Chapter 344
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Chapter 344: Worker Ants
As the blood-red giant ant was about to crash into Bai Li Pang Pang, the 【Yao Guang】 instantly opened and condensed into a heavy shield in front of him.
Boom—!!
The giant ant’s body slammed into the golden shield like a cannonball, the terrifying force sending Bai Li Pang Pang, along with the shield, flying several meters through the air, crashing into and breaking several trees before finally coming to a stop.
Bai Li Pang Pang lay on the ground in the dark forest, rubbing his back and groaning as he slowly stood up.
If it weren’t for 【Yao Guang】 cushioning the impact, being knocked this far would have likely broken several bones; the power of this giant ant was truly terrifying.
Not far away, the beams of flashlights flickered rapidly in the darkness, and several figures had already engaged in battle with the giant ant.
Lin Qi Ye’s figure vanished in a burst of magical light, instantly teleporting to the straight knife embedded in the giant ant’s back. The knife he had thrown into the sky earlier had accurately pierced the giant ant’s body, but the opponent’s speed was simply too fast, and he couldn’t hit a vital spot.
Another reason was that Lin Qi Ye had no idea where the vital spot was.
He teleported behind the giant ant, and the surrounding night enveloped the second straight knife in his hand as he slashed off two of the giant ant’s legs, green blood gushing from the stumps.
With its legs severed, the giant ant let out another howl, its center of gravity shifting to one side as it quickly turned to pounce at Lin Qi Ye.
Cut its antenna groove.
At that moment, a flash of gray crossed An Qing Yu’s eyes, and he suddenly spoke.
Lin Qi Ye was taken aback, with no time to think, he moved like a ghost in the night, dodging the disabled giant ant’s bite.
Where is the antenna groove? Lin Qi Ye couldn’t help but ask.
It’s the concave area between the two antennae on its head, slightly towards the back.
Lin Qi Ye steadied himself, ready to swing the two straight knives in his hands, but the crippled giant ant, following its original momentum, charged into the dim forest, rapidly crawling deeper.
In the blink of an eye, it vanished from the beams of the flashlights.
Trying to escape?
A hint of darkness flickered in Lin Qi Ye’s eyes as the straight knives in his hands shot out, whistling as they pursued into the deep forest.
Although the giant ant’s crawling speed was not slow, under the encroaching darkness, the flying speed of the two straight knives was even faster!
The moment the two straight knives caught up to the giant ant, Lin Qi Ye’s figure reappeared, reaching out to gently grasp the giant ant below.
The extreme darkness merged with the surrounding night, rapidly engulfing the giant ant’s body. As Lin Qi Ye tightened his grip, the giant ant’s slender joints twisted grotesquely as if caught by an invisible giant hand!
Crack!!
The crisp sound of bones breaking echoed in the silent forest, followed by a piercing howl. The giant ant’s body had been twisted into several segments but was still alive, having completely lost its ability to move.
Lin Qi Ye held the two straight knives, naturally rotating in mid-air, the pale blue blades tracing an elegant arc before precisely stabbing into the groove of the giant ant’s head!
Pfft—!
The blade easily pierced halfway through, emerging from the giant ant’s jaw, and the shrill howl abruptly ceased. The giant ant’s body seemed to lose all support and collapsed limply.
Lin Qi Ye calmly withdrew the straight knife, shaking off the green blood, and slowly sheathed it.
Not far away, three beams of flashlights quickly approached.
Cao Yuan, holding a flashlight and a sheathed straight knife, walked at the front. Seeing that the giant ant was dead, his expression relaxed completely.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to help, but once he intervened, the backlash would be too great. In this primitive forest, if 【Black King Annihilation】 went berserk, it would only cause trouble for Lin Qi Ye and the others.
Are you hurt? Cao Yuan glanced at Lin Qi Ye and asked.
Lin Qi Ye shook his head. It’s just a Chengjing ant, not a big threat. If it hadn’t attacked so suddenly and we weren’t in such a deep mountain forest, I could have killed it right from the start.
Bai Li Pang Pang rubbed his backside and lamented, So, I became the only sacrifice…
An Qing Yu shone the flashlight on the giant ant’s corpse, narrowing his eyes slightly. He crouched beside the giant ant, looked up at Lin Qi Ye, his gaze questioning.
Lin Qi Ye pondered for a moment and nodded.
An Qing Yu took out a black box from his backpack, opened it, and inside were neatly arranged over a dozen blades of various shapes. He casually picked one, gently held it, and began to dissect the giant ant’s corpse.
Bai Li Pang Pang watched this scene, a look of confusion appearing in his eyes.
He turned to Lin Qi Ye, as if asking: What is he doing?
Lin Qi Ye shook his head at him, raising a finger to signal for silence.
About ten minutes later, An Qing Yu pinched the edge of the blade with two fingers, and a thin layer of frost covered the blade. Then, he flicked his fingers lightly, and the thin frost, along with the blood and remnants on the blade, fell to the ground.
He put the blade away, slowly stood up, and adjusted his glasses, saying:
This creature does not belong to any species within modern knowledge; it must be mysterious. From the perspective of traditional ant body structure, this should be a worker ant, and it seems to have just been born not long ago.
Such a large size, and it was just born not long ago? Bai Li Pang Pang glanced at the dissected giant ant’s corpse, his mouth twitching slightly.
Don’t try to explain the mysterious with common sense. Cao Yuan shrugged. So, the mysterious beings that appeared this time are social creatures?
It seems so. Lin Qi Ye nodded. From the previous intelligence, there should be more than one giant ant in this primitive forest, and this type of mystery appearing in groups would definitely have a similar leader…
An Qing Yu thought for a moment. Is it like the Nantuo snake demon last time?
No, the Nantuo snake demon essentially split its kind to invade other individuals, turning them into its avatars. The current situation is more akin to the relationship between the Ghost Face Man and the Ghost Face King from Cangnan.
I see. An Qing Yu nodded thoughtfully. So, in this primitive forest, besides these worker ants, there should also be… a queen ant?
Lin Qi Ye nodded.
If the worker ants have the strength of Chengjing, then the queen ant must at least have the strength of Haijing? Bai Li Pang Pang grinned.
Isn’t facing a Haijing mysterious being something we should expect? Cao Yuan spoke up.
There’s one more thing. An Qing Yu pondered for a moment and continued, I just cut open its stomach and found it was basically empty, which means everything that happened earlier was likely due to it hunting in a state of extreme hunger.