Chapter 117: Pure Lotus Path

With a roar that refused to give in.

Feng Ling successfully gained the approval of the Shadow Moon Leopard and was soon taken away from the camp by it.

The contract with the forest spirit allowed Yu Ke to fully trust the Shadow Moon Leopard. At least outside the forest, Feng Ling was absolutely safe.

With his worries lifted, Yu Ke had no more worries.

The helicopter arrived above the camp and a cold white beam of light was cast.

It illuminated a man standing alone in front of the ruins with a bow and arrow on his back and a battle axe in his hand, and under his feet was a fainted sick tiger.

Grabbing the rope ladder and boarding the helicopter, Yu Ke saw An Saili, who was fully armed. He threw the sick tiger aside and asked in a deep voice,

"Where is the base?"

"It's a farm outside the city. They used the feed warehouse as a cover and built the base underground. The patrol team and the special service department are already rushing to the scene. The intelligence personnel are waiting outside the base and will take action when we arrive."

An Saili noticed that Yu Ke's mood was a little strange. Recalling the ruins of the camp he had just seen, he guessed that the latter was angry because his residence was destroyed, so he said,

"You can rest assured about the camp. The attack on you is a public matter. The Forestry Defense Bureau and the Disaster Prevention Bureau will soon send an engineering team to rebuild a brand new patrol camp without you having to pay a penny."

"I'm not worried about the camp. I just want them to pay the price now. This guy should know a lot of inside information. Is the strange containment object you mentioned before that can be used for interrogation still there?"

Yu Ke raised his foot to step on the sick tiger's shattered knee and rolled it back and forth, stimulating him to wake up from his coma with severe pain, and asked.

Hearing that he would be interrogated by the strange containment, Binghu's already pale face became even uglier.

"I have contacted the Disaster Prevention Bureau, and someone will come with the item. This guy's good days are still to come."

Glancing at Binghu who was struggling violently, Anseli tied his golden long hair into a high ponytail and said with a strange expression.

Strange containment is not an ordinary object. They have all kinds of effects, and some have extremely strong side effects. The strange containment that can be used for interrogation happens to be one of them.

Unless it is a criminal who is extremely vicious or involved in a major case, it is not allowed to be used.

The reason is that the side effects are too serious, even to the point of being inhumane.

"That's even better."

Leaning back against the wall of the helicopter, Yu Ke counted the number of special arrows in the quiver and had a bottom line in his mind in advance.

The helicopter turned to the gathering point and flew over the woods at high speed.

The atmosphere in the cabin was a bit dull. After a brief silence, Ansai Li took the initiative to mention the information that Yu Ke had submitted to the Forestry Bureau not long ago.

"Regarding the special items you provided, the internal research of the Disaster Prevention Bureau has achieved preliminary results. That blood-colored lotus, some scholars have found a similar emblem in historical documents hundreds of years ago, which came from a very active cult organization at that time, Jinglian Dao!"

"It is indeed a cult organization. Are there any other clues?"

Regarding the cult organization that broke into the underground palace of the temple and sealed the forest spirit, Yu Ke suddenly became excited.

"The active period of the Pure Lotus Sect was from 1633 to 1895. It was a widely spread cult organization. It believed in the 'Holy Lotus Mother Buddha' and believed that there were two forces in the world that were fighting each other, also known as the Light and Dark Sects."

An Saili took out his mobile phone and opened the file he had just received. After a brief introduction, he simply handed the phone to Yu Ke and said,

"The content is a bit complicated. I was going to give it to you after sorting it out. Now you can read it yourself."

The file contained some filmed documents and some annotations sorted out by scholars within the Disaster Prevention Bureau. The content was a bit complicated. Yu Ke himself was not an expert in this field and could only take a quick look.

The Light and Dark Sects in the narrative of the Pure Lotus Sect's doctrine are not difficult to explain.

Light is light, which represents kindness and truth, and Dark is darkness, which represents sin and irrationality. The Pure Lotus Sect believed that these two forces were constantly fighting in the past, present and future.

When the Holy Lotus Buddha Mother comes to the world, light will finally defeat darkness. Therefore, the Pure Lotus Dao divides the entire process of the Holy Lotus Buddha Mother from conception to birth to saving the world into three stages.

That is, the so-called "world chaos", "great extinction", and "pure heaven"!

The above is only the core doctrine of the Pure Lotus Dao. In various periods, in order to satisfy the evil desires of the sect leaders at that time, they would add various strange annotations to the basic doctrines, which will not be elaborated here.

To put it bluntly, it is the cult rhetoric that the end of the world is coming, and believers sacrifice everything in exchange for entering the Buddha Kingdom in the future and enjoying peace.

According to ancient records, the Pure Lotus Dao did show various "immortal methods" during its dissemination, but it was generally regarded as a sleight of hand later. The cult was finally ordered to be wiped out by the then rulers in 1895, and its power gradually weakened and eventually disappeared.

"Has this organization been wiped out?"

Seeing this part of the content, Yu Ke looked at An Saili with some surprise.

"Yes, the documents show that the Pure Lotus Sect at that time was at the end of its cycle of prosperity and decline. Their followers were all over the country, but the core members of the organization suddenly disappeared, causing the tribe to fall apart and eventually be wiped out by the army sent by the court."

An Sai Li, who had previously consulted the information, was obviously confused by the sudden collapse of the Pure Lotus Sect and shrugged his shoulders.

"Prosperity and decline"

Repeating this word, Yu Ke recalled what he saw and heard in the underground palace of the temple.

Especially the dragon-headed zombie with a dragon mask, perhaps it was one of the core members of the Pure Lotus Sect back then?

It was responsible for guarding the underground palace of the temple, so where would the other core members appear?

At present, the information that the Disaster Prevention Bureau can find is still limited to the content recorded in some official documents. As for the things that the Pure Lotus Sect did in its heyday, there are still related inside stories that are still under investigation.

Judging from the current situation, the direction of the investigation is correct.

Yu Ke believes in the intelligence capabilities of the official government.

While thinking, the helicopter passed the transfer station and approached the target area.

Not long after, An Saili received intelligence from the front line. The first patrol group arrived at the scene and sent a drone to monitor the feed warehouse where the base was located, and at the same time to investigate whether there were other entrances and exits nearby.

As the leader of the third patrol group, An Saili quickly received the on-site images sent back by the drone, so he got up with a handheld computer and sat next to Yu Ke to adjust the angle of the picture.

The feed warehouse in the drone camera was normal, and there was an open grazing area around it. Because the rain was gradually increasing, the livestock had been driven back to their respective pens, which was also considered to help the Disaster Prevention Bureau clear the field in advance.

As the helicopter began to approach the target location, the sound of each group taking position was heard in the channel.

This operation was a joint operation of the Forestry Defense Bureau and the Disaster Prevention Bureau, and a large number of elite soldiers were assembled to vow to take down this base.

"Confirm that there are no civilians around the target area. The operation will officially begin in one minute. All units should pay attention to blocking the road to ensure that no member escapes."

An encirclement operation like this requires every second to count. Yu Ke's temporary joining does not mean that the action plan formulated by the Disaster Prevention Bureau will be changed because of his arrival.

Besides, Yu Ke and An Saili will arrive at the target location in about five minutes. At that time, they can directly take a helicopter to the battlefield. Otherwise, in order to avoid alerting the enemy, they will have to land in the outer area in advance and walk.

That will only waste more time meaninglessly.

Yu Ke has no opinion on this. He is not interested in competing with the patrol team and the special service department for credit. He came here specifically to ensure the victory of the operation, prevent escape, completely eliminate this stronghold, and personally escort the sick tiger for interrogation.

The raid operation entered the countdown.

The drone that was originally hovering on the periphery began to move forward, and the camera was always locked on the warehouse.

Yu Ke and An Saili put their heads together, and their eyes were focused on the several rockets that were shot on the screen.

Considering that the base was hidden in the warehouse, it was very likely that personnel would be arranged and various trigger traps would be set up in the warehouse on the surface. The Disaster Prevention Bureau did not intend to give them any chance to seize the initiative.

Dragging a narrow tail flame, the rocket rushed into the warehouse and caused a violent explosion, directly blasting the front outer wall to pieces. Then three armed helicopters approached rapidly, and the high-power searchlights mounted on both sides projected strong light. The strong wind pressure caused by the propeller blew away the smoke and dust, and the deterrent voice was broadcast in a loop, so that the members hidden in the base immediately gave up resistance.

At the same time, the patrol team and the special service department, the two core armed forces from the Forestry Bureau and the Disaster Prevention Bureau, began to advance on the ground, and cooperated with infantry fighting vehicles and drones to surround the warehouse from all directions.

According to the intelligence obtained by the Disaster Prevention Bureau during the interrogation, this base is the most important research room inside, and a lot of resources have been invested. It must be conducting a very critical experiment, which may be the secret they are trying every means to cover up.

"Attention, all units, the entrance to the base is behind the warehouse on the left, especially watch out for suicide attacks by the enemy"

"Report, the entrance to the base is opening, someone is emerging from it, no, they are not human!"

"Humanoid unidentified creatures found! Three, five. A group of monsters are pouring out of the base, open fire!"

The frontline personnel continuously reported in the action channel, and the battle broke out immediately.

Through the images taken by the drone, Yu Ke soon saw a large number of ragged humanoid monsters appearing in the smoke that had not yet dissipated. Their bodies were obviously deformed, either in the limbs or the torso.

They looked a bit like the deformed beasts infected by Pandora that had been seen in the depths of the Mirror Lake Forest not long ago.

These monsters swarmed out of the entrances and exits of the base, like hungry beasts that had been imprisoned for a long time, and they charged towards the patrol team and the special service department that surrounded them as soon as they were released from the cage.

As expected, they were hit hard.

The fully armed elite special forces teamed up with infantry fighting vehicles quickly shot and killed these monsters. Only a small number of them rushed into the siege team, but they were quickly eliminated by the extraordinary people who came with the team.

The situation seemed to be one-sided, but Yu Ke, who was watching the whole battle, could not help but frown.

The reason was simple. This operation was a surprise attack and the goal was to uncover as much internal information as possible. For this reason, the Disaster Prevention Bureau immediately launched the operation after learning the location of the base through interrogation.

Under normal circumstances, how could so many monsters rush out as soon as the entrance and exit of the base were opened?

More importantly, after the drone enlarged the scene, Yu Ke could clearly see that although the clothes on some of the monsters were tattered, they could still be seen from the remaining parts as the protective clothing and white coats commonly worn by researchers.

It couldn't be that there was an accident in the research, causing everyone in the base to turn into monsters and block the entrance and exit, right?