193: Use yourself as bait and fight to decide the outcome

Wang Qingtian brought up a surveillance video—

It showed “Xiao Lin” in the control room, his mouth torn open, black tentacles wildly dancing, frozen in a single frame.

“The problem is, he was responsible for calibrating the space-time anchor points.”

“The Demonic Beasts might already know that we plan to use the space-time rift to teleport to the northern hinterlands and execute a decapitation strike.”

Wang Qingtian took a deep breath, “This plan is no longer viable…”

“It’s smarter than we imagined.”

Wang Qingtian gave a bitter smile: “Indeed, it possesses a considerable degree of intelligent life…”

“But no matter what, we must resolve the trouble here as quickly as possible.”

He brought up another report, “This is intelligence just sent back by the reconnaissance team heading to the East Sea; the corruption speed of that Demonic Beast is accelerating.”

On the screen, satellite images showed that the seawater along the East Sea coast had turned into a viscous black, churning like oil.

Even more terrifying, the corrupted area was expanding at a visible rate, devouring all life within the sea.

Even the northern coastal regions were affected.

“Experts estimate that in a month at most, all of the Federation’s coastlines will fall.”

Wang Qingtian said with a heavy voice, “And three months from now… the entire Pacific Ocean will become its hunting ground.”

The conference room fell into a dead silence.

After a long while, Su Lei suddenly spoke, “In that case, let’s attack it head-on.”

“Attack it head-on?” Wang Qingtian shook his head lightly, his tone helpless.

“The northern region is vast, and there’s a huge disparity in strength between us. Just holding the defensive line is extremely difficult. We simply don’t have enough troops to Breakthrough the Demonic Beast’s lair.”

“No need to Breakthrough.” Su Lei’s gaze fell on the sand table, his finger lightly tapping the core area of the northern region, “Make it come out itself.”

Wang Qingtian frowned: “What do you mean?”

Su Lei’s lips curved slightly upward, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

“Since it possesses intelligence, then let’s offer it… bait it can’t refuse!”

“Bait?”

Facing the confused gazes of everyone, Su Lei slowly said:

“Whether it’s the west, the east, or the north, or even the ancient era thirty thousand years ago.”

“These Demonic Beasts all share a common characteristic.”

“They corrupt and infect other living beings, turning them into their Puppets, constantly expanding their territory.”

Dean Li suddenly sat up straight, his eyes widening slightly behind his glasses: “Just like cancer cells…”

Su Lei nodded: “And there must be a deeper reason for doing so.”

Wang Qingtian leaned his hands on the edge of the sand table, eagerly asking: “You mean… they aren’t corrupting unconsciously?”

“Quite the opposite.” Su Lei said in a deep voice, “My guess is that there is also competition among these Demonic Beasts.”

He waved his hand, and the scene on the sand table suddenly changed; three pitch-black shadows on the virtual map devoured and tore at each other.

“If there were no human intervention, they would eventually occupy the entire world, and then… slaughter each other until the last victor is decided.”

The temperature in the conference room seemed to drop sharply.

Wang Qingtian’s Adam’s apple bobbed, his voice hoarse: “So when they just broke free, or even while they were still in Seal, they couldn’t wait to release dark Qi and corrupt living beings…”

“Because they need troops.” A cold glint flashed in Su Lei’s eyes, “They need enough pawns to deal with future internal strife.”

Wang Qingtian’s eyes lit up, “Although this speculation has not yet been confirmed, it… is very convincing.”

“If the Demonic Beast comes personally to take this bait, then the plan proceeds as usual.”

“If it only sends out a fourth-tier Demonic Creature, we can take the opportunity to cut off the Demonic Beast’s left and right arms.”

“If the Demonic Beast brings its army of millions to the pre-arranged battlefield… we can use nuclear weapons!”

“Although it can only weaken the Demonic Beast’s protective dark aura slightly, it can instantly annihilate countless Demonic Creatures!”

Everyone’s breathing became heavy.

No matter which method the opponent chose, they held all the advantages!

“So, the bait must be delicious enough.” Su Lei said lightly, “Delicious enough for it to take the risk.”

Wang Qingtian suddenly frowned. “But the problem is… we can’t use our top experts as bait.”

Another person echoed: “Exactly, it’s too dangerous.”

Su Lei said calmly: “I will be the bait.”

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone was immediately shocked.

Wang Qingtian objected without thinking: “No.”

“You are the only one who can Seal the Demonic Beast; if something happens to you, the entire Federation will lose its last hope!”

Dean Li pushed up his glasses, the lenses reflecting a cold light: “Su Lei, your value far exceeds any bait plan.”

Other commanders also echoed, some even standing up directly.

“We cannot let you take such a risk!”

Su Lei did not respond immediately, but slowly raised his hand.

—Buzz!

The sky prison scabbard vibrated, and a dark red blade light rippled out like water.

In an instant, the air in the entire conference room seemed to solidify.

Everyone’s voices stopped abruptly, as if their throats were choked by an invisible force.

“You’ve got one thing wrong.”

Su Lei’s voice was very soft, but carried an undeniable chill, “I’m not asking for your opinions.”

Wang Qingtian’s pupils suddenly contracted.

“The Demonic Beast’s intelligence far exceeds your estimations; ordinary bait won’t make it bite. But if it’s me—”

Su Lei’s lips curved slightly, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

“A human who just forged a weapon from its severed limb, a human who can threaten its life and death…”

“It will never let go of this opportunity!”

Everyone fell into silence.

Suddenly!

A piercing alarm tore through the silence of the command center.

“Warning! Warning!”

“The Northern Demonic Tide has erupted ahead of schedule! The vanguard has Breakthrough the third defensive line!”

Everyone was startled and quickly looked at the holographic projection map.

Across the entire northern region, densely packed red dots suddenly began to move from all directions towards the military base.

Dean Li’s fingers rapidly tapped on the control panel, switching the holographic projection to real-time battle status.

A vast, endless army of Demonic Creatures surged across the snowy plains, even the accumulated snow in their wake was stained black.

And the four Demonic Creature leaders, who were originally stationed in the four directions, were also slowly approaching!

Everyone gasped.

“Impossible…”

“They already know our plan; knowing that we want to assassinate their leader, why don’t they hold their defenses, but instead actively launch an attack?”

Wang Qingtian’s face was extremely grim.

“It seems they also don’t want a stalemate and intend to immediately engage us in a decisive battle…”

Everyone followed his gaze to Su Lei, their expressions hardening.

It was exactly as he had predicted!

“No time to hesitate.”

The conference room door suddenly opened, and Qin Wuyan strode in.

All the generals immediately stood up and saluted.

Qin Wuyan nodded slightly to everyone, finally resting his gaze on Su Lei.

“Proceed according to your plan…”

“Commander Wang, issue the order for all bases to immediately commence operations.”

“Cover Su Lei as he goes to the central northern region, to draw all the Demonic Creature army.”

“Dean Li, reset the space-time rift coordinates.”

“Zhao Wuji, get your special squad ready. After the nuclear strike, you and I will teleport to the battlefield immediately to contain the Demonic Beast, allowing Su Lei to complete the Seal!”

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