Chapter 309: An Unlucky Vacation (8)
When it rains, it pours.
The power had only been out for a couple of hours when the cellphone signal disappeared as well.
By then, the four of them had grown tired from working and were gathered around Misha’s phone, reading the latest announcement released by the city government.
The notice had been forwarded from the Yanifly State Government. It consisted of two parts. The first cited an online article written by a paleontologist, explaining the origins and characteristics of the monstrous fish in the floodwaters. The second was presented as a survival guide, offering disaster victims practical advice on staying alive while trapped between the flood and the deadly fish.
Following the source, Misha tracked down the paleontologist’s personal homepage.
According to the researcher, the monstrous fish in the water had most likely emerged from the depths of Chaohu Lake.¹
[…After comparing the skeletal morphology and anatomical structure of these fish, I found that they are most likely closely related to the Megapiranha paranensis, a species that lived during the Miocene.
The differences between the two are mainly reflected in three aspects: body size, teeth, and eyesight.
Compared to the Megapiranha, which commonly reached a length of one meter, these creatures are significantly smaller. Their teeth are also broader and sturdier. Furthermore, while the Megapiranha relied on its eyesight to hunt prey, the eyes of these flood-dwelling fish have completely degenerated—they possess no vision whatsoever. Such a change generally occurs only in organisms that have lived in complete darkness for extremely long periods.