Chloe suddenly saw a strange black shadow in the sky, rising and falling constantly, "Come and take a look."
She stood up and stared there intently.
Fan Li and the others were not sleeping at all, and they all stood up and approached one after another.
Chloe was frightened and pointed at the top of her head, "Look, they are all gathered there, trying to penetrate in, do you see it?"
Under the reflection of the firelight, the black shadow grew larger and larger, reflecting the distorted fluorescent green light.
suddenly.
Chloe's eyes stopped on her pointed palm and found a few small gray dots on it.
Her expression changed, her body trembled even more, and she immediately shook her hands as if shaking her nose, "They, they crawled on me."
Chloe felt as if there were countless ants crawling all over her body.
She couldn't help but pat herself desperately, "Come in, come in."
Fan Li went over to help her, "It's okay Chloe, Chloe!"
Chloe jumped up and slapped herself, "Get them off!"
Fan Li saw that Chloe's movements were getting bigger and bigger, and he was about to retreat to the fire, so he hurriedly rushed forward, "Don't move, stop... Oh, fire, be careful!"
Hannah also came to help, "Don't retreat, fire."
However, Chloe was so excited that she not only didn't stop, she jumped even more fiercely, and even kicked several lit firewood away.
If this destroys the circular fire or ignites the outermost wooden fence, the consequences will be disastrous.
Because so far, it seems that the inner space created by this kind of fire can really resist the close attack of insects.
Fan Li was shocked and angry, "Stop it, stop it! Chloe, stop it!"
He hugged Chloe and took her away from the fire.
Chloe held her head in her hands and lost control of her emotions, "Did you see that? Fan Li, get rid of them!"
Fan Li waved his hand and slapped her, "Calm down, it's not just on you, it's on us, it's everywhere;
"That's why we found mucus residue near tree stumps and why the growth rings are different."
Chloe paused, but she was still shivering, "But didn't you say that it is safe within the circle of fire? I also thought that we were safe inside!"
Fan Li's eyes were decisive, "We are safe. I think their power comes from gathering. Light prevents them from gathering. As long as we stay here, we are safe."
Mai Ziwen and Hannah helped to rearrange the fire.
Tesla came over and asked, "How's it going?"
Chloe's mood gradually calmed down a lot, "I'm... fine."
Tesla sighed, "What Hannah said is not entirely true. The light does not kill them, but prevents them from gathering together.
"The mucus that Fan Li discovered is oxidase, just like fireflies. Perhaps this is why they wrap their prey.
"In this way, they can oxidize and suck the proteins in the body fluids from their prey. This is a biological enzyme, a high concentration of luciferin compounds, that fireflies have.
"And those who have fallen down now are those who were killed by the flames and density flow. There are no living ones. Even if there are some who are lucky enough to be alive, they do not pose a threat to us."
Chloe's heart palpitated. "What if the fire suddenly goes out? They will swarm in and suck us dry?"
Mai Ziwen angrily said, "You almost ruined everything just now."
Hannah looked at the sky and said, "It will be dawn in a few hours."
Fan Li let go of Chloe, "After sunrise, they all flew away."
Chloe shrank her neck, "Then, how long will it take to walk out of this forest, one day or countless days?"
Hannah clapped her hands and retreated to her blanket, "Although the geography here has changed to some extent, it is roughly the same as before.
"I believe we have passed through more than half of it. It won't take long before we can pass through this forest."
This night.
Everyone spends most of their time sleepless.
In the morning, when the sun came out, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
But then, they faced a more severe situation, with no food and no clean drinking water.
Because no one had expected that such a situation would occur, the entire area turned out to be a forest of death, without any animals or wild fruits for sustenance.
And there are no streams or rivers in this forest.
A person can barely survive being hungry for several days, but the consequences of not drinking water are quite serious.
Everyone walked all morning with thirsty mouths and hungry stomachs.
In an area where the vegetation was even more blocking the sky and the sun, Chloe couldn't stand it anymore.
Ignoring the objections of Fan Li and others, she went deep into the darker and denser mountain forests, hoping to quench her thirst by finding shrub juice that was free of insect parasites.
Everyone had to follow her into the darker depths of the jungle.
Fan Li couldn't wait to give Chloe another slap, "In dark areas, these bugs tend to gather. Chloe, it's very dangerous inside."
But Chloe didn't listen at all, "There are mountains ahead, so there must be water."
Not long after entering this dark area, Fan Li suddenly took out his pistol and said, "Everyone, get ready, there seems to be some friends who don't welcome us here."
Before he finished speaking, a Deinonychus suddenly rushed out of the jungle.
Just when Fan Li was about to shoot, he suddenly froze.
This Deinonychus did not attack them, but stumbled around like a headless fly.
And on its body, there is something like a white spider web, which is quickly wrapping it up at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Until it whined and fell to the ground.
More and more bugs are attacking Deinonychus.
Under Fan Li's eyes, the white mesh-like object became thicker and thicker, eventually completely enveloping the Deinonychus and turning it into a huge cocoon.
Fan Li's scalp was numb, "I understand the function of these cocoons. In addition to restraining prey, they can also block light."
Chloe, however, was not surprised but overjoyed, "Animals? It proves that we will be out of the damn bug area."
Hannah also breathed a sigh of relief, "We are going to have food."
Mai Ziwen said solemnly, "It's not that simple. The jungle moss is getting thicker and thicker, which proves that we are going deeper and deeper into darker areas."
Tesla also nodded, "Strictly speaking, we should be from a high area, about to enter the next low area, and have not left the scope of this forest.
"Because the light in the lower area is very dark, even in the daytime, we will be attacked by bugs like this Deinonychus."
Fan Li quickly inspected the terrain, "The targets of the insects now are the Deinonychus. Once they suck up all the body fluids of the Deinonychus, they will turn around and attack us."
"Furthermore, I suspect that the large-scale insect swarm has not arrived yet. As we continue to go down, we will definitely encounter attacks."
Chloe was shocked, "What should we do?"
Fan Li firmly believed, "Yes, fly up."
At this time, they happened to be standing under the cliff.
As long as they can climb up the cliff, where the height is high enough, there is no obstruction, and there is enough light, the insects will not be able to gather and attack.