“Hua La La~~”
Suddenly, a flock of birds started flying behind him, chirping and flying away. There was also a sound of branches rustling in the forest, as if a large animal was approaching quickly.
“Roar!”
Xiao Huang suddenly turned around and growled, but did not rush forward like he usually did when he encountered prey. Instead, he kept running and ran at the front of the team.
A certain bush dog was walking very fast, swinging its four short legs, sticking out its tongue and following everyone's steps closely. It looked nervous, as if it already knew what the animal chasing it was.
But except for the pair of "animals" Xiao Huang and Xiao Hong, the others were running in a daze. After such a long time, they only heard some noises in the forest. If it was really a large beast, it should have caught up with them long ago.
Wang Ping, in particular, couldn't understand it at all. It was fine if Xiao Hong was just afraid, but the jaguar was the top predator in the Amazon rainforest, and even anacondas and caimans were on its menu. What else could it not even have the courage to face
"Damn it, I'm not running anymore! I want to see what the hell is so arrogant!"
Wang Ping suddenly patted the "ball" under him, then jumped to the ground, gathered his energy, and roared at the woods.
“Ah~~Woo!!”
It was not known if it was a coincidence, but when Wang Ping roared, a gust of wind happened to blow behind him. The sound seemed to carry invisible sound waves that spread far away, echoing in the forest. The large treetops on the opposite side shook violently under the influence of the wind, as if they were shaken by his momentum.
Gu Lang and Wang An behind him stopped and looked back blankly. Xiao Huang beside Wang An glanced at the badger in doubt, probably wondering how such a small body could make such a powerful roar. The sound was even more powerful than the tiger's roar in the mountains.
However, after only a moment's pause, a leopard nudged Wang An, bit her sleeve and continued to run. At the same time, a red shadow blocked Wang Ping's body, but it was Xiao Hong who circled back, and the dog face nudged him to retreat anxiously.
Obviously, facing the unknown existence, neither of them is optimistic about the powerful badger.
"Get out of the way!"
Wang Ping frowned and pushed a bush dog away. Seeing the noise in the woods in front of him getting closer and closer, he bared his white teeth and rubbed his paws, ready to teach the upcoming creature a profound lesson.
"Boss?"
Gu Lang urged him from behind. He would not leave until the badger left. As soon as he stopped, Wang An also stopped. Only Xiao Huang and Xiao Hong were left, growling and trembling with increasing anxiety.
The grass on the opposite side was shaking, and an animal was about to jump out, but at this moment, a bird-like cry sounded. Then, each cry became sharper and sharper, even with a hint of pain, and it didn't sound like it was chasing prey at all.
With a series of cries, a black shadow over one meter long suddenly rolled out from behind a fern bush five meters in front of a badger. It turned out to be a lowland tapir. However, at the moment, the tapir looked a little scary, with tiny yellow-brown ants all over its body.
"Army ants!"
Wang An cried out in shock, and the badger also shuddered and turned around and ran away.
"Oh my god, I can't afford to offend you!"
In an instant, he understood why Xiao Huang, as the top overlord of the Amazon, had to run away. Facing the Amazon army ants, anyone who didn't run away would be a fool.
“Ooooooooooo!”
With the badger taking the lead, the bush dog no longer had to choose between protecting its master and escaping. It hurriedly chased after the badger, its heart filled with fear and perhaps resentment towards its own fat body.
In fact, the main food source of the army ants in the Amazon River Basin is terrestrial arthropods, including spiders, centipedes and various insects. It is not as exaggerated as in the movies that corpses are everywhere. However, their characteristics of marching in formations and their numbers of millions mean that any "protein" that blocks their way is within their attack targets.
The toxicity of these ants and the intense pain caused by their bites are so severe that even a jaguar can only run away. It is not just a saying that ants can kill elephants.
Of course, not all animals are afraid of army ants. While Wang Ping was running, he saw more than one anteater appear in the woods, following the route of the army ants, as if it was New Year's Day.
Not long after we walked, we saw a black swarm of ants "leaking" out from between the bushes in the forest like a sieve. Needless to say, everyone gathered their strength and ran as fast as they could.
Wang Ping, who was dissatisfied with the short legs of a certain bush dog, glanced at Gu Lang as he ran. At this critical moment, it seemed that it was Xiu'er's chance to show off again.
However, for some reason, although the expression of a salted fish at this moment was a little dull, judging from the violent breathing and the frequent glances back, it was still a salted fish. You know, the real Gu Xiuer never panted when running away, and never looked at the road.
Once we really started running, the distance between us widened.
The jaguar Xiao Huang was running in the front, followed closely by Wang Ping, who had the shortest legs.
At this moment, a badger flew with all four claws, and every time a claw landed, it would slap its hands backwards, and its entire body would be ejected like a cannonball. Judging from the speed alone, even Xiao Huang was no match for it, and the distance between the badger and the leopard was gradually narrowing.
After Wang Ping came Wang An and Gu Lang, who were carrying luggage. With Xiao Huang and a badger leading the way, the two did not have to worry about the road conditions, and their speed was not slow.
The dog was at the end of the group, and was still falling behind. The dog's saliva and tears were flying, and if the situation didn't allow it, he would have cried.
But after running for less than ten minutes, he heard Wang An shouting something behind him. When Wang Ping looked back, he saw a salted fish sitting on the ground, refusing to run.
"Huh... run, no more moving... cough cough... I, huh... choose to die... ah!"
As he was talking, Gu Lao San even lay on the ground leaning against his backpack. Sweat quickly flowed down his cheeks, and in just a short while, he had completely exhausted his physical strength.
Wang An was also very tired at this time, but he still stood beside him, pulling his arm to urge him.
"Get up! You can't stop here! You're looking for death!"
"Damn, I knew this bastard was unreliable!"
Wang Ping turned around and ran back. At this time, a fat "ball" came late from behind. The poor little dog's eyes were blurred with tears. When he saw the badger turning back, he rushed over with a whimper as if he saw a relative, and almost knocked Wang Ping away.
"Get lost!"
After slapping the wild dog aside to reflect, Wang Ping ran to Gu Lang's side, first looked in the direction he came from, and then he suddenly realized.
No wonder Xiu'er was too lazy to come out. She was too nervous to think about it. The army ants seemed to be too numerous to handle, but they forgot that each ant was only a few millimeters in size. Even if they ran faster, there was no reason why they could surpass everyone else in speed.
But Wang An's worry was not without reason. If the army ants did not change their direction, it would only be a matter of time before they caught up with him. And once surrounded, given their toxicity, it would be difficult to escape.
“Bang!”
Wang Ping turned around and slapped Gu Lang. Just as he was about to urge him to get up, he saw a golden figure suddenly rushing over from behind Wang An. Without waiting for anyone to react, he arched her legs and came out, carrying her on his back.
“Roar!”
After roaring in the direction he came from, Xiao Huang turned around again and ran quickly to the south, ignoring Wang An's screams.
"Fuck!"
Gu Lang and Wang Ping were stunned for a long time, then cursed angrily and started chasing after him.
"You leopard! Put that girl down!"