The mantis flew into the air, because the higher the place, the stronger the wind. The mantis just stayed at a lower height and shot at the unaware caterpillar as quickly as a sharp arrow.
Before the caterpillar knew it, it had just left the wolf's den and entered the tiger's mouth. Its poor intelligence thought that it was out of danger and just needed to escape to a tree as soon as possible so that it could enjoy the fresh leaves again.
The protagonist shouted in his mind, trying hard to control the body, and it seemed to have some effect, as the six limbs trembled slightly.
The shadow of the mantis covered the ground where the caterpillar was, and the caterpillar suddenly stopped moving. It finally realized that something was wrong. This time, the slow caterpillar never had the same good luck as before.
The protagonist was finally able to exert some force, and turned from lying on his back to lying on his side, his eyes facing the scene of a praying mantis brutally hunting a caterpillar. The flapping of his six limbs and wings became more and more powerful, but he tried hard not to make too much noise for fear of disturbing the praying mantis. The protagonist quietly exudes aura, trying to get the soldier ants to come closer to him.
The eight soldier ants who were still alive, after losing their target, circled around, trying to find the enemy and the protagonist. But the protagonist was only focused on escaping and did not have time to leave pheromones along the way. This made these soldier ants with poor eyesight like headless flies unable to determine the direction of action.
The mantis' scythe picked up the caterpillar quickly and powerfully, and the caterpillar hurriedly shook its head and tail and struggled. But the sharp thorns on the sickle penetrated deeply into the caterpillar's flesh, which was deeper than the ants' claws. The mantis did not give the caterpillar a chance to struggle for too long. The mantis' terrifying chewing mouthparts slowly approached the back of the caterpillar's head, and its strong upper and lower jaws quickly pierced the caterpillar's thin skin. central nervous system.
The caterpillar lost its life in an instant.
The protagonist could barely stand, and the soldier ants finally felt the scent signal and quickly gathered around the protagonist. At this time, the protagonist still felt weak in his legs and feet, so he could only stagger forward, trying to get away from the mantis as quickly as possible.
Fortunately, the mantis has its back turned to the protagonist at this time, and its attention has been completely focused on the fat body in its hands. The caterpillar's body quickly disappeared into the mantis's mouthparts. After a short while, the head was almost separated from the body. The mantis' scythe is filled with viscous tissue fluid from the caterpillar's body and green, undigested leaf sap. The mantis ignored it and just ate quickly, as if it had been hungry for a long time.
The protagonist's mobility has almost completely recovered, but he doesn't dare to walk too fast, lest he make a little noise and make the god of death look back and notice him. At the same time, the protagonist also worked hard to deliver two orders to the soldier ants. One is to retreat closely with the protagonist, and the movements should be gentle. Another thing is that if being chased by a mantis, the soldier ants must take the initiative to attack and sacrifice themselves to cover the protagonist's retreat.
Don't blame the protagonist for being selfish in his orders. In his opinion, the lives of all the ants in the nest combined are not as valuable as his own life. Selfishness and greed for life are human nature. The second command brought some psychological comfort to the protagonist, but the protagonist also knew that these soldier ants combined could not stop the mantis for a few seconds. Moreover, Mantis had been targeting himself before. But taking measures is better than doing nothing. This also shows that the strong desire to survive has returned to the protagonist's body again.
When the mantis was intoxicated with eating, the protagonist finally led his subordinates to get behind a patch of weeds. Now at least the mantis was no longer visible in the field of vision, which made the protagonist feel more at ease.
The protagonist and his party made a big circle and finally embarked on the route back to the north to the lair. This road was not the way they came. There were no pheromones along the way, and no worker ants were seen at first. The protagonist was almost lost, but the other soldier ants seemed to have a unique navigation system. After the protagonist issued the order to return to the nest, they took the protagonist back to the nest entrance with ease.
Along the way, the protagonist is in a state of panic. The slightest disturbance will make the protagonist extremely nervous, for fear that a praying mantis will suddenly fall from the air and stare at the protagonist with its mocking eyes. "The nightmare ends quickly!" The protagonist kept praying in his heart.
Finally, they saw the entrance to the nest under the poplar tree. Gun and his subordinates had returned to the starting point with the body of a rat woman. The soldier ants and worker ants were busy dismembering the body. Gun saw the protagonist and happily crawled over to say hello.
"My prey." Gun's mood was full of joy and pride.
The protagonist had no intention of greeting him, and rushed into the cave without even communicating with the guiding ants waiting at the door.
The leading worker ants were confused. The worker ants who followed the established orders had never encountered such male ants who did not communicate and report according to the procedures. She could only dutifully stop the eight soldier ants brought back by the protagonist, and relieved the protagonist of his temporary command authority over them. As for what information Lao Wang will get from the guide ants in the future, the protagonist has no intention to care about it now.
Gun is also very strange, but according to the requirements, he must wait for the other Rambos who have not yet returned to their nests, so there is no way to follow the protagonist to continue the communication. But faced with a similar person who repeatedly behaved deviantly for an ant, the seeds of doubt and curiosity had been buried in his heart, and they would eventually sprout and grow.
The protagonist finally returned to the cave. When he couldn't move and watched the mantis approaching step by step with a scythe, when he ran away but felt that the mantis was following closely behind him, he missed this darkness so much. A safe underground fortress. Under the cold light of the dim fluorescent bacteria in the passage, the protagonist's steps suddenly staggered again, as if his swift actions during the escape had consumed all the energy in his body.
The protagonist returned to his two-bedroom apartment in despair. In the hall, Hua Mulan, who was left behind, recognized the protagonist and hurriedly came over. Her tentacles danced happily, and she extended her tentacles to the protagonist to please him.
The protagonist ignored Hua Mulan's request for communication, impatiently made a sharp noise, and drove Hua Mulan away mercilessly. Then, the protagonist returned to the bedroom alone and threw his exhausted body heavily on the silk bed.
Now, he just wants to have a good sleep.
