue is indeed very effective against Huang's weapons.

"If that's the case, then my plan should be able to succeed."

Warfarin then revealed her plan.

The principle is very simple: it utilizes the inherent properties of this biological tissue.

“Heating and hardening can indeed withstand high temperatures, but this transformation is irreversible, and we can take advantage of that,” Warfarin stated frankly.

A very simple guess: what would happen if all those mutants were thrown into a fire?