Alien Relic Hunter

Chapter 12 Strange Toxins

"There's something wrong with the smell."

Ivan has regained his original calm. He took out a few test tubes and collected some of the tissues of the meat wreckage.

"But there are no conditions here, there is no way to do experiments, and there is no way to analyze the specific components of this thing... I can only put it away for a while. I collected two specimens, and planned to turn one over to the Ark, and keep the other for my own research. Do you want to collect some, I know too well the value of this thing, the price given by Ark will not be low." Ivan said.

"Forget it." The Hound shook his head without hesitation. "I feel awkward when I think that this thing once had a face like mine...let's forget it."

"Don't you like money the most, old dog? These are all credit points for Bai Huahua?" Layton teased.

"Do you think this is an old silver bar? It's still white... When I think of this thing being sent to be tested, I feel as if I'm tied to the operating table waiting to be dissected... think about it I'm just stunned." The hound spat out a mouthful of phlegm, and he just glanced at it inadvertently, but this time it shocked him a lot - there was blood in the phlegm!

The hound only felt his eyelids twitch, and couldn't help cursing: "Grass! Isn't it? Why is I still coughing up blood and phlegm? Could it be tuberculosis?"

Tuberculosis is actually tuberculosis. This is a disease that has been conquered in the old days. The hound also knows that it is absolutely impossible for tuberculosis to vomit blood... But the actual situation may only be worse than tuberculosis!
"Old dog... your eyes... and your skin..." Layton couldn't help saying.

"What's the matter?" The hound hurriedly found a mirror from the backpack, only to find that his eyeballs were covered with bloodshot eyes, and his eyes were red as if they were about to drip blood. There were dense bleeding spots, and the whole face looked extremely terrifying.

"Doctor! Doctor—" He wanted to find Ivan, but raised his head, only to find that Ivan's symptoms were exactly the same as his own!
"This smell not only inhibits the central nervous system, but also is toxic." Ivan judged, he took a blood collection needle from the medical box, stabbed his fingertip, and then dripped the squeezed blood into the a portable analyzer.

"Except for one abnormal indicator...the others are basically fine..." Looking at the screen of the analyzer, Ivan said with a frown.

"Which one is abnormal?" Ke Lan asked.

"Platelets... The number of platelets in the blood of the hound and I is very low, and it has fallen below the critical value."

"Critical value?" Ke Lan repeated, "The critical value of platelets... I remember it was 30×10^9/L?"

"Yes, but the blood platelets of me and the hound are less than 5 units now, which is far below the standard line of critical value... That is to say, both of us are at risk of internal bleeding at any time." Ivan said solemnly.

"How could this be... Even if it is an acute blood disease, it will take several days for the platelets in a person's blood to drop to this level." Ke Lan rubbed his forehead in distress.

"This can only show that this toxin has the effect of rapid apoptosis of platelets..."

"What should I do? Doctor, do you have a solution?" Layton asked anxiously.

Ivan shook his head: "I don't even know the composition and working principle of this toxin, how could there be a way... But from the current point of view, the hound and I should not be in danger for the time being, but we are the most It's best not to exercise vigorously - to put it horribly, you can't even poop hard, and if the cerebral blood vessels collapse, it can only be saved on the ark."

"Could it be that there is a problem with the testing equipment, you can try it again?" Ke Lan said.

"Well, there is indeed such a possibility." After speaking, Ivan collected another blood sample and put it into the analyzer.

"Hey... The value has risen slightly this time, and it has risen to 17 units... But it stands to reason that the natural growth rate of human platelets cannot be so fast. Could it be that this toxin did not kill platelets, but temporarily Is it 'shielded'?" Ivan looked at the screen of the analyzer with a confused expression.

"At this speed, how long will it take for you to return to normal?" Layton interjected.

"It's hard to say, as short as a few hours, as long as ... maybe a few days." Ivan replied.

"Otherwise, Ivan, you and the hound stay here first, and Leyton and I continue to move forward and keep in touch. If your poisoning symptoms are relieved, you will catch up immediately. On the contrary, if something happens to you, Just ask us for help as soon as possible, what do you think?" Ke Lan suggested.

"I think it's feasible." Ivan has no objection.

"You two, with a seriously wounded person in tow, isn't that courting death?" Although the hound didn't show it on his face, there was still a hint of worry in his tone, "Why don't you wait?"

"We can't waste any more time. Our supplies can last up to 48 hours. Do you think we have the capital to wait?" Ke Lan said.

I don’t know why, in the history of exploring the ruins of the Alpha civilization for 50 years, hunters have never found any food in the ruins... Alpha people don’t seem to need to eat to replenish energy, or... They are different from humans The concept of food deviates too much?
In short, it is absolutely impossible to solve the problem of satiety in the ruins. Even if some of the ruins live in the indigenous creatures of Alpha planet, the flesh of these guys is either highly poisonous or the radiation dose is terrifyingly high. can not eat.

"This is probably the only way that will work." Layton agreed, "Old dog, it's not my brother, I despise you, take you with me, and now it's really a burden, if anything happens, I will I may not be able to protect you, but I can't just watch you die in this ghost place like those people before... Trust me, don't be stubborn with your brothers."

"...Okay, then the two of you are careful and keep in touch at all times." The Hound nodded, took out a folded metal pole from his backpack, and placed it on the ground.

This is a portable defense device. The built-in sensor can automatically scan a radius of 20 meters. Once an unidentified thermal infrared signal is found, an alarm will be issued immediately. This thing can also be used as a small mine if necessary. .

"Don't trust the machine too much, this thing only detects thermal infrared signals, and most creatures that change temperature can fool its eyes." Layton warned.

Due to the large temperature difference between day and night, [-]% of the indigenous creatures on Alpha star are ectothermic animals. In the field of vision of infrared equipment, these ectothermic animals are almost integrated with the environment.

"I know, I didn't intend to count on the alarm of this thing." Hound said, while turning off the alarm function, he pulled down a safety pull ring and held it in his hand.

The pull ring is actually a remote control, as long as it is gently broken, the bomb hidden in the device will explode, and the sharp fragments will cover this small passage without dead ends.

"If I really encounter something that can't be dealt with, even if I die, I will pull a few backs."

　I changed the contract status today. It should have been 4000+ in two shifts, but the cold is still not clear. I plan to go to the hospital tomorrow to have a blood test. When my physical condition recovers, I will immediately start two shifts a day.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)