The team gathered around the remains, and it seemed as if there were thorns growing out of their mandibles, piercing their tongues and fixing them into stiff specimens, unable to make any sound.
Even Kraft could not make any meaningful comments on this.
The restrictions on osteogenesis are completely lifted, and a large amount of calcium salts, woven protein fibers, and polysaccharides are mobilized here, building a spire in the body like steel and cement, breaking through the fragile skin.
The red layer attached to the surface of the bone looks like a very fine choroid when viewed up close. It is a capillary formed by temporary proliferation and transports required substances. A large amount of calcium is delivered here and deposited.
This shows that the reason for his collapse may not be excessive blood loss, but low calcium.
As calcium is rapidly deposited to form bone spurs, the level of free calcium in the plasma decreases sharply.
At first, there was strange numbness and tingling in my fingers and face, which was insignificant compared to other injuries on my body.
Subsequently, weakness in the limbs and dizziness may be mistaken for signs of excessive physical exertion while running.
Until I was horrified to find that my limbs were out of control, epileptic seizure-like convulsions replaced normal activities, breathing became difficult, and the spasmed throat seemed to be pinched by invisible hands extending from the lungs.
Before complete suffocation, the cliff-like drop in blood calcium level has caused central neuron dysfunction. When consciousness is lost, in the chaos, only the pain that gradually fades away is felt growing under the skin.
The calcium in his blood was far from enough to support this amount of growth, so the other half of his bones showed obvious brittleness, with the surface covered with small holes and the interior so loose that it looked like it had been fermented.
Uncontrolled osteogenesis and osteolysis proceed simultaneously, which is a symptom of some malignant bone cancers, but it is countless times faster.
Of course, he himself cannot see the second half of the process. This should be a kind of mercy of the physiological mechanism.
"From a medical point of view, it may not be too painful before he leaves." Losing the awareness that death is over in a short time, at least is not as scary as it seems.
For the sake of caution, Kraft added, "Theoretically."
"Although I don't like them very much, this kind of meeting is still too bad." Brother Wading felt uncomfortable all over. Just looking at this scene, he felt like something was growing under his skin.
"I wouldn't wish this on anyone, except... I mean, even Theodore."
Green silently put the piece of fabric back into place, barely covering his frame, drew a ring on his chest, and whispered a short sentence that was probably a prayer.
He looked around and couldn't find the missing thing here, so he took off the double-wing ring amulet on his chest, tied a knot with the rope, and wrapped it around the spiked ribs.
"It will bless his soul. Go on, we should be more careful."
The amulet pendant was swinging between the empty skeletons, and the contents originally filled in it were missing. Perhaps the thing that killed him took away this part.
The ground made of gravel and the emerging water meant that there were no traces here, and it was impossible to deduce the way the creature moved and its size. But since it could carry away most of the weight of an adult, it must not be much smaller.
Following this line of thinking, they carefully checked the surroundings again and found several shallow pits. It seemed that they had endured a lot of weight and the gravel had been compacted and sunken.
Because it was too scattered and widely spaced, it was not noticed at first. Even if it was discovered, it was impossible to determine whether it was a trace of something, and it was difficult to deduce how it acted from its distribution position.
Kraft, on the other hand, was thinking about other things.
Distortion of biological structure is common when people come into contact with abnormal conditions, but these are all based on close, zero distance, or even negative distance contact with the medium. And if contact has occurred, the thing that is chasing the killer will really...
Any chance of him making it that far?
The specificity of this kind of bone deformation is particularly obvious. It is not related to functionality as observed in the past, but is entirely for the purpose of killing.
[This was designed]
Programs that have been deliberately selected to be malicious, not quite like deep biology.
"A suggestion." Kraft suppressed his discomfort and quickly chased to the head of the team, "Don't underestimate what we encounter."
The priest couldn't understand how he could overestimate what he was about to encounter. What could be worse than a living lake?
"What's the meaning?"
"I have a feeling it might... be able to think. Anyway, be as careful as possible, as if we are fighting an intelligent devil with evil spells, not a beast with power, understand?"
"There seems to be no reason to refuse, I will remember it." Green promised.
They were entering a stone jungle inhabited by some kind of intelligent creature, which obviously knew the place far better than outsiders.
In fact, the traces on the ground quickly disappeared. It seemed that its actions were not limited to the ground. Some scratch marks that were suspected to be fulcrums were found on the surface of the rock clusters, appearing at high and low places, far and near, at the same time.
The team could only move forward blindly in the general direction. What really guided them was the posture of the rock.
The rising rock clusters become wider and taller, becoming an outward-sloping rock wall. The posture is like being thrown high into the air, and the ripples are solidified in the air. Since the arrival of a stone falling from a high altitude, these ripples have never calmed down.
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The monks hope that the professor can express some more extensive insights and analyze what kind of strange conditions formed this landform.
They were disappointed. After making the suggestion, the professor became taciturn and became extremely serious.
The shrill human voice tore away the last bit of luck.
Just stunned for a moment, Green quickly turned his head to identify the source of the overlapping sounds echoing between the rock walls, and after a moment's thought, he started running.
Without any further thought, the entire team was led by him in an unexpected situation and chased towards the source of the sound.
"Damn it!" Kraft wanted to stop this aggressive move, but when the guy who made the sound was still alive, he couldn't find a reason to stop it, so he could only grit his teeth and follow.
In particular, although the voice was painful, it still sounded powerful and there was hope for survival.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The source of the sound is moving, which undoubtedly exposes the location to the things chasing him, and also points the direction for the team.
After bypassing an unknown number of stone walls, they noticed a flashing light not far away. The other party obviously noticed them and immediately accelerated towards them.
The flames reflected a face of fear and panic. Yes, it was the face on the other boat in my impression.
His scabbard was empty, and his left arm was fixed to the side of his body in an extremely stiff posture, like a gear stuck in thorns that could not move mechanically. Every time he swayed as he ran, his expression of pain became more distorted.
"Save..." Seeing that it was the church's team, the surprise of surviving the desperate situation temporarily suppressed the unbearable pain, and the irrational conditioned reflex caused the body to squeeze out precious lung capacity to cry for help.
As soon as Green noticed him, he stopped at the place closest to the retreat, waiting for him to run over. He unsheathed his sword and fixed his eyes on the darkness behind the person, waiting for that thing to appear.
"Save..." The same syllable was repeated again, and the remaining half of the word was stuck with the body.
Kraft felt something and caught up with him the moment he called for help and slowed down.
There are no fangs or sharp teeth, no muscles and bones, just something invisible, as gentle as the breeze, delivering "waves" to the victims who see hope.
The expression of surprise twitched unnaturally, and the limbs suddenly became weak, as if they had suddenly become aware of themselves and joined in a dance with a fast rhythm and extremely high frequency of movements - Kraft called it a spasm.
Red spots swelled and raised as densely as pores. After a few seconds, the redness submerged every inch of the skin within the visible range.