The praying mantis flew into the air, because the higher the place, the wind was stronger, and the mantis just kept it at a low altitude, shooting at the caterpillar as quickly as a sharp arrow.

The caterpillar had not yet known it had left the wolf's den and entered the tiger's mouth, and its poor intelligence thought that it was out of danger, and only needed to escape to a tree as quickly as possible so that it could enjoy the tender leaves again.

The protagonist screams in his head, struggling for control of his body, and as if it has some effect, the six limbs tremble slightly.

The shadow of the praying mantis covered the ground where the caterpillar was, and the caterpillar suddenly stopped moving, and it finally sensed that something was wrong. This time, the sluggish caterpillar no longer had the good fortune it used to be.

The protagonist is finally able to barely exert his strength, going from lying on his back to lying on his side on the ground, his eyes facing the scene where the praying mantis brutally hunts caterpillars. The fluttering of his limbs and wings became more and more powerful, but he tried not to make too much noise, for fear of alarming the mantis. The protagonist quietly exudes an aura, trying to get the soldiers closer to him.

The eight soldier ants who are still alive, after losing their target, go around in circles in the same place, trying to find enemies and the protagonist. However, the protagonist is so focused on escaping that he doesn't have time to leave pheromones along the way, which makes these poor-eyed soldier ants as headless flies unable to determine their course of action.

The mantis's scythe picked up the caterpillar with swiftness and force, and the caterpillar hurriedly shook its head and tail and struggled. But the spikes on the sickle pierced the caterpillar's flesh, which pierced deeper than an ant's crust. The praying mantis didn't give the caterpillar a chance to struggle for too long, only to see the mantis's terrifying chewing mouthparts slowly approaching the back of the caterpillar's head, and the sturdy upper and lower jaws soon pierced the central nervous system under the caterpillar's thin outer skin.

Caterpillars, in an instant, lost their vitality.

The protagonist can barely stand, and the soldiers finally sense the scent signal and quickly converge on the protagonist's side. The protagonist still feels weak in his legs and feet, so he can only stagger forward, trying to get away from the mantis as soon as possible.

Fortunately, at this time, the praying mantis has its back to the protagonist, and its attention is completely focused on the fat flesh in its hands. The caterpillar's flesh quickly disappeared into the mantis's mouthparts, and in a matter of moments, the head was almost separated from the body. The mantis's large scythe is filled with viscous tissue fluid from the caterpillar's body and green leaf sap that has not yet been fully digested. The praying mantis didn't care, it just ate quickly, as if it had been hungry for a long time.

The protagonist's mobility is almost fully restored, but he doesn't dare to go too fast, lest he make a little noise that would make the Grim Reaper turn around and notice him. At the same time, the protagonist also tries to pass on two orders to the soldiers. One is to follow the protagonist's retreat closely, and the action should be light. There is also a situation where if they are pursued by the praying mantis, the soldiers must take the initiative to meet and sacrifice themselves to cover the protagonist's retreat.

Don't blame the protagonist for being selfish in his commands, in his opinion, the lives of all the ants in the nest are not as valuable as their own, and selfishness and greed for life are human nature. The second command brings some psychological comfort to the protagonist, but the protagonist also knows that these soldiers and ants together can't stop the praying mantis for a few seconds. And the praying mantis has been targeting itself before. But it's better to have something than to do nothing. This also shows that the strong desire to survive has returned to the protagonist's body again.

When the praying mantis is intoxicated with eating, the protagonist finally takes his subordinates to get behind a weed, which at least makes the mantis invisible in the field of vision, which also makes the protagonist feel more at ease.

The protagonist and his party make a big circle and finally embark on a route back to the lair north. This road was not the same as the road they came, there were no pheromones along the way, and there were no worker ants at first. The protagonist is almost disoriented, but the other soldiers seem to have a unique navigation system, and after the protagonist gives the command to return to the nest, they are familiar with bringing the protagonist back to the entrance of the nest.

Along the way, the protagonist is simply a rumor, and the slightest wind and grass will make the protagonist nervous, for fear that a praying mantis will suddenly fall in mid-air, and then stare at the protagonist with its mocking eyes. "Let's end the nightmare!" The protagonist keeps praying in the bottom of his heart.

Finally seeing the entrance to the nest under the poplar tree, Roll and his men had returned to the starting point with the corpse of a rat woman, and the soldier and worker ants were busy dismembering the corpse. When he saw the protagonist, he happily crawled over to say hello.

"My prey." The emotions of rolling are full of joy and pride.

The protagonist didn't have the heart to greet him, and he didn't even communicate with the guide ants waiting at the door, so he rushed to the cave.

The guide worker ants were confused, and the worker ants who carried out the established orders did not encounter this kind of male ants who did not follow the procedures for communication and reporting. She can only responsibly stop the eight soldier ants brought back by the protagonist, and relieve the protagonist of their temporary command. As for what information Lao Wang will get from the guide worker ants in the future, the protagonist has no heart to pay attention to it now.

It's also very strange to roll, but according to the requirements, he has to wait in place for the other Rambos who have not yet returned to the nest, so there is no way to keep up with the protagonist to continue the communication. But in the face of such a fellow who has repeatedly committed deviant behavior towards ants, the seeds of doubt and curiosity have been planted in his heart, and will eventually sprout and grow.

The protagonist finally returns to the cave**, when he can't move and watches the mantis approaching step by step with a scythe, and when he runs away but feels that the mantis is right behind him, he misses this dark but safe underground fortress immensely. Under the cold light of the dimly lit fluorescent bacteria in the passage, the protagonist's footsteps suddenly stumbled again, as if all the energy in his body had been consumed by his quick actions during the escape.

The protagonist returns to his two-bedroom apartment in despair. In the hall, Mulan, who stayed behind, recognized the protagonist and hurriedly came over, her tentacles dancing happily, and flattering her tentacles stretched out to the protagonist.

The protagonist ignores Mulan's request for communication, impatiently makes a sharp noise, and drives Mulan away mercilessly. Then, the protagonist returns to the bedroom alone and slams his tired body on the silk bed.

Now, he just wants to get a good night's sleep.