Chapter 370 Giant Unidentified Terrestrial Creatures
Hawaii, Oahu, Pearl Harbor.
Magnesium naval military base.
Spacious military take-off and landing runway.
Three men and two women are meeting here.
All five people were wearing black special service uniforms and looked well-trained. Carrying backpacks and equipment in their hands, they walked all the way to the runway, where a V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft, also known as the famous Osprey helicopter, was parked.
The leader was the black man Aaron Brooks.
He greeted everyone to enter the belly of the Osprey one by one.
The tail hatch slowly closed.
The giant propellers on both sides of the Osprey helicopter began to rotate rapidly toward the sky, holding the behemoth off the ground and slowly rising into the air, flying out of Pearl Harbor and Oahu.
At this moment, the Kolau Mountains on the south coast of the island are different from those calm deep-water harbors. The coast here is covered with black reefs and is constantly being beaten and eroded by rough waves.
Ospreys fly overhead.
The black gold powered battle armor that had been hiding in the reefs automatically unfolded the wings on the flight pack, the turbines roared and roared, and white flames erupted from the tail. It also took off with the osprey, flying very low, almost touching. Waves flying.
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The osprey flies all the way to the depths of the sea.
Fu Qinghai followed him all the way.
Two hours later.
The sky gradually turned from sunny to dark, and a drizzle began to fall on the sea, with tick-tick-tocks hitting the sea. The Osprey helicopter flew high in the sky, while Fu Qinghai stayed close to the sea.
The waves are getting rougher and the storm is approaching.
Fu Qinghai knows very well: Skull Island is coming soon.
According to the setting of the Monster Movie Universe, this island is one of the key nodes connecting the inner earth world. Perhaps due to some energy effect or special geographical phenomenon from the inner earth world, it is surrounded by strong storms all year round. Before humans launched low-Earth orbit satellites, the existence of this island was never discovered.
The huge hurricane on the sea and the dark clouds in the sky were connected together, roaring endlessly. As the aircraft and power armor approached the storm area, the drizzle gradually turned into a violent storm, crackling on the metal shell. , in the heavy rain and clouds, the light of lightning dimly lit up.
Osprey plunged headlong into the gray storm.
Fu Qinghai also rushed into the hurricane.
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Aaron looked at everyone in the cabin and said:
"This is a new team, but you are all elites of the Emperor's organization, monster hunters of the new era. The destination of this operation - Skull Island, is the top secret of the Emperor's organization. It is not an outing for the Boy Scouts. We must be careful. "
If Fu Qinghai heard what he said, he would definitely complain in his heart:
monster hunter? Are you a monster hunter if you know how to stop the dragon with a sword?
"I know, I know, Brooks, we don't need a mental shout-out."
The man with his back next to him said nonchalantly.
The speaker is Yevgeny Medov, a secret-breaking expert who is proficient in various ancient cryptographic mechanisms.
"Calm down, Aaron is right. He took a huge risk to let us participate in his father's mission. Facing a place like Skull Island, although the headquarters has acquiesced to our actions, we still It’s time to be careful.”
Evelyn Metmewe said helpfully.
She is a doctor of medicine and philosophy.
"I completely agree with you. No matter how dangerous it is, I don't regret participating in this operation, but what about you, Aaron? I feel like you still have to convince yourself."
A man with a beard said.
As he spoke, he put his arm around Aaron's shoulders.
This is Walter R. Rioch, a mythologist and linguist with a high IQ and proficiency in five foreign languages.
"snort."
Aaron Brooks snorted and said:
"My father, and the Emperor Organization, they want to keep Skull Island a secret forever... But screw it, I will not leave matters related to the life and death of mankind to a mutated big black monkey , Human beings have the right to know the existence of Skull Island, and I must see with my own eyes what the giant orangutan that my father is so proud of is."
Perhaps influenced by his experience in the Imperial organization, Aaron Brooks' whole body is filled with a sense of justice and mission to be responsible for mankind, and he is somewhat pretentious.
A strong woman with short platinum hair smiled and said:
"Haha, we are now fifteen thousand feet above the Monster Islands, in a military fighter plane that can fly through hurricanes. What do we have to worry about?"
This is Helen Kasten, a wilderness survival expert, retired Navy petty officer, and pilot who was also found by her.
She just finished speaking.
"Boom!"
There was lightning and thunder outside the window, and the plane suddenly lurched.
The bumps in the cabin made everyone stagger.
Fortunately, these people were well-trained and quickly grasped the various handrails in the cabin without falling to the ground.
The Osprey tilted its wings and continued flying forward.
Everyone just stabilized their bodies.
"Boom!"
The plane suddenly sank.
Several people were thrown around again.
Military aircraft are different from civilian airliners in that the sound insulation effect is very poor. Any bumps and noises outside the aircraft can be clearly heard by the passengers inside the aircraft.
"Crack!"
Snow-white lightning struck almost against the window.
It stung so much that everyone in the cabin couldn't help but squint their eyes.
"Aaron, are you sure this route is okay?"
After all, Evelin was just a scholar, and she couldn't help but feel a little worried when she encountered continuous bumps at this moment, so she asked.
"This is the navigation route recorded in my father's field records. There is absolutely no problem. They entered Skull Island along this route."
Aaron said in a deep voice with a very firm tone.
He seems to be encouraging his teammates and cheering himself up.
At this moment, outside the cabin, the wind was howling, the rain was pouring, and there was lightning and thunder. Aaron Brooks They can follow the route explored by the last scientific expedition. But Fu Qinghai did not have these advantages. After diving headlong into the storm, the visibility suddenly dropped, and he quickly lost his tracking target. The sight in the eyepiece was all gray.
However, the storm area, which even large cargo ships and helicopters can pass through smoothly, is simply a piece of cake for Fu Qinghai. Now that they have found Skull Island with them, there is no need to follow these unlucky guys and broomsticks who all died in the original plot for subsequent adventures.
You can explore the island on your own.
Thinking of this, Fu Qinghai stopped trying to retrieve the Osprey helicopter. The flight pack directly activated the afterburner mode. The tail nozzle suddenly burst out a large group of long flaming wakes, and disappeared in a "whoosh". Deep in the storm.
The osprey was still flying unsteadily.
Evelin sat on the seat, holding the cloth strap tightly with her palms, looking out the window through the narrow window, her eyebrows were somewhat sad, and they no longer looked as determined as they were at the beginning.
Suddenly, she saw dark clouds and hurricanes...
There seemed to be a white light that flashed away.
Evelin blinked quickly.
When I looked again, there was nothing there, as if it was just an illusion.
At this time, Aaron Brooks returned from the cockpit, held the hatch with one hand and said to everyone:
"Everyone, listen up. Check your equipment one last time. Once you get out of the storm, you'll be looking for a landing site."
"After landing, we will collect as much evidence as possible and leave immediately after collection, within a seventy-two-hour limit."
Aaron looked around and said in a deep voice:
"They tried to hide it, but it's clear they were doomed. The world has a right to know everything about Skull Island."
At this time, the sky in the distance suddenly began to become brighter.
The rain gradually thinned out and light filtered through the clouds.
"We've passed through the storm area!"
Pilot Cejudo turned his head and shouted:
"Visibility is pretty good."
Everyone looked out the window.
The coastline is not far away, dotted with towering and lush islands. The strong erosion of pure blue high-salt water creates a magnificent sculptural effect.
The scenery of mountains and seas is beautiful and charming. The very typical limestone karst landform bay looks a bit like Vietnam's Halong Bay from a distance, which is the place nicknamed "Guilin on the Sea". The hazy and poetic warm yellow light spreads all over the earth.
"There are island legends popping up all over the world: Atlantis, the Far North, Lemuria... But here, Skull Island, is the reality!"
Looking at the beautiful island like a fairyland outside the window, the mythologist Leo Och murmured.
Fortunately, it’s finally out!
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
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However, just after entering the volley range of this "wonderland" island, the osprey was attacked by a powerful force.
"It's the Shock Vulture!"
Aaron Brooks shouted.
Outside the cabin, a large group of flying creatures that looked like giant bats surrounded the entire Osprey, fluttering their translucent wing membranes, and emitting heart-piercing screams from their bloody mouths. They were constantly besieging this huge metal creation, which was very disturbing. What is horrifying is that they seem to have no fear of death and actually rush to crash into the osprey's propeller blades.
Even if the flesh and blood are flying everywhere, there is no fear.
"Why do you know their names?"
Carsten asked rhetorically.
"Nonsense, this is a creature named after my mother. Oh my god, don't tell me that you didn't even take a look at the "Cryptozoology" I gave you before you boarded the plane!"
Aaron yelled angrily.
Evelin quickly took out an illustrated book from her backpack. The cover said "Emperor Organization Level 4 Secret" and the author column said "Lin Shan". She thought this was Aaron's mother, and she was exploring with Professor Bill Landa. Scientific expedition team members on Skull Island.
Open the book and it says:
The name of the imperial organization: Horror Vultures
Cryptozoological classification: Insinian falcon
Wingspan: 2.74 meters
Kingdom: Superfamily Pterosauridae
Phylum: Creeping Vertebrate Mixed Subphylum
Predating habits: Omnivorous
According to biologist Lin Shan:
"The Horror Vulture, the absolute ruler of the sky, has a maximum wingspan of up to three meters. Its hard bone structure is extended with a soft tissue wing membrane, which opens like a solid metal blade. It can easily cope with the strong winds raging on Skull Island. , the creature's optic nerve is its weakness. Preliminary research found that they have no visual imaging, but later research found that they have evolved unique heat sensing, allowing them to detect the temperature of prey blood in the night sky. Its slender bones pass through Emitting a series of taps or low whines to initiate echolocation also makes the creature a mutual threat to other species of its own species."
The frightened vultures are still dying one after another.
"boom--"
Black smoke and fire erupted from the Osprey's propellers.
"Crash landing, we must make a crash landing!"
pilot Cejudo shouted.
In the event of an emergency landing, the integrity of the cabin cannot be guaranteed.
"Let's parachute immediately!"
Aaron made a prompt decision and told everyone.
They had already packed all their equipment before landing on the island. Now they only needed to put on their bubble helmets and wait for the Osprey's tail hatch to slowly open.
Raging winds surged into the cabin.
"Jump!"
Aaron shouted.
Then the five people jumped out of the cabin.
"Clusters of white clouds" spread out in the sky. The topography of this area is very complex, with mountains and woods, cliffs and rift valleys. Fortunately, they used wing-shaped paragliders instead of round parachutes. They could tighten the parachute rope to adjust the direction. Several people Following Aaron, who was the first to parachute, he quickly flew to the top of a cliff.
The Horror Vulture seemed to have some ferocious habit of challenging large creatures. It kept circling around the smoking and stalling Osprey, ignoring the five small creatures around it.
Several people successfully landed on the top of the cliff.
Thick grass provides a buffer.
Several people quickly closed their parachutes and cut the parachute ropes with daggers. Then they gathered together and looked out of the cliff. The view here is very vast, you can see magnificent mountains and winding rivers, and in the distant sky, there are also a large group of strange creatures with emerald green bat wings soaring.
"Is that the creature that attacked us?"
Rioch asked in shock.
"No."
Evelin shook her head and said:
"Look at their emerald green translucent wing membranes, they are obviously not a subspecies... Let me see, they are called 'Wings of Icarus', or 'Leaf Pterosaurs', as recorded in Dr. Lin Shan's book The habits of this creature.”
Evelin then opened the book and read:
"The most obvious feature of the Wings of Icarus is its long nose, which is not only stuck on the top of the head like a spike, but is also covered with fibrous thorns, and the tips of the thorns contain powerful paralyzing toxins. It is also because of the paralyzing toxins that the skeleton becomes The natives on the island like to capture the wings of Icarus to make a hallucinogenic powder, which they believe can cure mental illness.”
After reading, Evelin closed the book:
"Getting out of here, they're pretty aggressive as well."
Aaron has been trying to contact Osprey:
"Cejudo, Cejudo, can you hear me?"
After calling many times without success, Aaron couldn't help but cursed:
"Damn, the helicopter could have crashed."
"Oh, that's great news."
Medoff rolled his eyes.
Aaron looked at everyone and said in a deep voice:
"Group report, how is the situation?"
"It could not be better."
Carsten pulled a Nepalese army knife from his backpack.
"My ankle is twisted, but it's okay."
Evelin pressed her ankle and said.
"I also want to leave here right away, but where to go?"
Medov looked at Evelin and asked. Before the woman could answer, he looked at everyone and expressed his thoughts:
"There is no doubt that we should look for Cejudo and the helicopter first. Our supplies and our surveying equipment are all on that plane. Without the helicopter, we can't even leave here and return to the human world."
"He flew southwest."
Kasten added.
It seems she agreed to look for the helicopter first.
"No, we should go find the indigenous tribes first."
Rioch expressed his objection. He turned his head to look at team leader Aaron Brooks, waved and said:
"There are carnivores everywhere here. We have lunch now. Aaron, we must get in touch with the local indigenous people. We need a guide, otherwise it will be difficult to move forward!"
Aaron heard this and said cautiously:
"My father's notes do mention indigenous people, but only if they really exist..."
"Look, Rioch, I know you're a mythologist, you want to study the local indigenous people, you want to learn their history, and I respect you, I mean it."
Medov tried to reason with Rioch:
"But everything we need is on that Osprey. If there is no way to leave here, all research will be meaningless, and all five of us will be finished."
"I'm not offering my opinion personally, Medoff."
Rioch looked very unhappy.
"He's right, Rioch. Our pilot may be injured and we can't leave him alone."
Evelyn interjected.
Seeing everyone arguing, Aaron suddenly felt dizzy.
"Hey, look, what is that!"
Carsten's cry attracted everyone's attention.
They all turned to look.
"Cackle, cluck..."
A low roar coming from deep in the throat.
A group of strange creatures that looked like spotted hyenas and velociraptors were slowly surrounding the cliff.
"Blade-spine jackal!"
Aaron's eyes widened and he exclaimed.
According to "Cryptozoological Chronicles": The creature's spine grows outward and is covered with fibrous spines, as sharp as iron wire. Its atypical milky white blood is rich in calcium deposits. They attack and cannibalize the same kind, and even cannibalize themselves when there is no prey. Their nature is very cruel.
Everyone raised their guns.
Carsten, a survival expert and retired navy man, held a pistol in one hand and a dog-leg scimitar in the other. His eyes were fixed on the group of knife-spine jackals in front of him, and he did not dare to look away for a moment. At the same time, he stepped back step by step, mouthing. Li whispered:
"Let's head towards the cave at seven o'clock..."
The words are not finished yet.
"Roar!"
A knife-spine jackal pounced forward.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"
Everyone pulled the triggers and shot.
However, just like when facing the Shocking Vultures before, these ferocious creatures on Skull Island are completely different from ordinary animals in the outside world. They are not afraid of gunshots, fire, pain... or even death!
It is difficult for small-caliber weapons to kill them completely. After the knife-spine jackal fell to the ground after being shot, it was still limping forward and crawling forward, opening its long saw-toothed mouth and biting the air.
"ah!"
Carsten, who was standing at the front of the team, was swarmed by three or five knife-spine jackals, biting all parts of his body. He was torn to pieces in an instant and only had time to let out a short scream. , and there was no sound.
Each knife-spine jackal held a woman's body parts in its mouth, including arms, thighs, heads, and a ball of wet and bloody intestines, swallowing them in large mouthfuls.
The remaining people screamed in fright.
"Retreat! Retreat!"
This alpine lawn cliff clearing was empty on three sides. Faced with the siege of a large group of knife-backed jackals, there was no defense or cover to rely on. Aaron quickly ordered a retreat, taking advantage of several knife-backed jackals busy fighting for and tearing the card. Seeing Sten's broken body, everyone turned around in panic and ran towards the back.
The knife-spine jackal is chasing after him.
The four of them rolled around and fled in embarrassment.
After chasing and escaping all the way, Medov, who was running at the end, was suddenly overtaken by a knife-backed jackal. The crocodile-like serrated long mouth bit into his chest, and the sharp teeth dug into the flesh, causing the man to scream in pain. Screaming, shooting indiscriminately.
"No!"
Aaron roared angrily and was about to turn around to save his companions.
Suddenly, the knife-backed jackal, whose prey had already reached its mouth, suddenly let go of its mouth and put down the man in its mouth. Its turbid yellow triangular eyes stared closely behind Aaron, trembling and crawling on the ground, and then stepped back step by step. go.
The other knife-spine jackals also stopped.
As if sensing something, the knife-spine jackals who were chasing after each other were either lingering in place or hesitating. The black manes on the back of their necks stood up, their dinosaur-like sharp front paws were drooped, and their mouths were lowered. He let out a fearful growl.
Aaron's neck was stiff and he turned his head inch by inch.
There is nothing scary or weird behind him.
There is only a dark and quiet cave.
It was the cave that Carsten was referring to in the first place.
It was also their original retreat target.
"Well……"
Medov fell to the ground, his chest bloody and bloody, and he let out a painful groan.
His teammate's life was in danger and he had no time to think. Aaron quickly stepped forward to pick him up, put him on his shoulders, and led everyone to retreat towards the cave with a greeting.
The knife-backed jackals, who were originally fearless in the face of gunfire, stopped chasing them. Instead, they stopped and watched them retreat into the cave.
The entrance to the cave is huge and empty, and the interior is deep and tortuous.
The four of you, Aaron, supported me and I shouldered you. They were about to enter the cave. A gust of cold wind blew from the cave. Several people who were sweating profusely were blown by the wind and were beaten together. Shivering, he stood there gasping for air.
"They are obviously afraid of something..."
Rioch took a breath and whispered:
"Tell me, what kind of creature would it be that could scare even a knife-spine jackal?"
Aaron and Evelin looked at each other.
"Could it be that..."
Could it be that they are the legendary "giant unknown terrestrial creatures" that the Imperial Organization originally named "M.U.T.O." and later renamed "Titans"?
"According to Dr. Lin Shan's "Cryptozoological Chronicles", there are two kinds of titans on Skull Island."
Evelin whispered.
"King Kong, or the Skeleton Reptile."
Aaron took over and said hoarsely.
Except for Medov, who was dying from excessive blood loss, the three people who still had their senses raised their heads and looked into the deep cave.
I keep imagining in my mind...
What kind of horror exists inside?
Here, the lives of his teammates were hanging by a thread, and over there, there was a possible giant unknown terrestrial creature. Aaron Brooks was caught in a dilemma, not knowing what to do.
"etc……"
Evelin suddenly narrowed her eyes and said:
"I seem to see fire... As far as I know, neither King Kong nor the Skeleton Reptile can use fire."
The two men quickly looked up.
The cave is deep and dark, with no firelight.
"I can't control that much anymore!"
Aaron gritted his teeth and said:
"Medov must receive immediate medical attention."
After saying that, he picked up his injured teammate and walked deeper into the cave.
Evelin and Lioff could only rush to keep up.
As they went deeper into the cave, the firelight in Evelin's mouth became more and more obvious - someone was indeed lighting a fire, which was reflected on the stone wall. When the four finally found the source of the light...
It was beyond their expectation.
No King Kong, no skull-crawlers.
There was only one man wearing a thick black gold power armor, with his back to them, sitting quietly by the campfire, with a silver giant sword, a black gun and a helmet aside. The swaying and jumping firelight reflected his tall and majestic back. .
This black-haired giant who was unusually tall was holding the hind legs of a knife-spine jackal in one hand and a pair of wings of a frightened vulture in the other, and was feasting on it.
Both the wings and hind legs were roasted to a fragrant aroma and sprinkled with spices. On the wooden shelf in front of the campfire, there was also a giant spider leg that was thicker than the tree trunk.
All three people were stunned.
"You are here."
Fu Qinghai turned back to look at a few people and said.
"Yes, it's you..."
Evelyn recognized the man.
His eyes widened in surprise.
At this moment, she suddenly realized:
The records in Dr. Lin Shan's "Cryptozoology" may not all be correct.
The Blade-spine Jackal and the Shock Vulture are not brainless creatures. They also know how to be afraid, and they also know how to be afraid... It's just that human firearms are not enough to make them feel afraid.
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