The acidophilic ants outside the blood flow canyon are not well-known, they have quietly dug underground for decades. The outside world almost never knows their existence, nor their number. Maybe hundreds of thousands, maybe millions.
"There can be millions." Fabro categorically rejected this speculation. "There are not so many acidophilic ants in the forest. It is impossible for a queen to have unlimited control capabilities."
In estimating the number of ant colonies, everyone finally reached a more unified guess, about 300,000 to 500,000. Considering the size of acidophilic ants, this is already the largest single group in the entire Black Forest. It is even more terrible to consider that they are controlled by the queen.
Zhou Qingfeng and others were trapped by the ant colony and walked silently in the dark passage. Mondino used lighting techniques to light up an inextinguishable magical flame on the staff, and the firelight revealed the details of the passage.
There are acidophilic ants scurrying up and down the passage, with their antennae constantly waving in the air, relying on the smell to judge whether they are companions. Compared with a very complete ant nest, this passage to Silver Leaf City is very simple.
"According to the description of the former queen, the acidophilic ants have been obeying the orders of a certain demon lord to look for the sinking Silver Leaf City. They must have dug more than one passage, the one we walked through should have been dug recently." Xili whispered.
Thousands of carcasses of acidophilic ants are mixed in the soil accumulated in the passage, and these are the price paid for excavation. 'Jiying' said carelessly: "I thought these ants won't be tired and won't die."
The necromancer then said, "The ant colony has only collectives, no individuals. There are so many of them that they don’t care about death. If it weren’t for this curse on the ant eggs, they would continue to stay underground and develop more Big scale."
The large ant marched vigorously. The queen's consciousness came and asked: "Humans, we are coming soon. The front is the graveyard of Silver Leaf City. We were cursed by the gods in a temple.
We thought of many ways to solve this problem, but none of them worked. It's up to you now. Let us get rid of the curse and you will be free, otherwise you will die. "
There are vent holes leading to the ground every some distance in the passage. All the vent holes are extremely small and can only bring in a little fresh air. In this case, Zhou Qingfeng would not use any of his ideas, and he would be trapped to death.
Mondino murmured: "If I can get out of trouble this time, I must go back and learn teleportation arcane arts, otherwise it will be too uncomfortable."
The passage suddenly descended, and the inside was dark and there was nothing to see. But hundreds of acidophilic ants crawled in fearlessly, and more acidophilic ants were waiting for the influx. The mental power scan can only touch an empty area.
"What's the situation below?" Zhou Qingfeng asked Mondino.
The necromancer controlled the ghost pathfinder, "There is a huge space inside, with collapsed buildings and stone statues everywhere, and the breath of undead spirits is very strong. Are you sure you want to go in?"
"Going in is a life of nine deaths. If you don't go in, you will die without life. How do you let me choose?" Zhou Qingfeng said, he turned his head and said, "Everyone, are you ready?"
A series of'ready' responses sounded, including the personnel of Coldwind City. Everyone tightened their weapons and prepared to work hard.
Zhou Qingfeng took a deep breath, looked at the flying ants hovering above his head, and asked with a sneer: "Queen ants, I have known each other for more than half a month, what is your name?"
"We ants don't have a name, and we don't need a name. Why do you ask this?" the queen replied.
Zhou Qingfeng laughed, and took a grenade-like thing from Fabro. "I want to brag to people in the future. I can say that I have killed the queen ant. But now I can only say that I killed it myself. A big ant."
Before the words fell,'Jiying' suddenly accelerated towards the ant pile that followed, surrounded by a cold current, freezing the ants around him immobile, unstoppable along the way. The queen was frightened and said: "Human, what do you want to do? I can easily kill you."
Xili jumped off the horse and drew a bow and arrow at the acidophilic ants following behind. She whistled softly, and all the fine gold arrows in the endless quiver flew up, and landed on the magic bow's wings one by one.
The bowstring was tightened, and the flying arrows came first, rushing to hit the ant pile before Zhou Qingfeng. Every hit will produce violent penetration and electric shock effects, and the acidophilic ants on the ant pile continue to explode and fall down.
The speed of Jiying increased to the extreme, Zhou Qingfeng pinched the grenade-like mind jammer and threw it into the big hole in the ant pile that was blasted by the arrow. The magical item was quickly submerged in the dense colony of ants, and there was no smoke or sound.
Zhou Qingfeng raised the epee "Evil Breaking" again and shouted loudly: "Fablo, if your gadgets are invalid, I will chop you off first."
The chief alchemist held the staff tensely behind, and shouted: "After the jammer is activated, there will be a three-second delay before it works. It doesn't take effect so quickly..."
When the words were finished, a strong spiritual ripple suddenly burst from the ant pile. It didn't have any explosive reaction, but switched to the mode of mental interference, aiming at the spiritual connection between the queen and the colony.
This is somewhat similar to the psychic explosion of the spirit sucker, but it is more targeted. Zhou Qingfeng felt his brain tingling, as if he had been attacked by a shock bomb, and everyone present was affected. Dizzy, dizzy, and forced to enter a state of absence.
The direction of the ant pile was even more fatal. The acidophilic ants that were originally gathered in a cluster suddenly collapsed like a collapsed wall, and the cocoon structure made up of a large number of ants continued to collapse. The queen screamed amidst the mental interference and carried through the audience.
The cold-blooded'Jiying' rushed to the collapsed ant pile, freezing the acidophilic ants out of control. Other acidophilic ants also lose their organization. They sway the tentacles above their heads blankly, but they can't even distinguish between the enemy and the enemy.
Zhou Qingfeng lifted the heavy sword high, and the sword light pulled out a one-meter-long blade into the depths of the ant pile. The'war trampled' accelerated him and the'Shi Ying' at the same time. The queen ants under the protection of layers are killed.
The'dominant body' state protects Zhou Qingfeng from ordinary damage, and the continuous killing also enhances his combat power. The stomped ants flew across the juice under the horse's hoof, like mashed out, and were frozen by the surrounding cold current, and the soul was frozen.
After repeated collaborations, the ant pile was stripped to a thickness of five or six meters, and the queens hidden inside were still invisible. However, the disruptors that restrained the ant's spiritual connection stopped working from time to time, and the acidophilic ants that had been messed up were occasionally under the control of the queen.
A stern scream sounded in everyone's mind, it was the sound of a curse of extreme resentment, "Humans, you all have to die!"
When there were more and more dead acidophilic ants, the shocking "Jiying" shouted: "These dead ants are corroding my body."
Zhou Qingfeng was also sputtered by the acid of the death of the ant colony, and his body was in fiery pain. 'War Trample' made him almost invincible, but the harder he rushed in the narrow passage, the stronger the acid erosion he suffered.
The queen ant does not know where to hide, maybe a few meters away, maybe hundreds of meters away. Zhou Qingfeng and'Jiying' are about to die first.
The ant colony rushed up, wrapping Zhou Qingfeng who was trapped in the ant pile. A violent wind scroll suddenly erupted, and the powerful circular wall of air blew a large number of ants into the sky. 'Jiying' gathered the cold air and rushed back from the ant pile.
Zhou Qingfeng on horseback shouted loudly: "Those ants are too many. The first plan failed. Implement the second plan." After saying that he took the lead, pulled the elf maid up halfway, and rushed into the underground cemetery. Ramp access.
What is the second option
Escape!