Alien Relic Hunter

Chapter 78 Fusion

According to the known information, the composition of the eggshell is very different from the body of the flesh-eating worm - this is actually a "culture medium" made by the Alphas, which is specially used to provide protection and initial stage for the larvae of the flesh-eating worm. Nutrients for development, and when the flesh-eating worm larvae enter the second stage, they are taken out of the egg shell and implanted in the host called "meat animal".

There are a large number of ruptured cysts distributed on these membranous egg shells, and each cyst means that there was once a flesh-eating worm larva here... If estimated from the density of cysts and the area of ​​the egg shell, only This area is only 100 meters deep, and there must be more than [-] flesh-eating worms.

"The scale of this hatchery is really amazing." Ke Lan hung the machine gun on his waist and controlled the thruster to approach the rock wall.

The light-sensitive white floccules on the eggshell are actually a very special kind of algae. They can separate and filter various organic substances from seawater, store them in the body, and then convert them into nutrients for supply to the eggshell. of flesh-eating worm larvae.

"If the larvae of the flesh-eating worms enter the second stage, they leave the eggshell... Where are they sent? Is it somewhere else, or deeper in this hatchery?"

Ke Lan has dived to the position of 700 meters below the abyss, and the reaction brought by the high pressure has gradually appeared on him. He can clearly feel the terrifying force from the outside of the deep diving suit, which is constantly squeezing his body , especially in the lungs, every inhalation becomes extremely difficult—his lungs seem to be like a balloon being crushed by a heavy object, trying to let the balloon give the weight on it Hold up, unless the inside of the balloon can also counteract the pressure.

"Hopefully...the injection system didn't fail..."

Without hesitation, Ke Lan flipped a red switch on the inside of his wrist. In an instant, two thick needles protruded from the inside of the diving suit and pierced into Ke Lan's forearm.

"Um... uh..."

The feeling that the high-pressure-treated injection booster enters the body is really not comfortable, and can even be described as pain. Ke Lan felt that the blood vessels in his body were about to burst in the next second, but when he was about to reach the "burst" "At the critical point, along with the efficacy of the enhancer, the body's ability to withstand was also forcibly raised a lot, and the high pressure was forced down.

However, although the potion can strengthen Ke Lan's body, it can't eliminate the pain that almost penetrated into the bone marrow... He couldn't help but regret it. He knew that he should have added a few more painkillers to the mixed potion...

Fortunately, this process only lasted about 1 minute. After the booster injection stopped, the pain was greatly relieved, and Ke Lan finally became able to breathe freely again.

"What injection-type booster... It's clearly a cramming-type booster..."

Complaining secretly in his heart, Ke Lan once again focused his attention on the abyss below.

It's almost 800 meters, and I still haven't observed the bottom of the abyss. How deep is this hatchery...

"Success! Finally succeeded!!"

In this silent darkness, suddenly there was an abrupt cheer, as if a boulder had been smashed in the calm lake, causing Ke Lan to be so excited that he almost threw the torpedo in his hand. out-

"who is it?!"

"The thousandth and 750th fusion experiment, it's finally a success!" The voice reappeared, with a tone of madness.

It was only then that Ke Lan realized that the voice did not come from the outside world, but came from the depths of his mind.

And... it's the language of the Alpha Civilization.

Is this also something that was instilled in his memory?In addition to text messages, there are audio files?
"After raising the number of seedlings to 40 million [-] million, I finally cultivated individuals that can successfully fuse with the Seed of Erosion...Thanks for the guidance of the true god..."

The previous sentence was still praising the true God of the Alpha Civilization, but the next sentence was suddenly filled with indescribable horror——

"Out of control! Completely out of control—" The "recording" came to an abrupt end here. Although it was only a few short sentences, the amount of information contained in it made Ke Lan greatly shocked.

Fusion with the Seed of Erosion... Is that sound referring to the fusion of the flesh-eating worm and the Seed of Erosion?
Isn't this bug the equivalent of a venom to the Erosive Seed?Ke Lan still remembered how the Seed of Corruption was killed in the exile settlement, but now, this voice actually told him that the Alphas successfully fused these two creatures? !

The number of seedlings raised at 40 million and 750 million... Could it be this abyss hatchery?The "thousandth and [-]th fusion experiment" that the voice said was completed here?
No wonder... No wonder this recording suddenly appeared in my mind, it must be because I entered this experimental area and met certain trigger conditions, and this information was "unlocked"!

It mentions the Fusion, and, that last sentence means - "The Fusion is out of control!"

"Crap!"

Ke Lan suddenly had an extremely ominous premonition, he activated all the thrusters on his body without even thinking, and wanted to escape from this abyss - but at this moment, an irresistible huge suction force was transmitted from the bottom of the abyss. Come over, this suction is so terrifying that a large vortex formed by the undercurrent of sea water is directly formed in the abyss!

This force tugged on Ke Lan's body and dragged him down hard...

That fusion body is hiding at the bottom of the abyss hatchery!

"Too late... to escape..."

In the blink of an eye, the corpses of Ke Lan and the security agency agent were wrapped in the vortex. In the face of such power, any struggle was meaningless. It was as if he had been thrown into a giant front-loading washing machine. I can only let the water flow drive my body to spin wildly...

"It's over... it's over..."

……

I don't know how long it took, the undercurrent finally stopped, and Ke Lan, who was turned into a mess, opened his eyes with difficulty, and there was blood red everywhere he entered...

The white fleshy membranes on the surrounding rock walls were replaced by dark red bloated lumps. This is the shape of the eggshell when the nutrients have not been exhausted. Countless cysts are slowly squirming, passing through the translucent outer shell. Membrane, you can vaguely see the body curled up in it.

But these things are definitely not flesh-eating worms - they are made of a transparent mass of tentacles, and in the center of the tentacles is a dark "core".

However, Ke Lan didn't have the time to pay attention to these things at the moment. Less than 20 meters directly below him, countless tentacles as thick as a person hugging each other extended from the darkness. They had already "captured" the body of the agent. Tiny tentacles "grow" from the end of the tentacles, wrapping the entire corpse and the diving suit on it together into a huge "cocoon".

(End of this chapter)