Chapter 15 Desire

"Save them". Tianxiang thought to himself while hiding among the walls of a ruin. If it were in the past, he would never get involved in something that was impossible to win. Just kidding, what is a bloated beetle? That is a terrifying existence that is almost at the top of the food chain in the dark world. Not to mention just over a hundred weak hunters, even if there were twice as many people, all of whom were strong men, it would be impossible to pose any threat to such a heavily armored creature. Tianxiang really couldn't understand why these people had the idea of provoking the swollen beetle. Moreover, this provocation also provoked three of them.

"Helping the weak is one of the greatest virtues of mankind", this is the knowledge Tianxiang obtained from the book. This was also the reason why he generously shared food with others. Now, he is following the teachings of the ancients and preparing to help these hunters who are about to be on the verge of death.

Whether swollen beetles can feel pain or whether they feel fear is probably unknown to anyone. However, after all the hunters who were surrounded by nervousness and fear heard a series of crisp popping sounds and couldn't help but turn around and look around, they were surprised to find that three huge and terrifying bloated beetles had given up their hunting. object. He turned towards a young man wearing gray and white clothes and waved the huge armor at his mouth.

Three huge carnivorous insects pounced at the giver who had caused them pain from three different directions. Tianxiang fired three consecutive bursts and accurately hit three targets from its rear. A few small bullets are simply out of proportion to the huge body of the bloated beetle. But judging from the damage it caused, it was enough to anger the three bloated beetles who were immersed in the fantasy of delicious food. Making them abandon their original goal and focus all their attention on this young man who appeared inexplicably.

Compared with just now, the speed of the swollen beetle's movement was not affected at all. Although they had been shot several times, bullets with powerful penetrating power also penetrated their bodies from their tails, and green blood exuding a strong fishy smell rushed out from several holes the size of wine glasses. However, this is not fatal. In other words, even if it is fatal, it is not now. Because, these bugs are still running, still jumping, still raising their armor representing death high as before, with the unique anger of the injured, desperately moving towards this damn villain in front of them who should have been their food. Smash it.

If it were in the past, Tianxiang would definitely turn around and run away, relying on his own physical strength to engage in a chasing game of endurance and exhaustion with these insects that could barely move after being shot. After all, it's a perfectly safe play.

However, now he is obviously unwilling to do so. Because there was such a sentence in a military book I saw a few days ago that Tianxiang deeply believed.

"The best enemy is a dead enemy. Only by destroying the enemy in front of you as soon as possible can you be able to deal with the greater challenges that follow."

The moment he jumped out of the ruins where he was hiding, Tianxiang had already formed an absolutely safe battle plan in his mind. The three bloated beetles are in inconsistent positions. Use their distance advantage to attract them in the order of shooting. Then, use fierce firepower at close range to kill them one by one. No matter from any perspective, this is the most suitable and surest approach for the current situation.

As a result, all the hunters who were standing still saw a scene that they would never forget: three huge swollen beetles, less than ten meters away from the young man in gray and white clothes, following the sound of the previous sound. The strange explosions caused the bodies to fall down one after another. As for the last swollen beetle, after letting out a low roar of inexplicable fear, its entire head suddenly exploded from the middle as if it had been squeezed by gravity. Even the huge body that stood tall with its two powerful hind limbs suddenly fell to the ground, stirring up a burst of dust.

Two were shot to death and one was suffocated to death by mind control. This is Tianxiang's shot sequence.

A bug's weak point is usually on its head. This is Tianxiang's valuable experience gained in many battles. Therefore, when facing the first two swollen beetles that rushed towards them, he aimed at their heads and pulled the trigger without hesitation. When a series of rapid-fire bullets penetrated the insect's brain, it also destroyed its nerve center. So that it can no longer control the body to move forward. In the end, he could only leave this world with his yearning for food and regret that he had not evolved completely.

As for the last one, it was an experiment deliberately left behind by Tianxiang. He wanted to see how strong his brainwave control ability was and whether he could use it as an absolutely effective weapon in future battles.

Of course, he was not disappointed. Even a huge swollen beetle can't resist the terrifying and violent spiritual energy. Finally, when the worm's brain cells are completely crazy and boiling to the highest point, the violently fluctuating nerves can only accept the fact of complete paralysis, while the worm's sharp but underdeveloped brain is in violent internal movement, like a It burst like a balloon that had inflated to the extreme.

Since then, Tianxiang finally believed in the sentence in the book: "Looks can kill." Is not it? From the beginning to the end, his eyes were fixed on the poor swollen beetle, without giving it any chance to relax. Jokingly speaking, this should indeed be regarded as a kind of look!

"Brave young man, you saved us. Please tell us your request, and we will all meet it." After a long time, an elderly hunter who looked like a leader walked out from among the hunters who were standing there, respecting He looked at Tianxiang with a stern expression and said these words.

"My request is very simple. Just give me enough dried meat for two people to eat for three solar days." Tianxiang said his request vigilantly and without any emotion. He knew very well that his actions just now undoubtedly saved these people, and no matter how excessive the request was, he would definitely be satisfied. Even if he proposed to select a few of these people as his "meat men", I'm afraid it wouldn't be a problem.

However, now he is not used to using human flesh as food at all. Because, according to those ancient people, eating people is simply a great sin.

As for vigilance, that is a state that a hunter should maintain at all times. After all, just because I don't want to eat people doesn't mean others don't want to eat me. What's more, these weak hunters in front of them look like they have been tortured by hunger for a long time...

Tianxiang's wariness was quickly dispelled by the old man's repeated words of gratitude. The three-headed giant worm lying on the ground is simply the best source of food. So, under the strong invitation of the old man, the Tianxiang brothers and sisters followed this group of weak hunters to their camp - a building that looked relatively solid, but was basically no different from other ruins. Here is also one of the relics left by the ancients.

The three-headed swollen beetle has been completely peeled off, and the large amount of insect meat finally made the hungry faces of these hunters who had not tasted meat for a long time finally show a little smile. The leader of this disadvantaged hunting group, the old man who called himself Liu Rui, had invited Tianxiang to come to the camp. After first asking people to set aside the portion required by Tianxiang, he fairly distributed all the insect meat to everyone. .

"Young man, if I am not mistaken, what you are holding in your hand should be the weapon used by the ancients, right?" In front of a fire where fragrant insect meat was roasting, old man Liu Rui suddenly said a command Tianxiang was shocked by what he said.

"Oh? Do you also know the ancients?" Tianxiang was obviously quite surprised by the old man's words. After all, there are almost no hunters in this world who possess the knowledge of the ancients. Unexpectedly, an old man who almost died from a bug could actually understand these things.

"Haha! Not only me, almost everyone here knows the existence of the ancients, and some of their knowledge, we all know it too! I also know that the weapon in your hand should be called a 'gun'. This is a This is an absolutely powerful weapon, no wonder you can kill three swollen beetles on your own!" The old man who kept swearing without any surprise looked at the surprised Tianxiang with a smile, and casually took a piece of roasted meat from the fire. The insect meat was stuffed into the hands of Tianrou, who was listening intently to their conversation with two big eyes.

"So, who are you..."

"How on earth did you acquire this knowledge?" Liu Zhanfeng's wrinkled face suddenly showed some sadness: "Knowledge, experience, all these things take time to accumulate. If we say that young people are like A blank piece of paper without any content, then the old man can be seen as the owner who exchanges life and time for wisdom. In fact, many people understand the existence of the ancients, and many people are interested in the knowledge of the ancients, and there are more People occasionally obtain some items left by the ancients and learn unexpected things from them. But no matter what, all of these require time and age. Therefore, the elderly have the ability in this regard. Wisdom is nothing strange. Can you understand what I say?"

"I understand!" Tianxiang nodded heavily in agreement. The old man is a symbol of wisdom, which is also a sentence mentioned in ancient books.

"But now, there is no place for the elderly at all." Liu Rui's words suddenly became quite angry: "In the eyes of young people, we are a burden and a cumbersomeness. The only way to get rid of us is to die and turn our bodies into For the food in their mouths. This is simply a kind of sadness. They don't understand that without the wisdom of the old man, with only a strong body and a simple mind, it is impossible to live in this dark world. It is absolutely impossible."

Tianxiang didn't want to talk anymore, he understood that what the old man said was right. In this world of the jungle, it is impossible to survive without strength.

"Do you know why the ancients had so much wisdom?" Before he could fully recover, the old man said another sentence that puzzled Tianxiang.

"The only reason for unity is unity." As if to deliberately explain his problem, the old man replied: "Only unity can make the weak strong. Think about it, what one person can't do, if you change It's two people, three people, or even more people, so what else can't be done?"

Old man Liu Rui's words hit Tianxiang's heart like a heavy hammer. He had never thought that words with such profound meaning would come from the mouth of a frail old man. However, it was precisely because of this that Tianxiang felt for the first time whether his idea of returning to the past was wrong.

"Follow me!" Suddenly, the old man took Tianxiang's hand and stood up. Tianxiang, who was not prepared at all, could only follow his words and followed him until he came to a small room.

The house was not big, but the people living in it made Tianxiang feel warm.

Children, women, and a few babies who are still babbling. Among them were two children who were about the same size as Tianrou, staring curiously at the stranger who came in with their big bright eyes.

"Do they have the right to live? Absolutely! Without children, where do the young people come from?" The old man's words suddenly seemed to be arguing with others: "If we are not united, then they will inevitably become the prey of other hunters. Food. Think about it, if one day you watched your sister being torn to pieces, what would you think? How would you feel?"

Tianxiang didn't speak, and the look on his face became even more grim. He didn't allow others to talk about his sister like this, but at the same time, he had to admit that if that day came, he might really be powerless. Because the weak have no chance of survival without the protection of the strong.

"Knowledge is the most powerful tool to protect the weak." The old man's voice continued to ring in Tianxiang's ears: "I think, since you already have these things, why can't you do your part to protect the weak? We are human beings, It's a human being, not a beast!"

"Tell me! What do you want me to do?" Tianxiang, whose expression remained unchanged, uttered these words coldly. However, the attentive old man had already seen the changes in his inner world from the slightly twitching muscles in the corners of his eyes.

"I want you to stay! Be our leader, help us, help the weak!" Old man Liu Rui finally revealed the purpose in his heart.

"Be your leader?" Tianxiang repeated this sentence in surprise, staring at the old man's weathered face with some confusion: "Why? Don't you also possess the knowledge of the ancients? Why did you choose me? ?"

"I'm old!" The old man sighed: "I am no longer young. Although I have wisdom, I no longer have the power to change reality. This ethnic group should have a new leader to lead. Without you, I am afraid that today's All of us have to die. Even if someone escapes occasionally, it cannot change the fate of being killed or starved to death. As for these children, they can only die pitifully without any support. You have knowledge and power, and finally What's important is that you are young and energetic. I think God sent you to me, and my only way is to make you the new leader of this group."

Tianxiang said nothing. On the one hand, he was moved by the old man's words. On the other hand, he could not give up his dream of returning to the past. In this way, under the piercing gaze of the old man, Tianxiang, who was worried in his heart, finally made a decision.

"Give me six solar days. I still have some private matters to understand. During this time, I will leave all my weapons to you. But there is one condition. I must protect my sister and never let her No harm will come to you. In six solar days, I will come back to tell you my final decision."

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On the messy ruins, a gray-white figure was jumping quickly. If a hunter suddenly appears at this time, he will be surprised and think that the figure is simply the most flexible insect. As for humans, it's simply impossible. Who would actually shuttle back and forth between the ruins at such a terrifying speed? No, not at all!

But it was a human being, a living human being.

After leaving Tianrou with Liu Rui's vulnerable group, Tianxiang only took two weeks' worth of dried meat and some necessary water before he hurriedly set out on the road. He wants to rush to Base 2 as soon as possible and go there to find everything about the time machine. It was undeniable that the old man's words had indeed moved him. At that moment, Tianxiang suddenly felt an indescribable sense of responsibility in his heart. It is a responsibility to the weak, a responsibility to protect others. Of course, there are other things accompanying it - temptation, the temptation of power.

"If I can rule these people, be strong and annex other ethnic groups based on this, and then become stronger and annex again. Over and over again, then I will become the absolute king of this world. At that time, the weak will no longer be discriminated against. I will also He will be a hero for generations to come."

This is not a strange idea that comes out of Tianxiang's mind for no reason. In fact, it is the history of ancient emperors in those libraries that affects him.

Power, desire, domination, if you are a man then you should think of all these first.

(Yesterday, when my wife was reading my new book, she suddenly asked a very strange question: "Why do they eat bugs?" This made me depressed for a long time. If you don't eat bugs, you can eat people! It's true! Women--- Votes! I want votes!)