"Crackle... crackle... crackle..."
Ionizing particles pass through the Geiger counter tube, briefly releasing electric pulses in the rare gases affected by the radiation, stimulating the integrated circuit with an electrical signal, amplified by speakers to emit an eerie sound.
Each low hum signifies invisible ionizing radiation hovering nearby, an unseen bullet capable of shattering DNA chains.
In front of the dilapidated factory walls, all 40 people, including Ivan and Chen Zhou, had donned heavy electromagnetic radiation shielding suits.
Before getting off the vehicle, they all took iodine tablets to prevent any possible radioactive iodine exposure incident.
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The area potentially contaminated by nuclear radiation is unlike the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield; here, the reaper is invisible, and even completing the task successfully may lead to cancer years later, dying in pain.
