45. Desert whales
Zhou Yu narrowed his eyes and searched in his mind, and he suddenly thought that the digestive organs of the Nibelungen jellyfish were all over its body, and Professor Chen was infected by the virus after touching this jellyfish, and he suddenly had a bold understanding: "Mr. Song, do you think it is possible that this virus has evolved with jellyfish for a long time?" Jellyfish absorb food directly through their own bodies, and the organisms infected with this virus decay very quickly, does this corrosion allow jellyfish to save time for decomposition and absorb relatively large food more easily? β
Song Zhiban tilted his head as if he was thinking, and nodded as he walked: "This idea is very interesting." I will teleport it to the headquarters of Juli Group as a reference for Jiang Jinghang and his team. β
Zhou Yu didn't say any more superfluous words, he just stood outside the isolation room, guarding his younger brother peacefully.
In the evening of the same day, Juli Group sent a piece of information from the most outstanding virologist Jiang Jinghang.
Dr. Jiang's report was very colloquial, not using too much jargon like other virologists. He gave Song Zhi two choices.
The first option was to abandon the base and leave with all the personnel. But in order to avoid bringing the virus back to the human world, the Juli Group did not allow them to use the shuttle pod to come back.
The second option is to find the nibelungen jellyfish's maternal lineage. This jellyfish is different from ordinary jellyfish in that they have a gender difference, and the male jellyfish does not grow very large in most cases, as in the case of the one observed by Professor Chen. But the more nutrients they absorb and the longer they live, the bigger they can grow, and it is theoretically possible to swallow a whole person. And this virus is born in their maternal line. It is only by starting from the maternal line that it is possible to develop antibodies to the virus.
"Zhou Yu, what do you think? How do we choose? Song Zhi asked.
"If it's a transfer, where can we transfer it?" Zhou Yu didn't expect Song Zhi to ask him for his opinion, but for him, he just wanted to do his best to save Zhou Qing's life.
"The first base built here by the Juli Group was converted into an observatory because of its outdated equipment, and there was enough supplies there for all of us to live for a month. After a month, if it is determined that none of us are infected with the virus again, we can request to go to Base 2, the closest to the Observatory, and take a magnetic field shuttle back to the original world. β
That sounded like the best decision to make. But Mr. Song, you still have to ask me for my opinion, which shows that things are not as simple as we think. β
"What Juli Group has studied here the most is the super healing ability and long life span of the organisms here, and viruses have not been included in the focus of research for a long time. And I have the impression that very few creatures in the Nibelungen die of disease. But it is clear that this jellyfish virus can act not only on humans but also on other organisms here, and it can deal a great blow to the self-healing system of living organisms, and Juli Group hopes to conduct in-depth research on it and find a way to resist this virus. β
"In addition to fighting the virus, do you also want to use it to attack other creatures here, using it as a biological weapon?" Zhou Yu asked coldly.
Song Zhi replied with silence.
If Wu Yun was here, most of them would have looked up to the sky and sighed, scolding Juli Group in their hearts for wanting to control the two worlds and going crazy.
Song Zhi looked at Zhou Yu's eyes, thinking about his feelings, Zhou Yu was more calm than he imagined, as if he had expected this qiΔ, and said indifferently: "Then the question is where are you going to find the nibelungen jellyfish's matriarchal lineage, and do you want our field team members to go out and catch it?" β
"At base 2 there is a specimen of the nibelungen jellyfish matriline. But the virology research at Base 2 is not sophisticated, so I need you to escort these virologists to Base 2 with your field crew, and of course you can also take people you feel important to on the way...... For example, Zhou Qing, Li Qian and even Han Li were sent to the observation post. β
"So it's a deal that makes me take risks, but it pays me. The reward is Zhou Qing's safety, right? Keep him away from the virus for a while. In addition to Zhou Qing, you must also want me to send other important personnel in this base there along the way, right? β
"Yes, I have a list here, and we will take a blood sample of all the people on the list before leaving, and we will make sure they are not infected with the virus before boarding your convoy."
"What about you? Are you leaving? β
"I can't leave, someone has to stay here anyway."
Song Zhi handed the list to Zhou Yu, opened it, and found that Zhou Qing, Han Li, and Li Qian were all on the list, including Dr. Carlos.
"Where's Dr. Daniel?"
"He volunteered to stay here to study the damage and effects of this virus on the human brain."
"I respect his choice, but I'm going to take Mo Ye away." Zhou Yu said.
Song Zhi chuckled: "Even if I don't agree, we can't stay in the ink night." β
"Then I'll go and prepare. Goodbye Mr. Song. β
When Zhou Yu and Wu Yun met again in the machinery warehouse, Wu Yun whistled: "So we are fleeing this time?" The end of the world or the end of the world? β
Zhou Yu directly threw the magazine to Wu Yun, and the two had a tacit understanding to sort out each other's equipment and confirm each other.
"What are you doing with so many tranquilizers?"
"Of course, if I encounter some creatures such as overlord silver spiders on the road, I will throw seventeen or eighteen anesthesia to pop it out, and I will not be afraid that it will not be smoked!"
"In that case, should I cooperate with you to apply for another car specifically for narcorating bombs?" Zhou Yu asked.
"Ah, is that okay? That's for the best, of course! If there is a cart of tranquilizer bombs, we are not afraid of S-class creatures! β
Zhou Yu glanced at Wu Yun and turned to leave.
With all the vehicles and supplies arranged, Zhou Yu followed the list and counted his names, but there was no Dr. Carlos.
"Does anyone know where Dr. Carlos went?" Zhou Yu asked loudly.
A doctor in the same lab as Carlos raised his hand and replied, "Dr. Carlos' research has reached a very critical stage, he has locked himself in the laboratory and said that he should not have a chance to be infected by the virus, and he will wait there for the results of his research." β
Zhou Yu closed his eyes, he knew that Carlos's so-called research results should refer to the use of bones to replicate the night spirit.
The madness of the scholar is something he cannot understand, and at the same time he cannot stop.
Before setting off, Zhou Yu finally confirmed the physical condition of all the researchers.
"Anyone with fever, muscle cramps, abdominal pain, etc., please raise your hand immediately and tell me, once we leave the base, you will not receive any medical assistance, and if you fall ill, you will most likely die on the way." Zhou Yu's expression was Yan SΓΉ's voice, and it was also extremely cold.
No one raised their hands, and Zhou Yu nodded: "Let's go." β
As usual, Wu Yun sat in the driver's seat, and Zhou Yu opened the door and sat in the co-pilot's seat, but instead of closing the door, he whistled.
Not far away, a black figure rushed out from between the gates like lightning, and rushed into Zhou Yu's position, because the force was too great, the Hummer car trembled downward.
The researchers in the convoy behind were startled.
Zhou Yu patted Mo Ye's back, and Mo Ye turned around and lay on the back of the chair with two paws, stretching his head to the back.
Although they were in different cars, they were subconsciously leaning back against the back of their seats, and deep down they were still terrified of this A-class creature from the Nibelungen. Only Zhou Qing stretched out his fingers and gently touched the tip of Mo Ye's nose.
Mo Ye's amber eyes lit up, and he stretched out the tip of his little tongue and licked Zhou Qing's fingernails.
"Alright! Everyone is here, and we're gone. Wu Yun drove off, followed by several Humvees.
This time, almost all the field elites in the base were dispatched.
The convoy sped through the desert and kicked up clouds of dust. Putting his hand on the glass, Zhou Yu could feel the temperature outside the car being high. The entire desert stretches as far as the eye can see, stretching to the end of the sky.
"I wonder what will happen to the people who stay at the base? I really hope that Dr. Carlos will come with us......" Zhou Qing said.
"And Mr. Song, although he is usually quite annoying, did not expect that this time he did not flee the base, but chose to stay in the rear." Li Qian also said.
"Actually, do you think Mr. Song is very strange, he is obviously an honest and principled person, so I don't understand why he is so desperate for Juli Group? All of his considerations were given priority to Juli Group, even if I heard that he was the adopted child of the chairman of the group...... It's as if you've been brainwashed. Han Li also said.
"Stop, stop! Don't say anything nice to me! Zhou Yu and I have almost died outside several times, and any task he gives is fatal. Wu Yun had long wanted to destroy Song Zhi with one shot.
"Then let's not mention Mr. Song...... But my biggest concern is about the virus. We have a limited number of vehicles and not everyone can leave. The people who did not have time to evacuate from the base, although they are all in the quarantine area, do not know what the spread of the disease will be? When we get the antibodies from Base 2 and come back, will the base become a dead city......" Han Li frowned, there were too many things in her heart that she couldn't let go.
"Don't think about it so much, even if this is not a human world, there is a sentence that still applies, that is, every qiΔ is the arrangement of fate." Zhou Yu said.
Han Li couldn't help laughing: "No, Zhou Yu, you are a model of our base fighting against fate!" β
After two or three hours of driving, they had officially entered the heart of the desert. A convoy of more than a dozen vehicles is like ants to this vast desert, as if it will be submerged at any time.
"Alas, how do you see anything but sand and sand when driving like this, I can't even see a small bug, I really want to smoke a cigarette to refresh myself." Wu Yun yawned heavily.
But everyone knows that even if there seems to be nothing outside the window now, you must not roll the window down.
"Do you want coffee?" Zhou Yu raised the hot water cup that Yang had prepared a long time ago.
"Forget it, that kind of foreign thing tastes like traditional Chinese medicine, I can't stand it, so it's just Song Zhihao's mouthful." Wu Yun shook his head.
Look at Zhou Qing and Li Qian in the back seat, the two are already asleep when they are leaning together.
Even Mo Ye, who had been lying on Zhou Yu's knees, yawned, burrowed his head into Zhou Yu's chest, and seemed to be asleep.
From time to time, it let out a few small murmurs, as if it was dreaming something.
Wu Yun glanced at it enviously and said with a smile: "Zhou Yu, what did you say it dreamed about?" Is it an action movie? Or watermelon? Or maybe I dream of returning to the human world with you. β
Zhou Yu chuckled: "There are studies that show that the creatures of the Nibelungen can dream?" β
"You really don't have a sense of humor, and it makes me feel sleepy. Hey! Why don't you say there is an autopilot setting on these cars, so I just need to drive in one direction, close my eyes and sleep with you, anyway, in the vast desert, I won't hit anything. β
"Don't dream, wake up early, there are no human satellites in the world of Nibelungen, how can you drive automatically?"
Despite this, Wu Yun was still very sleepy, he drank all the coffee, and it seemed that he still didn't use it much.
Just when Wu Yun was drowsy, Zhou Yu beside him suddenly pushed hard: "Wu Yun, what do you think is in front of you?" β
Mo Ye, who had been nesting on Zhou Yu's knees, suddenly straightened his back and pricked up his ears, as if he was alert to something.
Wu Yun suddenly woke up. He squinted his eyes and looked intently ahead, only to realize that the sand dunes a few hundred meters in front of him seemed to be moving, as if something was flying up and jumping in from the sand, and the whole desert was like a sea, and some huge creatures were swimming in this ocean.
It wasn't until the moving dunes got closer and closer that they realized that it was a colossal creature, the size of a whale, like a kunpeng spreading its wings, gliding through the air for a short distance, sometimes plunging into the gravel, as if swimming, and then leaping out of the gravel.
As it glides through the air, its mouth opens as if it can engulf the entire convoy in one gulp.
The wide eyes of the occupants of the car were able to clearly see the throat of the creature as it opened its mouth wide, and the jagged bones between the hoses.
"It's ...... What the heck? Li Qian, who rarely goes out on field duty, opened his eyes wide and hardly dared to breathe.
The speed of the behemoth creature was getting faster and faster, and it was about to come to Wu Yun's eyes, and the sand particles that erupted from its big mouth when it breathed crackled and landed on the glass of Wu Yun's front car, as if it was going to blow them all away.
Zhou Yu suddenly shouted: "Turn around!" β
Wu Yun immediately adjusted the steering wheel, increased horsepower, tried to bypass the behemoth, and used the walkie-talkie to notify the convoy behind; "Turn around! Immediately! Right away! β
A large piece of sand rose from the side of the wheel, and the angle of rotation of the car almost threw people out, Li Qian's face smashed on the glass, but he couldn't even scream. Zhou Qing frowned, raised his hand and clasped the armrest of the roof of the car, his whole body pressed on Li Qian's body, and Han Li pressed on Li Qian's body.
The convoy behind followed Wu Yun's big turn, drawing arcs one by one in the desert.
The giant creature's raised wings obscured out the daylight, leaving a huge shadow in the desert. The sand dripped down like a cascading waterfall. The sound of the murmur was as if the sky was about to fall, and the visual experience was indescribable.
"My ...... Oh my god! The window of the car where Han Li was sitting was close to the side of the creature, and she had the illusion that she was about to be squashed.
Wu Yun narrowly avoided the flanks of the behemoth, and the sand and dust it brought up almost overturned the car.
If it is even a second late, they will be crushed by it, and the consequences are unimaginable.
"This is a desert whale, they don't have a lot of attack power, but they are huge, and they will migrate in the desert at the turn of spring and summer. In the spring they prefer sunny areas where the sun helps them digest and gives birth to stronger cubs in strong sunlight. But in the summer, they need to go to the oases in the desert to find water to survive, or they will die of dehydration. Zhou Yu replied.
"I'm not interested in their habits and names! I just want to be sure, will they want to eat us? Wu Yun asked loudly, now everyone is not sleepy.
"No, it won't. If they will die, it will only be because we are crushed to death in the middle of their migration path. By the way, they're just B-class creatures. β
"What, such a big person is just a B-class creature, Zhou Yu, are you kidding me!"
At this moment, they saw more than a dozen small giant whales gliding through the desert behind the huge desert whale. It was a spectacular scene.
Not only Wu Yun's car, but even everyone in the convoy behind looked at this qiΔ. Compared to this, the wildebeest migration of the Discovery Channel is nothing at all, it may be a scene they only see once in a lifetime, but it is also a deadly scene.
At this time, Mo Ye, who was lying on Zhou Yu's knee, suddenly pressed his head against Zhou Yu's side face, as if reminding him of something.
Zhou Yu's eyebrows furrowed, and he rubbed Mo Ye's head with his hand while thinking, "Why do I think these desert giant whales are not just migrating, but more like they are hiding from something?" β
"Come on! Come on! Don't scare me anymore, even if the desert whale is a B-class creature, the thing that can scare them out must be an A-class or higher creature, in that case, will we still be alive? Wu Yun glanced at Mo Ye and reached out to pinch its little face, "But we still have Mo Ye here, and Mo Ye is also very powerful, right?" β
Mo Ye seemed to enjoy Wu Yun's compliment, and let Wu Yun pinch his face for the first time.
The moment he raised his head, Wu looked vigorously into the distance, as if something was connected in front of heaven and earth, but it was too far away to be recognized: "What is in front of you?" β
Zhou Qing picked up the binoculars and looked into the distance, shouting: "Oops, it's a giant tornado!" Those desert whales must be running away from a tornado! β
"I rub, there are tornadoes in the Nibelungen too? What is the weather forecast for GD Group? β
Wu Yun shouted, increased the throttle, and turned the car around, almost parallel to the migration direction of the desert whale population.
"It's said that there are no satellites in the Nibelungen, what kind of weather forecast!" Zhou Qing replied.
Li Qian was about to cry, but he finally avoided the desert whale, and there was a super tornado: "I have a yellow calendar in my computer!" It's just that I forgot to watch it when I went out today! β
"It's really better to be suffocated in the base!"
"I'd rather be crushed to death by a monster than be infected by a virus!" Li Qian has seen too many tragic conditions after being infected with the virus, and if he wants to die, he would rather die directly.
The whole convoy turned around again, marking a horseshoe-shaped mark in the desert.
But the tornado behind them was getting closer.
The convoy was at full capacity, but there was an illusion that it was about to be swept away by the wind and sand.
"It's over! We're far behind the tornado! Han Li turned his head and looked at the tornado that was becoming clearer and clearer, it swirled between heaven and earth, increasing in strength, as if it wanted to bring this desert thing into the sky.
The group of desert whales is getting farther and farther away.
At this time, Mo Ye suddenly patted the car window with his paws.
"What do you want to do in Moye? I can't go out now, I'll be swept away! β
But Mo Ye glanced at Zhou Yu and continued to hold the glass window, very determined to go out.
"Isn't there anything Mo Ye can do?" After going through so much, Wu Yun no longer regards Mo Ye as a newborn pet.
Zhou Yu also looked at Mo Ye's eyes, trying to understand its feelings, Mo Ye was firm, and even had some kind of certainty. Zhou Yu knew that Mo Ye had a speed that ordinary creatures did not have, and it was possible to get out of the tornado with it.
If he could, Zhou Yu also hoped that Mo Ye would live well, no matter what the cost.
Zhou Yu quickly opened the car window and pushed Mo Ye out, and before he could see the yellow sand clearly, Mo Ye had already disappeared.
A large handful of sand poured in, blowing Zhou Yu's face, and he had to quickly roll up the window again.
"How's the ink night, did it escape?" Zhou Qing asked.
Zhou Yu knew that it was impossible for Yi Moye's character and persistence to leave him, but what did he go out for?