Chapter 143: The Temper of the Ancient Beast

I have to sigh again at the wonder of nature, before which I would have scoffed at the myth and legend of this one-legged creature, but now living examples stand before my eyes.

But Kui's size is huge, and the flashlight on the ground can only shine on part of its lower body. This kui seems to be very interested in the flashlight on the ground, constantly shaking around the flashlight, and making a low sound from time to time.

Lantern Xiao was also half-lying on the ground at this time, muttering quietly, "What does this look like?" Looking at this situation, it doesn't seem to be as good as the legend. As Lantern Xiao spoke, I heard a squirming voice from his side, as if he was looking for something in his backpack.

I originally guessed that he was going to throw out a flashlight as well, so that the two flashlights would cross each other, and maybe he could see the whole picture of this kui. But as soon as I thought of this, the Lantern Festival lit up with a dazzling light with a "poof". He actually lit up two cold fireworks!

No way! I opened my mouth to scold, but in fact, the curiosity in my heart made me also very much looking forward to seeing Kui's true face. So, I didn't stop the Lantern Festival, but I had some expectations.

The one hiding in the shadows below seems to be stimulated by this light. At the moment when the cold fireworks in Lantern Xiao's hand lit up, there was a sudden change in the kui below, and he seemed to be a little restless. It made my heart lift all at once.

The second uncle immediately scolded, "What are you doing!" ”

Lantern Xiao immediately stood up and threw out the cold fireworks in his hand one after another. The first cold flame was okay, it was thrown far away by Lantern Xiao, almost to the location of the flashlight just now. And when the second one was thrown out, probably due to nervousness, Lantern Xiao didn't grasp the strength and angle, and the cold fireworks were thrown high.

Because the top of the passage was pitch black, we took it for granted that the space above here was also very large, but it was not until the cold fireworks flew high that we could see clearly, and we did not expect that a lot of strip-shaped rocks hung down from the top of the passage, similar to stalactite pillars, but not so rounded, as if caused by external forces.

The cold fireworks thrown out by Lantern Xiao suddenly hit the rocks hanging down above the passage, and immediately bounced back, and then hit the stone wall under our feet, and finally landed on the ground not far below us, not too far from the collapsed boulders.

The platform we were standing on was almost seven or eight meters away from the ground, and the light from the cold fireworks was extremely obvious in such a dark place. It vaguely illuminates the location of those people from the Yuan family on our side and opposite.

Even though I couldn't see clearly, I could tell the shock of the people on the other side. I didn't bother to observe the expressions of others, and immediately turned my head to look at Kui's position.

Since the light in the passage is much more abundant than just now, Kui's appearance is finally revealed. It is indeed as described in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", with a cow-like head, and its body reflects a faint blue light under the reflection of the surrounding light, and its only leg is very thick, and it looks very stable when standing there.

It seemed very curious about the light on the ground, first looking down at the glowing flashlight, and then at the burning cold fireworks. Probably frightened by the fierce burning, as soon as he approached the cold fireworks, Kui jumped up with a strange scream, jumped a few times, and dodged to the side.

This is like the ancient beasts we have encountered before, almost every one of them before is ferocious and intimidating. I suddenly felt that this was very cute, just like a kitten and a puppy at home. It doesn't look like it's dangerous at all!

Kui took a few steps forward, dodging the cold flame just now, but walked next to the other cold fire. At this time, Kui had reached us, and the top of its head was almost level with the stone platform under our feet.

All of us immediately held our breath and lay on the ground, although it was harmless to humans and animals just now, but, with such a behemoth, such close contact, it was still terrifying, I lay on the ground and tried my best to hold my breath. I always feel like it can see us as soon as it turns around.

Fortunately, Kui was attracted by the glow of the cold fireworks on the ground, and did not notice the situation on the mountain walls on both sides. However, what worries me is that this memorable Kui once again poked his head into the cold fireworks burning on the ground. I'm not worried about whether it will be scared, I'm worried about whether it will do something crazy after it is scared!

As I expected, when this kui put his nose in front of the cold fireworks, he was startled again. This time, instead of avoiding it as it had just done, it roared angrily. The thunderous roar, so close to us, suddenly sounded, and I felt my ears buzz at once.

Kui probably sensed that he was being provoked, and angrily rushed towards the cold fireworks, and stepped on it fiercely with his only hoof. The cold flame instantly turned into powder. The passage also darkened a little bit in an instant.

However, although the cold flame was extinguished, Kui's anger was not subdued, and he began to rampage with a strange scream. The ground beneath us trembled, and several of us lay on our stomachs completely, trying to lower our center of gravity. At this moment, Kui, who was like a kitten and a puppy just now, suddenly looked like an erupting volcano, and the ferocity and brutality of the ancient beasts were vividly displayed at this time.

Lan Xiao took out the gun and said softly, "Do you want to give it two shots to calm it down?" ”

The second uncle immediately whispered: "Don't look for trouble, it hasn't noticed us yet, what's the matter?" Do you want to give it a heads-up? ”

Although Kui was venting his anger here frantically, I noticed that in addition to the sound of the mountain rock being hit, the sound of Kui's own footsteps was very small, and I didn't expect this big guy to be so light. It's no wonder that when I was stepped on just now, I couldn't accurately determine where Kui was. But thinking about it, then again, what is it or not that person who just pushed me and stepped on me again?

At this moment, Kui turned around and returned to the middle of the passage, where it stood still, facing the mouth of the passage blocked by a boulder, as if in a daze. Before I could figure out what it was going to do, Kui slammed into it, and with a loud bang, the ground shook so hard that I couldn't control my body and almost fell off the platform. Fortunately, at the critical moment, Lantern Xiao grabbed me, which really shocked me into a cold sweat.

Kui hit the boulder and didn't move for a while, Lantern Xiao muttered in a low voice: "I'll go, won't I, this guy killed himself?" ”

"Impossible!" I stared at the lying there and saw that it hadn't moved. "Could it be that there really is a problem?"

"Why don't we go down and have a look?" Saying that, Lantern Xiao pulled out the gun and was about to act.

Wen Mo next to him suddenly reached out and pressed Lan Xiao's shoulder, Wen Mo's hand strength we have been taught, and Yuan Xiao immediately grinned. As soon as Lantern Xiao wanted to protest, she heard Wen Mo suddenly say, "Don't move!" See! ”

We immediately looked down, and found that Kui, who had been motionless just now, was now standing up again, and we quickly lay on the ground again, motionless, and we were glad that we had not acted rashly just now!

I put my body as close to the ground as possible, tilting my head slightly, and I saw with my peripheral vision that Kui stood up, looked around left and right, and then turned and walked away.

Seeing its figure disappear into the darkness again, we breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stood up.

At this time, the flashlight lit up at the location of Yuan An on the opposite side, and Yuan An's slightly low voice came, "Second Master Zhuo come down and talk!" ”

I looked at the second uncle, he nodded, and said softly to us, "Go!" ”

So the two groups soon met in the middle of the passage. Tian Laosi opened his mouth and asked, "An Ye, what should I do next?" ”

Before Yuan An could speak, Lantern Xiao patted the lime powder falling on his head and body, and said, "Do you still need to ask?" Let's take advantage of this opportunity to run! ”

"Run? Where to run? Tian Laosi pointed in the direction where Kui left, "This side is a dead end, only that side can, but now it's time to meet with it!" ”

"So what do you say?" Lantern Xiao said to Tian Laosi, "I can't go here, I can't go there, wait for death here!" ”

I thought about it for a moment and said, "I think this kui has been wandering around here all the time, and I think there must be a reason for it." ”

"Of course there is a reason," said the Lantern Interface, "It must have sensed an anomaly, so it kept probing around us." ”

"No," I shook my head, "I don't think so." ”

As soon as my words came out, it attracted Yuan An's attention, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? What does the virtuous nephew think? ”

I groaned for a moment, then pointed to the boulder blocking the middle of the passage behind me and said, "It's desperate to pass through here, I think that's what it thinks." ”

Yuan An listened to my words and nodded heavily, seemed to agree very much, and turned around and smiled at the second uncle, the second uncle was proud, it seems that this time I said the idea again.

Yuan An turned his head to me and said, "What the virtuous nephew said is very true, and I thought about it. ”

When Lantern Xiao heard us say this, she couldn't help frowning, "You mean to dredge the passage and put Kui over." ”

Yuan An nodded, "I don't think Kui's aggression is strong, it's just very anxious, so the crux of the problem is here, and if we want to continue, we have to pass from here." ”