Chapter 85 Split Claw Crab! Dangerous species appear

  Chu Guang never expected that the second case of non-combat attrition in shelter 404 was actually due to crabs in the lake?

   "Split Claw Crab."

  Looking at the big crab lying on the player's head on the shore of the lake, it took Chu Guang only a second to recognize the crab's identity.

   This kind of crab probably belongs to a mutant of a certain kind of lake crab. As for the specific species, no one knows, and it doesn't matter. After all, a crab that grows to a height of one meter is not suitable for anyone to have relatives.

  The mud and algae hanging all over his body seem to never be washed clean, and it looks like a ball of mud from a distance. The high raised arc-shaped carapace is a natural armor, with a large amount of calcium-magnesium minerals, chitin, keratinized fibers, and other biopolymers accumulated, which can effectively disperse and buffer kinetic energy damage. It's no different than scratching an itch.

   And those two huge pliers are even more explosive. They are said to be able to cut through tree trunks as thick as thighs... But why did these things appear here?

   Is there a nest of split claw crabs at the bottom of the lake or somewhere on the other side of the lake?

  Chu Guang's brows tightened.

   "What is a split-claw crab?" Fang Chang, who was following beside him, was confused and asked quickly.

   "Alien."

   No time to explain.

  The split claw crab has already gnawed off half of its head, and the part below the neck of the unlucky little player will be gnawed off.

Chu Guang adjusted the KV-1 exoskeleton from "cruising mode" to "maneuvering mode", increased the output power of the knee and elbow joints, walked towards the split claw crab with heavy steps, and calmly pulled out the Hammer behind.

  The split claw crab has a very wide shell, resulting in split claw crabs with almost no rear vision.

  Although their sense of hearing is very keen at close range, as long as they walk right in front of this thing, it cannot accurately distinguish the front and rear directions of the target.

   If you are quick, you can knock it over with a hammer in 2 seconds!

  However, Chu Guang just stepped out of the forest, and when he was still 20 or 30 meters away, Brother Mosquito suddenly came out from the nearby grass with a wooden tube on his shoulders.

   "Big crab? Where is it??? It's so big! Manager, it's too dangerous there, please don't go there! Let me get rid of it!"

   After finishing speaking, Brother Mosquito excitedly ignited the lead wire behind the wooden tube, carried it on his shoulder, and pointed the black mouth of the tube at the crab.

   "Fuck!"

   "It's a mosquito!"

   "Run!"

  The players who joined in the fun next to him were all frightened by his actions, and ran away as if they had seen a plague god.

   Before Chu Guang could stop it, a tongue of flame shot out from the wooden tube, holding a fist-sized firecracker, and swished towards the split-claw crab.

  The split-claw crab probably heard the movement, but before it could turn around, the firecracker with the length of its forearm fell into the mud behind its buttocks.

   Obviously.

  This RPG is not accurate.

   But it doesn't matter anymore.

   There was a "boom", and a column of mud flew up to four or five meters flat. The flames of the explosion shook the carapace twice, and the billowing smoke swallowed the huge body directly.

   Nearly one kilogram of gunpowder exploded in an instant. If a person stood so close, even if he was not scraped to death by shrapnel, his internal organs would have been shattered.

   However, split claw crabs are not human after all.

  The shock wave of the explosion failed to penetrate its carapace at all, let alone damage its internal organs which were not much.

  A shrill and hoarse howl sounded.

   The split-claw crab that was engulfed by the thick smoke rushed out in pain, and quickly locked on to Chu Guang who was the closest, waving its large pincers and rampaging over.

   But probably the leg was "broken" by the shock, and its speed is only a little faster than a human walking.

  Nearby players quickly raised their guns and opened fire, but the Split Claw Crab who had been shot a few times seemed to be fine and was not affected at all.

   "Cease fire!"

  Chu Guang raised his right fist to signal the players to stop wasting bullets, then weighed the sledgehammer in his hand, sighed and walked forward.

   "He will really find something for me to do."

  …

   In front of the nitrogen-powered hammer, the lame split claw crab is no different from a marauder with empty ammunition.

  Chu Guang didn't waste time with it at all, switched to B mode, and swung it with an armor-piercing heavy blow, and the nitrogen armor that exploded instantly shattered half of its face.

   The battle is over.

  A dozen or so small players who came out of the base with him were also responsible for scraping Sha. Apart from wasting a few bullets, they didn't do any damage at all.

"too strong…"

   "Boss Suguang is awesome!"

   "Finally I know how that looter lost his head..."

  The players around were whispering excitedly.

   Mosquito, who was carrying the wooden tube, looked bewildered. It took him a long time to come back to his senses until the battle was over.

   "Damn it... Is it all right?"

   "What the **** are you using HE bombs to load the carrier, at least use AP bombs," Ye Shi patted Mosquito's shoulder with a playful smile, "But I have one thing to say, brother, I will judge your skills."

   Mosquito blushed and quibbled.

   "It must be the plot... the plot kills! The plot is not over, how can it be killed if the blood is locked. One kilogram of gunpowder, if the blood is not locked, it must be dead!"

   "Hahahaha, it's possible! Why can't I think of locking blood hahaha."

   "..."

  Fang Chang sighed, and instead of laughing at him with Ye Shi, he just patted the big brother on the shoulder, gave him an encouraging look, and went up to help the manager pack up the loot.

  A split-claw crab of such a size weighs at least three hundred catties, and maybe four or five hundred catties.

  【Killing the Chicken at Midnight】Turning the axe, the ax was aimed at the back of the split-claw crab, and the tiger's mouth hurt so much that it shook, leaving only a mud mark on the dirty thick shell.

   "Fuck? Is this shell made of iron?" His eyes popped out, and he doubted the power of his ax for the first time.

   "It should be good for armor." [The Mole on the Run in the Canyon] squatted next to him, and used a woodcutter to file the crab's pincers a few times. "The pincers are really hard. Are these things really mutated by radiation?"

   "Ghost knows."

  Looking at the group of players surrounded by the split claw crab, Chu Guang put away the hammer.

   "You find a cart and bring it back."

"yes!"

   "Obey! Manager!"

  Looking at the players who started to work, Chu Guang then found two young players who had nothing to do, and asked them to move the headless corpse back on the ground.

   Fortunately, they arrived in time. This little player only had his brain eaten, and his clothes were basically intact. The shrapnel and burning wood tar from the previous explosion were basically blocked by the shell of the split claw crab.

  Chu Guang is not worried about the players dying, but more worried about them ruining their clothes.

  If you die, you can start over again. There are only two sets of blue jackets in total.

  …

  On the way back, the snow fell more and more, and snow had begun to hang on the treetops and grass leaves. If it doesn't stop at night, it is estimated that there will be no need to wait for the next one, and there will be a layer of snow tomorrow.

  Chu Guang preliminarily speculates that the range of activities of these split claw crabs should be changed due to the drop in temperature, but it is not known from which direction they migrated.

   But don’t settle down in front of his house.

  In order to prevent similar things from happening again, Chu Guang issued an order to designate the vicinity as a dangerous area.

   Until the source of these split claw crabs is found out, it is forbidden to approach.

  At the same time, he also ordered two perception system players, one to the northeast and the other to the southwest, to scout along the lakeshore and report back immediately if they found any abnormalities.

   There are one-meter-high crabs lying on their stomachs, and they were carried onto the cart by two players of the strength system.

   Singing chaotic songs of triumph along the way, these players who followed the manager to "set off" carried the spoils back to the outpost.

  That high-profile appearance attracted the attention of many people.

   "Damn it, how big is a crab?"

"what's going on?!"

   Curious in his heart, the melon eater who didn't know the truth stepped forward and grabbed a team follower to ask.

   "Brother, where did you catch such a big crab?"

   "I caught it."

   "What the hell?! Can you catch it so big?!"

   "Hey, first take the fisherman to make a nest, won't you catch it now?"

   Not only the nearby players were dumbfounded, but also Yu Hu who happened to come from Beit Street to trade.

   There was a man standing next to him. The two of them carried one side of the wooden stick with one shoulder, and a strong mutant wild boar was tied to the wooden stick. They stood in front of the west gate and looked at the crab. Everyone looked dumbfounded.

   It was Chu Guang who found him, walked towards him, and said with a smile.

   "To exchange something?"

  Yu Hu opened his mouth. Just as his eyes moved away from the big crab, they stuck to the big hammer behind Chu Guang again.

   But the man next to him reacted first, nodded nervously, and said honestly.

   "I want to change some salt. I heard that you can change salt here."

  Yu Hu finally came to his senses, and hurriedly introduced to Chu Guang.

   "This is my cousin, his surname is Li, and his name is Li Niu."

  Li Niu is okay.

  Chu Guang had a weird expression, thinking what to do if you used up the twelve zodiac signs and a few common animals.

   "It's snowing outside, come in with me."

  Under the leadership of Chu Guang, the two of them were able to move freely in the outpost, but there were always people who looked at them curiously.

  Yu Hu is used to it, after all, he has been here several times, but the cousin he brought here is the first time, and he always feels uncomfortable.

   "Please don't worry, they have stayed underground for a long time and have never seen anyone outside the shelter, so they will be curious if outsiders come."

   Seeing this big man in a blue coat talk to him, Li Niu quickly waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I don't care."

  Chu Guang nodded, took the two of them to the warehouse, and handed them directly to the warehouse manager Luka who was guarding there.

  The old serf recognized Yu Hu, immediately understood what he had to do, and skillfully led the man named Li Niu to the slaughter stall.

  Yu Hu handed over all the prey to him, instead of following along, he leaned beside Chu Guang, staring at the big hammer curiously.

   "Brother Chu, is this your weapon?"

   "I guess."

   "Such a big one? Can it be used?"

"Of course."

   "Then, you killed the split claw crab just now with this hammer?"

"Yes."

   Received an affirmative answer, the boy's eyes popped out, and it took him a while to digest the shock in his heart, and he choked out a word to say.

"too strong!"

  Split Claw Crab!

  A monster that no scavenger wants to encounter.

   This thing has a fast advance speed in narrow terrain, extremely high explosive power, and simple thinking. Once it locks on the target, it will chase it to death.

  Unless you can find a higher place to climb up, you will be doomed.

   Almost nothing can pass this monster head-on, even a mutant brown bear is unwilling to fight it.

   Chu Guang smiled and did not explain.

   It doesn't matter whether he is strong or not, as long as the technology is strong enough.

  Nuclear-powered hammer, coupled with chemical-powered exoskeleton, can smash a wall with a hammer, not to mention the face of a beast?

   "It's okay. Speaking of which, how is the situation on your side? It seems that the snow will not stop for a while."

"What else can we do? It's almost the same time every year, let's make do with it," Yu Hu said optimistically, with a look of indifference, "But this winter came too early this year, and our preparations were hasty. Originally, October There are still caravans coming, but who would have thought that the last wave will be in late September this year... hey."

  Chu Guang said comfortingly.

   "Think about it from another angle, the meat will last longer when it's cold."

  Yu Hu shook his head.

   "But the prey is hard to find. If you want to hunt the prey again, you have to continue walking into the city to find the dens of those alien species."

  Chu Guang said with interest.

   "Oh? Do you have any experience?"

  Yu Hu nodded and preached.

"It's not really a lot of experience, I think it accounts for half of it! The kind of half-upside-down buildings, especially the ones that are arched by trees, many small animals like to burrow into them, and even build nests in them. Some hyenas , Jackals, anyway, meat-eating animals also go in, and prey can be found all year round in that kind of place... but there are risks."

  Chu Guang: "Eaters."

"Well, the nibblers like to hide in the building the most, but they don't hide too high. We sweep the building from the fourth floor upwards. But even so, it's hard to say what you will encounter inside. Maybe a There are tens of thousands of rats in the nest, maybe they are resting crawlers. Without guns, we dare not go too deep, and we can go as far as the fifth ring at most.”

   Chu Guang sighed.

   "It's snowing, and it's not easy to go inside."

   Yu Hu said with a wry smile.

   "Not only is it difficult to walk when it snows, but it is also difficult to walk without snow! The road is like a maze, jumping up and down, and some streets are flooded from the beginning to the end of the year, and they have never been soaked in water!"

  The straight-line distance from Beit Street to Boulder City on the map is more than ten kilometers, that is, from the outside of the Fifth Ring Road to the edge of the Third Ring Road in Qingquan City, and the Wetland Park is a little further away.

  Qingquan City cannot be found in the parallel world, but Chu Guang compared the Jiangcheng City he once lived in. He can draw a line of more than ten kilometers on the map, and he can draw from the riverside to the distant city.

  What is the concept of this distance?

  If there is no traffic jam, it is better to drive for half an hour. If there are many forks, it may be an hour.

   As for walking?

  Chu Guang has never tried to walk so far, but even if he can’t generalize it, twenty overpasses or underground tunnels can’t run.

   This is still under normal traffic conditions.

   If you traverse the ruins, it is a completely different concept.

  In the pre-war era, even the shortest buildings within the Fourth Ring Road were basically over 600 meters. The magnetic base and magnetic joints laid on the road and the outer wall of the building are the basis for supporting the three-dimensional traffic of 120 lanes in the longitudinal direction.

  In the era when maglev technology was popularized to private cars, the meaning of high-rise buildings was no longer just "houses", and even became part of "roads". Especially for buildings near main roads, there were rigid requirements for height.

  Of course, these are all speculations made by Chu Guang based on the stories told by old Charlie and limited information, and they may not be true.

   But just by imagining the row upon row of dominoes, he could feel the oppression of this reinforced concrete cemetery.

  People always have an instinctive awe or even fear of creations that are hundreds of times larger than themselves. It is indeed not an easy task to search for prey on this ruin...

  Chu Guang suggested.

   "Why don't you all move here with me, I just happen to be short of manpower."

  Although he was a little moved, Yu Hu still shook his head like a rattle.

   "No, no, we can't trouble you."

  Chu Guang said with a smile.

   "What kind of trouble is this? I don't raise you for nothing. At most, I help each other."

  Yu Hu shook his head even faster.

"It's okay to come to your place to help, and it's fine to stay for a few days, but it's okay to move here! We live well there, living underground... It always feels weird. Besides you, other people talk to me here. I don’t understand it, and it will be difficult to get along with it after a long time.”

   Seeing what he said, Chu Guang didn't insist anymore.

  Although Chu Guang wants to say that they are actually different from the traditional "blue coats" and do not always live underground, this is obviously not the crux of the problem.

  When a person says no for more than one reason, the reason given is often the least important one.

  The most typical example is "my mother won't let me".

  That's why Chu Guang never listened to explanations, and acted as if he didn't hear them.

  Trust takes time to build, and there is no way to force it.

   Besides, it's not like they don't have a home.

   You can't demolish other people's houses.

  Yu Hu changed the subject and asked with a silly smile.

   "Speaking of which, Brother Chu, is the meat on that big crab edible? This is the first time I've seen someone catch this guy."

  Chu Guang laughed and said.

   "I don't know, I plan to ask you."

   "Me? I don't know. I've heard that the roe of the female crab can be eaten, but I haven't heard anyone say whether the crab meat can... If it can be eaten, it would be great. How much meat does such a big crab get?"

   As he spoke, Yu Hu was drooling.

  Chu Guang smiled and waved his hand.

   "Come next time! I'll study first to see if it's poisonous. If it's not poisonous, please eat until you're full!"

  Yu Hu nodded vigorously and smiled.

   "Okay! Then, I will bring my eldest brother, father and little fish with me!"

   "Haha, I'll make a copy for you and take it home!"

   The two chatted for a while, and the slaughter over there was finished.

   Probably because of the beginning of winter, the meat harvesting rate of 250 kg wild boars actually reached 60%, and 150 kg of meat was picked.

  Among them, 20% and 30 kilograms are regarded as rewards for the shelter. The remaining 120 kilograms were given to the man from the Li family and Yu Hu.

  Boar leather is also considered high-quality leather, especially good for armor. Although the scarcity is not as good as that of deerskin, its value is still much higher than that of hyena leather.

   After asking Chu Guang for instructions, Luka gave the man 300g of coarse salt at the price of buckskin.

   When it was changed to Yan, the man looked happy and thanked Chu Guang and Luka for a long time before leaving with Yu Hu.

   "Luca."

   Seeing the master talking to him, Luca bowed his head respectfully.

   "Is there any order? My lord."

   Chu Guang asked.

   "Is the meat of the split claw crab edible?"

  Luka froze for a moment, frowned and thought for a while, then said cautiously.

   "My lord, this old slave has been working in the fields, I have never seen this kind of thing... But if you are not sure, I can test the poison for you."

   "That's not necessary."

   If you really need to test the poison, it is the player who will try it. If you don’t die from the poison, you can lie down in the training cabin, and the extra 100% recovery speed bonus can still be milked back.

  Besides, it doesn’t matter if he dies, he’s a hero after being OB for three days on the official website.

  But at this moment, Chu Guang suddenly thought of a person, and his eyes lit up.

yes.

  Why did I forget about that guy.

  Do you need someone to try it?

  Give Yaya a look and see if she eats or not, it's over!

  (end of this chapter)