Chapter 12: Tasks (I)
The two of them lay on their stomachs in the grass and watched one after another praying mantis scorpions come out to bask in the sun, and finally, the two largest mantis scorpions carried a fat cyan bug out of the tree hole.
This insect looks like a silkworm baby magnified a hundred times, fleshy, although it is still a little hideous, but compared to the ugliness of the mantis scorpion, it can be said to be cute.
It seemed to be too fat to walk, and it was carrying two praying mantis scorpions in a row, and the fat sac was squirming a little on the ground.
Yao Yao saw that it had neither sharp claws nor sharp teeth on its body, and its fleshy body did not look strong, it could be pierced with a single finger, and asked suspiciously: "This, this is the powerful demonic beast you are talking about?"
"Yes, these are the larvae of the big-headed worms, and they leave the mother from the time they are eggs. Because larvae lack a well-established means of survival, they like to hang out with other creatures.
Like the larvae and the mantis scorpion in front of them, the larvae provide a safe nest for the mantis scorpion from predators, and the mantis scorpion hunts and feeds, and if necessary, carries the larvae on its back. There is also such a phenomenon on the earth, which seems to be called a symbiotic phenomenon. ”
Yao Yao was a little incredulous and said, "This meat worm is so powerful, even more powerful than these mantis scorpions?"
Zhang Wen didn't believe it, and didn't want to explain more, so he said lightly: "It's a Warcraft, you will have a deeper understanding of these two words in the future, let's start the task now." ”
Yao Yao deliberately wanted to delay time, and hesitated: "Since it's ...... It's so powerful, you won't attack me, right?"
Today is its weakest day, and it will not take the initiative unless it endangers its life. ”
After saying this, Zhang Wen didn't give her another chance to stall for time, blew a sharp whistle, and slid backwards in the grass with his body crawling, and disappeared.
"Hey, hey, don't go......"
Yao Yao was about to cry, and when she looked back, the two closest mantis scorpions had noticed the movement here, straightened up, and the one-eyed on her abdomen looked here.
Looking at that strange posture, Yao Yao collapsed at once, stood up and ran, and the colorful feather skirt flickered in the grass.
The two mantis scorpions were locked onto their targets, their colourful feathers evoking the most delicious memories, their strong hind limbs full of strength, their thick tails propping up on the ground, and leaping out almost at the same time.
A praying mantis scorpion took the lead, slightly half a step ahead of its companion, and the one that was slightly behind, unwilling to let out a sharp insect chirp, withdrew in frustration.
They have a more important mission to protect, and for something as trivial as hunting a feathered chicken, a companion is enough. This is the collective will.
The leading praying mantis scorpion let out a high-pitched insect chirp of joy and burrowed into the grass in a few jumps.
Although the final prey is to be eaten first by the big-headed larvae, the mantis scorpion in charge of the hunt can eat a little delicious portion, so it is happy, and the mantis scorpion is also an active creature that loves to exercise.
Yao Yao naturally heard the sharp insect chirp, her brain was blank, and there was only one thought left: run, run hard.
The praying mantis scorpion's bouncing ability is very strong, a few jumps have been very close to Yao Yao, the sound of their thick hind limbs smashing on the ground is dull and powerful, Yao Yao was so frightened that his liver and gall were broken, his legs were weak, and he rolled twice on the ground, and he didn't know where the strength came from, he almost used his fingers to prop up his body, and he ran crazy again before he could stand firmly.
The mantis scorpion made another powerful leap, and when it looked in mid-air, the feathered chicken, which was far taller than all the feathered chickens it had seen before, was so close that it believed that with one more jump, it would catch up with its prey and kill it with the weapons on its forelimbs.
Unfortunately, the mantis scorpion's calculation was wrong, and before it could jump again, the prey in front of it had already burrowed into the woods, and it lost the best opportunity to kill its prey in the open field.
As soon as Yao Yao ran into the woods, she began to run according to Professor Xiaogong's dodge method, she was very frightened now, but her reason was also extraordinarily clear, her mind was calmer than when she was most leisurely and comfortable on weekdays, she firmly had a thought: she couldn't let the monster behind her get within two meters of her body.
After the praying mantis scorpion enters the woods, its jumping ability is greatly limited, their eyesight is not very good, and they must see the starting point and landing point to jump, otherwise they will hit the tree hard, and the hateful prey makes full use of this, constantly covering its body with the cover of the tree.
The mantis scorpion made another jump, this time making sure it was close to its prey, and then ejected the stinger in its mouthparts.
There was a crisp sound, the sound was not loud, the stinger had already penetrated the small tree, and the bursting and sputtering sawdust even flew to Yao Yao's face, causing pain.
Yao Yao was frightened and had the heart to look back, and found that her body was estimated to be pierced if it was nearly 20 centimeters away just now.
Run!
Not knowing where the power in her body came from, fear not only did not hit her, but instead refilled her sore legs, and quickly bypassed several big trees, shouting: "Help, help, it's coming......"
On the big tree not far ahead, the little bow hidden behind the leaves was sweating profusely, looking at the girl who was rushing over, and whispered: Hurry, hurry up, come on, run......
The mantis scorpion seemed to be completely enraged by the cry of its prey, and its two hind limbs and one tail were held on to the ground at the same time, and it made the most powerful leap, and in mid-air, its forelimbs began to stretch forward, and the sharp serrations on it were like a row of small daggers, shining with a cold light.
Phew!
"Xiao Yao, get down!"
While the little bow reminded loudly, he shot an arrow that had been charged for a long time.
Yao Yao's reaction was very fast, and when he heard the cry of the little bow, he barely hesitated for half a second, and quickly lay down with the power of the forward rush and fell the ground.
Sou!
The arrow hit the skull of the mantis scorpion that jumped down, and was blocked by the armor on the skull, but the force of the shock also slowed down the front limbs that the mantis scorpion swung down, cutting through Yao Yao's scalp.
Those serrations glowing with cold light were even sharper than real daggers, directly cutting off part of Yao Yao's hair, and the broken hair fell from the air one after another.
Yao Yao didn't care about the painful body of the fall, and rolled on the ground to avoid the mantis scorpion that fell to the ground.
After the praying mantis scorpion landed, its eyes were hidden in its abdomen and it was unable to adjust its perspective for a while, and it was impossible to see where the prey was, so it could only wave the serrations of its forelimbs indiscriminately, cutting off all the small trees around it.
Yao Yao cursed the guide eighteen times in his stomach, where is this little sawtooth, this is simply a saw knife.
Thankfully, she's safe.
A black rope was like a living thing at a glance, and it wrapped around her body and pulled suddenly, and Yao Yao flew to a tree.
Zhang Wen hugged Yao Yao's fleshy body, and when his palm touched the bare skin, the feeling made him hesitate slightly, and then placed her on the wide branch.
"Stay well, hold on to the branches and don't fall!"
After only one sentence, Zhang Wen jumped from the tree, and at this time, the praying mantis scorpion had already fallen into the trap.