In view of what happened when he came last time, Zhang Xiaoman did not directly make a conclusion this time, let alone attack rashly. Instead, he observed from a distance for a long time before making a decision.
"These bugs don't seem to be very fast. I can try to attack them with the soul-absorbing technique first. If their speed is really as fast as it appears now, then I will just run farther away and come back to kill them after the skill is over. Next one.”
As he spoke, he thought of the last time he encountered the Bone-Eating Demon, and couldn't help but murmured:
"If the true speed of these bugs is faster than what is shown now, then I must escape as soon as possible, and then I have to grind the hearth stones back..."
Zhang Xiaoman put his hand on the Swift Hearthstone in his pocket, feeling a little more confident. He took off his body armor and steel sword to avoid increasing his burden.
After making a map position on the spot, he quietly moved towards the group of insects.
"The range of the soul-absorbing technique is 20 meters. I have to get closer..."
Zhang Xiaoman ran from behind one tree to another, being careful not to make a sound all the way, while still silently calculating the distance, for fear that when he activated the skill later, it would fail due to insufficient distance.
"about there."
Zhang Xiaoman had already entered the 20-meter range at this time. This distance was almost equivalent to the width of a two-way six-lane road.
Therefore, he could now clearly see the translucent fat bugs in front of him.
These bugs are round and round, a bit like the Q version of the bugs in the animation. They are the same in length from front to back. If they stop there, Zhang Xiaoman can't even tell which side is the head.
Unlike the colorless and transparent Bone-Eating Demon, the bodies of these bugs present a milky white halo, making them easy to spot on this land.
"These things look pretty stupid. I'm so close, but there's no reaction..."
Although Zhang Xiaoman was muttering in his heart, there was no ambiguity in his hands. He put his left hand into his pocket and placed it on the hearthstone. He slowly stretched out his right hand and spread his fingers towards the insect closest to it.
Soul-absorbing magic!
Zhang Xiaoman described his intention to extract energy from the bugs in his mind, and his skills were immediately activated.
The insect's body suddenly froze, and there was a blur. Visible energy streams were peeled off from its body, and all of them flew towards Zhang Xiaoman.
The insect looked very fragile. In just two or three breaths, it was transformed into streams of energy by the spirit-absorbing technique, leaving only a thumb-sized spherical crystal in place.
Listening to the harsh chirping of insects coming from the front, Zhang Xiaoman couldn't help but feel relieved. If you guessed correctly, these things are probably parasitic spirit larvae. At least judging from their current strength, I should be able to eat them.
But before he could get too happy too early, he saw that all the little bugs around him turned to his side, and then each of them raised their upper body, and the mouthparts hidden under the head suddenly opened and exposed. The sharp teeth inside.
The next second, Zhang Xiaoman heard a sharp and shrill chirping of insects. His whole brain felt as if someone had pinched him hard. He was in a daze and almost fainted without being able to stand still.
"What a terrible mental attack!"
Zhang Xiaoman shook his head. He didn't expect these little things to use combination skills.
When he came back to his senses, he was shocked to find that the insects had formed into small balls and rolled towards him.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Xiaoman ran back without saying a word, rubbing the hearth stone in his hands as he ran.
Fortunately, although these things turned themselves into rolling forms, because they were too small and not very fast, it was impossible to catch up within 5 seconds at least.
Zhang Xiaoman maintained his athletic posture and appeared on his sofa in an instant. Then he fell down along with the inertia, frightening the Jinbao dog passing by and let out a series of yells.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Zhang Xiaoman climbed up from the sofa, looked at the familiar surroundings, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, okay, it's me!" He waved his hand and said to his dog.
Jinbao the dog was also stunned for a moment, and then ran forward wagging its tail, sticking out its tongue and looking like a good baby.
After Zhang Xiaoman sent it away, he had time to think about what just happened.
I opened my attribute panel and took a look at the energy. It now shows: 12/10. The bug just provided me with 4 points of energy.
Obviously, those guys are probably the larvae of the parasitic spirit. Their translucent form and ability to attack mentally are the same as the ones seen in the Su family, but there are some differences in appearance.
Not only that, these things don't seem to be pure energy bodies as I thought at first, but something similar to the elemental creatures in the game.
Because if it were a pure energy body, it would be impossible to chase itself by just moving on the ground, and there should not be any corpse left behind after death.
But no matter what, these bugs can still be dealt with in his opinion.
The only trouble is that his soul-absorbing technique cannot launch a group attack after using it on the target, and the Hearthstone has a one-hour cooling time.
Therefore, he may need to run back and forth many times today.
As for the location of Hearthstone's return to the city, it was changed to the sofa. Zhang Xiaoman actually knew this when he used it a few days ago.
According to his guess, the location of Hearthstone after returning to the city may be the place where he last slept at home. In short, for now, it doesn't have much impact on him.
As for the grove in the north of the city, Zhang Xiaoman definitely has to go back, but it only takes him about 20 minutes to take a taxi on the way, and Hearthstone still has an hour to cool down, so he doesn't have to rush there now. , after all, it’s uncomfortable to be exposed to such a strong sun.
After turning on the air conditioner, Zhang Xiaoman watched TV at home for a while. After about half an hour, he set off for the woods again.
After calling another online taxi, Zhang Xiaoman now felt like a rich man. He used to feel pain every time he did it, but now he felt no fluctuation in his heart.
A familiar white car stopped in front of him. As soon as Zhang Xiaoman got in, he heard the driver's voice coming from the front.
"Huh? It's you. In this position, why did I remember that I took you there just now?"
