East of Eden

Chapter 33 HIVE

The only weapons on them are honeycomb balls and polymer knives (low strength) for defense. It is not a wise choice to fight close to armored beasts.But now that they are in the encirclement, they cannot avoid a tough battle no matter what.

Those armored beasts gradually emerged from the depths of the rainforest. There were eight of them in total, parasitic on some machines such as motorcycles and logging hacksaws, like pangolins with strange shapes.Every time they move, there will be a heavy metal collision sound, which feels like a zombie movie.

"Try to run fast," said Xing.

However, before the words fell, the armored beast over there had already rushed towards him. The honeycomb ball released in time blocked this bite. Xing was facing the open mouth of the armored beast. The hood was pierced, and something was wriggling deep in the monster's throat. When Xing Xing realized it, a small snake-shaped armored beast spewed out from its throat.

"Will this thing still split!?" Sophia was shocked.

The snake-shaped armored beast broke through the honeycomb ball at once. Fortunately, Xing was agile and nailed it to the ground with a flying knife.The knife pierced the monster's heart, and it struggled twice, but it didn't move anymore.Xing pulled out the knife, but the mucus on the armored beast seemed to have a softening effect, making the knife as thin as a piece of paper.

Xing had no choice but to retreat while swinging the knife and making fake moves, in order to distract the armored beast.Although the group of armored beasts had strong attack power, their movements were slow, which gave humans a certain amount of time to prepare.Shano and Sophia respectively released honeycomb balls to cover Xing and retreat together.

But the number of opponents is still too much. After a period of time, the fake moves will always be seen through.A nimble armored beast stepped on a branch and jumped behind them, its long mechanical tail swept across, and the surrounding trees broke down one after another, like collapsed beams falling down.

Several people had to spread out to avoid each other.Xing protected the back of his head with his hands, and rolled into a bush. The polymer knife died tragically in the rolling just now, and only a small amount of Benzema solution remained on his body.

"boom!"

An armored beast rushed in front of him, hitting him hard with its hard head, Xing sprayed out the last Benzema solution, but this time the honeycomb ball formed was extremely fragile and would break upon impact, Xing had no choice but to face it head-on Hedging, hugging its head tightly, pressing its upper jaw, they rolled to a further place together, the weight of the armored beast was on Xing's body, and the two pincers stuck his neck, Xing felt that he was about to lose his breath .

At the critical moment, Xing heard the roar of a motorcycle engine in his ears, followed by two piercing gunshots.

Xing felt a lightness on his body, and the head of the armored beast was pierced by a bullet. With a wail, its whole body was disintegrated into countless mechanical parts, and it fell down like a broken bicycle.Its heart fell aside, still beating, and the dusty rescuer shot it in the heart without hesitation, and sent it to God for good.

"Follow me, you guys!" The man whirled as he turned the motorbike engine, and the shotgun on his shoulder was emitting white smoke.

Unexpectedly, the man turned out to be a boy, even younger than Yun An, about thirteen or fourteen years old.He has bronze skin, wears a hard hat and goggles, and carries guns, fishing nets and rubber ropes on his shoulders. He drives a modified four-seater off-road motorcycle. There is a bright red cross on the motorcycle shell, which reads "Rainforest Rescue", with a small red flag on the handle.

Xing, Sophia and Shano immediately ran towards his motorcycle, the boy raised his hand and swung out the big net, covering the remaining armored beasts in it.The armored beast seemed to be very afraid of the entanglement of the net, tossing back and forth in it, weakly spitting mucus.Several people finally got on the boy's off-road motorcycle, as if grasping at straws, the boy shot and killed the armored beasts, and said confidently:

"Hold on, let's go!"

He pulled down the goggles and stepped on the accelerator. At this time, his motorcycle was also like a rampaging armored beast, driving towards the unknown depths of the rainforest with sparks and lightning all the way.

It was dusk when they arrived at the Dacigua Waterfall. They stood on the edge of this giant tiankeng, with the abyss and the waterfall flowing straight down at their feet. The water mist splashed by layers of snow-white water waves formed a beautiful rainbow in mid-air .

There are no trees around the sinkhole, and the rose-colored dusk is unobstructed, artificial sunlight is gently falling, and cotton candy-like clouds are floating in the sky.

However, under this beautiful scenery, the three of them were holding their stomachs and retching.The blame is to blame the motorcycle for being too bumpy, it almost takes out all the internal organs of the person.

"Hey, don't spit in the sinkhole! Our village is under there!" the boy shouted.

So the three had to settle under a tree.

The boy looked at them and rubbed his head helplessly: "Oh, I think my driving skills are pretty good..."

Sophia asked weakly: “Little brother, where are you from?”

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself," the handsome rescued boy stood up straight and saluted, "My name is Nian Sui, a member of the Yepulong tribe, and the leader of the Rainforest Rescue Team. Our village is at the bottom of the Tiankeng. Wait a minute Let me take you there."

"The bottom of the sinkhole... how to get there?"

"There is an elevator."

Nian Sui stretched out his fingers, and there was indeed a black track artificially dug beside the waterfall. Looking closely, the gears on it were still running.

Nian Sui patiently waited for them to finish vomiting, gave each of them a bottle of mineral water, and then took them to the elevator.The boy was small and thin, with long arms and legs, goggles took up most of his face, and shorts reached his knees.There was a circle of shiny badges studded on his collar, like a little boy scout.

There is a call button where the elevator is located. Looking down, the depth is bottomless. The black metal steel frame is submerged in the flowing clouds, which makes people's legs weak.

"It takes 3 minutes to get to the village from here. It will be soon. This is the elevator designed by my grandma." Said proudly.

At this time, the elevator door opened, and what it opened was the ceiling, waiting for passengers to jump in.The boy fearlessly threw the motorcycle in first, and the entire elevator made a loud bang, making people suspect that it would fall in the next second.Fortunately, it didn't. The elevator was still stable. They got into it one after another, and the ceiling suddenly closed.

"This elevator can carry the weight of an elephant at most. It's very safe." Sui Sui has become accustomed to taking elevators, and began to lean on the railing to play with his mobile phone. Outside he is surrounded by waterfalls and abysses, and he flies past two red-feathered birds from time to time. He doesn't care.

The surrounding area of ​​the elevator is hollowed out, and the scenery outside can be seen at a glance. At first, it was a little frightening, but as the altitude gradually decreased, the illusory clouds and mists in front of me gradually dissipated, and my heart became more at ease.

It was about the time when Nian Sui was playing a game of Lianliankan, and the elevator had reached the bottom. Fortunately, it opened the front door this time, not the ceiling.

"The little flower seller in the west,

The little girl beating the gong in the east,

My horse is fat and strong,

Come and have a taste with me...."

As soon as you get out of the elevator, there is a wide long street paved with stone slabs. Artists playing guitars on the street are completely casual, not begging or performing arts.Seeing Sui, he greeted enthusiastically: "Hey Sui, are you picking someone up in the woods again?"

"Yes." Nian Sui swaggered out pushing his motorcycle, looking like a kid.

Like an exquisite picture scroll, the whole picture of the village is gradually unfolding in front of your eyes: the village is full of double-storey log cabins, the smoke is curling up, and the warm yellow old-fashioned electric lights are lit from house to house. Under the waterfall is the power plant of the whole village. The wheel turns with force, and the chimneys in the factory emit billowing steam.Both sides of the street are full of exotic flowers and plants, and residential houses are located in it, forming a semicircle, converging under the waterfall, like a giant beehive.

Who would have thought that there is a tiankeng hidden in the rainforest, and there is such a prosperous village hidden in the tiankeng?The sound of singing and the smell of food came to my face, reminding me of my grandma's hometown on Christmas Eve.

Xing was about to move forward, but at this moment an iron gate fell from the sky, blocking the way.A group of Yepulong people in white protective clothing appeared out of nowhere, holding explosion-proof shields and iron forks, and said as if they were facing a big enemy:

"For the safety of the village, outsiders are invited to carry out disinfection! Men go to the left, women go to the right, and enter the disinfection rooms on both sides."

Beetle beasts are rampant outside, and people from the rainforest are likely to carry insect eggs with them. This is an understandable biochemical defense measure.So Xing, Shano, Nian Sui and Sophia separated and entered the men's disinfection room in turn.

Nian Sui complained: "Oh, I have to disinfect it every time I go out, and my skin has to be washed white." The Yepulong people are proud of their bronze skin and don't like cold white skin.

Xing entered the single compartment in the disinfection room and took off his clothes one by one according to the prompts on the electronic screen. Before he could react, the clothes were swept away by the machine, probably to be taken elsewhere for disinfection.Not to mention Sophia's cherished little GPS beast in the glass cabin, which was disposed of by the guards as soon as it entered the door.Sophia must be very sad when she finds out.

Xing stood still, a pungent disinfectant steam sprayed from the top of his head, adhering to the skin, there was a slight tingling sensation, and repeated this three or four times, Xing felt that he was no different from the roast duck in the deli.Finally, the shower was turned on, and the cold water flowed from head to toe, completing the final process.The machine handed over bath towels and sterilized clothes, and they could only leave after changing clothes.

Xing walked out of the house wiping her damp hair, and the smell of flowers and plants blown by the wind also dispersed the moisture on her skin, making her very comfortable.

Looking at the sunset glow and birds in the sky, Xing breathed a sigh of relief, and thought: This is the village of Ye Pulong. From the dangerous building with a hundred-foot-high elevator to the pungent disinfectant steam, it maintains itself in the murderous tropical rainforest. rhythm, living in peace and tranquility.

I wonder what it was like 3000 years ago?

3000 years ago, Donglu Palace, a Sitiantai built of white marble, was coldly located on the top of the Arctic Mountain.

A huge bronze armillary sphere is placed in the center, the night is dark, and the hollow roof is filled with moonlight.With ancient instruments, complicated star tracks, and the ticking sound of water leaks, the young warlock Liang Shiheng was doing calculations under the stars. It took him five years to observe the southward movement of the star Yagui.

Starting this summer, Yagui will disappear forever south of the horizon, joining the range of Southern Hoshino.And the vast southern sky cannot be observed from the Donglu Palace where Liang Shiheng is located.

"I have to go to the south, track the trajectory of Yagui, and complete the remaining half of the star map." He said.Half of the star map in his hand has been drawn, only the other half in the south is still blank.

Liang Shiheng's teacher, Du Chunfeng, stood aside and sighed: "You have always been concerned about the astrology, is it because of the prophecy of natural disasters?"

Liang Shiheng lowered his eyes, and gently moved the dial on the bronze armillary sphere to locate the next star: "Yes, it is prophesied that our civilization will eventually be destroyed, and it will be in my era. As Zhu Si, how can I ignore it?" .”

Three days later, this Zhu Si left Sitiantai, took a few scrolls and a pair of straw sandals, and walked towards the wild rainforest in the south.