Chapter 207: The Other Half of the Horseshoe Crab Ancestor

I just wanted to remind An Beimo to be careful, but my body was suddenly thrown up by an unknown force in the sea. I don't know if I was attacked by something, and An Beimo flew high in the air, drew two arcs in the air, and fell back into the sea again.

The sea was rough, and after falling into the water, I was lifted out of my heels a few times to stabilize my body.

Before falling into the water, I saw that An Beimo was more than ten meters away from me, and I got out of the water, shouting "goddess", looking around. A few seconds later, An Beimo came out of the water.

"Are you alright?" I shouted as I swam to her from a distance of more than ten meters.

An Beimo seemed to be choked by the water, and coughed a few times before saying, "I'm fine!" ”

As soon as I arrived at An Beimo's side, I saw a huge black shadow slowly rising on the sea not far away, followed by a solid one under my feet, followed by my body being supported by the real thing, and involuntarily emerged from the sea. I don't know what kind of behemoth appeared under my feet, but it actually brought me and An Beimo out of the water at the same time.

We were amazed and didn't know what was going on. As more and more parts of the sea were exposed around me, I realized that this huge creature looked exactly like the appearance of the horseshoe crab ancestor. If you look at it coldly, you will mistakenly think that it is an island emerging from the sea.

I glanced at the black shadow of the horseshoe crab ancestor not far away, and exclaimed, "I'm going, why is there another horseshoe crab ancestor?" ”

An Beimo saw it clearly at this time, and said to me: "No, this is a male horseshoe crab!" It is a partner who accompanies the horseshoe crab ancestor to lay eggs! ”

I was even more surprised and asked, "Horseshoe crab ancestor still has a wife?" ”

An Beimo said: "The horseshoe crab is a creature, once the male and female are combined, they will never be separated. I can't imagine that the female horseshoe crab that has lived for so long is accompanied by the male horseshoe crab who has also lived for so long. You see, this horseshoe crab is obviously much smaller than the horseshoe crab ancestor, and it is definitely a male horseshoe crab! ”

The habits of horseshoe crabs are like this, and every spring and summer horseshoe crab breeding season, people catch horseshoe crabs to lay eggs, and basically catch them in pairs, which is known to people who catch horseshoe crabs all year round.

Later, I heard that because of this characteristic of horseshoe crabs, it also earned the reputation of "mandarin ducks under the sea".

I don't know where the male horseshoe crab was hiding just now, but it suddenly appeared from the sea at this time, and I suspect that it is most likely for the sake of the cubs we killed, which is seeking revenge on us.

An Beimo advised me not to do anything for the time being, and to observe it first to see what its next move was.

The male horseshoe crab did not come out of the sea completely, and all we could see was part of his back. However, it is clearly approaching the horseshoe crab ancestor at the moment, as if it is not here to trouble us.

Seeing the two giant horseshoe crabs getting closer and closer, An Beimo seemed to think of the reason, her face changed slightly, and she said to me: "It's not good! It was going to climb onto the horseshoe crab's back. It seems that the horseshoe crabs have finished laying eggs, and they are preparing to return to the bottom of the sea. ”

I don't quite understand what An Beimo means. An Beimo explained that before the female horseshoe crab lays eggs, the smaller male horseshoe crab will lie on the back of the female horseshoe crab, and the female horseshoe crab will carry it up to the surface of the water to lay eggs. The habits of horseshoe crabs are like this, but it is not known what the reason is.

Judging from the behavior of these two prehistoric horseshoe crab ancestors who have lived for hundreds of millions of years, this habit is innate, and it seems that it has become a kind of inheritance.

I don't care about the rules of the horseshoe crab family, but if such a huge male horses-crab wants to climb on the back of the female horseshoe crab, this matter is serious. The rest of our teammates are still on the back of the female horseshoe crab, and they are playing arhats, and my teammates have nowhere to hide.

But I'm in a hurry, and I can't do anything. It's too far away to be contacted. In my eagerness, I thought of a way, and took off my backpack and rummaged through it, but unfortunately there was nothing that could be used.

When I was anxious, I turned my head and saw An Beimo wiping her sniper rifle with a cloth. The movements are serious and careful, and the expression is calm.

I didn't expect her to be in this mood at this time, and I wanted to say something but held back. An Beimo saw my expression, she didn't explain anything, and continued the work in hand.

Seeing that the male horseshoe crab was still about a kilometer away from the female horseshoe crab, I was about to go crazy, and it was the first time I felt so helpless.

An Beimo was quickly assembling the polished gun parts at this time, and finally "clicked" the magazine, pushed me, and said urgently: "Squat!" ”

I didn't know what she wanted to do, but I still crouched in front of her.

An Beimo knelt on one knee, put the long barrel of the sniper rifle on my shoulder, opened the scope to cover it, and aimed the muzzle of the gun at the back of the horseshoe crab ancestor.

"What are you going to do?" I couldn't help but ask.

"Don't talk! Keep your body balanced and try not to be affected by the shaking of your feet. An Beimo said to me coldly and seriously.

For the next minute, neither of us spoke, and the two of us remained motionless like sculptures.

I could feel the barrel of An Beimo's gun moving slowly, and I knew she was looking for the other teammates.

The only light now is the starlight in the sky. Through the reflection of the light from the sea, I could only see the approximate outline of the horseshoe crab on the back of the horseshoe crab on the opposite side.

I don't know how much An Beimo can see through the high-powered telescope of a sniper rifle. But I think it's too difficult to find a few people in such a complex environment and in such a large area.

I was patient with the anxiety in my heart, hoping that An Beimo would find them soon. But I'm still troubled, even if I find it, how do we notify them?

I was thinking about ways to find my teammates, and there was silence around me, but my heart was turbulent.

There was a loud bang, which suddenly sounded in my ears, startling me and shocking me violently. I knew that An Beimo was looking for someone, but I didn't expect her to shoot.

"Don't move!" An Beimo said to me again in a solemn tone. I wanted to ask her if there was any danger on the other side, but she choked back when the words came to my lips.

Next, Anbei Mo's gunshots rang out repeatedly, and the sound of "bang, bang" was like a wave on the sea, drifting far away.

I can't guess what happened on the other side, and An Beimo didn't have time to say more. Being kept in the dark all the time made me feel very uneasy.

After firing five or six shots, An Beimo stood up, put the gun behind him, and said to me urgently: "Hurry up!" Let's go to the lifeboat. With that, she hurried to the nearest sea.

I was still confused, so I followed her and asked, "What the hell happened just now?" You can make it clear to me! ”

An Beimo replied without looking back: "I'll talk about it when I get on the boat in a while, I don't have time to explain to you now!" ”

I heard that her tone was not quite right, so I immediately stopped, and pretended to be shocked, and said, "You didn't beat them all to death, did you?" ”

An Beimo was so angry that he had to say: "The others have already rushed to the lifeboat, and now it is the two of us who are in danger." If you delay by asking questions again and miss the opportunity to escape, don't regret it! ”

As soon as I heard that everyone else had already rushed to the lifeboat, my heart was relieved, and I hurriedly followed behind An Beimo. was about to ask her how she did it, but at the moment when the words were about to come out, she quickly restrained herself.

Soon we ran to the seawater, and An Beimo jumped without hesitation and went directly into the water. I followed and plunged into the sea.

An Beimo swam very fast in front, and she could see that she was very eager. I followed her in confusion, and in order to reduce her weight, I also asked for a sniper rifle to carry it on her back.

Although we are already in the water, we are not yet out of the back of the horseshoe crab. At this moment, the male horseshoe crab behind me suddenly rose, and most of its body suddenly emerged from the sea. It suddenly made such a big move, and suddenly set off a wave more than one meter high, overwhelmingly surging towards me and An Beimo.

I feel like I'm not as good as a small shrimp in the sea. No matter what happens in the sea, I only have to watch, I can't escape, I can't escape, I can't escape, whether I can survive depends on whether God has enough friendship with me.

We were swept some distance away by the incoming sea, followed by a wave that fell head-on.

I took a deep breath at the last minute and flipped upside down and dived underwater. With such a big wave head and dozens of tons of seawater, if it is directly hit, it is no less powerful than the force of steel and concrete volleys.

Even so, I was still smashed deeper by the force of the impact, as if a huge hand was pressing me into the water, so that I almost vomited out the breath I was holding.

Now there is no other way but to try to hold your breath and endure. Finally, when the impact in the water subsided, I immediately swam up.

As soon as I came out of the water, I saw that An Beimo was already not far away, and I was stunned by the scene in front of me before I could speak.

I saw that most of the male horseshoe crab had already poked out of the water, and his huge steps were like thick pillars, slowly climbing up the back of the female horseshoe crab.

It really looks like a moving living fossil, and there are pimples all over its body, as if the surface of its body has been petrified, making people's scalp tingle when they look at it. If you don't know it's a horseshoe crab, it's easy to mistake it for an alien spaceship.

I was still looking at it in a daze, An Beimo came over and pulled me at this time, I couldn't hide my shock and said to her: "This landscape is amazing, it is estimated that it is rare in this life!" ”

An Beimo said coldly: "Do you want to continue to stay as a snack, or hurry up and join everyone and leave this ghost place?" ”

"As a snack?" I was stunned for a moment, and then I noticed that the waves on the sea not far away were fluctuating, and from time to time there would be a splash.

I was taken aback, quickly turned off the flashlight, and shouted to An Beimo: "Hurry up!" Come on! The horseshoe crab larvae hatched. ”

This time, unlike last time, there were only a few, but a large group, and they circled around the two giant horseshoe crabs, tossing back and forth.

An Beimo and I turned around and fled, taking advantage of the fact that we had not been discovered by these insects, and tried to get as far away as possible.

At this time, there was a faint glimmer of light on the sea hundreds of meters ahead. I was overjoyed, it seemed to be a teammate's flashlight. It was too close to the horseshoe crab, and I didn't dare to respond with a flashlight, so I could only swim desperately to the light source with An Beimo.

However, we did not attract the attention of the horseshoe crab larvae, but they noticed the light in the distance. I heard a splash behind me, and the horseshoe crabs swarmed towards us.