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On the wide sea, the gloomy waters are swept by the cold tidal wind, rolling up layers of waves. Although it has not yet reached the terrifying level of a monstrous wave, it has also rolled to the point where it represents the threat of death. They surged desperately from the middle of the sea, smashing one after another on the reef on the shore, splashing gray and white waves. It's like the rotten corpse of a dead man, exuding a disgusting feeling that is hard to hide.

Lawson's fleet was moored in the sea outside the port of Dongdu. It still looks so big. However, compared with the first time, it is messy and more rigorous.

"I thought you would go to Europe and have fun, and never come again!" Looking at Lawson, who was full of chestnut hair and smiling at him, Tianxiang couldn't help but raise his fist and slammed it on his shoulder. Then he hugged each other's bodies tightly and shouted with emotion in a voice full of excitement and joy, "Welcome home, my friend." ”

It was such a simple sentence that it almost didn't make Rosen cry on the spot. In his opinion, three years of hard work and fatigue, in the face of the threat and fear of death, have all been compensated in this sentence. After all, what could be more precious than the recognition and greetings of a friend? "I only brought back more than 80,000 people. The rest, either because there were not enough ships, or because of shipwrecks. ”

This is what Rosen said to Tianxiang and others at the welcome banquet. There are hardships and difficulties involved. It's hard to put into words.

"Enough, my friend! You've done enough. Rest well, and I'll take care of the rest. After the necessary questions and answers, the conversation between Tianxiang and Lawson also entered other aspects. Because, in addition to the population, Rosen also brought back something that interested him even more. It was a strange creature that Lawson had captured at sea. From the outside, it is simply a human being. However, she has this fish-like tail. "Merfolk?" These were the words that Tianxiang couldn't help but cry out when he saw this creature for the first time. However, what Rosen said next caused the concept of mermaids he had obtained from ancient fairy tale books to be destroyed in an instant.

"No, it's not a merfolk. In fact. This is a Sea Clan man who has been stripped of his outer clothes. ”

"Sea Tribesmen? This...... Is this true? Tianxiang's eyes were full of surprise. Absolutely true. Rosen said calmly: "In fact, it was completely accidental to be able to capture her. She was caught in a fishing net and pulled onto the boat. Although she doesn't speak our human language. but they know our words. It was in this way that I knew her true identity. The reason why I say "she" is because this mermaid is a female at all, no matter how she looks. The high bulging breasts on the chest, the unconcealable depression between the legs, and other uneven parts of the body all have the characteristics of a human woman. Although Tianxiang doesn't know whether it is appropriate to use such a standard to judge the gender of the mermaid. On its own, though. It should be the most appropriate way to judge at present! The mermaid seems to be quite young. In his immature face and inexplicably wide eyes, he did not feel the slightest fear of humans. She seemed to like the creatures that were so different in appearance from her. Especially when Tianrou approached, the little mermaid showed great joy. It's as if it's the person closest to you.

"What does she eat? Fish? ”“...... What she can eat, I'm afraid you can't even dream of. Regarding Tianxiang's question, Rosen shook his head with a wry smile: "In fact, when I just fished her out of the sea, I had exactly the same idea as you. Later, however, it was discovered that not only did she not eat fish, but she also showed considerable disgust. No way. I had to get some seawater for her to drink. Behold...... She turned a blind eye to it. ”

"Oh? So what exactly does she like to eat? Tianxiang couldn't help but be interested. Milk or semi-solid food. As he spoke, Rosen pretended to be mysteriously close to his ear: "Guess what, do you think this creature will drink water?" ”

"Of course it will ......," Tianxiang, who didn't react for a while, replied casually. Immediately, I realized that I had made a mistake that was not too big or too small. Hurriedly corrected: "Wait, you said it...... She was not interested in seawater at all...... Could it be that she... She drinks fresh water? "That's right!" Rosen slapped his thigh excitedly: "Can you imagine?" A mermaid who lives in the sea all the time. Drinking only fresh water without salt? ”

Tianxiang didn't speak, although he was surprised and surprised by this insight, but there was another question in his mind. The sea tribes I have seen have legs and can walk alternately. But judging by the mermaid's appearance, she only has a fish-like tail. Why is that? Could it be that she is a mutant of the Sea Clan? Or. The men and women of the Sea Tribe, at all, distinguish the genders by this appearance...... The news of the capture of the Sea Clan was tightly sealed by Tianxiang. He had to think carefully about how he should approach the Sea Clan because of this "merfolk". And, before that, he must first properly house the alien hunters that Rosen brought back. In this way, in the midst of the busyness, two weeks passed in a flash. Just as the outsiders had been settled down one by one and were about to make contact with the Sea Clan on the matter, a terrible news came from the north of the tribe-controlled area.

"In the border area, a large number of human-faced locusts were found." The first person to ask for help was a small town called Xin'an on the border. It was not far from the largest urban fortification in the north, the Stone Ridge Fortress. Count it up. The distance between the two places is less than 20 kilometers. Plus a radio warning system was installed. Even if the main defense force of the fortress sets off after receiving the temporary alarm, the fastest air force will only need ten minutes at most to reach its destination. The fortified area on the northern border is actually based on several huge mountain ranges, and a large amount of reinforced concrete is poured out of the permanent defense system. This is the very edge of the dragon-controlled territory. It is also an area that is difficult for hunters living in various cities to set foot in. After all, this is where it begins. It seems to be a line that controls the junction between cold and warm. Farther north, there is a cold that is intimidating to all living things. On the contrary, the warm south is a place of hope for them. In fact, if there were no Stone Ridge Fortress, this boundary would not be so obvious. No one pays much attention to the difference between cold in the air either. The reason why Tianxiang set up such an artificial demarcation is, of course, mainly for security considerations. Second, it is still from the point of view of the actual occupation of the ethnic group. He needed to draw a line for the dragons with a strong regional color. In this way. A subtle sense of superiority and pride is erected in the community. Let all hunters who join the clan understand how honorable and thankful it is to be an official member of the dragon clan. As a fortress, powerful weapons and strong defenses have naturally become the most necessary facilities here. The huge 406 mm cannon, a terrifying weapon that was supposed to be only found on ancient warships, became the face of death hidden in the semi-circular vaults of the mountains. The cold, rough barrels, the bluish metal, and the round brass shells with their sharp heads standing up are the most common sights that can be seen everywhere in every turret. However, in terms of practical use, they still cannot compete with the large ion cannons that have a large battery back-up and can cause unimaginable casualties in a single shot. After all, the area of attack of one shell is simply impossible to compare with a piece of dead light. Mountains stretch through almost the entire northern part of the dragon-controlled territory. The fortresses between the various mountain passes also became the necessary route to the north and south. Therefore, the location of Stone Ridge is very remote though. But he is still like a most loyal guard, firmly straddling the valley, silently fulfilling the mission entrusted to him by mankind. Because, just one hundred and fifty kilometers to the south, is Shangdu, the northernmost ---large settlement city of the dragons. The standing army at Stone Ridge had a battalion in full. They have the most sophisticated weapons and equipment and the best logistical supplies. Once there is an emergency anomaly here. The city garrison of Shangdu will also be reinforced as soon as possible. Therefore, the area they are responsible for defense has naturally expanded accordingly. It stretched to everything within a hundred miles of the fortress.

These areas are not normal settlements for the Dragons. However, due to the fertile land and its proximity to the fortress. It has also become the location of many labor farms. Xin'an Town is one of them. The news of the existence of the human-faced locust had already been notified by the radio waves to every corner of the territory controlled by the tribe. Xin'an within the protected area of Stone Ridge. Nature is no exception. Due to the cold climate, insects and other creatures are rarely seen. Therefore, while the necessary precautions are taken, people do not take them too seriously. The strong force of the fortress is their greatest reliance. If there is any creature in this world that is not afraid of the terrible power of artillery, it is simply a boring joke. No one will believe it.

But sudden changes in things often happen in the most unexpected places. Overnight, all the people in Xin'an Town died. More than 80 people, from the militia who kept vigil and kept watch, to the laborers sleeping in the house, all died. Not a single living mouth remained. The bodies of the dead are scattered in the streets and corners of the houses. Most of the body has been completely gnawed away. The locusts ate very cleanly, except for the hard bones, the musculature and various soft organs of the deceased, almost no trace of them. Even the head of the corpse was carefully torn off by them, leaving only the white and round skull there, with a pair of huge hollow eye sockets, as if they were silently crying to the latecomers. The accident was discovered by a patrol on the fort side. It was customary to pass daily a heavily armed squad of ten men from the various servitude farms scattered along the defensive lines. This is mainly done to strengthen the links with the farms. But when the patrol arrived in Xin'an Town at about ten o'clock in the morning, they found that all the people in the town were dead. The culprit for all this is not hidden. Dozens of giant locusts that had been hit by bullets and died on the streets of the town had said it all. In addition, with the whole clan alert order issued by Dragon City. The head of the military at the fortress naturally associated it with the human face locusts that had appeared in the past. However, when the first batch of medical staff arrived in the empty town, they found that things were actually very different from their imagination. "It's not the kind of locust we've ever found." Tianxiang opened a worm corpse that was almost beaten into a honeycomb, pointed to the top of the huge head, and said to Qin Guang beside him: "See, it doesn't have the same carapace as a human face." Just the part below the chest cavity. Only then did they have a thick and hard horn armor. Moreover, their mouthparts are not as sharp as those of locusts. Look here, there are four pairs of armor on the mouthparts of the locust. And this locust, there are only three pairs. The pair closest to the bottom is not long enough to wrap the mouthparts. If you look at the function of feeding, I am afraid that it has degenerated to no effect. Judging from these points alone, the difference between them and the human-faced locust. It's actually quite obvious. "Tianxiang and Taiguang arrived as soon as they received the news. In normal times, this kind of thing is often handled by other managers. However, Tianxiang, who absorbed and replaced all the conscious thinking of the "monster", was a terrifying mutant creature like the human-faced locust. But there is an indescribable "feeling". After all, the locust was created by a "monster". And after accepting all of his consciousness, in the original sense, he is actually equivalent to the "monster" himself. It's just that in terms of body bearing, another main control system has been changed. But no matter what. "Monster" is Tianxiang, Tianxiang is "monster" such a theory. In him, it is really the best embodiment. Tianxiang's point of view, Qin Guang can fully agree. Any hunter familiar with the locust can easily tell the difference between the two creatures. However, they do have a lot in common. So much so that the patrolmen who first noticed that the situation had changed mistook them for locusts. The hind limbs are thick and powerful, can move forward upright, and the front of the upper limbs has been grasped

The use of claw signs and tentacles gradually deteriorates。。。。。。 Most importantly, their heads are almost indistinguishable from humans in shape. Although the combination of huge compound eyes and terrifying mouthparts makes a hideous face. However, in terms of the distribution of its head position, it is no different from the human facial features at all. (It's not that Lao Hei has a special affection for locusts.) Rather, from the point of view of biological evolution, locusts are indeed the best hope to be mixed with adults first. Its adaptability to the environment, survivability, body systems, etc., are far superior to other similar aspects. With Ho Lei is in YY. However, hundreds of millions of years later, if the earth still exists, I am afraid that the ruling creatures in this world can hardly be said to be a group of "locusts" who eat with chopsticks. See "The Origin of Insects")

There were hundreds of locust carcasses scattered around the town. Coupled with all kinds of severed limbs, insect wings, and broken shells, it is roughly estimated that the number of locusts attacking the farm should be around 1,000. "They resisted." Qin Guang picked up a cold and hard M5G43 rifle cartridge case from under his feet, took it closer to his eyes, looked at it carefully, and said seriously: "There are quite a lot of scratches on the cartridge case, and judging from the quantity, the speed at which the bullet is fired should be very fast." The appearance of these locusts must have taken the laborers by surprise. Otherwise, they should have enough time to raise the alarm. "Alert?" Tianxiang smiled faintly: "If you had personally managed the battle with the locusts in the Fangshi Basin, I'm afraid you wouldn't say that again." The locusts are able to walk on their hind legs, so in the dark of night, they look like full-fledged humans. Think about it, if it were you, how wary would you be about them? ”

Qin Guang was no longer silent. Only after frowning and thinking carefully for a while, did he speak: "Do you think there is any inevitable connection between this locust and the human-faced locust?" "Contact?" Tianxiang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I also hope that as you said, at least in this way, the problem will be completely narrowed down to the human-faced locust." However, the consciousness I absorbed did not find anything familiar in them. Such a statement is naturally self-defeating. ”

“…… Hehe! Do we have to look for clues aimlessly like before? "Not necessarily." Tianxiang exhaled a long breath and looked at him meaningfully: "There is a good clue, which is actually in front of us. ”

"Oh? What is it? ”

"Smell it with your nose, what does it smell like?"

As he spoke, Tianxiang pulled out a dagger, and took a piece of black armor from the belly of the locust corpse, and handed it directly to him.