Ye Feng could only shake his head and sigh helplessly.
In fact, under such harsh conditions, being able to travel 5 kilometers a day without injury is already quite good.
"Brother Wu, you're oversimplifying things."
Seeing Ye Feng's worried expression, Liu Sisi took over the conversation...
"We have indeed covered quite a distance these past two days, but after all, we have been traveling by water."
The Amazon River meanders, bypassing mountains and turning away from dangerous terrain.
Have you forgotten? We took countless turns along the way.
Feng calculated the diameter of the distance to the destination, not the total distance we traveled.
In this situation, even if we row with all our might, much of the journey will be in vain.
Actually, walking 16 kilometers in 3 days is pretty good. When we went with Brother Feng to get weapons, it took us four or five days to walk only 12 kilometers. Be content…”
Hearing these words, Ye Feng gave Liu Sisi an approving look.
He had never said these words to Liu Sisi, yet she had already figured them out.
Upon hearing this, Zhan Pengwu turned ashen-faced and collapsed to the ground.
He is not afraid of hardship. He has practiced martial arts since childhood and has experienced all kinds of hardship.
However, the mosquitoes kept buzzing around his ears in swarms, and other insects would occasionally land on his face, making him itchy and annoyed, which was very uncomfortable...
"Hey bro, can you come up with a solution for me? I'm getting annoyed to death."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a flying insect flew right in front of him and landed on the tip of his nose.
Zhan Pengwu was furious; he had lost count of how many times this had happened today.
"Look at me! These bastards are really treating my face like a rest area."
"They're so arrogant even when there's fire going on! Damn it, they don't treat me like a human being at all!"
Ye Feng had no interest in looking at it; such things were perfectly normal in the wild, especially in the heart of the Amazon.
He only glanced at it casually, but that one glance made him raise his eyebrows immediately. He felt like he had seen this insect somewhere before.
Just then, the enraged Zhan Pengwu prepared to slap the insect to death.
"Don't!"
Ye Feng quickly reached out and grabbed Zhan Pengwu's arm.
Everyone looked at Ye Feng with confusion, and Zhan Pengwu was also completely dumbfounded.
"What...what's wrong?"
Ye Feng didn't reply, but simply picked up the chopsticks he used for dinner and used them to pick up the flying insect.
He leaned closer and examined it carefully for a while; the insect was only about 1 centimeter long.
It has a very strange appearance; its head is black, its neck is yellow, its torso is black, but its abdomen is yellow.
Even people who don't know anything about wilderness survival know that in the wild, the stranger something looks or the more colorful it is, the less you should touch it.
A few seconds later, Ye Feng frowned and said to Zhan Pengwu:
"Monk, I've saved your life again..."
Even if Zhan Pengwu was stupid, he would understand. It was not hard to tell from Ye Feng's serious expression that the insect was definitely poisonous.
He swallowed hard, a look of lingering fear on his face…
"What...what kind of bug is this?"
Ye Feng spoke meaningfully:
"Rove beetles are insects belonging to the family Staphylinidae in the order Coleoptera. They are slender and small, with short and thick elytra, well-developed hindwings, and wingless larvae that resemble reptiles."
They exhibit strong phototaxis and tend to approach light sources when active at night.
They contain a highly acidic toxin, comparable to concentrated sulfuric acid, making it extremely toxic.
These insects generally don't attack people unless provoked, but if you do, you're doomed.
At this point, Ye Feng moved the chopsticks further away, then applied a little force with his fingers, and the insect's abdomen burst open, releasing some pale yellow liquid.
"See these liquids? If they get on your skin, you'll get rove beetle dermatitis."
Within two hours, the skin will develop a large amount of edematous erythema, just like blisters from being scalded by boiling water.
The skin becomes fragile, and if it breaks open, the wound will become infected, ulcerate, and cause other diseases.
In the jungle, this is tantamount to death.
There have been similar cases in China before, and it's said that people even died in them.
Hearing this explanation of science, everyone immediately became agitated.
They had swatted at quite a few insects while they were chopping wood.
"Bro, is this stuff really that poisonous? What should we do then..."
"It's nothing, it's nothing..."
Ye Feng waved his hand, interrupting Fu Changxiong…
"It wasn't dark when we were chopping wood. We hadn't lit a fire yet, and the rove beetles hadn't come out.
Besides, so much time has passed and you haven't felt any discomfort, so you must be fine.
Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They had been in the Amazon for more than two months and had encountered all sorts of poisonous creatures.
But this is the first time I've ever killed someone by swatting an insect.
Instantly, everyone felt a sense of awe and fear towards this unfamiliar land.
"Consider this a lesson you've learned. Remember, this land is far more dangerous than anything we've experienced before."
We must not only guard against those pursuers, but also be constantly wary of the poisons around us.
Next time you see an insect, try not to swat it with your hands. Just blow it away with your mouth.
At this point, Ye Feng didn't forget to point to the still-shaken Zhan Pengwu and lectured him:
"Also, you must learn to control your emotions. Although it is difficult, you must stay calm when something happens and never get angry."
Anger, besides giving one powerful fighting ability, also completely lowers intelligence; the most powerful weapon a person has always been the brain.
Look at the monks, they're not very smart to begin with, and they get angry because they can't stand the mosquitoes.
If I hadn't stopped him in time, he almost slapped himself to death.
Everyone nodded in agreement, mentally preparing themselves for the worst.
They must re-examine this land, and while holding reverence for the unknown and mysterious people and things, they must also remain vigilant at all times.
Ye Feng, however, had a different opinion from the others. He felt that although the place was dangerous, it had both advantages and disadvantages for the escapees.
Crisis and opportunity coexist; those pursuers will inevitably pass through this area sooner or later.
Perhaps these poisons will even help him kill some of his pursuers.
At the very least, it could delay their pursuit, which was indeed a good thing for Ye Feng.
That night, everyone took turns keeping watch, each person for an hour and a half, and the fire burned continuously.
The others still wore backpacks, completely concealing their bodies inside.
The chirping of insects was loud, but it didn't seem to disturb anyone's sleep.
They spent almost every day in a state of constant anxiety, and were already physically and mentally exhausted.
Everyone saw this as the final test on the road to freedom, and they all gritted their teeth and persevered, finding joy even in hardship.
The next morning, the familiar and high-pitched birdsong sounded like a school bell, heralding the start of a new day...
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