What It’s Like Being a Vampire

Seventh floor.

Just as Liu Shiling had judged, as soon as Tang Baona, Yang Zhener, and Little Apple arrived on the seventh floor, they faced a close-range attack from "Alien No. 1" because of their incorrect positioning.

Although in this case, Tang Baona was able to repel it by directly calling out a destructive "material melody" in desperation. But without precise control, Mr. Liang, Li Shijue, Yang Zhuo and others behind "Xeno One" will also be injured, and even Yang Zhen'er and Little Apple will be unlucky.

So even though Tang Baona was startled by the ferocious mouth on the belly of "Alien No. 1" that suddenly approached, she still controlled herself from panicking and overreacting, because she believed...

In times of crisis, Alice appears.

Sure enough, when the surveillance signal disappeared, Alice in a white princess dress appeared in front of Tang Baona and the others.

Her body was still small, but her hands became oversized. A fist was almost as big as half of her body. Faced with the approaching "Xeno One", she waved an oversized fist that was disproportionate to her body. With a loud "Hey!", the opponent was knocked away.

After resolving the danger, Alice turned back to Tang Baona and the others, tilted her head and blinked her right eye, smiled proudly, and then disappeared.

After regaining their composure, the trio of Tang Baona, Yang Zhener, and Little Apple began to join the attack. Together with Li Shijue, Yang Zhuo, Liu Zhengyi's "Advanced Spiritual Object" team, and Mr. "Black Armor" Liang, they attacked "Xeno One". "Carry out a siege.

Originally, Mr. Liang could basically beat the "Xeno One" by himself, but now he joined two three-person teams, and he was even more able to beat it without the ability to fight back.

However, the body of "Xeno One" has been beaten many times, broken into countless pieces, and beaten into crumbs, but it can still recover extremely quickly and come back together again.

And every time it is condensed, the body will be slightly different, and new characteristics will be stimulated. It is as if every time the body is broken and reunited, it is getting high-dimensional factors from the "old vampire" to display its past abilities and characteristics. come out.

Sometimes its surface will be covered with a layer of scales, which is highly protective; sometimes its skin will become extremely smooth, and it may be slipped away by any blow; sometimes its body will become very small, with only It is about one meter tall, but its limbs are very long. One arm can grow up to 3 meters. It is like a big spider. It is extremely fast and can easily climb walls. Sometimes it can refract light and enter a semi-invisible state. Blends into the environment; sometimes it attempts to influence people's minds and create hallucinations.

Normally speaking, if it is a phagocytosis between "mutated creatures", the transformation of abilities must go through a process. And this "Alien One" not only does not need to sleep at all after swallowing Gerald, nor does it need to give the body time to mutate and transform, but it also displays its abilities and characteristics even more directly than Gerald.

Some are clearly traits possessed by other non-humanoid "mutated creatures" that Gerald has devoured.

For Mr. Liang, who is a "mutant creature" himself, is very familiar with the mechanism of "mutant creatures" devouring each other and transforming their abilities, and has learned the theory of high-dimensional factors from Xiang Kun, this performance of "Xeno One" He was very shocked - no wonder Dr. Xia was so mobilized and organized such a high-level action lineup.

Of course, what shocked him even more was that during the mission preparation stage, Dr.

The two three-person combat teams like Li Shijue and Tang Baona now faced the strange abilities displayed by "Alien No. 1" every time after its body regrouped, and they all responded to the mission plan very well.

As soon as "Alien No. 1" enters the semi-invisible state, Yang Zhuo and Little Apple can immediately lock the target through their glasses and other visual modes and help their companions determine the direction of attack. Yang Zhener can also use illusion special effects to directly transform the "Alien One" into the semi-invisible state. "Degree No. 1" is "marked";

"Xeno One" moves faster and its body becomes very agile. Li Shijue will restrict it by controlling the temperature and freezing, and Tang Baona will also change the "Material Melody" type to make it difficult to move;

When "Xeno One" tries to use sound to harm, disturb and mentally influence them, Tang Baona will use emotional melodies to help everyone avoid harm.

Every sudden change in characteristics, according to Dr. .

Dr. Xia's mission plan is just like Zhuge Liang's bag of tricks, amazing.

Because of this, no matter how "Xeno One" looked like he couldn't be killed, and every time he was beaten to pieces and regrouped with new abilities, they were not too panicked.

After all, even if there is a threat, the little girl in a white dress with a pair of huge fists will appear in time to help them out. They are like children playing in the swimming pool while being watched by their parents.

But on the other hand, because he did not know the information about "Alternate World" and "Alien High Dimensional Factor", judging from the series of tasks assigned by Dr. Xia, Mr. Liang had some doubts that this monster was Dr. Xia." Developed”.

This made him a little worried. Although Dr. Xia seemed to have everything under control now, many characteristics of high-dimensional factors were not completely understandable by humans. Who knew if there would be something beyond control? Variety.

However, it was not easy for Mr. Liang to remind Dr. Xia. He knew that Dr. Xia must know this. I can only hope that Xiang Kun can wake up soon, and having him under control can make people feel more at ease. With Xiang Kun's caution, he can definitely control the risk to a minimum and prevent Dr. Xia from messing around.

…

PARKING LOT.

The screen in the carriage restored the surveillance footage from the seventh and eighth floors, but there was still no real-time footage of the battle. Only the mess left on the ground showed the intensity of the battle that had just occurred here.

From the surveillance screen on the eighth floor, which showed a large hole in the ceiling, and the sounds coming from above, we could tell that the battle had gone up two floors to the ninth floor.

Lao He couldn't help but look toward the main building from the car window. Are they really fighting all the way up? !

However, he discovered that the surveillance camera showed that an entire wall on the eighth floor near the parking lot was smashed, but when he looked outside, he did not find any falling objects or any movement. Even when he looked up, the outside of the main building was still there. It was so intact that there was no trace of them blasting all the way from the basement to the ninth floor, and there was not even a sound.

Although Dr. Xia had told him before that "sensory masking" would be carried out on the combat area, and the area would be enclosed in the name of reconstruction, it would not affect other areas of the hospital even during the day. Anyone noticed something unusual, but while seeing the scene on the surveillance screen that looked like it had been bombed, and hearing the sound of fighting coming in real time, he found that it was quiet outside the building. This strong sense of contrast made him feel A feeling of dislocation in time and space.

However, it was precisely because Dr. Xia and her team had such miraculous abilities that Lao He dared to let them carry out tasks in a large hospital like Yangcheng City in broad daylight.

Although he couldn't see the actual battle scenes, Lao He was still relatively calm. First, it was out of trust in Dr. Xia's style of conduct - in the past five years, there had never been any mistakes in the research projects or field tasks hosted by the research base; Second, both the surveillance and the voices of Mr. Liang, Li Shijue and others he heard in his earphones were relatively calm, and it felt like everything was proceeding step by step.

But gradually, the voices of Mr. Liang, Li Shijue and others began to become anxious. It seemed that the battle began to become fierce and anxious, and there were even shouts of "danger", "be careful" and "fuck".

Then, Miss Yang shouted from the earphone: "Lao Xia! Please support! We can't hold on anymore!! Alice, be more fierce!!"

Then came Miss Tang's voice: "Hahahaha, Lao Xia, we can't beat him, haha, oh, run!"

Miss Li Jun's voice: "Run, run, run! Alice takes the back seat!"

Li Shijue's voice: "Director He, Doctor Xia! 'Exotic Pig No. 1' is going berserk! We can't handle it!"

Yang Zhuo's voice: "Please help! Please help! Please help! Help!!"

Lao He was startled, glanced at Dr. Xia who was still calm, and quickly asked through the intercom: "What's going on? What's wrong?"

Mr. Liang's voice sounded: "Doctor Xia! This monster can't be killed. The more you kill it, the stronger it becomes. Now multiple characteristics and abilities appear at the same time. We can't control it anymore! It's going to run away!"

When "Alien One" kept regrouping itself and showed various "mutated creature" characteristics, Mr. Liang and the others were still able to deal with it very steadily, because everything was consistent with Xia Libing's previous arrangements.

But not long after, the monster began to show mixed and enhanced manifestations of various "mutated creature" characteristics, all targeting their abilities, which suddenly turned the situation around. If Alice hadn't kept showing up to resist with her big fists, "putting out fires" everywhere, they probably wouldn't have been able to hold on long ago.

According to the mission plan, when they got here, it was "call for rescue if they can't be stopped", so they naturally began to ask Xia Libing for help through the intercom.

"I'll be there soon."

After Xia Libing replied simply, he stood up calmly, rubbed Liu Shiling's head next to him, then opened the carriage door, jumped out of the car, and strode towards the main building.

Just as Lao He was about to go over and close the door, he suddenly saw Xia Libing throw something in his hand to the ground, and then stepped on it.

The moment she stepped on it, the thing under her feet suddenly grew larger and lifted upwards, as if a high silver wall rose out of thin air, taking her to the top of the main building in the blink of an eye.

It wasn't until Xia Libing jumped onto the rooftop of the main building and the object that took her up into the air disappeared that Lao He realized that it was a scalpel!

what's the situation? ! Dr. Xia just stepped on an enlarged scalpel and went up?

He subconsciously looked around. The parking lot here was also cordoned off for fear of falling objects, so there were only a few modified vans parked on their side. Further away was the gate of the hospital. There were many people and cars coming in and out, but no one glanced here. It was obvious that the shocking scene just now, just like the fight that took place in the main building, was isolated, and people outside the area could not be seen at all. can not see.

He remembered what Li Shijue and Yang Zhuo had told him about the mission in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Dr. Xia's scalpel was just like a golden cudgel. It could grow or shrink at will. But he didn't expect that when he saw it in person this time, he actually saw it. When it comes to a scalpel that is almost as big as a building, this scene is really... a bit ridiculous.

"What is it called a 'research base'? It should be called a 'immortality cultivation base'." Lao He couldn't help but curse.

Back in the car, Lao He looked up at the screen in the car. There was still no battle scene, but there were no panicked shouts from Li Shijue and Yang Zhuo just now in the other monitors. It was obvious that Doctor Xia stabilized the situation immediately after getting up. .

But Mr. Liang's words still made him very concerned, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself: "What does 'this monster can't be killed' mean?"

"Uncle He, that monster cannot be killed in this world."

Lao He was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that the person talking to him was the classmate Liu Shiling next to him.

"In this world... you can't be killed?" Lao He couldn't help but repeat it. He knew that Liu Shiling was not an ordinary ten-year-old child, and her understanding of "mutated creatures" might be better than Mr. Liang's. In addition, Regarding her relationship with Dr. Xia and Miss Tang, it is normal to know some inside information.

"Yes, it can't be killed! When we fight it, we are helping it evolve! We are also training ourselves!" Liu Shiling nodded.

"Help it evolve?" Lao He's heart skipped a beat, and a bunch of conspiracy theories suddenly popped up in his mind, making him a little nervous.

Just when he was about to ask something more, Liu Shiling suddenly sat upright, pointed to the roof of the carriage, widened her eyes and said to Lao He: "Uncle He! It's thundering!"

As soon as she finished speaking, there was a thunder outside.

Despite Liu Shiling's "early warning", Lao He was still taken aback.

He subconsciously opened the window cover on the carriage and looked at the sky through the dark one-way glass. He saw that the clear sky where the sun was shining brightly just now was already covered with dense clouds, and lightning flashed. A scene of approaching heavy rain.

This is real?

Lao He couldn't help but look at the flow of people at the entrance of the hospital, and then found that many people were also looking up at the sky, or speeding up their pace. Obviously, this weather phenomenon was not only visible to their invisible isolated area. This is truly a sudden change.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at classmate Liu Shiling in the carriage, and found that the little girl was kneeling on the leather stool connected to the wall of the carriage, holding the window on the other side with both hands, tilting her head to look at the sky.

Her eyes were wide open and her face was full of excitement. The previous "unhappiness" seemed to have been swept away by the sudden thunder.

Is this... done by this little girl?

As if feeling Lao He's gaze, Liu Shiling turned back to look at him and said cheerfully: "Uncle He, have you ever seen a lightning storm?"

There was another rumble of thunder outside the car.

…

A little earlier.

Antarctic continent.

A blond female researcher and several companions stood on an extremely vast flat ground, stepping hard on the snow under their feet and said: "William, our instrument detected an abnormal reaction down here three hours ago. I suggest that the machine be adjusted immediately. Come and dig.”

Several companions looked at the data from the monitoring instrument on the thick tablet she handed over, and they also looked surprised. In recent years, with the rapid development of science and technology, scientific expedition teams, investigation teams, and expedition teams from various countries in Antarctica have also been equipped with various advanced equipment, and all aspects have been strengthened from supply to detection.

"Well, I'll contact the Chinese scientific expedition team right away." The man named William said and picked up the satellite phone.

The blonde researcher stopped: "Wait, we...can't we do it ourselves?"

William was startled: "But the closest place to here, only China has portable automatic excavation equipment."

The blond female researcher bit her lower lip and whispered: "I suspect... the thing down here is most likely some kind of special life, maybe... related to the monster that caused the 'Antarctic Crisis'!"

In recent years, no matter what the reason for the team that went to the Antarctic continent, more than 90% of them were to investigate the "Antarctic crisis" that year, or to be more precise, to investigate the existence that caused and solved the crisis, and to find Any traces they leave behind.

William was still hesitant: "If that's the case...then we should inform them. According to the 'Erythrina Agreement', all such related research on field excavations should be reported to them."

"We don't know if this is the case, and in name, we are not doing research on mutant organisms!" said the blond female researcher.

"Well, I also agree that we should dig first. We should install simple equipment first. If it doesn't work, we can just install explosives." Another companion also said, "If it is really a creature related to the 'Antarctic Crisis', then what we have discovered is very It may bring new breakthroughs and break the Chinese monopoly in this area!"

"But..." William wanted to say that there are legends in the field of research related to "mutated creatures". If you do not conduct private research according to the terms of the "Erythronium Agreement", especially if you capture and attack "mutated creatures", some supernatural events that ordinary people cannot understand will happen. . But considering that this is Antarctica, and the Chinese have sent fewer people here than several other major countries, they seem to have some scruples. Maybe this time was really an opportunity, so he didn't say anything more.

Just when they got on their snowmobiles and were about to go back to the supply station to get their equipment, the ground suddenly shook. The snow on the ground seemed to come alive, and their snowmobiles were overturned to the ground.

Several people were lying on the ground. Before they could figure out what was happening, the area where the blonde female researcher had just detected the abnormality began to bulge upwards.

The ice cap under the snow seemed to be dislocated, and then icicles "grew" out from the ground, all concentrated in a small area.

At the same time, the sky was covered with dark clouds, thunder and lightning struck, and a bolt of lightning struck down the icicles, and the electric arcs scattered and fled in all directions like earthworms.

Next, lightning struck one after another, like a doomsday punishment.

With a loud noise, all the icicles exploded, leaving a big hole underneath, and a figure slowly rose from it, suspended in the air.

Although they were already some distance away, the blond female researcher who fell to the ground, William and others could still vaguely see a glowing person hanging in the air.

The man seemed to glance at them, but this glance made them stop breathing and make their hairs stand on end. They felt as if their lives were under great threat.

When they came back to their senses, the man had already reached the sky and was flying away at several times the speed of sound.

After flying away, the dark clouds in the sky dissipated, the sun shone down, and it became clear again, as if nothing just happened.

But when several people looked at the snowmobile lying on the ground and the huge pothole in the distance, they all understood that what happened just now was not an illusion, it really happened.

They... seemed to have witnessed something very important?

"Do you remember that there is a legend about the 'Antarctic Crisis' on the Internet?" William suddenly said.

Others obviously also thought of this legend, and had mixed feelings in their hearts for a while.

That legend... turned out to be true.