Chapter 1244 Gunshots in the Blizzard
"We wanted to go outside the tent to see what was going on, but there were intermittent gunshots outside, and the blizzard was really heavy at the time. As long as we were two or three meters away, we could hardly see anything. We were worried that something would happen. Being accidentally injured by a stray bullet, so we can only continue to stay in the tent, which is not a good feeling, especially when we don't know what kind of people or creatures we are fighting with those retired soldiers.
"The doctor and I could only make random guesses in the tent. Fortunately, the battle did not last too long. After about two minutes, I found that the dogs in the tent became quiet, and the gunfire outside also stopped. Strangely enough, the snowstorm also became smaller after that. As the howling wind sounds disappeared, I heard the sound of someone talking. So Dr. Baker and I also walked out of the tent.
“We found that the people who were speaking were the two retired soldiers who lived in the same tent as us, and when they saw us, they shut their mouths and returned to their expressionless expressions before.
"We tried to talk to them, but they refused to say anything, so we had to find other people. We pitched a total of six tents during the blizzard this time. Five of them were intact, but one tent was intact. Gone.
"I was quite surprised at the time, because as a guide, I must be responsible for what happened. But the problem is that after the tents were set up, I checked them one by one. If I felt they were not secure, I set them up again and used ice. The bricks have been reinforced, and logically this should not happen.
"The abandoned tent belonged to the biologist. He originally lived with the geologist, but because of the previous incident, they decided to stay apart for a day, so he stayed with three retired soldiers tonight. In addition to the tent, he His luggage and some experimental equipment were also blown away, and he looked very frightened. His body was shaking and he kept yelling, saying that we shouldn't come here.
"The Chinese couple was comforting him. Baker and I also wanted to go there. Unexpectedly, Mr. Tam found us first, or to be precise, he came to see Dr. Baker. He was still smiling like that. , patted Dr. Baker on the shoulder and said it's your turn to work. Baker was stunned, and then asked what happened. Mr. Tam said it was nothing serious, but the strong wind blew away the biologist's tent. , and then a few hungry polar bears may have arrived, but they were also repelled by our people.
So the next thing Dr. Baker has to do is to help the biologist calm down as much as possible and help this poor man regain his sanity, because he was frightened and even had hallucinations and started talking nonsense.
"Both the doctor and I were a little skeptical, not only because Mr. Taim said it so easily, but also because we didn't see polar bear footprints or carcasses around us. But the doctor still started working after that, and Mr. Taim still stood when he saw me. On the spot, he suggested that I make a few cups of hot coffee for everyone to drink. I agreed. However, after making the coffee, I discovered that the expedition team was missing two people.
"Of the three retired soldiers who lived in the same tent as the doctor before, now only one is left. I asked Mr. Taim where the two went. He said that they had something to do and went back halfway, but when I asked if When I wanted to call a boat to pick them up, Mr. Tam told me no, they had their own boat. However, while I was making coffee, I clearly saw a small group of retired soldiers burying something. I saw a human-like animal there. I wanted to get closer and take a closer look at the thing on my arm, but I was chased away by the retired soldiers.
"I had a bad feeling in my heart, and when the doctor came back two hours later, his face looked very bad. I asked him what happened. He hesitated and said that the biologist was too stimulated. , had some mental problems, but he had given the biologist a sedative, which gradually stabilized his mood. He proposed to Mr. Taim to interrupt the expedition and send the biologist back to the city for treatment, but Taim was My husband declined, and then used his usual optimistic tone to encourage others, saying that we were very close to the final goal and victory was right in front of us.
"I was a little impatient. I stared into Baker's eyes and asked him if he had forgotten our previous agreement. Once one party discovers something, he should immediately share it with the other person. I'm sure Baker heard something from the biologist. But now he seems to be planning to keep this information for himself, which makes me very angry. When Baker heard what I said, he could only smile bitterly and told me what he heard from the biologist.
"He said that what ripped off the tent was not a blizzard at all, but a very strange creature. It was difficult to find the right sentences and words to describe that ugly and terrifying thing. It was like those random creatures in the deep sea in prehistoric times. It grows like an undersea monster, with organs that resemble both animals and plants growing on its body. Anyone who sees it will definitely have nightmares at night. Biologists swear that it is not like a species on the earth at all. Its body The appearance does not conform to Darwin's theory of evolution at all, as if it was pieced together haphazardly by some creator.
"As soon as it opened the tent, it started killing a retired soldier with the tentacles on its head. The biologist was completely frightened and remained motionless. However, the other two people in the tent reacted quickly and crawled out immediately. They stood up, and they actually kept their guns close to their bodies while they were resting, as if they knew something like this would happen early in the morning.
"One of them drew his gun and shot. However, the bullet's damage to the thing seemed to be very limited. It was shot several times, but it did not affect its actions at all. Moreover, the two retired soldiers were also a little confused and did not know what the thing was on the other side. Where is the vital point, and it quickly used its tentacles to strangle the neck of the retired soldier it caught.
"Then he extended his tentacles to another person, but was dodged by the retired soldier who had been prepared for it. But the unlucky guy didn't expect that the thing's tentacles could branch out into five more small tentacles after they were stretched to the limit. Come, but was also caught. It seemed that it was too slow to break the neck. This time, the thing directly pierced the retired soldier's body with another tentacle. However, at this time, other people who heard the gunshots also rushed over. Here comes someone with a rocket launcher.
"The thing didn't seem to want to fight, so it stretched out its tentacles towards the biologist. The biologist thought he was dead, but unexpectedly the tentacle bypassed him and handed him his travel bag containing the newly acquired fossils. It rolled over and then disappeared into the blizzard under the hail of bullets before the siege was formed."