Chapter 457 [(*^▽^*)]
Xue Rui studied the map for a long time before saying, "In other words, even without that map, these people would have gradually gathered in this valley. Our actions have only accelerated the process."
Lin Leyou said, "Speeding up is good, but I don't know how long it will take for the others to arrive. Someone should be able to avoid the black ant nest, since many props aren't just for show."
About ten minutes later, two people came together. The first thing they saw was a very obvious pile of rubble in front of them. It was clean and tidy, and the people who had been tired for a long time wanted to go and sit down for a while.
One of them walked forward, clearly intending to rest, but was stopped by the other's arm. After exchanging a few words, the two began to carefully observe their surroundings, as if searching for something.
In less than two minutes, they seemed to have discovered something, and then retreated a distance, bypassing the pile of rocks. It seemed they had recognized the pile of rocks as the nest of black poison ants.
Lin Leyou chuckled, "Looks like there are still some smart people out there. These two are going to keep going. Will they find out we're here?"
Xue Rui: "No, we climbed the mountain to observe the situation of the rubble pile. Their goal is Xiushan Village, and they will definitely not climb to the top of the mountain."
Lin Leyou nodded, "That makes sense. Besides... it's getting dark now. Hopefully, they can find a place to rest nearby. Maybe the black ants will hunt them down at night."
The idea was good, but Lin Leyou only thought about it. The two of them did not look for a place to spend the night nearby because it was getting dark. Instead, they walked far away with extreme caution. They only found a place to rest after they had searched the surrounding area with flashlights and could not find any familiar little black insects.
This location is quite far from the pile of rocks, so unless the black ants specifically go after it, they will definitely not run into it. It's a bit of a pity, but there's nothing that can be done about it.
Meanwhile, more people approached the area. If it were daytime, they might have noticed the unusual nature of the pile of rocks, but it was dark now.
Although they were using flashlights, the beams weren't very strong, so they couldn't see the entire pile of rocks. They could only make out a small area of rocks ahead in the flashlight beams. It was a group of ten people, quite a lot. They probably met on their way here and traveled together for safety, but now they were all going to their deaths.
The group of ten all stepped onto the pile of rocks. In the complete darkness, having such a wide open space to spend the night was a good thing for them, so they didn't have to worry about any wild animals lurking around. It was just a pity... if there weren't any black ant nests under this pile of rocks.
Looking at the map, Lin Leyou realized that these ten people should be the last group to arrive at the pile of rocks tonight. Most of the red dots behind them had stopped moving and chosen a place to spend the night, except for the hundred-person group at the very back.
They were probably relying on having a map and having a large group, so they were traveling through the night. However, Lin Leyou thought they would definitely find a place to spend the night as soon as possible, rather than actually traveling in the middle of the night, which would be a loss.
You should know that getting from their location to Xiushan Village is extremely difficult without an accurate map. Moreover, decades have passed, and the traces of Xiushan Village must have long been covered and hidden by countless plants in the mountains. If you don't actually go into Xiushan Village, you probably won't find it.
Just as Lin Leyou was lost in thought, the ten people who had just arrived were also attacked by black poisonous ants. This time, it was obvious that the black poisonous ants had discovered that there were several times more people than before, so the number of ants crawling out of their underground nests had also increased several times. From a distance, it looked like a black swarm of insects.
Lin Leyou exclaimed in surprise, "Am I seeing things? There are so many black poisonous ants! They've submerged a third of the valley. Just how big is the nest under this pile of rocks?"
He suddenly realized something and looked down. "Could this be a black ant nest under our feet?"
Xue Rui shook his head, "Impossible. The exit of that nest is in a high place in the valley. It probably prefers to build its nest on flat ground. It's impossible for it to be on the mountain."
Lin Leyou nodded slightly, "That's true, you scared me."
Without a doubt, these ten people were doomed to die from the swarm of black ants. They watched the situation quietly, and as expected, the ten people screamed and ran away, but the speed of the swarm was beyond their reach. No matter how fast they ran, they couldn't escape.
At this moment, some people took out props. Two people actually took off into the air and flew away quickly. Several people took out bombs and threw them around. One person even burst into flames and burned all the black poison ants around him. Others used all sorts of other methods. In the end, only two people died at the hands of the black poison ants. The remaining eight escaped!
Of course they escaped, but the eight of them were scattered. It was too late at night to bother looking for the scattered people. Besides, they had only met on the way before, so there was no real friendship between them. It was fine if they were scattered, since they had all memorized the route on the map.
The more important thing now is the wounds caused by the insect bites. After everyone removed the insects from their bodies, they began to check their wounds. However, they soon found that there was nothing wrong with the wounds. In less than half an hour, the red bite marks slowly disappeared, and their skin looked normal again.
After examining their bodies with various tools, they discovered that it was just some minor toxins that wouldn't have any impact. They were relieved to find that the toxins would be eliminated through normal metabolism.
Apart from two of them who took antidotes, the rest did not take the toxicity seriously.
Time passed slowly, and before they knew it, it was midnight. Lin Leyou and Xue Rui were already lying on the mountaintop, fast asleep. After all, neither of them had any intention of wandering around outside at this late hour.
Perhaps because they were too arrogant before, they didn't hide themselves much when eating or resting, leaving their scent everywhere they went. This led some large wild animals to find their current hiding place by following the scent. You know, large carnivorous wild animals in the deep mountains are very good at hiding.
Especially at night, they will lie in one place and wait for hours on end. They are very patient, especially when they find that there is a protective fence, they will not make any rash moves.
The figure flashed through the darkness, its forepaw twice the size of a human hand.
Just then, Xue Rui woke up with a start. He looked around curiously and listened carefully to the sounds around him, only to find that everything was quiet and there was nothing there...
Just as he was about to close his eyes and continue resting, he opened the map just in case. He initially wanted to see if any red dots were approaching their hiding place, but unexpectedly, instead of seeing any red dots, he saw something else that was rather terrifying.
He reached out and shook Lin Leyou awake. Fortunately, Lin Leyou wasn't a deep sleeper and woke up quickly. After being reminded by Xue Rui to look at the map, he glanced at it and saw the cartoonish tiger head icon representing tigers on the mountaintop where they were.
Lin Leyou looked at it silently for a while, then asked, "Is this true? There's a tiger nearby?"
Xue Rui nodded. "This map is accurate. They should be hiding somewhere outside the fence, waiting for an opportunity to hunt us down. They're treating us like prey."
Lin Leyou blinked. "This is very simple. Watch me."
He casually took a black sphere out of his backpack. "Do you know what this is?"
Xue Rui shook his head. "I don't know."
Lin Leyou smiled mysteriously and took out two more gas masks from his backpack. "Wear them, or you'll definitely regret it. These things can knock you out with their fumes."
Xue Rui, "Stink bomb?"
Lin Leyou: "Something even more powerful than that, you'll find out soon enough."
Xue Rui frowned slightly, "Won't this stench stick to your body and be impossible to wash off?"
Lin Leyou shook her head, "No, I have deodorizing tools I can use later, don't worry."
In other words, without deodorizing tools, the smell can indeed linger on your body for a long time.
Although killing a tiger is simple, they don't want to kill it. They can't hunt it, but it can still kill other people. They just saw this tiger; it's a whole size bigger than any tiger they've seen in the real world. It's very ferocious and powerful!
After both of them put on their gas masks, Lin Leyou casually tossed the black sphere towards the location where the tiger was hiding, as shown on the map. The moment it hit the ground, the black sphere made a soft thud and disappeared. Of course, it didn't really disappear; instead, it turned into a stench that spread out.
Then Xue Rui saw the tiger icon on the map running like its life depended on it, at an extremely fast speed. In just a short while, he saw the tiger run straight to the riverbank and jump in.
Lin Leyou ignored this. He stood up, removed the fence, and let the wind blow wildly from the mountaintop. About ten minutes later, he said to Xue Rui, "You can take it off now."
As he removed his gas mask, he also took out a special deodorizing device. Xue Rui gagged immediately upon removing the mask, "I... ugh..."
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