The protagonist subdued this strange worker ant, but Xiao Qing still didn't understand what happened.
At this time, the protagonist discovered a terrible thing.
When the strange worker ant was held down by the protagonist's head and pressed tightly to the ground, unable to move.
The three long silk threads on her back suddenly separated from the worker ant's body as if she felt something.
These threads seem to be alive, like snakes, crawling along the leaves under their feet towards the protagonist.
"What is this!"
The protagonist was shocked. He had previously thought that these three threads were fibers that worker ants accidentally got on some plant, but now it seems that these are by no means harmless plants.
The three threads didn't swim very fast, but they snaked resolutely in the direction of the protagonist.
Facing this strange creature, the protagonist felt an extreme sense of fear in his heart.
This feeling of fear should not be felt when facing such a small and slow thread.
Even when faced with an army of tens of thousands of pavement ant barbarians, the protagonist never felt such fear.
If I have to describe it, the fear now is like a mouse seeing a cat, or an antelope seeing a cheetah. It's the prey's genetically ingrained fear of predators.
Just as few people have been bitten by snakes, the fear of snakes and the resulting hatred are firmly rooted in the human heart.
The Bible says: "I will put enmity between you (the snake) and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; the woman's seed will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel."
At this moment, when the protagonist saw this snake-like thread, he thought of snakes for some reason.
The protagonist used a heavy punch to knock out the worker ants that were still trying to twist and struggle, and then stepped back step by step to distance themselves from the wandering threads.
These threads raised their heads like snakes from time to time, as if they were looking at something or sniffing something. Then, the silk thread can always accurately grasp the protagonist's position and continue to approach.
The protagonist escaped twice around the fainted worker ants. Out of curiosity, he did not escape directly, but wanted to see what these strange threads were doing.
Later, the protagonist, who was extremely regretful, realized that he was seeking death.
After two circles, the threads crawled slower and slower, gradually showing signs of fatigue.
After that, the Silks seemed to have a tacit understanding and gave up the pursuit of the protagonist. They crawled back onto the unconscious worker ants.
At this time, the protagonist discovered that these silk threads had penetrated a quarter of the body of the worker ants through the pores and carapace gaps.
A chill came over my heart - these were clearly some parasitic organisms.
But it doesn't look like a parasite. Although the parasites are also slender like pork worms, they still have some characteristics of insects.
And these threads are completely in the shape of a single thread, not enough to expose any exposed organs.
The silk threads that crawled back to the fainted worker ants were still hanging limply on the ground at first, but soon, they slowly stood up again, and the tops began to fly in the wind.
Considering that these threads move slowly, there is no danger as long as you pay extra attention. So the protagonist prepares to carefully lean over and study it.
At this moment, a growing rustling sound suddenly came from the back of the leaves.
The protagonist looked back and saw three worker ants appearing from the edge of the leaf. They had just climbed from the back of the branch to the back of the leaf, and then turned over.
These worker ants are also broad-knotted big-headed ants, with three silk threads growing in the north. One of the worker ants is significantly larger than the other two.
After seeing the protagonist, these worker ants did not show any hostility, but wanted to get closer and make tentacle contact.
The protagonist immediately had a bad premonition. These three workers were obviously the same as the worker ants just now. Once their tentacles came into contact, they would start to attack.
The protagonist suddenly thinks of the murderous worker ants that Gun once encountered. They also have the smell of the "Dongyang City" nest, they also attack the same kind, and they also have larger worker ants.
"There must be a connection!"
The protagonist's intuition tells him that the mysterious disappearance of the ants in "Dongyang City" may be related to it.
"Take a prisoner and take him back!" This is the protagonist's current thought.
With his own strength and skill, a mere three worker ants are no problem, even if there is a big worker ant on the opposite side.
The protagonist silently prepared himself. He took a few steps forward and left Xiao Qing's side to avoid hurting innocent people during the fight.
The three worker ants seemed to be slowly approaching the protagonist, waving their tentacles.
There are still seven or eight steps to reach the attack range. The protagonist counts silently.
step! Two steps! Three steps!
A sudden change occurred!
The three worker ants approaching the protagonist first passed by the fainted worker ant. One worker ant curiously touched its motionless companion.
At the same time, a thread on the back of the fainted worker ant also touched the thread on the back of the worker ant.
I saw a puff of light green smoke suddenly burst out from the silk thread.
Then, after the silk threads on the backs of all the ants came into contact with the smoke, they began to emit light mist.
The fog was not thick and could not block the line of sight, so the protagonist immediately discovered the anomaly in the fog.
Except for the three silk threads on the unconscious worker ant's body that had already crawled once, the other nine silk threads broke away from the parasitic host almost at the same time.
These threads are like locusts that see blood, snaking away in the direction of the protagonist, a minute faster than the previous three threads.
If it were just these three threads, that would be it.
In the smoke, the three worker ants also behaved abnormally. Through the faint green smoke, the black compound eyes of these worker ants shone little by little with red light.
When the red color occupied most of the compound eyeballs, these worker ants that had been motionless due to the smoke moved.
They got down on all six limbs and quickly increased their speed. The ones who came from behind overtook the Silks and rushed towards the protagonist not far away.
The protagonist has already discovered the abnormality, and he is not afraid of these three worker ants.
When the first and largest worker ant crawled to the side, the protagonist easily knocked her away with a swing of his forelimbs.
However, the ant is too light. Under the influence of air and wind, this big worker ant landed lightly next to the protagonist.
At this time, the protagonist has crushed the heads of two smaller worker ants in one swift step.
Facing the big worker ant that pounced on her again, the protagonist dodged her attack and used two jointed limbs to pull her abdomen and waist.
With a click, the protagonist tore the worker ant into two pieces.
The abdomen of the big worker ant detached itself from the body and twitched on the ground.
The other half of the body is still under the control of the brain, and it crazily uses its only three remaining legs to crawl towards the protagonist. The large pincers are also opening and closing constantly, trying to bite off a piece of meat from the protagonist.
She is no longer a threat!
But at this moment, with the help of three worker ants, the nine silk threads have crawled to a very close distance from the protagonist.
At this moment, the silk threads stopped twisting and crawling like snakes, and they curled up like springs.
"Swish swish"
A group of threads quickly bounced towards the protagonist who had no time to dodge.
