Chapter Seventy-Three: An Unexpected Discovery

From Lan Sheng and Shu Tong's mouths, it was learned that there were several hidden underground caves in the middle of the Wild Wolf Plain.

These caves were originally made by nature, and the huge space that can be formed at the bottom of the perennial hot and humid water at the top of the land that is almost swampy is the result of hundreds of thousands of years of erosion.

It is difficult for ordinary people to discover the existence of these caves, and only the greedy wolf gang and native indigenous animals such as the red wolf who are determined to set up camp and survive in this environment can find this gift of nature.

The earlier occupants of this underground cave were the red wolves, and the greedy wolf gang had made several windfalls in the past few years to catch the red wolves that used it as a nest.

If the rain is too heavy, the road above and the potholes are difficult to distinguish, no one knows whether to step on the ground or fall directly into the depression, it is difficult to walk an inch, and the existence of this cave is a natural shelter from the wind and rain.

The edge of the bottom of the cave is where the underground river flows, and the water is cold and the temperature is low, which is very suitable for storing fruits and vegetables.

Under these congenital conditions, the Greedy Wolf Gang further excavated and transformed, and this place has become a temporary residence and hoarding warehouse for the Greedy Wolf Gang.

Jiang Yichen opened the secret door on the mound according to the method granted by Lan Sheng.

With the dull sound of stones grinding against each other, a secret door that only a man could enter sideways appeared on the side of the mound, which was more than a foot high.

There seems to be a glimpse of the faint light from below in the pitch-black cavern, which must be the hidden cave of the Greedy Wolves.

Jiang Yichen did not rush in, but listened intently to see if the sound caused by the opening of the stone door would make the people in the cave move.

After a while, there was no movement.

Out of caution, Jiang Yichen randomly picked up a stone on the ground and threw it into the cave to find out if there would be any hidden weapons inside.

However, except for the sound of stones colliding with the wall and the ground, there was no movement in the cave, and Jiang Yichen no longer hesitated, and flashed into the cave on one side.

Through the faint light, you can faintly see that there is a stone path that spirals against the wall of the cave and is only a foot wide, and the bottom of the cave is brightly lit about five feet deep.

Jiang Yichen performed light skills, and after practicing internal skills, he could clearly perceive that his control over his body was more comfortable, and his body was more vigorous and light.

After a few taps on the stone wall, it landed gently on the ground at the bottom, and the sound was inaudible.

After reaching the bottom, you can already see the results of the excavation and development of the Greedy Wolf Gang, and the passage that allows several people to pass through at the same time extends to the depths.

There is a lamp hanging on the wall of the cave only two feet, so the light in the cave is sufficient.

There is not a lot of oil on the lamp, so it also indicates that there are people in the cave, or someone has been here recently.

Walking along the sloping downward passage, about half a tea time, Jiang Yichen came to a more empty cave.

This is also a natural underground cave, or because it is large and deep, it is difficult to enter directly from the top, and after the Greedy Wolves found that the two caves were not far apart, they connected the two caves by cutting into the wall.

There was no open fire in this cave, and there was no one there, just a few things were placed in a mess, some strange-shaped vegetables and fruits that Jiang Yichen had never seen, and tools such as sacks, shovels, machetes, and ropes.

For those rare and exotic fruits, Jiang Yichen didn't have the heart to satisfy his curiosity at this time, for fear that he would delay his actions if he ate a bad stomach.

It seems that there are no clues in this cave either.

Just as Jiang Yichen was about to turn around and leave, he caught a glimpse of the place next to the stone wall of the cave, where several circular objects seemed to be connected together, almost blending with the color of the cave, almost causing it to slip through.

Jiang Yichen moved closer to take a closer look, and couldn't help but be shocked at the moment, these dark white oval spheres the size of half-human bodies were most likely spider eggs, and there were nine of them.

Jiang Yichen was a little panicked in his heart, not out of fear of spiders, but when he saw that the spider eggs were of such a size, he thought that the spiders that laid eggs should be at least three or four feet tall, how appalling it was.

Staring intently at these spider eggs, Jiang Yichen seemed to notice something abnormal, rubbed his eyes a few times, thinking that he was dazzled, and used the hilt of his sword to provoke at will above the spider eggs, and he could indeed feel the existence of resistance.

Could it be that there is something else that is difficult to see with the naked eye on this spider egg?

In addition to basic curiosity, people will also have a little fear of the unknown, and Jiang Yichen is the same, taking a deep breath, cheering himself up, and then reaching out to grab the void.

The tactile feeling is light and thin, but it has its own thing, and you can feel a little sticky after rubbing.

It turned out to be a spider web, Jiang Yichen smiled bitterly and laughed at himself for making a fuss.

After pulling the spider web to both sides by feeling, and then poking into the spider eggs below, the things you touch are not really visible, but they are stronger than the spider webs, and the hands touch them up and down, like a round object, but it is difficult to grasp with one hand.

Jiang Yichen was ruthless and directly used his hands to hold it.

Appears to be the legs of an arthropod.

Spider's legs?

The legs of a spider's shell!

The subtle sound of rubbing on the ground with a single pull of the rubble and fine sand on the ground also proved that something was dragging on it, or that the light was too dim, or that the body itself was so transparent that it was still invisible to the naked eye.

At this point, Jiang Yichen has already guessed in his heart that there is a giant spider using this as a nest to lay eggs and molt here, and the people of the Greedy Wolf Gang either choose to retreat from the enemy, or they have not yet been found here in the near future, so the cave here is temporarily occupied by this big spider.

It's just that the big spider didn't know where it went, and it wasn't seen in the hole.

Could it be that you are out foraging?

Jiang Yichen has no research on spiders, but he also has a basic understanding.

Spiders are carnivorous animals, and they eat a wide range of insects such as mosquitoes and flies, but such a large spider feeds on red wolves or birds outside.

For a while, many thoughts gathered in Jiang Yichen's mind, although he didn't know whether it was reasonable or not, but the unreasonable situations he had seen since leaving the island were so many that it was difficult for him to judge what was reasonable, and he fell into deep thought.

Could it be that this giant spider is in the period of laying eggs and estrus, and its temperament is more irritable, so it goes out to hunt and kill passers-by?

It's hard to make sense of this, most of the passers-by in the past are in groups, and there are not a few people with unique skills, just like the seven people who walked with him yesterday, Jiang Yichen would not think that this spider can be so powerful, in the face of real knives and real guns, with one enemy seven, kill seven people, and swallow them into the stomach.

Thinking of devouring corpses, I also thought that spiders have no upper jaws and cannot directly swallow solid food, and after successfully capturing the prey, the prey should be digested and decomposed into a liquid such as pus through the juice secreted in its body before it can be sucked into the body, so even if all seven people were killed by this giant spider yesterday, it is difficult for this spider to swallow all the corpses of seven people in one day, and it should be stored, and then slowly enjoyed, so this spider should be on the way to transport these seven or six corpses back to this cave at this time?

was puzzled, which made Jiang Yichen scratch his ears and cheeks.

Looking at the spider egg again, a thought flashed through me.

It seems possible for the spider to spin silk and cocoon the prey it has caught and store it in it for a while, and then bite it open and eat it when it is hungry.

Just do it, Jiang Yichen didn't hesitate, pulled out his fingers, and the blade of the sword gently slashed over one of the eggs, waiting for it to change.

If the yolk is coming out, it is undoubtedly a real spider egg, and if there is no liquid, then it is likely that there is a human being.

A thin slit gradually stretched open and expanded, and the liquid inside slowly flowed out, and then a slender leg segment stretched out.

It's a real spider egg.

This little spider is not small, but it is indeed a newborn cub, its four pairs of feet stretched out enough to wrap around Jiang Yichen's torso, however, it is either disturbed before it breaks out of the egg, or it needs to adapt to the external environment and the new physical condition, this spider cub is crooked and difficult to stand, slightly fragile.

Suddenly, the little guy's body shrank suddenly, and rushed straight towards Jiang Yichen's front door.

Spiders do not have an upper jaw, but they have chelicera, which cannot eat hard objects, but are enough to bite human skin, secrete venom, or paralyze prey, or directly poison prey.

Jiang Yichen was always vigilant, afraid that the gutter would capsize, and at this time, seeing that this spider cub was so fierce, he didn't dare to show mercy, he took a few steps back, and a sword qi slashed, and the body of the little spider was split into two and fell to the ground, splashing juice everywhere.

Half of the body on each side, each with four legs, curled up in a ball after a few moments of limp in the air, no longer moving.

Jiang Yichen didn't intend to let go of the remaining eight spider eggs, he no longer deceived the approach, and directly slashed the upper part of it with several sword qi, which could not only probe the inside, but also not accidentally hurt the inside.

After a while, Jiang Yichen was carefully examining the situation of each spider egg, only to hear a strange sound.