He made all the ants patrol the nearby area automatically.
Soon, one of the ants discovered the new situation.
Walk about 20 meters to the right, and you'll find a few slimy worms in a dense thicket.
Twenty meters may not be a long distance for humans, but for a worm that can only slowly crawl, it is quite an achievement.
At Zhao Zian's command, the same old tactic was used, and a small ant rushed forward.
As expected, another glob of phlegm landed on the little ant. Just as Zhao Zian was about to switch perspectives and send another ant to gnaw on it,
Zhao Zian was somewhat shocked. He saw that the little ant was also struggling, but it was nowhere near as dead as before, dying after three seconds.
After struggling for a while, it slowly got up and continued to slowly move towards the flesh worm.
ah?
Could it be that it missed completely?
The shot missed a little, so the little ant didn't die?
However, Zhao Zian continued watching in surprise. Seeing that the enemy had not fallen, the slime worm shook its head, preparing to launch a second shot of slime.
Soon, the second blow also hit the little ant. This time, Zhao Zian looked very carefully and saw that the sticky substance had indeed hit the little ant, covering its entire body.
The little ant was already severely injured, and after being hit solidly a second time, it died a short while later.
However, after being hit by the second shell, it struggled for another ten seconds before dying.
Previously, ants would die within three seconds of being hit by a single sticky substance, but now these little ants can withstand two hits before dying, and they struggle for a significantly longer time.
this……
Zhao Zian touched his chin again.
The stubble on his chin was a little prickly.
Evolution again?
That doesn't seem likely, since it was only produced not long ago, how could it evolve?
Talent?
Perhaps it was just good luck that this ant happened to have a similar talent, making it resistant to this kind of slime?
Zhao Zian had another idea, and the second Kamikaze Death Ant was dispatched.
As soon as the little ant ran into the attack range of the caterpillar, the third blast of sticky liquid hit it squarely.
In the previous cases, although the third spray of slime was less, if it hit a small ant, it would definitely be severely injured, even if it didn't die.
The ant twitched slightly when it was hit, but immediately continued to rush forward. Although it did have some marks from the corrosion, it did not affect its movement much.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Zian immediately understood and commanded the main force to kill the worm that had run out of ammunition.
However, after giving the instructions, he fell into deep thought again.
This doesn't seem like an awakened talent...
Isn't awakening a talent just an isolated case that happens by sheer luck?
It seems like every ant has the ability to resist slime.
Could it be that these ants hatched after the queen ant ate the flesh of the slimy flesh worm?
Zhao Zian felt as if he had grasped something, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it; his mind was in a mess.
Nothing in this world is difficult if you are willing to give up.
Never mind, I'll just ask the hamster when it wakes up.
Once the idea was clear, the subsequent steps became even simpler.
Only one ant is needed to absorb the damage; previously, three worker ants had to be sacrificed.
Oh, no, it should be two and a half.
To be more precise, it is one Kun.
Zhao Zian gave continuous commands, and in no time, all the slimy worms in the bushes became the ants' meal.
However, there were only five in total. I remember there should have been many more when I sent the ants back to the nest because I didn't have enough mental energy.
Zhao Zian had the ants continue searching the surrounding area, but they found nothing.
Perhaps the large group of slime worms split up and went their separate ways.
In the end, Zhao Zian had no choice but to let the matter drop. However, he felt that this kind of insect should be quite common, and he would try to catch it again when he had the chance.
However, we can't catch them too many times, lest we kill them and cause them to become extinct.
Subsequently, Zhao Zian discovered that he could not find this prey, so he led the main force back to the lair.
Since food wasn't too scarce for the time being, he sent the ants to continue exploring the surrounding area. This time, instead of just a few ants exploring separately, most of the ants were sent out to explore the surrounding area and collect food along the way.
After some individual ants explored the area, it was discovered that there was actually no major threat nearby.
So Zhao Zian opened up all the areas in the eight directions that the little ant had previously explored.
The only significant threat is the Horned Bug base directly in front of us. As long as we avoid exploring directly in front, exploring to the sides is perfectly fine.
Moreover, they are not afraid even if they encounter horned bugs, and they may not necessarily lose in small-scale battles.
However, it's best to keep a low profile, in case the hornworms launch a full-scale attack, which would be really difficult for the ants to defend against.
Let's abandon exploring the area directly in front of the ant nest for now.
Try to avoid conflict with hornworms.
There's a river behind the anthill, so there's no need to explore it.
However, Zhao Zian had previously discovered some strange creatures from the perspective of ants on the riverbank.
There were creatures similar to piranhas, as well as crabs and shrimp, but they were mutated versions. There were other random, unidentifiable things that I didn't see clearly.
However, judging from their strange shapes, they seem quite formidable. Given the current fighting power of ants, they would probably be killed in one fell swoop. Perhaps we should explore them another time.
There are birds in the sky, as well as some small flying insects from another world. These don't pose much of a threat to ants at the moment, at least ants shouldn't be on the birds' menu, right?
It's also possible that the ants were too small for the birds flying in the sky to notice.
It's possible that once the ants evolve and grow larger, they might be targeted by birds in the sky, since ants are insects after all.
However, there aren't any good methods for air defense at the moment.
Let's set aside these issues that can't be resolved right now.
First, increase the ant production.
So, ants were sent out from all directions except directly in front of the ant nest to search for traces of food.
Along the way, they also discovered some white, slimy worms, and Zhao Zian successfully led the ants to kill several of them.
However, the powerful, unidentified birds in the sky also seem to regard the slimy worms as their food.
Several times we've spotted the slimy worms, but the birds in the sky snatched them away in an instant.
On another occasion, a small bird tried to catch a slimy worm, but the worm spat a mouthful of corrosive phlegm onto its face, causing it to fall to the ground.
Then Zhao Zian happily controlled the little ants and carried the two guys back to the anthill.
This is the first time I've ever eaten a bird.
However, this bird did not grant the ants any new abilities.
Perhaps this bird itself wasn't anything special, or perhaps acquiring new abilities depends on luck?
I can't worry about that now, I'll just keep collecting food.
As I always say, if you encounter something you don't understand, just ask the mouse.
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