The calm sea seemed to be stirred up by the appearance of the super beast.
Unlike the others who were shivering, Gulme was seriously standing on the edge of the fishing boat, trying to see and remember the monster clearly against the water that kept coming at him.
Like a fish but not a fish, like a bird but not a bird.
Judging from Gurmei's knowledge base, this monster is very similar to the Kun in Chinese mythology. It's just that this monster looks more terrifying.
Its rough skin, ferocious face, and the twisting tentacles on both sides of its cheeks make it look like an evil beast that wants to swallow up the world.
In this pitch-black, swaying sea, even though the monster stayed motionless over the island, it still looked extremely terrifying.
Even if one could only catch a glimpse of part of the monster through the scattered moonlight, its huge size would be enough to cover the entire field of vision.
The feeling of pressure that was almost full caused the people on several fishing boats to sail silently without saying a word to each other.
On the fishermen's boats, men held women and adults held children. The survivors who escaped from the island huddled together, with fear in their eyes and endless confusion in their eyes.
No one knows what kind of complex emotions are contained in their eyes as they look toward home from time to time.
On the boat of the WHO volunteers, everyone was equally silent. Volunteers are the elite, and those who are willing to stay and save the fishermen are the elite among the elite.
But even they were just huddled helplessly on the fishing boat and were at a loss.
When manpower is finally exhausted, not only will one feel this way when facing nature, but also when facing this huge monster floating in the air like a natural disaster, a sense of powerlessness and fear will come together.
When the moonlight, which allowed them to see the surrounding scenery clearly, was once again obscured by dark clouds.
In the endless darkness, only the searchlights between their fishing boats could see each other clearly.
The people who were already silent became even more silent.
For a moment, everyone could hear only the sound of waves and faint breathing.
For a long time, Nora looked at the monster figure that had been swallowed up by darkness at the end of her field of vision and murmured: "It seems that there are too many things in this world that we don't know."
She thought that after seeing war, she would no longer be surprised by anything in the world, but now she knew she was wrong.
The leader of the volunteer team on the side was not so emotional. He frowned and put down the communication device in his hand, and said to the shocked crowd: "I tried various communication devices but they were of no use at all. It seems that monster There was some kind of electromagnetic interference when it appeared. I can't contact the outside world now, nor can I contact the volunteers who left first."
"Thankfully, Gulme still remembered to contact the outside world when we were in shock. The outside world should already know about our situation here."
Nora nodded, somewhat grateful for Gulme's calm decision before.
She obviously didn't know that Gurmei's communicator was specially made and contained extraordinary means, and could contact the organization in most cases.
"Gulme, who did you contact? Is it reliable for us to go to Mui Ne Island? Do they have the ability to handle this kind of thing?"
asked a volunteer who also stayed to evacuate civilians rather than choose to leave first.
Hearing this, before Gulme, who was looking into the distance by the fishing boat, could answer, the captain of the volunteer team took the lead and said: "Gulme is very mature, and the people we contact will definitely be able to place us. As for dealing with this monster here, , only the country will do."
"After we escape, we can just find a way to contact the country. We don't need to expect other groups to solve this kind of thing."
The captain said, looking at Gurmei.
Gurmei nodded upon seeing this: "Don't worry about the resettlement issue. Your life and personal safety will be best guaranteed."
"They... are the best team."
Gurmei said meaningfully.
He refused to comment on the captain's statement that only the country can solve this kind of problem.
Normally, only the state is qualified to deal with such a behemoth. And there is a high probability that only the five rogue-level powers will be more confident.
However, as Gurmei said.
What he called was the best team in the world.
This kind of good means that they are stronger and greater than all countries.
If even they can't solve this kind of thing, then no one can.
After hearing Gulmei's words, the tense expressions of the people around him improved a bit.
No matter how bad the situation is, at least they will have a place to stay temporarily.
In this way, everyone quietly headed towards Mui Ne Island.
The volunteer team who had not yet had dinner dug out the dried fish they had brought with them before and chewed it dryly to satisfy their hunger.
After driving for about twenty minutes, the sudden sound of a ship not far away shocked everyone.
The leader of the volunteer team instinctively wanted to pick up the radio equipment to make contact. However, when he thought that the signal was blocked and he could not contact the approaching ship, he put down the device.
After instructing the people around him to prepare their weapons, the captain looked seriously in the direction of the sound.
After all, those who go out to sea in the middle of the night are not necessarily good people. Maybe it was the backup Gulme called for, but maybe it was some other criminal.
After hearing the captain's instructions, the originally excited expressions of the fishermen and volunteers froze, and then they silently took out their equipment.
I have to say that the captain is right, one must be vigilant. It would be a real pity if something happened at this time.
As a result, more than a dozen guns were silently pointed in the direction of the sound of the ship.
It's not that they don't have thermal weapons to defend themselves. The reason why they haven't used them before is just because the thermal weapons they have in their hands seem completely impossible to have any impact on the giant beast in the sky.
But when dealing with people with malicious intentions, thermal weapons come in handy.
Soon, the ships from both sides were close enough to be able to see clearly in the darkness.
Opposite are two ships, not big but not small either. Their hulls are made of metal.
As the captain who is the backbone of the survivors, he can see many soldiers on the deck who are fully armed, and they are much more sophisticated than the few broken guns they have here.
Such a sophisticated team made the captain unable to help but think while being vigilant.
A team of this level is much more powerful than ordinary pirates. It can be said that it is obviously the official force of nearby countries.
Looking at the familiar symbols on the sides of the two ships, the captain couldn't help but squint his eyes and recall.
The symbol was familiar to him.
If I remember correctly, this is the logo of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group.
Before coming to Southeast Asia as a volunteer, he learned about the customs, geographical environment, and social structure here.
The main business scope of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group includes oil and gas exploration, production, processing and sales. Its subsidiaries include Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, 4 head offices (fully controlled by the group), 4 limited liability companies (fully controlled by the group) and 14 companies 50% controlled by the group, etc. In 2012, the total revenue of various units of Viet Nam Oil and Gas Group reached VND773.7 trillion, or US$38.7 billion.
This is undoubtedly Vietnam's leading enterprise and a key state-owned enterprise in Vietnam.
However, according to the captain's understanding, the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group is indeed equipped with military protection.
But the nearest offshore drilling platform of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group is quite far away from here. What are the protection troops doing here?
After pondering for a moment, questions emerged in the captain's mind.
But before he could say anything, Gurmei had already walked to the front of the ship.
"Brother Marlowe, I'm here."
Gulme waved at the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group's ship and shouted loudly.
In the eyes of others, this is Vietnam Oil and Gas Group.
But he knew very well that this was the Yueguo Oil and Gas Group that had been infiltrated into a sieve by Yongzhou. The elites of the Yueguo Oil and Gas Group on board now were all members of Yongzhou's peripheral organizations.
With the recent efforts of Godmother Martha in Southeast Asia, in order to build branches of the organization, the power of Everlasting Day has penetrated into all aspects of Southeast Asia.
Not to mention the Yueguo Oil and Gas Group, even the top leaders of the Yueguo and many Southeast Asian countries have been infiltrated by Yongzhi's power.
In these countries that are not considered powerful, Yong Zhou's development speed is much easier than imagined.
As for the leader, Marlow, he is a student of Yongzhou Chenxi Academy and has recently been conducting various social practice assessments in the Yue region.
Gulme often saw Marlow busy around Martha's godmother, so his relationship with him was naturally very good.
"Gulme, are you okay?"
On one of the boats, a young man walked to the bow and waved to Gulme.
There was concern in that voice.
Obviously this is the Malo whom Gulme calls his brother. He happened to come here to discuss some things in Mui Ne Island.
Seeing this, the leader of the volunteer team raised his eyebrows, and then motioned to the people around him to put down their guns, and there was no need to continue the confrontation.
It seems that the ship of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group in front of them is the support called by Gulme, and the two parties seem to be familiar with each other.
The captain was naturally a little surprised by this.
As for Nora next to her, she couldn’t help but open her mouth in surprise.
She also recognized the Vietcong Petroleum Corporation’s logo.
The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group is a real state-owned enterprise, and there are a bunch of heavily armed soldiers on the two ships opposite. How could Gulme even call such people? !
You know, if you want to deploy these people, you don't need money.
In other words, Gurmei actually contacted Vietnamese officials? But it seemed that Gulme was very familiar with the leader opposite.
Don't wait for anyone to think about it.
Small rafts, rope ladders and other means of assisting people to board the boat were prepared, and the fishermen and volunteers boarded the boat under the command of these heavily armed soldiers.
Soon everyone was on board.
Marlowe did not explain much and commanded the ship carrying the survivors to stay where they were.
They will eat, wash, and rest under the care of the ship's staff, and then wait for the arrival of Yongzhi's follow-up personnel. They will handle this group of witnesses confidentially, and decide whether to sign confidentiality measures or modify their memories depending on the situation.
Marlow himself, with Gulme who insisted on following, drove another ship in the direction from which Gulme and the others came.
His mission during this trip was not only to receive survivors, but also to explore the reality of the monster.
No matter how trustworthy the information from Gurmei, a person without professional training, was, he would not directly accept it.
Because it cannot be ruled out that Gurmei was bewitched or influenced.
Marlowe needs to decide whether there is a possibility of illusion, and Marlowe needs to judge whether it can be defeated.
If it is confirmed to be an illusion, he will first find the reason.
If it is really a giant beast, then he can evacuate first after a simple observation and participate in the confidential operations that are already being prepared in the nearby area.
In the command room, Marlow found that Gulme would turn his head from time to time to look at the ship behind him that had gradually shrunk into a black dot.
"Don't worry about your friends, the other ship is also full of our people."
Marlow patted Gulme on the shoulder and told him not to worry too much.
"Did you encounter another ship when you came here?"
Gurmei was a little curious about what happened to the volunteers who left first.
"We met them and their ship was big enough that I left some people on board their ship."
Marlowe continued to answer.
Hearing this, Gurmei breathed a sigh of relief.
Marlow raised his own question after Gulmei asked: "Gulmei, please tell me the appearance of that monster and the specific details of its appearance."
Gurmei narrowed his eyes after hearing this and looked through the glass of the command room at the bow of the ship that was breaking through the sea water: "That is a huge monster that appears in the sky when it gets dark..."
Then Gurmei began to narrate.
In response, Marlowe kept frowning as he listened.
After comparing the inquiries about the survivors from another ship on the tablet in his hand, Marlowe had a bad feeling in his heart.
The narratives of the two parties are almost completely consistent. There is not much difference in the descriptions of various details and the appearance of the monster. Even if there are small differences, they are basically caused by the inconsistency in personal expression ability.
This shows that the survivors saw the same scene as Gurmei.
Marlowe understood that Gulme would not lie to himself or the organization.
So the current situation is:
Either Gulmei was deceived by someone else, and was under the influence of some kind of hallucinogenic drug or hypnosis. So much so that they believed the information given by the survivors and gave the organization wrong information.
In this case, there is a problem with that group of survivors.
Or some kind of unifying illusion. If everyone is hallucinating, there is a high probability that they will not be so unified. After all, no one in the world has exactly the same dream.
In this case, there is a high probability that the enemy is a monster with the ability to exert hallucinations on a large scale, and the specific strength and strength of its abilities are uncertain.
Or...it's the worst case scenario.
There really is a super beast several hundred meters tall!
Marlowe weighed these three situations silently in his mind for a moment.
If possible, the first two are naturally better.
Troublemakers and hallucinating monsters are easier to deal with than super monsters hundreds of meters high.
(End of chapter)
