Chapter 70: The Ghost-Faced Overlord Salamander
I saw that the wooden stick was like a harpoon, and at this time there was something of great size stuck in the top! It's just that it's not a delicious fish, it's a giant salamander!
This salamander alone is several times bigger than an adult man's head!! The most terrifying thing is the weird pattern on the back of its head, which looks weird and distorted like a human face, which is very real! No wonder everyone always thought there was a grimace flickering!
No one expected that the strange ghost face would be a huge salamander! And under a closer look, everyone can't help but break out in a cold sweat. This guy is like a monitor lizard with hard scales off, or a crocodile with too much fat! The feeling of being soft and whirring is actually far more disgusting than that of a crocodile or a lizard!
It has a broad, rounded and flattened snout and an extremely flattened tail, which is definitely characteristic of salamanders. However, if this big mouth is opened, there is absolutely no problem for a person to go directly into it. At this time, although he has been given the Fa by Yudong on the spot, he will be reborn in bliss. But the half-open bloody mouth and the lifeless forked tongue hanging outside still made everyone feel a chill.
To say that this monster is a salamander is actually a bit far-fetched. He is just somewhat similar in general and has some of the characteristics of an axolotl. But neither the size nor the strange pattern on the back can be deduced what kind of salamander it is. Several rows of fangs and sharp teeth can be faintly seen in the large bloody mouth! You can imagine what the result would be if you were bitten by this thing.
Gu Jie leaned over and carefully looked at the creature that might have had a 'skin-to-skin relationship' with him, and then carefully studied the salamander's tongue that was hanging outside like a snake letter, and scolded disgustingly, "Damn! Is this fucking a scoundrel playing with me? That's not right! It's a big tongue just now! ”
It seems that Gu Jie is still obsessed with that 'big tongue'! Qin Zhen had no choice but to ask in disgust, "This... Isn't that big? ”
Gu Jie thought about it for a while, then shook his head with his mouth and said, "No, it's definitely not such a big tongue." Much bigger than that! ”
Seeing that Gu Jie didn't look like he was joking, everyone's heartbeat began to become nervous and rapid again! Even Yu Dong looked at Gu Jie with some surprise! Because if it is really like what Gu Jie said, it means that there is more than one such ghost-faced salamander here in the first place. The most important thing is that the one that Yudong killed is still the smallest!
"No...... No way? Ma Chao, a biologist, swallowed his saliva and said in disbelief.
Yan Jun and Lao Shen on the side also studied it carefully before saying, "Salamanders, to put it mildly, are colorful, docile and lovely, and they are a good scenery in the fish tank." But if it's too big......"
They didn't continue, but Qin Zhen knew a little bit about it. Then he frowned and continued, "If you really want to say it bigger, the world's largest salamander should be the overlord salamander." It is said that the thing can reach more than ten meters in length when it reaches adulthood! It is the ancient ancestor of the salamanders! Living in the underground waters, with a bad temper and extremely aggressive ......"
Speaking of this, Qin Zhen paused for a moment, then looked at everyone with a bitter face, and continued to say, "Although this sounds extremely similar to the thing in front of you, that kind of overlord salamander has been extinct long ago during the Ice Age!" We shouldn't be so 'lucky', right?? ”
At this time, Yu Dong stabbed the wooden stick in his hand into the rock crevice under his feet, and then said slowly, "This kind of thing has been around since the Jurassic period, and it has gradually evolved into an amphibian. It stands to reason that most of them should have a flamboyant appearance, but this thing in front of them is not. It is estimated that like most underground creatures, they have lived in the dark underground for a long time, and their colors and sights have long lost their meaning. That's why it's what it looks like today. ”
Looking at Yu Dong's slightly frowning brows, Qin Zhen knew that the situation was not good. Hurriedly asked, "What do you mean...... The big tongue that Gu Jie said was a bigger salamander than this one?? ”
Yu Dong took a deep breath, looked at the ghost-faced salamander on the ground that had long been dead, and said slowly, "This is close to the underground dark river, which is an excellent place for them to survive. If there was a bigger one, the creature we killed would be the creature at the bottom of the food chain. ”
Looking at this huge salamander, Qin Zhen pointed at it and couldn't help but exclaim, "I said Dong Shao, if this thing develops better, its body can catch up with me!" If it's the bottom of the food chain, then when we come, won't we take the place of the bottom? ”
"I've never seen such a small creature here." Yu Dong looked at the salamander and said lightly.
It sounds unreasonable, but it is! The size of those two snakes is still fresh in everyone's memory. Plus...... The function of Zhen Guobi to make creatures gigantic also appeared in everyone's minds.
At this time, Yudong habitually put one hand in his pocket and lit a cigarette with the other. I guess I won't be able to smoke after a while. I saw him take a deep breath, then tilted his head and puffed on the smoke ring, as if this was in their back garden.
As the smoke cleared, Yu Dong said leisurely, "Humans always think that they are at the top of the food chain. Actually, that's just being blinded by the city. When you detach yourself from the bustle of the city and the modern high technology, you will understand that human beings are just the most insignificant part of nature's food chain. ”
Although Yu Dong's words are still cold, they also carry a sense of emotion that is not difficult to detect. After all, he has experienced more things than ordinary people like Qin Zhen who do not come into contact with nature. The reverence for nature will naturally be higher than that of ordinary people.
He seems to always maintain a cold and arrogant attitude towards anyone or everything, but when facing nature, he will have a kind of awe and even humility that is difficult for ordinary people to detect. Although the feeling seemed to be invisible, Qin Zhen could see it, and even, he could feel it deeply.
Everyone was silent, in the face of creatures that should have been extinct in ancient times, and now they are still being 'gigantic', who can say anything?
Qin Zhen only felt that the insignificance and incompetence of human beings had been vividly reflected in this trip to the desert!
At this time, Gu Jie coughed, pointed to the huge salamander on the ground and said, "It doesn't seem particularly wise to go directly into the water now. If you want me to say, let's sit down and discuss what to do. Find a relatively safe way to move on. As for this thing, what overlord salamander, ghost-faced salamander? Isn't it a baby fish if you throw it in a fish tank? A lot of things in this world are like that, and if you take it as a thing, then it's a thing. If you don't take it seriously, then it's not a problem at all! Take this example in front of you, if you have to use it as the amazing ghost-faced salamander of the Ice Age, then it is a ghost-faced salamander, if you don't give it a face, it is just a baby fish......"
"Stop! Straight up, what exactly do you want to say? Qin Zhen stared at Gu Jie with a gaze that had seen through Gu Jie and said in a deep voice.
"Hey, hey... Big earthquake, you still know me! I mean, it's actually quite simple! It's a bit reckless to go into the water now, so let's roast this baby fish to satisfy our hunger, and it can be regarded as replenishing protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B1 in the body......"
"Shut up!!" Qin Zhen interrupted Gu Jie's words angrily. Then he stared at Gu Jie with an unbelievable look, and couldn't bear to say, "This thing licked you just now, you can be disgusted like that!" Now you want to eat it?? Why do I suddenly feel more disgusting than this salamander now??"
Gu Jie was embarrassed by what he said, so he pouted and defended, "You are a dead brain!" The baby fish bought at the market can be bought for money to eat at home. When you see this place, you think something is wrong? In fact, the market may be even more disgusting than the ones here! Do you know what they feed the fish with? Right? Besides, life and death matter! We are about to run out of water and food, and when we are about to starve to death, don't we have to eat this baby fish, even the toad?! ”
Qin Zhen was angry, and he didn't know how to reason with him! What Gu Jie is best at is to justify crooked reasoning! That's like 'pumpkin stalks with grapevines--- messing around'!!
At this time, Lan Qing took out a piece of chocolate, patted Gu Jie and said, "You, listen to Brother Qin!" We still have some food, not to the point of starvation. This thing can't be eaten, not because of its living environment or appearance, but because we don't know what species it belongs to, let alone how many years it has lived. I'm afraid that it will carry some deadly bacteria or parasites, and it will be in trouble at that time! ”
Gu Jie immediately smiled when he saw Lan Qing's patient and persuasive attitude towards him. smiled awkwardly, "Hehe, Lan Qing!" I'm just joking with Qin Zhen! Hurry up and take this food back, I don't want it! We manly men, when you run out of food, even if I let you eat me, I will never let you go hungry! As he spoke, Gu Jie patted his chest and raised his head to show his determination.
Lan Qing smiled slightly and did not speak again. However, Qin Zhen smiled secretly in his heart: This is really --- ask what is the situation in the world? Teach us to make human promises......