11. Femme fatale
"I see that your movements are neat and decisive, maybe you were ready to do that, right?" Wu Yun glanced at the car door that was sealed by the slime of the two-headed tarantula, as well as Zhou Yu's side face.
"If it's chasing after us and we can't get rid of it, someone has to do it." Zhou Yu replied, and a qiē seemed to be a matter of course.
"People just want to have children, do you need to be so ruthless?" Wu Yun raised his finger and pointed behind him.
"Then why don't you get out of the car and volunteer?" Zhou Yu asked rhetorically.
"Because I have to drive." Wu Yun replied as a matter of course.
"I can drive too." Zhou Yu said.
"Well, take 10,000 steps back, and you don't need to shoot that two-headed tarantula that much. It's a waste. Do you know how hard this neurotoxin is? Use a little less. Wu Yun said.
"I know, it comes from the spinal cord of some S-class creature. A few micrograms can kill other living things. It's just that I forgot about it at the time, and I'll remember it in the future. But now the more important thing is, can our cars still move? ”
Wu Yun tried to start the engine, trying to free the rear wheel from the slime, but the slime had hardened and sealed the rear wheel.
"Damn......" Wu Yun cursed in a low voice.
"You're out of luck. Ever thought about changing your name? Zhou Yu asked.
"Oh, what should I change my name?" Wu Yun raised his hand and grabbed Zhou Yu's shoulder.
Zhou Yu didn't answer him, but waved his hand away and said, "We can only stay in the car and rest until dawn to see if the car is still repaired." And the evacuated researchers couldn't have hiked into the primeval forest. Before they were captured by the two-headed tarantula, they should have been driving too, right? We can look for their car, and if we're lucky, maybe there's a car to sit in. ”
"Bad luck?" Li Qian asked.
"On foot." Wu Yun replied.
Li Qian really didn't want to hear anything Wu Yun say.
"It's superfluous to think about anything now, it's better to rest and recharge." Zhou Yu closed his eyes, as if he was going to sleep.
"yes, there's not much else to do but sleep." Wu Yun also turned off the lights and locked the car.
"That's ...... How could you sleep ......" Li Qian whispered.
Han Li didn't speak, and raised his hand to cover his face. She should be crying. After going through so much, her hair, which was neatly coiled at the back of her head, was also messy.
Dr. Daniel did a simple examination for Zhou Qing and determined that his brain was not affected by this series of shocks and stimuli.
Time passed faster than Zhou Yu had imagined, and when the first rays of morning light fell on his face, he opened his eyes.
No threatening creatures were seen in the vicinity for the time being. A few multi-eyed birds perched on the trees and looked at them curiously, as well as a few small, unknown creatures.
Wu Yun also woke up, he took his cigarette case, and the force was still on Li Qian's face in the back seat, Li Qian was shocked, and waved wildly: "Don't eat me!" Don't eat me! ”
As soon as he made such a fuss, several people in the back seat woke up.
When Li Qian opened his eyes, he saw Wu Yun looking at him with the corners of his mouth pulled, and the subtext was "big fool".
"All rested? Get out! Wu Yun said.
"What? Get out? Li Qian was surprised for a moment and then fully understood Wu Yun's intentions.
Their car had broken down, and while the inhibitors were still working, they had to do everything they could to get through the dense forest.
Wu Yun and Zhou Yu had already opened the car door, but Zhou Qing didn't say anything, and got out of the car.
There was still the two-headed tarantula lying on the back of the car.
"Gotta get this thing out of the way, or we'll not be able to get our water, food, or equipment." Wu Yun pressed his head and said, "But it's so disgusting, I really don't want to touch it." ”
"You're asking me to come?" Zhou Yuleng snorted.
"Who wants you to kill it without finding a good time?"
"Next time, I'll give you such an important task as finding the right time." Zhou Yu replied.
He took out the rope and went around the tarantula's body, then he threw the other end of the rope up a tree, and with a sharp tug, the tarantula was dragged down.
There was an uproar, Li Qian and the others hid far away, and they didn't dare to look.
Wu Yun opened the back compartment and distributed all the water and food to the others on their backs.
"It's so heavy...... Li Qian rarely exercised, and the water and food pressed on his shoulders, and he almost fell to the ground.
"If you can't carry it, you won't have anything to eat or drink. But starving to death is much better than being eaten by the creatures here. Wu Yun smiled wickedly.
Zhou Yu was about to take over what was assigned to Zhou Qing, but Zhou Qing refused.
"If you want to protect everyone, you should carry something more important."
The group continued to walk forward, Wu Yun had enough things on his back, but he still didn't forget to carry the box where the embryo was kept.
"It seems that something in here is important." Zhou Yu glanced at it and said.
"Haha...... All the qiē is important. ”
As they walked, Zhou Qing observed the plants around them.
At this time, Li Qian stepped on something and let out an "ahh
He looked down and saw that it was a flower as clear as glass.
The petals have been crushed by Li Qian.
"I thought it was ...... What kind of dangerous creature is it......"
Just when Li Qian closed his eyes and exhaled, Zhou Qingyi dragged him away: "Be careful!" ”
Something as thin as a silver snake suddenly burst out of the center of the flower, and it almost bit Li Qian's nose by a fraction of a second, causing Li Qian to scream again and again.
The silver snake retracted, and its accumulated strength popped out, as if it would never give up without biting Li Qian.
"Quick...... Shoot him......"
"No, it's going to die soon. It's just a revenge on its deathbed against those who hurt it. Wu Yun replied coldly while standing not far away.
"What is this...... How does it grow inside flowers? ”
"Haven't you seen cordyceps?" Wu Yun said funny, "Just think of it as an upgraded version of Cordyceps." ”
"Huh?" Li Qian couldn't understand it at all.
"This is a unique biological form of the Nibelungen. Plants and animals are homogeneous. Juli Group gave it the name 'Femme Fatale'. The danger factor is C-level, which is similar to that of parasitic beasts. Because plants and animals are homogeneous, the part of the animal cannot be separated from the soil in which the plant takes root. ”
"If I can escape, will I still live?" Li Qian was not surprised by the unique life form here at all, he only sighed that he was still alive.
"yes, if you get bitten by it, maybe a plant will grow out of you." Wu Yun said with a smile.
"You're scary!" At the end of this day and night, Li Qian was very annoyed with Wu Shu.
"Wu Yun didn't scare you, what he said was true."
Zhou Qing carried a heavy backpack on his back and walked past Li Qian unhurriedly.
The group continued on, and to their surprise, they saw a car.
This should have been left by the people at the base.
"Great!" Li Qian was about to walk over quickly, but was dragged back by Dr. Daniel.
And Zhou Yu and Wu Yun both pulled out their matching guns and approached step by step.
The doors are wide open.
Wu Yun's gun pointed at the driver's seat, Zhou Yu pointed at the co-pilot's seat, and after finding that there was no problem, they checked the back seat again, and even the trunk.
After confirming that there was no problem, Wu Yun waved his hand at Dr. Daniel.
That's when they walked over.
Wu Yun tried to start the car, but there was no response.
"Isn't it...... Do you want to go on? Li Qian knew that it was impossible for him to carry such a heavy thing on his back for a day.
Wu Yun checked the car: "Fortunately, it is estimated that because of the impact of the two-headed tarantula, something fell off." There are maintenance tools in the car, Zhou Yu came to help me, and the car should still be usable after it is installed. Others are resting in place, not allowed to walk around, and not allowed to touch anything. Do you understand? ”
"I don't want to leave yet!" Li Qian sat down directly, did he look around, afraid that something would suddenly approach.
And Zhou Qing was the only one who didn't sit down, he put his hands behind his back, squinted his eyes, and kept a distance to observe the plants around him.
Dr. Daniel looked at his back amusedly. Although they didn't spend much time together, Dr. Daniel still had a good impression of the great professor of botany, he respected Zhou Qing's professional knowledge and his seriousness, and admired his calmness in critical moments. After a day and a night, he and Zhou Yu have formed a very tacit way of protecting Professor Zhou. Just like now, when Zhou Yu turned his back, Daniel's eyes kept looking at Professor Zhou. He won't stop him from observing plants, but he's always ready to pull him away if danger strikes.
Zhou Qing was already attracted by the texture of these primitive trees. They don't seem to be getting their nutrients in a way that's not just photosynthesis. Their bark is not hard, but rather like a layer of skin, and there are blood vessels and even nerves underneath the skin.
Closer, he could still seem to hear the whispers of the trees.
"Professor Zhou, drink some water." Daniel raised the kettle not far away.
"Ahhh Zhou Qing understood that this was Daniel's euphemistic reminder that he was too close to those trees.
Those seemingly harmless creatures may be hiding some danger.
After taking the water and taking two sips, Zhou Qing sat down beside Daniel, he first tilted his head and looked at the branches and leaves that were rolling into waves, without any impatience at all. His head was tired, and he lowered his head to look at the sand and mud at his feet.
The illusion was general, as if something had bypassed his neck, ruffled the ends of his hair, slid over his ears, and seemed to have something gently pulling him into his arms from behind Zhou Qing.
At first, Zhou Qing thought it was just a breeze, but gradually he felt like a gentle hand, slowly covering the back of his head, as if to determine whether the craniotomy had caused him any harm.
Zhou Qing thought it was Dr. Daniel, but the doctor was counting the water and food in his backpack, and he could see it with both hands.
Li Qian and Han Li were also sitting on the other side, and Zhou Yu was still busy with Wu Yun.
Zhou Qing became nervous, he turned his head sharply, but there was nothing.
Zhou Qing exhaled, maybe it was really a breeze, he was really too sensitive.
At this time, the car seemed to start, Dr. Daniel looked over, and Han Li and Li Qian got up excitedly and surrounded them.
"How? Is it possible to open it? ”
"Great! Let's get out of here! ”
Zhou Qing also stood up, and at that moment, his world suddenly fell into darkness, and he couldn't see anything.
At that moment, what Zhou Qing was thinking about was whether his brain glioma had grown again? Compressed the optic nerve so you can't see?
"Do you want to see it?" An ethereal and elegant voice rang out.