Chapter 22
Wu Jian once again became He Nuo's pendant, lying on top of his head, able to see scenery that others could not see.
He Nuo is about 1.9 meters tall, standing out from the other players and very conspicuous.
Wu Jian was nestled on top of his head, feeling superior to everyone else. It was an extremely pleasant feeling.
Relying on his palm-sized body, he blatantly lay on top of He Nuo's head, and from time to time he took out a red energy stone and rubbed it hard, making an involuntary gurgling sound in his throat.
He Nuo's ears moved slightly, but he didn't stop.
According to Ira and Moss's inference, the last energy cube should be on the female star beast, so they have to find the female star beast.
If the female star beast is not in the underground cave, then the search range will be expanded and they will have to act separately.
When Ila left with her teammates, she asked the little dragon if she wanted to leave with them.
Wu Jian turned his head and saw the hopeful eyes of Tang Keke and the others, and politely declined Ira's invitation.
Ira raised an eyebrow: "Are you sure?"
"Oh." Yes.
Yila said, "I'm worried they can't protect you."
Tang Keke and the others' eyes darkened, and La shrugged. Yila was right. They were indeed no match for the powerful Star Beasts. If they really encountered a Star Beast, they might just have to run away.
"Ah." If you can't beat me, you can run away.
At this time, He Nuo said: "I'm with the cub."
Ira looked at He Nuo and did not refute.
He Nuo's strength is obvious to all. With him around, there is no need to worry about the safety of the cub.
Ira just gave a few instructions and left, and Moss's team also left with him.
Moss couldn't help but laugh at Ira: "Honestly, you're not the cub that got away from home? Look at how worried your 'father' looks after you, who has traveled thousands of miles. Tsk tsk, that's really surprising."
Ira took Moss's jeers as farts and retorted, "Don't you think the cubs are cute?"
Moss: "It's quite cute."
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Wu Jian and He Nuo formed a pair with the Blue Star players and were assigned to go to the Death Beast City to search for star beasts.
The Star Beasts wouldn't stray far from their lair, so Moss suggested the team split into three groups: one to continue searching in the underground caves, one in the maze, and the other to head to the Death Beast City.
Along the way, Tang Keke was very considerate.
The daughter asked the little dragon if he was hungry and she had food. After a while, she asked the little dragon if he was thirsty and brought fresh fruit to Wu Jian.
Wu Jian's eyes lit up when he saw the Xiaoxiao Fruit again. The taste of this fruit is still unforgettable.
After a while, Wu Jian held the fruit in one hand and the dried meat in the other, taking a bite of fruit and a bite of dried meat, feeling very happy.
The life of a little loser is so comfortable, Wu Jian thought as he lay down.
After he burped, he heard a familiar roar of an animal and saw street sweepers diligently cleaning the remaining streets.
The aftermath of the landslide appeared.
A very deep ravine divides the street into two parts. One side is intact, while the other side is in ruins, creating two completely different scenes.
Wu Jian was shocked by the scene before him when he first saw the Death Beast City.
At the same time, he also discovered a problem: why were the houses on both sides affected to different degrees?
The city center was not affected at all. On the contrary, the residential areas were severely affected. Many houses with scavenger signs had collapsed, and the scavengers moved from the edge of the city to the middle of the city for patrol.
He remembered that there were no scavengers in the city center before, but there were some on the edge of the city. Now a group of giant beasts moved to the city center, attracting Wu Jian's attention.
Others have noticed this too.
Zhao Qing, a careful observer, said, "Captain, these scavengers are a bit strange. Death Beast City has collapsed so badly, why don't they flee and instead move to the city center?"
Tang Keke was silent for a moment, then said, "It's a bit strange. Let's go over and take a look."
Her words stopped abruptly. She was always giving orders and had completely forgotten He Nuo's existence. She looked at He Nuo awkwardly, but He Nuo didn't care about such things at all. Instead, he was walking at the back and teasing the little dragon.
The dried meat that Tang Keke gave was chewy and good for teeth grinding. The little dragon cub hardly let go of the meat he held in his hand.
He Nuo discovered that the little dragon cub liked to eat the dried meat of the small fang mushroom, and he had the idea of teasing the little cub, so he "grabbed" the dried meat from the little dragon cub's claws.
The little dragon found that his dried meat was flying away, and without thinking, he grabbed it.
Then, He Nuo caught a cute little dragon cub.
Wu Jian met He Nuo's playful smile and subconsciously let go of the meat. Embarrassed, he forgot to fly and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, He Nuo was quick to catch him.
Wu Jian: Social Death~
Suddenly, he heard He Nuo's magnetic laughter, looked up and saw He Nuo's broken gold eyes.
My eyes couldn't help but be stunned.
Under the incandescent light, the pair of golden eyes became more conspicuous and particularly attracted the little dragon cub.
When Tang Keke saw that He Nuo liked to tease the little dragon cub, the corners of her mouth twitched.
Zhao Qing asked quietly, "Keke, do you want to help Wu Jian?"
help?
Tang Keke shook her head. Only the honest Zhao Qing didn't realize that He Nuo was just teasing the little dragon cub. It couldn't be considered bullying, but could only be considered a kind of "interest"?
Um?
Interest?
Tang Keke quickly shook off the overthinking in her mind and returned to the topic.
She spoke up to interrupt the interaction between Wu Jian and He Nuo.
"Wu Jian, we're going to the city center. You..."
Wu Jian quickly howled twice, with a serious expression to hide his embarrassment.
"Oh!" Of course with you!
He Nuo didn't say anything, which meant he had no opinion.
Tang Keke breathed a sigh of relief and led his men into the city center first, carefully avoiding the scavengers' cleanup.
The little dragon boy was quite familiar with the center of Symmetry City. He explained to everyone a series of things he had encountered here, including a kind of rat with strong breeding ability, called shrew.
When the player heard the word "rat", his expression changed.
Wu Jian quickly explained that this kind of mouse is a kind of magical beast, not a star beast, and it also has a strong reproductive ability.
After Wu Jian finished speaking, He Nuo made a final summary, saying: "If there were no star beasts, these rats would be the key monsters that would trigger the beast tide in the third training ground."
Wu Jian nodded continuously.
"Ouch!" That's right! I wanted to tell you earlier, but unfortunately, I ran into a scavenger, accidentally entered the underground maze, and encountered the star beast, so I forgot about it...
Wu Jian paused, and a flash of inspiration came to his mind.
After a moment, he spoke excitedly.
"Ouch!" I have an idea! Why do the Star Beasts build their nests beneath the Death Beast City? Could it be because the Death Beast City has the food they need? Rats have a strong reproductive capacity, and with enough numbers, they can cause a beast tide.
The female star beast may have known about the existence of the rat from the beginning. The reason why it built its nest under the Death Beast City was probably to ensure that its cubs had enough food.
When Ira and Moss were fighting, they just happened to destroy the cave that the star beast had dug, which made us discover the existence of the star beast.
Wu Jian's words silenced everyone.
Have to say
Wu Jian's theory is very logical and there is no reason to refute it.
He Nuo rubbed Wu Jian's dragon horn and praised: "That's a very reasonable explanation."
Wu Jian felt a little embarrassed by He Nuo's praise. Before entering the StarCraft competition, he was just a novelist, and he still had some theoretical logic. But he didn't like writing logical novels; just having a sense of pleasure was enough.
A group of people entered the city center. From time to time, they could see scavengers cleaning the streets, but it did not hinder their progress in searching the houses.
Wu Jian, who was lying on his head doing nothing, caught a glimpse of a figure not far from them.
Wu Jian immediately became alert, staring at the corner with his crimson eyes.
He Nuo asked when he felt Wu Jian above his head stop changing his posture frequently.
"What's wrong?"
"Oh." I seemed to see someone.
"who?"
"Ouch." David.
He Nuo remembered who that person was and asked, "Why is he following us?"
Tang Keke and others who were not far away from them also heard the conversation between the two.
She asked, "Be careful David, he will do anything to achieve his goals."
“Ouch!”
A beast roar interrupted Tang Keke's words.
The street sweeper finished cleaning the next door and was about to start cleaning the street where Wu Jian and the others were. Seeing this, He Nuo took the lead and easily jumped to the second floor and climbed in through the window with extremely smooth movements.
Tang Keke looked at this scene in shock.
However, the scavenger was getting closer and closer, and she didn't have time to think too much, and hurriedly helped her teammates to climb in through the window.
The scavenger came from the street, stopped at the place where Wu Jian and others had just stopped, sniffed, and roared.
He sprayed a stream of liquid and washed the street until the floor was shiny clean, then stopped and left with satisfaction.
When I saw the actions of the scavengers downstairs from the second floor, I couldn't help but click my tongue.
He had noticed long ago that the scavenger seemed to have a severe case of mysophobia. Any place contaminated with dirt must be washed clean, but there was a bug.
Why do these street sweepers always like to clean the streets, but they won't come near the houses? Only when tenants come, they will transform into anthropomorphic forms to lead the way.
Is the house a critical point and a rule that scavengers will not approach?
Just as Wu Jian's brain was spinning, he looked up and saw a pair of glowing red eyes staring at him through the vent.
"Ah." Rat!
Wu Jian's howling attracted everyone's attention. Following the direction of Wu Jian's finger, they saw a rat with red eyes.
However, Wu Jian's voice startled it, and it turned its head and dived deep into the ventilation duct.
Wu Jian's howling gradually stopped, and his eyes showed confusion.
"Ouch?" It ran away? But the shrews I encountered before were fierce, charging at me without hesitation. Why was this shrew so cowardly? Could it be that shrews also bully the weak and fear the strong?
Wu Jian couldn't believe it!
"The ventilation holes of these houses are almost connected, and shrews roam around in various areas through the pipes of the houses. There should be their nests somewhere in the pipes. Should we go and overturn the shrews' nests first?" Tang Keke asked.
He Nuo shook his head and said, "They are the food of the star beasts. If we kill the rats, the balance of the food chain will be lost. Let's find the energy cube crystal first."
"Then how do we find the star beast?" Tang Keke asked.
He Nuo was silent for a moment and then said, "Since the shrews are the star beasts' food reserves, then the female star beasts should be near the shrews. Let's go to their nests near the shrews and take a look."
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Somewhere in the underground passage, countless red-eyed shrews were chattering and making a lot of noise.
Suddenly, a pair of red lanterns approached the rat, and a low growl could be heard faintly.
At this moment, Wu Jian and others went down from a relatively wide pipe, found the nest of the rams, and saw a large number of rams.
Sensing the intruder, the hamster screamed loudly!
Everyone quickly covered their ears!
Wu Jian covered his ears and was put into He Nuo's arms.
He heard He Nuo's low voice, "Be careful, there are female star beasts behind the rat group!"
Wu Jian was on edge. What surprised him was that the star beast would hide in the pile of rats.
Suddenly, He Nuo jumped up, and the defenseless little dragon's horn hit his muscular chest, causing a sharp pain in the horn.
Dragon horns should be considered very hard things, but unexpectedly they are not as hard as He Nuo's abdominal muscles. I'm so shocked!
While rubbing the dragon horn, Wu Jian heard Tang Keke's anxious voice.
"How can there be two Rat Queens?"
The Queen of Rat is similar to the Queen of Ants on the Blue Star Civilization Continent. She is responsible for breeding rats and has the ability to command the rat population.
Normally, a rat colony would not allow two queens to appear together, so Tang Keke's shock was not without reason.
He suddenly remembered what He Nuo had just said and started to yell.
"Ah!" Get out of the way quickly, that's a star beast!
Just as the little dragon cub finished howling, a deafening sound came from nearby.
Just as he was about to stick his head out, He Nuo pressed him into his arms again.
He could feel He Nuo running away, and the star beast seemed to be chasing him.
At this moment, the sound of the optical computer machine rang in my ears.
【The beast tide is coming! 】
[The laser cannon will cover Training Ground No. 3. 00:59:58 left. Players, please find the Energy Cube and leave as soon as possible!]
Wu Jian wanted to ask He Nuo what was going on, but found that He Nuo put something in his hand.
Suddenly, Wu Jian was thrown out by He Nuo.
In the darkness, a lavender laser lit up, and he saw the enormous star beast and someone falling into the pitch-black abyss together.
(End of this chapter)
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