Chapter Eighty-Two: The Desert Marching Ants
"That's the desert marching ant, it must have been attracted by the smell of blood from those two yellow sheep. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" Xia Yang said in a deep voice.
Shirley Yang's face also changed when she heard this, she is a photographer for National Geographic magazine, she has been to many places, and she has seen and heard a lot, so she naturally knows that this is a deadly creature. She said with some eagerness: "This kind of thing can gnaw people into white bones, and it usually lives in groups, there will never be only a few!"
After Hu Bayi and Wang Fatzi reacted, they couldn't help but shake their bodies, and their faces were also shocked, and they hurriedly asked, "What should I do then?"
"Don't panic!" Xia Yang said calmly: "I just cleared the smell here with wine and fire, plus the wind is so strong, it should be able to temporarily cover up the smell of blood." And there is a big sandstorm outside, and in such bad weather, even desert marching ants cannot come out on a large scale. Lao Hu, you go and wake everyone up, pack up your things, and when the wind and sand are a little less, we will leave here immediately. ”
Hu Bayi and Wang Fatzi agreed, and immediately went to call everyone in the archaeological team. After learning about the desert marching ants, everyone was shocked!
This kind of thing is really terrifying, and when they appear in groups, they can be described as invincible in the desert. In front of thousands of marching ants, any beast, as well as humans, can only be gnawed to the bone!
Maybe Xia Yang wrapped it in cloth and put it in the corner of the wall, the pile of human bones is their masterpiece, no wonder there is not even a bit of flesh left.
The archaeological team and others were frightened, and hurriedly packed up their things, and then gathered at the exit of the hole, looking nervous, ready to run away.
Seeing that they were all frightened and worried, Xia Yang told them not to be nervous, now that the wind and sand were very strong outside, it was unlikely that the desert marching ants would come out at such a time. And it's still early in the morning, everyone can lean on each other and sleep for a while, and be sure to nourish their spirits.
Although everyone was not at ease, they also knew that they couldn't go anywhere now, so they had to listen to the persuasion of him and Hu Bayi, sleep in clothes, and wait for the day.
In such an environment, it can be said that no one can sleep well, and even if they can't hold back their sleepiness, they sleep very lightly and wake up from time to time.
The sandstorm outside blew all night, but nothing unexpected happened during the period, and after staying up until dawn, everyone woke up one after another.
The good news is that although the wind and sand have not stopped, it is obvious that the wind is much lighter, and it looks like this devilish sandstorm should be coming to an end.
Fortunately, a large part of the ruins of the ancient city had fallen into the yellow sand, almost missing the outer city wall, and if the wind and sand continued to blow, they would have to be buried alive here.
However, Professor Chen said that even if this nameless ancient city is completely buried in yellow sand and disappears into the desert, it does not mean that it will be buried forever. Taklamakan is mostly a mobile desert, and as the winds move the desert, it will reappear many years later.
After daybreak, everyone ate some dry food for breakfast, and waited for the wind and sand to stop.
Until more than nine o'clock in the morning, the wind had become very small, and at this moment, Ye Yixin suddenly shouted: "Look! There are ants!"
"There's that too. Chu Jian also shouted.
Everyone looked around, only to see hundreds of big ants suddenly burrowing out from under the sand, just between words, the sand in the corner of the house was a big bag, like a fountain, gushing out countless big ants. Each one has a pitch-black body, a red tail, red and black, as countless as the tide of the embankment, dense, making people's scalp tight!
"Let's go!" Xia Yang hurriedly shouted, beckoning them to run outside.
Everyone changed their faces and ran out one after another, but before they could finish running, more than a dozen big holes appeared in the ground, and more and more ants crawled out of it!
Hu Bayi and the others had already prepared, they had already put solid fuel around the house before, and hurriedly kicked the bonfire away and ignited the fuel.
The house instantly turned into a sea of fire, and the ant colony that touched the flames was immediately scorched, which also slightly eased the forward momentum of the desert marching ants. However, there were so many desert marching ants that they rushed into the fire without fear, and although those solid fuels were very combustible, it was only a matter of time before they were crushed by the ant colony.
"Old Hu, you guys go quickly!"
Seeing that Hu Bayi also took out the wine bag, ready to pour all the remaining alcohol into the fire to fuel the fire, Xia Yang couldn't help but push him, and at the same time, the big gun smashed, and a strong wind blew to the ground, killing a large number of ants.
Xia Yang's big spear was so powerful that these ants died in groups, either crushed by the body of the spear or swept to death by the strong wind! But the number of desert marching ants was thousands, and where could he kill them, and after everyone ran out, Xia Yang quickly turned over and left from the hole.
After leaving the underground house, I saw that in the depths of the ruins, it was like a sea of red and black, and countless desert marching ants had emerged, and the entire ancient city seemed to have become a huge ant nest.
Hundreds of yellow sheep, wild camels, sand wolves, gerbils, and hyenas scurried through the ruins of the ancient city, and some animals ran a little slower, and were immediately covered by desert marching ants. These desert marching ants contain a lot of formic acid in their mouths, and thousands of them bite and devour them together, even elephants can't bear it, some sand wolves and yellow sheep fall to the ground one after another, just for a moment, only a pile of white bones remains!
"Old Hu, fat man, you and An Liman go to lead the camels, and the others run outside!" Xia Yang roared, his body moved, like a snake scurrying in the grass, sticking to the ground, the tip of the gun touched the ground, like a pen walking a dragon snake, he was so energetic, the ants died in large swaths!
Fortunately, they are on the outskirts of the ancient city, and the number of ants here is very different from that in the ancient city. Xia Yang took the lead, with a big gun, he forcibly opened up a way for others to pass, and everyone followed him, and soon came to the city wall.
While comforting the frightened camel, An Liman instructed Hu Bayi and them to untie the rope that tied the camel, and at this moment, a broken wall collapsed, and a big ant like a lamb crawled out of it.
This is an ant queen, with six pairs of transparent wings on its body, and seeing its appearance, everyone understands that the ruins of this ancient city are really an ant nest. It is estimated that the sandstorm attack alarmed the ant queen hiding in the depths of the nest, and she is preparing to migrate out at this time!
They secretly rejoiced that if it weren't for the sandstorm, they wouldn't have been able to spend the night here last night.
Seeing this huge queen, everyone was even more frightened, and hurriedly climbed on the hunchback, urging the camel team to run out of the city.
As they ran, many wild beasts scurried past them. These animals usually meet each other, but at this time, no one cares about anyone, and they are all running for their lives.
Thinking of the existence of these desert marching ants, I don't know how many creatures will suffer, if you kill this queen, you will definitely be able to reap a lot of luck. Xia Yang's eyes froze, and he said to them: "You go and find a safe place to wait for me in front!"
With that, his body shot out like electricity.
Hu Bayi's heart was shocked, and he only had time to call Brother Xia, and before he could say a word, he saw his figure, and he had already gone a hundred meters away!
Xia Yang opened up all his firepower, released all his strength, and rushed into the "sea of ants", he ran like thunder, like an elephant crossing the border, a few steps down, I don't know how many desert marching ants have been trampled to death!
The queen ant also discovered Xia Yang's existence, turned around, and her tentacles shook, as if sending out a signal, directing the sea of ants to rush towards him.
Countless desert marching ants swarmed like sea water in an instant, like a huge red and black wave, rolling to engulf him!
Xia Yang's heart jumped suddenly, and the huge and incomparable qi and blood in his body suddenly boiled, and with an incomparably fierce momentum, he rushed straight to the queen ant in the ant colony.
The queen ant sensed Xia Yang's ferocity, and instinctively wanted to escape, so she flew up with six pairs of wings on her back, ready to flee from here.
However, this queen ant is huge, does not fly high, can only skim at low altitude, and is not fast, where can she escape Xia Yang's attack?
Xia Yang held the tail of the gun, jumped in the air, and caught up with the ant queen in the air, and the big gun pumped hard, and slapped the ant queen back to the ground. Then he jumped high again, and the big gun in his hand turned into a stick, and smashed it at the queen ant like Mount Tai pressing on the top!
How could the fragile body of the queen ant resist Xia Yang's thunderous stick, and was directly split into two by the waist, and the lower half of her body was even more smashed, struggling to roll on the sand. However, Xia Yang's body also fell into the ant colony in an instant.
It's just that his body strengthened by the Nine Aperture Golden Pill makes it impossible for these desert marching ants to bite through his skin at all. On the contrary, the huge qi and blood in Xia Yang's body were sandwiched with the natural erection of dark energy, and as soon as he vomited his strength, he would shock all the ants that crawled on him to death!