At this time, there were screams and screams outside, and people were already dead and missing. No one dared to go out.
The only ones who could remain calm were Chen Xiao and a few other companions. After all, Chen Xiao, Xu Ershao, Baicai and others have experienced being kidnapped, and their psychological endurance is stronger. Xiao Qing has been practicing martial arts since she was a child, so her demeanor is naturally different from ordinary people, and Yaya... well, it seems that she still doesn't understand what happened.
The first floor of the villa looks like a hotel lobby. Although there are howls outside at the moment, judging from the location of the sounds, it seems that those unknown beasts have no intention of approaching immediately...
"light!"
Xiao Qing suddenly said this!
This sentence immediately reminded Chen Xiao.
yes! light!
No matter for any beast, lights and fire are always things that beasts are naturally afraid of! After this prompt, Chen Xiao immediately ran over and turned on all the light switches behind the villa hall in one breath.
Not only the hall of the villa, but also the outdoor lampposts outside the villa were all lit up.
Soon, as if in response to Chen Xiao's actions, the howling sounds outside became a little more frightening, and faintly, it seemed as if the sounds were receding in the distance.
"Everyone, go to the tool room!" Chen Xiao made a decision, holding Yaya's hand, and led everyone along the corridor on the side of the hall to run towards the tool room.
The tool room is indeed, as the staff member said, the only relatively closed room here. The tool room is located on the side of the villa, only about ten steps away, and is a separate room. The door is a safety door with embedded steel plates. It is said to have certain fire protection capabilities and should be very strong.
The room is not big, only about twenty square meters. There are many cleaning utensils, buckets, brooms, mops, and vacuum cleaners placed on a row of tool racks. There are also some gardening tools, shovels, weed eaters, etc. In addition, there are some stored water pipes and spare lines.
Chen Xiao rummaged for a while and finally found something he thought was useful. First some thick work clothes. It was already midnight, and it was still quite cold on the island in the lake. He gave some work clothes to the girls. There is also a flashlight... Now everyone can have one.
As for the shovel, he took one himself, and gave another to Xu Ershao to hold, which can be used as a weapon when necessary. When he was distributing weapons, he glanced at Xiao Qing and signaled with his eyes, but Xiao Qing just smiled lightly and said that she didn't need it.
The only hazard is the windows.
The window of the tool room is not big, and indeed, as the staff said, there is a row of iron bars on the window. However, in Chen Xiao's opinion, that row of iron bars is far from strong enough! It is doubtful that an iron fence, which is only as thick as a finger, can defend itself against large beasts.
Chen Xiao thought for a moment, and worked with a few men to move the shelves in the room to block the window. Although the tool racks were also framed, they were at least better than nothing.
After a while, the howling sounds around them finally seemed to calm down, but the room was still full of panic. Some people were still calling back and forth with their mobile phones, knowing that the signal had been cut off, but they still did this. Such a futile thing, as if trying to hold on to even a glimmer of hope.
Chen Xiao sat in the corner, picked up the map of the island and looked at it carefully. Next to him, Second Young Master Xu stared at him, with some uneasiness in his eyes...
Sure enough, about half an hour later, it was already close to two o'clock in the morning.
Chen Xiao stood up and glanced at everyone: "From now on, everyone must stay here, no one should leave!"
When he said this, he walked towards the door and looked back at Second Young Master Xu: "Xiao Xu, you stay here. From now on, everyone must obey your command. Remember, no one is allowed to leave here. Hold on here until daybreak! I guess those strange animals don't dare to move during the day, and they may be safe after daybreak. No matter what, hold on for a few hours!"
"You... what about you? Do you want to..." Second Young Master Xu strode over and grabbed Chen Xiao's arm.
"I'm going out to find someone!" Chen Xiao's expression was very determined: "No matter what, Xiao Jin and Lu Xiaoxiao came with us! We can't leave them alone!!"
After hearing this, Xu Ershao's expression changed. He stared into Chen Xiao's eyes and said immediately: "Okay! I'll go with you! You can't do it alone!"
"Stop making trouble!!" Chen Xiao suddenly became angry. He suddenly pushed Second Young Master Xu to the ground with force and shouted in a low voice: "Xiao Xu! Now is not the time to act out of loyalty! Your skills are not as good as mine, go ahead It’s useless! I need to be the leader here! There are so many people here... I need a leader! You go, where is Baicai? Where is Yaya? Are you leaving them here? "
As he spoke, he winked at Second Young Master Xu.
The other staff members, both men and women, all looked panicked. Chen Xiao was worried about leaving his female companion here with these panicked people - God knows what people would do in a panic.
"I..." Baicai was about to say that she wanted to go with Chen Xiao, but Chen Xiao had already glared at her rudely: "Shut up! Baicai!" Then his voice softened a little: "I know you want to help, Then, please help me take care of you here, and take care of everyone."
Xu Ershao saw a trace of absolute determination in his best friend's eyes. He knew that Chen Xiao would never change his mind.
"Then... I should be qualified to go with you."
Xiao Qing, who was silent next to her, suddenly said this quietly.
"You?" Chen Xiao glanced at Xiao Qing.
Xiao Qing smiled faintly, her eyes bright: "Don't forget, your skills are far inferior to mine. If you can go, why can't I?"
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In this way, Chen Xiao and Xiao Qing left the tool room. Before leaving, Yaya finally seemed to feel something was wrong: "Chen Xiao... you..."
"Stay here." Chen Xiao smiled softly, hugged Yaya gently, and touched her hair: "I'm going out to find something, you have to be good, listen to Xiao Xu and Baicai, I understand. ?"
As he spoke, he leaned close to Yaya's ear and whispered in a low voice: "If you encounter danger...discharge!"
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"Where are we going?" After walking out of the tool room and walking along the corridor back to the villa lobby, Xiao Qing followed Chen Xiao and suddenly asked.
"Go back to your room first, I need to get a few things."
In Chen Xiao's room, he quickly took out his suitcase - under Xiao Qing's curious eyes, Chen Xiao put on a pair of black leather boots, a headset and monocular lenses. Wearing a leather jacket.
"It's a pity that the parallel-imported suit does not have offensive weapons." Chen Xiao was a little depressed. Glancing at Xiao Qing: "There must be a kitchen here, let's go find a knife."
"Knife? No need."
Xiao Qing suddenly turned around, pinched the belt buckle on her waist with one hand, and pulled hard...
Uh-huh!
After seeing a cold light, Xiao Qing had a slender sword in her hand! The metal texture of this sword seems to be some kind of mild steel, as thin as a piece of paper!
"Soft sword?" Chen Xiao was stunned for a moment.
"I always carry it with me." Xiao Qing didn't seem to want to say more.
Chen Xiao glanced at Xiao Qing, took out the map and spread it out without asking any more questions.
"Look, I've been thinking just now that since there are large beasts on this island, there must be a nest! But we just focused on looking for the missing people and didn't pay attention to this. I looked at the map carefully. The island is in that There is indeed a cave at the foot of the hillside, but the cave is very small and marked on the map. During the development, the cave was treated and is now used as the resort's wine cellar... "
"Wine cellar?" Xiao Qing frowned: "Have you seen that place when we were looking for it just now?"
"We didn't go there, but other staff members went there to search and said that no missing persons were found... But the problem is, I always feel that if there is a beast's cave on the island, then this place seems to be the best choice - To the beast.”
Xiao Qing was silent for a while: "Then what are you waiting for? Let's go."
The two of them just walked out of the door when they suddenly heard a "crash"!
The expressions of the two people changed slightly! This was clearly the sound of broken glass windows, and the sound came from upstairs!
"It seems that those beasts can't stand it anymore." Chen Xiaofei said quickly: "The light can't scare them for long! They started to force their way into the villa!"
"Like hunting?" Xiao Qing sneered.
The two quickly rushed to the stairs and ran back to the hall, only to see that the glass door of the hall had been shattered and there were some muddy footprints on the ground. The footprints were huge, with about three fingers and feet.
"They're coming in! Let's go quickly!" After Chen Xiao finished speaking, he took Xiao Qing's hand. The two of them rushed out of the door and came to the barbecue rack outside. Chen Xiao suddenly felt something in his heart and took it from his pocket. I took out the lighter and quickly threw it into the barbecue stove...
boom!
The flames quickly burst out. Chen Xiao picked up a pile of barbecue charcoal stored on the ground and threw them all in. Seeing the flames getting stronger, he bent down, grabbed the base of the barbecue, and lifted the barbecue. stand up!
"Let's go! This thing is best as a torch, and it can also drive away wild beasts." Chen Xiao smiled.
"I'm afraid it will attract those beasts instead." Xiao Qing sighed.
Chen Xiao stopped and said seriously: "I really think you should go back! Such a dangerous thing..."
"It seems that you really want to lure those things away on purpose, right?" Xiao Qing smiled slightly, but shook her head: "Let's go. Since I came out with you, I won't go back. Besides... they're just a few wild beasts. , I’m not afraid!”
Chen Xiao saw that Xiao Qing's eyes showed no sign of wavering, and could only sigh: "Let's go, we can't go into the woods, let's walk along the lake."
He knew very well that with so many wild beasts looking around, it was too dangerous to enter the woods. It was better to walk along the lake. The terrain was more open. If a wild beast attacked, he could still see clearly. Otherwise... Humans are in the jungle, There is absolutely no beast that knows how to take advantage of the environment.
The barbecue grill in his hand weighs several kilograms, but for Chen Xiao's C-level strength, although he can't overturn the car now, it is still very easy to walk with such an object.
The lakeside was a shoal about ten meters away from the woods. The two of them walked carefully along the lakeside for about five minutes...
"You feel it, right?" Xiao Qing suddenly said.
"Well..." Chen Xiao nodded.
In the woods more than ten meters away, amidst the rustling of leaves, Chen Xiao vaguely felt several black shadows rushing past quickly.
"Five." Xiao Qing frowned: "It seems that they have been following us, but they are probably afraid of the stove in your hand, so they don't dare to attack."
Chen Xiao held the stove in one hand and held the shovel tightly in the other.
Although a handful of charcoal was thrown into the stove, the fire could not be maintained forever. Fortunately, we soon reached the bottom of the hillside.
The cave is on the side behind the lake and is not difficult to find.
This cave has been reorganized during development. An oval row of wooden door has been left at the entrance of the cave. It is said that it can effectively prevent moisture from penetrating. The cave has also been re-paved with wooden boards. This creates a backlit space, perfect for storing some food and wine—it can be said to be a natural vault. After all, the electricity on the island relies on generators to provide drinking water. This would save more electricity than setting up an electric refrigerator.
The door of the wine cellar was not locked, so you pulled the latch and pushed it open gently. The heavy wooden door slowly opened with a creaking sound. There was a faint cold air coming out from inside, and there was a faint weird smell in the air.
"Did you smell it? It seems... a bit smelly?" Chen Xiao frowned: "Did the food inside go bad?"
The two of them had walked less than half a meter into the cave when they suddenly heard a "bang" coming from inside! !
Sounds like the glass of a wine bottle breaking? !
The two of them looked at each other and ran inside at the same time...
The cellar is not deep. After running for more than ten steps, there is a circular space inside. The walls have been treated with moisture-proof treatment, and a layer of wood is laid on the ground to prevent moisture. In the cave, the scene before us is:
A row of wine racks had been pushed down, and the ground was covered with broken wine bottles. All the wine was spilled, and the air was filled with a strong smell of alcohol... But besides that...
"Where did that fishy smell come from?" Chen Xiao frowned, shook the stove, and looked around by the light of the fire.
At this time, he suddenly felt Xiao Qing behind him holding his breath and gently poking his shoulder.
Xiao Qing's voice was a little nervous: "Up above!"
Chen Xiao looked up and saw a dark shadow curled up in the corner at the top of the cave...
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The space of the cave is about seven or eight meters high. In the corner of the circular cave, which is the farthest place from the stove in Chen Xiao's hand, a raised rock has become the best barrier to block the fire.
And just in this corner, the black shadow was finally seen clearly by Chen Xiao and Xiao Qing!
The two of them couldn't help but gasped at the same time! !
What is this? !
A pair of long wings are folded and curled up, and the body is covered with black feathers. The body hangs upside down on the roof of the cave, with its head facing down... You can clearly see that its legs have three petals and sharp hooks. It hooked into the cracks in the rocks so that its body could hang firmly on it.
The ends of its wings seem to have upper limbs that resemble human palms, and the ends of its slender claws are also sharp black bone hooks!
The most terrifying thing is its head... This head made Chen Xiao immediately certain: it is definitely not a bird!
The head is triangular, but there is not a single hair on it. The outline of the facial features easily reminds Chen Xiao of an animal that is often seen in the countryside in summer...
bat!
But this head is a little different from that of a bat. First of all, the bat's head is definitely not that big, and it is grinning at Chen Xiao and Xiao Qing below, revealing its sharp fangs, and its eyes protrude like a frog. Sharp screams came from his mouth, and there seemed to be intimidation and fear in the voice.
Besides... bats shouldn't have those long black feathers!
Judging from visual inspection, the shape of this monster is about one meter long when curled up there!
Judging from the common sense that Chen Xiao knows, it is impossible for such a large bat-like creature to appear in the south, at least in the area where K City is located!
"It seems to be afraid of us." Xiao Qing moved carefully, holding the soft sword in her hand.
Sure enough, as the two turned around, the monster above also carefully changed its angle, but its feet were always hooked on the rock crevices in the corner, and its screams became sharper and more piercing...
Suddenly, an idea suddenly occurred to Chen Xiao.
"No! It's calling for its companions!"
As soon as I said these words, I vaguely heard a burst of noise coming from outside the cave!
"Door!!" Chen Xiao quickly rushed towards the door. When he rushed to the door, he saw several black shadows outside quickly rushing over in the night!
He only had time to push his body against the door and try to close it, when a "bang bang bang bang" sound was heard outside!
A series of collisions, the force was surprisingly strong! Chen Xiao stumbled and almost couldn't hold the door! The door was knocked open through a gap, and immediately a sharp claw poked through the gap! Chen Xiao was unprepared, and his shoulder was scratched by the sharp claws, and he immediately groaned in pain! There was a bloodstain on the shoulder including the clothes and flesh!
As if stimulated by the smell of blood, a louder and sharper howl came from outside!
Finally, Chen Xiao struggled to hold the door open, and Xiao Qing's shout came from behind!
"Watch your back!"
Chen Xiao turned around and saw a black shadow rushing towards him. He could only turn his head sideways...
Take it! !
The sharp claws scratched hard on the wooden door. The thick wooden door was actually scratched with a deep mark, and even sawdust was scratched out! The monster hiding in the corner had already rushed down. It missed its catch and opened its big mouth and bit Chen Xiao's neck fiercely!
At this time, Xiao Qing had already rushed to her side. She raised her hand and stabbed him with a swipe of her sword!
Keng!
This sword was fast and accurate, and the sword edge was exactly right on Chen Xiao's neck! The monster bit the sword's edge, and Chen Xiao quickly shrank away to avoid it. And Xiao Qing had already sneered: "Die!"
With a flick of his wrist and a twist of the sword, he heard the monster's scream...
It bit the sword's edge, but as the sword's edge rotated, its mouth was immediately twisted to pieces! As the monster screamed in pain, it immediately sprang up again and quickly rushed to the top corner of the cave.
On the ground, I saw a few pieces of broken meat falling off, which seemed to be its tongue, and two sharp fangs that had been severed! !
Xiao Qing succeeded with the sword and refused to give up. She suddenly rushed towards the wall. Using inertia, she jumped onto the wall in a few steps. Then she stabbed the monster in the corner with her sword in the air!
She jumped up with a sword, her posture was extremely stretched, like a big bird! The sword light flashed, it was indeed the strength of a first-class master! Although the monster is agile, how can it be avoided? Suddenly he was stabbed in the body by a sword!
But this moment aroused its ferocity, it screamed, spread its wings, and pounced fiercely towards Xiao Qing!
Chen Xiao was on the side. Seeing that the monster was about to pounce on Xiao Qing, he quickly went up and hugged her and rolled away. In his busy schedule, he even kicked the monster.
boom!
The monster was kicked to the corner of the ground, and his head was bruised and bloody. This time, he finally had no strength to fight back.
Its face and mouth were mauled by the sword's edge, its chest was stabbed by a sword, and it was hit by Chen Xiao. Its head was blooming and covered with blood. After struggling for a few times, it could no longer get up.
Chen Xiao walked over cautiously, stretched out his legs and kicked it twice. The monster struggled away, and could only scream intimidatingly at Chen Xiao with its bloody mouth exposed, but it could no longer move.
Both young men were a little shocked. Although Xiao Qing is highly skilled in martial arts, her sword just hit the monster, but this thing was so vicious that it actually pounced upon the monster after being struck by the fatal sword. Xiao Qing was immediately at a loss - no matter how good she was, she could only A girl is bound to be a little panicked. If Chen Xiao hadn't rushed to hug her and run away, although she might not have been hurt by the monster, her face would have been disfigured.
"What the hell... what the hell is this!" Chen Xiao gasped softly - not out of exhaustion, but out of excitement.
"The body is like an eagle, the wings are like a bat, and the head is like..." Xiao Qing frowned and thought for a while: "Like a combination of a monkey and a bat."
At this moment, there was a crashing sound from the wooden door next to him, and the force of the collision was getting stronger every time! It's as if the monster outside has gone crazy and is trying to break in!
Amidst the banging sounds, the thick wooden door trembled, and dust fell from the door frame...
Chen Xiao suddenly felt something in his heart. He stared at the dying monster on the ground and gently pressed the button on the headset...
Soon, he just had a fleeting thought in his mind and tried it without any hope. Unexpectedly, the detector actually reacted to this monster!
A video screen quickly appeared on the lens of the left eye, and then a series of symbols and numbers flashed quickly...
owl.
Grade: D grade.
Good at attack skills, with C-level strength and C-level speed. Endurance level D. Intelligence level E. Energy level E level.
A known class in the database, a primary form of biochemical beast. Good at jumping, flying and attacking with minions.
Special power: bloodthirsty evolution.
A large list of symbols flowed quickly below, all of which were analysis of this monster's body, strength, outline, bones, body shape, etc. The data was actually very comprehensive! !
The last string of text is:
"Currently known biochemical beasts, the system determines: hostile!"
Biochemical beast? hostility