Chapter 179: Ninth Knight
The wilderness during the day was hot and quiet. The rising heat squeezed the moisture out of all the lands, and even the mutated plants that could survive in such a cruel environment seemed to be lacking in vigor. A Six-Eyed Lizard climbed onto the mutated cactus covered with thorns. This type of lizard was very small, so small that it did not attract the attention of the mutated cactus. However, the little guy was very nimble, even though his cactus was covered with hard thorns. The Six-Eyed Lizard also knew that if the thorns stabbed into its body, its life would come to an end. However, it calmly and quickly moved through the cactus thorns. Under the observation of its six compound eyes, these seemingly dense thorns seemed to have some sort of secret path that could allow the Six-Eyed Lizard to pass through.
Climbing to the middle of the cactus, the lizard secured itself to the plant with the suction cup in its palm, blocking out the hot sunlight from the other side. Although it was hard to see real sunlight in the new age, the light cast by the big fireball in the sky from the radiation cloud to the ground still carried an astonishing temperature. So the clouds of radiation hang over the sky for years, but no one wants to disperse them.
The radiation clouds were like the ozone layer of the earth. Without them, the temperature during the day would not be suitable for life. This has been proven in some areas where there are no clouds of radiation, which can set off the deadly light of fire. These areas become hellish in the daytime.
After attaching itself to the plant, the Six-Eyed Lizard opened its mouth and a mutated tongue came out. The Six-Eyed Lizard’s tongue was somewhat like a needle. There was a meat needle growing on the front end, and the needle had a mouthpart that could suck things in. And the tongue is covered with tiny meat spikes, which ensure that the tongue can be firmly held in place when it enters the body and that it is difficult to break free.
During the turbulent times, every creature had its own survival techniques, and the Six-Eyed Lizard was no exception. It flicked its mutated tongue out at close to the speed of a bullet and plunged it into the cactus. Following which, slivers of foul smelling liquid were sucked into the lizard’s body through its tongue. It was the juice of the cactus, as well as a small amount of plant fibers. These things were enough for the Six-Eyed Lizard to survive for several days.
After a quick and simple meal, the Six-Eyed Lizard did not plan to leave. It even closed its eyes after it had eaten its fill. But at this moment, a tremor from the ground woke it up. The lizard opened its six compound eyes, climbed to another convenient position and looked in the direction of the tremor, and saw a modified heavy motorcycle.
A tire as big as the wheels of a truck was installed on the motorcycle. Under the nearly berserk kinetic energy provided by the locomotive, the tire was pressed against the ground, rapidly propelling the car towards the knight’s destination. On both sides of the rear wheels, three exhaust pipes as thick as an arm spewed out hot steam, raising a billowing cloud of smoke behind the motorcycle.
The motorcycle was shaped like a giant bullet and had a streamlined body design which forced the Knight to lie down on the locomotive. However, it minimized the wind resistance and allowed the heavy locomotive to travel at a speed of about 350 kilometers per hour. Therefore, in the eyes of the Six-Eyed Lizard, the locomotive whizzed past on the nearby road like a bullet.
The rider wore a hooded cloak and goggles to reduce the brightness of the day. The two pieces of clothing covered most of his face, but the chin that peeked out from under the hood and the silver hair that would occasionally pop out from the hat told of the Knight’s beauty.
