Chapter 371 362 Motorcyclist
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.
"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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