"Ever since we saw the shadow on the tent, Beck and I became nervous. We didn't know what kind of monster it was, where it came from, and what it would do to us. I had been hunting with the Inuit, so I had the illusion that I knew enough about the ice field. However, the Inuit shaman always said that we should be in awe of nature, because you don't know how many secrets are buried in this world. I used to think that I didn't think much of it, but after that night, I realized how shallow my knowledge was." "If it weren't for this expedition, I would never have known that such a terrifying creature existed in this world.
"If it weren't for this expedition, I would never have known that such a terrifying creature existed in this world. Most importantly, I don't know how to deal with it. Its tentacles are fast, and once you get entangled, you're dead. But long-range bullets don't seem to be able to do much damage to it, and it also has a snowstorm as its cover. It's as if it has no weaknesses. Every time it comes, we can only bet on our luck. But luck can't always be on our side. We don't know who will be the next victim when it comes again.
"It's not just us. I can feel the panic on the scientists' side as well. The geologists and meteorologists went to Mr. Time one after another, hoping to stop the expedition immediately and return to Nuuk. However, just like me, their requests were rejected. On the contrary, the theologian couple seemed the calmest. No, the word 'calm' might not be the right word to describe them. I don't know if it was just my imagination, but the woman looked a little excited. She kept talking to her man, but they were speaking in Chinese. Other than the two of them, no one else in the expedition knew what they were talking about.
"Although I don't understand what they're saying, my intuition tells me that they're probably one of the few people in the expedition team who really know what's going on, especially considering their identities. What's happening in front of us is clearly beyond the scope of scientific explanation. Perhaps we can only find the answer from theology.
"My English is only good enough for simple communication. I haven't reached the level where I can communicate fluently with others, so I asked Dr. Baker to contact them, hoping to get some information from them. I didn't expect to find a way to deal with the monster from them, but at least I wanted to die knowing the truth. What I didn't expect was that when the doctor came back that night, he brought me a surprise.
"It was an unassuming oval-shaped pebble with a five-pointed star carved on it. In the middle of the star was a mysterious eye. The doctor said this eye was called the Ancient Seal, and it possessed a mysterious power. Perhaps it could protect us from the monster.
"To be honest, I was skeptical at first because I had no idea how a normal pebble could fight against the scary monster. But considering our situation, we were like drowning people, we needed to hold on to anything we could. Strangely enough, I don't know whether it was my imagination or not, but when I fell asleep with the pebble in my hand, I didn't have any nightmares.
"In the middle of the night, I was woken up by the sleep-talking of the doctor next to me. The next morning, he told me that he had another terrible dream. He dreamt of a huge city with many giant stone pillars, hieroglyphics all over the walls, and a green, omnipresent sticky substance filling the city.
"After the doctor woke up, he seemed to be in a daze. Mr. Tym noticed his mental state, so he purposely came to comfort him. He told him to rest at the camp for a day, but the rest of the team continued to search like usual. Other than the soldiers who only knew how to carry out orders, the rest of the team started to panic. Only the Chinese theologian couple seemed to be in high spirits.
"Because of the pebble, I requested to join their team. It would make me feel safer, but as expected, I was rejected by Mr. Tym. He said that I was the team's guide, the one who was most familiar with the icy tundra, so I should shoulder more responsibilities. So I continued to team up with the two retired soldiers. After that, we limited the search area to the area where we found the fossil. We even used drills and explosives to break through the ice.
"But in the following week, we didn't gain anything. I told the doctor that the stone could prevent nightmares. After that, we took turns to use it. That way, we could have a good night's sleep every two days. Our spirits also improved a little. Until a week later, we lost one of our teams.
"It was a team led by a geologist. In addition to him, there were three retired soldiers. In the end, only one of them managed to escape from the terrible snowstorm. Everyone was very quiet during dinner because many of them realized that if this continued, it might not take long for the entire expedition team to be wiped out.
"Unexpectedly, just when everyone was feeling down, the monster appeared again. This time, it didn't summon a snowstorm to cover itself. Instead, it just rushed toward us. It was the first time I saw it clearly. I was completely terrified. Although I had heard about its appearance from the doctor, and I had seen its shadow on the tent, when I saw its true form, I still felt that there was no creature in the world more terrifying than it.
"Even the demons from hell described in the Bible weren't as ugly and disgusting as it was. I was so scared that I froze on the spot. I felt like I couldn't even move my little finger, especially when I realized that its target was me. Fortunately, the doctor beside me reacted quickly and took out the pebble from his pocket. It was his turn to carry that thing today. He placed the pebble in front of me, and the next moment, a miracle happened. The ugly monster stopped and rushed toward the China couple.
"As a result, the two of them calmly took out a necklace and a ring. One of them had the same pattern as the pebble, and the other was engraved with a string of twigs. After seeing them, the monster turned around again and rushed toward a retired soldier next to him. The latter shot at it, but just like before, the bullets didn't have much effect on it. The monster grabbed him and cruelly pierced his heart with its tentacles.
"After that, the monster began to look for a new target. It set its eyes on Mr. Time. At that moment, I think it saw that Mr. Time was our leader, so it adjusted its combat strategy and decided to kill Mr. Time first."
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