Chapter 332 Small Island
Jilan grabbed the harpoon hanging on the outer wall of the cabin and lightly swept it across the sea.
Crash.
He took back the harpoon and stretched out his fingers to gently touch the red seawater stained on it.
After looking at it for a while, Jilan sniffed it again.
'There's nothing special about it. It has a unique salty smell just like ordinary sea water...but it's not blood. It's just red in color and looks similar. ’
He couldn’t help but smile and shake his head.
'Legends are just legends after all. How could the sea of blood really be irrigated by the blood of the evil god...'
Things in the field of occultism are often accompanied by unique magnetic fields, such as high-risk The radiation is average and poses an extremely fatal threat to ordinary people.
If the Sea of Blood is true as rumored, then the residents of Late Autumn Town would have been killed by such a huge magnetic field.
Gilan stood alone on the deck aisle, looking at the scarlet sea, feeling that the unique scenery in front of him had a different kind of beauty.
After standing for a while longer, he withdrew his gaze and turned back to the cabin...
Three hours flew by in the blink of an eye.
The two small fishing boats a group of people were on were slowly approaching an isolated island.
This island is the destination of this mission.
From a distance, Jilan noticed that the island was covered with dense forests, but there were no signs of human habitation. It seemed like a pure natural primitive island.
In the depths of the island, there seems to be a towering mountain peak, which is constantly emitting high-temperature white smoke towards the sky.
‘That’s...a volcano? ’
Jilan frowned.
He also discovered that there seemed to be a huge number of dead marine organisms piled up on the shore.
These corpses ranged from large to small, and they were a mass of black matter. Most of them had begun to decay, attracting a large number of seagulls to gather, and they were constantly pecking at these corpses.
There are also dark cloud-like flies and insects, flying around in dense numbers, which is quite uncomfortable.
The sea breeze carried the stench and blew it into the cabins hundreds of meters apart, making the group almost nauseous.
As the two fishing boats docked and anchored, everyone disembarked from the tidal flat and landed on the island.
“It stinks!” Kaya pinched her nose as soon as she got up and looked at the fish carcasses on the shore with disgust. "Why are so many blood sea creatures dead here..."
Everyone turned to look at the shore with shocked expressions on their faces. Such an abnormal scene made them more vigilant.
The most eye-catching thing is that there is a red whale that has just died. It is quite huge, more than twice as big as the fishing boat docked on one side, with a total length of more than 30 meters and a visual weight of nearly 200 tons.
This red whale has a smooth body, including its baleen, and almost its entire back is dark red, with white spots on its sides. The abdomen is light gray with wrinkles and seems to have the function of expansion and contraction.
Gilan also discovered that this red whale was covered with dense parasitic barnacles... However, the shape of these barnacles was completely different from what he remembered.
The follicles are not round and spherical, but rectangles with sharp edges and corners. It was as if pieces of dark green and gray stone bricks were inlaid on the body of this red whale.
"What a magical ecosystem..."
The dwarf Renault adjusted his thick glasses and sat on the shoulder of his friend Muguer, and couldn't help but sigh.
The sharp-eyed Buweig suddenly discovered an unusual detail. He took two steps forward and reported to Gillan in a low voice:
"Mr. Gillan, the body of the red whale , seems to have been artificially processed..."
"Huh?"
"There is a fine incision on the front abdomen of the red whale. Someone must have taken out its heart."
Buweig looked at the huge corpse and said solemnly.
Celine on the side nodded.
The short-haired woman seemed to have some understanding of the structure of the red whale, and added aloud:
“The red whale only has one heartbeat per minute, and its heart is quite huge compared to humans. Nearly 2 meters in diameter and weighing between 450 and 550 pounds. ”
"The length of the opening is almost the diameter of the heart... Buweig's guess should be correct."
At this time, Renault jumped off Muguer's shoulder and walked to the shore. In front of the group of corpses, he took out his gloves, put them on, and squatted down to check.
“The corpses of these blood sea creatures are also injected with an attractant, which will continuously attract other blood sea creatures to approach, causing them to be stranded and die.”
Reynold gave him a hand Glasses, he said in a deep voice.
Hearing this, Maiev frowned and said:
"Could it be the federal research force lurking in Late Autumn Town?"
During the voyage, Gillan collected the logbook he obtained from the MacMillan Energy Plant and the information obtained from the Blood Harbor gang. He took out all the contact letters obtained by the underground miasma avoidance team and informed everyone about the "Golden Troop No. 7".
So they all know that there is a secret research team that is secretly collecting blood sea creatures and red whale hearts for some kind of research.
Mavie’s guess was very reasonable, and everyone couldn’t help but nod.
“Proceed with caution.”
Ms. Teresa looked at everyone and gave an instruction.
"Golden Troop No. 7 has probably been here before, and has not even left yet... We lack intelligence on the enemy, so be cautious."
"Yes, Ms. Teresa."
Everyone agreed.
Then, the group of people carefully left the shore and walked into the forest.
According to intelligence, the "Level 2 Nightmare Monument" that was the mission target was located deep inside the island, right on the volcano that Gilan saw.
As the saying goes, Wangshan is a dead horse. It seemed not far away, but everyone hiked for more than two hours. Near evening, they just arrived at the foot of the volcano.
And here, there is actually a small village that is isolated from the rest of the world!
As soon as the group set foot here, they were blocked by a group of plainly dressed villagers.
These people are male and female, old and young, with fair skin and brown-red hair. Almost all of them have a farm tool or an ax as a weapon. Their expressions are not friendly, and the words in their mouths also make everyone feel... strangeness.
"Jili Gua! Ji Li, Ji Li Gua!"
The leader, a bearded middle-aged man, glared at Jilan and others, speaking in an incomprehensible language.
Beside him, there was a girl wearing off-white linen clothes and bare feet. She was wearing braids, holding a plump orange cat in her hand, and was looking at these strange strangers with curiosity.
“Are these people the aborigines of the island?”
Maivey asked curiously as she looked at the battle.
"What are they talking about?"
"I don't know." Kaya shook her head.
Everyone was surrounded by villagers, but they were not afraid. After all, the other people were just ordinary people. It was a fool's errand to hurt them.
But as official members of the empire, Gilan and his party did not think of the conflict and rashly harmed this group of island residents.
“Who understands their language?”
Ms. Teresa rubbed her temples with a headache, turned around, and asked everyone.
However, the members of the second group, and even the four "Thorns" reservists who came for support, remained silent or shook their heads helplessly.
Ms. Teresa couldn't help but sigh.
However, at this time, Jilan took a step forward and said in the same strange and awkward language:
"Jili Guala, Jili Guala..."
As he spoke, he raised his hand to signal with a calm tone.
Hearing this, the villagers looked at each other in confusion, and the middle-aged man who led the group looked surprised. After a few seconds of hesitation, he said something, which made the villagers put down their weapons.
“Huh?” Ms. Teresa raised her eyebrows and looked at Gillan in surprise. "Do you understand their language?"
Everyone else present was also very surprised. They did not expect that Mr. Gillan could speak the other party's language.
“They are indeed the aborigines of this island, and they speak ‘Autumn Language’. This language is a variant of ‘Mediterranean Language’ and also retains the ancient rhyme. In addition to professional linguists, I’m afraid few people have mastered it.”
Gilan nodded and explained.
Everyone looked surprised, and their hearts were even more surprised.
Mr. Gillan actually dabbled in such a rare language...
"Thank you, Gillan." Ms. Teresa smiled.
"Then what were they talking about just now, and why are they so hostile to us?"
"This man is the village chief of 'Blafil Village', his name is Yernei Siedam Ba Alecius... He said that they are a family of gods who have lived on this 'Whale God Island' for generations."
Jilan pointed at the middle-aged man and said.
“But recently, strange outsiders have landed on the island. They not only hunt the creatures on the island arbitrarily, but also fish for blood sea creatures and even red whales in the nearby waters. They also capture their tribesmen.”
Speaking, Ji Lan thought for a while and said:
"They mistakenly thought that we were with the group of outsiders, so they were hostile."
"So that's it..."
Everyone looked stunned.
Kaya frowned, eyes filled with hatred, and said:
“Those so-called outsiders are probably the Federation’s No. 7 Golden Troop. They captured this group of aborigines, and I’m afraid they are For human experiments! ”
"Damn federal bastard!"
Muguer cursed in that immature childish voice.
“They must pay the price!”
“Calm down, Mgul.” Garnold said solemnly. "Our mission here is to eradicate the Nightmare Monument. After the mission is over, we can talk about other things."
Maivey shook her head and said:
"Even if we don't go to trouble them, they will never let us remove the monument smoothly."
"Gilan, briefly explain to them the dangers of the 'Nightmare Monument'... wait until we can' After the Nightmare Monument is dealt with, he will help them deal with the group of outsiders."
Ms. Teresa said to Gillan.
Gilan nodded.
He spoke in quite pure autumn language and said a few words to the middle-aged village chief named Yerney.
Hearing this, the village chief and other villagers looked shocked and doubtful.
“Jiliguala.” The village chief of Yernei thought for a while and said to everyone.
“He said yes, but he will send a few people to follow us.”
“That’s okay.” Ms. Teresa did not refuse. "We are relatively unfamiliar with this island, and having the aborigines as guides can save us a lot of trouble."
As a translator, Gilan conveyed her meaning to the village chief of Yernei.
The other person's expression softened and he nodded.
After a while.
Yerney personally led the team, led four young and middle-aged tribesmen holding axes, and the little girl, and followed everyone up the mountain.
"Why did this girl come here?"
Mavie looked at the girl holding the orange cat and couldn't help but asked with a worried look.
Gilan said lightly:
“She is the village chief’s daughter, named Sangasulun Siedamba Alecius. She has had a keen sense of this land since she was a child. The village chief of Erney took the initiative to call her."
Everyone looked at each other and had no objections.
The names of these aborigines are quite troublesome because they are too difficult to remember.
The vegetation on the mountain is very lush, and it can be recognized at a glance that this land has a long history.
And because it is located in a volcano, it has been nourished by volcanic ash in the past years, so the growth of plants is amazing.
The sky was getting dark, and no one took out their lighting tools.
First, because they are all mystics, with extraordinary eyesight and perception, they can see the environment clearly without lighting. The second is that he doesn't want to attract unnecessary attention. After all, the enemy doesn't know where he is hiding.
Fortunately, the night vision abilities of the accompanying aborigines were pretty good, so everyone simply walked forward in the dark.
While marching to the mountainside, Jilan suddenly spoke in a low voice:
"Stop! Something is wrong!"
He said it again in Qiuyu.
Everyone was startled and stopped quickly, alert to their surroundings.
Wow——
Not far ahead, there was a sudden movement in a bush.
Before anyone could come forward to check, they heard a subtle sound breaking through the air.
Phew! !
Kaya, who was walking in front, narrowed her eyes. She took out the dagger from her waist and swung forward suddenly.
Dang! !
Mars shot out in the darkness, and a 9mm round-head bullet was immediately cut in half by a dagger and sank into the soil behind him.
"There are enemies! Silenced firearms!"
Kaya just finished speaking.
Dudududu...
Boooooooh! !
The bullets roared towards Jilan and others.
The faces of the group darkened, but they all reacted in time. They deliberately stood in front of several aborigines, blocking with daggers or their own weapons.
None of the mysterious people present were below level 3. Facing silenced firearms, there was no pressure.
Ms. Teresa snapped her fingers.
Pop!
A dazzling golden light flashed, directly deflecting all the seven or eight incoming bullets.
Immediately, she shouted coldly:
"Gilan, Kaya, Maiev."
The three people named did not say much, and jumped out in perfect agreement.
Gilan is the fastest.
His figure was like a ghost. He passed through two afterimages and arrived behind the bushes.
A man wearing a white hazmat suit and anti-miasma mask was there, holding a silenced pistol.
Seeing Jilan's appearance, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Bang! !
With no expression on his face, Jilan kicked out with a knee, hitting the opponent in the face.
Amidst the loud noise, the attacker's head shattered on the spot, and his whole body flew out, rolling to the ground and motionless.
Rustling——
Not far away, there were a few more black shadows moving around, and they turned around and ran away.
Gilan's hearing is amazing, and he captured the subtle sounds of those people communicating through the headset:
"Retreat, return to the team."
"Report to Major General Claudemire , carry out the next round of interception.”
"Yes."
Gilan narrowed his eyes and immediately ran after him.
This group of federal secret research troops obviously did not intend to let them dig the grave smoothly.
Gilan is preparing to eliminate this unstable factor in advance.
"Ms. Teresa, I am pursuing to the northeast, notify Maiev and Kaya to follow."
He touched the headset and said calmly.
The figure did not stop and quickly disappeared into the forest.
(End of this chapter)