Quick Wear: Passerby A's Counterattack Revised Plot

Zhao Lian raised his head suddenly, his eyes passing through the dense woods, as if he caught some unusual breath.

"Everyone, listen, what's that sound?" Zhao Lian lowered his voice and signaled everyone to be quiet. Everyone listened attentively, and the whispering sound appeared and disappeared from time to time.

"Could it be related to that unknown energy fragment?" Zhang Xiafan put forward his idea, with curiosity flashing in his eyes.

Zhao Lian nodded and decided to follow this mysterious force. "Whatever it is, since it has come to us on its own initiative, there is no reason for us to miss it. Everyone get ready, let's follow the sound."

Everyone quickly packed up their equipment and followed the instructions of the whispering voice, heading deeper into the jungle.

As they went deeper, the surrounding environment began to change subtly. The trees became taller and the light became dimmer.

Suddenly, the whispering stopped, replaced by the sound of a group of ants chirping. Those ants were larger than people expected, and each one became half the size of an elephant.

"Oh my God, what are these?" Zhang Xiafan exclaimed, clenching the weapon in his hand tightly, ready to deal with this sudden change.

Zhao Lian frowned, he had never seen such a strange sight. "Everyone be careful, these ants are obviously not ordinary creatures, we may have mistakenly entered the territory of some special creature."

The ants seemed to sense the presence of the group, and they began to slowly approach them. The rustling sound became louder and louder, as if it was a warning or a call.

"We can't confront them head-on. We have to find a way to go around them." Zhao Lian made a quick decision. He signaled everyone to follow the edge of the woods and try to avoid the ants' route.

Everyone nodded in agreement, and they moved carefully, trying not to make any noise so as not to disturb the giant ants.

However, just as they were about to bypass the ant colony, an ant suddenly discovered their whereabouts. It quickly let out a sharp hiss, and then the entire ant colony became excited and began to chase after them frantically.

"Run!" Zhao Lian shouted, he pulled the arm of Zhang Xiafan beside him and rushed forward first.

Everyone followed suit, running as fast as they could, with the swarm of ants chasing them closely behind them.

However, no matter how they ran, the ants always seemed to be able to find their tracks. Their speed was so fast that it was astonishing. Seeing that everyone was about to be caught up by the ants, Mu Qingru suddenly stopped.

"Everyone, stop running. If we continue like this, they will catch up with us sooner or later. Why don't we try to communicate with them? Maybe we can find a way to coexist peacefully." Mu Qingru said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, everyone stopped and looked at Mu Qingru, with doubt and uneasiness in their eyes. However, under Mu Qingru's firm eyes, they decided to believe him.

Mu Qingru took a deep breath, slowly walked towards the ant colony, and tried to communicate with them.

At first, the ants didn't seem to buy it. They still hissed angrily, as if they wanted to tear everyone to pieces.

However, with Mu Qingru's patient communication, they gradually calmed down and even began to retreat.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this scene. They had never expected that Mu Qingru could actually communicate with these strange ants.

"They said that this is their territory and we entered here by mistake and disturbed them. As long as we leave and leave some money for passage, they will not chase us anymore." Mu Qingru turned around and said to everyone.

"Payment for passage?" Zhao Lian frowned. This was obviously something he had not expected. "What do they want as payment for passage?"

After Mu Qingru had a brief conversation with the ants, she turned to the crowd and said, "They need some food as compensation. They say it can calm their anger at having their territory invaded."

"Food?" Zhao Lian quickly calculated the supplies they had in his mind. "We don't have much food with us, and we'll need this food to maintain our strength on the journey ahead."

When Lin Yi heard what Zhao Lian said, he interrupted and said, "I have space, and I have plenty of food."

Mu Qingru shook her head and said, "No, you misunderstood. It doesn't want the food we eat, but a kind of fish in the water. It wants us to hunt for it."

"Fish?" Zhao Lian was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "No wonder they don't want our dry food, it turns out they want fresh fish. But where can we get fish in this jungle?"

Mu Qingru smiled and explained, "I communicated with them and they said there is a hidden stream nearby with a special kind of fish living in it. That fish is a delicacy for them. As long as we catch that kind of fish and offer it to them, they will allow us to pass through here."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go find that stream!" Zhang Xiafan said impatiently. He couldn't wait to see that special fish.

Mu Qingru added: "Wait a minute, we can't just leave, we have to leave two people as hostages."

"Hostage?" Zhao Lian frowned, obviously surprised by this request. "Why do we need to keep hostages? Doesn't this increase our risk?"

Mu Qingru shook her head and explained, "I communicated with them and this is one of their conditions.

They said that in order to ensure that we would return, they needed to leave two people as hostages. However, they promised that as long as we caught fish and returned as agreed, they would immediately release the hostages and would not chase us anymore. ”

Everyone looked embarrassed when they heard this. Leaving hostages behind meant that someone would have to risk staying here. Facing these ants whose fighting power was unknown, this was indeed a big challenge.

"Then I'll stay." Lin Yi suddenly said, "I have space to hide, and I have plenty of food to deal with some emergencies."

"And me, I'll stay too." Zhang Jingzhi also stood up and expressed his willingness to stay as a hostage.

"Okay, then you two stay here and be careful." Zhao Lian said in a deep voice, "We will catch the fish and come back as soon as possible, you must hold on."

Lin Yi and Zhang Jingzhi nodded to show that they understood. They looked at the backs of Zhao Lian and others leaving, and silently prayed in their hearts that they could successfully complete the task and come back as soon as possible.

Zhao Lian and others followed Mu Qingru's instructions, passed through the dense jungle, and came to the hidden valley. They really found a clear stream, the stream gurgling and making a pleasant sound.

but,……

"Is this a stream? The water is so big and flows so fast, it can be called the sea!" Zhang Xiafan complained as he looked at the stream in front of him.

"Haha, Xia Fan, your exaggerated techniques are getting more and more interesting." Zhao Lian said with a smile, "However, this stream is indeed larger than we expected, but it is not a problem that we cannot catch fish."

"No, the water is really big." said Zhang Xiafan.

"That can't be helped. The creatures here are all quite large. Look at that ant. It's not small. Have you ever seen an ant that big?" Mu Qingru replied. "Besides, we don't attack that group of ants because they have a very strong bite force and are highly toxic. If they attack, it will be disadvantageous to us."

"Mu Qingru is right. We have to be careful." Zhao Lian said in a deep voice, "Since this stream is the place they designated, we have to find a way to fish here. Let's split up and look for any tools or methods that can be used."

"By the way, brother, how do you know all this?" Mu Luoxi asked Mu Qingru curiously.

Mu Qingru replied, "I exchanged points with the system. You have a lot of points, where did they go? Your own points, plus the ones I gave you, should be quite a lot! Why haven't I seen you exchange points for something practical?"

Mu Luoxi chuckled and scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "Brother, you already know everything, all my points have been used to redeem those weird little gadgets. Every time I see something new, I can't help but want to try it, and the points are spent unknowingly."