Chapter 84 Split-claw crab! Dangerous species appear
Chu Guang never expected that the second case of non-combat attrition in Shelter 404 was actually due to crabs in the lake?
"Split-claw crab."
Looking at the big crab lying on the player's head feasting on the lake shore, it only took Chu Guang a second to recognize the identity of this thing.
This kind of crab is probably a mutant of some kind of lake crab. As for the specific species, no one knows, and it is not important. After all, a crab that grows to one meter high is not suitable for anyone to be a relative.
The mud and algae hanging all over the body seem to never be washed away, and it looks like a ball of mud from a distance. The high bulging arc-shaped carapace is natural armor, with a large amount of calcium and magnesium minerals, chitin, and
Keratinized fibers and other biopolymers can effectively disperse and buffer kinetic energy damage. Generally, hitting it with a small weapon is no different than scratching an itch.
And those two huge pliers are even more explosive. It is said that they can cut tree trunks as thick as thighs... But why did these things appear here?
Is there a cleavage crab nest somewhere at the bottom of the lake or on the other side of the lake?
Chu Guang's brows tightened.
"What is a split-claw crab?" Fang Chang, who was following him, was confused and asked quickly.
"Alien."
No time to explain.
The split-claw crab has already chewed off half of its head, and if it waits any longer, the unlucky little player will be chewed off from the neck down.
Chu Guang adjusted the KV-1 exoskeleton from "cruise mode" to "maneuver mode", increased the output power of the knee joints and elbow joints, walked towards the split-claw crab with heavy steps, and calmly pulled out the
The hammer behind you.
The shell of the cleavage crab is very wide, so the crab has almost no vision behind it.
Although their hearing is very keen at close range, as long as they walk directly towards this thing, they cannot accurately distinguish the front and rear directions of the target.
If you're quick, you can knock it over with a hammer in just 2 seconds!
However, Chu Guang had just walked out of the forest, and when he was still twenty or thirty meters away, Brother Mosquito suddenly emerged from the grass next to him carrying a wooden tube.
"The big crab? Where is it? It's so big! Manager, it's too dangerous there, please don't go there! Let me get rid of it!"
After that, Brother Mosquito excitedly lit the lead behind the wooden tube, carried it on his shoulder, and pointed the black hole at the mouth of the tube at the crab.
"Fuck!"
"It's a mosquito!"
"Run!"
The players who were joining in the fun were all frightened by his actions, and they all ran away as if they had seen the god of plague.
Before Chu Guang could stop him, a tongue of flame shot out from the wooden tube, and with a fist-sized firecracker on top, it swished towards the split-claw crab.
The split-claw crab probably heard the noise, but before it could turn around, the forearm-long firecracker fell into the mud behind its butt.
Obviously.
There is nothing accurate about this RPG.
But it's not important anymore.
Just hearing a "boom", a mud pillar flew four to five meters from the ground. The explosion's fire shook the carapace twice, and the billowing smoke directly swallowed the huge body.
Nearly a kilogram of gunpowder exploded instantly. If a person stood so close, even if they were not scratched to death by shrapnel, their internal organs would be shattered.
However, split-claw crabs are not human after all.
The shock wave of the explosion could not penetrate its carapace at all, let alone damage its few internal organs.
A shrill and hoarse scream sounded.
The split-claw crab, engulfed in thick smoke, rushed out in pain, quickly locked onto the nearest Chu Guang, and charged over with its large pincers.
But the leg was probably "broken" by the shock, and its speed was only a little faster than a human walking.
The nearby players quickly raised their guns and opened fire, but the Split Claw Crab, which had been shot several times, acted as if nothing was wrong and was not affected at all.
"Ceasefire!"
Chu Guang raised his right fist to signal the players to stop wasting bullets, then weighed the sledgehammer in his hand, sighed and stepped forward.
"You'll really find things for me to do."
…
A lame Splitclaw Crab is no different from a predator with empty ammunition in front of a nitrogen-powered hammer.
Chu Guang didn't waste time with it at all. He switched to B mode and swung it with a heavy armor-piercing blow. The nitrogen armor that exploded instantly shattered half of its face.
The battle is over.
The dozen or so young players who followed him out of the base were responsible for the scratches. Apart from wasting a few bullets, no damage was done at all.
"too strong……"
"Boss Shuguang is awesome!"
"I finally know why the predator's head is missing..."
The surrounding players were whispering excitedly.
The mosquito carrying the wooden tube had a confused look on his face. It took him a long time to come back to his senses until the battle was over.
"Fuck...is this all okay?"
"Why are you using the HE bomb as a loader? Why don't you change it to AP bombs?" Ye Shi patted Mosquito on the shoulder with a playful smile, "But let me tell you, brother, I'll put your skills to the test."
Mosquito blushed and made a quibble.
"It must be the plot... the plot kill! The plot is not over yet, how can you kill him if your blood is blocked? One kilogram of gunpowder, if you don't lock your blood, you will definitely die!"
"Hahahaha, it's possible! How could I not think of locking blood? Hahaha."
"..."
Fang Chang sighed and did not laugh at him with Ye Shi. He just patted the elder brother on the shoulder, gave him an encouraging look, and then went up to help the manager pack away the loot.
Such a big cleavage crab weighs at least three hundred kilograms, maybe four or five hundred kilograms.
[Midnight Chicken Killing] The ax was turned and struck at the back of the split-claw crab. The result was that the tiger's mouth was sore from the shock, and only a mud mark was left on the dirty thick shell.
"What the hell? Is this shell made of iron?" His eyes bulged out, and for the first time he doubted the power of his axe.
"It should be good to make armor," [Canyon Mole] squatted next to him and used a wood chopper to file the claws of the big crab a few times. "The claws are also very hard. Is this thing really mutated by radiation?"
"The devil knows."
Looking at the group of players gathered around the Split Claw Crab, Chu Guang put away his hammer.
"You guys find a cart and take it back."
"yes!"
"Follow your orders! Master Manager!"
Looking at the players starting to work, Chu Guang then found two young players who had nothing to do and asked them to move the headless body on the ground back.
Fortunately, they arrived in time, and the little player was only brain-eaten, and his clothes were basically intact. The shrapnel and burning wood tar from the previous explosion were basically blocked by the shell of the split-claw crab.
Chu Guang is not worried about the players seeking death now, but is more worried about them ruining their clothes.
If you die, you can come back again. There are only two sets of blue jackets in total. If it breaks, I really don’t know where to get one that fits so well.
…
On the way back, the snow was getting heavier and heavier, and snow had already begun to hang on the treetops and grass leaves. If it didn't stop at night, we might not have to wait for the next one, and there would be a layer of snow tomorrow.
Chu Guang initially speculated that the drop in temperature should have caused the activity range of these cleavage crabs to change, but he did not know which direction they migrated from.
But don't settle in front of his house.
In order to prevent similar things from happening again, Chu Guang issued an order to designate the nearby area as a danger zone.
It is forbidden to get close until the source of these cleavage crabs is found out.
At the same time, he also ordered two perception system players, one to go northeast and one to southwest, to investigate along the lake shore and report back immediately if they find any abnormality.
There were big crabs one meter high lying on their stomachs, and they were carried onto a cart by two strength players.
Singing chaotic songs of victory along the way, these players who followed the administrator on the "camp" carried the trophy back to the outpost.
That high-profile appearance attracted the attention of many people.
"Damn it, such a big crab?"
"what's going on?!"
Curious and unaware of the truth, the melon-eating player stepped forward and grabbed a teammate and asked.
"Brother, where did you catch such a big crab?"
"I caught it by fishing."
"What the hell?! Can you catch something so big?!"
"Hey, let's make a nest with the fisherman first, and then we'll catch the fish, right?"
Not only the nearby players were stunned, but also Yu Hu, who happened to come from Beit Street to trade.
Next to him stood a man, with one shoulder holding a wooden stick on one side, and a strong mutated wild boar tied to the wooden stick. Standing in front of the west gate and looking at the crab, everyone was dumbfounded.
However, Chu Guang discovered him, walked towards him, and said with a smile.
"Come to exchange something?"
Yu Hu opened his mouth, and his eyes just moved away from the big crab and were glued to the big hammer behind Chu Guang.
However, the man next to him reacted first, nodded nervously, and said honestly.
"I want to change some salt. I heard you can change salt here."
Yu Hu finally came to his senses and hurriedly introduced him to Chu Guang.
"This is my cousin, his surname is Li and his name is Li Niu."
Li Niu is okay.
Chu Guang had a strange expression on his face, thinking what would happen if you used up these twelve zodiac signs and a few common animals.
"It's snowing heavily outside, come in with me."
Under the leadership of Chu Guang, the two of them had no trouble at the outpost, but there were always people casting curious glances at them.
Yu Hu was used to it, after all, he had come here several times, but it was the first time for the cousin he brought here, and he always felt uncomfortable.
"Please don't worry. They have been underground for a long time and have never seen anyone outside the shelter, so outsiders will be curious when they come."
Seeing this big man in a blue coat talking to him, Li Niu quickly waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay, I don't care."
Chu Guang nodded, took the two of them to the warehouse, and handed them directly to the warehouse manager Luca who was guarding there.
The old serf recognized Yu Hu and immediately understood what he should do. He skillfully led the man named Li Niu to the slaughter stall.
Yu Hu handed over all the prey to him and did not follow him together. Instead, he leaned next to Chu Guang and stared at the big hammer curiously.
"Brother Chu, is this your weapon?"
"That's right."
"Such a big one? Can it be used?"
"Of course."
"Then, was it you who killed the split-claw crab just now with this hammer?"
"Yes."
After receiving an affirmative answer, the young man's eyes bulged out. It took him a while to digest the shock in his heart and hold back a sentence.
"too strong!"
Split-claw crab!
A monster that no scavenger wants to encounter.
This thing can rush through narrow terrain very quickly, has extremely high explosive power, and has a simple mind. Once it locks on to its target, it will pursue it to death.
Unless you can find a higher place to climb up, you will not be able to escape.
There is almost nothing that can stand up to this monster head-on. Even the mutated brown bear is unwilling to fight with it.
Chu Guang smiled and did not explain.
It doesn't matter whether he is strong or not, as long as the power of technology is strong enough.
With a nuclear-powered hammer and a chemical-powered exoskeleton, it can break even a wall with one hammer, not to mention the face of a beast?
"It's not bad. Speaking of which, how is the situation over there? It looks like the snow won't stop for a while."
"What else can we do? It's the same at this time every year, so we can just make do with it," Yu Hu said optimistically, with a nonchalant look on his face, "But winter came too early this year, and we were in a hurry to prepare. Originally, October
There are still caravans coming, but who would have thought that late September this year would be the last wave... ugh."
Chu Guang said comfortingly.
"Think about it from another perspective, the meat will last longer when the weather is cold."
Yu Hu shook his head.
"But prey is hard to find. If you want to catch prey again, you have to continue walking into the city to find the nests of those alien species."
Chu Guang said with interest.
"Oh? Do you have any experience?"
Yu Hu nodded and preached.
"It's not really an experience, I feel like it's half of it! That kind of half-upside-down building, especially the one with trees arching in, many small animals like to burrow into it, and even build nests in it. Some hyenas.
, jackals, and in short, meat-eating animals also go in. You can find prey in that kind of place all year round...but there is a risk."
Chu Guang: "The gnawer."
"Well, gnawers like to hide in the building the most, but they don't hide too high. We always sweep the building from the fourth floor upwards. But even so, it's hard to say what we will encounter inside. Maybe it's a
The tens of thousands of rats in their nests may be resting crawlers. Without guns, we don’t dare to go too deep. We can only reach the edge of the Fifth Ring Road at most.”
Chu Guang sighed.
"It's snowing, and it's hard to go further inside."
Yu Hu said with a wry smile.
"Not only is it difficult to walk when it snows, it's also difficult to walk without snow! The road is like a maze, jumping up and down. Some streets are even flooded from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, and they are soaked in water and never dry!"
The straight-line distance from Beit Street to Boulder City on the map is more than ten kilometers, that is, from the outside of the Fifth Ring Road to the edge of the Third Ring Road in Qingquan City, and the Wetland Park is farther away.
Qingquan City cannot be found in the parallel world, but Chu Guang compared it to the Jiangcheng city he once lived in. He could draw a line of more than ten kilometers on the map from the riverside to the far city area.
What is the concept of distance?
If there's no traffic jam, it's better to drive there in half an hour, or maybe an hour if there are many intersections.
As for walking?
Chu Guang had never tried to walk this far, but he thought that even if he couldn't generalize, he wouldn't be able to escape twenty overpasses or underground tunnels.
This is under normal traffic conditions.
If you cross the ruins, it's a completely different concept.
In the pre-war era, even the shortest buildings within the Fourth Ring Road were basically over 600 meters tall. The magnetic foundations and magnetic nodes laid on the exterior walls of highways and buildings were three-dimensional supports for one hundred and twenty lanes in the longitudinal direction.
The basis of transportation.
In that era when magnetic levitation technology was popularized in private cars, the meaning of high-rise buildings was no longer just "houses", but had even become part of "roads". Especially for buildings near main roads, there were strict height requirements.
Of course, these are Chu Guang's speculations based on the stories told by old Charlie and limited information, and may not be true.
But just imagining those rows of dominoes, he could feel the oppression brought by this reinforced concrete cemetery.
People always have an instinctive awe and even fear for creations that are hundreds of times larger than themselves. It is indeed not an easy task to search for prey in this ruins...
Chu Guang suggested.
"Why don't you and your whole family move to my place? I happen to be short of some manpower."
Although he was a little moved, Yu Hu still shook his head like a rattle.
"No, no, we can't cause you any trouble."
Chu Guang said with a smile.
"This is no trouble. I didn't support you in vain. At most, we help each other."
Yu Hu shook his head faster.
"It's okay to come to your place to help. It's okay to stay for a few days, but it's still not possible to move here! We live quite well there, living underground... It always feels weird. Besides, no one else speaks here except you.
I don’t understand him either, and it will definitely be difficult to get along with him over time.”
Seeing what he said, Chu Guang stopped insisting.
Although Chu Guang wants to say that they are actually different from the "blue coats" in the traditional sense and do not always live underground, this is obviously not the key to the problem.
When a person refuses based on multiple reasons, the reason given is often the least important one.
The most typical example is "My mother won't let me".
So Chu Guang never listened to explanations, and even when he did, he pretended not to have heard them.
Trust takes time to build and cannot be forced.
Besides, it’s not like people don’t have a home.
You can't demolish other people's houses.
Yu Hu changed the subject and asked with a naive smile.
"Speaking of which, Brother Chu, can the meat from that big crab be eaten? This is the first time I've seen someone catch this guy."
Chu Guang said with a smile.
"I don't know, I'm going to ask you."
"Me? How do I know? I've heard that female crab roe can be eaten, but no one has said whether crab meat can be eaten... It would be great if it could be eaten. How much meat does a crab of this size need?"
As he said this, Yu Hu's mouth was watering.
Chu Guang smiled and waved his hand.
"Wait until next time! I'll research whether it's poisonous first. If it's not poisonous, I'll treat you to all you can eat!"
Yu Hu nodded vigorously and smiled.
"Okay! Then when the time comes, I'll bring my eldest brother, dad and Xiaoyu with me!"
"Haha, I can just pack a copy for you and take it back!"
The two chatted for a while, and the butchering over there was finished.
Probably because winter has just entered, the meat recovery rate of the 250 kilogram wild boar actually reached 60%, and 150 kilograms of meat were harvested.
Among them, 20% 30 kilograms were considered as compensation for the shelter. The remaining 120 kilograms were given to the man from the Li family and Yu Hu.
Wild boar skin is also a high-quality leather, especially good for armor. Although it is not as scarce as deer skin, its value is still much higher than that of hyena skin.
After Luka asked Chu Guang for instructions, he still paid the man 300g of coarse salt based on the price of deer skin.
After switching to salt, the man looked happy and thanked Chu Guang and Luka for a while before leaving with Yu Hu.
"Luca."
Seeing his master talking to him, Luka bowed his head respectfully and responded.
"Do you have any instructions? Sir."
Chu Guang asked.
“Can the meat of split-claw crab be eaten?”
Luka was stunned for a moment, frowned and thought for a while, and then said cautiously.
"Sir, this old slave has been working in the fields. I have never seen anything like this... But if you are not sure, I can test the poison for you."
"That's not necessary."
If it is really necessary to test the poison, then it is for the players to try it. If they are not poisoned and lie down in the culture cabin, the extra 100% recovery speed bonus will be restored.
Besides, it doesn't matter if he dies. On the official website, OB has been a good man for three days.
But at this moment, Chu Guang suddenly thought of someone, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
yes.
Why did you forget about that guy?
Do I need to take someone to try it?
Just give Crow Crow a look to see if she eats or not, and that’s it!