Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 296 – Adding Some Spice for You

Lin Fan was like a wisp of a ghost, swaggering her way through the underground base that claimed to be the Federation’s final fortress.

It had to be said, this “Ghost” jewelry set was truly an essential divine tool for home, travel, murder, and plunder.

Paired with the light refraction techniques she had learned from Bai Lu’s memories, Lin Fan, though walking right down the middle of the corridor, was nothing but a mass of non-existent air in the eyes of the surrounding surveillance cameras and patrolling soldiers.

One soldier carrying a rifle even passed right in front of her, his shoulder nearly brushing her arm, yet he remained completely oblivious, walking past without a second glance.

“Tsk, impressive discipline.”

Lin Fan sidestepped a patrol team and glanced back at them.

These soldiers wore uniform gray-white combat suits, their muscles straining against the fabric. They walked without a sound, their breathing rates astonishingly synchronized.

Even the Chosen Ones of Modu would find it difficult to achieve this level of discipline.

But unfortunately, they had all become puppets.

Lin Fan’s Mental Strength swept over them like gentle tentacles.

The cortical activity in these soldiers’ brains was frighteningly low, showing only a mechanical flicker when receiving simple commands like “patrol” or “be vigilant.”

Those old geezers from the Federation had really taken “making the most of everything” to the extreme.

They had turned people into biological machines that only knew how to follow orders, preserving the combat instincts of Evolved beings while temporarily erasing their uncontrollable humanity.

“Three thousand people.”

Lin Fan stopped on a high platform, looking down at the bustling square below.

Besides the low-level soldiers who only transported supplies, there were over a thousand with combat power of level three or higher, and even dozens of level-four squad leaders.

If this force were on the outside, it would be enough to steamroll any survivor settlement.

“A pity they ran into me.”

Lin Fan licked her lips, her eyes glinting with the light of a merchant who had just discovered a gold mine.

It would be a terrible waste to kill them all.

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Lin Fan thought of the mutated soldiers at the Chuanxi base.

They were the first batch of guinea pigs to drink her “Holy Water,” and now their faith in her was stronger than their love for their own mothers.

Since these people had already been brainwashed into empty shells by the Federation, she might as well replace the filling inside those shells with her name.

“I need to find a way to make them all take a few sips.”

Lin Fan stroked her chin, her gaze roaming around the base.

Forcing it down their throats one by one was definitely unrealistic.

Three thousand people wouldn’t even line up for free eggs that quickly, let alone do so under the noses of any high-level Mental Strength users who might be hiding in the shadows.

Although the “Ghost” set could block detection, it didn’t mean she could act recklessly.

Once a large-scale energy eruption occurred, even the best invisibility would be useless.

“Got it.”

Lin Fan’s gaze locked onto a huge circular building on the north side of the base.

Countless thick metal pipes connected to it; almost all the domestic and recycled water flowed from there.

The water circulation center.

Man is iron, food is steel, and water is the source of life.

Even as puppets, they still needed to drink water. In fact, due to their accelerated metabolism, their need for water was even greater than that of ordinary people.

With a flicker, Lin Fan’s figure drifted toward that location like a falling leaf.

The closer she got to the water circulation center, the tighter the security.

The guards here were clearly a level higher than those outside. There were even two peak level-four heavy-armored warriors standing at the entrance.

Unfortunately, in the face of an invisible enemy, all defenses were for show.

Lin Fan easily passed through two sealed doors and entered the core area.

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A massive reservoir, a full fifty meters in diameter, appeared before her.

The water was clear, and several huge purification devices were humming, drawing up groundwater and sending it to every corner of the base after rounds of filtration.

“Such a huge pool…”

Lin Fan stood on the railing by the pool, a little troubled.

Even with her powerful constitution now, turning such a large pool of water into “Holy Water” would drain her dry and still not be enough.

She had to do something drastic.

“Spirit Energy purification, full power.”

Lin Fan no longer hesitated.

She glanced around, and after confirming there were no blind spots in the surveillance, she directly used light refraction to create a visual dead zone.

Then she took off her leather pants…

Voom—

The energy circulation system in her body instantly went into overload.

If she had been a mere trickling faucet back in Chuanxi, then now, she had turned herself into a high-powered water pump.

The immense Mental Strength from her “Faith Feedback” talent, carrying her own biological signature, frantically poured into the water.

The originally clear surface of the water began to ripple with an energy that was almost imperceptible to the naked eye.

This ripple spread rapidly, integrating into every water molecule.

This was no simple addition of ingredients.

As long as one drank this water, a special biological enzyme would swiftly neutralize the berserk factors in the Federation’s induction agent, pacify the violent Spirit Energy in their bodies, and implant a faith in the “matriarch” in their subconscious.

In just two short minutes.

Lin Fan felt that a third of the Spirit Energy in her body had been drained.

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The consumption was more exhausting than a fight.

“That should be enough.”

Lin Fan pulled her leather pants back on. Her face was a little pale, but she couldn’t hide the excitement in her eyes.

To be absolutely sure, she also dumped the dozen or so bottles of her reserves that she had saved up along the way into the pool.

She watched as the “spiked” water gurgled down the huge pipes, flowing toward the base’s cafeterias, dormitories, and training grounds…

It was like an invisible net, silently being cast.

“Next, it’s time to witness a miracle.”

Lin Fan flicked the water droplets from her hand, found a comfortable crossbeam to sit on, and dangled her long legs while pulling out a bag of chips to replenish her energy.

Crunch, crunch.

The crisp sound was drowned out by the roar of the machinery.

…

Half an hour later.

Base Area B cafeteria.

It was mealtime.

Hundreds of soldiers stood in neat lines, holding trays, shoveling tasteless nutrient paste into their mouths like robots.

There was no conversation, no chewing sounds, only the noise of swallowing.

Clang.

Suddenly, a soldier sitting in a corner trembled, and the stainless steel cup in his hand fell to the ground.

The sharp sound was particularly piercing in the deathly silent cafeteria.

Several soldiers next to him mechanically turned their heads, looking at him blankly.

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According to procedure, this abnormal behavior should be reported immediately.

But the soldier who had dropped the cup was now clutching his head, an expression of extreme pain on his face.

His once-dull gray eyes were trembling violently.

It was as if two forces were locked in a frenzied battle inside his mind.

“Ah… Roar…”

A low growl was squeezed from his throat.

Then, a second, a third…

More and more soldiers stopped eating.

They clutched their stomachs and heads, their bodies beginning to tremble uncontrollably. The grayish-brown patches on their skin, caused by the induction agent, were fading at a visible rate.

In their place, a faint, healthy rosy hue appeared.

And in the base’s central control room.

The middle-aged woman, watching this bizarre scene on the screen, dropped her coffee cup, which shattered with a crash.

“What’s going on?!”

“Why are the vital signs of the soldiers in Area B fluctuating so violently?!”

“Ma’am! It’s not just Area B! Area C, Area D… all the soldiers in the living quarters, except for the core area, are showing abnormalities!” the operator’s voice was filled with terror as he pointed at the screen, which was a sea of red alerts.

The middle-aged woman lunged toward the console, staring intently at the soaring data sets.

Brainwave activity: 30%… 60%… 90%…

This was a precursor to regaining consciousness!

“Impossible! Absolutely impossible!”