Chapter 205 - 202: Minefield
It’s hard to describe, but it’s full of desperation.
The Serpent People could certainly detect the Expeditionary Army on the ground; they were not simply ignoring them. They were just waiting for the right place, the right moment, and then they would launch an attack.
Some memories simply could not be forgotten. Thinking about the tragic fall of Shimen Shelter No.2, thinking about Wang Hu, a regimental commander, who could only lead zombies away with a gun, Gao Yuan couldn’t help but feel panicked.
"The Serpent People could have easily wiped out our entire Expeditionary Army on the road, but they didn’t. They waited until we arrived at the Guisui Shelter and then suddenly attacked. Why, why is that!"
Xinghe thought for a moment and said, "It’s simple. The Serpent People are conducting experiments. They are searching for effective methods to eliminate humanity, methods that are swift and effective."
"Experiments?"
Xinghe calmly explained, "You are seeking a method to completely exterminate a species, and this species is more resilient than you imagined. Now, you see a large-scale migration of this species; so do you exterminate this migratory group entirely, or do you treat them as samples for research? That depends on the choice of the researchers."
In other words, humans are like fish on the chopping board, and the Serpent People stand aloof above all, their every action merely research rather than the complete eradication of every human they see.
There are still many large human settlements on Earth. If the Serpent People intended to personally eliminate them, they could have done so long ago, but they haven’t. They still have hundreds of years to research how to exterminate humanity more efficiently.
But Gao Yuan just wanted to know whether the presence of Xinghe attracted the Serpent People’s attacks.