Under a certain standard, humans were actually quite weak.
There were many things that everyone had done before, but if they went too far, they would die.
Sneezing to death was without a doubt one of them.
It was a physiological reaction that humans found hard to suppress and control.
The nasal membranes would be stimulated, causing them to inhale rapidly before violently snorting through their nostrils. During this process, many organs such as the lungs, respiratory tract, and nasal cavity would be left unprotected. If the sneezing posture wasn't correct, or if the muscles were forcefully suppressed, it would rupture.
Just like the 'D-class personnel' earlier, they would sneeze again and again without stopping. They would sneeze until they bled, until their throats were torn and their vocal cords were broken. Only the sound of their breathing could be heard, but they would still sneeze.
This was the same as sneezing to death. Waveshift had a strong constitution, but if it was a normal person, they would have fainted in half a minute, then sneezed to death while in shock.
The corpses of over 80 animals around the lake, ranging from birds to hippopotamuses and buffaloes, were all sneezed to death in this manner.
In fact, they couldn't even see insects anymore. Obviously, this sneezing was forced and not physically stimulated, so it definitely didn't only affect animals that breathed with lungs.
"How long did it take for the sheep to sneeze to death?" Mo Qiong turned around and asked Alexander.
Alexander thought briefly before answering: "Around 40 seconds"
"But just now, the … D-class personnel managed to last around 4 minutes. Different animals lasted for different amounts of time, so they died in different ways. Perhaps with different constitutions, those with stronger constitutions would be able to last a bit longer "Mo Qiong commented.
After dissecting a few animals and comparing them to Waveshift's cause of death, they could see that the cause of death for each animal was different.
Although the cause of death was the same, sneezing to death, the cause of death could be a ruptured respiratory tract, or the spread of gas in the brain, so there wasn't much consistency.
In other words, this characteristic was most likely just sneezing, it wasn't absolutely fatal. The reason why they died was because the human body was too weak to endure endless sneezing.
Sneezing would always happen, whether they died or not was another matter, but as long as they were alive, they would continue to sneeze.
"Let's find the source first, it should be inside that lake! Let's see if we can destroy it, or bring it to a place like the South Pole "Mike said.
Mo Qiong shook his head: "Find that anomaly, then what? Antarctica? If that's the case, there's no point in sending it anywhere. "
[AoE anomalies, no matter where you take them, they'll be a disaster. Even if we take it away, we will only be saving this place. But we have nowhere to put it because it is spreading. "
"That's its greatest danger. The most important thing is to find a way to stop its spread, or to crack the sneeze effect."
This was a problem that had to be faced. If this effect would continue to spread, then it would be the same everywhere. It would only be a matter of time before it spread to the entire world.
Thinking about it carefully, if its spread could not be stopped, then it would be too hopeless.
They could only watch as it grew bigger and bigger, and finally, it became a catastrophe on the level of mass extinction — sneezing until it became extinct …
Fortunately, as an anomaly used for practice, the Blue and White Society must have a way to suppress its spread, or at least a way to make this characteristic disappear.
This could be considered additional information.
"We still need to find the anomaly. We need to know what it is. Let's use a remote control plane that can dive and look for it. "Mo Qiong looked at the captain and said.
Chris smiled: "No problem, and it needs to have the ability to grab it. At the very least, we need to be able to bring it out of the lake."
They quickly made a request to their superiors to send such a machine here.
While they were talking, the sheep that was 1300 meters away from the lake also began to sneeze. Everyone hurriedly retreated to get as far away as possible.
"The range is getting bigger and bigger, I wonder if this is permanent once triggered, or if it only causes sneezing within the range."
"Pull the sheep back!"
While Mo Qiong retreated, he swung his grappling hook over 20 meters away, accurately catching a sheep and pulling it back.
As soon as the sheep reached a safe distance, it stopped sneezing and quickly regained its composure.
Everyone exchanged glances: "That's great, as long as we're not in the range, we'll be fine. This way, if we also start sneezing, we can just leave the range and we'll be fine."
As soon as they said that, they heard the Instructor's voice from their earphones: "The sheep is dead."
"Ah?" everyone was stunned, especially Mo Qiong and the other new members, who couldn't react in time.
"After leaving the range, the sheep didn't stop sneezing. In the end, its eardrum was punctured, causing the air bubbles to enter its brain and spread until it died" the Instructor continued.
Mo Qiong thought to himself, isn't that a lie? The sheep was clearly saved, but the Instructor said it was dead.
He looked at Chris's group and saw that they were only a bit surprised, knowing that this had happened before.
Seemingly noticing their confusion, Chris explained: "Everything will be based on the Instructor's feedback. After the sheep starts sneezing, even if it leaves the range, it will continue to sneeze until it dies. This should be the case for all animals, including us. "
Mo Qiong thought for a bit and also realized.
Using a real anomaly for a drill didn't necessarily have to be based on the anomaly's characteristics. The Instructor could exaggerate the anomaly's abilities, or even modify them.
To put it bluntly, they couldn't use an anomaly that was too dangerous for a drill, they could only use an anomaly that was safe and controllable.
And so, if an anomaly wasn't dangerous enough, they had to make up for it by bragging …
If they say you're dead, you're dead. After all, during a drill, whether they died or not was determined by the Instructor.
"Let's use the drone to find that thing first, who's going to operate it?" Chris asked.
A team member immediately took over the control panel: "I'll do it!"
Piloting training included remote piloting, so it didn't really matter who operated it.
The person skillfully operated a small underwater detector to search for anything suspicious. Originally, they thought it would take a long time, but something extremely suspicious suddenly flashed in front of the camera.
"A fish? There's a catfish here? "
Everyone hurriedly moved closer, only to see a 3-meter-long catfish swimming freely at the bottom of the lake.
"Every other fish is dead, their bodies are floating on the lake, but this fish seems to be completely fine …" Alexander clicked his tongue.
They could almost be sure that this catfish was either an anomaly or a derivative. Otherwise, how could this fish not die when even the insects and other fishes were killed?
Unless, it was the source of the effect.
"Catch it!" Chris ordered.
However, after a long time, the person finally managed to control the gun on the drone and shot the huge catfish.
However, the catfish's strength was even greater than the drone's. Forget about pulling the fish out of the water, it actually pulled the drone and ran.
Furthermore, after being shot by the gun, there wasn't even a trace of blood. It didn't look like it was made of normal materials.
"Captain, the drone is out of control …"
The camera turned black. It was obvious that the drone had been damaged.
"We need a bigger machine," Alexander said.
"No, there's no need. The camera can see so clearly. If we calculate the angle, we can shoot the fish at the bottom of the lake from above. It'll be the same, "Mo Qiong said.
"Ah? It's more than a thousand meters away, and we can only use the underwater camera to capture its position. The location of the shot is at a completely different angle from the camera. It's too difficult to hit it, "Alexander said.
They couldn't see the bottom of the lake from the outside. They could only use the small drone's lens to estimate the bottom of the lake.
"How would we know if we don't try? Quick, give me the most powerful gun, "Mo Qiong said.
"Even the most powerful gun doesn't have a killing range of one thousand three hundred meters!" Chris frowned.
"What if we shoot it from the sky?" Mo Qiong said, "After hitting it, we can use the drone's power to pull it out, right? Hanging it in the air, we can study it better. "
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