Evolution from the crocodile

This underground cave should have been formed by the long-term erosion of the rock mass by underground river water. It has a complex internal structure and numerous branching channels. Lu Chen crawled forward more than a thousand meters away and smelled more of the anaconda's scent.

One, two, three...

In a moment, he could distinguish nearly ten different smells.

This made Lu Chen become more cautious. Almost every time he walked forward for a certain distance, he would stop for a moment to prevent possible danger.

In this way, he walked and stopped along an underground river. He didn't know how long he had been walking when he suddenly heard the sound of rumbling water coming from ahead.

The waterfall has an exit!

Lu Chen couldn't help but speed up, turned a fork in the road, and suddenly a light appeared in front of his eyes.

A strange fragrance came to my nose.

There was a faint, continuous hissing sound.

He jumped to the vicinity of the exit, using the lush vines and leaves to cover it, and carefully looked at the outside environment.

It turns out that this cave is located halfway up the cliff. Not far in front is a waterfall nearly thirty meters high and more than ten meters wide. The humid mist was constantly billowing, making the entire valley hazy.

On the raised stone platform at the edge of the waterfall, there is a green plant with strange red flowers blooming among the thick branches and leaves.

The flowering period is probably coming to an end, and many red flowers have already faded. As the mountain wind blows, petals continue to fall.

The strange fragrance that Lu Chen smelled in the cave before was exactly what they gave off.

This is the smell of spring...

As the fragrance continued to enter his nostrils, Lu Chen felt some instinctive restlessness in his body.

It was the hissing sound below that woke him up. He realized that his mood was not quite right, and he hurriedly held his breath, not daring to continue to inhale pollen.

Soon, sanity returned.

He once again looked at the environment in the valley and noticed that below the waterfall was a huge pool of thousands of square meters.

There were more than a dozen mutated anacondas in the pool, their eyes glowing with a strange red light. The injured anaconda was also among them. Their bodies were entangled with each other, and they kept sticking their heads out to eat the petals falling from the sky above their heads.

What a big snake king, no, it should be the snake queen!

In nature, most male animals are much stronger than their female counterparts. And the more powerful males tend to have more advantages when competing for territory and mates.

But in the world of anaconda snakes, it's just the opposite. They are a kind of existence based on a matriarchal society. Female anacondas are more powerful and often weigh more than 100 kilograms, which is several times that of their male counterparts.

It is said that the largest one can even exceed 200 kilograms.

During the breeding season, female anacondas emit a special scent that attracts male congeners within a few kilometers.

Then a queen and many kings gathered together to have a party, and the scene was very spectacular. And the duration is quite long, often more than a month.

The mutated anacondas in front of them also follow the instincts deeply embedded in their genes.

Lu Chen was completely shocked when he saw the female anaconda in the middle of the group.

Most of the other party's body is obscured by the entangled companions, so the specific length cannot be seen. Judging from the exposed parts alone, the dark and ferocious head is almost as big as a washing tub, and the snake's pupils are also glowing with a strange scarlet color.

Like most snakes, anacondas have a very keen sense of smell and can sense the scent of prey within tens of meters. On normal days, they would have discovered Lu Chen's existence.

But now these guys are probably too immersed in it, and they don't even notice that there is a huge predator around them.

The flower of immortality, the Blood Snake Orchid!

Seeing the crazy appearance of the anaconda group, Lu Chen naturally knew that the strange plant on the cliff was the blood snake orchid that humans were looking for.

It is not known whether this thing has the effect of delaying aging, but it has a great effect on stimulating certain behaviors of animals.

Lu Chen originally planned to risk picking a few blood snake orchids and swallow them to see how many energy points they could provide, but decided to give up the idea at this moment. As a single golden crocodile, I'm afraid I really can't bear it.

But just the mutated anacondas in the pool below made him feel that the trip was worthwhile.

According to previous calculations, one pound of their flesh and blood can provide approximately 7 energy points. A dozen anacondas weigh several thousand kilograms. If you swallow them all, you can get at least tens of thousands of energy points.

Especially the female anaconda snake, the quality of flesh and blood is definitely higher.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen couldn't help but get excited.

But...how to separate these partying guys?

Hunting a mutated anaconda alone would be no problem for Lu Chen.

The key point is that these guys were drinking red snake orchid water and partying in a lively manner, and no one was willing to leave just now.

If you rush into the pool to disturb their mood, you will probably be strangled to death by the angry snakes.

Especially the huge female anaconda snake, whose strangulation power may have reached four to five thousand kilograms.

Even if he fights alone, Lu Chen may not be able to defeat him with his current strength.

While he was thinking, he suddenly saw something shaking in the jungle on the opposite hillside.

It was the group of humans who were looking for the Blood Snake Orchid, and they also arrived here.

These guys also exclaimed when they saw the anacondas in the pool. One of them, the old man, took out his camera and took pictures below.

Lu Chen felt a little curious in his heart, wondering if the smell of the Immortal Flower also had an effect on humans.

Wait...human beings!

Maybe we can use their strength.

Seeing the firearm in the opponent's hand, Lu Chen immediately had an idea.

In front of humans with modern thermal weapons, these mutated anacondas are most likely no match. They can hide quietly and act like the mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole behind them.

It can be heard from the other party's conversation that these humans are also somewhat afraid of mutated anacondas. It's just that the blooming period of the blood snake orchid is about to end, and they can't wait until the anaconda swarm is finished blooming before taking action.

Eventually, greed took over.

As Lu Chen watched, a man holding a gun stood on a high rock, pointed at the pool and pulled the trigger.

Da da da……

As the gunfire rang out, bursts of blood immediately filled the pool.

Under the pain of eating, those anacondas finally woke up from their lying state.

Hiss, hiss...

They raised their heads one after another, and the snake eyes were filled with angry light.

Soon, they locked onto a few humans on the hillside.

Hiss... The water anaconda made a rapid hissing sound, and then quickly disappeared under the water.

The remaining male anacondas also disappeared.

To Lu Chen's surprise, although several mutated anacondas were injured, none of them died.

Maybe it's because their scales have become much tougher after undergoing mutations. After all, Lu Chen had tried it before and couldn't scratch it with his toes and claws.

Of course, the other aspect is caused by the physical characteristics of snakes. The vital parts of these guys are the seven inches and the head. Even if other parts are shot, they will not die immediately.

Even after being injured, he will become more cruel and violent.