。 He reached out and touched the snake gem, which was also burned. Xiao Yang felt strange. It's the same thing, why does it feel different in my own hands than in someone else's hands? He looked at Cui Wenren and Wang Hanren again: "You two should touch it too." ”

Wang Hanren retreated straight: "I don't." I'm afraid of pain. ”

"I don't have to touch it." Cui Wenren concluded, "I have heard in the previous team that there are some special items that can only be taken by the first person who touches them, and no one else can touch them. This snake gemstone belongs to this type. ”

Xiao Yang couldn't cry or laugh. It sounds like an equipment binding in a big online game, but this snake gem is just a quest item, so what can it do?

The group studied the snake gem for a while, but still found nothing. The green sandworm-like thing in the snake gem never reappeared.

"Forget it, just move on. Anyway, continuing to look at the stones here is just a waste of time. Xiao Yang said helplessly, "If I happen to be able to complete this random task, I will complete it, if I really can't, I will work hard to earn points when I do the main task." ”

Cui Wenren couldn't think of any other way, so he had to agree to his proposal and set off with the brigade.

The crowd stepped over the clearing and into a thicket. The footsteps of the iron pillar in the bushes were too loud, and Wen Xingping grabbed him: "Hey, I said you have a smart brain, okay?" Walking so loudly, what if you lure that big snake out again? ”

"Don't worry, this kind of big forest snake will delineate its own sphere of influence, generally as long as there is one forest snake within a radius of dozens of miles, there will be no other forest snake." Wang Hanren said.

Wen Xingping glared at her: "Aren't you just a girl with a hairy hair?" Why should we believe your word? ”

Wang Hanren saw that his attitude was a little horizontal, and he couldn't help but hide beside Xiao Yang, and then said: "My major is biology, and I have some research on the forms and habits of various creatures. ”

Wen Xingping was still a little unconvinced, but Xiao Yang stopped him: "Don't say anything." There is no need for Wang Hanren to lie now. Trust her. ”

"I'm just telling the truth and wanting everyone to relax...... Wang Hanren said in a low voice.

"Don't talk about it. It's always a good idea to be cautious. Xiao Yang said.

Several people fell silent and continued on their way. Xiao Yang was also thinking about his own thoughts. Although he said that he believed Wang Hanren, he was still a little worried in his heart. Because of the phrase "there is only one Omori worm within a radius of dozens of miles", he always felt as if he had heard it somewhere.

Before you know it, the sunset is gradually sinking to the west. Dusk in the rainforest has arrived. And nothing related to Xiao Yang's random tasks still didn't appear.

"It's almost night." Cui Wenren touched Xiao Yang, "How long will it take for your random task to end?" ”

"Five hours to go." Xiao Yang sighed, "There are still no clues at all. Maybe I can't really complete the random tasks anymore. ”

"Don't be discouraged, you'll be able to do it." Wang Hanren's voice came from Xiao Yang's side. Xiao Yang looked back at Wang Hanren. At this time, Wang Hanren's foot injury was almost healed, and the whole person was much more energetic than just now.

"Of course I wanted to get it done, but I didn't know where to start." Xiao Yang said and took out the snake gem to take a look, it was still transparent, and there was nothing. Xiao Yang smiled bitterly at Wang Hanren: "Look, this only task item is not useful at all." ”

At this moment, the fat man Wen Xingping panted and said, "I really can't walk, can I rest for a while?" ”

"If you hold on, Xiao Yang's random task time is running out, and you have to complete it as soon as possible." It was Cui Wenren talking.

Xiao Yang clenched the snake gem in his hand and said, "Let's let everyone rest for a while." Everyone is tired, and they can walk faster after resting. My mission, if I can't help it, forget it. ”

Cui Wenren saw that he had made up his mind, and he couldn't say anything, so he announced that everyone was resting in place. As soon as Wen Xingping received amnesty, he immediately fell backwards, lying on the ground in a large shape, panting like a pig: "Whew...... Today is the end of the road I should have walked in my life. ”

Tie Zhu proposed to roast the wild boar, although Cui Wenren wanted to object, but Xiao Yang agreed, and Cui Wenren had to nod. The people found a dry place, got firewood, and the iron pillar began to roast the meat. The smell of meat soon wafted out, and everyone's saliva flowed out.

Wild boar meat is grilled. Wen Xingping rushed up and grabbed two skewers of meat and stuffed them into his mouth, his mouth was hot, but he still swallowed the meat skewers without hesitation. Tie Zhu and Peng Fei also unceremoniously began to feast, but Cui Wenren only took a string of meat and chewed it slowly. Everyone has been physically exhausted for half a day, and they are all hungry, and they feel that this rough barbecue is delicious in the world, and it is very comfortable.

Wang Hanren also ate three skewers of barbecue, and was just about to start biting the fourth skewer, when he happened to catch a glimpse of Xiao Yang sitting quietly by the fire and didn't eat anything. Wang Hanren looked at the fire and saw that the fat man Wen Xingping was about to reach out for the last three skewers of meat, so he immediately removed the fat man's hand and quickly took all the three skewers of barbecue in his hand.

"What are you grabbing, I'll take a fancy to it first!" Wen Xingping roared.

"You've eaten a lot. Some people haven't eaten yet. Wang Hanren pointed at Xiao Yang. Wen Xingping didn't squeak anymore.

Wang Hanren walked to Xiao Yang with the barbecue: "Eat some." You've worked so hard today, it's time to supplement some nutrition. ”

"No need, you can eat." Xiao Yang pushed away the meat skewers with one hand. He was now holding the snake gem and looking at it carefully, trying to find out the secret, and he didn't have the heart to eat.

Wang Hanren still wanted to persuade Xiao Yang, but at this time, Wen Xingping pounced violently: "He doesn't eat, you let me eat!" ”

Wang Hanren hurriedly lifted the meat skewers, but Wen Xingping pounced into the air and bumped into Xiao Yang. Xiao Yang was caught off guard and fell to the ground, and the snake gem suddenly got out of his hand and flew into the fire!

Xiao Yang was anxious, pushed away Wen Xingping, who was pressing on him, and rushed to the edge of the fire. However, at this moment, the bonfire burst into flames, and the flames suddenly grew to a height of more than ten meters! What's even more strange is that the color of the flame has turned into a blue like the sea! Then, from the huge blue flames, an incomparably astonishing image was reflected—countless large forest snakes were intertwined with each other, twisting into a huge sphere, wriggling wildly!

"This ...... What is it! Even Cui Wenren, the most knowledgeable veteran, was so frightened by this sight that he sat down on the ground!

"That's ......" Wang Hanren's face was colorless, "Breeding snake balls, ah......"

"What do you mean?" Xiao Yang asked. He wasn't very alarmed, because he had some impression of the scene. But he couldn't remember exactly where he had seen it.

"Once the python reaches the breeding season, it gathers in one place from all directions. At that time, hundreds of male snakes would be entangled with a female snake to reproduce, like a ball made of snakes, which was called the breeding snake ball. Wang Hanren's lips trembled when he explained, "And now this scene is the breeding snake ball of the overlord of the snake, the Omori Python." ”

Xiao Yang looked at the breeding snake ball swaying in the flames. Although this thing looks terrifying, it doesn't look like a real thing. Thinking like this, Xiao Yang stretched out his arm into the flame, and his arm really passed through the middle of the snake ball.

"It's an illusion! Don't panic, everyone! Xiao Yang shouted.

As soon as the words came out, the snake balls separated their bodies and rushed towards Xiao Yang. Rao is Xiao Yang was bold, and he was also frightened and took several steps back. However, those snakes disappeared as soon as they touched Xiao Yang, and even the entire sea-blue flame disappeared in an instant. And the original bonfire was extinguished to ashes.

Xiao Yang was shocked, and after a while, he suddenly remembered something, rushed to the side of the ashes, and touched the snake gem inside. The sea-blue stone was still crystal clear after the fire, and there was no change from before.

"Scared...... Scared the hell out of me! Wen Xingping came back to his senses at this time. But just as he was about to continue complaining, Cui Wenren stepped up to him and covered his mouth, and said in a deep voice: "Don't talk at all!" ”

Seeing Cui Wenren's serious expression, everyone didn't dare to speak again. There was silence in the woods, and only the rustling of the wind could be heard. However, in the sound of the wind, there were some "hiss" and "clacking" sounds. These sounds came from many directions, and it was impossible to hear how many sources of sound they were.

Xiao Yang listened carefully to those voices, and his heart suddenly tensed. "Hissing" is the sound of a snake spitting out a letter, and "Click" is the sound of a snake's body rubbing against the ground!

“…… It's the kind of big snake ...... just now," Cui Wenren said in a deep and cold voice, "I don't know how many there are, but there will be no less than thirty." These brutes are very close to us. ”

"What!" Wen Xingping almost shouted again, and after a while, he glared at Wang Hanren and scolded in a low voice, "Which girl just said that there was only one!" ”

Wang Hanren just wanted to speak, but Xiao Yang spoke for her first: "Usually, there is indeed only one, but only during the breeding period. Didn't you all see it just now, those big snakes have gathered together and become snake balls. Perhaps the snake gem is like a mirage, a scene that is happening in this vicinity. ”

“…… I'm sorry, but I didn't expect it to be the breeding season...... It's all my fault......" Wang Hanren said timidly, tears almost flowing out.

"Forget it, it's useless to talk about it. I thought it was a little strange just now, but now I finally remember it. Do any of you remember the horror movie "Anaconda Disaster 2: Looking for Blood Orchid"? ”

When Xiao Yang asked, everyone was at a loss, and even Cui Wenren frowned: "Is there a sequel to the Python Disaster?" ”

Only Peng Fei whispered: "I also remembered." At the beginning, there was only one big forest snake in that area, and everyone thought there was no other snake, only to find out later that it was during the breeding period of snakes, and the jungle was full of forest snakes. ”

"That's right. Although we have killed a forest snake, we have not yet left the realm of the 'Python Plague'. Xiao Yang smiled bitterly.

Everyone was silent for a few seconds, and Tie Zhu couldn't help but speak: "The snake is coming soon, why don't we run away?" ”

"Run?" Cui Wenren smiled, "There are snakes coming around everywhere in all directions, how do you say to escape?" ”

"That'...... Are we just here to die? ”

"Of course not." Cui Wenren clenched the shotgun in his hand and said to everyone, "Those brutes should be about to enter the radar's range. Let's all see how the radar shows it, and then break through the gap between the snakes. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Yang looked down at the radar on his watch, there were only six green light spots on it now, and it seemed that the forest snake group was still outside the radar range.

Everyone else was also staring at the radar, and only Cui Wenren was alone looking around vigilantly, listening to the sound of the forest worm group.

"It's pretty much radar-aware." Cui Wenren didn't look at the radar himself, and asked directly, "How many red dots are there now?" ”

"Nope." Everyone said in unison.

Cui Wenren looked at the radar in his hand in surprise, and sure enough, he didn't see a red dot. He tapped his head and said, "Keep on guard." ”

However, after another half a minute, not even a single red spot appeared on the radar. Xiao Yang looked up and looked ahead, but he saw the heads of four or five forest snakes poking their heads almost forty meters away! Looking in other directions, I don't know how many green snake eyes there are in the night, and they surround everyone solidly!

Xiao Yang was shocked, and when he looked at the radar again, there were still only six green dots on it! Xiao Yang hurriedly asked, "Can you see a red dot on your radar?" ”

Wang Hanren and Tie Zhu both shook their heads. Wen Xingping looked at Cui Wenren: "What's the matter?" Is this radar broken? ”

"The radar given by the sages can't be broken. Something must have gone wrong. Although Cui Wenren's face was also ugly, he still said calmly, "Stand up first, don't act rashly." ”

The nearest forest worm was less than thirty meters away. Peng Fei, the youngest, suddenly said, "Could this be an illusion like the breeding snake ball just now?" ”

“…… It's possible. If it's an illusion, it would explain why the red dot is not visible on the radar. Xiao Yang suggested, "Let's continue to stay and don't move." ”

Cui Wenren threw a look at Xiao Yang. Xiao Yang saw what he meant, and he was asking, "Do you really believe that this is an illusion?" ”

Xiao Yang shook his head. The sense of oppression and fear caused by these forest worms around them is much stronger than the illusion just now, and it doesn't look like a fake no matter how you look at it. But if it's not an illusion, then why can't it be shown on the radar?

"No, these canoncies are not hallucinations!" Wang Hanren said with certainty, "I can smell the unique fishy smell of forest snakes in the air, and I dare to say that they are all real snakes!" ”

Wen Xingping knelt on the ground as soon as his knees weakened: "It's over, it's over!" Now we're surrounded, we're going to be eaten! I'm going to die if I don't eat the last meal! Pity me for only a few years of being rich, and now I'm going to be a starving ghost! ”

Speaking of the back, the fat man wanted to cry, but he couldn't shed tears, and he was howling there with a broken gong in his throat.

"Don't howl, if you howl again, I'll just crash you!" Cui Wenren raised the shotgun in his hand, "Get ready to escape, let's break out from the direction with the fewest snakes!" ”

"Wait, don't worry!" Wang Hanren said loudly, "Mori snakes generally don't take the initiative to attack people during the breeding period, so if we don't mess with them, they won't attack us." ”

"Come less! It's your nonsense that caused us to end up in such a field! When Wen Xingping heard Wang Hanren's words, he was so angry that he forgot to be afraid, raised his head and scolded, "You half-pot of waste college students, don't you still think that we are not harmed enough?" ”

"I won't mention the previous mistakes." Cui Wenren stared at Wang Hanren with sharp eyes, "You said that these beasts won't attack people during the breeding period, so why do they fence us up?" Do you want to say that they don't want us to be snacks, but to let us play with them? ”

"Maybe they're here for something...... Wang Hanren turned his gaze to Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang understood: "You mean the snake gem?" ”

"Hmm......" Wang Hanren nodded.

Xiao Yang glanced around, and the group of forest worms was less than ten meters away from everyone. He gripped the snake gem tightly, hesitating to hand it over.

However, at this time, the group of forest worms suddenly went crazy and accelerated towards everyone. Those huge bodies almost occupied everyone's sight, I don't know how many bright red letters hissed, and how many Xiao terrifying mouths were rushing towards everyone! Everyone panicked, Cui Wenren was also about to shoot, Xiao Yang shouted: "Don't move!" ”

After he finished shouting, he threw the snake gem in his hand violently!

The snake at the front immediately raised its head and held the snake gem in its mouth, then turned its head and ran in the direction it came. The other forest worms immediately turned their heads and followed it away.

Seeing that the group of forest worms was far away, everyone relaxed, and Tie Zhu and Peng Fei both sat on the ground without strength. Wen Xingping got up with difficulty, and said with palpitations: "The little life has finally been picked up." It's not a human life! ”

Cui Wenren wiped the sweat on his face and looked at Xiao Yang: "The crisis is over." But what are you going to do? The snake gem is gone, and you're even broken with the last clue. ”

"Nope." Xiao Yang shook his head, pointed to his watch and said, "It's the opposite. My random quest, I finally have a clue! ”

Cui Wenren leaned over to take a look, only to see that on the radar of Xiao Yang's watch, there was a yellow star-shaped point of light that was rapidly moving into the distance. Cui Wenren glanced at his watch and found that there was no such thing on it, so he hurriedly asked, "What kind of sign is this?" I've never seen it. ”

"Just now, when the snake was holding the snake gem, I heard the voice of the sage. It says: 'Random quest event triggers, target prompt: Reach the Blood Orchid Cliff.' Random quest item Snake Gem, turn into radar vision. Xiao Yang recalled, "After saying this, I noticed that there was this moving star-shaped point of light on the radar. I think it's a snake gem that has been taken away by a group of snakes. ”

"So you're trying to ......"

"I'm going to chase after it. Follow those big snakes, and you will definitely find the Blood Orchid Mountain Cliff! "Xiao Yang is very confident.

"Are you going to track the Python? That's too dangerous! Wang Hanren on the side said worriedly.

Xiao Yang turned to Wang Hanren, and just as he wanted to speak, he saw the kebab in her hand, so he grabbed it and ate it. He said while eating: "Don't worry, didn't you say that pythons during the breeding period will not take the initiative to attack people?" ”

"But......" Wang Hanren wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Xiao Yang. Xiao Yang took Wang Hanren's hand: "I believe in you." Come with me. ”

Xiao Yang and Wang Hanren want to follow the Sen Yu to the Xuelan Mountain Cliff, and Cui Wenren will go together, needless to say. Seeing this, Tie Zhu and Peng Fei also decided to follow them, only Wen Xingping complained straight and stayed still. Cui Wenren didn't bother to talk to him, and waved his hand: "Let's go." Whoever loves to stay, let it stay. ”

So everyone left Wen Xingping and set off. I didn't go far when I saw the fat man chasing after me.

Wen Xingping said it funny, but no one was in the mood to laugh at him, only Cui Wenren snorted. Wen Xingping was cheeky and followed everyone forward. Xiao Yang saw Wen Xingping walking at the back, knowing that he wanted to slip away as soon as there was a situation, but he didn't break him. After all, in this dangerous game of hell, it's understandable to think about protecting yourself first.

"I didn't want to be with you because I was afraid!" Wen Xingping came up and defended himself, "I'm just curious about what kind of Blood Orchid Mountain Cliff it is, that's why I came!" ”