Following these ants to move forward, several people's understanding of the word "powerful" is also deepening.

These termites are too strong!

The three of them saw the whole process of termites eating everything - tree trunks, shrubs, insects, small animals, without exception, all disappeared.

Yes, just disappear, without any wood dregs, no leaves left, including flesh, bones, blood, nothing! It seems like this place was originally a desert! However, just a few minutes ago, it was lush and green.

They even saw termites kill an anteater!

Anteaters look like armadillos and are natural predators of termites. It has a hard skin to defend against termite attacks, and a super elastic tongue that can be retracted up to 200 times per minute to eat termites quickly. Mature anteaters can eat tens of thousands of ants every day! Moreover, this anteater has also been mutated, and its size is larger than that of ordinary anteaters.

But in front of the mutant termite, it only lasted 4 seconds.

As if in the blink of an eye, it didn't even have any scum left.

That anteater was just an episode, this colony of termites even ate a rabbit! It's the mutant rabbit that the three of them fought just now, a white rabbit six or seven meters tall that was covered with termites before jumping away, and then landed in a scream and was devoured by the ant colony...... As for the poop bomb that it might have in its belly...... Termites must have broken it down into the most basic water, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide, right?

Xu Liang let out a rare sigh: "Do you think that these termites ...... Too powerful? ”

Duanqing nodded, thinking deeply:

"Termites are one of the most adaptable in nature, and their strong social structure of a million-dollar colony gives them an unparalleled advantage in survival, collection, and warfare. If you have systematically studied the biological world, you will find that social populations like bees and termites have created something simply amazing, and even no worse than humans! ”

Duan Qing's exclamation ended quickly, and she asked Xu Liang a question curiously:

"Now we and them should be allies. But if you are hostile to them, Xu Liang, what are your chances of winning? ”

Faced with this question, Xu Liang did not answer immediately, but thought about it seriously for a while.

"If it's a rush, like the one just now." Xu Liang finally said, "I'm not sure I can win." ”

Duan Qing looked at him with a hint of surprise in her expression.

Xu Liang has always given her the impression that "there is always a way" and will hardly face a desperate situation, but now his answer really surprised her.

Either way, the opponent is not a human, but just a colony of termites.

"They're not just a colony of termites. They...... It's a huge race! Xu Liang said, "Even if I am well prepared, such as fire, powerful bombs, or some other carefully prepared method, I can indeed destroy a group, but then what? Termites, as a huge, worldwide population, will never go extinct! ”

"It's like there's a 13-level tsunami all over the world, and maybe most of the creatures in the outside world are dead, but I think there must be some ant colonies that can survive! Or some horn, or somewhere, or where the water can't be filled, or dormant, or eggs, or amber...... There will always be all kinds of accidents that allow the ant colony to survive, because they, too many. ”

Xu Liang not only answered Duan Qing's question, but even added a lot of his own thinking. As he spoke, he suddenly turned around! Rhetorical question:

"Do you have any sense that they are not just a species, it is possible, it is possible to be a civilization?"

Xu Liang's eyes lit up.

"After all, you see, they're mutating, well, whatever they're mutating for, anyway, they're wise! In this way, they are a kind of intelligent life, capable of building termite nests thousands of times the height of their bodies (fifteen meters tall), extremely resistant to disasters, and a super civilization with individual races in every corner of the globe! ”

As Xu Liang spoke, he felt that he had gradually found his way: "Perhaps, our previous definition of the word 'civilization' was too narrow, why can't termite colonies with so many characteristics be called 'civilization'?" ”

"Although their individual strength is still weak, and they can still be trampled to death by me a lot, the strength of the group they form is strong enough, and now they have mutated for some reason, and they have become stronger!" XXX is as small as an ant', this sentence can be changed in the future. ”

"And, if you look at it from that perspective." Xu Liang continued, "The question you asked me doesn't seem to make sense: How do I fight termite colonies? I'm an individual, termites are large colonies, and the two are not on the same order of magnitude at all! I am the equivalent of one man against one civilization! You're going to figure it out for me? ”

The more Xu Liang spoke, the more excited he became:

"And I've been thinking about the question, how can we humans become stronger? How can we fight against other races that are stronger than us, or even civilizations that are much stronger than us? ”

"When we humans face a disaster like the Category 13 tsunami, there is nothing we can do but watch it happen, build shelters, and let 99.999% of the population die, leaving the rest to survive by luck and choice. It's so embarrassing. ”

"I don't want that!"

Xu Liang excitedly pointed to the group of termites moving forward:

"It's a kind of thing that used to be called ants, and it's synonymous with 'small'. But now, they're walking sideways and casually in this ecosystem. ”

"We humans used to walk sideways on the earth, but now, we don't even know how many people are left."

"I don't want that!"

"I want to be like them, too, and walk sideways!"

Xu Liang rarely had a time of excitement. In his usual actions, he is secretly and seriously prepared, and he is sloppy on the surface. But this time, in the face of such a situation, I am afraid that even a person with Lao Xu's character will inevitably have a lot of feelings.

The contrast is too great.

Human civilization always thinks that it is the boss, but suddenly finds that there are many beings who are stronger than us.

"How to become stronger, this question ......," Duan Qing said, "Xu Liang, I don't think you need to be like this. You're an individual, that's all. How can an individual want to do the work of all mankind? So I think the first thing we have to do is actually find people. ”

"When we get out, let's take a closer look, how many people will survive?"

"In fact, I have always believed that although the big ship I built is the main refuge, the wisdom and ingenuity given by God to mankind will definitely allow many other people with a heart to survive. And these people must be the elite of the elite, plus the people on the big ship system that may not be completely wiped out, I think we have hope. ”

Xu Liang: "I agree with what you said about 'finding someone', but I don't agree with another point, why can't a person do a civilized job?" What if I could become a more awesome being than a civilization? ”

"What if I could kill them all by myself?"

Duan Qing sneered and mocked: "There are two ways, the first is that you develop technology until you can annihilate the earth with one shot. ”

Xu Liang thought for a while (unreliable): "Can you tell me about the second way?" ”

Duan Qing: "You cultivate immortals." Until you can blow a planet with one punch. ”

Xu Liang thought about it again (still unreliable): "Then let's find someone first, no, no, no, is there a third way?" ”

Duan Qing said: "There are some, that is the civilization arena." But this story is very long, and I haven't had time to tell you yet. ”

Xu Liang: "There is plenty of time now, you can spend a day talking about your 'long' old ...... that has been mentioned many times."

Xu Liang didn't finish his sentence, but he noticed that Duanqing's expression had changed.

It turned out that the journey of 250 meters was really short, and they had already reached the edge of the ship.

Duanqing looked at the scenery outside in a daze, and couldn't notice anything else.

Xu Liang was puzzled, and also turned his head, and then he was also shocked and speechless. Even Duan Han put down what he had been studying and looked at the outside of the glass wall.

The situation outside...... It's complicated, but one thing is certain!

Outside...... Not the sea!

Because there is no sparkling.

Nor is it the bottom of the sea.

Because there are no rippling water.

It's the ground.

Dry, waterless ground.

Potholed ground.

Looking at this situation, the three of them couldn't help but flash the same question in their hearts:

What about the sea?

(To be continued)