Lu Chen fell silent for a moment, then released his hand.
Snakes again.
That little snake could not only escape—it could also control people whose bodies had been corroded by deathly energy.
These people were all its eyes and ears.
Through their eyes, it watched everything outside.
A question suddenly occurred to Lu Chen—these people had been locked up here, guarded day and night. Wouldn't that little snake have seen every detail of the camp through their eyes?
He spun around and strode out of the tent. To Xu Polu, who stood guard beyond the fence, he said, "Separate and confine every survivor still alive. No more than three people in a single tent. Rotate the guards daily, and they are not to have contact with anyone."
Xu Polu froze, but upon seeing Lu Chen's grave expression, he did not dare ask more. He immediately ordered his men to carry it out.
Standing outside the fence, Lu Chen watched the survivors being escorted away, his brow tightly furrowed.
That little snake was more troublesome than he had imagined.
Not only did it possess intelligence, it could control human hearts. Though it could only control people who had been corroded by deathly energy to the brink of death, that was already terrifying enough.
If it escaped to a densely populated place and controlled even more people by the same method...
Lu Chen did not dare think further.
He turned and headed for the central command tent.
Inside, Xu Polu was assigning personnel. Seeing Lu Chen enter, he hurriedly asked, "Duke, what exactly happened? Those people..."
"They were controlled." Lu Chen sat down in a chair and briefly explained the matter. "That little snake that escaped can control people corroded by deathly energy through dreams. Those people were all its eyes and