Chapter 214: The Rebel Army Takes the Blame for Them?

Chapter 214: Chapter 214: The Rebel Army Takes the Blame for Them?

The appearance of Silver Feather and Yin Qi gave Nick and his group a sense of crisis.

However, the netizens in the live stream were incredibly excited. They even started subtly shipping them, already foreseeing that the dark web’s shipping army would soon gain another wave of recruits.

[Blind guess: The Breeder didn’t respond earlier because she was probably busy helping the newbies integrate into the group. (If you know, you know.jpg)]

[Great, just great. Here we are, jumping up and down with worry, while they are happily flirting back and forth. Turns out, the clown is me!]

[Who exactly said Xuan Jiao was in a poisoned coma? Did you purposely set us up to get slapped in the face?!]

[Wait... The Iron-eating Beast does look a bit weak. He used to hug bamboo shoots and gnaw on them, but today he seems listless.]

After all, the Iron-eating Beast had only recently woken up. Both his physical and mental states needed time to slowly recover. Now that the live stream was on, people weren’t blind; they could naturally spot the clues.

However, Liang He and Huo An had already discussed this beforehand, so she didn’t need to scramble for another excuse.

[The online rumors about Jiao Jiao being in a poisoned coma are completely false. Due to the weather, Jiao Jiao caught a slight cold. This coincidentally overlapped with the incident of animals falling into poisoned comas within the reserve, leading people to mistakenly believe Jiao Jiao was one of them.]

Although Liang He really didn’t want to lie, for the sake of the Iron-eating Beast’s safety, she had no choice but to deceive everyone.

"Mmh~"

The Iron-eating Beast’s perfectly timed cooperation made the netizens smile knowingly. At the same time, they stopped pressing the previous topic and interrogating Liang He.

However, they were still highly concerned about the animals in the reserve falling into poisoned comas.

[So, did a large number of animals really fall into poisoned comas in the reserve? That’s terrifying!]

[I heard it wasn’t just poisoned comas. After being injected with the Antidote, those animals would even turn into Fierce Beasts!]

[Is that true? Could someone in the reserve be intentionally using the small animals to research viruses? They must give us an explanation!]

Seeing the netizens shift their attention away from Liang He, Huo An, who had taken all the pressure upon himself, actually breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter what, for both the reserve and the Federation, protecting Liang He was the top priority. As long as she was safe, everything else could be easily handled.

"Governor Huo, we’ve found traces of Xiong Yu!"

Kerry, the captain of the Law Enforcement Team, suddenly appeared in Huo An’s temporary office in the Sixth Service Area to report the latest progress.

At the same time, Lan Zhuo’s side also yielded results.

The antidote sent from Blue Star had successfully returned the animals to normal without causing any mutations!

Unaware of this news, Liang He was currently following Huo An’s prior instructions, explaining the specific situation to the netizens.

[The incident of animals falling into poisoned comas in the reserve is indeed true. The cause was someone poisoning the forest river, leading the animals that drank from it while passing by to fall unconscious...]

As Liang He unhurriedly recounted the events, the netizens finally understood the entire sequence of events.

Regardless of the cause and outcome, at least the right attitude was being shown. This allowed the netizens to gradually calm down and listen to Liang He’s thorough explanation. They were no longer as agitated as before, demanding an explanation from the reserve and the Federation.

[Speaking of which, since the incident occurred in the central area of the forest, which is rarely visited by humans, Lanton and the others were the first to discover the situation. The rumors of Jiao Jiao being poisoned probably spread from this, causing everyone’s misunderstanding.]

This reasonable and coherent explanation, coupled with the fact that the netizens knew Lanton and the others’ true identities, meant they didn’t harbor any doubts or question how the furry creatures could be so smart and capable.

With this, the matter of the Iron-eating Beast falling into a poisoned coma was completely put to rest.

[The furry squad did a great job! I really didn’t expect the Rebel Army to be so despicable as to poison the animals’ water!]

[To be honest, it boils down to the reserve’s poor security, which gave the Rebel Army an opportunity. They need to reflect on this.]

[My heart aches for those innocent poisoned animals. I wonder how they are doing. Did they really all turn into Fierce Beasts?]

The thought of the animals that had already suffered poisoning and fallen into comas not only failing to recover after treatment, but directly turning into Fierce Beasts, made the netizens’ hearts ache. While their hatred for the Rebel Army grew, they also questioned the reserve’s security measures.

This time, Lanton and the others discovered it in time, but what about next time? What if other animals fall victim again?

[Please rest assured, everyone. The moment the poisoned animals were discovered, the Animal Research Institute urgently formed a research team to develop a targeted Antidote. Currently, they have made significant progress.]

Before starting the live stream, Liang He, prompted by Huo An, had contacted Chou the Pharmacist and Hello Poison. After confirming that they didn’t want to expose their identities, she credited their achievements to the Animal Research Institute.

Previously, when the Animal Research Institute learned that the Antidote they had painstakingly developed not only failed to cure the poison but also played into the Rebel Army’s trap, directly causing the animals to mutate into Fierce Beasts, they were filled with frustration and guilt.

Therefore, when Huo An informed them of his plan to attribute the contributions of Chou the Pharmacist and Hello Poison to them, they had refused. None of them were thick-skinned enough to accept such an honor.

Ultimately, Huo An used the excuse of protecting Chou the Pharmacist and Hello Poison from the Rebel Army’s malicious schemes. Only then did the director and the others agree, reaching a consensus.

[It looks like we wrongly blamed the reserve. It’s always hard to defend against bad guys, but at least they immediately started finding ways to solve the problem.]

[Agreed. Who doesn’t make mistakes at work? At the very least, the reserve and the Federation are trying their best to make amends. It’s just that the Rebel Army was too vicious, causing them to fall into their trap.]

[Wait, you guys are too easily fooled. Are you going to believe everything she says? This incident happened a while ago. If it were truly resolved, they probably would have issued a response statement long ago, right? I bet they’re just making excuses to stall for time!]

[It’s a fact that animals fell into poisoned comas in the reserve. Who knows if they intentionally scapegoated the Rebel Army, then injected the Fierce Beast virus into the animals to put on a show!]

Seeing the tide of public opinion completely turn against them, General Nick scolded his subordinates for their incompetence while asking the Black Wizard what to do next.

After all, it was his first time engaging in this kind of public relations warfare. As a pure novice, he could only let the Black Wizard take the lead. And the Black Wizard certainly didn’t disappoint him, instantly coming up with a new angle of attack.

"To cover up their own mistakes, it’s perfectly logical for them to throw dirty water on a publicly recognized hostile faction," the Black Wizard suggested.

It had to be admitted that the Black Wizard’s ability to counterattack was truly masterful. It sent a chill down Nick’s spine, deepening his wariness toward the man.

"Brilliant," Nick praised. "This way, unless the reserve catches the poisoner or wakes the comatose animals up, they won’t be able to explain themselves clearly no matter what they say."

Once the seed of doubt was planted in the netizens’ hearts, it wouldn’t be so easily uprooted. When the time came, they would just have their internet trolls add fuel to the fire. Even if it didn’t cause any substantial harm, it would still thoroughly disgust the other side. Why not go for it?