Chapter 279 The approaching beast tide and strange phenomenon (4000 words)
"What crisis?" Xu Xin put down the control panel in his hand and asked.
He knew that this second stage was definitely not just as simple as cold winter.
"In the prophecy, I not only saw the ice and snow, but also the wild beasts." Ji Chaoyang's voice became a little solemn, "And not just ordinary beasts, but also mutant beasts!"
His words shocked Xu Xin: "After the cold winter comes, the beasts in the jungle will return? Will wild mutated beasts appear?"
Except for those giant beasts and the monsters guarding the gold treasure chest, Xu Xin had never seen any wild mutant creatures moving on the ground.
The blood-striped rabbit and blood-striped cat were both summoned by him from the altar, while the blood-striped swordfish emerged from the whirlpool. They were no ordinary beasts.
"...Not only are they returning, there are a lot of those beasts, very many. Just like...the beast tide we experienced for the first time." Ji Chaoyang was talking and eating something. He should be eating something that could Refreshing orange.
"You mean, we might have to face a wave of... mutated beasts?" Xu Xin asked after being silent for a while.
"Yes, that's what I mean. The beast tide may come again, and the enemies this time are much stronger than last time."
Beast tide...
The last beast tide was the first activity after the end of the novice reserve, and it was also the first disaster they experienced. In that beast tide, the average mortality rate in the entire area exceeded 30%, which should have caused the most casualties. activities.
As soon as he came up, he gave all the survivors a blow in the head.
And this time the beast wave appeared after a few days of calm.
Xu Xin suddenly discovered that this time, including today, nothing happened for three consecutive days.
The last novice protection period was also three days.
Could it be said that these three days are actually the second stage of protection period?
When these three days pass, will the second phase truly begin, and will the real disaster come?
Very likely.
However, the survivors now are no longer the ones who just passed the novice protection period and didn't understand anything. It can already compete head-on with the beast tide.
But relatively speaking, this beast tide is definitely much stronger than the last beast tide.
Xu Xin glanced at the lake outside the window and felt a slight chill in her heart.
During the last beast tide, a giant anaconda emerged from the lake, scaring him so much that his hands and feet became cold.
That was the first time he saw the terrifying beast in this world.
If there is still a beast tide this time, the giant anaconda in the middle of the lake is likely to return again!
… Let’s just hope it doesn’t attack the treehouse.
As long as the giant beast doesn't take action, at least he himself is not in any danger. Instead, he can let the plant's heart attack and absorb to its fullest.
"By the way, how did you see the new prophecy scene? Can't you only see one scene?" Xu Xin was a little strange, "Didn't you say last time that the next prophecy cannot be made before the prophecy has been realized? ”
"It is indeed a scene, but the time has been extended." Ji Chaoyang explained, "In Qi Xuefei's tree house, the prophecy lasted only more than ten seconds, but if I return to my own tree house, in my prophecy Indoors, it is predicted that the time will be longer.”
"Prophecy room? It sounds a bit powerful." Xu Xin raised his eyebrows. This thing sounded so mysterious.
"My special functional area, most of my decorations are on it. Today I made some more decorations, which brought the growth of the prophecy room to a new level. Only then did I see these things." Ji Chaoyang The voice was a little helpless, "It really consumes a lot of decoration."
It takes the same boost points as his alchemy room. It seems that functional areas with special abilities have a very high demand for decoration enhancement points.
"In Qi Xuefei's tree house, my ability can only last for more than ten seconds, but in the prophecy room, I can predict for nearly a minute." Ji Chaoyang explained.
"In the last few seconds of this minute, I saw countless wild beasts and mutated beasts walking out from behind the trees covered with snow, as if they had been ambushing there early. The area around the tree house was instantly surrounded by wild beasts. The crowd was surrounded and...I don’t know if I saw it wrong..."
Ji Chaoyang's voice suddenly became hesitant, not knowing whether he should say anything or not.
"What's wrong?"
"At the end of the prophecy, I seem to see...human beings?"
Human?
Xu Xin was shocked: "What do you mean? You mean there are humans among the beasts?"
"It's not an ordinary human being, well...it's not necessarily a human being. It's covered in fur, with blood stripes all over its body, walking upright, and holding tools in its hands...it doesn't look like a chimpanzee either. Maybe it's a special animal in this world?" Ji Chaoyang is not very sure either, "I have predicted many times and wanted to observe clearly, but every time it flashes by near the end, only giving me a few distant outlines, and I can't see the overall appearance clearly."< br>
Covered in fur and blood streaks all over his body...
Xu Xin took a breath of cold air.
He thought of the first batch of survivors in the dungeon who were forcibly mutated by Chang Yin and others using mutation potions.
Aren’t they all covered in fur and blood streaks all over their bodies?
Really human? Mutated humans?
And also use tools...
"What tools are they holding in their hands?" Xu Xin asked immediately.
"It should be an axe, but I can't see clearly. I'm not 100% sure." Ji Chaoyang said.
Ax...
Xu Xin breathed a sigh of relief.
It doesn't sound like a very strong weapon.
"The mutated humans I saw in the dungeon are very similar to the appearance you just described."
He had told Ji Chaoyang about his experience in the underground city before, and Ji Chaoyang also knew that he had seen mutated humans in the underground city.
Ji Chaoyang was silent for a long time, thinking about something.
Xu Xin didn't speak. He was also thinking about how to survive the upcoming disaster.
After dozens of seconds, Ji Chaoyang spoke.
"Xu Xin, we are afraid that we are going to have to engage in a defensive war." Ji Chaoyang's voice became slightly deeper, "In the ice and snow, the temperature outside is at least dozens of degrees below zero. It is impossible for the vast majority of survivors to go out. , if these mutated creatures attack the tree house, the survivors must defend themselves in the tree house.”
"Well, I think so too. Although we have plant hearts and don't need to worry too much, others..."
Among the explorers, there are only four people with plant hearts guarding the treehouse.
Xu Xin, Ji Chaoyang, Wen Guixin and Wang Lei.
If the beasts attack the tree house, the remaining five people will need to protect the tree house by themselves, let alone the other survivors.
"From the pictures in your prediction, do you think it is more likely that those beasts will attack the tree house?" Xu Xin asked.
"It's very big." Ji Chaoyang said categorically, "I told you, those beasts seemed to have been ambush there for a long time. They were not there one second, and then they all poked their heads out from behind the tree, like It’s like someone is directing.”
"...Those mutated humans?"
"Very possible."
"If you can hide behind a tree, you shouldn't be too big, right?"
"Well, the biggest one I saw was a snow wolf weighing less than 100 kilograms. But we can't take it lightly. I only saw it for a few seconds to know if there was a bigger one behind."
Phew...
Xu Xin took a long breath and pursed her lips.
A tide of beasts being manipulated and directed?
This reminded Xu Xin of the ant tide in the treehouse defense battle.
This crisis is not going to be easy to survive.
Fortunately, the expert in treehouse defense had just been conquered by him.
Although they cannot provide advanced weapons yet, the new green-level heavy crossbows can be mass-produced.
There are countless green-grade fine woods and animal sinews in their hands.
Xu Xin immediately told Ji Chaoyang about Ma Hongwei and told him about the new heavy crossbow arrows.
"Treehouse repeating crossbow?" Ji Chaoyang immediately thought of Xu Xin, and his voice became louder, "Can this kind of repeating crossbow be loaded with explosive arrows?"
"I haven't tried it yet, but it should be possible." Xu Xin said.
"Go and give it a try. If you can, that would be great." Ji Chaoyang's calm tone revealed a hint of surprise, "The power of the explosive crossbow bolt and the firing speed and penetrating power of the crossbow bolt itself It doesn’t matter much, it will explode after collision. If this kind of repeating crossbow is equipped with an explosive crossbow, it only needs to be green level. By the way, can the control panel be mass-produced?”
"Not yet. Every control panel requires blue-level logs." Xu Xin sighed, which he also felt was a bit of a pity. "You have to grow this thing yourself. I'm afraid not many people have grown it."
"Blue-level logs?" Ji Chaoyang said immediately, "I still have three pieces left in my hand. I will trade them with you now. Prioritize the control panels for those who don't have plant hearts. We can do it first. .”
As soon as Xu Xin said this, he received a transaction prompt.
The four of them have plant hearts. As long as tens of thousands of ants don't attack together like last time, unless they are too strong mutant creatures, they will not threaten the tree house itself.
"I also have quite a few on hand. Ma Hongwei has planted a lot of blue-level logs himself, and I also planted one myself. One is enough for each of the explorers."
"That's good. By the way, there's one thing I want to ask." Ji Chaoyang asked, "Can you see the number of people in District 187 over there? Has their total number been decreasing recently?"
The number of people in District 187 has been decreasing?
It seems...that is indeed the case.
Lou Fei'er told him that the number of people in District 187 dropped rapidly, causing everyone to panic, so that their boss Zhang Daoguang had to tell everyone the truth and warned them not to fight among themselves.
"That's true. Have you found anything?"
"The survivor in the tree house east of Li Wenxi died last night. I don't know how he died. When I passed by today, there was only a dying tree house left."
Dead?
"Killed by our own people?" Xu Xin was a little confused. The people in District 187 who could kill people in this area could only belong to their District 188.
"No, I don't think so." Ji Chaoyang objected, "If he was killed, why wasn't the tree house dug up?"
"...Are you worried that there is something secretly hunting survivors?" Xu Xin shook his head, "If that's true, why is it that nothing happened in our area, but all the people who died were in Area 187? Maybe he ran there on his own. Killed by underground creatures outside the protected area?”
"What you said is possible, but..." Ji Chaoyang's voice was filled with doubts, "A person with only one floor of a small tree house means that when he was active in the underground city, he found the entrance to the underground city but did not dare to Come on, can such a person really dare to run outside the protected area six kilometers away in such a cold weather?”
"Um..." Xu Xin touched his chin, "It's too cold to freeze to death? Is that possible? No one has provided them with a fireplace, and we have warned them in advance to make a fireplace and collect as much burning wood as possible .”
The furnace requires 100 green-level stones, and many people can't get them all at once.
"It's quite possible." Ji Chaoyang pondered for a moment.
Then he said: "In addition to the explorers, I also have some contact with some other high-ranking people. Several of them told me that people in other nearby areas died inexplicably in the past two days, but the trees The house had not been dug. When they passed by, the tree house was in a dying state
Although I don’t know why it hasn’t harmed our District 188 yet, we should be careful anyway. I have no contact with people in other districts, so I can only rely on you to ask. ”
"Okay, I get it."
After hanging up the call, Xu Xin immediately contacted Ma Hongwei.
Lou Fei'er was still there, Xu Xin ordered her to help, but she didn't dare to be lazy and just leave.
He immediately confirmed the number of people in Area 187 with Lou Feier.
What surprised him was that there were only 701 people left in District 187!
More than a hundred people died!
This...
Xu Xin looked at the regional channel in District 188 again.
The number of people was very stable, and no one had died recently. Because he had just set Ma Hongwei as the holder of the parasitic tree house, the number of people even increased by one.
"Do you know how the people over there died? They didn't make a fireplace and froze to death, right?" Xu Xin asked.
"How is it possible? The more than 800 people left in District 187 are the elites among the 10,000 people selected by Zhang Daoguang. How is it possible that they can't even get together 100 green-level stones." Lou Feier immediately denied, "District 187 Although it is weaker than us, it is not that weak. As for how it died... Zhang Daoguang also asked us to pay attention, but there has been no result so far."
Indeed, on the day when they asked more than 3,000 people in District 188 to make fireplaces, in the end there were less than 100 people who couldn't find the materials and needed their help. The more than 800 people in District 187 are all elites. There can't be more than 100 people who can't find all the materials and freeze to death, right?
But if he was killed, why would the tree house remain and not be excavated?
Strange...
Is it really like what Ji Chaoyang said, that something strange is taking away the lives of survivors?
But why are they doing fine in District 188? (End of chapter)