novelbin Chapter 14 Pit
Chapter 14 Pit
In fact, any product, as long as the acquisition method is simple enough and the return is high enough, will be successful.
Then there's no need to ask; Xu Yang can imagine it—
When you enter human society, you might see a bunch of "madmen" carrying broken suction guns, doing nothing all day but staring coldly at the back of other people's necks.
Isn't this more exciting than telecom fraud?!
However, since Xu Yang was able to think of the problem, the designers of the biochemical plugin naturally also considered it.
Their proposed solution was—
As the installer of the plugin, one can decide at any time, through conscious will, whether to burn the biochemical plugin in the spinal cord.
Even in the last second before death.
Previously, Lily was able to extract biochemical plugins from the modified human's body because the modified human's brain was essentially non-functional.
Without wisdom, one cannot proactively destroy the internal plug-ins.
In fact, cyborgs like these and some special monsters are also a relatively stable source of biochemical plugins in the world today.
After all, more than forty years have passed, and the original products that could be easily obtained have long been fought over by the survivors...
The two walked along the street back to the edge of the road where they had started.
There were no monsters, no buildings, and ahead lay an endless wilderness.
The vegetation is sparse and the terrain is flat.
Xu Yang and Lili changed their clothes again.
This time they have no tails following them, so there's no need to torture yourself.
"By the way, which gathering place were we going to again?"
Number three.
Their figures grew increasingly small in the wilderness.
……
Time flies.
On a rugged mountain road.
Lily was leading the way, with Xu Yang following behind like a tail.
"Can it still arrive today?"
"We took a detour, so we probably won't get there today."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yang glanced at the sky and felt a little worried.
The light was much dimmer than before we set off, and I knew it was almost nighttime without even looking at the time.
Walking at night in the mountains is not safe; it's pitch black, and no one knows if they'll slip and fall.
It's time to think about taking a break.
Let's find a place to rest tonight.
He looked around and saw that the trees on both sides of the mountain road were sparse, with mostly rocks and earthen slopes.
Keep walking forward, and there's a small, relatively flat hill that's perfect for setting up camp...
It was their first time camping, and neither of them had much experience.
After some minor hiccups, the temporary camp was finally set up.
It was just a campfire, with clean clothes laid out as beds on both sides, one of which was mixed with some charred remains.
Lily squatted by the campfire, her face flushed from the smoke.
Perhaps it's not a fever.
Xu Yang thought it might be from anger.
As per the previously assigned tasks, Lily was responsible for collecting wood, while he was responsible for starting a fire.
As a result of the wind and the location of the bed, the fire got out of control.
In short, he almost burned Lily's bed down.
When the girl returned with the collected wood, she found that half of the bed she had painstakingly made had disappeared. Fortunately, Xu Yang had extra clothes.
……
Xu Yang added some more wood to the fire.
The flames crackled and popped.
Tiny mosquitoes kept flying into it.
A dry, hoarse bird call echoed overhead.
Xu Yang kept breaking off the small twigs in his hands, a certain desire flickering like wildfire.
"...Lily, are we friends?"
"What are you planning to do now?" The girl took a sip of hot water and glanced at him.
"Don't you think it's a bit noisy?"
I don't think so.
"Right? I also think it's noisy, so let's shoot that bird down!"
"..."
"Shoot!"
Xu Yang raised his head and looked intently at Lily.
"..."
Lily sighed and picked up the composite bow beside her.
Under normal circumstances, in this dim light, it would be difficult to shoot down a palm-sized black bird that is circling high in the sky.
This may sound difficult, but it is not simple.
But for Lily, who possesses heightened perception, this is nothing.
call out--
The arrow pierced through the air.
In mid-air, a mournful cry was heard, and the black bird landed in the bushes not far away.
Xu Yang rushed over.
He's had enough of protein-rich rations.
Looking down the earthen slope to the side, there's a small black spot on the bushes in the middle—
The body of a blackbird.
He pushed aside the weeds along the way, grabbed the food, but before he could hold it properly...
"Holy crap—"
Xu Yang stepped into thin air; beneath the bushes was not solid ground, but a pit.
With a thud, he fell to the ground.
Lily also heard the sound of something rolling down.
"Xu Yang!"
"...I'm fine."
Xu Yang covered his head. The pit below wasn't too deep, and he wasn't seriously injured, but he was a little disoriented for a moment.
He lay on the ground, but heard a buzzing sound in his ear.
Xu Yang looked up and was startled:
"My bird!"
Half a meter in front of his head, there was a small puddle, and the head of the little black bird was submerged in it.
It's making a buzzing sound.
He hurriedly got up from the ground, picked up the black bird to examine it, and found that only the skeleton remained of half of its head.
There was also a pungent smell in the air.
Xu Yang glanced at the small puddle at his feet again.
[Acid]
[An acidic liquid secreted by living organisms; extremely corrosive.]
[Note: This thing can probably remove dead skin from your feet.]
There's more than just this one around here; there are several more similar acid pits ahead.
Looking in the direction they are distributed, they point to a strange cave entrance, about two meters high, leading into the small hill where the camp is located.
It doesn't look like it was formed naturally.
What's even stranger is that Xu Yang's gaze lingered on the edge of the cave entrance.
A blood-red substance clung to the stone wall, giving off an ominous feeling.
[Accompanying flesh and blood]
[It looks like the flesh of some kind of creature that has been stripped away; it's warm and moist, and still alive, but consumption is not recommended.]
[Note: I have a bold idea.]
Xu Yang squinted, vaguely remembering seeing this thing somewhere before.
But there was no time to think.
rustle……
His pupils contracted, and he quickly turned his head to look. A small man pushed aside the bushes above.
"What's wrong?" Lily leaned out and stood at the edge.
Xu Yang breathed a sigh of relief: "You scared me to death."
Lily remained expressionless as she jumped into the pit, but the next moment, her gaze was drawn to the things around her.
She wrinkled her nose, glanced at the acid pit on the ground, and then looked at the strange flesh and blood at the edge of the hole.
"Do you have any thoughts?" Xu Yang moved closer to her.
The girl moved a few steps to the side, not used to someone being so close to her.
She said coldly, "It looks like formic acid pits. This should be an anthill. As for those red things... I don't know."
Xu Yang was taken aback, scratching his head: "Ant nest? Are ants really that big?"
Based on the size of this hole, the ant should be almost the size of a bull.
"Do you want to go in?" Lily asked with a look.
Xu Yang quickly shook his head.
This doesn't look like a good place. You'd only think of going in if you're tired of living.
but--
"Since this is an anthill, won't the ants... come out?"