Qi Le

The appearance of the spear ants on the battlefield sealed the doom of the hyena colony.

Although the process was slightly different from Qi Le's expectation, as far as the result was concerned, there was no difference.

After finishing talking with Xi Yaer, Qi Le put away the communicator.His gaze swept over Brother Barn Owl, not understanding why the other party looked at him like this.

"Yas?" Qi Le tilted his head, and pressed the kitten's tail to prevent him from stepping on the ground when he probed.

"You eat plants?" The barn owl's expression became more and more strange.

"No, that... is a special case." Qi Le was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to explain it, so he could only wave his paws and answer vaguely.He and Barn Owl are considered ordinary friends, and it always feels very awkward to talk about topics like "estrous period" rashly.

Maybe the other party doesn't care - from the performance of Crow Girl and Ostrich Hot Mom, it can be seen that the original species does not shy away from similar topics, but as far as Qi Le is concerned, he is not used to it after all.

Seeing that Qi Le didn't want to say anything, Yas didn't continue to ask, and turned his attention back to the battlefield under the tree.

Alan looked at Qi Le, then at the kitten whose tail was held by him, touched his brother with the tip of its wing, and whispered a few times in the other's ear.If he read it correctly, the cub had turned golden during the battle, and the pattern on its body was not like a native cat, but more like a tiger cub.

A native cat raises a big tiger cub?

No matter how you look at it, it's a bit strange.

Alan lowered his head and combed the feathers on his chest. After waiting for a long time, Yas did not make a sound, so he couldn't help asking, "Don't you think it's strange?"

"It has nothing to do with us." Without looking back, Yas ran his fingers along the flying feathers on the right wing, and warned, "This is Qi Le's own decision, and no one else can comment on it."

"But……"

"Would it be strange for a golden eagle to raise a goshawk's chick?" Yasi asked.

"No." Alan shook his head.

Birds of prey live together and often care for each other's chicks.

It is not uncommon for orphans to be adopted if a parent dies unexpectedly.It's just that there are very few examples of cross-ethnic groups, and most of them happen between the same ethnic groups.

"What do you think the golden eagle would do if someone said something about it?"

What else to do, of course, is to rush forward and fight, let the other party know that the trouble comes from the mouth, and some things cannot be said nonsense.Especially for female eagles, once they lose their temper, they will pluck their feathers out in all likelihood.

"So, do you think you should talk too much?" Yasi looked at Alan and said earnestly, "Whether it's a tiger cub or a cat cub, Qi Le is willing to raise him. This is their father and son's business, and there is no room for others to intervene. The most important thing More importantly, why did this cub follow Qi Le, have you seriously thought about it?"

Alan lowered his wings and stopped preening his feathers.

"Under normal circumstances, this cub should be with its mother. If there hadn't been an accident, he probably wouldn't have been raised by a native cat." Yass's voice didn't fluctuate much, but it made people feel heavy for no reason.

"The most important thing is that he takes good care of the cubs, no worse than an experienced parent."

Alan was silent for a moment, then glanced at the meowing kitten and the cat father who shook his head seriously, finally nodded and did not continue.

On the ground, hyenas and black-backed jackals were surrounded by ants, and they had to avoid the sneak attack of the mutated grass. The situation was precarious.

Hyena meat is unpalatable, with a sour and rancid smell, and rarely appears in the recipes of native species.Occasionally kill one or two, and the treatment method is also very simple, leaving crystal nuclei like the barn owl brothers, and the corpses are discarded directly.

Even alien beasts rarely speak to hyenas unless they have to.

Whether you kill it or not, you can die. I really can't accept such unpalatable meat.

Scavengers have a soft spot for hyenas, firstly because they suit the taste, and secondly because the meat is fresh.It's a pity that the attack power is not as good as that of hyenas, and they often look at the dogs and sigh, and they can't find a chance to attack.

On the other hand, the native spear ants, whose sense of taste has deteriorated to a certain extent, have no requirements for the taste of food, and their combat effectiveness is absolutely strong.The hyena group was surrounded by such big bosses, and nothing but death could be done.

As for the black-backed jackal, he brought the hyena into District [-], and now he is going to die with the hyena.

The spear ants kept shrinking the encirclement, and the black-backed jackal was killed first, and the body was disassembled on the spot.The hyenas were forced to back up until they were close together.

The remaining hyenas are strong in combat and belong to the backbone of the group.

Being able to support it until now is impressive enough.

Unfortunately, the ant colony does not appreciate this tenacity.

The longer the hyena persisted, the more violent the spear ant attacks became.The mutated grasses around seized the opportunity to sneak attack, and their roots penetrated into the hyena's body to absorb fresh nutrients.

Even if the hyena has no wounds, it still cannot escape the fate of being "sucked dry".

Standing on a tree, Qi Le witnessed a hyena with its legs entangled in grass leaves, unable to move on the spot. A few mutated grasses waving the grass leaves crawled over, and found no wounds on the hyena's body. an indescribable part.

"Ouch-"

Accompanied by the scream of the hyena, everyone in the audience felt a certain part tighten, and subconsciously clamped their legs.

The cat dad was dumbfounded when Tai Sui's tentacles poked his back suddenly.

"What?" Father Cat turned his head, not understanding Tai Sui's behavior.

"Don't move." Tai Sui said, "Calm down."

As soon as the words fell, Tai Sui stretched his body continuously, wrapped the two balls of hair, and firmly stuck to the tree.

The next moment, a strange sound suddenly came.

Following the sound, not only Qi Le, but also Brother Barn Owl and Squirrel, their eyes widened and the soles of their feet felt numb.

The sunset was transpiring in the sky, and a large "black fog" swept from mid-air.The weird sound came from the fog, like rocks rubbing against each other, it was extremely ear-piercing.

Qi Le shook his head, only to feel his eardrums buzzing, and his brain felt like a stone had been hit, causing pains.

"Don't listen, cover your ears!" Tai Sui and Ya Si warned at the same time.

The black mist is getting closer and closer, and upon closer inspection, it is actually composed of countless small and strange beasts.

These strange beasts are small, with a body like a bat, but with a lizard's head.There is a bright red curved horn on the top of the head, two pairs of compound eyes protruding from the eye sockets, and a mouth full of fangs. During the flight, it kept making sharp calls.

"It's a mutant bat."

Yas hid in the canopy of the tree, clasped the branches with sharp claws, and stared at the direction of the mutated bat without blinking.

Qi Le turned his head to look at Yas, and then turned his gaze back to the bats.Since traveling so far, he has seen many strange beasts, and this is the first time he has encountered one of this size.

Not too big, but too small.

Leaving aside his looks and his size alone, he can match three of his opponents.As far as the evolution direction of the alien beasts is concerned, these bats are really unusual and can be called aliens.

"Don't underestimate them." Yas untied the animal skin bag at his waist, took out three tubes of potions and held them in his hands, and continued, "The individual mutant bats are not strong in combat, but it is not a small trouble to gather together."

"They are difficult to deal with?" Qi Le asked.

"To a certain extent, it is true." Yas gave an affirmative answer and patted Alan's wings with one hand.

The latter understood, turned into a humanoid form, took off the pocket tied around his waist, took out a few metal pipes, handed two to Qi Le, and sent the rest to the squirrel.

"This is the antidote." Alan said.

"Antidote?"

"Mutated bats can not only make piercing calls, but also have poison all over their bodies." It was Heisong who explained, "Their flesh, bones and even fur are full of toxins, not to mention being bitten or scratched, just touching them casually. It will all rot."

"So powerful?" Qi Le couldn't believe it.Looking at the group of bats again, he shuddered subconsciously.This is simply a mobile poison storehouse with sonic attack skills.

"Yes, so don't underestimate them. It's just that they don't show up often, and they often don't show up for decades. There are often disputes between ethnic groups. Some small ethnic groups are extinct before they develop. The deterrent effect is not as good as that of native ant colonies." Heisong carefully put away the potion and thanked Yasi.

The barn owl waved his hand, signaling that he needn't be so polite.

"You have helped us a lot, and you have traded a lot of raw materials so that we can prepare better antidotes. These are nothing."

While speaking, Yas moved his eyes to the tree and pointed at the spear ant colony that was beginning to retreat: "When encountering such a mutated bat colony, if the native ants do not have the numerical advantage, there is no good way."

Looking in the direction he pointed, Qi Le found that the ant colony was retreating into the forest, and even the mutated grass began to retreat in large swaths, leaving behind the corpses of more than 20 hyenas and black-backed jackals.

The mutated bat swarm found the target, changed formation in the air, and flew down roaring.

The meat of hyenas is very difficult to eat, but the blood is not a big problem, but it is rich in nutrition.With the black-backed jackals that have not been decomposed, it is a good snack.

The mutated bat group was very orderly and began to take turns eating.

In less than a moment, the corpses under the tree became shriveled, especially the black-backed jackal, which was completely skinny, with no flesh and blood left.

The leading mutated bat made a strange cry, flapping its wings and flying towards the arbor, apparently finding the prey hiding in the tree.

Qi Le and Squirrel immediately became tense.

The cat father even blocked the kitten behind him, lowered his ears, and exploded his hair all over his body.Worried about being surrounded by bats on the tree, he had to open the space button and take out the flying machine that Xial gave him.

Yas turned his head, signaling Qi Le to be calm.He raised the metal pipe in his hand and said, "I had no way to do it before, but now I have this, don't worry."

When the words fell, unscrew the lid and pour it out vigorously.

A strong fragrance spread, and the mutated bat stopped moving forward and started to circle around in mid-air.Judging from their appearance, it seems that they can't distinguish the direction, suddenly become blind, and the echolocation also loses its function.

Because the team was too dense, many bats were flying randomly in mid-air, and they inevitably collided with each other.

The light ones only retreated a certain distance, and continued to turn around in mid-air; the heavy ones could almost hear the sound of bone cracking, the wings stopped flapping, and with a whine, they fell vertically from mid-air.It hit the ground with a bang, blood spattering everywhere.

After losing several members in a row, the mutated bat group finally knew how powerful it was, gave up the prey on the tree, and turned around to head deep into the forest.

Seeing this scene, Qi Le couldn't hide his surprise.

"Thanks to the materials you exchanged. Otherwise, I would not be able to make such a potion." Yas put away the metal tube, "The antidote I gave you will not be used for the time being, you can keep it, and the effect should last until the end of the rainy season .”

The medicines made by the raptors all have a certain time limit. After the time limit, the side effects will not occur, but the effect will be greatly reduced.

"Thank you." Qi Le and Squirrel thanked again.

"No need." The barn owl waved his hand to confirm that the bat swarm was flying away, and continued: "It will be the breeding season of termites soon, and they appear here, probably looking for termite mounds."

"They came to find the termite mound?" Qi Le asked.

"Mutated bats stay in underground caves all year round, and only occasionally go out to look for food. There are no locusts this year. Ordinary alien beasts can't satisfy their appetite. Marching ants are difficult to deal with, and they often move. Termites are their most important thing. source of food." Alan snatched his brother's words.

As long as the combat power is strong, the alien beast can also kill the native species.

When Qi Le just passed through, he almost became the dessert of two strange beasts.

"Last time was about 25 years ago, right Yas?"

"That's right." Yas stood up and spread his wings behind him. "The time is right, but I remember that their territories are in the sixth and tenth districts, where the number of termites is the largest, and they should be able to supply the needs of the group. They It's really puzzling why it appeared in the eleventh district around the corner."

"Probably because they were expelled by a larger group of bats, or they encountered a group that is not afraid of their venom." Qi Le guessed.

"Perhaps." Yas shrugged his shoulders. "They don't like the sun. They usually only appear in the evening and night. Be careful and avoid it."

"How long will they stay around?"

"If you're lucky, they won't stay for long, and they'll leave after they're full." Yas pushed aside the branches in front of him, "If you're unlucky, they'll settle down. In that case, you must find a place to live. That underground bunker you're in might be a target."

Qi Le: "..."

"How about living in our territory for a while?" Yas suggested.

"Thank you for your kindness." Qi Le shook his head, "I don't need it for now, I will find a way to deal with it."

"Alright then." Yas didn't insist, "If you encounter trouble, you can come to us at any time."

"Thank you."

"Need not."

Brother Barn Owl is still on the way to hunt, so it is not good to delay too long.In addition to the antidote, Yas left a few more potions that could disperse the bat swarm, collected the foreign plant materials, and quickly flew away with wings.

"Qi Le, do you really have a solution?" Red Oak asked, "Why don't we go back to the pit for a while and wait for the bats to leave?"

"I can seal the tunnel in advance and place metal plates at the entrance and exit, so they won't be able to enter unless there is a hard hit." Dad cat patted the space button with his paw, "If it doesn't work, I can take Qining and hide in the aircraft."

"That's a way."

The squirrels nodded and did not continue to persuade.

Qi Le and Qi Ning climbed down the arbor, found the right direction, and started to head into the depths of the forest.

On the way, I met black spiders and found that they were spinning silk and weaving a large web that stretched for several miles.

click!

Qi Le!

The eldest sister who took the lead found the cat father and his party, and happily greeted them, knocking on their mouthparts to say hello.In the middle of the walk, it suddenly stopped, spewing out a strand of spider silk, wrapping around the male spider who was watching not far away, and sending it to the cat father as a long-lost reunion gift.

click!

Eat it fresh!

The black spider has long legs and is very generous.

The cat father fell silent, and the male spider stared wide-eyed.

The former was thinking about how to politely reject this gift, but the latter was already in tears when he understood the situation.

"Meow." The kitten rubbed against Qi Le, pointed at Tai Sui with its little paw, "Dad, Tai Sui wants to eat."

Turning his head to look at the round ball and meeting the expectant black bean eyes, the cat father shook his beard, changed his mind, and accepted this sincere gift.At the same time, he opened the space button and took out the alien meat brought out from the base as a gift for the black spider.

click!

The black spider was very happy, and said "click" to the cat father, swayed its long legs, turned around and continued to weave the web.They found that the father of the future child and food reserve showed signs of fleeing, so it was necessary to weave a few large nets.

"The mutated bats appeared in the eleventh district." Qi Le reminded the black spider, "They are full of poison and are very difficult to deal with. Be careful."

Hearing this, the black spider tapped its mouthparts, expressing that it was not afraid of this threat.

click!

fine!

Feeling that he couldn't explain it verbally, he simply demonstrated it to Qi Le, spraying out the spider silk at the fastest speed, forming a large web, and then stacking the spider webs and sticking the edges to the tree trunk.

Layer by layer, the spider web is extremely tough, the edges are stretched, and soon connected into a hollow "building" that is close to a trapezoid.

The black spider inhabits it, and can advance, attack, retreat, or defend. When encountering a difficult enemy, it will directly spray venom. No matter who it is, it will be stuck by the spider web, and it will be seriously injured if it does not die.

Seeing these snow-white spider webs, Qi Le had an idea, approached the black spider, said so and so on, then took out a large piece of strange animal meat, and brought out the sea beast tentacles along the way.

click!

good stuff!

The black spider skipped over the meat of the alien beast, and plunged into the tentacles rolling on the ground with its long legs.

"You want this?"

click!

Black Spider nodded.

Qi Le originally wanted to leave the tentacles to Tai Sui to try out, since the black spider wanted them, it would be fine to give them.But he explained in advance that he is not sure whether these sea beasts are non-toxic, Tai Sui will be fine after eating them, but it is hard for others to say.If it's just out of curiosity, it's better to change it.

Click, click, click!

The black spider tapped its mouthparts frequently and made gestures on the ground with its front feet. Qi Le racked his brains to barely guess.

Sea beast meat is very rare, it can help them secrete venom and enhance the stickiness of spider webs.When they were with their mother, they ate sea beast meat, but only once.

The reason why female spiders gather during the breeding season is to go to the seaside collectively.Without the older black spider to lead the way, most of these young big sisters would return empty-handed.

"So, you will continue to migrate, also to find these sea beasts floating on the coast?"

click!

That's right.

The black spiders gave an affirmative answer, saying that whether they can pick up sea beasts depends not only on strength, but also on luck.

Their water quality is average, and they don't float in groups like ant colonies. They spend most of their time picking up on the coast.It is very rare to eat sea beast meat once or twice in a lifetime.

"What will happen if you don't eat it?" Qi Le asked curiously.

click!

The spider silk ejected is less and less, and the prey cannot be caught, and finally dies.

The black spider tapped its mouthparts, gestured twice with its long legs, and then pulled a male spider and tapped it with its claws. The latter immediately turned its claws to the sky, pretending to be dead.

Cat Dad: "..."

Is there an Oscar statuette?

The black spider got the tentacle of the sea beast, and Qi Le got what he needed in exchange, a big ball of spider silk.

Due to the inconvenience of transportation, several black spiders temporarily left the group and went to the underground bunker with him.After arriving at the destination, according to the requirements of the cat father, we sprayed silk and netted at the main entrance of the tunnel.

"this."

Qi Le took out a few metal plates from the tunnel to block the tunnel entrance, the size was just right.The edges are embedded in the soil layer, and the seams are so tight that even a mosquito will not be able to fly in unless you force your way in.

He is not afraid of breaking into him.

The spider silk sticks to the back of the metal plate, and if a bat dares to bump into it, the end will be pretty good.

"There are ventilation holes."

Since it is to be done, it must not be sloppy, and must be comprehensive.

Black Spider received the reward and has a good relationship with Qi Le, so naturally he would not spare a few bundles of spider silk.

The tunnel's entrances and vents were just finished when Yam and Thom visited with their children.

Qi Le sent the black spider away, and the squirrel was busy collecting leaves and hay. When he saw the two hot moms, he waved his paws to say hello, took out the whole mutated mushroom from the space button, and distributed it to the little ostriches.

The kitten took the crystal nucleus from Yam and lay beside Qi Le, grinding its teeth.

"You said there was a swarm of mutated bats?" After hearing Qi Le's story, Tom and Yam were both shocked.

Mutated bats pose little threat to adult ostriches, but they can easily kill young ostriches.

"Yes." Qi Le nodded, took out the potion Yas gave him, and gave one to the ostrich, "This is prepared by the barn owl, and it can temporarily disperse the mutant bats."

"Thank you."

The two ostriches were not polite. After receiving the potion, they shook out a pile of crystal nuclei from their wings.Inadvertently exchanged pleasantries, took the children back to the territory, called the male ostrich who was out on patrol, and worked together to build a temporary shelter to prevent the sudden attack of the bat swarm.

The night came quietly, and the cry of strange beasts sounded in the forest.

There is a swarm of mutated bats, and it is impossible for the squirrels to return to the pit at night, so they decided to stay in Qi Le's territory to rest.Fill his stomach with dried meat, and help Qi Le erect the metal plate to block the entrance of the tunnel tightly.After confirming that everything is in order, he lay down on the bed made of hay and animal skins, rolled up his body, covered his furry cheeks with his tail, and soon fell asleep.

They were originally a nocturnal species, but after meeting Qi Le, their lives changed drastically, and their habits also changed accordingly.As time passed, the squirrels gradually got used to going out at night and coming out at night, and began to move closer to their ancestors before the catastrophe.

Tai Sui turned into a simple bed, with the edges rolled up to wrap two balls of hair in it.

After all, Qi Ning was young, walked for a day, and participated in another battle, unable to support his physical strength, soon began to snore, and fell asleep on all fours.

The cat father held his son in his arms, rubbed the kitten's goose meat, and fell into a deep sleep.

While falling asleep, a thought vaguely flashed through his mind: it was the first time he and his son rested in the underground bunker after the territory was demarcated.

At the same time, several vague figures crossed the border of the [-]th district, and under the cover of the night, passed through the squirrel's territory and entered the [-]th district.

They are pirates being hunted.

In order to avoid tracking, the wounded had to be abandoned or even released bait, just to attract the attention of the base soldiers.The result of this is that less than half of the members are left since they were hunted down.

According to common sense, the Blue Star base is in District [-], and there are soldiers from the base behind them. If they want to survive, they should stay away from it.

But the problem is that the responding spaceship has not appeared for a long time, and the communicator has not sent a signal. They have to approach the base and try to find the spaceship to escape.Otherwise, you can only die here.

What's the point of catching more alien beasts without Blue Star.

Therefore, even if they take risks again, they must enter the eleventh district.