Chapter 203 "Fireworks" over the airport
"Probably... it's probably because the Wuming Island Research Institute was given a high degree of autonomy back then..." Yang Qi hesitated, "It's also possible that the incident happened suddenly, and what Tianshu Tower wanted to investigate was the truth about the accident that year... ”
To be honest, even Yang Qi herself couldn't convince herself of these far-fetched excuses.
"Why don't you just ask Mr. Pei?" Zhulong said.
"I asked, but he didn't say anything." Sun Hang glanced at the time displayed on his phone. "He only said that the report I submitted this time was of great help in tracing the origin of the Wuming Island incident."
"Then Mr. Pei's meaning is very clear. We no longer need to worry about this matter. Someone will handle the aftermath." Zhulong said.
"Aren't you curious?" Sun Hang asked.
"It's useless to be curious. There are too many things in this world that make me curious, but not every thing can be answered." Zhulong smiled and shrugged, "Instead of wasting time on this, I would rather Why not go sunbathe or have a drink?”
"You're right."
Sun Hang nodded, but couldn't help but murmur in his heart: "If this matter has nothing to do with me, then I naturally don't care. But the key is that Wuming Island seems to be extremely closely related to my life experience..."
Almost all the hunters who landed on the island this time were wiped out. Such a high death rate is extremely rare in previous promotion trials... Not only Tianshu Tower, the Xiazhou Federation has also dispatched a special force He landed on the Unnamed Island with an engineering unit and participated in the excavation of the ruins.
It can be said that the federal government attaches great importance to Wuming Island - in addition to the two landing troops on the island, it even specially dispatched a fleet to station in the waters surrounding Wuming Island. Among this fleet, there are also A large number of monster hunters are deployed.
With this scale of mobilization, if Sun Hang hadn't repeatedly confirmed that no department had received information related to the Yamata-no-Orochi, he would have thought that these troops were assembled to defeat the Yamata-no-Orochi.
After playing a small game on his phone for a while, Sun Hang suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhulong, who was flipping through a travel magazine he found out from somewhere, and asked: "Zhulong, have you heard of Yamata-no-Orochi? ?”
"Bing 25: Yamata no Orochi... Of course I have heard of it. As a strange creature with similar attributes and source of infection to me, I have also specially studied this strange creature." Zhulong closed the magazine, "It's a pity , the last operation to defeat the Yamata no Orochi, I was unable to participate in person because I had other tasks... Why did you suddenly become interested in this strange thing? "
"Nothing, I was just playing with Snake, and I was thinking about those weird snake things." Sun Hang shook the phone in his hand, "What is the origin of this Yamata-no-Orochi? Can you tell me? ”
"Yamata no Orochi... This thing was once a monster in the Fuso mythology. It had a huge body with eight heads and eight tails. Whenever it appeared in the human world, it would inevitably cause huge disasters... According to the description in Fuso mythology, the Yamata norochi After being drunk by Suguwu Zun with strong wine, he killed him and dug out a sword named 'Tian Congyun' from the tail of the big snake." Zhulong said, "Mythical story. The authenticity of the book has yet to be verified, but the appearance of the Yamata-no-Orochi described in it is almost the same as the appearance of the mysterious Yamata-no-Orochi that appears now. Therefore, one thing that is certain is that the Yamata-no-Orochi did appear in ancient Fuso, and left a large number of No one knows whether the current Yamata-no-Orochi is the Yamata-Orochi or its descendant."
"Then who is this Suguwu Zun?" Sun Hang asked.
"His other name should be more famous, it's called 'Susano'o'. He is a very famous god in Fuso mythology. His father is the even more famous Izanagi... Of course, with us From a current perspective, these so-called gods are most likely infected people in ancient times, and after artistic processing of myths and stories, After that, these infected people with superhuman abilities were deified into various gods. If you read the myths again and again, you will find that there are many gods described in these myths, whether it is Nordic mythology, Greek mythology or Fuso mythology. They are all moody, and some have very special and even perverted hobbies..."
"I only know that in these myths and stories, incest seems to be a common occurrence." Sun Hang said, "German skeletons can only be regarded as entry-level."
"Experts in the study of weird objects believe that the quirks of these ancient gods are most likely influenced by weird monster memes... As for incest, many ancient civilizations believe that incest marriage can ensure the purity of the blood of offspring... And in According to the 'gods', if infected people with special abilities are combined with each other, there is a chance of giving birth to more powerful infected people. In that era of extremely low civilization, infected people were almost as capable as human beings in fighting monsters. The only way." Zhulong said.
"Even in modern times, there are many scholars conducting research on this topic." Yang Qi glanced at Sun Hang, "Next time you meet a beautiful hunter and talk to her, it is very likely that she is not attracted to you. Instead, I have received the task of 'borrowing seeds' from you, so be careful not to be fooled."
"Whether you are fooled or not depends on how beautiful the huntress is."
"You guy...can't you be more serious?"
"I'm very serious. As the old saying goes, gentlemen are always jealous of fair ladies. Are you right?"
"..."
Just when Sun Hang wanted to ask for more information about Yamata no Orochi, a communication message suddenly rang in the cabin.
"Please note, No. TS069, this is Lizhou 051 Observation Station. You have entered the territory of Shuzhou. Repeat, you have entered the territory of Shuzhou. Please always pay attention to whether there are abnormal airflows and traces of flying objects in the surrounding airspace. If there are any Please report any abnormality to us immediately ”
"Hey, I'm back." Sun Hang turned to look out the window, "It's pretty fast."
The porthole is still dark. Compared with the last time I left, this time I entered late at night, so the boundary between the eternal night area and the normal area is not obvious. That kind of strange "one side is night and the other is day" The sight did not appear either.
"TS069 understands." Yang Qi grabbed the intercom and glanced at the parameters displayed on the tablet. "No abnormalities have been found yet."
"Received from Lizhou 051, no dangerous factors have been found on the route to Tianfu City. I wish you a safe journey."
The plane quickly flew over Lizhou City. Sun Hang noticed that the large city below, like Tianfu City, was also in darkness - all the limited energy was used to ensure the heating of residential areas. , those commercial areas that were once bustling with lights are now as dead as the abandoned urban areas in a doomsday movie.
However, just as the plane was about to leave the Lizhou airspace, a series of popping sounds suddenly came from the intercom, followed by a harsh electrical noise.
"What's going on?" Yang Qi was startled, "Lizhou No. 051? Hello? Lizhou No. 051? Can you hear me? What happened over there?"
"Something happened." Zhulong looked through the porthole at the silent city in the distance, and saw a huge fireball expanding in the center of the city, swallowing up all the surrounding buildings.
"That's... Panlong Airport in Lizhou City!!" Yang Qi glanced at the map of Lizhou City that she had just called up, and then at the place where the fireball appeared. "Lizhou No. 051 Observation Station is at Panlong Airport. Tower! What on earth is that fireball?"
"Could it be that the airport's oil depot exploded?" Sun Hang said.
"No...the oil depot explosion would not be like this. You see, the fireball is obviously suspended near the earth. It seems to be absorbing the surrounding material and constantly expanding itself...My intuition tells me that it is not An ordinary fireball, that's a weird thing. "Xin type weird thing?" Sun Hang frowned slightly.
Xin-type monsters not only include spirit-type monsters, but energy-type monsters also belong to this classification.
"It's hard to say, it might be other types of monsters with the ability to control flames." Zhulong shook his head.
"Are we going back to support Lizhou City?" The pilot's voice sounded in the communication channel, "We just received a request for help from the Lizhou City Management Committee."
"Who are the hunters stationed in Lizhou City?" Yang Qi asked.
"There are six, but they all went out on missions a week ago and have not returned yet." The pilot replied.
"In other words, there is no hunter in Lizhou City now?" Yang Qi showed a trace of hesitation on her face, and then the hesitation turned into determination, "The place where the explosion occurred is the only airport in Lizhou City. We Is there any other place to land?”
"It's not a big problem. This plane has the ability to take off and land vertically. We can land on any apron prepared for helicopters," the pilot said.
"I just checked. There is an apron on the roof of the outpatient department building of Lizhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. It is currently vacant. We can land there," the co-pilot said.
"Okay, just land there, please!" Yang Qi said.
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"What a coincidence." Sun Hang suddenly said.
"What a coincidence?" Yang Qi glanced at him doubtfully.
"We just passed through Lizhou City and something like this happened, as if...it was waiting for me..." Sun Hang said thoughtfully.
"You mean, this explosion... was to lure us... it should be just a coincidence, right?" Yang Qi couldn't help but frowned.
"So I said it was a coincidence." Sun Hang said, "But to say the least, even if it is not a coincidence, I will jump down to see clearly... When I just came back, such a big firework was set off to greet me. I was surprised. Let’s see who is so ‘enthusiastic’.”
"The Lizhou City Management Committee sent news that Panlong Airport has been completely destroyed, and the surrounding area of ten kilometers has been completely reduced to scorched earth. The city defense army and the Public Security Bureau are organizing the people in the area near the airport to clean up, but..."
"But what?" Sun Hang asked.
"People in the area affected by the fireball...cannot be saved." The co-pilot continued, "The Lizhou City fire brigade tried to rush in to save people, but in the end they were forced out by the high temperature...even those wearing insulating suits The firefighters were all severely burned, and the ordinary people in the area may have been..."
"Is there a research institute for strange objects in Lizhou City?" Sun Hang turned to Yang Qi and asked.
"There is no independent research institute for strange objects. There is only one branch of the Tianfu City Research Institute for Strange Objects, but it is very small, with less than ten people." Yang Qi immediately replied, "Incidents related to strange objects in Lizhou City, It is usually handed over to the local anomaly investigation bureau. As for the cases that the local investigation bureau cannot handle, it will be reported directly to the Tianfu City Monster Research Institute. ”
"Whether it is the research institute branch or the investigation bureau, do they have the equipment to monitor the memes of strange objects?" Sun Hang continued, "Can you confirm that the big fireball is a strange object?"
"They tried it... but they couldn't detect it." said the co-pilot responsible for communicating with the ground. "With the fireball as the center, no place within a radius of ten kilometers can be entered. The monitoring equipment cannot reach the body of the fireball at all!"
"Can you think of a way to get the drone to bring the probe in..."
"No, the drone will explode immediately after flying in, and the probe cannot withstand such high temperature!"
While they were talking, the plane had landed on the roof of the outpatient department building of Lizhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. As soon as Sun Hang and the others got off the plane, a group of officials who were physically exhausted came to greet them.
"Hello, I am a member of the Lizhou City Management Committee." A somewhat stout middle-aged man shook hands with Sun Hang hastily. Sun Hang noticed that the hair on his head had been permed and curled up, giving off a radiant look. It has a unique smell of burnt protein.
"Did you just come from the explosion site?" Yang Qi asked from the side.
"Yes... the situation is very bad. According to measurement data, the air temperature within ten kilometers has reached over a thousand degrees Celsius, and the fire brigade cannot enter at all!" The middle-aged man wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand. , "Moreover, this scope is still expanding!"
"One thousand degrees Celsius...can the skeleton hold it?" Sun Hang looked at Zhong Ling who was following behind him.
In the cargo hold of the plane they were on, there were more than a dozen "coffins" neatly stacked. Inside these "coffins" were Zhong Ling's trick equipment - those that had been specially modified and could be manipulated by her at will. Skeleton.
"Yes, but if the distance is too far, the consciousness link between me and the skeleton will be broken."
"What about you?" Sun Hang turned to Zhulong again, "Your ability should be able to restrain flames, right?"
Although it is said that the oil in the body of the candle dragon can be made into an ever-burning lamp, the blood of the candle dragon is extremely cold - and as a hunter, the ability inherited from the meme of the candle dragon is obviously the latter.
"You can try, but there is no guarantee of reaching the core location."
"Can you bring one more person? I'll go in with you." Sun Hang said.
(End of chapter)