#320 - Chapter 320 Attempt to Attack from Underground

"Is the information reliable?" Shen Tu Zheng Hao asked to confirm.

"Absolutely reliable!" Dai Zheng replied with certainty.

Shen Tu Zheng Hao paced back and forth in the cramped command center, contemplating something.

"Report!" Just then, a soldier ran in to report.

"Speak!" Shen Tu Zheng Hao said.

"Reporting, Commander! Those dung beetles have stopped attacking." The soldier reported.

"Is that so?" Shen Tu Zheng Hao walked to the screen and looked at the image.

In the picture, the dung beetles surrounded the border, no longer charging inward.

"Alright, I understand. You may leave!" Shen Tu Zheng Hao replied.

"Yes!" The soldier acknowledged and left.

Shen Tu Zheng Hao wasn't surprised by this. Since it was being manipulated artificially, any situation could arise.

"Commander, we have detected other situations as well," Dai Zheng reminded.

"Really? Speak quickly!" Shen Tu Zheng Hao urged upon hearing Dai Zheng's words.

"We have also detected a large number of zombies, as many as one million," Dai Zheng said.

"Zombies? Right in Bartow City?" Shen Tu Zheng Hao asked.

"Yes," Dai Zheng nodded.

"Can this Iron Tower defend against zombies?" Shen Tu Zheng Hao asked.

He wasn't afraid of zombies themselves, but he feared that the zombies were also being manipulated. It was daytime now, so it was definitely fine. But if a million zombies swarmed in at night, Shen Tu Zheng Hao wasn't confident he could withstand it.

Moreover, they were currently surrounded by dung beetles, making it impossible to move.

"Yes!" Dai Zheng answered.

"You remember where they're all hiding?" Shen Tu Zheng Hao asked.

"I remember," Dai Zheng nodded in response.

Shen Tu Zheng Hao looked at him with a strange expression, feeling like this kid had become smarter. When they were in the army before, how come he hadn't noticed?

"Then mark them all out," Shen Tu Zheng Hao said, handing over the tablet.

"Yes, Commander!" Dai Zheng took the tablet and began to operate it.

Shen Tu Zheng Hao watched from the side.

Fifteen minutes later, the marking was complete.

Dai Zheng handed the tablet back.

"Is there anything else?" Shen Tu Zheng Hao asked, taking the tablet.

"No more," Dai Zheng said.

In fact, Dai Zheng had another mission, which was to investigate the truth behind the pikas being manipulated. However, he couldn't reveal this purpose, and since he hadn't found any clues yet, there was no point in mentioning it.

Now it seemed that not only pikas, but also dung beetles and ants were being manipulated.

This was quite intriguing. It indicated that the enemy's technology for controlling animals had universal applicability.

"What method are they using to achieve this?"

Dongfang Chen sat in the base, pondering this question.

He had already ordered the queen bee to search the entire Bartow city area, but found no suspicious master control equipment.

He didn't believe in supernatural events, nor did he believe that these low-level creatures had more advanced intelligence than others of their kind. Behind all of this, someone was definitely manipulating things from behind the scenes.

But how were they controlling them?

Whether it was his bee-ant robots, nanobots, or even simulation robots, all of these required a master control program. Without a master control program, they were just a disorganized mess, unable to do anything.

But where exactly was their master control? What form did it take?

There was another point that Dongfang Chen couldn't understand.

Living things have their own habits. Animals like pikas are not social creatures. They don't need a queen like ants or bees. These animals survive independently. What caused them to act collectively?

So, finding the other party's master control wasn't the most difficult part. The most difficult part was that he didn't even know what form the other party's master control took. In other words, he didn't even know what he was looking for.

"Alright, then go and rest for a bit. I'll call you if anything comes up," Shen Tu Zheng Hao said.

"Yes, Commander!" Dai Zheng saluted and left.

After Dai Zheng left, Shen Tu Zheng Hao took out his phone and called Bai Li Ji.

"Councilor Bai Li, I have a situation to report."

… …

On the other side, Ling Tian was still carefully pondering in his office.

That glowing Iron Tower, whatever it was, had completely disrupted his plans.

He looked at the images on the computer while rubbing a white object in his hand, not saying a word.

Ling Su stood behind him, not daring to make the slightest sound at this moment, for fear of disrupting his train of thought.

"Su Su, what do you think would happen if we attacked from underground?" Ling Tian suddenly asked.

"Senior Brother, are you saying we should dig a tunnel and drill over from underneath?" Ling Su asked.

"That's what I mean," Ling Tian replied.

"I think we can try it," Ling Su replied after thinking for a moment.

"Alright, then let's try it. Go and arrange it," Ling Tian said.

It was clear that Ling Su was controlling those insects and animals.

"Okay, I'll go now," Ling Su nodded and left.

Soon, the dung beetles in the picture began to move.