All kinds of weapons opened fire at the same time.
Bullets rained down on the Greater Rats like raindrops. The rapidly approaching Greater Rats were like waves that had met a hard reef, they were instantly stopped.
However, this temporary setback did not mean that these hungry creatures would retreat. On the contrary, they used a faster speed and a more desperate attitude to charge towards the soldiers on the rock. The smell of their companions' blood and the pain of the bullets hitting their bodies stimulated them into an extreme frenzy. If the Greater Rats were not shot in their vitals, they would need to be shot a few times or even a dozen times before they would completely lose their mobility.
As for death, unless they were shot in the brain or the heart, they would fall on the swamp and struggle until their blood ran out.
"Open fire! Machine gunners, suppress the rats, snipers, shoot accurately! Find their leader, there must be a leader among them. Find it, and as long as we kill the leader of the Greater Rats, these b * stards will immediately disperse! "Eric Jr. had never encountered a Greater Rat, but he knew that the underground creatures usually had a leader.
Killing the leader was the best way to force the underground creatures to retreat.
Of course.
This was not easy.
Due to the harsh living environment of the underground creatures, they were far more cunning than the ones on the surface.
Lin Dong could clearly sense the existence of the leader of the Greater Rats. Through it, Lin Dong could somewhat guess the truth behind the Greater Rats' mutation. However, he could not tell this secret to Eric Jr. and the others. He came here with the intention of making a fortune in silence. How could he put his own money into someone else's pocket!
The soldiers were shooting nervously, but Lin Dong had entered into a leisurely spectator mode.
It was a rare Hollywood shooting blockbuster!
He did not even have to spend money on movie tickets!
"Grenades! Hurry up, they're coming! " Many of the soldiers saw that they could not hold back the bullets anymore, so they quickly took off their grenades, pulled off the safety, and threw them at the incoming enemies.
"What the hell, are these still rats?"
"I think these damn things are stronger than cows!"
"Shoot the fish that escaped the net. It's very fast. Shoot it, quickly shoot it!"
Several places were breached by the rats, and the soldiers were caught in a difficult situation. Fortunately, Phillip, Griffon, and the other experts were there, and they easily killed the rats that slipped through the net, stabilizing the entire battlefront. With everyone working together, the soldiers managed to hold on until Josiah and the genetically-modified soldiers returned. The combined firepower of the two squads of soldiers and super elites greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers, and their performance became even more outstanding. The mutated rats, on the other hand, were still unable to break through the flames of the soldiers' guns despite suffering heavy casualties.
Under the interception of modern firearms, 10% of the mutated rats were sacrificed. Countless corpses and fresh blood covered the ground.
No one knew if it was because of the leader's signal or because of fear.
The swarm of rats retreated helplessly.
Just like how they came, they quickly retreated into the darkness and disappeared without a trace in a short while. If it were not for the giant rat carcasses piled up like a mountain on the surface of the swamp and the thick, foggy smell of blood, people would have doubted whether such a huge group of mutated rats had ever existed.
"We've been here so many times, but this is the first time we've encountered such a group of mutated rats!" Eric Jr. felt that everything had gone wrong this time. First, there was a huge difference in the opening and closing time of the mysterious door, then there was the attack of the whip worms, and before they entered the abyss, they were almost forced to retreat by a group of jellyfish-like monsters. Now, they had only just begun their exploration, and they had already encountered so many troublesome things. They did not know what awaited them in the next part of the journey! Unfortunately, the mysterious door's shortest opening time was five days later, and there was no return. Otherwise, Eric Jr. would have suggested that they retreat back to the base for the time being.
"How are the casualties?" Josiah asked with a frown.
"Fortunately, the rats did not break through the defense line, and we have no casualties for the time being. However, in just a few minutes, we've used up one-third of our ammunition. As we continue to go deeper, we don't know if there will be another large group of underground creatures attacking. " Eric Jr. did not expect to use up so many bullets, but the situation was urgent. If they did not desperately fire to intercept the rats, the whole team would have been eaten by the rats.
"There is a resting cave not far ahead. Our previous batch of people left some ammunition there. Although we can't replenish all of them, we can make do with it!" Josiah signaled the team to set off immediately.
The strong smell of blood would attract more and more powerful underground creatures.
They could not stay here any longer.
Their lives would be in danger at any time.
The soldiers quickly took down their tents and moved away. The leisurely Lin Dong ran over to the carcasses of the mutated rats and looked at them for a while.
Professor Jeffrey followed him closely. He signaled his subordinates to take pictures, and he stared at Lin Dong's face, as if he wanted to see something from his face. The female soldier who was in charge of protecting Lin Dong took out her pistol nervously and pointed at the half-dead mutated rats on the ground. She was afraid that they would get up and attack them again.
"What caused them to mutate so badly?" Fox asked.
"I don't know yet." Lin Dong shook his head and did not come to a conclusion. "I suspect that there is an almost constant source of pollution or radiation nearby. These giant rats did not become like this in just one or two generations. They may have been mutated for thousands of years, or even longer. "
"A constant source of radiation can allow the mutation to continue?" Big Ivan keenly captured this information. On the other side, Professor Jeffrey's eyes also flashed.
"In theory, it is possible, but the radiation source must be strong enough and exist for a long time." Lin Dong smiled.
"Did Huaxia not do such research?" Big Ivan asked tentatively.
"I don't know. At least, I don't have such research in my hands. Personally, I don't have a high opinion of genetic mutation. On the contrary, I think that the original genes of humans are the best. After mutation, they might gain power for a short period of time, but they also need to pay some other price in exchange. This is a result that doesn't make up for the loss. "Lin Dong shook his head.
"Price? Exchange? " Professor Jeffrey asked curiously. "What price did the genetic warriors pay in exchange? Why don't I know?"
"It's hard to say for now. If we look at it using our cultivation method, the effect of genetic mutation will be slower than before. "Lin Dong gave an example with reservations.
"Your eastern cultivation method?" Professor Jeffrey chuckled. "I don't think your legendary cultivation method is useful. Those are the fantasies of ancient alchemists! Mr. Wood, although you have achieved respectable results in the field of genetics, please don't mislead us in the direction of fantasy, okay? We, the Mayflower Formation, are very sincere in cooperating with you! "
He thought that the eastern cultivation method was fake.
It was like a fantasy.
Even.
Professor Jeffrey thought that Lin Dong deliberately said this to mislead him, using illusory things to cover up the truth about genetics.
Lin Dong was not happy with his thinking, but he secretly praised him. If you think like this, then it's too much. This is the result I want! But on the surface, Lin Dong's face sank. "Professor Jeffrey, please let us keep our opinions to ourselves!"
Little Eric saw that Lin Dong's expression wasn't right and hurriedly stepped forward to express his apologies. "Mr. Wood, we have no ill intentions towards you. It's just that we are overly thirsty for your results in genetics!"
"Professor Jeffrey, don't tell me you think that Mr. Wood is just a powerless nerd?" Big Ivan couldn't help but mock.
"Is Mr. Wood's strength not based on his genetic theory?" Professor Jeffrey didn't believe that Lin Dong's "kung fu" was really cultivated. In fact, it wasn't just him. Even Philip and Fox had the same doubts. It was impossible for an ordinary university student to be so powerful. Lin Dong must have been injected with the best genetic medicine. Maybe it was a gold-level genetic medicine that had never appeared before.
There was something different from Professor Jeffrey.
Philip and Fox felt that part of Lin Dong's strength was indeed cultivated.
To Professor Jeffrey, the Eastern way of training was a joke. It was the fantasy of alchemists. But to them, who were super strong, the Eastern way of training was real.
It was a kind of "Qi" that was more powerful than blood energy. It was a special kind of energy that Westerners couldn't cultivate. Only Easterners could successfully cultivate it.
Fox and Philip even suspected that because of training, Lin Dong had opened up his brain and opened up God's Forbidden Zone. That was why he was able to achieve results in genetics that were far ahead of the times. At the same time, his body was greatly strengthened. The double strengthening of his brain and body had turned an ordinary university student into the world-renowned Mr. Wood of today.
"Hey, you're not even qualified to be a Novice Apprentice. Shut up immediately!" When the griffin heard that Professor Jeffree was talking about its most revered God, it was immediately infuriated.
"I also think that you're jealous!" Big Ivan added fuel to the fire.
"You're the ones who should shut up. I'm also an authority, just not as powerful as Mr. Wood. You guys aren't the ones I should be talking about, okay?" Professor Jeffrey sneered. If it wasn't for the fact that Lin Dong's 100% success rate in genetic experiments was so amazing that it couldn't be denied, he wouldn't be convinced. What were Griffon and Big Ivan? A warrior who only knew how to use brute force and a spy from the Hairy Bear Kingdom. What did they know about science? What a joke!
"It's okay to have opinions on things. I'm not a dictator." Lin Dong smiled. "However, let's talk about these things when we get out of here. We should go now. In the darkness, I can feel many things approaching …"
"Let's go!" When Eric Jr. heard this, he immediately became nervous.
In the past, he didn't think much of Lin Dong. He felt that no matter how good Lin Dong was at fighting, he was at the same level as him.
However, after a period of time, he realized that he was on a completely different level from Lin Dong.
Whenever danger appeared, Lin Dong would always be the first to warn him, long before he, who had entered the abyss many times and had "rich experience". Moreover, this genius scientist who had never entered the underground world before had extremely accurate observation and judgment. Compared to him, Eric Jr. was really like a novice apprentice. Ah no, maybe he didn't even have the qualifications to be a novice apprentice!
The group found the cave that Josiah mentioned.
The cave was very small.
To be precise, it wasn't a cave. At most, it was a shelter that a group of underground creatures had drilled out from between the huge rocks. Then, after being cleaned up by humans, it became a temporary resting place.
"Here!" Lin Dong approached the cave and frowned.
"Is there something wrong with this cave?" Fox was good at reading people's expressions.
"There's a strange smell. Maybe there was a powerful creature here before. Or in other words, there used to be a highly polluted creature here before. If we can find them, we might be able to find the source of the radiation! " Lin Dong observed the cave and asked Josiah, who was next to him, "When you were cleaning up before, did you find any skeletons or carcasses of large creatures?"
"No!" Josiah shook his head. "This cave isn't big. Did a large creature appear here before?"
"It should have, but most of the traces have been destroyed. What a pity!" Lin Dong used a flashlight to observe the cave wall for a while. Finally, he shook his head.
Everyone looked at Josiah.
Everyone suspected that this guy was lying.
Josiah must have found something in the past and moved it back to the base. However, because it was too secretive, he chose to hide it.
Josiah kept his mouth shut. It was impossible to force him to say anything. People like Josiah definitely put the interests of the US above everything else. However, even if he didn't say anything, Lin Dong still had a way.
"Although the traces are gone, there's still a little smell. Maybe we can find a way to trace it and find the source of the radiation!" After hearing Lin Dong's words, Josiah, Eric Jr, and Professor Jeffree had mixed feelings. To be honest, before they completely took Lin Dong under their command, they didn't want him to find such an important source of radiation that could cause mutation. However, without relying on Mr. Wood, how could they find the source of the radiation that they didn't know existed?
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