Chapter 404 - 373: Enhancement
The group temporarily evaded the pursuing mutants, arriving at a flat highland to rest briefly and bandage their wounds.
Standing on the high ground, looking down, the entire island resembled a battlefield. The sea was filled with swarms of frogs, their croaks rising and falling, the harbor was littered with severed limbs, and occasional sounds of artillery could be heard from the dense forest. Flames raged in the direction of the Tu Family mansion, thick smoke billowing into the sky.
Seeing Lu Hu’s hesitant expression, Li Cheng said, "The Jinyi Guard came to the island to investigate the Tu Family’s rebellion. Given the current situation, there’s no need to keep it secret anymore."
The good news, the Tu Family did not commit treason.
The bad news, what the Tu Family is up to is even more sinister than treason.
Those killed by the mutants also turn into living corpses, possessing infinite strength, agile movements, and resilient life force. Ordinary servants transformed into living corpses are comparable to a postnatal martial artist, and postnatal martial artists directly reach innate masters.
If this disaster were to occur in the densely populated North and South Zhili, or in the Border Defense Station garrisoned by the Border Army...
Just imagining that scene gave Lu Hu chills, and he immediately spoke about what he knew, "A month ago, the Tianjin Guard’s Garrison Office received two anonymous letters of unknown origin. The first letter detailed the numerous misdeeds of the Tu Family.
For example, they would use imprisonment and drugs to control foreign brides, inviting men to marry into the family, making it impossible for them to leave the island for life;
They regularly bought slaves from the Chao and Japan countries, as well as Western sea merchants, sending them to the island under the cover of night, with no trace of any slaves;
Furthermore, they colluded secretly with the White Lotus Sect; smuggled firearms to the Jurchens; sold intelligence to Japanese pirates."