Ning Xiaofan, Fatty and others were stunned immediately.
Ning Xiaofan hadn't come back to his senses yet. At this time, Professor Zhao also saw the giant skeleton and immediately let out an exclamation. He rushed to the huge skeleton in three steps and then stretched out his hand to rub the skeleton.
, and trembled in his mouth: "This is real, really, not a fossil, not a fossil..."
Seeing Professor Zhao's excited silence, Ning Xiaofan and Fatty couldn't help but look at each other.
"So what, Old Man Zhao, can you identify what kind of creature this skeleton belongs to?" the fat man asked carelessly. He had always lacked respect for these experts and professors, and called Old Man Zhao directly.
"I can't recognize it." Professor Zhao replied very crisply, but his eyes kept staring at the skeleton, unwilling to leave even half a moment.
"Can't recognize it? Then why are you so excited?" The fat man rolled his eyes.
"You know nothing, just because you can't recognize it, this skeleton is even more precious," Professor Zhao said angrily.
Is it more precious if you can't recognize it? What kind of logic is this? The fat man rolled his little eyes and couldn't help but wanted to say a few sarcastic words, but a flash of understanding occurred in his mind, and he couldn't say the sarcastic words immediately.
Isn't it? If you can't recognize it, it means that the creature has become extinct. Aren't extinct creatures more precious?
But Ning Xiaofan thought of a deeper aspect at this moment and asked: "Professor Zhao, you said this skeleton is not a fossil?"
"Yes, this skeleton should not have existed for more than a year, and the flesh and blood on its body was not corroded by natural conditions..." Professor Zhao pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said, "If you don't believe me, take a closer look, the skeleton
There are many breaks on it, and there are traces of gnawing. It should be that it was attacked by some kind of creature, or fell from a height and died, and then was gnawed all over by some kind of creature, and finally became this skeleton.
.”
After listening to Professor Zhao's explanation, Ning Xiaofan and Fatty saw clearly that this skeleton did have many broken places. The leg bones, which were more than twice as thick as the elephant's legs, had been broken into two pieces, as if they had been dropped from a high place.
Dead.
Looking up, I saw a dark cliff with a thousand blades towering up. Due to the dim light, I couldn't see the top at a glance.
Recalling that Professor Zhao said that the flesh and blood of this huge skeleton had been eaten by some kind of creature, Ning Xiaofan, Fatty and others couldn't help being frightened, and there was a trace of nervousness in their eyes. You must know that the size of this skeleton is already large enough, and it can
The flesh and blood of this giant creature was eaten away until only a skeleton was left. So, what kind of terrifying creature could it be?
It seems very unsafe here.
Ning Xiaofan felt nervous and quickly called Lao Wang and others who were staying behind to come over and join them. Following that, Chen Biao and Hou San were arranged to be on guard nearby.
At this time, Li Wanting, who had been silent until now, suddenly asked: "Professor Zhao, this skeleton is too big. Except for dinosaurs, I can't think of any creature with such a big skeleton. Do you think it was left behind by dinosaurs?"
Down?"
Dinosaur? No way. Ning Xiaofan and Fatty felt their hearts skip a beat after hearing this. This thing was not something they could deal with.
Professor Zhao smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's hard to say. In fact, I also think this is the skeleton left by a dinosaur... but... this is too incredible..." As he said that, Professor Zhao's eyes flashed with excitement again.
, the words changed: "But... it's not difficult to get a conclusion. Just test the DNA and it will be clear. In short, whether it is a dinosaur or not, it is already an amazing miracle to find such a giant creature in the sinkhole.
After saying that, Professor Zhao called to the two young scholars who came with him to take out the testing equipment and started busy measuring the volume of the skeleton and collecting genetic samples.
Professor Zhao and others were busy there. At this time, Lao Wang, Xiao Shanzi and others had already arrived. When everyone saw this huge skeleton, they were also shocked.
Everyone gathered together. Ning Xiaofan originally planned to find a place to rest for a while. Seeing that Professor Zhao and others were busy for a while, Yu Jian motioned for everyone to rest on the spot.
The edge of the river beach belongs to the beach area, with many strange-shaped rocks scattered among them, many of which are smooth and flat.
Ning Xiaofan randomly found a relatively flat rock and sat down. At this time, the fat man came over, took out a cigarette, and threw one to Ning Xiaofan.
The two of them lit cigarettes and while they were puffing away the smoke, the fat man said with a worried look on his face: "Xiao Fan, it's too weird here and there's no shelter. We'd better leave early..."
Ning Xiaofan glanced at Professor Zhao and others who were busy there, and said: "Forget it, who knows where this road leads to? It's the same thing if you leave early and leave late. Let's talk about it after Professor Zhao and others finish their work."
"Hey, why don't you understand? What I mean is, let's not worry about Old Man Zhao and the others. These guys are powerless. If something happens to them, how can we care about it? You are not the one
I don’t know, this ghost place is full of evil. Not to mention the monster we encountered not long ago, this skeleton is scary enough. If you think about it, this skeleton has been eaten by some creature. We are about to encounter it.
If we get there, we’re guaranteed not to be able to eat and carry around, so it’s good if we can take care of ourselves.”
Ning Xiaofan pondered for a moment and said: "That's what I said, but don't you want to know what this skeleton is?"
"Think about it, can't you tell?"
"So, Professor Zhao and the others are useless. You see, aren't they doing research? Professor Zhao is a biological expert after all. With him here, we can at least know what species this skeleton belongs to."
The fat man said noncommittally: "That's not necessary. In my opinion, it's probably a dinosaur. It's enough if you know about dinosaurs."
Ning Xiaofan smiled softly: "Dinosaurs also have to be divided into meat and vegetables, right? Carnivores and vegetarians are very different. With Professor Zhao's help in the analysis, we have a good idea, even if we meet
, so as not to panic.”
After hearing this, the fat man blinked his little eyes and said, "What you said seems to make some sense. That's all. Since Old Man Zhao is still useful, let's just bring it with him. But let's make a deal first, so we won't be able to take care of him when the time comes.
, it’s no wonder that Fatty, I refused to save him until he died.”
Ning Xiaofan was unambiguous and said with a smile: "If you encounter any danger, just take care of yourself. As for Professor Zhao and the others, they will help if they can. If they can't, they can only blame them for their bad luck. Life or death depends on their fate."
Already."
The fat man chuckled: "If you say that, I feel relieved. I'm really afraid that you will soften your heart and get yourself into trouble..."
The rest time was extended by half an hour than usual. After Professor Zhao and others had almost finished studying the giant skeleton and began to pack up the testing equipment, Ning Xiaofan then called on everyone to get up and go on their way.
The appearance of the giant skeleton made Ning Xiaofan wary of the possibility of an emergency. He deliberately doubled the number of people exploring the path, from two to four. Even the more powerful 95 automatic rifles were used to explore the path.
Used by Hou San and others.
When the temporary release was released, Ning Xiaofan also asked Professor Zhao specifically what species the skeleton belonged to. Unfortunately, Professor Zhao's response was quite disappointing. Although the DNA was collected, it was still unclear for a while.
If it cannot be detected, we have to wait until we set up camp at night for further analysis and comparison, which is quite time-consuming.
In other words, if you want to know the results, you probably have to wait until tomorrow morning.
For the rest of the trip, everyone has been keeping a high degree of vigilance, and this place that looks like a river beach has open terrain and no cover. If they encounter any monster, everyone really has no way out.
Fortunately, as time passed quietly, everyone walked down without encountering any danger.
However, everyone felt that the temperature here was getting lower and lower, so much so that there was a thin layer of white frost on the surface of the rocks on the river beach and the plants.
Plants and stones can emit a halo, giving people a sense of crystal clear through the thin white frost on the surface, especially the plants in various shapes and forms, such as fire trees and silver flowers, which are enchanting and beautiful.
Just when everyone was immersed in this beautiful wonder, there was still a thick layer of hidden worry hanging over everyone's hearts.
Along the way, everyone found many skeletons, some scattered and some relatively complete. These skeletons may be large or small. The complete ones include giant skeletons that are seven or eight meters high and nearly ten meters long, and there are also small ones as small as about one foot.
The skeleton. It is not clear what species it belongs to, but the further you go, the more skeletons you see, with weird shapes, piled up like a mountain, and an unpleasant odor emitting, like an unknown biological cemetery, which is shocking.
There is also an indescribable weird feeling.
After walking among the piles of bones for more than an hour, I heard the sound of gurgling water in front of me.
This seemingly dry riverbank originally had a trickle of water, but listening to the sound of flowing water in front of it, it was obvious that it was a river with plenty of water.
Sure enough, when everyone walked around a pile of mountain-like bones, a huge cave came into view, and the rapid river rushed out of the cave.
The river is very fast, takes an H-shaped curve, and rushes into the distance.
The river did not block everyone's way. On both sides of the river, there was a forest with a colorful halo. Everyone only needed to walk along the river to enter the forest.
Ning Xiaofan opened his tablet and looked at it, then pointed to the right side of the river and said, "Go that way."
Entering the woods along the right side of the river, at first, everyone didn't think there was anything weird about the woods. They just glowed. However, as they went deeper, when several towering giant trees came into view,
Everyone was already surprised.
These towering giant trees emit a halo of red light. They are so thick that only three people can hug them. The top canopy is dense, blocking out the sky and the sun, like a giant umbrella holding up the sky. Of course, this is just a description.
There is no possibility of any sun appearing in this underground space. It cannot cover the sky or the sun.
"Sequoia tree?" Professor Zhao couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.
After hearing this, Ning Xiaofan couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong? Professor Zhao, do you recognize this tree?"
