Doomsday Exile

By Pete Edith

A meteorite capable of destroying civilization on earth is approaching, and there are many doubts about it.
For the future of mankind, the countries of the Earth Federation were forced to launch a survival competition, and various scientific research projects and biochemical projects were launched one after another.
Now, accidents and disasters are coming one after another
Everything is coming
……
The protagonist Edwin is a young man who just wants to live a stable life. As a result, the whole world is not good.
You must know that death is not invincible - human beings continue to struggle and will not give up!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pete Edith
• Release date: May 9, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224015573

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Doomsday Exile

Chapter 1 Subway

EDWIN FELT A SUFFOCATING force gripping his heart as he slept.

He was forced to open his mouth and began to gasp for air.

Then he suddenly opened his eyes.

He was in a subway car, surrounded by office workers and tourist backpackers.

The air in the carriage was a little turbid, with the air conditioner blowing overhead, but the light tubes above the head flickered for unknown reasons, and the red light above the carriage door indicating the arrival station and driving route was also flashing rapidly at an abnormal frequency.

Few people noticed these anomalies.

The carriage was too crowded and it was late, so tired people were checking their phones, listening to music, and swaying slightly with the carriage.

Edwin's reaction of waking up with sweat on his forehead only made the people around him look at him in surprise.

——This person had a nightmare?

They thought casually: Maybe they even sat over the station.

squeezed towards the car door with a very flexible posture .

The carriage was crowded, but not without any space. Passengers who were addicted to mobile phones only felt their bodies tilted, without even raising their heads - the direction of the force was very clear, just right and not rough, and it was very fast. At this time, it appeared The perception in everyone's mind is that someone wants to get off the bus. It is so common that they are too lazy to continue thinking about it.

Only the old man who was originally sitting on the right side of Edwin’s seat widened his eyes in surprise. He had never seen someone as agile as a fish.

Edwin squeezed to the door and held his breath.

Outside the window was a dark tunnel.

... Ka ...Hu...

The noise is very vague, mixed in with the noise of the subway running, and normal people can't distinguish it at all.

But in Edwin's eyes, it was like an abstract painting with regular colors, into which suddenly a thick black line broke. At first, it was just a jagged mark on the edge of the picture, but now, as the subway moved forward, the shadow had become hideous and huge.

More beads of sweat appeared on Edwin's forehead.

What is this?

This is an unmanned subway. As it is about to arrive at a platform, the subway begins to slow down and passengers preparing to get off start to crowd towards the door.

From the time Edwin woke up and jumped up to the time the train slowed down and prepared to enter the station, only one minute passed.

Hu...Roar...

The vague sounds outside the window became clearer, as if some wild animal was sticking its head into a tin barrel and roaring, but the subway windows were too tightly closed and some people still did not notice the noise.

The subway was moving slower and slower until it entered the lighted area of the platform. The first thing that came into view was a cosmetics billboard.

Immediately afterwards, a shocking bright red splashed onto the billboard, and the female star's fair face became bloodstained.

A female white-collar worker standing next to Edwin opened her eyes wide in horror, with a puzzled expression still on her face. She didn't know what was going on.

Soon screams began to sound.

I couldn't tell who was screaming, but everyone who saw the scene outside the carriage was screaming.

Others were so shocked that they couldn't make a sound.

The platform was almost empty, and the floor was covered with debris, including briefcases, suitcases, hats and even shoes. It was clear how panicked people were when they fled.

A few particularly unlucky people were struggling to crawl. Some of them were injured, some were trampled and were unable to stand up, and some were so frightened that they lost control of their bodies and could not stand up at all.

The monster they faced was a giant creature over two meters tall, five or six meters long, covered in scales and armor .

The thick and well-developed hind limbs, slightly short forelimbs, and long tail maintain the balance of the body.

It was lowering its head and tearing at the corpse.

No one wants to know what fears and despair this unfortunate man suffered before his death.

After the subway entered the station, the monster sniffed and turned his head to look this way.

Following the mechanical stop announcement, the car door slowly opened.

No!

The people in the carriage reacted and shrank back as hard as they could.

It is a completely fixed procedure to open and close the door when you arrive at the station, and now the door is blocked even if it is blocked.

It's fake! Are there dinosaurs in the subway station?

The person who spoke had a loud voice, and he didn’t know whether he was comforting himself or persuading others, It must be fake, stereoscopic projection! Isn't there a high-rise building on the Internet that has an image of a lion jumping out of a cage on its screen? There is also an alien spaceship. , it looks like it bursts out of the screen!

But the dinosaur with bloody claws and teeth , swishing tail, staring at them - it was too realistic.

The pupils belong to a cold-blooded lizard, and the fishy hot air coming out of its mouth.

There was despair in the eyes of the people trembling and crawling on the platform, and they were so afraid that they didn't dare to ask for help.

If it is a projection, the range is too large.

If it wasn't a projection, how could a real dinosaur appear in a modern city? This is not a movie.

This is ridiculous!

It was so ridiculous that no one knew how to react and they just instinctively crowded back and away from the door.

Soon the calm was broken.

They were in the last car of the subway, and the dinosaur was the closest to them. Regardless of whether it was true or not, they were too scared to step out.

The people in the car in front didn't think so. Some were scared, some were sure it was a spoof projection and ran out to watch the fun, and some were wearing headphones and didn't notice when they got off the station.

So realistic!

...Is this some movie promotion?

A group of people laughed and raised their mobile phones, snapping photos, and some even took videos.

The dinosaur heard the sound and jumped sharply. The sharp claws on its hind toes scratched the floor tiles of the platform, making a tooth-breaking noise.

At this time, the people who got off the car also felt something bad. The closer they got, the stiffer their expressions became. The smell of blood hit their faces. The things scattered on the ground were also real. If it were a spoof of a reality show, the cost would be too high and it would be too exaggerated.

Snapped.

A high school student dropped his cell phone.

This seemed to be a signal, and the sound of falling things was heard one after another, and fear occupied the brain.

Help!

Shouts echoed across the platform, and people getting off the train ran in panic.

Most people rushed to the stairs, while others rushed back to the car.

No one thinks that it is very dangerous to turn around and run away from a ferocious predator in nature. Carnivorous creatures will instinctively chase their prey.

The dinosaur ran a few steps following the group of frightened people. At this time, the indicator light at the door of the subway car began to flash and made a rapid beep sound. The stop time was about to end and the door was about to close.

The dinosaur seemed to be startled. It suddenly shook its head, turned around and pounced towards the carriage.

ah—

Desperate shouts rang out one after another.

It was clearly a very long distance, at least ten meters, so how come the monster was so close with just one step?

For the people in the carriage where Edwin was, their hearts almost stopped because the monster was heading here.

There are so many carriages? Why?

People wanted to curse, but fear made the sounds they made come out turn into screams.

boom!

The tail of the dinosaur swung as it ran and hit a certain car. The window glass cracked and the screams became louder.

the flesh-and-blood body clashing with steel unexpectedly slowed down the dinosaur, which was a bit painful for the monster.

Usually when I'm in a hurry, I think the car door closes too quickly, but now everyone is staring at the car door, wondering why it takes so long to close the door. It's been beeping for a long time, but the car door hasn't moved at all.

In ten seconds, it seemed like the call of death.

The sharp claws stained with blood and minced meat had already penetrated the car, but the door had just begun to close, as slowly as a snail.

Edwin's heart was beating wildly. He had been looking directly at the monster since just now .

It will rush into the car soon.

A carriage packed with people is like a can. The people inside can't escape, they are just pieces of meat.

Being wrapped up in it, even if you have the ability, it will be difficult to use it, and you may still be pushed and stepped on.

Edwin closed his eyes, then picked up a suitcase placed at his feet and smashed it against the protruding claw.

My box!

Someone screamed, and then quickly realized that Edwin was saving people, saving everyone.

In an instant, seven or eight hands reached for the suitcase placed near the car door and threw it out with all their strength.

Roar—

The screams with a fishy smell shook the eardrums.

The dinosaur, which was knocked crooked by Edwin's blow, angrily grabbed the closing car door, and deep claw marks soon appeared on the paint surface.

It's greeted by a wave of crate attacks.

To everyone's horror, the dinosaur's claws were loosened due to the smash, but the car door was also damaged and seemed unable to be closed. The red light kept flashing.

Worse happened.

Maybe the glass in the front carriage was broken, and the door here was hit hard and couldn't be closed. The program thought the train was malfunctioning, so it didn't start on time.

Now the doors of other carriages are closed, leaving only the carriage where Edwin is sitting. The door is stuck, and there is still a gap for one person to enter and exit.

Seeing the monster being smashed to the side, it let out an angry roar and pounced on it again.

Edwin's ears were filled with screams. Many people lost their minds and ran frantically to other cars, but some people rushed up and joined him in swinging their backpacks to smash the dinosaur that came in again.

They were not brave, they just knew, like Edwin, that more people would die if this monster were allowed to charge forward.

——At the critical moment of life and death, some people's minds go blank, while others do it without fear or fear.

The dinosaur may have weighed a ton. The car made a terrible creaking sound, and the two doors were being forced open by sharp claws.

A monster that can open doors makes people shudder.

Are dinosaurs so smart?

The smelly breath hit his face. Edwin turned his head and shouted hurriedly: Fire axe! Hurry!

The people next to him suddenly woke up. A burly man rushed to the other end of the carriage first, smashed the glass, pulled out a fire ax, ran back , and chopped off the dinosaur's claws without saying a word.

He is very strong and his movements are accurate.

With an angry roar, the monster was forced to retract its claws.

Bang- bang-

With the sound of two bullets flying out of the barrel, Edwin saw that a line of defense had been set up at the top of the subway stairs. A dark anti-explosion shield stood there. There seemed to be relatively large obstacles blocking it. The one at the front was Several police officers holding fire hoses.

In the critical situation, there was not enough firepower, so they simply dragged the fire hose.

The high-pressure water jet was aimed at the dinosaur's hind limbs.

Edwin heard them shouting on the trumpet:

People in the carriage, please don't panic. People on the platform, please go around to the sides and get into the barrier-free elevator. Get in the elevator quickly!

The dinosaur's front and hind limbs were injured, and it was hit by two bullets. In pain and anger, it gave up the carriage and rushed to the stairs. As a result, many bottles of mineral water and other drinks were thrown down from above, which were obviously taken out from the vending machines in the station .

The dinosaur can dodge obstacles while running, but only if its keen senses have captured these rolling round bottles filled with water. If it steps on one, it will slip and be hit hard, making the monster even more angry.

At this time, the car door slowly closed, although it was a little crooked, which looked scary.

Then the subway started slowly and drove out of the nightmare platform.

Edwin stood in front of the car door, watching through the glass the dinosaur being sprayed by the water and unable to stand, feeling pain and anger. At the same time, he also saw the man standing behind the shelter, calmly pulling the trigger one shot after another.

He was not wearing a police uniform and his face was hidden in the darkness.

The bullets were like swirling black spirals, moving forward steadily and piercing the dinosaur's head steadily.

The splattered blood and gun smoke formed a magnificent rainbow that filled Edwin's vision, forming a perfectly symmetrical pattern.

This ferocious predator is not the bullet-proof monster in the movies after all.

Six steady and accurate bullets blasted a bloody hole in the two crescent-shaped crowns on the dinosaur's head. It lost all its sensitivity and spun around in a daze. Then the seventh bullet accurately penetrated the dinosaur's right eye socket.

boom!

The dinosaur fell down, and the platform seemed to shake.

Because it was the last car, Edwin and others were lucky enough to see the monster fall down, and then the view was replaced by the station's billboards, and the subway re-entered the tunnel.

There was cheering in the carriage.

The author has something to say:

Interview the protagonist, what does it feel like to start with a dinosaur?

Edwin: Can I swear?

Chapter 2 Doubts

EDWIN PULLED THE HOOD of his sweatshirt over his head.

Because one of the straps of his backpack was broken, he could only carry the backpack to the next carriage and find a seat in the corner.

This was easy, as the passengers crowded to the right-hand window and peered out, even though there was only the dark tunnel outside.

After escaping death, everyone was chatting feverishly or taking out their mobile phones and poking desperately.

Although they were ridiculed by netizens as fanciful, the revelation that there was a dinosaur in the subway station might as well be a Godzilla crawling out of the sea, but they actually experienced it all, and there are pictures and the truth.

In the chaos, someone still noticed Edwin.

Dude is awesome .

Edwin glanced at the man next to him, wearing a leather jacket and speaking with a northern accent.

After the man got over his excitement, he said regretfully: I was petrified. Then I couldn't squeeze through even if I tried, and then I saw you leading everyone to fuck that grandson.

Edwin didn't want to talk at first, but after being frightened by this wave, he was exhausted after relaxing and just wanted to stay still.

He casually said, That’s not a grandson...if it’s really a dinosaur, it’s a fossil ancestor.

The man in the leather jacket laughed when he heard this . Wow, he’s quite good at making people laugh.

...Besides, it wasn't me who saved the people in this car. It was the police.

Edwin half closed his eyes, recalling what he had seen.

——That man is a good shooter, decisive, calm and brave, and is good at using terrain to create opportunities.

Just, a little weird?

Edwin had never seen anyone like him.

At this time, the person next to him slapped his thigh and said seriously, Yes, if it weren't for those two shots, the car door would have been broken by the dinosaur. The force was so strong that it was like my cat opening a can of food... Sorry for the random analogy. By the way, did the guy die? I seemed to see it fall to the ground and I heard the bullet popping in my ears.

Ordinary people rarely see the police chasing criminals on the street, let alone such an outrageous emergency.

If he hadn't experienced it himself, the man in the leather jacket would have even thought it was a pity. How could a dinosaur be killed with just a gun and a few bullets?

Are dinosaurs so weak in combat?

Of course not, Edwin thought to himself.

That giant creature, two meters tall and six meters long, is a top killer created by natural evolution. It can easily kill hundreds of people in ten minutes. Its sharp claws, sharp teeth, and muscle structure that are good at chasing and running are far superior to the lions, tigers, and cheetahs that have survived to this day.

If it had not been trapped in the relatively small space of the underground platform, and if it had not encountered a smart and capable person who allowed it to break out, several more people would have died. In the end, the dinosaur fell to the ground and died in a circle of bullets.

Flesh and flesh cannot stop the claws of the predator, and the predator is also unable to withstand bullets.

I thought only foreign countries were causing trouble...

The man in the leather jacket was muttering on his cell phone, and Edwin suddenly opened his eyes and asked, What did you say?

Oh, I said there are strange things happening abroad. The man in the leather jacket was stunned, and then clicked on a social networking site page to show Edwin, Don't you know? Last year, there was a werewolf in Norway, and someone in Texas, USA, also saw something like a bear. The monster, and this zombie, gnawed half of the person’s face.

Edwin had never heard of the first two, but he knew about zombies .

There was news a few years ago about a new type of drug that causes addicts' brains to deteriorate faster.

In fact, news about bearmen and werewolves has always existed. There are many people who believe that there are aliens and research alien bases in the United States. This is something that third-rate websites and third-rate tabloids bring out from time to time to rehash and attract attention.

In other words, no one with a brain believes it.

Just for fun at most.

As if sensing Edwin's suspicious gaze, the man in the leather jacket immediately said, My cousin's neighbor is studying abroad. He saw a werewolf with his own eyes, but he didn't take a photo. I heard that several people were killed in a town ahead... Look at what happened today. No one believed it even if it was posted online, right?

Not always.

Although it is outrageous, there are too many witnesses and the situation is serious. It remains to be seen how it will be handled and the official attitude.

Edwin glanced at the train route map and felt that it was about time.

The subway roared to the next station. Staff and police were waiting outside the train. They politely asked everyone to get off the train and asked if anyone saw what happened and if anyone was injured and needed medical treatment.

The subway line was blocked and the train could no longer run. However, several buses came to transport passengers.

...A little brother took the lead and hit the dinosaur with a box.

Yes, you look young and pale. I didn't expect to be so brave . I was so scared. By the way, comrade, can you find my suitcase?

Everyone looked around, but couldn't find Edwin.

Strange, where are the people?

I even talked to him. The man in the leather jacket also raised his hand to speak. It seemed that in the blink of an eye as soon as he got out of the car, he disappeared.

Everyone didn't pay much attention, mainly because they were in a hurry to go home.

There are several reception desks here at the station to send passengers to different buses. Some people who are in a hurry can go directly out of the gate to take a taxi.

It was said that it was an inquiry, and it didn't take much time. Everyone was unlucky enough to encounter this accident.

Those who were closely involved in this incident left their ID number and mobile phone number and left.

Only those who were injured due to pushing and shoving in the crowd were sent to the hospital. Even those with sprained feet were sprayed with medicine with the help of medical staff and limped away. After all, they are all workers and have to go to work tomorrow. .

Please don't spread panic news. The matter is still under further investigation and the results will be announced.

When everyone left the gate, they were seriously warned by the uniformed people. Everyone nodded quickly, feeling shocked and excited.

Didn’t check your phone?

No forced deletion of videos and pictures?

Were you not taken away and locked up overnight and threatened not to speak?

When everyone thought about it carefully, they realized that this was impossible.

There are hundreds of people on a train. Detaining all of them would be a big fuss, but it's impossible.

If it was a lion or tiger that escaped from the zoo, everyone would be cursing by now, but dinosaurs were really outrageous, so outrageous that it was impossible to use normal logic to suspect who was negligent or who was plotting.

Why do scientists in the real world resurrect dinosaurs? Are they really going to create Jurassic Park?

Can that kind of park make its money back from ticket sales? If something goes wrong, wo n't it go bankrupt?

Speaking of which, this is a seaside city, and a Godzilla crawls out of the sea...oh no, a dinosaur, isn't it impossible?

Everyone's minds were noisy. They were tired and excited at the same time. They took out their mobile phones and started a new round of speculation.

——Don’t spread news and cause panic. It’s okay to tell the truth and pour water on others .

B ourne, there's a situation .

A young man in camouflage uniform ran over quickly.

Realizing that the captain was on the phone, he quickly stood at attention.

The man he called captain had dark and rough skin, and there were ravines sticking out of his hands, as if he had been squatting on the plateau or the Gobi Desert for four or five years. He looked very old. There was a scar on his forehead, which was from a bullet. scratches.

He was also holding a very old walkie-talkie in his hand. It looked ordinary in appearance, but it was a high-end product that could prevent eavesdropping and had its own interference waves.

...How's Jody doing?

After hearing the reply, Captain Bourne nodded, put down the intercom, turned around and looked at the young man in camouflage uniforms: Report the situation!

There is a person who cannot be found on the surveillance.

What?

Captain Bourne frowned deeply and asked in a low voice: What is going on?

The young man in camouflage immediately recounted what happened on the subway. The gist was that a man wearing a black sweatshirt and carrying a backpack calmly led everyone to stop the dinosaur from breaking into the car, but after getting off the train, no one saw this person, the station was blocked, and the cameras did not capture any useful information.

At first, no one paid much attention to this matter, and no one checked the station cameras. It was only when the station staff adjusted the internal surveillance of the subway car that they discovered that the surveillance in that car was broken.

Then we learned that at the platform where the dinosaurs appeared, all the cameras that could capture that carriage showed abnormalities without exception.

Anyway, I couldn’t take pictures of those few minutes.

This is very strange.

So we immediately took it seriously, but we didn't know the problem until we investigated. The more we investigated, the bigger the problem became.

...We checked the surveillance for an hour and didn't see a man with similar appearance and clothing leaving the gate. No, it seems he didn't get off the train at all and didn't appear on the platform.

Cold sweat broke out on the young man in camouflage uniform's forehead when he said this, not because he was afraid, but because it seemed very irresponsible to speak like this. The subway train parked on the platform was completely empty, unless it was an invisible man.

Bourne's expression also turned serious: Is it possible to enter the tunnel?

No, the surveillance on this platform is intact. There are no blank clips, and it is not damaged. Only one of the train windows was cracked by the dinosaur attack, but it is not broken, and it is impossible to climb through the window.

But I just can’t find the person. Isn’t this a ghost?

The young man in camouflage uniform heard his captain mutter something, but he couldn't hear it clearly.

Nothing, keep investigating. Captain Bourne regained his usual expression and gave a serious order, The main goal now is to find out where this dinosaur came from. All traces in the tunnel must be preserved. I don't believe that dinosaurs can grow in the city's underground tunnels.

yes!

The young man in camouflage saluted and ran away.

Bourne took out a cigarette and held it in his mouth without smoking. He took out a laptop without any logo from his backpack . When he opened it, a globe shape appeared. When it was fixed on the red earth map, he entered a A long, complex password containing numbers and letters leads to a blank page.

Then your fingers jump quickly on the keyboard to type:

"The Third Execution Team Bourne reported that there was a subway emergency in Shangdu Satellite City. One person died and 23 people were injured, three of whom were seriously injured. Except for the deceased, they were all injured due to slipping or being pushed and trampled by the crowd. The deceased was a platform worker.

Attachment, the 'ghost' seems to have appeared again.

Chapter 3 Strange

A DINOSAUR APPEARED at the subway station of Shangdu Satellite City!

A real one, not a spoof T-Rex with a cloth cover on it !

This news caused an uproar on the Internet. No one knew how the dinosaur appeared. It was said that this ferocious monster broke into the crowd and was ready to kill. People on the platform fled in terror . A few minutes later, another unlucky train entered the station and was attacked head-on by the dinosaur.

The broken glass, the door that was almost opened, the platform covered with messy items, and the silhouette of the dinosaur photographed through the window...

One picture after another was widely circulated, and there was even a short video taken by a passenger who got off the bus, which recorded the photographer approaching the dinosaur as if jokingly, and then screaming when he found out that it was not a virtual projection.

The dinosaur's bloody mouth can be seen clearly, and then the screen shakes violently and turns black. All that can be heard are screams and the footsteps of the person filming the video running up the stairs.

Netizens anxiously asked about the source of the video, wanting to know whether the person who filmed it survived.

Fortunately, the person who filmed it did not have any serious problems except that he broke a tooth when he fell down from the gate while climbing out of the subway station. Because he was holding the phone tightly the whole time, the video was luckily saved and posted online as soon as possible.

Because the news was too ridiculous, it was deleted several times by various social networking sites and was ridiculed by the public several times .

As more and more photos were posted, more people came to watch, and there were also some fake photos mixed in to add to the fun.

At around 10 p.m., the Shangdu police issued an announcement, briefly stating that a bizarre attack had occurred on the Satellite City subway line, killing a station staff member and injuring 23 people in the running and shoving. The perpetrator was shot dead and the incident is under further investigation.

The official announcements have always used very rigorous wording, even using the word unbelievable.

In less than half an hour, there were tens of thousands of comments on that announcement.

The source of the trouble? Just say dinosaurs, why are you so secretive?

Upstairs, no one knows how the dinosaurs appeared. Everyone is confused . We have to find out the truth.

That's right, maybe it's a robot dinosaur...

It is impossible to have a robot dinosaur. It is a living being with a beating heart, autonomous behavior, and thinking.

Edwin put down his phone.

As an eyewitness, he confirmed that some bloody real photos had been deleted, and some excessively panicked statements had also disappeared directly from the Internet.

Rather than controlling public opinion, it is the most normal situation to admit that something happened and quickly launch an investigation, and then wait until the results are available to describe the accident in detail.

This is Earth.

Edwin walked to the window and looked at the flashing neon lights in the distance.

Shangdu is a big city on the southeast coast. It took only more than 20 years for it to develop and prosper.

Many years ago, this was just an ordinary city with a small population and surrounded by mountains.

With the great development of science and technology and the policy tilt in the new century, the commercial capital has gone through the journey that other cities would take more than a hundred years to complete in just twenty years at an astonishing speed, and has transformed itself into one of the world's business cards.

Especially with the establishment of the Earth Federation (which is something ordinary people have no idea why it exists, but according to the news everyone thinks it is similar to the United Nations), the global energy and aerospace industries are developing rapidly.

Shangdu is the first city on Earth to fully implement clean energy, mainly using graphene technology and solar energy. For people like Edwin who have no house or car and need to rent a house in a satellite city, the biggest change is that a mobile phone can be used for seven days on a single charge. As for the gas stove in the kitchen being replaced with a new energy stove... he doesn't know how to cook.

Satellite city is a popular term, not a formal term. Using Beijing as an analogy, it refers to the suburbs outside the Sixth Ring Road, where housing prices are low and suitable for workers.

Edwin was standing in a 36-story building with ten households on each floor, and the largest household was less than 50 square meters.

Even so, the housing price is an astronomical figure that is unimaginable.

For a young man coming from the inland, without a high level of education, having a stable job and an independent residence is already considered a preliminary success. Of course, it is also very ordinary and inconspicuous.

Edwin has no ideals. His biggest wish is to be a lazy person. His hobby is sleeping. He is a spectator who has no value to society and can only laugh.

However, it is not easy to be a salted fish, because——

There are always unexpected things happening, that's life.

Pooh!

Edwin turned around.

The curtains were automatically drawn, and the room suddenly became dark. Edwin crossed his arms and looked at the sofa. You call things like dinosaurs attacking subway stations little accidents of life?

If this is considered a normal little accident in life, then losing your job might be as big as a meteorite hitting the earth.

There were two people sitting on the narrow fabric sofa, a man and a woman .

The man was wearing a suit and tie, and the woman looked like a teacher, wearing glasses and looking bookish.

Edwin, keep your voice down. The female teacher looked helpless. Last time we had a meeting, all the neighbors went to the property management to complain. The house is so small, if everyone keeps arguing, won't there be a big uproar?

Edwin took a deep breath. He knew that he was feeling a little angry.

I know what you're worried about. The situation was very urgent at the time, and I couldn't care less. I could only make sure that no traces were left behind...

Shangdu must have another 'ghost legend'.

The man in the suit looked unhappy, but Edwin ignored him.

The female teacher glared at her companion and came over to smooth things over: Forget it, debts are not a problem. In today's situation, no one can do better.

The room fell silent for a moment, and everyone was in a heavy mood.

People who live ordinary lives in bustling cities generally don’t like accidents.

This will attract unwanted attention and there is a risk of exposure.

...I just checked the rumors about werewolves and wild bears that you heard today. There is indeed something wrong with them. They don't seem like made-up reports to scare people. It's just that there are too many true and false news mixed in, and it's hard to discern the true context of the matter. The man in the suit rubbed his stiff face and whispered, Edwin, maybe you haven't had time to rest recently. We need you.

Edwin's reaction was calm. He just frowned slightly and said nothing.

His skin was pale, and the moonlight filtered through the cheap curtains, blurring out an overly thin figure that looked like a high school student who was growing taller.

But his expression was too calm, and there seemed to be a lot hidden in his eyes. He did not have the impetuousness of a young boy at all.

If I take a cigarette and take a few puffs leaning against the window in this posture, I would look like a tired and lonely person living in this cold steel city, with no future in sight and no future.

We are all grasshoppers on a string.

Edwin said calmly, then turned his head to look at the blurry neon lights outside the window.

To Edwin, this was a familiar yet strange place. It was so familiar that he could name every store on the block below with his eyes closed; it was strange because this was not his hometown.

Shangdu, this prosperous and densely populated modern city, has strangers living in every building.

...It's November, it's snowing in this town by now, right? Edwin asked thoughtfully.

The man in the suit and the female teacher were stunned at first, and then the atmosphere in the room eased a lot.

Yes, the road was frozen solid after the snow, and the wind was so cold that it could freeze off your ears. The female teacher recalled softly.

The man in the suit moved his mouth but didn't say anything, because he still preferred Shangdu. Between a remote small town and a new financial city on the southeast coast, isn't it obvious where one can live a better life?

Edwin tapped the table with his finger and said expressionlessly, Don't get involved in the affairs of dinosaurs. We are all ordinary people and we don't have the ability to intervene. Also, don't go out casually at night these few days, don't do unnecessary things, just pay attention to the neighborhood.

Are you worried that the police will come here? the man in the suit asked in disbelief. No way?

It’s better to be prepared.

Edwin paused, then slowly said, Today at the subway station, I saw a very strange person.

What?

The man in the suit and the female teacher looked at each other with serious expressions.

After all, in their opinion, they were already weird enough, so why would anyone compete for this title?

...He seems to be a policeman. Yes, he was the one who shot the dinosaur. His bullets were very accurate.

Edwin recalled thoughtfully.

Although he had never seen many people shooting with a machine gun in his life, he remained calm in such a critical situation, fully utilizing the advantages of the terrain and objects, and ensuring that every bullet hit the target. He was a real talent.

Did he see you? the teacher asked hurriedly.

Maybe? I'm not sure.

After all, there is a car door between them, and there is a dinosaur breaking open the car door.

Then the bullet hurt the dinosaur, and the dinosaur turned around and pounced. At this time, there should be no time to look at the people on the subway train.

Maybe he is a retired special forces soldier? The man in the suit still didn't understand what Edwin wanted to say. After all, it was almost impossible to meet again in this kind of encounter. He asked doubtfully, So how did this person come to be? A strange method?"

Edwin thought for a while and then said: "It's hard to describe... The main reason is that he is too far away from me and hiding behind the bunker, so I can't see clearly. Let me describe it to you. He is like a black hole. You can take it. You can't see him with a telescope. He is integrated with the darkness, and it hardly seems like a living existence. When you find him, you find that his presence is too strong, and all the colors and light are directed towards the bottomless place. 's black hole.

This passage is garbled and illogical.

The female teacher and the man in the suit looked at each other.

Then what?

No, then I said I didn't see it clearly.

The man in the suit's expression became subtle.

The female teacher hesitated to speak.

...Anyway, he's different from everyone I've ever seen. Isn't that surprising? Edwin asked.

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Edwin: Thanks, I'm a weirdo.

I found an even stranger person today, it's true

Chapter 4 Jody

IF THE MAN IN THE SUIT and the female teacher had super powers like clairvoyance and could accurately locate a secret base in Shangdu across half the city, they would not doubt what Edwin said.

A burly man lay on a medical bed, surrounded by medical staff wearing strangely heavy protective helmets.

Next to it is a row of instrument display screens, with various lead wires connected to the man's body.

The brain waves are coming back.

Blood pressure, heartbeat, blood oxygen saturation, body temperature...all vital signs are normal.

Jody is out.

The medical staff quickly gave the man in a deep coma an injection, removed the messy lead wires, and then left the room pushing a very strange-looking instrument.

The man slowly opened his eyes. At first he couldn't tell where he was. Then his body reflexively wanted to jump up.

You still need to rest.

The medical staff held down his shoulders very experiencedly, using just the right amount of force, and the smell of disinfectant also slowly made the man regain consciousness.

Where am I?

The man looked down at the marks on his wrists and fingers left by the lead wire clips, then looked at the medical staff who were blindfolded with only a pair of eyes left.

The Third Base of the Earth Federation's Earth Commercial Capital, your training mission is over.

Just as the medical staff finished speaking, they heard the communicator on the wall ringing , so they walked over and picked it up.

...Okay, no problem! Captain Bourne, you have ten minutes.

After saying that, he packed up his things and opened the isolation door.

Bourne walked in.

He was dressed strangely, wearing a large helmet similar to the ones worn by medical staff, and as heavy as that worn by astronauts.

Wearing a clean white coat and shoe covers.

This room seemed to be a very well-protected isolation ward. The medical staff who left had to enter a separate small room first, and the doors on both sides were not allowed to be opened at the same time. It was not as cautious as the infection ward. Bourne did not wear protective clothing except for the strange closed helmet.

There was no stool in the room, so Bourne lifted his feet and sat directly on the bed. He asked with a smile, Are you dizzy, or are you still not awake? Okay, lie down and talk.

The man smiled awkwardly, pointed at the white spongy soft layer on the four walls and said, This is like a mental hospital. It makes people feel uncomfortable.

Okay, these are protective measures. You still have to stay here for 72 hours. Bourne said unhappily, How much do you remember about what happened today?

The man's expression immediately became serious, and he raised his hand to salute: Report to Bourne, all.

Um?

Bourne was a little surprised. He looked at the man on the bed and said with a smile, I can't tell. Chen Yan, you have good qualities. You have to know that among all the people who applied for training in the third team... no, in the 18 special operations teams on the entire earth, half of them vomited to death after Jody left, and some people couldn't remember what happened at all. If they want to receive the second training, it will take at least a year. You are fine now.

Chen Yan smiled sheepishly and whispered, Not as good as Bourne. I heard that Bourne is the one with the best results.

This sentence seemed to open a taboo switch, and Bourne fell silent.

Chen Yan could see the complex emotions in Bourne's eyes even through his helmet.

team leader?

......Oh it's all right.

Bourne came back to his senses, looked at his anxious subordinates, and felt like smoking.

But smoking is not allowed in the ward.

Chen Yan hesitated for a moment and said hesitantly: Bern, is everything I experienced true?

Because it felt like a very lucid dream.

Chen Yan remembered that on his way back from the training ground, he suddenly shouted to stop, and the crowds of people fleeing from the subway in panic rushed over like a tide; he remembered that he quickly rushed into the subway with several training support personnel, turned on the fire hydrants and automatic He quickly decided on tactics and dragged debris to serve as a temporary bunker; he also remembered the feeling of pulling out a gun, pointing it at the monster and pulling the trigger, remembering the dinosaur's ferocious bloody mouth and the fishy smell that hit his face.

Why are there dinosaurs in the subway station?

Chen Yan asked in disbelief, still in a big city with a population of tens of millions.

Bourne snorted heavily and said coldly: Anesthetic components that have not yet been completely metabolized were detected in the blood of the corpse, and there are still traces of metal shackles on the hind limbs. There is a big problem here.

Can our modern technology resurrect dinosaurs? Chen Yan asked blankly.

Bourne said nothing. Although Chen Yan was a member of his team, he did not follow up on the origin of the dinosaurs and could not be counted as an insider of the mission. Now it has been handed over to a higher-level department to handle, so he can't say more. This is discipline.

According to the available evidence and information, the dinosaur came from a subway tunnel that had not yet been opened, very close to the platform where the accident occurred, and just below the platform. The interior of the tunnel is connected, and there is a blocked door for entry and exit. Now that door is opened, and there are dinosaur footprints on the ground.

The construction of the new subway line has basically been completed. However, there was a minor accident a few days ago and it was urgently stopped to wait for re-inspection. The unfinished platform was covered in dust and there were piles of containers that were supposed to contain construction materials.

One of the boxes was destroyed by the dinosaur's claws. The box was empty, had no chains, and only exuded a fishy smell.

——Obviously the dinosaurs were transported here through special means after being anesthetized.

Either someone is tampering with the construction company of the new subway line, or there is something wrong with the construction company’s internal personnel.

This is not the point. The key is what the purpose of the person who sent the dinosaurs here was.

Bourne didn't know anything about biochemical research or cloning genes, but he could figure out how much it would cost to make a living dinosaur just by thinking with his toes.

It’s impossible to spend so much money just to let the dinosaurs out and cause some trouble for fun.

Dinosaurs are not viruses. Even if someone wants to steal them from the laboratory, it is not that easy. If there was no conspiracy behind this, Bourne smiled in his heart and would be willing to chew the sniper rifle .

But now that the case has been handed over, Bourne can't inquire about it, so he simply doesn't think about it anymore.

Chen Yan, you were one of the people who faced the dinosaurs head-on. You were under special training at the time. Now the higher-ups need a report. Just give it orally.

After speaking, Bourne took out something that looked like a pen. After opening it, a virtual light screen was projected from the pen body , reflecting Chen Yan's face.

...Chen Yan, member of the third execution team, number 037, reported on November 10th.

Chen Yan was very familiar with the reporting process. He exhaled and then spoke clearly.

As he spoke, he slowed down and fell into deep thought.

That kind of smooth and direct movement is so comfortable.

What Chen Yan admires the most is that Qiaodi created favorable conditions in the shortest time. Even the mineral water bottles in the vending machine came in handy. The speed at which this kind of processing and receiving information from the battlefield is so excellent, no wonder Everyone who has participated in the training is eagerly looking forward to the second time.

Especially for subjects that you are not good at, this is a practical demonstration controlled by brain waves that goes further than step-by-step teaching.

If he hadn't been in the isolation room, Chen Yan would have wanted to go to the shooting range and shoot dozens of bullets immediately, recalling the omnipotent confidence he felt when he pulled the trigger... You must know that he was facing a five- to six-meter-long monster. Carnivorous dinosaur! When the dinosaur fell, the distance had shortened to only one meter!

Bourne? Captain?

...

Bourne suddenly came to his senses and realized that Chen Yan had finished his report and the video pen had been turned off.

Ahem, you have a good rest. Bourne stood up to leave.

Chen Yan quickly stopped the person and asked anxiously: Um, Bourne, I have something to ask...

What?

I've heard before that 'Jody' is an AI created by our country's most advanced biotechnology . It's a real artificial intelligence, but I feel like he seems... Chen Yan scratched his head embarrassedly, He seems like a real person! I've also come into contact with artificial intelligence. They are either stupid auxiliary systems or emotionless computer avatars, but Jody... is a bit like the feeling you give me, Bourne. He is an old squad leader who makes people feel reliable and at ease as long as he exists, and he is also like a trustworthy comrade-in-arms.

Bourne was silent.

Then he walked back to the bed and sat down again.

Chen Yan, your training results today are very good. I think you will be included in the regular training list soon, so you will also have the right to know some things.

Chen Yan was so shocked by his superior's solemn attitude that he straightened his back and waited with bated breath.

Jordi is not an AI, nor does he have the computing power of a supercomputer. He is more like an ordinary person...

Looking at Chen Yan's face full of disbelief, Bourne smiled.

Jiody was once a failure, a failure that could never be activated. Its name was 'Complete Biomimetic Neuron No. 1'. I heard there was a more accurate scientific name but I don't know it. About five years ago, the country planned to take it to the Siberian Research Institute to exchange for a useful aerospace technology blueprint.

There is a third party who wants to take advantage of the opportunity to steal the technology of both countries. Not only has it found all the insiders in the research, it has also recruited more than one hundred mercenaries.

...In the chaos, the team responsible for escorting the 'Complete Biomimetic Neuron No. 1' successfully escaped from the institute. They had a fierce firefight with the mercenaries in the vast snowy plains. After seventeen hours, they finally received reinforcements, but almost all twelve members of the team were sacrificed, with only one person surviving.

Bourne looked at Chen Yan and said, That's me.

Chen Yan opened his eyes wide and breathed rapidly.

Bourne's throat felt a little itchy. He subconsciously wanted to reach for a cigarette, but held back. He just stared at the snow-white wall, as if he had returned to that day.

...I was shot in the abdomen and was bleeding, but luckily it wasn't fatal . I was wearing a full set of snow combat clothing. The temperature was minus 28 degrees Celsius. My consciousness was already blurred. I held the gun in one hand and the sealed box in the other. I don't know when it started, but I felt that the old captain and my teammates were by my side, helping me find cover, repelling the enemy, and taking me to a safe and hidden ice cave. In the end, I waited for rescue with the help of the positioning on my body.

Jody? Chen Yan said in a low voice.

Yes, it brought me out of a desperate situation where I was sure to die. Later, Professor Bart said it was a miracle. It was a truly intelligent life. The activation of a perfect biological neuron came from the strong brain waves of my fallen comrades. They wanted to complete the mission and wanted me to return to my homeland while I was still alive... They existed, and then disappeared.

Disappeared in the howling wind of the Siberian snowfield.

The crystallization of human willpower and wisdom——

Codenamed Jody, he has his own thoughts and can think independently. He has the skills and experience of an entire special operations team. He is our instructor, comrade-in-arms, and the strongest individual combatant. Except for not having a real body, he is no different from a human being.

Therefore, the name used in the Earth Research Institute and the combat system is he instead of it.

Now, Jody should also be writing a summary report for you. Bourne finished his recollection. He patted Chen Yan on the shoulder and said, Evaluate your strengths, point out your shortcomings, and which aspects of study you need to strengthen, etc. In short, wait for your report card, kid!

The author has something to say:

Qiao Di, from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, is said to be the son of the god Di Jun.

——It is to use mythology instead of symbols

Chapter 5 Moth

ALTHOUGH HE HAD GUESSED that his peaceful life might be disturbed, Edwin did not expect the second accident to come so soon.

He stood in the square in front of a commercial building, looking at the dark clouds flying across his head.

The cloud was made up of countless moths, and it didn't look like they were attracted by the lights, as it was four o'clock in the afternoon.

In fact, their scale was far from covering the sky and the sun, and they were not flying very high, only about three or four stories high, but they were enough to fill the narrow space between the tall buildings. People sitting in street coffee shops clearly felt the light dim and looked up in confusion.

Oh my god, look!

Suddenly, countless mobile phone screens were raised to the sky.

Whether in the store or on the street, people excitedly took pictures of this amazing sight.

These moths seemed to be gathering from all directions, increasing in number, as if they were going to have a year-end party above the square.

Shangdu can be considered a city without winter all year round. Even though it is November now, the temperature is still 25 degrees Celsius. The moths will not freeze to death, but their emergence into adults means that they have reached their breeding period, and they will indeed gather in large numbers, but definitely not in a big city with a population of tens of millions.

Now the number is estimated to have reached 300,000.

Shangdu is not deep in the mountains or old forests!

Edwin quietly retreated, pretending to be frightened, and was pushed into the first floor of a shopping mall by the crowd .

Only then did he have time to look at his phone, unlock it with his fingerprint, and quickly search for keywords.

As expected, there has been a small sensation on social networking sites, and abnormal gatherings of moths have been photographed in many areas of Shangdu.

The scales and powder dropped by large groups of moths caused allergic reactions and asthma attacks in some people. The Shangdu authorities urgently called on citizens to stay indoors, or use umbrellas and wear masks when going out to avoid respiratory diseases caused by inhaling large amounts.

Edwin's fingers quickly slid across the screen, and he could find the earliest record, a small town south of Shangdu.

Flew out of the mountains?

There are not many comments under this statement, the popularity is not high, and the picture is not clear.

Edwin is not a hacker. As an ordinary person, he has no connections, and it is impossible for him to collect massive amounts of information and analyze the data immediately.

More and more moths gathered in the square, landing on the edge of the fountain. Because there were too many of them, they looked like black and gray ribbons, covering the sculptures and green belts. The owners of the retail kiosks selling drinks and snacks in the middle of the square hurriedly closed their windows, and some even desperately swatted the moths to prevent them from contaminating their food.

Yesterday it was a dinosaur, today it was a moth, what's going on in Shangdu?

Despite this, the number of people watching the fun did not decrease at all. Some people even didn't care about the scale powder and ran directly to the square to take pictures.

Maybe it's the resurrection of ancient times... Maybe we can see even more strange phenomena...

Listening to the loud voices in the crowd, Edwin thought to himself, is it really necessary to revive the ancient world? Insects in the dinosaur era were on average half a meter long and could scare a person to death. If carnivorous insects pounced on them in swarms, a person would be like a large moving piece of meat.

No, here we come!

The onlookers in front yelled, and moths flew to the glass door of the shopping mall.

Wave by wave , layer by layer, in just a few minutes, the scale powder dyed the glass into a magical color .

At the same time, the moth corpses piled on the ground were already several centimeters thick.

Everyone was so shocked that they backed away. The people who were taking pictures in the square didn't know where they had gone. There were also screams from the cafe next to it. The mall seemed to be the center of the storm. It was not shining but it seemed A huge lighthouse attracts moths.

Moths couldn't kill people, and no matter how many there were, they couldn't bury people alive. Everyone just screamed, but they weren't particularly scared.

Edwin also saw someone take out a selfie stick and open a live broadcast room on the spot, talking excitedly to the screen.

Edwin glanced down at his phone.

16:37

I'm going to be late for work.

He took the escalator of the shopping mall, reached the third floor, and entered a mass-selling coffee and tea bookstore. The sign at the door was Poetry and Distance.

Xiao Lu, are you here? The staff at the door of the bookstore looked up and saw Edwin and smiled, We are still worried, afraid that you will be blocked on the road. Are there really so many moths outside?

Yeah, scary.

Edwin said briefly and vaguely that he went to the employee lounge to put down his backpack, got his uniform, and then went to the mall's bathroom to change.

When leaving the toilet, the puppy held by a fashionable urban beauty suddenly broke away and fell to his feet.

Excuse me, dear? What's wrong with you?

The young woman found that her pet was abnormal. Its limbs were curled up and trembling, as if it was frightened.

She looked up at Edwin in confusion, then looked around. There was nothing to scare the dog.

In fact, pets are not allowed in the mall, but the dog is so small that it can fit in a handbag, and the security guards can't control it. A frightened puppy will bark wildly. The smaller the dog, the louder the bark. But now it seems to be sick, listless and only trembling.

Edwin walked around silently.

When he returned to the store, he punched in his