Chapter 31 Hypoxia (synthesis)

Author: Arion's Dolphins

Chapter 31 Hypoxia (synthesis)

During this period of time, the goblins have done their best to conduct investigations. They all have a pretty good idea of ​​what kind of creatures the owners of the surrounding territories are.

Tang Zhao did not plan to establish a long-term settlement in such a shallow part of the forest, but they would stay nearby until they found a suitable place.

The small territory of the black bear is enough for the fairies to live in, but it is inevitably too crowded, and it is completely insufficient for Tang Zhao, regardless of hunting or activities.

If the need is just for survival, then he can reduce the eating frequency to once every half month, but he needs to maintain a high-intensity eating frequency to supply the energy needed for his own evolution.

Tang Zhao's next evolution requires twenty tons of flesh and blood and fifty blood cores.

In other words, if he doesn't want to eat up an area to the point of ecological collapse, then he needs a territory large enough to hunt.

The number of animals in the black bear's territory has been significantly reduced. He can no longer hunt in the same place, so he must expand his territory.

After discussing with the goblins, the most suitable one is the territory of the giant python.

There are no powerful magical creatures around. He can be regarded as one of the top predators in the outer layer of the forest. Naturally, he has some choices. He can choose his own prey and his own territory.

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The python's territory is centered on a considerable pond, and it usually hides in this pond.

The goblins spread out to conduct reconnaissance, but found no sign of each other.

Most of them were hidden inside the pond. It was impossible to let the goblins search in the water at this time, so Tang Zhao asked them to return to their positions and let him handle the matter himself.

When he was in Cang Guan Forest, he hid in a similar pond and slept, and was almost bitten to death by the field turtle in his sleep.

After that night, Tang Zhao had not swum, and he had some psychological shadow. He chose this python to overcome his psychological barriers.

The water flow in the pool is slow, and there are many aquatic plants and algae floating in it. The underwater visibility is very poor. Under normal circumstances, Tang Zhao would never go into danger, but the goblins have already done intelligence work in advance.

The giant python is certainly not small, with a length of at least seven meters, which is comparable to the longest modern snake on earth.

However, considering the body structure of snakes, a weight of 200 kilograms would be considered good, while a caterpillar weighing 300 kilograms would be extremely fat.

In terms of body shape and body hardware, Tang Zhao had an absolute advantage.

Tang Zhao swam in the water, looking around with his eyes, keeping high vigilance, waiting for the giant python to appear.

However, as expected, nothing suddenly wrapped around his body. Except for a few small fish and shrimps, the water was very quiet.

Pythons that are familiar with the environment have the upper hand. If they encounter delicious prey in this environment, no predator will refuse it.

But the monitor lizard, which is several times heavier than it, is not within the prey range of the python, and even if it can be killed, it cannot be swallowed at all.

Naturally, the python chose to retreat, perhaps hiding at the bottom of the pond, or perhaps swimming away along the stream.

[The possibility of the latter is very low. There are goblins observing the situation from above, which means that most of them are hiding at the bottom of the pond.]

After surfacing for air, Tang Zhao immediately began to dive. He clung to the mud at the bottom of the pond, his sharp claws sweeping through the mud layer like a comb, searching for traces of prey like a carpet.

After a while, when he has the conditions to breed animals, he doesn't mind letting wild carnivores hunt in his territory, but it's still too early. He won't even have enough to eat. The hundreds of kilograms of flesh and blood on the python are also precious food.

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After sweeping half of the pond like this, the opponent finally couldn't bear it any longer and launched a surprise attack on Tang Zhao.

At the bottom of the dim pool, a long figure quickly approached and wrapped around Tang Zhao's body in the blink of an eye, circling his abdomen several times.

The position was found very cleverly, so Tang Zhao could not bite even if he turned his head, and it was also very laborious to scratch with his claws.

After all, Tang Zhao was not an aquatic animal, so his activities underwater would inevitably be affected, and he would become much bulkier and sluggish. He could not roll around in place or crush the opponent to death with his own weight.

However, Tang Zhao had other ways to kill the opponent, so he was not in a hurry and instead continued to dive, embedding his limbs in the mud at the bottom.

At the same time, the python began to tighten, and the muscles covering its body exerted force, trying to strangle Tang Zhao directly underwater.

But this time it chose the wrong attack method entirely.

Tang Zhao's body has hard scales that are almost like bone plates. Hidden under the scales are a large number of strong muscles. Within the muscles are thick and strong bones that are difficult to break.

A python that was only a fraction of his weight wanted to strangle him, which was obviously a little thoughtless.

Unless it was the strangulation of a super-large python weighing over a ton, he would not take it seriously at all. This was also the reason why he dared to enter the water at will. His body was strong enough and the opponent could not break through the defense.

Tang Zhao was not lacking in patience when hunting. He stayed quietly where he was, just in a stalemate with the other party.

After seven or eight minutes, it was obvious that the python could not stand any longer, and the power exerted on Tang Zhao was significantly reduced.

He hadn't let go of Tang Zhao yet and swam to the water, but Tang Zhao believed that he was almost there, unless the other party wanted to be suffocated to death.

A python is not a fish and cannot breathe underwater. Generally, a python can dive for thirty or forty minutes, which is a long time. When it strangles underwater, its muscles consume more oxygen than usual through high-intensity exercise. In comparison,

Xia Tang Zhao is almost stationary, so it naturally saves more oxygen than it does.

It was specially tested before coming here. He can swim underwater for half an hour. He is not as good as a crocodile that is highly specialized for this and can lurk underwater for four or five hours. But this result is also very good. If he stays still,

It won't be a problem to wait for forty or fifty minutes.

The one who is embarrassed now is the giant python. He is not as good at diving as Tang Zhao, but as long as he lets go and comes to the surface to breathe, Tang Zhao can make it end miserably with his claws and teeth.

Strangulation could not harm Tang Zhao, and the python's slender and sharp teeth like steel needles could not really hurt Tang Zhao.

After waiting patiently for a few minutes, the python chose to let go of Tang Zhao and swim upstream in an attempt to escape.

Tang Zhao did not have a tail as broad as an oar, nor claws that were connected like webs, and his swimming speed was not fast, not even as fast as a python.

But at this time, the disadvantage of being too long was revealed. Tang Zhao opened his mouth and bit the python's body before it completely left his body. Then he pulled out his limbs from the mud, dragged the snake with force, and swam towards the shore.

After landing, Tang Zhao's athletic ability was greatly enhanced, while the python's athletic ability was greatly weakened.

He released his mouth, quickly approached the python's head, raised his left paw, and pressed the python hard.

He raised his right paw again, and the sharp claws pierced the center of the giant python's head from top to bottom.

After a crisp sound, the python's struggling movements gradually weakened. Just as a precaution, Tang Zhao opened his mouth and bit the python's head again. He didn't let go until he heard the sound of broken bones again.

By this time, the snake's head had been severely damaged. It felt as if it had been run over by a truck and then hit several times with a mace.

Tang Zhao didn't think there was anything wrong with this. He picked up the thickest middle part of the python's body and dragged the snake's body forward.

[Go back to the settlement, tidy up, and you can almost go find those kobolds. 】

The two places were not far apart. Tang Zhao stuffed his food back into the cellar, told Larrick the general situation of the territory in detail, and paid no more attention to it.

After leaving again with several groups of goblins, Tang Zhao was going to talk to those kobolds.

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From the perspective of biological common sense, nocturnal creatures are generally not very strong. They cannot effectively protect themselves under the sun, so they need to use the cover of night to keep themselves away from danger.

Let’s put aside those weird creatures in the underground dark area for a moment. At least this is true in the world that Tang Zhao has seen so far, and the kobolds themselves are a good positive embodiment of this habit.

You have to use this method to protect yourself in the outer layer of the forest. From the perspective of an intelligent creature, the kobold is indeed a slightly failed species.

Tang Zhao's main purpose was "examination" rather than "revenge", so he made the goblins invisible to avoid being discovered by the kobolds.

The kobolds' lair was not far from his location, but he also found some interesting things near the lair.

For example, the warning traps made of ropes and bells were obviously made of materials stolen from Tang Zhao's camp.

When Tang Zhao found the entrance to the cave, a harsh alarm bell was ringing from inside the cave, clearly warning of Tang Zhao's arrival.

[It’s really fun to use my things to warn you of my arrival]

Of course, Tang Zhao didn't want to get angry with them. After thinking about it endlessly, he started to dig.

Kobolds are very small, and unlike dwarves, they will make the things they like very big. The height of their caves is not even half as high as a human being. If Tang Zhao wanted to get in, he could only dig holes.

The kobolds' lair was located on a small earth bag higher than the surrounding area. It was dug very deep. Tang Zhao could only use his patience to dig down bit by bit.

Having such long claws is not only convenient during fighting, but can also be useful at other times.

The further you dig, the wider the kobolds' caves become.

The scent of kobolds could be smelled in the air, but there was not a single humanoid reptile in sight.

In addition, he also dug many traps in the cave.

Some of them are ropes. Once cut or touched, a large number of caterpillars with poisonous spikes will be thrown out from the surrounding walls.

Similar ones include spike traps and rockfall traps.

Kobolds do not have a strong body, so they can only use similar methods to make the intruders retreat.

However, for Tang Zhao, these obstacles were just a little annoying, and they could be ignored by more powerful beings.

[My skills are good, I can make traps and most things.]

The more complex the opponent's trap was, the happier Tang Zhao would be, because the more complex he could do, the smarter and more dexterous he would be.

PS. In the previous eighteen chapters, feedback from multiple people about the hunter’s relics was not very good.

After I thought about it, it was indeed the case. It was revised yesterday. Let me talk about it here. If readers are right about similar things, I will admit my mistakes and make corrections if I can.
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