Evolution from the crocodile

After seeing the Burmese python leaving at an extremely slow speed, Lu Chen immediately realized that the opportunity had come.

Without any hesitation, his limbs kicked on the grass, and his body rushed forward like an out-of-control off-road vehicle!

A few vertical jumps, and in the blink of an eye, he jumped more than 20 meters.

Two strong and sharp front claws slammed down on the Burmese python's tail.

Hiss This guy quickly twisted his body, trying to turn around and launch an attack.

It's just... that the speed of this attack is too slow in Lu Chen's opinion.

Snakes mainly rely on the friction between their bodies and the ground to move forward, so their daily crawling speed on land is not very fast.

Even the fastest green Barman snake can only reach a speed of 11 kilometers per hour, which is equivalent to about three meters per second, and can only maintain it for a short period of time.

Of course, it's quite different if you're in the water. With the help of buoyancy, their speed can be increased exponentially.

The reason why snakes feel so fast is because of their astonishing speed when they attack.

These guys store energy by bending and compressing their bodies, and then eject in less than a blink of an eye (about 202 milliseconds). Prey within attack range have little chance to evade.

The several-meter-long Burmese python in front of me naturally adopted the same method to fight the enemy.

But Lu Chen didn't give it a chance... Before the guy could turn around, his two forelimbs had already fallen hard, carrying hundreds of kilograms of force.

Tong...stab!

The sharp toe claws directly penetrated the snake scales, grabbing large pieces of them, revealing dark red muscles.

Immediately, blood continued to flow.

Hiss, hiss

In pain, the Burmese python struggled hard, its head flew out quickly, and it bit it with its mouth wide open.

Lu Chen had already jumped four or five meters away, and had time to look at the other person and take a mouthful of air.

The attack failed, and the Burmese python seemed to understand that it was in danger, and turned around and fled away again.

It wasn't until this moment that it realized it couldn't feel its tail.

In the attack just now, Lu Chen left several scratches on the python's body that were deep enough to show the bones, and also broke the spine of the snake's tail.

Now this guy can only drag his broken tail while crawling away, leaving large blood stains on the grass.

Lu Chen jumped up again, click... the dull sound sounded again from the snake's body.

Two vertebrae were violently broken in succession, and the rear half of the Burmese python's body was completely unconscious. Not only was it unable to help escape, but it became a heavy burden. It could only stop there and neigh, completely reduced to a lamb to be slaughtered.

Lu Chen took advantage of the situation and bit the prey's neck, rolled over in death, and ended the battle neatly.

Looking at the Burmese python whose body was still slowly squirming, an incredible color appeared in his eyes. A Burmese python weighing hundreds of kilograms was killed by himself so easily?

From beginning to end, this guy didn't pose any threat to Lu Chen.

The opponent's resistance was not even as strong as the five-meter-long reticulated python before.

Of course, the main reason is that Lu Chen is not what he used to be, he is already very powerful.

On the other hand, it's because this guy... is really weak!

In the air, the smell of blood continued to spread all around, and other carnivores would probably smell the smell soon.

With Lu Chen's current size, he was not afraid of other predators coming to snatch his food. But in order to reduce unnecessary trouble, he decided to drag the remaining body of the Burmese python into the water.

As soon as he swam into the bottom of the lake, a cold feeling suddenly spread to his limbs, and he couldn't help but shiver.

temperature!

Lu Chen suddenly woke up.

By the way, this Burmese python died a bit unfairly!

Snakes need to hibernate, and pythons are no exception.

When the temperature drops to a certain level, they will look for dry and sunny caves, tree holes or rock gaps to enter a state of hibernation.

However, this is a subtropical jungle, and the temperature is relatively high at noon... The Burmese python will briefly climb out of the cave and come to the open area outside to bask in the sun.

The short-term absorption of external heat did not completely restore the blood circulation in this guy's body, so the nerves responded slowly to the instructions of the limbs.

So you were fine when you came, and you can’t go back!

If it were a warm season, it’s hard to say who would win and who would lose.

Of course, wanting to understand the reason did not prevent him from completely dismembering the Burmese python.

Swans, Burmese pythons, forest musk deer, wild goats... Lu Chen stayed at the lake for nearly ten days. He lived a very prosperous life and devoured seven or eight hundred kilograms of food.

If he wasn't worried about the three young crocodiles, he would even plan to stay here permanently.

When leaving, Lu Chen had no intention of returning to the valley along the waterway, but was preparing to explore a new path.

With the help of magnetic field sensing and discrimination in his brain, he can easily determine the location of the valley. With Lu Chen's current strength, he could basically walk sideways in this jungle.

Just after passing through two valleys, he stopped again and looked at the reddish-brown and slightly smelly mountain in front of him.

Is this a cinnabar mine?

Because of painting in his previous life, Lu Chen had been exposed to cinnabar for a while and was quite familiar with this kind of thing.

Natural cinnabar ores are not eye-catching bright red. When they are first mined, their colors vary in shades due to different associated ores, most of which are similar to pig liver red.

The main component of cinnabar is mercury sulfide, which the ancients called cinnabar. It is said to ward off evil spirits and is used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat hemorrhoids. In addition, cinnabar is heated to above 300 degrees in the air and the vapor is condensed to produce metallic mercury.

Mercury is mercury, which is highly toxic. Many emperors in ancient times used it for embalming when they were buried.

In fact, mercury sulfide is also toxic. Once it enters the human body, it can cause neurological damage, and even cause circulatory failure and death in severe cases.

In his previous life, Lu Chen saw many adults wearing cinnabar jewelry for their children to ward off evil spirits... He was a little scared every time he thought about it.

You know, children like to chew randomly.

Of course, Lu Chen also understood that discussing toxicity without regard to dose is a hooliganism, but knowing that this thing is dangerous and still choosing to wear it is definitely a mistake.

The cinnabar mine here should not have been discovered by humans, and there are no traces of mining around it. Lu Chen grabbed a stone and broke off a large piece, then wrapped it in leaves and took it away.

As long as you don't swallow this thing, you are safe.

The reason why Lu Chen was interested in the cinnabar mine was mainly because he wanted to color the rock paintings he had carved a few days ago.

Safe journey back to the valley.

As expected, after Crocodile Boss and the others discovered Lu Chen, they quickly ran closer and roared excitedly.

After he comforted them one by one, he noticed that there was a little bird hanging on Crocodile Laosi's head.

The little guy who was half-dead before was really brought back to life by Little Crocodile Girl. Now most of the down has fallen off, and flight feathers have grown on its wings, which are flapping constantly.

Perhaps due to long-term contact with the crocodile sister, the young bird has become accustomed to the appearance of the crocodile. So it wasn't afraid of Lu Chen, instead it opened its mouth and started chirping.