Chaochao, radiant with joy at the unexpected gift of her chosen stones, stood up to stuff them into her special bag for small pebbles, when suddenly—
"Found it!"
Lei Bao suddenly jumped up excitedly and pointed to the crack in the stone at Chao Chao's feet.
Hao Guoli couldn't help but chuckle: "What did you find? A stone that looks like Minnie Mouse?"
Lei Bao's cheeks flushed with excitement: "It's that big black bug!"
"?!!"
A new village appears after the darkest hour?
Everyone crowded around, their eyes fixed on the bottom of the rock where Peng Peng and the other two had sat not long ago, just ten centimeters away from where Chaochao had been picking up small stones.
The jagged rocks cast a damp shadow on the grass, and in a corner that was not easily visible to the naked eye, there was a large stag beetle with a shiny black body. Its bright and sharp jaws resembled a pair of handy pliers, and it imposingly deterred the approach of the unknown creature.
The giant stag beetle is one of the targets on the mission card.
Chaochao, who was closest, stood there blankly clutching the bag of stones. Following the principle of friendly social interaction, she laboriously raised a hand and waved, "Hi..."
Why didn't you say hello before you came?
The black mass in the shadows shifted slightly.
Chaochao's mechanical little hand immediately stopped swinging.
She immediately regretted it.
What if this black bug wants to shake hands with her?
Should we give her a pair of pliers?
The little dumpling suddenly looked utterly dejected: "..."
She's doomed, she's doomed.
Fortunately, a long, strong arm descended from the sky, expertly grabbing the strap of her windbreaker and pulling her away from the center circle.
Jiang Chi gently patted her head like a ball, leaned down and turned his head to look at the little dumpling with a leisurely air: "Oh, scared silly?"
Lei Bao, Qing Qing, and their fathers all curiously gathered around to watch. Chao Chao, who had successfully escaped the social situation, snapped out of her daze, swallowed the saliva she had forgotten to swallow, and despite being incredibly timid inside, stubbornly said:
"Who, who's scared? I just saw that the little bug seemed a bit afraid of me..."
"oh."
The young man seemed to believe her, until he lazily straightened up with his arms crossed, raised an eyebrow and chuckled.
"Then why did you run so far?"
In the blink of an eye, the little dumpling had already retreated two miles. Holding onto the tree trunk, his drooping expression was full of melancholy and worry, but his heart was sincere: "This tree is a bit crooked, it looks like it's going to fall. I'll hold it up for a bit."
Righteousness can lead to evil.
Jiang Chi: "..."
Hello, is this 110? There are kids here trying to scam trees.
Seeing that she had almost gotten away with it, Chaochao, who was about to give up, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Through the gaps in the crowd, she could see the stag beetle's pair of imposing pincers, which gleamed with a cold metallic light as they swayed, like a merciless scythe reaping heads.
"..." Chaochao silently took two more steps behind the tree, feeling a chill on the back of her neck.
Um... wait a minute.
Chaochao: "...?"
She placed her small hand on the back of her neck, feeling an unusual dampness. Her stiff little head, as if turned on 0.2x speed, slowly turned around—
He met a pair of bright, black, beady eyes.
Chaochao: "…………"
Chaochao: "?"
Chaochao: "!!!"
From behind the crowd watching the stag beetles, a desperate and heart-wrenching child's voice suddenly erupted: "Waaah—!!!"
In an instant, it pierced the sky, startling away two or three birds flying from the edge of the forest.
Chaochao was now far away from the tree she had been holding onto. She was so frightened that she opened her mouth to let out a howl, but then she remembered the village chief’s advice not to shout in the forest to avoid attracting wild animals. She immediately covered her mouth with her two little hands and whimpered pitifully, leaving only her big, watery almond eyes looking over in fear.
"What...what happened?"
"Chaochao, are you alright?"
Everyone immediately forgot about the stag beetle and crowded around, chattering with concern.
The moment the little dumpling started to howl, Jiang Chi, who was closest to her, quickly stepped to the tree, but he was still no match for the little dumpling's speed in retreating.
"..." He knelt down in front of Chaochao, put one arm around her, and patted her back reassuringly. His cool, peach-blossom eyes swept warily over the bushes around Chaochao, and finally looked down at her, softening his voice, "Was there something just now?"
The little dumpling, covering its mouth with its hands, was on the verge of tears: "Waaah...waaah...waaah...waaah..."
Jiang Chi: "..."
He took off those two pitiful yet comical chubby paws. "What did you say?"
Chaochao's curled eyelashes trembled slightly, and her clear eyes quickly welled up with tears. After a sob, she boldly opened her Type-C mouth—
"Waaaaah, brother... this tree has eyes! Waaaaah, it's so scary..."
In reality, she still only dared to sob and complain in a low voice.
If they call in a big tiger and it eats them all, then we're in even more trouble.
Her finger trembled as she pointed to the tree trunk she had just been leaning against, and she took a deep breath, "Right, right there..."
This tree must be some kind of sentient being...
It wasn't her pecking at your body.
Waaaaah, the primeval forest is so scary QAQ...
The frail little dumpling leaned sadly against Jiang Chi's broad shoulder, seemingly unwilling to face it, but then felt a pang of heartache as she turned away.
"Waaah...it was staring at me just now..."
Turning around, I feel another pang of heartache.
I could only clench my fists and let the tears flow freely.
Chaochao: "Waaaaah..."
This piece of music is so good... and it made me cry even more...
The omnipotent system remained silent, only endlessly looping a broken and tragic background music.
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