Chapter 30: The Torrent
Ahead, there was a small dry river, and by the river there was a dead crooked neck tree, and on the tree hung a dry corpse, fluttering in the wind, looking terrible.
After Lu Xiaonan saw it from a distance, he wanted to change directions, but suddenly found that the praying mantis chasing very closely behind him became irritable, as if he was going to pounce on him immediately, Lu Xiaonan didn't have time to turn, so he jumped over the dry riverbed and continued to run forward.
It was only after he ran forward for hundreds of meters that he found that the praying mantis had stopped pursuing, and the small river seemed to be a dividing line in front of it, so that it did not dare to cross a step, but just lingered on the opposite bank and roared unwillingly, and the two giant pincers were anxiously gouging the black ground under their feet.
Lu Xiaonan also stopped running, observed it, and then walked back and looked at the praying mantis across the bank.
The praying mantis stared at Lu Xiaonan, saliva kept flowing down his mouth, and it wanted to cross the river to pounce on him, but after trying several times, it never dared to take another step forward. Lu Xiaonan picked up a piece of gravel and threw it at the mantis, and hit it on the head with a snap, the mantis was extremely angry and was about to rush over, but the frightened Lu Xiaonan turned around and ran, but the mantis did not dare to cross the pursuit in the end, just ran back and forth along the river bank, very irritable.
Lu Xiaonan finally made sure that he was safe for the time being, and after observing the surroundings very vigilantly, he stayed away from the hanging dry corpse, sat on the ground, took out a bottle of water and poured a few sips, ran the true yuan, adjusted the breathing rhythm, and recovered his strength as soon as possible.
The praying mantis kept staring at Lu Xiaonan and was reluctant to leave, and as long as Lu Xiaonan stepped back on the other side, he would immediately gnaw him clean.
Lu Xiaonan chuckled, this dry river should be a dividing line, no matter in any world, as long as there is life, there will be spheres of influence, there will be rivers and lakes, this is also the rule. This bank of the river is not the territory of the praying mantis, so it only dares to stand on the border line and grin at him, and does not dare to cross it.
Wait, don't dare to overstep?
Lu Xiaonan's heart that had just fallen silent suddenly jumped, and he thought of a more serious question, since the place where he was now was not the area where the monster mantis's power was involved, who would it be? You can't have broken into the territory of another more powerful guy, right? Otherwise, with the strength of that praying mantis, hunting on the border should not be a big problem. He couldn't help but look back at the corpse hanging on the dead tree, it was shriveled and dehydrated, much like a skeleton wrapped in a layer of skin, and its long black and brown tongue had already been curled, and with a slight tremor, as if it was about to fly away, this unlucky guy didn't know how long he had been hanging here, and no one had collected the body so far.
It can't be this guy's territory, right? Although it was just a hanged corpse, but here, everything was possible in this world he didn't understand, and he hurriedly bowed to the corpse, "This friend, we don't know each other, and there are many disturbances when passing through here on the next road, please forgive me." "After all, it's a big deal to die, but the praying mantis on the other side doesn't seem to be interested in that corpse, and the guess doesn't seem right, but no matter which big guy belongs to this territory, at least there is time to rest and buffer for the time being, and there is time to think about the next plan and how to complete the goal of this trip.
He took out another piece of bread and thought about it while eating, judging from the current situation, the foothold he smuggled in was really wrong, and this was not the desolate capital city full of ghosts in the description. I don't know how big this black plain is that can't be seen at a glance, in which direction is the capital city located? How far is it going? There was no map to refer to, and no living person could be found to inquire. However, since there are people hanging here, the gathering area of the living should not be too far away, perhaps because the murderous creatures here are too strong, no one dares to go deep here.
A drop of rain fell suddenly, Lu Xiaonan smelled a sour smell, he looked up, but saw that the sky was full of dark clouds, and in an instant it enveloped the entire plain, and a large area of acid rain fell without any scruples.
The rain was very corrosive, and before the umbrella was opened, only the bones of the umbrella were slowly melting, and the clothes on his body soon became tattered, and the rain stained his skin with a hot pain, this can't be a nuclear radiation area, right? The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, there was not a trace of green to be seen here, but there was a monster like a mantis that seemed to be mutated, and its IQ was not low, not to mention what kind of monster could cultivate in this environment? If it wasn't caused by nuclear radiation, he wouldn't believe it.
In the heavy rain, there was no shelter on the desolate black plain, and Lu Xiaonan found a big stone that could cover a side of the rain, and squatted down with his head in his arms. However, the praying mantis showed a look of enjoyment in the rain, and was taking advantage of the heavy rain to block Xiao Nan's vision, quietly sneaking across the small river, and every time he took a step forward, he would turn his head and look around, as if he was afraid of something, and in the end it was the temptation of delicious food that overcame the fear of sneaking across the border.
But at this time, although the power of Lu Xiaonan's divine consciousness is not too strong, his perception is not limited by his divine sense, and he felt it when the praying mantis just crossed the river, it is really endless, then give you a ruthless one!
Lu Xiaonan took out a grenade from his purse and looked at it, he didn't understand these weapons, but looking at the appearance of it being wrapped in steel balls, he knew that this thing was very lethal, and it should be able to deal with a monster with a hard carapace like a praying mantis, right? This thing and that gun are a bit hot on your body, but it shouldn't be illegal to use them here. He read the instruction manual left for him by the road patrol, and knew how to use it, so he clasped the grenade ring in his hand and waited for the praying mantis to come.
The praying mantis cautiously approached where Lu Xiaonan was, it saw that the food that could only run away was unaware, and the saliva in its mouth was sparse, and it raised its pliers and stabbed Lu Xiaonan in the head.
Lu Xiaonan had been waiting for this moment for a long time, his body flicked, and he suddenly turned in mid-air, and the grenade was like a bullet shot into the mouth of the praying mantis. The praying mantis was stunned for a moment, something, its hard teeth chewed twice, but it made a muffled sound, and its body shook twice before falling to the ground, and its four feet and a pair of pliers continued to tremble.
"Let you chase me, this time it's stupid." Lu Xiaonan finally took a long breath when he saw that the grenade worked, stepped forward and kicked it hard, and then carefully observed, this extremely powerful grenade did not blow it up into more than 10,000 peach blossoms, and it didn't look damaged at all, and he couldn't help but have a deeper understanding of the tenacity of the praying mantis.
He pulled up one of the wings of the praying mantis and slashed it with his sword, wanting to use the wing as an umbrella, but he cut it dozens of times before he cut out a small hole the size of a bean grain on the little skin connected to the wings and his body, and he couldn't help but be discouraged, so he had to shrink his body under the mantis to avoid the rain.
It's just that Lu Xiaonan didn't see that the moment he touched the body of the mantis, the pair of tentacles on top of its head suddenly moved, and an electric current came out, and Huo Ran hit Lu Xiaonan.
Lu Xiaonan fell out like a shrimp, and bounced on the ground several times before standing still.
Not dead! The grenade can't even be blown up! Lu Xiaonan's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly jumped away to keep a relatively safe distance from him.
The praying mantis staggered to its feet, although it was only stunned by the explosion, but the taste of thousands of steel balls embedded in its mouth was by no means pleasant, there was brown blood flowing down the corners of its mouth, its eyes stared at Lu Xiaonan, grinding its teeth angrily, and suddenly pounced, its hatred for Lu Xiaonan was not enough for three rivers and four seas.
Lu Xiaonan hurriedly ran towards the river, the river was crooked, and there were many tall rocks scattered among them, which was just right for him to use his body to dodge the grappling.
A man and a praying mantis chased in the riverbed, and after Lu Xiaonan threw two more grenades out to block it, the mantis went completely crazy, its eyes became blood-red, and its whole body was red like Luo Tie about to be burned, spreading its wings and rampage, the fiery temperature evaporated acid rain and melted the rocks.
Obediently, it turns out that this monster is so crazy that Lu Xiaonan's scalp exploded and he ran faster.
During the pursuit, Lu Xiaonan suddenly raised his head, and realized that he had come to the crooked neck tree where the corpse was hanging again, he was obviously running in the opposite direction, so he turned and fled again, but when he thought he had escaped far enough, he came to the crooked neck tree again......
It's weird! Before Lu Xiaonan could think, the praying mantis behind him had already caught up, and at this moment, a huge roar came from the upper reaches of the river.
Torrent!
Lu Xiaonan saw that the ten-meter-high wave was rushing down the riverbed, and he hurriedly jumped towards the shore, but his body seemed to be locked by the riverbed, and the invisible barrier bounced him back, and he couldn't jump out of the river no matter what.