Chapter 371 362 Motorcyclist
Standing on a twin-wheeled motorcycle speeding at over seventy kilometers per hour, Bai Zhongqi and the others had been traveling for over an hour. During this journey, Bai Zhongqi finally encountered some living creatures. There were still some rodent species on the grasslands, but they were very small and hard to spot.
These small rodents were quite ugly, feeding on grass seeds, burrowing all over the grassland, and living in groups. Their main predators were the dog-headed bats circling in the sky.
Bai Zhongqi finally saw some dog-headed bats in the sky again. These flying creatures should hardly be described merely as flying; their movement in the sky seemed easier than any bird's. After spreading their membranous wings, the dog-headed bats constantly circled overhead, and Bai Zhongqi even suspected that they never landed.
Because he saw that, even when drinking, these dog-headed bats would dive down, then follow the direction of the river to make a sweep, then pull up, and repeat the process until they were satiated.
What surprised Bai Zhongqi a bit was that the dog-headed bats did not seem to have much of an appetite for them, the larger creatures. Dog-headed bats often flew over them but simply ignored these humans.
"It looks like these things really only have animosity toward flying objects."
After a long walk, just when Bai Zhongqi thought they would find nothing, he suddenly heard gunshots ahead.
"Hurry, there are people ahead!" Bai Zhongqi called out as the twin-wheeled motorcycle sped up, preparing to cross the hill ahead.
The group sped forward, racing up the small hill less than a hundred meters ahead. At the bottom of the hill, Bai Zhongqi saw a sight that left him speechless.
A gigantic, plump insect at least twenty meters long, looking like an incredibly disgusting grub, wriggled its huge body. Most disgusting of all, the insect's head was just a round mouth lined with dense, sharp little teeth.
Five humans, dressed like explorers from a movie, robust work pants and vests with many pockets, and some even wearing goggles, were seated on motorcycles. The person in the passenger seat held a weapon that seemed incredibly heavy and fired at the giant insect.
The shot was actually a phase light beam.
Not all their weapons were beam guns; others were using kinetic energy weapons that fired bullets.
The motorcycle riders' skills were extremely impressive. The giant insect moved powerfully and swiftly, continuously writhing its body, trying to hit the motorcycle riders, but they adeptly dodged the giant insect's attacks.
"Bang, move quickly, the prairie giant is going to spray corrosive liquid!" a middle-aged rider shouted, holding the motorcycle handle with one hand and firing a machine gun with the other.
"Uncle Bu, watch this!"
The head of the giant insect began nauseatingly to wriggle, and then it fiercely sprayed a large amount of ghastly green liquid from its mouth. This liquid emitted a foul stench as the giant insect spun around, spraying corrosive liquid, and all the motorcycle riders desperately ran outward, afraid to be touched by the fluid.
But the young rider jumped off the motorcycle, then leaped into the air, flipped a beautiful somersault, and landed on the giant insect's head. He pulled a dagger from his boot, pressed a button, and a golden blade extended from the dagger. The young rider let out a fierce yell and, with both hands holding the dagger, plunged it brutally into the giant insect's head, then slid down the body, slicing the giant insect open from the top.
Severely wounded, the giant insect writhed violently, flinging the young rider off. But the giant had nearly reached its limit, and after a minute, it stopped struggling and became completely silent.
The older rider jumped off his bike, helped the younger up, and said, "You rascal, always doing such dangerous things. If you had been touched by the prairie giant's corrosive liquid, even gods couldn't have saved you."
The young man laughed heartily, "Uncle Bu, didn't I succeed? That's fantastic, we killed an adult prairie behemoth, we're going to be rich!"
The middle-aged man named Bu did not nod but looked cautiously at Bai Zhongqi and the others standing on the hill.
He shouted, "Friends over there, I'm really sorry, but we killed this prairie behemoth. Thanks for backing us up, but we won't be sharing any of the profits from this creature with you."
Bai Zhongqi stood there, unable to understand what the five Knights below were saying, but he could tell that the older Knight was speaking to his group.
He looked at Hu questioningly, and Hu nodded, saying, "Yes, they are speaking Dorosan; these people are definitely from Taoran Star."
Bai Zhongqi aboard the Sacred Falcon turned to Zero, who was serving him tea, and asked, "Has the Taoran Star language module provided by Hu not loaded up yet?"
"Right away."
Once the data retrieval was complete, Bai Zhongqi and his group immediately mastered the local language—an impossible feat for Bai Zhongqi's actual body.
Bai Zhongqi walked down the slope, hands raised high to show he had no hostile intentions, but the Knights' wariness did not decrease, the muzzles of their guns still covertly aimed at Bai Zhongqi and his team.
"Sir, we were merely admiring your courageous battle against the vile creature and had no intention of taking your prey," he said.
The young Knight grunted, responding, "You better not have, otherwise I'll make sure you suffer a terrible loss."
Bu, having more age and experience, could tell that Bai Zhongqi genuinely had no intention of stealing their spoils, so he asked, "Friend, you are not from around here, are you? Judging by your attire, you're also formidable hunters."
Bai Zhongqi nodded, "Indeed, we come from a faraway place."
Bu remained cautious and said, "Then we won't disturb your journey anymore, let's part ways here."
Bai Zhongqi, having finally encountered living people and wanting to inquire about the changes on Taoran Star over the century, was not ready to leave just yet. He then suggested, "We have been traveling for a long time and are quite weary, looking for a place to rest. How about we help you clean up this creature, and you take us to the nearest town to rest?" Find exclusive stories on My Virtual Library Empire
Upon hearing the word 'town,' Bond suddenly became interested and said, "Town? That's an ancient term, right? It's a settlement built on the ground, similar to our Shelter."
Bu furrowed his brow, sensing something off about these people, but couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Aware that he had talked too much, which might lead to more mistakes, Bai Zhongqi pulled out a handgun from his body. As soon as he took it out, several Knights immediately aimed their guns at him.
Bai Zhongqi pointed the gun downward, raising his hands, "I mean no harm."
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