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Xiao Qiang refused to answer Dingbao Mountain about the secret between him and Chixia, instead recounting the story of their mission to rescue Jianjian at the Lair of the Fallen. He shared the events that had taken place at the Patrol Station, which he had heard in bits and pieces along the way.
The glaciers in China account for 14.5% of the world's total glacier area and 47.6% of Asia's mountain glaciers, representing mid- to low-latitude ice masses. Glaciers are the largest freshwater resource on Earth and serve as the second-largest natural reservoir after the oceans.
Precise data from around the world indicates that glaciers exist on all seven continents.
Meteorological experts predict that after nuclear contamination affects the atmosphere, glaciers will also undergo changes. This is why Dingbao Mountain and his team were dispatched to patrol the glaciers closely, monitoring fluctuations in their patterns.
Dingbao Mountain was the first to notice abnormalities in the glaciers; parts of the pristine white ice had turned a blood-red color overnight. Curious, he took Gigi, a Labrador retriever from his patrol team, to investigate.
Gigi was gentle, lively, and highly intelligent. His loyalty to his owner was unwavering, and Dingbao Mountain usually managed him with ease.
As they approached the lower end of the glacier where abnormalities had been reported, Gigi suddenly became restless, anxiously circling in place while occasionally glancing toward a cave beneath the Blood Glacier.
Dingbao Mountain didn't pay much attention to Gigi's unusual behavior; instead, he teased, "Gigi, are you in heat or something?" As he spoke, Gigi bolted off and disappeared into the cave.
Calling out for Gigi, Dingbao Mountain chased after him. Nearing the cave entrance, he heard Gigi's frantic whines echoing from within.
Feeling a surge of anxiety, Dingbao Mountain quickened his pace and entered the cave. It was dark yet spacious inside, giving off a chilling atmosphere.
He shouted "Gigi..." only to be met with Gigi's low whimpering sounds.
Dingbao Mountain hurried deeper into the cave and found Gigi standing frozen in front of a lifeless creature.
He gently held Gigi's head and looked at what lay before them. It was a Red-Horned Antelope, lying on its side as if it had been attacked and succumbed to its injuries here.
Carefully inspecting it, Dingbao Mountain noticed a wound on the antelope's belly. The skin was torn open, revealing something writhing inside.
Could it be maggots? That seemed impossible; how could there be maggots in this glacial region? Typically, animals do not decay after death here. It felt like a giant refrigerator; unless an eagle swooped down from above, animals that died here generally showed no signs of deterioration.
Antelope's belly was not filled with maggots. Besides, was there even a maggot large enough to push against the belly of a dead Antelope? Ding Bosheng decided to use his support stick to poke it...
Just as he extended the stick, something suddenly burst out from the writhing belly, and it lunged at Gigi. Gigi let out a mournful cry and began barking frantically in shock.
Ding Bosheng focused again, but he could no longer see what had attacked Gigi. The creature moved so quickly, it was like flying...
Upon checking Gigi's injuries, he found nothing serious; there was just a scrape on the left side of her belly.
His gaze returned to the overturned Antelope, and he was horrified to discover that its belly looked as if it had been sliced open, or perhaps something had drilled out from inside, tearing the belly apart.
Seeing all this, Ding Bosheng felt an unsettling sense of foreboding. He glanced around and quickly held Gigi's head, pulling on the ring around her neck as he said, "Let's go."
Hearing this, Xiao Qiang, who was sitting cross-legged, became anxious and eagerly asked, "What happened next?"
Ding Bosheng wiped his hands on his gear—a hidden assault rifle in the ground hole—and forced a smile as he said, "The nightmare began that day."
"You’re not bad; this is more powerful than an M4 assault rifle," Xiao Qiang praised, changing the subject. He didn’t want to touch on memories that Ding Bosheng preferred to forget.
Chixia and Redemption of the Fallen stood like wooden statues nearby, keeping their distance. From afar, they resembled two sculptures, completely ignoring Xiao Qiang and Ding Bosheng's conversation while vigilantly watching their surroundings.
Ding Bosheng's eyes flickered with fear as he sank back into those unforgettable years. When one is immersed in pain and turmoil, what is needed is courage and acceptance.
Since that day, Gigi had fallen ill, hissing mournfully and no longer as lively as before. Ding Bosheng missed the times when she would frolic in front of him; during such moments, he would carry Gigi outside to bask in the sun.
In the group, it was just him and a dog in a small room separated from the main team house. The main structure of the house was made of movable panels—insulated panels at that.
The room was small, consisting of a studio and a bedroom. The bedroom contained a bed that was in disarray; Gigi loved playing with pillows. Regardless of how Ding Bosheng tidied up, it always ended up messy. With female colleagues in the team, if someone needed him urgently, they could only wait at the door for a moment before leaving quickly.
At that moment, Gigi lay on the bed, humming softly as Ding Boshang took out a thermometer to check its temperature. Grandma's Bear! Gigi's temperature was significantly higher than normal.
Ding Boshang felt worried and sought advice from a female colleague. In the end, they applied iodine to Gigi's injured area, treated it with medicine, and wrapped it in bandages.
The team was still engaged in heated discussions regarding the unusual phenomena discovered in the glacier. Ding Boshang believed this matter was serious and needed to be reported.
However, other colleagues were firmly against it. They feared that if the matter was reported, the Meteorological Bureau might revoke their patrol duties. If that happened, their hopes of making a name for themselves would be dashed.
If they could clarify the glacier's anomalies in a short time, it would undoubtedly be a significant discovery backed by scientific evidence. They would become prominent figures in society.
The female colleague specialized in chemical research and also engaged in biochemical studies. She had fought hard to come to the Meteorological Patrol Station, hoping to uncover something mysterious about the glacier and write a book on it, fulfilling her lifelong dream.
The team was well-equipped with advanced technology such as Optical Microscopes and Infrared Night Vision Devices. The female colleague used samples from the anomalous glacier rock for testing and discovered that these blood-red rocks contained a type of microorganism, which was an organism carrying a strange virus.
The rock samples were small, making it difficult to determine their organic surface area and solubility content at that moment. Therefore, she requested Ding Boshang to accompany her back to the area of the anomalous glacier to drill more rock samples for further research.
However, by that time, dusk was approaching. Ding Boshang took a sip of his drink and wiped his lips, refusing to accompany her. His refusal naturally displeased her, but fortunately, the team leader agreed with his viewpoint that it was best not to go out before dusk; falling into an ice crevice could lead to trouble.
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