"Probably ants," Song Zhixian said. "We've entered another realm, a realm filled with heartbeats."

The fact that Song Zhixian could hear the heartbeat meant that he could directly eliminate all the infected things here, which was definitely good news for Xie Xuan and the others.

But the most crucial question is, "Do you hear the heartbeat of the strain here?"

"No." Song Zhixian shook his head. "All heartbeats have the same frequency, unless the heartbeat of the bacterial species is synchronized with the infection. But I personally tend to believe that this bacterial species has no heartbeat."

He paused, then continued, "The situation in this realm is similar to the A-level realm you entered last time. The bacteria have created many interconnected realms, and the place where the bacteria resides is the core that connects all the realms."

These words were explained to Yang Jiayue and Ding Qiaoyun, who did not enter the area last time.

Ding Qiaoyun and Yang Jiayue had done sufficient preparation before coming here, but witnessing with their own eyes phenomena that would never be seen inside the wall was a different kind of shock to them.

The current situation can be said to be good or bad.

Xie Xuan, one of the four main combat forces, is now unable to fight. Chongming has been exhausted after what happened just now. Unless it is absolutely necessary, it is best not to let him take action again.

The remaining Xiao Yao was not a player who could fight a protracted battle, and the last one, Song Zhixian, joined in halfway and had no idea of ​​his background.

"In other words, we can either find the bacteria in this area and kill it, or we can choose to directly destroy all areas and force the bacteria into a dead end?" Ding Qiaoyun asked.

Song Zhixian coughed and said, "In fact, neither of these two options is feasible."

Xiao Yao agreed with Song Zhixian for once, "Part of the reason we were able to successfully exit the previous realm was because Chongming directly found the location of the fungus. Xie Xuan and I couldn't find the fungus there, and we tried to destroy about three or four realms, but each one was uncharted territory. The next realm might not necessarily be easier than this one."

He smiled and said, "This is also a matter of luck. Unlucky people like me and Xie Xuan can't do it."

The other people seemed to be lost in thought, but while they were discussing, Song Zhixian had quietly dealt with several groups of ants that had pounced on him.

It was pitch black outside the window, but in the area illuminated by the headlights in front, they could see a circle of ant corpses that were growing taller and taller five meters away from the RV.

Each ant has a shiny black shell with spikes, and can be nearly two meters tall when standing up.

If Song Zhixian hadn't been here, they would probably have had to fight a tough battle.

But even with Song Zhixian here, they can't keep wasting time like this.

Song Zhixian's cough became more and more severe, and he even had to take off his helmet and cover his mouth with his hands.

Yang Jiayue silently brought him a bottle of water. Song Zhixian said thank you in a hoarse voice. When he reached out to take it, the blood foam on his lips could be clearly seen.

"Let me do it," Xie Xuan said. "They look like they should be able to fill their stomachs better than the stomach acid they just had. I'll go eat something and then we'll move on."

"Can you?" Chongming asked doubtfully.

Xiao Yao half-knelt down in front of Xie Xuan and held out his hand, "I'll carry you down."

Xie Xuan didn't act pretentiously. She stretched out her bony hands and wrapped them around Xiao Yao's neck.

Xiao Yao was still very gentlemanly at this time. He clenched his fists and carried Xie Xuan on his back. Before getting out of the car, he said, "Captain Song, please take care of the ants that slipped in."

"No problem." Song Zhixian nodded.

Xiao Yao waited at the car door for a few seconds before it opened.

Xie Xuan and Xiao Yao were both wearing protective suits, but the pungent stench of decay and earth outside penetrated directly into the air filters on their suits and occupied their sense of smell.

Xie Xuan couldn't help but feel lucky that there was nothing in her stomach, otherwise she would have felt nauseous at this time.

Xiao Yao walked steadily, and Song Zhixian no longer used his supernatural powers to clear the ants around him.

The wall made of ant corpses that stood in front of them began to crumble.

The corpses of these ants were different from the corpses of the infected creatures that Xie Xuan and his team had encountered before. They did not rot immediately, but were still stacked together in their original form.

Now the ants behind the wall want to break through the wall, causing the ant corpses to rub against each other and make a teeth-grinding sound.

Xie Xuan began to activate her special abilities, and black mist spread around her like paint seeping out of her black protective suit.

Because Xie Xuan is extremely weak now, the mist also looks floating and scattered.

A black mist began to cover the open space around the vehicle.

"Put me down." Xie Xuan said.

Xiao Yao put Xie Xuan on the ground and lent her an arm, "Put your arm on me first."

Xie Xuan didn't bother to be polite with Xiao Yao. She used her strength and waited for the moment when the ants broke through the wall.

Soon, the first gap appeared in the wall formed by their own kind. An ant as big as a new energy vehicle crawled in from the gap, waving two huge pincers and rushing towards Xie Xuan.

But from the moment it stepped into the black fog, the black fog that had captured its prey began to spread upwards along its feet, quickly wrapping up its entire body.

Last time this huge sticky board caught mice, this time it caught giant ants, but it was obviously not as easy this time as last time.

The giant ant began to struggle constantly. As more and more ants appeared in the black fog and their power was dispersed, Xie Xuan's control over each ant inevitably began to decline.

The replenishment and consumption of superpowers were almost maintained at the same level, and the wound on Xie Xuan's hand recovered quite slowly.

Xiao Yao also noticed Xie Xuan's predicament. He immediately raised his hand, and a ball of extremely hot flame condensed from his fingertips and shot it towards the ant's eyes.

The defense of these ants is extremely high. Xiao Yao's attack is far from being fatal, but it can hinder the ants' movements to the greatest extent.

The flames continued to light up, and the open space around the RV was filled with black mist and ants.

Song Zhixian had put his helmet back on. He and Chongming sat on either side, looking at the situation outside the window, ready to take action at any time.

However, after Xie Xuan got Xiao Yao's help, absorbing the vitality of the ants became much easier.

In just a few minutes, the flesh on Xie Xuan's hands grew back.

Xiao Yao watched from the side and couldn't help but marvel in his heart. The life and death of human flesh and bones have only existed in myths since ancient times.