Looking at the large bats hanging upside down above the passage, Xu Xin's teeth began to chatter.
At this time, the distance between him and the bat was not far.
Fortunately, the burning candlesticks on both sides did not wake up the bats, and they still hung upside down in groups above the passage, motionless.
Each of these bats has a faint blood-red pattern on its body. The pattern is very light, lighter than the toad that led Xu Xin before, but it cannot withstand the large number.
Even if they weren't mutant bats, Xu Xin couldn't handle this number, not to mention that the blood-marked creatures all had a strong desire to attack.
Now Xu Xin had two choices: sneak past without alerting the bats, or put on armor and rush forward directly. Maybe he could kill a few bats and get some points and materials.
After a brief moment of deliberation, Xu Xin chose the former. Whether his armor could withstand the attack was another matter. If the bats kept pursuing him, the chances of an accident in this slippery, damp passage were too high. The little guy had no defenses. Although Keke hadn't been actively targeted so far, who knew if he would be this time? Even if not, with so many bats, accidental injuries were inevitable.
Moreover, if a bat bites him, it won't hurt him seriously, just a light bite, and the virus from the bat...
We must not wake up these bats.
Fortunately, Xu Xin was wearing a blue-level leather armor set, so he was quite confident in his concealment ability.
In order to reduce the possibility of being discovered, Xu Xin lifted Keke onto his shoulders and whispered, "Keke, don't make a sound. Let's sneak over there."
"嘤." Keke also imitated Xu Xin, lowered her voice and called out, then obediently lay on his shoulder.
Xu Xin's breathing slowed down, and he walked down step by step with light hands and feet. The surroundings were very quiet, with only the occasional dripping sound of water drops.
After going down dozens of steps, Xu Xin was already right below the group of upside-down bats, only a few meters away from the bats above his head.
These blood-marked bats looked even more terrifying when viewed up close. Their sharp claws dug into the cracks in the rocks above them. Each one wrapped its body with its wings, leaving only its furry head exposed, with its eyes tightly closed.
Xu Xin no longer breathed through his nose, but instead used his mouth, trying to minimize the sound of his breathing, and then moved forward gently, step by step.
There are so many bats that at least a hundred meters of passages are filled with bats.
As the only flying mammal, bats carry a large number of viruses and bacteria that can cause harm to humans, including Ebola and rabies viruses with extremely high mortality rates, various coronaviruses with relatively low mortality rates but extremely high contagion, and even some ancient viruses that have never been discovered by humans.
These viruses wouldn't affect the bats themselves, but they could cause extremely serious damage to other mammals. Xu Xin didn't want to be bitten by such a venomous creature. If he caught a virus, he'd be left to die in this desolate jungle.
Xu Xin leaned sideways and went down the stairs, trying to choose a place without water accumulation so that his leather armor would not make any noise.
Soon, Xu Xin walked to the center of the entire group of bats.
Looking up slightly, I saw a group of upside-down bats hanging above my head, which gave me a very oppressive feeling.
Coco on my shoulder had buried her head in fear.
Suddenly, a bat above his head moved, and its claws scraped against the stone wall, making a slight sound.
Xu Xin clenched his teeth and dared not breathe.
Fortunately, the bat just moved its wings and continued to hang upside down motionless.
With a sigh of relief, Xu Xin continued to walk down cautiously.
He was too nervous to pay attention just now, but now he could actually see the exit of the staircase.
The exit of the passage was less than a hundred meters in front of him. It was a door that was the same as the entrance to the dungeon. At this moment, the door was tightly closed, as if waiting for someone to push it open.
Xu Xin's breathing quickened a little, but he immediately regained control. He was now in the middle of all the bats. If he startled them now, they would be engulfed like a bat ball.
Continuing to move forward slowly and softly, Xu Xin was getting closer and closer to the door, and his position was also at the outskirts of the bat group.
You will soon be free from suffering!
Xu Xin couldn't help but quicken his pace slightly.
Just as he quickened his pace and walked forward, suddenly, he heard a "click" sound under his feet.
Xu Xin froze, frozen in place. He felt as if his right foot had pushed the step down a few centimeters.
"Did I...step into some kind of mechanism?" Xu Xin froze in place. He had a premonition that when he lifted his right foot, something bad would happen.
Coco on Xu Xin's shoulder suddenly raised its head and looked up at the bats hanging upside down. It didn't dare to make a sound, but just pulled Xu Xin's clothes and pointed upwards with its little claws.
Coco means that danger is about to come from above?
Xu Xin glanced at the exit which was only a hundred meters away from him, then looked back at the group of upside-down bats spreading all the way, took a deep breath, and suddenly rushed forward.
The moment Xu Xin's right foot left the step, the step made a "click" sound and returned to its original position. At the same time, the entire passage began to shake violently.
The bat colony was startled by such a huge noise. Countless bats behind him spread their wings and made sounds like mice. The sounds were sharp and piercing, perhaps because they were mixed with ultrasonic waves, which made Xu Xin's head feel a little swollen.
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