Qingshan was about to leave here to find the next water source when he suddenly heard a loud and rapid chirping of a cicada from the woods not far away. The cicada's call was very unique, and it sounded like a goose.
Originally the woods were very quiet, with the occasional bird calls, but ever since the unique cicada chirping began, the woods suddenly became lively, with the calls of various insects rising one after another, even a little deafening.
Qingshan was just wondering when Ruyi Tuanzi's voice rang in his mind: "Shanshan, there's something strange, go check it out——"
Ruyi is a spirit of an artifact, and her perception is much higher than that of a mortal like her. After hearing Ruyi's words, Qingshan no longer hesitated and used her body skills to fly towards the direction where the voice came from.
Qingshan saw from afar a large mud pond in front of him, and a big toad was lying on a big rock in the middle of the mud pond.
The toad, about the size of a watermelon, its back covered in venomous bumps, crouched on a rock, its cheeks puffed out as it stared at a large tree beside a mud pond. Its expression was very anthropomorphic, and the way it stared at the tree trunk suggested a certain rage.
Qingshan had never seen such a large toad before, so he tiptoed closer, hiding behind a clump of weeds and watching intently what it was about to do. At this moment, Zhan Feng and Yang Hongmei also caught up with it, squatting beside Qingshan. They were also shocked to see such a large toad.
Qingshan looked in the direction the toad was staring and found a strange-looking cicada sitting on the tree trunk.
This cicada is not big, with a body length of five centimeters and a width of two centimeters. Its head and chest are black, and its mouthparts, abdomen, two pairs of leg segments and a pair of huge sickle-shaped claws are all blood red. Its large and protruding compound eyes are like two deep red gems, and its two pairs of brown wings are quietly folded against its back.
The red cicada supported its body with its segmented legs, and faced the toad with its head. It waved its sickle-shaped claws and shook the sound organs on both sides of its abdomen, making a loud "caca" sound, which was full of provocation.
The toad, cheeks puffed out and eyes wide open, paced a few steps toward the tree. Suddenly, it opened its mouth and released a long, sticky tongue, attacking the cicada. The cicada took off with a buzzing sound, dodging the toad's attack. Instead of retreating, it advanced, extending its sickle-shaped claws and slashing the toad's tongue before it could retract it.
The toad felt pain and cried "gu gu", moving its fat body to escape. The red cicada took advantage of the situation and chased the toad, waving its sickle-shaped claws around the toad, striking it once and then running away. Wounds appeared on the toad's body and the blood that flowed out was all black.
The toad's movements became increasingly sluggish. It had long since given up on eating the cicada and was determined to escape by jumping into the mire. However, the cicada refused to let it go. With a buzz, it landed on the toad's back, extended its needle-like mouthparts, and with a puff, pierced into the toad's body.
Qingshan's eyes lit up. The red cicada's technique was very professional. The place where its mouthparts pierced into the toad's spine and brain was exactly where it was connected. If this place was damaged, the toad would immediately lose its ability to move.
Sure enough, after the toad was bitten by the cicada, it collapsed on the stone and did not move. The only thing that could be seen from its twitching webbed feet was that it was not dead yet.
The red cicada lay on the toad's back and sucked the toad's brain marrow.
红蝉吃饱之后，得意地震着鸣器在癞蛤蟆庞大的尸体上“嘎嘎”地叫着，仿佛是角斗场上得胜的角斗士，整片树林里的鸣虫都跟着发出响亮的鸣叫，为红蝉欢呼喝彩。
红蝉用鳌肢轻轻擦了擦那对儿复眼，翅膀一振，“嗡”地飞走了，速度奇快，眨眼睛就消失在密林中。
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