In the underground palace of the North American branch of Freemasonry.
"So, the mission failed?"
The handsome blond man looked expressionlessly at his subordinates who were kneeling on the ground below.
The man had cold sweat on his forehead, but he didn't dare to hide anything.
"Yes, Your Highness the Son of God."
"We lost 10 D-level agents and one low-level spy this time."
"The other side's top brass have all been infected with the zombie virus, but it seems they have developed a serum that can temporarily suppress the virus."
The blond man seemed to be a little interested. He picked up the information of Umbrella Corporation and took a look. After seeing the list of some relatively famous researchers, he sighed.
"Lawrence, even though you have been with me for more than 20 years, you must be punished if you fail in your mission."
According to Constantine's estimation, their number should be more than one thousand, and their most powerful weapon is a warship that can still operate normally.
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"If this mission continues to fail, you don't need to come back alive to see me."
Leon took it in his hand and looked at it. It was indeed very cool, but he didn't know whether its function was as useful as Professor Thomas said.
Leon showed a professional and kind smile and said generously:
"It's not that I don't want to rescue the survivors in Florida, but we are really short of manpower. Now we are sweeping the entire state of Georgia and rescuing local survivors. We really can't spare any manpower."
Constantine stared at the almost finished cigarette in his hand, but complained in his heart, who knows how many people will be left alive in Florida in a year.
"After a year, when we have finished our work here, I will immediately send someone to handle this matter."
"At the beginning, the power I controlled was too weak. Your soldiers are quite strong. If we leave you alone, you will always be a threat to us."
"Mr. Constantine, it's okay if you don't want to go to Florida to set up a rescue base."
When the two saw Leon coming in, one of them immediately showed a happy smile on his face, while the other had no emotion on his face, as if he was looking at a stone.
"no problem."
Hathaway seemed to notice that something was wrong in the atmosphere between the two of them. She touched her belly uneasily, looked at her brother and boyfriend, and opened her mouth, wanting to say something.
Professor Thomas handed Leon a cool-looking mask made of silver and black metal fabrics, similar to a gas mask.
"She is a good girl, gentle, beautiful, and very capable. I think no man can refuse such a woman."
Professor Mallock finally confirmed that the mutant octopus meat is a non-toxic and pollution-free high-end food. After adding some medicines and ingredients, he made it into a red powder food and named it octopus muscle powder.
In order to safely control this group of people, Lyon deliberately dispersed them into Colonel William's team. Iron Wolf Frank will serve as Colonel William's adjutant and guard the fortress together.
As the name suggests, the function of this octopus muscle powder is to quickly turn those skinny sissies into muscular men through regular consumption and high-intensity exercise.
"But I can't do it alone. You have to give me enough help."
"We will not only provide you with equipment and resources, but we will also provide you with a communication channel so that you can ask us for help when you encounter difficulties and powerful enemies."
"Also, according to your request, the straps of this respirator are all designed with locks, which are not so easy to undo. The material is also a hard metal structure. If the wearer turns into a zombie, he will lose the ability to bite others."
Hearing Leon's address, the veins on Iron Wolf Frank's forehead bulged out. He resisted the urge to answer Leon's words, but instead looked at his sister Hathaway and said softly:
"That is to say, Big Boss, you can provide us with equipment and resources so that we can build some rescue bases in Florida and help you recruit survivors in Florida."
Although his brother-in-law Frank did not like Leon, for the sake of his only sister Hathaway and his unborn nephew, he could only hold back all his pain in his heart and cooperate with Leon's orders.
"Since you've found the time to come to the hospital, why not go to the obstetrics and gynecology department to check on the baby's condition? This is your first pregnancy, so you can ask Mrs. Moriati for advice. She's a very experienced mother."
With the addition of this group of professional soldiers, the anti-aircraft guns, fighter jets, military radars, and various high-tech equipment that require professional operation at the Fort Benning military base will be put into use.
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Unlike what everyone imagines, the headquarters of this shark gang is located on a large deserted island in the Florida Strait, 300 nautical miles away from Florida, on the high seas between America and Brazil.
Seeing that Frank was choked by his honesty and was unable to speak, Leon said sincerely:
"You should understand me."
On November 15, North America has entered winter. However, in Georgia, a coastal state, the temperature always remains around 10 degrees Celsius, which is not considered cold.
Leon even planned that after this group of people were completely loyal and Frank became his uncle, he would start preparing to establish a real military academy to train professional soldiers with various skills for him.
"But don't worry, my feelings for Hathaway are genuine."
Leon looked at him with a smile and said:
While the two were chatting about the design concept and materials of the armor, Avril walked in with two cups of coffee.
I guess Constantine also felt that this battle plan was rather outrageous. After being rejected by Leon, he became discouraged and did not insist on it any further.
After the gas incident, considering the power of the zombie gas and its difficulty to defend against, he commissioned the engineering department to design this multi-functional respirator and prepared to promote it to all survivors.
After hearing this information, Leon rejected Constantine's rescue plan without a second thought. It was crazy to think about running thousands of kilometers away to deal with a group of foreign navies with warships just for some unfamiliar survivors.
Constantine asked, puffing on a cigarette and squinting his eyes.
"Sister, please go out for a moment. I have something to say to him."
"I'm not afraid to tell you, if this Hathaway incident hadn't happened, I would have killed you directly and supported someone else to replace you and control this team of soldiers."
"Instead of wasting resources and letting you lie here for another half a year."
"But now that we are all family, I hope you can sincerely help me."
After a week of rest and recuperation, the Umbrella Corporation's security department gained a special force consisting of more than 100 professional soldiers. These soldiers were originally elite soldiers from the Fort Benning military base. They knew how to operate the various equipment in the base better than laymen like Lyon.
"Once it enters overload mode, it will immediately cut off the connection with the air and use the raw materials inside the respirator to slowly produce oxygen, providing the wearer with oxygen for about 30 minutes."
In this case, Leon also restrained the hypocritical expression on his face and said frankly:
"Yes, Frank, that's what I did."
"It just so happens that the more than 800 refugees rescued from Florida have almost recovered."
Leon pretended to be surprised, sat back in the seat Hathaway had just sat in, and explained:
"Brother, why do you think so? Hathaway and I are truly in love. In a few months, your nephews and nieces will be born. I will make Hathaway happy."
Moreover, the main members of the Shark Gang are not the survivors from Florida, but a remnant navy and refugees from Brazil.
However, considering that there are still a large number of survivors in Florida, Lyon thought for a few minutes and made another suggestion to the private investigator.
Constantine, with a look of relief and a mixture of sadness and joy, brought Leon information about the Shark Gang.
Moreover, unlike the protein powders on the market, the muscles developed using octopus muscle powder are not the kind of dead muscles that look good but are useless. It is a precious health product that can really enhance the physical fitness and strength of the consumers and allow them to have a strong body.
"Food, equipment, and resources are not a problem."
After coaxing the naive Hathaway out with a few words, a weak yet angry growl sounded in his ears.
"This ant-like organization is not worth my effort to deal with."
"Go away, I will endure it for Hathaway, but one day, I will kick your ass hard."
Now he is asked to stay in Florida for a long time, a place full of mutant monsters. If he says he is not troubled, he would be lying. No one is really not afraid of death.
"You should also know that in the end times, only if we unite as one can we live a better life."
On December 1, all work within the company was operating normally.
It is a perfect solution. I believe that before long, this type of respirator will become standard equipment for Georgia survivors.
When he rushed to the hospital, which had been named the Moriati Treatment Center, he saw Hathaway, who was pregnant with a bulging belly, carefully feeding broth to her weak brother Frank with a gentle look on her face.
"You can recruit people from among them. This time I allow you to recruit 200 people."
"You just want to control me and blackmail me through my sister."
"Leon Custer, you bastard, how dare you deceive my sister and play with her feelings."
It was only because when the disaster happened, all his relatives and friends died in it, and during that period, he worked together with many survivors and helped each other, which made him realize the preciousness of life.
A light armor that can protect vital parts is very important.
Leon nodded with satisfaction and gave a thumbs up to this professor who looked more like a blacksmith than a researcher.
He struggled for several minutes, but eventually kindness overcame reason, and with a heroic look on his face, he said:
"Mr. Custer, I can help recruit people in Florida."
Frank lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking. His facial expression changed. After a minute or two, he raised his head angrily, spat at Leon, and roared:
It is practical and cheap, and can also prevent the wearer from turning into a zombie and hurting others in the event of an accident.
Standard equipment, of course, is not limited to this. In Leon's vision, future survivors will most likely encounter zombies, mutated zombies and other melee physical damage monsters when exploring in the wild.
This is also the next important task he entrusted to the Engineering Department, to design a set of light armor for the soldiers of the Security Department that can adapt to the current era.
"Go to the research department and accept their biological transformation. After the transformation is completed, if you are not dead yet, you can deal with the Umbrella Corporation yourself."
"Mr. Custer, this is the latest enhanced multi-functional respirator designed by our engineering department. I named it the SEAL respirator."
Instead of being like the current security forces, which are just scattered soldiers and only know how to deal with stupid zombies, and have no experience or knowledge of modern large-scale warfare.
"You deliberately delayed my treatment because you wanted to prevent me from attacking you after you controlled my sister."
Frank became even angrier, and if he hadn't been too weak to get out of bed, he would have stood up and punched the scumbag hard.
Leon naturally showed a kind smile, walked to the bed, kissed Hathaway on the cheek, reached out and touched her slightly bulging belly, and then said to Frank affectionately:
"Brother, are you feeling okay?"
Leon gently held her hand and said softly:
"It's okay. Frank and I have known each other for a long time. We are good friends who have fought together. We just happened to have something to talk about."
He finally escaped to Georgia, a relatively safe place. Last month, he survived a life-threatening situation and traveled thousands of kilometers to gather intelligence on the Shark Gang.
Unfortunately, after more than a month, only three of the 12 people who followed him to gather intelligence returned.
He planned to use this octopus muscle powder as a special reward to those warriors who had performed bravely in battle, to enhance their strength.
"Bah, do you think I don't know what you're thinking, you bastard?"
Lyon is very pleased with the research results. Being able to produce a large number of muscular men can be regarded as a utilization of waste.
"It has two modes: overload and energy-saving. In energy-saving mode, it uses a super-strong multi-layer filter to isolate most airborne pathogens and harmful gases, effectively protecting the wearer's safety."
She first politely handed the coffee to the two of them, and then whispered in Leon's ear:
"Ms. Hathaway wants you to go to the hospital. Her brother, Captain Frank, has woken up and he wants to talk to you."
Constantine was silent when he heard this. To be honest, he was not a good person in peacetime. As a private detective, he had done everything from cheating to deceiving in order to make money.
Leon nodded slightly, then continued chatting with Professor Thomas for a few minutes before saying goodbye and leaving.
Sure enough, Frank is a shrewd man and simple lies can't fool him at all.
This is what it means to truly master the military power of this fortress. Even when facing the threats of missiles, bombers, and fighter jets, they still have the power to resist.
Good things come in pairs. A few days after Professor Malloch announced her invention, the sloppy man, Constantine, came back.
Seeing that Constantine was struggling, Leon said sincerely:
"As long as they are willing to go on adventures with you, you can take them with you."
Constantine, who has been in the business world for a long time, certainly knows Lyon's tactics. Regardless of whether he succeeds in the end, the big boss in front of him will only lose some equipment and resources.
However, having support from someone is much better than having no support at all. Moreover, with the support of Umbrella Corporation, the survivors rescued from Florida will finally have a place to live well.
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