Demons Beside You (The Demons Beside Me)

Both women were frightened by Mansari's words.

"We are students and doctors here, not killers." Vistana said angrily.

"So, if you can't take action, you can inform us." Colonel Manshari said.

"Why exactly?"

Colonel Mansari faced the two women's questioning and stopped talking.

"Now that we are here, can't you tell us the truth frankly? You called us here because you trust us."

"It's not because of trust." Colonel Mansari said calmly, "It's because you are easier to control."

This sentence obviously caused dissatisfaction between the two women.

"I hope you can come and leave safely. It will take no more than three months at most. Maybe in less than three months, we will evacuate. Before that, you will stay in this base honestly. It's best not to leave here at all. After three months, I will modify your files and information through the military, and you will also receive a generous bonus. And if something happens to you, all your records will be lost. will disappear, and even your corpse may not return to your relatives, so please remember my advice, do not leave this headquarters, and there are first aid rules. The body temperature exceeds 42 degrees and cannot be lowered within fifteen minutes. Then shoot the wounded."

"What if this injured person is you?"

"same."

The gunfire outside continued until dawn.

Vistana and Li Mu dragged their tired bodies, refreshed themselves, and lay back on the bed.

At noon, the two of them were awakened by the roar outside.

But it wasn't the sound of fighting, but of trucks.

A large amount of supplies and ammunition were transported to the base.

This base feels like a fortress.

Also arriving at the same time were ten new recruits.

"Li, do you think it's strange here?"

"Are you talking about the two injured soldiers?" Li Mu looked at Vistana: "Both of them were bitten. The wounds were very deep. The bite force of the creature that bit them was amazing, and their injuries would be severe. Quickly triggers high body temperature."

Generally speaking, if the wound is infected and causes inflammation, the onset of the disease will be twelve hours later.

But the injured soldier last night developed symptoms of high temperature in just ten minutes.

And the body temperature exceeds 40 degrees. This ultra-high temperature is very scary.

It is difficult for ordinary diseases to reach this high temperature.

What the two of them didn't understand the most was Colonel Manshari's request.

If the wounded person's body temperature reaches forty-two degrees and does not cool down within fifteen minutes, shoot the wounded person directly.

What they learned in school never taught them this rule.

This is absolutely contrary to their medical common sense and moral concepts.

"Tell me, what kind of creature could cause that kind of wound?"

"There should be North American gray wolves and brown bears living nearby. Brown bears are not social animals. Only North American gray wolves are social animals. The fierce gun battle last night could only be a battle with a certain social species. It is impossible for a single individual to cause such a situation. Serious firefight." Li Mu said: "It may be a large-scale wolf pack."

"Large-scale wolf pack? How big do you think it is?"

"Worldwide, the largest number of wolves is in North America, but the largest number of wolves in one group was found in the Inner Mongolia grasslands in Asia in 1976. A group of 180 wolves was once discovered."

"Is there such a large wolf pack?" Vistana asked in surprise.

"Generally, the number of gray wolves in North America does not exceed ten. The largest number found in history is forty. However, in modern society, it is impossible for wolves to reach this size. This is related to their range of activities. They all They have their own territory, and the amount of food in the territory determines the number of their groups. If there are large-scale deer herds in the territory, the number of wolves will increase, and vice versa. Asian wolves mainly live in grasslands or deserts. Among them, the number of wolves on the grassland is also the largest, because the number of bison, sheep, and wild horses on the grassland is large enough to support their food needs. However, it is basically difficult for such super wolves to appear in modern times. , and in historical records, there were once super-giant wolf packs with thousands of wolves.”

"Then do you think there are wolves outside the base?"

"Maybe, this is the most likely possibility." Li Mu said.

"But if it's a wolf pack, it shouldn't be a secret, right?"

"how could I know."

…

"Hello, Mr. West, I'm Osorisa."

West did not expect that Osorisa would take the initiative to contact him, but judging from Osorissa's tone, it did not look like Osorissa was informing him, but communicating with him on official business.

"Hello, Miss Osorisa, what's the matter?" West asked calmly.

"That's it. Mr. Leon informed me and asked me to contact your Supernatural Association. I hope you can cooperate with the military's actions."

"Military? We don't participate in military operations." West frowned: "If there is nothing else, then I will hang up."

West hung up the phone directly. Ten minutes later, West's phone rang again.

This time it was an unknown number, and West picked up the phone.

"Hello, I'm Osorisa."

"What's the matter?" West asked without any nonsense and went straight to the point.

"Leon should be retiring soon." Osorisa said.

"How does this relate to what you just told me?"

"I don't know the specific content of this operation, but I know that Leon's replacement is from the military. Leon hopes that he can retire peacefully, so he took the initiative to bring together the association and the military to act together."

West thought for a while: "So what is this successor's attitude towards the Supernatural Association?"

"This replacement is still in the army, and he doesn't know about the Supernatural Association at all." Osorisa said: "So my suggestion is that it is best to take the initiative to accept this operation and let the new Minister of Anti-Terrorism and Security I know the existence of the Supernatural Association and the value of its existence. In addition, after Leon retires, I should also leave the Anti-Terrorism Security Department."

"Does this matter have any impact on you?" West asked.

Osorisa on the other end of the phone hesitated for a while and said: "This is related to whether I will be implicated by Leon and be liquidated. If Leon can retire safely, so can I. If he is liquidated, I'm afraid also……"

"I understand. I will tell the president. At the same time, if you encounter any threat to your life, come to the association headquarters immediately. No one here can harm you, I promise you."