Chapter 85: Predator and Prey
The rapid sound of the siren echoed in the icebreaker, and everyone was shocked when they heard the siren, because the crew would not sound the alarm until it was absolutely necessary.
And as the alarm sounded, the huge icebreaker also shook, at first the shaking amplitude was very slight, but as the alarm became more and more rapid, the shaking amplitude became larger and larger, for a while, everyone was shocked, and they all rushed out of the conference hall to the plywood.
"Professor Gucci, we've been attacked by an unknown creature, please come to the cockpit."
The crew's voice sounded in the loudspeaker, and Professor Gooch immediately rushed to the cockpit with Zhao Hong's support.
When everyone came to the cockpit, they saw that there were already many crew members gathered in the cockpit, and at this moment, they were all staring nervously at a large screen, which was the sonar imaging system of the icebreaker, and at this moment, on the big screen, a huge creature was following behind the icebreaker.
"What's going on?" Professor Gooch asked, staring at the screen.
"Professor Gucci, we have been attacked by an unknown creature, and judging by the sonar system, this creature is very large, nearly 100 meters long." A half-breed crew member said in a hurried voice, but Professor Gucci frowned when he heard this, and muttered, "A giant creature that is 100 meters long? β
Not only Professor Gucci, but everyone including me was shocked when they heard the half-blood's words.
"A giant creature with a body size of 100 meters, is it a pure-blooded dragon?"
"If it were a pure-blooded dragon, we might have sunk the ship a long time ago, and the expedition team codenamed Soshen had also discovered a huge unidentified ancient creature in the Atlantic, could it be that we encountered the same species?"
But no matter what it is, the creature that can pose a threat to a nuclear-powered icebreaker weighing tens of thousands of tons must not be handled by common sense, and if it launches a frenzy, it will definitely be a big trouble.
"How did a creature of this size keep up with us? You didn't find it before? Professor Gucci turned to look at the half-blood.
This icebreaker has been modified by the scientific research department of the headquarters, and the equipment on it is the most advanced and the least easy to damage, and the imaging distance of the sonar is as high as tens of thousands of sea meters, that is to say, within a radius of a few kilometers, if there is an unknown creature, we can detect it at the first time, so as not to be discovered after being attacked.
The half-breed simply shook his head in the face of Professor Gucci's questioning, and said, "It suddenly appeared in the sonar system, and the sonar system didn't even detect it before it attacked the icebreaker, and our sonar system scanned it out after it attacked the icebreaker." β
"Suddenly in the sonar system?" Professor Gucci frowned when he heard this, and then muttered, "Could it be that this giant unidentified creature can evade our sonar system?" Or will it suddenly disappear, releasing a spirit similar to invisibility? β
Everyone was silent when they heard this, and even Professor Gucci's protΓ©gΓ© did not speak to disturb Professor Gucci's thoughts.
Professor Gucci is the professor in the department who has studied the dragon genes the most, and if even he can't figure it out, everyone can't figure it out.
"It's gone again." Zhao Hong suddenly pointed to the big screen and said, "It was still there just now, but its figure disappeared in an instant." β
"How did such a huge figure disappear suddenly?" Everyone looked puzzled.
"There are only three possibilities for this, one of which is that this thing has a super high IQ, can evade the detection of sonar detectors, and can even release radio waves that we cannot understand to interfere with sonar detectors. The second point is that this thing is a pure-blooded dragon, which can release words similar to stealth, and the third point is that it has a super high speed, so fast that it can instantly rush out of the range of sonar detection. β
Professor Gucci pushed the frame of his glasses and said in a low voice, "Either way, it's not good news for us. β
When everyone heard this, their faces were shocked.
Professor Gooch was right, and any of these three points were enough to shock the world.
What creature can be so smart that even a sonar detection system can dodge?
If it was really a pure-blooded dragon clan, then wouldn't it mean that there was more than one god awakened in this sea area, including the fire phoenix?
If it's the third point, it's even more terrifying, the coverage range of the sonar detector is so wide, and its size is so large that it can rush out of the range of sonar detection in the blink of an eye, so its speed has reached many pieces?
Presumably, even the world's fastest missile can't match it!
Just as everyone's faces were heavy, a 'crunch' was heard, and then the icebreaker began to shake violently.
This time the shaking was so great that everyone on the ship was shaken, and items such as cups and cutlery were shattered to the ground.
"That thing is here again." Someone shouted, and everyone looked up at the big screen, and saw that the giant creature had indeed appeared.
"It's down there with us!" One of the crew members exclaimed, yes, judging by the sonar system, the huge unidentified creature was underneath the icebreaker. And judging from its posture, it seems to be swimming tightly against the icebreaker, and the reason why the icebreaker shook violently just now was because it accidentally touched the underwater propeller with its tail.
Tens of thousands of tons of icebreakers, and still nuclear-powered, the power is naturally extremely powerful, the propeller can spin the damage can cause is incomparable, almost every icebreaker when sailing, the propeller strangled countless fish.
And the huge creature actually resisted the damage of the propeller, and even caused the propeller to stop for a moment.
What does this mean?
This shows that the body of this huge creature is extremely hard, and even the high-speed rotating nuclear-powered propeller cannot hurt it in the slightest.
However, although it didn't hurt it, it obviously hurt it a lot, and its huge body slammed into the bottom of the icebreaker, which is why the shaking just now was so violent.
"Strange, it doesn't seem to have the intention of attacking us." Li Shihua frowned, looked at the sonar image and said with a puzzled expression: "Why did it stick to the bottom of the icebreaker and sail with us?" β
"If it's stuck to the bottom of the icebreaker all the time, it means that it hasn't just left the scanning range of the sonar image, which only says a little bit."
Speaking of this, Zhao Hong paused and did not continue, but looked at the big screen with a heavy face, and we all had a heavy look on our faces when we heard this.
Because the answer is self-evident, that is, this giant unidentified creature has just released the spirit of speech, and the effect of the spirit should be similar to the effect of stealth, so it can avoid the scanning of the sonar imaging system.
And since it can release the spirit of words, then even if it is not a pure-blooded dragon, at least it is a half-blood.
The so-called hybrid does not refer to the offspring born after the union of humans and dragons, but refers to the human beings transplanting dragon genes to themselves, and there are many ways to transplant them, such as directly drinking dragon blood, or accidentally eating the flesh and blood of the dragon clan, resulting in a gene mutation, and this mutation has been passed on to the offspring, so it is called a hybrid race.
And the hybrids are certainly not just humans.
Any race, as long as they have been in contact with dragons, can become a half-blood.
And this huge unidentified creature is very likely to be a half-blood.
"Such a giant half-blood, we, how are we going to deal with it?" Liu Zhen's face was pale, and his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and the rest of the people turned their heads to look at Professor Guqi after hearing Liu Zhen's words, waiting for his instructions.
"Teacher, would you like to contact the headquarters and ask for instructions?" Zhao Hong approached Professor Guqi and asked in a low voice, Professor Guqi nodded when he heard this, and said: "Contact the headquarters, just say that we have encountered a giant unknown creature, suspected to be a half-blood, ask the headquarters how to deal with it." β
Zhao Hong nodded when he heard this, and then took out an encrypted laptop, opened it, and directly connected to the headquarters.
After a few seconds, a middle-aged face appeared on the screen.
And this person is the No. 2 person in the Wushu Mountain Reserve, the minister of the Operations Department, Li Changgong.
Zhao Hong reported the situation to Li Changgong, and then asked Li Changgong what to do next, but Li Changgong did not immediately give instructions, but turned his head and asked Professor Guqi: "Professor Guqi, you are at the scene, and your judgment of the situation at the scene is more accurate than mine, and your qualifications are much deeper than mine, what should you do according to your meaning?" β
I have to say that Li Changgong is indeed very good at being a person, and this question can be said to have given Professor Guqi enough face, even Professor Guqi first smiled, and then said: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, but, with the current situation, we can only wait and see what happens." β
Li Changgong nodded when he heard this, and then said: "Since there have been half-breed creatures, then it means that you have entered the sea area that Liu Ning said, Professor Guqi, I hope you can return safely, I am waiting for you in the headquarters." β
Professor Gucci nodded, then turned off the computer and turned to us, "Ladies and gentlemen, we still need three days to sail before we can enter the designated sea area, but we didn't expect to encounter a hybrid here, which shows that the impact of the Dead Place on the sea area is expanding, and we have to enter a state of preparation for war in advance. β
Professor Gooch glanced at us as he spoke, then said, "You two are in a group, ready to standby. β
"Yes!" Everyone responded, and then began to divide the team according to Professor Gucci's instructions, originally I was going to be in a group with Zheng Ke, but Professor Gucci shook his head and said, "Couples or relatives can't be in a group, this is the rule." β
I know that the reason why this is the case is because of the bloody lessons.
When two people are on a mission together, if the two are lovers or relatives, then when one person is killed, the other person will definitely be irrational to rescue, and the final result may be that both of them die.
And if the two are just simple team members, then they will think more rationally, if they can be saved, they will inevitably be saved, but if they have reached the point where they cannot be rescued, they will also rationally flee by themselves, and take the information and information out as much as possible.
Gucci pointed me out a few half-breed members one after another, but the other party actually refused, this kind of thing, of course, the stronger the teammates, the more secure they are, but now I am a well-known C-level half-blood, and this matter has long been spread in the headquarters, so these people all refuse to be in the same group as me.
"I'm in a group with Zheng Yi." Li Shihua inserted the thorn into the belt and said to Professor Gucci: "We have been in contact for a long time, we are very familiar with each other, and we will have a more tacit understanding with each other. β
Professor Gucci nodded, then turned to look at the sonar imaging system.
"Teacher, why is it sticking under the icebreaker to sail with us?" Zhao Hong leaned over and asked in a low voice.
At this moment, the giant unknown creature had disappeared again, but everyone knew that it had not left, but was invisible again.
Professor Guqi did not answer Zhao Hong's question directly, but asked rhetorically: "You must understand the truth of predators and prey." β
Zhao Hong nodded, then frowned, and said, "Could it be that it is waiting for an opportunity, and then ...... us in one fell swoop?"
"It's not." Professor Gooch shook his head and interrupted Zhao Hong's words, then continued, "It's not a predator, it's ...... Prey. β
"What?"
As soon as Professor Gooch said this, everyone was shocked.