vrcanaries Chapter 114 It really made me cry.
Chapter 114 It really made me cry.
As if in response to Xian Wenrui's words, a sudden, violent knocking sound came from outside the base.
Even through the thick metal barrier, the sound still traveled clearly into the base.
"What the hell is that noise outside? Xian Wenrui, is it an avalanche you shouted that you caused?" Fan Jian stared at the base gate with a serious expression.
"Do you think that's possible? Don't talk nonsense."
Despite saying that, Xian Wenrui lowered his voice and held his breath.
Jiang Yue's gaze shifted from the black box to the outside of the base, her eyes quickly following the object outside.
The unknown object kept ramming against various angles of the base, making loud "bang bang bang" sounds.
The monster dragged the snow across the thick metal walls, and its sharp, piercing sound penetrated the base's soundproofing.
Sensitive to sound, Jiang Yue covered her ears and irritably fixed her gaze on the ventilation vent, which was also the weakest point in the entire base.
The next instant, the already obscured light became even dimmer with the sound of thunder and rain.
A powerful electric current, seemingly condensed from nowhere, suddenly slashed straight down through the metal exterior wall.
The previously sharp and piercing scraping sound suddenly disappeared, and the noise from the air vent subsided.
The gathering dark clouds dissipated, leaving only the crackling sound of lightning striking objects.
Zhang Wenjing glanced at the little white dog that was excitedly bouncing around, and whistled, "Spiritual snack is here."
After saying that, she walked towards the ventilation shaft of the base. When she turned around, she found that she was all alone. She waved to Fan Jian and Xian Wenrui, "Fatty, Fan Jian, help me lift it."
Before the two of them could move, Jiang Yue had already flown out, Lu Yize followed her out, and even Sheng Xue pushed her wheelchair forward.
"Ah? They're here." Xian Wenrui followed behind them.
They specifically left a door at the ventilation opening.
After the door is opened, there are still layers of traps and mechanisms to block it, but this is still the weakest point in the entire base.
Fan Jian touched the cold metal and felt the chill in his fingertips.
The next moment, Fan Jian's hand was being held by Xiao Bai. Zhang Wenjing glanced at it and kindly reminded him, "Your hand will freeze."
He listlessly withdrew his hand and followed the others outside.
With every step I took, I felt my body temperature rapidly draining away, and the biting cold wind seeped into my body through every nook and cranny.
Stepping out of the base, my eyebrows and eyelashes were instantly covered in frost, and my breath turned into mist.
A few days later, the area outside the base was covered in snow, and there was no sign of heat.
Besides the blinding white expanse, there were also some scattered, deformed, shrimp-like creatures lying around the base.
These mutants are about seven meters long, have no jaws or feet, their gills are exposed outside their carapace, and the spherical light-emitting organs in their transparent bodies are still emitting a pale blue light.
"What is this? Shrimp?" Fan Jian asked uncertainly, wiping his drool.
Lu Yize finished off the half-dead beast with another blow, and only after confirming that it was completely dead did he add, "To be precise, it's a mutated krill."
Before the apocalypse, adult krill were no more than six centimeters long, but now they have doubled in size and mutated into monsters that are seven meters long.
The number of krill is in the tens of thousands, measured in millions of tons. At this time, there are hundreds of mutated krill outside the base.
The loud noise that just occurred was probably their first attempt to probe the waters with their marine life; mutated krill can still be seen on land.
"Brother Lu, should we reinforce the defenses around the ventilation points?"
Xian Wenrui looked down at the swarms of krill, a sense of worry creeping into his heart.
Lu Yize didn't speak, but Zhang Wenjing provided the answer: "No need. If it's a flaw that anyone can see, then it's not the best entry point. Otherwise, how do you think these strange beasts died?"
From the very beginning, Lu Yize had taken appropriate precautions.
He scanned the scene with his mental power, and after confirming that all the strange beasts were dead, he used his special ability to cover them and put them all into his space.
As his superpowers advanced, Lu Yize's space had expanded to ten times its original size, more than enough to accommodate these mutated krill.
Once everyone returned to the base, the layers of mechanisms were closed again, finally keeping out the chilling cold.
Little White shook off the frozen shards from its fur and struck a bolt of lightning at a nearby fire, which then ignited.
Lu Yize casually tossed out two mutated krill from his spatial storage, each one measuring seven meters in length.
As superpowers evolve, humans' appetites also increase dramatically, with the amount of food consumed multiplying.
"This krill is a mutant species, with a special mutation direction, specifically evolving towards delicious meat. You can try it."
Lu Yize skewered the whole shrimp on a thin stick and then grilled it over a fire.
The other mutated krill was eaten raw by Xiaobai as an appetizer to fill its stomach.
The aroma of grilled shrimp filled the entire base, and Fan Jian swallowed his saliva several times.
He was unusually perceptive and helpful in many ways, even flipping the grilled shrimp over from time to time and sprinkling them with cumin and pepper.
He kept muttering to himself, "Could this be the legendary whole grilled shrimp?"
Xian Wenrui laughed at his new term, "I've only ever heard of roasted whole lamb, never roasted whole shrimp, but maybe it will be available in the future. To be honest, this is the first time I've ever seen such a big shrimp."
Sheng Xue, who was a bit of a clean freak, remembered something: Did they drag it in and put it directly on the fire to roast without washing or cleaning it?
With a sense of smell a thousand times more sensitive than a human's, Xiaobai didn't care whether it was clean or dirty. Staring at the whole grilled shrimp, he couldn't control his drool, which dripped onto the ground.
Even Jiang Yue, whose sense of smell and taste is usually not very sensitive, looked up and stared blankly at the firelight, her mouth slightly open, and swallowed unconsciously.
The reason they react this way is not only because the mutated krill have purified themselves, removing the fishy smell unique to seafood and adding a sweet flavor.
More importantly, the meat of these mutated beasts contains energy, just like zombies eat superhumans, and mutated plants and animals eat humans and zombies.
Humans can also obtain energy by eating these strange beasts. They can extract the crystal cores from their bodies, eat their flesh, consume their bones, and drink their blood.
Some things shouldn't be thought about too much. If you think about them carefully, they're all just a struggle for survival.
"Taste it."
Lu Yize cut Jiang Yue a piece of grilled shrimp that was about the length of a forearm but nearly half a meter thick.
The shrimp were grilled to perfection, with the shells separating from the meat, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
If Lu Yize hadn't restrained her, Jiang Yue would definitely have crawled onto the fire and started eating.
By this time, her patience had run out. She took it without caring about the heat or using any tools, and started tearing and biting it just like Xiaobai.
Break through the crispy outer shell and take a bite to find the tender and juicy shrimp meat inside.
The charcoal grilling flavor did not mask the freshness of the shrimp meat itself; its delicate texture and vibrant flavor instantly filled the mouth.
Upon tasting the mutated krill meat, Fan Jian slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Damn! How can there be such a well-behaved mutant!"
"It really is amazing! I'm crying! It smells so damn good!"