The smell is not very good.
The bat poop on the ground already had a thick layer, some looked old, and some were a little fresher. It means that there are big bats here every day, but I haven't seen them for the time being. Maybe they will come again at night.
There are many large cracks on the inner wall of the pit, ranging from one meter to eight or nine meters wide. There are some sounds coming through the cracks, which are the bat calls that Mai and the others heard before. Some of the bat calls can be heard by everyone. And some, beyond the hearing ability of the junior totem warriors, only the mid-level totem warriors like Mai can hear them, and perhaps, there are some sounds that even Mai and the others have never heard.
The sound of the rapid airflow was always there, and it sounded every once in a while, very rhythmically, but only Shao Xuan could hear it.
Although the sound of the bats came from these wide cracks, it sounded a little far away. It was because of this that Mai and the others allowed the people above the pit to come down, but they also reminded them to be careful not to make big noises. sound.
There are claw marks around the crack, similar to those found on the stones at the water point. The hook-like claws of those big bats can cling tightly to the cracks of the rock and move flexibly.
"Acheng!" Qi whispered.
Ball found a stone knife on the ground around the crevice, belonging to the missing warrior.
"It seems that they were indeed caught here and entered from here." Cheng looked at the large crack several meters wide, his eyes were wicked, and he wanted to kill all those things. However, now is not a good time, there are still too few people brought over, and there are too many other parties.
There are gaps all around the inner wall of the pit, and these can't help but remind him of the caves located all over the mountain when they tracked those things before. Perhaps, those caves are connected to the gaps here.
They don't know how long the gap is and where it extends, so they can only guess. However, the abnormal behavior of those things is similar, and their speculation is more than half of the possibility.
Shao Xuan continued to stare at the ground under his feet, and at the same time, felt the direction of the totem flame in his mind.
Unlike when he was outside the pit just now, at this moment, the flames on the totem did not face, but just rolled and rolled very violently.
Others feel more or less, but it is not as obvious as Shao Xuan. They only think that the reason for being too nervous in this place is to guard against possible crises, and they will not think in the direction of the totem.
Shao Xuan raised his foot and walked slowly.
He didn't walk fast, and he was very careful with every step. Others thought that Shao Xuan was trying not to make any noise, but in addition, Shao Xuan was still feeling the changes brought about by each step.
Something affected the totem, and according to the totem's reaction, it was very similar to the item mentioned on the animal skin scroll Wu showed him. It may be on the inner stone wall of the pit, or it may be under your feet, or even more than one place.
However, this tiankeng is too big, and it is necessary to prevent the crisis that may arise at any time. It is impossible to investigate carefully one by one. You can only feel it roughly to see if you can judge the approximate location.
One step… Two steps… Ten steps…
Suddenly, Shao Xuan stopped.
right here!
Shao Xuan squatted down and scraped off some bat droppings on the surface with a stone knife, exposing the ground at the bottom of the pit.
The ground below is very hard, much harder than ordinary stones. It is no wonder that there are so few plants growing. In the surrounding area, there are only a few sporadic grasses. It can grow in this kind of place, and the vitality of the grass is also high. Tenacious enough.
The rock-like ground was hard. Shao Xuan tested the hardness a little. His tooth knife could dig a piece of the stone surface.
Not too dirty, Shao Xuan put his hand on the ground, feeling the source of the totem that made the totem in his mind active.
It's not far away, it's just under his hand, and as soon as he digs, he can dig it out. But in that case, the resulting movement will be big.
At this moment, Shao Xuan heard a low growl from Caesar above.
"Uncle Mai! Something is coming from the sky!" Shao Xuan said.
After Caesar warned Shao Xuan, he quickly jumped to hide under a leaf of the vine, so that things flying in the sky would not easily find it.
"hidden!"
Mai and Chengdu greeted their soldiers and quickly found a place to hide.
Needless to say, the others responded quickly, finding vines or other plants to block them.
Thirty people, quickly hidden, from the outside, it is extremely difficult to find their traces.
After a while, there was a sound in the sky.
Shao Xuan looked through the gaps between the leaves, and there were several brown-black bats flying down from the sky. They were very large, and the smallest one had a wingspan of more than five meters.
The two of them, together, were holding the bighorned deer. It appears that they attacked a herd of bighorned deer.
I heard that the big-horned deer herd has migrated from this place before, but I don't know if these big bats attacked another big-horned deer herd, or they directly chased and killed the deer that had already migrated.
After flying down from above, they came to a wide stone crevice. The big bats grabbed their prey and flew in, one by one, and disappeared into the dark crevice. However, during the whole process, a dark brown, The big bat with much thicker hair stopped outside the stone crevice and looked into the pit.
Compared with vision, their sense of smell and hearing are actually stronger. It didn't see anything abnormal, but it smelled different odors.
The mouth opened, revealing sharp-edged fangs, and the specialized nose moved, making a sound that most people can't hear, and then slammed against the stone wall, spread its wings, and flew to one place like a gust of wind.
Among the people who came over, the one who hid the closest to it was right there!
has been discovered! !
The people hiding there had to pick up spears to resist, and this also meant that they would no longer be able to hide here, and had to leave as soon as possible, and the number of bats here was much larger than theirs.
"Let's go!!" Cheng shouted lowly, signaling everyone to leave quickly. These guys, once they spot someone, will summon other companions, and soon more will fly over. Now that there are few of them, they must leave quickly.
Shao Xuan ran to the place he had dug just now, his arm was charged, he waved the stone knife, the shadow of the knife flashed, and he slashed several times in a short moment.
Bang bang bang!
Stone chips splash.
The things below were also dug out.
Holding it tightly in his hands, not caring about anything else, Shao Xuan stomped on the ground with both feet and quickly retreated, not caring how much bat shit was on his trouser legs, and ran to the vine and climbed up along the vine like a monkey.
When Shao Xuan was digging the ground just now, Mai heard the sound and looked over. At this sight, his head was almost smoked with anger.
What the hell happened to this kid? ! Even a rare herb is more important than life? If you don't run for your life at this time, you even go to dig something! !
Fortunately, Shao Xuan's movements were fast. From digging the ground to escaping along the vines, it took less than a breath of time, and he did not lag behind others.
Out of the pit, Cheng led people and ran towards the first stronghold of the cave.
"Get out of here now!"
There was a sharp cry from the Tiankeng. Everyone heard the sound. Looking back, the scalp could not help but feel numb.
In the sky above the big pit, big bats flapped their wings, and more bats kept flying out. densely packed.
Speed up and start running for your life.
Everyone didn't walk up the mountain this time, and there were few trees on the mountain, so it was better to walk down the forest, where some fierce beasts could be pulled over to block them. Compared to the group of bats, they felt that the beasts in the forest were much cuter.
Of course, pulling the beast also depends on the type. If pulling out that kind of beast will not only cause trouble for those bats, but will block his own escape, then he will kill himself.
The group of bats chased for a while, and everyone in the hunting team hid again, and also attracted the beasts to come out to cause trouble, so they gave up and did not continue their pursuit.
Even if they didn't see the group of bats continue to chase, everyone didn't stop, and they ran to the hunting area they were familiar with before slowing down.
Here, they have to take a moment to make sure that there are no bats to follow, otherwise, if they are followed by those bats to the cave nest of the first stronghold, it will be troublesome.
"How is it?" Mai looked at Cheng and Qi, who were carefully observing the movement around him.
"I didn't follow." Cheng replied.
Looking at Caesar again, the wolf's reaction really didn't look like there was big trouble around.
Everyone was gasping for breath.
After counting the number of people, it was confirmed that there were not many people. Mai Xin was a little calmer, but when he saw Shao Xuan, the fire floated again.
After striding over, Mai grabbed Shao Xuan's animal skin coat and said angrily: "You want to die! What is it worth digging for you?! Do you know that you were almost caught and eaten by them! I should let you stay. outside!"
It was rare for Mai to have such a big temper. He regarded Shao Xuan as his junior. Last year, when Shao Xuan had an accident, he regretted not paying much attention. Fortunately, Shao Xuan was safe and sound. But today, Shao Xuan, who has always behaved well and obeyed orders, would actually do such a thing. In such an emergency situation, why is it worth taking such a risk
Qiu sat on the ground panting, shook his head, and thought to himself, "Fortunately, it's not from my own team, otherwise, I'd definitely have to beat him first."
Shao Xuan, who was picked up by his clothes, was also stunned. From the first day he joined the hunting team, he had never seen Mai made such a big temper. However, Mai is for his own good, not pure blame, just because too concerned.
Lang Ga wanted to step forward to persuade him a few words, but as soon as he moved, he was stared at by Mai Ji, and smiled embarrassingly, and did not dare to go forward.
"What is worth doing like this! What you dug, take it out!" If it weren't for the current environment, Mai would probably roar loudly.
"I'm sorry, I was really impulsive." Shao Xuan also knew that he was a little too hasty, and he must be calm next time.
Saying that, Shao Xuan stretched out his fist, palm facing up, and in front of Mai, slowly opened his five fingers to reveal what was caught in his palm.
"It's just a..." Seeing what was in Shao Xuan's palm, Mai suddenly thought of something. He didn't finish a word, as if someone was strangling his neck, he was stuck there, his face flushed red, and his breathing was almost stagnant for a moment. , as if not believing what he saw.
Qi stood up and wanted to take a closer look. Unexpectedly, as soon as he got up, he was pulled over by Cheng who stepped forward quickly.
Pushing aside the ballast in front of him, Cheng stared at the red crystal block in Shao Xuan's hand. Like Mai, his eyes were red. I don't know if it was because he was too excited, or because of the reflection from the small spar. Light rendering effect.
"Fire Crystal..."