Chapter 535: Mist. Infection

Mou Ci tried to keep himself calm, "Is it like being in a fog?"

"It's different. I haven't found out that the poison in the mist can be transmitted, but this...it is very likely to be transmitted through the air, saliva or wounds."

"Why is this happening?" Mou Ci connected all the recent events together and came to an incredible conclusion that the spiders were most likely related to the fog, or an upgraded version of it.

"Dr. Zhao, do you think these spiders mutated because they inhaled the mist?"

"It's possible, but the cause and effect relationship could be the other way around. It's not impossible that the mutated spiders came first. Alas, this is all too unbelievable." Dr. Zhao was a little disappointed and sighed, "My research hasn't solved even one ten-thousandth of the mystery. There are too many mysteries in this world."

Mou Ci's emotions were surging. If this was true, it was definitely not a problem that the two of them could solve. "Does the higher-ups know about this? I'm talking about the fog."

"Yes. When the director reported the fog to his superiors, he received feedback that the fog only appeared in the Yilian Mountains. That's why people from CRZ came here, one to investigate the fog, and the other to investigate you."

Mou Ci narrowed his beautiful phoenix eyes. He was not afraid of the investigation, but if the fog caused the insects to mutate, would Ulandu also be useful for spiders? "Dr. Zhao, how is your progress in studying my blood?"

"What do you want to do?"

"No matter if it's possible or not, we have to give it a try. What if the antidote to the fog can suppress spider eggs?"

Dr. Zhao shook his head. "I believe that spider venom can be cured, but it is unlikely to be effective against spider eggs. Once these spider eggs are laid in a nest, even if people are killed, they will not survive. Besides, even if they can be saved, where can I find so many snakes?"

"With my blood." Mou Ci rolled up his sleeves.

"Your blood? You can't save so many people even if you drain it. You'd better stop saying such things." Dr. Zhao was a little angry. "Be careful that they really drain your blood."

Mou Ci clenched his fists. If he was asked to sacrifice himself for no reason or to save only a few people, it would be absolutely impossible. But if he could nip the crisis of human extinction in the bud, he would be willing. After all, among the millions of people, there were his family members.

"So this is why you came to me to talk about this first?" Mou Ci asked.

"Half of it, because I told you they would definitely target you. The other half is because I have no basis for it. If the news leaks out and causes panic among the people, I can't afford the consequences."

Mou Ci could understand, but not reporting it would not solve the problem. The best way now was to find a trustworthy leader with a say, to find all the poisoned people and detain them all.

"Who do you think is more trustworthy, the director or the deputy director?" Mou Ci asked.

Dr. Zhao smiled helplessly, "I don't know. All I want to do is to remind you that you are in a very dangerous situation. Others will find out about this sooner or later, maybe tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Why don't you leave? The base is in such a mess right now, you will definitely be able to escape with your skills."

Mou Ci silently glanced at his brothers in the distance, shook his head and said, "I can't leave yet."

"Why are you so stubborn? You are not from the base, so there is no need to be buried with the base."

Mou Ci frowned, "At least we need to tell the higher-ups about this news so that we can make some preparations in advance."

Dr. Zhao is anxious!

"If you go and tell them, you won't be able to leave. Oh, silly boy. How about this, neither of us will tell them." He rolled his eyes, opened the door and saw Cheng Hao who appeared here out of nowhere, pointed his finger over and said, "Let him tell them."

Mou Ci saw that it was the person who had just sent him home. He was a good friend of Song Yunfei and a nice person.

"Just go and tell him, and he will definitely tell Song Yunfei. Even though Song Yunfei is just a team leader at the base, he has a very impressive background and ordinary people can't touch him."

Mou Ci nodded. After working with Song Yunfei just now, he really felt that this person was not simple.

He said goodbye to Dr. Zhao, quickly walked to Cheng Hao, patted him on the shoulder, took him aside, and told him about the discovery of spider eggs.

Cheng Hao opened his mouth in astonishment. He wanted to find Dr. Zhao to verify it, but he couldn't find Dr. Zhao in the entire medical center.

"This matter is of great importance. Are you sure?" Cheng Hao could only turn back and ask Mou Ci for confirmation.

"It's better to believe it exists than to believe it doesn't." Mou Ci replied.

Cheng Hao stared at him for more than ten seconds, his eyes firm and clear, not like he was lying.

He still left with doubt. All he could do was to find Song Yunfei. After all, it involved the lives of too many people.

Seeing him leave, Mou Ci avoided everyone's attention, told Shen Dawei about this, and sent them to the compartment where he was talking to Dr. Zhao. If a riot really broke out, they could hold out here for a while.

"Do you know where the others are?" Mou Ci asked.

Shen Dawei shook his head, "I don't know, we were separated."

......

At this time, the dense swarms of spiders disappeared at the main entrance of the base, and a few that appeared occasionally were quickly shot to death.

Song Yunfei did not receive any notification from Cheng Hao, but he heard the rumbling sound first. Fortunately, there was no mountain here, otherwise he would have thought it was a landslide and evacuated quickly.

He sent people out from the north gate to investigate. It was already six o'clock in the morning, it was cloudy and there was no sun, so the light was not enough to see clearly what was happening in the distance.

As the investigators left, the rumbling sound became louder and louder, as if thousands of troops were rushing towards this side.

He and Cui Yingjie looked at each other and picked up their telescopes, but due to the weather and terrain, they still could not see anything.

An hour ago, the spiders blocked by the fog suddenly became restless. A few of them fled around without any order, while most of them returned the same way. They all thought it was the effect of the fog, but it didn't seem like it at the moment.

After a while, the sound of thousands of troops disappeared, and there was not a single spider to be seen within two kilometers ahead.

"Afeng, take your men to a farther place to check out the situation," Cui Yingjie ordered.

"yes."

"Be careful of the poison gas." Although the spider is gone, the concentration of poison gas around the protective net must be very high after the machine gun fire.

A Feng led ten of his men out of the north gate and happened to meet the brothers who were investigating the source of the sound. They returned empty-handed, and there was nothing within two kilometers.

Naturally, there was nothing within two kilometers. The spiders retreated very quickly and were basically eliminated by Chu An within four kilometers away from the base.

Of course, even if they don’t come back, Chu An will collect the space stones here.

Based on the terrain here (there is a small gentle slope), the weather (dark) and the opponent's equipment (telescope), you should be able to observe the situation within 3-4 kilometers. Of course, if the equipment is not good, you can only see the situation within 2 kilometers.

Chu An took the scooter and the stone back to the space. Wang Ce and Shen Xun did not return to the space, and no one knew where they went to have fun. She picked out two spiders that she liked, tied them up like hairy crabs, and sent them back to the space, asking Grandma Xia to help see if these spider mutations were related to the fog.

"It shouldn't matter." Grandma Xia gave a more convincing reason when she saw the spider. "The fog affects the nervous system. The poisoned will go crazy. But you said they obey the giant spider. It should be due to the class nature of the population. Most social species have a king or queen. They use unique smells and sounds to control survival. But I'll still help you check, just in case."

"Thank you, Grandma Xia." Chu An also felt that it didn't matter much. In addition to the reasons analyzed by Grandma Xia, she saw that these spiders came from underground, and like the giant snake, they should have opened up a passage to the ground because of the earthquake.

She was afraid that her inference was wrong, so she asked Grandma Xia to study it.