Chapter 734: Intermediate Road

This mass of thing rushed to the front of Chen Chuan extremely quickly, but when it took another step forward and was about to rush into his attack range, it suddenly made a buzzing sound and flew to the other side.

It kept circling around him from a distance, sometimes getting closer, sometimes moving away, as if trying to tempt him to take action.

Chen Chuan saw clearly that these creatures were small, ferocious-looking birds with sharp beaks and teeth, a flamboyant ruff of feathers around their necks. Each one was only slightly larger than the tip of a finger, and at first glance one might mistake them for insects.

This kind of bird seems to be very agile, and they actually move in a group together, flying, turning and moving as if they were one body, and not a single one falls when they turn rapidly.

He just tried to use his mental power to attack it, but it had little effect. It seemed that these things had a strong ability to resist mental power.

After circling around him for more than ten times, the birds seemed to see that he was standing still, so they tried to get closer. However, once they were within a certain distance, they seemed to sense danger and flew away quickly with a buzzing sound.

But although it dodged, it did not go too far away, as if it was always looking for opportunities and flaws to launch attacks.

Chen Chuan looked up and saw such a huge group of them, almost forming a dark cloud. There were at least tens of thousands of them. If he used force and knives to deal with them, it would be useless even if he killed a few of them.

He told Chao Ming, who was circling in the sky, not to get close and to stay as far away as possible. Then he walked to the two-wheeled motor vehicle alone, opened his bag, and took out the thunder cannon produced by Longyin Company.

This thing was a semi-biological firearm. Once it was fastened to his arm, the biological parts immediately began to wriggle on their own, quickly fitting onto his arm and clinging to his shoulder, locking the tail end firmly in place.

His hand just happened to grasp the trigger of the Thunderbolt Cannon. It was not operated by fingers, but was held by the palm of the hand, and the elbow was needed to cooperate with the force when operating it.

Because the medicine bag had been packed in advance, he stood still after placing this thing.

After waiting for a while, the flock of birds rushed towards him again, but just like before, they did not continue to approach when they were within a certain distance, but flapped their wings and flew away.

At this time, Chen Chuan seemed to have predicted it. He turned his arm holding the thunder cannon in the direction the flock of birds avoided, and then pulled the lever suddenly.

With a bang, a flash of fire spurted out from the muzzle of the gun.

A large amount of shotgun shells sprayed out from the muzzle, forming two conical spray surfaces within fifty or sixty meters in front of him. All the strange birds in this range disappeared in an instant, and only the broken fragments were sprayed out.

Chen Chuan did not stop there. He turned around and fired another shot at the remaining strange birds. Then he turned again and fired another shot. In an instant, he fired four shots in four directions, basically covering all the flying directions of this group of strange birds.

After he stopped, none of the flying strange birds could be seen. The air around him was filled with the smell of gunpowder. When the white smoke and the lingering sound from the muzzle of the gun slowly subsided, all he could see was the ground covered with blasted flesh and blood. Only a few scattered feathers were stuck to the rotten flesh and blood, trembling rapidly under the airflow.

At this time, the ground suddenly became softer, and small creatures like ants emerged from the ground, then gathered together to bite the residue and drilled into the ground again. Even the soil stained with blood was not wasted and was collected and moved together.

In just a moment, all traces of the existence of these strange birds disappeared.

Chen Chuan just took a look and ignored it. These little things usually do not cause any harm to living things. However, these insects and ants do not seem to be afraid of mental shock.

Most of the creatures he encountered along the way were afraid of mental impact. He wondered what the difference was. Was it due to their unique structure, or some other reason? This was something worth exploring.

But there is no time for that now.

He looked down at the thunder cannon in his hand again. It was labeled as a gun, but it was actually a small cannon.

It is indeed very useful at close range, and there are a total of twenty-four medicine bags. If you fill two at a time, you can fire twelve times in a row.

If it is combined with an appropriate speed and a few close-range blows to the face, people without sufficient protection will be seriously injured on the spot. Even a fighter of the third level will not be able to withstand it without the strength of horizontal training.

It is not easy to maintain balance in battle with this thing, especially when encountering an opponent of the same level. It is almost impossible to give you a chance to adjust, and it is very easy to be destroyed. Therefore, although it has sufficient lethality, its actual application is not high.

But in certain specific situations, it is very useful.

He knocked on the shoulder twice, and the winding rope on it loosened. After pulling his hand back, he put the gun away and put it back into the bag on the side.

This encounter must have been deliberately arranged by the Consortium and others.

In fact, he just felt that the camp had been left here for quite some time. According to the situation in the fusion area, it would not be in the same condition as when they left. Even if they had sprinkled medicine powder and insect repellent, they would have expired.

This state can only be maintained if there is some kind of creature here that regards this place as its territory.

Those small birds are really hard to deal with for ordinary people. They can neither be driven away nor killed. If it were just that, it would be fine, as fighters have plenty of physical strength. But the problem is that once they get entangled in the fusion area at night, or come to destroy your rest facilities and environment, it will be a different story. Almost no one can withstand it.

The fact that the consortium can actually make use of these strange birds is not a simple method, but there should also be many limitations.

While thinking, he climbed into the car and continued to follow the traces left by the consortium and others.

Towards evening he saw the second camp.

Similarly, the existence of the camp itself means that the people from the alliance must have left some backup plan.

He looked at the sky and decided to find a place to stay before nightfall. This place was actually quite good, spacious enough, and there was still a lot of spare firewood and fuel left next to the fire that had been used before.

He parked the two-wheeled motor vehicle aside, asked Chao Ming to keep watch overhead, and walked into the camp step by step with the Xuejun Knife in his hand.

I don’t know what I will encounter this time.

I can feel that the surrounding woods and streams are relatively quiet, different from when I came here. Even the sounds of birds and insects are barely heard. It seems that the things hidden here are not simple.

He looked towards the center of the camp, where there was a larger tent, but it had collapsed at this moment, as if it was covering something.

As he got closer, the thing inside seemed to be startled. The tent suddenly lifted up and then let out a low roar, shaking the stones on the ground and making them jump.

There were six eyes flashing under the tent, and a very strong smell of blood could be smelled from a distance.

Chen Chuan stood there calmly. Judging from the sound and size, it was a very large beast. The thing stared at him for a while and seemed very cautious. It did not rush up immediately, but lowered its body and slowly retreated.

Just as it made this move, its eyes seemed to become blank for a moment, and then suddenly revealed a fierce light, and it rushed towards him with a roar. Its huge body brought up a strong airflow, but the tent seemed to be sewn to its body and was not thrown off.

Chen Chuan held the Snow King Sword motionlessly. When the monster came over, it suddenly leaped forward. Before it landed, the Snow King Sword, which had not been unsheathed, chopped down from the front at a speed beyond Chen Chuan's observation ability. With a bang, it hit Chen Chuan's forehead.

Because the monster was rushing forward at a high speed, it was blocked and even stopped in the air for a moment. However, its huge weight and momentum were not able to push Xue Jundao even a little bit. After what seemed to be a breath or two, it fell to the ground with a loud bang.

At this time, his brain tissue and bones had been completely shattered by the impact of the force, and he lay there like a ball of mud.

At this time, Chen Chuan put the Xuejun Knife aside, bent down and stretched out his hand to pull open the inside of the tent, and saw that there were indeed many esoteric ritual patterns painted on it.

In order to enhance the effect of the ceremony, they first skinned the beast, whose name was unknown, and then sewed the tent on its body.

Compared with the previous camp, this is another style.

He identified the pattern. The style was somewhat similar to the rituals of the primitive people. Were they from the Linax Federation?

Because after the First People were massacred and absorbed, many things that originally belonged to them fell into the hands of the Linax people.

From this perspective, the people from the Union and the Linax Federation are indeed acting together.

It seems that we will catch up soon, but at the end of the day, the fuel of the two-wheeled motor vehicle is almost used up. As we go deeper, the forest becomes denser and the road becomes more difficult to walk. It seems that we will have to walk from tomorrow.

After thinking about it, he dragged the body out of the camp. After returning, he checked the inside and outside of the camp again. After confirming that there was nothing unusual, he cleaned up the place simply, used the surrounding materials to rekindle several campfires, sprinkled the powder again, and then chose a drier location to set up the tent.

After everything was done, it was not completely dark yet, but he was ready to start practicing. He called Chao Ming back, zipped up the tent, then raised the Xuejun Sword and cut a crack with it, and sat down there.

When practicing in the Land of Fusion, the spiritual power progresses very quickly. Of course, this is also partly due to the existence of the crack in the World Ring. If it is filled, even if the crack can be cut open, it will probably be subject to certain restrictions.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think that the continuous dispersion of pure energy in the past few months must have caused a lot of impact around the world, and many fighters who originally had no hope of promotion might be able to find a way out.

The world is changing, and more and more talented people are emerging. This is a good thing for fighting against another world, but the struggle for resources will inevitably intensify. Seizing the relics can perhaps be seen as a continuation of this struggle.

He stared at the crack in front of him, stuck the Xuejun Knife into the ground on one side, and then used the spiritual power he had accumulated to welcome the essence and unknown coming from the other side.

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(End of this chapter)