204.Chapter 204: The Power of Nature
Thousands of black-backed ants were burned to death, emitting a foul smell and black smoke billowing up. The blackback ants www.biquge.info gave up attacking the wall of fire and instead gnawed at the surrounding vegetation.
Half an hour passed, the wall of fire had been extinguished, only the red charcoal was left to exude residual heat, looking out, the ant tide had faded, the originally black and oppressive earth was now almost bare, only some highly poisonous plants such as sour trees and purple mandalas still survived, the rest of the grass and trees were gnawed away, and the towering trees were only bare trunks, and the leaves and twigs were long gone.
"Let's go, let's get out." After looking at the situation, there was no problem, Yang Ming greeted, walked to the charcoal that was about to go out on the side, jumped out, and jumped out.
Several people came out of the temporary protective circle, and as far as the eye could see, it was extremely empty, and the giant bird that had been killed earlier was now only a pile of skeletons, and Lucas sighed, "This is the power of nature." ”
The second child cheered: "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's great, it's great, thank God, thank God!" ”
Tian Tian said: "It's good to be okay, it's good to be okay." However, where are so many ants now, why are they all gone? ”
Zheng Hong squatted down and looked at the ground, the soil was loose and there were many small holes, "If my guess is correct, the nest of those blackback ants is deep underground. It is impossible to have such a huge ant nest as just now, it should be that we happened to encounter it, and it can be said that we are extremely lucky to be able to escape it. ”
Lucas said: "Yes, in World War II, the genius commander of the German army, Rommel, when he was offended and lost in the African theater, came up with a strange plan to send thousands of the most elite German troops through a vast forest to surprise the enemy army. As a result, there was no news after the departure of the troops, and it was later investigated that the 3,000 elite troops encountered an ant tide that could only break out once in a few decades in that area, and all of them died in the belly of the ants. We were lucky to have escaped death this time. ”
Deep in the ground was an ant nest, Tian Tian chuckled in his heart, "Then, let's go quickly, it's too dangerous here." ”
Yang Ming smiled: "Beauty, now in the mysterious zone, there is no safer place than here." Now that the ants have faded, they will not come out so quickly. If you look at it again, the plants are almost emptied, and only some highly poisonous plants that ants dare not touch are left, which is clear at a glance. In addition, the insects that survive on the surface and in the shallow soil must have been cleared, and there are absolutely no locusts or nematodes here. ”
"That's right." Tian Tian came back to his senses, breathed a sigh of relief, sat on the ground, and let the sun shine on his body, "It's so comfortable." ”
Yang Ming said: "Don't be comfortable, although it's good here, but it's a little bad, there is no shelter, if those big birds come out to prey again, it won't be easy for us to do it here." Let's go, keep going. ”
Zheng Hong said: "That's right, you can't stay here for a long time, everyone hurry up." ”
The team walked out of more than ten miles and walked out of the place where the ant tide was raging, and the grass and trees in front of them were restored and lush, and it was still Yang Ming who led the way and led the team forward.
Zheng Hong took out the map, used the sun to determine the direction, and said: "Although the mysterious area here is much more dangerous than expected, we are traveling faster than expected, and at the current speed, it may be possible to reach the bottom of the mountain before dark." ”
Lucas said, "I wish I could get there soon, only the devil would like to stay an extra day." ”
Tian Tian also found her treasure vault, looked at the direction, and exclaimed, "Hey, why are the routes you took us on the same direction as my treasure map?" ”
The third child said: "Eldest sister, I said that they are also here to hunt for treasures, this is over, with them, we don't want to get treasures." ”
The second child said: "If you have it, if your life can be saved, you should ask God to worship Buddha, and there is no treasure to treasure." ”
Tian Tian whispered: "Second brother, you are stupid, you are a bastard if you have money or not, at most, let them take the big head, and we will take the small head." ”
Yang Ming said with a smile: "The three of you are infighting, we are not rare in any gold and silver, if there is really one, you can take it as you like, we will definitely not stop it." ”
Yang Ming had already guessed that Zheng Hong should have come here to look for some treasure, but it was definitely not for ordinary gold and silver. In this kind of place, even if there is a mountain of gold, you can't move out.
Tian Tian was very happy, "Then, this is what you said, don't regret it!" ”
Zheng Hong smiled slightly, and said in his words: "Hopefully, you can find the treasure you want." ”
The second child whispered: "Eldest sister, why do I think what they say is weird?" ”
Tian Tian whispered: "They were originally weirdos. ”
Suddenly, Yang Ming took the gun and aimed it at a place and pulled the trigger.
Zheng Hong looked at it, and in a bush more than ten meters away, a creature with a body length of more than three meters and like a huge lizard couldn't help but churn, and there was a bullet hole in its head, but it didn't die immediately.
In a terrible scene, several equally gigantic lizards began to attack their companion who was not yet dead, biting and devouring its body, eating it with relish.
Tian Tian felt a burst of vomiting, "Then, what kind of monster is that?" ”
Yang Ming said: "It's a bit like a Komodo dragon, but it's bigger than Komodo. Komodo dragons are natural hunters, slightly weaker prey bite and eat on the spot, large prey, even if ten or twenty times larger than them, as long as they bite it, they will die after a few days of use, and the cause of death is a viral infection. Komodo dragons have very vicious viruses in their mouths, and I think these monitor lizards should have them, and it's not fun to be bitten by them. ”
Tian Tian saw that his scalp was numb, and said cowardly: "I, let's go quickly." ”
The team continued to hurry, and there were many crises along the way, but fortunately they overcame them one by one, and when it was close to evening, they came to the destination not far from the mountain, but they encountered big trouble.
A hill that stretched for several kilometers and was about a thousand meters above sea level was in the distance, and that was where Zheng Hong was going, but a wide river was in front of him, blocking the way.
After walking a few miles along the riverbank, the narrowest part of the river is at least 40 meters wide, and the river is so fast that it is impossible to cross it by pontoon bridge. Yang Ming then used the Heavenly Eye Soul Technique to look underwater, the water depth was at least thirty meters, and there were many crocodiles and some unknown carnivorous fish with fangs lurking underwater, such a river was not suitable for swimming at all.
Yang Ming said: "Tonight, I don't think we can cross the river, so we have to rest for the night first, and then cut down and build ships early tomorrow morning." ”
Zheng Hong nodded, "That's it, it's not early, hurry up and find a place to stay." ”
Lucas suggested, "The big tree that I passed by a few minutes ago is a good one, so we might as well go back there." ”
Zheng Hong thought for a while and said, "Okay." ”
Soon, several people came to the big tree that Lucas said, a crape myrtle tree hugged by at least ten people, and I don't know whether it was hundreds or thousands of years old. The huge canopy provides shelter, the huge trunk allows people to sit on and rest, and there is a large tree hole in the middle, which is a good place to stay in the mysterious area.
When a few people arrived, the birds nesting in the lush canopy scattered in all directions.
Seeing that it was not early, it was approaching dusk, Lucas was in charge of guarding, Zheng Hong went up to the tree and folded some dead branches and piled them under the tree, and then found some Yang Ming to let Tian Tian put the three Cordyceplastic herbs that crushed and smeared his legs and feet on the pile of dead branches, lit the dead branches, and the fresh Cordyceps repellent was burned, and billowing smoke came out.
The trees in the jungle are absolutely impossible to be free of parasitic insects, especially the large crape myrtle tree that is now embraced by more than ten people, rising with thick smoke, and soon, many flying insects flew away from the trees to escape, some wriggling reptiles rolled down the trees, some burrowed into the soil, and some wriggled and died.
Yang Ming threw the Burmese knife to the second and third children, and told them to go and make firewood from a nearby oil tree and find food by themselves.
A small python more than four meters long became Yang Ming's prey, such a guy is enough for six people to eat.
It was getting dark, and the mysterious area under the dark night was particularly gloomy, even more terrifying than in the jungle, and there was a raging bonfire burning under the crape myrtle tree, and Yang Ming had already skinned the python and removed it into the water, cut it into several pieces and wore it with a wooden stick, sprinkled it with salt and began to barbecue.
It's hard to make sure that the snake is not parasitized by anything, Yang Ming roasted the snake until it was fully cooked before distributing it to everyone to eat, and the wild python meat is not bad, similar to chicken.
Yang Ming was full, but found that Tian Tian didn't move his mouth, but his eyes were red. He took out a chocolate from his bag and handed it over, "No, take it, maybe you'll be better." ”
At the end of dinner, Zheng Hong assigned the task of vigil, Yang Ming guarded the first shift, it was her turn at midnight, and then Lucas, as for Tian Tian, the three were directly ignored, and it was already a miracle that they could ensure that they did not doze off.
A few companions went up the tree and entered the tree hole to rest, Yang Ming put out the fire, climbed the tree, sat on the trunk, and leaned against the big tree, responsible for the vigilance work.
The eyes have adapted to the darkness, plus the sky is not bad, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the visibility is okay. Bored, I took out my phone and wanted to see Bai Xiang's photos, but unfortunately, the power had run out and it had already been automatically turned off.
Putting away the mobile phone, Yang Ming held his head in his hands and leaned against the tree, at this time, Tian Tian got out of the hole in the tree and came to Yang Ming's side, "I, can I talk to you together?" ”
Yang Ming joked: "Talk to me, aren't you afraid that I will eat you?" ”
"Anyway, I've been touched by you everywhere, so what does it matter." Tian Tian sat beside Yang Ming with a grin, his dirty face pressed against his chest, "Na, I said, if we return to the Xia Kingdom, how about getting married immediately?" ”
"Married? Ahem, ahem, ahem......" Yang Ming coughed violently.
"yes, we'll get married when we go back. However, I'm not a casual person, and you can't miss the amount of etiquette you should have. In the case of the bride price, it doesn't matter how much, just have seven digits or more at the beginning of three characters. What about the house, of course, you want a set, ordinary, in the second ring, one hundred and fifty square meters of first-hand house, you can't pay off the mortgage, you have to pay it off at once, of course write my name. Of course, you need a car, so just buy me one that is more than seven figures. As for any gold jewelry or the like, I don't have too many requirements, five or six kilograms is about the same, but the diamond ring can't be sloppy, at least fifteen carats. Count my relatives and friends are quite a lot, when the time comes, it is best to put the wine in a five-star hotel, at least 80 tables, save a little, a table of about 10,000 can be, wine, then choose. ”