"In other words, this Sizal became like this because he came into contact with that stone fragment?"
Silla also understood the key and knew that this might not be the product of a so-called biological experiment.
Judging from the current situation, it was the hunter named Xizhar who killed a seriously injured monster through a trap not long ago.
However, what he himself didn't know was that there was a strange fragment embedded in the monster's body.
It was this fragment that made him what he is today.
At first, Weiss thought that Sizal knew about the existence of this thing, but now it seems that the other party obviously did not pay attention to it.
But thinking about it, according to that guy's character, if he really knew that there was an "additional item" on the monster's body, he would definitely raise the price.
The next thing is very simple. A group of researchers who lost the stone fragments found this place and wanted to retrieve the fragments.
But like Xizal, they were unintentionally affected by the fragments.
In the end, both sides were unable to resist this erosion and turned into weird aberration monsters.
"Then, there is only one question left. We need to find the origins of those researchers and the location of their base. The root of all this is likely to be there."
Weiss concluded.
When he said these words, he subconsciously wanted to reach out and touch his stubble.
When he saw the blood on his hands, he stopped this habitual action in time, secretly glad that it didn't get on his face.
"According to the diary, the approximate location of the research institute should be ten kilometers south of here... But this range is still a bit large. Miguel, can you find a way to find the specific location? "
Silla who was on the side spoke first when he heard this.
"Wes, why bother with this? We can just contact the Canglan Department directly. They are better at intelligence than us. Just ask them to check it for us."
Weiss shook his head and said:
"No, our mission this time is not just an ordinary field service, it is also a trial for us. It is best not to ask for off-site assistance unless it is absolutely necessary."
After hearing this, the other two people also felt that what he said was reasonable, so they did not dwell on this matter.
It is already three o'clock in the afternoon locally. If everyone goes to the south, they will inevitably find it at night, which is not good for them.
After some discussion, they decided to go back first and set out early tomorrow morning, so that they could use this time to collect intelligence information and take care of their injuries.
They returned to the small town of Hachitutur and told the villagers that the monster had been eliminated, but those people did not believe them.
The villagers thought they were lying. Although a few people looked like they had fought, they did not produce any evidence to prove that they had killed the monster.
In this regard, everyone in the Wildfire Team had no intention of explaining anything.
After all, these people did not accept their mission, let alone receive their bounty, so there was no need to prove anything.
These people don't want to believe it now, and they will naturally find out when they don't see the monster again after a while.
At Eva's house, Mikel is using the satellite network to collect intelligence.
He started with the former employees of Pansy Researcher and launched a follow-up investigation on them respectively.
After making dozens of calls, Mikel claimed to be a member of the headhunting company and contacted those people, or their family and friends, to determine their current situation.
Those who disappeared naturally became the primary suspects of being members of the secret laboratory.
Finally, Mikel learned from his relatives and friends that since the company went bankrupt, they had been poached by another mysterious company and would only come back occasionally.
To everyone's surprise, one of the researchers, Andiyetu, secretly told his wife where he worked.
In this way, several people can know the specific location of the base directly through his wife's mouth, saving a lot of time in searching.
It's just that if you want to get this information from the other party's mouth, you need to pay a price.
But things that can be solved with money are nothing.
…
The next day, early morning.
The members of the Wildfire Team set off from Hachitu Tulcun early in the morning.
There is one more person involved in this operation. She is the guide this time, the wife named researcher Andietu.
They first took Weiss' Knight-class off-road vehicle to the target area, and finally stopped by a small river.
"The base ahead is where my husband is, so I will take you here. If you see him later, remember to help me give him this shawarma. He especially likes to eat this..."
This woman still doesn't know that her husband has turned into a terrifying monster.
Weiss stretched out his hand to take the small box handed to him, feeling heavy in his hand.
"You are not a headhunting company. Although I don't know the specific purpose of finding this place, please don't hurt Andietu. He is just an ordinary researcher and he was forced to come here..."
"So, you already knew that we are not from a headhunting company?"
Weiss said curiously.
"Then if you bring us here like this, aren't you afraid that we will hurt him?"
The woman smiled bitterly and shook her head.
"I didn't know until I met you that there are people from headhunting companies who would bring a truck full of weapons... But it was already too late by then. I just hope you can let Andietu go, he He is really a good man, if he did anything, it must have been forced by those people!"
"Oh? What kind of people are you talking about?"
The woman shook her head and said:
"I don't know. They were all dressed in black. As soon as they came in, they threatened Andietu with weapons, asking him to join the laboratory and participate in some kind of research. Even if they had a chance to come back to see me in the middle, there would always be one with a gun. Follow him to prevent him from escaping."
"I see……"
Weiss looked solemn, feeling that this base seemed to be more difficult to chew than imagined.
He hesitated for a moment, but in the end he was unable to tell the truth to the poor woman in front of him. He decided to leave this task to the facially paralyzed Mikel.
Mikel was injured, his arm was still hanging, and he was unable to move with himself and others.
He would stay in the car later so that he could meet them and tell the woman in front of him about those monsters.
Anyway, he is a facial paralysis, so for him to deliver such cruel news is in line with his personality.
Weiss thought so, and led Anna and Silla to the base not far away.
They were fully armed and ready for battle.
Whether it's people or monsters...
"Shuashuashua..."
The river flows and whispers.
Near Hurdaiqi, the environment is relatively good, the desertification of the land is not serious, and the presence of woods and rivers is not unusual.
In the forest, tropical birds chirped happily, and the surrounding fog created a beautiful morning picture.
The river is not big, and its depth only reaches the waist of a few people.
This is not so much a river as it is just a larger stream.
"ah!"
A scream suddenly sounded, and Weiss was startled. He quickly turned his head and saw Silla hugging his thigh and howling miserably.
Under him, blood flowed out, staining the nearby water red.
"Shet! Help me! There's something in the water!"
Weiss didn't dare to hesitate. Seeing a black shadow under him, he immediately pulled the trigger.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"
Several gunshots rang out, and his burst shot obviously hit the target.
But following the movement here came more shadows.
"Go back quickly!"
He roared and immediately rushed over to help Silla retreat to the rear.
Fortunately, the three of them had just entered the river and had not gone far, so they quickly returned to the shore.
"Damn, what the hell is this!"
Silla looked painful, and there was a dead monster body hanging on his calf.
It was a creature that looked like a catfish, but unlike ordinary fish, it had gecko-like claws and black scales, and its overall appearance looked like a giant salamander.
At this time, the monster was already dead, but its mouth was still biting Silla's calf and refused to let go.
Wes and Anna got him into the car, then found tools to pry open the monster's mouth and threw the body aside.
"Damn it, it's a mutant beast again. This river is full of such things. We must find another way to get past it."
"If not, let me blow it up."
Ana said while helping Silla bandage the wound.
"No, it's too noisy, and it can easily attract people's attention."
Wes shook his head and rejected the suggestion.
Silla on the side was full of grief and shouted:
"The poet will die if his voice is hoarse. If he tastes shit, he should use the Leman scarf!"
Ana's face darkened after hearing this, and she slapped his calf, causing him to let out a series of miserable howls.
"What a hoarse voice, he obviously died before he left the army. The hero is bursting with tears. Silla, can you stop talking nonsense?"
The quote they quoted was said in Chinese.
After joining the Star Alliance, several people often contacted Chinese in order to facilitate communication with other people, and even took the time to join an adult Chinese crash course.
When Weiss saw Silla's appearance, he knew that he shouldn't have a big problem.
It's just that in this case, he will definitely not be able to participate in the operation, which is exactly what the other party said.
"Wes, you and Anna are the only ones left now. How about we retreat first this time, and we can act together after Mikel and I are healed from our injuries."
Silla suggested.
Anna on the side heard this and said without mercy:
"No, since you are here, we must at least go over and take a look and mark the information. And I don't know if your leg is even to the bone. If it is disabled, we will still be missing one person."
Silla’s eyes froze.
"Anna, how can you curse me!"
"I didn't, let me tell you the truth!"
Weiss frowned and thought for a moment, then interrupted:
"Okay, I think Anna is right. We need to at least investigate the situation. We can't just come back empty-handed... I just saw that the river is not deep. We can drive across it so that the water inside The monsters can’t do anything to us.”
"Hey, Wes, you're actually willing to let your wife go through this muddy water? It's really beyond my expectation."
Silla looked at him with surprise.
Wes rolled his eyes at him.
"Stop talking nonsense, we'll set off as soon as you're bandaged. You have to hold on tight and don't break your leg again."
Soon, the time came to ten minutes later.
Wes started with a few people, then stepped on the accelerator and drove his car straight towards the creek.
It has to be said that the performance of the knight-level off-road vehicle is powerful.
The deepest part in the middle of the river was completely submerged by the tire, but it drove straight over without any pause.
There were quite a few bumps along the way, and from time to time there was the sluggish feeling of crushing monsters, which frightened everyone.
The number of mutant beasts in this river is really unexpected.
Fortunately, the off-road vehicle was powerful enough and they successfully crossed the river.
"Silla, you stay here, pay attention to the surrounding situation, and call us immediately if anything unusual occurs."
Weiss expressed concern, and then set off with Anna to the base not far away.
Being cautious along the way, for fear of encountering any mutant beasts or traps, the two walked through the dense bushes and arrived at the place the wife mentioned.
"This, is this the base for researching mutant beasts..."
The moment she pushed aside the grass, Anna couldn't help but make a sound full of doubts.
What I saw in front of me was very different from what I imagined.
There were no high-tech buildings, no gates hidden in the mountains, and no guards with live ammunition. As far as the eye could see, there were only a mess of wooden houses and a few rotting and smelly corpses.
"How could this happen? Are we in the wrong place?"
Anna's face was full of confusion.
It's no wonder she reacted like this. The building complex surrounded by several wooden houses in front of her looked nothing like a laboratory, but more like an unknown small village.
"No, we came here by mistake. Look at the corpses, they are all wearing the clothes of the Pansy Research Institute. There are also signs of breaking out of the iron cages. Some creatures should have been locked inside. These rooms The same goes for wooden houses. Although the outside is made of wood, you can see that there are individual rooms that are individually reinforced with composite materials."
Weiss squinted his eyes to examine the scene in front of him and gave his answer.
"According to the information, after the Pansy Research Institute collapsed, it was not disbanded immediately. Instead, it was privately acquired by a mysterious person. It has only been a short three months since then."
"Three months of work, and they have to take care of experiments. They don't have time to build any high-tech laboratories. It's good to be able to find such a secret place."
"It can be seen that they are actually just a temporary and simple scientific research base, and there is no time to build other facilities."
Anna also understood.
Weiss is right, conducting experiments does not necessarily have to be in a high-end environment. If conditions do not allow it, in the early stage, you can only rely on these wooden houses to make do.
