Li Qing first had to admit that he felt disgusted.
The giant centipede reeked of a nauseating stench. Its two antennae on its head seemed to sense the hostility from the three men in front of it, and they twitched rhythmically a few times. Then its entire body was fully revealed in front of the two men. The centipede was incredibly long, roughly estimated to be at least ten meters long. The cartilaginous segments that made up its body were a deep purple color, with several streaks of white liquid of unknown origin scattered on them, which added to its ugliness.
Its coiled body slowly unfurled, and at the same time, Li Qing saw a scene that was hard for him to accept. Near its tentacles, around its abdomen, there were many moving "white spots"!
Without a doubt, this is a whitefly!
It seems that this centipede is the natural enemy of the whiteflies, otherwise these whiteflies wouldn't have swarmed out like a tide just now.
“No wonder the insect swarm outside doesn’t dare to come in. This giant centipede is practically their ancestor. It’s no wonder they wouldn’t dare to come in,” Li Qing thought to himself. “But thinking about having to fight this guy later… I’ve really had enough!”
"What should we do now?"
The centipede's body began to slowly crawl towards Li Qing. Just as Li Qing was wondering if jumping on its head and giving it a blow would have any effect, the centipede suddenly stopped. It stood still, as if it were sizing them up.
Seeing this, Li Qing didn't dare to act rashly. He could only stand there warily, staring at the centipede. He was very suspicious that if he made any move that looked like he was going to kill it, it would definitely pounce on him without mercy, entangle him, and bite him with its venomous fangs.
This enormous creature must be poisonous. Getting bitten by it wouldn't be fun, Li Qing thought to himself. He glanced at Xiong Ga and whispered, "Let's wait and see. Don't rush into a fight."
Xiong Ga nodded slowly, then whispered a few words to Xiong Ga. After that, the two of them, along with a brown bear, stood still, staring at the centipede.
The scene suddenly quieted down, with only whiteflies moving around on the ground. The whiteflies that were "stuck" to the centipede's abdomen were also crawling around, trying to climb onto the ground and run up the earthen wall.
Li Qing's body didn't move, but his eyes and brain were. He was a little unsure whether this would make the centipede lower its hostility towards him.
Damn it... I've only ever heard of lying down and playing dead when you encounter a grizzly bear, but I've never heard of pretending to be dead when you encounter a centipede. These kinds of molluscs shouldn't be that "smart." With their intelligence, they should be able to find their way over here in a while, coil their bodies around me, and use that to test me.
“Hey, stop staring at us! Our meat isn’t tasty at all. Look at these whiteflies. They’re the real delicious and filling food for you. Look, look! They’ve almost all run away. I feel sorry for you,” Li Qing said, increasingly anxious as the centipede remained indifferent to the whiteflies scurrying around. “Could it really be determined to kill us three intruders? Otherwise, why is it not concerned about these ‘foods’ running around everywhere?”
Just as Li Qing was thinking this, he suddenly heard a very familiar voice coming from behind him!
Damn it!
Li Qing stiffly turned his neck backward, and he quickly saw the scene he had just witnessed not long ago.
A centipede crawled out of the hole.
It wasn't very big, only about half the size of the centipede in front of Li Qing, and its color was much darker. The previous one was a deep purple color, while this one was a more normal dark brown.
Is this ever going to end? After all this time, is this a centipede cave? Are there centipede demons here?! Li Qing was about to curse. It's one thing to have prehistoric creatures like the Titan Python, but how come all the centipedes are so big? This is too much! I've never encountered such dangerous creatures near the Red Flower Tribe before... Well, maybe I'm just lucky and haven't encountered them.
Li Qing dared not let it go any longer. Who knew if the one behind him would suddenly attack his chrysanthemum without warning? He took a step back to the side, facing the two centipedes from a better angle, so that he could see either of them if they suddenly attacked.
Whoosh!
The dark brown centipede suddenly lunged forward!
"Holy crap!"
Li Qing broke out in a cold sweat.
But he soon realized that the guy's target was not him.
It was that deep purple centipede!
The deep purple centipede's body suddenly began to spiral rapidly, and its head suddenly lunged towards the dark brown centipede!
Seemingly sensing the difference in power levels, the attacker suddenly stopped, its body quickly retreating back to the angle at which it had first poked its head out.
What's going on?
Li Qing felt a little strange, but soon he knew what was going on. He saw more centipedes starting to peek out from other holes!
One, two, three... thirteen, a total of thirteen dark brown centipedes emerged from different holes.
Only those who have witnessed this scene firsthand can truly understand how horrifying it is!
“I see, it’s a fight for territory and food…” Li Qing swallowed hard. “These dark brown centipedes, in a one-on-one fight, would definitely be no match for the one on the other side, but with so many of them coming at once, it’s hard to say.”
The vast flat ground had now become a fighting arena, but the opponents were not humans, but fourteen enormous, ugly centipedes. The role of referee was naturally played by Li Qing, Xiong Ga, and Zong Mao.
The standard for determining victory or defeat... is life!
This place is quite large; it can fit so many enormous things in one place and still have plenty of room left.
After crawling out of the hole, the centipedes moved forward and quickly took up a spot, completely surrounding the large centipede in the center.
These giant centipedes were a nightmare for the whiteflies. They swarmed to the earthen wall, even if they couldn't climb up, it was better than staying near these centipedes, as if the scent emanating from them was the most deadly insecticide for them.
Xiong Ga bit his lip and said, "I still can't read the memories of these big insects."
He said somewhat angrily, "If we could find out why they started fighting, perhaps..."
"Bear!"
Li Qing suddenly shouted.
"Watch out, they've started!"
As soon as Li Qing finished speaking, several centipedes attacked, entangling the deep purple centipede. This seemed to cause the deep purple centipede great pain, making it unable to bear it and crashing into the earthen wall on one side. With this impact, the entire ground shook, and a deep dent was left on the earthen wall.
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