Qian Sheng's voice just finished.
The mice that were still scrambling to escape through holes began to make "squeaking" noises that made people feel restless.
Those few small holes can't accommodate so many mice.
Now they stepped on their companions one by one and piled up a wall in that corner.
To Lin Yi, this sound was very miserable, indicating that they were in extreme fear.
What are they afraid of?
Before he could figure it out, he saw that the soil in the gaps on both sides of the Shinto began to loosen.
From underneath crawled out a beetle the size of a pinky fingernail.
It should be that this heavy rain has caused the air humidity in the ground to increase, making these insects that like dry environments very uncomfortable, and they have come out of the ground to get some air.
This bug is extremely common in northern areas and is commonly known as the "watermelon bug".
There is a hard outer shell. As long as it senses danger from the outside world, it will immediately curl up its belly to form a ball.
Wang Qiang is afraid of mice, but he is not afraid of insects.
When I saw this little insect crawling out from the ground, I went up and pinched one in my hand.
The watermelon bug quickly curled up into a small ball and was held in Wang Qiang's palm.
"Hey, Lao Lin, Shopkeeper Qian, don't you think those rats are afraid of this thing? How can this thing be offensive?"
As he said that, he stretched out his middle finger and the "little ball" bounced away.
When Qian Sheng saw this, he immediately relaxed his vigilance.
"What do I think it is? The scientific name of this thing seems to be 'Rat Woman'. It seems to be just a Chinese medicinal material, Mr. Lin?"
Lin Yi nodded.
"That's right, although it's called 'Rat Woman', it has nothing to do with rats. It's really just a traditional Chinese medicine.
This thing is not aggressive at all. Even if it is caught by mice, it can be used to beat their teeth as a sacrifice. How can it scare them so much? "
At this moment, someone is speaking on the barrage in the live broadcast room.
"We have a lot of this stuff in our hometown. My brothers and sisters and I used to go to the mountains to dig for this stuff, and someone came to the village to collect it."
"I've dug it too. Don't tell me, it's quite popular. People who collect medicinal materials also want it, and people who raise scorpions also want it. They say that feeding watermelon worms to scorpions will make them grow best."
Qian Sheng pointed at the screen.
"Look, there is knowledge everywhere in this life, and netizens are our teachers."
There are more and more watermelon bugs gathering underground, almost covering the entire ground in a dense density.
The three of them stood there and watched the rapid migration of these animals and insects, but Wukong once again let out a fierce howl and began to run around on the stone statues, looking extremely restless.
"Brother Monkey, what's wrong with you?"
Wang Qiang looked back and his face instantly turned pale.
"Old Lin, shopkeeper Qian, look!"
Hearing his nervous cry, Lin Yi and Qian Sheng turned around, and both of them broke into cold sweats.
Under the base of the stone statue, like a destroyed fire hydrant, streams of earthy yellow liquid began to pour out from all directions in the west.
The three of them quickly stepped aside and focused the light to see clearly.
What gushes out from under the base of the stone statue is not any liquid, but densely packed khaki scorpions.
Not only in front of and behind them, but also under the bases of the surrounding stone statues, scorpions began to crawl out.
Each one is about four to five centimeters in length, covered with an earthy yellow shell, with two pincers held high above its head, but its tail is hidden under its body.
The watermelon worms also began to rush in the direction where the mice were fleeing, like a black tide.
Yellow scorpions follow closely behind them, hunting these watermelon bugs vigorously.
It seemed that there was no ill will towards the three of them.
The three of them admired the greatness of nature while watching the excitement.
"This small area actually formed a complete food chain."
"Who says it's not? Just watch. Watermelon worms eat grain. When they are full, they feed it to scorpions. When scorpions are full, rats can use them to eat meat!"
Although there are many watermelon worms on the ground, they cannot withstand the yellow scorpions devouring them one by one.
To them, it’s just hors d’oeuvres.
There is simply no way to satisfy the appetite of these scorpions.
Seeing the black on the ground slowly being covered with khaki.
In less than a moment, these densely packed watermelon worms were overtaken by the surging yellow scorpion army behind them, and they were eaten up like a wind and a cloud.
"These scorpions are starving to death. How can they eat so fast?"
"I didn't even blink a few times, and now I'm gone? Oh, look, they're running after those rats! Aren't they dead?"
After the scorpion slowly digested the watermelon worm, it began to slowly wave its pincers towards the group of mice in the corner.
Those mice that failed to get into the hole in time, saw these not-so-large scorpions, and made miserable screams again.
"Isn't it awesome? Why don't you dare to fight them? You should go ahead!"
Wang Qiang stood far away, cheering, and even put his fingers into his mouth and whistled.
Logically speaking, scorpions are actually in the diet of mice. They should be the species at the top of the underground food chain.
Because rats are omnivores, they eat whatever they catch underground.
Even if there are mountains of food here, there is no guarantee that they will want to eat some exciting and improved food.
But judging from the reactions of these mice, they seem to be very afraid of these yellow scorpions.
The mouse simply gave up its resistance before it could escape into the hole.
This scene made Lin Yi and the others feel very puzzled.
This group of big rats, but I have fought against them. At that time, the division of labor was clear, and the motivation to fight one after another was gone.
Just as they were hesitating, they saw the rats that had just met Huang Scorpion. They didn't even have a chance to fight. They kicked off their legs and lay straight on the ground, foaming at the mouth.
"Holy shit! This scorpion can do magic?"
Wang Qiang shouted in surprise.
Immediately afterwards, a swarm of scorpions swarmed up, and the layers of yellow waves swept in these big rats that had not had time to escape.
Within a few minutes, as the "yellow tide" subsided, I saw a mountain of rat skeletons stacked in the corner.
Qian Sheng was stunned at this scene, with cold sweat pouring from his forehead.
"Master Lin, you are well-informed. Take a look, what is going on here?"
"Old Lin, do you think these scorpions are full? Will they turn around and attack us?"
Wang Qiang's mouth really seemed to be open, and whatever he said came out.
The yellow scorpions surrounded and annihilated the rats without any effort. Obviously, the scorpions at the back of the team did not get much profit.
At this time, Lin Yi and the three of them happened to be the best targets for these guys to start a meal.
I saw the scorpions in the rear group changed into the front group, changed their direction, and crawled towards the three of them.
Soon, they were surrounded in the middle, leaving only a small space for the three of them to stay.
(End of chapter)
