The end of the world: mountain and sea disasters

Late winter afternoon.

The cloudy weather that started last night worsened further.

When Yu Ke arrived at the mountain stream, snowflakes were falling.

To a certain extent, this is actually good news, because Pandora hates bright light, and so do the aberrant creatures infected by it, so they subconsciously avoid sunlight and choose to hibernate in sunny weather.

This means that you are more likely to encounter them on cloudy and snowy days.

'15:45'

Glancing at the time displayed on his watch, Yu Ke jumped off the back of the frightened deer and walked towards the mountain stream ahead.

Snowflakes fell on the top of the head and on the ears, and after melting, they brought a slight chill.

The temperature has dropped significantly, and it is foreseeable that tonight will not be easy for those who go deep into the Mirror Lake Forest.

Fortunately, Yu Ke was pregnant with the cold resistance obtained by hunting the bull Wen Diego not long ago.

This level of low temperature is still within the tolerable range.

Looking towards the mountain stream, Yu Ke's eyes were filled with surprise.

The low temperature of more than ten degrees below zero seems to have no impact on the depths of the Jinghu Forest.

The rushing stream surged from a high place in the distance, swallowing up the snow and ice all over the sky, hitting the moss-covered boulders along the way, and splashing water like broken jade, splashing everywhere.

Yu Ke used a test tube to take some water samples for testing as usual to check the pollution in this area.

The result made him frown.

The water seems to be clear and drinkable, but the yellow light on the indicator light is not deceiving.

This part of the water quality has been infected, not to a deep degree but with real problems.

"Are you already here?"

Yu Ke whispered to himself, took out a new test tube from his bag, filled it with some soil and grass from the edge of the mountain stream, and tested it again.

Unexpectedly, this time the indicator light actually glowed green.

There is only one explanation for the inconsistent test results: the running water in this area was recently infected.

Is it possible that abnormal beasts are polluting the mountain stream upstream?

Recalling the state of the mutated mandrill, this speculation suddenly came to Yu Ke's mind.

After blowing a whistle to call back the frightened deer, he prepared to walk up the mountain stream for a while to try to find the deformed monster.

Firstly, killing it can prevent the nearby environment from being continuously polluted. Secondly, the [Investigator] profession requires experience to upgrade.

This place is still about three and a half hours away from Jinghu Lake, so we definitely won't be able to get there today.

Wandering deep in the Mirror Lake Forest at night is never a good idea, and the Scary-Antlered Deer also need a rest.

If nothing was found during this search, Yu Ke was going to find a place to rest.

There is a camping spot left by the Forestry Protection Bureau's exploration team nearby, and you can get there in about half an hour.

Camping spots like this are relatively safe areas selected through special exploration. The exploration team will leave some supplies inside in order to reduce the burden on the team members who will explore later.

The Forestry Protection Bureau relied on this method to continuously explore the depths of Jinghu Forest within a few years. The route map in Yu Ke's hand was also drawn based on this method, otherwise they would have to rely on luck today.

Take out the full-coverage mask from the side of the deer saddle and put it on to block the wind and snow that hits your face while walking.

Quickly approaching upstream along the mountain stream, Yu Ke looked around from time to time to capture any traces of abnormal animal activity that might remain nearby.

Yo~yo~

The frightened deer suddenly let out several screams, as if it smelled something.

This is another benefit of taking a frightened deer deep into the Jinghu Forest. They are always extremely sensitive to the approach of danger, and its immediate reaction undoubtedly means that there is a vicious beast hiding somewhere nearby!

Yu Ke stretched out his hand to calm the panicked frightened deer, and at the same time went down to the river bank, holding a sharp-toothed bow and arrow to protect it behind him.

The camera has been turned on in advance, and the eyes are wandering around.

In the mountain stream?

The possibility is not high. There are rocks everywhere, the water depth is limited, and the beasts are generally too large to hide.

Among the branches above your head?

The bare branches hardly provide cover for the aberrant monster hiding inside. The field of vision is completely empty, and there are no traces of strange birds in the sky.

At this moment, the sound of bushes shaking could be heard in my ears.

Without saying a word, Yu Ke waved his hand to signal the frightened deer to move aside, and then shot two arrows into the forest where the sound came from.

The arrow shot through the air, followed by the angry roar of the ferocious beast.

A dark green, flat head that looked like a horizontal hammer crashed out of the forest. It was like a land version of a hammerhead shark, but its size was enlarged by more than seven or eight times, and its mouth was full of yellow fangs.

The part below its head looks a bit like a crocodile, and its whole body is covered in gray-yellow thick armor.

What's more important is that there is an obvious mutation in the tail of this ferocious beast. A huge sarcoma appears at the end of the tail, and the surface is covered with sharp spikes. It is impossible to escape if it is hit.

Yu Ke's shots hit its back and left forelimb respectively, easily irritating it which was already mentally chaotic.

Seeing Yu Ke standing by the river, the aberrant ferocious beast launched a surprise attack without saying a word, ramming like a heavily armored tank.

Although the momentum was astonishing, it could not scare Yu Ke, who had greatly improved his strength now.

After calming down, Yu Ke didn't have to worry about aiming due to the huge size of the aberrant beast. He drew out two exploding arrows and fired them, hitting the monster's forehead directly and exploding its body armor.

The deformed monster was in pain, its two forelimbs suddenly braked, its body turned, and the giant hammer at its tail flew towards it, carrying the wind and snow.

It's a pity that Yu Ke had already predicted its move. He flipped lightly and landed on the boulder on the side. He replaced it with armor-piercing arrows and aimed at the monster's eyeballs on the left and right sides.

The left eye failed to hit, and the right eye was directly shot by an armor-piercing arrow, causing juice to splash.

The aberrant monster that fell into a state of rage launched another attack regardless of the situation, but this time Yu Ke did not intend to deal with it anymore. He put away his bow and arrows and took out the Leviathan ax. The moment the monster hit the boulder under his feet, he jumped out and landed directly. on its back.

The blue quality power increase coupled with the sharp ax blade, the result is needless to say.

Looking at the center of the deformed monster's head, only two or three axes fell, and both the armor and skull were chopped into pieces.

When Yu Ke pulled away, the deformed monster could only twist and struggle on the shore. After a while, it completely lost its voice. However, the former did not relax at all. He quickly ran to the monster's head again, stepped on its neck with his feet, and directly killed its head. Chop it off.

This is to prevent it from resurrecting like the human-faced owl.

Although the probability of this happening is low, this deformed monster should already be in the second stage, but there is no big mistake. Yu Ke doesn't want to be injured in this place, or be injured by this infected monster.

At present, neither he nor the Forestry Protection Bureau has a specific medicine to solve this infection.

Aberrant Beast: A ferocious beast infected by Pandora, its body is abnormally deformed, and its flesh and blood are contagious!

The information that had been checked and filled up emerged. Yu Ke glanced at the monster's blood stained on the ax blade, looked around, and instead of washing it directly in the mountain stream, he picked the leaves of a fern nearby, scooped up water and wiped it clean.

"If you can solve it later with a bow and arrow, it's better not to use an axe."

After spending a lot of effort to clean it, Yu Ke put away the Leviathan Ax and shook his head.

Originally, the monster's leather should have been sold for a lot of money, but unfortunately the infected and deformed monster's body had no value, and Yu Ke was too lazy to dispose of it.

Fortunately, the characteristics of the loot recognize it as a special individual and provide an attribute enhancement:

[Main Attribute] Defense Strengthening (White)

The white quality proves that this deformed monster is indeed a relatively low-level monster, that is, it is barely qualified to climb to the lower wolf level after mutation. However, the attribute enhancement provided is pretty good, and it is a type that Yu Ke does not have yet.

Looking down at his palm, Yu Ke could clearly feel the change in the texture of his skin.

Even if it hasn't reached the level of invulnerability, its ability to withstand hits has definitely improved.

Check the experience gain of [Investigator]. Currently, 80% has been transformed into light blue. Killing two to three more aberration monsters should be enough to complete the upgrade. However, [Forest Hunter] still has quite a few gaps. .

Considering that the flesh and blood of the monster in front of you will pollute the nearby environment, it may also be taken away by other hunting groups as free trophies, causing the members of the hunting group to be contaminated.

Yu Ke specially pulled a piece of tree bark nearby, wrote the words "Flesh and blood are poisonous, do not touch" and placed it next to it.

If he couldn't stop some people's greedy hands with nowhere to go, then there was nothing he could do.

Good words can't persuade a damn ghost!

Riding the deer again, Yu Ke checked the location of the camping spot he found earlier.

Drop~drop~

The watch emits a beep indicating a communication request.

Yu Ke took off his helmet, took out the Bluetooth headset from his pocket, put it on, and said,

"This is forest ranger Yu Ke."

"I just received news from the research institute. The corpse of the mutated mandrill you found last night has been dissected. Researchers found that it contained a large number of spores. You can think of them as the seeds of those flowers. They mutated with the mutation. The movements of mandrills are scattered everywhere, and once they grow, they will immediately infect the surrounding environment! "

Anseli's voice sounded in his ears, his tone was a little heavy, he paused and added,

"Including the mutated mandrill, Pandora is spreading its infection range in this way."

"Is there no way to stop it, such as suppressing the activity of spores or using medicines to clear the infection?"

The Jinghu Forest has undergone large-scale changes due to the impact of the Catastrophic Era, which has both advantages and disadvantages for humans.

The emergence of ferocious beasts certainly threatens humans, but the resources of Jinghu Forest have indeed cultivated a large number of extraordinary beings, giving humans the power to resist various supernatural events.

The effects of the mutations caused by Pandora are completely different. They are like malignant tumors that continue to spread in the Jinghu Forest, destroying the original ecological environment and creating various deformed monsters that cannot be used by humans at all.

"The high temperature and light brought by the flame are okay, but you need to prepare in advance. Considering that there are many dead trees and fallen leaves in the winter forest, you must use it with caution. Where are you now?"

"I am heading to camping site X133 and have no plans to move at night."

Yu Ke didn't have anything to set fire to, but he had a dozen explosive arrows prepared in advance, hoping to save some.

"The right choice. Camping site X133 is located in a thorn bush, which can ensure safety at night. However, you must be careful not to get scratched. The exploration team has opened a specific entrance and exit. If you find anything else, please feel free to contact us."

Anseli used to be a member of the exploration team and could find out the specific conditions of various camping spots, so he reminded them.

"Understood, contact me again!"

After hanging up the call, Yu Ke put away his earphones and looked up at the sky.

It was almost evening, and the sky was getting dark very quickly, so he had to speed up.