The advantage of using a fleet of ships to move in a single file is that there is enough redundant space and capacity to accommodate the survivors who escape to the shore sporadically.
And it is also convenient to suppress when unexpected situations occur. For example, every survivor who is housed must undergo a physical examination.
Just on the flatbed tugboat hanging behind the vehicle and ship, use an osteoscope to scan the inside of the body to prevent some abnormalities that may be disguised.
Although no abnormalities were found in the end, it was discovered that several survivors had varying degrees of sludge-like stains distributed in their bodies.
Therefore, after gathering them on a small boat, they were allowed to drink hot water with trace amounts of mirage powder added. After a while, obvious changes occurred.
Following the reaction of people on the boat vomiting wildly, large amounts of rotten black sludge and other substances suddenly spewed out from their mouths and noses.
It seems to be the result of being forced to swallow it or accidentally eating it during the escape process. The effect that mirage powder can produce is similar to the condensation of some high-level alien species, which is a natural rejection of low-level alien pollution.
Therefore, the vomiting continued for a while and then stabilized. But there were still two people vomiting, and black bodily fluids gushed out from their eyes, mouth, nose, etc., and their bodies gradually shriveled up and became exhausted.
Apparently the contamination was so deep that it was beyond repair. The sludge that was spit out was still flowing and gathering.
Slowly squirming on the ship's deck, as if he wanted to return to the body of the dead person; but the fire oil sprayed by the sergeant on the car and ship made a sizzling sound, and together with the steaming rainwater, it turned into a piece of water on the bottom of the ship. The pile of ashes is gone.
However, as the water vapor became heavier and heavier, the river channel disappeared. What's left is an open large lake; according to the waterway marks on the map, Jiang Tian's task force has entered the scope of Danyang Lake.
Due to the lack of land reference to judge the direction in the rain curtain, Jiang Tian was also instructed to use the first strange object at this time: a crystal hourglass.
Strictly speaking, it is a white particle sealed in an hourglass, originating from the remains of an unknown monk in ancient times; it was collected by Xijingli Xingyuan after the celestial changes; after testing, it was identified as a Class C strange object with pointing effect.
Therefore, when the hourglass is overturned, the white particles are almost concentrated on one side. This means that there is a relatively concentrated energy of a large group of living bodies in this direction, and there is a high probability that this is the source of the expansion of the rain area.
There is no need to sail along the shore of the lake and continue to search for the target slowly and time-consumingly. Instead, you can cross the lake and go straight to Huanglong.
The fleet was therefore reorganized and separated again. Among them, several vehicles and ships carrying most of the baggage and supplies, as well as refugees accommodated along the coast, were temporarily stationed at the mouth of the river to wait for a while.
The remaining eight armed vehicles and ships continued to advance carrying equipment and combatants. And with this peculiar hourglass, it constantly guides and corrects the direction that the boat gradually deviates slightly during the sailing process; the wind and rain on the lake become more and more intense, and the water vapor condenses into dense fog, forming patches of thick mist; As long as you stretch out your hand, you can get a handful of water.
At this time, most of the firearms carried on the ship lost their effectiveness due to excessive moisture; and most of the lamps used for lighting on the ship were extinguished due to excessive moisture and could no longer be lit.
Only the refined whale oil remained burning. However, the heavy fog on the lake became the biggest obstacle to sailing. At this time, Jiang Tian was instructed to take out a second strange object; a stone soaked in a special white glass bottle, which reacted violently with the pouring of lye. Below, a bright light suddenly emitted through the water mist.
It also illuminated many floating objects hidden in the mist. There were large bodies of bodies that were swollen with water and intertwined like floating islands. There were also floating roots of huge trees, and there were also whole bodies submerged in the water. , only a small section of the sunken wreckage was left exposed on the water; among them, the closest one to the leading ship's side and waterwheel was no more than five or six steps away.
The water wheel, which was originally rolling endlessly, seemed to have encountered some kind of obstacle. It suddenly slowed down and became sluggish. Amidst the sour sounds of stagnation and friction, a large ball of water, plant and tree roots rolled up.
Only then did Jiang Tian notice that under the bright light from the bow of the boat, the bottom of the lake the boat passed became easily visible.
It was made up of large expanses of wildly growing aquatic plants under the water, wrapped around the bottom layer of large expanses of dead branches and leaves. The bottom and bow of the ship, which were wrapped in iron plates, only had a small gap in them.
There were even some beings as big as roulette wheels. Under the blazing light, they hurriedly retreated as if stimulated, and hid in the dark depths shrouded in the mist of the lake.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Tian breathed a sigh of relief. Such a large-scale distortion also meant that he was close to the core.
Then he ordered: "The time has matured, and it is allowed to use the first-class rare item 'Hanban'". Immediately, a sergeant wearing protective clothing solemnly took out the same bronze lead-coated cylindrical container from a bronze box in the ship, and said in a loud voice: "All troops, please pay attention to protection!" As this order spread, Most of the sergeants on the ship stopped what they were doing and retreated to the cabin where the bronze shields were supported.
Several other vehicles and ships at the back also stopped moving and lowered their covers, hatches, and windows to resist impact and impact... Then, the sergeant suddenly crossed his hands and unscrewed the cylindrical sealed container; Expose a joint-shaped object to the air; then lift it over your head without hesitation.
For an instant, the rain and wind that covered the sky and poured down seemed to have paused; the next moment, the long curtain of rain surrounding the sergeant suddenly evaporated and evaporated in the blink of an eye; and quickly formed a spherical shape. The dry space expanded visibly to the naked eye on the increasingly dry deck; in the blink of an eye, it enveloped the entire vehicle and ship.
As for the naked Jiang Tian, as well as the expert team members who took the initiative to be exposed and kept vigilant, they felt the dryness and continuous dehydration rushing towards their faces, like hot air fumigating the whole body.
The branches and leaves of aquatic plants wrapped around the side of the boat and the water wheel are even more withered and cracked. After just a few breaths, a circular hole with a diameter of a hundred steps appeared in the lake fog and rain curtain surrounding the fleet of ships.
It has even affected the water plants growing on the bottom of the lake. Under the influence of sunlight and hot wind, large areas have withered and turned black.
Some strange creatures that looked like giant fish hidden among them also struggled and rolled one after another. When they surfaced and were exposed to the air on the water surface, continuous bubbling bubbles appeared on the corpses and exploded with a hissing sound.
The floating island of corpses affected by the continuously expanding thermal storm also appeared strange. It was a stream of black clay that continuously emerged from the gaps between the tangled corpses and the mouth, nose and apertures like a fountain; while it quickly gathered together and squirmed into a large mass, it was quickly absorbed and evaporated. It turned into brittle and flying black ash and disappeared into the hot wind.
Immediately afterwards, these floating islands where the corpses were entangled collapsed and dispersed in the blink of an eye under the steaming hot wind visible to the naked eye; they turned into shriveled limbs and broken bones that quickly sank to the bottom of the lake.
This was the special effect brought about by the strange object that Jiang Tian intercepted with his own hands at the Shangluo Water Station.
It can instantly absorb moisture from the surrounding environment and turn it into an arid zone like a desert.
And this person is responsible for using rare items
The "Han Ba" sergeant also seemed to have reached the limit of his body's endurance. Suddenly he was exhausted and fell backwards; only to be caught by other sergeants who rushed forward.
After basically clearing up the potential threats around the fleet, Jiang Tian finally took action. I saw him taking in this strange thing in the void
"Hanba" suddenly jumped up from the boat and rushed into the sky. After an excruciating moment of waiting, the dark, low-pressure rain cloud suddenly collapsed.
In an instant, a long-lost ray of sky slanted down from the heads of the fleet; then it turned into two, three or even more rays along with the heavy rain clouds that continued to break; and finally, along with the huge gap in the sky, They gathered together to form a huge beam of light, illuminating a large area of the lake.
Within the scope of the bright sunlight, both lake fog and rainwater quickly melted away; only a few to ten miles away, a clear, open and sparkling space remained.
The sunny moment that briefly appeared made everyone on the fleet cheer. Then, in the golden sunshine, Jiang Tian held the hand that had reached the limit of use.
"Han Ba", like a flying fairy, slowly descended on the car and boat. Although, the rain clouds on the edge of the large gap in the sky are still faintly squirming and spreading, as if they want to close the gap.
However, under the sunlight reflected on the lake, Jiang Tian had already seen the suspected target.
About ten miles away from the fleet, it looked like an island in the middle of the lake that suddenly appeared; a gloomy outline formed by the remains of a large forest of buildings submerged in the lake.
Half an hour later, the roar of cannons resounded through the ruins of the city covered with water and grass, bombarding the aquatic aliens lurking in them and even their hiding places into pieces.
The sinking mines that were continuously thrown into the water exploded into many thick tentacles and severed limbs as the waves rolled. There were also some badly damaged multi-headed snake-like monsters and fish-headed monsters that emerged from the water with blood all over their bodies. They tried to climb up to the side of the boat with their hooked suckers and long fangs, but they were shot head-on by fire cannons. They were riddled with holes, pierced and picked up with hooks and spears, chopped into pieces with long knives and axes...or they were sprayed head-on and splashed on the water with fire oil that continued to burn. There was no way to escape from the burning; they were charred and rolled to death. .
Or they were frightened by the flames and fled to the shore one after another; they were knocked down by volleys of fire cannons, or bombarded into pieces of flesh and blood by shotgun shells.
Walking on the landing site covered with blood and flesh, Jiang Tian led thirty-five expert team members wearing insect shell armor and transparent carapace hoods, and officially landed in this suspected secret place.
At this time, the wind and rain that shrouded the city in the water and the gap in the moving clouds disappeared.
