Today is August 5, 2019.
The protagonist rode "Xiao Hei" and carefully investigated [Bun City] and other lairs from a long distance.
This time, because the distance was far, the enemy was not alerted, and no parasitic flying knight came to pursue him again.
There are only a few traces of parasitic ants outside [Bun City], indicating that the place has become ants.
Although he had already guessed that the main force of the Divine Envoy King's Army had suffered the most unfortunate fate, the protagonist still circled around unwillingly, trying to find some trace of survivors.
There are many nest ruins that can be seen in the swamp area. There was obviously a period of large-scale construction after the main force arrived in the swamp. Because the island in the swamp has a long and narrow terrain, there is only a large area of land near [Bun City], which is not suitable for the expansion of a single nest. Obviously, the Divine Envoy King Legion chose the development strategy of building multiple secondary nests.
But these newly built nests have all collapsed, and now they are all empty, with no sign of any ant survival.
The protagonist also tentatively entered the underground of several nests. They were all the same as the first nest, empty of ants and only a few clues.
Only outside the two largest nests: [Bun City] and [Swamp City], the protagonist saw living creatures, but they were all parasitic ants.
These parasitic ants wander around the nest looking for food, and sometimes flying knights will fly into the air to patrol, which is already occupied by the parasitic ants.
Near [Swamp City], the protagonist also saw several scattered walnut boats stranded on the shore.
When encountering parasitic ants, the protagonist always hides far away, or uses the cover of vegetation to observe the actions of these parasitic ants more safely.
Several times, if the parasitic ants hadn't moved in groups, it would be easy to alert the snake. The protagonist wanted to rush up and grab his tongue and ask what happened, why [Bun City] exploded, and why all the nests fell. , why are all the warriors of the God's Envoy King infected by parasitic bacteria? Are there any survivors?
He really wants to know the answer, but even he knows that once he knows the answer, he can no longer change the facts!
Hundreds of thousands of warriors of the God's Envoy King have either fallen or died!
He is unwilling...
——I am the dividing line——
In the evening, the protagonist lurked near [Bun City] again.
Throughout the day, he wandered around [Bun City] and [Swamp City]. The parasitic ants were tightly guarded, and the protagonist never found a chance to catch his tongue.
But as the night wore on, he had a new plan.
He tied "Little Black" in a safe leaf tent, fed him a portion of food, and the protagonist ate a live insect egg.
Although there is still pain in the mouth, the soreness in the body has disappeared and does not affect movement.
The protagonist left the leaf tent, climbed down the tree, walked through the grass amidst the chirping of cicadas and arrived at the outskirts of [Bun City].
At night, the parasitic ants no longer wander around, but have all retreated into their nests. The protagonist still carefully looks at the empty ground around him, wary of an enemy that suddenly pops out.
But no enemy appeared. The protagonist clenched the obsidian knife in his right forelimb and slowly approached the explosion hole on the bun hill.
The ground was covered with gravel and soil particles spattered by the previous explosion, and the parasitic ants did not clean it up. The protagonist walked through the maze of obstacles that were as big as red dates and as small as mung beans. Fortunately, the maze was not complicated. He soon came to the entrance of the cave.
The entrance to this blast hole is so huge that it can almost fit a basketball into it. It is so dark inside that the protagonist stands as small as standing next to a crater.
It was pitch dark inside, and the protagonist could only vaguely see the mess below, but there were no signs of parasitic ants moving around.
Yes, with such a big hole, the ventilation is very strong, and there is no difference between the inside and the outside. The parasitic ants will obviously not be stationed here.
Going down the sloping dirt slope composed of the remains of blasting, the protagonist quickly reached the bottom. There were several holes around, which were obviously the passages of the original ant nest, but now they were exposed.
Without thinking too much, the protagonist relied on his memory and analysis of the terrain to find a relatively remote road and got in.
He is here to catch tongues, not to cause damage. There is no need to go to the central area with dense ant colonies, just search around.
The passage was still dark. After walking for a short distance, the protagonist only saw the withered corpses of fluorescent fungi on the wall. Apparently the parasitic ants did not take care of or replace these fluorescent fungi.
This makes the protagonist a little strange. Judging from previous experience, the parasitic ants can inherit the original skills of the host. For example, the parasitic flying knight can still control the mount. There is no reason why parasitic ants cannot do something as simple as planting transplanted parasitic fungi. Don't they need a light source?
Although he was confused, the dim environment was not an obstacle to the protagonist anyway, so he continued to move forward.
From time to time, the protagonist will put his antennae on the ground or wall to listen for vibrations from other ants walking by, so that the target can be detected further.
Perhaps because the area we were walking in was quite remote, the protagonist searched for a while and finally noticed the movement.
A T-shaped intersection appeared in front of him. The protagonist noticed movement in the passage on the left from his tentacles. He cautiously only popped out his head, and quickly glanced left and right before retracting.
Very good, did not alert the enemy.
The protagonist took a quick glance and saw clearly that there was a parasitic ant licking his body to clean his body in the left direction, with his back to him.
There are no ants on the other side.
An excellent opportunity. In order to avoid long nights and endless dreams, the protagonist decided to take action immediately.
With steps as gentle as possible, the protagonist slowly turned around the intersection and approached the parasitic ant that still had his back turned to him.
The parasitic ant is unaware of it. It is licking the joints carefully and little by little. What it is licking now is the forelimbs. The forelimbs are raised to the mouth. The tough jaws and the attachments in front of the mouthparts work together like a smart brush. Still active.
Suddenly, the limbs hung down weakly, and the mouthparts opened wide, as if they had been greatly stimulated!
The head of the parasitic ant left the limp body. The protagonist used his left forelimb to lift the head by its tentacles, while his right forelimb held tightly the obsidian knife dripping with blood.
One blow decapitated him, but the parasitic ant was not dead, at least the brain in his head was still alive.
The protagonist avoids the jaws that open and close suddenly, and sticks his tentacles to the opponent's tentacles. He needs to read the information as quickly as possible before the parasitic ant dies.
The memory of the parasitic ant is rapidly draining along with its vitality, but the protagonist still finds the answer he wants quickly and accurately.
So that’s it! The protagonist looks deep into the lair, as if he can see something through the opaque walls!
