doomsday exile

The ice and snow reflected the sun, dazzling people's eyes.

When traveling on this ice sheet, you must wear special light-shielding anti-radiation goggles, a full set of cold-proof equipment, and trekking poles, steel cones and ropes that can fix the body from slipping into cracks are also essential.

Overall, it's about the same as climbing Mount Everest.

"No, I think Mount Everest is more difficult, at least you can't drive snowmobiles on Mount Everest!"

The vehicle was very bumpy. Although it is the flattest area in Antarctica, it does not mean that the road is easy to walk. This is not a repaired ice rink.

The tires crushed the uneven crushed ice, and the sound was painful to hear.

Lu Di yawned quietly.

Not to mention the long flight, after arriving at Zhongshan Station, I kept getting ready to go to Taoyuan Station where the accident happened as soon as I got more information.

Everyone else slept for hours on the plane, Lu Di didn't need to sleep, but for some reason, the shaking of the vehicle made him very sleepy.

And Antarctica gives Lu Di the feeling of being quiet.

This quietness does not mean that there is no sound, but that it is as white as snow.

In the past, no matter where he went, there were sounds and colors of brain waves everywhere. Although Lu Di didn't listen to it or look at it carefully, they always existed as a "background".Now the background wall is suddenly blank, and there is nothing left, only this car is left.

Probably because the Antarctic is too cold, the energy particles are also affected, becoming inactive and inactive.

All these are fed back to Lu Di, who is prone to sleepiness.

Lu Di yawned again, then forced himself to cheer up.

Now is not the time to sleep.

"Brother Lu, are you having a biological clock disorder?" Chen Yan was a little surprised.

Does the mental body also have jet lag?

Lu Di answered vaguely, and Chen Yan said regretfully, "You can't use this essential oil. I'll ask instructor Yan Long what he can do."

"do not!"

Lu Di didn't have time to stop it, the space in the car was so small, Yan Long had already turned his head when he heard the sound.

"...The sun will set in another week, and Antarctica will enter the polar night that lasts for half a year, so we must complete the investigation before the night arrives."

Hearing Lieutenant Colonel He's stern voice, let alone Lu Di, everyone felt a chill behind their backs, and their minds instantly sobered up.

The arrival of polar night means that Antarctica is about to enter a harsh winter.

Once a blizzard blows, it is difficult to find each other even if they are separated by one meter.

"We have brought the most advanced equipment, as well as biological wave detectors. Even in extremely harsh environments, we can guarantee monitoring within a range of [-] meters around us." Yan Long stood up and spoke, giving everyone a reassurance .

Lieutenant Colonel He glanced at Yan Long in surprise.

He was indeed going to change his tone after talking about the serious situation, to encourage everyone, but he did not expect Yan Long to take the initiative to play this role.

Regarding how intelligent biological AI is, in fact, the upper echelons of the military have different opinions. The main reason is that there is no specific concept. They just think of biological AI as the most advanced intelligent system, and there will be no more.

Although Lieutenant Colonel He is a scientist with a military rank, his research field does not include artificial intelligence, so he was surprised when he got Yan Long's mission resume, and then he regarded Yan Long as an action trump card. It fits the key to this mission.

But I didn't expect that Yan Long could not only lead the team, but also cooperate with him in speaking.

Thinking about the action team members I came from Yanjing, I don’t know when they mixed with the people from Shangdu, and I can’t see any gaps when they talk-this is so rare, the competition between the various brother units There are quite a lot, especially the trump cards of each family. They will not be convinced when they face other family horses. At least they have to show their strength by shaking their wrists. It seems that there is nothing this time? !

Then think about the operation team of Shangdu being led by Yan Long. It seems that they have figured out the topographic map here in half a day. Although they still don’t know anything about scientific research, at least mention the names of some instruments and know what they are used for. What are you doing.

Also, when discussing the search route at Zhongshan Station, Yan Long, who was silently waiting in the corner, had already obtained the latest weather radar image from Zhongshan Station. Considering the terrain conditions here, he set up a route before they went out. safe and efficient route.

Lieutenant Colonel He looked at his adjutant with a complicated expression, feeling a little disgusted for some reason.

adjutant:"……"

There was a question mark all over his head, and he didn't understand what made the chief dissatisfied.

Then he looked at Yan Long following Lieutenant Colonel He's gaze, and was speechless for a moment. It's outrageous for you to compare a living person with AI.

Forget it, anyway, it is impossible for Lieutenant Colonel He to poach the wall.

Lu Di didn't see what was going on between Lieutenant Colonel He and the adjutant. He found that after Yan Long sat beside him, the energy particles seemed to become active all at once.

Yan Long touched Lu Di's hand.

The particles greeted cheerfully, and although they flowed in the fusion, they did not interfere with each other, so no abnormal phenomena were aroused.

"You are really easier to use than Fengyoujing." Lu Di had a complicated expression.

Yan Long said seriously: "Fengyoujing is fifty cents a box."

Lu Di imagined how many boxes of essential oils could be worth Yan Long's worth, even if it wasn't a Pacific Ocean?

Then the picture of jellyfish floating in the ocean of essential oils appeared in my mind.

"..."

Kind of creepy.

The real jellyfish will definitely not be able to handle it, but Yan Long——

Lu Di shook his head, the electronic components are so fragile and expensive, definitely not.

"It's still three hours' drive from Taoyuan Station, so don't miss any suspicious traces along the way."

Others were not as relaxed as Lu Di, who stood in front of various instruments early on, staring at the data results without letting up.

Today's weather is not bad, but the wind is a bit strong.

"Outside temperature, minus 27..."

Lu Di clicked his tongue secretly, this is the temperature of the Vostok ice sheet where the sun hangs in the sky!

Sure enough, what Chen Yan said was right. To some extent, this place is like an alien planet, not like the earth at all.

Seals and penguins live in the coastal areas of Antarctica. In such inland areas, there is no life, and the "empty" is scary.

"Ok?"

Lu Di suddenly looked to the right, and there seemed to be a little violation in that blank space.

It seems that there is something bouncing in the distance, but it is too far away to make out.

"What's over there?"

"It's the Scati Station of the Earth Federation, what's wrong?"

Yan Long attaches great importance to Lu Di's feelings.

Although the instrument did not catch any abnormality, Yan Long immediately reported the news to Lieutenant Colonel He.

"Please try calling Scati Station."

Lieutenant Colonel He nodded in agreement. They came here to carry out search and rescue work, and they had to say hello to the Federation.

"...No reply!"

The adjutant himself called again in front of the communication equipment, and all he got was a whimpering sound.

Lieutenant Colonel He's expression immediately became serious, and he strode up to Lu Di: "How does it feel? Is it the spiritual body you met in Shangdu before?"

"No, it's not."

Lu Di pressed his forehead, it was too far away for him to feel it.

So he immediately applied for parking and asked him to go out to experience what that strange feeling was.

Lieutenant Colonel Ho approved.

Chen Yan checked the bullet and was about to load it, and suddenly saw Yan Long enter a start code into the computer terminal.

- It's a mechanical exoskeleton.

Needless to say, Chen Yan immediately put on a protective helmet for himself.

Lu Di was already standing on this barren and cold land.

He closed his eyes, tried to mobilize those particles, and listened to the string vibration brought by the wind.

The familiar cold feeling filled my heart again.

This time Lu Di no longer worried about being blown away by the strong wind. He had found the law of the wind and avoided those destructive vibrations. His figure was blurred and clear for a while.

Everyone in the car was frightened, only Yan Long remained calm.

"Don't bother him."

Yan Long made a gesture, and quietly looked at Lu Di who was slowly floating into the air through the glass window.

About 3 minutes later, Lu Di suddenly opened his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, his body was "blown" down by the wind and "fallen" on the front cover of the car.

The snowmobile is well sealed, and the shell material is also strong. In short, it is difficult for Lu Di to penetrate when compared with aerospace vehicles, so there is this embarrassing scene.

Before Lu Di could embarrass himself, he got up and shouted, "I saw a monster."

Yan Long knew the answer from his mouth movements.

Lu Di struggled to reorganize himself, and then the door of the carriage opened in time, and he rushed in quickly.

Although there was a quarantine area as a buffer, the chill brought by Lu Di still made everyone shiver.

"What kind of monster?"

"It's a violent, angry thing."

Lu Di's face turned blue, not because of fright, but because he realized that this monster was probably the culprit who attacked Taoyuan Station.

Yan Long explained to Lu Di next to him: "The form of the enemy 'captured' by using all the senses is not what the eyes see, but more in terms of brain waves and energy. It is difficult to accurately describe its appearance."

"It's very fast, like..."

The wild boar rushed into the cornfield, accompanied by billowing smoke and dust, which was extremely penetrating.

Lu Di thought about it, and then struggled to describe it to Yan Long in his own words.

Yan Long nodded as he listened, then opened the computer terminal to input parameters, and explained to Lieutenant Colonel He and others who were completely confused: "The monster is about five meters long, and its speed can reach about 50 meters per second. It is extremely destructive. , from a subglacial lake, suspected to have sharp teeth or a primitive hard-like beak, Skadi Station has been attacked."

Everyone: "..."

No, how did you summarize the information?When Lu Di said it, they also listened to it, except for the description of the wild boar, it was the black lines in the clouds, the fountain and so on.

"The fountain refers to the lake water gushing out of the borehole. The sharp black lines with afterimages are the speed felt by Lu Di..."

Yan Long and Lu Di have fused together once, and he has also experienced the wonderful synaesthesia of string resonance.

Yan Long didn't just fight with Richard casually. Only Lu Di was addicted to fighting. Yan Long recorded a lot of data, and he went deep into the chorus orchestra, Energy response and particle activity.

When Lu Di said that it has afterimages, the speed of that thing is definitely about the same as that of the subway.However, the fast eruption speed does not mean that the duration is long, but the sudden eruption speed is also very scary.

In short, when Lu Di was making gestures, Yan Long replaced the formula in his mind to calculate the strength and speed of this thing in the real world.

"...What's the matter with the sharp teeth and minions?"

"Analyzed through the traces on the ruins of Taoyuan Station."

Yan Long continued without raising his head, "Generally, the diameter of the borehole is only ten centimeters. Even if there is a collapse, it will not exceed thirty centimeters... The ice layer is more than 3000 meters thick. What can be rushed out along the gushing lake water? Simple Mollusks cannot withstand water pressure, and shellfish must be slender and powerful..."

The terminal screen suddenly paused, and a strange-looking guy appeared, like an octopus wearing a huge cone hat.

No, it has more tentacles than an octopus, about 20 or so short tentacles.

"A mollusk resident living in an iron cone shell?"

Lu Di was also dumbfounded. He didn't expect Yan Long to extract so much information from his words, let alone see such an outrageous monster.

What's going on with the simulation map so quickly?

"No, this is not my drawing. This is a straight-shelled nautilus, an ancient creature that has long been extinct."

Hearing this, everyone didn't panic. After all, they encountered dinosaurs in Shangdu, and saw big-eyed ichthyosaurs in the waters of the Earth Federation headquarters.

Lieutenant Colonel He made a decisive decision: "Turn around and walk in the direction of Skadi Station."

There are no signs of life in the ruins at Taoyuan Station. If the monster is manipulated, the staff at Taoyuan Station may still be taken away, and there is a slight hope of survival.

If not, now you can only look for traces of remains and monsters from the ruins, it is better to go straight to Skadi Station.

"All ready for battle."