Chapter 224 King Beetle
The sound was very slight, like a tree branch being slightly swayed by the wind. It didn't sound like much at first, but after listening to it for a long time, it felt strange. Ever since Bing Zhixie and the others entered the woods, they had been hearing the sound of the wind blowing the treetops, but it was always intermittent, sometimes there and sometimes not. But this time is different. It has been ringing for a long time and has no intention of stopping.
Of course, it may be that the wind has been blowing for a long time this time. But if you listen carefully, you can see that the rustling sound is also mixed with a very small collision sound. The sound is very small and crisp, a bit Like the sound of metal hitting each other. And the sound is getting louder, more numerous, and denser.
The wind was still blowing outside the Xiaoao Valley, and Bing Zhixie and others turned around, carefully looking for the source of the sound. But at a glance, the woods were still the same as before, and nothing was moving. There were also sounds swaying gently among the branches, but they didn't match the sound.
“The body!” Alice suddenly screamed, pointing at the snow and said: “The body is gone!”
Everyone was shocked, and the body on the ground was indeed gone. Just now, a corpse fell from the branch and fell on Alice. This was a real thing. But now, such a large corpse that fell to the ground disappeared in a short time, but there were clearly still marks left by the corpse on the snow, which was really incredible.
Cedar forests are not like ordinary woods. They are thick and tall, with dense needle-like leaves that can be covered with snow. Not much light from outside can shine in, and the whole forest is dark and dark. .
Everyone felt chills running down their spines just thinking about it. There were no monsters or other living people in the forest. How could such a thing happen? The strange sounds echoed in this silent forest, and the skinned corpses of the Danluer tribe disappeared. These strange things happened in just a moment, and one couldn't help but wonder, could there be a forest spirit doing something strange?
Carter looked around and saw that the other bodies were still there, but that one was missing.
“Ouch~!” Ishuson suddenly screamed in pain, and his four hooves kept jumping in the snow, like ants on a hot pot, with nowhere to put their feet.
Bertha, who was closest to her, asked her what was going on. When she raised her feet, she saw that they were covered with a lot of white stuff, which looked like snow but not quite like it.
Bing Zhixie's expression changed, and he set a fire on Ixusen's legs, and used the wind element to lift the four of them up. The five people floating in the air gathered together and saw that Ishuson's feet had been bitten with holes everywhere. The deepest part was so deep that he could see the bones. There were only a few leather strips left in the four deerskin sleeves.
Bertha picked up a small white beetle the size of a grain of rice that was burned to death on her leg, and asked: "What is this?"
This kind of insect is all ice-white, with three consecutive The tiny legs are translucent. If you look closely, you will see that the mouthparts on the front are open and closed like four saw blades.
Bingzhixie said: "The King Beetle."
"King beetle, is this thing also called a king?" Alice didn't believe it.
Bing Zhixie said: "Your Majesty didn't say it was big, but said it was powerful. Look." The magic power of his fingertips moved and lifted a piece of snow on the ground.
I saw layers of small white crystal beetles under the snow, piled together like white waves, which made people's scalp explode. There are more and more of those insects, crawling from the direction they came from, and can pass under the snow. The king beetles, layer upon layer, make that crisp sound when they touch together.
As soon as they saw the corpses on the ground, they crawled out of the snow and devoured the frozen corpses in a matter of seconds, leaving even the fur clothes next to them. .
Seeing these king beetles, which numbered dozens or even millions, Carter said: "We have a fight with our boss."
Icebeard seemed to be afraid of these insects. He was thrashing around in Alice's arms and barking. He was obviously very frightened. I'm afraid this is what he was most afraid of encountering when digging tunnels.
Bingzhixie said: "Now we have something to eat."
The other four were stunned. Bertha raised the bug on her finger: "You didn't mean to eat this, did you?"
"No, no, no, no, no, no." Alice shook her head crazily and shouted, "I won't eat it, they just ate it. "
When they heard what she said, everyone almost vomited.
Bing Zhixie also felt that eating this food was disgusting, so she didn't say any more.
"Fire Magic·Big Flame Wall." Bing Zhixie made imaginary gestures with her ten fingers, and the magic light on her fingertips formed a magic circle as big as a millstone. The flames in the magic light spurted out, burning across the white On the insect. This giant king beetle is dry in nature and will burn instantly.
These king beetles have always foraged in groups. What they fear most is catching fire. Once they are burned, other companions will be burned together. So as soon as the fire burned, all the insects under the surrounding snow rushed in from all directions, trying to drown out the flames. But their efforts were in vain. Bing Zhixie's magical flames were too strong. The more they came, the more the fire burned. Even the melting snow couldn't put out the fire for a while.
The fire burned seven to eight feet high, even the cedar trees were burned. Bingzhi's evil magic moved again, and the snow around and on the trees melted into water, extinguishing the fire. Those insects that were burned red were so stimulated by the cold water that they exploded with crackling sounds.
Carter took the lead and was the first to jump down from the tree. He looked at the mountain of insects, which were piled up like a hill. They had all turned into charcoal black, and steam was still rising from them: "Hey ! Magicians are really good, they can do anything. Hey, Bertha, why weren't you a magician before?"
"I'm happy." Others also jumped down. Bertha grabbed a handful of insect corpses and asked, "Is this really edible?" "Yes, and it's very nutritious." Bing Zhixie said.
Bertha shook her head: "No matter how rich it is, I won't eat it."
"Come and help Ishuson, she is still in pain." Alice is using her most basic water magic to treat Ishuson.
Bertha took off the small medicine bag from her waist and quickly applied medicine to her. When walking in the wild, a medical treatment pack is indispensable. The medicine in this pack was bought by Sando, a serious medical practitioner. It can treat all injuries and the effect is pretty good. In addition, there is Bing Zhixie, a serious magician in all departments, and he still knows some medical magic.
After being bandaged, Ishuson still couldn't stand up. The bite from those giant king beetles was so severe that it would take two or three days for all the flesh on her feet to grow.
After trying several times, Ishuson still couldn't stand up and said to Bingzhixie: "I'm sorry, I have to hold you back again."
Carter said with a smile: "You ask him What are you apologizing for? Don’t partners help each other when we are together?”
Ixusen glanced at Bing Zhixie, full of guilt.
Alice was also worried that Bing Zhixie would be angry. She tugged at the corner of his clothes and said, "Don't blame her. She doesn't want to. Who knows what bugs there are under the snow. If not, Ishuson was bitten, didn’t you know?”
Carter pushed Bing Zhixie: "Hey, you can't really be angry because of this."
Bersha said: "Outside the wilderness, any accident can happen, how can you get hurt because of an accident?" Where are the companions who condemned me?"
Bing Zhixie pushed up his magic hat and said coldly: "I didn't say anything, please don't always do this, okay?" After that, he was confused. He seemed unhappy and walked aside.
Alice asked Carter and the others: "What does my master mean?"
Carter scratched his head: "It should be no problem."
Alice and Ishuson both smiled happily.
Bertha said: "We'd better not stay here anymore. We'll talk about it after we get out of the woods. These corpses are hanging on our heads. It's strange."
Alice held the bag for Ishuson. She took off her luggage and put it on her back. Carter and Bertha were about to help her out, but she suddenly stopped.
"What's the matter?" Bertha asked.
Ishuson pointed to the back of the mountain: "Look."
Everyone looked in the direction she pointed, and saw a hole suddenly appeared on the back of the mountain a few meters away from them in the dim forest. The hole was not big, only the size of a watermelon, but they didn't know when. appeared.
Bing Zhixie walked forward carefully and took a look. It was dark and deep inside the cave. There are traces of melting ice and snow at the hole, which must have been melted by the fire just now.
"Go away." Carter shouted, took off the giant sword from his back, slashed it up, and the entire hole was suddenly blown open. Under the shattered ice dust, a frozen corpse rolled out.
This corpse was still wearing the clothes of the Danluer tribe. Only half of the body was left, and most of it was buried in the ice. Bertha looked at the body's limbs among the ice scattered around. They should have been broken by Carter's blow just now.
Carter smiled sheepishly: "I don't know either."
Bing Zhixie looked at the corpse on the ground, then looked back at the skinned corpse hanging on the tree, and then remembered what the Danluer tribe had said, that there happened to be another cave here, and she couldn't help but feel worried. He had been holding on to the lucky thought that these might not be the bodies of Wenke's group, but judging from the current situation, it was most likely them.
Seeing Bing Zhixie's solemn expression, and then looking at these situations, bad premonitions emerged in everyone's mind. Could Wenker be in the hole? What will be inside this hole?
(End of this chapter)