Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 2057 Deep Sea Fog, Like a Dream

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Two sustainable helicopters fly over the vast ocean.

There were no islands in sight.

After sunrise the next day, the judge and his entourage flew south along the coastline until they reached the Taiwan Strait, where they crossed the strait and arrived in Taiwan.

Then, following the coastline of Taiwan to its southernmost point, we are now flying towards the Philippines.

Since all satellites worldwide have lost contact, GPS or BeiDou navigation systems have become ineffective.

When they arrived in Palau, they could only determine their location using a rather primitive sextant, and in addition, they used maps downloaded before the apocalypse to visually identify terrain features such as mountains.

They calculated, based on the flight speed and direction, how close they could get to the next target point.

This flight itinerary is similar to the one previously planned on the ground: first head to Taiwan, then to the Philippines, along the Philippine coastline to the southernmost point, and then fly eastward at the set time.

The two sustainable helicopters were set to fly at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour.

The mission is scheduled to take place 7 hours later, when the aircraft will arrive in the waters off Palau, 2500 kilometers away.

We expect to arrive there around 3 p.m.

As the helicopter flew over the vast sea, the people inside couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Therefore, they would use a sextant from time to time to calculate their location and determine whether the direction was correct.

Under the sunlight, the calm sea surface shimmered, and occasionally a few zombies could be seen on the surface.

“There’s not a trace of humans,” the jackal remarked from the passenger seat.

Old Qin precisely controlled the direction of the flight, his eyes occasionally glancing at the arrows marked on the beacon to see if it was aligned correctly.

Old Qin said in a low voice:

"We're flying along the coastline, so we can't see any normal human life. Who would want to live on the coast in this apocalypse?"

The jackal looked at the map in his hand and said:
"We should arrive around 2 or 3 pm. This time we'll finally reach the central waters of Palau. Last time, it took us a whole week to get there in our behemoth, but this time it won't even take a day."

"What kind of things could you possibly find in the central waters of Palau?"

Old Qin let out a burp; he had just eaten something and was taking over the helicopter piloting duties from Jackal.

"How should I know? Anyway, it's definitely not a good thing. Last time we went there was in winter, and those silvery-white zombies were like they had bones of steel. They were so damn tough."

"I've heard that meteorites have a catalytic effect on zombies. There's such a large meteorite under the sea in Palau, it's bound to mutate into many strange zombies."

"But we don't need to worry, we're not afraid of flying in the air."

The jackal considered a possibility and suddenly asked:

"Do you think those terrifying zombies and zombie animals in the waters off Palau might come ashore?"

Old Qin was startled by his assumption. He remembered how grotesque the zombies he saw during the last blizzard disaster were.

Those silvery-white zombies couldn't be pierced by bullets; their only weakness was their eyes.

It runs incredibly fast and can even climb onto a vehicle.

If these zombies were to come ashore, ordinary people would only face certain death if they encountered them.

This thing is much stronger than the mutated wall-climbing zombie.

Although the mutated wall-climbing zombie is fast, it is not as fast as this silver zombie. Moreover, the mutated wall-climbing zombie's weak point is its entire head; a single shot to the head will still kill it.

But those silver-white, diamond-like zombies only have their eyes as a weakness.

The movement speed is fast, and you also have to hit the zombie's eye; the difficulty is ridiculously high.

Thinking of this, Old Qin frowned and said:
"What are you thinking? The waters off Palau are so far from our Great Camphor Tree territory, thousands of kilometers away. It's not that easy to get here. It's already the eighth year of the apocalypse."

"What if?" the jackal suddenly asked in a low voice.

Old Qin fell silent; this possibility wasn't entirely out of the question.

It's just that the probability is relatively low.

Old Qin didn't like speculating about things with low probability, and after a long silence, he replied:

"We'll meet force with force, and water with earth. Besides, the city lord sent us to the Palau waters precisely to investigate the zombie situation here."

"If the zombies in Palau do make any moves, we can prepare in advance."

"Oh." The jackal withdrew its gaze from the ocean and looked back at the map in its hand.

Time passes minute by minute.

An hour and a half later.

The observer, Jackal, spotted the giant island ahead immediately.

Based on the outline of the island, he could determine that the Philippines was ahead.

He quickly picked up the walkie-talkie and contacted the judge in the back cabin, "Judge, we've arrived in the Philippines."

The judge quickly got up from his seat and peered out the window.

"Continue flying south along the coastline as planned."

"Received," Lao Qin replied.

Although they had been here before, they had traveled on land during a blizzard, when everything was covered in white.

Flying through the air, all you see is the azure sea and sky, as well as the lush green forests on the islands.

It was completely different from what I had seen last time.

They flew along the coastline but never found any trace of humans.

Some suggested venturing deeper into the island to see if any survivors could be found, but this suggestion was rejected by the judge.

Everything revolves around the mission; let's first arrive in the waters off Palau and observe before making any further decisions.

We can decide whether or not to visit the island when we return.

Four hours later.

They flew to the area around Palau.

As before, fog blanketed the waters around Palau.

Moreover, the temperature was clearly higher than the surrounding area.

The seawater surged and bubbled.

On the sea surface, a large number of zombies and zombie animals have gathered.

They lowered the helicopter to a height of about 100 meters above the sea.

Nuts and his companions each carried a camera; one was responsible for taking photos, while the other recorded the entire video.

On the sea, some zombies are indistinguishable as to whether they are humans or animals.

One type of zombie is quite unique: it has a sharp spike on its back, a very small head, and webbed feet at the ends of its limbs, resembling those of a frog.

The silver-white Vajra zombies they had seen before were now submerged in seawater.

Suddenly, a huge whale opened its mouth, revealing fine teeth, and swallowed all the zombies on the surface of the sea whole.

The whale's skin had turned white, and bone spurs had grown inside its body, clearly indicating that it had also been infected by the zombie virus.

Zombie seals, zombie sea lions, and other marine mammals have all turned into zombies.

Instead of immediately flying into the sea fog, they flew low around the Palau waters and took a large number of photos and videos.

An hour later, they were still outside the sea fog.

They took a large number of photos and videos.

Two helicopters hovered outside the sea fog.

The jackal gazed at the sea fog ahead, turned to the judge, and asked:

"Judge, shall we go in?"

The judge's eyes were solemn. He didn't know what was inside the sea fog either. According to the map, Palau Island was just ahead.

Palau Island covers more than 400 square kilometers, which is equivalent to the size of a medium-sized county town.

After hesitating for a moment, the judge picked up the walkie-talkie and contacted Song Qi in another helicopter.

"Song Qi, let's go into the sea fog and take a look. You guys don't need to go in; just observe from the outside."

"We'll be inside for two hours. If we don't come out within two hours, you'll all have to return to headquarters."

Upon receiving the news, Song Qi said nervously:
"Instructor, why don't we go in instead?"

"It's settled then!" The judge issued the order forcefully before he could object.

"Did you hear me? Repeat my order!"

Helpless, Song Qi repeated the judge's order to him.

"Alright, we're going in now."

After the judge finished giving his instructions, he told Lao Qin to raise the helicopter and then fly towards the sea fog.

We can't see anything inside, so it's safer to raise the helicopter higher.

The judge left Song Qi and the others outside for two reasons: firstly, for their safety, and secondly, because he didn't know what was in the sea fog, and if something happened to the judge and the others, Song Qi and the others could bring back the footage they had taken.

Song Qi, watching from outside, watched as the judge's helicopter entered the sea fog, his heart pounding in his chest.

"I must come out safely!" Song Qi murmured to himself.

call--

Old Qin piloted the sustainable version of the helicopter into the sea fog.

Visibility was less than a meter.

I can't see it!
I can't see anything!
This sense of unknown dread, which could not be seen by anything, permeated the hearts of everyone in the helicopter.

Thick fog blanketed the area, but the helicopter was well-sealed, allowing them to see each other from inside. They, however, remained completely unaware of everything outside.

The rotors spun, and the airflow they created blew away the thick fog, but the fog around them was too dense.

The wind generated by the rotor was completely useless; we still couldn't see anything.

They flew through the thick fog for nearly 10 minutes, but they were still in the thick fog.

Everything before my eyes felt like a dream.

Based on their flight speed, they must have flown at least 50 kilometers.

The judge couldn't sit still any longer, so he got up and went to the cockpit.

"Old Qin, what altitude are we flying at now?"

Old Qin glanced at the dashboard and replied:
"600 meters."

The judge recalled relevant information about Palau Island. The highest elevation of Palau Island is 242 meters. They would definitely not crash into the mountain if they flew at an altitude of 600 meters.

Fog usually only occurs at low altitudes.

They had already flown to 600 meters, and there was still such a thick fog.

So the judge said:

"Raise the helicopter higher and see just how high the fog is up here!"

"Okay!" Old Qin quickly pulled the lever, and the judge quickly grabbed the handrail next to him to avoid falling.

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The helicopter pulled upwards at an angle, 600 meters.

700 m.

800 m.

1000 m.

1200 m.

There was still fog.

"The fog is only up to 1000 meters high, it's already 1200 meters, how can there still be fog!" Old Qin's expression was extremely solemn.

The judge stared at the dashboard. "Keep it going!"

When the atmosphere is stable and the relative humidity reaches 100%, water vapor in the air will condense into tiny water droplets suspended in the air, reducing horizontal visibility on the ground. This is called fog.

A layer of water mist had condensed on the surface of the helicopter.

They have already lifted the helicopter to an altitude of 2000 meters.

It was still foggy all around.

At an altitude of 2000 meters, the temperature is more than ten degrees Celsius lower than that of the sea surface.

2500 meters.
Still so.

3000 meters, this is the maximum altitude that the helicopter can fly at.

Going any higher, the helicopter fuselage couldn't withstand the strain.

However, the surrounding area was still shrouded in thick fog, and everything outside the helicopter was a vast expanse of white.

They didn't know where they were; everything before them seemed like a dream.

"Judge, we've reached our limit. We can't fly any higher; the air is thinner at high altitudes, providing limited lift!" Old Qin steadied the helicopter and shouted to the Judge behind him.

The judge looked up with some regret, still unable to figure out exactly how high the fog was.

Let's descend.

No sooner had he finished speaking than rain began to fall from the sky.

Clap clap clap!

Large raindrops pounded on the helicopter fuselage, creating a tremendous noise.

"Oh no! We're flying too high! The temperature is dropping, and the humidity is high here! It's raining!" Old Qin shouted.

He shouted as he tried his best to control the remote control.

At an altitude of 3,000 meters, the temperature difference between the sea surface and the altitude is nearly 20 degrees Celsius.

Flying a helicopter in the rain is extremely dangerous.

The rain was pouring down.

"Quickly descend and keep flying forward!" the judge shouted.

The helicopter was being battered by the torrential rain, and Lao Qin struggled to control the joystick, swaying it left and right.

The helicopter is like a small boat on the sea, which could be capsized by a wave at any time.

After lowering the helicopter's altitude, Lao Qin pulled it up to its maximum speed.

500 kilometers per hour.

Five minutes later, the sound of raindrops suddenly stopped.

The fog still loomed before my eyes.

"Old Qin, is the direction still correct?" the judge asked.

Old Qin glanced at the electronic beacon and nodded, saying:
"That's right."

"How far have we flown?" the judge continued.

The jackal sitting in the passenger seat quickly replied:

"It flew at 350 kilometers per hour for 13 minutes, and then flew at 500 kilometers per hour for 6 minutes."

We flew 130 kilometers.

Upon hearing the number, the judge's brow twitched, and a bead of sweat appeared on his forehead.

They also encountered sea fog when they came here last winter.

However, at that time they circled the sea fog and calculated its area.

Now, when they fly down, the diameter is at least 130 kilometers.

The area covered by the sea fog is at least tens of thousands of square kilometers.

They didn't even know if they had flown halfway there.

This means that the area covered by the sea fog has expanded by at least ten times compared to the last time.

Just as the judge was pondering, a sudden light appeared before him.

The thick fog dissipated, revealing a sea teeming with zombies and zombie animals, and an island in the distance.

They seemed to be in the eye of a typhoon.

The calm eye of the typhoon.

It formed a circle, and there was no fog inside this circle.

A wall of fog formed around us, stretching at least several thousand meters upwards.

The sunlight shining down made it look like a scene from a fantasy novel about ascending to immortality.

Like a dream, it is dazzling and mesmerizing.

"This...this...this is absolutely shocking." Old Qin stared in disbelief at the scene before him.

The crowd was so captivated by the stunning scene that they were unable to look away for a long time.

A dozen seconds later, Lao Qin came to his senses and lowered the helicopter.

Flying at an altitude of 300 meters above the sea, heading towards the small island ahead.

"That must be Palau Island," the jackal murmured, gazing at the distant island.

The judge did some mental calculations. If Palau Island was the center of the sea fog, then they had just flown at least 150 kilometers, and 150 kilometers was the radius.

If the sea fog is circular in shape, then its area would be approximately 7 square kilometers.

The area covered by this sea fog is enormous!

On the sea, they saw a type of zombie they had never seen before.

And it has one more characteristic: it's big!

Also.

The zombies inside were actually killing and devouring each other.

The powerful zombies devoured the seemingly weaker ones, and the weaker zombies devoured the even weaker ones.

Here, only the strongest zombies can survive.

This is completely different from their previous understanding that zombies don't eat other zombies; their previous knowledge has been completely overturned here.

Monsters, they're all monsters!
A zombie monster, several meters tall, swung its enormous tentacles, stuffing one zombie after another from the sea surface into its mouth.

A seven-meter-tall humanoid zombie, radiating white fluorescence, pounced on the zombie monster, its sharp claws tearing through the monster's skin and severing a tentacle.

Put it in your mouth and swallow it.

Roar!
The zombie monster roared, creating waves that overturned the surrounding zombies.

Only the humanoid zombie clung to the monster, using its sharp claws to dismember the octopus-like zombie creature.

The people inside the helicopter seemed to have stopped breathing.

The zombies and monsters here are even more terrifying than those outside the sea fog.

Have the zombies in the waters off Palau evolved to this extent?

(End of this chapter)