On the huge ice field, only Shao Xuan was left.

Very quiet all around.

Although the surrounding area is foggy and you can't see far, you can still hear the sound of eagles of different sizes, or the sound of giant beasts walking back and forth, or the sound of them gnawing on icicles.

But now, the sounds that used to be heard every day in those days are gone.

Shao Xuan felt like he was isolated.

However, without those giant eagles, he also planned to take a good look at this ice field, after coming here, because there were those giant eagles all around, he didn't dare to walk around, now that the eagles have flown away, he doesn't need to care.

Even though his vision was limited, he had already recorded the general terrain in his mind as far as he could see during the time the fog had cleared.

Just be careful, it shouldn't be a big deal.

Shao Xuan walked on this ice field located on the top of the high mountain, because of his habit on weekdays, the movement of walking was very small, and now the surroundings were very quiet, subconsciously, Shao Xuan also relaxed his movements.

Although the feet are cautious, the speed is not slow.

In front of him was the cliff abyss where the eagles flew down, and Shao Xuan naturally did not go forward, but walked sideways along the ice field.

In order to prevent one from accidentally falling into the abyss, Shao Xuan stayed away from the border.

The length of the vertical has been counted, but how far away the horizontal is is unknown, and even when the fog cleared, Shao Xuan could not see the boundary.

There are still some large footprints on the ground of the ice field, and the icicles are full of pecking marks, some of which are large and some are small.

Halfway through, Shao Xuan also saw several very huge icicles, and such huge icicles would naturally be favored by the larger giant eagles, just look at the traces on them. Most of the pecking marks are above, and it is impossible to see clearly further up, and near the ground, there are only a few small pecking marks or no pecking marks, and the giant eagles will not always look down to bite.

Shao Xuan was walking when he suddenly heard a sneer. It's not loud, but it's more pronounced because it's so quiet.

This kind of sound is not the sound of the giant eagles walking, most of the giant eagles walk around here, with a sense of heaviness, and they are also very generous, and they do not shy away from anything. But this voice at this moment always made Shao Xuan feel a kind of caution.

The sound is getting closer. Shao Xuan hid behind a huge icicle, carefully watching the creatures that were getting closer and closer in the mist.

Gradually, Shao Xuan saw a long figure in the mist.

Snake?

No, not snakes.

It is not as long as a snake, and it moves around differently than a snake, looking more like a bug.

Stone worms?

In mountainous and rocky areas, stone insects are more common.

But soon. Shao Xuan knew he was wrong.

It's not a stone worm, it's a flesh worm that resembles a butterfly larvae.

This worm is thicker than Shao Xuan's thighs. Nearly four meters long, the whole body is snow-white, with a round head, and a constricted "neck" between the head and the body.

It looks like it's indistinguishable from other butterfly larvae, except for its larger size, but look closely. But you can find a lot of differences.

Many of the butterfly larvae that Shao Xuan saw in the hunting ground were three pairs of thoracic legs, four pairs of gastropods, and a pair of caudal legs, and the one in front of him was three pairs of thoracic legs. Three pairs of gastropods, and three pairs of caudal feet, thoracic feet and caudal feet are very similar, but gastropods are not.

The anterior ends of the thoracic and caudal feet are hooked, while the gastropods are suckers. The snorting sound that Shao Xuan heard just now was the sound of it crawling on the ice field.

It's a strange worm.

Shao Xuan didn't expect to see such a creature in such a cold place. In general, they should live in warmer regions.

Unsure whether this insect had attack power, Shao Xuan didn't move, just quietly stood behind the icicle, observing the snow-white flesh worm that was crawling closer and closer.

It crawls for a while, then stops, then props up the ground with its gastropod and tail foot, stands up its front end, seems to recognize something, and then determines a direction and continues to climb.

At this time, he was coming in the direction of Shao Xuan's side.

Discovered?

Shao Xuan was vigilant, and his hand silently put on the hilt of the knife.

However, the worm stopped in front of the icicle, and then Shao Xuan heard a small clattering sound.

Feeling the vibration from the icicles, Shao Xuan knew that this insect was eating the icicles.

Its target was only icicles, and it didn't find Shao Xuan.

Shao Xuan and the worm, one on one side of the icicle and the other on the other. Shao Xuan didn't have a probe to observe, but only judged the general behavior of the worm by hearing and the vibration coming from the icicle against his back.

The clatter sounded for about two hours, and the worm changed places to look for other icicles, and Shao Xuan quietly followed. Sometimes, without the cover of icicles, as long as Shao Xuan himself is cautious, the worm will not notice Shao Xuan. In its eyes, it doesn't seem to care about the other qiē, and is bent on finding something to eat.

Shao Xuan found that the icicles chosen by the worm were all those thick, because most of the thick icicles were very long, and they were eaten by giant eagles with larger bodies, and the places where they were gnawed were mostly above the icicles, and those close to the ground were rarely gnawed. And the target of the worm is the place where the thick icicle is close to the ground and is not eaten by the giant eagle.

Is it a habit of cleanliness or a fear of the scent left by giant eagles?

Shao Xuan didn't know.

However, after figuring out its preferences, Shao Xuan was more skilled when he followed.

Looking at the traces of the white insects on those icicles, Shao Xuan found that this insect eats much faster than him, and the bite force is not lost to the giant eagles, but every bite it takes is very small and eats quickly, so the sound of listening to it is very dense.

When the surrounding light became dimmer and it was nearly dusk, the worm stopped looking for food and went back to the place where it had climbed up.

Shao Xuan still followed it.

The further out you go, the thinner the fog becomes, and where you climb up the ice sheet, there is basically no fog.

At this time, Shao Xuan could see the appearance of the white worm more clearly.

Where did it come from, and where is it going now?

I saw that after the white worm reached the edge, it arched its slender body, and then along the steep slope, stretched the front part of its body downward, and then moved the back of its body, and the two ends touched, and when it moved, it bent and stretched, looking like an arch bridge.

It has hooked pectoral and caudal feet that hook tightly to ice and rocks so that it does not slide down steep slopes. Shao Xuan looked down, the white worm's movements were fast and steady, such a steep slope was like walking on the ground for it.

Looking at the sky, Shao Xuan did not follow, but turned back, leaned next to an icicle, and after gnawing on some ice, he fell asleep.

Following.

Shao Xuan saw the white worm again, and it crawled back to the ice field along the route it had turned back yesterday and began the same journey as yesterday in search of food.

Shao Xuan continued to follow, Shao Xuan hadn't seen any other creatures on the ice field, it was rare to encounter such a strange species, Shao Xuan planned to observe more.

Every day, shortly after the sun rises, the white worm climbs up the ice field to find the thick parts of the icicles that have not been pecked by the eagles, and eats on them, each of which eats only a third of the cross-section, and does not break the icicles.

After observing the white worm for five days, Shao Xuan planned to follow it down the mountain to take a look.

With such a steep slope, Shao Xuan can also handle it.

The conditions on the steep slopes are much better than the ice field at the top of the mountain, there is not so much fog, and even if there is fog close to the mountain wall, it is very thin, and there is a lot of direct contact with the sun.

To be on the safe side, Shao Xuan stayed away from the white worm, and then followed closely. But soon, Shao Xuan found that the speed of the white worm far exceeded him, much faster than when he was on the ice field, and it didn't take long for Shao Xuan to be thrown away.

After thinking about it, Shao Xuan returned to the ice field again.

He changed his strategy, and when the white worm climbed the ice field again the next day, Shao Xuan did not follow it, but walked down the steep slope down the mountain.

The white worm would leave walking marks on rocks and thick layers of ice and snow, and Shao Xuan would know where it had gone down the mountain as long as he followed these traces.

On the steep slope, where the white worm passes, there will be deep pits, and there are traces of hooks under the pits.

If you look at the body length of a white worm and follow its walking pattern, you can quickly find it. In addition, Shao Xuan went down the mountain during the day, and such a pothole was not difficult to find.

Shao Xuan kept going down, from the top of the mountain, a violent wind would blow from time to time, and with many small ice particles, it would fall directly on Shao Xuan's body. Shao Xuan could only carry it, and tightly hold on to the rock or the hard ice covering the rock, if it was a negligence, he would fall directly, and if he fell from here, he would definitely die.

When he flew up the mountain, it took nearly half a day to chirp and the big eagle, but Shao Xuan has used it for most of the day now, but he hasn't even reached a third of it.

However, it was here that the trail of the white worm stopped descending, and instead followed the horizontal line, heading elsewhere.

Shao Xuan followed the traces and continued to search, and finally, next to a protruding rock, he saw a nest built of silk threads.

Shao Xuan knew that there were some meat insects that would use the silk they spit out to sew the two sides of the leaves together to build a "leaf nest", or pull a layer of silk thread in a sunken place to build a simple nest. When they rest, they hide in such nests, and when it's time to move, they come out of it in search of food.

In the hills surrounding the tribe, it is common to see such a situation, sometimes peeling off a rolled leaf, or a leaf folded inward, to find a bug hiding inside.

And now, what Shao Xuan saw was the nest built by the white worm here.

The silk is very transparent, and the peculiar thing is that these silk are not reflective, if Shao Xuan hadn't followed the traces and was blocked by this layer of silk thread, he wouldn't have found them.

Touched it, pulled it to see how it felt, it was not bad, Shao Xuan's first reaction was that this kind of thread was too suitable to be used as a trap, but I don't know how long these threads can be kept.

However, now Shao Xuan will not move these silk threads for the time being, and observe the white worm first, otherwise it will not be good to alarm it. (To be continued......)