Chapter 007: The Frightened Expedition
It was getting darker and darker, but the people on the expedition ship were not sleepy, and they gathered together to discuss in horror what they had seen.
"What the hell is that?" Kerr, the little black man, looked a little agitated.
"Looks like a python." Seeing that the others were silent, Jordan thought for a while and said.
Johnson took the wine bottle, gulped the wine, and said in a deep voice: "That's right, it should be a mutated forest snake." ”
"Hehehe- are you kidding?" Kerr laughed a few times, gestured with his hands, and said in disbelief: "Have you ever seen such a thick and long super python?" ”
"It's horrible." Gail and Shan were huddled in their chairs, their faces full of horror.
Jack took a deep breath and said, "Will it catch up?" ”
Many people were stunned when they heard this, and couldn't help but tremble.
That's when Johnson said, "Don't worry, it won't catch up." ”
"Really?"
Johnson glanced at everyone and said confidently: "The big python just now seems to have something wrong with itself, don't you see its painful appearance?" If it wanted to hunt us down, it would have come long ago, and it wouldn't let us escape safely. ”
"Whew~!" The others thought about it, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.
I only heard Johnson continue: "South American pythons have territory, but even if it is such a big python, the territory will not exceed ten kilometers, out of that range, it will definitely not leave easily, and we have escaped dozens of kilometers away now." ”
"You're saying we're safe now?" Shan was skeptical.
Johnson shook his head slightly and said, "I can only say for the time being, who knows what will happen next, if something happens, you'd better listen to me." ”
After experiencing the incident of killing a long-nosed crocodile in the water to save people, Johnson's reliability in the minds of everyone has increased significantly, and everyone nodded after listening to him.
"No problem!" "You're the captain, you're in charge!"
"I hope so." Johnson got up from his seat.
But at this moment, Ah Chuan, who was sailing on the second floor, suddenly shouted: "Johnson, Johnson!" ”
"You guys rest early, I'll go up and have a look." Johnson spoke, and staggered up.
"I'll take a look." Jack said and ran up.
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After dawn, Xu Jing finally caught up with the expedition.
However, when he arrived, he found that the entire boat had been washed down the waterfall and turned into a pile of wreckage, and the members of the expedition had set off again into the jungle.
"It's finally here." Xu Jing was a little excited.
Leaving the fast-moving ship, this group of expeditions is like gathering into a bunch of delicacies that will also emit signals.
As long as it is a mutated python within a few kilometers of them, it can sense them.
I believe that in the face of such a bunch of delicacies, no python will give up.
And at this moment, because of the hormonal signal of the female snake seeking mating, with the blood orchid as the center, the mutant pythons in the entire rainforest are gathering there.
It's not that Xu Jing doesn't want to go to the mating place to hunt, but he is worried that doing so will cause a group of snakes to attack, and he is not sure enough to fight against a group of giant pythons now.
That's why he wants to use the expedition team to hunt some lone pythons first, wait for enough origin points, and then evolve once or twice, and then go to the mating place.
The stronger pythons are basically the first to arrive at the mating place, and those like Xu Jing who are still on the road are basically mutant pythons of first-level strength, and those of second-level strength cannot be said to have none, but there will not be too many.
Xu Jing wasn't sure if there was a giant python with third-level strength there, but he believed that a python like himself who had evolved the ability of scale armor would definitely not have it.
At this time, he was just a first-level scale armor, and he had just tested it, and with a sweep of his tail, he actually smashed a big tree that was hugged by two people, but he was unscathed.
According to Xu Jing's estimate, the strength of his current scale armor is comparable to pig iron, and although ordinary gun attacks can still cause damage to him, they are absolutely limited.
When he got ashore, he circled around a rock on the shore, and after discerning the scent of the members of the expedition, he followed the scent without hurry.
On the other end, the expedition team formed a long line, with Johnson and Achuan taking turns to open the way with knives and advance towards the depths of the jungle.
Johnson had just contacted a friend who was driving a boat on another river, and offered 5,000 yuan to pick them up at a place called Naga Rock.
In order to arrive as soon as possible, they opted to travel through the jungle, which saved them a day's journey.
Everyone didn't blame Johnson for the shipwreck and almost died, after all, when Achuan noticed that the water level had risen last night, Johnson had suggested that it was best to take the risk and go back and choose a new course.
In his opinion, although the giant python was terrifying, it seemed that there was something wrong with it, and he was more than half sure that it would be able to return safely, not to mention that it was not attacked when it came, but only a little frightened.
But as soon as the others heard that they were going to return, they were not calm at all, and they were so frightened that they refused repeatedly, and Jack didn't want to waste two more days because of this detour, so in the end the minority obeyed the majority.
Of course, Johnson also took the opportunity to raise the price and asked for an additional 50,000 yuan in honorarium, which Gail did not hesitate to give on behalf of the company.
Walking in the jungle at this time, Johnson said while cutting down the plants that stood in his way: "This business is really a loss, even the boat is gone." ”
"At least we're alive, aren't we?" Jack followed Johnson, he looked back at the others who were not in a high mood, took two steps, and said closer, "As long as the people are still around, we can continue to explore and find the Flower of Immortality." ”
"But your friends don't seem to be interested in exploring." Johnson shook his head and smiled, shrugged his shoulders and said, "What they want most now is to go back to a big hotel, take a warm shower, and then lie on a soft and comfortable big bed and get a good night's sleep." ”
"So you've got to help me." Jack begged, "Help me convince them." ”
"I'm sorry." Johnson refused: "I can send you to find flowers, but you have to convince them yourself." ”
"But the one they trust most now is you." Jack didn't want to give up, seeing that Johnson was still shaking his head, he lowered his voice and said, "I'll pay you an extra 50,000 yuan, help me." ”
"Are you sure?" Johnson's eyebrows were raised, very excited, and then he gestured with his eyes, pointed to Gail behind him, and asked, "Will your female boss agree?" ”
"Sure!" Seeing Johnson's relief, Jack immediately said, "You don't need to ask her, I'll pay for it myself." ”
"Good! Deal! The two quickly reached an agreement.
Jack breathed a sigh of relief and was in a happy mood, but as soon as he looked up, he froze, and saw that not far ahead, a vast swamp appeared.