Chapter 17 The Freshwater Squid

Professor Yunge used a satellite phone in the submarine to call the director of the Interpol headquarters in Lyon and told him that they had indeed found a large lake monster in Lake Geneva, Switzerland.

Professor Yun Ge said: It is estimated that it is a ten-clawed giant squid (large cuttlefish) genetically modified by Dr. Canaan, from the number of its skin, the thickness and area of the cortex (it can also be said to be the volume) and the size of the hard claws in the straw, this water monster squid is as big as he has never seen, Professor Yun Ge can not estimate how big it will be, but at least, not counting the squid's tentacles (eight short and two long), the body of the big squid alone must be longer than the submarine he is riding, that is, more than six meters in length.

Scientists at Interpol headquarters in Lyon, as well as many other staff, have always been convinced that there are legends of oversized cuttlefish (commonly known as the Great Squid King) and octopus sea monsters in the deep sea. In fact, from the deep seas of the North Atlantic, the Akatsumi Pacific and the Antarctic Ice Ocean, legends of the giant squid and octopus monsters are circulated.

The more ancient Indians and Norse Vikings, the legends in their mouths are not only the appearance of large squid or octopus in the sea, but also the oral legends and cave paintings of freshwater giant squid and octopus in the inland lakes of the mainland...

There was once a case about the freshwater octopus monster, located in Oklahoma, USA, a small freshwater lake that, according to the oral tradition of the ancient Indians, had a monster in this lake. Later, an American television station produced Oklahoma Octopus, a giant octopus in Oklahoma, was broadcast on the Discovery Channel, and Lake Tamaki saw tentacled creatures and attacked overnight travelers.

(If you're interested in fantasizing about the big bird thief in the lake, you can watch Lord of the Rings episode 1, Lord of the Rings I)

In addition, the North Sea oil fields in Northern Europe and the deep water areas of the Baltic Sea are most likely to appear in the waters of the United Kingdom, and there are ancient legends that there are such monsters, but no one has ever said whether the sea monster belongs to the octopus or the squid, they collectively call it Kraken (a sea monster with tentacles), employees of the North Sea oil fields, Some people disappeared mysteriously while working, and it is estimated that it is also related to this monster.

If you don't think legends or television can be trusted, what about your friend's own experience?

Finally, a true story takes place in the waters of the South China Sea, near the Philippines. This story comes from the childhood experience of Dr. Wu Jinchao, a college classmate of Professor Yun Ge and now the dean of the Institute of Marine Biology at Naha University in Japan.

He was the son of a fisherman, and when he was a teenager, he had to go to sea to accompany his family to fish. It was about the winter of 1972, on a cold night with a strong north wind, and Professor Wu's boat, which was fishing in the coral reef area near Cebu Island, used traditional Chinese wooden boats, with a pair of big eyes on the bow, these wooden pelagic fishing boats, each weighing about three to four hundred tons (including catches).

The night was rough and the sea was particularly cold (although the waters in Cebu, Philippines, were always warm in winter), and the captain felt a little uncomfortable with his sixth sense and years of sailing experience.

The captain solemnly warned all the crew: there will be danger tonight, and the captain said: The big and small fish and dolphins and sharks near the ship have been swimming out with all their might, and more importantly, the captain has the feeling of being stared at, in other words, his ship has become a prey, but he doesn't know what kind of monster is going to hunt their big fish ship?

The captain decided that the only safe way to land was to find a shallow beach as soon as possible. However, the nearest island is also more than 100 nautical miles away, and there are many reefs nearby, but the reef will never be able to stop the attack of sea monsters, so don't think that it is safe to be on the reef.

With the speed of the wooden boat's motor, it will take at least five hours to reach the safety of the beach, and the captain orders his men to take fish cannons, spearguns, broadswords, pistols, etc., and prepare to fight the water monster...

When everyone relaxed their guard, a 30-meter-long octopus climbed onto the roof of the captain's room of the fishing boat, trying to pull over the wooden boat, its eight claws had been entangled in the hull, two or three claws broke into the wooden hull, piercing the boat, the wooden boat of three or four hundred tons capsized in a moment, more than 20 people fell into the sea, and only three people were able to swim ashore, including Dr. Wu and two young companions, and the captain and a group of people, I believe it's already breakfast for big octopuses.

Until the morning, the Philippine military's search and rescue ship arrived, but no body was found, and the wreckage of the wooden fish boat was also scattered in the waters around Cebu Island.

Professor Yunge knows that both octopus and giant squid are extremely intelligent sea creatures, intelligent and conscious. If they are transformed into larger-lived, larger-lived mutants by careerists, they can cause panic in humanity.

The staff next to Professor Yun Ge suddenly shouted: "An unknown object is coming towards us at high speed... After saying this, Professor Yun Ge and the others saw two or three, very thick purple-white tentacles, as well as jujube red straws and sharp barbs, each of which was the size of a normal European adult man's fist.

This is a monster with amazing destructive power, and it is still unknown whether the ship above and the submarine below will be able to withstand the monster's attack. But in less than thirty seconds, the tentacles of the freshwater squid king have already told you that the boat above has capsized, and there are more than ten people on board, and God knows how many people will survive...

The pilot of the submarine immediately slipped away as soon as possible when the big squid king attacked the ship above, because they didn't even have the qualifications to resist the expansion, and if they stayed here, they were only sacrificed in vain, and the strength of people was limited, and the pistols and spearguns alone would definitely not pose a danger or even a threat to the life of the big squid king...

The submarine has been sending out distress signals, and the police in Geneva and Lausanne have also sent high-speed speedboats and helicopters to help, but Professor Yunge reminded the Swiss police to immediately stop all boats in the lake within a day, immediately approach the pier, and evacuate all the residents on the lake and shore, and the rescue speedboats are not used, and the rescue helicopter must be 50 meters above the lake to be safe.

Professor Yunge informed the submarine pilot, think about it, what device does this submarine have, or do you personally have any methods that can scare the big squid king?

Professor Yungo is well acquainted with the characteristics of all sea creatures, such as the most intelligent deep-sea squid, who love to walk alone, including foraging, fighting, and extremely ferocious and cruel. For example, they are afraid of the sun's bright rays, electric shocks and high fever will make squids feel afraid (they can be recognized by the size of their pupils), and they even think that they are dangerous and want to leave the dangerous place immediately.

The people on the boat on the lake are estimated to have all become the snacks of the big squid king, and it may have eaten enough, but in terms of personality, the big squid king will take the initiative to attack and kill all creatures that can attack when it is safe. Therefore, the submarine is its latest target, and if it can swim at a speed of more than 60 knots per hour, it can swim to the right in 10 seconds.

Professor Yunge asked the submarine pilot a lot of questions, after which he said to the people of the submarine, we only have one chance, one way to live, you immediately put on a life jacket and hold on to any solid object, soon, the submarine will be greatly impacted, and the big squid will wrap its whole body around our submarine with its tentacles, and try to pierce the glass cover.

As soon as the words were said, the submarine received the first wave of impact ...