When they got back, Luo Yuan explained the situation to them. As expected, everyone decided to evacuate temporarily.
Before he left, he had already given them an early warning. Therefore, some of the necessary luggage had already been prepared. Not long after the fourth wave of attacks fell, the group picked up their luggage and quickly left the grotto.
Under Luo Yuan's command, the giant lizard trotted forward with heavy footsteps. The cave gradually became blurred in their vision. When they entered the forest, they could no longer see it. A faint sense of melancholy surged in everyone's heart.
This was the norm for survivors in the post-apocalyptic world. They had no fixed place to live. Perhaps they had just found a safe place today and had stored a lot of food. But the next day, they might be forced to leave. They would have to leave behind a lot of resources that they had painstakingly collected and go to a safer place. Then, they would have to collect all the resources again and wait for the next migration.
This was the helplessness of being in the apocalypse. Everything was for survival.
...
The dense tree net above their heads blocked all vision from the sky.
After about an hour and a half, everyone returned to their original campsite. At this moment, everyone felt relieved. They had a strong sense of security.
In fact, they were only 30 to 40 kilometers away from the cave. It was not an absolutely safe distance, but no one wanted to go to another unfamiliar place and take unpredictable risks.
As for absolute safety, there was no place that was absolutely safe during the apocalypse. Instead of taking risks, it was better to leave their lives in the hands of fate.
However, such negative thoughts did not apply to Luo Yuan.
It was definitely a shame for him to be chased out of his home by a light green mutated creature. However, he could only temporarily suppress his restless heart.
...
Three days passed quickly. In order to avoid being discovered by the mutated bird, everyone had given up on activities during the day.
Now that the weather was hot and the cave was completely sealed, the air could not circulate. Staying inside was like staying in a sauna. Even breathing carried a trace of scorching heat. As for the dirty air and all kinds of sour and rotten smells, there was no need to mention them.
Fortunately, they had brought a lot of water before they came, so they did not have to worry about drinking water.
It was only at night that everyone could come out to breathe in the fresh and cool air and eat some food.
In the past few days, the mutant birds' attacks had been intermittently maintained. However, compared to the first day, the frequency had greatly decreased, and it was even more irregular. Sometimes, there would be no attacks for the whole day, but in the evening, they would go crazy and continuously bombard.
Moreover, it was probably suspicious that Luo Yuan and the rest had not shown up for a long time. In the beginning, it was flying at a height of more than 10,000 meters and did not show itself. However, these few days, it began to fly lower and lower, hovering above the cave for a few hours every day.
However, it could never have imagined that its enemy, who was dozens of kilometers away, was collecting all the information about it, regardless of how big or small it was.
More than 10 kilometers away from the cave, Luo Yuan was hiding on a branch of a big tree. He was staring at the giant bird that was circling in the sky.
Of course, monitoring the mutated bird was only one of his objectives. He was also paying attention to the wisdom tree.
Over the past few days, due to the large number of corpses, the Wisdom Tree had grown crazily. Compared to three days ago, not only was it almost twice as tall, even the color of the trunk had changed slightly. It seemed to be at the critical moment of metamorphosis!
At the same time, the wisdom fruits on the tree had begun to ripen, exuding a tempting aroma.
However, the area near the cave had been repeatedly wiped out by the giants, so there were almost no dangerous mutated beasts around. Moreover, the Wisdom Tree was definitely terrifying when it was activated to eat.
These few days, Luo Yuan had seen more than once that a few mutated beasts tried to approach the Wisdom Tree, but they were all wrapped tightly by the white silk.
The mutated bird hovered for a while and finally lost its patience. It no longer flew up into the sky, but directly threw a huge rock that weighed a few tons down the cliff. It probably also felt that its previous actions were completely useless.
The rock fell on the cliff wall and made a loud "bang" sound. Under the violent impact, a piece of rock on the rock wall cracked and tumbled down, smashing heavily on the stone corridor and creating a gap several meters wide.
It waited for a few more minutes. Seeing that there was no movement, it let out a disappointed chirp. Then, it flapped its wings and flew into the distance.
Luo Yuan calmly watched it leave, and only jumped down from the tree when it completely disappeared.
Based on his experience, it would not come back today.
He touched the tree trunk, and there was a deep knife mark there. There was also a similar mark on a tree not far away. These two marks were left by him when he was observing the mutated bird's flight path yesterday. He carefully compared them and realized that the direction the mutated bird left in the past two days was exactly the same.
This could only mean one thing, and that was that the direction was the location of its nest.
After all, if it was hunting, it would not be possible for it to return in the same direction every time. The probability was so low that it was almost negligible.
He thought to himself,
"He believed that no matter how high the bird flew, there would be a time when it would land. That was its weakness. Looking at its range of activity, it would not be too far away.
On the first day, when the mutated bird attacked at the highest frequency, the interval between its attacks was about 20 minutes. This included the time it took to go back and forth, as well as the time it took to grab the giant rock and fly up into the sky. If it was a one-way trip, it would take 10 minutes. The giant rock that it used to attack was probably taken from nearby. A mind dominated by hatred would not be in the mood to grab a giant rock from thousands of miles away and then come back to attack. It was unrealistic.
The speed of the mutated bird was very fast, but it was not faster than the speed of sound. It was only about two thirds of the speed of sound, and its speed was about seven times faster than Luo Yuan's. If the mutated bird took 10 minutes to travel, it would take him an hour and 10 minutes. Considering his stamina and the uneven slope, it might take him almost two hours. If he considered that the nest might be further than the place where the giant rock was taken, it would take even longer.
The most important thing was that most birds had sharp senses and quick reflexes, and the mutated bird was no exception. If it was discovered and flew away, it would be difficult to kill it.
But this is easy to solve. He has always kept the 'Green Hidden Person's Horn'. With the Green Hidden Person's perfect ability to shield perception, coupled with a suitable disguise, as long as we don't make a big movement, we should be able to deceive the mutant bird. "
His brain was working fast, and he quickly analyzed all the possible scenarios.
...
A four-meter long mutated insect that looked like a praying mantis was hiding behind a nearby tree trunk, quietly approaching them. Its color was the same as the tree trunk, and it looked like a dead branch attached to the trunk.
Its sharp and ferocious huge mouth opened and closed silently, and its crystal-like compound eyes clearly reflected Luo Yuan's figure. Looking at the creature in front of it, it seemed to have smelled the scent of flesh and blood.
However, out of caution, it did not attack rashly. It could keenly feel that the strange creature was exuding a trace of danger, which made it hesitate. It observed patiently, and when it saw that the creature was not moving for a long time, it finally could not resist the temptation of food.
Its strong hind legs suddenly moved, and its body jumped down from the tree like lightning.
However, just as it jumped into the air, a bright silver light instantly cut through the air. With a thud, the corpse fell to the ground, split into two.
...
Luo Yuan pondered for a long time, and soon he made a decision. His body flashed, and he quickly ran in the opposite direction of the campsite.
It was still too early, and everything would have to wait until nightfall. Besides, there were still some things that needed to be prepared.
Luo Yuan disappeared, leaving behind a large pile of corpses.
After a long time, a bold mutated beast cautiously approached the area. Its ears moved slightly, and the corner of its eyes vigilantly observed the surroundings. When it saw that there was no more danger, it immediately lowered its head, bit a corpse, and quickly ran away from the place.
Soon, there were more and more mutated beasts …
After an hour, even the blood that had seeped into the soil had disappeared, as if nothing had happened.
PS: I have something to do today, but there will be two chapters tomorrow.
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