I, the undead, save the world with the dolls

Although most of the arrests were made against individuals unrelated to the Griffin Divine Punishment Sect, the investigation team didn't dare let their guard down. Given their elusive nature, they could easily be the real Divine Punishment Sect, dispatched in force to carry out a ruthless operation.

After these two surprise attacks on cities in Congo and Romania, will Paris be liberated next? The investigation team did not dare to bet on the possibility that the other side was actually slacking off.

In the eyes of the team members, this is actually a means to wear down the will and resources of the investigation organization. If they don't intend to deal with the God's Punishment Faction that appears, the real God's Punishment Faction will definitely take the opportunity to take the initiative to attack.

Therefore, the current daily work of the investigation team is to play whack-a-mole and crack down on those fake Griffin God's Punishment Sect. The rest of the team is assigned to another very important task.

According to the intelligence conveyed through secret routes (actually it was discovered by the top leaders and then sent over), Strider should be an actual member of the Griffin Divine Punishment Sect, and most likely a core member of the top leadership.

The investigation team then focused on tracking the whereabouts of this man named Strade. Basically, all forces in the world were mobilized.

According to the intelligence conveyed through the secret channel, Strider will use two high-tech medical technologies packaged as "miracles".

After he used the first healing technique, the injured patient's missing limbs would quickly grow back, and wounds would heal quickly. Even organs that had lost their function would be restored to optimal condition. Basically, as long as the patient was still breathing, they could be completely cured.

Although the second technology cannot treat amputated limbs and external injuries, it can treat diseases such as hormonal environment disorders, peripheral nerve necrosis, unstable mental state, and accumulation of toxins in internal organs caused by the influence of drugs, toxins, and chemical products.

In simple terms, one of these two technologies can treat surgery, and the other can treat internal medicine.

In addition to the intelligence transmitted through secret routes, the investigation team also retrieved intelligence on the Griffin Divine Punishment Sect from all over the world.

In addition to those idiots who were using the same banner, some people mentioned that they had met someone who claimed to be the Grand Mage Strade of the Griffin Divine Punishment Sect.

Without exception, these people are suffering from diseases and injuries but have no conditions for treatment.

The person would swing a strange spiral-shaped staff, and then a complex golden rune would appear under their feet (or some flashes of light). After the flash, all the patient's health problems would be solved.

After completing the treatment, Strode will solemnly tell the patient that one is a miracle and the other is healing magic.

Most patients believed it was some kind of miraculous medical technology, while a small number of them spontaneously began to believe in the teachings of the Divine Punishment Sect. Although they themselves did not know what to believe, they thanked Strider every day for the healing magic he cast on them.

Of course, the investigation team only learned of this news by reviewing the chat records in the hands of these people.

The whereabouts of Strider were traced by first locating his location through these chat records, and then checking the surrounding cameras to find him.

In the eyes of the investigation team, Strider is a person with extremely strong anti-reconnaissance capabilities. He should have several different legal identities to facilitate his activities, and master superb disguise and hacking techniques to pass through certain inspection windows.

After a series of complex methods, the investigation team found the patients that Strider had been treating during this period, hoping to understand the underlying pattern.

If there are overlapping characteristics or the treatments follow a certain pattern, the investigation team can predict Strade's next move, prepare in advance, or artificially create a patient to block Strade.

These are all permitted, not only to catch the Griffin Divine Punishment Sect, but also for this miraculous medical technology.

If such medical technology is available, the current level of medical care in the world will be greatly improved and a breakthrough will be achieved. Humans will no longer need to take large amounts of medicine, and most diseases can be cured in just a few seconds.

Whether he's taking it for himself or promoting it widely, the technology possessed by this man named Strider is worthy of the investigation team's close tracking. Furthermore, he's a high-ranking member of the Griffin Divine Punishment Sect, so he can't be let go.

It is still unknown why the Griffin Divine Punishment Sect dared to let this senior official roam around the world. The investigation team summarized the intelligence at hand and after a large amount of data analysis, the several possible conclusions they came up with are rather ridiculous.

This core executive seemed to be simply traveling around and then looking for someone to treat him when he felt like it.

According to the local videos retrieved, Strade would disguise himself in a completely different image whenever he arrived at a place, and his identity could only be confirmed when this person suddenly took out a black spiral staff.

The staff would be tucked away in a backpack, suitcase, or hidden inside a walking stick. Logically, this black spiral staff should be conspicuous, but until now, customs officials in all countries have had no idea what it was.

As for the goal of treatment, according to the images retrieved at the time, Strider was very happy drinking one day, so he ran into an alley and deliberately provoked some thugs, beat them up and then cured them, and then said a lot of things like how great the Griffin Divine Punishment Sect was and that anyone could write to him.

Of course, when the group of people who were cured asked him questions, Strade still said very seriously that this was a miracle and magic, which required a long time to learn.

However, on the same day, Strider lost money gambling and, feeling upset, went to rob the local gang office. The external surveillance camera did not capture anyone coming out.

The internal data was damaged by human beings and could not be retrieved. Strider seemed to be very clear about the operating mechanism of the monitoring system here and only destroyed the internal data.

After retrieving internal information from the local police, the investigation team attempted to analyze the situation based on the scene at the time.

Some of the bodies in the office looked like they had been doused in gasoline and burned alive. It was obvious that each person had struggled violently before death, with their muscles and joints curled up in pain.

The men appeared to have been burning for a long time, their clothes and skin charred black. Some appeared to be trying to move to a smoke alarm, but the wiring to that device was also destroyed, along with the internal surveillance system.

Strangely, almost nothing else in the room was destroyed by the fire. Most of the documents and furniture were intact, and only the charred body lying on the ground slightly burned some of the surrounding combustibles. No obvious fire source was seen on the external cameras.

It was as if the opponent's fire attack had only hit the human body from the beginning and had not missed.

The investigation team couldn't understand what weapon the other party was using. Anyway, it couldn't be the magic he was chanting. It might fool fools, but it couldn't fool them, the members of the investigation team.

The flame effect should be some kind of technological creation. If a micro drone is used, the same effect can be achieved.

Other bodies still had intact tissues, and some seemed to have been killed by electric shock. These people had obvious radial scars on their bodies, and the cause of death was also shock caused by ventricular fibrillation.

The rest had their heads smashed or their chests shattered, looking like the effects of being hit by a large-caliber firearm.

Based solely on the manner of death, the investigation team quickly came to several possible conclusions.

It is very likely that Strider carried a large number of micro-drones that are more advanced than current technology, which is consistent with the treatment methods previously hypothesized by the investigation team.

These micro drones are divided into different categories, and some are used to destroy internal monitoring systems and smoke alarm systems.

The other part was to lurk near fixed members and detonate immediately when Strider entered. Some of the advanced incendiary bombs contained in it would explode and instantly ignite the human body.

Another method of death for those with radial scars is likely to be an electric shock micro-drone that releases a high-voltage arc of electricity at the target's heart, knocking them out. This was probably originally a non-lethal knockout method, but after modification and increased power, it still has lethal potential.

The way those people died in the end was very normal. A man like Strade would not be without a gun. Those wounds of varying sizes were probably left by the weapons Strade carried.

It's not surprising that there were no shell casings or bullets at the scene. Strider wasn't the fool to leave such clues. He probably used some kind of quickly degradable material.

After considering several possibilities, the investigation team concluded that micro-drones were the most likely. These drones, potentially smaller than mosquitoes, could be found in astonishing numbers, enabling them to perform special effects and provide rapid medical treatment, as well as conduct offensive operations. Their capabilities were comprehensive.

Now it seems that the conspicuous black spiral wand is probably just a sleight of hand, just like a magician who uses fancy movements and costumes to attract people's attention, and then secretly makes small movements to change props.

The person being treated must have been frightened by this trick, and the external camera couldn't see such subtle details.

After confirming this, the investigation teams decided to keep working hard to uncover more secrets of Strider.

93 Strider is still relaxing

Although the investigation team has deduced part of the truth about Strade, Strade's whereabouts remain elusive.

The image captured by the surveillance camera to confirm the identity is not coherent. No matter how you look forward or backward, you will find that this image appears inexplicably in the picture, and then disappears inexplicably after passing through certain scenes.

What's even worse is that the places where Strider disappears are usually places with a large flow of people, which makes it very difficult for the investigation team who want to continue tracking him.

The gang stronghold where Strider had previously broken into was already a place with very little traffic, but after reviewing the footage from the surrounding cameras going back 48 hours, no suspicious figures were found.

Twelve hours after the stronghold was captured, other members of the local underworld arrived at the scene and called the police. The investigation team carefully compared the number of people entering and leaving the stronghold with the identities of those active there at the time. The results showed that the number of people entering and leaving the stronghold matched the identities and there was no trace of Strider's activities.

Although the base had an underground escape passage, the surveillance cameras around the passage didn't capture anything.

The clueless investigation team could only sit back and search for more useful information, but soon another piece of bad news reached their ears.

The terrible thing is that as time goes by, the black spiral staff may no longer be used as an identifying feature.

Many believers began to make similar black spiral staffs as the symbol of the Divine Punishment Sect.

This crudely made double helix structure of steel is somewhat similar to the medical-related caduceus design. Many people see this shape and find it to have a kind of simple beauty, so they copy it, take photos, and ask someone to make it for them.

This unsightly staff spread among a certain group of people, becoming a niche hobby. The main reason for this was that a few believers began to spread the teachings and try to use it to cure diseases.

In those backward areas, these believers recite strange lines while using this long staff to dip into the ash solution, and then apply this solution to the head and chest of the sick. Then, they wrap the enlightened ash on the injured person.

After the ceremony, the believers would take out the filtered and boiled wood ash liquid and let the patients take it home.

If there is no disease, believers will also use this long staff to dip clean water and touch it on others to bless them with good health and longevity.

After all, these believers were healed by Strade simply shaking his long staff, so in the minds of these believers, an image similar to this long staff should also have some healing magic in it.

Some knowledgeable barefoot doctors also found the right time to cooperate with these believers, combining medical skills with magic, because this approach would be more acceptable to local residents.

I told people that wood ash can treat indigestion, reduce inflammation, treat osteomalacia, and stop bleeding and kill bacteria, but they didn't believe it.

But you said that the staff in my hand possesses a slight amount of divine punishment magic, and this ash solution can just hold this magic without dissipating. So after being blessed, this ash solution can heal many diseases and wounds.

If we explain it this way, many people think it is quite reliable.

Mix wood ash with water, stir it thoroughly, soak it for 24 hours, filter it, heat it, and then take it. It can relieve symptoms such as nausea and vomiting, so from this point of view, this statement is still reliable.

Thus, this ancient and unique long staff was rumored to be a local healing staff. After being photographed by curious people and fabricated with stories, the item was promoted.

This thing isn't complicated to make. After all, the original Witch Black Branch is pretty plain looking. It's just two black metal rods that have been twisted, polished, and cut to look pretty good. When the Rhaetians created this thing, they focused on practicality, not appearance.

At the last meeting of the investigation team, there were already thousands of people carrying these things around, and the number seemed to be increasing.

They can't track all production processes and all the people who take over. Some people will even carry their canes to places where there are no sensors. What will happen if someone changes hands? The idea of ​​relying on long canes for identification is no longer realistic.

The investigation team can only speculate on the route of action honestly and avoid any unorthodox characteristic searches.

Sometimes he would pretend to be a doctor who came to visit in wealthy communities, and sometimes he would suddenly preach and cast spells in a slum (shamanism is not uncommon in many poor areas). The locations of his activities were also very varied.

However, if we consider it from the perspective of micro-UAVs, Strider must have a place for supply. His UAVs cannot be produced anywhere randomly. This is the basis.

After all, if the micro-drones on his body could be self-produced at will, he could easily find a place to nest them, wait a few months, and easily wipe out a country. Then he could fulfill the promise of the Griffin God's Punishment Sect he mentioned.

There's no need to train any tough soldiers, just him alone is enough. Training soldiers is completely unnecessary.

The investigative team then gathered their strength and began a new round of investigation and speculation, believing they were getting closer to the truth.

***

"By the way, Master Sun Yang, are you free now?" Strade called Sun Yang casually. After wandering around the world for a long time, Strade was influenced by the strange cultural atmosphere from all over the world.

The tone of his speech also changed from respectful and calm to lazy and casual.

He was strolling on a street in a city in Thailand, sipping a cup of orange Thai milk tea with ice.

It is noon in Thailand, and the streets are bustling with people. Because of its geographical location close to the equator, it is very hot here even in winter.

Now, Strider has been disguised as a tall Asian man. He is wearing fancy short-sleeved shorts and a straw hat that suits the local temperature, and he is wandering around with a travel bag on his back.

Strider is having a wonderful time traveling.

Sun Yang received a call from the other end, asking for a pause. He barely crawled out of the room and looked back inside. AR15 was looking at him pitifully.

"Huh? What's up, Strider? No money in your pocket again?" Sun Yang forced his eyes open on the other end of the phone. Damn, what time do you think it is? It's daytime over there, but it's nighttime over here. You, you... well done!

Sun Yang, who really couldn't hold it in any longer, secretly thanked Strade for the call.

Everyone in the family is a legendary player, with a variety of tricks and methods, each with its own characteristics. Sun Yang now doesn't even have the energy to play games during the day. He is pulled into the room to continue indoor exercise as soon as he has rested.

Let’s take this opportunity to chat with each other and give Niu Niu a rest.

"Master Sun Yang, I bought the genuine Thai God Oil and Indian God Oil that are circulating on the Internet here. I will mail them to you." Strade chewed the ice cubes into pieces.

"Ah? Don't let me say that we are immortals. Does that thing really work? Don't use it all as lubricant." Sun Yang adjusted his posture to give his waist a rest, but AR15 was not polite to him.

"The quality is reliable, I guarantee it. After all, the girls here are really enthusiastic." Strade threw the finished milk tea into the trash can. In the hot summer, sweat began to form on his forehead.

"I guess it's because of the money in your hand. What kind of personal charm do you have... Wait, Thailand? Girl?" Sun Yang always had a bad feeling.

Surely this guy, Strider, wouldn't run into a Thai ladyboy? But it's 2055 now, and sex reassignment surgery isn't uncommon; it should be more established.

It’s hard to say, I feel like it’s really hard to say.

Sun Yang struggled with this for a moment, but ultimately decided not to tell Strade this horrible news. If he did, Strade might become depressed for a long time. Sometimes, ignorance is bliss.

"What's wrong with the Thai girl? I think this is pretty good." Strider bought two more skewers of fried chicken sprinkled with chili powder and started to eat them. In the hot summer, drinking ice first and then eating spicy food is so refreshing.

"No, I recalled it wrongly. I thought there were people I knew there. Um, come on, more, more." Sun Yang felt waves of dissatisfaction coming from behind him. AR15 had reached his limit of patience.

"Then you just wait and see. I'm fine now, I'll hang up first." Strade passed by a pharmacy and walked straight in.

"Be careful, goodbye." Sun Yang gave the final reminder. He finally felt that his waist was no longer so numb and sore.

"Ayang~?" A seductive voice came from the room.

"Why don't we take a break first... What the hell!" Sun Yang was grabbed by the heel and dragged back by AR15 who rushed out.

"Time is limited, dear. We should make full use of the limited time, right? You look very energetic." AR15 continued to advance.

"I'm as strong as a hammer—" The rest of Sun Yang's words were drowned out by the movement.

On the other side of the time difference of more than ten hours, Strider walked out of the pharmacy with a large bag of miracle medicine in his hand.

"Wow, that's great. Where are we going tonight? I'm really looking forward to it." Having tasted the sweetness of the food, Strider hummed the ancient tune and continued to play the role of a stupid and fooled foreign tourist.

The food, culture, and geography of the world left him captivated. Although this world was still rife with conflict, and he himself had even participated in it, it was clear that the people of this world had preserved an astonishing amount of culture, and it continued to thrive.

Anyway, just have fun in Thailand with this identity and don’t give any treatment today.

Strade went to an international mail center, sent the medicine out, and returned to the bustling streets again.

However, as soon as he stepped out of the door, he keenly sensed something was amiss. There were clearly several people around him, observing him silently through the rearview mirrors and car windows.

Robbery? Strider thought he wasn't the skinny type, and robbing someone of his size would be risky.