A single acidophilic ant is not too dangerous. Their acidic spit can only shoot up to half a meter. Other than that, they have no other means. But it would be bad if they were surrounded by a swarm of them. The domineering one just now
Octopus Head' is an example.
The members of the expedition team were crowded together, more embarrassed than facing the undead, and they were all helpless. Zhou Qingfeng was relaxed, shrugged and said to the others: "Who has food with them? I'm a little hungry."
"Victor, are you still in the mood to eat?" Todd was tired and hungry after fighting all day long, but he had no appetite at all when faced with the densely packed acid-loving ants.
Everyone looked at each other again. Not to mention it was okay, but when it came to eating, except for those like Jiying and Mondino who didn't need to eat, everyone else felt hungry. Everyone's supplies had been lost long ago, not only
Hungry and thirsty.
Hilly whispered: "In the past, there were no such violent ants in the forest. The queen ants have powerful psychic powers and hide in the deepest part of the ant nest. They only have a whole body, no individuals.
Even if the queen ant is killed, it will only cause short-term chaos. A new queen will hatch immediately in the ant nest. Their telepathy can pass on knowledge and history, and there will be no loss. But we will be out of control immediately.
The soldier ants tore them all to pieces."
Faced with thousands of acid-loving ants, everyone had no other choice. Zhou Qingfeng didn't care, but he felt that 'there is no place to be found after wearing iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get there'. He searched everywhere for the source of the monster tide, and now he finally
found it.
As for the others..., they quickly became calm after being frightened. Especially when they discovered that Zhou Qingfeng was not afraid, they felt inexplicably at ease.
Old Borg shouted to the soldier ants who were passing the message: "We are willing to go to the ant nest as prisoners. But the bones of this undead minotaur look very good, can I take them with me? And did I collect them in the canyon?"
Can you help me transport it here?"
Mondino also interjected, "The acid of acidophilic ants seems to be worth studying and can be used to make acid bombs. Maybe..."
'Jiying' raised her hoof and came closer, "Master, can you ask this queen ant, which should be familiar with the environment, if she knows where to find the remains of a high-level demon? I want to find a single horn from 'Nightmare' to strengthen my
Body."
When the 'Octopus Head' fell, the wizard, priest and dead horse immediately became more energetic. They began to seize the opportunity to collect messy battlefield relics, and even asked the ant queen to help find things.
The soldier ant who sent the message gave a cold low voice, "As prisoners, you have too many demands. Follow the team of soldier ants to the ant nest. Maybe I am in a good mood and can meet a little of your demands."
The unloyal companions regrouped. 'Quick Shadow' was the first to switch sides and took the initiative to come to the messenger ants to please them, "Great Mother of the Ant Nest, I'm really sorry to disturb you. The master said that you are in trouble, it doesn't matter, we are very willing to
help.
Although my abilities are limited, my master is the best at creating miracles. There is no problem that he cannot solve. As long as you have known him for a long time, you will know that he is a very magical person.
His only shortcoming is that he is too stingy and often deducts my pocket money. This greatly affects the relationship between our master and servant. I believe you must be a generous leader. I wonder what benefits we can get after solving the trouble?"
The soldier ant's tentacles danced a few times, as if it was sizing up the dead horse with the head of a monster in front of it. It turned to Zhou Qingfeng and said: "Sir, your mount seems to be lacking in discipline. Maybe you should change it to another one."
So much nonsense.”
Thousands of smaller worker ants came from the surrounding ant colony, and they lifted up the withered 'octopus heads' and carried them to the ant nest. A flying ant took over the task of delivering messages, hovering above Zhou Qingfeng and others, saying: "Prisoners.
, recognize your identities. Don’t try to resist, let alone run away.”
Zhou Qingfeng didn't talk nonsense. He took Xili to ride with him and led the others to follow the acidophilic ants. About an hour later, a huge mound appeared in everyone's field of vision. The entrance to the ant nest was under the mound.
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The entrance looked very small, but a large number of acidophilic ants ran out of the nest and quickly transformed the entire mound, expanding it into a passage that even 'Swift Shadow' could enter and exit.
The ant queen's telepathy appeared at the right time, "Prisoners, what are you stunned for? The ants are the best architects, and it is your honor to be our prisoners. The ant country is the safest and most comfortable home in the world."
'Shiying' muttered, "Although I am an undead, basking in the sun will not do me any good. But I have severe claustrophobia, so I still like to stay on the ground."
Zhou Qingfeng rolled his eyes and rode underground.
The ants indeed have an astonishing ability in digging and building holes. Thousands of acidophilic ants run back and forth, communicating with each other with only two tentacles on their heads, and they can coordinate and work in an orderly manner.
The ants expanded the narrow passage at the front, waiting for Zhou Qingfeng and others to pass through, and immediately blocked the passage at the back to prevent foreign enemies from entering. During this period, they had to maintain ventilation with the outside world and be busy and orderly.
The structure of the ant nest was extremely complex and delicate. Zhou Qingfeng and others were dazzled and gained insights. After going more than ten meters underground, the width of the passage suddenly expanded, and spacious underground roads and buildings appeared.
Even Zhou Qingfeng was amazed. Others even exclaimed, "Wow!" Human beings' knowledge of ant nests is very limited, and it was like stepping into a completely unfamiliar country for them.
The ant nest is a huge and three-dimensional underground space. The acidophilic ants have dug large holes one after another. The holes have a suspended transportation network extending in all directions, just like the blood vessels of the human body, allowing the ants to travel back and forth through it.
Just to support such a complex building system requires precise calculation and construction. This is by no means a task that ordinary wisdom can accomplish. 'Quick Shadow' asked the queen repeatedly in a very novel way: "Hey, hey, hey...
...., how did you do it?”
The flying ants who carried the message were accustomed to it, but they were very proud of it, "This is the instinct of the ant colony, we are born with it."
"Everything in the ant colony is controlled by the queen?" Zhou Qingfeng also asked.
The flying ant said disdainfully: "Human, you look very stupid. This is also my instinct, there is nothing to be surprised about."
The underground space is warm in winter and cool in summer, isolating the harsh natural environment outside and blocking the invasion of various monsters. There are large areas of luminous moss and underground bacterial colonies on the roads and roofs of the ant nests, and acidophilic ants grow these underground for food.
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"Your life here is quite good." Zhou Qingfeng was extremely vigilant, but after coming in, he really felt that if he was content with the status quo, life underground would be much better than above ground.
The team continued to advance, going deep underground. Zhou Qingfeng and others did not know where they were, and finally stopped outside a row of cave dwellings illuminated by luminous moss. The messenger flying ant shouted coldly: "Prisoners, your prison has arrived."