N-M Chapter 284 Everything is only temporary
Chapter 284 Everything is only temporary
Meanwhile, at the nuclear power plant...
After hanging up the radio, Lin Fan leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes for a while.
He hadn't slept for over twenty hours and had just gone through a major battle. Although he didn't feel physically tired, he was indeed mentally exhausted.
"You need to rest," Helen suggested, noticing his presence.
"No rush." Lin Fan opened his eyes. "There are still a few things to arrange first."
As he spoke, he stood up and stretched his neck.
"Let's go to the control room first and check the real-time data for reactor number two. We must ensure that the cooling system is completely stable."
"And Miller and his group, I need to go check on them. I'll have them temporarily serve as the perimeter defense force for the nuclear power plant, and then make further deployments after my people arrive from Raccoon City."
"And that thing behind the cooling tower, nobody is allowed to go near it."
Helen listened attentively and nodded: "The control room is on the basement floor of the administration building. Follow me."
After saying that, she left with Lin Fan.
The two quickly descended the stairs to the basement level.
The door to the control room was open, and the room was in a mess.
Half of the table and chairs were overturned, and documents and coffee cups were scattered on the floor.
However, several monitoring screens were still lit up, displaying real-time images of various areas of the nuclear power plant.
Helen walked to the main control panel and skillfully brought up the data interface for reactor number two.
"The core temperature has dropped to a safe range."
She pointed to the numbers on the screen, "The cooling loop flow has recovered to 67 percent of the rated value."
"Why not 100%?"
"You've cleared the blockage in the main loop, but there's still some residue in the auxiliary loop. The dead tissue has hardened and gotten stuck in the pipes, requiring manual inspection section by section."
"Can it keep running?"
"At the current level, maintaining low-power operation of the reactor is not a problem. However, to restore full-power generation, all auxiliary circuits must be cleared."
Lin Fan nodded, his gaze sweeping over the other screens in the control room.
One of the screens displays an image of the cooling tower area.
The blue spores were still attached to the outer wall of the cooling tower, and the blue light was still flashing regularly.
He stared at the scene for a few seconds, then suddenly remembered that Da Wu was coming, and immediately called out to him in his mind.
A short while later, Da Wu responded spiritually.
He inquired about the situation on Da Wu's side, and upon learning that they were already heading this way, he asked if the creature called "Radiant Algae" would damage the nuclear power plant.
"Radiation-eating algae do not affect the structure of the cooling tower. They only absorb radiation and do not damage the building."
After receiving the correct answer, Lin Fan turned to Helen and said, "Don't worry about that thing on the cooling tower; it won't damage the equipment."
Helen was clearly uneasy: "How can you be sure?"
"You don't need to know, just do as I say."
Helen wanted to say something more, but considering her current situation, she glanced at him and didn't ask any further questions.
Having spent three days in the nuclear power plant and witnessed those horrific scenes firsthand, she now had a very special trust in the young man before her who had personally crushed all that terror.
Lin Fan then walked around the control room again, gaining a basic understanding of the overall layout of the nuclear power plant.
He then contacted Miller through the intercom on the wall.
"Major Miller, divide your men into three groups. Four men per group, set up observation posts in the east, south, and west directions of the nuclear power plant. Do not deploy personnel on the north side near the cooling towers for now."
"I...I understand." Compared to Helen, Miller hesitated only briefly on the communication channel before asking no further questions. "Any other instructions?"
instruct.
Lin Fan paused for a moment upon hearing this term.
A major from the United States used the word "instruction" when speaking to a Chinese person.
It's not a "suggestion" or a "request," but an "instruction."
Although it's just a simple word, its meaning is quite intriguing.
Previously, the other party had even tried to dissuade him from entering the nuclear power plant on the radio.
Now, the major's attitude has undergone a fundamental change.
Of course, upon closer examination, the reason is quite simple.
Humans are inherently creatures that admire strength, and upon seeing the 15-meter-tall giant heat source signal on the thermal imaging device, he believed that no one would dare to disobey.
"No more for now."
Lin Fan shook his head, agreeing with everything, and continued, "Thank you for your hard work. My people will arrive no later than tomorrow afternoon."
"receive."
After hanging up the call, Lin Fan returned to the first floor of the administration building, found a reasonably intact office, and closed the door.
He needs to talk to Da Wu a few more times.
"Speak, is there anything else you haven't told me about the radiation-eating algae?"
The big crow remained silent for a moment.
"Lao Da, the radiation-eating algae itself is just a low-level symbiotic organism. But the spiritual medium it produces is the key to my restoration of power."
"This is extra information from my memory, and I don't know why I have these things."
"I'm almost at the west coast of North America. But it will still take some time to get from the coast to this nuclear power plant. After all, as you know, I don't move very fast on land."
"How big is your original body now?"
"Hmm...it's much bigger than before."
It's much bigger than before?
What kind of answer is this?
Lin Fan couldn't help but recall the size of the giant crow he had seen before.
But how much exactly is "many"?
Unable to come up with a concrete outline for the time being, he simply gave up trying to think of it.
"Alright, take your time coming over there. Just remember not to cause any damage along the way."
"Don't worry, I have no interest in the human world."
Lin Fan shook his head, no longer dwelling on it.
He took the USB drive Helen had given him out of his pocket and flipped it over in his hand a couple of times.
The splitting of Shoggoths, radiation-eating algae, and the passages carved deep into the Earth's crust...
The world had undergone some kind of change without him even realizing it.
He didn't even know what role he played in this upheaval.
And what about that unknown, mysterious space filled with all sorts of tombstones? What kind of place is that?
Could that place be the otherworld that buries the true forms of these monsters?
Although his eyes were closed, his mind was constantly thinking.
Until about ten minutes later...
He felt a warmth on his face... and then he opened his eyes.
The rising sun shone through the glass and fell precisely on him.
Lin Fan got up and walked to the window, pulling open the deformed blinds.
The morning light spilled in from the east, illuminating the dilapidated buildings of the nuclear power plant.
The blue light at the top of the cooling tower dimmed in the sunlight, but the rhythmic flickering continued unabated.
A new day began, but Lin Fan knew in his heart that this sudden turn of events was not over yet...