Chapter 329 Earth Fissure

This bird looks like a crane at first glance, but it doesn't look exactly the same upon closer inspection. Its white feathers are not pure white, but white with a hint of cyan, and the skin under the feathers is a light blood color. In addition, this strange bird has a special smell, fishy smell.

Live birds are temporarily imprisoned, and dead birds are used for dissection.

“Its muscles are very strong, why is the blood this color?”

“Be careful, it may carry curative bacteria and viruses, and its blood may be poisonous.”

After testing, they indeed found a terrible germ in this strange bird, which has a strong ability to cause disease. The soldiers patrolling outside Fanghu Island began to fall down one after another.

 Inexplicable high fever and internal bleeding, and a special pathogenic bacteria was detected in their bodies. They were infected by strange birds.

 In a secret base, Lu Xunxian looked at the photo uploaded on the monitor. It showed that kind of strange bird.

 “This, isn’t this the crane?”

“It’s not a crane. It looks like a crane at first glance. But if you look closely, there are some differences between it and a crane.”

"I have indeed seen cranes on that fairy island, and there are quite a few of them." Lu Xunxian said.

The appearance of these strange crane-like birds brought with them the terrible pathogenic bacteria, which caused many soldiers to fall ill and fall down, but there was nothing else.

 Lu Xunxian did not provide any valuable help.

 The wind and rain on the sea showed no sign of stopping, and the fog on Fanghuxian Island became even thicker.

 The next morning, the wind and rain suddenly stopped, and the fog surrounding Fanghu Island suddenly became much thinner. The island that was originally very blurry was now clearly visible.

“Hurry up, the island is showing its true colors!”

This island is quite large, with two peaks on it, like a dragon's spine.

“Electromagnetic interference has also been reduced a lot.”

 “Send someone up!”

 Previously, due to clouds, fog, and electromagnetic interference, it was impossible to use flying equipment to get closer. There are many reefs on the periphery of the island, making it impossible for larger ships to get close, so small boats can only be sent over.

Now that the electromagnetic interference is much smaller, we can try to send a helicopter there.

 Hurrah, the helicopter took off, carrying fully armed soldiers and headed straight for the island.

On the island, halfway up a mountain peak, you can vaguely see a person standing there, seeming to be staring at the plane in the sky.

In a deep mountain somewhere in the empire, after a strong earthquake, an area that was originally shrouded in clouds and fog all year round suddenly dispersed, and a crack opened in the ground. Looking from the sky, it looked like a big open mouth.

There was blue-black smoke floating out from the crack, which could be seen from a long distance away.

Because it is located deep in the mountains, this unusual place was not discovered by a herb collector until two days later and reported to the authorities.

The local special affairs bureau immediately arranged for people to take a plane into the mountains to conduct investigation, and immediately transmitted the captured footage back to the rear.

“The mountain collapsed and cracks opened in the earth. Is it an earthquake?”

“What’s the matter with the blue-black smoke? Is there volcanic activity underground?”

“According to what we know, there are no volcanoes at that location.”

“Look, the plants near the crack are obviously withered and withered.”

“Is it because the smoke is poisonous?”

The plane circled twice, and then slowly lowered its altitude. Soon, the team members descended into the jungle, preparing to inspect the crack at close range.

Not long after we got down, gunshots were heard.

 “Monsters, there are monsters!”

Some panicked sounds came from the radio communication channel.

“Air support, requesting air support.”

 "Received, received, where are you, what does the monster look like, I saw no trace of the monster."

The pilot of the helicopter hovered in the mid-air, but saw no trace of the so-called monster.

 Ah, screams came from the radio headset. Then the people who went down to explore lost contact.

 On the same day, the second team entered the forest one kilometer away from the crack to search for their missing companions.

 “Captain, there is blood here.”

 They found blood stains, bullet casings, and broken clothes in the jungle.

 “Look here!” A soldier pointed to the tree trunk aside. There was a strange scratch on the trunk.

 “Claws? There are still signs of corrosion.”

 The search team continued to move forward, and soon found the fallen gun on the ground. It was still stained with blood and the barrel was deformed.

 “Such a strong force, so be careful.”

With a crash, the small drone took off and began searching the jungle. This team maintained a defensive battle formation and was on careful alert.

Soon, the drone had a harvest. After they rushed over, they found a large pool of blood on the ground, as well as some minced meat, and the grass on the ground was corroded by something.

“This place looks like a dismemberment scene.” One of the soldiers said softly.

 “He was eaten.” The captain lowered his head and observed carefully before saying.

 “Look here.” He pointed to the grass on the ground.

 “Footprints?!”

“This monster leaves such corrosive footprints wherever it walks.”

“This looks like the sole of a human foot!”

 “Yes!” The captain looked up and looked around.

Now they were facing a big problem, it was getting dark. It would be very dangerous to camp in such a jungle, especially when they have to face unknown monsters.

"Go to the crack first." After thinking for a while, the captain decided to go to the crack first, and then led everyone to evacuate. You can't spend the night in this jungle, it's too dangerous.

After walking forward for more than ten minutes, they came to the crack. The length of this crack was more than three hundred meters, the widest part was nearly ten meters, and the narrowest part was less than two meters.

Standing on the edge of the crack and looking down, it was bottomless. Blue-black smoke kept rising from the ground.

Beep, beep, beep, the siren sounded.

 “This smoke is poisonous.”

Although their team all wore gas masks. But there is no guarantee that it will be foolproof.

 “Retreat!”

 The captain immediately ordered everyone to retreat after taking photos and sampling soil and plants near the crack. Suddenly the captain made a warning gesture. The surrounding soldiers immediately raised their guns and stood on guard in a battle formation.

 “What’s the sound?” The captain heard a strange sound just now. They waited for about five minutes, but found nothing.

 “Retreat!”

 The captain made a gesture, and the group retreated immediately. Their retreat was not rapid.

 Suddenly a black shadow rushed out of the forest.

Chat-tat-tat, the fire snake swallowed, bullets poured out, three automatic rifles, dozens of bullets hit the monster, and the monster fell to the ground with a strange cry.

 After confirming that there was no movement, they moved forward cautiously and saw a strange monster in the grass.

It looks like a human, but has strange scales on its green and black body, and has sharp claws at the ends of its fingers and toes.

“Take pictures, call for air support, take the body away.”

Soon a helicopter flew over and took away the group of people and the monster's body.

It was getting dark, and suddenly a bird flew up in the forest, seeming to be frightened in some way.

 In a base, scientific researchers are studying the monster brought from near the crack.

"From the perspective of body structure, he is more than 95% similar to humans. The scales on the surface of the body should have mutated due to long-term survival in special environments, and his eyes are obviously similar to ours. Human eyes are different and are more adapted to low-light environments, and there is a toxic substance in their blood."

 “Well, Dr. Chen, could you please be more concise and to the point?”

“To put it simply, they should be human beings, or mutated human beings.”

“Mutated humans? Humans from underground?”

This humanoid monster comes from underground cracks. The number is uncertain, but it certainly cannot be left alone.

Soon troops set out and entered the jungle. In addition to searching for monsters, they also had to **** a group of scientific researchers to conduct sampling analysis near the cracks. In addition, they also had to select a suitable location to build a military base nearby.

During the operation, the troops were attacked by monsters. These monsters were so powerful that they could send people flying several meters away with just one slap. At the same time, the skin outside the body was also very hard. One or two shots on the body had no effect at all. .

 They are also very fast and cause a lot of damage to the team. Fortunately, their number is limited. They arrived near the crack without any danger, and related work started immediately.

 Thousands of miles away on Yuxiao Mountain,

The bonfire is burning, and on top of the bonfire is an iron kettle, which is steaming. When the water boils, lift it up and make a cup of tea.

Wang An held a Taoist canon in his hand and read it carefully.

A gust of mountain breeze blew in through the window, bringing with it a slight chill.

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 The first rain of spring,

Hearing the sound of rain, Wang An put down the Daozang in his hand and looked up at the window. Looking at the rain outside, his eyes drifted far away, and his whole body seemed to float out through the window, drifting to On the mountain outside, in mid-air, it floated into the sky against the rain.

 Crack, spring thunder is rolling,

Wang An's body trembled slightly.

He raised his hand, palm upward, and a wisp of wind and rain outside merged into a line, passed through the window, floated in, landed on the top of his palm, swirled, turned in a circle, and then floated out again.

 “It’s raining so much!”

 The rain did not stop until nightfall.

 The next day, when I opened the door, the air outside suddenly became much fresher.

“The vitality in the mountains seems to be more intense after being watered by this spring rain.”

Wang An felt the changes in the mountains. If trees had emotions, they would be happy now.

 The pecan tree not far outside the wooden house is already covered with young leaves and full of vitality.

In the mountain village, outside the old house, Li Xinzhu stopped a person, an old man with white hair wearing a washed white robe.

“This layman is so full of energy and blood!” The old man looked at Li Xinzhu and exclaimed.

 “What are you doing here, old man?”

“I was passing by here and felt thirsty, so I asked for a bowl of water.” The old man said with a smile.

“Here.” Li Xinzhu handed over a bottle of mineral water directly.

“Thank you.” The old man took the mineral water with a smile, unscrewed the cap and took a sip.

“Well, it’s a bit cold, is it hot? You’re old and have bad gastrointestinal problems?”

 “Yes, follow me.”

Li Xinzhu took the old man to where he lived and gave him a bowl of hot water.

 “Thank you.” Lao Dao took the water and took a sip. "Well, it's still mountain spring water. How can I thank you for drinking this bowl of water from you?"

 “You’re welcome.” Li Xinzhu waved his hand.

 “How about I tell you a fortune?” The old man said with a smile.

 “For fortune-telling, what can an old man do?”

"What do you want to know?"

 “When will I become an immortal?”

 “Huh?” The hand that the old man just raised was hanging in the air.

 “Young people are joking.”

“This is difficult, isn’t it? Let’s try another one. When can I fly?” Li Xinzhu pointed to the sky. The old man coughed twice.

 “If you can’t figure it out, then please do it.”

“Young man, you have a great opportunity, but you also have a great disaster.” The old man said.

 “Turn left when you go out and walk slowly.”

The old man walked out of the door and headed towards the old house. He was stopped by Li Xinzhu after taking a few steps.

 “Young man, do you have anything else to do?”

 “What are you doing there?”

 “Well, I’ve always wanted to meet the layman in that old house.”

“What’s the reason?” Li Xinzhu stared at the old man and asked.

 “I’m a little hungry, looking for something to eat.”

"Whatever you want to eat, I have it at home." Li Xinzhu said, and the old man smiled.

“Hey, the layman looks at me as if he’s a thief?”

“You passed dozens of houses from the village entrance to here, and you came here to ask for water?”

 The old man was silent for a while after hearing this, "I want to see Wang An."

 Sure enough, he is willing to tell the truth, Li Xinzhu thought after hearing this.

"he's not here."

“Then he is on Yuxiao Mountain?” the old man asked next.

 “What does the old man want to do with him?”

 “Ask him some questions.”

 “He doesn’t see guests.”

After hearing this, the old man nodded and said, "Thank you, layman, for the water. Sorry for bothering you." After saying that, he turned around and left the mountain village.

“Strange old man.” Li Xinzhu said softly as he watched the old man leave.

 After noon, a guest came down from Yuxiao Mountain, the old man who went to the mountain village in the morning.

“It’s majestic and extraordinary, but it’s a treasure place.” He said after looking at the Yuxiao Mountain in front of him.

Then he went up the mountain. An old man in his seventies was walking alone in the mountain. It seemed that he was not walking very fast, but in a short time he had walked a long way in the mountain.

 “Is someone going up the mountain?”

In the wooden house, Wang An sensed the old man going up the mountain.

“Oh, we’re finally here!” The old man looked at the wooden house not far away and breathed a sigh of relief.

 (End of this chapter)