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Chapter 111 Giant Beast
"Can you smell it? The air smells nice." Qin Ziwu's nostrils twitched.

Li Tieshan tilted his head back. "I can smell it."

Qian Muzhen nodded: "I can smell it too."

"It looks a bit like passion fruit." Qin Ziwen looked up, his gaze falling on the forest mayfly above him.

A giant forest mayfly traced a Z-shaped curve, landing lightly like a leaf on the edge of the rooftop, its tail slightly raised, its back to the four people.

Its two long tail whiskers swayed in the wind.

Compared to its larval form, the forest mayfly is more elegant after it grows wings.

After resting for a while, the forest mayfly on the rooftop flapped its wings, preparing to take flight—

Flying Down—

rush--

No, are you sick in the head?!
The forest mayfly, which had been pulled back from the air three times in a row, turned its head. Qin Ziwen could even sense "anger" from one of the mayflies, which opened its mandibles and bit down on his arm.

But it forgot that its mandibles after molting were not as hard as the reproductive grippers behind its rear end.

The soft, small palates patted my arm, just like scraping.

"Quiet, don't move."

Qin Ziwen slapped it on the head, making it dizzy.

"Let me see what this is." Qin Ziwen pointed to the back of the forest mayfly. Between its two wings was a pore, from which a lot of golden, viscous juice was overflowing.

The peculiar fragrance that permeates the air all originates from this substance.

Stir it with your fingers and pull out a long, sticky thread, as thick as honey.

It smells wonderful, like the sauce stirred from the center of a wild fruit.

This creature is also mentioned in the encyclopedia, but the uses of the golden juice are not explained in detail. It is only mentioned that its name is "mayfly golden juice" and that it is a major feature of the forest mayfly.

Looking at the forest mayflies fluttering overhead, Qin Ziwen instructed his younger brother, "Go down and get an empty, clean glass jar."

Qin Ziwu hurried downstairs and soon returned to the rooftop with a glass jar and an iron spoon.

After helping my older brother scrape the golden sap off the back of this male forest mayfly.

Watching the female forest mayfly fly overhead, the male mayfly in my hand struggled desperately, its tail almost whipping around like a propeller.

Qin Ziwen released his hand.
The male mayfly finally took flight and soared into the sky.

They quickly snuggled up to the mother mayfly and showed off their figures, the two mayflies dancing gracefully in the air, their tails intertwined.

Next, some forest mayflies, tired from flying, would rest on a nearby rooftop.

Qin Ziwen and his group arrested those who needed to be arrested and stripped of their property.

The small glass bottle in my hand was quickly filled to nearly half.

Qian Muzhen asked curiously, "Sir, what is the purpose of this juice?"

If Qin Ziwen hadn't discovered and stopped him, he would have secretly tasted the gold juice while scraping it out.

"I don't know," Qin Ziwen shook his head.

Qian Muzhen pondered for a moment, "I don't think it's poisonous. I secretly fed the ants a little bit earlier, and they didn't die."

"Dr. Qian, your practical skills are truly impressive." Qin Ziwen gave a thumbs up.

Qian Muzhen laughed and said, "Sir, please don't tease me. I was just curious about what this is. People can't just eat anything. It's good to let the ants try it first. But just because the ants are fine after eating it doesn't mean that people can eat it. We still need to test it more."

Suddenly, a low moo, like that of a cow, came from the mountain behind them.

"Goo-"

The deep, guttural cry sounded like rolling stones, cascading down from the mountains.

“That voice is…” Qian Muzhen said with some surprise, turning her head to look at the back mountain.

Li Tieshan asked curiously, "Is it an earth dragon turning over?"

Qian Muzhen denied it, saying, "Absolutely not, the commotion from an earthworm turning over wouldn't be that small."

“It sounds a bit like the cry of some kind of wild animal.” Du Yu’s expression turned serious. Qian Muzhen’s hand trembled, and he almost pulled out his beard. “Hiss—the sound can travel this far, how loud must that beast’s voice be?”

"Gurgle—" Another deep, resonant groan came from the mountain, even more powerful than before.

Du Yu looked in the direction from which the sound came, his breath quickening. "My lord, judging from this direction, could it be that thing inside the cave?"

"What?" Qian Muzhen, who had just arrived, was still a little confused.

But both Qin Ziwen and Qin Ziwu knew where Du Yu was talking about. They exchanged a glance and looked in the direction the voice came from, and it seemed to be that direction.

Accompanied by the sound, the forest mayflies hovering overhead increased the frequency of their flight.

At this moment, more and more neighbors in the community stepped forward.

They also gradually discovered that these insects flying overhead did not seem to be aggressive.

Some daring individuals have even attempted to capture forest mayflies.

Qin Ziwen said, "These things are a kind of mayfly. They were in the larval stage in the river before, and now they are adult insects after they have emerged from their molts."

“Mayflies that live only a day,” Qian Muzhen said. “In medical texts, mayfly larvae are edible, but adult mayflies have no nutritional value.”

Li Tieshan asked curiously, "Why?"

Qian Muzhen shook his head and said, "The medical classics say that 'when eating insects, one should take their fat and succulent parts.' The mayfly uses all its essence to grow wings and molt, leaving its body shriveled and without flesh."

Qin Ziwu said, "I just caught two, and they felt quite light, like balloons with a layer of air blown in."

"Boom."

A shockwave came from the back mountain.

"Boom!"

A huge creature slowly leaped down from the mountain.

With each leap, the earth emitted a dull thud.

The massive body crushed bushes and vegetation along the way, and some small trees were also snapped in two.

"Boom!"

Its movements appear slow but are actually fast; each step can cover a distance of more than ten meters.

"Where did this come from?" Qin Ziwu muttered to himself, staring dumbfounded at the enormous creature that was gradually leaping down from the back mountain.

"Boom!"

From a distance, a giant toad, its body a grayish-brown color and resembling a rock, leaps down the slope step by step.

"This body must be at least two stories tall!"

Based on the trees and vegetation around it, this giant toad is nearly eight or nine meters long, its head is about five meters wide, and its height is about the height of a one-story building.

With its square shape and almost entirely solid construction, Qin Ziwen took out his binoculars and observed it from a distance.

The toad's two eyes, larger than basketballs, had a pale yellow tint.

Its hind leg muscles bulged like blocks of iron, and then those powerful muscles twisted together like steel cables, causing its massive body to leap into the air and then fall heavily back down.

"Boom!"

A cloud of dust was kicked up, and the surrounding grass blades rolled outwards like waves.

The giant toad steadily hopped towards the residential area, step by step.

After taking the binoculars from Qin Ziwen, the others observed for a while before putting them down.

Qian Muzhen frowned deeply, "This..."

Li Tieshan took a deep breath. "Sir, the animal trap shouldn't work on it."

Du Yu stared at the giant toad. "Its muscles are very firm. Ordinary arrows probably can't even penetrate its muscles. To hunt it, ordinary traps won't work. You can only use siege crossbows or poison."

After seeing the giant toad clearly, Qin Ziwen finally confirmed that it was indeed the Stone Cave Giant Toad.

However, its size far exceeds the standard in the illustrated guide.

(End of this chapter)