When the protagonist followed Lambert's army to the battlefield where Lambert's army had fought the mysterious ants, he saw the remains of dozens of mysterious ants.
There were no corpses of the big-headed ant warriors. Their corpses had been hastily buried, and the surface was covered with sand, so the number could not be determined.
The protagonist did not learn about his own losses from the information provided by the messenger sent by Ramboser, and did not understand the tragedy of the small battle just now.
On the battlefield, dozens of enemy corpses were scattered all over the small battlefield, attracting the protagonist's attention. Most of these corpses had their heads separated, and many of their limbs and tentacles had been severed. The entire battlefield was still filled with the faint sour smell of acid and the smell of blood, which lingered for a long time.
This is the first time that the protagonist sees the mysterious ant up close. Before, he had only seen its figure from a distance in information packets. Although I am amazed by the size of the mysterious ants, there are too many species in the insect world that are much larger than the big-headed ants, and these dead bodies cannot allow the protagonist to intuitively understand their power when they are alive.
The protagonist only glanced at them briefly before planning to continue moving forward with the troops. These corpses had not yet attracted his attention.
The ant trail crosses the battlefield, and the troops walk along the ant trail. When they move to the center of the battlefield, the protagonist suddenly stops.
The guard team surrounding them also stopped, with Hua Mulan watching the surroundings vigilantly - the protagonist's abnormal behavior made the guards nervous.
During the previous swamp raid, Hua Mulan did not follow, but stayed in [Qingqiu City], but as long as the protagonist returns, Hua Mulan will always be the most loyal and reliable guard captain.
The protagonist stopped in the pile of corpses, raised his antennae, and tried to distinguish something from the sound of marching ants and the surrounding background noise.
"Crack", the protagonist heard this sound again, and it was this sound that made him stop.
While marching just now, the protagonist keenly captured this sound from the noisy environmental background. This sound seemed familiar and strange at the same time. The protagonist had never heard it before in the ant world.
"Crack" is a sound similar to the explosion of electric sparks.
The protagonist followed the sound to find it. The "crackling" sound was very weak, but it sounded regularly with a rhythm of several seconds.
The Guards team hurriedly followed, and Rambotu, who was very close to the protagonist, immediately restrained the troops, asking them to stop and wait in place.
The protagonist walked through a huge pile of corpses and didn't notice anything strange at first. Until he stopped in front of the corpse of a mysterious ant.
Perhaps it is not appropriate to call it a corpse. Most of the head and body of this mysterious ant were cut open. This was the work of the jaw knife of the warrior of the God Emissary King. But there are still a few parts connected, and the jaws of this mysterious ant are still opening and closing slowly and feebly. Although the light in the compound eyes has dimmed, it is obviously not dead.
The protagonist listened carefully, and sure enough, the "pop" sound seemed to come from the body of this mysterious ant.
He changed the direction and stared at the cross-section of the mysterious ant's wound. A small amount of black body fluid and blood flowed here, covering most of the cross-section. It seemed like there was nothing unusual about it.
But the protagonist soon realizes that since he came to this world, he has never seen any ants with black blood.
Blood. All vertebrates and most invertebrates use blood as the transport and exchange medium for oxygen and nutrients in the body. Blood is composed of plasma and formed components freely suspended in the plasma. Common animal blood is red, but there are also many animal bloods with other colors.
The color of blood depends on the color of blood proteins, and the color of blood proteins depends on the color of the metals that make up the blood proteins.
The blood of many vertebrates, such as humans, frogs, snakes, chickens, ducks, pigs, cows, etc., is red. This is because the hemoglobin in their red blood cells contains iron and appears red. However, the blood of many invertebrates such as shrimps, spiders, squids, etc. is cyan, and this blood contains a pigment called "hemocyanin"; the blood of some marine molluscs is green, and the blood contains "hemocyanin". "Green protein" pigment; the blood of horseshoe crabs that looks like ancient trilobites is blue, and its blood contains 0.28% copper; there is also an ice fish whose blood is yellow; in the Antarctic ocean, the blood of some fish is half Transparent white; the fanworm is the most amazing. Its blood can actually change color, sometimes turning red and sometimes green. The blood of some invertebrates will appear purple-red, green and other colors.
The blood and body fluids of ants are basically between transparent and light yellow. The protagonist has seen a lot of blood of various colors on the battlefield before. When he first saw the black blood of the mysterious ants today, he didn't react. Now he finally sees it. Exception.
Are there any animals in nature with black blood? The protagonist cannot think of it.
He carefully avoided the front of the head of the mysterious ant that was 90% dead to prevent the "corpse" from suddenly rising up. He cautiously came to the wound section and touched the pool of black blood with a small piece of plant fiber.
Thick, this is the protagonist's impression. I don't know if it is because the black "blood" has been exposed to the air for too long, and it has gradually solidified. It is as viscous as engine oil when touched.
At this time, the protagonist heard "crackling" again, faint but clear, and the distance was very close.
The protagonist was startled. Although he followed the sound, he never found the source of the sound. At this moment, the sound suddenly sounded close at hand.
He stared suspiciously at the "corpse" of the mysterious ant - the head of this "corpse" was still moving weakly at this moment.
The protagonist is silently vigilant, ready to enter the state of "god descending from heaven" to defend himself at any time. Then, he uses a small piece of plant fiber to sweep away the black blood that is covered with the broken neck of the mysterious ant, revealing the cavity inside.
The outermost layer of the mysterious ant's body is the carapace, which contains muscles and cavities, as well as a series of tube-like structures. It doesn't look out of the ordinary, except for the black blood stained everywhere.
The protagonist moved closer, ignoring the nausea and staring at the corpse.
At this moment, there was another "crack" sound, and the protagonist clearly saw along the cavity in the neck that a spark-like bright spot flashed inside the body, and then quickly disappeared!
The protagonist is full of doubts. Why does this mysterious ant that is almost dead have strange shining spots in its body? Coupled with the unique black blood, the protagonist immediately becomes suspicious.
When he was about to order his subordinates to dissect the body on the spot, Lamberto suddenly sent a messenger.
The messenger reported that Ramboser's 6th Army was attacked at the front and was in danger. Please urgently ask for support!
