Paul's eyes lit up when he heard Sheyan's words. He actually had a good relationship with Dardanian. When he saw the price of the fresh glands of the One-Horned Flying Ants brought back by Dardanian, his heart skipped a beat. Besides, plundering a monster's nest sounded like a very blissful thing to do, no matter who it was.
So, Paul gritted his teeth and immediately said without reservation,
"So what are we waiting for? A day in this damn place is much shorter than on Earth. If we delay any longer, it'll be dawn soon. Then it'll be even harder to do anything. "
Sheyan hesitated for a moment.
"So … should we go now? Should we call them along?"
Paul was currently blinded by greed. He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
"You may remember them, but they may not remember you! You're such a shrewd person, so how can you be so muddle-headed about these things? Aldaris is the one who escaped the pursuit of seven One-Horned Flying Ants, so he must be very familiar with the terrain around the mushroom rock and has someone to lead the way. So what are we waiting for? We can't fight them if they beat us to it, can we? "
Sheyan glanced at Aldaris, who then said, "Alright.
But it's much more dangerous to set off at night than during the day. "
Paul hesitated for a moment.
"I'll use Hercules to lead the way. Seaman, your Ramtas will follow behind. There shouldn't be anything that can stop us."
Sheyan had put on an act earlier because he was waiting for Paul to take the initiative to say this. Otherwise, if Sheyan had taken the initiative to say this, the paranoid Paul might have let his imagination run wild again, and Sheyan would not have been able to justify his actions.
***
Because the trio's data had been recorded into the external fire control system, in addition to the thunderous roars of the machine gun turret outside, the trio didn't cause any commotion when they exited, quietly sneaking out.
There was no storm, no thunder, and no lightning. Only a heavy darkness shrouded the plains, providing a protective color for everything.
Looking up, the Uplos meteorite belt was emitting a clear yellow light in the sky, completely overshadowing the brilliance of the stars and gently sprinkling the ground. If one were to look at the ground instead of the sky, they would even feel like the tranquil moonlight was like water.
However, this place was not quiet at all. A large number of insects were chirping. Some were courting, some were luring, and some were warning.
More importantly, these sounds were definitely not harmless. For example, the most typical one was a creature called the Spoon-End Cicada. It was as fat as the head of a spoon-end cicada. Compared to other cicadas, there was only one difference, and that was its appetite.
Ordinary cicadas sucked the sap of trees to survive, while Spoon Cicadas ate meat. The juice of rotting animals, blood, and so on were all written in its menu. Sheyan had been attacked by this kind of greedy insect many times. It was very unique.
When you heard the long and special chirping of cicadas flying towards you from a distance, the Spoon-End Cicada would appear.
Its appearance was extremely explosive, it felt like a high speed bomber. Then, its sharp mouth was already filled with blood, like a horn protruding from the front. Borrowing the momentum of the charge, it thrust forward with an indomitable will. Oh, if you want to describe it, imagine a tall and sturdy nurse like Sister Furong stabbing towards you with a syringe.
And this was in the middle of the night!
Under such a perverted attack, not to mention human skin, even the thick skin of water buffaloes and wild boars would not be able to withstand this perverted attack.
Fortunately, Ramtas' nature magic played a great role. After it cast a "Nature's Mark" spell on everyone, they could see the cicadas glowing from afar. They could see the cicadas lying on the branches of the bushes like hundred-watt light bulbs, so they could take precautions in advance.
Along the way, Sheyan had killed at least a dozen Spoon End Cicadas. At first, he tried to hit a few Spoon End Cicadas like he was hitting a baseball, but later on, he just dodged them and let these kamikaze kamikaze guys crash into the soft soil.
In that dark and damp place, their fat buttocks and strong wing muscles were delicacies that the underground insects had been craving for for a long time. These guys who were good at seizing opportunities would not give the Spoon-End Cicadas a chance to fly again.
The three of them adapted to all kinds of strange attacks along the way. These special 'treatments' from planet Uplos were endless. Sheyan was tough and fearless, but Aldaris and Paul had to suffer a lot. Although these sufferings were not fatal, they were still extremely annoying. Sheyan's body was thick and tough, so he was fearless. Aldaris and Paul, on the other hand, suffered a lot.
With Paul's powerful metal puppet, Hercules, clearing the way, the three of them finally arrived at the mushroom rock an hour later. At this time, the mushroom rock still looked like a mushroom, but a large part of its cap had been bitten off. Moreover, the rock peak was already full of cracks. It was estimated that the name 'mushroom rock' would become a thing of the past if there was another earthquake.
To put it nicely, the three of them were all meticulous people, but to put it bluntly, they were shameless people with ulcers on their heads and pus on their feet. Naturally, they already had a detailed plan to deal with creatures like the One-Horned Flying Ants in their minds.
They threw out a piece of fresh ant gland that they had kept in their personal storage, then laid in ambush, forming a circle around them. Based on the habits of the One-Horned Flying Ants, as long as they sensed the aura of their own kind, they would most likely come to investigate. When the time came, the three of them would swarm up together ….
Soon, a One-Horned Flying Ant landed nimbly from the dark sky. Its body was not covered with the common skin membrane, but with the chitin wings of a termite, which were transparent and thin.
In addition, its body was as big as a lion's, but its appearance was at least 80% reminiscent of an ant. Its bee-like tail was constantly expanding and contracting, and black poisonous stingers could be vaguely seen. Sheyan had already experienced the power of the One-Horned Flying Ant from the wounds on Azsa, Dardanian and the others, so he had no intention of trying it out.
"It's a male ant." Aldaris quickly sent a message to the two of them. "It only has two uses when it's born. One is to mate and provide the ant queen with enough nutrients. The other is to fight, so don't be careless."
"Hmm, so the glands of male ants should be more valuable," added Sheyan. Sheyan immediately added, "What we got before were only the glands of worker ants, but what we're getting now are the ones that specialize in reproduction and combat. From this, we can infer two things. First, the ant colony must have suffered a heavy loss, so much so that even these things, which are similar to the rebel army, have to come out to do odd jobs. Second, the glands of these things must be twice, no, ten times more valuable than the glands of ordinary worker ants!"
By the time he finished his last sentence, Paul had already controlled his giant metal war puppet to break out of the ground without saying a word. The puppet smashed the male ant's body with a huge club of astonishing weight. Then, Aldaris's dagger slashed across the male ant's wings. What followed was, of course, a crazy round of beating without the slightest hint of samurai spirit ….
Even so, the ant lasted for nearly five minutes before it died. Cyborg No. 1 was also pierced through by the poisonous stingers. The terrifying venom corroded even the plastic and rubber components of the cyborg. If it were not for the spare parts they had saved earlier, the cyborg would have been scrapped.
Unfortunately, the fierce struggle of the male ant before it died had destroyed the integrity of its glands, so the expected harvest did not appear. This made Paul extremely angry. He even wanted to vent his anger on the ant's corpse, but Aldaris stopped him. After the cyborg killed the ant, Aldaris cut off most of the ant's corpse and put it in his personal storage, then immediately left the scene.
This was a lesson that Hedi Curry and the others had learned from their previous experience of killing a One-Horned Flying Ant. Once a One-Horned Flying Ant was killed, the ant colony would immediately send reinforcements through its secreted pheromone. If they were not careful, they would be heavily surrounded.
After the three of them hurriedly wiped out their auras and fled, they observed the situation on the battlefield through the cameras they left behind. They found that the aura of a male ant's glands attracted much more attention than that of an ordinary worker ant. Five male ants quickly rushed to the scene, circled around, and took away part of their companion's corpse. Three other male ants were unwilling to give up. They circled around the area a few times before leaving.
In response to this situation, the contestants immediately came up with an even more despicable plan. They divided the remaining body of the male ant into five parts, then had the four cyborgs carry four of the parts and abandon them separately. Because most of the cyborgs' bodies were made of plastic and rubber, as long as the cyborgs ran away immediately after abandoning the body, it would be very difficult for them to be targeted.
With this arrangement, the five male ants were separated again. As a result, one of them was hunted down and killed. This time, Sheyan and Paul had the experience of fighting against male ants, so they worked twice as fast as before.
In fact, when there were only four male ants left, if Sheyan went all out, it was not impossible for the three of them to kill them. However, there was no need for him to reveal all his cards now, so he continued to adopt the strategy of encroaching on the male ants.
When the number of male ants was reduced to two, they learned their lesson and stopped appearing no matter how they were lured. But for the three of them, the threat posed by the two male ants had been reduced to an acceptable level. They could now move forward and point their swords at the ant nest under the mushroom rock! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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