I have never seen such a weird animal, and I don’t know what species it belongs to. According to the classification of phylum, order, family, genus and species in biology, it is estimated that even the top scientists in the world would have a hard time judging it.
Let's say it is a bird. One is covered in feathers, which meets the basic characteristics, and the other is huge and has blood, both of which are characteristics of vertebrates. It is almost impossible to say it is an insect. But how to explain the spider legs underneath it?
And what about the spider silk?
In the current situation, I naturally have no time to explore what it is, so I will call it a nondescript name: Spider Bird.
When the spider bird stared at me, I realized that I had stayed at the top of the tree for too long and had exposed my target.
Almost as soon as it breathed and breathed, the giant creature flapped its wings, and countless gray-white scales rolled towards me like rain.
"I'm going!" Because I didn't know if this thing was poisonous, I didn't dare to underestimate it. I saw the way back, rolled over, and jumped directly into the thick branches of the dense forest.
Although the thing was huge, it was flying in the sky and could not penetrate the branches and leaves for a while. I seized this opportunity and jumped down the tree.
There are silver cocoons everywhere in this ghost place. Who knows how many moths are going to pounce out in a moment. I don’t have support, so I won’t be stupid enough to rush over and fight with it. As the saying goes, two fists are hard to beat with four hands, and people don’t just have hands.
, and wings.
I don’t know if it was because of the recent rain. As soon as I landed, I stepped on my feet full of mud and almost fell. But I didn’t dare to waste a moment. I raised my head and took a look at the movement of the thing. It was indeed an airtight tree crown.
My hands and feet were blocked and I couldn't get close to the ground for a while.
I ran away, taking a fork in the narrow forest. The thing kept following me above my head without letting up. I knew in my heart that escaping like this was not an option. I had to think of a way to escape, and the key was to fight with me.
The troops gather together.
It's just that I have just arrived at Immortal Peak, and I can't even tell the direction at the moment. Breaking out from here is simply harder than grabbing a bun from a dog's mouth.
Quickly thinking, I remembered that Ciwang had said that the goal of our trip was to cross the mountain via the ropeway. People, horses and goods had to use the ropeway to reach the other side as quickly as possible. He also said at that time that our location was no closer than the ropeway.
It only took about ten minutes for me to be pulled up the cliff by the silk thread for several hundred meters. As long as I could touch the main road and walk all the way down the mountain, I would definitely be able to find the whereabouts of the caravan.
After making up my mind, I no longer hesitated, took a breath, and prepared to rush out of the woods in search of life. Silver powder kept falling from the air, which meant that the spider bird was still watching from above. I really didn’t understand how such a huge creature could survive.
, how to survive here.
The water village is only half a day away from here, and travelers often take the road from the mountain. I just saw their larvae using silk threads to feed on silver cocoons and make cages on the mountain road. The whole process is skillful and experienced, accumulated by their ancestors in the process of evolution.
Predatory instinct cannot be achieved in a day. With such a huge size, what do they usually feed on? Why are nearby residents and false business travelers never attacked?
I always felt that the attack on the caravan was unreasonable, but for a while, my thoughts were too confused and I was busy running for my life, so I really couldn't think of a reason.
At this time, a crackling sound came from above my head. I looked up and saw, my dear, it turns out that there is also a silver cocoon wrapped around the end of the tree here. It is crumbling at the moment, and I am afraid that another spider will emerge from the pupa.
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As soon as I saw that this place was not suitable for staying for a long time, I turned around and prepared to leave without even thinking about it, but...
I saw a burst of fire suddenly ignited at the bottom of the silver cocoon. The strange sound just now was caused by the burning silver thread. I saw something fishy and felt suspicious, so I didn't rush to escape. I quickly looked around and picked up a stick from the ground.
The rotten branches poke into the silver cocoon of fire.
As soon as I poked it, I actually heard someone shouting in pain. I was happy, it seemed that this brother had not turned into a pupa food yet. I picked at it a few more times, trying to get the thing off the tree quickly. I didn't want the flames.
The burning got stronger and stronger, and I was burned under the tree until my eyes hurt. If I didn't hurry up, the person inside would probably be eaten by a strange bird, or he would be killed in the sea of ​​​​fire.
The people inside seemed to be suffering tremendous pain, and the flaming silver cocoon was shaking like a big red lantern.
Soon, under the fire and shaking, a blackened path opened at the bottom of the silver cocoon. Before I could see clearly who had fallen, I felt a heavy weight on my head, and I was crushed to the ground with my back down.
The blow hit me so hard that my spine almost broke, and I screamed in pain.
"Lin Kun?" The person pressing on me was none other than Ren Yonghai, his face was covered in black ash, and the clothes on his body were almost melted.
"Old Ren, are you not dead?"
Ren Yonghai narrowly escaped death. He glanced at the broken cocoon burning at the end of the tree and said with a smile: "I saw that after you were caught, you followed your example and pulled the silver wire. No, you were trapped.
It's gone." He pointed to his neck, which was full of blood, red and swollen. "If I hadn't brought a lighter with me, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to talk now."
I saw that in addition to the bite marks on his body, there were blisters in several places on his exposed skin, especially on his arms, where the skin and flesh were red. If not disinfected and bandaged in time, it would probably leave hidden dangers.
At this time, due to the fierce firepower, Brococoon finally couldn't hang on and fell down. I quickly pulled Ren Yonghai aside.
"Put out the fire." I took off my coat and rushed forward. This place is full of flammable materials, and any spark can cause a forest fire. It must be extinguished immediately.
Ren Yonghai also understood the pros and cons, and immediately ran up, first throwing away the dead branches and leaves on the ground, and then vigorously stepping on the fire cocoon with his feet. After working for a long time, the two of us finally extinguished the burning silver cocoon.
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Ren Yonghai gasped, looked at the wound, and said to me: "This place is too dangerous. I think it's probably a bug nest. Let's go. I don't know what's going on with the caravan."
"After leaving the forest, look for the main road. If there is a ropeway in a place like this, it will definitely not be hidden in a dense forest. It should be a relatively open place, and there must be a solid foundation stone."
"Our current location is roughly two-thirds of the way to Immortal Peak. Ciwang and the others said that the ropeway is on the mountainside. If we can return to the winding road we came from, it will be faster."
I said don't leave in a hurry and treat the wound for a while. Ren Yonghai also reminded me to be careful about my injury. How did he know that I was already invulnerable to all poisons? I wanted to see how powerful this strange bird's poison was.
Can't compete with the anaconda.
Whatever I thought came to mind, just when I was worried about Ren Yonghai's injury, I saw two lights not far behind me. I was surprised to find that it was Xu Yaxian and Caiyun.
At this time, I didn't care how lucky these two girls were to arrive here intact, and immediately asked Xu Yaxian to treat Ren Yonghai's wounds. There was water, alcohol and gauze in Xu Yaxian's backpack, which was just in time for emergencies.
Xu Yaxian peeled off all the tattered clothes on Ren Yonghai’s body
Then I washed his wound with clean water. I didn’t dare to rub the alcohol directly on it. I only roughly cleaned the parts that touched the soil on some edges.
I made a simple torch out of damaged clothing and alcohol, and then set out on the road to find the large army.
Along the way, Ren Yonghai and I told Xu Yaxian and Caiyun about the spider bird, and they both found it incredible.
"Do you think it's possible that it just came out of nowhere?" Ren Yonghai asked.
"Unlikely." I shook my head.
"I think so too, but what do they do for a living? You also saw what happened today. They are definitely carnivorous insects... No, I'm not sure whether they are insects or not." Ren Yonghai followed me.
I had the same feeling, "Maybe, it's a bird."
What Ren Yonghai said reminded me. I hissed and looked up to look for the strange bird that had been following me. After turning around, I couldn't find any trace in the sky. It was strange. I was staring at it all the way just now.
Following me, why did it disappear after Xu Yaxian and Caiyun arrived?
I looked at Ren Yonghai. His arm was wrapped with gauze at the moment. He looked as embarrassed as he could, and it didn't look like he had any secret recipe for deworming.
When Xu Yaxian saw me looking at the sky, she also stopped and asked me what was going on. I told her about the missing spider bird. Xu Yaxian thought for a moment and said, "Do you think there is such a possibility? It
What you are afraid of is not people, but fire?"
Hearing what Xu Yaxian said, I suddenly realized: "It's very possible! When I was putting out the fire just now, I did not see any more powder floating down, which means that it was no longer at the scene. After that, we have been putting out the fire, at least until just now
So far, I haven't seen its shadow. I think this strange bird is probably afraid of fire and has fled away long ago."
Soon, we found traces of the winding mountain road. Ren Yonghai pointed at the fire ahead and shouted: "There is someone there."
When I saw that it was indeed a bonfire standing between the cliffs, I knew it was Uncle Ciwang and the others below, so I immediately ran towards the mountain road.
After a while, the caravan appeared in my sight. The people over there could clearly feel the fire in the forest. Qianba was the first to see us. He jumped up excitedly and waved to us vigorously.
When the people in the team saw us walking down the mountain, they all showed surprised expressions. Tenzin was sitting by the fire, and when he heard some movement, he immediately pulled out his double-barreled shotgun.
I was afraid that he would explode impulsively, so I shouted: "It's us."
Deyang Ram and Uncle Ciwang stood up at the same time and looked over to us. The boy Qianba quickly came up to us with a dark face. He didn't know whether he was crying or laughing. He hugged me and said: "
You guys are really scary, how come you disappeared while walking?"
I only said that we were not in the way, and we would meet with Uncle Ciwang first. Qiangba nodded hurriedly and said yes, pulling me quickly towards the bonfire camp in the clearing in the mountain.
When I walked in, I realized that there were a few fewer people in the queue. Each of the waiters looked at me with frightened eyes, as if they had seen a ghost.
I didn’t ask any more questions, walked straight to Uncle Ciwang, and said to him: “I figured out the disappearance. It’s a strange bird in the mountains that is hunting for food. They use tough silk as bait and stick it on people’s shoulders.
Chapter completed!