Chapter 2173: Cocoon

The Frost Giant and Tara Beast, who had disliked each other not long ago, actually hugged each other after they slept, and they looked very close.
Early the next morning, Joan and Clark continued on their way, but Tara naturally followed.
According to Clark, Big Horn found the "meal ticket" and followed them with determination.
With a Tara beast to accompany him during the journey, Qiao Ann does not need to ride a horse. He sat on his big horn and broad spine to drive on, which was more stable and comfortable.
Clark's mouth could not be idle, sometimes Qiao Ann was too lazy to talk, he would quarrel with Big Horn, two species that can't speak can actually quarrel...
On the third day of camping, Clark decided to have a wrestling match before dinner.
The big horn is ready to fight, it has long wanted to teach the frost giant with a low tongue.
Joan served as the referee of the match, and after a fierce hand-to-hand fight between the Frost Giant and Tara Beast, a tie was awarded.
Clark claimed that he was merciful and did not exert all his strength, but he also admitted that the big horn does have two brushes, especially since it has six legs and its center of gravity is more stable than a two-legged creature like himself, which is a huge advantage in wrestling.
Big Horn was panting with exhaustion. Although he still looked dissatisfied, there was a little awe in his eyes looking at the frost giant.
As a beast seeking life on the desolate ice field, after the previous contest, Big Horn knew in his heart that his strength was a lot worse than that of the Frost Giant.
If Clark moved for real, it would be useless if he had six more legs, he would still be thrown to the ground.
After these days of getting along, Qiao An found that Tara's friendship with Clark had deepened significantly.
Before going on the road the next day, he discussed with Clark, and then removed the charm spell on Big Horn.
At first, Qiao An was a little worried that after the spell was lifted, Big Horn's attitude changed sharply, neglecting and even attacking himself.
The result showed that he was more worried, and Da Horne's attitude was no different from before. He and Clark were as close as ever, but still so funny...
Tara is a typical omnivorous animal, basically there is nothing it does not eat.
During the trip in the Yunwu Mountains, Big Horn sometimes uses its fangs to dig out cold-resistant plant tubers, hibernating snakes, or small cave-dwelling animals buried deep in the frozen soil, and swallow it as a snack.
Usually, Qiao An can use charm spells to exert mental control on Big Horn, telling it not to eat dangerous or poisonous things. After the charm is released today, Big Horn starts to release himself, and the frequency of digging with his head is obviously higher than the previous few days.
In fact, it is very full for breakfast, not for the purpose of digging for food, digging in the east and west, in many cases it is just honing the foraging skills, and by the way, have fun on the desolate journey, lest it be too much. Too boring.
However, the "happiness" thing might become a big trouble.
When it was almost noon, Dajiao had a "big job" for Qiao An-digging out a huge and peculiar gray-white cocoon from the snow.
Qiao An used a "perspective hand mirror" to take a picture of the cocoon that was dug out of the big horn, and found that it was not the developing larva he expected, but... a "big spider" that seemed to be hibernating.
The monster in the cocoon gathers its eight claws and curls into a ball. The spherical body is about 12 feet in diameter. If it awakens and fully stretches its limbs, it will double its size, comparable to the Tara monster.
Qiao An also noticed that the pair of forelimbs of this monster were specially transformed into "capture feet", which were in the shape of crab claws. At a glance, they knew they were powerful weapons!
Looks like supernatural arachnids, super large size, coupled with specialized crab claws to capture feet, these characteristics all show that the mysterious monsters hibernating in the cocoons are very difficult to mess with!
Reason tells Qiao An that it’s best not to disturb the monster’s sleep, but he feels itchy, and wants to cut out this unprecedented polar creature from its cocoon, collect blood samples, and make specimens...
While he was still hesitating, Big Horn had already taken the lead in practicing the great "spirit of death", bowed his head with a sharp horn against the cocoon pupa, struggling to pierce the hard and thick shell, and sneered at it. broken!
The translucent viscous liquid poured out along the cracks in the cocoon, and Qiao An could feel the cold air emanating from the mucus two steps away.
If it weren't for the "Essence Collar" protector, I'm afraid it would be shivering from the cold. It is conceivable that if ordinary people directly touch this extremely cold mucus, they will definitely suffer severe frostbite.
This phenomenon prompted Qiao An to speculate that the hibernating monsters soaked in this extremely cold mucus, even if they are not "cold subspecies" creatures, at least have strong cold resistance, otherwise they would be frozen to death.
Tara beast is naturally immune to cold damage. Big Horn ignores the extremely cold mucus sticking to its horns, and continues to tear the cocoon shell with its head. With great effort, it finally tears the cocoon through a big hole, exposing the monster in the cocoon completely. Before Joan and Clark.
After removing the cocoon cover, Qiao An saw more details.
This monster is indeed like a giant spider. Its dark chitin shell is smooth and hard, and its limbs and head are covered with long, thin white hairs.
Unlike other arachnids that have many single eyes, this monster has only a pair of huge eyes on its face, which are closed tightly. It is not yet known whether it is a single eye or a compound eye.
The mouth under the eyes has an even more peculiar structure. The lower jaw is split into three petals, which are folded inward into a hook shape. The cold saliva in the mouth slowly penetrates through the cracks between the jaws—the mucus that fills the cocoon.
Qiao An also discovered that the monster's "capture tongs" slowly opened and closed unconsciously during sleep, just like two huge sawtooth scissors, also saturated with cold mucus.
With curiosity, Qiao An activates "Advanced Inner Vision" to check the status and attributes of the monsters in the cocoon.
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Reconnaissance target: super large magic beast (supernatural arachnids, insect subspecies)
Health status: weak (deep sleep)
Life level: 12
Attributes: Strength 32 (-6), Dexterity 11 (-6), Constitution 22, Intelligence 2, Wis 13, Charisma 5
Special abilities: dark vision, sensitive sense of smell, tremor perception, cold resistance 3 levels, hibernation; extremely cold mucus (touch causes 2 levels of frostbite, additional "entanglement"); other (unexplored)
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"Brother Clark, do you recognize this monster?" Joan asked the Frost Giant.
Clark touched his chin and looked at the big spider in the cocoon, and replied uncertainly: "I haven't seen this creature, but judging from its weird appearance, it should be the crab claw spider that Bayerhof had talked about."
"Crab claw spider..." Qiao An wrote the name in his notebook, and then asked Clark, "Is this creature dangerous?"