Chapter 20 Friends

Brainwave intrusion is quite effective. The approaching giant locust was also influenced by this inexplicable thought, and involuntarily turned its head with two huge compound eyes to Tianxiang's side. The young man who was paying close attention to its movements only glanced in the direction of Tianxiang in surprise before he lost no time in throwing the sharp steel spear that he had already held tightly in his hand at the giant locust's head with all his strength. department.

Insect beasts are far more sensitive to danger than humans. Different from the structure of human eyes, the protruding compound eyes can clearly see everything happening behind them even if the head is completely facing forward. The spear that the young man threw with all his strength was naturally unable to escape its observation. Comparing the two, the giant locust quickly made an accurate judgment on his situation. Relying on the support of his two strong hind legs, he flexibly jumped several meters to the side. After carefully dodging the attack of the flying steel spear, he immediately turned around and pounced on the young man who dared to attack him.

As soon as the spear was released, the young man endured the severe pain from his injured leg and quickly moved to his current location. He could see that the hunter who had just appeared on the side hill obviously wanted to help him. Although I didn't see any weapons in his hands, I don't know what method he used just now to make the giant locust who was paying attention to him change his target in an instant. But he could definitely feel the kindness, gentleness, and majesty coming from this stranger.

Comparing the two, the young man quickly made a judgment. He wanted to create an opportunity for his aid, an opportunity for him to take action. Thus, there was the steel spear that he had just thrown out even though he knew it would not hit.

The moment the spear flew out, Tianxiang had already jumped high from the mound. At this time, the giant locust had completely ignored him and focused on dealing with the injured young man. After all, in its view, this human being who had just appeared did not know what means he had used to divert his attention. However, from the current point of view, his threat is obviously far less than that of the other injured.

After all, the guy who has been confronting him still has a sharp spear in his hand. The hands of those who came late were empty. It is precisely because of this that the giant locust did not react at all to Tianxiang, even though he knew that he was approaching behind him. Instead, he focused on launching a new round of attacks on the injured young man.

yes! What harm can a human without weapons do to a giant insect beast? Hit it with your fist? Kick with your feet? Or bite it with your teeth? You know, I am the highest level of insect evolution, the best combination of absolute power and powerful body. It is impossible for the fragile human body to cause any harm to me.

Deepening of experience can evolve into wisdom. But if you regard your little experience as the only basis for your actions, it will be a kind of low-level and stupid behavior. This illustrates the huge evolutionary differences between humans and insects.

Tianxiang, who jumped into the giant locust, did not waste any time. He jumped up a few times and was completely close to the tail of the insect beast's huge body. It was at this time that the injured young man finally saw through the gap in the giant locust's body the weapon in the hand of the helper - a short dagger shining with silvery white light. This unexpected discovery almost caused him to vomit blood and die on the spot.

A dagger that is no more than an inch long, compared with the insect beast's huge body of more than ten meters, is basically the difference between an ant and an elephant. It's no wonder that the giant locust has no interest in Tianxiang at all, and still turns its attention to the original target.

At that moment, the originally brave young man suddenly felt a pale feeling of powerlessness all over his body. He seemed to have seen the terrifying big mouth of Death smiling strangely, slowly opening towards him...

"Ouch--" A miserable wailing suddenly brought the young man's hopeless thoughts back to reality. However, the scene before him left him speechless and too shocked to say anything.

The huge body of the giant locust has completely tilted, and the body on the left side, starting from the tail, has been rolled sideways on the ground. And the thick hind limb that was supposed to be supported behind it and was more than four meters long after folding was completely cut off from the part connected to the locust body at an unknown time. It can only be seen from the scar oozing with dark green locust blood that the hind legs of the giant locust should have been there.

Tianxiang didn't use a gun. This is mainly because his location is simply not suitable for shooting. The tail of the insect is different from the head. Even if all the bullets in the pistol are fired, the life of the giant locust will not be endangered at all. On the contrary, useless pain may make it completely irritated. Insect beasts that go crazy often do some extremely terrible things. At that time, no matter how many bullets Tianxiang has, it may be difficult to rescue the young man from the locust's mouth.

Therefore, the method he adopted was to take advantage of the giant locust's indifference to him, cut off the two hind legs that supported the body, and completely lose all ability to move.

Apparently, his plan was successful. The giant locust, which had lost its left leg, could not get up from the ground smoothly for a while. The previous battle had caused it to lose half of its forelimbs, and they were also located in the same direction as the amputated thighs. As a result, it can only support the entire weight of the left side of the body with a short forelimb, and the heavy tail naturally becomes a huge burden on the body. The huge pain from the new wound also made it unbearable. In this way, the terrifying insect beast could only stay in place miserably, relying on the still intact forelimb on its left side, howling in pain while slowly and difficultly moving towards the animal that was right in front of it but couldn't reach it at all. The target kept shaking the two long tentacles on its head.

The suddenly enlightened young man did not let go of this rare opportunity. Although his injured leg was still bleeding, he still picked up the last spear gun at hand. As he raised his hand, a green light flew out of his hand and accurately penetrated into the huge mouth of the seriously injured insect beast. After hearing several consecutive "Puff-Puff-" muffled sounds, the sharp steel spear tip was stuck with a little green blood, and passed out from the nape of the insect beast's neck that was covered by a light blue armor plate. , exposed in the damp and cold air. It was like a strange thorn growing inexplicably from the giant locust.

Tianxiang did not stop holding the dagger in his hand. When the young man took action, he had already rushed to the other side of the insect beast. It quickly climbed up the insect beast's thighs, which were full of armor-like teeth. It wasn't until he reached the top that he took the dagger and stabbed it downwards, completely burying the entire dagger blade into the yellow-green insect beast's legs. Then hold the handle of the dagger tightly with both hands, follow the inherent trajectory of the joint between the insect's legs and the body, use the dagger as a support point, dexterously jump off the insect's legs, and use the huge force brought by the body's inertia to lift the thick insect legs. After the connecting tissue on the side facing you is completely cut off, you carefully avoid the sharp teeth on the insect limb, then climb on the other side of the broken insect leg, and use the same technique to cut a huge wound again from the opposite side of the original wound. scars. At this time, the insect legs that had been severed on both sides could no longer bear the heavy body, and the only part that could be connected could only be forced to tear apart under the load. The giant locust, which had lost its legs, could not move at all. It could only howl miserably and lay helplessly on the cold ground with its entire incapacitated body. It only relied on its few remaining limbs to helplessly move around. Twist.

Tianxiang didn't make another move. After jumping off the insect's legs, he ran directly towards the injured young man. The giant locust had completely lost its ability to move, and the spear just now had severely injured it. This living insect beast is not much different from a dead insect.

"How are you? Are you okay?" Tianxiang frowned and asked the young man who was lying on the ground in unbearable pain.

"Okay, okay! Well! You are really good, you can actually deal with this big guy by yourself!" The young man who was so stimulated by the wound and grinned looked at the dying giant locust on the ground with emotion, and raised his eyebrows at Tianxiang in admiration. Thumbs up.

Tianxiang smiled slightly, took out a piece of clean white cloth from his pocket and stuffed it into the young man's hands, then turned around and came to the newly fallen off insect leg. He took out the dagger and stabbed hard at the thickest part. After a few strokes, he cut out a piece of crystal-clear flesh as big as an arm. Then he walked to the missed steel spear and pulled it out. Thread the insect meat on top, then pick it up, quickly return to the young man who has bandaged the wound, and stretch out a hand.

"Let's go! Get out of here quickly, those carnivorous insects will be here soon."

The young man nodded, struggled to take Tianxiang's hand, and stood up with difficulty. He shook his head regretfully towards the insect beast with some unwillingness: "It's such a pity that it took a long time to get such a big one." A piece of meat. To give it away for nothing."

Tianxiang smiled lightly and said: "It's a pity, but there's nothing we can do about it. Let's go!"

"I still don't know what your name is! My name is Ye Zhanfeng, what's yours?"

"Zhao Tianxiang!"

The two people walked very fast, and within a few minutes, they were hundreds of meters away from where the giant locust was. On the one hand, this is certainly because they are eager to leave as soon as possible, and on the other hand, it is because the abundant strength in Tianxiang's body can fully bear the burden of the two people's bodies.

He was carrying this new companion on his back. Although the weight doubled, it did not affect his running speed at all. This also frightened the injured person who had been lying on his back.

Ye Zhanfeng's humble residence was not far from here, but after a few miles, a low two-story ruin appeared in front of Tianxiang.

"Sit anywhere you want! You're welcome!" The owner of the house, who carefully slid off Tianxiang's back, asked him to sit down while tugging his injured thigh hard toward a pile of extinguished embers. It was obvious that he was very happy. After all, it is a rare thing to meet a hunting companion.

After making a fire and grilling meat... after a series of necessary actions, the two newly acquainted hunters gathered around the warm fire and started eating. The hard-earned insect meat seems to have become the best mediator to increase the friendship between two people. After asking each other, Tianxiang gained a better understanding of this new partner who always had a vibrant smile on his face.

Like himself, Ye Zhanfeng, whose parents both died, is also a hunter who survives alone. Today's encounter with the insect beast was completely unexpected. Originally, according to his plan, he just wanted to get a few herbivorous insects, but unexpectedly, a giant locust accidentally killed him from the side. If Tianxiang hadn't appeared in time, I'm afraid he would have turned into a pile of scattered bones in the giant locust's mouth. Therefore, my gratitude to Tianxiang could not help but flow out of my words.

Tianxiang didn't say much, just smiled and slowly unwrapped the cloth wrapped around his wound. After dipping it in clean water and wiping it clean carefully, he grabbed a handful of the warm embers beside the fire and carefully sprinkled it on the obviously swollen wound.

Fire ashes can both stop bleeding and disinfect. This was one of the things he learned from the library.

Ye Zhanfeng didn't speak, but looked at Tianxiang's movements with curiosity. It wasn't until he finally bandaged the wound completely with a piece of clean cloth that he said, "Haha! Do you also understand the knowledge of the ancients?"

Tianxiang was surprised and said hurriedly: "Why, do you also know the ancients?"

"Of course I know!" Ye Zhanfeng took out something from a tattered wooden box behind him and threw it to Tianxiang, showing off: "Here! That's what it taught me!"

This thing is not unfamiliar to Tianxiang. On the contrary, it is quite familiar. It was a learning machine. It is exactly the same as the one he used before, and it also relies on solar energy to maintain operation.

"Where did you get this?" Tianxiang asked calmly.

"I don't know, it's always been here. It's been here since I can remember!" Ye Zhanfeng's face was full of honesty, and there was no sign of panic at all.

"So, did you grow up here?" Tianxiang asked carefully.

"Yes!" Ye Zhanfeng sighed: "I grew up here, and my mother and father also died here. Haha! How should I put it, although it is not good here, it is always..."

"Do you have a book?" Tianxiang ignored the words behind him and asked eagerly: "Do you have a book here? Books written by ancient people to record knowledge!"

"Yes! Of course there is!" Ye Zhanfeng looked at Tianxiang with some surprise, and subconsciously took out a pile of damaged books from the broken box and handed them over: "What, do you want to read them?"

Tianxiang didn't answer. He snatched the books from Ye Zhanfeng's hands as if they were snatching them and flipped through them quickly. However, the more he looked at it, the more shocking it became to him. Because these books are exactly the same as those he and his sister found in the crypt where they lived before.

It seems that the guy he accidentally saved must also be inextricably related to the No. 2 Base. Maybe, like himself, he himself is a "pathfinder" cultivated by the ancients.

Tianxiang guessed right, Ye Zhanfeng himself was also a "pathfinder" who was completely developed from ancient embryos. It's just that due to different opportunities, he didn't get the same adventure as Tianxiang.

For a moment, a very warm feeling suddenly arose in Tianxiang's heart. It is the intimacy of a lonely person finding his long-lost companion, and it is also an attraction that only exists between similar people.

"Come with me!" Tianxiang stood up, packed up the things on the ground, and said simply: "It's too dangerous for you to be alone. I know there is a place where it is safe."

"Even if you don't say so, I will follow you!" Ye Zhanfeng's answer obviously surprised Tianxiang: "Haha! I don't know why exactly, I just think that we should be friends and brothers."

Although Tianxiang was a little surprised by his answer, he was not surprised at all. He didn't know that when the genetic molecules of the "Pathfinder" were first designed, geneticists used the sperm of the same person as a medium, improved and assisted them, and then obtained the required genes. From this perspective, all the "Pathfinders" who appeared in the same batch as Tianxiang should actually have the same bloodline. In layman's terms, the relationship between the "Pathfinders" is actually that of brothers and sisters, but they themselves are not aware of this.

A few days later, two staggering figures appeared in Liu Rui's camp.

As when I left, the old man is still old and the children are still young. However, when they saw Tianxiang appear, everyone's eyes invariably showed a sense of expectation and joy. Apparently, old man Liu Rui had announced the identity of the new leader to them.

"Have you decided?" Sitting around a warm fire in a low bungalow, the old man asked his question again meaningfully.

Tianxiang didn't speak, just nodded slightly. He picked up a piece of dry firewood and threw it into the burning fire. Under the eager gazes of several pairs of people around him, after a long while, he finally said slowly: "How many people are there in the tribe now?"

"Together with you two, there are a total of one hundred and twenty-six people." The old man happily touched the sparse beard on his chin: "It's just that most of them are old people and children."

(Sweat! The opinions put forward by the book friends are quite pertinent, and Lao Hei also discovered the problems. I will definitely modify them! However, according to the original settings, there may be deviations. However, I hope everyone will support me as always!)