Everyone agreed in unison, aiming at the insect swarm and igniting the flamethrower.
On the highway, massive locusts rushed towards the flame curtain wall like moths to the flame, and then turned into part of the flame, making the fire burn even more vigorously.
No matter how determined and determined these locusts are, they still cannot make up for the absolute gap in real power.
As many as come, as many as will die!
However, while the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were happily burning the locusts, out of their sight, under the earth, pairs of tentacles came out from the ground silently.
Silently, a large number of ants emerged from the ground and crawled slowly toward the interior of the vehicle along the shadow of the vehicle.
The first to discover this situation were the observers on the Quinjet fighter in the sky overlooking the overall situation.
Although they are thousands of meters high in the sky, with the help of high-definition cameras, they can still have a clear understanding of the battle on the ground.
Ants are very small and can be ignored if you don't pay attention.
But if a large number of ants appear on the ground, it should not be too obvious.
But the problem is that there is a fierce battle on the ground.
Those locust swarms flying in the air are really eye-catching. Coupled with the thick smoke caused by the burning fire and the distortion of the air by the rolling heat waves, they perfectly concealed the marching route of the ants, making the observers on the Quinjet fighter This phenomenon was not discovered immediately.
By the time the observer discovered all this, it was already too late.
No one knows how many ants got into these vehicles, what they did there, and where they lurked.
Seeing that he was about to be attacked from both sides, the commander of the convoy had no choice but to divide his forces into two groups and send another group of agents to clean up the ants in the convoy.
However, this matter is more difficult to handle.
No rational officer will fight the enemy on the battlefield planned by the enemy, especially not on his own territory. Otherwise, the broken bottles and jars will be his own belongings, and he will definitely be intimidated by rats.
Therefore, we were trapped by mosquitoes in the beginning because the battlefield was chosen by the enemy, and the human side was simply unable to exert its full strength.
Dealing with the locust swarms is so easy and simple simply because the battlefield is chosen by oneself. It is on the road and there is no need to tie one's hands.
Now the situation has reversed again, the ants have got into the convoy, and it is the battlefield chosen by the enemy again.
The flamethrower can definitely kill the ant colony, but the problem is, they are all in the car, so why not burn the car too?
But it's not enough to ignore it. If the ants swarm bites the fuel pipe, the flamethrower will have to stop firing, and then the defense on the locust swarm will collapse.
The agents returned to the convoy anxiously, and first used flamethrowers to separate the ant colony to prevent more ants from getting into the car. Then get into the car and use clothes or towels to beat the ants, hoping to have some effect.
After discovering that their whereabouts had been discovered, the ants no longer sneaked into the convoy quietly, but surged up like a tide and directly photographed it.
This time, the Quinjet fighter in the sky could no longer sit still. It hurriedly lowered its altitude again, got closer to the ground, and began to spray flames at the insect swarm, hoping to lure the locust swarm away so that the ground troops would have more manpower to deal with the ant swarm.
However, this time, the locust swarm ignored these fighters at all, and instead turned and rushed towards the convoy.
The mosquito swarms that had retreated before also came back again, but this time their targets were no longer these agents, but the armored transport vehicles.
Their purpose was obvious, that is, to occupy all those vehicles, or to be more precise, to occupy the vehicle escorting Zhan Liu.
The battle has progressed to this point, and even the shadow of the enemy has not been seen. SHIELD has been completely at a disadvantage.
Although the team still has plenty of fuel, there are too many ant swarms coming!
The number of locusts only increases during droughts, and there are not many in normal times.
The number of mosquitoes in nature is a hundred times that of locusts, but they still only grow in large numbers in dark and humid environments.
Only ants are everywhere in the world, everywhere, and there are huge numbers of ants even in the desert.
The number of ants that attacked this time was more than a hundred times that of mosquitoes.
The commander obviously couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to call for support again, but remembered that the communicator was left in the car. He could only wave his arms crazily towards the Quinjet in the sky, hoping that the other party would understand.
In fact, he didn't need to remind him. The SHIELD headquarters had been paying attention to this place. They had already discovered that the situation here was not good and sent more reinforcements.
However, these SHIELD agents obviously can't wait for the arrival of reinforcements.
The ant swarm pushed forward forcefully based on the corpse, compressing the flame defense line step by step towards the agent.
The ants that had sneaked into the convoy also came out of the corners, pounced on the agents wielding flamethrowers from behind, bit through their clothes, got in through the gaps, and took a vicious bite.
How painful can an ant bite be?
Trivially?
How painful would a fire ant bite be?
The answer is, like fire, if it is serious, it will kill people!
Normal ants can bite people just by spraying some formic acid, but fire ants are different.
They will bite violently, but this is not the ultimate goal of fire ants, but to facilitate the injection of venom.
Fire ants have tiny stingers on their tails that can sting them repeatedly. The acupuncture is connected to the venom gland, and the alkaloid venom mixed from the venom gland contains a special compound. For humans, the dose of red imported fire ants is not fatal, but it will cause a strong burning sensation.
Common symptoms are blisters, burning sensation, and stinging. Improper treatment may even cause secondary infection. People with allergies may also experience shock due to fire ant toxin.
The pain lasts for a month, and even after the wound has completely healed, scabs remain.
In the 1990s, red imported fire ants completed their full invasion of the United States and can be seen almost everywhere.
Tens of millions of people are bitten by fire ants in the United States every year, and people with allergies can die from anaphylactic shock due to the bites of fire ant toxins!
The United States has been battling fire ants for decades, but it still has not been able to solve the problem of these tiny ants.
Among the ants that came this time, there were a large number of red fire ants.
Those agents who concentrated on fighting were so stimulated by the biotoxin of the fire ants that they screamed and their movements were deformed, seriously affecting the defensive formation.
To make matters worse, almost all ants rely on magnetic fields to determine direction.
For red fire ants, the electromagnetic field signals released by various power equipment will stimulate them, which will cause them to attack wires and cables. Since pheromones will be released during the attack, more worker ants will be attracted. attack.
Short circuits in electrical wires, faulty transformers, damaged signal boxes, etc. are all types of damage that fire ants can cause.
Now the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are faced with this problem.
In the cold storage of Transportation Exhibition 6, the line was bitten by red imported fire ants!
A piercing siren sounded inside the vehicle, frightening the agents outside.
All the agents saw with their own eyes how difficult it was to capture Zhan Liu.
Moreover, the success of the arrest at that time was actually somewhat coincidental. If it were to be done again now, it may not be successful.
The agents defending the ant colony couldn't get away, but those fighting against the ants didn't care much and hurriedly ran to check the lines and try to repair them.
However, it is not possible to check exactly where the fire ants have bitten.
After a cursory inspection and judging that it was impossible to repair it quickly, the agents escaped from the car with pale faces and shook their heads towards the commander, indicating that there was really no way to repair it.
At this moment, the commander felt as if he had been doused with cold water on a cold day, and he was paralyzed.
He paused for a moment on the liquid helium compression tank being transported behind the vehicle, then turned to look at the flame defense line that was being forced back by the ants, knowing that there was nothing he could do to save the day.
"Alas..." the commander sighed and resolutely ordered: "Retreat! Since the mission has failed, I can't leave you here anymore. I have to take you back safely."
Under the command of the commander, the agents, who had been impetuous for a long time, began to move sideways, clearing the way for the swarm to advance.
Sure enough, after these insect swarms achieved their goals, they did not pursue them one after another. Instead, they surrounded the transport vehicle and defended it from the outside.
This was such a chaotic fight that they were forced to retreat without even seeing the enemy, leaving the escorting aliens behind. It was extremely cowardly.
But the situation was not controlled by anyone, and the commander had no choice but to take the agents on the Quinjet before Zhan Liu woke up and quickly retreated.
As for the punishment he would face if he failed the mission, he couldn't care less now.
You can't just stay here and continue to fight, knowing that you're going to die, right?
The Quinjet landed and hurried away with the disgraced agents.
After the shadow of the fighter plane completely disappeared, a vigorous figure leaped towards the end of the horizon.
When Zhan Liu regained consciousness and punched through the refrigerator compartment, tearing the special alloy into pieces like pieces of paper, what came into view was Natasha's sneering face.
"Haha, it's really yours!"
"Leave me and run away!"
"You think I'm a burden, don't you?"
Zhan Liu stepped out of the car and looked around. He saw a swaying armored vehicle, the window glass was smeared with blood, ants were everywhere, burning insect corpses were everywhere, and there were a lot of baggage of all kinds that could not be transported away...
This tragic battlefield environment came into view, and Zhan Liu immediately knew what had happened.
He was saved by Natasha!
That day Zhanliu left Natasha behind and ran away, only to be caught by SHIELD. If Natasha hadn't come to rescue him, he would have ended up here.
Zhan Liu did something wrong in this matter, and now he was saved by Natasha. This made Zhan Liu feel particularly guilty when facing Natasha.
But it's impossible to get the straight man Zhanliu to apologize.
Facing Natasha's question, Zhan Liu scratched his head in embarrassment and said with a smile:
"We got separated at that time, and I have been worried about you since then."
He opened his arms and hugged Natasha, with a smile on his face, "It would be great to see that you are okay!"
"Hmph, do you think I will believe it?" Natasha rolled her eyes, sideways dodged his embrace, and then threw the clothes she found from nowhere on him, "Put on your clothes first, don't Walking around like an exhibitionist."
Only then did Zhan Liu notice that he was still naked, and he hurriedly put on the ill-fitting clothes to block the things that were dangling around him.
After getting dressed, Zhan Liu coughed twice and forcibly changed the subject: "You asked a friend for help again? Mutants? X-Men? Please invite him out for a meeting. I have to express my gratitude, right?"
Natasha's face darkened, and she turned around and walked towards the vehicle in front of her. A muffled voice came along the wind, "I don't have any friends. It's just me."
"Eh?" Zhan Liu was stunned, turned to look at the burnt insect corpses, and then looked at the ants that automatically moved out of the way as Natasha moved forward. He was extremely surprised, "Have you awakened your super power? "
Natasha was in a low mood. Without saying a word, she got into the armored vehicle, started the ignition, stepped on the accelerator, and drove forward.
Zhan Liu hurriedly caught up with the car, opened the door and got in. He looked at Natasha's gloomy face and thought for a moment.
"You are not Natasha. The one in SHIELD is the real Natasha, right?"
Natasha drove the car expressionlessly, not knowing what she was thinking.
Zhan Liu nodded slightly, probably understanding in his heart.
No matter which version of Black Widow, I have never heard of having super powers. At most, she is just a super serum warrior.
Since this Natasha can control bugs, she must be a fake.
Zhan Liu was originally very resistant to the fact that the Black Widow was undercover by his side, but after knowing that Natasha was a fake, this resistance disappeared.
Seeing that Natasha was in a low mood, he comforted her in a very straightforward manner:
"I don't care if you are Natasha or not, I only know that you saved me this time."
"From now on, we are friends!"
"I am a person who helps relatives or not. Whether you are a good person or a bad person, I will definitely be on your side."
"Tell me, which organization do you belong to and what is your mission?"
"Destroy the world?"
"Then let's go steal the nuclear warhead now!"
"If you don't want to be controlled by some miscellaneous organization behind you, we can work together to destroy them!"
Natasha rolled her eyes cutely, almost making Xiao Zhanliu rebel again.
"You don't know how to comfort people, you can shut up!" Natasha said angrily.
Zhan Liu rubbed his nose angrily, "Isn't it because you are in a low mood..."
(End of chapter)
