Sickle crabs are common crustacean monsters on the mainland, and their heavy carapace and omnivorous habits allow them to adapt to most natural environments. www.biquge.info Whether it is a wetland swamp or an arid desert, as long as the temperature is sufficient, they can survive safely, and they can often be seen even on volcanoes.

But it is not their ability to adapt that they are known for, but their extremely irascible personalities, and these monsters are extremely territorial, and any creature that appears in front of them that is not part of the clan tends to be slashed first with sickle-like pincers. If what the One-Star Hunter said was true, then the camp would have to face more than one threat from the Peach Fur Beasts.

"Can you be sure that it was the Sickle Crab Clan that attacked you, and not some wandering solitary sickle?" Some of the companions around him asked with a fluke mentality.

"I don't know." Ah Tang shook his head and said, "I was sprayed by the monster's slime in the first place, and I had to leave immediately, and I didn't have time to check if there were any of their lairs or patriarchs nearby. But there were at least eight of them chasing me at the time, or more, and it's not common for a lone group of this size to be found."

The slime is cold and heavy, and wrapping around the body can significantly reduce the hunter's physical activity, which is why the one-star hunter has been trembling since the beginning.

"Hunters on other routes have reported a large number of flying beetles near the camp." The bearded man glanced in the direction of the trainees, "Crustacean species of different ecological niches tend to clump together, and I think this can be taken as evidence that the sickle crabs are an entire population moving here." ”

"Wait," a two-star hunter sitting very close to the leader asked, "Are we going to deal with two monsters at the same time?" ”

The bearded man heard the other party's concern, he hesitated for a moment, and said slowly: "It is impossible for a monster of the two races to have the same ecological niche in the same territory, this is an eternal law of rank. ”

In the leader's speculation, when the camp was completed, it was not long after the peach fur beasts had just defeated the original sickle crab group and obtained the right to live. The battle of the day before yesterday had left the monkey army wounded, so the sickle crab clan, who had fled from the desert, seized the opportunity to return and reclaim their territory, which made them appear in the hunter's field of vision.

"After all, it's due to bad luck." The two-star hunter who asked sighed and muttered to himself.

"Under the premise of insufficient intelligence, these are just assumptions," the team leader took a large sip of water, and his Adam's apple moved up and down, "but what is certain is that the Sickle Crab race will definitely not be safe with any aliens. At present, the three parties, including us, are hostile to each other in the hunting ground. While we need to be prepared to deal with the Sickle Crab at least at the same time, at least we don't need to worry about the two groups joining forces to attack us. ”

"It's a blessing in disguise." Jia Xiao quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"So what can we do about the sickle?" Xiao Yang in the back row asked loudly.

"There's nothing we can do." When the leader said a word, all the hunters below were in an uproar.

Sickle crabs love humidity and have a good ability to burrow, and most of the nests they live in are self-dug. If this monster wants to attack, it only needs to dig a tunnel from a distance and occupy the entire outpost seven without even noticing.

"It can dig holes, it has terrifying scythe claws, and it can spray water," Lu Xiu counted the abilities of this unknown monster with his fingers, "What is this?" Mutated Super Crab? ”

"In a harsh ecosystem, it's normal for a monster to evolve multiple means of self-defense." "If they could only spew water, they would have been wiped out by the aquatic beasts living nearby." ”

The crabs' burrowing tools are their sharp pincers, which can easily clip through pig iron, and even the hard rock formations under the volcano can be used as their nesting grounds, and the soft muddy ground around the camp certainly can't stop the crabs. Outpost Seven had dozens of barracks, not to mention an empty landing pad, and it was almost impossible for a monster to anticipate its path if they tried to attack it.

The mood of all the people present was a little low, many of them had participated in the construction of the camp defense, the huge high wall that stretched at the southern end of the camp and the countless traps under the wall, which were now the decoration of the scythe crab who was proficient in the ground, and the camp was bare and unfounded in an instant.

"Now it is not known which of those two ethnic groups will be the first to attack, and who will attack." Captain Su looked around and said, "It is very likely that when the two of them saw each other, their eyes turned red and they fought each other."

"It's also very likely that they're already preparing to fight us to the death." The fat boy covered his face with his thick hands and said, "Didn't they already find Ah Tang?" It's only a matter of time before I find it. ”

"We still have a huge intelligence gap for sickle crabs." The team leader concluded, "The exploration commissions for the Kanban board are updated from time to time, and we need the number, power, concentration, and movement of monsters, whether they are sickle crabs or peach fur beasts. Prepare for a bigger battle than we had before. ”

The leader waved his hand, and the crowd dispersed, and most of the hunters hurried to the commission board, where a new round of commissions had already been pasted.

"Uncle Zhong, I have an idea, I don't know if it's feasible." The meeting had dispersed, and the dust was a few steps forward, and the team leader was stopped.

"Let me hear it, at least it won't hurt." From a closer distance, the bearded man's eyes were black, and the whites of his eyes were bloodshot, probably because the attack of the peach fur beast the day before yesterday had consumed too much of his energy.

"I've been thinking for a long time that the biggest problem with guarding against sickle crabs is their ability to burrow." Feng Chen sorted out his thoughts, "Since we can't keep them out, why don't we take the initiative to guide them in?" ”

Seeing that Uncle Zhong did not respond, the little hunter continued, "There is an occasional rat infestation in Xuelin Village, and those sharp-mouthed rats can bite through the planks of the village's rice barns and cellars and steal the grain and vegetables inside. "When we encounter these times, we will deliberately make a few holes near the barn and cellar doors, and put mousetraps in the holes. ”

"With a ready-made entrance, rats don't bother digging their own holes, they obediently step over the traps, and they will hit them almost every time."

"I know what you mean," the uncle thought for a moment, "but unlike rats, sickle crabs are much more aggressive, and there are so many monsters that even if they are put in, it will be difficult to catch them all." ”

"Can't you......" The disappointment in Feng Chen's eyes flashed away.

"No...... We can give it a try, and there is room for improvement in this idea. The leader stroked his beard. (To be continued.) )