Chapter 85 Bat Swarm
Looking at the large bats hanging upside down above the passage, Xu Xin's teeth chattered a little.
At this time, the distance between him and the bat is not far.
Fortunately, the candlesticks lit on both sides did not wake up the group of bats. They were still hanging upside down in groups motionless above the passage.
Each of these bats has faint blood-red patterns on their bodies. The patterns are very light, lighter than the toads that led Xu Xin before, but they cannot withstand the large number.
Xu Xin couldn't bear this number, even if they weren't mutated bats. Not to mention that blood patterned creatures have a strong desire to attack.
Now Xu Xin had two choices, sneak past without disturbing the bats, or rush over directly wearing armor, and maybe kill a few bats to get some points and materials.
After just thinking for a moment, Xu Xin chose the former. Whether his armor can withstand it is another matter. If these bats keep chasing him, the possibility of accidents in this wet and slippery passage is too high. The little guy has no defense. Although Coco has not been actively targeted so far, who knows if it will happen this time. Even if not, it is inevitable that there will be accidental injuries from so many bats.
Moreover, if a bat bites him, it doesn’t have to hurt him seriously, it just bites him lightly, and the virus on the bat...
This group of bats must not be awakened.
Fortunately, Xu Xin is wearing a blue-level leather armor, so he is quite confident in his concealment ability.
In order to reduce the possibility of being discovered, Xu Xin lifted Coco on his shoulders and whispered: "Keke, don't make any sound, let's sneak over."
"Hey." Coco also followed Xu Xin's example, lowered her voice and called out, then she lay obediently on his shoulder.
Xu Xin's breathing slowed down, and she walked down step by step with gentle hands and feet. The surroundings were very quiet, except for the "tick-tock" sound of falling water drops from time to time.
After descending dozens of steps, Xu Xin was directly below the group of hanging bats, only a few meters away from the bats above her head.
These big blood-striped bats look even more terrifying when viewed up close. Their sharp claws claw into the cracks in the rocks above. Each one wraps its body with its own wings, leaving only its furry head exposed. , eyes closed tightly.
Xu Xin no longer breathed through her nose, but instead used her mouth, trying to minimize the sound of breathing, and then moved forward gently, step by step.
There are so many bats that at a glance, there are at least a hundred meters of passage covered with bats.
As the only flying mammal, bats carry a large number of viruses and bacteria that can cause harm to humans, including Ebola and rabies viruses that have extremely high fatality rates, as well as viruses that have low fatality rates but are extremely transmissible. Various coronaviruses, and even some ancient viruses that have never been discovered by humans.
These viruses do not affect bats themselves, but they can cause extremely serious disasters to other mammals. Xu Xin didn't want to be bitten by such a poisonous thing. If he was infected with any virus, he would have to wait for death in this desolate jungle.
Turning sideways, Xu Xin went down the steps and tried his best to choose a position where there was no water, so that his leather armor would not make any noise.
Soon, Xu Xin walked to the middle of the whole group of bats.
Looking up slightly, I saw pieces of bats hanging upside down above my head, giving me a sense of oppression.
Coco on her shoulders had buried her head in fear.
Suddenly, a bat above his head moved, and its claws scraped against the stone wall, making a slight sound.
Xu Xin gritted her teeth and did not dare to express her anger.
Fortunately, the bat only moved its wings and continued to hang upside down.
Heaving a sigh of relief, Xu Xin continued to walk downwards cautiously.
He was too nervous to pay attention just now, but now he could actually see the exit of the staircase passage.
The exit of the passage was less than a hundred meters in front of him. It was a door similar to the entrance to the underground city. At this time, the door was tightly closed, as if waiting for someone to push it open.
Xu Xin's breathing quickened slightly, but he immediately controlled it. Now he is in the middle of all the bats. At this time, the bat is shocked, even if it is directly wrapped into a bat ball.
Continuing to move forward slowly and gently, Xu Xin got closer and closer to the door, and his position also reached the periphery of the bat group.
We will be out of misery soon!
Xu Xin couldn't help but speed up her pace slightly.
Just as he was speeding up and walking forward quickly, suddenly, there was a "click" sound under his feet.
Xu Xin's body stiffened and stopped in place. He felt as if his right foot had directly stepped down the step by a few centimeters.
"Did you... step on some mechanism?" Xu Xin froze in place. He had a hunch that when he lifted his right foot, something bad would happen.
Coco on her shoulder suddenly raised her buried little head and looked up at the group of bats hanging upside down. It didn't dare to make a sound. It just pulled Xu Xin's clothes and pointed at it with its little paws.
What does Coco mean is that danger is about to strike from above?
Xu Xin glanced at the exit, which was less than a hundred meters away from him. He looked back at the group of upside-down bats spreading all the way, took a deep breath, and suddenly rushed forward.
The moment Xu Xin's right foot left the step, the step made another "click" sound and returned to its original position. At the same time, the entire passage began to tremble violently.
Under such a huge movement, the bat group was alarmed. Countless bats behind them spread their wings and made noises like mice. The screams were sharp and harsh. Perhaps it was mixed with ultrasonic waves, which made Xu Xin's head feel a little swollen. .
run! Run!
It doesn't matter if it slips, you have to get out of this passage immediately!
Before the bat swarm could react and come down from the cave wall, Xu Xin had already rushed out of the range of the bat swarm. At this time, he was running quickly with the help of his own gravity.
The cries of bats behind him were chaotic, and Xu Xin heard the sound of flapping wings.
Turning his head slightly and looking out of the corner of his eye, he saw that countless bats had spread their wings, and the blood lines inside the wings were very clear, like blood vessels.
They are flying towards Xu Xin!
Swarms swooped in!
Xu Xin flew down the steps at an extremely fast speed. At this time, he could no longer stop with his own strength!
Human ears cannot hear ultrasound, but not being able to hear it does not mean that it is not affected. Now Xu Xin has a splitting headache and feels like his head is going to explode!
He took out the mutated hare meat that he cut into small portions from his backpack and threw it back without looking back, trying to attract the attention of the mutated bat.
This piece of meat did attract the attention of some bats, but because it was too small, a group of bats swarmed up and the meat disappeared in an instant. It only slightly slowed down the speed of the bat group, but it made the group of bats even crazier.
Mutated bats don’t die after eating this meat!
"Fuck!" He threw another piece of meat back to attract the attention of the bats, and Xu Xin ran wildly.
The candlelight in the stairway became brighter and darker due to the airflow generated by the flying bats. During the vibration, not only water droplets dripped down from above, but also some fine stones hit Xu Xin's face, making several lines. There were blood stains, but Xu Xin didn't care at all and still rushed towards the half-open door.
Just when the rat-like bat cry from behind was extremely close to him, Xu Xin slammed into the closed door!
With his current powerful strength as a buffer, he did not suffer any damage. Instead, Xu Xin knocked open the door and opened a gap for one person to pass through.
The cries of bats and the flapping of wings behind him were almost behind him. Xu Xin kicked off his feet and got directly into the door that opened a gap.
Countless bats hit the door, making a muffled sound and a high-pitched scream.
Xu Xin pushed the door hard at the door. After three bats got out of the crack in the door, she finally closed the door. Several bats were even squeezed to death in the crack of the door, and traces of blood flowed out from the crack in the door.
There were still sounds of banging on the door and the screams of bats coming from outside the door, but Xu Xin no longer cared.
Panting heavily and enduring his headache, he took out the crossbow from his backpack and shot at a bat that was shut on the side of the door.
The crossbow bolt penetrated the bat's head, causing the bat to die suddenly.
[Kill the mutated bat and gain points: 10 points. 】
When the remaining two bats saw their companions being killed, they rushed forward screaming. The sharp screams made Xu Xin's headache worse.
Xu Xin swung the iron sword in her hand fiercely at the bats charging towards them, and the two bats were instantly cut into four pieces.
[Kill mutant bats*2, get points: 20 points. 】
After taking care of the three fish that slipped through the net, Xu Xin sat down slowly, leaning against the door that was still being knocked down, covering his head with a splitting headache. Thank you to [Fish from South to North] and [Lai Wuying] for the 100 starting coin reward, and thank you both for your support!
(End of chapter)