Chapter 54: Catching the Earth Armored Beast Alive
"Oh my god, it's so fierce..."
After everything was over, Jiang Xuan came out from behind the boulder, looked at the mess on the ground, and was stunned by the explosive power of the Thunder Fruit.
He suddenly remembered the thunder tree saplings he planted next to the tribe.
If you grow up in the future and are attacked in this way, wouldn't it kill all the other magical plants?
Jiang Xuan shuddered when he thought of this and said: "Transplant them. They must be transplanted next spring. They cannot be planted together with other magical plants."
He observed carefully and after confirming that there were no fruits on the Thunder Tree, he cautiously walked over there.
When he walked under the thunder tree, he discovered something interesting.
That's because the explosion was so powerful that many nearby trees were damaged. However, the main bodies of these thunder trees were not seriously damaged. Only the smaller branches were broken, while the main trunks and thick branches remained intact.
"Isn't this too hard?"
Jiang Xuan poked it with a bone spear and found that the Thunder Tree was surprisingly hard, even the outer skin was as hard as iron, and the bone spear could not penetrate at all.
"Although this thunder tree is dangerous, as long as you understand its temperament, it can be of great use."
The first is the Thunder Fruit. If you pick it when it is about to mature, it can be used as a weapon of mass destruction. You only need to throw it with a large sling to injure a large number of enemies.
Next is the thunder tree, which is as hard as iron and can be used to make various tools or weapons that require hardness.
For example, peeling off its hard outer skin and making it into armor or a shield would be a good choice.
Many useful things can be made from tree trunks.
These thundering trees definitely don't know about it. Jiang Xuan has arranged them properly in his heart. If he knew about it, he might be so angry that he would spit out the fragrance in tree language.
The use of the Thunder Tree will be done later. Jiang Xuan has not forgotten the reason why he detonated the Thunder Tree.
What he wants to catch is the ground armored beast under the thunder tree.
"This gray-haired rabbit is too miserable..."
Jiang Xuan picked up the gray rabbit that was blown into several large pieces on the ground. It was so miserable.
"Just make do with it."
Jiang Xuan tied the mutilated gray-haired rabbit together with a bark rope, then found the hole where the ground armored beast appeared before, and tied one end of the rope to the thick branch of the Thunder Tree, and the gray-haired rabbit was also hung up.
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"Chief, why do you want to hang it up?" Nan Xing asked curiously.
Jiang Xuandao: "If we don't hang it up, how can the Earth Armored Beast get out? If it doesn't get out, how can we catch it?"
"So that's it." Nan Xing nodded in sudden realization.
Jiang Xuan said to Chi Shao again: "Sister, take out your ropes and connect them together. Let's put a big rope noose at the entrance of the cave first, and then hide to the side, waiting for the earth armor beast to come out and enter the rope rope.
We immediately tightened the rope so that the terrestrial beast could no longer get into the hole!"
"This is a good idea."
Red Peony Root, Uncaria Uncaria, and Nanxing each took out their own ropes and connected them together so that the length of the ropes would be enough.
Later, Jiang Xuan tied a rope knot on one end of the rope, made a noose, placed it on the entrance of the cave, just enough to circle the entrance of the cave, and then pulled the long rope until it extended to the back of the boulder.
The four of them hid, and then they just waited patiently.
Fortunately, what they were trying to catch was the Earth Armored Beast. This kind of creature has long been accustomed to the explosion of the Thunder Tree. Although the explosion this time was more terrifying, it was hidden deep underground, so it was not scared out of its nerves.
If it were any other wild animal, it might be so frightened that it would hide in the hole and not dare to come out for several days.
Time flew by, and the four of them took turns staring at the cave and eating some dried meat to satisfy their hunger.
On the other side of the Thunder Tree, the gray rabbit hanging on the tree was still dripping with blood. This smell is undoubtedly a fatal temptation for the ground beetles who like to steal prey underground. p>
This armored beast slowly crawled out from the depths of the cave. It was very cautious. After crawling for a while, it listened carefully to the movements around it.
In this area where the Thunder Tree grows, the underground has been dug out in all directions by the Earth Armored Beast.
It smelled the smell of blood and found the hole closest to the gray rabbit. It stretched out half of its head and carefully looked at the gray rabbit hanging above.
The Earth Armored Beast's IQ is not high enough, and it can't figure out why the body of the gray-furred rabbit is not on the ground, but in the air.
However, the temptation of food is huge. It crawls out little by little, and at the same time carefully observes its surroundings. As long as it finds any danger, it will shrink back into the hole.
"Chief, it's out."
Next to the boulder, Jiang Xuan, who was responsible for staring at the uncaria over there, pulled Jiang Xuan. His voice was so low that it was almost inaudible.
Jiang Xuan carefully looked over there, and sure enough he found that the armored beast had revealed its head.
He grabbed the rope with one hand, always ready to tighten the noose and tie up the earth-shelled beast.
"Don't be anxious, wait for it to come out a little longer." Chi Shao warned in Jiang Xuan's ear.
Jiang Xuan nodded, then stared at the armored beast.
Under the Thunder Tree, a drop of blood fell on the mouth of the Earth Armor Beast. It stretched out its long tongue and licked it, and then looked around and at the Thunder Tree, but no danger was found.
The ground armored beast crawled out little by little. Gradually, half of its body left the hole, and it stood up, intending to bite off the gray rabbit hanging in the air.
Next to the boulder, Jiang Xuan looked at the Earth Armored Beast. When he found that the noose was positioned to tie the Earth Armored Beast's waist, he did not hesitate any longer.
"Pull!"
Jiang Xuan suddenly pulled the rope toward him, and the farthest rope instantly shrank and wrapped around the waist of the Earth Armored Beast. Then, the entire rope became tight.
The armored beast was startled and immediately turned around and tried to run into the hole, but the rope had already tied it and it couldn't run away at all.
"Bullshit..."
The armored beast bared its fangs and made a threatening sound from its mouth. It was very fierce. When it found that it was tied up with a rope, it immediately opened its mouth to bite the rope.
Fortunately, the woven bark rope is very tough. It is impossible to bite it off in one bite and it will take some time.
"Sister, you keep pulling, I'll subdue it!"
Jiang Xuan handed the rope to Chi Shao, then charged towards the Earth Armored Beast with his bone spear.
"Be careful!"
Chi Shao took the rope and pulled it back hard, trying to drag the ground armored beast away from the place full of caves.
"We're going to help."
Uncaria and Nanxing also ran towards the ground armored beast. The tribesmen are fanatical about hunting and are not afraid of the ferocity of their prey.
"Pa!"
After Jiang Xuan ran in front of the armored beast, he immediately hit the armored beast on the mouth with a bone spear to prevent it from biting the rope.
The reason why we use whipping instead of stabbing is because the armored beast's whole body is covered with hard scales, which cannot be penetrated at all.
After the Earth Armor Beast was attacked, it stopped biting the rope and turned to bite Jiang Xuan.
This armored beast weighs about three hundred kilograms and is as fierce as a large crocodile.
Jiang Xuan did not fight head-on with the armored beast, but kept beating it with bone spears, consuming its strength and accumulating its injuries bit by bit.
Uncaria and Nanxing also came over, and the three of them surrounded the dragged earth armor beast and beat it up.
The sharp claws of the armored beast scratched deep marks on the ground, and its terrifying bloody mouth kept opening and closing, but it couldn't bite anyone at all.
"Chief, its shell is too hard to break."
After fighting Uncaria for a long time, he found that the beetle was only bleeding from the corner of its mouth and was not seriously injured, so he felt very anxious.
None of them have any experience hunting ground armored beasts, so it would be too difficult to catch such a big guy alive with a hard shell all over its body.
Jiang Xuan shouted: "Use a vine net to catch it!"
Because he wanted to catch his prey alive, Jiang Xuan deliberately found a lot of tough rattan and weaved a simple tent net when he came here.
This kind of net is very rough and the mesh is very large. It is not suitable for catching fish, but it should be effective when dealing with such big guys.
"Okay!"
Uncaria immediately untied a large bundle of Teng nets from behind, and then together with Nan Xing, they pulled the nets apart and covered the Earth Armored Beast.
Sure enough, after the earth armored beast was covered by the tent net, it was quickly entangled, and its limbs could not move freely.
After the local armored beast rolled around for a few times, it was even more tightly entangled in the net and could no longer show its teeth and claws as before.
The four of them took the opportunity to wrap ropes around the body of the armored beast, tying it tighter and tighter until it could no longer escape.
They worked hard for a long time and finally tied up the Earth Armor Beast tightly.
"Finally I caught it alive."
Jiang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief when he looked at the Earth Armored Beast that was still struggling on the ground but could no longer break free.
The four of them were all sweating from exhaustion. After resting for a while, they found some more rattan nearby, tied something like a stretcher with strong wood, and then tied the Earth Armored Beast to it. p>
"Let's go, carry this armored beast back first."
Because the terracotta beast was relatively large and it was getting late, the four of them stopped looking for other prey and took turns carrying the terracotta beast back to the tribe.
***The author has something to say***
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