"'Lamus'? You gave it such a name? Why does it feel like a siren in mythology? It can't be a mermaid, right?" Ling Hao became interested. Maybe he can find the water spirit star this time.
The clan members have settled a matter in their hearts.
"Myths are originally the summary of folklore. There is nothing surprising about this. However, this 'Lamus' is not as beautiful as the mermaid legend, nor is it as old." Professor Levins picked up a work diary and checked the notes.
said.
"The earliest recorded sighting of 'Lamus' was in 1887. At that time, several Sicilian fishing boats were conducting seine fishing operations in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is said that one was trapped in the seine at that time, which is rare in the Mediterranean.
When the 'pilot whale' was being caught by the net, something in the water seemed to attack the 'pilot whale' and bit off one-third of its body. Even the fishing net was bitten into a huge hole.
The hole came. The fishermen in several boats ran for their lives in fear, because there was a local fishing tyrant named Ramus, so these fishermen gave this terrifying water monster the name 'Ramus'."
With a lollipop in her mouth, Shi Si stared at her laptop and said: "There are very few descriptions of the water monster 'Lamius' on the Internet. Some people call it a water monster, and some articles call it a water monster. The opinions are different.
.However, its first appearance was also mentioned on the Internet. The 'pilot whale' is one of the largest species in the dolphin family. It can bite off one third of it in one bite, which shows that this 'Lamus' does have something.
His mouth is wide and his bite force is amazing."
Professor Levins glanced at Ling Hao meaningfully and said, "In the morgue, I didn't tell everything I knew. Think about the bite marks on that corpse, don't you think it feels familiar?
"
Ling Hao understood immediately: "You mean, the murderer the police are looking for, the water monster you are looking for, 'Ramus'?"
The professor nodded and said: "It's very possible. According to the legendary witness records, in 1896, 40 nautical miles east of the Strait of Gibraltar, a Spanish sailing ship was attacked, and an oval shape was bitten off the bow of the ship.
In 1900, fishermen salvaged a 6-meter-long gray sixgill shark carcass in the southeast of Evia Island in the Greek Aegean Sea, and its head was bitten off.
At that time, we were about to welcome the new century, and the media was very enthusiastic about this kind of new news, so it caused a lot of hype for a while, and the name 'Lamus' was officially recognized and known by everyone. From then on, there would be stories about this water monster every once in a while.
The latest reports have appeared. The most famous one should be in 1940, when the North African campaign was at its peak during World War II. A British T-class submarine sank three Italian ships in the waters outside the Egyptian Matruh Port.
The troop transport ship caused 4,500 Italian soldiers and a large amount of weapons and equipment to fall into the water. Only 42 people survived by chance. Originally, this kind of massacre during the war was not new, but some of the descriptions of the 42 survivors after they came ashore were after the war.
It caused a public uproar, and the name 'Lamus' became a household name in the Mediterranean region."
Shi Si seemed to be fed up with Professor Levins's slow tone, so he grabbed the topic and said: "This matter was mentioned on the Internet. After the three troop carriers were sunk, the British submarine left and did not care about those
There were so many Italian soldiers floating on the sea that a T-class submarine with a displacement of more than a thousand tons simply did not have the ability to capture so many prisoners. Thousands of people were floating on the sea wearing life jackets, and they were close to each other.
, like a large floating island in the sea. The blood flowing from the injured soldiers attracted sharks. Some soldiers still had weapons in their hands. The shot sharks attracted a larger group of sharks. The weapons and
Ammunition was limited after all, and finally, a bloody gluttonous feast for sharks at sea began. On the periphery of this floating island built by people, young soldiers were dragged away and eaten by sharks while crying, and they shared the leftovers with various oceans.
Creatures swarmed in, and the entire sea surface was about to boil, and the blood dyed the sea water red. This hellish day lasted for nearly three days, and an even more frightening scene was staged, a huge fortress like a sea fortress
A sea beast appeared near these dying soldiers. It looked like a huge turtle, but its back was so wide that dozens of people could stand on it. Although it looked like a turtle, it was obviously different, that is
Its turtle shell showed a very smooth drop shape, and was as black as a gem from the underworld shining with black light. A long tail rolled like a huge python in the sea, and its terrifying head emerged from the sea.
It suddenly lifted up from the sea surface. Its huge mouth was like a guillotine used to execute prisoners in the Middle Ages. Under a pair of sharp long horns, a pair of scarlet eyes flashed with contempt for all living things. It just picked up the animals swimming around in the sea one by one.
The giant shark is like biting a banana. The part in its mouth is swallowed by it, and the part that falls on the sea is abandoned by it. It only eats living things, even if it has just been bitten to death, it will not touch it again.
The second time. Gradually, the sharks began to flee. Without the sharks, the water monster began to eat people, just like picking up beans on the plate. Some soldiers who were fishermen from Sicily or Sardinia raised their heads in fear.
Shouting 'Lamus', watching the mutilated limbs of his comrades slipping from the mouth of the water monster, this is hell, a bloody nightmare. I don't know how long the water monster has been wreaking havoc. On the 6th day after the troop transport was sunk,
One day, a passing Italian warship rescued the remaining survivors on board. The stories of the rescued soldiers made the top military officials panic. They were not afraid of the water monster named 'Lamus', but these remarks
It would damage the morale of our own soldiers. The news was strictly blocked, and the surviving soldiers were given a 'silence order'. It was not until after the war that the incident was exposed, and 'Lamus' became a nightmare for sailors and fishermen in the Mediterranean.
In the next half century, this water monster appeared more than a dozen times, or the remains of the food it had eaten were found, or ships were attacked by it, but the cannibalism never happened again.
pass."
Shi Si held the computer and read from the script, making everyone look at each other. Jiang Mingyu frowned and said: "According to this, judging from the teeth and bite force, it does look a bit like a snapping turtle, but snapping turtles can't grow that big anyway.
Yes, and snapping turtles don’t live in the sea, could they be a species of turtle that humans haven’t discovered yet?”
Yuan Bingbing snorted and said: "It sounds more like some kind of mutated monster produced by genetic mutation, like 'Godzilla'."
Ling Hao looked at Professor Levins and asked, "Professor, are you sure you want to find this water monster? Or do you think life is too boring and you want to die?"
The professor said confidently: "I am fully prepared this time. For private purposes, we can do research on it and even create extremely high economic value. For public purposes, we have eliminated harm for the people. After all,
, it is just an animal, not a sea monster that swallows clouds and smoke. I don't believe it can withstand the big killer weapon I prepared! Ling Hao, we will set off tomorrow morning. In one word, 'do'
That’s it.”
Ling Hao was helpless. He had already collected the money, what else could he do? As soon as he returned to the room in the evening, Shui Lingxing's "smoking and drinking voice" began to speak: "I have been to this part of the Mediterranean. A branch of our mermaid family originated here.
They are the "Ancestors of the Sirens" in the Aegean Sea, but I don't know what happened. Three hundred years ago, this sea area was already very barren. Except for the delicious oysters, there is nothing worthy of my praise. You guys
I know what the water monster I just mentioned called 'Ramus' is. We in the mermaid lineage call it the 'White Water Monster'. Like us, it is not a life created by evolution, but nurtured by the essence of heaven and earth.
Yes, we mermaids are born from the essence of the sea, and this 'White Spirit Turtle' is a strange life born from the fusion of the essence of water and fire. Because the birth conditions are too special, it is much rarer than mermaids. The Mediterranean Sea is located in Asia and Europe
There are many submarine volcanoes at the junction of the continent and the African continent, which is suitable for the birth of this kind of strange beast. However, their intelligence is not lower than that of us mermaids. Generally, they will not expose themselves to human sight casually. I wonder if this one
What's going on? He's causing trouble everywhere, but he even eats meat. It's really weird."
Ling Hao asked curiously: "From what you're saying, is it possible that this water monster was originally a vegetarian?"
"No, they are born from the energy of water and fire. They do not need to eat. Something must be wrong. If you find a suitable opportunity, I can call it out and ask."
"What? Can you still call that water monster out?" Ling Hao opened his mouth in surprise.
"Yes, I can. I have said it before, it is not a water monster, let alone a sea monster, it is a strange beast from heaven and earth. Also, let the old rich man give up his desire to catch it to make a fortune. 'Bai Ruoling Turtle' has a strong character.
, I will not be humiliated even if I die. Even if you have the ability to catch it, all you will get in the end is just a corpse. Besides, you have no chance of catching it. If you piss it off, you can just take a sip of the 'Hanyuan Holy Fire'.
I will burn you all into nothingness. If you are purely interested and can take a look, then the old rich man will be lucky for the rest of his life. How about that, okay?"
"Okay, let me advise Professor Levins." Ling Hao had some resistance to catching animals for sale. It would be best if he could not hurt innocent animals this time.
The next day, Ling Hao's team came to the dock with Professor Levins' people. Professor Levins transformed the 2,000-ton cargo ship "Audora" he bought into a diving operation vessel. At this moment, "Stone Crab"
"" and "Pippi Shrimp" have been hoisted on board. After everyone got on board, "Odola" weighed anchor and left port, sailing towards the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The Mediterranean Sea is always much larger than people imagine. On the map, if it were not for the Strait of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal, it would be a real inland lake. However, only by sailing in the Mediterranean Sea can you realize its vastness and vastness, even if it is
The Tyrrhenian Sea, which is only a small part of it, is still not comparable to any lake.
Professor Levins manipulated the sonar on the ship to search for a full day, but found nothing. In the evening, everyone gathered in the ship's restaurant to have dinner, and Shi Si said bluntly: "I said, Professor, your search method is...
I'm afraid it won't be possible to scan this sea area even in half a month. If you just find a dead thing, that's it. The key is that it's a living thing that can move. I think your operation is basically useless."
Adeline seemed to have the same feeling and suggested: "How about we conduct trapping? Before we set sail, we put a lot of frozen large fish in the cold storage on the ship, which can come in handy."
Jiang Mingyu smiled: "Are you going to fish? You may be able to catch sharks and tuna, but if you use this method to catch such a unique creature in the sea, it will be harder than finding a needle in a haystack. It is better to go to the place where it has been before.
Let’s try our luck.”
Everyone was having a heated discussion, and Professor Levins seemed a little embarrassed. He and Ling Hao were silent. After the meal, a full moon had risen on the sea, and Professor Levins was sitting alone in the stern of the boat.
, while drinking beer and looking at the stars, he seemed a little at a loss. Ling Hao walked over with half a bottle of beer and sat down next to him: "If I say that I have a way to find 'Lamius', do you believe it?"
"What do you do?" Professor Levins's eyes widened, as if he was about to pounce and bite someone.
"It's up to me to do it." A "smoking and drinking voice" sounded out of thin air, scaring Professor Levins so much that he even dropped his wine bottle into the sea. A shadow gradually solidified on the deck, and the enchanting figure was still there.
It has a weird and fantastic quality, which made the professor’s eyes wide open.
"Human... mermaid?!" Levins yelled out.
Ling Hao patted his forehead and shook his head: "Oh... this is a deceiving thing!"