Ma Yan's expression was serious, his eyes were fixed on the place where a little light appeared, and he slowly explained: "The sand wolf worm evolved from the sand worm. The sandworm is a kind of insect that lives in the desert, which is not poisonous, but the evolved sand wolf worm is highly poisonous. And this kind of sand wolf worm usually lives in the Gobi. They are good at attacking prey in groups and are very lethal. Dozens of sand wolf insects are on their bodies, which can turn an adult wild horse into white bones in an instant. ”

"Gobi? We are not in the Gobi here, how can there be sand wolf worms, you can't be mistaken, right? ”

Pointing to the strange grass under the tree, he said, "I didn't believe it at first. Until I found this grass. This grass is called camel thorn and usually grows in the desert and Gobi region. You see, although it is in the valley, but within the scope of this Nanliu Village, there is no grass, which is very similar to the desert and the Gobi Desert. Since there are camel thorns here, it means that the ecological conditions here are in line with the living environment of sand wolf insects. The appearance of sand wolf bugs is also very likely. And as far as I know, the life of the sand wolf worm is very tenacious, and many harsh conditions can survive. ”

At this time, there are more and more bits of light in front of us, and they have surrounded us in patches.

Looking at the ghostly point of light, I felt numb all over my body, and asked Ma Yan, "Are those the eyes of the sand wolf worm?" ”

"Yes. However, due to the strong light in the desert, the eyes of the sand wolf insects are bright, but they have degenerated, and their eyesight is very poor, and they rely on their sensitive sense of smell and physical contact with the ground, as well as some changes in the air to experience the world. They are now gathering and could attack us at any moment. ”

As Ma Tan spoke, I noticed that the glittering points of light began to move slowly.

Swarms of sand wolf insects are surging forward like a tide.

Walking in front of the sand wolf worms, I can already see what they really are. Although they are called sand wolf worms, the way they crawl is different from ordinary insects. They don't seem to have obvious thin feet, and when they move, they are more like snakes, first they bend themselves out of three bends, first use one or three limbs to "take a step" to the side of the body, and then use the second bend of the body to "take a step". They are converging on the three of us in this strange way of crawling. The ground was covered with sand and small rocks, but it didn't stop them from moving forward.

Ma Jian shouted: "Quick, ignition." ”

I was startled by this sound, and then I remembered my mission, and hurriedly lit the lighter in my hand, and lit the branches in the shallow ditch.

The branch was sprinkled with a lot of yellow powder, which was supposed to be flammable, and soon burned in the shallow ditch. At the same time, a puff of yellow smoke emitted a pungent smell of sulfur.

In just a few moments, as far as our line of sight could see, there were already these sand wolf worms. There was no gravel or stones on the ground in front of them, all of them were covered with this sand wolf worm.

Originally, I heard the rustling sound of the sand wolf crawling insects, but I didn't feel anything. Now see the scene in front of you, plus that

The rustling sound that makes the scalp tingle even more terrifying.

Fortunately, we lit the branches in the shallow ditch, and a ring of fire surrounded us in the middle. At the same time, the yellow smoke spread out, and those sand wolf insects seemed to be afraid of this yellow smoke, and the sand wolf insects in front temporarily stopped advancing, but the back ones still surged upwards layer by layer.

When I saw that this thing worked, I hurriedly shouted at Ma Yan, "Old horse, you have this thing useful, how many more, take it out quickly." ”

Ma Jian shook his head: "I only brought these two cans of sulfur powder, and I have to leave one can for backup." There are too many worms, it's a drop in the bucket, and this is only a temporary solution, not a long-term solution. ”

As soon as I stomped my foot, I realized that the time when Ma Jian had asked us to leave here was the best chance to escape. Now we're stuck here, and we can't run if we want to. It's like a turtle in an urn.

Liang Yue also said: "Then it's not a way to wait like this." ”

"I can't help it, I can only wait for now...... Let's keep one direction to each of us, and when the swarm is near, sprinkle the stones we have left with brimstone, and roll them out of them, and the stones will burn into a ball of fire when they pass through the shallow ditch. I hope these sand wolf worms are not coming at us, as long as we hold on longer, maybe they will give up. ”

The sand wolf worms that covered the entire ground in front of us were already less than ten meters away from us. The rustling sound that makes people's scalps tingle is getting clearer and clearer.

At this moment, a sound similar to a wolf's howl suddenly came from an unknown direction.

"Uh......h Howling...... wolf howl even drowned out the rustling sound of the sand wolf worms crawling.

And after this wolf howl, those sand wolf insects that had retreated rushed up one after another again.

"Sure enough." Ma Yan's face became even more ugly.

"What's wrong again?" I asked.

"I've heard that sand wolf worms are interdependent with a kind of desert wolf, and when the weather is cold, those sand wolf worms will crawl on the desert wolf's body and rely on their fur for warmth. The desert wolf's skin periodically grows a type of scabies, which needs to be eaten by the sand wolf worm. As long as you see a sand wolf worm, there will definitely be a desert wolf, so this snake is called a sand wolf worm. Do you hear the howl of the wolf? This means that there are desert wolves nearby. Ma Jian quickly explained.

When I heard this, I was confused: "No, why are there wolves?" I didn't hear the old stall say that there are wolves...... It can't be......"

Ma Jian also nodded: "Although this is a mountainous area, this mountain is not a primeval forest after all, and it is not far from the residential area of people, so there should be no wolves." ”

I suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said, "That's right." I knew that after the cliff burial, the corpse would be eaten by the mountain dogs if it fell. This is the bottom of the cliff, where a cliff burial has just taken place. Could it be that the howl we just heard was made by the mountain dogs? ”

Ma Tan said: "That's right. This is also not a desert, and it is likely that the mountain dogs have taken the place of the desert wolf. ”

Ma Jian and I were discussing, and Liang Yue shouted: "Don't study, the sand wolf worm is coming up."

Sure enough, it seemed to be a drum howling in the mountains

Under the dance, the sand wolf worms began to hit the ring of fire in batches.

The sand wolf insects in front of them had already rushed into the fire ring desperately, and suddenly the green smoke was filled, and a pungent smell of burnt smell emanated.

The sand wolf worms that rushed into the fire ring earlier were already scorched.

This pungent burnt smell makes people have a headache.

"Oh no, this charred insect body seems to be poisonous too. Try to control your breathing. Ma Jian shouted.

At this time, as the sulfur burned out, coupled with the increase in the number of sand wolf insects, the fire gradually weakened. Those sand wolf insects seemed to see the dawn of victory, and they were even more unscrupulous and swept over them frantically.

(End of chapter)

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