Chapter 18
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Chapter 18: At the End of the Road
Many days passed after that.
The pork inside the ant nest, which was already not much, is now almost gone.
That awful bear!
From the watching perspective of the Weak Ant, Lin Yu learned that the fierce brown bear was still lying in front of the entrance of the ant nest.
During these past few days, it not only stayed in, but also kept a close watch on the ant nest.
Not only did it bring food to them, but it also revealed the existence of the ant colony… Ah, I should have been more careful earlier! Since the ant colony had not been discovered, I became careless, and I shouldn’t have let the exploration team go deeper… If I hadn’t done that, I wouldn’t have missed seeing the bear when it got dark! But it was the deeper exploration that helped us hunt for food!
Being cautious could lead to starvation, and taking risks could make the bear spot us, but either way, we still end up starving.
Thinking back, it seems like no matter what I do, I cannot escape death?
Even if we weren’t discovered before, living under the same roof for a long time would still reveal us.
Wait, living under the same roof… Ah, as long as we’re not living in the same place, as long as we move!
Alright, actually I’ve thought about this problem a long time ago.
I even tried it a little bit.
The reasons I haven’t taken this strategy mainly come down to three points.
First, considering the current number of ants, rebuilding a colony of this scale would take a lot of time. The longer it takes to build a new ant nest, the more likely accidents will happen.
The second question is, where should the new ant hole be built? If it’s nearby, the threat from bears is still present. To be honest, the sand outside the stone cave is much softer than the sand inside. I tried before and found that the sand can easily collapse. It’s impossible to dig a long and wide tunnel like this one. If it’s built without being discovered, that’s fine, but if it is discovered… that would be very, very bad!
The quality of the sand around here is pretty much the same. If we build it farther away, the risk will be even greater. What if we run into something as big as a bear, or even stronger? That’s very possible! The exploration team found many fierce creatures when they went far, including the Granville Wolf Pack, which has even more members than the previous group of Granville Wolves that stole our food.
How many are there exactly? Sorry, those wolves have a strong sense of smell. At that time, I was busy helping the Weak Ants escape, so I didn’t count. But it’s definitely a lot! Two digits!
The third issue is my own problem… If we move, I will have to leave this place too, right?
I always feel unsafe when going out.
This is not the modern world, you know! There might be dangers everywhere!
Alright… I admit I’m scared, and that’s the reason why I don’t want to move, my family master.
But! The first two reasons are not made up!
I don’t regret not moving early! Boo hoo…
…
So, is that all for now?
Looking back now, this past month and more as a Queen Ant has been almost unbearable.
I live in a dark, smelly cave with no bed, and I eat either rotten meat or foul-smelling raw meat, and there’s no novels or comics to pass the time.
I even feel like I’m about to die.
About to die?
No!! Even if I’m just a little ant, I don’t want to die! Especially not by starving or being eaten alive…
Right, it would be great if a hero could appear right now.
Ideally, they would ride a white horse, wear shining golden armor, and hold a sharp sword, looking very grand—like a princess!
What? Isn’t he supposed to be the Prince Charming? Sorry, a prince is not my type, no matter how handsome he is!
…
Let’s get back to the main topic.
Food has become so scarce that the meat from those yellow-haired pigs is not enough for the 20 Weak Ants to eat for even two days.
Right now, I can only compare who can hold out longer, and if the bear gives up and goes out to hunt first, the exploration team can go out after it.
But to hold out longer…
Lin Yu struggled internally for a long time and finally made a decision that even she felt a bit cold about.
…eat them.
She gave the order to the 20 Weak Ants, and the target to be eaten was the bodies of the 7 Weak Ants that had died earlier.
Lin Yu has always kept the bodies of the Weak Ants; it was an instinctive action.
But why is she keeping them? She knows the reason deep down, but she has been too afraid to think about it.
However, it might just be her imagination, but it seemed like the Weak Ants paused a bit when they received this command.
Were they resisting? How could that be… How could they feel that way? Maybe they were just too hungry, causing them to move slowly, Lin Yu thought.
Sure enough, in the next moment, the Weak Ants began to move and approached the bodies of their companions, opening their mouths…
Chomp chomp…
They started to eat.
For some reason, Lin Yu felt a sense of relief in her heart.
However, the next moment, when she checked the condition of the Weak Ants, she was suddenly stunned.
Their status bar rarely showed a condition called "frustration," and their attribute values decreased. The attribute changes of the other Weak Ants were not obvious, but those two D Qualification Weak Ants saw their strength drop from 1 to 0.
Lin Yu noticed that they did not gain Experience Value from eating their companion’s body.
She instinctively looked at the mental states of the Weak Ants.
Cry," "cry," "cry," "cry," "cry," "cry," "cry," "cry," "cry," "cry," "cry," "cry," "cry," "cry," "cry," "cry," "cry," "cry," "cry," "cry.
The girl felt a tightness in her heart, feeling a bit uncomfortable.
Why…
She hurriedly told the Weak Ants to stop eating.
She paused and walked in front of them.
Her feelings were somewhat complicated.
I’m sorry, I’m so sorry… Mom made a mistake.
She reached out her front legs and touched the Weak Ants on their heads.
At that moment, Lin Yu felt something different about the Weak Ants in front of her.
Actually, they couldn’t really be called her children, at least not completely. So Lin Yu never thought of them as her real kids.
She was only fourteen, how could she have children? Let alone be a mom.
So all along, she mostly saw them as worker ants.
Everyone, please help, let’s… um, let’s bury your sister.
This time, like before, the Weak Ants began to move without any hesitation.
…
Sigh… What am I doing…
Although I feel a bit sorry for them, if I don’t do this, I will die.
They have no self-awareness, no feelings, no thoughts of their own, and they do not resist their orders.
Is it wrong to give such orders?
At that moment, Lin Yu suddenly remembered the seven Granville Wolves from before.
In the flashing image, the lead wolf, covered in blood, stood defiantly against the fierce bear. Behind it, the wolf pack did not leave their fallen friend’s body; instead, they picked up the body and left.
She no longer thought about whether her decision was right or wrong, and looked again at the Weak Ants who were busy burying their fallen friends.
Hungry" "Hungry" "Hungry" "Hungry" "Hungry" "Hungry" "Hungry" "Hungry" "Hungry" "Hungry" "Hungry" "Hungry" "Hungry" "Hungry" "Hungry" "Hungry" "Hungry" "Hungry" "Hungry" "Hungry
Lin Yu suddenly squinted and smiled.
Let’s just wait for our hero to come and save us.
If it doesn’t work out, we can think of it as the game is over.
I’m sorry, but at that time, you just die along with Mom.