Chapter 278 Deep Virtual Reality 105
That's why they were so nervous and prepared as they approached landing on the island, strengthening their defenses. But Dr. Ji didn't go into much detail, only saying that there might be danger ahead and that they should stay on the deck as much as possible and stay in their rooms when they had nothing to do.
The others were unaware of these inside stories, so those who wanted to wander around on the deck continued to do so. After all, the professors didn't want to cause panic, and their fishing experiments were simply to test the extent of the mutation of the marine life here and whether it had any practical value.
Late at night, while everyone was still asleep, Moss's alarm suddenly blared continuously, rising to level three. With a sudden jolt from the ship, Xie Ning also woke up.
"Please stay quietly in your room and close the doors and windows. Please make sure the doors and windows are closed. The entrances and exits will be powered on for laser scanning. Anyone still outside, please return to your room immediately. You have three minutes."
Moss's cold, electronic voice repeated itself over and over. Xie Ning stood in the bathroom with his gun, because there was a window there that offered a view outside.
The people on deck were stunned for a moment, then quickly ran into the cabin. Unless they were particularly rebellious, no one would doubt the notification issued by Moss.
Xie Ning listened to the thunder outside the window, as large raindrops pounded on the deck, gradually growing larger and larger, as if they were about to unleash a torrent of accumulated rainwater.
In the evening, she noticed that the weather was a bit off; it was gloomy with very thick clouds, and it might rain. Now, a torrential downpour, accompanied by howling sea winds, heralded the start of an unsettling night.
The rain outside was extremely loud, and could be heard even through the heavy cabin door. However, there seemed to be faint screams and the sound of flapping wings mixed in with the noise.
Is it a seabird?
Xie Ning wondered what was going on, but she couldn't see down there; she could only hear faint sounds.
"Bang bang—" It sounded like something was hitting the door. It wasn't very strong, but the movement was very fast, and the banging sound was very frequent.
As a crackling electric current passed through him, Xie Ning also smelled a burnt and bloody odor.
"Moss, what is that?" Xie Ning directly sought help from the artificial intelligence because her field of vision was too narrow. Even though it was as bright as day inside, it was still pitch black outside, and she couldn't see anything.
Especially during the torrential rain, not even the stars and moon could be seen.
"It's an alien creature. Please stay safely in your cabin. It's very safe here."
*Splat—*
It was the sound of something hitting glass. Xie Ning opened a light screen and shone it into the bathroom window. A black creature, about the size of a palm, clung tightly to the window, its expression ferocious. Its split mouth revealed chisel-like incisors and vertical, flat, razor-like upper canines. Its erect ears twitched slightly, and its furry face revealed a human-like greedy expression.
"What's this?"
Xie Ning took a picture. In such a short time, several black creatures had crashed into the glass, like moths to a flame. Their furry heads were smashed open, and bright red blood slid down the glass, gradually fading under the wash of the rain.
“It’s a variant of mammals in the order Chiroptera,” Moss said.
It's a bat, but this thing is much scarier than a regular bat; the sharp bony spikes on its wings scratch the glass.
They were not afraid of death at all. At first, the noise was not loud, but as more and more alien creatures appeared, the number of collisions increased, and the noise became louder and louder.
Slowly, a thick layer of blood and flesh covered the window, which was then washed away by the torrential rain. This process repeated itself. Fortunately, the glass window was sturdy enough and was electrified, allowing for electric shocks.
Xie Ning dimmed the lights, put on night vision goggles, and tried to test whether the alien creatures were phototactic. However, it was clear that the creatures were not coming for the light. They seemed to be sure that there were people inside, and the greedy look on their furry faces was not concealed at all.
The ship shuddered slightly, and Xie Ning felt quite uneasy. "Moss, is this the only type of alien creature on board?"
If so, and it can cause the ship to vibrate... then there are far too many of these alien creatures.
"There are also cephalopod mollusks. The entrance and exit are equipped with a laser cutting attack system, so most alien creatures cannot pass through the passage intact..."
Xie Ning tensed up. "But the ship is shaking. Are you sure the alien creatures outside need to come through the tunnel to harm us?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the ship tilted. This sudden change caught everyone off guard. Xie Ning dodged the cabinet that crashed into her, then rolled to one side as fast as she could, grabbing her belongings and the rabbit and putting them into her spatial storage. She wasn't sure if the ship could be saved.
The overhead lights began to flicker, and Moss's voice crackled with electricity, "Moss, what's going on?"
Xie Ning steadied herself and then kicked the bed toward the door. She heard loud thumping sounds outside the door. If the electricity on the door failed and the door wasn't hit hard, the bed could at least hold up for a while.
"Due to the heavy rain, the signal is affected... The central control room is... reinforcing the signal... (Buzzing sound) The power lines have been damaged by an unknown creature, and some facilities are unusable..."
Moss's voice grew increasingly indistinct.
At that moment, a sharp scream came from next door.
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