It was still pitch black outside, but unlike the usual silence, even inside the tightly sealed villa, screams and bursts of gunfire could be heard.
"What's wrong? Is there some kind of attack base?" Xiao Lingfeng panicked upon hearing the noise outside and quickly ran downstairs. Jian Ning immediately followed him downstairs.
Downstairs, Aunt Wang was holding Tian Tian, hiding behind the sofa. The lights in the room were off. Hearing footsteps coming from upstairs, she quickly asked.
"Ling Feng, Xiao Ning, is that you?"
“It’s me, Mom. Don’t be afraid. Let’s go out and see what’s going on. You and Tian Tian go back to your bedroom and stay there.”
As Jian Ning spoke, she waved her hand and set up a defensive array in the villa. After leaving the villa, she also set one up for Jian Anping.
Then he and Xiao Lingfeng ran quickly toward the place where the gunshots had rang out.
Right at the main gate, not only machine guns but also mortars were brought out this time. Xiao Lingfeng knew from the sound of the weapons that the base was facing a serious problem.
He ran to the door, peered over the wall, and looked outside.
The flash of the gun muzzle revealed that the snow outside was teeming with enormous ants.
It was a hundred to two hundred times the size of a normal ant.
They've mutated way too fast, and there are so many of them, they're not afraid of dying.
There must be something inside the base that attracts them, causing them to rush upwards one after another.
Even the continuous firing of mortars and machine guns couldn't stop their advance. In this short while, they probably advanced several more meters.
"This won't do. We're running out of ammunition sooner or later. Stop firing! Fire-type warriors, charge out with me!"
Xiao Lingfeng knew that every bullet fired was one less available.
Moreover, there are too many ants to kill them all. It would be better to set up a fire wall in front of them. Even mutated ants are not immune to fire.
"Okay, Xiao Lingfeng, be careful."
Company Commander Huang, who was not far away, heard Xiao Lingfeng's voice and immediately ordered a halt to firing.
Xiao Lingfeng, along with five or six fire-elemental warriors, jumped down from the base wall. Jian Ning followed closely behind them, figuring that since it was dark, no one would see her anyway.
As he ran forward, he stuffed a lot of Five Thunder Talismans and Firebird Spells into Xiao Lingfeng's hands. These would definitely be enough to deal with the ants.
Xiao Lingfeng didn't bother talking to her, he just grabbed the talisman and squeezed Jian Ning's hand tightly.
Then he strode to the front. With a wave of his hand, a bolt of lightning roared down, and blue arcs of electricity struck the first row of ants, instantly causing them to convulse.
The others followed suit, unleashing their fire-based abilities and hurling enormous fireballs into the anthill. The ants sizzled and hissed as they burned.
Jian Ning certainly wouldn't just stand by and watch. There was absolutely no way these ants could get into the base. As long as she was there, she had to protect her family from harm, and of course, the ants had to make up for any fright they might have caused.
Following behind Xiao Lingfeng, they secretly threw out talismans, occasionally adding a few water ball spells. Water conducts electricity, and these ants were electrocuted, leaving them no chance to resist.
Jian Ning thought to herself that she had plenty of talismans anyway, and drawing one wouldn't take long.
I've accumulated quite a few over this period. Today, let's see if your ants are more numerous, or if my many talismans are more powerful.
They threw out all the lightning and fire talismans like they were free.
The soldiers watching from the base wall were stunned; every single one of them stared wide-eyed at the scene unfolding before them.
The ants that couldn't be killed by a single shot were so fragile and vulnerable in front of these superhuman warriors.
Large swathes of land collapsed.
They couldn't help but cheer. The base had been saved today; what they had just experienced was even more terrifying than facing the enemy on the battlefield.
After all, the enemy is at least made of flesh and blood. These insects are different; they're densely packed together. If the light weren't so poor that they couldn't see exactly how many there were, they wouldn't be so terrified. The unknown is the most frightening thing.
Now I can finally catch my breath.
However, he did not let his guard down. He kept his gun in his hand and vigilantly observed his surroundings, afraid that a lone ant might sneak over.
More than an hour later, the battle here finally came to a complete end.
The ground was covered with the corpses of ants. If the ants hadn't eventually realized they couldn't win and retreated, it would have taken considerable effort to completely eradicate them.
Company Commander Huang ordered his soldiers to light torches, and looked at the dead ants on the ground outside with great concern.
"Captain Xiao, I'm worried about the people in the county town. I don't know how they are doing. Could you please take a few superhuman warriors and go check on them?"
“Okay, no need to trouble others, my wife and I will go.” After saying that, Xiao Lingfeng turned around, took Jian Ning’s hand, and walked out of the base.
The two of them can fly on their swords and go to the county town in just a few minutes, but it would be very inconvenient to lead others.
Company Commander Huang Hao didn't know what he was thinking, but he thought Xiao Lingfeng was a real man.
He dared to venture out into the county town with his wife, where there might be even more ants than here. But skill breeds daring, so it's no wonder; the couple is quite capable.
He ordered the soldiers to go out and clean up the battlefield, piling up the dead ants along the road and burning them. Otherwise, it would be easier now that it's winter.
When summer comes and it gets hot, won't all these corpses cause an epidemic? It's better to handle this now to prevent future problems.
Xiao Lingfeng and Jian Ning stood on the sword and flew rapidly towards the county town. They encountered a few ants along the way, which they killed on the spot.
When they arrived in the county, they saw that some households still had candles lit, and dim lights emanated from inside the houses. People were eating breakfast or chatting peacefully inside.
Without disturbing them, looking through the window, they were all still living their normal lives, which proved that the ants attacked the base first, and the county town was not yet included in their plans.
However, we cannot let our guard down, after all, the base has so many soldiers protecting us.
The apartment buildings in this county town are better, but there are still quite a few people living in the single-story houses. They are all brick and tile structures, which probably can't stop the ants from attacking at all. If just three or five ants come, they could probably eat the whole family.
But it's not realistic to ask them all to move out of their homes now, because there are no spare rooms at the base for them to live in. It's freezing cold outside, and it's impossible to live there.
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