Mingzhu City.
Zhang Ping told Chen Weihua about Apophis, and she responded at once.
She did not think it was entirely Zhang Ping's fault. He had been extremely careful. Who could have known Apophis had already laid "eggs" and scattered them throughout the sea?
Besides, Apophis would have died sooner or later. The only difference was when.
Its seeds would have sprouted when it died anyway. Zhang Ping had merely set off the bomb early.
She suspected Li Huatao's dream had reversed cause and effect.
Because Li Huatao had dreamed it, Zhang Ping had come. While investigating, he had killed Apophis and set off the disaster.
After countless seeds came to life, one of them would seek revenge on the land and unleash a terrifying tsunami.
Of course, that was only one possibility. Zhang Ping might already have stopped the tsunami before it could form.
"So what should we do now?"
Zhang Ping felt somewhat better after hearing Chen Weihua's analysis, then pressed her for an answer.
If they let the seeds of Apophis run rampant in the sea, they would cause a catastrophe sooner or later. They could not leave them unchecked.
Chen Weihua held an Apophis tentacle in a specially made superpowered glass bottle. She gave the bottle a gentle shake, and the tentacle inside immediately writhed frantically.
She smiled. "This thing has some ability to lock onto living creatures' brains. It moves in pursuit of them, though that seems to be instinct rather than conscious action."
"Sounds a bit like a Facehugger," Zhang Ping remarked.
Chen Weihua nodded. "It does. I just ran a small test. It seems to favor human brains, which means it's much more likely to target Oceanfolk than fish. The Oceanfolk in the sea are in danger."
"Also, we need more of Apophis's