Rescue in Progress / The Source of the Unexpected Is Never an Accident

After all, even a fully armed Campaign Knight might not be able to remain intact if struck by that chain with a force of several tons.

With strength reaching this level, one would naturally choose a fighting method that gives them a greater advantage.

The Ice Burst spell, regardless of anything else, is definitely intimidating enough.

Faced with a continuous barrage of icicles, a normal person would choose to jump into the seemingly "fatal" opening.

But only those who jump in will realize that this is not a flaw, but a carefully prepared trap.

"That's cunning enough, I like it!" Scout gave Suika a thumbs up after figuring that out.

"What do you think of the battle just now?" Scout glanced at the distance, where the operators had already assembled, and ACE began a new round of training.

Suika scratched her head. "I'm not too familiar with Rhodes Island's system, but normally each squad should have a leader, right?"

Scout nodded, indicating that Suika was right.

"What about cooperative missions involving multiple small teams? In these hastily assembled teams, without sufficient communication, who among the team leaders of the same level has the final say?"

In this situation, shouldn't someone at a higher level organize it...?

Scout understood what Suika meant.

"That's true. In missions involving more than three squads Elite Operator or organizer will always act as the overall leader to communicate and issue orders."

But this time the organizer was ACE, yet he didn't participate in the battle. The others were suddenly assigned here without any time to communicate, right?

However, Rhodes Island's training courses actually include content related to joint operations...

However, they felt that there was no need for much communication and planning when more than thirty people were fighting against one of you. Your fighting style was also very aggressive, giving them no chance to breathe or regroup.

So they didn't lose unjustly, and you don't need to make excuses for them.

If they had been a little more vigilant and hadn't skipped the proper procedures, then under unified command, even if they lost, they wouldn't have lost in this way—each fighting their own battle, with a group of people being divided and surrounded by you alone."

Scout glanced at the people not far away who didn't dare to lift their heads because of ACE's spittle, and said angrily.

Rhodes Island has a small number of operators to begin with, so the principle it adheres to is to take an elite route.

But this time, the contempt exposed many of their shortcomings, which made those of them who had served as instructors feel ashamed and embarrassed, which is why they were so angry.

"Ah..." Seeing Scout say that, Suika felt embarrassed to continue pleading for those people.

Just then, a muffled sound came from the direction of the sound. Everyone looked towards the east and saw a conspicuous plume of black smoke rising in the distance.

The smoke and dust that can be clearly seen from here gives you an idea of how terrible the situation must be over there.

"What's going on?" Scout picked up the walkie-talkie and asked about the situation on the watchtower.

"Reporting, Captain, it's too far, we can't see clearly... but we estimate it's at least ten kilometers from Rhodes Island."

The sound and black smoke of this magnitude are most likely from a volcanic eruption or...

Before the person above could finish speaking, an alarm sounded on Rhodes Island.

"Attention all units, we have just received a report from Stroya Town (the town where Rhodes Island is currently docked): an explosion has occurred at a small Originium mine located 9.5 kilometers Touhou of this ship. There are more than 100 workers inside the mine."

The mayor wants us to work with the town's security detail to immediately launch a rescue operation at the mine.

The helicopter is ready, Scout. You will lead the first rescue team to assess the situation. The Medical Department is preparing equipment and will arrive as soon as possible.

Amiya's voice was hurried, but her speech was very clear and articulate.

It not only described the location and job duties, but also included follow-up plans.

Scout looked into the distance after hearing this.

A downward-sloping passageway slowly opened, and the "Bad Boy," one of Rhodes Island's only two helicopters, slowly drove out of the passageway.

Seeing Scout preparing to leave, Suika followed closely behind.

"Take me with you! My Originium Arts are perfect for this situation."

Scout, who had just jumped into the helicopter, reached out his hand to Suika after only a second of thought.

"Tap tap tap..." Accompanied by the sound of propellers, the rescue reconnaissance team, led by Scout, quickly headed towards the direction of the smoke and dust.

Once inside the helicopter, Suika saw everyone open their backpacks, change into special jumpsuits, and then put on hoods and gas masks, wrapping themselves up completely, looking like the bio-weapon troops commonly seen in games.

"Get Suika a protective suit!" Scout hurriedly said to the person next to him when he saw Suika standing still, looking at the situation inside the helicopter.

"Hurry up and put them on! Since it's an explosion from Originium vein, the concentration and activity of Originium there must be quite high. Even if it's not as bad as Catastrophe, it won't be much worse."

Normal people would quickly become Infected if they stayed in that kind of environment.

These are professional protective suits ordered by Rhodes Island. As long as they don't tear, even in the midst of Catastrophe, they can guarantee that the people inside won't be infected for a short period of time.

Suika waved her hand at the protective suit Scout offered to her.

"No need. My Originium Arts can isolate me from Originium particles in the air, which is much better than this thing..."

Chapter 155 Rescue in Progress

Recalling Suika's skill in hand-crafting Originium, Scout didn't persist but instead looked at the person behind him.

"Attention all groups, due to the influence of Originium particles in the air, the helicopter will drop us one kilometer away from the target."

Now, let's do one last check on each other's protective suits; there won't be any time to rest from now on."

Just as Scout was speaking, the helicopter had already reached its destination.

Before the helicopter even landed, Suika stepped out amidst gasps of surprise from those around her.

Scout instinctively wanted to grab Suika, but when he saw her flying freely around the plane like a little sprite, he remembered what Suika had said earlier.

"The clone knows everything she knows."

Those clones had demonstrated the ability to fly, but he subconsciously ignored it.

Seeing Suika's ability to fly even more freely than a bird, I can't help but feel a little envious.

After all, what living being with its feet firmly planted on the earth hasn't longed for the sky?

"I'll go ahead and clear the way for you!"

When Suika looked out from the plane, she saw signs of life inside. She was worried that by the time the people on this side got there, the signs would have disappeared, so she volunteered.

"Take this with you, and be careful on your journey!" Even though he hadn't witnessed Suika's abilities, Scout felt he could still trust her judgment based on the various methods she had demonstrated.

Then SCOUT handed Suika an Originium sensor and a communicator that could be used in environments with high concentrations of Originium.

After receiving the two items, Suika flew straight towards the mining area, but she frowned after flying for only a short while.

Because they were still five or six hundred meters away from the target, the swirling Originium dust clearly told Suika that this incident was not simple, or rather, that the explosion was quite powerful.

Meanwhile, the detector on her Scout emitted a sharp alarm and transmitted the observation data back to the Rhodes Island main ship in real time.

The Rhodes Island ship was startled when it received the data.

The concentration of Originium in the air analyzed from the detector, while not as high as that of Catastrophe, is not far off.

Based on this data, anyone without protective clothing exposed to the air for more than one minute will be 100% infected.

Meanwhile, data continuously transmitted from the detectors showed that the holder was moving towards a more severely affected area.

Just as Amiya hesitated, Kal'tsit, who had received the message and arrived in the Control Room, picked up the communicator.

"Scout team, please report your location immediately."

A dozen seconds later, a girl's voice came in.

"Tsk, such a big red button, I thought it was a detonator!"

Um, this is Suika. I'm currently directly above the exploded mining area. I can see signs of life below, so I'm going to check it out.

I think this communicator has a camera function, but I can't find it. Which button is it?

After a brief silence Kal'tsit picked up the communicator.

There is a black button in the upper left corner; long-pressing it will enable remote video for Rhodes Island.

"Okay, wait a minute!"

A few seconds later, a horrific explosion appeared on the large screen in Rhodes Island 'Control Room.

Below the camera was a deep, flower-shaped pit, with many visible Originium shimmering on its surface, but everyone watching the scene felt a sense of unease.

It is clear that these Originium are currently active.

"There's someone there!" someone suddenly exclaimed. The others also saw a person crawling out of one of the pits below, but his situation was quite dangerous. Originium was visibly increasing on his body. At this moment, everyone fell silent again.

Even the operators on Rhodes Island, who were used to seeing Infected die, still showed expressions of pity when they saw this scene. Severe Oripathy outbreak, even the latest medicine would be a matter of luck to save someone in this situation. Hopefully, the Originium will not appear in some fatal locations (such as inside the brain) beforehand.

Otherwise, even with the latest version of this medication, the patient's life could not be saved.

Moreover, he was currently in the center of a high concentration of Originium particles, and there were also Active Originium around him that could explode at any time.

The man also saw Suika falling from the sky. He reached out his hand to ask for help, but before Suika could land, the Originium completely took over his body.

Watching a living person transform into an Originium, Suika was deeply shocked. To be honest, this was the first time she had ever witnessed a person transform from a living being into Originium so closely.

"Are you alright?" Kal'tsit's voice came through the communicator.

"Hmm, not bad, but this is the first time I've seen a scene like this... it seems a bit too exaggerated..."

As he spoke, the Originium in front of him began to gradually disintegrate, turning into dust and merging into the world.

"You're not wearing protective gear?" As the person turned to dust, Suika instinctively reached out to grab him, but only managed to grab a handful of Originium dust.

At this point, her arm was exposed.

"No, my Originium Arts can help me isolate Originium particles in the air. You'll see!"

Suika turned the communicator around, and her large face, still spotless despite the high concentration of Originium, appeared in the Control Room.

She then switched the camera to the front.

"There are Active Originium everywhere here. Tell Scud and the others to be careful when they go. If things get too difficult, they should stay on the outskirts and wait for reinforcements..."

As for inside, I'm afraid there's no need for rescue..."

With such a high concentration of Active Originium in the air that could quickly turn a normal person into Originium, it's unlikely that there are any living people in the mining area. Even if there are, they would quickly turn into a cloud of Originium dust, just like that person.

"I will inform Scout and the subsequent rescue teams of the intelligence here. Are you going back or..."

"I'll go in and take a look, but there might be no signal inside the cave. I'll take pictures of what's inside later!"

Before Kal'tsit could finish speaking, Suika looked at the hole the person had escaped through and crawled into it without hesitation.

Inside the cave, it was pitch black. To Suika's surprise, five people lay scattered inside.

Judging from the readings on the detector on her waist, the concentration of Originium inside the cave was several times lower than outside. This meant that if the person hadn't gone outside, they might have had a better chance of surviving if they had stayed inside.

Suika quickly checked on the five people and found that, except for one who had stopped breathing, the other four were still alive.

Chapter 156 The source of the accident is never the accident itself.

She gently blew a breath, and dozens of Little Suika appeared in the passage.

Several of the Little Suika continued into the passage, while she directed the others to use the method of the Little Suika of Six Immortals of Peach Valley to lift the surviving servants and prepare to take them out.

After reaching the door, she looked at the lifeless body and sighed.

"You two, go and take the dead one with you!"

After leading the group out of the cave, she waved her hand, and the surrounding Originium dust dispersed in all directions under the influence of her ability, creating a safe passage for the survivors with lower levels of Originium dust in the air, making it safe enough for both Infected and non- Infected.

She then picked up the communicator

"This is Suika. I've found several survivors at the mine entrance and am preparing to bring them out. Please have the arriving rescue teams be ready to receive them."

After saying that, he turned around and, with the Little Suika ones carrying the patient, flew back the way they came.

After leaving the mining area, she saw Scout and his group more than 400 meters away from the mine pit.

Based on the information Suika about the mine's interior, and knowing that the concentration of Originium inside was lethal enough and that highly active Active Originium still existed, making a secondary explosion highly likely, Scout decisively halted the team's advance and instead began establishing a forward outpost there.

After all, they came to save lives, and if there is still a chance to save them, then they have no choice but to do so.

But now it's become a dead end, and the chances of going in to rescue people are slim; in fact, there's a high probability of getting trapped yourself.

Even if the entire team consisted of saints, they would never make such a risky move to enter at this time.

After all, the protective equipment they are currently carrying cannot guarantee their own safety at this concentration of Originium.

However, the place they were in was not actually safe. You should know that when Suika was in the air, the sky was filled with high concentrations of Originium particles more than 500 meters away.