Chapter 30: The Marching Ant
"Blocked by what?" Lu Pingchuan hurriedly asked, but Xia Yan didn't answer, just trotted all the way and rushed out of the cave without stopping. www.biquge.info When the three of them returned to the middle of the open space where the three cave entrances were juxtaposed, Lu Pingchuan realized that what Xia Yan said was trueβin the cave room in the middle of the three cave entrances, there was already a dense sound of "swish" from far and near, as if something huge was rubbing against the cave wall and approaching them quickly.
"Don't panic, don't worry, you won't hurt a real person." Xia Yan said, turning her head to look at Zode, who was standing silent, "Big man, can you be reliable?" β
"Would you like to try it?" Zod bared his yellow teeth and replied with some displeasure.
"Then please plug this hole in the middle, and no matter what happens next, try not to let the contents out!" Xia Yan pointed to the hole in the middle.
Zode scratched his head a little dazedly, but still walked to the entrance of the cave that Xia Yan pointed to as he said, and raised his hands to grab the cave wall, like a stone wall, tightly blocking the middle of the hole. At this time, the grinding sound coming from the cave was very clear. The sound of a continuous stream of voices came like a tidal wave, heralding the sheer number of unknown things coming from the darkness.
Lu Pingchuan felt the goosebumps on his arm involuntarily stand up layer by layer, even if Xia Yan said it first, but at this moment, he couldn't suppress his biological instinct of being afraid of the unknown.
"Now, let's go!" When a little halo began to appear in the cave behind Zod, Xia Yan suddenly patted Lu Pingchuan on the back, dragged his arm and rushed towards the hole on the left. As he passed by Zode, Lu Pingchuan heard the gasping sound in his throat from fright. Even though it is separated by a layer of stone walls, the sound of friction seems to be surging in my ears...... Behind him came Zord's muffled snort of pain. Lu Pingchuan followed behind Xia Yan, but his steps were a little hesitant: "Is he really fine?" β
"If there was anything, how could I still be standing here." Xia Yan didn't reply.
The two of them ran along the dark cave for a long time, until a stone wall appeared in front of them, and there was a fork in the stone wall to the right side. Xia Yan stopped, leaned her ears on the cave wall and listened for a moment, then looked deep into the cave for a while, then turned her head and said, "It's okay, turn around now and run back the same way." β
"What do you mean? Why do you run so far and backward? Lu Pingchuan was a little stunned, but before the words fell, a familiar friction sound came from the fork that Xia Yan had just looked at. Lu Pingchuan's eyes widened in shock, but he was unexpectedly hooked by Xia Yan's neck, and ran backwards: "I don't have time to explain here, let's go!" β
Lu Pingchuan was dragged and ran a few steps and almost tripped over, so he had no choice but to break free of Xia Yan's arm, turn around and run with no head. But just before she ran far, Xia Yan suddenly stopped again, and stared fixedly at the entrance of the cave they came into: "...... Trouble. β
Lu Pingchuan leaned against the cave wall and gasped, and when he looked up, there were a few flickering red points of light swimming near the entrance of the cave in front of him. He subconsciously lifted the system dial to scan it - thankfully, the official name of the unknown moving object was given on the dial: "Marching Ant-Worker Ant".
"So it's called a marching ant." Seeing that the unknown threat was revealed, Lu Pingchuan breathed a sigh of relief. However, on the point of light in front of him, the red name marked with active aggression also made him dare not act rashly, so he had to ask Xia Yan again, "What should I do next?" What are their attack patterns? β
"Don't come near them yet, that's the mob of this copy." A trace of embarrassment instantly crossed Xia Yan's face, "The range of hatred is 10 meters, but it is not affected by obstacles, the reaction speed is very fast, once it is locked, it will trigger a group reaction, and if you are caught, you will definitely not be able to get out except for smashing." The hatred of the previous ones should still be on the big man, so they didn't actively follow us, but not any further...... Hey, what are you going to do? β
"As long as it's an NPC, it's easy to do." Lu Pingchuan said and took out an electric baton from his backpack, turned on the mechanical mode, and took a step forward, "We're going to rush out next, right?" β
ββ¦β¦ That's right, but what are you going to do? This time it was Xia Yan's turn to wonder, but Lu Pingchuan didn't intend to waste time playing handsome to explain, and threw down the sentence "Follow me!" He strode forward - even in an unfamiliar environment with a strange atmosphere, but as long as he knew what he was facing, there was nothing to fear. Since he entered the hole, he has been despised by Xia Yan all the way, and it is easy to seize an opportunity to show his equipment and strength, how could Lu Pingchuan let it go.
But as soon as he ran a dozen or so steps, Lu Pingchuan began to regret it: the reaction speed of those marching ants exceeded his expectations. As soon as they stepped into the range of hatred, the dozen or so red points of light all came in the direction of the two of them, drawing staggered "S-shaped" arcs on the ceiling and the surrounding cave walls. The red light that was moving left and right made Lu Pingchuan confused, and he couldn't predict which one would arrive at his side first.
"Lock your feet!" Seeing that the red dot was almost at her feet in the blink of an eye, Xia Yan immediately made a decision and opened the exclusive skills of the racer profession. The speed of the marching ant slowed down, and Lu Pingchuan saw the opportunity to aim the baton at the nearest red dot and wave it - only to hear the sound of "Z", the red sensor light of the marching ant immediately dimmed. Lu Pingchuan dodged another marching ant that fell from the ceiling, and beckoned to Xia Yan: "Hurry up, the pause time is only five seconds!" β
"That's enough." Xia Yan said and took out the guy in his hand - it was a murderous SOG-S37 saber! Seeing one of the marching ants bypassing Lu Pingchuan and attacking him, Xia Yan nailed it to the stone wall beside him with a backhand. Faint blue sparks burst out along the blade, and the red light on the back of the marching ant was extinguished in an instant. Xia Yan glanced at the electric baton in Lu Pingchuan's hand, raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Things are good, hurry up and open the way." β
"......" Lu Pingchuan didn't dare to say anything superfluous, and silently turned around and smashed the marching ants down one by one, leaving Xia Yan behind him to keep their pause time permanently. Fortunately, the number of marching ants left in front of them was not large, and the two of them only delayed for more than ten seconds before they both rushed out of the fork and returned to the clearing where they had stayed before.
βFuckοΌ You two are finally out, find a way to get me out! Before the two of them could catch their breath, Zod's aggrieved roar came from beside them. Lu Pingchuan looked back, only to see that Zod was still firmly pestled at the entrance of the hole in the middle, but it seemed to have become a strangely shaped "Christmas tree" - his body was full of marching ants that flickered and glowed red, and those mechanical ant colonies used their bodies to connect Zod and the four walls of the cave, which looked both embarrassing and funny.
"I'm sorry, I don't have time right now, I have to wait until it's all done before I can put you down." Lu Pingchuan just took out the baton and wanted to help Zode, but was pulled back by Xia Yan, "Hey, the plan has changed, your baton looks better, and when the 'queen' appears, I will be responsible for making bait to attract hatred, and you will be responsible for the final capture of the king." β