Chapter 662: Marching Ants
Selena said proudly, "So my software is the soft core of this experiment." β
Wu Jun spread his hands: "Now it seems that your soft core has not gained anything. β
"That's normal," Selena didn't seem discouraged by the fact that nothing had been found in this expedition, "we can't expect to find diamonds anywhere, or they wouldn't be worth so much." β
Wu Jun smiled and said nothing, are diamonds really valuable?
The world's diamond reserves are more than a trillion tons, and if they are not monopolized and speculated, they are simply not worth anything.
In fact, everyone knows now, but habits have been formed, either in order not to be underestimated, or to show off, and if you don't buy a diamond ring when you get married, you feel that your marriage is not strong.
Anyway, Wu Jun thinks that those who hype diamonds to such a high price have really good brains.
At this point, Professor Morgan stood up and said, "Pack up our things, we have to go inside." β
Naha's face changed when he heard this: "No, it's very dangerous inside." β
"Danger is also going. β
"Then I'm not going with you, I'm going home. β
Naha turned to leave, but was stopped by two burly bodyguards.
Naha was a little panicked, and subconsciously turned his attention to Zhao Guangwu for help.
"What do you want to do?"
Along the way, Zhao Guangwu also took care of Naha, and felt that she was like his daughter, so simple that it made his heart ache.
Now that someone wants to bully her, plus he has long seen that these two shyly soldiers are not pleasing to the eye, how can he bear it at this time?
Selena's face was also slightly cold.
She supports experimentation, she wants to find diamonds, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have a moral bottom line.
This kind of thing that is difficult for a strong man, she will not allow it to appear in front of her.
"Selena," Professor Morgan said suddenly, "what are you worried about? Even if there are ferocious beasts in this valley, don't forget that we have guns. β
Selena frowned, but finally didn't say anything.
Yes, no matter how ferocious a beast is, can it beat an automatic rifle?
However, Zhao Guangwu had already pulled Nahar behind him, looking resolute and refusal, Selena had to look at Wu Jun, hoping that he could come forward to mediate.
Wu Jun looked at Selena's Wheel of Fortune, which was still full of black and blood red, and her danger had not passed.
"Let's go," Wu Jun said to Zhao Guangwu, "there are no beasts in there, you just let her follow you." β
"You're in luck. β
Zhao Guangwu glared at the two soldiers fiercely, and then comforted Naha, saying that he would definitely protect her, Naha bit his lip and nodded, promising to take them further in, but he must go home before dark.
Packing up the sophisticated instruments, the team set off again.
Swimming up the gently flowing stream, the slopes on either side become steeper and steeper, and tall trees become scarcer and replaced by dense shrubs.
After walking for about half an hour, Wu Jun suddenly heard a dense rustling sound not far away.
It's like a breeze blowing through a dense bamboo forest at night, and like a dripping raindrop hitting the green tiles of the roof, but he knows that what makes this sound is not so romantic.
Marching ants.
In Selena's video, he knew he was going to encounter this thing, and now it seems that because of his influence, it was nearly an hour earlier than the time in the video.
This is the result of his participation in the operation, and everything will deviate from the original trajectory.
In fact, he thought that he could stagger with this army of army ants, but he didn't expect to meet it.
Marching ants are not scary, they are not as scary in size and speed as in the movies, under normal circumstances, marching ants are smaller than ordinary black ants, and they can walk about 20 meters in an hour.
But he knew that this army ant was different, because they were just after the rest period.
The rest period is the time when the queen of the marching ant reproduces and hatches offspring, usually staying in one place for a few days to replenish the new strength.
At the same time, a large number of males are hatched, and they will quickly leave the colony and go to the vicinity to find other marching ant populations to reproduce.
"Stop!" At this time, Zhao Guangwu also heard this voice, and hurriedly said loudly, "Something is wrong around." β
The two GIs scanned the surroundings of the group, one after the other.
"Everything is fine and we can move forward. β
"I said stop!" Zhao Guangwu yelled a little annoyed, "You are not afraid of death, don't involve others." β
The two soldiers frowned, they were also dissatisfied with Zhao Guangwu, and when they were about to have a seizure, they suddenly heard Selena's exclamation.
"Look, what's that?"
Everyone followed the direction of her finger and saw a small white skeleton.
Private Andrew walked over, kicked him with his foot, and laughed, "It's just the skeleton of a small animal." β
After speaking, he looked at Zhao Guangwu with a smile: "Miss Selena, don't be frightened by this coward, you can rest assured that we will protect your safety." β
Andrew's words didn't fall, and the rustling around him became clearer.
The two soldiers didn't care about continuing to taunt Zhao Guangwu at this time, and began to be alert.
"Oh my God, it's marching ants!" Naha, a native of the country, was the first to spot those little figures, and cried out with a pale face, "No wonder some sheep are missing, they must have been eaten by them!"
Not far ahead, I saw that a large black patch was slowly wriggling, and they were like a black stream of water, constantly appearing under new blades of grass.
Seeing that it was a swarm of slow-moving ants, the two GIs put their hearts down.
"I thought it was something, a bunch of little ants scaring you like this, making a fuss. β
"I think it's better to get out of the way. Zhao Guangwu said.
However, his kind reminder did not attract the attention of the two brave soldiers, perhaps because they did not understand, or they were not afraid at all.
In fact, there is nothing to be afraid of, the two GIs said with a smile: "You don't know, the locals like to eat ants, especially the queen ant." β
"I'm going to find it out and show you. β
The two of them strode forward as they spoke, and their thick military boots stepped directly into the ant colony, and at least hundreds or thousands of them would be trampled to death when they stepped down.
However, the number of marching ants is very large, and under normal circumstances, it can maintain a huge population of at least 20 million.
While the two of them were making ant corpses, more ants poured up from behind.
"Found it!"
As he spoke, Aidan took out his dagger and gently thrust it into the ground, and the queen, which was five or six centimeters long, was thrust into the tip of the knife by him.
"How?"
"I heard that such a plate of ants can be sold for at least a few hundred dollars. β
While talking and laughing, the two stepped on the ant colony and walked over, holding the dying queen ant to their chests to show off.
Both Selena and Professor Morgan breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, it seemed that this group of ants did not have much attack power and would not have any effect on them.
"Master," Xiao Liu looked at those ants, his scalp was already numb layer after layer, "Will something happen to them if they die like this?"
Wu Jun nodded solemnly: "Yes." β
"Wouldn't it?" Xiao Liu asked with wide eyes, "then...... Why don't you stop it?"
"Then they have to listen to me," Wu Jun said with a smile, "but don't worry, we won't be implicated, you get the fire extinguisher ready first." β
What Wu Jun didn't say was that in fact, he deliberately let these two GI bodyguards die.
Because these two have been bought by Jason, because they have guns, it is also a potential threat to continue to keep the two of them.
Originally, he had planned to use thunder and lightning to bring them down, but now that the marching ants were helping, he was naturally happy to watch the excitement from the sidelines.
Wu Jun tugged at Selena's clothes and told her to hide behind him, and just as Selena was puzzled, a shadow like a black ghost rose into the air from the nearby bushes.
It's a male ant!
The male ant, who had not yet hatched, had not had time to leave, and was attracted by the pheromones released by the queen when he was dying, like a big black net, and pounced on the two soldiers from behind.
Andrew and Aidan didn't know anything about it, until they saw the change in everyone's faces, and then they suddenly turned back.
But it was too late, and thousands of males frantically pounced on their faces, their sharp jaws piercing their rough skin while secreting toxic acid.
"Oh my!"
"Damn, what is this?"
......
The two frantically waved their arms in an attempt to drive away the pesky ants, but no matter how much they chased away and flapped, the males had no intention of dodging.
Soon the two of them were bitten by male ants on their faces, necks, and backs of their hands, and some of them went down their necks, burrowing into their backs and chests.
The ants on the ground also took the opportunity to burrow into their trouser legs and began to bite wildly.
"Ahh
As the saying goes, ants bite elephants more, although the toxins secreted by ants are small, but they can't hold up too much, and the two soon feel dizzy, plus their vision is blocked, and they run around in the bushes in a panic.
At this time, firearms are not useful at all.
A large number of male ants followed closely, but some of them also spotted Wu Jun and those who were "watching the excitement" on the side, fluttering their wings and flying over.
Whewββ
Xiao Liu and Zhao Guangwu turned on the fire extinguisher at the same time, and the cold gas instantly caused these ants to fall to the ground.
"So you prepared the fire extinguisher for this?"
Selena thought it was incredible, could it be that Wu Jun had known that they would encounter marching ants, and they would rarely encounter male ants?
"Don't forget, I'm a prophet. β
Wu Jun pretended to be very low-key, and then gave Xiao Liu and Zhao Guangwu a look.
The two of them slowly walked up to the two GIs and sprayed a burst of dry ice at them, and the flying males quickly lost their ability to fly and fell to the ground with a flutter.
After eliminating the male ants, the marching ant colony has no offensive power, but at this time, the two soldiers have turned into two pig heads, and their eyes have narrowed into a thin slit.
It is clear that they are no longer fit to move on.
Professor Morgan glanced at Wu Jun and them meaningfully, but did not say much.
He had already guessed that Wu Jun was deliberate, but even if he knew it, what could he say?
If people want to die, God can't stop them, and if they want to blame, they can only blame these two guys for being mindless.
And although there is no danger in the next trip, so many instruments still rely on them to help carry them.
Letting the two pig-headed GIs go back by themselves, Professor Morgan said coldly, "Okay, let's go quickly." β
The group bypassed the ant colony in front of them and cautiously walked deeper into the valley.
After walking for more than two hours, the road was getting more and more difficult, and according to Naha, even the people of their village rarely visited this place.
Not many people came, meaning that there was a good chance that there were diamonds that had not been found, so Morgan picked a slightly flat spot and began to set up his treasure finder.