What It’s Like Being a Vampire

Not long after he mutated, Xiang Kun often wandered around the roads and alleys in the middle of the night to train his senses, because in the dead of night, when people are quiet, there is relatively little interference. Small.

Later, Xiang Kun was involved in a robbery case because he called the police. When Police Officer Chen and the others retrieved the surrounding videos for investigation, they accidentally discovered that he was staying up in the middle of the night and "patrolling the streets" all night. Fortunately, the suspect had been identified and arrested at that time, and Xiang Kun already had a preconceived impression of "a sense of justice" from Officer Chen, so after being warned, it did not cause any follow-up troubles.

But since then, Xiang Kun has paid special attention to monitoring and so on.

At the very beginning, he could only discover the surveillance in various places by observing and watching more. Every time you do something that you are worried about being traced to your identity, you must step on the spot in advance to make sure that you can know the various monitoring points. Even if you can't completely avoid it, you should avoid being photographed in the face, or try to use other people , car or object as a cover.

In order to better find and avoid surveillance, Xiang Kun searched for a lot of information, and he was very familiar with the models, functions, data, and various related security equipment of various surveillance.

But now, relying on more and stronger sensory capabilities, brain analysis capabilities, especially the infrared thermal imaging visual mode, basically no matter how hidden the camera is, he can find it in advance in the distance.

This is true in cities full of various electronic devices, and even more so in deep mountains.

At this moment, Xiang Kun observed very clearly that in the distant forest, there were multiple video recording devices, and they were all in operation.

Xiang Kun knew that in many inaccessible mountain forests, or in protected areas with special protection animals, there are often infrared trigger cameras installed by the forestry department to photograph and record wild animals. Just like before he went deep into the activity area of ​​the mutated spider in Qinling no-man's land, he had seen the kind of camera arranged on the tree.

But judging from the operating characteristics he observed, the recording equipment he saw now was not the infrared trigger camera of the forestry department, or other common equipment.

According to Xiang Kun's judgment, these equipment should be arranged for a short period of time, or even just arranged. After all, it is very close to Wushu Mountain Scenic Area, and tourists often come here. Those devices are placed there directly, unattended, and are easily lost or damaged.

Could it be arranged by Mi Qiao or other "Shenxing Technology" people?

After all, this area is not far from the location they know where tourists photographed "Big Bird".

Within the field of view of Xiang Kun's infrared thermal imaging mode, there was no recording equipment distributed near the object composed of tiny blue dots and the suspected mutated creature in the distance.

But if those recording devices have infrared detection functions, then judging from their distribution, the mutated creatures may be photographed on the way no matter they arrive at the location from the air or the ground.

And since these recording devices are always working at night, it is normal to have infrared detection functions.

Xiang Kun knew that the reason why mutant creatures would show up so clearly in the infrared thermal imaging visual mode was not just because of the temperature. His body temperature, Guo Tianxiang's body temperature, giant owl's body temperature, and mutated spider's body temperature are all different, not all in the same area, not to mention the existence of mutated plants.

Obviously, his special infrared thermal imaging vision mode, in addition to relying on various wavelengths of infrared rays to display images,

It also includes certain judgment conditions that are only related to mutant creatures.

For general infrared thermal imaging equipment, it is not difficult to "see" mutant creatures, but it is not so easy to "notice" them.

In addition to the recording equipment, Xiang Kun also noticed that there were several drones operating in the sky in the distance, but they were far away from the suspected mutant creature, and seemed to be searching everywhere.

These drones were out of Xiang Kun's sight, and he relied on the sound to determine their existence. However, the noise of these drones is obviously much smaller than that of conventional civilian drones. Even in the dead of night and in the already relatively quiet mountain forest, ordinary people can't hear any movement at this distance.

If the drone and those recording equipment were arranged by the same group of people, then from the range of the drone's search, it can be inferred that the people behind the recording equipment probably did not find the suspected mutant creature, otherwise no one would The planes should all be in the air near "Big Bird".

But since they set up video recording equipment in this area, there should be a reason.

Of course, the recording equipment and drones may not be arranged by the same group of people. After all, drones have been deployed to search, and the sporadic recording equipment does not seem to be of great significance.

Xiang Kun shifted his position again, moving a certain distance to a higher place, so that he could get a better view, and carefully distinguish the suspected mutated creature through the night vision mode and thermal imaging mode.

Judging from the shape, there is a 90% probability that it is the "big bird" that was photographed by tourists before.

It should be the morning of the 18th, the mutated creature that caused tourists to fall off the cliff at Zhufeng in Wushu Mountain.

If it's that one, why is it still here?

Xiang Kun didn't think it would regard this as a habitat and planned to stay here for a long time.

Xiang Kun knew very well that these mutated creatures had considerable intelligence. Unless they plan to hunt humans for blood, otherwise, it is very stupid to be adjacent to human settlements.

It lingers here and does not leave, there must be other reasons.

Xiang Kun thought of that "mutated ant". This "big bird" has been staying around, looking like "waiting infatuatedly". Could it be because of it? Really haven't succeeded yet? Otherwise, it should shrink in the deep mountains, old forests or other remote places to digest the blood it ingested, and then mutate and evolve.

For mutated creatures, it seems that to make them behave contrary to the established pattern can only be for the need of drinking blood.

Maybe just like Xiang Kun's guess before, it, like the giant owl that Xiang Kun encountered back then, began to have a need for the blood of other mutant creatures?

Xiang Kun's gaze began to wander around again, wondering if the "big bird" was targeting the "mutated ant", then instead of searching around, it stayed here because it knew where the "mutated ant" was hiding. Is it here, or does it know that there is something that the "mutated ant" can't give up, and it will definitely come back?

Thinking of the underground "nest" that was suspected to be an ant's nest where he found the strong smell of mutant creatures, Xiang Kun couldn't help but guess, it couldn't be nesting underground now, could it?

So the "big bird" is competing patiently with the "mutated ant" to see who can't withstand the bloodthirsty demand of the blood-drinking period first?

Xiang Kun observed and thought quietly in the distance. The enhancement of sensory ability has such benefits. He can always take the lead, and he can control whether to advance or retreat.

If it was an area far away from human habitation like the Qinling no-man's land, and he had more time and preparation, and the weather conditions could support his "Royal Electric Flight", Xiang Kun might try to capture that "mutated bird" .

But in this situation, he naturally wouldn't directly provoke that big bird.

Xiang Kun sensed the 3x3cm piece of paper left in Mi Qiao, and found that it was not far from here, in the parking lot of the scenic spot.

He didn't continue to stare at the "big bird" hidden among the trees like a watchdog, but followed the direction of the induction.

...

In one of the parking lots in Wushu Mountain Scenic Area, two black vans and an MPV were parked side by side.

Mi Qiao and Fang Pingfang sat together in the compartment of one of the vans, watching the surveillance screens in front of them. Among them are the pictures of low-light night vision mode and infrared thermal imaging pictures, some of which are sent back by drones, and some are sent back by the video recording equipment arranged in the afternoon.

At noon, Ye Chong got the news that after a tourist had photographed a "big bird" somewhere, they went to the field to investigate.

Originally, they didn't have much hope, but what they didn't expect was that after arriving in that area, they really found a lot of traces.

They did not find feces, feathers, or other body tissues of the "big bird", but they found a large number of broken branches, trunks, ground that seemed to be unintentionally shoveled by excavators, and various claw marks left on them. It was startling. If they hadn't already had the premise of looking for that "big bird", they would probably subconsciously make up some messy scary monsters just by seeing those traces.

Mi Qiao believed that those traces were the "big bird" fighting some kind of creature, while Fang Pingfang felt that the "big bird" might have created the traces by itself in a certain manic state.

However, their unanimous opinion is that the "big bird" is likely to return to that area again.

So in the afternoon, they asked Ye Chong, who was in charge of logistics and information support, to apply for the equipment, then contacted "Mr. Liang", uploaded the pictures and videos of the scene, and asked him to arrange a fully equipped drone search team to come.

But what "Mr. Liang" means is that the equipment will be transferred to them immediately, but the search and investigation team doesn't need it for the time being, just a few of them will do. Of course, technical support personnel related to drones will be sent there, and Ye Chong will coordinate and deploy them.

He has never actually conducted a field survey mission. He only heard Fang Pingfang talk about the experience of the Qinling no-man's land. Mi Qiao originally thought that a group of people would enter the mountain tonight to assist the drone in the investigation.

But what I didn't expect was that in the afternoon, I drove two vans to bring the equipment to the technicians, but told them that they just need to stay in the car, and set the route of the drone inspection directly through the equipment in the car. Look at the screen transmitted by the drone, and it will automatically lock on the type of animal it has scanned. As for avoiding obstacles, it is all done automatically and does not require manual manipulation.

However, the range of activities of these drones is still limited, and the search range cannot exceed too far. It is not a problem with the performance or technology of the drones, but the altitude of their drones is more than 120 meters, and licenses and permits are required. They reported it on the grounds of scientific research project investigation, and the range of activities was only allowed within this mountainous area.

"Dr. Fang, do you think it will find the drone first and be scared away when it comes back?" Mi Qiao said boredly looking at the pictures on the screen.

"When it finds the drone, the drone should find it first," Fang Pingfang said.

"If we find it, how do we deal with it?" Mi Qiao asked again. When these drones were delivered in the afternoon, she also fiddled with them for a while. She didn't see anything from them that could help capture birds and beasts. device.

"We don't need to worry about these. 'Mr. Liang' will think about it when the time comes, and Ye Chong and Team Leader Li will be responsible for the specific implementation." Fang Pingfang said.

Looking at the closed carriage door, Mi Qiao suddenly changed the subject: "Dr. Fang, how is the investigation of the footprint you found in Qinling no man's land?"

In fact, even if traces of the "big bird" have been found, and there are other suspected mutant "blood-eating creatures" evidence, Mi Qiao is the same as Fang Pingfang. I am more interested in the rabbit wood carvings in the basement laboratory of a certain research center of Shenxing Technology, and the various visions it shows.

She felt that the wooden rabbit carving should be related to the owner of the footprints that Fang Pingfang and the others found in the Qinling no-man's land.

She guessed that the owner of the footprints and the person who made the rabbit woodcarving should be a "vampire" like Guo Tianxiang. The wild boar discovered by the late anchor Xue and others had been sucked blood by him in a special way. It was a "vampire" with different living habits and mutation directions from Guo Tianxiang, a "blood-eating creature" that had returned to "wildness".

Because she has been in contact with Guo Tianxiang, she knows that "vampires" have some special abilities, such as the hypnosis that made her fall into the trick. But Fang Pingfang's description of the abnormal phenomenon related to the wood carving was somewhat beyond her comprehension. Whether it's the intrusion of dreams, the illusion of reality, or the influence of the lights and computers in the laboratory, it is difficult to give a plausible explanation.

How can a wood carving, a dead object, do this?

After listening to Fang Pingfang's description yesterday, she even had a thought - that "vampire" who lived in the cave in the no-man's land in the Qinling Mountains, might have found some way to transform his body into that "Rabbit woodcarving"?

Of course, this was just a momentary imagination. She knew that this kind of thinking was too far-fetched to be possible, but it was precisely because of this that she became more and more curious about what secrets there were in the wood carving.

"I can roughly judge the height and weight of the owner of the footprints. I only know that he should be a man of about 1.9 meters, a big fat man, in his twenties..." Fang Pingfang frowned suddenly as she spoke, looking at the people in the carriage. Line up the screens and say, "What are they doing?"

Mi Qiao also noticed the vision on the screen, clusters of red dots gathered from all directions, like a stream of sparse red light tearing apart the night sky, rushing away in the same direction.

Not only did several cameras set up in the mountains capture this scene, but drones patrolling in the sky also locked their lenses on these red dots.

The voice of Zhou Rui from another car came from the intercom: "Dr. Fang, Ms. Chen, did you see that? Those birds seem crazy?"

Yes, those clusters of red dots are birds, all kinds of birds.

Neither Fang Pingfang nor Mi Qiao could answer this question, and they just stared at the screen, watching the behavior of those birds.

Those birds gathered together and flew in one direction for a while, then suddenly "exploded" and scattered in all directions.

Wushu Mountain is originally one of the areas with the richest bird resources in the world. It is not surprising that there are many birds, but what is strange is their sudden and strange behavior.

"What are they doing?" Zhou Rui's bewildered voice came from the intercom.

Fang Pingfang seemed to have discovered something, and asked Ye Chong to control the drone's camera to manually lock an area.

Looking at the picture on the monitoring screen, Mi Qiao also let out a light sigh: "What is that?"

On the infrared imaging screen, in the black shadows representing trees, there is a group of dark red that is not obvious. If it wasn't for the flock of birds flying over just now and then suddenly scattered in that position, they would not have noticed.

After the imaging system locked the object hidden in the tree, it was "marked" in green to make it immediately obvious.

"What is this?"

"Is it a leopard? No, there are no leopards here."

"It should be a bird, Big Bird."

"Is that the bird we're looking for?"

"possible."

"Why is its temperature so low?"

Both Mi Qiao and Fang Pingfang stared at the motionless creature hidden on the screen in amazement, a little confused about what it was.

You must know that the body temperature of birds is generally higher than that of mammals, usually at 38.5~42°C, so it is very conspicuous in their current infrared thermal imaging imaging system, as if the flock of birds just flew up suddenly, It immediately caught their attention.

"Tell the drone not to get too close, and use low-light night vision to take a look." Mi Qiao said to Ye Chong through the walkie-talkie.

Soon, they determined that the creature hiding in the forest just now was a big bird!

It's just that they don't know why the body temperature of this big bird is so low, and when it started hiding there.

"Be careful, don't disturb it, see if 'Mr. Liang' is online!" Mi Qiao said excitedly, and then tried to contact "Mr. Liang" with the device in the car. In fact, as long as the drone is working, "Mr. Liang" has the right to access the camera equipment of the drone at any time.

Tens of meters away from the parking lot, by the side of a big tree in the forest, Xiang Kun heard the two vans and the MPV suddenly become lively, and even the people who were sleeping and waiting to get up to "change shifts" were now Waking up early, he was also looking forward to it:

Next, we can see how the people of "Shenxing Technology" deal with the mutant creatures.

Just now, following his sense of the paper in Mi Qiao's bag, he sneaked to the edge of the parking lot and listened for nearly half an hour. When he knew that they really didn't find the "big bird", he couldn't calm down. That's it - he didn't want to waste the whole night fooling around here.

So he began to think about how to make the two sides "fire up sparks", so as not to make this night too quiet and boring.

He thought about multiple plans, and even thought about going directly to get the "big bird"'s attention, and then draw it over for Mi Qiao and the others to find out.

But during this process, it is difficult for him to guarantee that he will not be discovered by Mi Qiao, Dr. Fang or other "Shenxing Technology" people. After all, there are many drones cruising in the sky around. Once noticed, even if you can run away on the spot, you will be in trouble later, and there is a hidden danger of revealing your identity.

So in the end, the solution he adopted was to climb up a tree, catch a bird, and then use "mental shock" on it.

With the emergence and enhancement of the sixth sense, with the increase in the number of mutations and evolutions, and with his understanding of the abilities of "emotional assimilation", "spiritual shock", and "supersensory state", his current "spiritual shock" , the effect has also changed greatly from the initial time. Just like at Chang Bin's wedding, he can even use the "combination technique" of "spiritual shock" and "projection" to achieve a certain degree of hypnosis.

Now, although he can't directly use "mental shock" to control other animals, or give them clear orders to act, but through some techniques and methods, he can still make them perform certain behaviors.

For example, the bird was "mentally stunned" by Xiang Kun and was released, but it was forced to flee in a certain direction.

And a large number of birds around, affected by the group effect of "mental shock", all had the same emotions and impulses as that bird, and ran there together.

After flying for a long time, they flew directly over the location where the "big bird" was hiding, and after sensing the threat from the "big bird", they were forced to flee in all directions.

Such a vision, Xiang Kun believed that no matter what, it should attract the attention of Mi Qiao and the others. Of course, it would be even better if the "big bird" was also affected by the flock of birds and changed.

Xiang Kun's position at this time was already far away from the "big bird", and there was a mountain in the middle, so he couldn't see it at all. But now his attention is on Mi Qiao, Dr. Fang and other "Shenxing Technology" people-the ball has passed, and then we will see how they perform!