Chapter 446 Attacked by Mutants
The safety rope was pulled back quickly, and the person who was exploring the way in the water felt his waist tightened, and the whole person was rapidly approaching the ship as if he was flying. Before he could react, he had already reached the ship and was pulled up.
Xia Xiaoman took into consideration that there were too many unknown dangers underwater and was afraid that the person pulling the safety rope might not be strong enough to pull the person in the water back in time, so she specially chose a strongman who was stronger than her to pull the safety rope.
Facts proved that her decision was correct. As soon as the person in the water was pulled up, the shadow had already swam in front of them. If the person pulling the safety rope had less strength, the person in the water might have been attacked by the shadow.
When Xia Xiaoman saw the shadow, he immediately ordered to open fire. However, bullets were easily blocked in water, and after firing for more than ten seconds, no blood was seen.
The shadow seemed to be disturbed by the sound of the gunshot, and in anger it slammed into the ship. The ship shook violently, and Xia Xiaoman took a few steps back before he could barely stand firm.
"What is the monster under the water? Has anyone seen it clearly?" Xia Xiaoman shouted loudly.
Someone said, "It seems like it's a mutant."
Another person questioned, "Mutants? You must be seeing things! Mutants are not that big. This guy must weigh about 200 to 300 kilograms."
"It's a mutant. Look, it has a head, feet and hands. It's a mutant!" Someone at the guardrail pointed at the water and shouted excitedly.
Xia Xiaoman picked up the rifle and ran over, firing at the shadow. The fat man's skin was quite thick, and he was shot several times, but not a drop of blood came out, and he continued to hit the ship with great energy.
"Fuck! Look there!" Xiao Zheyu pointed to the mountain not far away.
At some point, twenty or thirty mutants appeared from the pile of rocks on the mountain. They were all holding stones. If the ship looked over, it would be smashed into the water by these stones.
Sun Qing was surprised. "How did these mutants survive? The ultraviolet rays outside are so strong and the air is so thin, how can they still be alive?"
Wang Shijin said, "Don't be curious. Think about what to do. Look over there. There are already seven or eight mutants in the water."
A fat mutant has already made them in a mess. How are they going to deal with seven or eight mutants coming?
Xia Xiaoman said to Xie Yi with a sullen face, "Take your men to fire the cannons, and focus your firepower on hitting those in the water. Don't worry about those on the mountain, as they can't throw the rocks at us from this distance."
Xie Yi responded, and pulled Wang Shijin and a few crew members to fire. Xia Xiaoman found Ye Xiaojie and Sun Qing who were shooting at the guardrail, "Find a few people to put down the fishing nets. If there is a chance, try to salvage a mutant corpse. Their corpses may be worth studying."
If we can find out why these mutants can survive in an environment with ozone depletion, perhaps they won't have to wear shielding suits and oxygen masks in the future.
Sun Qing and Ye Xiaojie responded and took a few people who were good at casting nets to the stern to get the fishing nets.
With two loud bangs, the hull was hit violently again. The crew members were knocked unable to stand. Maodan was frightened and anxious by the sudden impact.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and a shell was fired, splashing a huge splash of water. Xia Xiaoman wiped the water stains off the goggles and ran to the bow to check the situation.
At this moment, a mutant climbed up to the bow from the bottom of the boat at some point. When Xia Xiaoman ran over, he saw a claw that looked like an enlarged frog grabbing the railing, and then a head that looked like a human emerged.
Xia Xiaoman reacted very quickly and opened fire immediately, but the other party reacted just as quickly. While she was shooting, he supported himself with his hands and feet and jumped onto the boat.
Xia Xiaoman followed the other person closely with his gun, and when the other person jumped onto the deck, he shot both of his legs.
"A monster has run onto the boat! Su Ran, you go and deal with it, I'll watch the water!" Xiao Zheyu shouted loudly.
Su Ran responded loudly, and then called two people to join him in besieging the monster. The mutant was injured and his movements were much slower. Seeing that Su Ran and his team could handle it, Xia Xiaoman focused on dealing with the other mutants in the water.
More and more mutants were coming into the water from the distant mountains. If they were asked to deal with these mutants, they could do so, but it would cost a great deal and the mission would be terminated.
Xia Xiaoman thought for a moment and decided to hand this group of mutants over to Yu Jie to deal with. Their mission was to explore the route and find the mines, and dealing with mutants was not within their mission.
"Zhou Qiuyang, notify the boat driver to leave immediately. We will avoid these mutants."
Zhou Qiuyang nodded and quickly ran to the cockpit to let the other party drive the boat.
At the same time, the wind suddenly increased, and gusts of wind blew on the ship, causing the ship to shake even more violently.
"Damn it, what's wrong with these mutants. The hull is so slippery, how are they stuck to it!" Xiao Zheyu cursed angrily while firing his rifle down along the hull.
These mutants are like Spider-Man. When bullets are shot at them, they bounce away and jump to the other side.
The fierce gunfire and the sound of artillery shells exploding were deafening. Xia Xiaoman and his men suppressed the mutants with firepower and left the mutant area at full speed.
Half an hour later, they finally escaped from the mutant area. Xia Xiaoman counted the number of people and found that no one was injured, but almost half of the ammunition was consumed.
It was only the second day after leaving the underground city, and half of the ammunition was used up, which was a heavy loss. But fortunately, they captured three mutants, two of whom were dead, and the other one, the fat man in the water, was still breathing faintly.
Xia Xiaoman looked at the fat man who came out of the water. He was hit by a shell and his lower body was gone, leaving only his upper body.
She took out her Tang sword and cut open the bullet hole on the fat man's body. The blade sliced through the skin, and a thick layer of fat slid out.
Xiao Zheyu was surprised, "How did this fat guy eat so much to get so fat? Look at this sebum, it's almost ten centimeters thick!"
Sun Qing poked the sebum with a dagger. "These skin and flesh tissues seem to be different from ours. They are very elastic and have a mesh-like membrane layer."
"Look, the bullet is here." Li Yu'e pointed at the bullet at the bottom layer of the skin. "No wonder this fat man is not afraid of bullets, these bullets can't penetrate his skin."
"This fat guy's skin is also a little different." Ye Xiaojie pointed at the fat man's skin and said, "His skin is very smooth, like plastic. This may be the reason why mutants are not afraid of ultraviolet radiation."
"Their claws are also different. They have small suction cups." Xiao Zheyu turned over the palm of another mutant.
Xia Xiaoman looked at the fat man who had died and said, "Don't study mutants anymore. Study the route first."
If they wanted to take a detour, they might have to go in the direction of the original Yunhai City, and this road was the only shortest way.
But there was a volcanic eruption next to Yunhai City, and I don’t know whether that road is easy to travel.
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