Chapter 263: Picking Up Thunder Stones
The crowd was silent.
They are poachers, and even if they are caught and killed by the Thunder Tribe, they can't blame anyone.
- Knock knock!
Overhead, there was a loud stampede of a giant beast galloping by, this time very close to them, almost just a thin layer of ground. There was an earthquake of magnitude 8 in the dimly lit cavern, and rubble and dust were billowing and falling.
Everyone suddenly changed color and was silent in unison.
Their hole is not very deep, although the thunder and wind are roaring outside, and the movement is very strong, but there is no guarantee that no powerful warrior will hear them. Moreover, the cave wall is not very thick, and if the giant beasts trample on it badly, it is possible to collapse directly.
If they are discovered, they will only have a dead end, including Ye Xi and Broken Ling, and they will definitely be disposed of as poachers without hesitation.
- Knock knock knock!
The sound of the giant beast galloping became more and more intensive, and the huge movement almost overshadowed the rumbling thunder, and the cave trembled even more, and the seven people kept shaking with the trembling ground, and the cave wall above their heads seemed to have become a thin layer of eggshells at this time, which would collapse at any time.
Everyone's heart in the cave was in their throats.
Ye Xi, who was sitting on the ground, was holding the handle of the tooth knife in his hand, and the muscles on the back of his hand were very tight.
Outside, the deafening thunder bombardment came one after another, mixed with the howling sound of the wind, like the end of the world, and the glittering thunderstone particles were still falling from the cracks in the giant dome.
It was a long half hour.
The terrifying sounds finally faded into silence and eventually disappeared completely.
They didn't dare to go up immediately, and waited in the cave for another hour before tentatively removing the giant egg that blocked the entrance to the cave.
The long-lost light came through.
Shi Ying put down his raised hand, handed the giant egg to Ye Xi, and then jumped on the spot, grabbed the edge of the cave with both hands, and carefully poked his head out of the ground. It didn't take long for Shi Ying to jump back to the ground with a relieved joy on his face: "They're gone." β
After everyone got the news, they finally put their hearts at ease.
Without the threat of death, several people from the Gou tribe became much more lively, Tong Yu looked at the iron egg in Ye Xi's arms and said curiously: "What kind of egg are you, five people, it is so hard, like a stone, this time it is really thanks to it to block the hole." β
He spoke briskly, with a hint of joy in his tone.
Ye Xi: "I picked it up on the road, I don't know what kind of egg it is, but it's really hard." β
"Such a big egg, I guess it's a dinosaur egg, I remember a kind of red dinosaur with a round head and a round brain, and its eggs are also very hard. β
"There's a possibility. Ye Xi smiled and did not deny it.
On the other side, You interrupted them: "Stop chatting, let's go up quickly, this cave smells really bad." As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't wait to bend his knees and jump up.
The others jumped out of the hole one by one.
Standing beside the wind-eroded rock pillar, Ye Xi looked around.
After the sandstorm, the wasteland became devastated and devoid of grass, and as far as the eye could see, there was hardly a trace of greenery visible, and the already desolate land became even more desolate. The ground was littered with black-brown charred corpses that had been struck by lightning, some huge and some short, all lying on the ground twisted and looking extremely miserable.
Rongjiao and Hongxuan looked at these strange creatures and felt sad in their hearts.
They knew that their companions, who had not escaped, must have now become charred corpses with indistinct faces, and they could not even recognize who was who.
There are huge swarms of pterosaurs and vultures circling in the sky, and when they find their targets, they fly down in groups, pecking at the charred corpses on the ground and enjoying their own feast.
There were so many charred corpses in the wilderness that they could fill their stomachs for a long time.
A barren cool breeze greeted you.
Rongjiao and Honghuan said goodbye to the others, they had to hurry back and tell the tribe the news, and they were not in the mood to stay here.
Ye Xi and the others walked forward slowly.
After the sandstorm, there is a thin layer of blue-gray thunderstone particles on the ground, but these thunderstone particles have lost their luster and look like ordinary gravel.
Ye Xi asked Shi Ying beside him: "Is there such a sandstorm like this every once in a while?"
"Yes, sometimes once a year, sometimes two years, if you're lucky, you only come once in four or five years, this time we are more unlucky, we just sent it once last year, I didn't expect it to come again this year. β
Ye Xi took two more steps and asked, "Since I just made a fuss last year, why didn't I see these thunderstone particles on the ground when I first came?"
Tong Yu on the side hurriedly said: "That's because these thunder stones are easy to melt when exposed to water! After they have been drenched in rain for a year and a half, they will melt into the soil and disappear completely!"
Tong Yu continued chattering: "I know what else you want to ask, are you still wondering, there is a devastating sandstorm here every once in a while, why are there still so many creatures here?"
"After these thunderstones are melted by the rain, the grass of this wasteland will grow much more lush, attracting some grass-eating animals around, and many animals like to lick the soil with the smell of thunderstones, so there will never be fewer animals here!"
Tong Yu said as he walked, his eyes suddenly lit up when he saw something, and he pointed to the front and said, "Do you see the thunder stone that is still shining in front of you?"
Ye Xi looked at his hand and found that it was a fist-sized thunderstone that was still flickering.
"There is still a use for a thunder stone like this that has not been extinguished!" Tong Yu said mysteriously, running over like the wind to pick up the thunder stone.
Although Tong Yu ran in a hurry, he was very careful in his movements, and after taking off the animal skin clothes on his body, he wrapped them in clothes and picked them up.
Shi Ying suddenly looked at another shining thunderstone in the distance, turned his head and said to You, "It seems that our bad luck has passed this time, and good luck has come!"
You slapped excitedly: "Ha!"
Ye Xi looked at them puzzled.
At this time, Tong Yu ran back with the thunder stone.
"Look!" Tong Yu excitedly uncovered the animal skin and showed Ye Xi the thunder stone.
Ye Xi took a closer look at this thunder stone and found that the shining light inside was the blue-purple electric light.
Tong Yu smiled brightly: "Although this thunder stone that has been struck by lightning is much worse than the thunder heart stone, it is very popular with big toads, do you know those giant toads in the endless swamp? They are covered in venom, and they are fast and difficult to catch, but this kind of light-filled thunder stone can restrain them!"
Tong Yu stopped when he said this, with an expression on his face, you ask me, ask me.
Ye Xi asked very cooperatively and sincerely: "Why can you restrain them?"
"Because the big toad loves to eat this shiny thing!and......" Tong Yu immediately replied happily, he untied the animal skin wrapped in thunder stone a little, and then took it and touched Ye Xi's skin.
With a bang, Ye Xi's skin immediately went numb, and he felt like he was being electrified.
Tong Yu wrapped the thunder stones again, raised his eyebrows and said: "Feel it, do you think about what would happen if you bundle up a dozen, or even a dozen thunder stones, and be swallowed by a big toad?"
Ye Xi: "It's painful?"
"Yes, and it will be stiff, and it will be much easier to kill when the time comes. β
Ye Xi nodded suddenly.
Tong Yu shouted to the sky with a high spirit: "So what are you waiting for, go pick it up-" After speaking, he ran forward and excitedly picked up the thunder stone.
You also urged: "Now while the people from other tribes haven't rushed over, let's hurry up and pick it up!"
After speaking, he and Shi Ying looked for it separately.
Ye Xi suddenly remembered what the black-robed Great Witch had said in his mind: "...... Go to the endless swamp to catch a big toad, and slaughter it to the mermaid lake to catch a mermaid. β
At this moment, the three of them were already far away, and Ye Xi asked them loudly from afar: "You kill toads, are you going to fish for mermaids-"
Tong Yu in the distance replied loudly: "The mermaid is too fierce, we can't afford to provoke it, we eat the toad meat ourselves, and then sell the toad slime to the Jiugong tribe, they offer a high priceββ"