Chapter 138: Disappearing Existence
Finger-sized bullet holes fell into the wall, fine cracks scattered around, and a faint trace of residual gunpowder could be smelled if you got closer.
"There is only one bullet hole in this wall, and there are no other bullet holes nearby, which means that the person who fired the shot only fired one shot, and this height is ...... At about two meters, no blood was found on the ground, and there was no doubt that it was a shooting of a warning nature. ”
Burreth's fingers rubbed the bullet holes, comparing his body to the height, and then said,
"I have reason to believe that there may be other armed personnel in the research station except for the members of the scientific expedition team, and there are quite a few of them!"
There must have been weapons stored inside the research station according to the regulations, and there were no shootouts here, which meant that one side chose to compromise in a short time.
Obviously, the winning side could not be the scientific expedition team, otherwise someone should have opened the door for them just now.
Zhu Jue's body leaned forward, his palm grasping a fixed counter in the part of the area that was upturned due to the angle, but his eyes were looking at the employee ID photos on the wall.
There are 5 people in a row, and there are 3 rows in total.
In other words, there should be 15 permanent personnel in this research site.
"His injuries are very serious...... It should have been caused by the dagger, the location was in the abdomen, fortunately he knew some ways to save himself, otherwise he would have died a long time ago...... I'm not sure if I've hurt my internal organs, I'll have to rely on professional medical equipment to see him, he's now in a coma due to blood loss and mental laxity, and there are medical equipment in the research station, but it still takes a while for him to wake up. ”
The victim was placed sideways on a couch next to him, which was actually tilted, but it was obviously easier for Emma to treat his wounds than before.
"Can the data in the database be recovered, this is very important, all the research results of the scientific expedition team in the recent period are in it!"
Rachel and Monsk were holding themselves against the ground in a somewhat horse-like position, steadying their bodies while checking the computer, which, according to the latter, had been tampered with and some of it had disappeared.
"The excavation equipment in the warehouse, the spiritual protector and some explosives are gone!"
Thompson turned out of the corridor next to him with an ugly face, and after attracting everyone's attention, he continued,
"Now we have only found one person, and there are no other bodies in the research station, according to the current situation analysis, someone should have arrived here earlier than us, and the time should be last night..... If I had known that this kind of accident would happen, I should have rushed over overnight. ”
To a large extent, these words were just angry words of frustration, and everyone present knew that even if they rushed overnight, at most, they would arrive at the scientific research station about five hours in advance, and they would still not be able to stop what was happening here, at most, they could make the injured person leave a little less blood.
"Last night's blizzard destroyed all traces of the outside world, and there are only two ways for us to find those people, the first is to wake up the unconscious gentleman, and the second is to recover the data on the computer, and it will take time...... What we're lacking most now is time!"
Burreth stopped studying the bullet holes and turned to speak.
Although they were reluctant, the rescue team could only wait at the moment, this is the deep interior of Greenland, surrounded by a large number of glaciers and dangerous areas, rashly go out to search, in case of a head-on encounter with the people who raided the research station, not only can not save people, but also put themselves in it.
I waited until 7 p.m.
After nearly 4 hours of waiting, the computer data still has not been repaired, and Mengsk is just a repairman after all, and there is no problem with him repairing computers or other electronic devices, but it is really difficult for him to repair this kind of information file.
The good news is that the injured man has successfully recovered under Emma's care, and Thompson and the others have unexpectedly found some useful information when they searched the entire research station.
A notebook found in a drawer in the bedroom was supposed to be a researcher's diary, and the focus was not so much on the contents of the diary, but on the photographs between the pages of the paper that had been sealed in a blacked-out plastic bag.
"That's what we've found, pay attention to your spirits, and don't forget to put on the spirit protector, that's ...... A super-ancient existence!"
The pale-faced researcher leaned back on the couch and looked away as quickly as he could from the picture that Thompson was holding in his hand, and then reminded.
Zhu Jue couldn't wait, pulled the photo into his hand, and checked the content on it.
The photograph was supposed to be taken under a glacier somewhere, and at first glance it looked like a somewhat dirty ice wall, but when everyone focused on it, they realized that there was something strange looking in the ice wall.
Not one or two, but nearly ten!
"What kind of creature is this...... Will such creatures exist on Earth?"
Mengsk's voice trembled as he spoke, and he stared at the creatures in the ice wall, only to look at them for about 6 seconds before stepping back to avoid continuing to look directly at them.
The state of the other people is similar, although they are wearing a spiritual protection device, the hue value will not increase too quickly, but they still follow the instinct of human beings to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and they choose to avoid it after just a few glances, only Zhu Jue alone pinched the photo and looked at it carefully.
The overall appearance of the presence within the ice wall resembles a large spindle-shaped vat, about three meters high.
At the top and bottom of the "vat" are starfish-shaped appendages, the top five-pointed star appendages have five round objects, which Zhu Jue guesses are their eyes, and the bottom five-pointed star appendages are shellfish-like axe feet, presumably used for walking and other forms of movement.
In addition to these, they possess five pairs of leather-like wings and five sets of tentacles sprouting from the main body.
It's another kind of psychic pollution monster that has never been seen before, but it bears some resemblance to the great race of the illusion that I had seen before in the hotel in Takma City.
Stuffing the photo back into the plastic bag, Zhu Jue had some complicated thoughts.
"Those people came to the research station in the snowstorm last night, we took them as a support team so we opened the door for them, but after they entered the door, they took out their weapons and forced us to take them to the ancient ruins......"
"Last night's blizzard, I'm afraid it's not a normal blizzard, right?"
Zhu Jue didn't ask about the situation inside the ice wall, he was now more concerned about where the initiator of this blizzard was, and after thinking about it, he continued to ask,
"You've been out of touch with the Archaeological Society for a long time, and the attack only happened last night, what happened before that?"
"Yes, compared to the attackers, the research station actually faces a more serious problem...... On the day we discovered that ancient ruin, something was eyeing us...... The communication antenna outside was completely destroyed in the snowstorm that night...... None of this matters, the most important thing now is to stop those people, they want to grab something from the ancient ruins, they must stop them!"
The researcher recounted the situation intermittently, and in the end, it inevitably led the conversation to the rest of the rescue team.
"Yes, let's save people first, this is the most important thing, you tell us the address, and we will rush over immediately!"
It really doesn't make much sense to dwell on what happened in the past now, and when you get everyone back, you can naturally discuss it slowly.
Get an exact address from his mouth.
The group set off again.
Compared with the relaxed atmosphere on the road when I came, everyone on this trip had a solemn look on their faces.
"Rachel, Emma, if a battle breaks out at that time, don't get out of the car, once there is danger, remember to retreat immediately, pick up the people in the scientific expedition team, and return to the Archaeological Association!"
Thompson's voice came from inside the communicator.
According to the original plan, the two women were to stay at the research station, but Emma joined the team on the grounds that she was a doctor and could perform on-site first aid, and Rachel said that if the scene was safe, she would go down to confirm the situation of the ancient ruins as soon as possible to ensure that this great discovery was not destroyed.
Because of the hurry, the speed of the three snowmobiles was increased to the extreme, and the location of the glacier where the ancient ruins were located was not far from the scientific research station, and after about 10 minutes, Zhu Jue could vaguely see the light emanating from the cracks in the glacier in front of him.
"Stop!"
At this time, it is naturally impossible to drive the car directly to the side, which is equivalent to actively exposing the position.
Four men got out of the car two hundred meters away from the ancient ruins.
"I'll go over and see the situation first, and you can follow up slowly. “
Zhu Jue really didn't want to waste time, so he rushed away with the Three Sun Moon Taidao at an incredible speed in the eyes of several other people.
The location of the ancient ruins is easy to distinguish, because its location is in the depths of the glacier, in order to facilitate the study, the scientific research station specially made a simple lifting device in the middle, and there are several snowmobiles and other mechanical equipment parked around, Zhu Jue deliberately avoided them, and chose to detour from a position farther on the right.
However, when Zhu Jue was only a dozen meters away from the ruins, the smell of blood wafting in the air made him subconsciously frown, and he had some ominous premonition about the situation of the researchers at the scientific research station.
It turns out that Zhu Jue's hunch was not wrong.
When he stood on the edge of the ice pit, he immediately saw corpses lying on the ground seven or eight meters below his feet.
Without the slightest hesitation, he took out the Three Sun Moon Tai Knife and stepped out, and the whole person landed suddenly.
The rich bloody aura was almost constantly impacting Zhu Jue's sense of smell, and the big pool of blood condensed on the surface, leaning on the light of the hypothetical searchlights on all sides, Zhu Jue walked around.
He saw the horror, the panic appear on every face.
"Silence...... It's really a slow step, a slow step. ”
The tip of the knife touched the ground, and Zhu Jue always felt that something was wrong.
It wasn't because of the dead, he was sure that the death of these strangers had long since been able to stir up waves in his heart.
What made him strange and even a little uneasy was something else.
Until he turned to the location of the ice wall on the photo he had seen before.
Pupils constricted suddenly.
Those who should have been frozen in ice.
Nearly half of it is missing......