From Prisoner to Si Chen..

Chapter 332 Small Island
Gilan grabbed the harpoon hanging on the outer wall of the cabin and swept it lightly across the sea.

Wow.

He retracted the harpoon and touched the red sea water on it with his fingers.

After looking at it for a while, Gillan sniffed again.

'There's nothing special about it. It has a unique salty smell, just like ordinary seawater... but it's not blood. It's just red in color and looks similar.'

He couldn't help but smile and shook his head.

"Legends are just legends after all. How could the sea of ​​blood really be irrigated by the blood of the evil god..."

Things in the field of mysticism are often accompanied by unique magnetic fields, like high-risk radiation, and pose an extremely deadly threat to ordinary people.

If the blood sea was really as rumored, then the residents of Shenqiu Town would have been killed by such a huge magnetic field long ago.

Gillan stood alone on the deck aisle, gazing at the scarlet sea, and felt that the unique scenery before him had a unique beauty.

After standing there for a while, he withdrew his gaze and turned back to the cabin...

Three hours flew by in a blink of an eye.

The two small fishing boats that the group was riding on were slowly approaching an isolated island.

This island is the destination of this mission.

From a distance, Jilan noticed that the island was covered with dense forests, but there was no sign of human habitation, as if it were a purely natural and primitive isolated island.

And deep in the isolated island, there seems to be a towering mountain, which is constantly emitting high-temperature white smoke into the sky.

'Is that... a volcano?'

Ji Lan frowned.

He also found that there seemed to be a large number of dead marine creatures piled up on the shore.

The corpses were large and small, and were piled up like a pile. Most of them had begun to rot, attracting a large number of seagulls that gathered and were constantly pecking at the corpses.

There were also clouds of flies and insects, densely packed and flying around, making people feel quite uncomfortable.

The sea breeze, carrying a foul odor, blew into the cabin hundreds of meters away, making the group almost vomit.

As the two fishing boats docked and dropped anchor, everyone disembarked from the mudflats and landed on the island.

"It stinks!" Kaya pinched her nose as she came down and looked at the dead fish on the shore with disgust. "Why are there so many dead sea creatures here..."

Everyone turned their heads to look at the shore, all with shocked expressions. Such an abnormal scene made them more alert.

The most eye-catching thing is that there is a red whale that died not long ago. It is very large, more than twice as big as the fishing boat docked on the side, more than 30 meters long, and weighs nearly 200 tons.

The red whale is smooth all over, including its baleen, and its entire back is almost dark red, with white spots on its sides. Its belly is light gray with wrinkles, which seem to have the function of expansion and contraction.

Gillan also discovered that the red whale was covered with dense parasitic barnacles...but the shapes of these barnacles were completely different from what he remembered.

They were not round spherical follicles, but rectangular blocks with sharp edges and corners, just like dark green and gray bricks inlaid on the body of the red whale.

“What a magical ecosystem…”

The dwarf Renault adjusted his heavy glasses, sat on the shoulder of his good friend Mugur, and couldn't help but sigh.

The sharp-eyed Buweig suddenly noticed an unusual detail. He took two steps forward and reported to Jilan in a low voice:
"Mr. Gillan, the body of the red whale seems to have been processed by humans..."

"Ok?"

"There is a fine incision on the front abdomen of the red whale. Someone must have taken out its heart."

Buweig looked at the huge corpse and said in a deep voice.

Celine nodded.

The short-haired woman seemed to know something about the structure of the red whale, and added:

"The red whale's heart beats only once a minute, and its heart is quite large compared to a human's, with a diameter of nearly 2 meters and a weight of between 450 and 550 pounds."

"The length of that opening is almost the diameter of the heart...Bvig's guess should be correct."

At this time, Renault jumped off Mugur's shoulder, then walked to the group of corpses on the shore, took out his gloves, put them on, and squatted down to check.

"The bodies of these blood sea creatures have been injected with an attractant that will continuously attract other blood sea creatures to approach, causing them to become stranded and die."

Renault adjusted his glasses and said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Maiev frowned and said:

"Could it be that the federal research team lurking in Late Autumn Town did it?"

During the voyage, Gillan took out the logbook he had obtained from the McMillan Energy Plant and the contact letters he had obtained from the Blood Harbor Gang's underground shelter, and informed everyone about the "Golden Unit No. 7".

Therefore, they all knew that there was a secret research team that was secretly collecting blood sea creatures and red whale hearts for some kind of research.

Maiev's guess was reasonable, and everyone nodded.

"Proceed with caution."

Ms. Theresa glanced at everyone and gave an instruction.

"It is very likely that the No. 7 Golden Unit has been here before and has not even left yet... We lack intelligence on the enemy, so we must be cautious."

"Yes, Ms. Teresa."

Everyone agreed.

Then, the group carefully left the shore and walked into the forest.

According to intelligence, the "Second-Level Nightmare Monument" that is the mission target is located deep in the island, right on the volcano that Jilan saw.

As the saying goes, "A horse will die if it is seen as far as it is concerned." Although it seemed not far away, the group hiked for more than two hours and only arrived at the foot of the volcano near dusk.

And here, there actually exists a small village that is isolated from the rest of the world!

As soon as the group set foot here, they were stopped by a group of villagers in simple clothes.

These people included both men and women, young and old, with fair skin and brown hair. Almost everyone held a farm tool or a knife or axe as a weapon. They had unfriendly expressions and spoke a language that was unfamiliar to everyone.

"Jiliqua! Jili, jiliqua!"

The leader, a middle-aged man with a big beard, glared at Jilan and others, speaking in an incomprehensible language.

Next to him, there was a barefoot girl wearing off-white linen clothes, with pigtails and a fat orange cat in her hands, looking at the strange strangers with curiosity.

"Are these people the natives of the island?"

Maiev looked at the scene and asked curiously.

"What are they talking about?"

"I don't know." Kaya shook her head.

The crowd was surrounded by villagers, but they were not afraid. After all, they were just ordinary people, and it was a pipe dream to hurt them.

However, as officials of the empire, Gilan and his entourage did not want to cause conflict or rashly harm the island residents.

“Does anyone understand their language?”

Ms. Theresa rubbed her temples with a headache, turned around and asked everyone.

However, the members of Group 2, and even the four "Thorn Clan" reservists who came to support them, remained silent or shook their heads helplessly.

Ms. Theresa couldn't help but sigh.

However, at this moment, Jilan took a step forward and spoke in the same strange and difficult language:
"Chiligua, chiligua..."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and gestured in a calm tone.

Hearing this, the villagers looked at each other, and the middle-aged man in the lead looked surprised and doubtful. After a few seconds of hesitation, he said something, which made the villagers put down their weapons.

"Hmm?" Ms. Theresa raised her eyebrows and looked at Gillan in surprise. "You understand their language?"

Everyone else present was also very surprised. They didn't expect Mr. Gillan to say the other person's words.

"They are indeed the indigenous people of this island, and they speak 'Autumn Language'. This language is a variant of 'Mediterranean Language', and it still retains the ancient vowels. I'm afraid that few people can master it except for professional linguists."

Gillan nodded and explained.

Everyone looked surprised, and they were even more shocked.

Mr. Gillan actually has some knowledge of such an obscure language...

"Thanks to you, Gillan." Ms. Theresa smiled.

"Then what were they talking about just now, and why are they so hostile to us?"

"This man is the chief of 'Blafiel Village', his name is Yernei Siedamba Alecius... He said that they are a tribe favored by the gods who have lived on this 'Whale God Island' for generations."

Gilan pointed at the middle-aged man and said.

"But recently, some strange outsiders have landed on the island. They not only wantonly hunted the creatures on the island, but also caught blood sea creatures and even red whales in the nearby waters, and also captured their people."

Jilan thought for a moment and said:
"They mistakenly thought we were in the same group as the outsiders, so they were hostile."

"I see……"

Everyone looked stunned.

Kaya frowned, her eyes filled with hatred, and said:

"That group of so-called outsiders are most likely the Federation's No. 7 Golden Force. They captured these indigenous people, probably for the purpose of conducting human experiments!"

"Damn you Federation bastards!"

Mugur cursed in that childish voice.

"They must pay the price!"

"Calm down, Mugur." Ganod said solemnly. "Our mission this time is to eradicate the Nightmare Monument. We can talk about other things after the mission is completed."

Maiev shook her head and said:

"Even if we don't cause trouble for them, they will never let us remove the monument successfully."

"Jilan, explain to them the dangers of the Nightmare Monument... After we have dealt with the Nightmare Monument, we will help them deal with the group of outsiders."

Ms. Theresa said to Gillan.

Gillan nodded.

He spoke a few words in fairly pure Autumn language to the middle-aged village chief named Yernei.

Upon hearing this, the village chief and other villagers were all shocked and doubtful.

"Gibberish." Village chief Yerney thought for a moment and said to everyone.

"He said yes, but he would send a few people to follow us."

"That's fine." Ms. Theresa did not refuse. "We are relatively unfamiliar with this island, and having the natives as guides will save us a lot of trouble."

Gilan acted as an interpreter and conveyed her meaning to the village chief Yernei.

The other person's expression softened and he nodded.

After a while.

Yerney led the team personally, leading four young and middle-aged tribesmen armed with axes, and the little girl, and followed everyone up the mountain.

"Why did this girl follow me?"

Maiev glanced at the girl holding the orange cat and said with a worried look on her face.

Jilan said calmly:
"She is the daughter of the village chief. Her name is Sangasuren Siedamba Alecius. She has had a keen sense of this land since she was a child. It was the village chief Yernei who took the initiative to call her."

Everyone looked at each other, but had no objection.

However, the names of these indigenous people are quite a headache because they are too difficult to pronounce and remember.

The vegetation on the mountain is very lush and you can tell at a glance that this land has a very long history.

And because it is located in a volcano, it has been nourished by volcanic ash in the past years, so the plants have grown at an astonishing rate.

It was getting dark and no one took out their lighting tools.

First, they are all mysterious people with extraordinary vision and perception, and can see the environment clearly without lighting. Second, they don’t want to attract unnecessary attention, after all, no one knows where the enemy is hiding.

Fortunately, the indigenous people who were accompanying them had good night vision, so everyone just moved forward in the dark.

When they reached the mountainside, Jilan suddenly spoke in a low voice:
"Stop! Something's wrong!"

He said it again in autumn language.

Everyone was startled and stopped immediately, looking around alertly.

wow——

Not far ahead, there was a sudden movement in the bushes.

Before everyone could go forward to check, they heard a faint sound of breaking through the air.

call out! !

Kaya, who was walking in front, narrowed her eyes, took out the dagger from her waist, and swung it forward fiercely.

when! !

Sparks flew in the darkness, and a 9mm round-head bullet was immediately cut in half by the dagger and sank into the soil behind it.

"Enemy! Silenced guns!"

Kaya's voice had just fallen.

beep...

Whoosh! !

Bullets whizzed and attacked Gilan and others.

The group's faces darkened, but they all reacted in time. They deliberately protected several natives, blocking with daggers or their own weapons.

None of the mysterious people present were lower than level 3, so they did not feel any pressure when facing silenced firearms.

Ms. Theresa snapped her fingers.

Snapped!
A dazzling golden light flashed, directly deflecting all seven or eight incoming bullets.

Immediately, she shouted coldly:

"Gilan, Kaya, Maiev."

The three people who were named didn't say much, and jumped out tacitly.

Gilan is the fastest.

His figure was like a ghost, leaving two afterimages before he arrived behind the bushes.

A man wearing a white protective suit and an anti-miasma mask was crouching there, holding a silenced pistol.

He was stunned when he saw Jilan appear.

Bang! !

Gilan showed no emotion as he delivered a knee strike that hit the opponent in the face.

With a loud bang, the attacker's head shattered on the spot, and his whole body flew backwards, rolling to the ground, motionless.

Rustling——

Not far away, several dark shadows gathered and turned around and ran away.

Gillan had amazing hearing and caught the subtle sounds of those people communicating through the headsets:
"Retreat, return to the team."

"Report to Major General Claudemire and conduct the next round of interception."

"Yes."

Jilan narrowed his eyes and immediately chased after him.

This group of secret federal research teams obviously did not intend to let them dig the grave smoothly.

Gilan prepared to clear out this unstable factor in advance.

"Ms. Theresa, I'm chasing to the northeast. Tell Maiev and Kaya to follow."

He touched the headset and said lightly.

The figure did not stop and quickly disappeared into the woods.

(End of this chapter)