Chapter 174: Monsters
Bai Yujing had never seen such a strange scene, behind him was a bright and dazzling sun, but under his feet was shrouded in darkness, as if it had just fallen into the night, and ahead, the farther away it was, it was pitch black, Bai Yujing even saw the stars twinkling, day and night intersected here, Bai Yujing seemed to be standing in the middle of this line.
Everyone was nervous, because when they saw this scene, they knew that they were about to enter the polar night area, which is why summer is the season of frequent Antarctic scientific expeditions, and the weather of the polar day will bring great convenience to the scientific expedition work, and in winter, it is a long and endless night, as if the sun will never rise from the sky.
But now Bai Yujing and others have encountered a very troublesome problem, they soaked in the front of the first snowmobile to open the road problems, before through more than 200 kilometers of ice crack area, snowmobiles have had several small problems, due to low temperature and bumpy roads, the snowmobile's steel beams, brackets are cracked, but in Li Xiang and Liu Xinwu timely repairs, the cracks are welded through the welding machine.
But this time the problem seems to be a bit big, this is really a bit of a fatality, for now I can only park the car here, today has been advancing for fifteen hours, and it is almost time to rest.
Liu Xinwu and Li Xiang were checking what was wrong with the snowmobile, the cold snowflakes were whistling by, although the wind was not strong, but the rolled up ice and snow were not comfortable, Bai Yujing had a cloth between his nose and goggles, which was used to protect his face from sunburn, and as the air he breathed continued to pass by, he came into contact with a long line of ice underneath, and he had not shaved for more than ten days, and at this moment his beard was full of ice.
Wen Feng said to Bai Yujing: "We have entered the Polar Night Zone, we are less than two days away from Kunlun Station, and less than a hundred kilometers away from the place we want to explore, should we go to the place we want to explore first, or go to Kunlun Station to settle down first!"
"Let's go to Kunlun Station first, let's take stock of how many materials can be used, and then determine the next plan!"
Bai Yujing called everyone over, and surrounded everyone in Wenfeng in a tent to warm up and cook something to eat, so that they could save supplies, they had been running on this cold land for almost half a month, but then the convenience of the snowmobile and the abundant materials, everyone's mental state was still very good.
Bai Yujing took two cups of hot water out, looked at Li Xiang and Liu Xinwu, who were checking the vehicle in the wind and snow, and immediately asked, "How is it?
Li Xiang got out from under the car and shook his head: "The oil into the motor caused the oil pipe and steel pipe to burst, there is no way, we have no accessories here, it will definitely not be repaired!"
Bai Yujing immediately frowned, this is a bit troublesome, the two snowmobiles are missing one, which has a very big impact on the subsequent work: "Take away some necessary supplies, leave some food and gas, and when we return, we will use this place as a supply point." ”
Liu Xinwu nodded: "I suggest taking a break today, everyone squeezing it tomorrow, and then go all the way without stopping, and go directly to Kunlun Station!"
Bai Yujing agreed with Liu Xinwu's suggestion: "Yes, we must rush to Kunlun Station first, and see how many supplies are left in the station, if there is no supply from Kunlun Station, our remaining materials will not be enough to explore and find the ruins of Atlantis, even if we want to return." ”
Bai Yujing said to Li Xiang: "By the way, pull out the remaining oil in the tank, this is a precious thing!"
Bai Yujing turned to leave, but it seemed that he suddenly found something in the distance, as if a black dot was moving, although the sky had become dark, but Bai Yujing's vision had far surpassed ordinary people after the transformation of his physique, even if it was night, he could feel the objects in the dark and the surrounding scene through the light and darkness, and had preliminary dark vision.
So the movement of that black dot is very conspicuous in Bai Yujing's eyes, this is Antarctica, the temperature at this time is minus forty degrees, and the figure of a living thing can still be seen in this kind of place, which is a very abnormal phenomenon in itself.
Bai Yujing immediately walked over there, but the speed of the black shadow was very fast, and after passing a mountain beam, it disappeared, and Liu Xinwu's voice came from behind him: "White collar, what did you find?"
Liu Xinwu turned on a flashlight, probed around, and suddenly found a row of footprints, and immediately his face changed: "It's this kind of footprint again, it appears again!"
Bai Yujing nodded, and pointed to the distance where he had just noticed that the black dot was moving: "Just now I saw something climb the mountain from somewhere, and then disappeared, is there really something moving around us!"
Liu Xinwu was surprised: "You can see it so dark? Is it true? What kind of monster is that?"
Bai Yujing shook his head: "I can't see clearly, it's too far but it's moving fast, you look at such a big footprint, it's definitely not easy to mess with, Zhou Jun and I take turns to keep vigil at night, you have to drive tomorrow, rest early, inform everyone to be careful and stay alert!"
As soon as Bai Yujing and Liu Xinwu entered the tent, Wen Feng brought a cup of hot coffee to each of them, and inside the pot was beef broth boiled with dehydrated beef and dehydrated vegetables, exuding an attractive fragrance, Liu Xinwu told everyone about the situation that he and Bai Yujing had just discovered, and everyone's faces changed, but the only difference was that Wen Feng was very excited, and kept shouting that it must be a snow monster or something.
During the night vigil, they also stay in the tent, but the night watchman does not rest, and will stick his head out of the tent to observe the surrounding situation and sounds.
Bai Yujing guarded the first half of the night, and did not find anything, but in the second half of the night, Zhou Jun called Bai Yujing and Liu Xinwu out of the sleeping bag, Bai Yujing saw Zhou Jun's expression, he knew that something was wrong, and immediately wrapped his clothes and took out the gun.
Bai Yujing opened the gap in the tent and looked outside, Zhou Jun pointed to the roof of the car, Bai Yujing immediately saw that a huge black shadow stood on the roof of the car and swayed, even if it was squatting, it was nearly two meters tall, its thick limbs and body, its long hair fluttered in the cold wind, and the ice and snow that came with the wind whistled hit it, as if it was not affected at all.
This guy stood steadily on the roof of the car, looking at the tent under the vehicle, as if observing Bai Yujing and them, Zhou Jun raised the muzzle of the gun and aimed it at the monster, but Bai Yujing pressed the muzzle of Zhou Jun's gun down and shook his head.
The monster didn't know if it had enough observation, or if it knew that Bai Yujing and the others had found it, and then jumped off the roof of the car and disappeared into the vast wind and snow.
Liu Xinwu breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you didn't shoot just now, this guy is a little stronger than the blind bear, he didn't hit the vital point, and if he saw the blood and went crazy, we would really be in big trouble, fortunately, this guy didn't seem to have any malicious intentions, and he retreated!"
Zhou Jun said: "This monster seems to be quite smart!"
"Don't underestimate the intelligence of these beasts, human intuition and fighting skills in the face of danger are not comparable to them, but humans can use weapons. As soon as Bai Yujing pressed down the muzzle of Zhou Jun's gun, he thought of it with Liu Xinwu, and Bai Yujing was also digesting and using the knowledge of wilderness survival skills.
However, Bai Yujing felt that this thing seemed to be a little familiar, human-shaped, erect, except for the white hair, Bai Yujing always felt like the kind of monster covered with scales that he had seen in the mausoleum of the eight hundred bhikshunis, but this white-haired monster felt more intelligent, unlike those monsters, full of bloodlust and killing intent.