doomsday exile

The main layout of Scati Station is like a gourd shape, and the smaller circle is the living area.

The monsters came from the subglacial lake, so the damage to the working area was the most serious. Only a small half of the buildings in the living area remained, suppressed by a large number of ice blocks and sundries.

"Quick, dig now!"

If it is too late, the oxygen below will run out and the survivors will die soon.

Chen Yan took out two boxes. This time they were the same type of mechanical exoskeleton of the real Kunlun base, which was specially used in bad weather. It had no weapon system and was mainly used for carrying goods. It could also be used for digging and rescue.

The digging here is in full swing, and there is no relaxation of vigilance over there.

Lu Di squatted in the metal ball and asked Chen Yan to bring him out, and then, not afraid of the cold, floated around the ruins to check repeatedly.

At the same time, it also shoulders the responsibility of "photographing" and "video recording". All these image materials must be handed over to the Earth Federation. As the first rescue team to rush to the scene of the accident, this is an obligation that should be fulfilled.

Anyway, the configuration of the equipment carried this time is in place, and it can still work normally even at minus 27 degrees.

——The shape is a bit strange, like a metal ball, but it is actually a small drone, which can be controlled by a computer terminal, or simply manipulated by hand to change the direction. It is quite convenient for Lu Di to operate it with gloves on .

"Why is this thing so similar to my carrier?" Lu Di muttered.

In fact, he has seen similar things. It is said that the outdoor live broadcast UP owner likes the explosive drone camera, graphene material, solar charging, and a particularly long battery life.

Of course, the quality of military equipment is not to mention, it is anti-collision and drop-resistant, and has a certain anti-interference ability.

After confirming that he would not cause the camera to malfunction, Lu Di awkwardly brought this very similar metal ball to the ruins.

Because there is a drone metal ball next to it—the particles are not stable, and Yan Long needs to rest.

After all, Yan Long's energy particle state was manufactured, and it was not as stable as Lu Di.

So it became Lu Di floating in front, followed by the two balls.

Lu Di: "..."

When he turned around, he couldn't tell which one was Yan Long.

Because both balls are equipped with cameras and the carrier is still sealed, Lu Di can't "see" what's inside the balls.

The two metal balls flew crosswise, changing positions, which not only tested eyesight but also memory.

"Yan Long?"

"Huh? Wait a minute, move away from here now."

Yan Long is making records based on his own observations. The ruins cannot be lifted casually. Some undamaged instruments should be salvageable. Excavation is also a meticulous job. Although it may not be done by their Huaxia rescue team, the current ice is not too thick. If it passed overnight, it would be completely unrecognizable, and if you want to find a gap to dig, you don't know where to start.

"There is half a plastic box here, which has been deformed."

Lu Di stretched out his hand to pull the metal ball over, and pointed to the things inside the ice to show the metal ball.

Yet the metal ball shot motionless.

"……I am here."

Another metal ball turned half a circle and flew over speechlessly, "Don't talk to the drone camera,"

"Hey?"

Lu Di looked over in shock, it was obviously the ball who spoke just now!In order to avoid admitting his mistake, he made a special call.

"I'm controlling the camera of the drone. There is also a broadcasting device on it, and this one is close to you." Yan Long explained the reason for the misunderstanding.

Yan Long approached the plastic box, and sure enough, he saw that the deformation marks of the plastic box were abnormal.

It didn't look like it was smashed, nor was it damaged by the expansion of the ice volume. There were two slightly sunken marks in the middle of the box, which were strangled.

"Width record, eight centimeters... the width of the suspected attacker's tentacles."

Lu Di lay on the ice with the two balls.

Lu Di gesticulated with his hand, clicked his tongue and said: "This octopus... oh no, the relatives of this octopus are not small in size."

"It's also very powerful. To strangle a box made of this material into deformation, the length of its tentacles should be... and its body length..."

Yan Long recorded the data and started to calculate, Lu Di simply floated to the side to continue looking for suspicious things.

At this time, Chen Yan had good news.

"Help, help..."

A faint sound came from the ruins, which meant that the ice and debris outside had been dug up.

Chen Yan and the others did not seize the time to continue digging, but immediately returned to the snowmobile to find the climbing tent.

Speaking of mountaineering tents, they are mainly used for climbing Mount Everest. Of course, they are also necessary for polar scientific research. A small area of ​​ruins is drawn out, and a tent with enough room is quickly built on it, and then carefully drilled in, and the tent is closed door and keep digging.

Otherwise, the icy cold wind will sneak in along the gap, and the person will be frozen to death before being rescued.

Lu Di and Yan Long were also called in to observe.

Lu Di acted as a humanoid life indicator detector, and Yan Long directed Chen Yan to dig while observing.

The gap widened a little more. Lu Di helped transport the excavated things out, and when he came back, he felt the active brain waves of the people buried below.

It was the joy repeated several times, the realization that I was saved, and the intense doubt.

The doubt even outweighed the fear.

"He's a scientist, not too young." Lu Di concluded.

The survivors obviously also knew that they should not get too excited at this time, as it would consume their physical potential, and would also induce diseases due to rapid heartbeats in severe cold weather, so apart from grunting from time to time to indicate the target, they just thought silently.

Very good, another mess of data, formulas, and various paleontological skeleton diagrams.

Lu Di was speechless, turned to Yan Long and said, "You guessed it right, it's really a straight-shelled nautilus."

"Ok?"

"...His mind is full of the difference between the straight-shell nautilus fossil and the real body, and he is changing the picture!" Lu Di is so powerless to people who have stuffed his head with knowledge.

Yan Long: "Very good."

Thinking about what to do after coming out, the mentality is good, and knowing how to cooperate with the rescue, rational and sober, the rescue team feels a lot more relaxed when they see such survivors.

"Lieutenant Colonel He has contacted the Federal Emergency Management Agency through Zhongshan Station. Speaker Sinsako personally issued a message to rescue the survivors at Scati Station. The other two nearby scientific research stations will send vehicles in half an hour..."

"Do they know that the monster comes from the subglacial lake?" Lu Di asked.

"The federation... probably won't believe it for a while, but the replies given by other scientific research stations are quite positive."

Not to mention Chen Yan, even Lieutenant Colonel He was a little surprised, because the two closest scientific research stations belonged to the United States and Russia.

Without questioning, he cooperated immediately, not only easy to talk but also easy to communicate, which made all the drafts written by Lieutenant Colonel He, who had specially prepared, invalidated.

Another half an hour passed when a large pit measuring one meter square and three meters deep was dug out of the ground.

An old man with half-wet hair and a flushed face was pulled out by the rope.

He was lucky. When the building collapsed, he was wrapped in a quilt and shrunk to the side of the strongest load-bearing wall. The triangular area kept his hands and feet from being pressed, and he still had some air to breathe. collapse.

It's just that the wet hair before can't help it. If it wasn't for the waterproof work clothes to keep warm, it is estimated that he would have lost his mind by now.

Chen Yan quickly took off his clothes and wrapped them in an emergency thermal blanket.

It is said to be a blanket, but it is actually thinner than paper, and the silver one looks like tinfoil.

"A high fever of 388 degrees, and high blood pressure."

The survivor looked about 50 years old, with gray hair, but a strong physique, with obvious muscles in his arms and body.

Because I was tossed hard by this disaster, when I was tired and closed my eyes, there seemed to be a lot of wrinkles on the corners of my eyes and forehead. I was just panting there, and it didn’t get better until I plugged in the oxygen. Lu Di stood facing Skadi. I searched the data sheet and couldn't find the corresponding face.

Just when he was thinking blindly that he was really face-blind to foreigners, Lieutenant Colonel He entered the tent and signaled to use an instrument to automatically recognize faces.

"Professor Doron?"

Yan Long whispered to Lu Di beside him that this is the stationmaster of Skadi Station.

Professor Duo Lun tried his best to open his eyes. His consciousness was still clear, but he had a fever and was weak.

When he saw the crowd with obvious features, he immediately said vaguely in English: "You are... the Chinese investigation and rescue team that is expected to arrive today? Quick, quickly locate the snowmobile at Skadi Station, which can access the communication satellite signal of the Federation , I will give you the authorization code..."

He struggled to sit up, Lieutenant Colonel He took a step forward to support him, now he is hanging on normal saline and glucose, the specific situation needs to be further diagnosed, but the situation is obviously not suitable for further action by Professor Doron Skadi .

"How many snowmobiles escaped?"

"Ahem, it should be a car... Only two people escaped from the scientific research station."

Professor Doron still insisted on asking, "Is there any news about them? They should be able to call for rescue when they drive out of this area. Those things can't go ashore, they can only move in the water. They should have escaped. Are you collecting them?" Did you come to Skadi Station only after they asked for help?"

Lieutenant Colonel He was silent.

It was difficult to explain to the professor with hope in his eyes that they encountered that snowmobile on the road, and all the people on the vehicle died.

But he didn't say it, and Professor Doron realized a terrible answer in this unusual atmosphere.

"Is there anything else?"

Professor Doron asked with trembling lips.

"What did you see?"

"...I don't know, maybe it's not a monster, because apart from the thing emerging from the bottom of the lake, someone else destroyed our communication facilities or equipment."

Professor Duo Lun was very concerned about the situation at that time, and he finally understood why the Huaxia Taoyuan Station was silently turned into ruins, because the distress signal could not be sent out at all.

One after another, colleagues and students died in front of me.

Some were entangled and drowned by that ancient creature, or were unable to move after falling and bruising.

Professor Doron only remembered that he took two people and escaped out of the work area at the end. The living area was on the left, and the passageway from the scientific research station was on the right.

At that time, the scientific research station was full of water. If it wasn't for the monster not being able to adapt to the air pressure in the scientific research station, and the stagnant water here was not high enough, the three of them would have no chance to escape.

But then they were separated.

Professor Doron did not find anyone he knew beside him, and there was no sound of mechanical digging outside.

In connection with the situation where he was the only one who escaped into the living area, Professor Doron had to face the fact that there might be no survivors at Skadi Station except him.

"Have you encountered an enemy?"

Professor Duo Lun firmly grasped Lieutenant Colonel He's hand, the light in his eyes was like burnt ashes, dim and faint sparks.

"...We found a snowmobile on the road. The body of the car is deformed. The people inside have no vital signs. The door has not been opened yet, and it may have to be forcibly dismantled."

Lieutenant Colonel He carefully chose his words, because the matter of the mental body was too big, and others would think it was too ridiculous to say it out loud, so he had to take it step by step.

"What happened at Scati Station? What did you see?" Lieutenant Colonel He looked at Professor Duo Lun who was crying silently, with some unbearable eyes, but he had to ask what should be asked.

"A right angle stone...something that comes out of the bottom of a lake."

Professor Doron pointed to the clothes he had taken off, and said in a trembling voice, "The button is a miniature camera, waterproof, and I should take a picture of it."

The author has something to say: Orthopedic stones are straight-shelled nautilus