dognovel Chapter 912 Prey
Chapter 912 Prey
In the snow in the distance, some strange traces can be seen, like huge claw marks, or like ruts left by some kind of equipment, but there is no one here, how could such traces appear? At this moment, the sky suddenly darkened, and large dark clouds came quickly like a tide. The cold wind became more violent, whistling and rolling up the snow on the ground, forming small snow tornadoes. Lin Xia and Professor Chen moved forward in the wind and snow with difficulty, and every step took a lot of effort. Their cold-proof clothes were soon covered with frost, and their eyelashes were also covered with ice, and their vision became more and more blurred. Finally, in the wind and snow, they saw the flashing lights in the distance, which was the temporary camp of the scientific expedition team. Lin Xia was delighted and quickened her pace. But when she approached the camp, she found that the atmosphere in the camp was extremely tense. The team members gathered around a monitoring device with solemn faces. "What's going on?" Professor Chen asked loudly. A team member raised his head and said with fear in his voice: "Professor Chen, all the monitoring equipment has abnormalities. The temperature sensor shows that the ground temperature in this area is still rising, and... and there seems to be some kind of energy gathering underground." Lin Xia's heart sank suddenly. She knew that this scientific expedition mission was much more dangerous than they had imagined. What secrets are hidden under the permafrost of Siberia? Those strange dark green liquids, strange traces, and rising ground temperatures, are all these natural changes, or are there other hidden secrets? And can they find a solution before the crisis really breaks out?
When the first ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds, Lin Xia was awakened by the burning pain on her cheek. She opened her eyes in a daze, but was horrified to find that the originally silvery white snowfield was shrouded in a strange green halo. The canvas tent at the campsite was condensed with fine ice crystals, which glowed coldly under this strange light, as if it was imbued with some supernatural power. She struggled to sit up, and her heavy winter clothes made a rustling sound. The ground under her feet vibrated slightly, as if countless insects were crawling under the ice. Lin Xia looked down and saw that the originally flat snowfield was covered with spider-web-like cracks. Those cracks were spreading around at a speed visible to the naked eye, like a tightening web of death. In the cracks, dark green liquid gushed out with a disgusting smell of sulfur. Wherever it went, the snow melted instantly, bursts of white mist rose, and the ground began to slowly sink. "Retreat!" Professor Chen's hoarse roar came from the center of the camp. Lin Xia looked in the direction of the voice and saw the old professor waving his red frozen arms and directing the team members to pack up their equipment. There was a thick layer of white frost on his glasses, but his eyes were still firm and anxious. The team members were busy dismantling the tents and packing the equipment. The sound of metal collisions and hurried footsteps broke the dead silence of the snowfield. But it was too late. The ice layer groaned under the heavy load, the sound was low and long, as if the earth was wailing in pain. The whole camp began to tilt violently, and the steel spikes that fixed the tents were pulled out by the roots, making a harsh sound on the ice. Lin Xia staggered and held the supply box beside her, her nails deeply embedded in the frost-covered box surface. Her eyes inadvertently swept across the ice crack not far away - there lay a huge skeleton found three days ago. At this moment, a strange red light flashed in the eye sockets of the skeleton, like two dancing ghost fires. "That is..." Lin Xia's breath condensed into white mist in the mask. Before she could react, the metal spear inserted in the skeleton's chest suddenly hummed, the sound so sharp that it hurt people's eardrums. The spear was slowly pulled out of the skeleton's chest, suspended in the air, with dark blue runes flowing on its surface, as if absorbing some mysterious power. Then, the microorganisms that Lin Xia saw under the microscope gathered from all directions like a tide, forming a green torrent, rushing towards the skeleton. The bones on the surface of the skeleton began to make a tooth-grinding friction sound, and dark red muscle tissue gradually grew on the gray-white bones, and skin covered it at a speed visible to the naked eye. In a blink of an eye, a huge monster covered with scales appeared in front of everyone. It was as tall as a three-story building, and its scales were dark purple, with irregular protrusions on the surface, and each scale was as big as a truck tire. The monster opened its bloody mouth, revealing two rows of sharp fangs. Its saliva dripped onto the ground, corroding the ice layer into holes that emitted black smoke. "Run!" Someone shouted. The team members fled in all directions like frightened birds. Lin Xia turned and ran, and the sampling bottles in her backpack collided with each other, making a crisp sound. However, the monster's movements were much faster than they had imagined. It swung its tail violently, bringing up a strong wind, sweeping the three team members directly away, and crashing into the ice wall in the distance, making a dull crashing sound. Then, the monster opened its bloody mouth and spewed out a dark green flame. Wherever the flame went, the ice and snow instantly vaporized, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of burning. A huge hole with a diameter of tens of meters was burned on the ground. The heat wave hit her face, and Lin Xia felt as if the skin on her face was about to be burned. She desperately looked for cover and finally hid behind a huge rock. "Lao Wang!" A shrill scream pierced the sky. Lin Xia carefully poked her head out and saw team member Lao Wang being hit by the flames. His cold-proof clothes instantly caught fire and he rolled over on the ground in pain. Despite the heavy mask, Lin Xia could still smell the smell of burnt flesh, which mixed with the smell of sulfur in the air and was disgusting. Lao Wang's screams gradually weakened, and finally only intermittent sobs remained until they disappeared completely. Lin Xia's tears flowed out uncontrollably and formed ice crystals inside the mask. Her heart beat wildly in her chest, as if it was about to break through her chest. In extreme fear, she suddenly remembered the scene she saw when she had hallucinations deep in the ice cave: in a green forest, scaly creatures fought fiercely with human warriors, and huge aircraft floated in the sky. It seemed that those warriors had successfully fought against the monsters with the help of the aircraft. "Maybe that's the key to defeating the monster." Lin Xia clenched her fists, her nails digging deep into her palms. But the reality was cruelly placed in front of her. Their communication equipment had already failed in the previous anomaly, and they could not ask for help from the outside world at all. At this moment, the monster had already dealt with the threat in front of it and was turning its huge head, its scarlet vertical pupils scanning the snowy field, looking for its next prey.