Zhang Heng parked the helicopter by the river in Pripyat, next to the nuclear power plant's water outlet.
The cooling water would first flow through the steam turbine preheat exchanger, taking away some of the heat there before being discharged into the Pripyat River.
Since the water here was relatively warm and rich in microbes, it also attracted a lot of fish. When the players escaped from the nuclear power plant, they saw several fishermen fishing here.
Of course, because they were slow to react, they did not leave in time, causing them to inhale a lot of radiation. Now, they were not in good condition in the hospital. If they were given another chance, they probably would not choose to stand here and continue to watch this expensive show.
Zhang Heng used the portable radiation meter he carried to measure the radiation value in the water. It was about 3.4 to 3.5 roentgens, a very high dose that was almost close to the limit of the portable meter. Fortunately, the players did not need to worry about the aftereffects of radiation.
Especially after the main mission was updated, Zhang Heng had made up his mind to kill Loki within twelve hours. So what he needed to do was to keep his body in peak condition during these twelve hours. After experiencing the parallel quest, he had a precise grasp of the radiation he was exposed to, and he knew that he could go into the water.
So he started to take off his clothes without much hesitation.
This was where Loki's salmon incarnation was on the mural. In Norse mythology, Loki transformed into a salmon after he instigated the blind god of darkness, Hodor, to kill Balder with mistletoe. Not only did he not stop, but he also ran to the banquet to provoke the gods. Eventually, he was hunted down by the gods of Asgard. As a last resort, he could only transform into a salmon and jump into the river in an attempt to get away.
However, his trick was eventually seen through by the gods. The Asgard gods' method of dealing with him was very simple. They just put a big net upstream, pulled it all the way down, and cleared all the stones in the river. In the end, Loki had nowhere to escape. He could only jump out of the net and get caught by Thor.
However, myths were myths after all. The gods of Asgard had the ability to make a huge fishing net that could cover the entire lake at the same time. In reality, Zhang Heng had no way to find such a big net. Even if he found it, he would not be able to use it. Besides, Loki's incarnation was not the only fish in the Pripyat River.
It was not without reason that this place was regarded as a fishing holy land by anglers. Fortunately, although there were many fish in the Pripyaji River, there were no salmon. Otherwise, it would be too illegal.
However, it was not easy to find a salmon in such a large body of water. What was even more difficult was finding a way to catch it after finding it. Fishing poles were out of the question. No matter how one looked at it, there was no way Loki would be stupid enough to bite the bait on the hook. Using a fishing net was also unrealistic. Electrocuting the fish sounded a little more reliable, but where was he going to find the tools to do so? The Pripyat River was very deep in this part of the river. If Loki was hiding at the bottom of the river, even if he had the tools, he would not be able to catch him.
Ordinary players would have probably given up by now, but since Zhang Heng had flown the plane here, he had already thought about how to find Loki's avatar hiding in the river.
After taking off his clothes, he didn't bring anything with him and just jumped into the river.
Probably because the No. 4 reactor had exploded, there was no cooling water to be discharged into the river. The river was not as warm as he imagined, but it was still abnormally rich in fatty acids. The river was light brown, but these fatty acids had now become highly effective coagulants, transporting radioactive particles and fission fragments to farther places.
Zhang Heng put on the Filter Lens and controlled his body to keep sinking. He only stopped when he was about five meters away from the bottom of the river.
Returning to the water made him feel extremely relaxed, as if he was lying on the sofa at home.
However, Zhang Heng did not let himself be immersed in this comfortable atmosphere. He did not forget his purpose of coming down here, especially now that the Pripyaji River was still filled with a lot of radioactive particles. Danger was everywhere, so Zhang Heng decided to finish his job as soon as possible.
In the next moment, he closed his eyes, stretched out his hands, and slowly and firmly clenched them into fists. Along with this action, the surrounding water flow also began to speed up.
At the same time, about ten meters away from Zhang Heng, the rotating water formed two whirlpools.
This was what Zhang Heng used to deal with the incarnation of the Rocky Salmon, his natural automatic fishing device. The whirlpool spun faster and faster, stirring up the originally calm Pripyaji River. The resulting suction force began to continuously pull in the surrounding aquatic creatures. As the whirlpool grew larger and larger, the nearby fish were sucked into it. It was like riding on a roller coaster, and it was an endless version of it. Everyone was dizzy from being tossed around by it.
Zhang Heng did not stop until the diameter of the two whirlpools exceeded seven meters. This was almost his limit. He had begun to feel that the whirlpools were getting more and more difficult to control, and the surrounding water was also madly pulling his body. The whirlpools were now seven meters in diameter, and the area covered by the suction force was even larger. Even Zhang Heng did not dare to remove one of them at will. Otherwise, he would probably be sucked in by the other one.
Carefully maintaining his body's balance, Zhang Heng then began to move in the river. This time, the aquatic animals in the nearby waters suffered. Whether they were looking for food, staying still, or even hiding in some corner or stone crevice, they were ruthlessly sucked into the whirlpools, forced to spin in circles by the magic of love.
Zhang Heng observed the movements around him as he moved. It didn't take long for him to see a big fish with a green head and a red body. It sensed danger before the whirlpool even got close to it. It wanted to leave in advance, and it almost succeeded.
However, because the area covered by the two whirlpools was too large, it couldn't escape even though it tried its best. Under the pull of the water current, its movements became sluggish. However, it was indeed one of the few underwater creatures that could fight against the whirlpools. It was slowly moving away from the whirlpools.
Unfortunately, it was targeted by Zhang Heng the next moment. As Zhang Heng began to move towards it, it was unable to escape the powerful suction of the whirlpool. It was mercilessly sucked into the whirlpool along with the other fish in it, spinning faster and faster. However, this process did not last too long. Soon, the water around it disappeared.
(End of this chapter)
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