split sky ride

Chapter 379 – Corpse
When the mobile base vehicle arrived at the mission coordinates, it was just past three o'clock in the afternoon in the local time zone, but Siberia, which is close to the North Pole, got dark very early, especially in winter.

It didn't take long for the sky to quickly darken.

The remaining heat from the "Falling Star Flame" didn't last long, and the snow that had been blown away by the fireball was once again covered with snowflakes, and it was getting thicker and thicker.

If the snowflakes are allowed to continue to accumulate like this, I am afraid that the work of the 04 team will only be clearing the snow over and over again, and even the investigation work will not be able to proceed normally.

The 04 team is bound to stay here all night until the investigation is over.

"Luluan, please."

Adrian did not continue to cast fire spells, but nodded to the old tree world ape.

Ape Lulu'an from the World of Warcraft Tree Realm came to the nearby open space with his staff of withered vines. The green leaves on the staff showed no signs of wilting in the severe cold, and were still full of vitality.

It groped for a while in the pocket of the large satchel slung over its shoulder, and took out a ball of fluffy seeds. It dug open the frozen ground with the end of its stick, buried the seeds in, and piled up dirt, ice and snow. After taking a few steps back, he began to chant the mantra.

For generations in the vast forest of the sky star, the ape family of the tree world is a group of monsters who "eat trees by eating trees". Wood-type spells, the number of spells mastered is even comparable to that of human wood-type magicians, maybe even more.

As soon as the lengthy incantation was over, the tree world ape pointed at the place where the seeds were buried. Several large droplets of green light floated from the top of the staff, and they sank into the frozen soil one after another.

The ground swelled slightly, and then a green seedling broke through the ground, and there was a series of crackling sounds, and the frozen ground broke open one after another.

The seedlings, ignoring the severe cold, grew taller and thicker, 1 meter, 3 meters, 5 meters... Finally, they grew into a towering tree more than 50 meters high. The fork stretched out in all directions, and soft and tough branches hung down one after another, not only covering the ground with a radius of more than 30 and a half, but also surrounding it like a fine curtain at the edge, together with the ruins of the shed and the mobile base vehicle. , within a certain distance close to the trunk, the branches have not touched the ground, and there is still a height of more than ten meters.

The branches are covered with fine fluff, which not only blocks the heavy snow falling from the sky, but also blocks the endless cold wind. The waxy layer on the surface of the branches and fluff shows strong hydrophobicity. When swaying slowly, Gently shake off the snowflakes and snow powder that fell on it, so that it cannot accumulate.

All the lights of the mobile base vehicle were turned on, especially the several high-brightness searchlights that directly cast beams of light on the countless branches above.

This strange big tree that was temporarily spawned by magic was as transparent as a dream. The soft light diffused and reflected between the fluff of the branches reflected the under the tree and the surrounding area of ​​more than [-] meters like daylight.

Those who were left in the carriage were not only Jingguangque Xiaojiu, but also the second-level wind-type monster Qinglinju Minnie who was also not suitable for the tundra environment. Little birds like to fly around. Wen looked at the outside of the car from behind the window, while Qinglinju kept quiet, chewing coarse grain biscuits leisurely.

"Hey, it's not cold anymore!"

Maori Meixin, the twin-knife girl who was shivering from the cold, clearly sensed the temperature change. The deputy head of the Ground Operations Division who once worked in Africa had already adapted to the hot environment, but she was a little sensitive to the cold tundra.

The severe cold of tens of degrees below zero made her unable to hold the handle of a knife securely.

"In the northern part of the Star Continent in the sky, the edelweiss weeping willow, a unique plant in the Smil frozen soil forest in the polar snow region, has always been the natural nest of the frozen earth monsters, and it is suitable for the environment here."

After the spell was released, the old tree world ape raised his hand, and a branch hung down, with a small bulge at the end, which expanded and burst at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a pink flower the size of a fist bloomed. There is a faint fragrance in the cold air.

Like a flash in the pan, the delicate bloom only lasted for a breath or two, and the clustered pink petals withered and fell off one after another, leaving only a snow-white velvet seed in the center of the stamen, which naturally fell into Luluan's protruding palm.

A seed of "Edelweiss weeping willow" was put back into the satchel pocket.

Plants spawned by magic are inherently deficient. Once the supply of magic power is stopped, they will no longer grow and gradually wither. Therefore, it is difficult to reproduce naturally. Unless more magic power is invested, a very small amount of seeds can barely be produced.

The various plant seeds carried by the old tree world ape have been approved by the Blue Star Global Joint Defense Committee, which can avoid unnecessary invasion of plant populations.

Now that Blue Star has a large number of mutants, it is already messy enough, and some plants that grow wantonly will simply add fuel to the fire and make the situation worse.

"Very good temporary camp, thank you for your hard work, Luluan!"

Adrian nodded to the tree world ape, and then shouted: "Basian, Maori Maxim, Joship, the three of you are in charge of searching the scene, if you find anything, report it immediately."

"Got it!" the Neanderthal patriarch said.

"Hi!" Maori Meixin.

"Excavation!"

The puppet master was surrounded by a dozen constructed puppet warriors holding engineering shovels.

Others are on standby or on alert.

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Following the source of the bloody smell smelled by the Neanderthal patriarch Basian, the A-level psychic supernatural being, the puppet master Joship controlled his own puppet warriors to dig hard, and the snow on the ground no longer thickened. As a result, it became much easier to dig, and soon a dozen corpses were dug out from the root of the outer wall of the collapsed shed.

In the ten-meter-diameter pit, skeletons of different races appeared. Holy Light Knight Walter Sam took a few glances and said, "It's a polar bear and a mammoth!"

The skeleton of a huge carnivore with very eye-catching canines is covered with clearly visible unknown tooth marks, as well as bones and decayed fur that are obviously elephants, but there is no trace of ivory and polar bear fur, which are probably sold for money.

The ivory of modern elephants is a contraband that is prohibited from being traded and owned, but the extinct mammoth ivory is not an exception. Under the tundra of Siberia, there are countless mammoth carcasses and a large amount of ivory buried, which have not been excavated until today. Occasionally, bones or ivory stick out of the ground and are found.

"The teeth marks are canine teeth, huskies, yes, this is the kind of dog that eats meat."

Maori Meixin confirmed with certainty the teeth of the dismantling of the house. Among the dogs in her family were Da Ha and Er Ha. They were so stupid that they were beaten by Shiba Inu every day.

There are only a few sled dogs such as huskies and Alaskan dogs that can be active outdoors in Siberia.

The missing mammoth ivory means that someone has been active here, and sled dogs are used as supporting evidence, because mutants are not interested in ivory, they will only kill everything they see until they kill each other. Tear down.

Although the Siberian tundra is close to the Arctic Circle, polar bears rely on hunting seals, even walruses and beluga whales for a living. Their active areas have always been in the offshore or ice floes, and they rarely go deep inland. Their bones appear for no reason. Here, it is definitely not an accident.

Although they are not experts, but one person counts the short, the others count the strong, and the three cobblers can stand up to Zhuge Liang. Everyone in the 04 team talked about each other, relying on their own knowledge, and gathered quite a lot of clues.

Adrian pondered for a moment, then speculated, "Maybe the poachers did it?"

"Maybe!"

"High probability event!"

"Criminals who poach mammoth carcasses and polar bears."

Everyone agrees with this guess.

This place is located in an unknown corner of the tundra. If it is not for satellite positioning, it is impossible to find it casually. It is even more remote than the abandoned farm where the 04 team is stationed. It is used by poaching gangs to divide prey Secret strongholds are no surprise.

Susina Jean Peart, a Class B ice-type power user, stomped her feet and said, "That means there are no mutants!"

She retreated a little bit towards the mobile base vehicle, intending to return to the vehicle and drink a cup of hot ginger tea to warm her body.

Otherwise, in the end, he accidentally turned into an ice-type power user who was frozen to death. Wouldn't this life be too sad?

Although the weeping edelweiss has withstood the harsh weather of wind and snow, the temperature in the space under the tree has risen significantly, but no matter how much it rises, it is still more than 30 degrees below zero. Unless there are other heat sources, it is impossible anyway temperature rises above zero.

"Isn't this a waste of time?"

The puppeteer who spent a lot of energy manipulating and constructing the puppet fighters looked unlovable, and he was the only one who wasted his energy. No, there was also a dark and stupid Apu, who was bouncing around with his buttocks twisted , While digging around, Hakuna Matata, digging holes all over the ground, just not doing serious business.

A-level gold-type abilities are useless here, and Kitley said impatiently: "Adrian, shall we go back now?"

Only when he sees the mutant can he get excited, but now, a group of poachers can't even arouse his interest at all.

"No, look again, maybe there will be new clues."

It took more than six hours to come here, and Adrian was not in a hurry to return. Anyway, he had to report about the poaching gang, so it was better to be a favor and do more investigations to facilitate the police who took over.

Now the Bluestar Global Joint Defense Committee has specially established the "Bear Hunting Special Operations Department", looking for clues to the "water bear" organization all over the world like a ruthless one, and even would rather kill the wrong one than let it go. I can't guarantee whether there will be important clues hidden in the seemingly ordinary things.

Perhaps the clues of the "water bear" organization are around them, only a pair of eyes that can discover the truth are missing.
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　The Q group exploded again. I don't know the reason, so I won't open the group for the time being.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)