Why not hang yourself on the southeast tree

Chapter 256: Mantis: Death Scythe (1)

The scene change was so fast, I am a little uncomfortable...

Well, now, I still can’t figure out what I am.

I and more than seventy other brothers and sisters were wrapped in a sticky egg sheath and hung in the shade of the bushes.

It can't be blown by the wind and it can't be wet by the rain.

Occasionally you can get some sun, but it's not very hot.

I counted the days silently in my heart, and fell asleep while counting.

As winter turns to spring, rustling sounds can be heard again in the grass under the trees.

The expanded egg case shook, and then returned to calm.

Until one day, I was so annoyed that I kicked away my snoring brother with his head in my arms, and then I found that when I woke up, I had grown legs.

At this point, the initial metamorphosis is officially declared complete——

Haha, I'm a praying mantis.

A small mantis with a tender green body, as green as a piece of jade with the finest water content from head to toe.

Now, I am still in the nymph stage, and it will take at least five or six molts before I can become an adult.

【Crack! 】

The weapon I was born with is very sharp and makes a crackling sound when it rubs against others. I am very satisfied with it!

Unfortunately, the first time I encountered prey, a fly that was extremely fat compared to my skinny body, I raised my sickle -

Spinning and jumping, I close my eyes, unable to see the hustle and bustle, are you intoxicated?

After turning around several times, I almost lost control and fell down. When I looked carefully, my arms were empty.

Eh? !

The fly was standing quietly two centimeters away, rubbing its hands and feet together, trying to clean up the dirt that had stuck to it from its last meal in the toilet.

Damn, his attitude is very arrogant and provocative.

(? ·?_·?)?

【Crack! 】

If you have the guts, don’t hide. Come again and watch out!

I raised the sickle, stood firmly on all four legs, and used the powerful moves of chopping horizontally and vertically again!

It happened so fast. The fly was a tough guy and didn't dodge. It rushed over like a cannonball and knocked me away...

Σ(⊙▽⊙"a

The self-righteous mini mantis VS the stupid and fat fly. In the second round, the little mantis is completely defeated!

The sickle fell on the back of an earthworm that emerged from the mud, without causing any damage...

Too! Tender!

???Wait a minute, fly. Let’s meet again after I shed my skin!

It turned out that the area below the branch where the egg case was hanging was already empty. Not all of my brothers and sisters completed the same metamorphosis as me. Some of the slow ones procrastinated and refused to grow up, and had already become food for other carnivorous insects, such as ants.

The living conditions in the insect world are far more cruel than those in the large animal world. Killing insects involves no blood and one can lose their lives if one is not careful.

The big insects eat the small insects, and the small insects eat the big insects. They eat each other endlessly.

【Crack! 】

I found a small puddle with mosquito larvae in it.

It's so dense that I almost have intensive phobia...

In order to survive, Ole Gei, eat!

Under my sickle, the slender mosquito larvae struggled helplessly, without any resistance, and their combat value was negative.

＜(￣v￣)/

I burped proudly, looked up at the sky thousands of miles away, and my mood also became blue.

However, no matter how delicious something is, if you eat it for seven or eight days in a row, it will become tasteless.

The number of mosquito larvae seemed to have been reduced by half, and they tried desperately to grow wings and fly away from the cave.

Little did I know that as soon as I, the great devil wielding the Grim Reaper's scythe, saw them, I would burp as a reflex...

【Crack! 】

Forget it, let’s eat something else.

I turned around and killed a whole family of aphids.

Unexpectedly, that night my whole body felt tense and itchy, and I even shed my skin…

The bright green color on its body turned a shade of gray, and the teeth under the sickle became darker and sharper.

I picked up my hand and went looking for a fly to take revenge. I couldn't find the big one, so I caught one at random to vent my anger.

【Buzz, buzz, buzz! 】

Good guy, I still can’t catch it, it slipped away…

I pounded the leaves under my feet in anger, lost my balance and fell onto the next layer of leaves, perfectly concealing my body.

Just wait, sooner or later, I will be able to flap my wings and fly!

Eat aphids!

Two months later, I had my final molting.

Compared to the previous times, this was extremely painful. I hid in a secluded corner, shivering and shaking, with my buttocks twitching.

The skin starts to fall off from the end of the body.

It took me a whole day and night to complete my molting, and the layers of light green feathers on my lower back slowly spread out.

After emerging from pupae, I reached adulthood. I transformed from a nymph into an adult, with an upright figure and unparalleled handsomeness.

Haha, I can fly!

You've been a fly that has escaped from my hand countless times, let's see where you're going to run this time!!!

After I became an adult, my appetite increased dramatically. I could eat three grasshoppers in one meal. As for the flies I had been craving for months, I took one bite and threw them away. They were not tasty. After all, they grew up eating shit...

yue……

I shuttled through the grass like a chivalrous man carrying a sword, drawing my sword to help when I saw injustice, as if no insect could escape from my two swords.

Until a female mantis appeared——

It flew in front of me, giving me a seductive look. I had a bad feeling and my whole body started to go hairy. I was so scared that I just wanted to run away.

I heard that a big brother of the same clan was not only drained dry by his newly married wife on his wedding night, but was also eaten, leaving nothing behind...

Even a straight man who is crazy about women would be scared to death! ! !

Beauty is a disaster, stay away from it immediately!

Catch a fluttering moth to calm your nerves!

Juicy in one mouthful!

Damn, the female mantis was staring at me eagerly. I took a quick look at her and noticed her shriveled stomach. How could she eat anything?!

I chopped the moth in half with a knife and threw the half that I hadn't bitten to the female mantis.

Please eat the moths, don't think about me, thank you~

The female mantis pounced on its prey like a hungry tiger, and was obviously very hungry. She ate half of the moth in a few mouthfuls, and then stared at me eagerly...

Not full?!

This appetite is bigger than mine...

The chirping of cicadas in the tree just exposed my position. I pounced over quickly, crossed my two swords, and directly beheaded the cicada.

I habitually picked up the plump and firm belly of the cicada to chew on, and the female mantis followed, not too far away, just within my reach...

Um, can I refuse?!

I can't afford such enthusiasm!

I hooked the cicada's little head with my left hand and hugged its fat body with my right hand. I tilted my triangular head and thought for two seconds. Finally, I made a decision, threw the cicada's head to the female mantis, picked up the remaining half and flew away quickly.

Phew, flying with a heavy load is so tiring.

Unfortunately, the female mantis was like a sticky candy and still followed.

Over the next few days, I chased it and it followed me, and I couldn't get rid of it.

I even have to keep one eye open and one eye closed when I sleep to prevent it from forcing itself on me.

The hot summer nights are especially long.

Such luck in love is really terrible!