Chapter 306: Army of Ants
Yang Hao looked at Ah Sheng's corpse, his body kept trembling, his face was distorted, as if he was about to cry, and said, "...... I...... Let's get out of here...... Things are getting bigger...... Ah Sheng died here, what do we say about this...... Here......"
Wu Bo was very scared and said nervously: "...... Xiaojing ...... Let's go? We can't handle things here......" The two of them looked at Jin Jing and said, "Xiaojing, what do you say, Ah Sheng is dead, are we still staying here?" There are so many monsters here, if we meet ......" Jin Jing's heart was also confused, and there was no idea on her beautiful pale face, they obviously sensed that their actions were too reckless, and they really shouldn't come here whimsically and cause trouble. Xu Xudong was very nervous, bowed his head and said, "But how do we leave now?" β
Zhu Zhe sighed, lifted his glasses and said, "You shouldn't come here, but do you have a way to leave now?" Stop messing around and come with us, or you'll all die if you stay here." Fang Ziqing looked at Qiu Tian, her eyes flickered, as if she trusted him incomparably, and resolutely said, "I'll go with you!" β
Qiu Tian's expression was solemn and he said, "Everyone follow me closely, and I will try my best to protect you." Jin Jing thought of Chu Xiaoyu, who didn't know his whereabouts and life and death, and was very worried, her gaze was immediately extremely firm, and she said, "I must find out the truth about Erdaozi and that mysterious organization!" Fang Ziqing held Jin Jing's hand tightly, nodded and said, "Yes, we won't back down and run away!" Xu Xudong squatted on the ground, covered Ah Sheng's face with a handkerchief, and mustered up the courage to say, "Well, we have to track it down!" Atai also said, "Yes! I want to find out the mystery of my father's death! I want to find out the secrets of the rainforest! β
Qiu Tian knew that this group of young people was still very naΓ―ve, he sighed helplessly, he looked ahead with a telescope, and then looked at the actual map picture taken by the satellite, and was silent. Zhu Zhe said, "God, how have you decided to move forward?" β
Qiu Tian knew that the strange creatures in the ravine would multiply, and he was very embarrassed and said: "I'm worried about this matter, now there are ant colonies in the ravine, as well as those rattans and carnivorous plants that strangle the living, no matter which road we take now, it is very dangerous, I'm afraid it will ......."
Zhu Zhe lifted his glasses, his eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "Don't worry, this is a trivial matter!" Leave it to me! I'm serious! Show them what I'm capable of! β
Qiu Tian was taken aback and asked, "Do you have a route?" β
Zhu Zhe walked forward and said, "Come with me, you will definitely be able to catch up with Yin Zhencheng's team!" Qiu Tian followed a few steps and asked, "Old Zhu, how do we go?" β
Zhu Zhe smiled and asked, "Which way are you going to go?" β
Qiu Tian said: "Since there are ant tides and wild elephant herds in the ravine, we can't track them from the ravine, otherwise it will be easy to be discovered by Yin Zhencheng, Feng Ying and others." On the left slope there should be strangled rattans, which are not inferior to ant colonies in the ravine, and there are carnivorous plants on the right slope, but they have been shot by mercenaries, so there is no danger for the time being. If we follow from other unknown locations, I am afraid that we will encounter more unknown dangers. I think since there are no more carnivorous plants, we should take the hill on the right. β
Zhu Zhe said, "No, let's go on the left hillside. Zhu Zhe lifted his glasses, and then said: "Although the carnivorous plants on the hillside on the right were killed by mercenaries, the residual smell of it is still there, and the gas emitted by the carnivorous plants will attract many creatures, and these creatures will attract more predators, so although the carnivorous plants on the hillside on the right are dead, the area is very dangerous, and there will be more unexpected guys." Carnivorous plants are terrible, but those hidden predators are even more terrifying, plants - insects - herbivores - carnivores - hunters, this is the simple ecological principle. The more lush the flowers and trees, the more animals there are, the more dangers there are, and this is true of the biosphere, which is the law of nature. Yin Zhencheng and Feng Ying sent a few more mercenaries up the right slope to reconnoitre, and those mercenaries would not live long. β
Qiu Tian frowned and said, "However, there are a lot of strangled rattans on the left slope, isn't it very dangerous?" How do we get through? β
Zhu Zhe said: "Although those strangulation plants seem to be fierce, they are not carnivorous plants, but they are actually just competing for sunlight and nutrients in the land, and do not intentionally attack people and animals." There are dead trees, few flowers and plants, fewer animals, and some animals will not go anywhere after being attacked by rattans, so the woods are naturally 'cleaner'. For lianas, we just need to be careful not to touch them, not to make a sound to attract their attention, and to pass through quietly and quickly. And plants are afraid of fire, and if they attack us, we can use the heat against them. So we can take the hillside on the left and look
It seems that the more dangerous the place, the better it is for us, and that strangling plant is our barrier, Yin Zhencheng and they would never have imagined that we would follow them in close proximity. β
Qiu Tian's heart lit up when he heard what Zhu Zhe said, and said, "Okay, let's go." He instructed Jin Jing and the others to be careful when they entered the dead wood forest for a while, try not to make a sound, not to shoot, and not to touch any lianas. Qiu Tian and Zhu Zhe took out tactical flashlights and some equipment from their backpacks, and took out a few small locators for Jin Jing and the others to wear on their bodies. When Jin Jing and the others saw that Qiu Tian and Zhu Zhe were about to leave, Wu Bo suddenly asked nervously: "...... Hill...... Mr. Qiu...... What about Ah Sheng's corpse? β
Yang Hao also said: "Yes...... yes, do you want to put Ah Sheng's body here first? β
Zhu Zhe said: "Do you still want to carry him? He took out the deworming medicine and sprayed a lot of medicine on Ah Sheng's corpse, Qiu Tian knew that under the current situation, Ah Sheng's corpse could only be left. Zhu Zhe then said: "It would be best if this kid could be decomposed into nutrients and return to the land, but if he becomes the food of some wild beasts, it can be regarded as a contribution to the ecological environment, and he has also contributed to us, attracting some carnivores for us." β
Qiu Tian, Zhu Zhe, Jin Jing and the others cautiously walked through the grass, and then circled from the left, directly onto the slope on the left side of the ravine. Qiu Tian looked down, and there was a faint red light flashing in the ravine, like sparkling waves, and sure enough, it was an army of ants with no end in sight.
Jin Jing and the others were startled when they saw the ants in the ravine, their faces were as gray as earth, they were very nervous, they had never seen so many and such a large colony of ants, they thought: If someone falls, they will definitely be gnawed into white bones! Zhu Zhe looked at the ants below, couldn't help but dance, and said to himself, "Very good baby! Bowback ant colony! The queen must be very beautiful, and I would love to see it. Qiu Tian looked at the woods in front of him, the trees used to be tall and stout, standing straight, but at the moment they were all very dry, without bark, the branches and leaves were wilting, and the trees were wrapped with dense rattans, like nets, these rattans hung in the woods like ropes, looking like ordinary rattans, motionless, without danger.
Qiu Tian and Zhu Zhe escorted Jin Jing and the others into the quiet dry forest, everyone held their breath, raised their legs and walked lightly, not daring to make a louder sound, the forest was cold and unusually quiet.