Chapter 282 Deep Virtual Reality 109
"Five minutes and thirty-two seconds."
Lin Yu announced the time.
The eight-legged octopus collapsed completely, its body gradually melting away. Number 208 was also severely injured; not only was its lower tentacle-like body disintegrated, but its upper body was also twisted violently, its arm completely torn off, and the blue blood at the wound was thick and seemed to be writhing and churning.
The recovery ability of this experimental subject, known as No. 208, was truly astonishing. Xie Ning silently calculated the recovery speed, and it was even stronger than Yu's self-healing ability.
Is this an ability that alien creatures originally possess, or was it activated by the super-healing gene of feathers used in the laboratory?
As Xie Ning was pondering, Number 208 appeared before her at an incredible speed. As it drew closer, the strong stench of blood emanating from Number 208 wafted towards her, mixed with the fishy smell of the sea and a faint medicinal scent.
The medicine smelled somewhat like disinfectant, but it was probably not disinfectant; it was likely a special nutrient solution that the experimental subjects were frequently soaked in.
She used it frequently when she was taking care of experimental subjects.
Xie Ning stared at the dark green tentacles on the ground and took two steps back to make room for them. Starting from the lower body and moving upwards, the young man's skin gradually faded. The humanoid body of the upper body, which had appeared bluish-white in the photos, now looked like a plain color.
Her long, dark green hair hung down, and raindrops dripped onto the ground like wet silk.
"Not bad. The octopus is too big, so the toxin doesn't spread fast enough. We'll do two more enhancement experiments on 208 once we get to the experimental base... The healing ability is good."
Professor Lillian showed no fear of the creature a meter taller than her, her eyes filled with satisfaction at her work.
Xie Ning looked into the young man's eyes, which were flat and emotionless, like a cold killing machine.
"Boom—"
The ship rocked violently. Xie Ning grabbed the railing beside him, but the swaying caused him to lose his footing and slide forward.
"What's going on?" Professor Lillian frowned. "There are alien creatures again?"
"The smell of blood has attracted marine predators. It is not yet confirmed whether those creatures have mutated, but the danger is extremely high. We recommend that you speed up and head to shore immediately."
Upon hearing this, Xie Ning involuntarily looked towards the sea, where he saw countless strange creatures floating on the water, especially bats, which were numerous and dark in color.
As the strange fish leaped out and swallowed the corpse, Xie Ning wiped the rain off his mask, opened the analysis system, zoomed in, and saw a spindle-shaped, bluish-brown marine fish opening its huge mouth to suck the alien creature on the surface of the sea along with the seawater into its belly.
"The body is spindle-shaped, with a thick trunk and a gradually tapering head and tail... It is analyzed to be a man-eating shark, with a preliminary determination of body lengths of 6.71 meters, 8.63 meters, and 7.29 meters... A total of five sharks were found within the scanning range."
It is said to be five, but these are the ones that have been revealed; the others are still hidden in the ocean and cannot be detected.
Since she can see it, the scanning system on the ship can see even more and further. Dr. Ji got off the ship and untied the restraint belt around his waist. "Go back and pack your things, get ready to go ashore."
"yes."
As they left, they could still hear Lin Yu's voice, "Professor Lillian, should we bring the capsule with us?"
"Take number 208 with you, and tighten control over the others. Destroy them if they're no longer needed; they were originally intended to clear paths..."
Xie Ning returned under the protection of security guards. After opening the door, the security guards cleaned up the mutated bats that were still alive inside.
The other surviving assistants also returned, silently packing their things. Xie Ning didn't bring a suitcase, but instead carried a backpack filled with all the necessary items, including the essential toolbox.
Heavy impacts rang out one after another, and the ship rocked incessantly. Xie Ning ran to the deck and clung tightly to the ship's side. The man-eating sharks bobbing on the surface of the sea had red eyes and two long fangs.
"Moss, how much longer until we reach the shore?"
Xie Ning brushed aside her loose hair. It had stopped raining, but the sky was still a bit hazy, and the surrounding view was covered by fog.
The captain led his men out of metal boxes and said to everyone, "Everyone should try to take at least one box. They contain basic medicines, food supplies, and weapons."
After he finished speaking, the crew members behind him carried out a box containing neatly arranged weapons.
"We're not far from the Sky Island now. Let's all get into the hovercars and abandon the ship."
They had to give up because during the initial inspection, they discovered that the hull underneath had been damaged, and it was determined that they could not reach the air island along the planned route.
If the ship is destroyed, the only option to leave will be by helicopter. The main reason they chose to come by ship this time was to transport the experimental subjects inside.
"What about the test subjects?" Lin Yu asked anxiously. Without test subjects, they probably wouldn't be able to get in.
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