Chapter 52 Emergency

Deep forest surface.

The already gloomy sky and the high tree canopy made the forest even more gloomy.

After completing the investigation of the human-faced owl's nest, the patrol team returned to the surface one after another.

Before landing, the team members heard rhythmic sounds echoing in the forest.

Duh~ Duh~

This is the sound of an axe cutting wood.

An Saili, who landed first, saw Yu Ke swinging his axe and chopping at the exposed tree roots on the surface.

There were other plants scattered all over the ground nearby.

An Saili, who had just raised the question, quickly realized the reason why Yu Ke did this and began to check the nearby chopped plants.

As expected, as long as it was a plant in this forest area, there were abnormal colors inside without exception.

Dark purple, navy blue and even rainbow colors presented by chemical agents.

"Your guess is correct. Pandora infected the entire forest area by polluting the water source."

Yu Ke put away the Leviathan Axe, turned to look at Ansai Li, shrugged his shoulders and said.

If one or two plants can be explained as coincidence, then such a large range of problems in multiple categories of plants must be that the water and soil have changed under the influence of Pandora.

The current situation is undoubtedly beyond their control.

There are no experts in biological environment on the scene, and no one can explain the situation. They can only keep recording the scene and collect as many samples as possible.

Not only plant samples, Ansai Li also specifically instructed the team members to catch a few insects living in this forest area.

Yu Ke took advantage of his free time to go around. When he came back, he had two more snakes in his hand and showed the wound to Ansai Li.

"They didn't come back to life. The blood flowing from the wound is also bright red. The degree of infection is not high."

Yu Ke, who has the characteristics of checking for leaks and filling gaps, checked the snake corpses and knew that they were infected.

It's just that although these ordinary creatures are infected, they are not as serious as the human-faced owl.

"Now we need to determine how large the infected forest area is, what level of infection it has reached, and how many there are."

She stopped talking halfway, and her face looked a little ugly.

Her idea is correct, and the current situation does need further verification.

However, this is deep in the Mirror Lake Forest. They have to be cautious when going deep here. How easy is it to organize a large-scale investigation?

The top priority is to immediately pass on the situation here.

After sorting out the various samples collected, the team returned to the small garden workstation.

Ansai Li immediately found Stationmaster He and informed him of their findings. Stationmaster He, who learned of this shocking news, also fell into a long silence. After a long while, he said,

"We should still have time. Pandora has only entered the mature stage for two or three days. It is not so easy to completely affect the ecosystem. As long as we can find it before it causes catastrophic consequences and suppress it, there may be room for recovery."

Pandora's ability is limited, at least at this stage.

Otherwise, it would not have had to try every possible means to escape and just forcibly eliminate everyone at the workstation.

The transformation of the ecosystem is also not something that can be completed in just a few days. The cycle required is extremely complex, and even Pandora needs to rely on some external means.

If Pandora is controlled or eliminated as quickly as possible, everything can still be saved.

Half an hour later, all materials were handed over.

The wounded and several researchers with mental problems at the workstation were sent to yaks, and the team was ready to return.

Stationmaster He decided to lead the team to stay here and continue to study how the flowers on the corpse of the human-faced owl were produced and what special effects they had.

On the way back from the workstation, the atmosphere was dull.

The investigation process went smoothly.

The weather did not deteriorate, the road was smooth, no dangerous beasts were encountered, and there were also considerable discoveries.

The problem is that this discovery is too horrifying.

Zhang Renqi leaned on the saddle on the yak's back, kept drinking water, and his eyes shifted to Ansai Li and Yu Ke,

"Are you sure you are not playing a prank? This is really not a joke!"

"Well, it's just a joke. Pandora didn't pollute the forest at all. I'm kidding you~"

Yu Ke raised his eyebrows and responded expressionlessly.

"The situation may be more serious than we thought. Finding Pandora is no longer just a task, but something we must do as soon as possible. It can do this before it escapes. Once it is fully mature, the damage to the Mirror Lake Forest will be unimaginable. The animals and plants living in it will undergo uncontrolled large-scale mutations!"

Ansai Li's light golden eyebrows were tightly locked, and her expression was particularly solemn. She saw with her own eyes the dark purple color in the stems of the ferns and the center of the roots of the trees. She knew very well how bad the situation in the forest had deteriorated.

Now only the human-faced owl and the missing people have come back to life.

Killing them is easy, all you need is an elite team with searchlights that can project strong light.

However, when Pandora is completely integrated into the forest, the infectiousness will radiate like a virus, and this place will become a forbidden zone for life.

"Return to the Forest Defense Bureau, I will report the situation here, find and suppress Pandora as quickly as possible, at any cost!"

An Saili finally made a decision, and the other two had no objection to it.

Zhang Renqi is the transport team leader, and the task of searching for Pandora in Jinghu Forest has nothing to do with him. Yu Ke has already decided to go deep into Jinghu Forest after getting a new bow and arrow, and look for Pandora by the way.

It's not that he cares about the changes in Jinghu Forest.

As long as it is related to the forest ranger, Yu Ke is interested in getting involved for experience points.

What's more, Pandora involves his latest [Investigator] profession. If he wants to upgrade, he has to investigate Pandora.

According to past experience, as long as you do work that suits your profession, no matter what the results are, your experience points will increase. The only difference is the efficiency of the increase.

He is counting on this opportunity to gain experience for [Investigator]!

At five o'clock in the evening, the transport team returned to the outskirts of Jinghu Forest. Zhang Renqi, who had just received important intelligence, immediately led the team to leave. An Saili also began to report to the senior management of the Forest Defense Bureau, but before leaving, he still found Yu Ke,

"Add a contact number, and send me the data after you return to Danhang City and complete the promotion process. It is very important that you lead us to the human-faced owl's nest this time. I will complete what I promised you as soon as possible."

Whether it is combat uniforms or the customization of new bows and arrows, Yu Ke's personal data is required, otherwise the products will not be compatible with him, and the effect will be greatly reduced.

Yu Ke knew this very well, and he was not in a hurry. He still understood the principle of sharpening the knife before cutting wood.

Yu Ke, who left the team, returned to the forest patrol camp alone.