dmims Chapter 430 Showing Off Muscles
Chapter 430 Showing Off Muscles
As night fell, the hustle and bustle on the island in the middle of the lake gradually subsided.
After the bonfire party ended, the crowd dispersed in twos and threes, returning to their respective campsites.
Those hastily assembled "companions" also disappeared into the darkness, with only occasional whispers and laughter scattering on the shimmering water in the lake breeze.
The camp of the fire train team is located on the west side of the island, close to the lake shore, and is slightly higher than other areas.
The camp had quieted down by then, with vehicles lined up in a semi-circle and emergency lights going out one by one. Only the night watchmen remained vigilant.
Xu Si sat on the roof of the Nirvana vehicle, his gaze passing over the camp and looking towards the distant city shrouded in darkness.
The outline of Jiangcheng was faintly visible in the night, and the silhouettes of those tall buildings stood like rows of silent tombstones on the other side of the lake shore.
Occasionally, eerie lights would flash from the depths of the city, like the glow of some kind of living thing, or like will-o'-the-wisps blown by the wind.
Yi Yi had already woken up, but Xu Si didn't let him out. Yi Yi had already surprised people before, and now that he had turned into a child, Xu Si was afraid that he would cause some unnecessary trouble.
Besides that, Xu Si couldn't stop thinking about Xu Miaomiao.
Ever since the [Star Voice Throat] failed, it has always felt like it's involved in some kind of conspiracy.
Otherwise, he would have contacted his sister long ago.
Could it be that all those notes in the system were true, and that they were somehow manipulating his destiny?
He couldn't think of any other answer.
But why would they attack someone as insignificant as himself?
The night breeze was cool, and Xu Si's mind was even cooler, a coolness that grew increasingly clear.
He thought about it too much. Sometimes he thought his sister was just a figment of his imagination, and other times he felt that his sister was his obsession.
But he stubbornly wanted to know this one answer.
With his eyes and mind blank, Xu Si stopped grinding the strangely falling ink and fell into a deep sleep.
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next morning
As the blood-red sun rose, the first thing to stir up the camp was the chorus of frogs.
The sound came from the east side of the island; it was clear and loud, hundreds of times crisper than that of ordinary frogs.
And it wasn't just one sound, but a series of sounds rising and falling, echoing across the lake and causing the dew on the tents to fall in a flurry.
However, Xu Si could tell that they were maintaining the necessary restraint, at least not letting their noise disturb the other beings in Jiangcheng.
"What's that sound?" Jiao Jiao poked her head out of the tank, her hair a mess like a bird's nest, her eyes not fully open yet. Last night she had been grumbling about Yang Fan and the others until midnight, so she had gone to bed very late.
"Frog croak." Su Su stood on a cloud in mid-air, looking towards the east side of the island, a hint of solemnity flashing in her dark golden eyes.
The croaking of frogs grew louder and denser, transforming from a few scattered sounds into an overwhelming chorus.
The sound waves stirred up fine ripples on the lake's surface, and the golden morning light shattered into countless pieces on the water, so dazzling that it was hard to open one's eyes.
Then, she saw that all the frogs were floating in the water, each one the size of a car.
Xu Si's star pupils provide an even more direct view.
Behind those giant frogs, a colossal creature slowly emerged from the water.
As the old smoker said, that guy had six eyes.
When the first eye opened, the ripples on the lake surface turned into waves; when the second eye opened, the waves turned into surging waves; and the moment all six eyes opened, the entire island in the middle of the lake trembled.
It was a giant frog, as big as the island itself, covered in dark green skin with dark brown warts, like a rock eroded by time.
Six eyes, each the size of a wheel, are arranged in an arc on the top of its head. The pupils are vertical, like those of a feline, and gleam with a cold amber light in the morning light.
Its mouth was slightly open, revealing a dense array of hooked teeth inside.
The single "quack" announced whose territory this was.
The previously noisy croaking of frogs disappeared instantly, and everyone's senses returned to normal.
[Level 6 Weird Detection: Island Frog]
【Characteristics: A universe within its belly, diverse ecosystems, group dominance, and instinctive crushing power】
"Quack."
There was another sound, this time much gentler than before.
The giant frog slowly closed four of its eyes, leaving only the two in the middle half-open, like two dim yellow lanterns hanging on the east side of the island.
The swarm of frogs, about the size of cars, seemed to have received a command, leaping from the water onto the island and then lying down quietly, like a group of pets waiting for orders.
"It's them?" Fu Xiaojian gazed at the giant frog that blotted out the sky, his voice filled with undisguised shock.
"Mm." Xu Si nodded.
Unlike the shock and vigilance felt by the members of the Salmon Train team.
Members of other convoys not far away finally emerged from the camp in twos and threes, seemingly unfazed by the scene.
"It seems that what Old Smoker said is true, this level six weirdo... has been tamed." Xu Si repeated this fact.
"It's alright, everyone, don't worry. These frogs are here to participate in the trade. Perhaps they heard you were coming last night and got excited, so there are more frogs here than usual!"
A short while later, Zhao Tiesheng took the initiative to come to his door to explain.
"Why is that? Is there anything special about our team?" Fu Xiaojian wondered what made their team so appealing.
"The team ranked 002 must have something extraordinary about it!" Zhao Tiesheng said something quite meaningful.
The other teams seemed to agree with Zhao Tiesheng's words, and most of them were now watching the Xinhuo team's every move.
Perhaps they had already lost interest in trading goods earlier, probably thinking that the supply train fleet had some good stuff!
"Since Apollo started broadcasting, only you and the Tigers team have been able to communicate. Since the Tigers team hasn't arrived, you are naturally more important in the eyes of other teams." Seeing the confusion of Fu Xiaojian and the others, he explained briefly.
"Then it seems we're quite important!" Fu Xiaojian said, but he became wary in his heart.
Zhao Tiesheng's words only indicated one thing: they became the first to be shot.
However, this is the end times. The first bird to stick its head out may not necessarily get shot; perhaps the early bird catches the worm.
And what determines all of this is strength.
Zhao Tiesheng understood this, Fu Xiaojian understood this, and the other teams naturally understood this as well.
So is this a show of force by the paid train crew?
That's interesting!
Fortunately, all parties exercised necessary restraint; not everyone wanted to be a stepping stone for the salary train team.
However, Zhao Tiesheng did not leave. Fu Xiaojian remembered what he had said yesterday; this guy wanted to stay here as a referee.
He didn't mention the fact that the leader of the Guangming car team had come to visit him.
It seems a battle is inevitable.