Chapter 72
This is not the queen ant
A large calf-like army ant emerged from the sand, leaving yellow sand along its carapace. Its black and red body shone brightly in the sun.
A sand wolf just happened to pass in front of it, and its hind legs were pressed by a fallen wall brick. The tentacles of the big army ant shook a few times, and it quickly stretched out its sharp jaws that were thicker than the wolf's legs, and bit it in one bite.
Sand Wolf's waist.
The sand wolf was cut off at the waist in an instant, rolling on the ground in pain, letting out a shrill wail. Its internal organs were scattered as it rolled, and its blood dyed the nearby yellow sand red. The lower body pressed under the wall bricks was also unwilling to give in.
twist.
The approaching swarm of army ants instantly covered the sand wolves, even the blood-stained sand grains were not spared.
The army ant shook its body, and its six pairs of transparent wings slowly unfolded, like a twelve-winged angel of death. There was no emotion in its protruding diamond eyes.
The fat man was the first to react and said to Xiao Ran: "You are right, this thing is the same as that stone statue. It seems that this is the patron saint of barbarians!"
Xiao Ran replied: "Karaquman. But this is just a larger army ant, not the patron saint himself."
Hu Bayi shouted to the two of them: "Maybe the sandstorm is too strong and has disturbed the depths of the ant nest. They are about to migrate. This big guy should be the queen ant."
Xiao Ran murmured a little in his heart, Hu Bayi said it was the ant queen, but he always felt that something was not right.
When the fat man heard this, he didn't think much about it. He picked up the sports air rifle in his hand and poured all the bullets on the army ants. But most of those bullets only left shallow pits on the army ants and were completely unable to penetrate them.
Its hard shell.
"The caliber of this gun is not good! It can't be hit at all!"
While the fat man complained, he reloaded the gun with bullets.
Xiao Ran looked around and found that there were really no suitable weapons. The army ant hill below was getting closer and closer. If this continued, the three of them would definitely become the army ants' food.
There was a sudden roar behind him. Xiao Ran turned around and saw that a previously arranged fuel pile had begun to burn violently. It was his second uncle who fired the shot in time.
Those desperate army ants rushed towards the fire one after another, trying to suppress the wall of fire with their numbers. However, the burning ability of solid fuel was too strong, and it was not possible for the flesh and blood of these ants to fill it up in a short time.
But the attack of these army ants on the fire temporarily opened a small gap in the black ant tide, which was a good opportunity to escape.
Xiao Ran was about to ask Hu Bayi and Fatty to leave when he suddenly felt a buzzing sound accompanied by a strong wind.
He subconsciously rolled on the spot, and when he stood up, he saw that the big army ant was already flapping its wings and flying towards him. If he hadn't reacted quickly just now, his skull might have been cut open in the middle by the giant scissor-like jaws.
"Fat man, say hello to its wings!"
Hu Bayi and Fatty raised their guns and fired a volley, and Xiao Ran also raised his guns to join in the shooting. Now that they were close at hand, the wings of the army ants were relatively weak, and they were quickly smashed to pieces by the three people's fire net.
Transparent wing fragments fell one after another like broken glass, and the giant army ants fell from the air. Their huge tails just blocked the hole in the roof, but blocked the path of the ant hill coming up from below.
"Quickly retreat!"
Hu Bayi and Fatty helped Xiao Ran up, and the three of them rushed out of the ant colony through the gap.
But the big army ant refused to let go. It shook its body and pulled out its tail from the roof. The ants underneath it instantly surged out like a fountain and chased Xiao Ran and the others.
The large army ants also quickly crawled not far from the fire, spraying out a stream of formic acid from their mouths, instantly covering the solid fuel pile. The flames in the fuel pile flickered a few times, then ignited again, but the fire became significantly smaller.
As long as it sprays a few more puffs, it's only a matter of time before the fire is put out.
Now the ant colony has obviously regarded the humans in front of them as mortal enemies. If they don't find a way to stop their offensive, everyone will not even have a chance to escape.
At this moment, the second uncle rushed over and threw something in his hand towards Xiao Ran not far away from the three of them.
Xiao Ran raised his hand to borrow a can of solid fuel. He wrapped the fuel can with a scarf and shouted to the two people next to him: "Aim for this!"
He used all his strength to throw the scarf wrapped in the fuel can towards the big army ant next to the fire. Just as the fuel can flew over its head, two shots rang out, and the fuel can was penetrated by Hu Bayi and Fatty.
It turned into a rain of fire and fell on the army ants.
The large army ant twisted its body and crawled on the sand, bringing flames to the surrounding ant colonies. Even so, the ant colonies still climbed on it one after another, trying to extinguish the fire on the large army ant.
There was a crackling sound of burning in the air, and billowing black smoke rose in the desert.
It seemed that the offensive was temporarily delayed. Xiao Ran called everyone and wanted to run back, but he heard continuous "bang bang" sounds behind him.
Everyone looked back and saw that the ruins of the ruins were constantly collapsing, and seven or eight calf-sized army ants emerged from the ground under the sand dunes, flapping their transparent wings and flying towards the fire in front of the big house.
"This is not the queen ant! This is the male ant!"
Xiao Ran thought about what he found strange. Generally, queen ants do not have wings. Only male ants have wings to facilitate flying to other ant nests and avoid the possibility of inbreeding.
These loyal male ants are not only the spouses of the queen, but also the most loyal and robust guards. Now the humans in front of them have angered the ant colony. When the fire is put out, the fate that awaits Xiao Ran and his party is to be torn into pieces.
Fortunately, misfortunes and blessings depend on it. These low-IQ insects seem to accept death and will not attack Xiao Ran and others for a while unless they put out the fire.
"Let's run quickly! Otherwise we won't have a chance later!" the fat man shouted.
Hu Bayi shook his head and said: "No, these winged male ants fly too fast. It only takes a few minutes for them to extinguish the fire. By then, our camels will not be able to outrun them."
Xiao Ran was deeply impressed, and Hu Bayi asked: "Brother Xiao, what do you think?"
Xiao Ran pointed to the other piles of fuel and said to the two of them: "I have prepared it in advance. When those guys get together, they will target the fuel tanks and let's give them a barbecue!"
At this time, the wind and sand had gradually subsided, and the visibility in the desert under the sun was very high. Hu Bayi and Fatty could easily see the fire wall activation nodes made of fuel cans and rags.
The second uncle also ran to several people at this time, and Shirly Yang also ran to him with a gun. Xiao Ran turned back to look at An Liman, and saw Sati Peng and Chu Jian standing beside him, one on the left and one on the right, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
The five people raised their guns and aimed at the fuel tank piles. When the seven or eight male ants flew near the fuel piles, everyone fired a salvo, and the bullets hit the fuel tanks one after another.
Each fuel pile exploded instantly, and the flowing fire hit the male ants flying in the air, igniting their wings. Before the wings were surrounded by flames, the wind they fanned blew the flames towards the ant colony, and walls of fire ignited.
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The male ants fell one after another and smashed into the pile of army ants with their whole bodies covered in flames. The ant swarm was smashed to death and countless people were burned to death. The front of the big house became the Shura field of this group of army ants.
They should be able to breathe a sigh of relief now. Everyone put away their guns and panted heavily. The fat man bent down and held his knees, raising his thumbs to Xiao Ran: "Xiao... Brother Daxian, I'm convinced. You calculated it in advance again."
?Thanks to your preparation..."
Shirley Yang suddenly interjected: "I'm afraid Xiao Ran is not the only one we should be grateful for..."
As soon as he finished speaking, another loud noise suddenly came from the big house. The roof collapsed instantly, the sand below continued to collapse, and a huge body was rising out.
"This fucking thing is never over!" the fat man cursed.
Chapter completed!