In Zhou Tuan's short narration, Chen Xian probably knew what kind of existence it was... The abnormal life that was suppressed in the deepest part of the prison and was called the No. 1 felon came from the tidal flats of a fishing village in southern my country.
According to Zhou Tuan, that tidal flat is what fishermen call a dead tidal flat. No matter how big or small the tide is, when the blue-green sea water recedes, no shrimps, crabs and shellfish will be left on the tidal flat. No rubbish that lands will be left behind.
It seems that there is some kind of power to keep the tidal flat intact, and it maintains this "cleanest" posture day after day.
until that day.
On September 9, 1996, accompanied by appalling torrential rain, typhoon "Sally" landed in Guangdong Province. It was the most terrifying typhoon in China since the founding of the People's Republic of my country. Everywhere is a post-disaster scene.
The houses were torn to pieces by the strong wind, and many fishing boats along the coast were directly overturned and sank into the vast ocean. A large amount of precipitation flooded the main roads of cities and towns, and the entire coastal area was devastated and devastated... And what the fishermen said The dead tidal flats also exposed some of the things buried underground.
The first thing to be discovered was a huge and skinny humanoid arm.
"The arm exposed on the tidal flat is nearly 60 meters long. Just think about how scary that thing looks." Zhou Tuan shook the soot lightly, and continued talking to Chen Xian, "At first, the fishermen thought it was a rock buried under the tidal flat. When we rushed over, we took a helicopter and took a look in the sky... It was something similar to a human arm!"
"The abnormal life you mentioned...is it in human form?" Chen Xian asked curiously.
"Yes, at least most of its physical characteristics are similar to those of humans, and the scientific research department even conducted a test on its whole body while it was sleeping. The internal organs, bones, and muscle groups are basically similar to those of humans." Zhou Tuan nodded.
As soon as he finished speaking, he put the cigarette butt on the edge of the ashtray.
"We found that thing in the morning, and the excavation work started on the same day. It took three consecutive days to dig that thing out of the ground. By the time we tried our best to transport it to Lop Nur, it was almost an hour later. moon."
The excavation work was even more difficult than Zhou Tuan imagined, but compared to the follow-up long-distance transportation work, the former was much easier, because he wanted to transport such a huge "goods" from the south of the motherland to Lop Nur in the northwest...
"It's too difficult!" Zhou Tuan still had a headache when he thought of those past events, and it seemed that the experience left him with a lot of psychological shadow, "We must ensure that no one will find out what we are transporting on the road. I also have to make sure that the thing won’t wake up during this long-distance transportation, do you know how difficult it is for us... I followed that thing closely like a bodyguard along the way, and I was so nervous for a long time when it took a breath!"
"Why didn't you deal with it on the spot?" Chen Xian asked suspiciously, "Wouldn't it be easier to just execute that thing on the tidal flat?"
"I also thought about it at the time, but...it didn't harm anyone and didn't take any other violent actions. Just killing it just like that doesn't comply with the rules. After all, our country is about human rights, and abnormal beings have their right to live." Zhou Tuan sighed and said, "As the saying goes, there are no rules, there are so many eyes watching..."
After that, Zhou Tuan frowned again.
"But that creature... It's better to kill it if it can be killed... Unfortunately, we don't have this ability..."
"How?" Chen Xian looked at him curiously.
"It has been in a dormant state since the beginning. We have checked its vital signs with instruments. It has heartbeat and breathing, and its pulse is stable... But in 1999, it suddenly woke up one day without warning. When Zhou Tuan said this, he seemed a little terrified, and his face became more and more serious, "The prison used to imprison these abnormal beings is divided into several floors. Because it is too large, it can only be sent to the bottom floor. There are six more abnormal beings living there with it, each of which is an existence that we cannot kill."
"Those abnormal beings should be very strong, right?" Chen Xian asked.
"Strong?" Zhou Tuan nodded with a wry smile, "If any of them run out at random, any first-tier city in the country will be completely fallen. If they want to make them lose their fighting power again and be forcibly imprisoned, no amount of support from the headquarters will be able to do it." Come on, I have to do it myself."
As soon as the words fell, Zhou Tuan lit a cigarette again, and then smoked slowly.
"None of us could have imagined that it would wake up suddenly, so we were not prepared enough. It started killing wildly as soon as it woke up. In just five minutes, the prison where it was held...all creatures died Absolutely."
"Six abnormal beings that can be called natural disasters, sixteen aliens whose strength is comparable to that of the ministers, and nearly a hundred fully armed combatants... Even so many people are no match for that monster. It only took five minutes to kill the monster. Kill them all."
"But according to our investigation, we found that the monster didn't seem to eat people, nor did it eat those abnormal beings. It just killed them all by some cruel means, and then... went to the darkest corner of the prison to squat and cry gone."
"Crying?" Chen Xian looked surprised, "Why is that monster crying?"
"I don't know." Zhou Tuan shook his head, "Up to now, it is an unsolved mystery of our Bureau of Secrets. The research department has not come to a conclusion after so many years of research, but it is certain... that monster seems really sad, Although we don't know what it has gone through, the extreme sadness cannot be faked."
Having said that, Zhou Tuan paused for a moment, and his expression became puzzled.
"That kind of emotion can infect others. It seems that even abnormal life can be infected. The scientific research department has done experiments with the audio of its cry. After hearing its cry, 95% of the creatures will think of something... My own sad and sad memories.”
"Is this a special ability of it?" Chen Xian asked curiously.
"I don't know, it should be counted." Zhou Tuan shook his head, "After it killed all the creatures in that layer of prison, I also rushed there with reinforcements from the headquarters, and managed to control it with difficulty, but I There's no way to kill it."
"The Scientific Research Department also conducted a series of execution experiments on it. Without exception, all the execution experiments failed. Its skinny torso, which looks like a mummy, has no way to physically destroy or harm it. , We also tried other methods in turn, just two words, it didn’t work!”
"However, in those experiments, the scientific research department has figured out some of its characteristics. In fact, its desire to attack is not strong, and it will not take the initiative to attack those creatures that keep quiet. It will become manic, no matter whether it is a machine or a creature that makes the sound, it will destroy it recklessly until it cannot make any sound before stopping. After about half a minute, its emotions will gradually calm down... "
"According to the conclusion given by the scientific research department, its sound pickup range is actually very large. Because the sound insulation effect of our underground base is relatively good, it can't hear the sound from upstairs, but once it is placed in the wild, it will naturally Under the environment, its sound pickup range will expand to about 50 kilometers... so the scientific research department gave it a name."
"silence."
Hearing this, Chen Xian couldn't sit still anymore, because he had already realized how terrifying this ancient creature was... Once it was exposed to the natural environment, any target within a radius of 50 kilometers that made a sound of more than ten decibels would be killed or destroyed by it. It is destroyed, if there is a large city nearby, then the consequences will be disastrous!
"Its moving speed is around Mach 10, and it can hardly dodge attacks. Any obstacles that block its progress will be shredded by its sharp claws... It is like a humanoid ultimate weapon, do you understand?" Zhou Tuan said Everyone here is a little excited, and their faces are very ugly, "I am the only one who can suppress it, but I can't guard it all the time. If one day it breaks through the cage of No. 32 base and runs to the outside world..."
"I'll help you deal with it."
Chen Xian said without hesitation, as if he was already mentally prepared to execute that abnormal life.
"Didn't it wake up? I'll take some time today to go to base 32 with you, and wait until I deal with it..."
"unnecessary."
Zhou Tuan shook his head, and seemed to have calmed down a lot.
"Over the years, it has not woken up once or twice. After about forty-seven hours after it woke up in 1999, it fell into a deep sleep again, and then three years later, it woke up again. That time it It stayed awake for a long time, probably more than a month, and then it fell asleep again... "
"Repeatedly, the monster has woken up six times in these years, and each time is longer than the last time, so we have already had experience in dealing with it. As long as the base is not destroyed by external forces, it is impossible for it to cause damage to the outside world. Doesn't affect it in the slightest."
As soon as the words fell, Zhou Tuan raised his hand and patted Chen Xian on the shoulder heavily.
"It's not what I'm talking to you about this time. I have a task for you."