Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

Chapter 150 Have a small meeting

Qi Guohui nodded. "Okay, let's sit down and have a short meeting."

Several people brought chairs and sat down around the table, waiting for Su Li to explain.

Su Li gathered her thoughts and then said, "I was just dissecting those parasites, and I discovered a few suspicious points."

"First of all, there are those claws on their heads. I originally thought that these claws were used to grab the enemy and then tear them apart. At the time, I thought it was a good combat strategy."

"But then I thought, this is a parasite. All a parasite needs to do is burrow into flesh and eat it. To make it easier to move inside the body, parasites are usually quite round. These claws are completely useless inside the flesh."

Su Li was somewhat puzzled by this, but then he thought that since it was in another world, it was possible that it didn't conform to the biological laws of Earth.

However, once her curiosity was piqued, Su Li naturally wanted to investigate it further.

Su Li cut off one of the claws and studied it carefully.

It wasn't until they investigated that they realized that the creature's claws didn't seem to be original claws.

The claw's outer carapace is a common type of carapace found in insect-like monsters, and it also has hairs for sensing. If taken out separately and asked to identify, Su Li would recognize it as the claw of some kind of spider-like monster that is adept at jumping.

The exoskeleton of the Parvati parasite is a hardened, gelatinous scale with extremely strong stress-absorbing properties.

The combination of the two is like an oil painting with a small section in the middle that is a traditional Chinese painting, which is very eye-catching.

After careful observation, Zuli concluded that the claws must have been artificially modified. In other words, this Parvia parasite was a modified organism.

This immediately piqued Su Li's interest. He examined a parasite that had been beheaded by the Great Zhou Dynasty, carefully observing the body structure of the severed section, and made an unexpected discovery.

He discovered that the parasite's energy channels were unusually developed, meaning that this parasite had a need to release large amounts of energy in a short period of time. However, this did not match the parasite's fighting style. When fighting, the parasite's only ranged weapon was a high-pressure water jet.

This high-pressure water flow looks impressive, but it doesn't require such a sophisticated energy channel. What it needs is a more robust energy channel.

So Zuli continued the dissection and successfully found a pearl with golden runes in the parasite's brain.

Su Li wasn't quite sure what the runes did, but the artificial traces on the rune pearl were too obvious.

Interestingly, these two modifications employed two different modification techniques.

"In other words, two forces modified this parasite." Qi Guohui frowned. "Could it be a war between the two forces that led to the destruction of this world?"

"I don't know, I'll just say what I've found."

Su Li glanced at everyone and continued, "If it were just like that, I would at most find it interesting, but when I touched that rune that was about to dissipate, an accident happened."

Su Li opened his hands, which were uninjured, just like everyone else present. The only difference was that the golden light that had been shrouding him and faintly visible on his skin was gone.

Zheng Hongyuan asked with a puzzled look, "The blessing of the Abyss Serpent is gone?"

“Yes, the blessing of the Abyss Serpent has been dispelled.” Su Li nodded. “This is a rune specifically designed to counter the energy of the Abyss Serpent.”

"Then why didn't they use it before?" Jingzhe asked, puzzled.

"It's probably because the effective range is very short," the mage Wenwen guessed.

“It’s very likely,” Su Li agreed. “Then, I thought of another possibility.”

"Do you think it's possible that this modification was left behind by explorers from another civilization?"

"The reason is that when we first explored this world fragment, we encountered a player from an ocean civilization that used pearls."

Upon hearing this, Qi Guohui's expression turned serious: "Very likely."

"A certain civilization explored this fragment of the world and discovered the Abyss Serpent. They then anchored themselves to this fragment, leaving behind these modified parasites."

Zheng Hongyuan chimed in, "If it's true, then he's very likely to come back and collect these parasites."

This suddenly makes things complicated; a player capable of modifying such a behemoth must be quite powerful.

Just then, a sound like a horn came from the horizon.

This voice is familiar to everyone; it is the voice of the Abyss Serpent.

"Is that right? Why don't we just go and ask?" Zheng Hongyuan suggested.

The group walked out of the fortress. Outside the fortress, the battlefield had been cleaned up. The giant serpent slowly lowered its huge head, and when it was still some distance from the ground, it opened its abyss-like maw. Under its control, the water swept up all the dead parasites on the ground and then entered the serpent's mouth.

The giant snake savored the parasites, its enormous eyes narrowing happily, looking just like a joyful cat.

After the giant snake finished eating the parasites, Zuli shouted at it.

"Hey, expert, did these parasites appear after the world was destroyed?"

The giant snake glanced at Su Li first, gave Su Li a golden buff, and then roared.

[Buzz~~~] [A horn of affirmation]

At that moment, everyone's heart skipped a beat.

This means that these parasites were released here by someone to feed them with the flesh and blood of the abyssal serpent.

Su Li and her group's goal was to abduct this powerful being and take him to a fragment of the Blue Star civilization's world. This created a conflict of interest between the two sides.

Not to mention, a few of them killed all the parasites that others had painstakingly raised.

This is going to be fun.

"Accelerate the operation. We must obtain this Abyssal Serpent." Qi Guohui issued the order. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and they couldn't afford to give it up so easily. Bringing back the serpent would completely revitalize the mess left by Blue Star civilization. "Inquire with the serpent: are there any parasites left? We need to confirm the number released."

Su Li asked the giant snake again.

The giant snake hissed once more, then lowered its head, revealing the rotten flesh that had been there before Su Li and the others.

Then, the water surged in front of them, drawing four long stripes and numerous dots on the ground.

"Does that mean there are 4 more eggs and a lot more?" Ivan guessed.

[Buzz~] [A clarion call of affirmation]

Zheng Hongyuan pinched the bridge of his nose, his expression relaxing. "That's all. Including the ones we killed, there are a total of 32 parasites. The scale of the deployment is very small, so it's most likely a plan by an individual or a team."

If it were a civilized operation, it certainly wouldn't involve deploying such a small amount.

In that case, it's worth a try.

The best outcome would be to successfully steal the snake before the opponent can react.

Next, let's have a little clash. Then, depending on the situation, either retreat or defeat the opponent and steal the giant snake.

At worst, if you can't beat others, protect important personnel during the evacuation.

Zheng Hongyuan opened his manual, reported the situation, and began to apply for some props.