Chapter 45: The Hunt

"Didi" a few sounds, the second light curtain lit up, and then the three of them saw that Wei cleverly divided the display area into three pieces, and now the first two areas have shown a three-dimensional image, only the third area is still dark.

"...... here," Shul pointed to a location where nothing was shown, "or is there no image?

"Yes. ”

"Well, it looks like I can't see it for the time being. Shure nodded, and began to take a closer look at the other two areas.

"Eh, these two people are so familiar?" "Moriah pulled Saf to the ground and squatted on the ground together, her chin propped up with her hands, her big clear eyes full of curiosity, staring at a corner of the first area, "They look so stupid to sneak around." ”

The first area, undoubtedly, shows the cave that has been turned into a battlefield under the control of the burrowing spiders.

Looking down from the sky, the huge hole looks no bigger than a fist, and the chickpea-sized insects gather around the cave in groups, and the insects are next to each other, layer upon layer of the hole is impermeable. The number of insect swarms is extremely large, and even if they are so densely arranged, they still occupy an area of nearly one square kilometer, and even if the impact is reduced by dozens of times, it occupies almost the entire field of view.

It's hard to imagine what a spectacular scene you would see if you were in the center of the swarm, and I'm afraid you're in the middle of a million troops.

It is indeed an army of millions, the number of insects is estimated to be close to one million, so many insects, staring at the nest of the mutant spider mother together, the pressure brought is by no means easy, but the mutant spider has never moved, guarding the cave as always, just like the million insect swarm outside the door is just a million sculptures.

After a day, there were no more swarm reinforcements, and Shul suspected that it was not that there were no follow-up troops, but that the space was already packed, and more troops were just a waste. At this time, the battle did not start, the insect swarm was just guarding at the entrance of the cave, and then the order of the insect swarm could be revealed, it seemed that the millions of insect swarms had been guarding for a long time, if it was replaced by a group of ordinary humans, I am afraid that they would have been impatient to wait for a long time, but although the insects came and went back and forth in a small area, the formation has not changed, and the iron-like order is no less than the elite troops trained by Pavatiga.

Admittedly, the patience of the biters was unexpected, but the patience of the spiders was even more amazing.

Spiders are one of the most patient creatures, their close relatives can stay motionless in the center of the web for days on end, waiting for their prey to throw themselves into the web, and even this special group of spiders, whose main means of foraging is to hunt in groups, can lurk for dozens of hours under camouflage.

Therefore, the little spiders lie on the cobwebs as if they are asleep, and their number has increased a lot, and there are already about 100 little spiders guarding the entrance of the hole, almost filling the entire cobweb, which makes people look creepy. Coincidentally, when the three of them were observing, dozens of small spiders came out of the hole ** and took over the work of their brothers and sisters, while the guards who were originally lying on the net lined up and sank into the depths of the cave.

The original offensive and defensive battle turned into a confrontation, which is not good news for the mercenaries, if in the melee, there is still a chance to rush into the breakaway point with a large army, if you are lucky, you can save some ordinary people, but now the wind is calm, the slightest movement will attract the attention of both sides, and no matter how good luck you are, it is impossible to rush in. On the other hand, peace is not necessarily a good thing for two mercenaries with a mission.

In the video, Mia and Duck are seen hiding in a very inconspicuous corner on the outskirts of the swarm, hiding behind a few rocks. The two of them with rich experience have already used medicinal powder to cover up the smell on their bodies, neutralized the heat emitted by their bodies with hedrons, stopped breathing from their mouths and noses with breath-holding potions, and even their heartbeats have been suppressed to a minimum with energy, so to speak, they have eliminated any factors that may expose themselves.

Because they're dealing with a terrible swarm.

I have to say that what Moria said makes a lot of sense, the caution of the two when they lurk, from the perspective of their teammates, is very professional, but from the perspective of a third-party looking down, the look of looking around is really not very smart, and the tiptoeing movements are indeed quite stupid, but judging from the gains behind them, the effect is not bad.

For today's task, the two of them brought several five-fold space backpacks, five times the backpack space, and there was no problem in holding the corpses of one or two people, and most of the insects could be fitted except for those with particularly exaggerated sizes, such as those beetles with fangs. Now, the two of them already had a few large bulging backpacks behind their backs, apparently a lot of gains, only one of them was empty, and they looked like they were planning to fill their backpacks and come back, as they had already locked on to another target.

It was a spider-like bug, with five extraordinarily slender legs and a pair of long, muscular chelicerae, and a round body, but not as large a belly as a spider. This insect is agile and agile, but the strange thing is that it does not have any offensive parts, not even its mouthparts, except for the relatively sharp legs and chelicera, and it really can't understand why such an insensitive insect appears on the battlefield, and it is also on the periphery of the battlefield.

But it doesn't matter anymore, at least for the bugs that are about to turn into trophies, the two seasoned hunters are ready to hunt.

A large pit was dug behind the stone that was large enough for the two of them to fit in, and a magic circle was carved around the pit, and once activated, a thick layer of soil would be formed, sealing the two of them in the pit so that the insects could not find it. Of course, it hasn't been activated yet, and the two are cautiously poking their heads out, Mia has already channeled the magic, and Duck is already ready to cooperate, just waiting for the prey to show its flaws.

The strange insect was a bit lively, crawling here and there, and from time to time its claws dug a few holes in the ground, as if they were about to bury themselves in the earth, but the last step was never taken, and after digging one hole, they crawled to another place and continued to dig another.

The bug that amuses itself does not know that its wandering behavior has sent itself to death.

"Action. ”

This is the closest position to Mia and Duck on the bug's path, and it is also the hunt location that the two have prepared for a long time, and when the bug sets foot on the predetermined position, the hunt begins.

Everything happens in the blink of an eye.

Mia pointed forward, the temperature around the insect dropped rapidly, and in a few tenths of a second, it was frozen without even a freezing process, and all the vital signs were frozen, and the muscles of the whole body crystallized at the same time, and the outside of the body was also covered with a layer of ice crystals, and then, the insect that was still running around just now was frozen in a thick block of ice, and before it even reacted to what was happening, it had lost consciousness and life.

This is exactly what Shur asked in advance, he would rather go home empty-handed than be discovered by the bugs, including when hunting, so that the prey dies in the shortest possible time, and he doesn't know who the enemy is until he dies. Although the reason is not clearly stated, Mia can probably guess what Shuer is worried about, there is a spiritual connection between the insects, and the queen can directly command the insects through the spiritual connection, this is not a groundless speculation, there is indeed this possibility, so Mia's actions are also very careful to ensure her concealment.

While the bugs freeze into ice, Duck's assistance has arrived. The blood-colored rose turned into a long whip, crossed a distance of more than twenty meters, rolled up the ice cube at the moment of freezing, and pulled the ice cube into the hole like lightning. The next moment, the magic array activated, the earth wall sealed the hole, and the ground returned to leveling as if nothing had happened.

Outside the entrance of the cave, the insect swarm barely responded, only the nearest insect seemed to sense, turned around and looked around for a while, and a few of them swam above the hiding place of the two people and turned around a few times before returning to the group. If the bugs have intelligence and expression, then the current expression must be dazed, no one knows what just happened, as for the missing one, there are tens of millions of bugs here, and one or two are missing, I'm afraid even the queen of the bugs won't notice.

"Tsk, these two are doing a good job. "Although I haven't found a way to solve the problem of detachment, I can't see anxiety on my face, there is a saying in the Jade Empire, which waged the most wars in the chaotic era, war is like a rope, half of the rope is your understanding of the enemy, and the other half is the distance between you and victory, the deeper you understand the enemy, the shorter the distance from victory. This is one of the tactical aphorisms that has been handed down to this day, so the work of the two is still very important, and it is commendable for the perfect completion. However, praise is praise, look at the surrounding situation, and it is better to give up the idea of detaching from here.

"Wei, another marked location. Shul muttered, "Seems like a fortress?"

"Yes. Vivi didn't understand the language, Saf and Moria, but Shul understood it no longer had a problem, "It used to be a makeshift base for the Soul Clan. ”

"The Soul Clan? is that race that originally belonged to the Guardian Clan, but eventually gave up its own body and continued through the generations in the form of a spirit body?"

"That's their base. ”

"How powerful are these ghosts?" Shure asked, "how does it compare to ours?"

"The overall strength is 57 percent higher than ours, but the difference in the defense capability of individual bases is only 9 percent, and the difference in strength is not much. ”

"Better than us. Shur tapped his thigh and said thoughtfully, "But it was still captured by the swarm." ”

That's right, what appeared in front of me was a destroyed fortress, and all that could be seen was the ruins and ruins, and the insects that were burrowing in and out of the ruins.