Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 116 7. Return to Skull Island [39100]

Early the next morning, Merlin took his assistant Hill, together with Dr. Qinze and Miss Vivienne, on a jet plane organized by the Emperor, all the way eastward from Mona Island, across the Atlantic Ocean.

After a long 13-hour flight, they took a break in Dubai, a major city in the Middle East, and then flew directly to Bangkok, Thailand.

After a simple Thai-style breakfast, the group took a large helicopter and headed to the mysterious island in the South Pacific.

The areas where the ancient titans are located are highly classified.

The Skull Island where the mysterious KONG is located cannot be found on ordinary maps.Only by following the internal map of the Emperor Organization can the exact location of Skull Island be found among the numerous islands in the South Pacific.

Merlin was currently in the cabin of the helicopter, carefully watching the map spread out in front of him.

In the center of the map, which is the edge of the South Pacific Ocean, there is a mark of the Emperor Organization, which is where Skull Island is located.

"It's far from the mainland and a long distance from the nearest inhabited island."

Dr. Serizawa was sitting opposite Merlin, he pointed to the sign on the map, and said to Merlin:

"It's like an 'ecological island' in the concept of biology. There is a completely different ecosystem inside. We suspect that it is because of this closure that the ecology of Skull Island has remained in ancient times, and the KONG group has therefore escaped. It took a long time of ecological evolution to survive."

Merlin nodded, he was focusing on another question.

"Although this place is remote, it's not that it hasn't been discovered for so many years. There will always be merchant ships passing through the nearby waters, so I'm curious, after the exploration activities in 1973, how did you keep the secret of the existence of Skull Island? ?”

Merlin looked at Dr. Serizawa, and he asked:

"Is it to demarcate a military restricted zone? Or use other methods? And if KONG belongs to the ancient Titan like Raton, then with its size, it cannot be covered up completely by relying on an island."

"KONG is a larval titan."

Vivienne Graham next to Dr. Serizawa said to Merlin:

"According to the information brought back by our members in 1973, KONG was only about 100 feet tall at that time. With the mountain structure inside Skull Island, it is completely possible for KONG to hide and survive."

"Ancient Titans like it have an extremely long growth period. According to Dr. Serizawa's estimation, KONG may need several hundred years to truly enter the mature stage. According to some of the data we collected on Skull Island Judging from the information, the height of an adult KONG is likely to exceed 200 feet, and the weight will also exceed 2, or even 3 tons."

Vivian put a photo in front of Merlin's eyes, and she said:

"KONG is different from other titans. It has not yet become a real top predator. In fact, we built an observation laboratory on Skull Island not only to study KONG's habits, but also to protect it."

"Protect?"

Merlin picked up the photo. It was a black and white photo. In the photo, an upright gorilla with brown and black mane was standing between the valleys.It was no different from the gorillas Merlin had seen before, the only thing that attracted attention was its height.

Compared with the surrounding mountain cols, the height of this gorilla is at least 30 meters...

It may not be as shocking as Godzilla who raised his head from the sea, but it is definitely more powerful than Raton who is currently sleeping in the volcano.

Merlin also noticed that in this photo, the orangutan named KONG had obvious scars on his left arm.

He handed the photo to Agent Hill, then looked at Vivian, and said:

"You mean, the current KONG can be hurt or even killed?"

"Yes."

Dr. Serizawa nodded, and said in a heavy tone:

"The exploration operation in 1973 was not successful. This is a secret within the imperial organization, and it is also the reason why we have refused to cooperate with the military. In the exploration operation in 1973, an extremely paranoid A veteran of the Vietnam War, he almost killed KONG...that's why KONG hates outsiders so much."

A trace of regret and regret flashed in Dr. Serizawa's eyes. He said:

"KONG has its own intelligence. Because of its racial characteristics, its intelligence and humanoid type, it should be the highest among all Titans. We had the opportunity to establish a friendly contact relationship with KONG. Because of a soldier who fell into magic Individual behavior, we completely lost it all."

"So, what the hell happened in 1973?"

Merlin asked:

"If KONG is really as intelligent as you said, then he should have a strong sense of revenge after being hurt by humans. It is impossible for your laboratory to be located on Skull Island... So, I guess, In the story of 1973, besides the harm to KONG, there should be other secrets, right?"

"There are all kinds of people in this world, Dr. Merlin."

Sawasei Shirou took off his glasses, rubbed his forehead, and said:

"Some people want to hurt others, put their pain and loss on other creatures, and use violence to show their existence. There must be people who are kind to everything, willing to use all peaceful ways to save disasters, and even take risks for it. Sacrifice yourself."

"In the expedition team in 1973, besides the crazy colonel, there were also our predecessors. When the colonel tried to kill KONG, they helped KONG, and let KONG successfully kill the most terrifying thing in the early stage of its life. enemy."

"KONG remembers this help, so the emperor's laboratory can be established on the edge of Skull Island. But KONG also remembers the damage, so our investigators can't go deep into the interior. Similar to the research experiment on Raton, From 1973 to the present, our laboratory on Skull Island has hardly found much valuable information."

Dr. Serizawa raised his head, this always polite Japanese looked at Merlin, he said softly:

"We are eager to make progress in the research on KONG."

"You have to understand, Merlin, if there is a big melee between titans in the future, then the only ancient titan who is most likely to stand on the human side is KONG."

There was a look of anticipation in the doctor's eyes, even pleading, and he said to Merlin:

"In my opinion, perhaps, KONG is the hope of the future of human civilization."

"So, you invited us to Skull Island, not just for inspection and evaluation, right?"

Merlin narrowed his eyes, and Agent Hill beside him also understood Dr. Serizawa's plan.

Apparently, Dr. Qinze sees the hope of experimental breakthrough through Merlin's exposure in the Mona Island laboratory. He generously opened the second project organized by Emperor to Merlin, hoping to get Dr. Merlin's help to help them Progress has also been made in the laboratory on Skull Island.

"Yes."

Dr. Serizawa nodded, and he said to Merlin:

"Compared to the volcanic Titan on Mona Island, Dr. Merlin, I believe you will find more on Skull Island. The ecological environment there still maintains the style of tens of thousands of years ago. Apart from KONG, there are many strange things there. The food chain there is completely different from the outside world. For an excellent heterogeneous researcher like you, it is definitely a paradise!"

"I can authorize sharing the laboratory of Skull Island with your research team..."

Dr. Serizawa said in a deep voice:

"We can help each other! As long as you keep the secret about Skull Island and KONG."

Merlin wasn't angry, in fact he wasn't angry at all, this result was expected.There is no doubt that the Emperor Organization is using him.

But this is also what Merlin wants to see.

If he needs to issue an accurate assessment report, he must break into the emperor's organization, and now he has done it.

As Dr. Serizawa said, it's a relationship of mutual help.

And in the adult world, isn't it normal to be taken advantage of?

If you don't want to be used, then just become waste, waste, no one will pay attention to it.

"I have to go to Skull Island first."

Merlin showed the rigor expected of a researcher, and he didn't guarantee it, saying:

"Whether I can help you or not will not be known until I conduct an on-site inspection."

"We'll be at Skull Island in 50 minutes."

Vivian looked down at the watch on her wrist, and she said to Merlin and Hill:

"When we get close to Skull Island, there may be some bumps. Let me confirm in advance, the two of you should not be seasick, right?"

"Ok?"

Vivienne's question made Merlin and Hill a little confused.They are flying now, what does this have to do with seasickness?

This kind of doubt lasted until 40 minutes later, at the edge of the endless South Pacific Ocean, on the sea several kilometers in front of the helicopter, something attracted the attention of Merlin and Hill.

"Shet!"

Hill looked at that thing, and the always calm female agent couldn't help cursing in a low voice at this moment.

Beside her, Merlin's expression was not very good-looking.

He finally knew how the Emperor Organization hid the existence of Skull Island.

Simple, they don't need to hide at all...

Nature may be particularly fond of these titans, so it gave Skull Island and KONG a perfect camouflage.

On the sea in front, a huge tornado from the sea to the sky is lying there. In the terrifying hurricane that can easily destroy a city, there are also clouds like flames, and thick lightning that is constantly shining in the clouds .The light from those lightnings illuminated the giant tornado from within, making it look like the entrance to hell.

Driven by the hurricane, the surrounding seawater can easily create huge waves several meters high. In such a seawater eddy, no ship can approach it.

Any sensible captain would avoid this kind of storm, which is why Skull Island is still unknown to the outside world after it was discovered.

"No one knows when the storm came."

Dr. Serizawa stood up and grabbed the bulkhead of the helicopter with his hands. On the increasingly turbulent plane, he said to Merlin:

"From the first time we discovered Skull Island through military satellites in 1973, until now, this storm has never stopped. It is like a weather phenomenon unique to Skull Island. It has never strengthened or weakened."

"This is not normal!"

Merlin pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and he said to Dr. Serizawa:

"Even if I don't know anything about meteorology, I know that there must be something weird on that island that maintains this year-round storm... You have studied there for decades, but you haven't found anything?"

"We can't go far inland."

Dr. Serizawa looked at the terrifying hurricane that was getting older and closer. He said:

"But some of my friends who have studied geology suspect that somewhere in Skull Island, there is a passage leading to the underground hollow world of the earth's mantle layer. They believe that Skull Island is the air flow between the underground world and the surface world. One of the channels, and it's because of the airflow generated by those deep underground channels that this hurricane persists all year round."

"But we have no proof."

"Well, interesting."

A gleam flashed in Merlin's eyes, and he said:

"If this is really the entrance to the underground world...then we have to do a real on-the-spot investigation."

The helicopter was getting closer and closer to the hurricane group in front of it, and Agent Hill's breathing became more and more rapid.This is normal. Any normal person will feel subconscious fear when seeing a super-large hurricane group that can destroy a city.

Not to mention, they now have to enter the eye of the storm in a helicopter that is swaying in the wind...

This is simply looking for death.

"Sit tight!"

The pilot on the helicopter shouted to the rear:

"Let's hope we don't get struck by lightning, my friends."

The next moment, the speeding up helicopter rushed into the hurricane.

But unexpectedly, the violent wind that should have been raging wildly in the storm did not exist. Although the wind in the storm group looked terrifying, it was not extremely destructive, and could even be called mild.

Merlin, who was ready to face the impact, opened his eyes suddenly. He looked at the strange scene surrounded by thick fog. maintain direction.

This seemingly destructive "hurricane" is actually just a scare.

The plane was very turbulent, just like the feeling when playing rafting. The shaking made it almost impossible to maintain a standing posture.No wonder Vivian asked Merlin and Hill if they were seasick just now.

The feeling now is similar to riding through a storm on a boat. The continuous waves of vibrations make people's brains hurt.

Merlin could still persist, but Hill beside him was pale and crumbling.Merlin stretched out his arms to hold Hill's body, and leaned her tightly against him, and Hill also subconsciously hugged his chief tightly.

In this turbulent storm, Merlin's body sat firmly, just like a pillar.

After a few difficult minutes, with the cheers of the pilot, the helicopter rushed from the hurricane group into the calm wind eye with a trace of disturbed smoke.

Merlin opened his eyes, and a peaceful and beautiful scenery came into view. The sun shone on this isolated island, and the reflected golden light made people hold their breath.

"Skull Island."

Merlin looked at the lush mountains and lakes flashing past below the plane, and said softly:

"I am coming..."

(End of this chapter)