"Save them". Hiding between the walls of a ruin, Tianxiang said in his heart. If it had been in the past, he would not have mixed with such a thing that it was impossible to win. Just kidding, what is a swollen beetle? It was a terrifying being almost at the top of the food chain of the dark world. Not to mention the weak hunters of just a hundred people, even if there were twice as many people, and they were all strong men, it was impossible for them to pose any threat to such a heavily armored creature. Tianxiang really couldn't understand why these people actually came up with the idea of provoking the swollen beetle. Moreover, this provoke a whole three.

"Helping the weak is one of the greatest human virtues", this is what Tianxiang gained from books. It was also the reason why he had generously shared his food with others. Now, following the teachings of the ancients, he is ready to help these hunters who are on the verge of death.

Whether the swollen beetle feels pain or not, whether it feels scared or not, I'm afraid no one knows. However, after hearing a series of crisp popping sounds and looking back, all the hunters who were surrounded by nervousness and fear were surprised to find that three huge and terrifying swollen beetles had given up their hunting objects. Turning to a young man dressed in gray and white, he waved the huge armor on the side of his mouth.

Three giant carnivorous insects pounced on the giver from three different directions. Tianxiang fired three points in a row and accurately hit three targets from its rear. A few tiny bullets are simply not proportional to the huge body of a swollen beetle. But in terms of the damage it caused, it was enough to infuriate the three swollen beetles that were indulging in the fantasy of delicious food. caused them to abandon their original goal and focus all their attention on this inexplicable young man.

Compared to just now, the speed of the swollen beetle's movement was not affected in any way. Although they had all been shot several times, bullets with powerful piercing power also pierced their bodies from their tails, and green blood with a strong fishy smell gushed out of several holes the size of wine glasses. However, this is not fatal. Or, even if it is deadly, it is not now. Because, these insects are still running, still jumping, and still like just now, raising the armor that represents death, with the anger peculiar to the wounded, desperately smashing towards the damned villain in front of them, who should have been their own food.

If it was before, Tianxiang would definitely turn around and run, relying on his physical strength to compete with these insects who could barely move after being shot, and to have a chase game of endurance and consumption. After all, it's a perfectly safe way to play.

Now, however, he is clearly reluctant to do so. Because there is such a sentence in a military book I saw a few days ago that Tianxiang thought it was true.

"The best enemy is the dead enemy, and only by destroying the enemy in front of you as soon as possible can it be possible to meet the greater challenges that follow."

At the moment of jumping out of the ruins, Tianxiang had already formed an absolutely safe battle plan in his mind. The position of the three swollen beetles is inconsistent. Take advantage of its distance and draw it in the order in which it is fired. Then, they were killed one by one with fierce fire at close range. From any point of view, this is the most appropriate and reliable approach for the current situation.

So all the hunters who stood there saw a sight they would never forget: three huge swollen beetles, less than ten meters away from the young man in gray and white clothes, fell one after another with the strange burst that sounded before. And the last swollen beetle, after letting out a low roar of inexplicable fear, the entire head suddenly exploded from the middle as if it had been squeezed by gravity. So much so that the huge body that stood high with its two strong hind limbs fell to the ground, stirring up a wave of dust.

Shoot two, mind control suffocate one. This is the order of Tianxiang's shots.

The weakness of the bug is generally in the head. This is the valuable experience that Tianxiang has gained in many battles. Therefore, in the face of the first two swollen beetles that rushed over, he did not hesitate to tap the plate machine on the head. A series of rapid-fire bullets also destroyed the nerve center of the worm as it pierced its brain. It is simply impossible to control the body to take a step forward. In the end, I can only leave this world with a yearning for food and a regret that I have not fully evolved.

As for the last one, it was an experiment deliberately left by Tianxiang. He wanted to see how strong his brainwave control ability was, and whether he could use it as an absolutely effective weapon in future battles.

Of course, he was not disappointed. Even a huge swollen beetle could not resist that terrifying and violent spiritual energy at all. Eventually, when the worm's brain cells were completely frantic and boiling to their highest point, the violently fluctuating nerves could only accept the fact that they were completely paralyzed, and the bug's sharp but underdeveloped brain exploded like a balloon that had swelled to the extreme in the violent internal movement.

Since then, Tianxiang finally believes that the book is a sentence: "Eyes can kill people". Isn't it? All the while, his eyes were fixed on the poor swollen beetle, giving it no chance to relax. jokingly speaking, this should indeed be regarded as a kind of eyes!

"Brave young man, you saved us. Tell us your requirements and we'll accommodate them all. After a long time, an elderly hunter who looked like a leader stepped out of the hunters who stood still, and looked respectfully at Tianxiang with a grim expression and said these words.

"My request is simple, give me enough for two people to eat three solar days of jerky." Tianxiang said his request from his mouth vigilantly and without any emotion. He knew very well that his actions just now had undoubtedly saved these people, and even if it was an excessive request, it would definitely be satisfied. Even if he offered to pick a few of these people to be his "meat people", I am afraid it would not be a problem.

It's just that now he is not used to using human flesh as food at all. Because, according to the ancients, eating on people is a great sin at all.

As for vigilance, it was supposed to be a state that a hunter should have at all times. After all, just because I don't want to eat people doesn't mean that others don't want to eat me. What's more, these frail hunters in front of them looked like they had been suffering from hunger for a long time。。。。。。

Tianxiang's vigilance was quickly dispelled by the old man's words of gratitude. The three-headed giant worm lying on the ground is also the best source of food at all. So, at the urging of the old man, the Tianxiang siblings followed the group of weak hunters to their camp, a relatively sturdy-looking building that was basically indistinguishable from the other ruins. Here, too, is one of the remnants left by the ancients.

The three-headed swollen beetle had been completely peeled off, and the large amount of insect flesh made the hungry faces of these hunters who had not tasted meat for a long time finally show a little smile. And the leader of this weak hunting group, that is, the old man who had invited Tianxiang to come to the camp with him and called himself Liu Rui, also first asked someone to set aside the amount requested by Tianxiang, and then distributed all the insect meat to everyone fairly.

"Young man, if I'm not mistaken, what you're holding in your hand should be the weapon used by the ancients, right?" In front of a fire with fragrant insect meat, the old man Liu Rui suddenly came up with something that surprised Tianxiang.

"Oh? Do you know the ancients? For the old man's words, Tianxiang obviously felt quite surprised. After all, in this world, hunters capable of possessing the knowledge of the ancients are almost non-existent. Unexpectedly, an old man who almost lost his life would actually understand these things.

"Huh! Not only me, but almost all the people here know about the existence of the ancients, as well as some of their knowledge, and we all understand! I also know that the weapon in your hand should be called a 'gun'. It's an absolutely powerful weapon, no wonder you can kill three swollen beetles on your own! The old man, who was not shocked, smiled and looked at Tianxiang, who was full of surprise, and casually took a piece of roasted insect meat from the fire, and stuffed it into Tianrou's hand, who was listening intently to their conversation with two big eyes.

"So, 。。。。。。 you?"

"How did you get this knowledge?" Liu Zhanfeng's wrinkled face suddenly appeared a little sad: "Knowledge, experience, all these things need time to accumulate. If the young man is a blank slate with no content, then the old man can be seen as the owner of wisdom who exchanges life and time for wisdom. In fact, many people understand the existence of the ancients, and many people are interested in the knowledge of the ancients, and there are many more people who occasionally have the opportunity to obtain certain items left by the ancients and draw unexpected things from them. But in any case, all of this takes time and age, so it is not surprising that the elderly have wisdom in this area. What I said, can you understand? ”

"I understand!" Tianxiang nodded approvingly. The old man is a symbol of wisdom, which is also a phrase mentioned in the books of the ancients.

"But now, there is no place for the existence of old people at all." Liu Rui's words suddenly became quite angry: "In the eyes of young people, we are a burden, a burden, and the only way to get rid of us is to die and turn our bodies into food for their mouths." This is a kind of sadness at all, they don't understand, without the wisdom of the old man, with only a strong body and a simple mind, it is impossible to live in this dark world, absolutely impossible. ”

Tianxiang didn't want to speak anymore, he understood that what the old man said was right. In this world of the jungle, if you want to survive, it is impossible without strength.

"Do you know why the ancients were able to have so much wisdom?" Before he could fully recover his senses, the old man threw out another sentence that made Tianxiang puzzled.

"Unity, the only reason is unity." As if to deliberately explain his own problems, the old man replied to himself: "Only unity can make the weak stronger." Think about it, if you replace what one person can't do with two, three, or even more people, then what can't you do? ”

Old man Liu Rui's words were like a heavy hammer hitting Tianxiang's heart, he never thought that words with such profound meaning would come out of the mouth of an old man who couldn't help himself. However, it was precisely because of this that Tianxiang felt for the first time whether his idea of wanting to return to the past was wrong.

"Follow me!" Suddenly, the old man took Tianxiang's hand and stood up. Tianxiang, who was not prepared at all, could only follow his words and follow him until he came to a small room.

The house is not big, but the people who live in it make Tianxiang feel warm.

Children, women, and a few babbling babbling babbling babbles. Among them were two children about the size of Tianrou, staring curiously at the stranger who had broken in, with a pair of large bright eyes.

"Do they have the right to live? Absolutely! Without children, where are the youth? The old man's words suddenly became as if they were about to argue with others: "If we are not united, they will inevitably become food for other hunters." Think about it, what would you think if one day, you watched your sister being torn to shreds? What does it feel like? ”

Tianxiang didn't speak, and the look on his face became even more cold. He didn't allow others to say that about his sister, but at the same time, he had to admit that if there really was such a day, he might really be powerless. Because, the weak have no possibility of survival without the protection of the strong.

"Knowledge is the most powerful tool to protect the weak." The old man's voice continued to ring in Tianxiang's ears: "I think, since you already have these things, why can't you do your part to protect the weak?" We are human beings, human beings, not wild beasts! ”

"Say it! What do you want me to do? Tianxiang, whose expression still hadn't changed, coldly spat out this sentence from his mouth. However, the attentive old man could already see the changes in his inner world from the slightly twitching muscles in the corners of his eyes.

"I want you to stay! Be our leader, help us, help the weak! The old man Liu Rui finally said what he wanted to do.

"Be your leader?" Tianxiang repeated this sentence in surprise, staring at the old man's weathered face with some puzzlement: "Why? Don't you also possess the knowledge of the ancients? Why did you choose me? ”

"I'm old!" The old man sighed: "I am no longer young, although I have wisdom, but I no longer have the strength to change reality. This race should have a new leader to lead it. Without you, I'm afraid we would all have to die today. Even if someone escapes occasionally, it will not change the fate of being killed or starved to death. As for these children, they can only die pitifully in an environment without any support. You have knowledge, you have strength, and most importantly, you are young and driven. I think that God has sent you to me, and the only way for me to do so is to make you the new leader and leader of this race. ”

Tianxiang did not speak. On the one hand, he was moved by the old man's words. On the other hand, he can't give up his dream of going back to the past. In this way, under the gaze of the old man's blazing eyes, Tianxiang, who was worried in his heart, finally made a decision.

"Give me six solar days, and I still have a little personal matter to know. During this time, I left you all my weapons. But there is one condition, my sister must be protected and she must not be harmed in any way. After six solar days, I'll come back and tell you my final decision. ”

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In the scattered ruins, a gray-white figure was jumping rapidly. If a hunter suddenly appeared at this time, he would be surprised to think that the figure was the most nimble worm at all. As for people, it is simply impossible. Who could have traveled back and forth between the ruins at such a terrifying speed? No, not at all!

But it was indeed a man, a living person.

After leaving Tianrou behind Liu Rui's vulnerable group, Tianxiang only brought two weeks of dried meat and some necessary water, and hurried on the road. He's going to get to Base Two as soon as possible and go there to find everything about the time machine. It was undeniable that the old man's words had indeed touched him, and at that moment, Tianxiang suddenly felt an indescribable sense of responsibility in his heart. It is a duty to the weak, a duty to protect others. Of course, there is something else along with it - the temptation, the temptation of power.

"If I can rule these people, strong. Use this as a basis to annex other races, then become stronger, and then annex again. Repeatedly, then I will become the absolute king of this world. At that time, the weak will no longer be discriminated against. I will also be a hero to be recited by future generations. ”

This was not a strange idea that came out of Tianxiang's mind, in fact, it was the history of the ancient emperors in those libraries that influenced him.

Power, lust, domination of everything, if you are still a man, then you should think about it all first.

(Yesterday, when my wife was reading my new book, she suddenly asked a very strange question: "Why do they eat bugs?") This made me depressed for a long time. If you don't eat insects, do you eat people! Really! Woman, ——— vote! I want a ticket! ）