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I called out to him, but there was no response. As I shouted his name, I waded through the water. Jack stood more than ten meters away from the shore, and from here, the view toward the land was completely shrouded in mist; I couldn't see anything. Although Jack's eyes were wide open, I didn't believe he could see anything either.
Jack tilted his head and glanced at me, surprised. "Can you see it?"
I scoffed lightly. "Is that mist? Yes, I can see it."
Jack shook his head and suddenly threw a Glow Stick into the air. The Glow Stick arced gracefully before landing on the shore. In an instant, a horrifying scene unfolded before my eyes. Within the illuminated area of the Glow Stick, a mass of Giant Scorpions gathered at the water's edge, their shiny black pincers waving at us, their tails arched high with red venom sacs resembling ripe cherries.
Seeing this sight made my legs feel weak, and I couldn't suppress the urge to distance myself from it. Jack grinned mischievously. "Don't be afraid; these things are scared of water. We're safe here."
Of course, I knew Scorpions wouldn't venture into the water, but this scene still sent chills down my spine and made me eager to get away from them. I steadied my nerves and pretended to be relaxed. "Do you still want to catch one? Keeping these as pets comes with risks."
"It's impossible to catch one now. It's a pity you blew up that live specimen."
"If I hadn't blown it up, we would both have to feed them. Are you really that foolish or just pretending?"
Jack shrugged and stared at the Glow Stick on the shore. "Zhang, this group of Scorpions is strange; I don't remember any records of such Scorpions. And such large Scorpions are definitely of a highly toxic variety."
I had no idea how he determined these Scorpions were highly toxic, but there were certainly no records of Scorpions this size. I had seen even more bizarre things in the Underground Passage and had developed a certain immunity to such eerie creatures. It was Jack's attitude that puzzled me; he seemed even less afraid of these things than I was, and even had the audacity to consider catching one while we were trying to escape—this couldn't simply be attributed to a lack of common sense.
I suppressed my desire to turn and flee and said to Jack, "Let's leave this place first; I don't want to stand here all night. We need to catch up with them; we can't get separated from Ah Xiang and the others without knowing how they're doing."
Jack remained unmoved by my words, standing there gazing at the terrifying sight on the shore. "Zhang, I know you're hiding something from me, and that's not good for our cooperation. I hope you'll be honest with me. What did you encounter during your last Archaeological Expedition with Xiao Guolin? These things we're seeing now are related to what you encountered last time, right?"
I don't believe that Jack suddenly thought of these things. AE worked with me, including sending Jack here this time, and they did their homework. I have no way of knowing what their purpose is, but I know that they have other channels to obtain information, even information that I don't know. I saw that Jack was planning to get to the bottom of things, so I took this opportunity to show off his cards. Of course, I wanted him to show off his cards first, and I would not be stupid enough to reveal my trump card to the other party first. "Don't you also have things to hide from me? Trust must be built on both parties letting go of information. AE has investigated me thoroughly over the years, I think. I don't have many secrets left for AE. But you have been keeping In the dark, I don’t even know what kind of organization you are. Now if you tell me what kind of private Archaeological Institution you are, it’s just nonsense. But it doesn’t matter. I don’t really care who you belong to or who you work for. What I care about is what your purpose is, what attracts your attention to this matter." Jack and I were standing in the water at different positions, and I was slightly further back. After hearing what I said, Jack turned his head and stared at me for a while. He did not use other lighting after throwing the Glow Stick onto the shore. Currently, the lighting for the two of us only relies on the Glow Stick in my hand. His face is very blurry under the Glow Stick. I Only his two bright eyes could be seen. Jack looked at me for a moment, then turned back to the shore. "I can tell you some things. In fact, there are some things I should have talked to you about a long time ago, but I just never had the chance. First of all, what I want to tell you is that Xiao Guolin did not come out underground. This information is very accurate, and I estimate that Xiao Ting also knows. Therefore, our ultimate goal is to go down, at least to the place where you entered last time. Yes, we know that you entered a mysterious place last time. We need you to tell us the details. There is no specific information. We also got some biological samples, mainly from plants. "You are very interesting?" I interrupted him. "I'll try." Jack turned his head again. "We found some strange phenomena in the biological samples we obtained. Of course, only a very small number of biological samples have this phenomenon. Their DNA is not a double helix structure." When Jack spoke, his eyes kept reflecting Glow Stick's light showed that he hadn't blinked. I stared into his eyes, wondering how he did it. Suddenly I almost jumped up, not because I was surprised by Jack's ability to not blink for a long time, but because I understood the meaning of Jack's words. "Is yours a biological mutation?" I asked with a trembling voice. Jack's eyes were always bright, as if he had lost the ability to blink, and he stared at me without saying anything. Apparently he didn't agree with me. "Damn it. How is this possible?" My voice was almost out of control. "Then can you understand my desire to capture a Scorpion?" "This is a Scorpion. They are everywhere on the earth, but they are just a little bigger. Do you think this will be an amazing discovery? "
“At least this is a completely new species. I can assure you that no scorpion of this size has ever been discovered globally. It is nearly twice the size of a King Scorpion, truly a giant among scorpions.”
My mind was in chaos, leaving me unable to ask anything else. If Jack wasn’t lying to me, this information could completely overturn my understanding. Although I wasn’t a biology student or studying medicine, I hadn’t forgotten the basic knowledge I learned in high school. The only known DNA structure we have is the double helix; if the biological sample they discovered doesn’t follow that structure, how can we explain it? Is it a new independent species?
I shook my head vigorously and struggled to ask him, “Where did you find your biological sample?”
“Underground. In the place you and Xiao Guolin once visited. We collected samples from a piece of clothing you brought out.”
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