In the underground world, the number of living things is unimaginable.
Basically, at least one giant insect appears every ten or so meters.
Come to think of it, bugs exist in large numbers no matter which world they are in.
Bugs above ground level are only tiny, so they are often overlooked.
But in this underground world, the size of the bugs can easily be three or four meters long, larger than Mimi Silver King.
There were also those strange appearances. Every time Xu Xin saw them, he would feel a little uncomfortable physically.
Big bugs and the like do look much scarier than big brown bears and tigers.
Although their lethality should not be that strong.
After all, most bugs feel soft.
Except for those big beetles.
He didn't walk very fast, but moved through the jungle at a relatively constant speed.
The underground world also has soil.
These vines and giant plant-type monsters all grow in the soil.
but…
Xu Xin squatted down and grabbed a handful of soil.
The soil is dark red.
Completely Contaminated Soil (Gray): Soil infected by an unknown force has been completely eroded and is of no use to survivors.
Is it true
He just used his ability to look around and found that the soil here was completely colorless.
The ground was covered with gray, useless soil.
“Hmm…?” Coco also used her little paws to fiddle with the dark red soil in his hand.
Xu Xin was slightly confused.
So, where did this soil come from
underground…
Shouldn't there be soil
Isn’t soil a substance that only exists on the surface of the earth
Could it be that someone moved it underground
Shaking his head and stopping thinking about it, Xu Xin stood up and continued walking forward.
The surrounding area is not entirely gray, contaminated soil.
There are also many blue-level resources here.
For example, any stone on the ground is blue level.
However, Xu Xin was too lazy to pick up these things. Li Wenxi had complained to him more than once about the byproducts of mining, such as too many stones.
There were already too many stones to use up, so he didn't waste any more time.
He quickened his pace because he found that this road was much easier to walk than Xu Xin had imagined.
The behemoths and large monsters around him seemed to have no interest in him.
Every five or six hundred meters, there would be one or two giant beasts that were at least twenty or thirty meters tall.
Although these giant beasts look extremely ferocious, they will not kill each other and will keep a relatively long distance from each other.
It looks like they have divided their own territories, do not invade each other, and seem to be quite harmonious.
The creatures in this underground world should have really formed a food web of their own.
Foreign humans like Xu Xin are not on their menu at all, and they don't provoke them, so they basically don't care. Entering their territory is not an invasion at all.
It's like a tiger wouldn't think it's an invasion of a butterfly flying into its territory.
It’s too weak, and I don’t know if it tastes good or not. Even if it tastes good, it’s not good enough to fill my stomach, so I’m not interested in it.
So, he felt, it didn't matter if he didn't wear the Hidden Man cloak.
As long as he didn't run too fast and arouse the curiosity of the beast, nothing would go wrong.
This is the best.
Although he thought so, he still walked carefully.
After all, there are too many monsters in this underground world.
You never know which giant beast will be more curious and attack him.
For example, now, about two hundred meters in front of his left, there is a giant rhinoceros the size of a heavy truck lying on the ground.
It lay on a pile of struggling mutant vines, its body motionless, and nibbled on the moving vines leisurely.
The mutant vines that were not suppressed in the surrounding area launched all kinds of whip-like and stabbing attacks on the giant rhino, but the rhino didn't care at all.
Because these attacks could not cause any damage to its skin which was as thick as armor.
Not even a trace is left.
After observing for a while, Xu Xin let out a breath.
It's too strong. He has no way of dealing with it.
Perhaps, Ma Hongwei's new heavy crossbow, the delayed explosive heavy crossbow, can cause damage to this rhino.
Keep moving forward.
There is more than just a huge rhino ahead.
Because, from a distance, he heard the sound of trickling water coming from the front.
There are also rivers and lakes in the underground world.
Xu Xin took two steps but was stopped by Coco's "嘤".
Its little paws rested on his chest armor, and its little head kept shaking: "Hmm..."
It seems that it is very dangerous over there, Coco can feel it.
No matter whether it is above ground or underground, any living thing cannot survive without water. Therefore, various living things usually gather near rivers and lakes.
Including powerful beasts.
There are dangers on the river bank, that's for sure.
but…
"There's nothing we can do, Coco. We have to cross this river." Xu Xin looked ahead. "This river blocks our way."
“Hmm…” Coco cried softly, expressing her helplessness.
Although there were only thorny vines in front of me and the river was not in sight, the sound of the trickling water, the splashing water, and even the sound of something unknown jumping into the water with a splash, all came from the front.
This front includes all directions ahead.
This means that the river is right in front of them.
Keep moving forward.
Because of his enhanced hearing, even though he was underground and could no longer use a map to observe the surrounding situation, he was still able to identify the locations of surrounding animals through hearing.
Most of them are just bugs, nothing to worry about.
Along the way, not only the giant beasts but also the big insects had no desire to attack him.
Soon, he walked to a place only thirty or forty meters away from the river and saw the river.
"嘤!" Coco cried out in surprise.
"... This is really..." Xu Xin frowned slightly.
The river is very wide, at least fifty meters wide.
It was much wider than the stream next to his tree house.
The river is not turbulent and the flow is steady.
But from this point on, there was nothing unusual.
But the biggest anomaly is the color of the river.
The water flowing in the entire river appeared light red under the bright white light in the sky.
That’s right, this river is no ordinary river!
This must be a polluted river!
This can be seen from the vegetation along the river.
Xu Xin had been walking for so long, and most of the thorny vines he encountered were ordinary, non-mutated vines, and the number of mutated vines was relatively small.
But on this river bank, all the vines are mutated vines!
The branches of these vines stood up and swayed constantly in the air.
The giant rhinoceros was eating this mutated vine just now.
Compared to the mutated vines on the ground, these vines by the river are not much thicker, with a diameter of less than 20 centimeters, which is not much different from the vines that Xu Xin encountered on the ground, which were enhanced in special areas.
Moreover, the blood patterns on their bodies were not as bright as the special areas on the ground, but rather dim.
These vines are probably at the bottom of the food chain in this underground world, right
Equivalent to the grass on the ground.
Although this underground world has non-mutated vines, just like the vine bush where Xu Xin was hiding just now, it is a pile of non-mutated vines.
But he didn't seem to have seen any other creatures eating the non-mutated vines.
Whether it is giant beasts, giant insects, or herbivorous animals, they basically eat these mutated vines.
It feels like they need to use these mutated vines to supplement something, something that ordinary vines don't have.
Thinking of the madness of these underground creatures when the Silver King appeared, Xu Xin seemed to understand.
"… Is it still mutant energy?" Xu Xin said to himself.
These behemoths truly lack mutation energy.
In their eyes, things without mutant energy are not worth even looking at.
For example, Xu Xin now.
He felt relieved again.
This is all thanks to Lou Feier and his bracelet, otherwise, he probably wouldn't be as relaxed as he is now.
I just hope nothing happens to Lou Feier.
Gripping the halberd tightly in his hand, he walked towards the vines.
"Ying...!" Coco suddenly cried out, and at the same time, he stopped.
He heard the splashing sound of something emerging from the water.
Through the gaps in the vines, he saw a three-meter-long black beetle crawling out of the river.
Just out of the water, its body was shining, and the two black horns on its head also reflected a metallic luster.
Then, he walked towards him.
… Is this guy coming for him? !
It quickly approached the vines.
At this time, the rhythmic vines rose up and attacked the pure black beetle!
However, it is impossible for those at the bottom of the food chain to turn things around.
Even if it was just a relatively "ordinary" giant black beetle.
The two horns on the beetle's head didn't move at all. The mutant vines hit them and cut them into two pieces just like they were hit by a knife.
However, those thorny mutant vines were completely unable to break the beetle's defense.
The pitch-black shell was like an extremely strong alloy, and these mutated vines could not leave any traces on it.
"How pitiful..."
"Hmm..."
These mutated vines that are so domineering on the ground and act as killers of survivors in dangerous areas are surprisingly so humble in this underground world.
This is really unbeatable.
The vines still wanted to fight with the beetle. Countless vines wrapped around the black beetle, trying to tie it up.
But the beetle immediately spread its wings and flew!
Xu Xin's eyes widened.
This beetle has wings! I didn't notice it at all!
Under the high-frequency vibration, the vines on the surrounding left and right were crushed into powder!
An entrance of about four meters was also cleared on the riverside.
The other vines didn't dare to attack the beetle anymore. They just silently shrank back and continued to sway.
The beetle slowly landed on the ground, folded its wings, turned back to its original appearance, and walked towards Xu Xin and Keke again.
“Hmm…” Coco shrank in Xu Xin’s arms.
Xu Xin took out his halberd, held it tightly in his hand, and stood still.
Once the beetle attacks, he can fight back directly.
However, he had no intention of attacking.
After all, there are dangers everywhere here, and it would be really tiresome to create enemies for yourself.
Moreover, insects usually live in groups. If killing one attracts a bunch of them, then he will be really finished.
Is this guy really coming for him
Why did it emerge from the river
But things didn't seem to be what he imagined.
The pitch-black beetle, which was at least three meters long, passed by him.
Just as it passed by, the pitch-black beetle tilted its head to look at him, and its mouthparts opened and closed slightly.
The wings vibrated slightly, making a somewhat clear sound.
Then, the giant beetle ignored Xu Xin, turned its head and crawled away.
“…嘤?” Coco looked at the giant beetle’s back, tilted her little head, and cried out with some confusion.
Xu Xin breathed a sigh of relief.
This giant beetle dealt with the vines so easily, its true strength must be very strong.
If he were fighting alone, he wouldn't be afraid, but there are so many monsters around, it's better not to fight.
So, this big beetle just came to the river to drink water
“Bing!” Keke pushed Xu Xin, pointed at the big beetle that had just left, and then gestured with her two little paws, “Bing, ing, ing!”
Xu Xin was slightly stunned, and then Tong Kong shrank.
He turned around suddenly and looked at the giant black beetle.
But in just a few seconds, the beetle disappeared.
"...You mean, the beetle made a sound just now to tell us... not to enter the river, otherwise it will be dangerous?"
"Bing!"