booktalesy Chapter 292 The Survivors Want to Build You a Temple
Chapter 292 The Survivors Want to Build You a Temple
Lin Fan pushed open the side door of the building and was met with a scene of utter chaos.
In the wide corridor, the floor tiles were cracked and warped, with roots the thickness of a finger emerging from the cracks and spreading along the corners of the walls to the ceiling.
The fluorescent tubes overhead were entangled in vines, emitting a buzzing sound and flickering light.
The air was so humid it looked like you could wring water out of it, creating a scene of utter desolation, like the end of the world.
Lin Fan stood at the door, took a deep breath, and stepped outside.
The fire door at the end of the corridor had been knocked out of shape, and the gaps were filled with dark purple roots.
Lin Fan raised his hand and poured in the power of calamity, instantly turning the roots into ash.
He squeezed through the deformed door frame and entered the lobby on the first floor.
The plants that had previously hunted them had damaged the glass curtain wall of the hall, and the mutated vegetation was growing inwards along the window frames.
The ground was covered with a thick layer of moss-like material, which felt soft and spongy underfoot, and a green sap would ooze out with every step.
Lin Fan walked through the hall without stopping and exited through the main entrance.
The scene outside surprised him once again, even more so than what he had seen on the surveillance cameras.
At this moment, the area around the nuclear power plant looks completely different from before.
The mutated shrubs that were previously three or four meters tall have now grown to over ten meters.
The canopies of the roadside trees have completely transformed into enormous membranous umbrellas, their translucent structures undulating gently in the breeze.
Even the cracks in the ground widened, and thick, dark red vines poured out from them, weaving into a dense, net-like structure.
Of course, the biggest change is to the cooling tower not far away, which is now completely covered by radiative algae.
The entire tower transformed into a giant blue pillar of light, with colorful spores erupting from its top and forming a rainbow-colored mist in the air.
"This feels like we've arrived on another planet?"
Lin Fan muttered to himself, estimating the distance from the main gate to the cooling tower.
In less than two hundred meters, the landscape has completely changed; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it looks like another planet.
From a distance, it looks as if you are in an alien tropical rainforest.
Looking at the cooling tower that had been completely covered, Lin Fan wondered whether he should transform into Godzilla and deal with the plants.
However, he quickly rejected the idea.
For no other reason than that if he were to transform into Godzilla, his destructive power would be too great. He might even destroy the entire nuclear power plant.
Professional matters should be handled by professionals.
"Big Crow, where are you?"
Soon, the Great Crow responded in the sea of consciousness.
"Almost there. Sir, I can already sense your true form. It should only take about ten to twenty minutes..."
"Lord Prisoner... I saw it..."
"Huh? You saw it?"
Upon hearing Da Wu's reply, Lin Fan was taken aback, and then subconsciously looked up to search for Da Wu's figure.
However, the surrounding vegetation was too tall, and apart from the sky, nothing else could be seen.
However, he soon noticed a rhythmic, slight tremor coming from the ground.
And over time, the vibrations became more and more pronounced.
Sensing the direction from which the tremor came, Lin Fan turned his head and looked northwest.
Soon, he noticed a dark outline appearing to the west, hidden by those huge trees.
Then comes the second one.
Ok?
Why are there two?
"Big Crow, how come you have two figures?"
"Boss, that's not me, it's Xiao Wu..."
"What the heck? How come that idiot got ashore too?"
Upon hearing that it was Xiao Wu, Lin Fan couldn't help but widen his eyes.
In his mind, Little Crow and Big Crow were completely opposite individuals.
If Big Crow leans towards spiritual power, then Little Crow is a complete idiot who doesn't understand spiritual communication and leans towards the physical body.
"It said it has what it needs on land, but I don't know..."
Even Dawu couldn't explain it.
Hearing this explanation, Lin Fan was somewhat speechless, but since he was already there, what else could he say?
"Then you keep an eye on it and make sure it doesn't cause any damage."
As the large and small eagles drew closer, Helen, who had been staring at the monitor screen in the nuclear power plant control room, suddenly widened her eyes.
"Heavens... what... what is that?"
Miller, who had heard the scream, came over. When he saw the giant black shadow on the monitor screen, his legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground.
"What the hell is that?! What the hell is that thing?!"
"Oh my god... Shit, God, are we going to be destroyed?"
"No, no..."
Upon hearing the commotion, the soldiers resting nearby also crowded in front of the monitor screen.
Upon seeing the two enormous, black creatures, each at least a hundred meters tall, in the scene, they all displayed expressions of terror and despair.
"It's over."
Finally, someone couldn't bear the fear any longer and collapsed to the ground.
"It's all over. First monsters, then killer plants, and now two giant octopuses. What did I do in my past life to deserve this...?"
Helen and Miller didn't speak, but their bodies trembled uncontrollably.
The huge monitoring room was instantly filled with a sense of despair.
But soon, Lin Fan's voice came through the walkie-talkie on the control panel.
"Helen Miller."
"Mr. Lin! Come back quickly, it's outside..."
"rest assured."
However, before the two could finish speaking, Lin Fan's voice rang out.
"Those two things that are close by are my friends; they won't hurt us."
what……
Lin Fan's sudden explanation immediately silenced the entire monitoring room.
Everyone stared wide-eyed, unable to believe their ears.
After a long while, Helen thought she had misheard: "Mr. Lin, what did you say?"
"I said, those two octopuses were the ones I hired to help me deal with the stuff on the cooling tower."
Upon hearing the reply from the walkie-talkie, Miller's mouth dropped open, and his jaw nearly fell off.
What did he hear?
Those two enormous shadowy monsters were actually invited by Mr. Lin?
Are you kidding me...?
But soon, the surveillance footage seemed to confirm Lin Fan's words.
The two colossal beasts, each over 100 meters long, stopped about 500 meters from the nuclear power plant.
They did not advance further, nor did they attack any buildings.
Instead, he lowered his head.
To be precise, it bowed its head in one direction.
The camera pans to the entrance of the administration building, where Helen sees Lin Fan standing alone.
The figure was extremely small compared to the giant beast behind it.
But those two enormous creatures, each a hundred meters tall, just quietly lowered their heads, facing him.
Helen and the others stared intently at the screen; their bodies had stopped trembling.
Because they were already numb.
I'm completely numb!
……
"The prison is big..."
"Waaah..."
Two voices rang out simultaneously, one from the spiritual level and the other from the physical level, a roar filled with excitement.
"have not seen you for a long time."
Lin Fan looked up at the two dark shadows that resembled small mountains in front of him.
"You've all grown up!"
"Waaah..."
The big crow did not answer Lin Fan's question. After all, it would occasionally communicate with Lin Fan in its spiritual sea. On the contrary, the little crow waved its tentacles excitedly after hearing his words and even erected several thick tentacles in front of Lin Fan.
Lin Fan looked at the giant figure, which was slightly smaller than the Great Crow, with a smile in his eyes. Even though it was not as big as the Great Crow, it was still much larger than it had been back in the cherry blossom season.
Judging by visual estimation, the height is also within the range of 100 meters.
"Little Crow is a little excited," Big Crow explained.
"I can tell," Lin Fan said. "Let's get down to business. The radiation-eating algae are on the cooling tower; can you handle them?"
"Yes. Radiation-feeding algal spores are food for it. While feeding, it interrupts the spore diffusion mechanism."
"Let's begin then."
Upon hearing his words, Da Wu said nothing more.
Its massive body began to move, each step accompanied by a dull tremor.
The tentacles carefully bypassed the main buildings of the nuclear power plant and precisely reached towards the cooling towers.
Little Wu followed closely behind.
In the control room, everyone was crowded in front of the monitoring screen.
In the image, the tentacles of the first giant octopus are seen resting on the outer wall of the cooling tower.
The blue radiative algae covering the tower walls began to peel off the moment the tentacles made contact.
A layer of mucus visibly seeped from the wrist dials, dissolving and absorbing the radiative algae wherever it went, much like someone wiping a table with a wet cloth.
The mycelial mats that had been continuously spraying colored spores stopped releasing spores the moment they were peeled off.
"My God..." Helen murmured, staring at the screen, "Are they really eating those things?"
"Hmm." Miller nodded blankly, then shook his head. "No, that's not the point. The point is... just who is that man?"
His eyes were fixed on the camera footage at the entrance of the administration building.
At this moment, Lin Fan was leaning against the door frame, arms crossed, looking up at Da Wu working.
His posture looked exactly like that of a supervisor watching over the workers.
Miller swallowed hard.
On the screen, Da Wu's efficiency was extremely high.
Nearly one-third of the radiation-eating algae on the north side of the cooling tower were cleared within three minutes.
The small bird is responsible for the base and ground area. Its tentacles are more flexible and can reach into crevices and pipes to extract the mycelium embedded deep inside one by one.
The most noticeable change is in the mutated vegetation around the nuclear power plant.
After the radiative algae stopped releasing spores, the rate of growth of those wildly growing mutant plants began to slow down significantly.
First, the outermost blue-green weeds stopped growing.
Then those dark red vines stopped sprouting new shoots from the ground.
The membranous tissue on the tree canopy began to shrink.
The giant carnivorous plant root that had been blocking the entrance to the administration building has also stopped growing, and the funnel-shaped opening has slowly closed, turning into a shriveled flower bud.
There were no explosions, no fighting, and no intense confrontations throughout the entire process.
It's just simple... cleaning.
It's as ordinary as a cleaner sweeping the floor.
But it is precisely this ordinary scene that makes people feel very unbelievable.
In just over ten minutes, most of the radiative algae on the cooling tower were removed.
The surrounding spore mist gradually dissipated, leaving behind a salty, fishy ocean scent in the air.
Lin Fan asked in his mind, "How are you feeling?"
"I'm very full."
Da Wu's tone rarely carried a hint of satisfaction.
"The concentration of mental mediators in these radiation-eating algae is much higher than I expected. After I absorb them, my mental radiation range will be greatly enhanced."
"That's good. Once you're full, finish up the rest too."
"It's already being cleared."
Lin Fan nodded, and seeing that there was nothing for him to do, he simply turned around and walked back to the administration building.
When the hydraulic door to the control room opened, several pairs of eyes inside turned to look at him.
There was everything in those eyes.
Awe, shock, confusion, fear, and a touch of deep questioning about "what species are you?"
Lin Fan glanced around and walked to a chair to sit down.
"What are you looking at? The problem is solved."
Helen spoke first, her voice slightly strained: "Mr. Lin, those two... creatures, are they really yours?"
"right."
"Where...did they come from?"
"In the sea."
Helen waited two seconds and realized that Lin Fan didn't intend to continue explaining.
Miller chimed in from the side, "You mean, you're keeping two 100-meter-tall octopuses in the sea?"
"almost."
Miller opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
He couldn't even understand how a human could do such a thing.
After a long while, he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence:
"Um... Mr. Lin, I feel it's necessary for me to get to know you again."
"No need." Lin Fan leaned back in his chair. "Just remember one thing."
"What is it?"
"From now on, just listen to me."
Miller glanced at the two hundred-meter-tall behemoths diligently cleaning up the radiation-eating algae on the screen, then looked at the casual-sounding man in front of him.
"...I'll do as you say."
Outside the door, the plant roots in the corridor had already begun to dry out.
Suddenly, the communication device, which had been producing static, began to emit intermittent human voices.
"...Young Master Lin...Please reply upon receipt...Raccoon City calling...Repeating...Raccoon City calling..."
It was the sound of an owl.
Lin Fan got up, walked to the equipment, and picked up the microphone.
"I am Lin Fan"
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the microphone, then Night Owl's voice came through, speaking at more than twice as fast as usual.
"Boss, something big has happened in Raccoon City..."
He paused.
"Domingo, that charlatan, has gone too far. The survivors are going to build you a temple."
Lin Fan's hand paused.
"...What the heck?"