Chapter 517: Smell
Ordinary......
These two words seemed to have nothing to do with the ten-meter-tall ape crane, but no one here refuted it.
Whether it's compared to the four-winged bat, or the mermaid swimming fish, or the ginseng fruit tree and the giant gecko, the tall ape crane is too ordinary.
They are supposed to be downstream of the food chain, like the cattle and sheep, but here, the apes and cranes are clearly powerful predators everywhere.
Although they have been devoured by the swimming fish, they have been creatures at the top of the food chain in all the scenes since entering the Misty Hollow.
Of course, more importantly, Jiang Xian saw the black death butterfly from their bones!
The curse that has entangled the mountains and seas for more than 2,000 years, so that the mountains and seas have been in charge from generation to generation, and generations of Tianjiao have regretted it.
Even if the location of the monkey is not the safest passage, Jiang Xian will try to walk around it, take a look, and learn about the possible source of the curse. Explore and unravel these thousands of years of knots and doubts.
After settling down, Jiang Xian and the others also walked in, although they were in the last position, they did not get too far away from the few people in front.
After walking through the entrance, the avenue in front of you becomes wider.
The top of the passage grew taller and higher, and the flat walls on both sides gradually roughened...... No, it's not rough, it's roughness revealed by the erosion and grinding of years after experiencing collisions and falling damage.
Patches of mottled blood, broken bones, messily scattered around.
There were tooth marks on the broken bones, and there were broken bones next to them.
Zhuang Ziliu walked there first, looked carefully at the bones on the ground, and after observing for a while, he said in a low voice: "Judging from the traces of this bite, it is indeed the tooth marks of apes, and these bones should be their food." ”
"Shen Monkey...... It should be the path that leads to the monkey group, which is the group of great apes we saw earlier. ”
Everyone's faces were solemn, their eyes looked forward along the road, where the flashlight was illuminated, pieces of white bones spread forward, these broken bones didn't look like that messy feeling at this time, but seemed to pave a road, a road to the netherworld.
Jiang Xian took two steps forward, put on gloves, picked up a silver hair from the ground, looked at it carefully, took a few steps forward, and patrolled the ground.
After a moment, he turned around and said, "Judging from the hairs found here, as well as the claw marks, there are many apes and cranes passing through here. ”
"If the front is really an ape and crane nest, it would be too little for us to deal with two or three by ourselves......
Carl and the others also nodded solemnly: "So, to be able to bypass them, it is best to bypass them." ”
"Senior Zhuang, do you have any research and suggestions on this?" Ling Xiaozi turned his head to look at Zhuang Ziliu first: "You have prepared so much, you won't be so shivering at the end, right?" ”
Zhuang Ziliu shook his head and said: "You think highly of me, if you can really solve everything, you have a plan to deal with it, and you won't be able to set foot here for so many years, let alone let Yuliang and them take risks, and lose their lives......"
"Of course, after so many years, there is nothing to deal with at all."
"Look here."
As he spoke, he walked to a corner and pointed to a broken crevice in which a dark plant was growing.
There are blood stains and bones around this land, but they are much smaller than the rest of the land.
Even if you look closely, you can see that those bloodstained bones are all remnants of a long time ago, and in the near future, it can be said that they are almost nothing.
"This plant ......" Jiang Xian's eyes condensed slightly, took off his gas mask, sniffed, a fresh breath poured into his nose, he looked at Zhuang Yushan and the two of them quietly, and the smell on the two of them has not been eliminated until now.
But he had just asked Ling Xiaozi and the others, and it seemed that only he could smell this smell.
Is that the effect of the ginseng fruit after eating?
A trace of doubt flashed in Jiang Xian's heart, and he still focused on the plant in front of him.
Compared with the taste of Zhuang Yushan and the others, the taste on this plant is slightly stronger, but there is no slightest sense of stimulation.
"Everyone can see the situation here." Zhuang Ziliu looked at a few people: "The difference between these traces will not be in vain, I have done experiments, although the sap of this plant can not be completely undetected, but it can also reduce the possibility of being noticed and attacked by apes and cranes." ”
"It's nice to be able to lower your attention."
Jiang Xian nodded and said, then put on the gas mask, took out a pair of gloves from his backpack and put it on, looked at Zhuang Ziliu and said, "Senior, please demonstrate first." ”
"No problem." Zhuang Ziliu didn't care, beckoned Zhuang Yushan and Zhuang Yuling to come over, reached out and broke a piece of the plant, smeared the juice on the two of them separately, and then the two of them smeared the juice on him.
It was all done in a matter of moments.
"A few of you should be relieved, right?" He smiled: "Of course, if you don't worry, it's okay not to smear, but when you get to the front section, I'm afraid you will have to separate." ”
"Humph!" The old man snorted lightly, stepped forward, and applied it first, followed by Carl and a few people, and after the rest of the people had carried it out, Jiang Xian took Ling Xiaozi Lin Ruoxue and others to step forward to apply it, and it didn't take long for it to be completed.
After looking at each other, everyone tacitly resumed their previous formation and moved forward cautiously.
Looking at the few people walking in front, Jiang Xian gestured to a few behind him.
Ling Xiaozi's eyes moved slightly, he clenched his floating hand, exhaled, and patted Fang Yunye and Professor Zhao on the shoulders.
After walking for a while, after turning seven or eight corners, an obvious vibration came from the front, and the next moment, a violent roar suddenly reached the ears of several people, and exploded like a thunderbolt.
Then I heard "Bang! A loud earthquake made several people feel a slight tremor coming from under their feet.
Suddenly, the hearts of several people were raised, and they looked at the position of the exit in front of them, and became more and more careful.
Bang bang......
The sound of several more falls and collisions was accompanied by the shock, and after a long time, the movement was not heard again, and only then did the few people relax slightly and look at each other.
"Judging from the loud sound, it should be a few apes and cranes fighting, or wrestling......" When Ling Xiaozi said this, his eyes jumped twice: "Giant ape cranes with a body size of at least ten meters or more!" ”
"It's okay if it's just a special case there...... Carl's eyes are also extremely solemn: "But, let's say it's just two ordinary ones...... One can only hope that they will not find out. ”
Monsters that are more than ten meters high, at least three or four stories high, most of their means can't even break the defense!
If you really want to be discovered, to be seen, you can't even run without special means.
With such a big body shape, I don't know how many steps I can surpass them in one step.
"I haven't tried it either...... Zhuang Ziliu took a breath and licked his lips: "Doing this kind of thing must be risky, how can it be foolproof?" You should know better than I do, not to mention that it involves the existence of 'God'. ”
"There's nothing to say, let's go." Jiang Xian cautiously stepped forward: "They have just been active, so there should be a period of stability." ”
The flashlight had been turned off, and after a few seconds of getting used to the darkness, everyone walked forward in unison, taking every step carefully so as not to make a sound. The distance that can be completed in more than ten seconds is forced to let them walk for a few minutes.
Beyond the entrance, there was a glimmer of light inside, faint as a firefly at night.
Such light is enough for them to already be able to distinguish the surrounding scene.
As far as the eye can see, grass grows on the ground, and between the grasses, a river runs through the land, watering the plants here.
Trees, rattans, young grass...... If it weren't for the faint light of a stone the size of a human head at the top above, it would have almost made a few people think it was in the normal jungle outside.
Professor Zhao steadied his breath, the situation here was like a miracle, beyond common sense, if possible, he would like to study here for thirty or fifty years and dig out all the secrets here.
But now is not the time.
Everyone's eyes wandered around, looking for the exit here.
They looked away, and soon they saw huge apes and cranes, lying on the ground, leaning against rocks, or clutching at trees.
These cranes are huge, with the smallest being nearly 10 meters.
Around them, the ground was a mess of grass and trees, craters loomed, large areas of gravel lay beside them, and a few broken trees were inserted into the river, causing the river to ripple out a lot and wet the surrounding ground.
In the face of this group of terrifying monsters, the strongest human is no more than Erer.
Beyond the apes and cranes, diagonally opposite the exit, a passage half-hidden by rattans and weeds was there.
Although they were half-hidden, the rattans and weeds showed signs of frequent movement, which was clearly one of the exits for the group of apes and cranes.
Everyone looked at each other, nodded in unison, and immediately dispersed after making a gesture to each other.
Directly in front of them, there were too many apes and cranes gathered, and even if they left quickly, they had to move to the side.
With weeds paving the road, the sound of their footsteps landing on the ground was quieter than before, and their speed of movement not only did not slow down, but even increased a lot. And the juice smeared on their bodies did have a certain effect, and the apes and cranes twitched their noses twice, then turned their heads and moved away from them.
Even if it was a long detour, it only took a moment's effort, and several people had already completed half of the journey.
Jiang Xian looked around, and the moment he looked at the tree in the center, his eyes suddenly shrank!
Among the silver-white apes and cranes under the tree, an ape crane has a different color in addition to silver and white.
And this color builds a pattern-
Black Dead Butterfly Pattern!