Ultraman in the world of grams

Chapter 355 Distribution of personnel on the island (7k)

After listening to the captain's narration.

Wilson didn't show much surprise. Instead, he showed a thoughtful expression, and finally sighed deeply.

"Is that true..."

"They are probably all in a beautiful dream."

"Dreamland? You mean fantasy dreamland?"

When it comes to dreams, Captain Linden immediately thinks of Dreamland.They had fallen into a dreamland before, but unfortunately they couldn't remember the specific details.

"They were not caught in a dream, but were imprisoned in false beauty, lost all perception of the outside world, and indulged in dreams." Wilson shook his head, denying Captain Lyndon's speculation, "But specifically Not like I knew..."

From the captain's narration, he was almost certain that the strange plant that Professor Douglas encountered was Zigela.

He subconsciously wanted to attribute the pictures that Principal Lovecraft had shown him and even the accidents that happened on the island to Qijela according to his original preconceived notions.

The legendary super-ancient plant Qijela is called "the flower that blooms to predict the demise of mankind."One of the culprits that destroyed super ancient civilizations.

In the Tiga universe, it was opened 3000 million years ago, which made human beings at that time indulge in a happy dream world, and made human beings fall into an illusion world where there was no war and lived peacefully, thinking that it was no longer needed. A giant of light.For this reason, there was no need for the Titans to continue to exist for humans, so they left behind their fighting bodies and turned into light and returned to their hometown.

Afterwards, the appearance of Gatanjah, the ruler of darkness, brought the darkness that destroyed the world, and the super ancient civilization also perished.

The captain's narration also seemed to confirm that the mysterious plant that appeared on the island was Zijra.

And their location is also close to the ruins of the suspected super-ancient civilization Luluye.

All signs indicate that the strange plant is most likely the Qijela he knows.

but……

There are still many doubts.

This caused Wilson to retract the speculation he blurted out.

He silently asked about his system in his heart.

[Zhuom, do you think the previous expedition encountered Qijela?Is this really a parallel world similar to the Tiga Universe? 】

[Not sure. 】

Drom's reply was simple and cold.

This sentence did not dispel Wilson's doubts, but instead deepened the suspicion in his heart.

He looked at his companions around him, looking at their curious and thoughtful expressions, but in the end he still couldn't make a conclusion.

"Actually, I'm not sure."

He shook his head, his tone dull.

"It doesn't matter. There are still many things in this world that we don't know."

Ellis took the initiative to speak, comforting Wilson.

"If one person knows everything, then what's the point of the world? The whole world will become boring."

"If there are spoilers before watching the movie, then the movie will lose a lot of fun? The same is true for the world. It is precisely because the real world has many puzzles that it is so beautiful."

"Although there are many terrifying existences hidden behind these puzzles."

Ellis sighed regretfully.

"My mentor is also lost in exploring the mystery."

Captain Lyndon frowned, he could see Wilson's worry.

This experienced investigator knows that the identity of the other party is not simple, and he possesses power that is unimaginable and unreachable by humans.In many cases, the other party has a calm attitude.

This is why Captain Linden has always suspected that this being is pretending and playing games, which is also easy to understand.

They are existences of different levels, different races, and different worlds. No matter how similar they are to humans, they are not human beings after all.

He recognized what Wilson had done, and he was very grateful to the Giant of Light for saving them.

Since the other party is willing to pretend to be a human being, he will not expose or even oppose him unknowingly, which will not do anyone any good.

But with such an unknown and powerful being serving as a team member under his command, no matter how strong his heart is, he is still under heavy pressure.

No matter how peaceful and harmless Wilson usually behaves, he will still make jokes with the other two, and his performance even makes Captain Linden wonder whether this guy is the mysterious giant, but even so, Captain Linden is still there all the time. I remind myself in my heart, reminding myself not to be blinded by the superficial phenomena of unknown existences. No matter how similar the other person is to human beings on the surface, they are still different existences after all.

The emotions he usually displays are probably just disguises.After all, no matter how much humans love cats, dogs, and the environment, they will never be able to understand the thinking and logic of those pets, let alone two species that are even more disparate.

Therefore, when Wilson vaguely reveals his emotions, he will subconsciously analyze whether this is the other party's disguise, or is it because of other reasons?
But what kind of existence would make such a powerful existence feel worried?Of course, it is also possible that it is not because of the thorny difficulties, but something more unknown.

But... it seems that what Professor Douglas encountered in the end was probably far beyond their imagination.

That's definitely no ordinary plant.

Wilson didn't know how much his captain had imagined, because he himself was also troubled by the strange situations he encountered along the way and the current situation.

It's like reaching the end of a maze, and suddenly there is a clear sign with the correct answer on it. But in this case, that seemingly correct answer is probably a trap.

After weighing for a moment, Wilson took the initiative and offered to board the island alone, leaving the rest of the expedition team to wait for news in the submarine.He was completely unsure of what kind of existence lay ahead, and therefore, he was unwilling to let his companions take risks.

"I may know something about those weird plants, so I want to go and investigate alone. If anything happens, I will contact you in time."

The geologist frowned subconsciously and immediately planned to refute, but Ellis was the first to answer, "No, it's too dangerous for you to go alone."

Ellis is the only person on the submarine who knows nothing about Wilson's secret, but he is also the person most worried about Wilson's safety.Although she has doubts, in Ellis's mind, no matter what kind of secrets the other party has, he is still an ordinary scholar with no power. Her bodyguards can overturn several people with one hand. That kind of thing.

Even if sometimes his behavior is indeed suspicious, he is still just an ordinary person, right?
Those special Alices take it for granted that they have been protected by some kind of existence, or that they have obtained some kind of mysterious item to survive, or even mastered some unknown secret knowledge.Wilson's performance has always been the same.

For example, Wilson was holding a book but was told that it was a talisman. He was also in a state of dabbling in some unknown things, and sometimes he was mysterious. The disappearance of these is easy to understand.

After all, there are a lot of people who disappear mysteriously at the University of Michigan. There are even rumors that a senior once conducted an experiment according to the steps in a certain book, and then mysteriously disappeared from the dormitory. He was missing for ten years, and then again. His classmates and relatives even thought he was dead and held a funeral for him. As a result, the senior suddenly returned mysteriously one day ten years later and kept silent about everything that happened in the past ten years.

These weird things happened a lot at Miskatonic University, and Ellis was not surprised by it.

Suppose that when you encounter a desperate situation, a god-like existence comes to save you from fire and water every time. Would you think that this god-like existence is the colleague next to you?How can this be?

Besides, in this era, comics such as superheroes have not yet appeared, let alone those fantasy tokusatsu.No one would feel that Ultraman was by their side unless they saw someone transform with their own eyes.

Of course, Ellis wouldn't think that his companion was an alien god. At most, he would only suspect that he was a descendant of an alien god.It’s not her fault. Most people wouldn’t think in the direction of the Giant of Light.

But even if they are dependents, they are only flesh and blood after all. There were many outstanding scholars in the previous expedition team, and there were also some useful sealed objects. There must be people favored by the gods among them, but even so , in the end her mentor's whereabouts were still unknown, and the entire expedition team lost information.

No one knows how many terrifying things there are on that island.

Even if those plants do not cause any harm for the time being, if the zombie-like residents on the island suddenly attack, the situation will inevitably slide into the abyss.

It is still dangerous to explore alone.

In Ellis's heart, there was still an unexplainable meaning. She did not want Wilson to fall into danger alone. No matter how annoying this guy was, he should not face such an unknown danger alone.

"I……"

Just as Wilson was about to open his mouth to defend something, he heard Ellis speaking very bachelorly.

"If you want to go, then take me with you. I am very experienced in desert island survival, and... I also want to explore the island where my mentor finally arrived. I suspect that the island Not only are there those weird plants, but there may also be clues to reach R'lyeh."

Ellis took a deep breath, his eyebrows full of solemn expression.

"Maybe you think I had a nightmare or encountered a hallucination. In fact, I also suspected it was a hallucination, but I really saw that the devil's abyss was about to open."

Ellis's eyes wandered among the people around him, and finally fell on Wilson. His voice was dull and slightly dazed, "I saw the sea being torn apart, the bottomless abyss." Eating away the foundation of reality, the twisted monsters in the deep sea, and..."

Ellis stared into Wilson's eyes, frowning.

"I see two of you."

"Two me?"

Wilson was obviously a little surprised.

"Did you...have those weird dreams again?"

Because he thought of the unlucky Professor Howard deep in his consciousness, Wilson did not regard Ellis's words as crazy nonsense or some absurd remarks, but instead paid unusual attention to them.

"Your condition seems to be getting worse."

It seems that since her last death, Ellis has been haunted by this weird dream or hallucination. This may be because she peeked at R'lye before and saw a realm beyond the reach of the human spirit, even if Even after the miracle happened, there were still some sequelae.This may be the source of her frequent hallucinations and dreams.

After being baptized by many Internet articles in the 21st century and seeing the fantasy dreams of this world, Wilson certainly would not regard these dreams of Ellis as simple nightmares.Maybe this would be some kind of prediction or reminder. Maybe what she dreamed about was a sign of the future or a projection of some kind of power.

Because of this, he took Ellis's nightmare quite seriously.

"Fortunately, my symptoms have improved relatively since you dragged me out of the hallucination last time." Ellis shook his head slightly and said solemnly, "I think maybe in that On the island, I can access more useful illusions."

This reason was indeed very convincing, and Wilson hesitated for a while.

He could detect something strange about Ellis, such as the abnormality during the dreamland, which was indeed suspicious anyway.

If Ellis is, as he suspected, a carrier of some kind of super-ancient gene, he might be able to help open the door to R'lyeh.

But all this is just his inference. In a situation where everything is unknown, he still doesn't want ordinary people like Ellis to step into unknown dangers.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the submarine fell into a strange deadlock. Wilson and Ellis looked at each other, seeming to see some persistence and stubbornness in each other's eyes.They are both worried about each other's safety.

At this moment, the most reliable captain of the team stepped forward and broke the current situation.

"William will stay in the submarine and guard this place. Then you two will go to the island with me to explore. If you encounter any danger, evacuate at any time." Captain Linden made the final decision.

"what?!"

"How is this possible?"

"Is this too risky?"

The three people had different reactions, and they all subconsciously wanted to refute.

"I'm the captain."

Captain Linden smiled and blocked out everything the three wanted to say.

In fact, this is also the best solution he has come up with after comprehensive consideration.As the captain of the expedition team, he certainly couldn't hide in his own rear and watch his team members walk into that dangerous and mysterious island, even if he knew that the team member's identity was unusual.

Although the opponent is a powerful being, he is also one of his own team members.

As his captain, Lyndon must shoulder the responsibility of being a captain.

It is precisely because of the other party's identity that Captain Linden must always keep an eye on the other party, or in other words, monitor him.

No one can be sure what an unknown powerful being will do.Everything human may be like a building block toy to them, and maybe suddenly, the other person will suddenly lose all interest.

Watching the other party from the side, maybe he can send the final information when something strange happens.

Captain Linden touched the blue bird ornament in his pocket subtly.

The tragedy of losing contact on the Hydra and having to rely on his last thoughts to write messages on the board with blood was still vivid in his mind. It was also because of the lessons learned from this incident that he applied as soon as possible when he returned. This bluebird jewelry.

However, this item also has many restrictions. For example, it can only be transmitted in a directional manner, and it is impossible to determine when the letter will arrive.

And there are some minor but troublesome side effects...

For example, you cannot let people other than the sender and recipient know about this item. Every time you send a letter, you will forget a very important past event...

This is also why he didn't use this jewelry when he met that ancient race last time.

But if he really encounters an extremely important event, he can still use this jewelry to convey the key information immediately.

In this way, the principal can get the information, and the people behind will not have to pay the price of their lives to explore here.

This also made it easier for Captain Lyndon to monitor Wilson.

Of course, this is only a measure of last resort.

Captain Lyndon still doesn't want Wilson to stand on the opposite side of mankind.

Of course, to them, humankind's position seems a bit ridiculous, just like an ant forcing you to join their black ant kingdom to attack the termite empire next door.

Captain Linden preferred to face his team member, an ordinary professor of ancient history.

As for Ellis, after various considerations, Captain Linden decided to take this lady with him.

Not only because her mentor is Professor Douglas, Captain Lyndon is also very concerned about the hallucinations seen by the other party.

Of course, Captain Lyndon, as a senior investigator, knows very well what it means to encounter hallucinations in this situation.

This means that your team members have stepped onto the edge of danger and may step into the abyss at any time and at any time. The best result is to become a madman, and more often, they may be occupied by some weird existence. His consciousness turned into some kind of twisted monster.

During his career as an investigator, he had heard or seen more or less similar incidents.

Every now and then someone would claim to hear a certain voice and then unknowingly become corrupted and alienated.

Therefore, putting Ellis on a submarine is like a time bomb, and no one knows what will happen while they are out.

The reason why I chose William is probably because he is the most normal and worry-free player in the entire team.

For some reason, Captain Linden suddenly felt very tired.

Geologist William had never been exposed to the occult before joining the expedition, and there was no problem with his background.

Even though he and Wilson have been fooling around recently, tinkering with some weird belts and props, and even actually came up with something.

Captain Linden silently glanced at the strange box worn on the opponent's waist.

It seems to be slightly different than before.I don't know when they upgraded this thing?

But thinking on the bright side, those things can be regarded as the combat effectiveness of geologists.

Even if he encounters certain dangers on the submarine, he can still have the power to protect himself or even fight back.It can also protect those sealed collections.

After comprehensive consideration, this distribution is the most reasonable.

Wilson wanted to refute, but he also realized what the captain meant. He sighed and shook his head, and did not insist any further.

After all, there are very few protagonists in Oma who fight alone, so it makes sense to have an expedition team to cooperate.Ultraman is not a god, so of course he needs the cooperation of his companions.

He can also understand other people's concern for him.

But he was still vaguely worried and didn't want to see them in danger.

But there was no way, he couldn't block out all dangers, he couldn't protect them for a lifetime.

Others also understood the captain's arrangement.

It's just that the geologist feels a little regretful. He actually wants to fight side by side with his companions.

Of course, taking care of a submarine is also a battle.

Otherwise, it would be a lot of fun when they come back from exploration and find that the submarine is gone and cannot be returned.

Looking at the island not far away, under the dusk, the island seemed to be rendered with a bloody outline, like a deadly trap, waiting for the arrival of prey.

"It will be sunset soon. Let's spend the night on the submarine to get ready and refresh ourselves, and explore tomorrow morning."

"Good captain!"

…………

Time passed quietly, and soon the next day came.

The sky was unusually weird and hard, and an ominous haze shrouded the sea. The island looked like a monster silent on the sea level, revealing a strong sense of weirdness.

It is common for the weather to change on the sea. It was sunny and cloudless yesterday, but today the sky suddenly turns gloomy. This is not uncommon.

But the haze hanging over their heads seemed to symbolize some kind of ominous omen.

This reminded Ellis of his experience in the small town of Innsmouth, and he couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Ahead, there seemed to be a place even weirder than Innsmouth waiting for them.

Yet they know nothing.

Of course they couldn't back down.

Captain Lyndon found a reliable and hidden harbor and docked.

This seems to be a fishing port. There are wooden piers and some small boats around it. Some traces of human activities can be seen. Some of the boats even look new, like new boats that have only been manufactured in recent years.

From here, it can be seen that this island far away from the mainland still has a certain degree of connection with modern society.It is said that there are also several summer mansions for wealthy people here.

After all, the environment here is beautiful and it is still in the southern hemisphere. In the summer of the northern hemisphere, it is winter here. It seems to be a good choice to escape the summer heat on this island with a beautiful environment.

The only drawback is probably that it is a bit close to the Arctic Circle, and it is too cold here during the northern hemisphere summer.

The rich people here were probably deceived by some unscrupulous propaganda. They probably didn't think about the climate difference when they built the manor here. As a result, they came here to spend the winter instead of summer vacation.

Anyway, the manors on this island seem to be abandoned.

That is to say, those previous mirage rumors caused a wave of enthusiasm in newspapers and ushered in some curious people, but they soon fell silent again.

Although it is connected with modern society, most of the time here it is still mainly based on primary industries such as ordinary fishing and agriculture, and occasionally receives a few tourists.

Even though it is a bit remote, the people on the island still live a peaceful and peaceful life.

but now……

This island has lost even its last bit of life.

Wilson looked silently at the fishing boats that seemed to have been abandoned for a long time.

There was even a thick layer of dust accumulated on it, and there were traces of rain. It was initially judged that no one had used it for a month or two.

This is not a good sign.

The situation here may even be worse than the last time Professor Douglas came.

"We'd better bring the oxygen tank first."

Wilson sighed.

The submarine is equipped with these diving equipment to facilitate everyone on the submarine to perform underwater work. In case of emergencies, the ship can also go into the water for inspection.

Now they don't need to work in the water, but the oxygen equipment is of no use.

"The abnormality here is likely to be transmitted through pollen, and we'd better not come into contact with the air here."

This was Wilson's suggestion last night. They counted all the oxygen tanks in the submarine. There were more than a dozen pieces of equipment. The oxygen could last for ten days for each piece of equipment.
However, their manpower is limited and they cannot carry too many oxygen tanks. They can only carry two hours' worth at a time.

Their initial plan was to simply explore the perimeter.

Try to avoid contact with depth before carrying an oxygen tank to the depth.

But now, Wilson feels that even exploring the outside is still unsafe.

Captain Lyndon thought for a moment.

"The last time Professor Douglas came here, at least he didn't encounter any substantial danger on the island."

"But this time is different, we can't be careless..."

Wilson let out a dull sigh again. From his perspective, through the blue screen in mid-air, he could clearly see that a strange yellow color had enveloped the entire island, and the strands of yellow were like tentacles. external diffusion.

Fortunately, they are still in the submarine and have not come into contact with the pollen for the time being.

"The flowers...are already blooming..."

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I'm sorry to all readers. I didn't update for most of last month due to physical reasons. Fortunately, I have almost recovered now. Thank you for your concern, readers!

Updates will officially resume starting today.

Since I owe a lot of updates, I will probably update a little more every day from today on.

Ahem, by the way, I’d like to ask for a monthly pass recommendation ticket or something...

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