Volume 15 Gray Fog Forest Chapter 745: Corpse in the Mist
Whether it is the characteristics of the Mist Tree itself or its distribution on Alpha, it gives people the feeling that this forest was created by the Alpha civilization - except for the Gray Mist Forest, there is no trace of the Mist Tree and its exclusive parasitic species "Mist Vine" in any corner of Alpha.
The research institute once tried to transplant the mist-dwelling tree to other places, but even in the ecological experimental chamber where various climatic and environmental conditions perfectly simulated the gray mist forest, this strange plant had never been grown alive.
The Gray Mist Forest is not a dead place. The experience of the "Special Operations Fleet" tells humans that there are actually a large number of indigenous creatures living in this forest... If the Mist Tree could survive in other places, then so many indigenous creatures would definitely bring their seeds out of the forest over the years, but in fact they did not.
Whether it is the fog tree or the animals bound to this strange ecological environment, they all seem to be locked in this land. This is a "forbidden zone" artificially created by the Alpha civilization, and the purpose of creating this forbidden zone is to prevent outsiders from spying on "the secret" hidden in the center of the forbidden zone.
If thinking from this perspective, Ke Lan felt that the core area of the Gray Mist Forest was most likely not the site of an engine wreckage.
He can reverse the reasoning from two angles to verify this point of view.
First, from the perspective of Alpha civilization: the Alpha survivor in the wreckage of Engine 92 clearly expressed his desire to communicate with humans, and from the information obtained from the memory fragments of Ke Lan's "subconscious", most of the remaining Alpha people hold this idea. Since they want to communicate with humans, they should not set up their hiding place in such a place where humans cannot enter.
In addition, from the perspective of Mo Jue's father Mo Zhuorui: Although Ke Lan is not sure what clues Mo Zhuorui found in that failed operation, if the Gray Mist Forest contains the remains of an engine and a remnant of the Alpha civilization lives in it, Ke Lan feels that Mo Zhuorui is unlikely to be so fanatical about wanting to go to the core area of the Gray Mist Forest.
First of all, as a CIC information control officer of a high-mobility support ship, Mo Zhuorui's rank is not low, but it is definitely not high enough to access the core secrets of the Ark, so it is impossible for him to know the existence of the "symbiote". As an ordinary human, even if he can pass through the gray fog forest and reach that place, what can he do?
He could neither communicate with the Alpha nor judge whether the other party had good or bad intentions towards human beings... Moreover, judging from the equipment of the lumberjack team, if the Alpha wanted to kill them, they would not be able to resist at all.
Why did he want to go to the core of the Gray Mist Forest so much? He couldn't be in a hurry to die, right?
This doesn't make sense.
The Gray Mist Forest is like a fortress. These plants and weapons are the walls of the fortress, and the flying indigenous creatures that are capable of shooting down warships are the anti-aircraft firepower of the fortress.
But whether the purpose of this fortress is to prevent people from outside from entering, or to prevent things inside from coming out...that's hard to say.
Ke Lan couldn't help but think of the conversation with Hound and others before setting off... Could it be that the Gray Mist Forest was really a trap set by the Undead Crew against them?
I thought I had broken free from their control, but in fact, entering the Gray Mist Forest was what they really wanted to see?
If this is true, then their purpose should not be to kill themselves - there are many ways to kill themselves, and luring themselves to a dangerous place to "kill with a borrowed knife" is undoubtedly the most unreliable one.
Ke Lan is a "symbiote". In a place with the remains of Alpha civilization, symbiotes have a home advantage that is unimaginable for ordinary people. If you want to use the traps left by the Alpha civilization to kill a "symbiote", it would be better to directly send a team of clones to carry out the assassination, as the success rate would be higher.
Perhaps their purpose is similar to that of the prophets?
When they were in the Molten Mine , the Prophet wanted to use himself to activate the "Aguna Tor"; this time, would the Undead Crew want to use himself to activate some mechanism hidden in the Gray Mist Forest?
But are they so confident that they can get through this forest?
They had walked less than a hundred meters and one of the two experienced "lumberjacks" was missing... Even Ke Lan began to doubt whether his team could really reach the core area of the Gray Mist Forest.
The group continued to move forward in one direction. Every five meters, Ivan would take out two beacons made of special alloy from his bag, nail one into a nearby tree trunk, and insert the other into the soil. In the cargo hold carried behind the Blasphemer Mech, there were more than 100,000 beacons the size of bullet shells.
Not long after they walked, Thirty-three, who was walking in the front, made a gesture to stop. He bent down and picked up a gas mask used by the "lumberjacks" from the ground.
This gas mask is intact. The fixing strap and buckle are not damaged. The oxygen generator tank is also well connected to the valve under the mask through a pipe. Judging from the indication of the pressure gauge, there is at least 80% of oxygen generator left.
"Is this Denim's gas mask?" Ke Lan guessed, "If it was a mask left here before, it wouldn't look so clean. Besides, the oxygen generator in the tank must have reacted long ago."
" Yes , this is his mask." Mo Jue said immediately, "Look at the 'TN' written in marker next to the valve on the mask. That's his initials! He...he actually took off his mask!"
There was a hint of despair in Mo Jue's voice.
If she had held on to the fantasy that Danning could walk out of the forest by himself, this fantasy was now completely shattered - Danning was not a strengthened man, and had not undergone any body modification to resist toxins. After losing the team's isolation barrier and gas mask, even if his consciousness could immediately regain clarity and find the right direction, it would be impossible for him to walk out of the forest before the toxins in the fog took effect.
The gas mask that fell to the ground was equivalent to a direct death sentence for Denning.
Mo Jue covered his mouth, his eyes slightly red.
"Keep going forward, maybe... he is not far from us, what if we can find him?" Sanshisan comforted him reluctantly, but when he turned around, he saw a human-shaped skeleton floating towards them in the thick fog.
Thirty-three's entire body tensed up immediately, and dozens of black flying blades instantly rose up and hovered in front of him.
