Chapter 179 Go Back
"This is?"
"That's definitely not an ordinary mutant octopus!"
Tony recalled with horror what he had seen through the window as the train began to rise.
"Did you see that? There are pustules on its tentacles, just like zombies!"
“I saw it!”
As someone who dealt with mutant marine life quite frequently, Jin naturally wouldn't miss the octopus's uniqueness. Even though he didn't want to believe it, he had to state his speculation, "That must be a zombie octopus!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire carriage fell into silence.
Mutated creatures are already very difficult to deal with. A mutant animal that looks like a zombie is undoubtedly more dangerous than an ordinary mutant animal!
But Kim's inference was not accepted by everyone.
"Are you kidding me, Jin?"
Someone in Jin's team disagreed with his speculation. "I've never seen a zombie-like creature before. And experts from Flower Country have previously said that current research has found that this pathogen only causes zombie-like transformation in humans, triggering mutations in humans and various animals. While animals can become aggressive after mutation, there's no mention of them turning into zombies! So don't be alarmist. It might just be a mutant octopus with an unattractive appearance!"
When the others heard this, they were not so panicked anymore.
"Yeah, maybe those pustules you're talking about are the patterns on that mutant octopus's body!"
"It could also be a sucker!"
"Mutated organisms have a natural resistance to that kind of bacteria. That octopus is so big, it's obviously mutated. How could an octopus mutate and then turn into a zombie?"
"You have to trust the research of the Flower Country experts and don't scare yourself!"
“…”
Those who were unwilling to believe it didn't know whether they were comforting their teammates or themselves. But when they said this, everyone else in the car was silent.
Sitting in a seat in the corner of the dining car, a team member opened the special notebook he carried with him, and the other team members gathered behind him.
The clear screen showed the octopus's tentacles waving constantly, and the similarities between the octopus's tentacles and those of zombies were clearly visible.
The team members looked at each other, with puzzled expressions on their faces.
Just one mutant octopus was difficult enough to deal with. Now that it had been discovered that this octopus might have transformed into a zombie, the difficulty and danger level would increase by at least two levels.
This was the depressing atmosphere Shark felt when he came out of the cab and arrived at the dining car.
He had long suspected the octopus's transformation into a zombie. Seeing the video wasn't surprising. However, the situation had changed, and so their plan of action had to change.
He called the team members together and prepared to hold another action meeting, but he saw that Jin, Tony and others who were just there had surrounded him at some point.
After spending a few days on the train with Jin and his men, Shark and the other members of the team had become quite familiar with them. Furthermore, Jiang Qian had told them that these men didn't do anything unusual on the train except eat and sleep, so they gradually became less wary.
Seeing them approaching, Shark thought they were asking when they could get off the train, and felt a little embarrassed. After all, the situation was critical at the time. To avoid the octopus's attack, he had directly ordered the train to leave the island. However, Jin and his crew's boat was still parked outside the island, and no one knew what was going on.
So Shark said directly to the newcomer, "Let's go somewhere else first and come back when it's less dangerous here. We'll definitely let you off then. That octopus usually moves around in the lake and shouldn't damage your yacht. If anything happens to your yacht during this time, I can also help you contact international rescue organizations later."
Anyway, there is a train to back them up, so no matter where they want to go, Shark believes they can get them there.
But Jin and the others on the opposite side were confused at first when they heard this, and after a few seconds they showed an expression of sudden realization.
"That's not what we're asking." Jin said, "We're asking if there's anything we can do to help."
The danger of the mutant octopus that looked like a zombie was obvious to all. Although Jin was aware that his people were not as physically fit as the elite members of the Flower Country team, he also felt that it was almost impossible for the members of this team alone to patrol the bottom of the lake and find the USB flash drive under the obstruction of this octopus.
Having spent more time together these past few days, they had learned from their team members the importance of the USB drive. The information contained in it was related to the future survival of mankind.
Before coming here, they had told their superiors they were coming to assist with the mission simply so they could stay aboard the train and eat and drink comfortably. If it weren't so strange to bring family members on a mission, they would have even brought their wives and children along to enjoy themselves.
But now, as part of the human race, Jin and the others all feel that they should contribute a little in this situation.
Jin's face turned serious when he thought of the octopus moving at the bottom of the lake.
They had never seen a zombie animal before, but although they couldn't be sure about the octopus they encountered this time, there was no doubt that it had shown signs of zombie-like behavior.
He didn't know whether the mutant octopus became like this because it was affected by certain substances in the underground research institute, but what was certain was that if there was no further progress in vaccine research, and if animal zombies became common in the future, the world at that time would be an even darker abyss for them!
So, they have to do something!
Although Shark and his teammates didn't know what Jin and his team were thinking, everyone could see the determination and resoluteness on their faces. After looking at each other, they agreed to let them join.
Because everyone decided to participate in the action, the meeting place was directly set up in the dining car.
After the train landed, Jiang Qian and Jiang Weimin came out of the cab and they were still discussing.
Jiang Qian felt that she could not help, so she did not participate and took her father to the kitchen.
By the time dinner was ready, the meeting outside had finally come to an end. But the drone the team had left on the island was still diligently broadcasting the action.
The octopus had disappeared from the computer screen, but something seemed to be still moving in the dark lake.
After dinner, when no one was around, Shark quietly found Jiang Qian and gave her a piece of paper.
"What is this?" Jiang Qian took the paper and looked at the scribbled words and codes on it, not knowing what it meant.
"Most of the equipment we need for diving was lost before we boarded the train, so we need to prepare it again," Shark said. "Can you find some channels to have these things delivered to the train?"
Asking Jiang Qian for help was also a helpless act.
If it were in China or relatively close to China, Shark could contact someone directly to have it delivered by helicopter. But in this situation, in order to not miss the opportunity and find the USB drive as soon as possible, he could only ask Jiang Qian for help, hoping that the process would not be too troublesome.
Jiang Qian looked at the list in his hand. Although he didn't know what it was, this matter was very simple for him.
All the trains are connected, so all you have to do is get the stuff onto the train. After that, Jiang Qian will naturally have a way to move the stuff over without anyone noticing.
"Don't worry, I understand. I'll contact the person right now. I'll let you know as soon as the stuff is on the bus."
After she said that, she asked the system to scan the paper in her hand, and an urgent email was sent out the next second.
At night, because they were unsure about the condition of the octopus and because it was difficult to move in the dark, they did not rush back. Instead, they stayed on the small island not far from the island where the research institute was located and spent the night.
Although they were far away from the octopus and the island they were on was deserted and seemed to be undisturbed, they did not relax their vigilance at night and still arranged for people to be on duty.
The next morning, knowing that they might be needed to drive during the day, Jiang Qian and Jiang Weimin, father and daughter, did not get up early as usual to prepare lunch for the team members. Instead, they directly took some prepared food from the dining car on the train that Huang Liping and her team were on.
While picking up the food, she also contacted the train affairs team to learn about the equipment preparations. Knowing that they had already prepared most of the equipment, she felt relieved.
When the team members got up and had breakfast, Jiang Qian received a reminder from the system. The speed in the country was very fast, and all the equipment on the list given by Shark had been loaded onto the vehicle!
Jiang Qian looked at the various weapons and equipment that she couldn't name, which filled almost half of the carriage. She guessed that they must have received the news and started preparing overnight to have everything ready at this time.
Fortunately, Jiang Qian had the equipment directly placed in an empty carriage. Therefore, after receiving the message, she directly instructed the system to move the entire carriage to the back of the train they were currently on, saving the trouble of having to move it!
After dinner, Jiang Qian informed Shark and other team members that the equipment had arrived and took everyone to see it.
Shark and his team laid out the items that had been delivered one by one, inspected them one by one, and after confirming that they were all usable, they said, "The sooner the better. Let's go back now and follow the action plan we agreed on last night!"
"yes!"
The neat but different responses echoed in the empty carriage, demonstrating the determination to move forward.
After hearing this, Jiang Qian and Jiang Weimin went to the cab early to prepare.
So, when the sun broke through the clouds and the morning glow was about to disappear in the sky, the train took off again. In less than ten minutes, they arrived above the island.
Yesterday's disturbances had calmed down. If the lake ice hadn't been mostly broken, no one would have thought they'd encountered a life-or-death crisis on this seemingly peaceful island. But that was precisely the reality.
Therefore, even though the island has returned to its previous tranquility, no one can calm down when they think of the giant octopus they saw yesterday.
Shark withdrew his gaze from the window, then looked at his technician teammate sitting at the table next to him and asked, "How is it?"
The drone left on the island before leaving yesterday had been monitoring continuously all night. According to the staff on duty last night, the octopus did not cause any waves after they left, but even so, the shark was still worried.
Fortunately, the robot mouse they had sent into the lake before was still usable. After the signal was connected, the scenes captured by the robot mouse's eyes were transmitted synchronously.
【Author’s words】
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