Through the binoculars, Zhang Xiaoqiang observed that the bats' food was a type of large ant. The smallest of these ants was the size of a thumb and lived in the withered trees. The bats grabbed onto the tree trunk and used the small horns on their heads to touch the dry bark. Suddenly, they stopped moving, as if they were sensing something. Then, they slowly crawled to a certain part of the tree trunk and extended the claws on their wings. The claws were very deformed, with only one long claw extending from the tip of the wing. The dark brown claws were relatively large compared to the size of the bats, almost one-third of their body length.
The claws were long and slender, with a large arc. They looked extremely sharp. The slender and sharp claws rotated on the tree trunk, digging a big hole like cutting tofu. The white core of the tree was exposed, and in the middle of the core, there was a small hole the size of a thumb. The claws then reached into the hole and hooked onto a big ant that had curled up into a ball, hanging it upside down on the branch and chewing.
A bat was full after eating 3 ants. It then let go of the tree trunk and flew away as it was descending. Half an hour later, there were no more bats in the sky, leaving behind a dumbfounded Zhang Xiao Qiang and Meow Meow, who was looking at the helicopter and whimpering.
Silently calculating the time, Zhang Xiao Qiang estimated it to be around 4pm. That is to say, these bats came out to look for food, and after eating, they would go back to sleep. They were just unlucky to have disturbed the bats while they were looking for food, causing them to be attacked. Just now, when they first attacked, over a hundred bats had been sucked into the propeller and died. The ones that were still alive did not think of revenge, and just continued to look for food. Obviously, these bats' habits were the same as before the apocalypse, the only difference was that they were more aggressive.
Mutated bats, mutated ants, a new image, a new hunting method, a new food chain. Obviously, the nature of the apocalypse was not what Zhang Xiaoqiang understood. The research results of countless biologists and zoologists were no longer suitable for the present.
"Let's go … Let's go to the plane and see what we have left."
Zhang Xiaoqiang pulled himself together and grabbed Meow's collar to walk to the plane. The plane looked extremely miserable. The slender and beautiful body was broken into two pieces. The cabin was mostly intact, but there was a heavy smell of oil. Under the fuselage, the dry and cracked pond floor was wet with aviation kerosene, and the slender propellers were crooked to one side like dead snakes.
"Sigh!
It's my luck to get it, but it's my fate to lose it … Whatever, I'll leave it to fate … "
Zhang Xiao Qiang looked at the wrecked plane and let out a sigh, mourning for his first plane for 3 seconds. He then climbed up the plane and rummaged through the cockpit.
After searching for a long time, Zhang Xiaoqiang found a water bottle filled with water, a leather jacket. The jacket was a little small, so it obviously belonged to Meow. There was also a small bag that belonged to Meow. Just when he was about to open it to see what was inside, it was snatched away by Meow. Meow stared at Zhang Xiaoqiang with hatred, as if there was a big secret in it.
Zhang Xiaoqiang shrugged his shoulders and continued to search. The cabin was not big, and Zhang Xiaoqiang couldn't find anything else after searching for a long time. Zhang Xiaoqiang picked up the communicator and tried to call. After a long time, there was no sound. Zhang Xiaoqiang was so angry that he kicked the fuselage hard.
He didn't know where he kicked, but a few extinguished lights flickered. Then there was an intermittent call from the communicator, "Zhang Xiaoqiang … Did you hear that? Zhang Xiaoqiang … Did you hear that?"
The person calling was Huang Tingwei. Zhang Xiaoqiang heard the anxiety in Huang Tingwei's voice, and he felt a little comforted. Look, there were still people under him who cared about him.
"En … Got it. I'm fine. Don't worry …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang answered. Just when he was about to tell what happened to him, he heard that the person on the communicator had changed.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang … Stop fooling around. This plane is very expensive.
We haven't figured it out yet. If it's broken, it won't be easy to fix … "
It was Wang Le who said that. Wang Le's words made Zhang Xiaoqiang speechless. Zhang Xiaoqiang looked at the broken fuselage in front of him …
"Okay … At least we know that the camp is in the east. We just need to walk in the direction of the rising sun. This is good news. Although we don't know where we are exactly, at least we can be sure that we are between Wuhan City and the colony."
Zhang Xiaoqiang said to Meow optimistically. There was a bonfire in front of them, and on top of the bonfire was a grill. A skinned bat was hung on the grill. Meow obviously wasn't interested in bat meat, so Zhang Xiaoqiang didn't force her. He looked at the bat and swallowed his saliva. His left hand held a straight branch, and his right hand took out a thumb-sized ant from his military uniform pocket. He placed it on the branch and made it into an ant.
The ant was done, but the ant was still twitching. Zhang Xiaoqiang passed the ant to Meow. He took a bat from the grill, tore it open, and stuffed it into his mouth.
Meow looked at Zhang Xiaoqiang with confusion. She didn't know why Zhang Xiaoqiang gave her the ant.
"This is a termite. You can eat it raw or grill it. You can eat it however you want. If you don't want to eat it, I'll let you eat the bat. It's your choice."
Zhang Xiaoqiang's tone was heavy. Tomorrow, they would have to find a way back in an unfamiliar environment. They would definitely use up a lot of energy, so they had to eat something. Besides, he had given away Meow's weapon. Once they encountered danger, they should at least have the energy to escape, right?
Meow hesitated for a long time before she unwillingly put the ant into the bonfire. In her heart, the ant was cuter than the bat.
Before the sky turned dark, Zhang Xiaoqiang put out the bonfire and brought Meow to a safe crack in the rocks. He found some straw and branches and made a big bed. Then, he set up many warning traps outside the crack and found many rocks to block the crack. Seeing his masterpiece, Zhang Xiaoqiang knew that this was the most he could do in the wild.
After checking the tactical flashlight, Zhang Xiaoqiang slowly lay down on the hay bed. He let out a comfortable moan, warning Meow to sleep better at night. He closed his eyes peacefully.
Zhang Xiaoqiang had slept in worse environments than this, so he quickly fell asleep and recovered his energy. Meow, on the other hand, was different. She slowly lay down on the hay. Countless blades of grass pricked her skin. In the pain and itch, Meow felt very uncomfortable. She couldn't even use the jacket to cover her body. It could cover the top, but not the bottom. In the end, she angrily pulled Zhang Xiaoqiang's arm and put it under her head before she fell asleep peacefully.
Meow did not sleep well. She kept waking up for no reason. She would wake up for a while, then sleep for a while. Only when it was dawn did she truly fall asleep. She was woken up by Zhang Xiaoqiang just as she was sleeping soundly. They were about to set off.
Breakfast was still the leftover bats and ants from last night. There was no water to wash his face or rinse his mouth. Zhang Xiaoqiang looked at the half-empty water bottle in his hand and decided to save water. Meow followed Zhang Xiaoqiang with a depressed face. Looking at the water bottle on Zhang Xiaoqiang's waist, she was thirsty.