Chapter 67

唳~

Amid the shrill whistling, a giant bird fell from the forest. Before reaching the ground, it was caught by several cobwebs covered with rain on the way. Spiders the size of ordinary cars climbed out of the dark to enjoy the prey falling from the sky.

At the edge of the bird's nest between the branches of trees, Xu Jiu looked at the rain curtain in front of him and breathed.

Since arriving at the Gu tomb late at night, he has not directly rushed into the depths of the Gu tomb, but chose to hunt on the periphery.

You know, there is little energy left in Xu Jiu's crystal nucleus, and the density of alienated animals in the depths of Gu tomb is obviously much higher than that in the peripheral area. If you are careless, you may fall into a siege.

Xu * Jiu is to save energy for the next battle, not to vent his energy, so even if he has confidence in his own strength, he will not be mad enough to go through the storm and catch up with a group of insects of different abilities for 100 nights.

He is not an insecticide. He has no enemies with the insects in the Gu tomb!

Facts have proved that this choice is quite correct. There are also a large number of giant alienated animals outside the Gu tomb, and the density is only general. Xu Jiu worked until the early morning and killed nearly ten monsters, including two birds and animals whose strength should be at the early stage of mutation, barely filling the energy in the crystal stone to less than one-third.

Of course, it can't satisfy Xu Jiu, so he is going to go inside the ghosts * to find some mutant insects or monsters. But before that, he has to wait for the sky to brighten. Otherwise, he will get lost in the jungle.

Qizhen is located in the core area of Gu tomb. The guide insect in Xu Jiu's hand can only take him nearby, not directly to the target.

Retreat back to the nest built by the bird just now. The nest is just under the cover of large dense forest leaves. It is a natural shelter from rain.

Touch the remaining two birds' eggs, draw some firewood from the side and light a bonfire. With the flame control of flame fist, it will not ignite the whole bird's nest. When you are tired of squatting, you will draw some feathers from nearby to pad under your body and lean directly on it.

Quan should be a velvet cushion.

It's six o'clock in the morning. The rain is much smaller than last night, but the sky is still gloomy. Coupled with the dense trees in the Gu tomb, the visibility of the surrounding environment is quite limited.

Kara ~ kara~

The sudden slight abnormal noise from the right side of the bird's nest made Xu Jiu in a daze quickly recover, stand up and look at the direction of the sound.

On the tree branch there, several people carrying the mechanical device obviously just fell down, and the hook locks on the left and right sides of the device have not been completely retracted. The abnormal sound Xu Jiugang heard was the sound made when the sickle blade at the end of the hook lock pulled away from the tree branches.

Because the edge of the bird's nest is very high, the smoke caused by Xu Jiu baking bird eggs is not obvious, which makes his rise particularly sudden.

The people who had planned to rely on the bird's nest for a temporary rest suddenly took an attack posture. Several guns pointed at Xu Jiu's head, but they were not in a hurry to shoot, but kept watching.

"This place is occupied!"

Xu Jiu picked up a bird's egg, opened it, fished a large piece of protein from the eggshell, stuffed it into his mouth and shouted.

"Boss, there is no one else in the bird's nest. It seems to be a lone Walker... Change places."

Wearing a mechanical mask and a lens hanging from his right eye, the thin young man whispered to the man next to him.

Dare to act alone in the Gu tomb, and don't care about the muzzle and hostility of their group. Such people want to know that they can't provoke.

"Go!"

Without any nonsense, the middle-aged man with the team took a deep look at the young man holding bird eggs in the rain, turned and left.

"It's a group of discerning guys."

At this time, nine times out of ten the people who came to the Gu tomb were for Qizhen. It was normal for them to have a conflict with each other. Xu Jiu had already made psychological preparations for this, but the other party obviously didn't intend to have a conflict in the peripheral area.

After eating several baked bird eggs, although the taste was quite ordinary, it was hot at least. Xu Jiu, who quickly recovered, no longer rested.

Now that a team of people has appeared and other areas are not in good condition, some people have begun to explore the interior of the Gu tomb. He has to act as soon as possible to seize the opportunity.

With the passage of time, the vision of the forest became clearer and clearer. Coupled with the reduced rain, the advantage of earthquake step has finally been brought into play.

Keeping the phantom invisibility, Xu Jiu leaped forward in the forest at a very fast speed and quickly approached the area where Qizhen was located.

The really dangerous side of Gu Zhong is finally displayed in front of Xu Jiu at this moment.

The dark green Mantis attached to the tree trunk waiting for the opportunity is two times larger than the one Xu Jiu met here.

Butterflies with colorful skeletons on their backs dance in groups in the middle of the jungle, sprinkling large amounts of phosphorous powder. Occasionally, creatures accidentally contaminated go out of control in a few steps, and soon become a big meal for the former.

The winged Black Ants seen last night crawled in groups among the branches of giant trees. Xu Jiu, who hid his body, had close contact with them on the way.

This is a very strange feeling. In this Gu tomb, everything seems to be magnified, while Xu Jiu, who maintains his original body shape, seems very small, as if the whole world is getting farther and farther away from him.

At this time, Xu Jiu suddenly understood why Zheng Qiyun had that expression when he talked about Gu Zhong.

In such a place, even if we do not encounter any enemies, human psychological endurance will be greatly tested.

This feeling is like the state of human facing the ocean. At first glance, it only feels magnificent. But if you are immersed in the sea on a rainy day and look at the boundless dark sea, your heart will be overwhelmed with fear.

Because no one knows what's hidden under here!

However, Xu Jiu is not an ordinary person after all. His way to release pressure is very simple.

Hunting!

The Mantis was kicked by him to break the triangular head, and the carnivorous butterfly and black ant received several fire fists respectively.

The energy flowing into the crystal stone quickly dispelled the strange emotions in Xu Jiu's heart.

However, this hunting action did not last long. As the sweet smell began to appear in the air, Xu Jiu immediately realized that he was close to the area where Qizhen was located. At this time, naturally, he could not be exposed at will.

With his sense of smell, Xu Jiu quickly found that the surrounding environment gradually changed.

You know, this is close to the core area of Gu Zhong.

It is reasonable to say that the growth scale of trees should be more exaggerated, and the branches and leaves should be more lush. However, the jungle in Xu Jiu's vision is in ruins!

yes.

Not only did the eyes of the trees change from dark green to brown gray, the lush branches and leaves gradually disappear, but even the ground seemed to become a large rotten swamp... Only the aroma in the air became more and more strong!

After running forward for several hours, Xu Jiu began to deliberately lower his body, because he found that there seemed to be something that made him feel uncomfortable in the swamp on the forest ground.

When Xu Jiu dropped to a place no more than 20 or 30 meters above the ground, he found a transverse branch and settled down. He turned his eyes to the swamp below, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

bones! Countless corpses!

Xu Jiu widened his eyes and looked at the corpses all over the swamp. This is not a vibrant jungle at all, but a dead cemetery.

In the swamp at the bottom, some corpses have only broken wings, some are still floating on the swamp, and others seem to have just fallen in

Wait, what's that?

When Xu Jiu was confused about why there were so many bodies in the swamp, the overturning giant monster in the swamp not far away attracted his attention.

Several ups and downs leaned forward. Xu Jiu frowned and looked at the porcupine like a hill in the swamp, silent.

He can feel that this monster is not an ordinary alienated beast. It should have reached the mutation level. The Loess armor on its body is the best proof. This soil will not be born out of thin air in the swamp. It must be realized through its own extraordinary ability.

So the question is, why does such a porcupine appear in the swamp?

It doesn't have wings, let alone the tonnage. Even the giant wood under its feet can't bear it!

Xu Jiu revolved around the porcupine body and soon found that there were bite marks on the neck, and the real fatal injury should come from a wound on the spine with a length of nearly three meters and a deep bone.

Judging from the appearance of the wound, it was not caused by other beasts. It was more like being split by lightning

Xu Jiu thought of the scene when this guy whirled around the top of the Gu tomb on a stormy night and was finally hit by thunder. Then he shook his head to dispel the absurd idea.

Call~

Suddenly, the dark shadow swept over his head made Xu Jiu temporarily stop thinking about the source of the body. Looking up, he saw several flying mice gliding in the forest with their limbs open. What really attracted his attention was the faint human figure on the flying mouse's back.

More people are here!

Finally, after looking at the body on the ground, Xu Jiu had to move forward again.

In any case, he didn't want to miss Qizhen. He simply followed the flying mouse team and asked them to explore the way for himself. Xu Jiu was not afraid to be found by them.

After traveling for about half an hour, the flying mice gathered their limbs and finally climbed on the tree trunk with sharp claws.

Xu Jiu stood in the hiding place and took out his telescope to observe the team on the back of flying rats.

After a rough count, the team was more than 8 people, all armed, and after leaving the flying rats, someone specially took out some rice ball like things and fed them to these creatures.

There is no doubt that these flying mice are the walking creatures they keep, and the team with this ability wants to know that they are extraordinary.

After they had finished the flying rats, they sprayed and sprayed each other from their knapsack and sprayed each other, and began to climb through the trees with hook and lock.

Xu Jiu didn't go far until he followed behind, but the confusion in his heart accumulated more and more.

He clearly remembered that Zheng Qiyun once told him that the existence of Qizhen attracted a large number of alienated animals in the Gu tomb, so that the observation team of Qilan group did not dare to approach and could only observe from a distance.

Gathering in crowds and groups of animals, even the jungle that is everywhere before can * disappear.

The corpse in the swamp he saw not long ago was hovering in his mind. Xu Jiu vaguely felt that he seemed to have found something strange, but he couldn't grasp the key point for a moment.

He wanted to calm down and think about the problem, but the suddenly sparse trees in front attracted Xu Jiu's attention.

In the dark woodland, he saw a very dazzling golden object like the sun.

Qizhen!

At this moment, all the doubts were forgotten, and Xu Jiu's eyes were only the light.

No longer following the group in front, he started the shock step directly and sped away towards Qizhen's position, and it was obvious that he was not the only one with the same idea.

A second ago, there was evidence to advance and retreat. Now the teams performing their duties seem to have completely forgotten what they should do, and only know to approach the rare treasure at all costs.

It seems to have some special magic.

Poof poof poof poof~

Raindrops hit Xu Jiu's body one after another, and the cold water splashed on his face.

At one moment, Xu Jiu's shoulder trembled slightly. His body, which had been flying in mid air, suddenly shook. The blue air flashed under his feet, forcibly stopped the car and fell to the branch of a tree not far away.

Holding the trunk with one hand, Xu Jiu squatted between the branches and leaves, took a deep breath, and held out his hand to sprinkle a handful of rain on his face.

What the hell happened just now?

The electric numbness rose up on Xu Jiu's back. Before, he was almost irrational, which made him afraid for a while.

The sight once again threw itself into the light in the distance. This time, Xu Jiu's eyes were no longer longing, but hiding fear.

Xu Jiu suddenly realized at this time that the precious treasure in the forbidden area was not the treasure guarded by the "dragon" in his imagination!

Under the eye-catching light, there is a rhizome dozens of meters high and about five meters in diameter. Its height is pure white, which symbolizes holiness. The lower it goes, the darker the color. When it connects with the swamp, it is already black and red.

Yes, its roots are rooted in this rotten swamp full of corpses.

Countless dense dark red meridians spread around with the trunk as the core, crazy swallowing the flesh and blood nutrition in the swamp.

The most holy fruit was born in the dirtiest swamp

Is it that the insects in the swamp were killed by the * method pit?

incorrect.

This strange treasure may be able to lure nearby creatures. How can it affect the area thousands of kilometers away from here? Moreover, Qilan group saw a large number of alienated animals nearby earlier, and they even judged the characteristics of this strange treasure.

Where are those alienated beasts?

Shouldn't we stay here and wait for the fruit to mature and take a share

Xu Jiu is still thinking on this side, but someone in the forest on the other side can't support it. Several hooks and locks fly at Qizhen's trunk. After fixing, they pull out their owner and quickly move closer to Qizhen.

Seeing this scene, Xu Jiu didn't choose to shoot.