Chapter 398: Footsteps

PS: PS: Speechless, just silently codewords and updates.

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Jack shrugged habitually. "I'm fine, although it doesn't help. It's a mature strain, its spores have long since spread, and they've completely infected the monsters of the underground caverns. This can be seen in the behavior of long-tailed monsters and large bats. I just don't like to face this ugly thing, and I want to put an end to my actions. ”

I know that Jack has remorse for bringing this specimen into the underground cavern. This act of his has caused us great trouble. And I decided to burn this specimen and fight zombie fungi because I thought that it was not to restore the original human thinking of the underground cave monsters, but to let the underground cave monsters have new thinking. Just like Tang Yumo said, the devil's thinking.

I felt in my pocket and remembered that I had lost my lighter. I had to say to the fat man: "Fat brother, Lao Jia lights it up in the sky." Solve this problem, let's hurry to the end of the underground river to have a look, if possible, I want to go down. ”

"Okay."

Fat people don't go against me about this kind of thing. Although he and Jack were at odds in this matter, after I took a stand, the nature was different.

The flocculent fungus ignites at the sight of the fire and quickly burns to ashes. But its host, though completely dead, has been hollowed out of the body. But it doesn't seem to be flammable, and a lighter can't even light it. The fat man spitted, took out a piece of fish oil, cut a small piece, and put it under the insects, and the fire ignited by the fish oil instantly ignited the insects.

Fish oil and bugs burn to give off a strange fragrance. The fat man couldn't help but say, "If there is cumin, it would be good, and then some pepper would be added and roasted and eaten." It's a pity to burn it like this. ”

The fat man's words did not arouse sympathy, and no one even responded to him. Apparently not everyone is as nervous as he is.

I remembered the health soldier who disappeared in the Lop Nur underground passage, always carrying all kinds of condiments with him. On that occasion, there were thirteen people trapped in the underpass. Only the four of us made it out alive. Most of the soldiers, archaeological team members, and materials science experts who were hiding from the black sandstorm at the base also died. This time, will our fate be better, and how many people will leave here alive.

The fire ignited by the fish oil not only ignited the insects and gave off an enticing fragrance, but also brightened up the four of us. Although this small fire is inconspicuous, the light it emits is comparable to that of a torch, and in front of it, the two glow sticks are more like fireflies.

My mind was completely distracted by Jack. My mind was full of information he poured into me, and my vigilance was distracted. I didn't realize the noise we were making just now, nor did I think there was anything wrong with my decision to burn the bugs and light the fish oil with the fat man, and I was still thinking about the information Jack had given me and his judgment. I always feel that something is wrong, something is illogical.

I went through the information he had given me and his judgment in my head, of course. The premise is that the information provided by him and Tang Yumo is credible.

First of all, the big bats and long-tailed monsters in the underground caves. It is a mutation of some special groups of people in the Hakka people. This kind of mutation can't just be a physical mutation without affecting the brain, I prefer that, in order to facilitate control, the zombie fungus has modified or destroyed the brain of the Hakka people when they caused them to mutate. It is modified in a direction that is easy to control.

But I think this mutated behavior of the Hakka people is difficult to say that it is voluntary, and I don't think anyone wants to turn themselves into a monster that is not under their control. At least I don't want to. The Hakka who went to Europe also confirmed my point of view from the side.

So what is the purpose of this behavior of the Hakka people? This is a doubt.

If it is to protect the holy land of the Hakka people. The sinkhole whirlpool they built was already the strongest defensive measure, and there was no need to make another move, so that their people might as well wander endlessly in the underground caves as they died.

And these monsters are always a time bomb, in case an anti-zombie fungus fungus appears in the underground cave, it will trigger a secondary mutation of the underground cave monster. And the monsters of the secondary mutation are terrifying. I've learned their methods, and I'm still haunted. Moreover, there is a possibility that the second-mutated creatures will escape from the underground cave, which will expose the secrets of the Hakka people, which is absolutely unacceptable to the Hakka people.

There is also a strange effect of anti-zombie fungi fungi.

If the anti-zombie fungus doesn't have the ability to control and kill a larger host, then why are the big bats and long-tailed monsters behaving more abnormally after it kills the zombie fungus? It seems that these strange things are still controlled or influenced by something, and the behavior is definitely not a reflection of the human mind.

Even if the zombie fungus modifies the Hakka body and brain, it is impossible for the Hakka brain to have no initial memory at all, if so, it is not a transformation but a reconstruction. Destruction, it can't be so complete, if it is completely destroyed, the big bats and long-tailed monsters that are not controlled by zombie fungi should be a group of mindless fools, and they won't even have the instinct to survive.

Could it be that there was a problem with Jack's judgment? These so-called anti-zombie fungi are actually another kind of zombie fungi, and their abilities are more powerful, not only killing the original zombie fungi, but also taking over the host of the original zombie fungi, making the strange things in the underground cave even crazier and behaving stranger.

"Do you know why I want to go to the end of the underground river? The source of all the mysterious events and power of the underground cavern is there. The anti-zombie fungus fungus was outside the underground cavern and was almost no threat to the bugs. But here, its power has become stronger, completely changing the power structure of the underground cave.

You should also feel that the underground cave makes you strong. Of course, this is also reflected in me and others. Don't you think it was an accident that I was able to leave here alive last time? Ah San actually became a celestial listener. Zombie fungi can control such behemoths as large bats and long-tailed monsters. These things are miracles, and they all have a tremendous energy to back them up. It's so exciting. ”

Jack's near-muttering words interrupted my thoughts.

The fire had dimmed, and the fish oil burned at such a high temperature that even the insects were burned to a pile of ashes. The fire that was about to breathe began to become unstable, and the flames jumped slightly, making Tang Yumo's face on the other side blush and blue and red.

After only a few days, Jack's face was hairy like weeds. He didn't look at me when he spoke, but also at the fire in front of him, as if he was nostalgic for the afterglow of the setting sun, and reluctantly waited for that little flame to be extinguished.

Jack's emotion did not break the silence, but made us more silent. I know that not everyone yearns for it, and some people are very repulsive. But everyone involuntarily glanced in the direction of the lower reaches of the underground river.

Suddenly, I heard two very clear footsteps behind me.

"Let's da, let's da" (to be continued......)