Chapter 76: Long-nosed Beast "Beware!" With a cry...
"alert!"
With a loud shout, all the insects were awakened from their deep sleep.
There was still a hint of confusion in Lin Xi's eyes when he just woke up, but the next moment his eyes became sharp. He heard a rustling sound in his ears, and he subconsciously turned on his mecha.
The mecha was placed in a small box using space folding technology. As long as the box was opened, the mecha would appear in front of them.
They didn't turn on the mecha before because they thought there wasn't much danger at the edge of the danger zone and didn't want to waste energy. They didn't expect that they would encounter the strange beast so soon.
There are five bugs in the team, and each bug has a mecha.
But it does not mean that every insect has the ability to drive a mecha.
Among the five insects, at least two of them can only drive and fire. It is probably a dream to expect them to fight the monsters alone.
Fortunately, they were not fighting alone, they had companions.
Parker looked at the long-nosed beasts that kept coming towards them and couldn't help but curse.
This kind of strange beast is not of high level, but its sense of smell is extremely sensitive. Once it appears, it is either alone or in groups.
Their luck was not very good today, as they encountered groups of long-nosed beasts.
The long-nosed beast has a very small brain capacity. When it smells the scent of its favorite prey, it will just rush forward and attack it recklessly, regardless of how powerful the prey is or whether they are a match for it.
"Why are there so many long-nosed monsters?" Parker controlled the melee weapon on the mecha, killing each monster with one sword.
The shell of the long-nosed monster is generally hard, and it can be killed by melee weapons. It is a waste to bombard it with artillery fire.
However, Parker's skill in piloting the mecha was obviously not very good. He killed one with one stab, and often the dead one had not yet fallen off the tip of the knife before it set off for the next target, with its legs also entangled, and several of them were climbing up.
Seeing Parker's poor operation, Lin Xi couldn't help but ask, "Parker, did you fall asleep during your mecha class? How could you pass with your skills?"
The instructor actually let Parker pass with such a good score. The Enamel Military Academy might be going bankrupt!
Parker, huddled in the operating room, blushed. "Boss, stop making sarcastic remarks!"
Parker felt a little ashamed. Although his mecha course performance was average, it was not so exaggerated that he was at the bottom of several courses.
During the mecha exam, the mecha used was a spiritual link mecha. Who would have thought that his luck was so bad that he actually got an old-fashioned mecha that was purely operated by hand.
There are so many buttons on the mecha, and he is not interested in driving the mecha, so he can't memorize them at all!
Parker thought it was remarkable that he could still drive.
Huai Li's operation of chopping the strange beast was also average, but as the action was used frequently, it became smoother and smoother, and with the help of three other companions, the pressure was greatly reduced.
Lin Xi controlled the mecha, kicking with his left foot, slashing with his right foot, chopping and hacking with his left and right hands, killing each small monster with one knife. Soon, the ground was filled with the corpses of long-nosed monsters.
After Lin Xi's second awakening, his mental strength and physical condition were greatly improved. He could pilot the mecha more smoothly, like a fish in water. His previous operations now seemed like slow motion to him.
But as the smell of blood spread, the number of long-nosed beasts decreased a lot, but they still continued to appear.
Muas said, "You guys retreat to the northeast, I'll cover your retreat."
Lin Xi wanted to stay together, but Muas refused: "Don't worry, I can handle it. I'll be obedient."
Well, his wife asked him to be obedient. Lin Xi felt that with his wife's ability, there was no need to be afraid of this low-level monster. He and Sander assisted each other, tore open a gap, and left with Parker and Wylie.
After running for more than ten kilometers and making sure that there were no long-nosed monsters chasing them, everyone stopped.
However, there were traces of blood on the mecha, so Ji Chong simply cleaned it with the cleaning fluid that came with the mecha and moved to another place.
Parker jumped out of the operating room, looking somewhat dejected. He slapped his arms and shoulders and said, "We were attacked on the first night. What bad luck we had."
Lin Xi jumped down and said unhappily, "It's okay that you have bad luck, but I didn't expect your skills to be so poor. If it weren't for me and Sander, you would have been buried by the long-nosed beast."
Parker had an embarrassed look on his face. He was so nervous at the time that he accidentally pressed the left foot backward button instead of the forward button. His limbs were uncoordinated and he almost fell into the long-nosed beast's den. Fortunately, Sander helped him at that time, otherwise he might have been in danger.
Parker defended himself, "Boss, the mech I drew was too difficult to operate. It's definitely not my fault."
Upon hearing this, Sander stepped forward to check the model of Parker's mecha and found that it was indeed an older model. It didn't even have a semi-mental link and could only be operated entirely by hand.
Seeing this, Sander said, "It's indeed a bit difficult. Let me switch with you."
Parker excitedly went forward and hugged his good brother, giving him a grateful hug: "Thank you, my best friend, you are simply sent by the insect god to save me."
Lin Xi shook his head helplessly: "Stop joking. Before Muas comes back, check if there is any damage to the mecha."
Sander also took the course of mecha manufacturing and maintenance. The two bugs checked the four mechas and found that there were only some minor scratches and no damage. The ammunition and energy were still sufficient.
Lin Xi said: "Tonight's attack is not dangerous, but if there are such harassing attacks every night, we really can't rest well."
Their goal is not just to survive for three months, they also want to achieve a good ranking. Lin Xi is also very interested in the places in the eight legions.
Lin Xi knew that as long as they asked, the Insect King would definitely help them get two places, but that was through the back door. If possible, Lin Xi still wanted to join the Eight Legions on his own ability.
Thinking of this, Lin Xi looked back at the dark night in the distance: "Why hasn't Muas come back yet?"
The night vision ability of male insects is far inferior to that of female insects. Lin Xi can only vaguely see things within five meters, and cannot see clearly anything farther away.
"Here it comes!" A surprised voice came to Lin Xi's ears.
The sound spread very quickly, but Muas's movements were also very fast. After a few takeoffs and landings, when Lin Xi opened her eyes again, the tall mecha appeared in front of her.
Muas jumped off the mecha and quickly ran to Lin Xi, checking him up and down: "Are you okay?"
Lin Xi held down the other person's hand and said helplessly, "I escaped before you, what could have happened to me? But are you injured?"
Muas shook his head: "They are just a group of low-level beasts. They can't hurt me."
Lin Xi smiled and said, "You also said that they were a group of low-level monsters. My mecha level is not much worse than yours. I will not be hurt."
Muas clenched his fingers tightly, pursed his lips and said, "But I'm worried about you."
Lin Xi was slightly stunned: "Okay, now that you mention it, I do have something to do."
Muas asked anxiously, "What's the matter?"
Lin Xi yawned and said, "I was woken up in my sleep. I'm so sleepy."
Muas took Lin Xi's hand and pulled her to the leeward side. The two of them snuggled up together and said, "Then let's sleep together."
Parker, Sander and Wylie, the three background bugs, watched this scene happen, blinked, and suddenly felt that they were redundant.
Huai Ligan spoke weakly, breaking the silence: "I didn't expect that Muas and Lin Xi have such a good relationship. Is everything said on the forum true?"
Parker came back to his senses and nodded bitterly after hearing what Wylie said: "I didn't expect it to be true."
Wylie: “???”
Sander took Wylie in his arms and explained, "Actually, their relationship was pretty good before, but it's even better now."
Wylie nodded slowly, as if he understood, but his expression was still a little confused.
So are they partners or not?
After waking up and having enough sleep, Lin Xi stretched.
There were no more attacks from strange beasts in the second half of last night.
In fact, at the beginning, Lin Xi was very confused. The proboscis beast has a very sensitive sense of smell, and it will swarm towards its favorite prey, but the Zerg does not seem to be on the list of prey that the proboscis beast particularly likes.
Later, Muas thought that in order to hide her identity, Lin Xi needed to spray some pheromone-covering potions on her body regularly. The smell of this potion was very similar to a kind of fruit that the proboscis beasts liked to eat, so it attracted so many proboscis beasts to attack her.
In the second half of the night, Muas sprinkled some medicine powder around that was unpleasant to the monsters, which prevented the monsters from attacking.
But they didn't bring much medicine powder, so they needed to use it sparingly.
"Gurgle"
His stomach rumbled, and Muas subconsciously looked over, meeting Lin Xi's embarrassed expression.
Muas smiled and said, "It would be a dereliction of duty on my part to leave my partner hungry."
Lin Xi scratched his cheek with one hand: "My ability to resist hunger is indeed not as good as yours."
Muas said gently, "It's okay. In fact, you've done quite well. Many male insects can't compare to you."
Hearing this, Lin Xi deliberately put on a stern face and said, "Don't use honorifics for me."
Muas nodded and smiled, "My partner's orders, so I can only obey."
"What do you mean by that?" Parker saw them whispering in the distance, but the voices were too soft to hear clearly, so he walked over.
Muas's smile faded: "Nothing, just hungry."
Parker touched his head, feeling something was wrong, but he was also hungry.
"Brother, I'm hungry too. Is there anything to eat here?"
Muas didn't say anything, and Parker didn't care. After all, his second brother was always frugal with words.
Muas walked to his mecha and pressed a button. The storage box on the back opened and a package rolled out from it. Inside the package was a washed and skinned proboscis.
"This is..." Parker walked in and observed for a long time before speaking in confusion, "Is this a proboscis beast?"
Muas simply replied, "Yeah."
Parker asked, "Is the proboscis delicious?"
Muas said: "I don't know, I haven't eaten it."
Parker: “…”
My second brother dared to try it even though he had never eaten it before, and it turned out to be a very ruthless insect.
Muas added: "It's not poisonous, so it should be fine."
Parker blinked. No poison? That was fine, since it was just for the sake of filling my stomach.
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