Zhang Heng landed the helicopter by the river in Pripyat, right beside the nuclear power plant's outflow.
The cooling water first passed through the turbine preheating exchanger, carrying away some of the heat there before being discharged into the Pripyat River.
Because the water here was relatively warm and rich in microorganisms, it attracted plenty of fish. The fishermen the players had seen after escaping the nuclear power plant had been fishing here.
Of course, their slow reactions had kept them from leaving in time, and they had inhaled a great deal of radiation. They were in poor condition at the hospital now. If they had been given another chance, they probably would not have chosen to stand here and keep watching such an expensive spectacle.
Zhang Heng used the portable radiation meter he carried to take a quick reading of the water's radiation level. It was roughly 3.4 to 3.5 roentgens, already a very high dose and almost at the portable meter's limit. Fortunately, the players did not need to worry about radiation aftereffects.
Especially after the main quest had been updated, Zhang Heng had made up his mind to kill Loki within twelve hours. All he needed to do was keep his body in peak condition during those twelve hours. After experiencing the Parallel Instance, he also had an accurate grasp of his own radiation exposure and knew he could enter the water.
So he did not hesitate much before starting to take off his clothes.
This was where Loki's salmon incarnation from the mural had been. In Norse Mythology, Loki had turned into a salmon after he incited Hodr, the blind god of darkness, to kill Baldr with mistletoe. Not only had the bastard failed to restrain himself afterward, he had gone to a banquet to provoke