Chapter 278: They Are Also Sons of the Mo Family

Chapter 278: They Are Also Sons of the Mo Family

At this moment, Sixth Brother was unconscious, so the two of them went to check on the condition of these drug-controlled individuals.

The lighting inside the space was vastly different from outside. Although there was no sun overhead, it gave off a bright and sunny feeling.

As a result, when Mo Jiuye lifted the mask of one of the individuals, he was instantly stunned...

Seeing his expression, He Zhiran quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

Mo Jiuye pointed at the person in front of him and said, "This is Tao Ran, my father's deputy general."

After saying that, Mo Jiuye couldn't wait to check the identities of the others.

Upon inspection, more than half of them were people whose names he could recall, all of whom had been loyal brothers-in-arms who had fought alongside him and his father for many years.

For those whose names he couldn't recall, Mo Jiuye still recognized their faces. He was almost certain that they were all soldiers from the army.

Seeing so many brave men who had defended their country reduced to living dead, Mo Jiuye felt a mix of emotions.

Without needing to ask, He Zhiran could tell from Mo Jiuye's expression that these were soldiers of Great Shun.

They had shed blood on the battlefield for Great Shun, only to end up like this.

They were also someone's sons, husbands, or fathers. How heartbroken would their families be upon hearing of their deaths?

Mo Jiuye slowly stood up, filled with grief and anger. "I was the one who notified their families about their deaths. I never expected that they, like the sons of the Mo family, were still alive..."

He Zhiran understood Mo Jiuye's feelings.

In her previous life, she had also gone on missions with her comrades. Some left full of vitality but never returned.

For a long time, He Zhiran was consumed by memories of these comrades.

Mo Jiuye felt the same way, watching his comrades depart one by one, the bitterness in his heart known only to himself.

"Don't be sad. Let me check their conditions first."

She started by conducting a thorough examination of Tao Ran.

The results were not optimistic. It was clear that he had been poisoned, and not just by one type of poison.

She could identify only a few of the poisons she knew, which did not cause death but gradually paralyzed the nervous system, stripping away self-awareness and turning them into living dead.

These were indeed the legendary drug-controlled individuals.

Their characteristic was the lack of self-awareness and inability to feel pain. As long as they had a breath left, they would act like robots, continuously carrying out orders from their controllers.

Speaking of controllers, He Zhiran immediately thought of Sixth Brother.

The parasites extracted from Sixth Brother had an unusual color, possibly related to the special parasites within him.

To verify this, He Zhiran brought the bottle containing the parasites from Mo Jinnian. She shook it a few times, and the parasites inside began to become restless.

First, they thrashed around wildly, then flew to the bottom of the bottle. Upon closer inspection, they even lifted their front legs.

Then, something strange happened.

The people lying on the grass all stood up and quickly formed neat rows.

Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran were both momentarily shocked.

He Zhiran tried moving the parasites further away, and the bodies of those people gradually slumped down.

Meanwhile, Mr. Si Meng, who had chased out of the city, again sensed something unusual with the mother parasite.

He quickly took out the mother parasite and saw that it was inexplicably agitated.

For a parasite breeder, such a situation was all too familiar.

It meant that the child parasites had encountered some shock or unexpected situation, often due to the death of their hosts.

Thinking of this possibility, Mr. Si Meng broke out in a cold sweat.

He didn't know which host had died. The mother parasite controlled three sons of the Mo family, each holding important positions.

Especially Mo Jia Da Lang and Er Lang; if anything happened to them, all his years of planning could be ruined.

Sixth Brother was also recently dispatched to intercept the route between Southern Xinjiang and Great Shun, assisting Southern Xinjiang soldiers in attacking Great Shun.

The parasite within him was the only one capable of transmitting information through the mother parasite to control those drug-controlled individuals.

If Mo Jia Liu Lang died, not only would his drug-controlled individuals face exposure, but years of effort would be wasted.

Creating these drug-controlled individuals required immense effort. Their combat power could match a hundred men, making them his greatest trump card.

If not for suspecting that the intruder who stole from the Prince's Mansion in Southern Xinjiang, killed his disciple at Simeng Villa, and rescued Mo Xiuyan might be a member of the Mo family, he wouldn't have revealed his trump card so early.

The more Mr. Si Meng thought about it, the more anxious he became. He hoped that the child parasite would return to the mother parasite soon, allowing him to determine who had died.

Although the child parasite would bring him accurate news, Mr. Si Meng continued chasing toward the border between the two countries.

If the deceased host was indeed Mo Jia Liu Lang, finding him sooner might save those drug-controlled individuals, or at worst, find another powerful host...

Inside the space.

Murong Jiuye stared at the drugged people with deep sorrow, for his wife had yet to find a way to detoxify them.

Indeed, He Zhiran had not found a method to detoxify them. Not only were there several toxins she had never seen before, but even those she knew by name combined in such a way that detoxification was far from easy.

Whether it was poison or medicine, the principles of mutual generation and mutual inhibition always applied. Using the wrong herb could lead to death.

Therefore, He Zhiran did not dare to rashly attempt detoxifying them.

Fortunately, both she and Murong Jiuye knew that the drugged people did not need food and would not suddenly wake up. Leaving them in the space for a longer period was not a concern.

Under normal circumstances, He Zhiran could purchase books about drugged individuals, study them carefully, and then formulate a detoxification plan.

But now they were in the Southern Frontier, where they dared not be careless or negligent.

Especially since Fourth Brother and Seventh Brother were still recuperating in the Capital City; they did not dare to stay away for too long.

If those soldiers conducted another search and they were not around, their two brothers would be in danger.

Murong Jiuye was also worried about the situation outside. Seeing his wife remained silent, he reminded her, "Ranran, why don't we return to the Capital City first?"

He Zhiran agreed with this idea.

"Yes, Sixth Brother won't wake up for a few more hours. Let's go back now."