On the Throne: The King of Black and White

The hunters guarding the window also discovered the problem A Bin mentioned.

The further the chariot advances, the density of the alien beasts becomes lower and lower.

From the original frequent appearance and ambush in groups, to now, you may not encounter one within a few minutes.

It is completely unlike the density of strange beasts in the old Xiangnan capital.

Captain Thunder did not respond to this, but silently moved his gaze to the wandering hunter opposite.

"Because this was once the nest of Jade Cocoon termites."

Daoming Zuoxiu looked straight ahead and replied calmly:

"Those alien beasts have been preyed upon by ants. They are very aware of the dangers of this area and rarely move around here."

"That's why I said... the old nest of the ant colony is actually the safest place in this deserted area."

"I see……"

Captain Lei Ming nodded slightly and continued to scroll through his phone.

Upon seeing this, the members of the Thunder Team remained silent and guarded their respective positions.

Lin Xiao looked away and continued to refresh new skills.

[Static energy-Lv0: experience value +8]

[Static energy-Lv0: experience value +9]

As his proficiency increased, Lin Xiao controlled more and more particles, and his experience points became more and more abundant.

……

30 minute later.

[Static energy-Lv0: experience value +13]

[Static energy-Lv0: experience value +12]

[Static Energy-Lv0＞＞＞Static Energy-Lv1! Potential point +1]

Adding the newly released potential points to the spirit, the mental attribute now reaches 38 points.

Lin Xiao felt his mental strength increase significantly, and his eyes slowly looked out the window.

Since more than ten minutes ago, there has been no strange beast on the road.

The number of strange beasts in this area is even rarer than the borders guarded by the army.

It's hard to believe that this is part of a deserted area and abandoned city.

The reputation of ant colonies is so terrifying...

Lin Xiao lowered his eyes slightly and quietly looked at the unusual areas on the surface.

Under the gaps between certain stones and ruins, there seemed to be dark holes hidden, which should be underground plank roads dug by ant colonies.

"parking!"

Suddenly, Daoming Zuoxiu shouted.

squeak...

After A Bin stopped the chariot, the lone hunter took off the sword and shield from his waist, stood up and said:

"Then we have to advance through the ant tunnel, which is impassable for chariots."

"Really…"

Captain Lei Ming put away his phone and looked out the window.

"Let's do this. Sun Ke, A Bin, Jiang Jing, and the injured lady will stay."

Lei Ming looked at Captain Black Lion and Daoming Zuoxiu, and discussed:

"We...plus Le Suxin and Lin Xiao, the five of us will go down the ant path together."

"Yes!"*5

The members of Thunder Team responded immediately.

"I…"

The one-armed huntress was just about to stand up when she was pushed back to her seat by Jiang Jing.

"You are injured. You can't help if you go down. Just wait for them to come back together!"

Yindun Jiang Jing tore open a lollipop and stuffed it into the other person's mouth with a smile on her face.

Silk Die Feng Lu hesitated and couldn't say anything.

Black Lion Liu Kaifeng pondered for a moment and said directly:

"I agree with Captain Thunder's arrangement."

"I have no objections here..." Dao Mingzuo Xiu frowned slightly and asked with some confusion:

"But there is actually no danger in the ant tunnel, why don't we go down together?"

"Because the chariot here needs people to guard it..." Captain Lei Ming pointed to the package behind him and said with a smile:

"We have collected a lot of exotic beast materials, which are very expensive, so we can't lose them!"

"...Money doesn't mean much, and there are almost no strange beasts here."

Zuo Xiu shook his head slightly, his eyes a little disdainful and disappointed, as if he had gotten to know Captain Thunder again.

"Eh!? You can't say that. It costs a lot of money for me to give gifts to my wife!"

Captain Thunder immediately argued.

"Such materialistic marriages don't last long."

After leaving these words, Daoming Zuoxiu put the queen's head behind his back and walked directly out of the car.

After hearing what the other party said, Captain Lei Ming just stood there blankly.

Immediately, a burst of anger appeared on his face, and he roared red-faced:

"Yuxin and I truly love each other!"

Captain Thunder picked up his battle ax and chased after him. His argumentative shouts could be heard outside.

"Svenzi! My wife is not a materialistic woman!"

"She will call me and ask me to eat well and have a good rest! I give her gifts because I love her!"

Captain Black Lion, Lin Xiao, and Le Suxin also raised their weapons and kept up with the two of them.

……

In a ruins, Daoming Zuoxiu casually lifted up a broken wall panel, revealing the holes inside.

More than one meter wide and nearly 20 meters deep, it was very dark.

Led by the lone hunter, Lin Xiao and the others also jumped into the pit one after another and entered the deep ant tunnel.

It was pitch black down there, with no light.

Lin Xiao's pupils lit up with flames, his senses were released, and the dark underground became visible.

The ant tunnel below is more than two meters wide and high. The soil on the edge is hard and smooth, and there is white gelatin in some places, which should be the marks left by Jade Cocoon termites.

Sometimes there will be white jade lumps half a meter high and egg-shaped on the ground, which look like the eggs of an ant colony...

pat!

Lin Xiao chopped up an ant egg, revealing its broken and rotten body.

"These are dead eggs that have been abandoned by the Jade Cocoon termite colony."

Daoming Zuoxiu, who was at the front, did not look back and said in a cold tone:

“When ant colonies migrate, they discard eggs that cannot hatch so as not to take up space in the new nest.”

"Don't touch the white glue in the passage. It is used by the ant colony to mark the location. It is still corrosive to a certain extent."

"This ant colony is really very social..."

Captain Lei Ming rubbed his chin and looked at these white glue marks with interest.

"Compared to other low-level alien beasts, the intelligence of ant colonies seems to be stronger."

"The intelligence and brains of Jade Cocoon termites are not even as good as those of ordinary exotic animals. The reason why they are highly social is entirely because there is a queen ant inside."

Regarding his words, Daoming Zuoxiu shook his head and revised:

"The normal Jade Cocoon Queen Ant's strength is only C-level, but its intelligence can match or even exceed B-level beasts."

"It can not only command the ant colony, but also teach them hunting and fighting skills."

Daoming Zuoxiu stopped, turned to look at everyone, and said in a solemn tone:

"I even doubt... that it can understand human intentions. If the language is connected, it can even communicate with us."

Hearing this, Captain Lei Ming was stunned for a moment and said with slight surprise:

"That's really high praise... It's hard to find a B-level beast with such intelligence."

"This is my guess for the past two years..." Daoming Zuoxiu continued to lead the way and said:

"Without intelligence, their nests wouldn't be so difficult to track."

……

After hundreds of turns, forks, and plank paths, Lin Xiao and others finally arrived at a spacious cave entrance.

Stepping inside, what emerges in front of everyone is an unexpected scenery.

Dusty floors, dilapidated walls, broken stone pillars, dirty and broken glass... and even a rusty rolling door.

Looking at the somewhat astonished people, Daoming Zuoxiu said calmly:

"There is no doubt that this is the old nest of Jade Cocoon termites."

"Before the disaster, this place should have been a giant underground shopping mall. Now it is blocked by ruins and can only be accessed through ant tunnels."

Lin Xiao looked around and saw that there were indeed some broken ant eggs and the empty shells of Jade Cocoon termites.

In many places, the floor is covered with smooth white glue. Could it be that the ground collapsed in the past and the ants repaired it themselves?

With doubts, Lin Xiao raised his head and looked at the zenith.

It was a ceiling with strange textures. They were dark in color, and the textures overlapped in a ring, like fish scales.

It’s not very smooth, there’s not much dust, and it’s overlapping and intertwined, which makes people panic, and it’s very weird.

Wasn’t the mall before the disaster somewhat unique in aesthetics?

Lin Xiao silently withdrew his gaze and followed the team forward.

Along the way, there are various forms of doors, they are either twisted or broken, and the walls of the inner rooms are also incomplete.

It is estimated that the shops inside the mall were occupied by ant colonies in the past.

……

After passing through the corridor of the shopping mall, everyone finally reached the deepest part of the ant nest.

It was a huge cavernous room.

The ceiling is still a dark ring-shaped pattern, and [-]% of the floor below is made of smooth white jade.

Inside the room, there are tables, chairs, beds and quilts, sofas, suitcases, standing lamps, paper and pen sketches, and several closed iron partition doors.

It looked very lifelike. Lin Xiao even saw a small generator in the corner.

"This is the queen's nest, and it's also my daily base."

Daoming Zuoxiu sat on the sofa, with a hint of comfort on his face.

Captain Lei Ming looked around and said in a joking tone:

"You also moved a lot of things in. It seems that life in the deserted area is not as boring as I thought."

"After all, I have settled here for a long time..."

Daoming Zuo Xiu sighed and shook his head. He pointed to an iron door inside and said to Black Lion Liu Kaifeng:

"Your teammates are resting in that cubicle, go meet them."

"Ok!"

Liu Kaifeng was about to step forward, but a sudden change caused him to stagnate.

call out--!

"Captain Thunder..."

Daoming Zuo Xiu raised his eyes slightly, looked at the sharp battle ax in front of his head, and said in a cold tone:

"what do you mean?"