In the Area 51 office building, the person in charge, Colonel Wu, is sitting in a high-rise office on the top floor. A research report is displayed on the computer screen in front of him.

Judging from his furrowed brow, it was obvious that the content of the report was not very pleasant.

This is a phased summary report. As for how to effectively kill the snake vine, especially its underground rhizomes, the report states that it can be done, but it is difficult.

The specific method is to design a huge excavator, dig a huge hemispherical hole around the snake vine, include all its roots, so that there is no fear of it running away, and then use an induction cooker to heat it.

Way to burn it to death.

This method seems unreliable at first glance. You must know that the rhizomes of snake vine are actually distributed over a wide range, which can be anywhere from twenty to thirty meters. To dig such a large hole in one go, the bucket of the excavator

It has to be this big.

To carry such a large bucket, an ordinary excavator chassis will definitely not work, and an equally huge special chassis must be designed.

Even if such a huge excavator could be designed, it would still be very troublesome to drive on land.

The road network on the celestial sphere is not as developed as on the earth, and is basically still in a primitive state. Snake vines do not only appear in places with roads, they often like to burrow into deep mountains and old forests.

It seems that unless the most advanced anti-gravity technology is used and this kind of bucket is installed on an anti-gravity spacecraft, it will be impossible to use it.

After thinking about this, Colonel Wu then looked back.

Next is a report from another scientific research team, about the reproduction method of snake vine.

There is not much content in the text, so Colonel Wu read it quickly, and then his heart was filled with chills.

The reason is simple - researchers point out that snake vines are likely to have the ability to spread through the air and water through spores.

Colonel Wu didn't know what the spores were, but he still understood air and water flow.

The previous zombie viruses seemed to have the same way of spreading, which is why they spread all over the world so quickly.

If the snake vine can spread like this... Colonel Wu can't help but feel his scalp numb at the thought of such human-eating trees everywhere in the future.

Fortunately, this theory has not yet been confirmed, and researchers are only speculating.

Colonel Wu comforted himself, then closed the document and prepared to stand up and drink a cup of coffee to refresh himself.

Colonel Wu only came into contact with this thing called "coffee" after he was transferred there. At that time, he saw that among the scientists from Earth in the 24-hour cafeteria, many of them liked to drink a cup after eating, and he also followed suit.

Went for a drink once.

It was so bitter...it was almost the same as the traditional Chinese medicine he drank when he was sick. Colonel Wu almost vomited it out.

However, the refreshing effect was really good. That night, he stayed up all night and never closed his eyes.

Just then, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Report!"

"Come in." Colonel Wu replied.

The person who came was Director Wang from the War Situation Department, with a military rank of major.

Director Wang usually reports any information about snake vines to Colonel Wu through the internal network on a regular basis. Today, he suddenly came to visit in person, fearing that he might have made some major discoveries.

Sure enough, after Director Wang walked into the office, he handed the tablet in his hand to Colonel Wu, "Sir, a new type of mutant snake vine was discovered."

A video is being played on the tablet. Judging from the shooting angle, it should have been shot by a camera on a remote-controlled tank.

"This is the battle video we just received. This is the second time that this black snake vine has appeared. Its trunk is very hard and can basically only be destroyed by high-temperature burning."

Colonel Wu nodded, "Well, yes, I remember that this mutated stall was found near our base yesterday or the day before yesterday."

"I found it the day before yesterday afternoon, around 5 o'clock."

"It seems that the snake vines have begun to mutate gradually. We need to increase our investigation efforts. It would be great if we could find a way to completely eliminate them. Hey, do you have anything else to report?"

Colonel Wu couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw that his subordinates were hesitant to speak.

"Colonel, look at the coordinates shown here...this snake vine was found more than 500 kilometers away from here."

"What!"

Colonel Wu was shocked. He had just been looking at the snake vine and didn't notice the coordinate problem. He thought it was the same mutant species found nearby.

Clicking on the coordinates, a map appeared on the screen, with the distance from the local area to here clearly marked, and it was indeed more than 500 kilometers.

If the snake vines migrated over such a long distance solely by their wriggling roots, it would definitely not be possible for them to spread so quickly. Then the only possibility is that they have other ways of spreading, such as the one we just saw in the report.

"So, those people on earth previously speculated that snake vines can spread through the air and water through spores. It seems that this is evidence."

"Yes, I think so too."

"Damn it, we're in trouble now." Colonel Wu rubbed his head, "The sample has been burned, so we can only send the video to them for analysis... Forget it, let's have a meeting and let's discuss it together."

"Okay, I'll call them right away."

Soon, an impromptu discussion was held in the conference room. In addition to Colonel Wu and Director Wang, there were also several scientific researchers wearing white coats.

"Experts, I have called you all here for a temporary meeting today because..."

Director Wang made a start and introduced everyone to the situation he had discovered previously.

"There is no doubt that this shows that our previous speculation was correct, and the spread of snake vine is much faster than we previously expected."

said a researcher wearing glasses, who is the leader of this research team.

"Yes, we will speed up the construction of surrounding military observation points and further expand the scope." Colonel Wu nodded, "In addition, what is this black snake vine and why does it become so hard?"

"This needs to be studied before we can get a sample. But I guess it may be related to the dark energy you mentioned earlier. In other words, this snake vine ate something containing dark energy."

"Iron Zombie!"

Colonel Wu and Director Wang said in unison.

"Yes, it's very possible." The team leader nodded, "Can you capture some steel zombies alive? Then we can test them in the laboratory to see if this is really the reason."

"Okay, no problem. I'll make arrangements right away, and I'll probably bring you the first batch of steel zombies in the afternoon."

The several hundred kilometers surrounding Area 51 is a key surveillance area. Zhao Jiajun's reconnaissance aircraft have never stopped and are basically under surveillance at all times. A large number of drone operators work in three shifts to ensure the continuity of surveillance.

So not only the snake vines, but also the distribution of nearby zombies and monsters are clear to them. Now if they want to find the distribution area of ​​the steel zombies, there is no problem at all.
Chapter completed!