Chapter 106 Mutated Mantis

The end result was that not only did they have to pay a fine, but their hunting licenses were also revoked. In short, to quote a phrase from Starnet, they were in big trouble!

It doesn't matter if you dig up some ground, but it will ruin your own job. It really proves the saying that you lose the big picture for the sake of the small.

Not only that, all hunting team captains received a notice with a clear warning that such incidents would not be allowed to happen again.

Everyone knew this unfortunate hunting team had been used to stop a loophole, and they began to tease them as the "land-clearing squad." Others called them fools, asking how could they do such a thing in an officially sanctioned hunting ground? They'd be reported sooner or later if they were caught. If they were going to do it, they should go to a wild hunting ground. Those uninhabited, primitive planets were free to do whatever they wanted. As long as they didn't clear all the land, who would care?

Of course, this kind of talk is all private. This kind of unspoken rule within the industry isn't meant to be spoken openly. Everyone does it this way, and it's all understood. But when you encounter a fool who's so open about it, even a god can't save them.

You deserve to be punished.

Since it's none of our business, we just mind our own business and watch the fun while discussing that eating in an ugly way will bring bad luck.

Seven looked at the notice and suddenly said: "I don't think something is right. How did they find the mutant mantis larvae?" Generally speaking, animals will hide their young to prevent them from being discovered by predators, and mutant animals are particularly prominent in this regard.

For example, mutant mantises will secrete a special substance to cover their eggs or larvae all over their bodies and then hide them. This substance has the function of isolating odors, and even using a search engine may not be able to find them.

Such a hard-to-find larvae was actually found by the hunting team ahead of them, and not only did they find it but they also successfully captured it, and the mother mantis didn't even stand guard nearby. This was very strange.

Because the mutant mantises live in families, the mother mantis will guard the baby mantises and protect them after they hatch, while the task of finding food is given to the male mantis. Unless something unexpected happens to the male mantis, the female mantis will not leave her nest casually.

"Captain, are you overthinking this?" Everyone in the hunting team thought the captain was overthinking it. It was no secret that mutant mantises would abandon their cubs for some reason. Without the mother's protection, the cubs would naturally be exposed.

"But I still feel something is wrong." Seven always felt that something bad was going to happen.

"What could possibly happen? This is a hunting ground, and there are inspection teams everywhere. If there was any problem, they would have discovered it long ago. How could they let us in?"

"Seventh brother, do you really think there is a problem?" At asked Seven seriously. He is Seven's brother and the eighth child in the family. He is usually an invisible person in the team, but he absolutely obeys Seven's words.

He took Seven's words seriously. He frowned and said, "Seventh Brother's sixth sense is always very accurate. If he says there's a problem, he's probably right."

"Think about it, has there ever been a time when Seventh Brother's feelings were wrong?"

At's words reminded his teammates of past events. Seven's sixth sense was indeed quite accurate; whenever something serious happened, he sensed it in advance and avoided it. The fact that their Howling Mercenary Group had been able to maintain a five-year zero-casualty streak was due to the carefulness of their leader, Seven. Otherwise, this streak wouldn't have been possible.

No one wants to have an accident. As the breadwinners of their families, they are the backbone of their families. It is hard to imagine what the family would be like if they had an accident.

Thinking of this, everyone took Seven's words seriously and changed their casual attitude to become cautious.

It is also because this is an official hunting ground, and there are inspection teams and rescue teams stationed here, so people feel that it is safe here and relax.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Wen Le and Jin Cancan were also affected and became nervous for a moment. Wen Le glanced around and came close to Seven and asked, "Is there really a problem?"

Seven nodded seriously: "I have a bad feeling."

"Everyone, be alert!" Seven whispered, "Let's retreat!"

He had a premonition that he could not stay here any longer and had to leave quickly, otherwise something terrible might happen.

I don’t know if it was a psychological effect, but the surroundings seemed to become quiet all of a sudden, even the chirping of insects and birds disappeared.

Everyone's heart suddenly rose to their throat.

Buzz buzz buzz.

The sound came from far away and got closer. At first, they thought it was a mosquito, but as they listened, they felt something was wrong. Now, without Seven saying anything, everyone knew that trouble was coming and their faces changed drastically.

Someone yelled, "Run!" and as if a switch had flipped, everyone turned and sprinted back down the path they'd trodden. As long as they were out of the forest, they'd be safe. The path they'd taken was relatively safe, as they'd already cleared any dangerous objects along the way, saving them a considerable amount of time.

At times like this, every extra second counts.

"Everyone, watch your step and don't get separated!" Getting separated at this time is the most dangerous. If they stay together, they might be able to escape. If they are caught alone, there will be no way to survive.

Seven was guarding the rear while reminding everyone. The latter part was actually meant for Wen Le, mainly because he was a new member and had not yet developed enough tacit understanding with his teammates. Seven was afraid that Wen Le would run around in panic and get separated from everyone else.

They were the ones who brought the people out, so they must bring them back safely.

After that, he turned on his computer and sent a distress signal to the rescue team, and comforted his teammates: "The rescue team will be here soon, everyone hold on a little longer."

In any case, as long as they hold on until the rescue team arrives, they will be saved.

Jin Cancan, leveraging his four-legged superiority, ran in front, leaving the others a considerable distance behind. But as he ran, he turned back, grabbed Wen Le's clothes, and swung him onto his back before dashing off again. As for flying, he wouldn't do it unless absolutely necessary, as it was too energy-consuming. He needed to conserve his energy for the next unexpected event.

"I'm so heavy!" Jin Cancan complained as they ran while carrying Wen Le on their backs. "Not only are your legs short and you can't run fast, but you're also so heavy. I think you're the one who needs to lose weight the most!"

Humph, finally he got the chance to take revenge. Let’s see if the owner will be embarrassed to call him fat again in the future!

He's a handsome young man among tigers! His figure is just right. He's well-proportioned, not fat!

Wen Le hugged Da Miao tightly to prevent himself from being thrown off. He didn't take his words seriously at all. At this time, being criticized wouldn't hurt him. If it made him happy, then he could say it.

However, he still felt very relieved in his heart. At this critical moment, this guy did not abandon him and run away. Compared with before, this treatment was improved by more than one level.

Although they are running for their lives now, they are still happy in their hearts.

As for Seven and the others, who could only rely on their own two legs, seeing this scene, they were filled with envy and wished they could raise a big cat themselves. As expected, hard work pays off, and it was evident in times like this. Being able to save one's life at a critical moment was better than anything else.

Wen Le didn't just run for himself, but threw a few bottles of medicine and detoxification patches behind him: "This is the insecticide I recently prepared, please spray more.

Not only did he ask Seven and the others to spray, he also sprayed himself and Jin Cancan: "I have made a lot of this insecticide, you can spray more and don't worry!"

Wen Le made this insecticide specifically for this hunt, to prevent mosquito bites. I'd forgotten about making it because the trip had gone smoothly and there had been no mosquito bites. Now that I remembered, I quickly took it out and shared it with everyone.

Upon hearing this, Seven and the others hurriedly caught the detoxification patches and insecticides thrown by Wen Le. They skillfully tore open the patches and put them on their noses, while spraying insecticides all around.

In just a moment, the buzzing sound got closer. Everyone could even feel the slight vibration coming from all around them.

This is quite a big commotion.

Everyone's face looked bitter. The noise was quite loud, and just hearing the sound made people feel scared.

The sound was getting closer and closer. Wen Le couldn't help but look back. His face changed with fear: "What is that?!"

Holy crap! This was the first time in his life he had ever seen a mantis as big as a human. It also had a metallic sheen all over it, making it look tough to deal with.

There are still a lot of such mantises!

One was scary enough, but a swarm came. From a distance I thought they were locusts, they flew so fast.

Wen Le now had time to think about whether a mantis could fly. This was the first time he had seen a mantis that could fly so well since he grew up.

Seven and the others also turned their heads and looked behind them. This look almost scared them to death.

Who can tell them why the mutant mantises are moving out in droves? They're still looking for food, like they've been starving for half a month and were suddenly released.

The mutant mantises are quite powerful. They can still deal with one or two of them, but when such a group came at once... everyone's heart sank to the bottom. Just now they were still hoping that it was just a wasp or something. Anyway, they were wearing protective suits and it would be no problem for them to hold on until the rescue team arrived.

But now, let alone holding on until the rescue team arrives, it is even unknown whether he can keep his body intact.

"Don't run, everyone, gather!" Seven roared.

There's no point in running away in this situation. Instead of being defeated and eaten one by one, it's better to gather together and fight hard. Maybe there's still a way to survive.

Jin Cancan quickly stopped and turned back. Seven and his teammates spontaneously protected Wen Le and Da Mao in the middle and confronted the group of mutant mantises that had flown in front of them.