I only had the consciousness of running away. Fan Tuan and the others were probably frightened too. However, we were right in the middle of the huge scaffolding, as if we were hanging from the beams. We couldn't get up or down, so we ran away even if we wanted to.
Not happy.
Just when several people were nervously huddled together, the thing with its scales removed shook a few times, and its thick body began to slowly turn around. It seemed to wake up from its deep sleep. All the big-headed monkeys behind it hid.
They were very far away, chirping and jumping up and down, looking very excited.
"Brother! What the hell is this!" Fan Tuan couldn't help but raise his hand crossbow, but when he looked at the size of the hand crossbow and then the size of the thing, he immediately felt discouraged.
"King of Insects." I felt a bit sour in my mouth, and my forehead was sweating.
In my knowledge, this kind of thing only exists in misty unofficial histories like the Classic of Mountains and Seas. The first person in history to record such a creature as a king insect was Dongfang Shuo of the Western Han Dynasty. He said that there was a large insect in the south with a shape of
Like a python, with a huge head and a red top, and a body coiled like a mountain, it is the king of all insects in the world. Dongfang Shuo's record may also come from rumors. Later, it was said that Ge Hong had personally caught this king insect.
The old researcher in our institute who specializes in the history of the Ming Dynasty once mentioned this thing when I was chatting with me. However, he did not deliberately talk about creatures like the King Insect. He just mentioned a few words casually when talking about Ming Chengzu. He
It is said that the king bug originated in Annam, which is today's Vietnam.
It can be seen from this that the king insect should be a product of the subtropical region. Ge Hong said that the longer the adult king insect lives, the brighter the red envelope on its head will be, and eventually it will be as red as blood. This kind of king insect will give birth to
A light yellow bead, the bead has the effect of astringing essence and nourishing qi.
During the Chengzu period of the Ming Dynasty, he sent troops to quell a rebellion in Annan. Because of this, King Annan, who was restored to the throne, entered the palace with two king insect beads. Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty praised them greatly and said that the beads were extremely effective. Once he agreed, the princes below
The ministers all thought it was really good, and some even searched for Ge Hong's original ancient books.
.These people used various channels to ask Annan for such king insect beads overtly and covertly, triggering a large-scale killing. The number of king insects was already very rare, and they carried out extermination hunting. By the time of Emperor Wuzong of Ming Dynasty, they were still asking for king insect beads.
There are no more insect beads, but the Annamites say that all the king insects have been killed.
The old researcher said that Wang Chongzhu may exist, but Zhang Tingyu of the Qing Dynasty once said that Wang Chongzhu is just the same thing as bezoar dog treasure. It may be able to cure some diseases, but it cannot condense essence and nourish Qi, that is,
It is said that the king insect beads should be something like stones.
These rumors can be put aside. What we have to face is a living king insect. This is definitely the end of the complex food chain in the subtropical rainforest. The Annan people witnessed it with their own eyes when they hunted king insects. An adult king insect can kill a big one.
elephant.
We protected Su Xiaomeng and started to escape desperately. After a visual inspection, there was still at least about thirty meters from the current position to the ground under the scaffolding. If there was an accident, we would definitely fall to pieces. We lengthened the rope and did not wait to climb.
Two meters down, the king insect in the gap of the scaffolding has fully awakened. Its huge body shook, and its head, which was bigger than the washbasin, slammed into it. Two pieces of wood were suddenly broken, and the scaffolding shook for a while, which made people jump with fear.
.
"Kill you!" Fan Tuan panicked, his face turned green with fright, but he still had the courage to raise his hand to shoot with a crossbow. However, using a crossbow to deal with the King Insect was like using a toothpick to stab a tiger.
Of no use.
We speeded up. The entire inside of the scaffolding was a complex cavity. If people walked inside, they might have to avoid obstacles such as wooden iron frames. But when the king insect moved, it ran rampant and even the strongest wood was blocked.
It broke. As I was crawling, the wind roared above my head. I quickly pulled away and a three-meter-long piece of wood fell down against my back.
There is nothing we can do at this time. No matter how powerful Lao An is, he can't stop such a big guy. The only thing we can do is to try our best to escape. Lao An, Fan Tuan and I are in front to cover Su Xiaomeng. She is tied up with
Holding the rope, I slid down for several meters like a rock climber. I thought that if the rope was long enough, I could slide down the rope to the bottom in one breath, and the landing would be at least better than the current situation.
boom......
In the blink of an eye, the king insect completely knocked out a hole in the scaffolding. Its thick and long tail poked out from the gap, and it swept against the scaffolding. For humans, it was an absolute power, and there was no possibility of resistance.
, I was completely unprepared, and I was swept by the tail of the king insect. It was like being hit by a piece of wood, and my whole body flew out involuntarily.
Fortunately, I had a rope tied to my body. I was like a small pendulum, being hung by the rope and swinging in an arc of dozens of degrees, and then swinging back again. Swinging back and forth, I immediately became an obvious target. From the gap
The protruding king worm's tail swept over again, and I
I would rather bump into the scaffolding than be swept by it again. In desperation, I turned around and bumped into the side of the scaffolding. I hugged a piece of wood tightly. Before I could stop my body, the tail of the king insect came from behind.
It swept over with a whoosh, bringing up a strong howling wind.
We didn't dare to move rashly. We clung to the scaffolding, and then looked for opportunities to slowly move downwards. The king insect couldn't find the target to attack, and the group of big-headed monkeys began to jump up and down again. They could find our position and then chattered.
grumble
I don’t know if there is a hint in this cry. In short, as soon as the monkey chirps, the king insect’s tail slaps on the scaffolding like thunder and lightning, giving us a huge shock.
threaten.
I looked down and saw that Su Xiaomeng had finally crawled far away and was temporarily out of the attack range of the king insect. But before my heart fell into my stomach, the king insect's tail swept away, and Fan Tuan let out a scream, with a rope hanging on his body.
Flying over from afar, I grabbed the scaffolding with one hand and stretched out my other hand to catch him in the air. Fan Tuan was swept firmly to his back. At the same time as I held him, Fan Tuan spat out a mouthful of blood.
came out.
"Damn, I feel so much more comfortable!" Fan Tuan didn't even have a chance to wipe his mouth. He hurriedly cursed, and I pulled him back hard. The two of them leaned on the scaffolding, motionless, until the king insect's tail swept back and forth several times.
, and then hurriedly climbed down.
The big-headed monkey was very annoying. It followed us from a distance and kept giving directions to the king insect. I was completely annoyed and snatched the hand crossbow from Fan Tuan's hand. This thing was ineffective against the king insect, but it was still possible to shoot through a big-headed monkey.
It’s not a problem. I calmed down, and with two swishes, two big-headed monkeys screamed on top. One of them may have been shot in the vital part, and rolled and slipped from the scaffolding, falling to the bottom.
The tragic death of their companions was the most effective deterrent for the big-headed monkeys. For a time, those monkeys became a little more honest and did not dare to follow so close. The king insect lost its instructions, and the attack fell into complete chaos. The thick tail
After slapping randomly on the scaffolding, I felt that the scaffolding was about to collapse. I immediately pulled Fan Tuan and slid down seven or eight meters desperately.
We were running away, and the king insect was walking through the gaps in the scaffolding. When it encountered a place that it couldn't get through, it slammed into it. The scaffolding creaked and collapsed. We all lost our feet and were forced to take risks.
Sliding down. Being forced to do nothing, Su Xiaomeng climbed to the bottom first. Fan Tuan and I almost fell down. Two or three meters away from the ground, we were suddenly caught by the rope around our waists. We felt that our bones were almost stretched.
break.
I immediately adjusted my body position, drew my knife to cut off the rope, and jumped to the ground. When I looked up, I saw that Lao An was like a rabbit being chased by a tiger. He turned around quickly and soon fell to the ground.
On the ground. A few people were okay for the time being, but they immediately wanted to run away.
But it was too late. The King Insect was chasing after it so hard that it crashed into a piece of scaffolding and emerged from the gap. Its body was probably more than ten meters tall. If you looked at it from head to tail, it probably couldn't control its center of gravity and fell directly from the top.
Come down.
Such a heavy body suddenly fell to the ground, making me feel the ground beneath my feet shaking slightly. The king insect's body coiled up, and then stretched out. We couldn't run away for the time being, and we were immediately within the attack range. Lao An
It was considered good. It moved very quickly. It jumped over the king insect.
Fan Tuan had no choice but to hold his head and take a hard hit. Fortunately, his skin was thick and thick, and he was swept to the side like a ball. With my physical strength, there was no problem in avoiding this attack, but when I glanced out of the corner of my eye, I saw Su Xiaomeng hugging Niu Niu.
It seemed that it was frightened, and it stared blankly as the body of the king insect swept over, but there was no reaction.
She stood blankly, and Niu Niu in her arms was also at a loss, her big eyes flashing, not knowing that she was about to face a fatal blow.
"Run!" I yelled. By the time Su Xiaomeng came to her senses, it was already too late. She was not that good and couldn't avoid it at all.
In desperation, I rushed over desperately and pushed her to the side, but my back was completely exposed to the attack range of the king insect. As soon as I pushed Su Xiaomeng aside, I felt something like
He was hit hard by a huge piece of wood, and his internal organs seemed to be reversed. He felt dizzy, and his body flew out and landed heavily at Su Xiaomeng's feet.
I felt a mouthful of blood welling up from my throat. I couldn't hold it back and vomited all over the floor.
"North! North!" Su Xiaomeng squatted down to help me up and dragged me backwards. I tried to raise my head. I don't know if the blood spurted out attracted the attention of the king insect. Su Xiaomeng only dragged me one step back, and the king insect turned around.
, slowly cruising this way.
My body was about to fall apart from the blow just now, and the consciousness in my brain was still awake, but it was so limp that I didn't have much strength. I knew that as long as the king insect came over, we would be dead.