Wei 10 just twitched and collapsed in the red poisonous mist, twitched by the centipede's claws and was sent to the opening and closing mouthparts, twitched by the giant mouth and was crushed into mince, and then swallowed bit by bit and disappeared.
This is already the third ant that has died in front of the protagonist. Natural selection means there is no room for those seeking mercy in this cruel world. At this time, the protagonist felt extremely calm and was not frightened out of his mind by the mantis like last time.
"This centipede must be defeated, otherwise everyone will die here, and I won't be able to go back alive." The protagonist is very aware of the current situation.
"The attack power of this centipede is not as good as that of the mantis. It moves slowly, cannot fly, and its body is too long to effectively take into account attacks from behind." The protagonist calmly assessed the combat power of this centipede: "But it has a poisonous mist that attacks in a range of directions. , I only knew that centipedes are poisonous when they sting people, but I didn’t expect that the venom can actually be sprayed out.”
By this time, the centipede had already sucked the remaining remains of the soldier ants and tissue fluid in its mouth. It turned and looked at Wei 9, who was struggling to crawl with his remaining legs.
Wei Jiu was limping and couldn't even escape. She was so brave that she never thought of escaping. She angrily opened her big claws to the maximum, facing the centipede without fear.
Hua Mulan and Wei 4 also bit the centipede's legs. Apart from making the centipede feel a little pain, they were unable to effectively cause any threat or harm to the centipede.
The protagonist couldn't stand it any longer, so he quickly rushed to the entrance of the temporary camp, digging hard into the soft soil with his mouth and forelimbs, trying to dig out the reinforcements. Just relying on the few ants on the ground now, there is no hope of winning.
There was a desperate scraping sound from the direction of the centipede. The protagonist turned around and saw that Wei Jiu was caught in the centipede's mouth. One of Wei Jiu's hanging hind legs desperately rubbed the sound organ on her body, and her big claws were still trying hard to bite the centipede. Only mouth pliers.
The next second, the centipede used two pairs of mouthparts to crush Wei Jiu's fragile and petite body and swallowed it.
The centipede ignored the two annoying ants hanging on its legs and looked at the cave entrance of the campsite and the protagonist. There are lots and lots of ants buried right there, what a feast it would be.
The food attracted all its attention, and the centipede swam its slender body and crawled towards the entrance of the cave.
"Quick, quick!" The protagonist summoned up the courage not to collapse or crawl away, but dug the floating soil as quickly as possible. He could already see the floating soil undulating, and his companions underground were also working hard to open the tunnel. , and is about to be successfully completed.
The centipede is approaching. Its speed is not fast, but it is full of threats. Its densely packed steps alternately advance in a wonderful rhythm, forming a wave-like visual effect.
Just when the centipede's tentacles were about to touch the protagonist, Zhuang 1's strong body was covered with dust and burst out from the ground with unrivaled momentum. Zhuang 2, Zhuang 3 and Zhuang 4 also rushed in immediately. out.
They protected the protagonist behind them and waved their tentacles angrily at the incoming centipede.
The centipede didn't back down just because there were a few more ants, and it quickly got in front of the strong soldier ants. Zhuang 1 and the others seemed more experienced when facing centipedes. They avoided the centipede's frontal attack, and then quickly dispersed to both sides of the centipede. They got in through the gaps in the legs and stung fiercely in the gaps in the centipede's ring-shaped carapace. Go up.
The centipede was obviously in pain now, and it hurriedly used the death roll trick again. Zhuang 2 was thrown off, but she quickly avoided the centipede's head, took advantage of the centipede's slow turning, moved to the centipede's tail, and bit the tail spines.
At this time, the worker ants in the cave also took the time to clean the tunnel. All the soldier ants had crawled out and quickly entered the battle without any orders.
The little secretary ran to the protagonist and asked him if he was injured. The protagonist responded briefly and continued to watch nervously the fierce battle that decided his life and death.
Once the number of ants increases, the combat effectiveness displayed by the group will increase geometrically. Now there are twenty-two soldier ants besieging a centipede, and the centipede's body is quickly covered with ants. At this time, the chitinous carapace covering the centipede's body could not protect it. The gaps in the carapace, the joints of the legs, and the soft antennae were all stung mercilessly by the ants.
The pain from the bites all over the centipede's body was unbearable, and it once again performed a death roll. This time the roll lasted four or five times, and it rolled a full decimeter away from the hole.
Most of the ants were thrown off, and a few were still hanging on the centipede. The centipede ignored the ones on its body. It turned its back to the entrance of the temporary camp, and rushed towards the five soldier ants in front of it with the front of its jaw claws, and a red poisonous mist spurted out.
This time the red mist was much thinner than the first time, but the ants shrouded in the poisonous mist still struggled and twitched in pain. Centipede took the opportunity to rush out of the siege in a flash.
The protagonist sees the centipede trying to escape, but Hua Mulan and three other soldier ants are still hanging on it. He hurriedly rubbed his pronunciation device and issued a retreat command. After seeing Hua Mulan and the others jumping down and not being chased by the centipede, they felt relieved.
The centipede escapes, and the protagonist finally breathes a sigh of relief. The little secretary turned around and directed the soldier ants to shrink back. A mess was left on the battlefield. The protagonist checked and found that Wei 9 and Wei 10 were killed in the battle, and not even their bodies were left behind. The five soldier ants sprayed by the poisonous mist were already lying on the ground, their joints and limbs were still twitching and struggling, and they didn't know whether they could survive.
The protagonist retreated to the underground camp first with lingering fear. The worker ants had almost cleaned the tunnel, but the huge entrance had lost its defensive function. The protagonist had no choice but to order the worker ants to block the entrance of the hole with as much soil and rocks as possible.
Looking around the nest, there was no damage, and the luggage and food were all safe. There was a lot of dust on the silk bed, but the protagonist didn't care and lay down on it, feeling terrified in his heart. If Zhuang 1 and the others had dug the tunnel in a few seconds at night, they would have been chewed up and swallowed by centipedes.
The secretary called all the soldier ants back to the underground nest. The five still struggling soldier ants were also carried back and placed at the entrance of the nest. The protagonist has no idea how to save them, so he can only let them resign themselves to their fate and continue to struggle on the verge of death.
The protagonist had no intention of sleeping for the rest of the night and ordered the soldier ants to continue resting. He opened his eyes wide and stared at the entrance all night long.
Until the first ray of sunlight on the second day shines into the nest through the narrowed hole.
