Chapter 238: The terror of humanity
Using the Spirit Mother corpses delivered one after another, the Crystal Ball Witch continued divining the locations of the relevant targets.
Although a fixed, transparent vapor barrier had been installed, the smell of blood still occasionally drifted over from the rear half of the hall. Fortunately, the tactical hall's ventilation and air-conditioning system was excellent, so it had little effect on the staff inside.
Tao Xingzhi habitually took a cigarette from his pocket and held it between his lips, but did not light it.
He pondered the matter of the Spirit Mothers contacting one another by phone.
When the surprise attacks began tonight, some Spirit Mothers that escaped must have sent messages to the others, leading to that counter-ambush by the Mutant Creatures.
Less than ten minutes had elapsed between Macrophage Team 2 discovering the ambush and eliminating the twelve Spirit Mothers within it. He did not know whether the other Spirit Mothers had learned that the ambush had failed.
Perhaps, aside from phones, there were unknown connections between Spirit Mothers or Parasitic Spirits. After all, even Dawn's people were being so cautious.
Tao Xingzhi glanced again at the Crystal Ball Witch, who was engrossed in her divination. The severed limbs surrounding her gave off an eerie air.
Then he looked at the large screen and the smaller displays. Styluses darted across them from time to time, marking newly determined target locations.
Quite a few had already left residential areas such as housing complexes and hotels, appearing on streets or highways.
Simply for the purposes of "feeding," Spirit Mothers had no reason to go out onto major roads. Kyoto City's dense population meant that any residential area could provide enough "meat."
He checked his watch. It was already twelve thirty-five.
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