What It’s Like Being a Vampire

Ever since he encountered the "giant owl" for the first time and noticed the special smell of the "mutated creature", Xiang Kun has always been very sensitive to the smell of the "mutated creature", and this smell also has a higher smell than normal creatures. It has the characteristics of being farther away and staying longer, and among many smells, it is easy to be discovered by Xiang Kun.

After entering Zihuan Mountain, Xiang Kun's auditory, olfactory, visual and other sensory organs have been working at full capacity, collecting perceptual information from the surrounding area on a large scale.

So even though the smell of the "mutated creature" was very weak now, Xiang Kun still noticed it immediately.

Although the main purpose of exploring Zihuan Mountain at night was to find the traces left by the "mutated parasite" and obtain relevant information, but before he entered the mountain, he didn't really expect to find the "mutated parasite" in the mountain, nor did he Looking forward to finding a nest or something based on its smell.

After all, the parasite is different from other animals. It does not have a long-term habitat, but moves around with the host, and the host is its "habitat".

Normally speaking, it is unlikely that it will have any smell left in the mountains. After all, it has been parasitic on the "vampire patient" for a year.

In the non-parasitic state, when in the mountains, they are all in the water.

So he was a little surprised to smell this smell.

Could it be that after breaking away from the "vampire patient", he "entered the mountain" again through other hosts?

Does it still have an extraordinary attachment to this mountain?

Xiang Kun squinted his eyes and focused all his attention on his sense of smell, carefully distinguishing the details of that trace of smell, first judging where the smell came from.

But a few minutes later, after finding the direction of the source of the smell and walking a distance in that direction, Xiang Kun discovered - he had smelled this smell before!

Although Xiang Kun had seen the real parasitic situation recalled by the "vampire patient" through the "dream within a dream" established by Lao Xia, but in the dream, he could not smell the smell of the "mutated parasite". Because the owner of the dream had never smelled it before, she didn't have this smell in her cognition.

So normally, Xiang Kun had never smelled the smell of "mutated parasites".

So whose scent is this?

The special smell of "mutated organisms" has a strong degree of recognition when it is mixed with all other smells, but the degree of recognition between the smells of "mutated creatures" is much lower, and it is not so easy to distinguish.

However, there were only a few "mutated creatures" that Xiang Kun had come into contact with and smelled. Using the method of elimination, he quickly determined who the smell he smelled in Zihuan Mountain was.

Continue to follow the direction of the smell. After the location of the smell source became more and more certain, Xiang Kun found a high point, climbed up the tree, and looked into the distance.

In the infrared thermal imaging mode, Xiang Kun's line of sight was far away, and his penetrating power was also strong. He locked on a faint blue spot in the distant dense forest at a glance.

There is no doubt that the small blue spots represent "mutated creatures".

At this distance, it is difficult to tell what kind of creature it is from the composition of the blue spots alone, but Xiang Kun has already made a judgment based on the smell. It is the "mutated big bird" that he encountered in the Wushu Mountain area years ago. .

When he and a group of friends went to Tongshi Town years ago, this "mutated bird" collided with tourists in order to kill another "mutated ant" that lived on the main peak of Wushu Mountain, causing a cliff accident and causing The investigation team of "Shenxing Technology" headed by Fang Pingfang and Mi Qiao came.

Xiang Kun even had a confrontation with this "mutated big bird" one night, and almost handed him over.

Why is it here?

After judging from the smell that it was the "Mutated Big Bird", Xiang Kun knew that this guy wasn't coming for him.

Because if it was coming towards him, he wouldn't have discovered it until now. If the big bird wanted to "stare at him", it would be impossible not to be noticed by him, even if it was high in the sky.

And Big Bird's current position is not monitoring or following him at all.

Did the big bird just happen to rest here, or did it use this as a new habitat?

Xiang Kun also didn't believe it was such a coincidence.

Most likely, this "mutated bird", like himself, came for the "mutated parasite" that once appeared in Zihuan Mountain.

It may have encountered the "mutated parasite" in Zihuan Mountain, or thought that the "mutated parasite" would come back, so it stayed here to "wait for the rabbit"?

But no matter what reason it appeared here, since it was discovered by Xiang Kun, it automatically changed from the position of "hunter" to "prey".

The reason why Xiang Kun tried so hard to find information about the "mutated parasite" and determine its whereabouts was to catch a "mutated creature" and enrich the secret that he and Lao Xia were about to establish in Chongyun Village The research base can have more "living" samples besides him, for him, Lao Xia, and Alice to observe and study.

Of course, the more samples like this, the better. No matter if they were bugs or birds, as long as they were "mutated creatures", he would not dislike them.

If it was a few months ago, facing this "mutated big bird", Xiang Kun basically only had the ability to defend and counterattack - if it wanted to attack him and was pulled to the ground by him, he might be killed by him.

But if this big bird was cowardly enough, such as the short encounter near Wushu Mountain last time, if it flew away, then Xiang Kun really couldn't catch up.

But it was different now. Xiang Kun was no longer helpless against guys who could fly.

Now in the dark and windy night of this month, in the depths of Zihuan Mountain, there are no people from "Shenxing Technology" staring at it, only him and "Big Mutated Bird", and he was the first to discover "Big Mutant Bird", and Big Bird has not noticed yet His existence is really the right time and place for people and... birds and birds, the best time to catch birds.

Of course, Xiang Kun didn't relax his vigilance because of this. He still looked around from the tree to make sure there were no other threats or prying eyes.

After all, this "mutated bird" must have been "registered" with "Shenxing Technology".

At the same time, he is also making calculations and deductions based on the observed terrain, his own capabilities, and various related information, and formulating executable plans in his brain.

When switching to low-light night vision vision mode, Xiang Kun found that he couldn't see the "mutated bird".

It's not because it's too far away or too dark. In night vision mode, his vision is basically the same as during the day. He can see far away and see small details clearly.

But there is indeed nothing in the position of the "mutated big bird" now, and after switching the visual mode to the "infrared thermal imaging visual mode", the blue spot can be seen again.

Xiang Kun instantly understood: This guy can become invisible!

Two seconds of silence for a certain "mutated ant". There is no doubt that the invisibility ability of this big bird comes from the ant it captured.

From the devouring instances of the "mutated spider" and the "mutated big bird", it can be deduced that these creatures who are not obsessed with their own appearance and group cognition, after devouring other "mutated creatures", the speed of acquiring the characteristics of the other party will be slower. Soon, and to a high degree.

In comparison, Xiang Kun should be a "mutated creature" with a "human burden", so every time he devours other "mutated creatures", the speed of acquiring the opponent's characteristics and abilities is relatively slow, and many characteristics and abilities are not necessarily It can be obtained, or compared with the original owner, there has been a big change.

But it is precisely because of this that he may use the abilities of other "mutated creatures" as a basis to derive more powerful, more complex, and more mysterious abilities or characteristics.

Other "mutated creatures" acquire abilities by drinking blood and devouring them by increasing and expanding them, but he absorbs and fuses them.

Like "Mutated Spider" and "Mutated Big Bird", the more the abilities obtained from other "mutated creatures", the better, just like using peripherals, just plug it in and use it.

As for Xiang Kun, new abilities must be "formatted" first, and must be integrated into his own system. If they are not compatible, no matter how strong the ability is, it will not be accepted - just like Guo Tianxiang who directly passed Ability to visually and verbally hypnotize.

This was not a choice of Xiang Kun's active control, but came from his subconscious, or his instinct and nature.

Looking at the blue spots in the infrared thermal imaging visual mode, Xiang Kun on the tree couldn't help rubbing his hands, a little excited, this big bird is not just a "mutated creature", but "at least one other mutant creature" Creatures that acquire the ability to hide themselves", the research value is undoubtedly higher.

He looked up at the night sky, the clouds were thick, there was no moon, no stars, it was cloudy.

The humidity in the air is not low either.

It's not the best weather, but it's already pretty good. If it's really a thunderstorm with heavy wind and rain, the "mutated bird" might not appear here.

Xiang Kun quietly went down the tree, and then slowly groped towards where the big bird was, very slowly and carefully, trying to follow the rhythm of the wind, insects and other natural sounds in the mountains, so as to cover up the damage he caused. movement.

When the straight-line distance from the "Mutated Big Bird" was about 30 meters away, Xiang Kun stopped, raised his hand and glanced at the few coins he was holding in his hand just now to avoid colliding with each other in his pocket, and started Get ready.

The "hyperlink" that can be freely controlled is the greatest confidence for him to "dare" to capture this "mutated bird" alive.

Suddenly, there was a rush of birdsong from the tree next to it, which instantly broke the tranquility of this mountain forest.

Whatthef...

Xiang Kun wanted to scold people, no, he wanted to scold birds!

Although Xiang Kun couldn't understand the specific content of the birdsong, but after spending a long time with "Golden Sparkle", observing it, and communicating with "Little Apple", he can understand the general meaning of the birdsong. , but can have an instinctive reaction.

There is no doubt that this tweet is a warning.

As for the object of the warning, it goes without saying.

Even though the big bird's position and body didn't change or move in the infrared thermal imaging visual mode, Xiang Kun still knew instinctively that its attention was on him, and he found himself!

While Xiang Kun was moving over, he found the bird on the tree, but he didn't pay attention to it. According to his experience, the movement caused would not disturb the bird.

But obviously, he made a mistake, this is not a "normal bird".

Xiang Kun didn't have time to be upset, his brain was calculating rapidly, deducing the possibility of each action plan.

Continue to stay where you are, pretend nothing happened, and hope that the "Mutant Bird" doesn't find you?

No, it's meaningless. Although it's not 100% sure that Big Bird has found him, it's too passive to bet on the little chance that it's almost impossible.

Just explode into trouble, launch an attack according to the previous plan, and capture the big bird?

But the previous plan was based on the premise that Big Bird didn't find him, and he made the first move. The most important step is to use the "hyperlink" to control the flight to attract the attention of the big bird. But now that Big Bird has discovered him, this plan cannot be fully implemented.

Based on his brief encounter in Wushu Mountain last time, he observed and analyzed the behavior of the big bird, and deduced that if he launches an attack directly at this time, there is a 97% probability that the big bird will just flap its wings and fly high. , run first and then talk.

The thinking and calculations in the brain only produced results in an instant, so the bird on the tree made a warning call, and the "mutated big bird" turned its attention almost at the same time, and Xiang Kun yelled:

"What the fuck is that! It's so noisy!"

As he said that, he bent down and picked up a stone and threw it over the tree, but he didn't hit the bird, but just flew it away from a distance.

After that, Xiang Kun no longer hid his whereabouts and movements, and walked cursingly in the mountains and forests, but the direction of movement was opposite to that of the "mutated bird".

If he makes a sudden shot, Big Bird will definitely run. At this distance, his confidence in intercepting is very low. Now that his whereabouts have been exposed, he simply let it go, acting as if he was not aware of the existence of the "mutated bird", and acted "openly" in the mountains.

After all, that "mutated big bird" has been in a state of invisibility, and it may not know that Xiang Kun has discovered it.

Of course, if it was a cautious and suspicious human being like Xiang Kun, it would definitely wonder why Xiang Kun didn't find out until this position, but it was not a human after all.

Xiang Kun bet that it wasn't that suspicious.

Moreover, Xiang Kun is also a "mutated creature".

From the last time it swooped and attacked at Wushu Mountain, it can be proved that Xiang Kun is also a "prey" in the eyes of Big Bird.

If it came to Zihuan Mountain for that "mutated parasite", then seeing Xiang Kun, a "mutated creature" that suddenly appeared, it should also be thoughtful, right?

Xiang Kun bet it was that greedy.

Xiang Kun was heading towards the top of the mountain. He stopped from time to time on the road, closed his eyes and raised his head, sensing changes in the atmospheric electric field through his "sixth sense".

He wants to make a bold attempt to truly combine the ability of the little fat girl to help her "develop" with the ability of "royal flight". This late night and deep in the mountains is the best place for experiments. .

And that "mutated big bird" would be the best experimental target.

Of course, the premise is that it really takes the bait and flies over.