Chapter 73 (1/2)

Chapter 73: The Previous Overload of the Amazon – Anaconda

For any object with a temperature that was higher than the absolute zero [-237.15 Celsius], the object would radiate electromagnetic waves, which was heat radiation. The absolute zero was the lowest limit of the temperature in the universe. This was the temperature which the atoms stop its kinetic movement to produce heat. However in the fields of science and technology, mankind had not yet discovered any materials that can completely stop its thermal motion, including in the interior of a black hole. Therefore in the universe, the temperature of any material was higher than absolute zero.

The higher the temperature of an object, the shorter the length of the electromagnetic waves radiated. We could see the flame because its  temperature was too high and could radiate out visible light. But for the temperature in the human body, we could only radiate out infrared waves.

The human eyes could not see infrared, but snakes and other bloodsucking insects had such an ability.

The worse was that the snake believed its own infrared perception and not their own eyes which were naturally shortsighted. In the dark room with only a lightbulb, if the snake eyes were covered with a black cloth, it would still launch the attack!

In addition, the snake’s sense of smell was very sharp. When it was sticking out its tongue, it was tasting the chemicals in the air. Therefore, it didn’t matter if Zhou Jian was in stealth, he could not hide from the snake.

Zhou Jian frowned as he knew that the battle was inevitable. In his backpack, there was a desert eagle and an MP5 but he did not intend to use these two weapons. He turned his right hand over and on his palm was a dark dagger, the Shadow a.s.sa.s.sination. It could increase 20 points of agility, increase 50 attacks, and had 5% probability of crippling the one being attacked. It lowered the speed of the opponent by 50 and the defense by 10.

This was the Legendary orange rank weapon that Zhou Jian received for 3000. This was the opportunity to try out its power.

The snake slithered its body out of the bushes. Its body was getting thicker and thicker, and soon it was already thicker than an adult waist.

When the snake finally left the bushes. Zhou Jian took a deep breath after he saw the big picture of the guy. He didn’t know if his own luck was good or too bad. It turned out to be an anaconda, but not a variant.

The Amazonian anaconda was the real overlord of the Amazon River. It could grow up to seven or eight meters, and weighed up to 100 to 200 kg. It could strangle a crocodile to death. A wildlife scientist had recorded the scene of Amazon anaconda swallowing a crocodile and the scene was really shocking.

Before the catastrophe, there were only very few animal overlords in the wild. Such as, the tigers of the North Asia [the Siberian tiger], the crocodiles and lions of African Nile, the polar bears of the Arctic Circle , the Kodiak brown bears and pumas of North America, the salt.w.a.ter crocodiles of Southeast Asia and Amazon anaconda of South America.

Perhaps some would be curious. If there was a ranking of these overlords, how would the order be?

Actually, there was not a definitive guide. Because there’s a lot of variety in these animals. There’s young and there’s old.

Under the same weight, the fiercest would probably be the Amazon anaconda. Only by relying on its 100 to 200 kg body, it was able to enter into this list of predators. The polar bear and the Kodiak brown bear weighed over 500 kg and the salt.w.a.ter crocodile could be up till one ton.

The Westerners thought that the lion was the king of the beasts. In fact, this was mainly because the lion looked grand and had a thundering roar which contributed to its reputation as the king of beasts. But in fact, the lion wasn’t really a big deal in Africa. It could not outrun the African wild boar and could not jump or even climb a tree. Its vision was limited except for looking out for vultures. Why was there such a function? Because it would usually depend on the lioness to look after it. And if the lioness couldn’t find any prey, the lion must rely on s.n.a.t.c.hing the carca.s.s away from the vultures for a living.

If a lion went against a tiger, the lion’s four limbs would probably become a vegetable. (tl: crippled)