《Courtship Period》 Chapter 1 [Di¡ª¡ª] [The intelligent system of the escape cabin has been activated, the surrounding environment is being detected. The oxygen content is 30%, and the temperature is 30¡ãC¡­ suitable for human survival. ] [Starting to awaken¡­] A neutral electronic sound entered his ears, and Ban Xia felt like he had just taken a long nap on a sunny afternoon. After sleeping for too long, he realized that it was time for him to wake up, but his eyelids were too heavy to open. The subtle sound of the electronic equipment running in his ears was particularly hypnotic. Ban Xia tried to open his eyes several times but couldn¡¯t open them, and almost fell asleep again. ¡°tweet¡ª¡± ¡°tweet¡ª¡± A sound similar to a birdsong came from outside, making it noisy as if a flock of birds had landed. Where are the birds from? Ban Xia¡¯s closed eyelids moved slightly. ¡°Dang-dang-¡° Something was banging upstairs, no, not upstairs! The sound is too close! Ban Xia suddenly opened his eyes, the surroundings suddenly brightened, his vision was blurred for a moment. Ban Xia narrowed his eyes slightly, when his eyes got used to the light, he saw a transparent hatch above his body. The sky outside the hatch was blue, as clean as if it had been washed with water. Where¡­ is this? Ban Xia blinked blankly and heard a soft electronic female voice ringing in his ears. [Woken up successfully.] [Please note that this escape hatch is about to run out of nutrients, please leave as soon as possible. ¡¿ Wake up? Escape hatch? Ban Xia slowly turned his head to look at his side, he saw a pure white metal wall with light blue numbers blinking on it, showing that his body temperature is 37.1¡ãC, and his heart rate is 62 beats per minute. Is this¡­ the spaceship¡¯s escape hatch? Ban Xia¡¯s pupils suddenly dilated in shock, not only because he found himself lying in the escape hatch, but also because a big scarlet bird head suddenly appeared above the hatch. The big bird¡¯s black eyes met Ban Xia¡¯s gaze. This large bird with an extremely long neck lowered its head, and its black beak suddenly hit the hatch. ¡°Dang-¡° Ban Xia almost subconsciously wanted to step back, but his weakness and the limited space in the escape hatch made it impossible for him to complete this action. He could only stare tensely at the long-necked bird that suddenly appeared, his solemn expression reflected on the transparent hatch. Doubts arose in Ban Xia¡¯s heart. Is the sound I just heard the bird pecking at the escape hatch? A large bird with a strange appearance, not any kind I am familiar with, where am I? Ban Xia still remembered that he was going to take office at Polaris, and the spaceship crashed on the way. He and the crew left in the escape hatch, and then encountered a wormhole¡­ After waking up again, he came here and saw this long-necked bird. What is this place? Some animal lover¡¯s house? Ecological Park? Primitive planet? Ban Xia pursed his lips and looked at the long-necked bird pecking at the escape hatch outside, it was difficult to judge for a while. Although from his point of view, he could only see the other¡¯s head and a section of the neck, he could feel that the bird was much taller than the average adult. Is there such a bird on the planets to which the alliance belongs? The long-necked bird shook its head and seemed to be dizzy. Just when Ban Xia thought it was going to give up competing with the escape hatch, the big bird turned its head and made a few ¡°cluck¡± calls. Soon, Ban Xia heard one after another¡¯s birdsongs response. Hiss, how many birds must be around here? One, two, three¡­ Vermillion bird heads appeared in Ban Xia¡¯s field of vision, filling the sky above the escape hatch. ¡°Tweet?¡± ¡°Tweet tweet?¡± The long-necked birds screeched wildly, pecking at the escape hatch from time to time. The escape hatch is a product that can be used in space anyway, and it will definitely not be damaged by a few birds, but Ban Xia is still a little nervous. It is impossible for the Union to allow citizens to keep so many large birds, that is to say, he should not have been found and brought home by some animal lovers. It¡¯s not very likely that this is an ecological park. Such a large escape hatch should be intercepted before it floats within a kilometer above the ecological park. In the same way, in any place where the star network is completely covered, an escape hatch bearing the mark of the Alliance military will not be allowed to float out. Then there is only one possibility left, which is a primitive planet that has not yet been fully developed. The long-necked birds gradually lost patience with this escape hatch that could not be pecked open, and most of the bird heads on the hatch cover left. Ban Xia speculates on the situation of this planet. There are already animals on this planet that probably originally were born on this place, or maybe introduced by aliens, but the monitoring system has not been installed, and it is impossible to accurately capture foreign objects, which makes his escape hatch wander outside. Having generally understood his own situation, Ban Xia only hoped that this planet would not be too primitive and that at least there was an airport so that he could rush to Polaris to take up his post. The last few long-necked birds also left with the calls of their companions, but the chaotic birdsong always lingers. Just listening to the sound, Ban Xia could imagine how close the huge flock of birds was from the escape hatch. His escape hatch appears to have fallen into the habitat of this long-necked bird colony. This is not good news, it¡¯s also unknown if the birds are carnivorous or herbivorous. The escape hatch will isolate the signal of the star network, and Ban Xia cannot communicate with the outside world. It is also unrealistic to wait for the birds to leave the escape hatch. Ban Xia unplugged the nutrient solution1 delivery tube connected to his wrist and tried to move his limbs slightly in the escape capsule. He was unable to lift his limbs and exert strength, he felt sore and stiff, and it was extremely difficult to move. Through the reflection on the transparent hatch, Ban Xia saw what he looked like now: his short black hair was a little messy, his black pupils reflected mottled and broken light, and the same black military uniform was meticulously fitted to his body, which made his complexion look extraordinarily pale. The nutrient solution that was about to be depleted, the weak body, all reminded Ban Xia that he didn¡¯t just take a nap in the escape hatch. The military escape capsule will have enough nutrient solution for seven days. Before he was pulled into the black hole, he had drifted in space for a day. Now the nutrient solution is almost exhausted, which means that he slept in the escape capsule for at least five days. I don¡¯t know if the soldiers in the same spaceship have landed on this planet¡­ If I don¡¯t contact the military as soon as possible, I¡¯m afraid the officers at home will go crazy¡­ Ban Xia thought about it a lot. When his movement became smooth, and the limbs gained some strength, Ban Xia took out an anesthesia gun from the space bracelet on his left wrist. The cold touch of the gun made Ban Xia concentrate. He listened to the birdsongs outside. He roughly judged that there were no birds within ten meters of him, so he raised his hand and clicked on the touch screen on the inner wall of the escape cabin. [Click¡ª¡ª] The sound of opening the escape hatch sounded, Ban Xia pushed open the hatch cover without hesitation and sat up, looking at the surrounding environment for the first time. His escape hatch landed on the edge of a lake, and on the left was a jungle. The trees in the forest were extremely tall, as if they had grown naturally for thousands of years. On the right is the blue lake, where flocks of scarlet long-necked birds gather, or comb their feathers with their beaks, or bury their heads underwater in search of food. Before, I could only see part of the long-necked bird in the escape hatch, and the feeling of surprise is not that obvious. At this time, I was even more shocked when I saw their whole body. Hundreds of big vermilion birds more than three meters high stood in the lake as if flames were burning on the water. Ban Xia didn¡¯t have time to take a closer look, because there were already quite a few long-necked birds looking at him, and the ones close to him were running towards him with a ¡°cluck¡± cry. Stepping out of the escape hatch and stepping on the shallow grass submerged by the lake, Ban Xia grabbed the gun and pulled out his legs, ready to run into the jungle. Ban Xia had never seen such large birds, and he didn¡¯t know if they were some kind of alliance-protected animals. He didn¡¯t dare to do anything to them easily. Bang-bang- A heavy sound, as if something heavy was hitting the ground, the calm lake water was shaken by waves, and Ban Xia who had just taken two steps was shaken to the point of being unsteady and almost fell. The earth, the lake, the jungle, everything around seemed to be shaking. Earthquake? Ban Xia stabilized his still weak body. He didn¡¯t know if he should run into the jungle for a while. If there was an earthquake, neither the lake nor the jungle would be safe. ¡°Tweet¨C¡± The long-necked birds screamed with a vague fear in their voices. Ban Xia turned to look, and the few long-necked birds that had just run towards him had already returned to the flock. The long-necked birds screeched, flapped their wings vigorously, and took off together after a run. Are they escaping? As a human with no wings and no aircraft, Ban Xia looked at the escape hatch that hadn¡¯t closed yet, hesitating whether to lie down again. The escape hatch can save him for a while in the earthquake, but if there is no search and rescue personnel after the earthquake, and he is trapped in the escape hatch again, it is really over. Wait¡­ These vibrations seem a bit wrong? It¡¯s not like the vibration caused by the fracture or dislocation of the rock formation, but it seems like something big is coming this way. ¡°The big guy who can make the ground shake, is it a heavy mecha?¡± Ban Xia listened intently, ¡°No, the sound is too messy, there is no sense of regularity of human machinery.¡± It seems that a group of extraordinarily large animals is walking towards the lake. The flock of long-necked birds flew away in panic, and Ban Xia didn¡¯t dare to stand on there alone. Looking around, Ban Xia selected a giant tree outside the jungle and ran over quickly. The sense of vibrations became stronger and stronger that Ban Xia could vaguely hear the sound of trees breaking. He looked at the tree that can be hugged by at least a dozen people, and chose to trust the other¡¯s ¡°waist circumference¡°2. Ban Xia had performed missions in various harsh environments, not to mention climbing trees, he had even climbed over the stems of the alien flower king. But his body is too weak now, and climbing a giant tree makes him exhausted. Ban Xia supported the trunk, crouched down on a branch about half a meter thick, and looked up into the jungle. Trees swayed not far away, and some birds and winged insects rose and fell. Ban Xia frowned slightly. All of these are kinds of birds and insects he had never seen before. It was the first time that Ban Xia felt that his biological knowledge was so lacking. The heavy sound was getting closer and closer, and Ban Xia saw a huge black shadow break through the trees and slowly emerge from the woods. The first thing that appeared in Ban Xia¡¯s sight was a pair of long and thick curved fangs, followed by a leg that was wide at the top and narrow at the bottom and covered with long brown hair¡­ No! That¡¯s not a leg, it¡¯s a proboscis!3 Ban Xia watched in astonishment as the long-nosed and fang-toothed beast approached, a word suddenly came to his mind¡ªmammoth. ¡°It doesn¡¯t seem to be a mammoth¡­¡± This long-nosed beast has a long mane on its head and back neck. The base of the mane is white, and the color becomes darker as it goes to the tip. Some of the pointed manes were vermilion red, and some were blue and green, very gorgeous. Ban Xia had seen mammoths created by biologists in Guxing¡¯s? ecological garden, but they were not so fancy. Are these big guys a race unique to this planet? With doubts, Ban Xia took out a rimless monocle from his coat pocket, and called out in a low voice, ¡°J03.¡± [The optical brain has been activated, J03 will serve you. ] The monocle floats automatically, and stops firmly in front of Ban Xia¡¯s left eye, suspending quietly. Ban Xia turned his head to look into the jungle, the monocle moved with his movements, always hovering about a centimeter in front of Ban Xia¡¯s eyes. Ban Xia stared at the long-haired behemoth, and the data of it appeared on the lens. [Unknown male race detected. ¡¿ ¡¾Height is 5 meters, body length is 8 meters, and incisors? is 3.5 meters long¡­¡¿ Unknown race? Is there no relevant information even in the Light brain database? A little doubt arose in Ban Xia¡¯s heart, while then another long-haired giant beast came out of the jungle, followed by the third and fourth¡­ These giant beasts were so huge that every footfall could be heard. The giant beasts sometimes ripped off a handful of leaves from the tree with their proboscis, sometimes rolled up a handful of grass from the ground, and then walked towards the lake while eating. Fortunately, the giant tree where Ban Xia was located was tall enough, and the leaves were concentrated on the top crown, which did not attract the attention of the long-haired beasts. When the long-haired beasts all gathered by the lake, the earthquake-like tremor gradually stopped. Nearly a hundred long-haired beasts occupied almost the entire lakeshore. The long-haired beasts hung their long noses into the lake water, sucking the lake water and sending it to their mouths. Ban Xia found that there were also a group of small birds of different colors around these long-haired behemoths. They were really small compared to the long-haired behemoths. Each of them was nearly 30 centimeters long. Those brightly colored birds flew down from the giant beast, drank enough water by the lake, flew back to the giant beast, and peck in the giant beast¡¯s hair, none of the giant beasts had any intention of driving them away. Symbiotic relationship? With a thought, Ban Xia turned on the camera mode of the light brain and captured this scene of harmonious coexistence. After taking the picture, Ban Xia opened the search bar, entered the picture, and prepared to check the information of this long-haired behemoth on the star network. On the Light Brain¡¯s page, the little blue-green chrysanthemums? turned and turned, but no search results came out. [The star network failed to load?, please try again later. ¡¿ ¡°Why is the internet speed so poor?¡± Ban Xia looked at the star network signal icon in the upper left corner of the light brain. The five bars of the signal bar are empty. Ban Xia frowned slightly, is this planet so backward? There is no global star network coverage. The information was impossible to check, so Ban Xia tried to open the planet map and saw the swirling blue-green chrysanthemum again. Sure enough¡­ without the Star Network, there is no way to find nearby human settlements and airports from the map. He can only be self-reliant. Ban Xia stroked the space bracelet on his left wrist, and an electronic eye for detection appeared in his hand. Ban Xia connected the electronic eye to the optical brain, then controlled it to fly. Repeat the process just now, and release two more electronic eyes. The electronic eyes spread out over the jungle, and the images they detected are displayed simultaneously on the optical brain. Soon, a map centered on the giant tree where Ban Xia was located was gradually drawn. Ban Xia sat down on the branch, rested to recover his strength, and distracted himself from the formation of the map. Until it was getting late, flaming clouds burned half of the sky red. Ban Xia carefully looked twice at the map drawn by the images sent back by the electronic eyes. The map was full of pure primitive jungle features, without any human buildings. Is this jungle too big? A trace of unease flashed in Ban Xia¡¯s heart. On one hand, he didn¡¯t know how long it would take him to get out of the jungle. On the other hand, highly developed planets rarely had such large jungles. Even on tourist planets, there would be many human buildings in the jungle. And Ban Xia did not see any human buildings from the electronic map. Probably¡­ this is a maverick planet? The control range of the electronic eye is limited, Ban Xia can¡¯t stay here and wait for the electronic eye to continue exploring, so he has to go into the jungle. ¡°Ang-¡° A long whistle came from the lake, Ban Xia turned to look, and saw that the largest long-haired beast was walking towards the jungle, it raised its proboscis and made a high-pitched cry. Behind it, several long-haired beasts stood up one after another, followed behind the long-haired beast that seemed to be the leader, and walked slowly towards the forest. Ban Xia¡¯s gaze fell on the long-haired beast¡¯s broad back. Maybe I can hitch a ride? Ban Xia is very clear that with his current physical condition, it is difficult to walk one kilometer, he needs a means of transportation. In his mind, he roughly simulated the path of the long-haired beast, Ban Xia got up and jumped to the branch beside him. The height of this branch is just right from the ground, if the hairy beast walks under it, he can easily land on their backs. The long-haired beast leader walked in his direction. When the giant beast leader passed under the tree, Ban Xia leaned forward slightly. Leap of Faith! ¡°Tweet¡ª¡ª¡± He successfully landed on the back of the giant beast, startling several birds of different colors, but the leader of the giant beast just shook his head and continued walking into the jungle without any reaction. Ban Xia breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly felt a gaze from behind him. Ban Xia turned his head to look and met the eyes of a long-haired beast following the leader. The long-haired beast had a handful of fern-like plants rolled upon its long nose and was about to stuff it into its mouth. Seeing Ban Xia looking over, the long-haired beast raises its long nose and stretches out to Ban Xia, then a handful of green ferns fall into Ban Xia¡¯s arms¡­ Ban Xia glanced at the plants on his coat, hesitated for a second, then politely said: ¡°¡­Thank you?¡± The beast: ¡°Ang.¡± ¡°Roar¡ª¡± A deafening sound wave suddenly exploded in the sky, like the sound of thunder rolling over his head, obscuring the long-haired beast¡¯s cry. After the roar fell, the surroundings became silent. There were no bird calls, no insects, and even the long-haired beasts stopped. What was that sound just now? There was a ringing sound in Ban Xia¡¯s ears, now he still felt dizzy. He looked up at the sky, the flame-like clouds dyed the sky red, and there were no dark clouds. What is that? Thunderbolt? While Ban Xia was tilting his head and rubbing his ears, he suddenly heard the voice of the light brain AI J03. [Please note that a powerful interracial creature is approaching, and the other party exudes a strong courtship pheromone toward you.¡¿ ¡°Oh?¡± Ban Xia raised his eyebrows in surprise. Interracial? Is this planet still inhabited by aliens?! Ban Xia¡¯s eyes lit up, he had no doubts about the authenticity of the reminder given by the light brain J03. The three electronic eyes he released had hormone collection devices, J03 must have analyzed something before sounding the reminder. In the human alliance, those who can be called aliens are all races whose intelligence is similar to or higher than that of humans. The Human Alliance has now become friendly with nearly 100 alien races, and some alien races who like to travel will temporarily live on the human planet. It¡¯s good to have aliens here, he doesn¡¯t have to go to great lengths to find human gathering places. It¡¯s just that it¡¯s not clear which race of aliens this ¡°interracial creature¡± is, and whether it¡¯s friendly to humans. As Ban Xia recalled the alien races known to possess pheromones in his mind, he glanced around, looking for the alien race that might appear. A race with pheromones¡­ Zerg who likes to greet each other with their tentacles? Or mermaids with long tails like jewels that turn into foam after half an hour out of the water? Or the fake rabbit family that looks like a rabbit, feels like a rabbit and is said to eat like a rabbit¡­ Just thinking about it, Ban Xia heard the light brain continue: [The light brain automatically generated three plans for you: One, accept the courtship of the other party, and the alien will excitedly bring you back to the lair. Second, refuse the courtship of the other party, and the alien will directly take you back to the lair. Three, run away immediately, the alien will catch up to you, beat you up and take you back to the lair. ] Ban Xia: ¡°¡­¡± Does this make any difference? Ban Xia suspects that the light brain has become a mentally retarded AI because it cannot connect to the star network. Take me back to the lair forcibly? Oh, I haven¡¯t heard such a funny joke in a long time. Now the human alliance is very strong. It is known among the alien races, as long as their IQ is still online, they will not want to compete with the human alliance. Ban Xia called up the real-time shooting interface of the electronic eye, ready to find out if there was any alien existence. Since the light brain can analyze the pheromone, it means that the other party is not far from where he is, unless the alien is a powerful race that can spread its pheromone tens of thousands of meters away. Suddenly, the sky darkened, as if something blocked the sun. Is it dark clouds? Ban Xia raised his head and met a pair of huge golden vertical pupils. ¡°?!!¡± Ban Xia suddenly stopped breathing. Where¡¯s the cloud? It was clearly a huge monster flying over the jungle, and the monster¡¯s wide wings spread out, obscuring the sky. Chapter 2 The huge monster appeared silently above the jungle, and the animals in the jungle did not realize its arrival until its shadow was cast on the ground. The long-haired beast, which had been hesitating in place because of the roar, was completely silent. They seem to have discovered a natural enemy, all of them stilled and even let their breathing lighten, lest they attract the attention of the other party. This moment seemed to be stretched for a long time, Ban Xia looked at the monster in the sky, his heart was beating like thunder. The monster had golden vertical pupils as bright as fluorite and night-like wings obscured the sky. Its body is extremely long, covered with obsidian-like scales, and its dark long hair extends from the back of its head to its tail.1 Huge and beautiful, it seems to be the creation of Gods. Ban Xia has the illusion that it has returned to hundreds of millions of years ago. Humans are still in the barbaric era of consuming blood and fur. There are countless giant creatures on the planet. Human tribes wearing animal skins using tools to hunt prey, or be hunted by prey. The shadow didn¡¯t move away, but instead, the shrouded area became larger and darker. ¡ª¡ªThe monster flew down towards this direction. ¡°Ang-¡° The voice of the leader of the long-haired beast resounded through the jungle. It understood that the monster had discovered them and regarded them as hunting targets. As the leader, it made a judgment in an instant and led the group to flee. Ban Xia hurriedly grabbed the thick long hair on the back of the giant beast to stabilize his figure. The long-haired beasts ran with great momentum, the ground was shaken and countless birds and beasts were startled. Just as the approach of the long-haired beasts made the long-necked birds by the lake fly away in a panic, the arrival of this huge monster made the creatures in the entire jungle panic. Birds chirping, beast roars, running sounds, crashing sounds, trees breaking¡­ The tranquility of the jungle was disturbed at this moment, and countless birds and beasts fled. What exactly is this monster? Doubts flashed through Ban Xia¡¯s mind, but in this area that was not connected to the Star Network, he couldn¡¯t get an answer. The long-haired beast ran extremely fast in the jungle. Ban Xia had never sat on such a bumpy and unstable means of transportation before. He lowered his body and used all his strength to grab the hair of the giant beast, so as not to let himself be thrown off. The shadows cast by the sky followed closely, Ban Xia heard wind sounds of different frequencies above his head. He looked back nervously and saw that the monster had landed above the jungle, flying almost against the treetops. Ban Xia met the pair of golden vertical pupils again. At such a close distance, the pair of vertical pupils seemed even bigger, and just staring at them made people tremble. ¨CIt¡¯s staring at me. Ban Xia suddenly had such an idea in his heart. But how come? Their size is completely different from the same order of magnitude. Even if it¡¯s hunting, it should keep an eye on those giant beasts and giant birds, right? He is less than 2 meters tall and less than 0.5 meters wide, he should not attract attention at all. Ban Xia didn¡¯t think that the monster was looking at him, but only thought that the other party was staring at the long-haired beast he was riding. The leader of the long-haired beast is the largest in the herd, and it is indeed easy to be targeted. This is not good. The monster is staring at this long-haired beast, and he is on the back of this long-haired beast. If the monster makes a move on the leader of the long-haired beast, he has to hang with it. Ban Xia turned to look at the long-haired beasts beside him. The long-haired beasts were all running at high speed, and each of them was a long distance away from him. If he was in his prime, Ban Xia could still try to switch to other giant beasts, but now he is too weak to complete such a difficult movement. Once the transfer attempt fails, he will be trampled into a pool of blood by the giant beasts fleeing behind him, and the end will be worse than being preyed upon by monsters together. With the sounds of various animals screaming and running away, Ban Xia temporarily pinned his hopes on the leader of the long-haired beast he was riding, hoping that the other party could escape the monster¡¯s pursuit. The monster above their heads is obviously a dakini2. This is a jungle with lush trees, canopy by canopy, and the crossed branches are natural barriers. Ban Xia smelled blood. Part of the smell came from the slightly smaller animals that were trampled to death by the long-haired beast, and part of it came from the birds that were killed by the monster above. The monster had no interest in the birds flying in front of him, and simply and rudely removed them without any intention of eating them. The opponent¡¯s goal is very clear, that is, this long-haired beast group. The gorgeous sunset gradually faded, and the sky was getting darker. Ban Xia silently prayed that the monster was not a nocturnal animal. ¡°Ang¡ª¡± Ban Xia heard the whining of the long-haired beast behind him, he looked back, and a few small long-haired beasts fell far behind the beast group. There are cubs left behind¡­ For hunters, straggling animals are undoubtedly the best to catch. I¡¯m afraid those cubs would not survive. As soon as this idea came to Ban Xia¡¯s mind, Ban Xia felt that the speed of the leader of the long-haired beast had slowed down. The giant trees and the tangled branches didn¡¯t stop the long-haired beast¡¯s team, but the cub¡¯s cry stopped these big men. Some of the female long-haired beasts at the back of the line turned around, rushed away from the other animal groups, and ran towards the cubs. The leader of the long-haired beast turned his head and raised his long nose high towards the sky: ¡°Ang¨C¡° It was¡­ provoking the monster. Ban Xia¡¯s eyes widened, he looked up at the sky, only to see the monster ignoring the straggling cub. And with a pair of golden vertical pupils staring at the leader of the long-haired beast, chasing after him with flapping wings. ¡°Ang¨C¡° The leader of the long-haired beast roared, turned sharply, cut a path through the fleeing herd, and ran to the other side of the jungle. Ban Xia felt a shudder in his heart, then he looked up at the sky above the jungle, and as expected, the monster ignored the herd of hundreds of long-haired beasts, twisted its body, and ran after the leader of the giant long-haired beast. ¡°It¡¯s over¡­¡± That monster was completely eyeing the giant beast leader. Wouldn¡¯t it be nice to walk slowly by yourself? Why should I take this ¡°free ride¡±? I regret it now, really regretting it. The monster above his head seemed to fall a little further, Ban Xia heard the sound of its wings scraping across the branches. It¡¯s useless to regret anymore, he has to find a way to get out. Ban Xia emptied his thoughts and stopped thinking about other things. He observed the surrounding terrain with high concentration, ready to ¡°jump from the car¡± at any time. Before finding a suitable jumping point, Ban Xia heard the crisp sound of branches breaking overhead. He turned back suddenly and saw the monster¡¯s head sticking out, only a few meters away from him. ¡°!!!¡± Ban Xia¡¯s pupils dilated in horror. He also finally saw the outline of the monster. It was a dragon-like creature. It looked a bit like the western dragon in the ancient legend of Blue Star3, but it had the mane of an eastern dragon? from the top of its head to the tip of its tail. The other party is obviously not the guardian totem of the ancient eastern country, but the hunter who targets the long-haired beast is more similar to the western dragon. If this kind of dragon monster opens its mouth and bites, the long-haired beast may not die immediately, but Ban Xia himself is definitely dead. It¡¯s too late. Seeing that the head of the dragon-like monster was getting closer and closer to him, Ban Xia could no longer choose the landing spot, so he directly leaped on the back of the giant beast and jumped to the side away from the dragon-like monster. [The Light Brain J03 reminds you, please do not attempt dangerous actions. ¡¿ If he doesn¡¯t try, he will die! ¡°Roar¡ª¡± A deafening roar came from behind him, and it was only then that Ban Xia knew that the ¡°thunder¡± he heard at first was actually the monster¡¯s roar. During the hunt just now, this dragon-like monster had not made a sound and flew over the jungle-like playing in a leisurely manner, but he didn¡¯t know what went wrong, its roar was suddenly filled with obvious anxiety and urgency. Is it in a rush to hunt for food? Fortunately, I have come off the longhaired beast. Ban Xia was so shocked by the roar that he almost vomited blood, he failed to adjust his landing posture in time. Seeing that he was about to slam his face to the ground, he suddenly felt something like a long metal whip wrapped around his waist. What is this? Before Ban Xia could see what was entangled in him, the backward pulling force suddenly came from his waist, Ban Xia was directly pulled and flew towards the dragon-like monster. ¡°?!!¡± What¡¯s this situation?! Bang¡ª Boom¡ª The dragon-like creature fell to the ground and its huge figure collapsed the trees into pieces. ¡°Cough, cough¡­¡± Ban Xia coughed while covering his mouth and nose, and when he was finished, he narrowed his eyes and looked around. It was dark, very dark, as if it was covered with a black screen and he couldn¡¯t see anything, but he could feel the dust flying in the air. Where did I get pulled? Ban Xia heard a dull ¡°bang, bang¡± sound, as if a huge heart was beating, that kind of dragon creature should be nearby. Gotta leave now! As soon as Ban Xia moved, he found that his waist was still entangled with that thing. What exactly is this? Ban Xia raised his hand to his waist, it was cold and hard, covered with fine scales, about half a meter in diameter, like an enlarged version of a long whip. These scales¡­are part of that kind of dragon monster¡¯s body? Ban Xia frowned slightly, he didn¡¯t understand why the dragon monster wanted to arrest him, he was not part of the long-haired beast. If you can¡¯t understand, try to leave. Ban Xia¡¯s right hand flicked from the space bracelet, and a small dagger appeared in his hand. His fingers trembled slightly. When Ban Xia was on the back of the long-haired beast, in order not to be thrown off, he had been holding on to the long-haired beast¡¯s hair. The arm muscles were tense for a long time, and his body was already in a weak state, so it was difficult for him to even clench the dagger at this time. Ban Xia endured the soreness in his fingers, held the dagger in both hands, pressed the edge of the blade against the ¡°whip¡± wrapped around his waist, and slashed down hard. The clear sound of slashing sounded, and Ban Xia¡¯s complexion changed slightly. Although he couldn¡¯t see clearly, he could feel that the dagger could not cut into the ¡°whip¡± at all. Is this thing made of diamonds? It¡¯s so hard! Ban Xia put away the dagger and was about to find something else to try. Suddenly, Ban Xia noticed that something seemed to be moving in the surrounding darkness. The ¡°black screen¡± was lifted, and a warm light shone in. Ban Xia¡¯s breathing stopped, the ¡°black screen¡± that enveloped him was actually the body of the giant dragon covered with black fine scales and the wings of the black dragon that were as wide and gorgeous as butterfly wings. After the dragon-like creature landed, it shrouded him under its wings. Ban Xia felt that everything in the field of vision suddenly ¡°moved¡±, no, it wasn¡¯t the things in the field of vision that were moving, it was him. He was picked up again by the ¡°long whip¡± on his waist, moved quickly, and was finally placed in front of the dragon-like monster. During the movement, Ban Xia completely saw the appearance of this huge monster. It has huge golden vertical pupils and is covered with black scales. Its wings are similar to butterfly wings. The outer side of the wings is pure black, but the inner side is as gorgeous as a starry sky. It has upward-curved horns on its head and several long tentacles floating on top of it. The tips of the tentacles have blue diamond-shaped spikes, which are really sharp?. The ¡°long whip¡± that wraps around him is one of the tentacles of this black dragon. Ban Xia¡¯s feet landed on the ground, and the thing around his waist that was more like a whip of steel than animal tentacles slowly retreated. With a dark shadow shrouding, Ban Xia raised his head nervously and saw the black dragon lowering his head and opening his mouth to him. Chapter 3 Under the strong sense of oppression, Ban Xia retreated stiffly. But in the face of the huge size difference, the distance he retreated would have no effect on the dragon at all. A scarlet tongue sticks out from the black dragon¡¯s mouth. F*ck!1 Ban Xia was busy pressing the space bracelet. Daggers, laser guns¡­ whatever. Ban Xia¡¯s hands were trembling due to pain and soreness, and before he even took out the weapon, the tongue had already landed on him. Ban Xia subconsciously raised his hand to block himself, a strong thrust fell, and he fell to the ground without any resistance. The black dragon suddenly stopped and its head backed a little, Ban Xia wondered if it was surprised by his weakness, or because it found that he didn¡¯t even have enough space between his teeth. Ban Xia didn¡¯t have the energy to speculate on the black dragon¡¯s thoughts, his hands and face still had the creepy and sticky touch that the dragon had licked, which made his body stiff and his stomach churned for a while. Ban Xia suppressed the nausea, then he vaguely smelled a sweet scent, like some kind of ripe fruit exuding a seductive fragrance. That smell¡­ emanated from the saliva of the black dragon on his body. He wants to vomit even more. Ban Xia pursed his lips tightly, the black dragon was watching him and didn¡¯t make any next move for the time being, but he couldn¡¯t hope for the black dragon¡¯s kindness. A slightly trembling hand pressed the left wrist bracelet, and a laser gun appeared in Ban Xia¡¯s hand. It¡¯s unknown if the black dragon found something in his hand, but it brought its head down again. Ban Xia heard his own heart beating abnormally fast. The black dragon¡¯s scales are so hard that even a special military dagger can¡¯t cut them. He needs to find a vulnerable point that can kill it with one blow. The black dragon got closer. Ban Xia held his breath, raised the gun without hesitation, and fired at the bright golden vertical pupil. A red beam burst from the muzzle. Ban Xia¡¯s marksmanship is excellent, and his shooting training evaluation is always A. The moment he presses the launch button, the red laser goes into the black dragon¡¯s eyes. ¡°Roar¡ª¡± The black dragon¡¯s painful low roar suddenly sounded, Ban Xia was too close and the roar made his brain dizzy, if it wasn¡¯t for an empty stomach, he would have vomited on the spot. Gotta leave quickly. Ban Xia forcefully stood up, but as soon as he took a step, he felt those steel whip-like tentacles wrapped around his waist again.. He was pulled up, his feet off the ground instantly. Ban Xia was frightened, he looked up and saw the black dragon lowering his head to look at him. A human less than two meters tall looking at a black dragon with a height of more than ten meters should be very funny, but Ban Xia couldn¡¯t laugh at all. Is the black dragon all right? He stared at the black dragon nervously. The black dragon¡¯s left eye was as bright as fluorite in the night, the red-gold iris and the dark and narrow vertical pupil stared straight at him, while the right eye he shot turned into a grayish-white. No bright color can be seen. The physical quality of this dragon-like creature is beyond Ban Xia¡¯s cognition. Being shot by a laser gun in its fragile eyes, the black dragon not only died without being penetrated into the brain, but even still has a certain ability to move. Ban Xia didn¡¯t know what the state of the black dragon was, but as long as it could still move, with his current physical condition, there is no possibility of surviving under the opponent¡¯s claws. What to do? Ban Xia didn¡¯t see all the tentacles behind the black dragon¡¯s head drooping down. He was stared at by the huge vertical pupil and he can only feel the goosebumps on his body. Unable to distinguish emotions from the eyes of an inhuman creature, Ban Xia raised the hand holding the gun subconsciously. The narrow vertical pupil of the black dragon¡¯s left eye moved slightly, and a long tongue suddenly stuck out. Before Ban Xia even shoot, the long tongue quickly licked his arm and rolled away the gun in his hand. ¡°Gulp.¡± The sound of swallowing was particularly clear in the silent jungle, without even chewing, a laser gun was swallowed by the black dragon like this. Ban Xia¡¯s complexion changed slightly. He didn¡¯t know if the black dragon would die from heavy metal poisoning in the future, but the black dragon would never give him a chance to take out a new weapon to aim now. Is he going to die here¡­ ¡°Roar¡­¡± A low roar of unknown meaning came from the black dragon¡¯s throat. This sound was still very loud for Ban Xia, who was very close, but it was many times weaker than the previous roar¡­ Could it be that the black dragon is dying? Hope lit up in Ban Xia¡¯s eyes again. He reached out and grabbed the black dragon¡¯s tentacles around his waist, trying to break free. The black dragon watched Ban Xia¡¯s movements, and the tentacles that were drooping down appeared even more sluggish. After a while, it stretched out its claws towards Ban Xia. Ban Xia was entangled by the ¡°whip¡± of the black dragon, unable to even struggle, and fell into its palm. Ban Xia stopped moving. He¡¯s about to be eaten, it¡¯s like swallowing his gun, he doesn¡¯t even need to be chewed¡­ Suddenly, Ban Xia heard the sound of the wind blowing, he looked up at the source of the sound for a moment, and then saw the wings behind the black dragon moving slowly. The black dragon slammed its wings and flew up. Over the top of the giant trees, it rushed into the sky. It can still fly, the black dragon¡¯s physical condition is obviously much better than Ban Xia thought. This is not good news. The sound of the wind rushed through his ears, but Ban Xia barely felt any wind. Under his feet is the black dragon¡¯s left claw covered with fine scales, in front of him is the black dragon¡¯s chest with a thick breastplate, and behind him is the black dragon¡¯s raised right claw, which is firmly blocking him. It is guarding him so carefully, is it afraid that he will be blown away by the wind? Listening to the strong wind outside, Ban Xia had to admit that if the black dragon didn¡¯t cover him with his palm, even if he had the tentacle tied around his waist, he would have been blown away by the wind. Ban Xia didn¡¯t understand the reason why the black dragon did this, just like he didn¡¯t know why the black dragon left the long-haired beast leader to capture him. His size is only big enough for the Black Dragon to plug his teeth, right? Thinking in a mess, Ban Xia tried to move on the black dragon¡¯s claws. The tentacles of the black dragon were always wrapped around his waist, and it was not easy to drag such a big thing. It took Ban Xia a while to slowly move from the center of the black dragon¡¯s claws to the edge, where there was a gap. Ban Xia held the black dragon¡¯s claws and looked out through the cracks of its claws. It was already completely night, and with the bright starlight, Ban Xia took in the outline of the terrain below. Lakes, jungles, mountains¡­ The black dragon flew high enough for Ban Xia to see a lot, but Ban Xia didn¡¯t see any lights from the ground. Is there a place where human beings live without light at night? Ban Xia¡¯s face showed some confusion. Is there no human settlement in this area? Or is the planet so backward that it doesn¡¯t even have electricity? Ban Xia knew the development level of the various galaxies in the alliance, and knew that the possibility of the latter was almost zero, but he was still inexplicably a little uneasy. ¡°Bang¡ª¡ª¡± Ban Xia suddenly heard the sound of something beating. He looked around, but saw nothing. Is it an illusion? ¡°Bang¡ª¡ª¡± The noise sounded again, heavy and slow. Ban Xia held his breath in shock. At an altitude of several thousand meters, in the palm of a dragon-like monster, he heard other sounds. This is like a horror story. One after another, there is a clear sense of regularity. Ban Xia followed the sound to the black dragon¡¯s chest, raised his hand and stroked the cold scales. ¡°Bang¡ª¡ª¡± The scales under his hands are fluctuating ups and downs slightly. Ban Xia¡¯s eyes flickered a little. The heart of the giant dragon was beating inside. It has been shot by him, but still dares to put him in a deadly place, so it is not afraid of him¡­ Ban Xia looked down at the bracelet on his left wrist, there was nothing else in his space ring, except for a lot of weapons. There was still a faint sense of being licked by the black dragon¡¯s tongue on his arms, Ban Xia¡¯s fingers trembled slightly. He closed his eyes, trying to calm himself down. He has no means of escape, not even a parachute. If he does it at an altitude of thousands of meters, the best outcome is that he and the black dragon perish together. It¡¯s not at the end of the road yet. The black dragon licked him twice, pushed him down the first time, swallowed his gun the second time, but didn¡¯t eat him.2 Although he doesn¡¯t know why the black dragon did this, as long as it didn¡¯t kill him in the first place, he still had a chance. Ban Xia sat down against the black dragon¡¯s chest, forced himself to relax, raised his hand and rubbed his sore arm. He needed to recover his strength as much as possible. ¡ª- It seemed like the black dragon flew for a long time, and it also seemed to be only a few minutes. Ban Xia felt that the sound of wind outside was gradually decreasing and the black dragon was slowing down. He got up and walked to the gap and looked out, the jungle was lush outside, a winding river passed through the forest, and a tall rocky mountain stood not far from the river. The mountain wall was extremely steep, with only a few vines hanging down, and the black dragon was flying towards the stone mountain. As the distance shortened, Ban Xia discovered that there was a cave on the white cliff. The entrance of the cave was blocked by falling vines, making it extremely hidden. Is that¡­ the black dragon¡¯s lair? Ban Xia couldn¡¯t tell how he was feeling right now, nervous, panicked, and then the calmness before going to the battlefield. The black dragon flew into the cave and fell heavily. Boom ¨C The tentacles wrapped around Ban Xia¡¯s body slowly spread out, the black dragon lowered his body and put his claws on the ground. Ban Xia¡¯s hand had already pressed the space bracelet, he looked up at the black dragon. The golden vertical pupil of the black dragon¡¯s left eye was particularly bright in the dark cave, while the right eye¡­ Ban Xia wondered if it was his own illusion, he always felt that the gray covering the injured right eye of the black dragon seemed to have faded a lot, revealing a faint orange-yellow light. The black dragon¡¯s eyes are recovering? Ban Xia¡¯s heart skipped a beat. What the hell is this monster. The black dragon watched him quietly, showing no intention of attacking. What does it want to do? Ban Xia didn¡¯t act rashly, but just faced the black dragon and stepped down from the black dragon¡¯s claws cautiously. Nothing happened. Ban Xia¡¯s military boots landed on the cave floor, and then he took a few steps back. Only then did the black dragon move. It separated its two claws, supported its weight on the cave floor, and slowly lowered its body. The black dragon was almost lying on the ground, but the huge size difference made Ban Xia still have to raise his head to face it. Ban Xia looked at this behemoth with a floor height on the ground and unconsciously pressed his hand on the space bracelet. Then, Ban Xia heard a very strange vibration frequency, which combined to form a piece of ancient and mysterious music. Every sound of this piece seems to have a peculiar charm, which makes people listen to it unconsciously. That sound¡­ came from the black dragon¡¯s chest.