Chapter 585: Peculiar Body Structure
Everyone recalled the moment of being chased, remembered the wisps of flying phosphorus fire, and couldn't help but nod.
"It's not unimaginable for corpses to produce phosphorus fire, but their scale and traces ......" The owner couldn't help but shake his head: "It's just that phosphorus fire is used as a weapon, that amount, plus phosphorus fire surrounding, I can't think of anything that can be their natural enemy!" ”
Jiang Xian stretched out his hand and turned the hollow bones, knocked on the ground, and piles of gathered insects suddenly fell from it.
However, the insects on the edges of the bones stuck to them without shaking at all, as if they were one with the bones.
"Huh...... If you have the surname Jiang, there seems to be a membrane on this skeleton. ”
Ling Xiaozi suddenly spoke, reached out and picked up another piece of bone, and pointed the flashlight at the top and carefully illuminated it.
Everyone's eyes followed him, and in the light, they found a thin film clinging to the bones.
"According to my experience, even if it is phosphorus fire, there should be traces on the bones, but you see these bones, except for the scorching where the fractures are burned, and there are traces of burning in the pitch black, there are no other places."
Ling Xiaozi put the bones away: "I was still a little puzzled before, thinking that the bones of these giants were different from the bones of normal people, but now it seems that this is not the case. ”
"It's a film or wax on it."
"They keep out the flames and heat, so the bones remain intact and undamaged."
Hearing this, the North shopkeeper suddenly said, "This should be the secretion of these insects themselves, right?" ”
"Quite possibly." Jiang Xian nodded on the side: "After all, their own bodies contain a lot of phosphorus, and after the corpse changes after death, it can produce a large amount of phosphorus fire. ”
"In this case, I am afraid that this population will have no hope of reproduction and survival, and it will all turn to ashes early."
Everyone nodded again and again, and Ling Xiaozi also said thoughtfully: "And...... They may not be as mobile as we think. ”
"Oh? What did Mr. Ling find? Zhang Shuwen perked up and hurriedly asked, "When they chased us, the speed was not slow. ”
"That's true, but that's not their speed." Ling Xiaozi said, pointing to some corpses on the ground and said, "You take a closer look, the body structure of these small insects, look at their appearance." ”
Everyone's eyes immediately converged on the insect below, and then they realized that the insect corpse poured out of the bone was quite strange.
Their teeth are sharp, their bodies are slender, and they vary in size, from one or two centimeters to seven or eight centimeters. Three or four pairs of short transparent wings on their bodies knew at a glance that they were not enough to fly with them.
And the most bizarre thing is the foot below.
Slender body with only one foot.
The crowd looked surprised, and then carefully swung to pick up the adherent parts that had been impacted by the water, and after some action, they did not find the rest of the parts.
"Got it?" Ling Xiaozi looked at them and said, "With this kind of body structure, it is impossible to have any rapid action speed!" Walking slowly is normal, and I suspect that if they don't have a parasitic body, they can only move in a small area. ”
"As for the activities after burrowing into the bones...... Probably using its own strength to cooperate with the structure of the giant skeleton? ”
Jiang Xian on the side shook his head: "No, even if they have great strength and are inconvenient to walk, the structure of the bones is not suitable for action, even if they use force, they should not be so fast to make the hollow and light bones move." ”
"If you want to know, I'm afraid you need to have a complete skeleton and a living monster to take a closer look."
Monster bugs still alive?
A stirring spirit in everyone's hearts thought of the scene of the chase of the ghosts and bones before, and they couldn't help but tremble in their hearts.
The shopkeeper and Zhang Shuwen glanced at each other, coughed lightly and said, "In this case, I think it's better to ignore the principle for now, let's complete the task and find Long Tiansheng and them." ”
"It's a big deal."
"Yes, yes, the task is important, the task is important."
The surrounding crowd echoed a few times.
Jiang Xian stood up and looked at the still flowing river below, his brows furrowed slightly.
Time had passed since he had smashed the wall, but the water was still rushing, as if there was a great river that was running and flowing here, and he had only opened a tributary when he broke the wall.
"If that's the case, then the northern aoi water here is a continuous permanent state, not a state that is injected after the mechanism is opened."
"If this reasoning is calculated, then I will break the wall, open the earth, and form a ...... of Zeze."
He turned his head to look at Ling Xiaozi: "Did you calculate another hexagram just now?" ”
"Fortune telling? Just finished the math. Ling Xiaozi picked up his phone and shook it at him, and the fortune telling page on it was shining: "It's no problem for us to go here, as long as the map you give is okay, smash open the thick wall, here is a door." ”
He paused and came to Jiang Xian's side: "You surnamed Jiang tell me the truth, is it marked here on the map that you need to smash it?" ”
"Otherwise, why is it that as soon as the wall is broken, this road will suddenly turn into a pattern of dragons returning to the sea?"
"Not really." Jiang Xian shook his head: "I also entered here, and even after being chased, I listened to my surroundings and observed the environment to speculate. ”
"You can also see the wall, and the water level difference from there cannot be repaired after a break."
He paused here: "Of course, Zhang Zhenren may not know that in terms of design here, breaking the wall is inevitable. ”
"I'm more curious now about what the snake god who created this place left here, and what he wants to do here."
Ling Xiaozi touched his chin: "I'm also curious, after all, expelling ghosts to come here, it can even be said that the creatures like ghosts have been exterminated in the outside world, and there are other kinds of insects, we have encountered three kinds of them along the way, right?" ”
"That kind of transparent strange worm, a strange worm that combines with the cocoon in the ear, and this phosphorus fire monster worm."
His gaze fell on the broken bones: "From this, it seems that he was trying to cultivate some bugs in the first place. I don't believe that the phosphorus fire bug is natural selection, and if there is such a bug, it will be eliminated early. ”
Jiang Xian nodded, the mere act of action was enough to make them disappear into history.
"Don't worry about it yet...... We are now only on the outside, and the real secret is hidden deep inside. ”
He looked at the rushing water, and looked back at the crowd: "Have you rested?" Once you're rested, get ready to get into the water. ”
"Since the water flow here has been formed for so many years, this river channel has not been used, and it should be relatively safe inside."
"As long as there are no dangerous creatures in the current, it is a safe road, and even if some are swept in, it is a relatively safe road."
"The only thing that doubts is where it ends."
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Whoa......
The sound of the water was surging, and Long Tiansheng swam down the water stream.
The icy water of the river soaked through everyone's clothes, but fortunately, everyone present had experienced many extreme environments and weather, and this situation and state had no effect on them.
Long Tiansheng's flashlight shone around the water, while Henggang and Manlin's flashlights shone all over the water.
Be prepared for a possible surprise attack from underwater.
However, several people knew that if there was really a monster in the water, they wouldn't even be able to escape. And underwater creatures than swimming? That's too much to do, and the only thing you can do is get some people to intercept those monsters.
It's like, what Man Lin did before.
Fortunately, they went down the river and were not attacked.
The water gradually calmed down, Long Tiansheng's heart gradually flattened, and the original feeling of being on his back had disappeared.
He looked around with his flashlight, observing the riverbank and rock wall, looking for a suitable place to go ashore.
Except for the section of the road that first entered the water, the road into which the river turned was flanked by steep rock walls, and even with their strength, it would take a lot of physical strength to climb it. There was still an unknown danger above, so Long Tiansheng didn't take action all this time.
By now, the walls had gradually become low, and now they looked like nothing more than a meter or two of dirt walls.
Although it is safe underwater at the moment, staying underwater all the time will only make them more and more tired and more difficult to use their strength.
After a moment, his eyes froze, and he beckoned to everyone, pointing to the next place.
"Somebody goes up and takes a look."
There was silence for two seconds, and then a man swam forward and said, "I'll go." ”
"Okay, stay safe, tell us at any time, and be aware of the sounds around you when you go up." Man Lin instructed continuously on the side: "You must see everything around you clearly, understand?" ”
"Understood." The man nodded, took a deep breath, and swam to the shore.
The flying claw in his hand flicked out, hooked a bulge on the rock wall, pulled the rope up, and then crossed to the wall.
He was prostrate and arched, his head bobbing slightly from side to side, looking around.
A few seconds passed, and the surrounding sounds were the same as before.
He breathed a sigh of relief, picked up his flashlight and turned it on, shining it towards the ground in front of him.
The beam of light fell to the ground, and the angular rock suddenly fell into his sight.
It's a large space, but it looks like it's not groomed at all, and both the floor and the walls are quite rough. There are edges and corners everywhere, potholes everywhere, and the dark environment is still a little cold, a little cold.
There were no bones, no feces, and it seemed like a pure, empty area where no creature had been in a long time.