From the time the mysterious ball is thrown into the tinder shell to the time it explodes, the interval is only about half a minute. This was calculated by the protagonist silently during the previous experiment.
This little time may not be enough for the worker ants to start the fire and escape, right? The protagonist already has the answer in his heart, but he doesn't want to admit it.
The flying knights were still waiting south of the explosion point.
The worker ants were still struggling to escape. Their bodies had absorbed a lot of heat from the ice, and their six limbs had become dull. Only their instinctive desire to survive was still supporting them to move forward.
Ahead, not far away, about a few seconds of crawling, was the hope of survival.
The protagonist and the flying knights stayed on the ice, with the heating effect of the mysterious ball. They stayed for just two or three minutes without causing any discomfort.
The male ants were restless and wanted to leave this place, which was soon to be unsafe, but the protagonist was firmly seated, and the male ants did not dare to act without the protagonist's instructions.
The protagonist thinks silently in his heart:
"1, 2, 3..."
The worker ants at the front have already run out of the array of tinder shells. They are crawling staggeringly, struggling, struggling, and staggering.
"4, 5, 6..."
A few worker ants couldn't hold on, and their running speed became slower and slower. They even fell down on the ice and could never get up again.
"7, 8..."
The protagonist can already see the fire of life gradually cooling down in the compound eyes of the frontmost worker ants. White mist constantly appears on both sides of their abdomens. This is because the heat in the body is also being rapidly absorbed by the cold air close to the ice. Signs of looting.
"9, 10!"
The protagonist took a final look at the remaining worker ants with pity. Only a dozen worker ants were still crawling. The other worker ants used their corpses to pave an intermittent black road on the white ice.
The remaining worker ants have not given up yet, even though their speed is slower than a snail.
There was a worker ant, two of its six limbs were frozen, and the remaining four limbs were still dragging the frozen stumps forward.
One worker ant's abdomen was accidentally frozen on the ice by the exhaust gas mixed with water vapor expelled from the body. She turned around and bit hard at the abdomen that was frozen into the ice, until the flesh and blood were blurred. , but seemed to feel no pain.
The protagonist gave them a last pity look, pulled the reins, and took off quickly with Xiao Qing II, escaping in a hurry into the distance.
The flying knights also jumped up. The male ants had been impatient for a long time, but their strict discipline kept them waiting for the protagonist's instructions. At this moment, they were like wild horses running wild.
The surviving worker ants raised their heads, perhaps staring blankly at the hope of escape as they flew away.
Do they have feelings like resentment in their heads? Probably not? After all, they are just worker ants, humble worker ants, expendable worker ants.
Some worker ants were hesitant and at a loss, and some lowered their heads and continued to crawl forward. They could only rely on themselves. If they could crawl over this distance and reach the shore, maybe they could still survive! Down! Come!
The protagonist and the flying knights have flown far to a safe distance over the south bank. Not far below them is the Destroyer, grinning at the sky.
The protagonist watched helplessly as his former partners fell on the ice one by one, and there were only five survivors left.
Suddenly, in an instant, the color of the world changed!
Fire, dazzling fire!
Loud noise, shocking loud noise!
Trembling, seismic trembling!
Air waves, tsunami-like air waves!
Impact, an impact that tears everything apart!
Ice chunks flew everywhere, just like meteorites hitting the ice surface. If the flying knights hadn't flown far away, they would have been affected too.
With the flames, smoke and explosions rising in an instant, the dead worker ants, the dying worker ants, the struggling worker ants, and the still escaping worker ants all disappeared together!
100 male ants and 100 worker ants came out with the protagonist. Currently, 100 male ants and 0 worker ants have survived!
The protagonist flew back immediately in Xiaoqing II. Even though the exciting smoke had not completely dissipated, the flying knights hurriedly followed.
There are no signs of worker ants on the ice anymore. No matter whether it is eggs, corpses or wreckage, nothing can be seen.
The power of dozens of mysterious balls exploding together is so huge, like a grenade thrown into a glacier. The thin ice layer, only one centimeter thick, cannot withstand such power at all.
At the center of the explosion, the cold river water smelled of gunpowder smoke and came into direct contact with the air for the first time in months.
Some aquatic insects are not even afraid of the flash and vibration just now, rushing to the surface to greedily breathe the air. The deep lack of oxygen underwater for several months is simply hell, and the explosion just now is nothing compared to it. Woolen cloth?
The section of the river where the explosives were deployed has completely turned into water, with only a few remaining ice fragments that have not been blown away, still floating alone on the river.
Even the surrounding ice was severely affected, with large ice cracks taking the center of the explosion as a dot and spreading in all directions. These ice layers had been shattered and were floating up and down irregularly with the rapid water waves generated by the explosion.
The thick smoke gradually dissipated, and the protagonist looked at the ice beneath him with satisfaction.
This entire section of the river, about ten meters long, is on the verge of falling apart. Even if there is another late spring cold, it will not be able to return to its former state.
The Destroyers on both sides of the bank were also shaken by the huge explosions. Some Destroyers who were far away from the commander ran around and bit without restraint, seeming to be frightened.
Only the Destroyers around the commander remained calm under pressure and stood out in the chaos.
A few Destroyers didn't know if they were confused or not, but they actually rushed down the already chaotic glacier and rushed towards the only enemy in front of them, the flying knight in the air.
They soon had no chance to regret it. The cracked ice was already undulating and swaying in the aftermath of the explosion, making it easy to lose balance. The weight of a few Destroyers was enough to interfere with the stability of the ice. Their bodies were very fragile. Soon to disappear in the squeezing, flipping and rotating of the ice layer,
The protagonist watched with satisfaction as the enemy disappeared into the glacier. It seemed that the Destroyers would never be able to cross the river in this area.
This is the narrowest section of the entire river, and the corresponding current is also the fastest. The water is using the power of the explosion to speed up and resume its flow. With a series of chain reactions, it seems that the opening of the entire river is not far away.
If the Destroyers want to take a detour elsewhere to cross the river, the long distance and cold will kill them just like the big-headed ant worker ants just now, even if they bring their own Mysterious Balls, it will be useless.
The protagonist takes one last look at the place where the worker ants disappeared, and returns with the flying knights!
