And now the most crucial point is...how far has Leviathan's "rebirth" progressed...and how much flesh and blood it needs to absorb before it can wake up from its long sleep.

At this moment, Layton pushed open the door of the office and hurried in: "Ke Lan, the Mitsui Group has replied. They have reported the news of 'Emergency 000' to the Ark headquarters and sent a rescue team to us... What should we do?"

"This rescue team...isn't they here to silence us?" said Hound in the communication channel.

"Not really. Since they have reported the incident to the Ark headquarters, they must have realized the seriousness of the matter... At least the people in the Mitsui Group have some brains and would not do such a thing as fighting among themselves in the face of a powerful enemy... If someone gets evidence, they will be doomed..."

"I'm still a little worried." The Hound paused, "Besides, Liao Zilang's life or death is unknown now. I'm afraid I won't be able to resist and blow the heads off those Japanese guys."

"If Liao Zilang is still alive, he could have been taken away by those people. If you blow their heads off, Liao Zilang will probably be dead." Ke Lan said, "We can't rush this matter... As long as we don't take any action, they won't attack the hostages... Otherwise, what's the point of them taking hostages?"

"That's reasonable... Alas!" The Hound sighed heavily, "Forget it, you can arrange the next thing. Don't worry about my ideas. I will cooperate with you as much as possible."

Layton also came forward and patted Ke Lan on the shoulder, saying, "Old Dog is prone to getting carried away when dealing with things like this. Otherwise, he would probably be able to carry a star on his shoulders and wouldn't end up like this."

"I know, but we can't rush it, and there's no point in rushing... What's more, there are bigger troubles ahead of us... If this trouble is not handled properly, I'm afraid that few people on the entire Leviathan will survive, let alone Liao Zilang." After Ke Lan finished speaking, he glanced at the digital clock hanging on the wall, "It's almost time, the people from the Mitsui Group should be here."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of engines came from afar, and two vertical take-off and landing aircraft with the Mitsui Group logo printed on them hovered above the square.

"Layton, can you establish communication with the people on the plane?"

"I'm working on it... OK!" Leighton patted the signal receiving and transmitting antenna that looked like an iron pot, and then handed the transmitter to Ke Lan.

"Hello? Hello? Can you hear me? This is the Soma Consortium mining base, the communication identification number is LWT006SMA9943, please reply if you get it. I repeat, this is the Soma Consortium mining base, the communication identification number is LWT006SMA9943, there are twelve survivors, one of whom is seriously injured and urgently needs medical assistance, please reply if you get it."

“Hiss…hiss…”

After a burst of noisy electric sound, a voice with a Japanese accent came from Ke Lan's headset: "Received, we are the Mitsui Group Special Rescue Team, identification number LWT008SJI1202... There are medical personnel and supplies accompanying the Xiyun, who can provide you with immediate assistance... but..." The other party hesitated for a moment before continuing to ask, "What is this thing in the square?"

"It's the thing under our feet... Leviathan." Ke Lan answered as briefly as possible.

The communication channel fell silent immediately, and then the person on the other end asked in a trembling voice: "You mean... is this part of Leviathan's body?"

"Yes, it's not dead yet, and... it's waking up." Compared to the other party, Ke Lan's tone can be said to be unusually calm. "Otherwise, how could it be 'Emergency 000'?"

"This...how is this possible...?!" the other party said in a lost voice.

"Nothing is impossible. Besides, the wounded here can't hold on any longer. If you are here to provide rescue, please do it as soon as possible." Ke Lan urged.

"Okay... OK, please wait..." After the other party finished speaking, one of the two vertical take-off and landing aircraft flew towards the main control building. During this process, the pilot carefully avoided the airspace directly above the giant cocoon.

Although the helipad on the rooftop had been blown to pieces, at least the vertical take-off and landing aircraft had the same ability to hover in the air as a helicopter, so the medical staff used a rope ladder to land directly on the roof of the main control building.

"Please tell us the general condition of the injured so that we can provide rescue immediately!" The team was led by a young girl wearing a white coat who looked only seventeen or eighteen years old. She was carrying a large medical box in one hand and a badge with her identity written on it in the other.

Ke Lan glanced at the name tag, "Sakurai Na, Director of the Emergency Department of the Medical Department, Class B physician."

All legally registered doctors on the Ark have professional titles. Unlike the old era, doctors' professional titles are now divided into five levels from E to A, except for the S-level masters (S-level titles are often only obtained by some doctors who have made special contributions to the medical community, and there are no more than a hundred people in the entire Ark). Doctors need to pass the exams one level at a time to reach these five levels. Moreover, it is not enough to rely solely on medical papers and written test scores. In the examination scoring system, successful surgical cases based on actual clinical experience account for a considerable proportion of the score... Ivan's medical license is only at level C, and Ke Lan doesn't even have level E. He studied battlefield first aid and emergency medical treatment. Compared with formal registered doctors, he can only be regarded as a half-baked one.

Ke Lan was a little surprised that this girl, who was not even twenty years old, could have a B-level professional title.

You know, according to his ability, Ivan could have obtained the B-level title a long time ago, but he was stuck on the accumulation of surgical cases... Many times, the operations performed on injured hunters outside the Ark were not counted. To reach the B-level threshold, he had to complete at least 400 large-scale operations with complete records, and he had to be the main surgeon in all of them.

It is no exaggeration to say that this girl can definitely be considered a genius. They actually sent such a person out for rescue... Does the Mitsui Group really have no concerns at all?

It wasn't just Hound who was worried that the Mitsui Group might harm them. If they wanted to retaliate, the rescuers from the Mitsui Group would also be at great risk. No one was sure what measures the other party would take in a desperate situation. In this case, the other party actually let this girl join the rescue team...

If anything happened to her, it would be a huge loss for the Mitsui Group... We can even say that this girl's life is much more valuable than those hunters... Not only them, even Manstein is not as valuable as her.

Could it be that the power behind Yui is not the Mitsui Group? Ke Lan couldn't help but feel a little confused.

But he quickly hid this doubt deep in his heart. Not only that, he didn't even say a word about the attacker. He simply ignored the strange looks of the medical staff following behind Sakurai Na after they saw the bombed tarmac. There seemed to be a silent understanding between both sides.

"Our people have already dealt with it. Both legs have been amputated at a high level. The main problem now is the massive blood loss and risk of infection. They need immediate blood transfusion and gangrene removal, and anti-infection treatment." Ke Lan said quickly as she led Sakurai Na and the others down the stairs.

"Are you a doctor?" Sakurai Na looked at Ke Lan and asked.

"I'm not a doctor, but I've learned a little bit of battlefield first aid." Ke Lan replied, "Did you bring plasma for type A blood?"

"Yes, you mentioned the injured's blood type in the rescue information before." Sakurai Na nodded, "But, can you tell me what happened here? I heard... that thing outside is Leviathan?"

"We found an unknown creature in the mines, and they attacked the base. As for that thing outside, it grew directly from the ground, from the spine of the Leviathan."

"Unknown creatures? Attacked the base?... Is there any connection with that thing in the square? As for Leviathan..." Sakurai Na's eyes were wide open, she was obviously confused by Ke Lan's words.

"It's hard to explain it clearly in just a few words, let's save people first." Ke Lan did it on purpose, of course. There were too many things involved in this matter, and there were many things that were not suitable to be explained clearly in this situation... especially for Sakurai Na.

Ke Lan could almost confirm that Sakurai Na was probably unaware of the previous attack. Apart from her, the rescue workers from the Mitsui Group should be the same. They discussed what they saw in the base without any concealment. Ke Lan even heard people talking about topics like "If it was a monster attack, it would be impossible to cause this level of damage" and "The weapons that destroyed the helipad were obviously our human weapons"... If this was a show, then this would not be a medical rescue team, but a group of Oscar winners, right?

From this point of view, there should only be two possibilities: Mitsui Group and Ke Lan have reached a subtle tacit understanding, and both sides have kept silent about what happened before. Even the rescue team sent out is composed of people who are completely unaware of the situation. This is already a way of expressing their position and attitude... As for the other possibility, it can only mean that the incident was not done by Mitsui Group, and spies and invasions have nothing to do with them.

But no matter which one it is, it is the same for the current situation. The first thing they have to solve is the "big problem" of Leviathan.

Leviathan must not be allowed to be resurrected. Otherwise, with the current military strength of mankind, unless we directly send the Ark over to bombard it with the main guns, even if we put all the fleets in, we may not be able to suppress this prehistoric beast.

The current Leviathan is no longer the same creature as the one in the virtual video. The current Leviathan has been transformed by the Alpha civilization into a strange and powerful biological weapon...

For humans, this is not just a simple matter of losing a rich crystal mine. No one can be sure what actions the reborn Leviathan will take. It is entirely possible that it will crash head-on into the Ark parked at the equator.

Leviathan, which has been transformed by the Alpha civilization, can accumulate the "progress bar" of rebirth by absorbing the flesh and blood of aliens. It can also continue to use such means to continuously enhance itself after resurrection, and even... complete another evolution. The Ark, with a population of more than 50 million, is obviously a feast that Leviathan cannot refuse.

According to Ke Lan's idea, the best way to deal with it is to evacuate all personnel stationed on Leviathan, then use ground-penetrating missiles to directly destroy the giant cocoon in the square, and finally set up an isolation zone around Leviathan to drive away all indigenous creatures approaching here... As long as it cannot get nutrients, Leviathan's rebirth progress will always stagnate in its current state.

But the problem was, how could he make the authorities believe his judgment… He was the only one who could read the words on the black stele, and he was the only one who had seen the footage of the beast's fall. To outsiders, what he said could only be considered guesses… No, they were not even guesses, they were completely unfounded alarmist statements, and it would not be an exaggeration even if the Security Bureau arrested him for spreading rumors.

The only evidence is the giant cocoon outside. As long as they dig down along the root of the cocoon, they will definitely get more clues. However, in Ke Lan's subconscious mind, there has always been a voice stopping him... He didn't believe these things at first, but since what happened in the glacial ruins, he had to believe these things, and facts have also proved that the information instilled into his memory is true and accurate.

Ke Lan couldn't ignore it, but sometimes he was very conflicted... After all, he couldn't be sure whether these "supernatural events" were intentional by the Alphas. Perhaps this was a trap set by them, and he was just a chess piece that happened to be chosen.

…

"The situation is worse than I believed." This was the first sentence Sakurai Na said after seeing the seriously injured man.

"I need to prepare for rescue immediately. I need a sterile environment. Is there one here?"

"No." Ke Lan shook his head. "This is one of the few rooms in the entire base that is relatively well preserved. The conditions in other places will not be better than here."

"Okay." Sakurai Na tied her long hair behind her head, and the assistant next to her immediately handed her the disinfectant. "I'll try my best, but I can't guarantee that I can save the person."

"Yeah." Ke Lan and Ivan looked at each other and nodded. "He's lucky to be alive. You don't have to worry."

"good."

Leaving Sakurai Na and her assistant behind, Ke Lan and others walked out of the secretary's office and moved to another room.

At this time, the rescue workers on the second vertical take-off and landing aircraft also successfully landed on the roof and were brought over by Layton.

"I'm Mitsui, the commander of the Mitsui Group for this rescue operation." He glanced at Manstein. It was obvious that he knew the Soma Group's base manager. But soon, he set his sights on Ke Lan and extended his hand to her. "You should be the one with the highest authority here. What's your name?"

"Ke Lan, the special consultant of the Soma Group and the temporary top person in charge of the Leviathan mining base." Ke Lan shook hands with Mitsui Jie. "Thank you very much for the rescue of the Mitsui Group. The situation is urgent, so I will make it short."

Ke Lan turned around and walked to the shattered French window. He pointed at the giant cocoon not far away and said to Sanjing Jie: "You should have seen this thing when you were on the plane."

Mitsui didn't say anything, but nodded with a serious face.

"According to our investigation, this thing grew from Leviathan's spine and is most likely part of Leviathan's body. This means that the mountain-like beast beneath our feet is still alive and has shown signs of awakening."