Chapter 12: Killing Machines at Your Feet
Tony took Li Xin and a few people to the steep slope at the entrance of the current wormhole, and saw that several capable people were lighting a fire outside the cave, trying to fan the cloak in their hands, so that the wind could roll the smoke into the cave, Tony walked up and said, "How is the situation?" β
"Lord Tony, there are signs of smoke in the crypts around the village, and the wormholes should be full of passages that regulate the temperature of the caves, keep them well ventilated, and allow a large number of crypt worms to infest." Several people reached out for the man and pushed the frame without lenses, and answered with an unfathomable expression.
"Excuse me, why do you still have eyes, I don't think you need them," Karen said suddenly, out of place.
Is she really not the Tao or is she deliberately making the other party ugly
The same thought suddenly came to everyone's minds, myopia no longer exists after the cataclysm, what else can you do with eyes without lenses, it is nothing more than pretending.
"Although after I gained the ability to mutate, my own eyesight was completely restored. However, after all, I have been wearing myopic glasses for more than ten years, and I feel uncomfortable for a while after taking them off. The man with glasses pushed the frame incomprehensibly and explained his current situation to everyone. Personally, I don't think there's much difference between the cryptworm and the ant's nest, and the complex cave is not only used to defend against enemies, but also to regulate the temperature and humidity, which can be regarded as a natural air conditioner, and the cave of the cryptworm should have the same effect. β
"You're saying we have roads under our feet that lead in all directions?" Tony didn't feel any joy after hearing this, he couldn't help but tighten his eyebrows, and asked, "This means that Qiaonan Village is actually above the cave of the burrowworm now?" β
"It's true." The man with glasses reluctantly admitted.
Everyone was shocked by this fact, they all thought that the cryptworms were just burrowing a few holes in the ground, and no one thought of the hidden danger behind them.
"Will the village collapse because of the caverns below?" Even Tony couldn't keep his composure, and no one knew when the ground beneath his feet would suddenly collapse.
"The current situation should not cause the ground to collapse, the burrows of the cave worms are a few meters below the soil layer under our feet, and the thick layer of soil is not as easy as the one to say collapse. However, I still build yì to solve all the troubles at once, knowing that if we can get rid of the insects in the cave, the underground cave can be used by us, and it will be a cool summer resort with a little transformation. The man in glasses excitedly explained to Tony, forgetting the sweat hanging down his forehead.
"The pioneer dispersed the smoke, and then send someone to inform the councillors, so that they could send someone down to check it out, find out what was going on below, and then leave and retreat back if they were in danger." Tony shouted to a close-knit person beside him: "Remember, the mission is to scout, not to fight, don't make fearless sacrifices, and if you are troublesome, we will go down and solve it ourselves." Tony's words won him some favor, and in some way, he did it better than the others
"Anyway, this cave is really not small" Li Xin stepped forward alone when Tony instructed his subordinates, and reached out to touch the mud wall on the periphery of the cave, except for the part that has excavated traces on the periphery, there are no traces of excavation in other places, the wall is like a natural cave that has been washed and washed by a long time, the loess has become very solid, and it will not collapse lightly, and what makes Li Xin even more puzzled is why the crypt worm, which almost relies on instinct to act, excavates such a huge underground world, I'm afraid there is a huge crypt worm country underneath Qiaonan Village.
There have been mutant beasts of the race and class such as the Lord of the Swamp, the Rat King, and the Cat Man Leader, and the probability of being a pure bug mutation is higher.
The dark and spacious thing was like the mausoleum of an emperor, stretching out and spreading into the ground, and a cold wind came out of the dark entrance, making people suddenly feel a chilling fear, as if there was a bloody mouth in front of them, wanting to bury the people who entered it forever in the infinite darkness.
"There's probably a huge Crypt Worm Lord living underneath the wormhole," Tony said with a sudden laugh. "As you can see, it's not surprising that a huge cavern comes out of it."
"It's impossible, I know the size of the cryptworm, even if there is a genetic mutation, it is impossible to have such a huge body." Li Xin was dissatisfied with Tony's irresponsible joke, and glared at him coldly and reminded: "If there really is such a huge monster in existence, do you think our village can survive unharmed now?" β
The smell in the cave is not very good, and in addition to the hot temperature, it is simply a crime to stay here, Li Xin turned around and prepared to leave, and did not forget to say to Tony before leaving: "Wait until you figure out the following situation and come to inform me." The cloak behind him was raised, and he fluttered away.
"You've worked hard, retreat for the time being, someone will take care of these things soon," Tony said to several of his companions who were full of big heads, and then turned to chase after Li Xin's figure, and the hunting team was still planning to discuss with him. After all, the food problem in the village is a priority, otherwise, it won't be long before a terrible mess is caused.
Tony caught up with Li Xin and said what he thought.
"You're going to let me take people into the Howling Forest hunt again?" Li Xin waved his hand and said, "I won't go back, at least I won't think about this matter in the next few days." He pointed to the mechanical watch in his hand and said coldly, "It's already two o'clock in the night twenty-four hours according to the old times, especially when I've just finished a damn hunt, you shouldn't mention these things to me." β
"Old-time, mechanical watches?" Tony stared at the mechanical watch Li Xin was holding in his hand and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Since the cataclysm, the so-called concept of time has become very weak, and the long days and nights can give people an illusion of time. However, Tony understood the meaning of Li Xin's words: he was going to rest.
If you want to squeeze me, don't even think about it
"You're right, I was negligent." Tony immediately apologized, "I still have a lot of secondary reliance on each other in the future, and it is very important to have a good relationship between the two parties." β
It's not a matter of a day or two for the two sides to get to know each other, and it won't end well if you force each other to be in a hurry.
In recent times, the whole Council of the Round Table has been informed of Tony's Tiyì, and no one can sleep peacefully when he suddenly appears to himself to dwell on a powder keg. They decided to send people deep into the cave to carry out the so-called reconnaissance mission, but there were some conflicts over the manpower arrangement of going out to carry out the execution, and finally the previous hero Hanny led an elite team of five people to go down to investigate.
Tony has more to deal with, and with food running out, he's figuring out how to form a hunting party. At this time, Tony receives a message from the team that had entered the cave earlier.
The cave worms were more complicated than they believed, and Hanny's team had to retreat and bring back the information from the crypt by the way. They encountered a small number of crypt bugs, and one of the team accidentally died, and the team found a basketball-wide cave hall a few meters underground.
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