Chương 24: Chapter 24
Lin's Observer swam towards the green cells to take a closer look at them.
The cells were oval-shaped and had a normal appearance. They were about the same size as Lin's own cells. Lin remembered seeing similar green cells before, but there was nothing special about them.
They didn't look like ferocious hunters, they didn't carry any terrifying weapons, and they didn't react to Lin's approach either.
It was as if the mass death of the cells had nothing to do with them. But why were they fine?
Most of the green cells were drifting slowly, occasionally swaying their bodies, but they didn't seem to be in a hurry to go anywhere. Even with such a large number of corpses below, they didn't seem to want to eat them.
What did this green cell population eat to grow to such a large size?
Lin's curiosity made her approach again. She noticed that when the green cells swayed their bodies, some transparent spherical objects would occasionally pop out from their cell membranes.
What was that?
Gas? Air bubbles?
This was a very new term. 'Gas' seemed to refer to something formless and shapeless.
When Lin received a new term, there was a chance that she would also receive an explanation for it, but this explanation only made Lin even more confused.
These transparent spheres called 'gas' clearly had a shape, and they couldn't change shape.
While Lin was thinking that, she saw two of the gas spheres collide with each other and fuse into a larger sphere. The process was even faster than Lin's cells, and the connection was so perfect that one couldn't even tell that there were two of them.
This, this is really strange!
Lin was instantly attracted by this scene. The green cells swayed a few more times, more air bubbles popped out from their bodies, and a few of them floated in front of Lin's eyes.
Lin was curious, but she wouldn't risk her Observer. She ordered her Observer to step back and let one of the fat cells come into contact with the air bubble.
When the air bubble came into contact with the fat cell, it instantly melted into the cell membrane.
It hurts!
Immediately after that, the cell felt a sharp pain. The air bubble seemed to be constantly stirring inside the fat cell, turning the cell nucleus and everything else into mush.
The fat cell quickly died.
This scene frightened Lin. Could it be that the air bubble was actually a virus?
But through the transparent cell membrane, Lin could see that the air bubble inside the fat cell corpse didn't multiply, nor did it do anything. It was completely different from a virus.
Then what was the air bubble?
Why was it able to destroy an entire cell?
The only thing Lin knew now was what caused the mass cell death.
However, Lin did not have the time to think about the next step. The large group of green cells above her was releasing more and more bubbles. Lin did not want to lose the Observer yet. Lin immediately ordered the Observer and the remaining fat cells to swim towards the depths at full speed because the bubbles did not seem to be moving downwards.
After Lin's cells reached a certain depth, they began to swim back. At this time, Lin also began to reinforce the base's skin and had the tentacles retract into it.
Aside from the large tentacles, all of the tentacles on Lin's skin could be retracted back into her skin. Because Lin had made some changes to them, they no longer grew on the outermost layer of her skin, but instead grew on the middle layer of her cell wall. They extended out through openable holes in her skin, and could be retracted back into her skin in times of danger.
Lin had not encountered danger for a long time, but this crisis made Lin feel fear.
Each green cell could release hundreds of bubbles. When hundreds of millions of cells were released at the same time, the area covered by the bubbles would be terrifying.
Lin could only hope that the group of green cells would not pass by her base. She did not know if the structure of her cortex could block the bubbles.
Base?
Lin suddenly felt like this term was new to her. She had used it before she knew it, but she did not have the time to think about it now.
Whoosh — —
The water suddenly became restless. Lin's Observer who was rushing back was swept away.
It was a water current! Why did it have to happen now?
Lin looked back and saw that the large group of green cells was also being swept away by the water current. At the same time, countless bubbles were also rushing towards them …
Bubbles would only move upwards in still water, but under this violent water current, they were scattered all over the place and instantly covered the entire area!
Lin's Observer and a few other fat cells could not avoid these bubbles. They were instantly surrounded by a large number of bubbles, and the fat cells that were slower to react were immediately infiltrated by the bubbles.
Only the Observer managed to avoid the bubbles, but Lin did not have the time to worry about it.
Because the water current was rushing towards Lin's base!
Lin had already retracted all of her tentacles. She could only wait and hope that the bubbles could not penetrate her skin.
The water current had never given Lin any good. It continued to rampage, pushing the large group of green cells towards Lin's base. When a large amount of green appeared in Lin's vision, Lin knew that this crisis was unavoidable.
Lin was the last to retract her tentacles back into her cortex. At this time, the group of green cells that came with the water current had already covered up the light outside, causing the entire area to become gloomy and gloomy.
Lin's cortex was transparent. Even though her tentacles were inside, she could still see the situation outside. The green cells were being swept away by the water current into a mess. The bubbles released by their bodies were also spreading everywhere.
Lin suddenly noticed that the Observer's vision was still there. Furthermore, it also saw this scene in its vision. It should have been swept back by the water current. Lin did not expect it to still be alive.
Lin opened a hole in her cortex and let the Observer swim back.
At that moment, a few bubbles approached Lin's cortex …
Lin immediately closed the hole and stared at the bubbles with her tentacles. Lin saw that they were stuck to her cortex.
Stuck to her cortex?
The bubbles seemed to be stuck to her cortex, but they did not penetrate the cells that made up her cortex.
Did I stop them? Lin did not understand what was going on. But in the next moment, the bubbles that stuck to her cortex suddenly penetrated her cortex. At the same time, Lin also felt a sharp pain …
I can't stop them? The outer layer of her cortex, whether it was the virus, the dissolving fluid sprayed by other cells, or the strong water current, none of them could wash it away. Why can't I stop the bubbles?
Why?
Lin did not have time to think.
More bubbles stuck to her cortex, then they simply seeped in and killed the cells that made up her cortex.
Once the cells of her cortex were killed, they would begin to weaken. Although their corpses could still be attached to her cortex to stop the bubbles from entering, the next water current might be able to wash away these weak spots and allow more bubbles to pour in.
As soon as she thought that, the next wave of water current rushed in. The weak parts of Lin's cortex that were the dead cells were instantly washed away by the current, causing a large number of bubbles to pour in.
I can't stop them …
If I can't stop them, I can only fight back! That's right, I just need to kill all the green cells. That way, there won't be any bubbles!
The thought flashed through Lin's mind. She immediately opened up all the holes on her skin. Countless tentacles reached out from the holes and waved their bodies, using their needle-like cells to kill the green cells that had filled the water.
However, the tentacles' bodies were also made up of cells, so they could still be infiltrated by the bubbles. In that split second, Lin had killed a large number of green cells, but more than half of the tentacles had been destroyed as well.
The cluster of green cells was even larger than Lin's entire base. Due to Lin's attack, they all surged forward and created a huge number of bubbles that instantly drowned Lin's base.
The thought flashed through Lin's mind countless times in an instant. She immediately ordered all the exploding orbs and acid-injectors to rush out and spray dissolving liquid into the water. The amount of dissolving liquid was so great that it dyed the entire water body red. Although the dissolving liquid could kill the green cells, it had no effect on the bubbles.
Lin knew that it was useless to fight back. She then ordered the remaining green cells to enter the giant tentacle and swim deeper into the cave. She then used a large number of diggers and cone-shaped cells to form several layers of solid defensive walls at the entrance of the cave.
When the giant tentacle was also killed by the bubbles, Lin could no longer receive any information from the outside world.
The huge base that Lin built and everything outside were destroyed by these tiny bubbles. Fortunately, these bubbles did not go too deep into the cave …
What Lin did not know was that it was not the only one that was destroyed.
Due to the active lava and underwater volcanoes, the water temperature had warmed up. The warm water temperature allowed the green cells to multiply on a large scale in the sea. The gas they released was a deadly poisonous gas to all living things on this planet. As the green cells increased, the poisonous gas spread across the entire planet. Almost 90% of all living things died in this sea because of this …
In Lin's mind, there was actually a word that represented this gas.
"Oxygen."
… …..
Hmm … Since it's the end of the first volume, I'll just ramble on for a bit.
It's not that I don't want to update more, it's just that I can't write fast enough. Some parts are very troublesome to write. I always have to look at microscopes, documentaries, and various other information. Writing a single chapter takes a long time. Cells are really complicated …
But then again, it's going to be the era of multicellular cells. It'll be easier to write. I also prefer to study multicellular animals. Anyway, the updates will definitely speed up sooner or later ~
Also, the updates have been a bit unstable recently due to power outages and other issues. But it'll be better if it's around 9 o 'clock in the future.
Finally, thank you ~ Shengyang Fish ~ wm 19860826 ~ A Little Banana ~ for your tip.
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