Maybe it was because of priorities, or maybe because of the mantis monster's appetite, Wang Qi's size was a little too small for food. It didn't delay for too long, and soon took off again with its legs.
The flying ability of the mantis monster is very poor. When it climbs high, its vein-shaped wings will make a loud noise, which is comparable to that of a six-cylinder diesel engine with nearly a thousand horsepower.
The sound of departing wings didn't last long, and it probably intercepted the mummy monster somewhere.
Wang Qi hesitated for a moment, then pulled out the hunting knife and held it behind his back with his left hand. He slightly released it and then held it again with his right hand, holding the middle part of the fire axe.
Holding it midsection will reduce the cutting power of the axe, but shortening the torque will make it faster.
Move about two meters in front of the door and observe to make sure there is no mantis monster nearby. Run, take off, and roll.
With his current athletic ability, this set of movements directly passed through three lanes of the four-lane road, and then he jumped forward and entered under the rainproof shelter of the facade facing the street.
The rainproof shelter has long been dilapidated, but the remaining aluminum alloy and steel frames can still serve as obstacles. Even if there is a mantis monster, he can still take a look at the surrounding environment.
Without stopping, he leaned against the wall and looked left and right at the street.
At this time, the two mantis monsters and the blocked mummy monster were fifty meters away on his right side. The mummy monster probably hid in the building next to it, while the mantis monster hesitated outside.
No more mantis monsters were found on the left, nor were any reptiles. It felt like I was being spied on, and there must be a crawler observing the building, but no new alarm was heard.
After a moment of observation, he moved more than ten meters and got into the building again before the mantis monster could move.
The adventure was moved to this side because he noticed during his earlier exploration that the facade led directly to the corridor of this building, so there was no need to go around the back of the building to enter. The corridor is a very unfavorable battlefield for large creatures, so Wang Qi will be more confident when the mantis monster comes back.
The ax cannot be used in the corridor, so it can only be used in the downward slashing style. I haven't practiced it and I don't know much about it, so I might as well switch to steel bars that are mainly used for stabbing.
Climb the stairs and try to find observation points.
I didn't bring a door hammer with me when I came to the reptile site. Fortunately, the doors are not all made of metal. The wooden doors have undergone natural changes due to so many years of neglect and may be rotten or infested with borers. You can try your luck to find out.
The house only has four floors in total. After running through the third and fourth floors, it is better to return to the third floor. It is easier to jump off the building if an accident occurs.
His physical fitness should be no problem on the fourth or fifth floor, but he hasn't practiced yet and would be worried about falling head first.
Find a room facing the street, open the high window and observe.
There was only one mantis monster left on the street, and the other one didn't know where it was going. After looking around, it seemed that they weren't ambushing him. They were probably going to block the mummy monster.
The mummy monster didn't show up, and the mantis monster didn't change its position.
From the intelligence analysis at hand, the intelligence of the mummy monster is quite high, and it can no longer even be described as a "smart animal", because ordinary animals cannot overcome their instincts and choose a strategy to avoid siege. They can only choose between escape and resistance. .
However, it cannot be ruled out that the mummy monster is a biological weapon specially designed for street fighting, so its instinct cannot be understood based on animal instinct.
Keep watching.
After waiting for less than half a minute, Wang Qi decided to change his position.
Assuming that the mummy monster can indeed actively think about ways to fight the enemy, it will definitely not return to the street to confront the mantis monster, because the street is too wide and the mantis monster's short-distance flying ability will have a great advantage.
In contrast, this row of street-facing facades are all old-fashioned buildings with a height of three to five stories. There was a lack of planning when they were built. When I just went upstairs, I saw that the back alley was very narrow and could not accommodate two cars parallel to each other. The Mantis could not even stretch out. Wings can only be used for jumping.
Maybe they will choose to break out in the back alley.
With this in mind, Wang Qi had already gone downstairs and was observing the back alley through the half-collapsed double wooden doors at the entrance of the stairwell.
Another mantis is really here, on the third floor roof opposite the alley where the mummy is hiding.
Observing the terrain, I felt that there was enough space for the praying mantis to pounce down, probably because of this the mummy did not appear.
It seems that the mummy monster does not have the confidence to deal with one quickly, otherwise it should lure the one in the back alley and kill it now, and then find a duel with the one on the street. Another possibility is that the mummy monster will hesitate when faced with the risk of injury, and this is a typical negative BUFF of high intelligence.
No matter which possibility it is, the combat power of the mummy monster is about the same as that of the mantis, and it is not so strong that it is incomprehensible.
This clue made Wang Qi feel a little more at ease. He stopped being impatient and concentrated on watching the show.
Monster duels are similar to animal hunters in that they are very patient, but their patience is not unlimited.
Ten minutes later, the two mantis monsters were still guarding the building, one behind the other. The one in front also flew above the building. Suddenly something unknown, whether it was a brick or a stone, flew out of the building and hit the mantis monster on the roof of the third floor opposite the back alley.
The mantis monster reacted quickly, and the scythe instantly clamped the stone, and then several fragments fell from the scythe.
The speed of the stone that just flew out is about the same as that of a tennis ball. It is estimated to be 40 to 50 meters per second. The mantis catching the stone is about the same as a human catching a tennis ball. It feels a little easier, but ordinary people cannot catch a high-speed tennis ball with their hands.
Sure enough, it was a wise move not to try to attack from the front last time. This thing looks like this and is designed to attack from the front.
The mantis monster was a little angry at this, and flapped its wings for a few seconds, but did not take any further action. It probably still hadn't found a suitable breakthrough path.
After a while, the mummy monster threw another stone.
The results are the same. The biological movement angle of the exoskeleton is limited. Within this limited angle, the possibility of movement errors is infinitely low.
The mantis monster flapped its wings again, which was slightly different from the previous time. This time it even raised its body a little higher before falling down.
Maybe the mummy also noticed the difference, or maybe it had no choice, so it threw more frequently.
Once, Wang Qi could clearly see the shape of the bricks, which were stone bricks that were much larger than red bricks. Twice, the objects thrown were smaller. It seemed that they really hit the mantis monster, but the kinetic energy was not enough to hit it.
After being hit six times, the mantis monster finally couldn't bear it anymore and rushed forward...
Maybe hanging by the window? Wang Qi, whose view was blocked by the building, frowned, looked at the state of the double doors, and did not push the door rashly.
Climbing upstairs again, I found a bay window on the fourth floor that could barely see the scene.
It's just that his movements are relatively slow. It seems that a round has been completed over there, and the mantis monster will fall into the alley.
I was still thinking about whether the mantis monster would try to break through the door, when suddenly a terrible sound spread.
"Zi... da da da da da da da da"
Wang Qi had heard similar sounds, made by reptilian scouts. This sound is not particularly loud within the range of human hearing, but it is still accompanied by perceptible vibrations from the current distance, and even the snow on the nearby roof is falling, which is a typical high-power low-frequency sound.
This kind of sound has strong penetrating power in any terrain. If the receptors are sensitive enough, it can be received even ten kilometers away.
It is gathering companions.
...Should we run away quickly before the reptilian reinforcements arrive?
I quickly rejected myself because I didn’t know what was coming to support me.
If there are more mantis monsters, the time it takes for these flying things to approach the scene can run up to three hundred meters. If it is in an alley, it will be even slower to avoid being cut by things buried under the snow. Once they are mistaken for a mummy monster by these mentally retarded people, they might even become the main target of their attack.
If it's a small reptile, don't be afraid. If you find a toilet, he can kill the corpses and block the road. In the winter, they don't have enough heat to block him all the time.
I made a decision, took the time to go to the stairs from the second floor to the third floor, made a simple noise warning device with chairs and rags, and continued watching the show.
About three minutes later, two more mantis monsters arrived, each holding an unseen bug.
The new unit is very small, a little shorter than ordinary reptiles, and has a rounder body shape. Its abdomen is obviously inflated. Could it be that it is a breath attack unit? Or a living bomb? Otherwise, the round and small bugs seem to have difficulty crawling, so they shouldn't be able to help in battle.
The two fat insects were thrown directly from the air by the mantis monster, and they fell into the snow and crawled. The wings of the mantis monster, which had suffered a small loss before, made a sizzling sound, as if giving instructions.
After tossing for a while, the fat worm aimed its tail at the mummy monster's hiding place and immediately sprayed it.
The sprayed material was dispersed in a liquid state, with water condensation occurring at a certain distance. The temperature was quite high, which reminded Wang Qi of a bug whose name he couldn't remember in his previous life that sprayed chemical hydrothermal fluid to save his life.
The liquid sprayed by the fat bug in front of him was obviously not only high temperature, but a little high-temperature liquid could not solve the predicament at hand in this weather.
Unfortunately, due to the location of the bay window where Wang Qi was, no changes could be seen on the wall where the mummy monster was hiding. If you think about it, I guess it is using high temperature to accelerate some kind of chemical reaction, such as acid etching?
In about ten seconds, the stomachs of the two fat bugs became flat. The mantis monster left on the surface was not polite and "recycled" them directly into its stomach.
It looks like a disposable weapon.
What two bugs can do to a wall with about ten kilograms of liquid, even with pure strong acid, it would be difficult to create a hole big enough for a mantis monster to enter. What's more, the old house has been coated with slurry for so many years, and pure acid may not be effective until it freezes.
Wang Qi didn't have to wait too long for the answer.
A few minutes later, the mantis monster that had eaten the two fat worms put the sickle in front of its head and rushed directly into the wall. The wall was knocked open like tofu.
The fragments scattered in the alley indicated that the Fat Worm had indeed carried out an acid attack, but there may be chemical principles that Wang Qi did not understand, and there might even be mysterious phenomena that he could not understand. The corrosion was manifested in the form of horizontal perforations, not just It's a surface effect.
A clearer description is that thousands of chopstick-sized penetration holes were poked into the wall, and the grout between the bricks was shaped like a honeycomb. The remaining wall strength is not much stronger than gypsum. If the mantis monster hits it with a body of several hundred kilograms and an exoskeleton, it should indeed have the effect of the wall collapsing.
