Original War

Chapter 406

It took Shao Xuan more than 20 days to go from the small tributary of the hunting area to the wider river, and then to find the main river depicted on the map. Moreover, Shao Xuan has been there for more than 20 days. On the way, he didn’t stop too much. He didn’t expect that just finding the main river would take so long.

No wonder the people of the Taihe tribe said that when their ancestors went out to look for medicinal plants, it took a year to go. If it was for some seasonal flowering and fruiting medicinal plants, the medicinal pickers would even wait longer, because they might be Missed the opportunity, can only wait for the next year.

Shao Xuan doesn’t need to wait, he just needs to find a place.

Turning to a tree, Shao Xuan stood on the branch, took out the animal skin scroll and looked at the map he had drawn, guessing where he is now. Without positioning navigation, you can only judge based on the place you pass and the general environment.

The surrounding trees are not high, the ground is wet and wet, there are many potholes, and there are many water plants.

This area belongs to the swampland area. In order to find the main river quickly, Shao Xuan passed through this dangerous swampland directly, instead of walking from the safer mountains. Although the mountain forest area is also in danger, it is still better than the marshland.

Now, the surrounding trees are not dense, and there are sparkling waves underneath. When Shao Xuan is standing on the branches and looking at the map, he must also pay attention to the surrounding area.

“It should be good here.” Shao Xuan looked at a big river not far away, calculating in his heart how long it would take to find Gongjia Mountain. He only knows some vague geographic information, and can’t find detailed information. If it doesn’t go well, it will take longer.

As he was thinking, Shao Xuan’s eyelids twitched, and he didn’t care to roll up the animal skins in his hands, and his legs suddenly jumped and bounced.

At The next moment of Shao Xuan’s action, the originally calm water surface under the tree broke open, and a huge slightly narrow mouth full of fangs opened upwards. The direction that Shao Xuan was biting was where Shao Xuan stood just now.

It was a crocodile with a huge body and a body length of more than ten meters. As for how long it was, Shao Xuan didn’t have time to speculate. Because of the sudden jump, some water plants and leaves floating on the water were also lifted high.

The slightly turbid water droplets scattered around with the rising waves, and Shao Xuan could even smell the smell of muddy water and water plants, as well as a murderous stench.

Those icy eyes, without a trace of emotion, stared at Shao Xuan in the air, and bit his open mouth, but Shao Xuan stepped back first, and it only bit the branch where Shao Xuan was standing just now.

Click!

The crisp and decisive sound of breaking shows that the thick branch is as easy as biting a biscuit for this crocodile.

The place where Shao Xuan stood just now was at least seven meters above the ground, but the crocodile easily surpassed this height, even the entire head. The bite mouth continued to ascending due to the upward punching trend, and Shao Xuan could see its nasal cavity which was larger than the average crocodile.

The crocodile didn’t give up when he missed a hit. Instead, he vigorously shook his head in the air, opened his biting mouth again, and swept toward Shao Xuan for a second bite.

Judging from the hook-like tooth structure at the front of this crocodile’s snout, they are better at catching prey. As long as Shao Xuan is bitten into one place, even if it is only the leg of the trousers or the corner of his clothes, it will be tightly hooked and dragged down.

However, Shao Xuan’s reaction was too fast. Even though the crocodile had already taken the second capture, Shao Xuan was still out of its grabbing range. It was only half a person’s distance away. However, at this time the crocodile had already begun to land and could not make a third bite.

The closed mouth made a banging sound, and the skin of the jaw with the scales trembling due to the bite movement, seemed to vent the master’s unwillingness. Finally, the crocodile fell into the water fiercely and threw up a large number of turbid splashes with water plants.

After falling back into the water, the crocodile didn’t get up again, and moved away as the water ripples fluctuated.

Shao Xuan fell on another tree, but did not stop. Instead, he continued to jump several times. The seven or eight-meter-high branches were not safe at all. He had to find a bigger tree to rest. Be safe. The water under the tree was deeper than he thought, otherwise it would be impossible for the crocodiles to hide their bodies completely.

When Shao Xuan was looking for a taller tree, he ran into a crocodile that jumped up again. As Shao Xuan bounced away, he drew out the bronze sword that Zheng Luo gave him in the air, twisted his waist and turned it over, holding the bronze sword’s arm. Flicking along, the blade slashed vigorously on the crocodile’s mouth.

Cang!

The tremor transmitted by the sword shows the hardness of the crocodile’s outer skin and scale armor. However, it was still cut by Shao Xuan, and the blade also pried off one of its teeth. If Shao Xuan’s strength is stronger, he might be able to try. Cut the crocodile’s jaw directly into a gap.

Walking in this marshland is like walking through the teeth of a crocodile. It is very thrilling. It is also because of this that the ancestors of the Taihe tribe have highlighted this marshland. If the descendants of the Taihe pass here, it must be exceptional. careful.

This marshland is very wide. After Shao Xuan found a taller tree, he tried to find land. The banks of the river were not all swamps. But Shao Xuan didn’t know where there was land. Even the notes and maps left by the ancestors of Taihe didn’t explain it. Shao Xuan can only find it on his own.

After putting away the map, Shao Xuan continued to jump on the top of the swamp. It was difficult for him to leave in the direction away from the big river, away from the river bank. He could indeed leave this moist swamp area faster, but then, Shao Xuan didn’t know that he would be able to. It is impossible to determine the location of the main and tributary streams. After all, the main and tributary streams have made several bends, instead of flowing in a straight line.

After walking on the marshland next to the big river for a long time, when the marshland gradually narrowed, Shao Xuan saw a large piece of woods ahead, which was taller and more luxuriant woodland, and could see mountains.

The swamp is coming to an end. Shao Xuan thought.

There are fewer crocodiles in the surrounding area. Many crocodiles can always be seen on the banks of the rivers that have passed before. Crocodiles can often be seen in the swamps. But the more you go here, Shao Xuan rarely sees one. only.

Like a beast in the mountains, a huge crocodile needs to occupy enough area to obtain food for it to survive. Within such a large area, there are not a few crocodiles… The danger zone should still be the crocodile’s territory. There must be a reason for something abnormal. Shao Xuan was more vigilant in his heart.

As he ran towards the woodland, Shao Xuan’s light caught a glimpse of something floating on the river.

After jumping to the tall tree, Shao Xuancai looked towards the river.

There was a cloud of aquatic plants on the river, but when he carefully observed the structure, Shao Xuan noticed a sense of disharmony.

That group of water plants floated up and down with the ripples of the river on the surface of the river,

Bang!

The group of water plants shook and floated a little bit larger, and water splashed out of it. At the same time, Shao Xuan also felt that the impact sound he heard was very strange. Just now, there was more than one type of sound, which seemed to contain metal collisions. Voice.

What the hell is that?

Shao Xuan stared at the waterweed, there seemed to be something in it.

Crocodile? A crocodile trapped in aquatic plants?

No, take a closer look. The aquatic plants are square, and the plants on both sides are… wood?

Due to several violent vibrations, the edge of the water weeds was a little loose, and tree trunks could be seen where both sides were exposed.

That’s not water plants! That is a cage! ! It’s a trap! ! !

Shao Xuan had a huge shock in his heart. If it was a trap, it meant that there was human activity around it, and there was also a special trap. Depending on the size, it should be for catching prey in the water.

Some fishermen fish by throwing nets, some are good at fishing, and others are caught by water traps. However, the third type is very rare. This is the first time Shao Xuan has seen the trap of catching a crocodile.

Bang bang!

The crocodile trapped inside struggled and slammed again, making the water weeds covering it looser and allowing Shao Xuanneng to see the trap more clearly.

It was a metal cage. People from Yanjiao, Taihe and other tribes were reluctant to use metal as traps. Although bronze ware has begun to spread, the use of bronze ware has been very economical. Even traps would not be willing to make one. How big is the crocodile in the river? The length of such a cage is at least fifteen meters. How much metal does it need to use?

The farther away you are from the six cities, you should use less bronze tools. When Shao Xuan came here, he also met people from other tribes, and he recently saw people from a tribe. He also used horn tools when hunting. , There are very few bronzes.

Suddenly seeing such a large metal cage, Shao Xuan was very surprised.

At the same time, Shao Xuan pondered, is it close to Gongjia Mountain? Others use few bronze wares, but the craftsmen are different. Besides, the person who can create such a trap for catching crocodiles is definitely not an ordinary tribe.

Shao Xuan left in no hurry. He found a suitable tree, stood on the branch and concealed it, waiting. Now that the trap has caught the prey, I believe the person who set the trap will come soon. If the crocodile in the cage continues to struggle, the trap will be more damaged.

Sure enough, after not much meeting, Shao Xuan heard the sound of someone approaching quickly. The sound was not loud. The other party is very good at walking through the jungle and listens to the movement. The other party should have a good understanding of this area and act decisively without hesitation. He paused hesitantly, quite confident.

The sound of whoosh quickly came not far from the bank of the river, Shao Xuan looked at it, and then was stunned.

I didn’t see the front, but at first glance, I thought it was a little crocodile moving, but if I look at it again, I will find that it is actually a human figure, with human hands exposed.

It’s really like a crocodile, even when the people of the enchantment tribe are totemized, they don’t look like this person.

However, after continuing to observe, Shao Xuan discovered that this was actually a person in crocodile skin.

When the people of the 咢 tribe use the power of totem to totem, they change their facial features, bones, etc., but this person is just covered in a layer of crocodile skin, and the real appearance is still similar to ordinary people.