Chapter 11: The Gluttonous Snail (2)
But the protagonist soon realizes that he is underestimating the potential threat of snails.
He had just returned to the damp underground, to the dormitory, not far from the combustion chamber, and had barely slept for a while in an uncomfortable environment due to too much humidity, when he was woken up by the warring soldiers.
After receiving the alarm, the protagonist hurries to the top of the ant mound, while the other fighters also wake up and prepare for battle.
The protagonist looks down on the scene of the terrifying ants under his feet: he sees that the ant mound as thick as a bamboo tube is surrounded by various large and small snails, some of which have climbed to the surface of the antmound, and they are gnawing on the outer wall of the antmound, and many places have revealed pitted gnawing marks.
Countless snails move and have crystal trails around the anthill, which also covers the surface of the lower part of the antmound. However, the many blades of grass on the ground near the ant mound have almost all disappeared.
It seems that after the snails ate all the grass on the ground, they began to besiege the ant nest for some reason.
It turns out that these vegetarian individuals like the tender and juicy grass, and after being attracted by the smell of grass juice, they feast here. After all, they don't have much chance to eat grass on weekdays, they are not as good at climbing plants as their close relatives snails, and the tall blades of grass can only be seen in the dust on weekdays.
Carnivorous snails, on the other hand, follow their food – other snails come here.
After the grass leaves on the ground are eaten, hundreds of vegetarian snails begin to instinctively look for food nearby, because the ants have carried a lot of grass blades into the nest before, and the strong smell of grass juice lingers in the vicinity, so that the snails gather one after another.
These snails eat everything, they can eat algae and other plants when they are underwater, and they can even eat sediment on the tidal flats, digesting the organic matter inside and excreting waste.
When the snails arrive at the antmound, they instinctively gnaw on the dirt all the way, and then begin to gnaw on the rudimentary version of the ant's concrete.
The ant concrete used to build the ant mound is made up of gravel, ant gum and some grass stalks, which are rich in protein and edible grass stems, and the snails soon find that these hard soils are rich in nutrients and gather more violently than other soils.
The rudimentary version of ant concrete is not as strong as the normal formula of ant concrete, and it disappears little by little under the mouth of the seemingly soft snail.
The ant warrior in charge of guarding the nest only sounded the alarm when he found that the nest was being gnawed by snails.
Naturally, the protagonist can't sit back and watch these snails encroach on the ant nest that has been built with great difficulty, this nest is already a temporary camp for the Divine Envoy King's legion, and it is impossible to give up a lot of supplies. And snails have a very large appetite and a very low IQ, and they will not leave without eating up the nutrient-rich concrete.
The protagonist orders the Stag Elephant to send out several squads to attack the snails that are gnawing at the outer walls of the anthill and drive them away.
Soon, a team of god envoy king warriors fiercely slaughtered out of the lair, attacking those snails nearby, these snails can be used as food after being killed, and the protagonist is aware of the delicacy of snails, snails and other foods in the previous life.
But the attack of the ants did not go well, although these snails that were besieging the ant mound were all vegetarian snails, the carnivorous snails were still hunting in the back position, and there was no follow-up. But vegetarian snails, like other snails, are naturally strong in defense and are not easy to deal with.
The medium-sized black snail as large as a mare's milk grape is covered in slime, and the ant warriors need to overcome the mucus to bite the snail's flesh, and if they are not careful, they may be trapped by the slime, and if the stomata are blocked, it is easy to suffocate to death. And even if the black snail hurts, it will immediately burrow into the shell, and a thick and strong hard membrane will immediately block the shell mouth, and the ants will have nothing to do
Although the small snail does not have as much mucus and does not have a hard membrane, it will also burrow into the shell when attacked, and the shell mouth is too small for ants to get into.
In the end, the Divine Envoy King warriors could only force these snails besieging the anthill into their shells, and then work together to move them to a distance. With the speed and tenacity of the snails, they will definitely return, but at least not for the time being.
Before you know it, there are already as many as one multi-legion of ant warriors out to participate in an alternative battle to defend the ant nest.
At this time, the mutation is abrupt!!
As more and more ants outside, and carnivorous snails slowly approached the anthill, these carnivorous snails seemed to have some sense, and they stopped looking for other snails, but began to approach the ants one after another.
The ants were busy carrying the vegetarian snails back and forth, and the speed of the meat snails was really not fast, a little slower than the vegetarian snails, and the ants were not aware of the intention of these meat snails that were slowly approaching like plums.
It wasn't until the first carnivorous snail approached the two ants that were carrying the small snails that suddenly a stream of mucus shot out of its flattened body at a lightning speed disproportionate to its slow speed.
The slime stuck to the two ants and the little snail they were carrying, the little snail was still hiding in the shell and did not move, and the two ant warriors struggled violently, but the mucus was extremely sticky, and the two ants could not get out of the trap, so they could only watch the carnivorous snail slowly approach.
The multicolored carnivorous snail finally approached, leaving a trail of reflection in the moonlight on the ground behind it, like a snail's trace.
The giant carnivorous snail finally approached its prey, and its huge gastropods quickly encased two struggling ants and a small spike like a suicide on the tracks of a train running over the tracks. When the snails left the spot, there were no ants and snails on the ground, and even the mucus was gone—they were swallowed by the snails!
The carnivorous snail continued to move forward, following the breath in search of its next prey.
The attack was silent, and the ants trapped in the slime could not even give out the warning breath.
But as the attacks increase, the ants outside the nest and the protagonist on the anthill notice the anomaly almost simultaneously.
The ants were enraged, and they began to prioritize attacking the carnivorous snails around them that killed their companions.
But this carnivorous snail is like a gluttonous glutton, regardless of it, it still uses mucus and body to devour ants.
A colorful carnivorous snail approached an ant trapped in the slime, and the other ants reacted and bit the snail.
The mucus of the carnivorous snail could not stop the attack of these ants, and the copper jaw knife pierced the gastropod of the carnivorous snail directly.
But the carnivorous snail didn't care, its huge body seemed to have no pain nerves, and it was still firmly close to the target.
Until the companion was swallowed whole by the carnivorous snail, the ants could not stop the carnivorous snail. Moreover, those warriors who came into contact with the mucus on the surface of the carnivorous snail soon fell down one after another, and were also devoured by the carnivorous snail.
The mucus of these colorful carnivorous snails is poisonous!