I'm not a psychopath!

Chapter 215 Ant Nest
Several people gathered at the entrance of the cave. In the dim light, everyone had a serious look on their faces. From time to time, a faint sound of wind came from the cave, which seemed to indicate unknown danger.

Bailiye said in a deep voice: "It's impossible to leave now. These soldier ants are obviously well prepared."

Jiang Qing frowned, he knew that what Bailiye said was true. They had tracked here, originally wanting to explore the secrets of the giant ant's nest, but they didn't expect to fall into such a situation.

"The appearance of soldier ants is definitely not accidental, but are they really so intelligent?" Jiang Qing analyzed slowly, "There is actually another possibility that they were able to surround us so quickly.

This cave is their lair.

The worker ant might not have considered our presence when it brought back the food, but we overthought it.

Just like if we get close to a hornet's nest, will the hornets not swarm out? "

There was a reason why he didn't believe that these ants possessed such wisdom.

For example, they are surrounded now, but the soldier ants are standing in a very scattered manner, with no organization or discipline at all. In this state, can they see through his bait and counterattack?
Luo Shui looked around, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, "If this is really the nest of soldier ants, then we may not only face these in front of us. There may be more soldier ants in the cave, and there may even be more powerful ones."

Qin Xiaosui proposed a bold hypothesis, "Is it possible that these soldier ants are related to the Eternal Underworld? The Underworld mentioned in the diary may have some connection with these giant ants."

"Hmm? Xiao Sui has become smarter?"

Jiang Qing's eyes lit up.

Bailiye raised a practical question, "No matter what the reason is, our top priority now is how to deal with these soldier ants.

We must find a way to break out, otherwise once more soldier ants arrive, our situation will be even more disadvantageous."

He was somewhat anxiously concerned about everyone's safety.

Luo Shui clenched the halberd in his hand, "Although our strength is not weak, facing such a large number of soldier ants, it may not be a wise move to fight head-on."

Shen Chengxian proposed a plan, "Can we take advantage of the environment of the cave? The space inside the cave is small. If we can lure some of the soldier ants in, we may be able to use the terrain advantage to defeat them one by one."

"I also have an idea. We can create some chaos." Qin Xiaosui blinked, "For example, use some bait to divert the attention of the soldier ants, and then take the opportunity to break out."

"Should we observe first? Understand the behavior patterns of soldier ants and the layout of the caves, and then make a detailed plan." Luo Hua made a more cautious suggestion.
Jiang Qing listened to his teammates' discussion and gradually came up with a plan in his mind. "Everyone's ideas are good, we can combine them. First of all, we must be ready to fight at any time."

Shen Chengxian glanced at the giant ant that was less than five meters away from them, and became anxious.

"This is ready, what next?"

"Then……"

Jiang Qing concluded: "We should attack them from the front and chop them to death."

Everyone: "..."

This is not right. Why don't they use their wits to outsmart others? They thought Jiang Qing was the one who came up with the ideas, and they learned a little from him with great difficulty.

You tell me now, just chop it out?

……

On the other side, a group of stragglers were carefully moving forward in the forest, supporting the wounded. They were ragged and obviously had experienced a hard battle.

"It's so unlucky that we were attacked by giant ants." complained a casual cultivator.

"Yes, those giant ants are too powerful and difficult to deal with." Another person echoed.

"If we hadn't reacted quickly, we would have been wiped out." The third person said with lingering fear.

Through their conversation, one can feel the power of the giant ants and the fear and helplessness in the hearts of the independent cultivators.

Suddenly, they heard some noise coming from the front, and quietly approached, and saw that Jiang Qing and others were being besieged.

Different opinions arose among the group of independent cultivators as to whether to rescue or not, and the independent cultivators started arguing with each other.

"Let's not get involved in this mess. They don't look easy to deal with."

"But if we work together, we might be able to defeat these soldier ants."

"Are you crazy? Our team has already suffered heavy losses. We can't take any more risks."

"Then are we just going to watch them die without helping them?"

"It's better to wait and see what happens."

In the end, the team of independent cultivators decided to hide aside and observe the performance of Jiang Qing and others.

However, what happened next shocked the group of casual cultivators.

Jiang Qing's team made a move. They quickly stood back to back and formed a tight defensive circle.

A member of the group of casual cultivators opened his eyes wide in shock, "They...they actually..."

"This is incredible. Facing so many soldier ants, are they going to fight head-on?" Another person also exclaimed, "Why don't they run away or use tactics?"

In response to him, the spear in Baili Ye's hand was like a dragon emerging from the sea. Every thrust brought with it powerful penetrating power, piercing through the soldier ants' shells.

Luo Shui wielded her halberd, sweeping it across with great force. Each swing came with a sound of breaking through the air, pushing back the soldier ants.

Shen Chengxian was like a ferocious beast in human form, with muscles bulging all over his body, engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the giant ant.

Qin Xiaosui moved flexibly on the battlefield. Her movements were light and each of her attacks carried deadly power, causing considerable trouble to the soldier ants.

Jiang Qing remained calm. He observed the battlefield carefully. Flying swords surrounded him, and every attack he made was like an ant's leg being taken down.

Swinging the sword at the joints can cause great damage without any effort, which is why he is not afraid. In his eyes, these giant ants are all just show.

The battle was fierce and cruel, well, one-sided cruelty. Although the soldier ants were powerful, they gradually fell into a disadvantage due to the tacit cooperation of Jiang Qing and others.

The team of independent cultivators watching from the sidelines were stunned; they had never seen such an exciting battle.

"How is this possible?" a casual cultivator stammered.

"They... they are too strong, they don't look like human beings at all." said another person in shock.

"The man with the gun hit the soldier ants' vital points with every shot. It was terrifying."

"That female cultivator holding the halberd is so powerful that the soldier ants are like paper in front of her."

"And that little girl is so fast that the soldier ants can't even touch her."

"The most powerful one is Jiang Qing. Seeing is believing. His eyes are so calm and every move he makes is just right, just like chopping melons and vegetables."

The scattered cultivators were all shocked. They looked at the performance of Jiang Qing and the others, and an indescribable feeling surged in their hearts. The battle ended quickly. Jiang Qing and the others defeated the army ant colony at lightning speed.

The team of independent cultivators standing by were stunned. They had never seen such a powerful team before.

"Their strength is too strong, we can't compare to them at all."

"Yeah, let's get out of here quickly to avoid getting into trouble."

The team of independent cultivators were all shocked. They looked at the backs of Jiang Qing and others, their hearts filled with awe and envy.

If he had thought about fighting for the luck fragments before, and waited until Jiang Qing and the others had finished fighting the ant colony and were exhausted, he would take advantage of the situation to rob them, but now...

……

After Jiang Qing and others cleaned up the battlefield, the corpses of the giant ants were scattered all over the ground, but no new ant colonies emerged, which meant that it was safe for the time being.

However, they did not dare to enter the ant nest rashly as the risk was too great. The laws of this world were clearly visible, including luck. On the forest farm side, the greatest luck was under this ant nest.

Jiang Qing squatted down at the edge of the crack in the anthill and shone the flashlight beam towards the bottom.

The beam of light pierced into the crack, but even so, the bottom was still out of sight. All that could be seen was endless depth and darkness, as if a huge mouth was waiting to swallow everything.

Bailiye knocked on the cave wall with his spear, "How deep is this cave? Was it formed naturally or dug by ants?"

Luo Shui carefully observed the marks on the cave wall. "Looking at these traces of digging, they should have been dug by ants, not natural changes."

Shen Chengxian also nodded in agreement, "I think so too. These traces are very new, which means that the excavation time is not long."

Qin Xiaosui asked curiously: "Then how do we get down? Just jump down?"

Luo Hua shook his head. "It's too dangerous. We don't know what's down there, nor do we know how deep this cave is."

Luo Shui pondered for a moment, "We need a safe way, maybe we can make some ropes and descend slowly."

Luo Hua made a suggestion, "We can use some strong vines and weave them into ropes, which should be enough to support our weight.

There may be no light in the cave, and we need to make sure we can see our surroundings clearly.”

Jiang Qing was concerned about another issue. "If there is danger in the cave, we also need to be prepared to deal with it. Everyone check your weapons and magic weapons.

Make sure you are ready to fight at any time.

We also need to consider the luck in the cave, which may attract the attention of other creatures, and we cannot let it become a burden to us."

After some discussion and preparation, Jiang Qing and others were finally ready to explore the ant nest.

As for the ropes and stuff...

It was too troublesome, so he chose to jump directly.

"I'll go down and take a look first. You guys wait for my news. Not everyone can go down. Don't put all your eggs in one basket." He is the captain, so he must go down.

So he forcefully interrupted everyone else's speech and made the final decision.

As he went deeper into the cave, the light around him became dimmer and dimmer, and only the light from the fireballs in their hands illuminated the surrounding environment.

The air in the cave was damp and stuffy, with faint sounds of wind coming from time to time.

Jiang Qing descended carefully. They observed the surrounding environment vigilantly, ready to deal with possible dangers at any time.

The depth of the cave was beyond his expectation, and he descended for a long time but still did not reach the bottom.

Finally, after a long descent, his feet touched the ground. The space at the bottom of the cave was more spacious than they had imagined, and was surrounded by intricate passages.

Half an hour later, a figure jumped out of the cave. It was Jiang Qing.

Half an hour later, a figure jumped out of the cave. It was Jiang Qing. His face was solemn, and he had obviously discovered something disturbing at the bottom of the cave.

"Jiang Qing, what's the situation down there?" Luo Shui stepped forward and asked anxiously.

Jiang Qing took a deep breath and said slowly: "There are thousands of giant ants below. This nest is extremely large!"

After hearing this, everyone looked at each other with worry on their faces. Shen Chengxian said in a deep voice: "If so many giant ants rush out at once... we can't hold on!"

Bailiye frowned, "How about we seek help from other strong people?"

Luo Shui shook his head. "But we are the strongest team among the human race participating in the battle of destiny. Even if other teams are willing to help, they may not be able to fight against so many giant ants."

At this time, Jiang Qing spoke up, "Perhaps there is a way. As long as we can kill the queen ant, the ant colony will fall into chaos, and then we will have a chance to break out."

Qin Xiaosui asked doubtfully: "But we don't even know where the queen ant is, how can we kill it?"

Jiang Qing thought for a moment, "The queen ant must be in the deepest part of the nest, which is also the safest place. We can infer the location of the queen ant by observing the activity patterns of the ant colony."

Luo Hua raised a practical question, "Even if we find the queen ant, how do we kill it? The queen ant must be much more powerful than ordinary giant ants."

"As long as we can find it, there will be a chance to kill it. The key is how to deceive thousands of giant ants and not be exposed..." Jiang Qing said the key point.

As long as we can find it, there will be a chance to kill it. The key is how to deceive thousands of giant ants and not be exposed..." Jiang Qing said the key point.

"Tricked the giant ants?" Luo Shui asked doubtfully, "How could we possibly do that?"

Jiang Qing smiled slightly, "The Taoist sect has a spell called 'Shapeshifting', which can change our aura and make us temporarily have an aura similar to that of a giant ant."

Shen Chengxian's eyes lit up, "This way, we can blend into the ant colony without being noticed by them."

"But we must be careful," Jiang Qing reminded, "The illusion has a time limit. Once the time is up, our aura will return to its original state and we will be exposed immediately."

Qin Xiaosui said excitedly: "What are we waiting for? Let's get started!"

Bailiye was more cautious, "We still need to make a detailed plan to determine everyone's tasks and routes of action."

Jiang Qing nodded. "That's right. We need to divide the work. I will be responsible for sneaking into the ant colony, finding the queen ant and killing it. Shen Chengxian and Luo Shui will be responsible for covering and supporting, while Qin Xiaosui and Luo Hua will be responsible for creating chaos and distracting the ant colony's attention."

Everyone agreed and began to prepare for action.

Jiang Qing sat cross-legged, formed seals with his hands, and began to perform the illusion technique. As his magic power circulated, the air around him began to fluctuate, and a faint light enveloped him.

After a while, Jiang Qing's aura changed and became similar to that of a giant ant. He stood up and said to the others, "I'll go down first, you wait for my signal."

(End of this chapter)