Wen Qingshan frowned and pondered for a while, then said solemnly: "I thought of a very ferocious animal, but this animal is not suitable for living in this kind of place."
"What animal?" Long Yi asked.
Wen Qingshan replied word for word: "Komodo dragon!"
"What!?" Upon hearing the Komodo dragon, Long Yi's expression suddenly changed.
I quickly asked: "What is a Komodo dragon?"
Long Yi took a deep breath and replied: "The Komodo dragon is a giant lizard. It is named because it only exists on Komodo Island in Indonesia. The Komodo dragon is the largest known to exist in the world.
Lizard, an adult lizard can be as long as
It can reach up to three meters. This kind of lizard is very ferocious and will attack all living animals in its territory. It not only feeds on wild boars, deer, and monkeys on the island, but also attacks humans. On Komodo Island, people suffer from Komodo Island every year.
Died by Modo Dragon's attack."
After Long Yi finished speaking, Wen Qingshan added: "The Komodo dragon runs extremely fast and is good at ambush. It will ambush on the way its prey passes. When the prey approaches, it will quickly pounce on it and attack.
Cut off the prey's hind legs, and then use sharp teeth to tear open the prey's throat or abdomen after the prey cannot move. The prey will die from massive bleeding. Even if the prey is killed at that time
It doesn't matter if you escape. There are a variety of septic bacteria in the saliva of the Komodo dragon. Once the prey is bitten, the bacteria will enter the prey through the wound and spread rapidly along the blood circulation, quickly causing sepsis and changing the prey's behavior.
Be patient, if timely treatment is not provided, it will die within a day or two. The Komodo dragon only needs to follow its prey and wait for the prey to die slowly."
After listening to what Long Yi and Wen Qingshan said, I was shocked: "Holy crap! There are actually such monsters in the world!"
Wen Qingshan nodded: "The Komodo dragon is a super killing machine at the top of the food chain. It has a wide range of recipes and can prey on a variety of animals in different environments."
"Preying on all kinds of animals? Is it possible that there are really such terrifying monitor lizards in this ghost place?"
"This is unlikely. Although the Komodo dragon lives in tropical areas, it likes shade and hates sun, and it cannot live without water. The environment in this area is too dry and is not suitable for the survival of the Komodo dragon."
As soon as Wen Qingshan finished speaking, Long Yi said slowly: "That's not necessarily the case! Maybe there really is a monitor lizard in this ghost place that is similar to the Komodo dragon, or even more terrifying than it."
Long Yi's words surprised everyone. Wen Qingshan hurriedly asked: "Why does Brother Long Yi think so?"
Long Yi turned to look at everyone and said, "You don't know something. There are actually relevant records about the Lop Nur monitor lizard."
"What are you talking about! There are really monitor lizards in this damn place!?"
Long nodded and continued: "This is top secret. In the 1970s, military personnel responsible for radiation detection after nuclear explosions discovered many man-eating monitor lizards several meters long in an underground cave in Lop Nur.
"At that time, it was believed that a local desert lizard called Goupihuang had mutated due to exposure to nuclear radiation. In order to prevent the situation from worsening, a second nuclear explosion was carried out there."
After listening to Long Yi's story, the old ghost on the side couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that the second nuclear explosion not only failed to eliminate this man-eating monitor lizard, but the situation seems to be more serious."
Long Yi waved his hand and said: "No! If there really is a man-eating monitor lizard here, it proves that this kind of monitor lizard is not mutated due to nuclear radiation, because the nuclear explosion site is far away from here.
Nearly 100 kilometers, and this area has not been affected by nuclear radiation."
Wen Qingshan was slightly startled: "You mean, this kind of man-eating monitor lizard might have existed?"
Long Yi turned to Batur and asked: "Brother Batur, how long have the legends about Death Valley been circulating in this area?"
Batur replied: "I don't know how long exactly, but my grandparents said that there are devils in Death Valley. Once it gets dark, you must not enter the valley."
"Since this legend has been circulating for a long time, it means that the monsters in the valley have nothing to do with nuclear explosions."
"If this is said, could this man-eating monitor lizard come from underground caves?" Wen Qingshan analyzed.
"It's very possible! And the environment in this underground cave should be relatively humid so that man-eating monitor lizards can survive."
When I heard this, I immediately thought of the "Wandering Lake Theory" about Lop Nur, and hurriedly said: "Didn't Brother Aishan say that there is a very huge underground lake under Lop Nur? Could it be that this area leads to that underground lake?"
A cave in a lake, right?”
Wen Qingshan slapped his head: "Don't tell me, this is really possible! This valley was a river in ancient times. Later, the river dried up and became what it is now. Maybe the original source of this river was that underground
lake!"
"Great! Didn't Professor Dong and the others probably enter the underground cave? If we find the entrance, we might be able to find them!" I finally saw a glimmer of hope.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I finished speaking, Wen Qingshan said solemnly: "If this is really the case, I'm afraid they are more likely to be in trouble."
"Why?"
Wen Qingshan glanced at the numerous bones scattered around, then turned to look at me: "What do you think?"
I immediately understood what he meant and said in surprise: "You mean they might have encountered a man-eating monitor lizard!?"
"Stop talking so much, we have to find the entrance to this cave quickly!"
Not daring to delay any more, everyone immediately got into the car and the convoy continued to move forward.
The convoy kept moving forward at a speed of 10 to 20 kilometers per hour. Everyone stared at both sides of the valley with wide eyes. As long as someone found a hole, no matter how big or small, they would immediately stop the car and go check it out.
Two or three hours later, the convoy traveled forward for almost thirty or forty kilometers, but still could not find the entrance to the underground cave, nor could it reach the end of the ravine. However, it did find a shriveled lizard tail.
, even though this lizard's tail has been completely shriveled, the diameter at its thickest part is still as thick as the mouth of a bowl. From this, we can see that there is indeed a huge monitor lizard in this area, but where exactly this monitor lizard is hidden is a mystery.
puzzle.
The convoy continued to move forward and came to a relatively spacious area. Since it was already noon and it was extremely hot, the long-term low-speed driving caused the car's engine to overheat. Long Yi used the intercom to signal the convoy to stop and rest on the spot.
After getting off the bus, Chen Biao immediately asked a team of special forces members to start pitching tents and setting up a camp. This surprised me a little and asked in confusion: "How to set up a camp here?"
Long Yi explained: "I think finding the entrance to the cave won't be a matter of time. It's better to camp on the spot and search slowly."
When Batur heard this, he was shocked and said: "You mean, we still have to spend the night here?"
Long nodded.
Batur immediately waved his hand and said: "This is absolutely not possible! This place is too dangerous at night. The reason why our expedition team had accidents for more than ten years was because of the night..."
Since Ai Shan was nearby, Batur did not finish his words in order to avoid touching his wounds again, but his meaning was very clear. In short, Death Valley after dark is full of dangers!
However, Long Yi didn't take it seriously. He said: "It's just a man-eating monitor lizard. It would be best if it really comes. We can just find the entrance to the underground cave through the monitor lizard. No matter how powerful these monitor lizards are, they can't
Maybe it's no match for bullets."
"What if besides the giant lizard, there are other more terrifying things?" Batur said worriedly.
Long Yi glanced at him and said: "As the saying goes, soldiers will stop you, and water will cover you. Since we are here, we have to find out what monsters are here! If Brother Batur feels scared, I can arrange a vehicle to take you there.
Leave with Brother Aishan, but I believe you want to know the truth more than we do."
Long Yi's words touched Batur's heart. He didn't speak for a long time. After thinking for a while, he raised his head and said, "Then let's stay here for one night and see what's there!"
The tent was quickly set up, and Chen Biao led the special operations team members to build an earthen wall about two feet high with sand and soil around the camp. The camp was arranged like a defensive position. Looking at this posture, they are now
I was planning to do something big tonight, so I couldn't help but feel a little nervous, and I didn't know what exactly would appear at that time.
Because it was too hot outside, everyone went into the tent to rest. After about two hours, there was a sound of helicopter propellers coming from above our heads. It turned out that Long Yi had sent a helicopter from the headquarters.
The helicopter landed in an open space about ten meters away from us. Only then did I see clearly that it was an armed helicopter. There were many gun barrels on the fuselage, and it seemed to be full of firepower.
The helicopter's propeller gradually stopped rotating, and Long Yi and Chen Biao immediately walked towards the helicopter. They walked to the helicopter and didn't know what they said to the people on board. The helicopter soon took off again, along the
Fly forward along the valley.
After they came back, Wen Qingshan asked: "What is that helicopter doing here?"
Long Yi said with a smile: "I asked the helicopter to explore the road ahead to see how long the ravine is. In addition, if we encounter any difficult situation tonight, this helicopter can provide us with a powerful
fire support.”
Hearing what Long Yi said, I immediately felt a lot more at ease. It felt like the helicopter was a powerful backing. But what I didn't expect was that sometimes, the "backing" is not so reliable.
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