Chapter Seventy-Five: Lore
The raindrops are getting denser and denser, the wind is also raging, and the big trees that can shelter from the wind and rain are close in front of him, but he can only hover on the side of the water, maybe he will be smashed by the rain in the next second, and then quietly washed away by the current, drowning in this wilderness in obscurity.
Rolling anxiously crawled upstream along the current, trying to find a place to wade. From time to time, the raindrops fell on him, and the rolling carapace was all wet with splashing, and the water droplets adhered to the carapace, dripping down as the roll moved.
The hard work paid off, and I found that a dry branch that had been knocked down by the rain crossed the water, forming a natural bridge.
The protagonist hurriedly climbs the bridge, and the pine branch still has a large number of dry, short, sharp pine needles, and Roll can only try to find a place to climb in the wet pine needles. A gust of wind blew, and the branches rolled in a half-circle. Roll almost fell into the water, and the hook at the tip of his arthropod struggled to hook the branch, lifting the lower half of his body that was already in the water again.
Finally, we climbed to the opposite bank, where the density of raindrops was much lower under the cover of a dense canopy, but it was not a completely safe place either. Roll quickly leaned towards the big tree, found the leeward side and climbed up, the bark on this side was still relatively dry.
Rolling used his six arthropods to climb the dry and rough bark, crossed the gaps between the bark, and quickly climbed into the air. This way, you don't have to worry about being flooded in the event of a flood. After climbing to this height, Roll actually found a companion - the only female ant in the team.
After seeing the roll, the female ant happily came over and slapped the rolling's body with her tentacles. She told Roll that she was very scared when the battle broke out, but there were no killer ants attacking her, so she hid all the way to the edge of the battlefield. Then it rained, and the timid female ant was the first to climb the pine tree and hide on the side of the rain.
Roll and ask her if she saw any other companions or enemies. The female told him that several companion males had climbed the tree with their attendant workers, and continued up to find a safer place to shelter from the rain. As for the enemy, she has not yet seen it.
Roll understands why the male ants continue to climb up to find a safer place, the wind direction in this heavy rain can change at any time, if you don't avoid the wind and raindrops that change direction in time, the tiny ants are likely to be blown down or smashed to the ground, and face danger again.
Tell the timid and stupid female ant to stop staying here and keep up with him. Then he climbed higher again. The pine tree was tall and straight, and he climbed a little higher before he met the first branch, and he climbed along this branch for a while, and the branches became thinner and thinner, but he did not find a suitable place to shelter from the rain, so he had to climb back with the little female ant.
When finding the second branch, the protagonist finally finds a good place to shelter from the rain - an empty cocoon is stuck to the back of the branch, and there is a hole in the cocoon, apparently the original occupants have flown away. The opening of this cocoon is slightly open, and the wind and rain will not pour into it.
Roll immediately beckoned the little female ant to hide in the cocoon with him, the cocoon was dry and neat, effectively blocking the wind and rain, and it looked very warm without the wind blowing.
After hiding in, the little female ant appeared very happy, and conveyed gratitude from her tentacles. Exhausted from all the hard work and hard work of crossing the water and finding shelter, he found a comfortable place in the innermost part of the cocoon and went to take a nap. The little female ant leaned against his side, snuggling up to keep warm.
Roll was very tired, and she slept for a long time before waking up, and the little female ant also fell asleep, and Roll gently did not wake her up, and crawled to the cocoon to check the situation. It was still raining outside, and he didn't know where his companions had gone, or if they had found a place to escape from the rain. But now he can't do anything but wait patiently for the rain to pass.
Roll back into the depths of the cocoon to nap again.
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Napping Roll was suddenly awakened by a pungent smell, and he woke up with a stirring, a familiar smell, the pungent smell of pheromones from his fellow clansmen calling for help.
Rolling his eyes, there were two entangled ant figures not far in front of him, and one of them emitted a signal for help. Needless to say, it was the little female ant who called for help, and the other was the enemy who apparently came in while they were asleep.
Roll a little closer, and finally recognize that the enemy is actually a big fierce hand ant, a total of four small bosses, and Roll himself met two, and I don't know if it's his back.
The giant killer ant had injuries on her body, she only had five legs, and her left hind arthropod had been broken, which was a memento of the previous fight with her companion. After the rain fell, she killed her opponent and then hurried to the tree in search of shelter. When she discovered the cocoon, she also saw that there were two enemies inside, and she had planned to repeat her old trick to kill the outer one first, and then deal with the other one. Unexpectedly, this female ant actually sensed her approach in advance, so that her plan to sneak attack and bite the other party's neck was shattered.
But it didn't matter, the big fierce hand ant decided to change the sneak attack to a strong attack, forcibly dragged the little female ant out, ready to throw her out of the cocoon, she didn't believe that this weak little female ant could survive the torrential rain and mud.
However, the resistance of the little female ant suddenly erupted so strong that the fierce hand ant could not win at the first time, and the little female ant burst out with the strength of her whole body, hanging on to the silk thread on the cocoon wall to ensure that she was not dragged, and then still had the strength to send a distress signal.
This is actually due to the fact that the fierce hand ants are lightly attacked, and she ignores the environment of the battle. Anyone who has ever had experience knows that it's easy to drag someone about their weight, but if the opponent grabs a fixed object, it's very difficult to drag even if the opponent is weaker than you.
After rolling out the enemy, he immediately made a ferocious impact and forced the opponent to let go of the little female ant. The fierce hand ants had to turn their heads and roll.
Roll is still very cautious, he knows that the other party's strength is strong, and if he is not careful, he will still be caught and defeated, this time in the closed cocoon, there will not be another drop of rain to save him.
But rolling also has its own advantages, and he can see that the opponent is slower to turn to the right because the left hind leg is missing, which is her Achilles' heel. Roll immediately kept moving clockwise around the enemy, trying to attack the enemy's vulnerable side or back, and the big fierce hand ant had to follow and turn around to avoid being circled.
At this time, the little female ant who had just been rescued was no longer timid, and she suddenly rushed up to bite the enemy. The fierce hand ant reacted sensitively and immediately rushed its head towards the little female ant. The little female ant rushed halfway and then hurriedly stopped, and quickly retracted to a safe place like a frightened rabbit.
Right now, the moment the enemy turned and distracted, he rolled to the back of her side and bit down on the slender waist of the enemy. Roll your head high and lift the other person up. Ants can easily lift up to 700 times their own body weight, and it is not difficult to lift another ant.
This fierce hand ant is like a titan off the ground, with no strength but no way to exert it.
Rolling up the enemy, crawling to the cocoon, and throwing the enemy into the storm. The moment it fell into the air, the fierce hand ant was blown away by the wind.