Chapter 265: Deep into the Ant Cave, Dangers abound
Chapter 265: Deep into the Ant Cave, Dangers abound
The giant claws exerted force suddenly, dragging the mountain god into the ground, leaving only a shrill scream echoing in the cave.
The ground closed up again, as if nothing had happened.
Everyone looked at each other, stunned for a moment.
"Holy shit, what's going on?"
Wu Hen was the first to break the silence.
"This mountain god is too miserable, one second in heaven, the next second in hell?"
Lin Qiye frowned and said in a deep voice, "It seems we underestimated the danger of this place."
He looked around. The depths of the cave were pitch black, as if countless unknown horrors were lurking there.
"What is that thing that took the mountain god away?" Fatty Baili'er's voice trembled a little.
"do not know."
Lin Qiye shook his head.
"But it's definitely not a good thing."
He looked at everyone and said, "We must find the queen ant as soon as possible and leave here."
Li Yangde said in a deep voice: "Qi Ye is right, it is not advisable to stay here for long."
"The queen's nest should be nearby. Let's split up and search. If we find anything unusual, we'll immediately raise the alarm."
"and many more!"
Wu Hen suddenly shouted,
"I have a bold idea."
He leaned close to Lin Qiye's ear mysteriously and whispered a few words.
After hearing this, Lin Qiye's eyes lit up and he nodded, "We can give it a try."
"What are you doing secretly?" Cao Yuanhai looked suspicious.
Wu Hen chuckled and said, "Keep it a secret. You'll know when the time comes."
After some discussion, Li Yangde decided that he and An Yuqing would stay on the ground, while the others would go deep underground to look for the queen ant.
Considering the possible dangers in the cave, Lin Qiye and others decided not to take the usual route - to enter directly from the crack where the mountain god was dragged down just now.
"Is this... too dangerous?" Fatty Baili hesitated.
Li Yangde said solemnly, "This is the fastest way at the moment. Remember, our target is the queen ant. We need to fight quickly and avoid unnecessary complications."
Seeing Li Yangde's firm attitude, Lin Qiye and Wu Hen nodded.
After they were ready, they fixed the rope to the rocks at the edge of the cave and descended along the crack one by one.
In order to avoid alerting the creatures underground, they deliberately did not use the forbidden ruins and remained highly vigilant throughout the entire process.
After descending for a long time in the darkness, Lin Qiye's spiritual power detected some active creatures at the bottom of the crack, which seemed to be worker ants.
He frowned slightly and immediately signaled everyone to stop descending.
"What's wrong?" Cao Yuanhai asked nervously.
Lin Qiye slowly opened his eyes, his expression somewhat solemn.
"There's something down there."
"More than four hundred?!"
Cao Yuanhai took a breath and almost broke the rope.
"Seventh Master, are you sure you counted correctly?"
Lin Qiye rolled his eyes. "When has my mental strength ever gone wrong?"
"They're packed so densely together, like dumplings in a pot. A rough count shows there are at least 400 of them."
Wu Hen stroked his chin and said in a serious tone, "The queen ant has been breeding here for two years. It's unreasonable not to have a thousand or eight hundred guards! More than four hundred, it's nothing!"
As he spoke, Wu Hen's system made a "ding" sound.
A new task has been released: sneak into the anthill and dance square dance with the queen ant. Reward: a pair of invincible Hot Wheels.
Wu Hen was ecstatic inside, but he remained calm on the surface.
Baili Pang'er's face turned green.
"More than four hundred of them... How can we fight this battle? We won't even be able to fill our teeth if we go down!"
The atmosphere instantly became tense.
In the narrow crack, everyone's breathing could be clearly heard.
With more than 400 worker ants, no matter how strong they are, they will find it difficult to resist.
What's more, this is underground, the home of the anthill. Once surrounded, there is no chance of escape.
"What should we do now?" Cao Yuanhai's voice trembled a little, and he was obviously frightened.
Wu Hen rolled his eyes and leaned close to Lin Qiye's ear.
In a voice only the two of them could hear, he said, "Brother Qiye, I suddenly have a brilliant idea... Let's turn into ants and sneak in!"
Lin Qiye was stunned for a moment, then a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
"Great! Why didn't I think of that? The Queen Ant would never have guessed we have this trick!"
The two looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.
"What are you two whispering about?"
Cao Yuanhai looked suspicious.
"What's your idea? Tell it to make the brothers happy too."
Wu Hen smiled mysteriously,
"The secret cannot be revealed! Anyway, just wait and see!"
As he spoke, Wu Hen took out two pills from the system space.
"Brother Qiye, come, one each, and after we finish eating, we'll transform!"
Lin Qiye took the pill and swallowed it without hesitation.
The two looked at each other and said in unison: "Balala energy - transform!"
A flash of white light passed by, and the two of them actually turned into two... worker ants!
"Fuck! What the hell?!"
Cao Yuanhai's eyes almost popped out.
"You...you..."
Wu Hen shook his tentacles and said proudly: "How is it?"
"Impressive, right? We'll sneak into the anthill and attack the dragon. You guys will support us from above!"
After saying that, the two of them climbed down the crack and disappeared into the darkness.
Cao Yuanhai was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses and muttered to himself: "This...this is too outrageous..."
He looked up and asked weakly, "Captain Li, what should we do now?"
Li Yangde's voice came from above.
"The situation has changed. The higher-ups have decided to have a special team handle it. You should withdraw first."
On the rope, Cao Yuanhai, Baili Pang'er and others looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
Special team?
Isn't this just who they are?
After going around in circles, they still have to go up.
Fatty Baili muttered, "Isn't this obviously sending us to our deaths? Over four hundred worker ants, they won't even be enough to fill the gaps between our teeth!"
"Stop complaining,"
Cao Yuanhai sighed.
"Since the higher-ups have given the order, we can only carry it out. Let's go up first and talk later."
At the bottom of the crack, Lin Qiye and Wu Hen, who had turned into worker ants, were carefully moving among the ant colony.
Wu Hen did not forget to tease Lin Qiye as he walked.
"Brother Qiye, you look quite handsome in this ant costume! You're just a little short, haha!"
Lin Qiye rolled his eyes at him unhappily.
"You still have the mind to joke! It's more important to find the queen ant!"
"Don't worry,"
Wu Hen chuckled,
"The queen ant must be hiding in the deepest part. Let's take our time looking for her and treat it as a sightseeing trip."
"You think you're visiting a zoo!"
Lin Qiye complained,
"If we're discovered by these worker ants, we'll be turned into ant paste!"
Wu Hen smiled mysteriously,
"Don't worry, I have a secret weapon!"
As he spoke, he took out a bottle of "Invisibility Spray" from the system space.
He sprayed it a few times at himself and Lin Qiye.
"What is this?" Lin Qiye asked in confusion.
"Invisibility spray!"
Wu Hen said as a matter of course,
"After spraying it, we can move freely in the ant colony!"
Lin Qiye was speechless.
"Are you sure this thing works?"
"Of course!"
Wu Hen patted his chest and promised,
"Produced by the system, it must be a high-quality product!"
The two continued to go deeper into the anthill, and sure enough, after spraying the invisibility spray, the worker ants ignored them.
"Brother Qiye, do you think my trick is very effective?"
Wu Hen said proudly.
Lin Qiye nodded.
"That's great indeed. But how do we find the queen ant?"
"This is easy!"
Wu Hen chuckled and said, "Just follow your feelings!"
The two groped their way and finally came to a spacious cave.
In the center of the cave, a huge ant was lying there, surrounded by dozens of worker ants serving it.
"Queen Ant!" Lin Qiye and Wu Hen looked at each other.
"It seems that our decapitation operation is about to begin!"
Wu Hen rubbed his hands, eager to try.
Suddenly, there was a commotion at the entrance of the cave, and then a group of worker ants rushed in and surrounded the cave.
"Not good! I've been discovered!"
Lin Qiye's expression changed, "Retreat quickly!"
"Retreat? Where to retreat?"
Wu Hen pointed at the dense swarm of worker ants behind him.
"We're surrounded!"
The two stood back to back, staring vigilantly at the worker ants around them.
"What should we do now?" Lin Qiye asked.
Wu Hen took a deep breath and said, "We can only fight!"
At this moment, a voice came from the depths of the cave.
"Who are you? How dare you trespass into my territory!"
Lin Qiye and Wu Hen looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man in a gorgeous robe slowly walking out.
The man had a handsome face and noble temperament, but there was a cold murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
"You are..." Lin Qiye asked doubtfully.
The man sneered.
"I am the king of the ants—the Ant Emperor!"
"Ant King? There is such a thing?" Wu Hen scratched his head, looking confused.
Lin Qiye also frowned. This plot was going in a direction that was a little off.
Where is the queen ant?
How come an ant king appeared?
"You bold ants, why don't you kneel before the Ant King?"
A sturdy worker ant shouted sharply.
"Kneel down!"
Wu Hen rolled his eyes.
"Who do you think you are? Is the Ant King that powerful? Can he compare to my Invincible Hot Wheels?"
He took out the Hot Wheels from the system space, stepped on it proudly, and with a "whoosh", he turned around on the spot.
Ant King: “…”
The worker ants: “…”
What is this ghost?
Lin Qiye covered his face, feeling ashamed to watch.
This guy is getting sick again.
"You bold lunatic! How dare you disrespect the Ant Emperor!"
The sturdy worker ant roared and rushed towards Wu Hen, waving its huge pincers.
"Well done!"
Wu Hen shouted loudly, and the wind-fire wheel under his feet spewed out flames, instantly burning the sturdy worker ants to ashes.
"That's it? I thought it was so amazing!"
Seeing this, the worker ants were frightened and retreated, not daring to move forward.
The ant king's expression also turned ugly.
"You...who are you?"
"Guess?" Wu Hen smiled evilly.
Lin Qiye couldn't bear to watch any longer and coughed lightly, "We are here to kill the queen ant."
"Queen Ant?"
The Ant King sneered,
"Just you? You're overestimating your abilities!"
He waved his hand, and the top of the cave suddenly cracked open. Countless worker ants fell from the sky and surrounded Lin Qiye and Wu Hen.
"This is getting serious..." Wu Hen swallowed.
"What are you afraid of?"
Lin Qiye patted his shoulder.
"We are God Slayers, how could we be afraid of these little ants?"
"That's true, but this number is too much..."
Wu Hen's scalp tingled as he looked at the densely packed worker ants.
"Stop talking nonsense and get started!"
Lin Qiye drew out his God-Slaying Sword and charged into the ant colony, swords flashing and blood and flesh flying everywhere.
Wu Hen also rode on a hot wheel, rushing left and right. Wherever he went, the worker ants turned into ashes.
The two men fought and retreated, gradually approaching the Ant King.
"You lowly humans, don't even think about hurting the queen ant!"
The Ant King roared and joined the battle.
A war has begun.
Five minutes later, the two finally reached the end of the rift and saw a huge white figure - the queen ant.
"Finally found you!" Wu Hen rubbed his hands excitedly.
At this moment, something strange happened...
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