Eastern mythology system

Chapter 385 Coping
"Gold-eating ants!"

Looking at the oversized ant, Escobar, Eusebio and other gold fighters all changed their expressions.

The other mercenaries had also heard of the name of the gold-eating ants, and their faces turned pale with horror.

Gold-eating ants are terrifying, but they are not high-level monsters, and they are not even considered monsters.

Because gold-eating ants don't know magic, and they don't have magic crystal cores.

Relying solely on physical strength, gold-eating ants are more frightening than those monsters that can use magic.Because they have a kind of ability that can be called against the sky:
evolution!

As the name suggests, gold-eating ants feed on a variety of metals.No matter what kind of metal it is, under the acid they spit and the sharp teeth like guillotines, they are all irresistible, and eventually become their stomachs.

The newborn gold-eating ants are so delicate that a child can crush them flat.However, when they eat enough metal, a hard shell grows on the surface of the body.At this time, even an adult man can hardly harm them with a hammer.

The more metals the gold-eating ants eat, the higher the quality and grade of the metal, the stronger their shells will be.According to the current research results in Oslo, their evolution seems to have no end.As long as they can provide an endless supply of high-quality metals, gold-eating ants seem to be able to continue to evolve.

Someone once tried feeding a gold eater ant to see its limits.As a result, the gold-eating ant's defense became stronger and stronger, and its attack power and aggression became higher and higher.When a gold junior fighter could not do anything to the insect with all his strength, that person finally panicked and called many experts from the fourth realm to attack together, finally annihilating the terrible gold-eating ant.

After this incident, the gold-eating ants became famous.The several records of their appearance later proved the power and terror of this creature that was not a monster but far surpassed it.

Ant colonies pass by, a dead land!
Gold-eating ants feed on metals, which is the need of evolutionary instinct, which does not mean that they do not eat other things.In addition to metal, they also like to eat the flesh and blood of all living things, including humans.If it is just to fill the stomach, even if it is sand, gravel, soil, grass roots and bark, they can also be used to satisfy the hunger.

The most frightening thing is that gold-eating ants reproduce extremely fast.As long as the number of a population drops to a certain level, they will produce offspring crazily to ensure the size of the ant colony.And as long as they eat metal under the protection of their elders, the little gold-eating ants will grow up at a speed that is almost visible to the naked eye, forming a fighting force.

If it weren't for their seemingly instinctive control of the number of ant colonies, and the short-lived characteristics of insects, everyone believed that the entire continent would be eaten by this crazy species into a desert of life.

So the way people deal with gold-eating ants is to avoid them.At most, it is a clever design to guide and change the route of the gold-eating ants.

No one will fight them head-on, let alone die with them.

That's what a fool would do.

It's a pity that the mercenaries in the underground ruins seem to have no other choice now.

Eusebio reached out and grabbed the fist-sized insect with a faint silver luster all over its body, and held it in front of him for observation.

The gold-eating ant struggled and waved its six jointed limbs, its mouthparts fitted and squirmed, it looked very disgusting and terrifying.

Eusebio watched for a while, then suddenly threw the gold-eater ant on the ground.Without waiting for it to attack or escape, he stepped on it fiercely.

There was a harsh sound like metal scraping, and Eusebio withdrew his right foot.

Underground, the gold-eating ants with claws and claws have changed from "only" to "pieces".

Escobar, Gaia and the others looked at Eusebio, who had a heavy expression on his face: "I have already used all my strength except fighting spirit."

The surrounding mercenaries gasped.

Eusebio looked at the last two subordinates who came over.

"Where did you find this gold-eating ant?"

The faces of the two members of the Dragon Yin Mercenary Group were also very ugly. One of them said: "We stayed at the end to check if there is anything missing in the hall. Then, we suddenly crawled out of a hole that looked like a sewer. Just shit."

"Is this the only one?" Roger asked anxiously.

He has already set foot in the fourth realm, if he encounters gold-eating ants outside, and concentrates on avoiding them with his own life, there will be no problem in terms of safety.After all, individual gold-eating ants that have evolved to threaten the golden fighter are extremely rare.

But in this sealed space, there is nowhere for anyone to escape. If they are forced to fight to the death with a bunch of gold-eating ants, even the gold fighters will feel chills in their bodies.

The member of the Dragon Yin Mercenary Group nodded.

Roger breathed a sigh of relief, but Escobar next to him said coldly: "Impossible, gold-eating ants are social animals, and no one will live alone. You only see this one, maybe it It is responsible for searching and exploring the way, and there must be thousands of gold-eating ants behind it."

Gaia also interjected, but it made everyone feel even colder.

"Don't forget, this gold-eating ant climbed up from the ground. It can come out from the front hall, so it is not impossible for a gold-eating ant colony to exist under our feet."

The situation is getting worse!

On the other side, Franco approached Long Aotian and asked him in a low voice: "What should we do now?"

Among all the people in the hall, the Linghu Mercenary Group was the calmest group.Because of Long Aotian's reminders and hints before, everyone has already been mentally prepared.

This trip to explore the ruins must have an accident!For this reason, Franco and the others didn't even put much thought into treasure hunting and harvesting benefits.The current situation is nothing more than giving them a feeling of "waiting for you for a long time, and you are here".

Long Aotian shook his head and said: "There is no need to do anything, we just need to watch."

In the event of an emergency like the gold-eating ants, the proposal to return by the same route is obviously unworkable.Then the only thing left is to go forward bravely and fight all the way to the end.

"Gold-eating ants are rampaging, and nothing can stop them for a long time. Without further ado, let's crack the magic circle at the gate of the next hall together."

Captain Eusebio's proposal was approved by everyone. At this moment, everyone has no time or mood to discuss the ownership of property. Life-saving is the most important thing.

Escobar said: "We have enough manpower here, and it doesn't take that many people to crack the magic circle. Others set up some magic circles in this hall, mainly maze and phantom circles, which can somewhat slow down the progress of gold-eating ants. footsteps."

This is also a good suggestion. Although gold-eating ants are scary, they are just ordinary insects with very limited intelligence.A simple psychedelic magic circle is enough to turn them around.

But they must be moving together in groups, the number is terrifying, and under the chaotic collision, any magic circle will break them sooner or later.Just to buy some time.

Gaia nodded, and said: "Then everyone, let's split up, and don't be idle, check the entire hall, and block all the underground passages. By the way, all metal objects must be cleared." Take it apart and take it away.”

Whether it is Escobar, Eusebio or Gaia, the three of them are not only the powerhouses of the fourth realm, but also experienced mercenary regiment leaders. The command arrangements are well-organized, allowing the mercenaries to regain some confidence , all went to work separately.

It's just that after hearing Gaia's last words, the surrounding mercenaries all looked at each other with strange expressions.

"What's wrong?" Gaia didn't know why.

A familiar mercenary explained in a low voice: "This hall is under the responsibility of the Linghu Mercenary Group, and it has been searched once. Well, the search is very clean, there should be nothing missing."

"Very clean? What do you mean?"

Gaia still didn't understand.

The Fire Phoenix mercenary group took down the previous hall earlier than the Linghu mercenary group, and also started to break the traps of various organs earlier, there are still a lot of omissions in this.The spirit fox mercenary group must have started later than them. No matter how fast they move, how fast can they go? What does cleanliness mean?
Following the explanation of the acquainted mercenary, Gaia looked around while listening, and her expression became uncertain.

After a long time, the leader of the Fire Phoenix Mercenary Group sighed and said to Franco: "It doesn't matter if it's luck or anything else, anyway, this time, the Spirit Fox Mercenary Group has done us all a big favor."

Franco naturally didn't dare to take credit, and said modestly: "Captain Gaia is serious, we are all on the same boat now, and this is what we should."

As soon as he finished speaking, Franco felt strange.

What should be?Could it be that the Linghu Mercenary Group should "clean" everything in the hall?

While a few people were talking, the mercenaries who cracked the magic circle and laid the magic circle were not idle, but there were indeed too many mercenaries, and there were still many people who were idle and had nothing to do. They could only watch their companions busy and anxious.

Suddenly, there was a creaking sound.Everyone turned their heads and saw that the entrance door was slowly closing as everyone expected.

(End of this chapter)